I was hoping for just a small thank you from a person called Jon who said
that he would like anybody in this group to give him a forecast some 8 or 9
days ahead for the Bishops Waltham area of Hampshire. Some of you probably
remember the post or may even know him and the event that he was involved
with. Some of you may have responded. My reply was as follows:-

Snip
"On a more specific note it does look as though the pressure will rise and
the Weekend of the 24th turn out quite warm, mostly dry with sunny spells
after a relatively unsettled earlier part of the week. I am hoping that this
will materialise to make my long range forecast for April just about on
track."

Normally I would not be so forward about this but this has happened on
several occasions over the past year in uk.sci weather often with an
introduction of "I have been lurking for sometime on this group----". For
instance there was a lady from Arundel, in Sussex who was planning an event
for her area and wanted information. Again you may remember the post but no
reply from her even though the forecast turned out very much as predicted
and it cost her not a cent.

The public and the media are quick to throw stones but often slow to shower
praise and appreciation.

Ian Currie-Coulsdon
www.Frostedearth.com

"Ian Currie" wrote in message
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Some of you probably
remember the post or may even know him and the event that he was involved
with.


Yes I remember it well, Ian. Sunny spells from the word go IIRC, eloquently
put I thought. Just can't get the gratitude these days, even so I'm looking
forward to my prize :-)

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...erlin.de#link1

Jon.

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:07:05 +0100, Jon O'Rourke wrote in


"Ian Currie" wrote in message
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Some of you probably
remember the post or may even know him and the event that he was involved
with.

Yes I remember it well, Ian. Sunny spells from the word go IIRC, eloquently
put I thought. Just can't get the gratitude these days, even so I'm looking
forward to my prize :-)

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...erlin.de#link1

Yes well done, Jon - you seem to have been spot on. Pity it wasn't like
that up here yesterday. You might make a forecaster yet :-)

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 25/04/2004 21:40:10 UTC

You are still alive aren't you?

And you don't live in Russia do you?

What else do you want?

Permission not to go to Africa ever?

Or Yugoslavia or the USA or what?


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"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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You are still alive aren't you?

And you don't live in Russia do you?

What else do you want?

Permission not to go to Africa ever?

Or Yugoslavia or the USA or what?


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Michael. Everyone's gone to the moon!

"Lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message


Michael. Everyone's gone to the moon!

Is that because the USA is turning into Russia and the legal systems
earthwide are so far from Eutopia that the moon is a viable alternative
as the song says?

Or are you just poking fun at a prankster?

A little off topic:

The building site where I am working has been plagued by vandals, mostly
children -some not more than 6 or 7 years old. They are untouchable in
this country. In a sensible world they would have been given a smack for
the first offense. Subsequent damage would have been draconian and most
unexpected.

If we had no police force in the UK, the country would be a nicer place
to live in. OAP's would sleep soundly in their beds. And criminals would
lie quaking in theirs.

What do we have?

Ostensibly the recent spyware meeting in the USA was to help politicians
set laws for the removal of crap ware. However, the people who run
antispyware programmes were removed from speaking whilst firms like
Gator got first place. This is in order to ensure the FBI can scan
systems world wide with no law against them.

http://www.spywareinfo.com/newslette...es/0404/24.php

In the meantime someone in the gutter of world politics is blowing smoke
at meterologists. Well; serves them right for having their eyes open.
Most have got their heads tucked firmly in the sand though. So if it
looks like the moon to you I could tell you why but I don't want to
upset you.


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Ian Currie wrote in message ...
:I was hoping for just a small thank you from a person called Jon who said
:that he would like anybody in this group to give him a forecast some 8 or 9
:days ahead for the Bishops Waltham area of Hampshire.

Perhaps Jon who asked the question has no access to a PC just now and is not
able to post a follow-up message. Maybe he was interested in a forecast
because of some event which involved him spending the weekend away from
home.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

"Ian Currie" schreef in bericht
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I was hoping for just a small thank you from a person called Jon who said
that he would like anybody in this group to give him a forecast some 8 or
9
days ahead for the Bishops Waltham area of Hampshire.


Well said, Ian. When this is so striking to you; you also may have noticed
how often this happens to Yannis? People who want to visit certain parts of
Greece, asking him about the climate & weather for a particular period.
Yannis replies are usually perfect and well-substationated. Hardly ever read
a "thank you". A matter of good manners, indeed Gavin!!


Wijke
SE Flevopolder, ms 3 m asl
The Netherlands
Still glorious spring-weather - though cirrus; milky sunshine; Tc 17.1 C; SE
2; 1024,4 hPa

"Wijke" wrote in message
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Well said, Ian. When this is so striking to you; you also may have noticed
how often this happens to Yannis? People who want to visit certain parts
of
Greece, asking him about the climate & weather for a particular period.
Yannis replies are usually perfect and well-substationated. Hardly ever
read
a "thank you". A matter of good manners, indeed Gavin!!

LOL, and I thought I could have got away with it without replying to this
thread! Oh well, a 'thank you' is always nice to receive but it'y my
pleasure to give any information anyone might need :-)

Yannis, SE Athens
-RA, 14.2C

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LOL, and I thought I could have got away with it without replying to this
thread!


No no no, not *that* easy, mister :-).