[clean-list] Parsing: to drill or not to drill, that is the question

[metaperl]

surfaceWind is a parser engineered to operate on [Char]

however constantWind is a parser engineered to operate on Char... but it
then gets applied via drill to create a parser which operates on [Char]

Why would one be indirect and create a parser to operate on Char and then
apply 'drill' to get what you intended to use:

surfaceWind :: Parser [Char] SurfaceWind t
surfaceWind = "Surface Wind" :> p
where	p	= (word constantWind) <&> \surfaceWind -> <!?> (word
directionVariation)
							(\dir2->{surfaceWind & direction=dir2})	// if found
							surfaceWind					// if nothing found

constantWind :: Parser Char SurfaceWind a
constantWind =	direction	<&> \dir	 ->
				speed		<&> \(u,spd) ->
				gust u		<@  \g		 -> {direction=dir,speed=spd,gust=g}

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