At the golf club it was
the Met Office that was being "bad-mouthed" for getting it wrong again.
The real culprit, of course, is the BBC for churning out forecasts that
are out of date by the time they are broadcast. If the Met Office cares,
perhaps they should refuse to allow pre-recorded forecasts to be
transmitted.

Norman.

The opinion, over the years, has been hardening in my mind that the Met
Office *don't* care, as long as they get paid. This opinion is shared by a
"source" closer to the Met Office than I am. The evidence is overwhelming,
anyway, whether you talk to anyone or not. No self-respecting institution
would allow its products to be presented by those who do not understand them,
however perfect their teeth.
But I'm envious of your storm, Norman. Here in Warlingham we only had a
brief large-drop downpour with distant grouchy rumbles. The sky was yellow
with haze and the effect was rather eerie, exotic and sleazy almost. It was
exactly the kind of weather that got me interested in the first place as a
10-yr-old in the fifties. I used to love it, and still do.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.