X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:07:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail5.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTPS id 6129252 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:21:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.101; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-TPG-Abuse: host=60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=60.241.193.89; date=Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:20:45 +1100 Received: from [192.168.0.9] (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) by mail5.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r2JNJSGM002158 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:20:45 +1100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again From: "Dominic V. Crain" In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:20:45 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <822944EF-300B-417C-B0F6-D5287F5CC235@tpg.com.au> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) Fingers crossed Bill. Hope the Wx pulls up OK for Saturday, Regards Dom Dominic V. Crain domcrain@tpg.com.au Phone 03-94161881 Mobile 0412-359320 On 20/03/2013, at 6:36 AM, Hamid Wasti wrote: > Bill, >=20 > Remember that you can un-tuck your tail and try the attempt again next = year. There are no such options after a crash or a forced landing at the = south pole. >=20 > Good luck and be safe! >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Hamid >=20 > On 3/19/2013 11:03 AM, Bill Harrelson wrote: >> Hola Listers, >>=20 >> Just returned from the met office and it ain't good news. There's a = cold rain falling here now and tomorrow will have rain with surface = winds of 40 knots. The next several days have a series of fronts passing = over Tierra del Fuego, the Drake Passage and/or the Antarctic Peninsula. = If the passage is forecast to be reasonably free of ice then there's = ice over the peninsula or vice versa. More often than not there's ice in = all three places. The met guy says that this is the warmest year on = record in this area. The warmth brings moisture and ice. >>=20 >> Wednesday and Thursday are unacceptable and it's looking pretty grim = for getting to the pole any time this week. Saturday is the next = possible window and I'm waiting here to see if that pans out. It's = really too late in the season to wait much longer than that. I'm = formulating a plan B for putting my tail between my legs and heading = home. >>=20 >> I'll try to keep you guys up on what's going on. >>=20 >> Bill Harrelson >> N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs >> N6ZQ IV 220 hrs >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html >>=20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html >=20