Another OT grumble - yellow warnings of rain

[Tim Streater]

So the end result is no one takes any risks. This leads to long term decline of the country, as we saw with the Soviets.

[PeterC]

A friend in Reading lives about 500 yd. from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting - she says the level of innacuracy is very high for the immediate area.

[Brian Gaff]

If its the bbc then its all been privatised from April. They said it would be wet here this morning, its not. Brian

[PeterC]

Thunderstorms shown for most of day here but I'm hoping that they hold off. It's sod's law that, after more than a week without rain, storms arrive today. I have an appointment this p.m. and the buses are such that I'd have to get there an hour early to be sure, so the easiest way is a 4.5 mile cross-country walk. Mud, mud gloriuos mud!

[whisky-dave]

reminds me of my French flat mate who I saw rushing about filling the watering can, when I asked what the panic was she said "I want to water the garden before it rains".

[David]

Did I grumble about the lack of rain?

My bad :-(

Dave R

[michael adams]

No its the way many States in the capitalist USA have worked for decades and now the capitalist UK works. Ever since conditional fee (contingent USA) (a.k.a no win no fee or ambulance chasing) legislation became law in 1995.

When you've been sat there, pot noodle in hand in front of the telly, have you never wondered why your favourite channels are all full up with adverts for injury compensation lawers; when such things never seem to have existed before ?

Silly question . No of course you haven't.

michael adams

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