On 6 Jan, 22:31, Paul C wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:10:47 -0800 (PST), Brian in Aberfeldy
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I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

I like the tail-piece that's always trotted-out: "And there's more to
come" - even if no-one knows if there is or there isn't. It's pretty
multipurpose now - heavy rain, thunderstorms, high temps, fog etc.
etc., there's always more to come or on the way

Ed: "Well, it's put in just in case .... got to be very safe about
these things, you know. Govt policy. People HAVE to be warned, even
if we're 99% wrong. I can't really help it if it scares the bl**dy
willies out of them all".

The other one I'm waiting for (although it didn't happen on tonight's
shots) is the broadcast showing a flat calm snowscape, with feathery
snow perfectly balanced on every twig and branch, waiting for the
first breath of wind. Meanwhile a full gale is howling over the
soundtrack, like something out of Scott of the Antarctic.

Ed: "Silence? Whaddya mean there's plenty of snow but no wind? Just
wheel out the usual "1947: Full blizzard on the Yorkshire Moors"
soundtrack and we'll see if the techies can add a bit of spindrift
later .....Well it 'aint proper snow unless you've got a bit of wind
behind it, is it? You've got to have wind. If they can't actually
*hear* the snowfall, they're going to think we've faked the
shots ..............".

- Tom.