"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On 8 Mar, 10:58, John Hall wrote:

It's natural, though to be regretted, that a proportion of posters
should leave over time for one reason or another. The real problem is
that few new posters have been arriving to replace them. Newsgroups have
become increasingly marginalised, with few people who joined the Net
within the last ten years or so even being aware that there is anything
other than the Web and email.

Sadly I feel the science bit is sorely lacking and it's 75% the inane
handle-turn of model-watching, so it's no surprise some have left.
Maybe uk.weather.forecasts is more apt?

The 'model watching' has been with us for a long time though.
I recall going back 10 years or so, near hysteria in early
December when the models were predicting an immenent
sever cold spell. It never happened of course.
Every twist and turn was analysed in lengthy threads, with the
accompanying excitement and despair......
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

"Col" wrote in message
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"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On 8 Mar, 10:58, John Hall wrote:

It's natural, though to be regretted, that a proportion of posters
should leave over time for one reason or another. The real problem is
that few new posters have been arriving to replace them. Newsgroups have
become increasingly marginalised, with few people who joined the Net
within the last ten years or so even being aware that there is anything
other than the Web and email.

Sadly I feel the science bit is sorely lacking and it's 75% the inane
handle-turn of model-watching, so it's no surprise some have left.
Maybe uk.weather.forecasts is more apt?

The 'model watching' has been with us for a long time though.
I recall going back 10 years or so, near hysteria in early
December when the models were predicting an immenent
sever cold spell. It never happened of course.
Every twist and turn was analysed in lengthy threads, with the
accompanying excitement and despair......
--

That's another reason why winter is my favourite season. Summer doesn't cut
it for sheer drama. The only thing to do in summer is get outside in the
weather, gosh :-O There's a novelty!

Will
--

Col wrote:


"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On 8 Mar, 10:58, John Hall wrote:

It's natural, though to be regretted, that a proportion of posters
should leave over time for one reason or another. The real problem is
that few new posters have been arriving to replace them. Newsgroups have
become increasingly marginalised, with few people who joined the Net
within the last ten years or so even being aware that there is anything
other than the Web and email.

Sadly I feel the science bit is sorely lacking and it's 75% the inane
handle-turn of model-watching, so it's no surprise some have left.
Maybe uk.weather.forecasts is more apt?

The 'model watching' has been with us for a long time though.
I recall going back 10 years or so, near hysteria in early
December when the models were predicting an immenent
sever cold spell. It never happened of course.
Every twist and turn was analysed in lengthy threads, with the
accompanying excitement and despair......

I remain largely unconvinced of the value of model output beyond about T+48 to
T+72. Even T+24 leaves a lot to be desired at times :-(

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

"Will Hand" wrote in message
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"Col" wrote in message
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The 'model watching' has been with us for a long time though.
I recall going back 10 years or so, near hysteria in early
December when the models were predicting an immenent
sever cold spell. It never happened of course.
Every twist and turn was analysed in lengthy threads, with the
accompanying excitement and despair......
--

That's another reason why winter is my favourite season. Summer doesn't
cut it for sheer drama. The only thing to do in summer is get outside in
the weather, gosh :-O There's a novelty!

When I first subscibed to this group in 1998 I was immediately
struck by the fact that by far the most eagerly awaited weather
was cold & snowy winter conditions rather than hot & sunny
summer ones.
Sure, I was always interested in exteme winter weather, gales
as well as snow and cold.
However the summer equivalent of thunderstorms, drought and
heat never seems to attract anything like the same interest.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

In article ,
Col writes:
When I first subscibed to this group in 1998 I was immediately
struck by the fact that by far the most eagerly awaited weather
was cold & snowy winter conditions rather than hot & sunny
summer ones.
Sure, I was always interested in exteme winter weather, gales
as well as snow and cold.
However the summer equivalent of thunderstorms, drought and
heat never seems to attract anything like the same interest.

I guess that we're all (or at least most of us) small kids at heart.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)