Is it EVER going to Stop Raining???
Is it EVER going to Stop Raining???
09 July 2008, 04:12 PM
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Only just started with a light drizzle here, we have it all to come later 
It's clearing from the south so you should be alright later, so the nice weatherman on the lunchtime news said anyway 
It's clearing from the south so you should be alright later, so the nice weatherman on the lunchtime news said anyway
09 July 2008, 04:30 PM
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Okay, it's not earth-shaking stuff but this article is just, utterly ridiculous:
Month Of Rain To Fall On UK Today - Yahoo! News UK
Sky News report: the headline is:
Month Of Rain To Fall On UK Today
byline: Thought it was summer? Well think again. Parts of Britain will see up to a month's worth of rain dumped on them today, leading to localised flooding and possible travel problems.
Okay - people who skim read articles will now be under the impression that the Great Storm is about to hit again - "Parts of Britain" will see up to a month of rain in 24 hours.
Oh, but it's not:
"much of south and central England and parts of Wales "
Ahhhhh so it's going to hit the Southerners. Great Storm! GREAT Storm!!!
Oh, but it's not:
" South Wales will bear the brunt of the wet weather and could see up to three-quarters of the month's average rainfall in one day"
Hang on.... So ONLY South Wales we see the worst and that will only be UP TO 3/4 of the month?????
Oh, but it's not:
"I think much of south Wales will see at least 30mm of rain through the day, probably up to about 50mm across hills and land.
"That's getting on for three-quarter's of the average month's rain fall."
So..... now it's getting on for, and not UP to.
and... it only suggests that it's the hills that are going to be worst affected.
In one article we go from the whole of the UK going to be flooded to a bunch of sheep in Wales that are going to get wet feet.
God I hate lazy reporters.
Month Of Rain To Fall On UK Today - Yahoo! News UK
Sky News report: the headline is:
Month Of Rain To Fall On UK Today
byline: Thought it was summer? Well think again. Parts of Britain will see up to a month's worth of rain dumped on them today, leading to localised flooding and possible travel problems.
Okay - people who skim read articles will now be under the impression that the Great Storm is about to hit again - "Parts of Britain" will see up to a month of rain in 24 hours.
Oh, but it's not:
"much of south and central England and parts of Wales "
Ahhhhh so it's going to hit the Southerners. Great Storm! GREAT Storm!!!
Oh, but it's not:
" South Wales will bear the brunt of the wet weather and could see up to three-quarters of the month's average rainfall in one day"
Hang on.... So ONLY South Wales we see the worst and that will only be UP TO 3/4 of the month?????
Oh, but it's not:
"I think much of south Wales will see at least 30mm of rain through the day, probably up to about 50mm across hills and land.
"That's getting on for three-quarter's of the average month's rain fall."
So..... now it's getting on for, and not UP to.
and... it only suggests that it's the hills that are going to be worst affected.
In one article we go from the whole of the UK going to be flooded to a bunch of sheep in Wales that are going to get wet feet.
God I hate lazy reporters.
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09 July 2008, 05:11 PM
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I blame my best mate - he gets into these rant moods (generally on political issues) and sometimes I get inspired to on such topics as the one above.
The thing is (and being serious) what the hell happened to reporting the facts? Journalists KNOW that people only generlly read the headline, by-line and first paragraph, so they put utter tosh in there and hide the facts at the bottom.
The thing is (and being serious) what the hell happened to reporting the facts? Journalists KNOW that people only generlly read the headline, by-line and first paragraph, so they put utter tosh in there and hide the facts at the bottom.
09 July 2008, 10:51 PM
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we've had 20mm of rain in 24 hours
There is, apparently, an old saying that if it rains onthe 1st of July it will rain the whole month.................
and what did it do on the 1st July? Bucketed down
There is, apparently, an old saying that if it rains onthe 1st of July it will rain the whole month.................
and what did it do on the 1st July? Bucketed down
09 July 2008, 11:12 PM
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Christ, you lot need a drink!
Why are the British, particularly the English, so obsessed by the weather
When it rains, you complain about it being wet, when it's sunny, you complain about hayfever, hosepipe bans, traffic, the price of an ice cream and global warming. You're all obsessed!
Be grateful that you've actually got weather to complain about, there's under-privileged people in places like Kreplakistan, that don't have enough weather to go around. They have to share a slight mist between 50 of them, or a glimmer of sunlight between a whole village. You ungrateful barstewards
Why are the British, particularly the English, so obsessed by the weather
When it rains, you complain about it being wet, when it's sunny, you complain about hayfever, hosepipe bans, traffic, the price of an ice cream and global warming. You're all obsessed! Be grateful that you've actually got weather to complain about, there's under-privileged people in places like Kreplakistan, that don't have enough weather to go around. They have to share a slight mist between 50 of them, or a glimmer of sunlight between a whole village. You ungrateful barstewards
10 July 2008, 12:30 AM
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10 July 2008, 08:26 AM
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i study the forecast near every day to be honest, as it helps plan workloads at work
forecast from the met office website was for rain all this week in newcastle
cant say i have noticed any rain while at work so far this week
rains loads when i get home 
anyway, i checked the met office website again last night at 12 oclock, heavy rain all day today, woke up to nice sunshine
checked it again at 7am to find we might get a shower at 1pm
met office = sucks *****
forecast from the met office website was for rain all this week in newcastle
cant say i have noticed any rain while at work so far this week
rains loads when i get home anyway, i checked the met office website again last night at 12 oclock, heavy rain all day today, woke up to nice sunshine
checked it again at 7am to find we might get a shower at 1pm
met office = sucks *****