These rubbish warnings disrupt lives. We were supposed to have the in-laws
stay for a few days over Christmas but the warnings about Tuesdays snow
meant they cancelled their plans. So what snow did we get and on the route
they would have took? Bugger all



Then there were yesterday's warnings about today so we cancelled our plans
to see relations. So did we get the 15cm of snow that was promised? No
bugger all again. Our neighbour who said he takes these warnings now with a
pinch of salt went on his merry way on his 100-mile journey and reports that
he had no problems.



The problem is that people are starting to take no notice of these warnings,
as the dire warnings of doom do not materialize. No doubt one day we will
all get caught out.

The problem is that people are starting to take no notice of these warnings,
as the dire warnings of doom do not materialize. No doubt one day we will
all get caught out.



It sounds like you need to start taking no notice of their warnings...

Well said informer. The warnings are over the top, and not accurate.

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"informer" wrote in message
...
These rubbish warnings disrupt lives. We were supposed to have the
in-laws
stay for a few days over Christmas but the warnings about Tuesdays snow
meant they cancelled their plans. So what snow did we get and on the
route
they would have took? Bugger all



Then there were yesterday's warnings about today so we cancelled our plans
to see relations. So did we get the 15cm of snow that was promised? No
bugger all again. Our neighbour who said he takes these warnings now with
a
pinch of salt went on his merry way on his 100-mile journey and reports
that
he had no problems.



The problem is that people are starting to take no notice of these
warnings,
as the dire warnings of doom do not materialize. No doubt one day we will
all get caught out.

informer wrote:
These rubbish warnings disrupt lives. We were supposed to have the in-laws
stay for a few days over Christmas but the warnings about Tuesdays snow
meant they cancelled their plans.

Lucky you, then. Every cloud has a silver lining.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

informer wrote:
These rubbish warnings disrupt lives.

You petty minded incompetent!

At least they never got stuck in the cold. Would you have had them risk
that, forecast or not?

Prick.

"informer" wrote in message
...
These rubbish warnings disrupt lives. We were supposed to have the
in-laws
stay for a few days over Christmas but the warnings about Tuesdays snow
meant they cancelled their plans. So what snow did we get and on the
route
they would have took? Bugger all



Then there were yesterday's warnings about today so we cancelled our plans
to see relations. So did we get the 15cm of snow that was promised? No
bugger all again. Our neighbour who said he takes these warnings now with
a
pinch of salt went on his merry way on his 100-mile journey and reports
that
he had no problems.



The problem is that people are starting to take no notice of these
warnings,
as the dire warnings of doom do not materialize. No doubt one day we will
all get caught out.



Well said. That sums it up :-( I am angry about it as well. Some people I
know get really quite scared by this. I can see a real cry wolf scenario
sooner rather than later.

Gavin.

"BlueLightning" wrote in message
ups.com...
Excatly, what if they only forecasted rain or sleet (and didn't bother
to put out any warning at all) but the mild air struggled to get in,
with the cold air hanging on, and many places got a dumping of snow.

With blocked roads, accidents, people trapped in their cars

It seems the public are out to hang the Met O no matter what they do

The city of Houston was evacuated because of Hurricane Rita
But the storm steered a little to the right, and they only got a
glancing blow
Millions evacuated. I don't hear them crying out for blood.
They may have felt disappointed at being forced out. but that area was
under a Hurricane Warning, and there was a high risk of the city
getting hit.

It would have been a major disaster, if they all stayed, and Rita went
ploughing right in there, as a Major Hurricane



That was a bit different. If we just avoided a major blizzard the likes of
what we had in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987 I don't think people would have been
so ****ed off.

Gavin.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:31:07 +0000 (UTC), "informer"
wrote:

The problem is that people are starting to take no notice of these warnings,
as the dire warnings of doom do not materialize. No doubt one day we will
all get caught out.

I suspect that most people have never taken much notice of warnings
because they are not seen to be reliable. We tend to forget the
correct predictions.

In over 30 years of driving I have only been stuck in the snow twice.
In both cases the "warnings" were on the car radio while I was stuck.

--
Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software

EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.
http://www.easynn.com

On 30 Dec 2005 21:18:49 -0800, BlueLightning wrote:

The city of Houston was evacuated because of Hurricane Rita
But the storm steered a little to the right, and they only got a
glancing blow

A "glancing blow" from a even a small hurricane is some what more
severe weather than the vast of majority of the UK *ever* experiences.
Think of the storm of '97(? the one that felled a few trees in the
south). Then add a good 20mph to the *mean* wind speed and make if
cover the *entire* country...

A Hurricane the size of Rita would have an eye over Manchester and
hurricane force winds down to Birmingham and up to Carlisle. Hurricane
force is 72mph sustained *not* gust. UK weather forecasts and reports
tend to use gust speeds these are generally 10 to 20mph above the mean
speed.

A hurricane is a completely different ball game to UK weather.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail