The Gathering Storm

[arktos62]

To: The Meteorological Office,
London

Sir,

I am, on most occasions, the most equable of men. Stand on my foot and I will smile lamely and apologise. Kill my gerbil and I will explain that he had been feeling unwell, and therefore gerbicide was the kindest thing.

But this morning, I am not equable. I am very unequable. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I

Comments

[timbear]

I am reliably informed that with all their computers and prediction models the met office are only a few percentage points more accurate than "persistence" forecasting. i.e. "It rained today, therefore it will rain again tomorrow".

Although that does say rather more about our climate than their capabilities ...

[ptownnyc]

I'm sure the Met is still restrained in comparison to our local television news here. An inch of snow is on the way, they get hysterical.

IS the CITY PREPARED?!?!?!

How BAD will it BE?!?!?