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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:54 on 8th January 2009 On 8th January 2009 10:09, Andy Edwards wrote:
Anyway, most people were still at home getting ready to leave for work, and the highways were fairly clear, except for one lone police officer who was on his motorcycle driving home from his shift. God bless him, it wasn't his lucky day. It just so happens that as the fog bank rolled in, an earthquake hit at the same time. Well, unbeknownst to the poor officer, the bridge ahead of him had collapsed and he drove right off it and was killed. They say that if it hadn't been for the fog he would have seen it before he got there. |
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:59 on 8th January 2009 That's terrible Diana! Saying that though, there have been plenty of awful road accidents in the UK because of the fog, many have lost their lives as a direct result of it. |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:14 on 8th January 2009 Usualy through driving too fast Andy. When the weather comes down, so does my speed, but you still see idiots flying past at 70 MPH. |
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:09 on 9th January 2009 It's true Peter. It's that way no matter what. They tell us all the time, that when there is inclement weather, SLOW down. But do people listen? Nope. I've been in so many near accidents due to people flying past me because they didn't like the fact that I had slowed down to a safer driving speed. |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:56 on 10th January 2009 We don't get much fog here, so when we do, I love it. As for the dangerous driving conditions it creates, the only thing that we have that compares are our summer dust storms. They just roll in like a huge wave, and have been responsible for some wicked car pileups. One time here, we were driving home during a hailstorm and we missed the turnoff to our street because we coudn't see it. It was as though someone had thrown a white sheet across our windshield. And there were 2 feet tall piles of hail in the yard when it was over, along with a lot of that sandy coating they put on asphalt roof shingles. Needless to say, we had to replace our roof. But insurance paid.
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John Joerg Posts: 12 Joined: 1st Jan 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 12:23 on 10th January 2009 The one thing that got me by surprise while I was in the UK was freezing fog, only had it once It was the most unlikely thing I have ever been party to. We had a couple of days of it, I guess it was around 1989 I was living in Huntingdon, Cambs. It put a layer of ice on everything! Any exposed surface had it. I never saw Ice form on the inside/underside of a fender (wing?) well on a car that hadn't moved. My roommate and I were totally amazed. |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:28 on 10th January 2009 Ever heard of a 'Brocken spectre'??? they appear on mountains usually. In the fog, when the sun is trying to break through. This isn't my shot, but imagine seeing this on a mountain in the fog!!!!! Edited by: Jason Twist at:10th January 2009 17:01 |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:11 on 10th January 2009 Wow!!! That is amazing!!! |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:31 on 10th January 2009 What a picture Jason. It looks like the Savior appearing. Wow! |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 18:56 on 10th January 2009 Amazing isn't it!! To be honest i've not seen one, well i have but not that clear!! they are just your own reflection, but I reckon a little spooky if you was on the hills alone and saw it!!! |