Keith Dancey wrote:



I don't mind if the Met Office is wrong in the prediction because
everything I have purchased will either get used, or is useful to have
around anyway. But I think they could and should have simply been a little
bit clearer in wording how bad they expected conditions might get.


I fail to see what more they could have done to make it clearer. Are you
suggesting they refrain from using words that are not readily understood by
the under-fives? Perhaps all weather forecasts should begin - "Are you
sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin."

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Graham Davis
Bracknell