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Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for?
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'Mike' wrote:
Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I don't believe in the next day forecast, never mind long term ones. -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I don't believe in the next day forecast, never mind long term ones. A normal winter, one day cold and wet the next day sunny and dry! -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I always liked this answer to weather problems... It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the reservation asked their New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. He was a modern indian chief, sitting in his bungalow with his jeep parked outside. He realised he couldnt tell the signs like his father and grandfather did. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?". "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you certain that it is going to be a very cold winter?" "Yes," the man from the National Weather Service again replied, "it's definitely going to be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man added. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked. The weatherman replied, "The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy." John |
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John T wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I always liked this answer to weather problems... It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the reservation asked their New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. He was a modern indian chief, sitting in his bungalow with his jeep parked outside. He realised he couldnt tell the signs like his father and grandfather did. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?". "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you certain that it is going to be a very cold winter?" "Yes," the man from the National Weather Service again replied, "it's definitely going to be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man added. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked. The weatherman replied, "The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy." John I guessed what the punchline would be, but it still made me smile. :-) -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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John T wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I always liked this answer to weather problems... It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the reservation asked their New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. He was a modern indian chief, sitting in his bungalow with his jeep parked outside. He realised he couldnt tell the signs like his father and grandfather did. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?". "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you certain that it is going to be a very cold winter?" "Yes," the man from the National Weather Service again replied, "it's definitely going to be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man added. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked. The weatherman replied, "The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy." Hahahahaha |
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Broadback wrote:
'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I don't believe in the next day forecast, never mind long term ones. The ten day forecast is a mouse click away for me and frankly it is rubbish. Today's weather is sometimes wrong, tomorrows weather is pot luck and as for the other 8 days they are pure fiction. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On Jul 4, 4:52*pm, David in Normandy
wrote: The ten day forecast is a mouse click away for me and frankly it is rubbish. Today's weather is sometimes wrong, tomorrows weather is pot luck and as for the other 8 days they are pure fiction. Back to old couintry lore. Great Uncle Victor, when asked what the weather was going to do, said,"Look out the window, boy." Of course he didn't believe in long range forecasts! In fact they had a mass of sayings about the weather (my mother always seemed to have a new one when required) .They were fairly accurate in a general way but rarely specific. Old Victor used to tell me to look at the berry crops as a sign of what the oncoming winter would be, believing that nature provided for the wildlife when times were going to be hard.... but this does not seem to have held true in recent years. Perhaps I just live in an unnaturally sheltered spot! |
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moghouse wrote:
Old Victor used to tell me to look at the berry crops as a sign of what the oncoming winter would be, believing that nature provided for the wildlife when times were going to be hard.... but this does not seem to have held true in recent years. Perhaps I just live in an unnaturally sheltered spot! I hope he's wrong! I've been in the garden picking raspberries and black currants this afternoon and there is a bumper crop. The cultivated blackberry (giant berries) will be ripe soon and that looks like it will have a good yield too. Lots of green plums and peaches in the orchard this year. A moderate amount of apples but no Bramley apples at all - it has gone on strike this year. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Broadback wrote:
'Mike' wrote: Any 'forecasts' yet as to what sort of Winter we are in for? Mike I don't believe in the next day forecast, never mind long term ones. But the Met office seem to have got this summer right (so far). Shoot me down if we get a cold wet August. Paul -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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On 4 July, 16:50, David in Normandy
wrote: The weatherman replied, "The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy." I guessed what the punchline would be, but it still made me smile. :-) Brian Johnstone used to commentate on the boat race from a launch some distance behind the rowers, an awkward spot to see who was in front of whom. He had noticed that on Barnes Bridge a man used to hoist a light or dark blue flag to denote the leaders at that point. He cribbed the intermediate result for his commentary. Many years later he was introduced at a function to the flag wielder, and asked where he stood to get such a good view. "Oh I can't see the river at all" he replied. "How do you know which flag to hoist?" our hero asked. "I listen to Brian Johnstone on the BBC" he was told. |
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