Day 74 - Tunnel clouds & badgers
Today I had my first class at Reading. Well, kinda. It was the "Weather & Climate Discussion" module. It was extremely interesting to see a weather discussion for Europe. Very new to me. I learned a lot already. One of the things they talked about was the tornado in Birmingham a couple months ago. They showed a picture of it and the title of the picture was "tunnel cloud". And I know it wasn't a misprint of "funnel cloud" because they actually called it a "tunnel cloud".During the afternoon I went to the first Boundary Layer Group meeting. It was neat to learn about what other MSc & PhD students were doing. Next week I'll be giving a seminar there about my research. I can't wait!!
Tonight I went to the meteorology department welcome party (for postgraduate students). That was a great opportunity to talk to a few of the professors/lecturers. But one of the most amusing moments was when someone mentioned that there would be badgers around where our field trip will be. They couldn't understand why I was so afraid. When I explained that badgers are very ferocious, dangerous animals, they just laughed and laughed. Apparently British badgers are a lot more tame than American badgers?? Maybe the badgers here have British personalities?
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badger badger badger (I just couldn't resist :-p)
Matt, maybe they don't have anything to fight with anymore since Sealyham Terriers are on the verge of becoming extinct. :-( Sealyham Terriers were first bred at Sealyham in Wales. They were bred to chase badgers into their dens and either hold them there or drag them out. This little 20 lb dog in not afraid of anything. I was going to ask on your next trip to Wales that you inquire about "Sealys" and see if they are still popular there. Current estimates are that there are only about 200 puppies born per year worldwide. Love reading your blog, and would definitly be interested in reading your further research on the CrossTimber Micronet!
Ken, I had no idea. I will definitely ask about those next time I'm in Wales. The most common dog I saw there was some type of collie (not border collie). The people I'll be visiting would probably know all about the "Sealys". I'll get back to you on that. Thanks for reading!
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