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24-08-2015, 03:10 PM
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After 93 years the Beeb has dumped the Met Office.

I bet the Met did not see that storm coming
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24-08-2015, 03:15 PM
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Some years ago, Norway awarded the national weather forecaster the title of 'Liar of the Year' award.

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24-08-2015, 03:22 PM
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I heard this being discussed on the radio yesterday. The weather forcast is going to be put out to tender I guess to find a cheaper option than the Met office taking into account the BBC cuts .
So our forecast could be coming from another country.
I don't like change I am too old...
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24-08-2015, 03:40 PM
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The BBC said it would still use the Met Office for its severe weather warnings.

Makes buying that latest purchase of it's £100m Cray super computer worthwhile doesn't it
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24-08-2015, 03:45 PM
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There's an old lady at the top of our village who is a witch.
She's a white witch, and doesn't walk around with a pointy hat, and no warts on her nose.

She tells the future weather by squeezing her bunions or something. She'd do it for the BBC for a couple of quid a week. Probably much more accurate than the Sinclair Cray as well.

Tomorrow's weather? It's gonna rain. That's for free. A sample of the old witches skill.
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24-08-2015, 03:47 PM
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Sounds like a case of Scilly automatic gone to far
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24-08-2015, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Hanfonius ->
There's an old lady at the top of our village who is a witch.
She's a white witch, and doesn't walk around with a pointy hat, and no warts on her nose.

She tells the future weather by squeezing her bunions or something. She'd do it for the BBC for a couple of quid a week. Probably much more accurate than the Sinclair Cray as well.

Tomorrow's weather? It's gonna rain. That's for free. A sample of the old witches skill.
I was rather intrigued at the method of 'by squeezing her buttocks' to forecast weather....then I put my glasses back on.
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24-08-2015, 04:17 PM
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Oooh, Solo, you are awful.....

... but I like you.!!

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24-08-2015, 04:18 PM
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does this mean we are going to get some idiot jumping around on a styrafoam map?
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24-08-2015, 04:28 PM
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Excellent news I say !
Maybe now we will get some decent weather !
 
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