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There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 16:37
by TonyT
Try reading the comments attached to this Stuff story about the heavy rain today - fascinating, especially the people who believe the fires in Australia have altered the weather patterns over New Zealand.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4853827a11.html
Sometimes its quite illuminating to try to understand how Joe Public think about weather and forecasting.
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 17:29
by mattyj46
Lol all you can do is laugh, some of the things people come up with
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 17:37
by TonyT
Well, they laugh at some of the forecasts we come up with, so I guess thats only fair...
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 18:10
by Myself
But hang on.... Our "reliable" Met Service said Wellington was in for "a long, hot, dry, windless summer"... Our Met Service should be on a Tui Billboard!
???
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 18:32
by Tornado Tim
Yea, I didn't get that either?
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 18:35
by Manukau heads obs
"Yeah, Right"
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 18:56
by Myself
I don't even think NIWA said "a long, hot, dry, windless summer"; though it's possible the media at some point could have come up with that.
Re: There's nowt as queer as folk...
Posted: Fri 20/02/2009 22:22
by RWood
I posted a reply to that garbage post about an alleged MetService prediction. It's scary to reflect on the levels of understanding and intelligence shown in these feedback threads!