....is now forecasting rain in "lumps". (BBC standing-up/sitting-down news
at 18:00)

Is this a new meteorological term, or has he completely lost the plot?

His reference to "Gordon" as "our tropical troublemaker, going to cause an
umbrella day" had me reaching (literally), and also reaching for the off
switch and handy scotch bottle!

CK

In message , CK
writes
...is now forecasting rain in "lumps". (BBC standing-up/sitting-down news
at 18:00)

Is this a new meteorological term, or has he completely lost the plot?

Perhaps it'll be hail and he forgot the technical term? :-)
--
Tim
http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:36:13 +0100, "CK"
wrote:

...is now forecasting rain in "lumps". (BBC standing-up/sitting-down news
at 18:00)

Is this a new meteorological term, or has he completely lost the plot?

His reference to "Gordon" as "our tropical troublemaker, going to cause an
umbrella day" had me reaching (literally), and also reaching for the off
switch and handy scotch bottle!

I missed this. I am curious- did he say we would have to stand at
Land's End with an umbrella, or anywhere in the UK. I thought at 0900
that this was all over (unless you live in SW Ireland)
R

Difficult to say, with his manic arm windmilling, exactly where we would
need umbrellas, but I think the mobile map thingy was passing Northern
Ireland at the time !

CK
"Robin Nicholson" wrote in
message ...
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:36:13 +0100, "CK"
wrote:

...is now forecasting rain in "lumps". (BBC standing-up/sitting-down news
at 18:00)

Is this a new meteorological term, or has he completely lost the plot?

His reference to "Gordon" as "our tropical troublemaker, going to cause an
umbrella day" had me reaching (literally), and also reaching for the off
switch and handy scotch bottle!

I missed this. I am curious- did he say we would have to stand at
Land's End with an umbrella, or anywhere in the UK. I thought at 0900
that this was all over (unless you live in SW Ireland)
R

"Natsman" wrote in message
.. .
Difficult to say, with his manic arm windmilling, exactly where we would
need umbrellas, but I think the mobile map thingy was passing Northern
Ireland at the time !

Nice to see Isobel Lang moved to $ky news. Their weather presentations are
now much more watchable than those of the BBC and include places outside the
UK. I think others who want to be taken seriously and not cut short by
trailers might follow.

CK wrote:
...is now forecasting rain in "lumps". (BBC standing-up/sitting-down news
at 18:00)

You must have missed him outdoing himself before then. On a few
forecasts he has predicted 'bubbly rain'.

Simon

David Haggas wrote:
"Natsman" wrote in message
.. .

Difficult to say, with his manic arm windmilling, exactly where we would
need umbrellas, but I think the mobile map thingy was passing Northern
Ireland at the time !


Nice to see Isobel Lang moved to $ky news. Their weather presentations are
now much more watchable than those of the BBC and include places outside the
UK. I think others who want to be taken seriously and not cut short by
trailers might follow.



That's sad to hear, I always liked seeing Ms Lang, though I wish she put
some meat on her bones !