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Old January 12th 04, 08:00 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default What a shame...

Yes it all looked so impressive, especially the huge supercomputers. Very
HAL 9000.
Maybe Michael Fish had removed its higher brain functions yesterday evening,
;-)


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"Keith Chaplin" wrote in message
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On the day Countryfile took us into the £M umpteen new building, showing
acres of supercomputers and other clever gadgets, along comes a little
depression to turn the forecast to maggots. Now, when forecasters were
forecasters, ( and the ordinary chap on the bench could read AND

understand
an article in the QJ ) Mr C.K.M. Douglas would think to himself ' I have
seen one exactly like that, 25 years ago, which turned right at the last
moment ' Ah well ;-) keith chaplin


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