"Len Wood" wrote in message
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Well it was a cold month up here on Dartmoor (also in the SW). Hard
frozen
ground on quite a few days. And there has been a distinct lack of real
rain,
just one wet day in November (with over 60mm). Only 168.6mm last month in
total. Philip Eden was not respected in the MetO due to his constant
sniping
from the sidelines.

Will
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Talking about sniping.
My contacts in the Met Office said Will Hand was a bit of a maverick,
their words not mine, and a moaner and groaner.
Well, you can find all types in the UKMO. Some more colourful than others.

;-)


That was from the inside Len, bit of a difference. I was also a Union
official and it was my job to challenge the status quo. Yes I was a maverick
too and proud of it as my job was a senior scientist doing innovative
research. I was essentially my own boss for 5 years in research activity. My
"enemies" were the politically correct corporate people, the folk for whom
the bottom line was everything. Some senior managers hated me for what I
said and did - good! I was often in trouble for telling things how it was
and speaking up.

Will
--
" Some sects believe that the world was created 5000 years ago. Another sect
believes that it was created in 1910 "
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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