[codge]

Well worth a read

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/wea...TOPIC_ID=21233

[nguk..]

"codge" wrote in message
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Well worth a read

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/wea...TOPIC_ID=21233



SuperCell
"One day (though I won't hold my breath), people from elsewhere will
realise, once and for all, that the TWO front page and this forum are
completely, totally, and utterly separate entities"

Thats why there is a forum link on the main page of the two site DUH!

[danny]

Unfortunately the forum there lacks direction now.... the guys, mostly
youngsters, are so enthusiastic when it comes to snow that that reality
becomes no more. I say unfortunately 'cause the enthusiasm for weather is
great to see but the 'snow' thing there is out of hand.
It seems every forum member thinks it will snow wherever and whenever which
is just madness.

[Victor West]

"danny" wrote in message
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..
It seems every forum member thinks it will snow wherever and whenever
which
is just madness.



Every???

Victor

[SRi2589362]

SuperCell
"One day (though I won't hold my breath), people from elsewhere will
realise, once and for all, that the TWO front page and this forum are
completely, totally, and utterly separate entities"

Thats why there is a forum link on the main page of the two site DUH!

Thank you for putting my name up in lights ).

Although I think you know exactly what I mean you must be playing dumb.

No flame wars here NGUK - you were well before my time on TWO, so I don't know
you from Adam (whoever he was).

We each have our own ways of indulging the same passion. Vive la difference )

[SRi2589362]

Unfortunately the forum there lacks direction now.... the guys, mostly
youngsters, are so enthusiastic when it comes to snow that that reality
becomes no more

There are plenty of youngsters, but if you could see the TWO Rogues gallery you
would seee that there are rather more of us nearer retirement than our first
birthdays!

Of 20 threads on the first page, 16 are not snow or winter oriented (unless
it's a technical post about, say, the polar vortex). However I'm not
unsympathetic to the view that there is far too much giddiness when there's a
flake of snow in the northern hemisphere. That's why we try to wrap it up in
one thread.

If it were upto me I'd ban the word, but it would hardly be fair to impose that
on 1100 members, would it? )

[danny]

Well the majority it seems, when there's a chance of snow... sometimes the
spinning wheel of mayhem seems to propell everyone into a complete frenzy.
Can you believe166 forum members have voted that this years winter will be
as cold as 1963. This is out of 376, so a fair percentage. That in itself
only discredits the forum in my opinion. There have been other polls where
votes have tended towards the ridiculous.
Sure there are some interesting topics when people write about their
experiences memories of the weather etc. As for the fun aspect... well
everyone enjoys 'fun'. But what fun is there if a forum is full of, begins
with b and ends with t. There's too much of people writing "blizzard"
forecasts, with nothing to back it up. Except Gary Sarre.. he's good and
he's real fun 'cause he's ironic and full of sarcasm. , though the vinyl
is wearing out a bit . Also Matt Hugo's stuff is interesting.


Every???

Victor

[Tom Bennett]

"danny" wrote
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Can you believe166 forum members have voted that this years winter will be
as cold as 1963. This is out of 376, so a fair percentage.
large snip

Out of curiosity, I had a look at the thread. It's the first time I've been
near the forum and I'm not being funny (honest!) but I was instantly
reminded of the saying: "The Gods do not add to Man's allotted span the
time he spends fishing."

It really was a case of feeling: "Life's too short."

- Tom.

[Jack Harrison]

"danny" wrote in message
...
Well the majority it seems, when there's a chance of snow... sometimes the
spinning wheel of mayhem seems to propel everyone into a complete frenzy.
Can you believe166 forum members have voted that this years winter will be
as cold as 1963. This is out of 376, so a fair percentage. That in itself
only discredits the forum in my opinion. There have been other polls where
votes have tended towards the ridiculous.

I had simply ignored that thread in its entirety.

If you ask my honest opinion, winter 2003/4 will be colder and wetter than
summer 2003.

And I wouldn't mind betting that summer 2004 is warmer than winter 2003/4.

And while on betting matters - and this is terribly non-PC - I have a
geriatric 19 year old cat that can't have much longer to go. The non-PC bet
in this house is who will go first, the cat or the Pope?

Jack

[Col]

"danny" wrote in message
...
Well the majority it seems, when there's a chance of snow... sometimes the
spinning wheel of mayhem seems to propell everyone into a complete frenzy.
Can you believe166 forum members have voted that this years winter will be
as cold as 1963. This is out of 376, so a fair percentage. That in itself
only discredits the forum in my opinion. There have been other polls where
votes have tended towards the ridiculous.

That is quite ridiculous. Those people must know deep down that there
is virtually no chance that this forthcoming winter will be as cold as 1963.
I suspect those votes are from those who *want* the winter to be as cold,
which is a different matter altogether!

Col
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