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John writes:
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:40:15 -0800 (PST), Bonos Ego
wrote:

The Met Office have given themselves a pat on the back forecasting the
recent cold spell.


They managed to forecast *cold*? In *December*? In *UKland*?
Oh. Wow!!
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The point is that they successfully forecast that it would be
considerably colder than normal for December in the UK, and did so a
number of days in advance.
--
John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"