See

http://comment.independent.co.uk/let...p?story=611432

"Frosty reception"

Cheers.

wafflycat wrote:
See letter in Independent...
Frosty reception
Sir: "Stormy weather" indeed ! (report, 11 February). For some years a deep
depression has centred over East Sussex as we have seen increasing emphasis
in TV weather forecasting on style and presentation rather than content. The
messenger, not the message, has become the focus.
Clouds and frontal systems have assumed human form, "tripping gently down
the east coast" and "marching strongly in across Northern Ireland". We see
now frustrated actors performing the forecast rather than telling us if it's
going to rain or not.
It was particularly rich that Sian Lloyd resented the idea of the weather as
"a bimbo thing". Herself a journalist rather than meteorologist, she has
exemplified this creeping cult of personality in TV weather and her
irritatingly mannered presentation and archly knowing delivery get in the
way of the often vital information she is purporting to convey.

I agree....but it's all been said before....
Come back, Bill Giles - all is forgiven.

Not sure about this ...

DEREK WATTS
Lewes, East Sussex

John
--
York,
North Yorkshire.
(Norman Virus Control)

"John Whitby" wrote in message
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wafflycat wrote:
See letter in Independent...
Frosty reception
Sir: "Stormy weather" indeed ! (report, 11 February). For some years a
deep
depression has centred over East Sussex as we have seen increasing
emphasis
in TV weather forecasting on style and presentation rather than content.
The
messenger, not the message, has become the focus.
Clouds and frontal systems have assumed human form, "tripping gently down
the east coast" and "marching strongly in across Northern Ireland". We see
now frustrated actors performing the forecast rather than telling us if
it's
going to rain or not.
It was particularly rich that Sian Lloyd resented the idea of the weather
as
"a bimbo thing". Herself a journalist rather than meteorologist, she has
exemplified this creeping cult of personality in TV weather and her
irritatingly mannered presentation and archly knowing delivery get in the
way of the often vital information she is purporting to convey.

I agree....but it's all been said before....
Come back, Bill Giles - all is forgiven.

Not sure about this ...

DEREK WATTS
Lewes, East Sussex

John
--
York,
North Yorkshire.
(Norman Virus Control)



Well the lovely Helen Willets annoyed me no end on Monday morning. There she
was on the roof of the BBC's Shepherds Bush building (could be wrong there)
wrapped up like "nanook of the north", it was bloody ridiculous. She had on
a large chunky coat a massive scarf wrapped around her neck two to three
times and a massive woolen hat. It was as if the director had said to her
"look cold darling the public will love it". The temp I believe was around 5
c.
Why this stupid exaggerate the temperature to make look colder than it
actually is?. It reminds me of Orwell's "Big Brother" in 1984.

"Today you will feel cold Big Brother has decreed it"

lawrence Jenkins wrote:
"John Whitby" wrote in message
...

wafflycat wrote:

See letter in Independent...

Frosty reception
Sir: "Stormy weather" indeed ! (report, 11 February). For some years a

deep

depression has centred over East Sussex as we have seen increasing

emphasis

in TV weather forecasting on style and presentation rather than content.

The

messenger, not the message, has become the focus.
Clouds and frontal systems have assumed human form, "tripping gently down
the east coast" and "marching strongly in across Northern Ireland". We see
now frustrated actors performing the forecast rather than telling us if

it's

going to rain or not.
It was particularly rich that Sian Lloyd resented the idea of the weather

as

"a bimbo thing". Herself a journalist rather than meteorologist, she has
exemplified this creeping cult of personality in TV weather and her
irritatingly mannered presentation and archly knowing delivery get in the
way of the often vital information she is purporting to convey.

I agree....but it's all been said before....
Come back, Bill Giles - all is forgiven.

Not sure about this ...

DEREK WATTS
Lewes, East Sussex

John
--
York,
North Yorkshire.
(Norman Virus Control)




Well the lovely Helen Willets annoyed me no end on Monday morning. There she
was on the roof of the BBC's Shepherds Bush building (could be wrong there)
wrapped up like "nanook of the north", it was bloody ridiculous. She had on
a large chunky coat a massive scarf wrapped around her neck two to three
times and a massive woolen hat. It was as if the director had said to her
"look cold darling the public will love it". The temp I believe was around 5
c.
Why this stupid exaggerate the temperature to make look colder than it
actually is?. It reminds me of Orwell's "Big Brother" in 1984.

"Today you will feel cold Big Brother has decreed it"



It reminds me of Orwell's "Big Brother" in 1984.

You have hit the nail on the head Lawrance. Keep the public calm about
global warming by faking a cold winter !!

Joking? Maybe?

Graham

Keep the public calm about global warming by faking a cold winter !!

Joking? Maybe?

The weather gods have indeed timed this very well... wait until the day
that Kyoto - which will and can only ever cut a feeble 1% MAXIMUM of
"greenhouse emissions" after all, and bring about a repeat of 1985!:-o

The same thing happened in late 1995, as well.:-o

D.