In reply to JJL:
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> Um, yesterday?
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> This bit of the Chilterns seems tricky - we had no snow recently (although we finally got some on Saturday) when the rest of the country had lots. It's particularly unreliable if the weather comes in from the rest - it can be snowing hard in Beaconsfield and dry here (<10 miles east).
Fair enough. To be honest I find the forecasts very reliable and can't recall the last time I was really let down by it.
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> He ruefully told me once that the most accurate forecast of tomorrow's weather is to assume it will be like today's.
Lol, this is what I grew up being told by my Dad and I'm coming to realise that he's right! You just assume that it will be wrong every once in a while.
> Oh, and for clarity, I'm right on board with the global warming thing and don't believe that a couple of cold winters are any sort of counter.
I didn't think you weren't on board with it
That other comment was in reply to waj.