Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express,though!
 

I have to say that I find the quote I've repeated below, apparently from
"the Met Office's Stephen Holman", absolutely extraordinary if
it really is from a Met Office person. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence that
it has been reported properly. Still, here it is:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ong-big-freeze

-QUOTE STARTS-
The Met Office's Stephen Holman said that after the week-long storms
"temperatures will fall away and we will see a return to the frost and
freezing conditions that we saw last week.

"It will be decidedly cold with temperatures hovering around freezing and
significant snowfall on the way."

The chill would last around a month and could bring parts of the country
to a standstill.

He added: "The cold spell will set things up for a sustained cold
February. It is likely that the freezing conditions will carry on right
through to March and as we are not prepared for such weather, roads, rail
lines and schools could well be closed."
-QUOTE ENDS-

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express,though!
 

David Buttery wrote:
I have to say that I find the quote I've repeated below, apparently from
"the Met Office's Stephen Holman", absolutely extraordinary if
it really is from a Met Office person. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence that
it has been reported properly. Still, here it is:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ong-big-freeze

-QUOTE STARTS-
The Met Office's Stephen Holman said that after the week-long storms
"temperatures will fall away and we will see a return to the frost and
freezing conditions that we saw last week.

"It will be decidedly cold with temperatures hovering around freezing and
significant snowfall on the way."

The chill would last around a month and could bring parts of the country
to a standstill.

He added: "The cold spell will set things up for a sustained cold
February. It is likely that the freezing conditions will carry on right
through to March and as we are not prepared for such weather, roads, rail
lines and schools could well be closed."
-QUOTE ENDS-


Sounds like someone's been at the cooking sherry...

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence that
it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the quotes
attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in the article to
work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express,though!
 

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:36:15 +0000, Jon O'Rourke wrote:

"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence that
it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the
quotes attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in the
article to work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Thanks; I'll certainly take your word over the Express's! In which case,
of course, the question to be asked is: what is his name doing in the
article? I suppose the most innocent explanation from the Express's point
of view is one of a simple but bad cock-up in compiling the article.
There are other, less charitable, explanations but I'd rather avoid the
kind attentions of m'learned friends!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

How can anyone believe that article without verification from Piers Corbyn !
They'll be saying next that it's gonna the warmest year on record....

RonB

"David Buttery" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:36:15 +0000, Jon O'Rourke wrote:

"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence that
it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the
quotes attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in the
article to work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Thanks; I'll certainly take your word over the Express's! In which case,
of course, the question to be asked is: what is his name doing in the
article? I suppose the most innocent explanation from the Express's point
of view is one of a simple but bad cock-up in compiling the article.
There are other, less charitable, explanations but I'd rather avoid the
kind attentions of m'learned friends!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

Jon O'Rourke wrote:
"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence
that it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the
quotes attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in the
article to work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Jon why don't we just tell the Sexpress to **** whenever they ring up?

Will
--

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

"Will Hand" wrote in message
...
Jon O'Rourke wrote:
"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence
that it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the
quotes attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in the
article to work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Jon why don't we just tell the Sexpress to **** whenever they ring up?

Will
---------------------
We used to suffer the same from the Evening Standard regarding London's
"terrible" water quality. Our top brass took the view if they responded they
would get at them even more. Unfortunately, the media has the whip hand as
they have the mass access.
Dave
--

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

Dave Cornwell wrote:
"Will Hand" wrote in message
...
Jon O'Rourke wrote:
"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

. It is, however, from an article in
today's Daily Express, and as such I have absolutely no confidence
that it has been reported properly.

snip

Correct. I have it on good authority that Stephen did not make the
quotes attributed to him - although you don't have to look far in
the article to work out who probably did, allegedly etc..

Jon.

Jon why don't we just tell the Sexpress to **** whenever they ring
up? Will
---------------------
We used to suffer the same from the Evening Standard regarding
London's "terrible" water quality. Our top brass took the view if
they responded they would get at them even more. Unfortunately, the
media has the whip hand as they have the mass access.
Dave
--

At least we don't have to buy newspaper comics. I haven't bought a paper for
at least 10 years and I never will again. If they go under in this recession
I for one won't be shedding many tears. Good riddance.

Will
--

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

"Will Hand" wrote in
:

At least we don't have to buy newspaper comics. I haven't bought a
paper for at least 10 years and I never will again. If they go under
in this recession I for one won't be shedding many tears. Good
riddance.

Not even a Sunday Supplement? That's the forte of newspapers IMHO. A Sunday
afternoon with a roast dinner and a pint in the pub scouring the papers is
good for the soul !

Richard

Somewhat startling Met Office quote... it is via the Express, though!
 

In article ,
Will Hand writes:
At least we don't have to buy newspaper comics. I haven't bought a paper for
at least 10 years and I never will again. If they go under in this recession
I for one won't be shedding many tears. Good riddance.


I think they're a necessary evil if you want a (more or less) free
society. Goodness knows what our politicians would get up to without the
press to keep an eye on them.
--
John Hall
"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless
information."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)