http://uk-tv-guide.com/pick-of-the-d...ns-big-freeze/

Let's forget about 1979 then???????

If you put Dec 2009, Jan 2010 and Feb 2009 as a Winter, it still would
not come close to 1979 as regards cold or snow!!!!!!!!!!

What a joke!

Graham

It's the bleedin media (and therefore entertainment) Graham, what did you
expect?!

Will

I know I shouldn't let the media wind me up Will!
It really does annoy me when these people can't get their facts right and
come up with these stupid programs and even more stupid statements!
It's like our local radio station a few days ago saying it's official,
January 2010 is the coldest January for 47 years, excuse me there are still
15 days left!!!!!
I suppose it's much more dramatic saying the coldest for 47 years than a
boring old 30 years.
Just to point out a simple little fact the media felt they would overlook,
the mean temperature for 1979 WAS -1.2c, and 2010 is now up to -0.1c!!
But then again I suppose we could ignore that irritating little fact and
agree with the media, January 2010 it is the coldest for 47 years

Rant over


Graham

In article ,
Graham writes:
I know I shouldn't let the media wind me up Will!
It really does annoy me when these people can't get their facts right
and come up with these stupid programs and even more stupid statements!
It's like our local radio station a few days ago saying it's official,
January 2010 is the coldest January for 47 years, excuse me there are
still 15 days left!!!!!

Did you notice over the weekend that the media had somehow got the idea
that it was going to remain cold till April? Goodness knows where they
got that idea from.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)

Did you notice over the weekend that the media had somehow got the idea
that it was going to remain cold till April? Goodness knows where they
got that idea from.
--

I noticed that John, almost fell of my chair laughing

Graham

"Graham" wrote in message
...

Let's forget about 1979 then???????

If you put Dec 2009, Jan 2010 and Feb 2009 as a Winter, it still would
not come close to 1979 as regards cold or snow!!!!!!!!!!

What a joke!

Graham

It's the bleedin media (and therefore entertainment) Graham, what did you
expect?!

Will

I know I shouldn't let the media wind me up Will!
It really does annoy me when these people can't get their facts right and
come up with these stupid programs and even more stupid statements!
It's like our local radio station a few days ago saying it's official,
January 2010 is the coldest January for 47 years, excuse me there are
still 15 days left!!!!!
I suppose it's much more dramatic saying the coldest for 47 years than a
boring old 30 years.
Just to point out a simple little fact the media felt they would overlook,
the mean temperature for 1979 WAS -1.2c, and 2010 is now up to -0.1c!!
But then again I suppose we could ignore that irritating little fact and
agree with the media, January 2010 it is the coldest for 47 years

If it turns colder as expected early next week then I reckon we could
end up with a CET of around zero. If it turns out to be negative then
that would be quite remarkable for recent times. No month has had a
negative CET since Feb 1986 (-1.1C) and even throughout the series
negative months were always pretty rare.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

"Graham" wrote in message
...


Did you notice over the weekend that the media had somehow got the idea
that it was going to remain cold till April? Goodness knows where they
got that idea from.
--

I noticed that John, almost fell of my chair laughing

Graham

Oh ****! Now I know why that attractive reporter from the Daily Wail was
being so nice to me the other day :-)

Will
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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:30 +0000, John Hall wrote in


"...looks at the big freezes of 1947, 1963 and Febraury 2009"
Are they 'avin a laff?
Dave


Hopefully the makers of the programme will have a bit more clue than
whoever put together that blurb.

I think they are still making this programme as I've just been contacted by
the company producing it with a question.

"Would you happen to have any data on how many people have died in the
winter of 1962/63?"

I'm assuming it is the extra deaths in that winter, but I haven't got a
clue what the answer is. Has anyone here?

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Mike Tullett - Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W posted 1/20/2010 7:22:01 PM GMT

In article ,
Mike Tullett writes:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:30 +0000, John Hall wrote in
d

"...looks at the big freezes of 1947, 1963 and Febraury 2009"
Are they 'avin a laff?
Dave


Hopefully the makers of the programme will have a bit more clue than
whoever put together that blurb.

I think they are still making this programme as I've just been contacted by
the company producing it with a question.

"Would you happen to have any data on how many people have died in the
winter of 1962/63?"

I'm assuming it is the extra deaths in that winter, but I haven't got a
clue what the answer is. Has anyone here?


I imagine the major cause of extra deaths would be hypothermia, mainly
affecting old people. Of course houses were generally less well heated
and insulated then, which would increases the numbers further compared
to more recent winters. I think such deaths would dwarf deaths from
accidents caused by the weather.

They would probably do best to ask the Department of Health. They ought
to have some statistics on how the number of deaths during that winter
compared with the average.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:33:41 +0000, John Hall wrote in


I'm assuming it is the extra deaths in that winter, but I haven't got a
clue what the answer is. Has anyone here?


I imagine the major cause of extra deaths would be hypothermia, mainly
affecting old people. Of course houses were generally less well heated
and insulated then, which would increases the numbers further compared
to more recent winters. I think such deaths would dwarf deaths from
accidents caused by the weather.

They would probably do best to ask the Department of Health. They ought
to have some statistics on how the number of deaths during that winter
compared with the average.

Thanks, John, as that is what my advice would be. I found there is a
trailer for the programme on the company's website.

http://www.pioneertv.com/BritainsBigFreeze.flv

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Mike Tullett - Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W posted 1/20/2010 7:49:36 PM GMT