Government pays the Met Office

[Rush]

The met office came under scrutiny today amidst allegations it took a bribe from the government to suggest the summer of 2009 would be a scorcher , thus pouring millions of pounds back into the countries economy instead of fuelling Europes warmer countries. Italy, France and Spain have reported 10% or above deficits in UK investment in its tourism economy.
A UK met office spokesman said today that unseasonal low pressure drifting down from the Arctic had correlated with higher than usual high pressure from El nino on the equatorial belt and this had caused weather balloons to sink 2000 mts lower , thus giving a false reading that suggested a considerable warmer summer than could have been expected.
Cornwall and Devon local government councils have had to employ hundreds of extra people to man there tourism websites to repel or appease irrate holidaymakers...

"sue the government says...Ivan from coventry...I spent £2000 on a fortnight in mellion and the weather was ...horrendous...it should have been 80 degrees ...a joke

 

[muckshifter]

If it's too good to be true, then it usually is ... but hey, it reached 80 in my hovel on at least one evening, I would have only charge £1500.

Really, I dunno what people are worried about, the "hot summer" is three days away ... enjoy!!

 

[floppybootstomp]

Huh. I'm having a party on Saturday. It's the only day in the forseeable future with heavy rain and lots of the peeps I know are on Holiday

Seriously considering re-scheduling...

 

[Rush]

Its ok guys, i made the whole thing up lol lol

 

[Abarbarian]

Huh. I'm having a party on Saturday. It's the only day in the forseeable future with heavy rain and lots of the peeps I know are on Holiday

Seriously considering re-scheduling...

Go ahead with it and book another one in aswell. Two parties instead of one , its a win win .

 

[floppybootstomp]

I've just made the decision to cancel. Reasons:

A great deal of people are on holiday/otherwise engaged on August 1st.

It's going to bucket with rain and having the patio with the food laid out would have been nice, plus the extra space of course.

Failure to RSVP from lots of people. Friends? Huh.

My good friend Lela was going to do the catering and her sister has just been diagnosed with Cancer of the kidney, which has cast a bit of a cloud over the atmosphere.

So it's off.

When to reschedule, that is the question.

I had just 11 people confirm they were coming.

Strange, innit, just 20 years ago I'd have had the place mobbed.

Such is life.

 

[Abarbarian]

You had 11 confirmations

I doubt if I could get two folk to do the riding on pit ponies along a treacherous ravine and over wild mountains crossing raging rivers and rapids to my place.

20 years ago

indeed how time changes