Peter,

BBC TV forecasters have admitted mistakes today. To call it wolf crying is
over harsh, besides if they'd kept quiet and a storm had struck what would
you be saying?

Peter

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:54:47 -0000, "JiM" @ wrote:

I really can't understand why so many people on here are having such a go
at
the Met Office Forecasts. Surely it's in everyone's interests to provide
predicted weather that 'might' happen thus to save lives.

I would rather have this any day, rather than have another 1987 on our
hands.

We, of all people, considering the NG should be supporting the MO.

It was a bad forecast. They are more than happy to stand up and pat
themselves on the back when things are correct. They are also happy
to let others know that they did a good job at such times.

Crying wolf with the general public is a bad idea it leads to people
ignoring warnings in the future.

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