Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.


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In article ,
Graham P Davis writes:
Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.



And then they claim that they aren't given long enough for the
forecasts.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw

On Sep 20, 2:47*pm, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
*Graham P Davis writes:

Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.

And then they claim that they aren't given long enough for the
forecasts.
--
John Hall
* * * * * *

They certainly aren't given long enough for their forecasts but
that's no excuse for baby-talk like "weather front". Are they just
******* or are they forced into *******hip by the time pressures of
the bubble-headed Beeb? A great dilemma; one likes to be able to hurl
bile with a degree of moral certainty but this case is not at all
clear.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey

On Sep 20, 5:06*pm, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Sep 20, 2:47*pm, John Hall wrote:

In article ,
*Graham P Davis writes:

Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath..

And then they claim that they aren't given long enough for the
forecasts.
--
John Hall
* * * * * *

* * They certainly aren't given long enough for their forecasts but
that's no excuse for baby-talk like "weather front". *Are they just
******* or are they forced into *******hip by the time pressures of
the bubble-headed Beeb? *A great dilemma; one likes to be able to hurl
bile with a degree of moral certainty but this case is not at all
clear.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey

Laura Tobin a tosser?
How could that be?
Tudor! Language!

Wayne Dwops
Wembury

In article
,
Tudor Hughes writes:
On Sep 20, 2:47*pm, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
*Graham P Davis writes:

Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.

And then they claim that they aren't given long enough for the
forecasts.

They certainly aren't given long enough for their forecasts but
that's no excuse for baby-talk like "weather front". Are they just
******* or are they forced into *******hip by the time pressures of
the bubble-headed Beeb? A great dilemma; one likes to be able to hurl
bile with a degree of moral certainty but this case is not at all
clear.

My point, which I should have made more explicit, was that saying
"weather front" instead of "front" takes an extra second or two, and
when that happens half a dozen times it starts to add up.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw

"John Hall" wrote in message
...
In article
,
Tudor Hughes writes:
On Sep 20, 2:47 pm, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Graham P Davis writes:

Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather
front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion,
she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.

And then they claim that they aren't given long enough for the
forecasts.

They certainly aren't given long enough for their forecasts but
that's no excuse for baby-talk like "weather front". Are they just
******* or are they forced into *******hip by the time pressures of
the bubble-headed Beeb? A great dilemma; one likes to be able to hurl
bile with a degree of moral certainty but this case is not at all
clear.

My point, which I should have made more explicit, was that saying
"weather front" instead of "front" takes an extra second or two, and
when that happens half a dozen times it starts to add up.

But what they should be saying is *warm* front & *cold* front.
Best not have too many of the occulded variety, or they really
could run out of time
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:05:15 +0100, Col wrote:

My point, which I should have made more explicit, was that saying
"weather front" instead of "front" takes an extra second or two, and
when that happens half a dozen times it starts to add up.

But what they should be saying is *warm* front & *cold* front. Best not
have too many of the occulded variety, or they really could run out of
time

I was taken aback a week or so ago when "occluded front" was used on a
forecast. Thought I might have imagined it at first but the forecaster
used it again.

If the BBC object to the use of "cold" or "warm", then the presenters
should just use "front" on its own.



--
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On Sep 20, 1:36*pm, Graham P Davis wrote:
Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.

1 Graham P Davis Sep 20
2 John Hall Sep 20
3 Tudor Hughes Sep 20

I see.
It's Saptember. The season for ungentlemen to come out the closet.
You make Dawlish... ermm

Whatever.

In article
,
Weatherlawyer writes:
On Sep 20, 1:36*pm, Graham P Davis wrote:
Laura Tobin just referred to a feature on her chart as a "weather front"
five times in quick succession. On the sixth - and final - occasion, she
just referred to it as a "front". Must have been running out of breath.

1 Graham P Davis Sep 20
2 John Hall Sep 20
3 Tudor Hughes Sep 20

I see.
It's Saptember. The season for ungentlemen to come out the closet.
You make Dawlish... ermm

Whatever.

Can't one criticise weather presenters now if they happen to be female?
Is it still OK to criticise them if they're male?

There have been some excellent female weather presenters, Barbara
Edwards and Suzanne Charlton being two names that come to mind. But I
don't think that Laura Tobin is one of them.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw

On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:53:28 +0100, John Hall wrote:



Can't one criticise weather presenters now if they happen to be female?
Is it still OK to criticise them if they're male?

There have been some excellent female weather presenters, Barbara
Edwards and Suzanne Charlton being two names that come to mind. But I
don't think that Laura Tobin is one of them.


It's a pity you replied to Michael as I normally wouldn't see his inane
ramblings. However, thanks for your comments. Another female I'd add to
your list, although she is not popular with everyone here, is Carol
Kirkwood, if for no other reason than that I've never heard her use the
phrases "its way" or "their way" when describing movement.


--
Graham Davis, Bracknell
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