tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4662738235878472318..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: LiarsWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46523824599715178282010-10-20T05:19:26.393-02:302010-10-20T05:19:26.393-02:30WWW: blizzards, highway hydroplaning, no guardrail...WWW: blizzards, highway hydroplaning, no guardrails... Okay, this is quite scary. Obviously the complexity of the weather system makes it difficult to make accurate local forecasts beyond a week or so, but I'm still surprised by how the experts can sometimes get it so wrong only a day or two in advance.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91361586981157089382010-10-19T18:08:25.233-02:302010-10-19T18:08:25.233-02:30Stan:
This weather thing can really do me in here ...Stan:<br />This weather thing can really do me in here as I've been caught far from home in an unpredicted blizzard on a highway with no guardrails.<br />Rain can cause hydroplaning on the same road as the trucks gouge out some deep channels.<br />I will have to hone my ESP skills...<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65397803116744076302010-10-19T18:06:30.244-02:302010-10-19T18:06:30.244-02:30GM:
I can always smell snow well before it arrives...GM:<br />I can always smell snow well before it arrives, I should perfect my rain reading nostrils one of these days!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15354828875877626302010-10-19T06:14:28.572-02:302010-10-19T06:14:28.572-02:30Weather forecasters are like referees — they attra...Weather forecasters are like referees — they attract more attention when they do a bad job. Glad you got a good dose of sun, though. Better than expecting it and finding rain.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-59941759024694479062010-10-18T15:08:02.528-02:302010-10-18T15:08:02.528-02:30I ignore the weather men and just look out the win...I ignore the weather men and just look out the window. I love Jo's weather vane.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89687364214262445852010-10-18T12:24:52.428-02:302010-10-18T12:24:52.428-02:30Nick:
You've read my - ahem - tea-leaves. Than...Nick:<br />You've read my - ahem - tea-leaves. Thanks!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-41862932746712532222010-10-18T12:23:57.736-02:302010-10-18T12:23:57.736-02:30Friko:
Context not content, I will treat all weath...Friko:<br />Context not content, I will treat all weather reports with that template, thanks!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44069409589442018222010-10-18T12:22:49.161-02:302010-10-18T12:22:49.161-02:30Jo:
I'd forgotten that old reliable, I must ge...Jo:<br />I'd forgotten that old reliable, I must get me some rope, stat!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20773397299497823802010-10-18T10:55:04.180-02:302010-10-18T10:55:04.180-02:30The weather forecasts are so absurdly unreliable, ...The weather forecasts are so absurdly unreliable, they've become more like astrology. Your weather in the stars: I see heavy rain and gales on the horizon but this could be an opportunity to take stock of your life and seek a new direction....nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35007583769234636622010-10-18T07:49:54.744-02:302010-10-18T07:49:54.744-02:30www, you are entitled to rant about anything and e...www, you are entitled to rant about anything and everything you want. It comes with the second half of life, and I definitely see it as a bonus.<br /><br />weathermen? do they tell us about the weather?<br />I am so fascinated by their display in front of these wriggly charts I always miss what they're saying.<br /><br />But I can always tell you where they've used the wrong grammar!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2313427361554690472010-10-18T03:39:45.493-02:302010-10-18T03:39:45.493-02:30The weather definitely got muddled between the &qu...The weather definitely got muddled between the "New"s - it absolutely pished it down for us yesterday!<br /><br />To be honest, I've stopped planning my day round weather predictions - taking each day as it comes and doing the old knotted rope trick comes to mind:<br /><br />Hang a knotted rope out of the window.<br />Every day, you check it.<br />If it is wet, it's raining<br />If it is dry, it's fine<br />If it is moving, it's windy<br />If it's white, it's snowing / frosty<br />If it's gone, it's been stolen.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21530836152111718332010-10-17T21:23:26.315-02:302010-10-17T21:23:26.315-02:30Blame it on the butterfly, Pauline, and who's ...Blame it on the butterfly, Pauline, and who's to represent them, ha? :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-84912358515385791652010-10-17T19:09:04.055-02:302010-10-17T19:09:04.055-02:30that cute little butterfly effect is a powerful th...that cute little butterfly effect is a powerful thing ;)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90500431514308995292010-10-17T16:10:09.295-02:302010-10-17T16:10:09.295-02:30Nora:
I think shooting darts at a dartboard with v...Nora:<br />I think shooting darts at a dartboard with various weather events put on it would be a more successful predictor. (plus more fun).<br />And also I think we've lost touch with our old intuitions, people are here are far better predictors based on the colour of the bay on any given day.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31836639849200618312010-10-17T15:43:03.657-02:302010-10-17T15:43:03.657-02:30We always get lots of rain predictions for our are...We always get lots of rain predictions for our area that never come true. Dire things are supposed to happen, but they never come about. Two drops of rain fall and that was a long awaited shower. We do better to watch the Belgian news.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32563604050371613082010-10-17T15:04:00.793-02:302010-10-17T15:04:00.793-02:30Twain:
I suppose the "NEW" in the names ...Twain:<br />I suppose the "NEW" in the names of our provinces confused them?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68433697711550285092010-10-17T14:37:03.132-02:302010-10-17T14:37:03.132-02:30well...it rained here lolwell...it rained here lolCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61170390096926026392010-10-17T13:40:05.924-02:302010-10-17T13:40:05.924-02:30Well said, Marcia.... and sometimes in the midst o...Well said, Marcia.... and sometimes in the midst of the storm.....etcetera.....:-)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75770934729906728292010-10-17T13:06:30.558-02:302010-10-17T13:06:30.558-02:30We need to all take our sunny days whenever we can...We need to all take our sunny days whenever we can get them, no matter the prognostication.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.com