You believed what you wanted to hear......
Winter is supposed to be COLD and SNOWY, and I believe a forecast
that
was COLD and SNOWY, if with, admittedly, a slight "very" twist to
its
back then but ultimately wrongly-anticipated severity.:-)
Apart from over the Scottish Highlands that is simply not true in
this
country, and never has been.
True, but 1998 and 1999 winters are NORMAL?!!!
Why do folk talk about "them winters of old" and such then? Huh?:-~
If you ignored a forecast for a mild winter as a possibility
simply
because that isn't what you wanted is irrational.
Winter is supposed to be COLD and SNOWY, and I believe a forecast
that
was COLD and SNOWY, if with, admittedly, a slight "very" twist to
its
back then but ultimately wrongly-anticipated severity.:-)
Apart from over the Scottish Highlands that is simply not true in
this
country, and never has been.
True, but 1998 and 1999 winters are NORMAL?!!!
Why do folk talk about "them winters of old" and such then? Huh?:-~
Looks like Giles got it right, perhaps you should have listen to
him
or
at least taken into account a number of forecasts from various
sources
before coming to any definite conclusions about the forthcoming
winter.
See my answer to this in one of my earlier replies, about Brian
Gaze
and Tom Presutti having just left university at the time, plus the
above about cold and snow.:-)
You were duped into believing something that common sense should
have told you to treat with extreme caution.
Look, how many times do I have to say it:
HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT TOM PRESUTTI HAD JUST FINISHED
UNIVERSITY, GARRY SARRE WAS JUST "HAVING A LAUGH", AND THAT BRIAN GAZE
HAD ONLY JUST started THE VERY WEBSITE ITSELF?!!!
:-(
I TRUSTED these so-called "EXPERTS" - and I admit that I was wrong. Now
though, they are grown up, and know NOT to let their hearts rule their
heads.:-o :-)
I trust them more now, and am looking to iron out my differences with
them. But my dreams HAVE been flushed down the toilet... and one of
them is going to have to put (pink? :-) ) gloves on and get back them
BACK, or so to speak.:-o ;-)
Don't let you're heart rule your head 
I honestly THOUGHT was listening to EXPERTS. See above.
By the way, I wrote my previous reply LONG before what was coming up
next in your very own post.;-) :-O
Don't get me wrong, I'd like a severe winter too, but you have to be
realistic about these things.
Look, how many times do I have to say it:
HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT TOM PRESUTTI HAD JUST FINISHED
UNIVERSITY, GARRY SARRE WAS JUST "HAVING A LAUGH", AND THAT BRIAN GAZE
HAD ONLY JUST started THE VERY WEBSITE ITSELF?!!!
:-(
I TRUSTED these so-called "EXPERTS" - and I admit that I was wrong. Now
though, they are grown up, and know NOT to let their hearts rule their
heads.:-o :-)
I trust them more now, and am looking to iron out my differences with
them. But my dreams HAVE been flushed down the toilet... and one of
them is going to have to put (pink? :-) ) gloves on and get back them
BACK, or so to speak.:-o ;-)
Irrational. If you simply search out the forecast that best suits
your
desires then you can hardly be surprised whrn it fails to come
off.
Because, as Gavin Partridge says, "I believed... I TRULY believed".
I assume you will be much more sceptical of winter forecasts in the
future.
Well, duh.
Yet, that won't get MY DREAMS back though, will it?;-) :-o
THESE MY F[censored]KING DREAMS.. and I want them BACK!!!:-( :-(
:-(
So far, the only person to have clarified himself is Brian Gaze of
The
Weather Outlook, and I respect him for that, in spite of the above.
You do realise that certain organisations make sentational winter
forecasts every year, hoping to get the glory in the unlikely
event
it comes off, with the expectation it will be forgotten about if
it
doesn't.
1. Not only is that most certainly NOT true - so I am actually
STICKING
UP(!) for The Weather Outlook and co. here! - , and if it were,
then, I
say once again, HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH A
THING?!!! :-( :-(
They do the media circuit every year with their extreme predictions
and gain as much publicity as possible. Then when nothing of note
happens, everybody forgets about it.......
"Everybody forgets about it" - LOL.;-D
Yeah, sure, I am LIVING PROOF of that, am I not, guys?:-D
2. Go and say this to Brian Gaze and Andrew Bond then. See what
happens.
They would deny it of course.
Bond is a real emerging RIVAL to the Met Office, of course he will get
publicity, IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE MET OFFICE WOULD!
When was the last time that you or I saw Mr. Gaze on the old "box"
though?:-~
What, even the ones that forecast mild weather and it turns out
cold?
What do you think?
You would forgive them of course so you wouldn't even be consistent
in your condemnations.
NO. I would forgive them IF - and I HAVE been through this ALREADY, and
not just ONCE, but MANY TIMES, BOY - the following:
1. It came off,
2. They apologised if not,
3. They did not do this YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR!!!:-(
Tom Presutti is BY FAR the worst offender though. So far no sign of my
snowfall, ONCE AGAIN, Thomas!!:-(
Don't make me bring out the old angry faces again.:-)
:-(
Now, ask you AGAIN:
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM?!!! !!! !!! :-(
:-( :-( :-(
D.