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Your message there Will certainly struck a chord with me ,as my MP was
saying the other day 'one could fill ones moat with all this drivel,indeed there is little room on ones island to accomodate ones ducks as it's knee deep with drivel.' RonB "Paul Hyett" wrote in message ... On Thu, 21 May 2009 at 18:34:08, Will Hand wrote in uk.sci.weather : Is it me, or is the drivel on this newsgroup getting worse? You're demanding better quality drivel? -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) |
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On 21 May, 18:34, "Will Hand" wrote:
Is it me, or is the drivel on this newsgroup getting worse? Will -- Excessive number of tedious weather reports (especially from Belgium) that are available elsewhere. I simply yawn at these and ignore (but they take a lot of effort to discard). The useful posts are fewer and further between. Jack |
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On May 21, 9:35*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Thu, 21 May 2009 19:20:13 +0100, Nick Gardner wrote: I don't think it is you, Will. This newsgroup seems to be fading. Well, it's up to us to make sure it doesn't. Aye, it has got quieter as far as posts that contain prose that is interesting to read are concrened. I find that many of the times I look in here most of the posts are [OBS] which I find rather tedious so just skip them and any follow ups. So if any prose starts life in an [OBS] thread it'll pass me by. -- Cheers Dave. The OBS do at least show that some people are still connected to the actual weather as opposed to being solely concerned with the rather remoter issues such as Global Warming and Arctic Ice. Some of the OBS can be rather routine but it never does any harm to see what someone else has got or has had. There is a dearth of posts these days about the current synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is shaping up to the forecast. Not enough people seem to actually go outside and look at the sky. Maybe that's just sooo unsophisticated compared to having a view on the Big Issues. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. |
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, Tudor Hughes writes: snip There is a dearth of posts these days about the current synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is shaping up to the forecast. Isn't that at least partly due to the time of year? A large proportion of weather enthusiasts seem to be mainly interested in extreme weather, and that is less likely in spring and autumn than in winter and summer. -- John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." Anon |
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John Hall wrote:
In article , Tudor Hughes writes: snip There is a dearth of posts these days about the current synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is shaping up to the forecast. Isn't that at least partly due to the time of year? A large proportion of weather enthusiasts seem to be mainly interested in extreme weather, and that is less likely in spring and autumn than in winter and summer. What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting. Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in the past :-( -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. |
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![]() Norman wrote: John Hall wrote: In article , Tudor Hughes writes: snip There is a dearth of posts these days about the current synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is shaping up to the forecast. Isn't that at least partly due to the time of year? A large proportion of weather enthusiasts seem to be mainly interested in extreme weather, and that is less likely in spring and autumn than in winter and summer. What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting. Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in the past :-( That is probably a likely cause, Norman. Even Will has reduced his forecasts to just his local area. Another cause, though, are the many new computer users that seem to like the gloss of forums over the ease of use of usenet. As more people migrate across to forums, so the useful discussions get less, leaving the newsgroups as prey to the trolls. I notice that even Darren Prescott has now stopped posting his daily model interpretation in this group. Yet he still posts it in UK Weatherworld. Is that perhaps an indication that he has decided that this group has decayed too far? -- Howard Neil |
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On May 23, 11:16*am, "Norman" wrote:
What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting. Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in the past :-( -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. Quite understandable that current or recently-retired professionals should not want to stick their necks out. Some knowledgeable and relatively uncommitted comments would be good, though. I would not be among those throwing sticks and stones if it all went a bit pear-shaped. The situation on Tuesday in the east of England looks potentially interesting but maybe one should not attach too much weight to those occasional drama-queens, GFS. There is going to be some very moist air over the near continent. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. |
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![]() "Tudor Hughes" wrote in message ... On May 23, 11:16 am, "Norman" wrote: What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting. Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in the past :-( -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. Quite understandable that current or recently-retired professionals should not want to stick their necks out. Some knowledgeable and relatively uncommitted comments would be good, though. I would not be among those throwing sticks and stones if it all went a bit pear-shaped. The situation on Tuesday in the east of England looks potentially interesting but maybe one should not attach too much weight to those occasional drama-queens, GFS. There is going to be some very moist air over the near continent. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. ============= Tudor ISTM that there is likely to be two pulses of rain. the first on Monday affecting SW Britain, this will be fairly modest but potentially thundery. Another plume associated with higher Theta-ws is likely over SE Britain late Monday into Tuesday, this could be vicious with frequent, hail, thunder and lightning. It is a close run thing though as it could easily go into the North Sea. I would say, Kent, E. Essex, Suffolk, perhaps Norfolk most at risk. Will -- |
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On 23 May, 14:43, Howard Neil wrote:
Norman wrote: John Hall wrote: In article , *Tudor Hughes writes: snip * * * There is a dearth of posts these days about the current synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is shaping up to the forecast. Isn't that at least partly due to the time of year? A large proportion of weather enthusiasts seem to be mainly interested in extreme weather, and that is less likely in spring and autumn than in winter and summer.. What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting. Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in the past :-( That is probably a likely cause, Norman. Even Will has reduced his forecasts to just his local area. Another cause, though, are the many new computer users that seem to like the gloss of forums over the ease of use of usenet. As more people migrate across to forums, so the useful discussions get less, leaving the newsgroups as prey to the trolls. I notice that even Darren Prescott has now stopped posting his daily model interpretation in this group. Yet he still posts it in UK Weatherworld. Is that perhaps an indication that he has decided that this group has decayed too far? -- Howard Neil- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Darren is still posting to this group daily, I'm pleased to say. He gets up early, he posted at 5:33 this morning. Graham Penzance (where there was a bit of a mackerel sky this morning.) |
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"Howard Neil" schreef in bericht
... : : I notice that even Darren Prescott : has now stopped posting his daily model interpretation in this group. : Yet he still posts it in UK Weatherworld. Is that perhaps an indication : that he has decided that this group has decayed too far? On 17th May, Darren mentioned a problem which prevented him from posting to Usenet via his ISP. He now posts via Google. Is your access to the NG perhaps set up to exclude postings via Google ? Colin Youngs Brussels |
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