tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post9024815507560474713..comments2023-10-22T20:57:20.675+08:00Comments on Fragments: SurfacingLottiePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464376197679468718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-47671102444784294192009-02-17T20:51:00.000+08:002009-02-17T20:51:00.000+08:00Hello, Deke. Sometimes the algae in the water glow...Hello, <B>Deke</B>. Sometimes the algae in the water glows green at night, and it sloughs away from the front of the boat like molten lava. But there are remarkable similarities between <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide" REL="nofollow">red tide</A> (or more properly algal bloom, as there is no connection with the tides and it often isn't red) and H.G. Wells' vision.LottiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464376197679468718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-58165118332788737372009-02-17T18:24:00.000+08:002009-02-17T18:24:00.000+08:00If the gloopy red stuff starts choking all the wat...If the gloopy red stuff starts choking all the waterways in Hong Kong (and glows purple at night) then you know it is:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_weed<BR/><BR/>Bad news for all of us, if so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-80850839699979644412009-02-16T07:40:00.000+08:002009-02-16T07:40:00.000+08:00Thank you, Anon Y Mouse. There was an eerie calm o...Thank you, <B>Anon Y Mouse</B>. There was an eerie calm on the water yesterday: it was flat as a pancake, with this gloopy red stuff floating on it, and so much mist (and not, or not just, euphemistic mist, ie pollution) that you couldn't see across the bay.LottiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464376197679468718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-77637752348818831312009-02-15T22:05:00.000+08:002009-02-15T22:05:00.000+08:00Good job in the 6's race.I was very chuffed wi...Good job in the 6's race.<BR/><BR/>I was very chuffed with my 43:20 but due to boat pickup, I should have beaten Mr Viva El Presidente by 3 minutes and not the 1 minute(ish) I actually managed.<BR/><BR/>& yes, wasn't all that red stuff disgusting.Anon Y Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154622890568658342noreply@blogger.com