"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 5:08 pm, "Will Hand" wrote:
"ronaldbutton" wrote in message

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It has come to my attention lately ,that several members of this happy
breed seem to take grave exception to those of us who attempt making
long
range forecasts,
well ,I for one, actually enjoy reading most of 'em,even the south
London
Piers attempts !,.
If there are enough mugs around to pay good money for their ravings well
so be it,but why do people get so upset because they try ?.Most of us
have
a vicarious streak in us ,which needs feeding every so often,so keep up
the good work lads( I say lads because women don't seem prone to this
phenomena)
Unashamably I now look forward to Wills ,Philip Eden,the Met Office,Old
Moores Almanac,and any other brave soul willing to put their necks on
the
line so that I may daydream about the next blizzard ,heatwave ,or
whatever
turns you on.
Thankyou and goodnight

RonB

Cheers Ron, I enjoy producing them and I take pleasure when they
occasionally come off! This winter's has already gone wrong (though not
the
informal amendment), but it went wrong in the right way (for me).

I still reckon it will be a historic winter!

I hear rumours of a sudden stratospheric warming event in forecasts.
If it does come off I wonder if it'll propagate downward like last (?)
winter and fiddle with the troposphere.

And yes I agree with you Ron: it's enjoyable reading the various
forecasts even if a) some are naff and b) some people seem to want to
verify everything under the sun.

Richard
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On a point of verification, the best verification I get for my weekly
dartmoor forecasts are when people e-mail me and tell how great and useful
they are and how it helps them to plan their lives. Clearly rural Dartmoor
folk can understand and use confidence factors that I give.

Here is an example
" Just to let you know how useful your forecasts are and to thank you very
much for them throughout the year. We live at around 380m asl towards
Heathercombe and rely on your forecasts as an early warning for getting in
supplies as we are always cut off once the snow arrives. So many thanks once
again for all your sterling work and a Happy New Year to you and your
family. "

E-mails like that keep me going!

Will
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Will
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