Might as well also have a rant about the way that the
'national' forecasts coming from London seem to forget that
they are being targeted at the UK and not just the South East.
I have lost count during this last week, the number of times
that forecasters have been going on about the heatwave as if
we're all experiencing it. I think it was Friday when the BBC
weather announcer proclaimed how 'we' would all be welcoming
the cooler, fresher weather and how it would mean we could all
have a more comfortable night's sleep. Well, up here in the
Northeast of England, we've been nice and cool ALL WEEK (apart
from a bit of warmth on Thursday evening). No problems
sleeping at all, thank you!

Surely, these weather lads and lassies can prepare a script
which reflects the fact that someone listening in the Outer
Hebrides doesn't need to be told that they will be thankful
the heatwave is coming to an end. Too often the forecasters
use the word 'we', in the sense that it's 'us... here in the
south.' To avoid alienating people, why can't they just say
'if you live in southeast your weather will be... but if
you're living in the northwest you're going to experience...'
etc.
Likewise 'people who have been wilting in the heat this last
week will be pleased to hear there is cooler weather on the
way...'. NOT 'we', which assumes that everyone listening or
watching across the whole of the UK has had exactly the same
weather!

Hear, Hear, in spades!

Anne (not in the south-east of England)