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RapierFugue -> RE: Groceries: Today or Tomorrow/Snow Involved (1/10/2011 2:26:41 PM)
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ORIGINAL: AlwaysLisa
I stopped listening to forecasters. Case in point, for a week, we have been told Wed will start a BIG snow storm, sub zero temps, major accumulation of snow. Go shopping NOW, stock up on water, extra food, candles, ect...so for a week, people ran around like chickens. This mornings forecast, reminded me of Gilda Radner on SNL..."Nevermind". The temps, not so bad, the snow, maybe an inch. Far cry from the week of hype.
In a country suffused with bad weather forecasting (the UK), the BBC web site stands out as being often so far off the mark as to enter the realms of the surreal. A couple of weeks ago, the forecast went from "heavy snow! bad weather warning! dogs & cats living together, mass hysteria!" to "quite a bit of snow! Don't go out or the yeti will get you!" to "fuck me it's cold! There'll be ice everywhere and thousands will die!" to ... "light rain. Temps above freezing. A bit grey and snotty. Nothing to worry about" ...
... in the space of four hours.
As my mate’s dad used to say; “want to know what the weather’s like? Stick your head out the window you lazy bastards”.
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