If only he would stick to the sort of thing he did today - excellent
explanations about inversions, etc - he would be very well regarded.
It's a pity he is required to give routine forecasts when as we all
know, he is quite pathetic.

Jack

On 11 Dec 2005 08:00:25 -0800, wrote:

If only he would stick to the sort of thing he did today - excellent
explanations about inversions, etc - he would be very well regarded.
It's a pity he is required to give routine forecasts when as we all
know, he is quite pathetic.

I also heard him and thought what a calm, measured professional
account he gave. It was very understandable with no attempt to 'dumb
down'.

The thought occurred to me that the forecasters, when giving the
normal forecast, are asked to make it entertaining and his 'usual'
style is his response to that.

Is he taking the p*ss?

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/

"Alan White" wrote in message
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On 11 Dec 2005 08:00:25 -0800, wrote:

If only he would stick to the sort of thing he did today - excellent
explanations about inversions, etc - he would be very well regarded.
It's a pity he is required to give routine forecasts when as we all
know, he is quite pathetic.

I also heard him and thought what a calm, measured professional
account he gave. It was very understandable with no attempt to 'dumb
down'.

The thought occurred to me that the forecasters, when giving the
normal forecast, are asked to make it entertaining and his 'usual'
style is his response to that.

Is he taking the p*ss?

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in
Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:-
http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/

Yes, we always say, when is Dan going to give us his "Hamlet" ???

Iris McCanna

Yes. I've noticed this a lot actually. His forecasts are as irritating as
hell. But whenever he is asked into the news studio to give an account or
explanation of something he is always pretty good.

Simon

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:38:08 +0000 (UTC), "Simon"
wrote:

Yes. I've noticed this a lot actually. His forecasts are as irritating as
hell. But whenever he is asked into the news studio to give an account or
explanation of something he is always pretty good.


Dan has probably the best media experience of any of the current crop
of TV forecasters, having spent many years in the US as a TV
forecaster. He _is_ quirky but then again so was Ian McGaskill.

Martin


Simon

beti.mccanna wrote:



Yes, we always say, when is Dan going to give us his "Hamlet" ???

Iris McCanna

Even if he does, he won't have been the first. I think it was Bert Foord who
did it about 35 years ago on one of the programs that replaced TW3 -
probably NSMAPMAWOL.


--
Graham Davis
Bracknell