The life of a cloud, or at least, one of those made by a machine operating from Wythenshawe Weather Centre, is unbelievably varied. Rain and drizzle you might expect but delivering spies, saving ships in distress, helping with missile tests and keeping amorous couples apart will probably come as a complete surprise, but the man in the driving seat sees it all and more. Why not join him or her and see (well at least read) for yourself.

From the Flight Engineer's station on board the Nimbus almost any kind of weather could be produced to order and order it was for purposes galore. Whether it is for fund raising, industrial sabotage or TV Dramas, it was available from Wythenshawe Weather Centre, and aboard the Nimbus it was the Flight Engineer who controlled it all. This is the third book on weather making by the author, the first being -'Making Rain and Other Things Is Our Business ' and the second, - 'A Clouds Life'. Tony Smith is a retired Further Education Lecturer and former RAFVR(T) and SCC RNR Officer. He has a wealth...

Weather solutions know no boundaries as this book will demonstrate. Eddie Stormbart had a winning idea and he created a huge cloud machine that had a rain-making capacity four times that of current models and he called it 'Cloudtanic'. In Scarborough the town council hired a drizzle to quell any trouble from agitated holidaymakers. Oban's 'Fresh Food Gathering' was saved by fresh water deliveries and watercress was the main beneficiary. Great Yarmouth's 'slot machines' provided a jackpot shower. The Cloud Museum in deeper Salford is a revelation. Crime extends to all sectors of society and...