On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:22:40 +0000, Nick Maclaren wrote:


In article ,
David WE Roberts writes:
|
| Bloke in a pub (well, bloke working on the drive next door) said he had
| heard that we were due for the worst winter in 100 years.

It was the worst winter THIS CENTURY - i.e. since 2001.

| May know what he is on about as he used to work for Notcutts so at least
| he should be a little in tune with nature.
|
| He is also laying block paving and stuff so the quality of the winter has
| a major effect on his business.

Neither are particularly good qualifications for weather prediction.
Real traditionalists say that the art of prediction has gone down
the tube ever since this country gave up human sacrifice, and who
are we to argue with them?

Hmmm....we are still in prime spot for the best worst year/decade etc. for
this century.

What was your source for 'worst this century'?

[Unless you know the bloke doing the drive next door, of course :-) ]

I wasn't suggesting he was a good weather predictor - rather that he had a
keener interest in locating long term reliable forecasts than most.

I can believe we could be in for a strange winter, as we have had a very
odd summer (this part of the country) with more precipitation and less sun.

More to the point, what should I do with my Olive?

Cheers

Dave R

David WE Roberts wrote:
:: On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:22:40 +0000, Nick Maclaren wrote:
::
:::
::: In article ,
::: David WE Roberts writes:
:::::
::::: Bloke in a pub (well, bloke working on the drive next door)
::::: said he had heard that we were due for the worst winter in 100
::::: years.
:::
::: It was the worst winter THIS CENTURY - i.e. since 2001.
:::
::::: May know what he is on about as he used to work for Notcutts so
::::: at least he should be a little in tune with nature.
:::::
::::: He is also laying block paving and stuff so the quality of the
::::: winter has a major effect on his business.
:::
::: Neither are particularly good qualifications for weather
::: prediction. Real traditionalists say that the art of prediction
::: has gone down the tube ever since this country gave up human
::: sacrifice, and who are we to argue with them?
::
:: Hmmm....we are still in prime spot for the best worst year/decade
:: etc. for this century.
::
:: What was your source for 'worst this century'?
::
:: [Unless you know the bloke doing the drive next door, of course
:: :-) ]
::
:: I wasn't suggesting he was a good weather predictor - rather that
:: he had a keener interest in locating long term reliable forecasts
:: than most.

Hmmm, I've worked outdoors for over twenty years and still can't get an
accurate prediction for a week ahead!
What I can say is that we usually have cold but dry winters and hot but wet
summers...we'll have less rain in the next four months than we've had in the
past four! (BTW, I lay drives too!)
::
:: I can believe we could be in for a strange winter, as we have had
:: a very odd summer (this part of the country) with more
:: precipitation and less sun.

Very true but between you and me, from all the weather pages and channels
available these days, I've yet to see one which is as accurate as ITV's
teletext services - don't bother with the forecast after the news on either
channel and the BBC's weather website is as useful as a brick to a drowning
ferret!

::
:: More to the point, what should I do with my Olive?
::
::
I thought she'd got a part in Eastenders?

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:22:25 GMT, Phil L wrote:

Hmmm, I've worked outdoors for over twenty years and still can't get an
accurate prediction for a week ahead!

I always say "Tomorrow'll be quite like today". An average weather system
lasts around 5 days so I get roughly an 80% success rate.
For a week ahead, I just says "It'll probably be miserable". I'm usually
right there as well. :-(
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Tim C.