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|  Print Topic Jump to first unread post. Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | >> (show all) Cornishman regular Reged: 29/07/2002 Posts: 4081 Loc: Cornwall Coastal fog - what do you call it?       #1852446 - 09/05/2008 08:21 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   A forecaster on the BBC R4 Today programme this morning spoke of Haar when that master of interrupting somebody who is speaking, John Humphries, cried out Haar? with a large question mark in his intonation, ignoramus that he is. Coastal fog has different names in different parts of the country. Some, f'rinstance, call it Fret. What do you call it? -------------------- Cornishmen do it drekly Post Extras:       Stingo regular Reged: 17/10/2001 Posts: 5957 Loc: Durban Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Cornishman]       #1852448 - 09/05/2008 08:22 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Fog. -------------------- Cruising and Sailing Wiki By Cruisers Anecdotes From Stingo Post Extras:       MoodySabre regular Reged: 24/10/2006 Posts: 3096 Loc: Bradwell and Leigh-on-Sea Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Cornishman]       #1852458 - 09/05/2008 08:31 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Murk -------------------- Don't believe everything you think. Post Extras:       Cornishman regular Reged: 29/07/2002 Posts: 4081 Loc: Cornwall Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Stingo]       #1852459 - 09/05/2008 08:32 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   But what sort? It matters. -------------------- Cornishmen do it drekly Post Extras:       boatmike regular Reged: 30/06/2002 Posts: 4241 Loc: Solent Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Stingo]       #1852461 - 09/05/2008 08:32 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   That's original! Post Extras:       Iota regular Reged: 03/10/2002 Posts: 634 Loc: Devon Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Cornishman]       #1852473 - 09/05/2008 08:40 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   sea fret as adverse to a hill fret i.e. on moors etc Iota -------------------- Iota Post Extras:       Morgana regular Reged: 28/08/2003 Posts: 11816 Loc: East Coast Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: MoodySabre]       #1852478 - 09/05/2008 08:42 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Yep.... we're users of the grand term 'Murk' to....... -------------------- Bored?.... why not read my blog .... its the developing story of the trials and tribulations of boat ownership! Post Extras:       KenMcCulloch regular Reged: 22/04/2007 Posts: 672 Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Morgana]       #1852485 - 09/05/2008 08:47 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Haar is very specific to the east coast of Scotland, appearing on a NE wind in the spring and early summer. On the west coast of Scotland fog is fog. -------------------- Ken McCulloch Border Maid Post Extras:       Chrusty1 regular Reged: 27/02/2008 Posts: 847 Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Cornishman]       #1852486 - 09/05/2008 08:48 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Sludge.........as in "it's looking a bit sludgey out there today"......... By the way, John Humphries, ignorant??? He may be a lot of things, but I don't think you can rightly say that he is ignorant. Post Extras:       Jimi regular Reged: 19/12/2001 Posts: 15673 Re: Coastal fog - what do you call it? [Re: Chrusty1]       #1852492 - 09/05/2008 08:50 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Clag Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | >> (show all)

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