Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

12 Responses to Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

1. Dave N says:

   February 18, 2011 at 6:48 am

   Kevin’s been living under a rock.

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2. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

   February 18, 2011 at 6:56 am

   They even got the volcano ash cloud wrong with their “models”.

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3. omnologos says:

   February 18, 2011 at 7:26 am

   It IS trusted, alright. It is trusted to get it wrong, every time. They’re even better at that than the astrologers.

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4. Baa Humbug says:

   February 18, 2011 at 7:44 am

   Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
   Politicians: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
   Used car salesman: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
   Penis enlargement: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
   Astrologers: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

   Oh! Hang on, strike that last one. That one is true.

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5. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

   February 18, 2011 at 7:59 am

   http://geology.com/usgs/alaska-coastal-erosion/

   USGS searched high and low and found the fastest eroding cliff on earth

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6. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

   February 18, 2011 at 10:50 am

   http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/uk-storm-blamed-on-climate-change-20110217-1ay75.html

   The computer that can’t predict the next day’s weather said so, so it must be right

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7. Tufty says:

   February 18, 2011 at 11:53 am

   I never use the Met Office as my lead scientific adviser, I look out of the window.

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8. Galvanize says:

   February 18, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   I work in the power industry, and forecasting the weather is important to us, as we nned to be able to trade with a good knowledge of plant output on a daily basis. Needless to say, we do not use the Met office for this data.

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9. Johnn Shade says:

   February 18, 2011 at 12:39 pm

   More here on ‘Climate Week’: http://climatelessons.blogspot.com/2011/02/topical-storm-alert-climate-week-has.html

   Who would have guessed that the dull and stodgy old Met Office of 30 years ago would turn into such a source of succour for political adventurism?

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10. Mike Davis says:

    February 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    There is a “Sucker Born Every Minute” and these people are living proof.

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11. Bruce says:

    February 18, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    They actually think this is a good selling point. Words fail me, these people are thick.

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12. Amino Acids in Meteorites says:

    February 19, 2011 at 3:39 am

    Trusted—boy, they’ve earned it!

    /sarc

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