WM-918 For Sale

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 29/04/2004 15:56

I've just been e-mailed this link if anybody is interested (eyeeye?)

http://weatherstation.netfirms.com/phpB ... .php?t=414

I suspect it's most likely in Australia (FreeWX and its creator, Andy Keir, are both Australian, as is much of the FreeWX userbase).

eyeeye · Unread post by **eyeeye** » Thu 29/04/2004 19:55

Thanks for that Gary,

I've taken the plunge and order a La Crosse 2305 which should be delivered soon.

David

Wanganui

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Thu 29/04/2004 20:01

David You will have to put up a site Wanganui would be interesting with its W&SE gales they get and being on the fringe of the South Island sheltering it in a W or SW

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 29/04/2004 20:02

eyeeye wrote:Thanks for that Gary,

I've taken the plunge and order a La Crosse 2305 which should be delivered soon.

David

Wanganui

Excellent! We look forward to a full report!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 02/05/2004 23:56

Just to add that John Perry has approximately 500 brand new WM-918's (in original boxes) he's currently selling for NZ$200 each (+freight) if anybody is interested.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 03/05/2004 17:16

http://www.cwc.co.nz/weather/gore.htm

that site,updated every minute,shows the temperature at Gore going from 22oc to 7oc in about 2 hours

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 03/05/2004 19:40

I think that site definitely falls into the "a little too much information (at one time)" category!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 03/05/2004 21:54

you can never have enough information gary!
Its the age of information.
but
you can create a completly customised web page or image, like my banner....

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 03/05/2004 22:41

Manukau heads observer wrote:you can never have enough information gary!
Its the age of information.
but
you can create a completly customised web page or image, like my banner....

Yeah, I realise, but putting everything on one page...shudder...just because you can, doesn't mean you should...I pity the poor dial-up user who visits that site...

Manukau heads obs · Mon 03/05/2004 22:47

i am a dial up user
the site comes in fast enough!
the web table is text, that loads straight away, and the images are gif,small in size, and come in pretty fast

i really do wonder what your problem is Gary, you seem to very negative.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 03/05/2004 23:05

Manukau heads observer wrote:i am a dial up user
the site comes in fast enough!
the web table is text, that loads straight away, and the images are gif,small in size, and come in pretty fast

i really do wonder what your problem is Gary, you seem to very negative.

I think maybe I've encountered too many websites by Frontpage 101ers, plastered with Flash and DHTML, and eyeball scorching to llook at. And of course, they only seem to work in IE, a lot of them. Some have criticized the Observatory website for being way too simplistic, but the fact is it is displayed correctly by every browser out there, including Lynx.

Somebody recently sent me a link to a site which displayed the most beautiful weather graphic I've ever seen. Tasteful, elegant -- a real work of art. But it still took far too long just to find the information that mattered. All I want to see is the data. I don't need to see dials and flashing lights, no matter how pretty. Just gimme those numbers, man!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 03/05/2004 23:29

humm, thats what the web table on that site has, numbers, and its text, and it loads fast.