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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The GOSA website has a nice description @ URL <a href="http://geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=MORTAR">http://geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=MORTAR</a> or URL <a href="http://geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=FAN">http://geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=FAN</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Simply put a “lock” is when the upper vents of Fan erupt strongly and continuously in concert. It’s not a simple as that, of course. I’ll let others define it more fully if they’re so inclined. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#007600'>Thanks,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#007600'>Udo Freund</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."<br>--Will Rogers</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Mabery<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> EXTERNAL: [Geysers] F&M - What's a "Lock"?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I read with interest the detailed descriptions of the varied cycles of Fan and Mortar.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is there someplace that I can read a definition of the elements of the cycle, perhaps with photos?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For example what is a "lock?"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BobInGA<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6633FF'>W4YBB </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b> "Y</b>our <b>B</b>uddy <b>B</b>ob"<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>