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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Colin" data-source="post: 1695172" data-attributes="member: 97">Hi Stewart,   The snow is about 6 1/2 inches deep but last night was quite a warm one outside my shed where I live in that it only dropped to -4deg C. instead of the -11 deg. C. which it had gone down to on the previous two nights.  I suppose that I should clarify 'my shed' - it is a parkhome which is basically of wood and metal construction.  It gets cold inside in the winter and very hot in the summer partly because of the metal roof. I have not really been hampered because I have a 4 x 4. Anyhow, back to this anti-whaling business.  A real mess.  I see that Isurus agrees with the inept procedures that appear to go on on these protesters ships (as my post in November in this thread).  I have to agree with Isurus that they are probably doing more harm than good now.  What was needed when they first started this compaign some years ago was more training and yet more training and attention to detail in sailing their ships before they even comtemplated trying to disrupt the whaling activities.  From their TV shows they looked very amateurish, slow to make decisions and basically dangerous to themselves and others.  Will be interesting to see what the legal outcome of this 'accident' is.</blockquote>