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Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today
that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R |
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Robin Nicholson writes: Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! That may prove to be a poor (summer forecast) as well as a (poor summer) forecast. ![]() -- John Hall "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626) |
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![]() "Robin Nicholson" wrote in message ... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R ----------------------- His name wasn't Piers by any chance was it? Dave |
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![]() "Robin Nicholson" wrote in message ... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R The rooks not far to the south of you haven't heard as they have nested at the very tops. Too late for them to issue an amendment and move house. Tom |
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![]() "Robin Nicholson" wrote in message ... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R I totally agree with this. Not the rooks nesting idea but from the models and issue of the forecaters warm wet summer perspective that they issued some weeks ago now ago now. I think it will be a poor summer. A few fine days then rain, winds and lower temperatures otherwise known as unsettled. Theres a great deal of sense attached to Trends. The longer a Trend continues then the longer possibility of that trend continuing. And you can't deny the trend this year so far hasn't been all that glorious. I can make sense of that though others perhaps can't. I didnt see Will's summer long range - has he made one yet? if he has can he repost it thanks. -- resident BBC shill and media sentry: t'wit [sticky quote about me from Weatherlawyer] "DaveR" [westLondon] |
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On Apr 24, 9:28*am, John Hall wrote:
In article , *Robin Nicholson writes: Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! That may prove to be a poor (summer forecast) as well as a (poor summer) forecast. ![]() -- John Hall * * * * * *"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; * * * * * * but if he will be content to begin with doubts, * * * * * * he shall end in certainties." * * * Francis Bacon (1561-1626) I almost posted exactly the same! In discussions like this, the name Bill Foggitt usually arises at some point. Charming old fellow. He had an association with "Calendar" on Yorkshire TV and other regional magazine programs, which I watched at the time. He continued his family's keeping of weather records and trotted out the weather lore that he'd learned from his father and grandfather and from the records he kept at Thirsk, where he lived. The % accuracy of the forecasts was highly disputable (he claimed 88% - for exactly what, I don't know, but memories are fond and some years after his death, he is remembered as a weather lore seer, whose long- range forecasts bettered the Met Office's efforts. It was all hugely entertaining - he really was almost revered in his native Yorkshire and in all sorts of pockets of weather lore enthusiasm around the world and some of his shorter-range forecasting was built on sound principles - I'm not sure about the usefulness of some of his precursors of the type of approaching season we might have got! The Grauniad's obituary is a good read. I read the Times' obituary in 2004 with some sadness, I must admit! http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/...ies.obituaries Paul |
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I seem to remember making the point some weeks ago that due to a feeling in
my water,that this summer would be very average,and now I see that the rooks agree it's obviously the time to take a rain check (haha). As more and more pundits seem to agree with the rooks,and presumably Bill Foggit,this should nicely open the door for sods law to apply and make this summer a real stonker ,( that's EastEnd speak for bleedin' 'ot ).. I shall now resume my position firmly straddling the fence,and watch what the 'experts' have to say ..... RonB "Robin Nicholson" wrote in message ... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R |
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On Apr 24, 10:16 am, "Tom Allen" wrote:
"Robin Nicholson" wrote in messagenews:n8iv04tnt294pm3edubjd1au9tabfss9oq@4ax .com... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! The rooks not far to the south of you haven't heard as they have nested at the very tops. Too late for them to issue an amendment and move house. Funny thing about regionality is that somewhere over the rainbow, about longitude 100 or 110 in the USA -if not all of North America, there is a sharp divide between drought and flood. That is, during the same period the weather is sharply and rudely distinct one side of the line from the other. Perhaps these animals are instinctively wise enough to know where to park their arrises. Of course it is well known that the more mature and healthy a bird is, the better its nesting site is likely to be. And that the inexperienced and unhealthy ones tend to end up with the poorest premisses. |
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Well.. the year does end in an 8. Enough said......
Jim. "Robin Nicholson" wrote in message ... Well, a driver at work wound his window down and informed me today that it was going to be a poor summer. What..another one? Yes! And the explanation is that the rooks are nesting half way down the trees hereabouts. Well there we have it, gents! R |
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