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Re: Extreme weather conditions
Posted By: Dixie, on host 212.159.79.88
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 13:31:28
In Reply To: Extreme weather conditions posted by Zarniwoop on Monday, October 28, 2002, at 14:32:12:

> Okay, so the UK and Europe were hit by the biggest storm in ten years yesterday. I was out and about in one of the moments when it wasn't blowing, and I've been thinking: you guys have got to have been in some really nasty weather, right?
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> What is the worst weather everyone's actually been out and about in? This includes anything in the open air, or in transit to somewhere else inside a car, train etc. Being inside also counts if the building you were in was damaged by the weather.
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> Points also awarded for being trapped somewhere by weather.
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> Mine was probably (and I can feel how shocked you all are) the Arsenal-Tottenham match at Highbury in the 96-97 season. As I remember, it absolutely pissed down about 30 minutes before kick-off and didn't let up until we were all safely inside and worshipping at the radiator. And windy, and freezing to go with it. I was wearing about five layers of varying waterproofness and it still got through to my skin.
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> Heigh ho. At least we beat them 3-1.
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> Zarn"your turn"iwoop

I think I'll go with spending Sunday afternoon (this last one) on a freezing cold hilltop in Sheffield cheering, doing a really great impression of the Mitchelin man as I was wearing that many layers of clothes but still managed to loose feeling in my feet and get caked in mud

Dix"doing the splits in mud mildly amusing"ie

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