"Damien" wrote in message
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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?!!!

Nope, but there were very mild winters in the early 70's as well.
That was not 'normal' either.
I'm not trying to argue that winters are getting less snowy,
my point is that they were never really *that* snowy in the
first place.

Why do folk talk about "them winters of old" and such then? Huh?:-~

Selective memories. We all do it. People remember 1947/63/79 and Dec '81
and forget the intervening relitively snowless years.


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?!!!

Please use the caps more SPARINGLY. It's rather difficult to read.

:-(

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


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


You seem to be getting rather obsessive about this. You don't
want to turn out bitter about this, do you?
Just let it go, man


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

I mean the general public who are not going to remember someone in
March who predicted a cold winter back in November.

Yeah, sure, I am LIVING PROOF of that, am I not, guys?:-D

True

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?:-~

Anrew Bond is always popping up though and I'm sure I've seen Mr Gaze's
mane mentioned in tabloid reports.


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:

BOY??

I'm 37!!

Col
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