> Yes, it has been a bit brisk.  6" of snow on Saturday evening did for the=
 half-
> marathon the next morning, where I was supposed to be helping with commun=
ications.
> Luckily we got the stand-down in time not to have to get up early!  That'=
s a point,
> is there an NZ-equivalent of RAYNET (UK) and ARES (USA)?  That's Radio Am=
ateurs
> (Hams) who volunteer to provide comms in emergencies, and do so at commun=
ity events
> like charity walks, runs, cycle and horse rides, etc?

Yes, they do have a network that provides comms for events, a colleague, wh=
en I was there, helped with doing comms for car rallies, including the NZ R=
ally that is/was part of the WRC. They also have periodic civil defence exe=
rcises for earthquakes etc emergencies.

In Didcot all the snow (well all of an inch if we were lucky) has disappear=
ed except where it has been shovelled into piles in the car park here at wo=
rk, but the temperature has been that cold that there is no moisture in the=
 air to frost overnight. One of my mates from near Reading in Berkshire rec=
kons they had much more there.

There is supposed to be a dose of snow coming tonight, so we'll see how thi=
ck that gets.


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