Author Archives: John

Hello all – a little bit of housekeeping

Posted on February 3, 2017 by John

I have changed my way of notifying my faithful readers when I write a new post. The previous method wasn’t working well and there had been a storm of protest from people with serious FOMO*. I’ve already added the email addresses … Continue reading →

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Live and loud at the Sydney Festival

Posted on January 21, 2017 by John

We didn’t fancy much at the Sydney Festival this year. But so as not to be boring stay-at-home people, we chose to go to a music gig at the Spiegeltent in Hyde Park almost at random. We went to see … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a summer camp

Posted on January 19, 2017 by John

This year’s Southern Cross Gliding Club annual camp in Cootamundra was not a great one for me. Gliding is a weather-based sport, and the weather did not play ball. It was hot (good), but also windy some days (bad) and … Continue reading →

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Too damned hot – and windy!

Posted on January 13, 2017 by John

It was 41 degrees today with strong gusty winds and some rain. We looked at the forecasts and decided to stay on the ground – a wise decision. We de-rigged one of the gliders, put it into its trailer and … Continue reading →

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Three hours going round in circles . . .

Posted on January 12, 2017 by John

A strange weather day today. A “blue” day – that is no clouds. There was lift, Jim, but not as we know it. There was a temperature inversion about 6000 ft which stopped the thermals at that height. The thermals … Continue reading →

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