Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

On Dec 15, 12:24*am, Richard Dixon wrote:
Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

The "December Summary" is just hilarious. What happened to the
blizzards on the 2/3 December. This idiot predicted a December along
the lines of last year and got it hopelessly wrong. It's hardly the
first time. Now he's trying to say he got it *right*. It beggars
belief, the way these long-range forecasters don't keep accurate
records, then try to bend facts.

Quite breathtakingly and head-shakingly untrue.

In article
,
Dawlish writes:
It beggars
belief, the way these long-range forecasters don't keep accurate
records, then try to bend facts.

What is perhaps even worse, I suspect that they /do/ keep accurate
records (for their eyes only, of course) but then try to bend facts.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw

On Dec 16, 8:04*pm, Len Wood wrote:
On Dec 15, 8:43*am, John Hall wrote:

In article
,

*Dawlish writes:
It beggars
belief, the way these long-range forecasters don't keep accurate
records, then try to bend facts.

What is perhaps even worse, I suspect that they /do/ keep accurate
records (for their eyes only, of course) but then try to bend facts.
--
John Hall
* * * * * * *"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
* * * * * * * by those who have not got it."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Bernard Shaw

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Solar magnetic looney effects don't seem to be working for dear old
Piers.

I wonder why?

:-)

Len
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He's blaming it on his flares. Told him not to wear them in cold windy
weather.

On Dec 15, 12:24*am, Richard Dixon wrote:
Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

An interesting piece on the FT website today about how Swiss hoteliers
are struggling with the effects of a strong currency and mild (so far)
winter. Stephen Bader, a climatologist at Meteo Suisse, said his
employer had learnt to avoid medium, let alone long term, snow
forecasts.
"The weathermen do, however, provide a long range service for
temperatures through to the end of February. In the best tradition of
his breed, Mr Bader clarifies: "This winter, there are no clear
signals; everything is possible."
Which translates to me that nobody can have any clear idea of what
January and February hold. Perhaps the best you can predict is
'average'?

On Dec 16, 9:09*pm, Lawrence13 wrote:
On Dec 16, 8:04*pm, Len Wood wrote:





On Dec 15, 8:43*am, John Hall wrote:

In article
,

*Dawlish writes:
It beggars
belief, the way these long-range forecasters don't keep accurate
records, then try to bend facts.

What is perhaps even worse, I suspect that they /do/ keep accurate
records (for their eyes only, of course) but then try to bend facts.
--
John Hall
* * * * * * *"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
* * * * * * * by those who have not got it."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Bernard Shaw

---------------------------------------------------------------------------**---------------------------
Solar magnetic looney effects don't seem to be working for dear old
Piers.

I wonder why?

:-)

Len
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He's blaming it on his flares. Told him not to wear them in cold windy
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His trouble is that he's boree-arse-less.

http://www.solen.info/solar/

On Dec 18, 10:35*am, Len Wood wrote:
On Dec 16, 9:09*pm, Lawrence13 wrote:





On Dec 16, 8:04*pm, Len Wood wrote:

On Dec 15, 8:43*am, John Hall wrote:

In article
,

*Dawlish writes:
It beggars
belief, the way these long-range forecasters don't keep accurate
records, then try to bend facts.

What is perhaps even worse, I suspect that they /do/ keep accurate
records (for their eyes only, of course) but then try to bend facts..
--
John Hall
* * * * * * *"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
* * * * * * * by those who have not got it."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Bernard Shaw

---------------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------
Solar magnetic looney effects don't seem to be working for dear old
Piers.

I wonder why?

:-)

Len
---------------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------

He's blaming it on his flares. Told him not to wear them in cold windy
weather.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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His trouble is that he's boree-arse-less.

http://www.solen.info/solar/- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That reminds me of the Two Ronnies gag, where the usherette for the
Cricklewood Odeon won her industrial tribunal case after she was
sacked for accidently sitting on her torch and showing herself up in
the circle

On Dec 17, 11:16*am, Scott W wrote:
On Dec 15, 12:24*am, Richard Dixon wrote:

Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

An interesting piece on the FT website today about how Swiss hoteliers
are struggling with the effects of a strong currency and mild (so far)
winter. Stephen Bader, a climatologist at Meteo Suisse, said his
employer had learnt to avoid medium, let alone long term, snow
forecasts.
"The weathermen do, however, provide a long range service for
temperatures through to the end of February. In the best tradition of
his breed, Mr Bader clarifies: "This winter, there are no clear
signals; everything is possible."

I think you've hit the nail on the head, Scott!

Which translates to me that nobody can have any clear idea of what
January and February hold. Perhaps the best you can predict is
'average'?

Maybe. It won't stop people trying to convince others that they have a
very clear idea, however.

"Scott W" wrote in message
...
On Dec 15, 12:24 am, Richard Dixon wrote:
Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a
farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

An interesting piece on the FT website today about how Swiss hoteliers
are struggling with the effects of a strong currency and mild (so far)
winter. Stephen Bader, a climatologist at Meteo Suisse, said his
employer had learnt to avoid medium, let alone long term, snow
forecasts.
"The weathermen do, however, provide a long range service for
temperatures through to the end of February. In the best tradition of
his breed, Mr Bader clarifies: "This winter, there are no clear
signals; everything is possible."
Which translates to me that nobody can have any clear idea of what
January and February hold. Perhaps the best you can predict is
'average'?


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But 'average' is as much a prediction as 'above average' or 'below
average' and has the same chance of being wrong.

Tom

On Dec 20, 1:51*pm, "Tom Allen" wrote:
"Scott W" wrote in message

...
On Dec 15, 12:24 am, Richard Dixon wrote:

Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a
farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

An interesting piece on the FT website today about how Swiss hoteliers
are struggling with the effects of a strong currency and mild (so far)
winter. Stephen Bader, a climatologist at Meteo Suisse, said his
employer had learnt to avoid medium, let alone long term, snow
forecasts.
"The weathermen do, however, provide a long range service for
temperatures through to the end of February. In the best tradition of
his breed, Mr Bader clarifies: "This winter, there are no clear
signals; everything is possible."
Which translates to me that nobody can have any clear idea of what
January and February hold. Perhaps the best you can predict is
'average'?

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But 'average' is as much a prediction as 'above average' or 'below
average' and has the same chance of being wrong.

Tom

Very true Tom; hence my "maybe"! It's perhaps best to leave any
prediction with an enormous health warning and not try to say one has
been correct, if one gets lucky and gets it spot on, for once, without
demonstrating evidence of past success.