you'll be doing your christmas shopping in a tee shirt tomorrow ...so ive just been informed as to how i'll be spending sunday the 23 oct by the bbc weather man.
the hell i will
why dont they stop making assumtions as to how people spend their leisure leisure time and just give us the weather ?.
i thought that they had been stopped from doing this by complaints made about them that were featured in a newspaper article i read a few months ago
but now its back
i nearly spat my tea out when i heard the xmas tee shirt remark
its usually a summertime thing when they tell you whether to take a brolly to the barby that youre obviously all going to at the weekend
but now its about suitable christmas shopping attire
JUST BLOODY STOP IT !
Last edited by captainhaddock; 22-10-11 at 05:45 PM.
I know what you mean Cap'n, I can't stand labels, assumptions, and generalisations, everyone is an individual!Originally Posted by captainhaddock
Sounds like an interesting newspaper article, shame I missed it, as for the hopefully heatwave type weather tomorrow I will be in a tee shirt lolling around the back garden attempting to get a tan, but no christmas shopping, stuff that!
Wow!!
There are lots of things in the world to get riled about. . .but this?!? Really?!?
Haven`t even thought about Christmas shopping! Even though we are now being bombarded with the ads! Ridiculous!
I couldn't agree more. The forecasters also editorialise all the time, assuming everyone likes/hates the same kind of weather at the same time. And the BBC ones insist on plugging every sporting event featured on BBC channels - just say what the weather is and shut up!
Not sure what the big deal is with the weather presenters adding a bit of banter to their report, but if you don't like it simply obtain your weather info elsewhere?!? Stick your head out the window!
I use the old technique of hanging a bit of seaweed up outside the window.Not sure what the big deal is with the weather presenters adding a bit of banter to their report, but if you don't like it simply obtain your weather info elsewhere?!? Stick your head out the window!
If the seaweed is wet then I know that it's raining, if it's stiff then it's freezing, if it's scorched then it's hot and if I can't see it then it's foggy
Steve
There is also the way they assume that everyone likes hot weather and hates it when it's overcast or raining. That just ain't true
Steve
It's been a lovely day in Norfolk today. Sunny, crisp and cool. Much nicer than those irritating heatwaves.
I do the same.I use the old technique of hanging a bit of seaweed up outside the window.
If the seaweed is wet then I know that it's raining, if it's stiff then it's freezing, if it's scorched then it's hot and if I can't see it then it's foggy
Steve
But I don't use seaweed. . .
heres that article here
BBC weather forecasters rapped for overdoing the barbecue chat | Mail Online
in britain we can sometimes have four seasons in one day and its all the more lovely for that .
its almost childish to assume we all love non stop sunshine
but thats what the modern weather man seems to do ....assume
Wouldn't call it childish, its a valid assumption that most people prefer sunshine. . .in britain we can sometimes have four seasons in one day and its all the more lovely for that .
its almost childish to assume we all love non stop sunshine
but thats what the modern weather man seems to do ....assume
I don`t. I don`t like summer at all.
True not everyone does, but its a valid assumption on the part of Michael Fish, Wincey Willis etc & hardly something to get so irate about!
Wincey Willis? There`s a blast from the past.True not everyone does, but its a valid assumption on the part of Michael Fish, Wincey Willis etc & hardly something to get so irate about!
is it really ?
ever thought of a job at the meteorogical office timmy ?
perhaps you could advise us as to which brand of sausages to take to the next barbecue
or whether to wear a hat at the next bonfire night do
and what kind at that ?
fedora or panama ?
or how about stop making assumtions about my lifestyle and how i spend my spare time and just concentrate on the main story which is the freakin weather in the part of the world i'm listening to !
Last edited by captainhaddock; 22-10-11 at 11:06 PM.
Opening the shop at 5.45am for newspapers leaves me open to the early risers who constantly remark on the weather, "bit chilly this morning", "it is" I reply when I should actually say "its October in Britain,what do you expect". On another subject,any lottery players out there,do you ask for a winning ticket and smirk like you have just made a smart as**** comment? I can no longer react to this as almost everyone says it. I should say to them, "you have no hope of winning as I've rigged the machine".
Sunny down 'ere' today....have a gudun...Frame.
But they don't even assume that consistently. Around November time they assume that everyone, from kids to OAPs, are desperate for some dark days full of snow. While many elderly people sit there scared and lonely, these grinning twits say things like, 'Fingers crossed we'll get a blanket of snow tomorrow!' They also assume everyone, regardless of their age and work schedule, are excited at the thought of stifling hot weather during the summer. They should just stop assuming anything and just get on with the weather report!
Wow! How about not watching it at all & obtaining your weather info from another source if a bit of light casual banter from a weather presenter is SO unsettling!!
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