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Anyone who reads the current bun must have seen this story about an "avalanche" hitting a village in the Gaza strip with tragic consequences
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007140291,00.html
not sure the debris is skiable.
There was an accident in one of the French ports recently when a powder avalanche of coal dust that was being unloaded killed two dock workers. I also remember Tate and Lyle workers triggering a sugar avalanche when skiing the white stuff.
okay none of this involves snow so is a bit off-piste
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I don't see the joke. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| bh1 wrote: |
| I don't see the joke. |
not sure what you mean?
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davidof,
in poor taste if it is a joke, and if it isn't I don't see what you mean
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| davidof wrote: |
| bh1 wrote: |
| I don't see the joke. |
not sure what you mean? |
Are you being facetious?
| davidof wrote: |
not sure the debris is skiable.
I also remember Tate and Lyle workers triggering a sugar avalanche when skiing the white stuff.
okay none of this involves snow so is a bit off-piste |
Not off-piste - try poor taste.
I know that you make a living out of avalanche reporting so I guess it's the more the merrier ?.
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A classic case of 'publish and be damned'.
Publish and be damned.
My impression is that davidof had something interesting for lunch, not necessarily including Tate & Lyle.
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
davidof,
in poor taste if it is a joke, and if it isn't I don't see what you mean |
I don't see any joke. I thought it was of some interest the other natural avalanche hazards that people face... although the Gaza accident would be more equivalent to a mudslide. The dockers incident was a proper avalanche, they were unloading coal dust from a boat which had been piled too high when it slide. The powder is extremely toxic - although even non-toxic snow can get into airways.
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What about the sugar avalanche? I'd understood that it happened at Demerara (can't remember the date or the slope) and that it involved brown stuff rather than white stuff.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Wed 28-03-07 14:24; edited 1 time in total
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davidof,
Your post just seemed rather light-hearted - I get it now, thanks
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
davidof,
Your post just seemed rather light-hearted - I get it now, thanks |
I'm sorry if anyone was thinking that I was making light of the death of 3 people and the injury of 15 others. It is a strange accident but in the alps there are similar risks from lakes formed by retreating glaciers.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| What about the sugar avalanche? I'd understood that it happened at Demerara (can't remember the date or the slope) and that it involved brown stuff rather than white stuff. |
I thought it was in a warehouse in New Zealand ? Unlike the dock workers it seems that in that case the workers were fooling around (ie skiing) on the stockpile although maybe management said that to get out of some health and safety claims?
I see there is quite a bit of dune skiing going on and I wonder if that presents similar risks. When I was at school a classmate was killed when a slope in sandpit collapsed although they had been digging in the pit.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Don't let these people loose on the EU butter mountain.
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| davidof wrote: |
I thought it was in a warehouse in New Zealand ? |
This could add up. Is Demerara in New Zealand?
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