"Kate Brown" wrote in message
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I think Rob McElwee is a good meteorologist but quite unsuitable
as a presenter especially on the radio. His latest "semantic"
solecism was at 1257 today on R4 when he said we were going from
summer straight to early winter, bypassing autumn. Not a useful
remark. A few days ago he said the wind was going to go round to
northerly "and we all know what that means". Well, we do here, but
what about Joe public? He may as well have added "Nudge, nudge!" He
should stop trying to be the comedian, or the bloke down the pub.

Comedian is right - he always reminds me inescapably of Paul Whitehouse. I
expect him to say 'Scorchio' any day. Not this summer, of course.

Mind you, at least he doesn't go in for 'old', as in chilly old, silly old
Philip Avery. That really gets on my nerves.

Forecasters should stop willing on winter and concentrate on Autumn. Perhaps
if they cared to show the bigger picture (in this case the origin of the
air) in the form of temperature profiles they could better explain why it
feels relatively cold at the moment. Instead they witter on like caged birds
as if they really have no interest or access to technical information
themselves.