In article ,
ucsdcpc writes:
Was an ice storm the cause of the collapse of the Emley Moor TV mast in
1969? I just about remember it happening and it was winter.

IIRC, the cloud-base was low and there was a breeze, which caused rime
from the cloud to build up on one side of the mast. There wasn't
actually any rain.
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John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands G.K.Chesterton:
Why, he laughs like anything." from "Song Against Grocers"