"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
-jade...
On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:45:45 -0800 (PST)
haaark wrote:

On Sunday, 21 February 2016 16:40:30 UTC, haaark wrote:
I know it's been many years since the DT and ST were real quality
broadsheets. I also know that the circulation of hard copy is in
its death spiral-five years maybe I'd guess before the anachronism
of sending hundreds of tons of newsprint round the country every
day comes to an end, anyone?-and the papers must be haemorrhaging
cash. Phillip Eden's successor at the ST is Peter Stanford,a
lightweight waffler who today came up with a classic. Talking about
the two ways of looking at winter's end, he said that one way was
the end of February, and the other was the astrological
way-i.e.March 21st. Like almost everybody and his wife these days,
he must have a degree. Did he get it from the University of
Glastonbury?

I remember reading-it must be 40 years ago at least- that no weather
forecaster worth his salt would open his mouth without looking out
the window first. How many forecasters today even have windows?


I remember an assistant at Wattisham telling me how another forecaster
had been briefing DOF and a few pilots in the office and saying when
the current rain would stop. He was standing facing the pilots leaning
against the forecast desk with his back to the window. The assistant
tried a couple of times to interrupt, but to no avail and the
forecaster continued his story as the snow swept across the airfield
behind him.


ROFL - brilliant!

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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