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May 21st 05, 08:33 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Col" wrote in message ... "Will Hand" wrote in message ... How on earth can anyone take a decision on our behalf that the wind is not important ? Mr BBC *WIND IS IMPORTANT* believe me. They have wind on ITV, I'm told they have wind on SKY so what makes the BBC special ? There have pressure maps on ITV too. Isobars, wind arrows (speed *and* direction) and those weather front thingies as well. Has it really come to pass that the ITV forecast is now better than the BBC? Over the past 2 years I have gradually watched less and less TV weather forecasts (no need to because of the Internet). I must have watched the BBC National more times in the past week than in the past 6 months ! I do make a point of watching David Braine though if I can. The point is that I often get asked "where can I go to get a decent weather forecast" . I used to say that you could do nothing better than watch BBC1 - I think from now on I'll point them to the InterNet and if they are in the SW - David Braine. If they don't have InterNet then radio would be the next best choice. Sorry BBC you've muffed it big time with this rushed project. Will. -- " Stuff the thought police, I don't care anymore, I am free, I am me - quack quack " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet). mailto: www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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May 21st 05, 08:33 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Col" wrote in message ... "Will Hand" wrote in message ... How on earth can anyone take a decision on our behalf that the wind is not important ? Mr BBC *WIND IS IMPORTANT* believe me. They have wind on ITV, I'm told they have wind on SKY so what makes the BBC special ? There have pressure maps on ITV too. Isobars, wind arrows (speed *and* direction) and those weather front thingies as well. Has it really come to pass that the ITV forecast is now better than the BBC? Over the past 2 years I have gradually watched less and less TV weather forecasts (no need to because of the Internet). I must have watched the BBC National more times in the past week than in the past 6 months ! I do make a point of watching David Braine though if I can. The point is that I often get asked "where can I go to get a decent weather forecast" . I used to say that you could do nothing better than watch BBC1 - I think from now on I'll point them to the InterNet and if they are in the SW - David Braine. If they don't have InterNet then radio would be the next best choice. Sorry BBC you've muffed it big time with this rushed project. Will. -- " Stuff the thought police, I don't care anymore, I am free, I am me - quack quack " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet). mailto: www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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#43
May 21st 05, 08:33 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Col" wrote in message ... "Will Hand" wrote in message ... How on earth can anyone take a decision on our behalf that the wind is not important ? Mr BBC *WIND IS IMPORTANT* believe me. They have wind on ITV, I'm told they have wind on SKY so what makes the BBC special ? There have pressure maps on ITV too. Isobars, wind arrows (speed *and* direction) and those weather front thingies as well. Has it really come to pass that the ITV forecast is now better than the BBC? Over the past 2 years I have gradually watched less and less TV weather forecasts (no need to because of the Internet). I must have watched the BBC National more times in the past week than in the past 6 months ! I do make a point of watching David Braine though if I can. The point is that I often get asked "where can I go to get a decent weather forecast" . I used to say that you could do nothing better than watch BBC1 - I think from now on I'll point them to the InterNet and if they are in the SW - David Braine. If they don't have InterNet then radio would be the next best choice. Sorry BBC you've muffed it big time with this rushed project. Will. -- " Stuff the thought police, I don't care anymore, I am free, I am me - quack quack " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet). mailto: www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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#44
May 21st 05, 08:35 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Edmund Lewis" wrote in message ups.com... Will Hand wrote: Edmund how long did they have to do that broadcast, it sounds fantastic ? About 10 minutes IIRC. 10 MINUTES :-O I'm gobsmacked. Will. -- |
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May 21st 05, 08:35 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Edmund Lewis" wrote in message ups.com... Will Hand wrote: Edmund how long did they have to do that broadcast, it sounds fantastic ? About 10 minutes IIRC. 10 MINUTES :-O I'm gobsmacked. Will. -- |
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May 21st 05, 08:35 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Edmund Lewis" wrote in message ups.com... Will Hand wrote: Edmund how long did they have to do that broadcast, it sounds fantastic ? About 10 minutes IIRC. 10 MINUTES :-O I'm gobsmacked. Will. -- |
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#47
May 21st 05, 09:16 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Will Hand" wrote in message ... ================================================== ================== This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author. Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do. ================================================== ================== 20/5/05 Just watched the 1330 national forecast right through. It has been quite windy this morning here in the SW and I was wondering if it would die down this afternoon (I know really but you see what I mean !). Not one mention of wind throughout the entire forecast, the only clue was the mention of blustery showers. Come on BBC don't be shy :-) Then later we had David Braine he did show the paper aeroplanes and mentioned gales tomorrow, but if he had not mentioned gales the paper aeroplanes would not have indicated that. I consider this a very serious issue now if potential gales either do not get mentioned or are not shown properly on a forecast. How much did the BBC pay for this package? £1 million quid :-O I would have thought that for that price we could have better graphics for wind than paper aeroplanes. Full marks to the Met Office presenters again though, keeping smiling. Will. -- I have a feeling that the package is not the problem. The problem is that someone has decided to dumb down the forecast (cue patronising comment about how the public does not inderstand synoptic charts) and the current forecasts are the result with all of the defects that has been pointed out so clearly by others. Alan |
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#48
May 21st 05, 09:16 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Will Hand" wrote in message ... ================================================== ================== This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author. Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do. ================================================== ================== 20/5/05 Just watched the 1330 national forecast right through. It has been quite windy this morning here in the SW and I was wondering if it would die down this afternoon (I know really but you see what I mean !). Not one mention of wind throughout the entire forecast, the only clue was the mention of blustery showers. Come on BBC don't be shy :-) Then later we had David Braine he did show the paper aeroplanes and mentioned gales tomorrow, but if he had not mentioned gales the paper aeroplanes would not have indicated that. I consider this a very serious issue now if potential gales either do not get mentioned or are not shown properly on a forecast. How much did the BBC pay for this package? £1 million quid :-O I would have thought that for that price we could have better graphics for wind than paper aeroplanes. Full marks to the Met Office presenters again though, keeping smiling. Will. -- I have a feeling that the package is not the problem. The problem is that someone has decided to dumb down the forecast (cue patronising comment about how the public does not inderstand synoptic charts) and the current forecasts are the result with all of the defects that has been pointed out so clearly by others. Alan |
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May 21st 05, 09:16 AM
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No bleedin winds again
"Will Hand" wrote in message ... ================================================== ================== This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author. Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do. ================================================== ================== 20/5/05 Just watched the 1330 national forecast right through. It has been quite windy this morning here in the SW and I was wondering if it would die down this afternoon (I know really but you see what I mean !). Not one mention of wind throughout the entire forecast, the only clue was the mention of blustery showers. Come on BBC don't be shy :-) Then later we had David Braine he did show the paper aeroplanes and mentioned gales tomorrow, but if he had not mentioned gales the paper aeroplanes would not have indicated that. I consider this a very serious issue now if potential gales either do not get mentioned or are not shown properly on a forecast. How much did the BBC pay for this package? £1 million quid :-O I would have thought that for that price we could have better graphics for wind than paper aeroplanes. Full marks to the Met Office presenters again though, keeping smiling. Will. -- I have a feeling that the package is not the problem. The problem is that someone has decided to dumb down the forecast (cue patronising comment about how the public does not inderstand synoptic charts) and the current forecasts are the result with all of the defects that has been pointed out so clearly by others. Alan |
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May 21st 05, 10:16 AM
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Will Hand writes: I used to say that you could do nothing better than watch BBC1 - I think from now on I'll point them to the InterNet and if they are in the SW - David Braine. Philip Eden makes a very similar point about Internet resources in his column in today's Telegraph. -- John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." Anon |
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