Wither the weather today?

So yesterday it was forecast as "sunny intervals" for today in Solihull. Now when the icon goes up with the tag line, that's supposed to be the predominant weather pattern. I accept it's not 100% guaranteed. But each day it changes. So today this morning I look at the pattern and, lo and behold, it's changed. What to? "light rain shower" is the answer. So a light rain shower trumps sunny intervals. Sunday, tomorrow is still "white cloud" but will that change tomorrow? Tantalisingly, Monday is now forecast as "sunny intervals".

If one looks at a weather forecast and sees thisit can lift the spirits a bit. But if one sees thisthe very next day it's a bit of a downer, if not a downpour. Maybe the Met Office could go to this event?

Thunder in the Desert 2012

Seaweed or satellites?

I am beginning to wonder whether we should go back to hanging seaweed in the garden to tell what weather we might be getting. As I type this, the BBC Weather says Solihull will get "sunny intervals" tomorrow, Sunday will be "white cloud" as will Monday. Now for the last month I've been looking at the three day forecast which pops up on the BBC homepage. Whatever they say for one day, the weather forecast will be different when that day comes. So tomorrow I'm not expecting "sunny intervals" but maybe "white cloud" or some other weather pattern.

I know they've given up forecasting weeks in advance. But surely next day can't be too difficult. All these expensive satellites peering down at the clouds as the shift across the globe. I'll be very keen to see what tomorrow's weather logo will look like. Of course, some people can forecast the future with a high degree of accuracy. THE DAILY EXPRESS! They are confident that June and July will be scorchers. I do hope this is the first thing they've got right.

Sky News - Saturday's Front Pages

Solihull Council contributes £1M plus to recession!

It is estimated by the Federation of Small Business that Britain loses £1 billion a day in lost productivity due to the inability to cope with the snow. Last week Solihull Council, or at least the chief executive, shut schools down three days out of five. At a conservative estimate, this weak-willed decision has contributed at least £1 million from Solihull alone. You'd think these well-paid chief executives would be there to think instead of panic. Because panic is all that there is to show for it.

Tuesday was a complete waste of time. Money down the drain as very little snow fell. Thursday was a blanket closure and Friday was a joke day. That was when we all turned up only to be told the staff had snow phobia and were trying to maintain the assinine line put out by the chief executive. Now here's a man who used to teach special needs children. There have to be some special needs that he urgently requires, along with all the other local government chief executives who are taking the shilling but delivering very little.

First, they need forward planning. Find all those teachers living in cottages at the end of farm tracks without cars and check whether they can actually be bothered to attempt getting in. Second, ask the independent schools how they do it. Third, get the playgrounds cleared of snow. Fourth, stop wingeing about health and safety and begin to take responsibility for once.

I'm not against having fun in the snow. If we want to take a day off when it snows, let the country have snow days. However, I don't see that happening any more than I can see these cretinous council officials actually sitting down to unravel their own warped logic. After all, the chief executive and his minions got in so why not the school community?

We have got to a stage where, as the country's finances sink down the toilet, we are led by pusillanimous people with "agendas". Geoff Hoon is the Transport Secretary. He's about as helpful as a snowflake in Hell. As a trite retort to those who claimed he was ineffectual, he suggested people go out and buy snow chains for their cars. Now these might be a great help in Canada, but they would crack up our roads in no time. What then? More cost in rectifying the damage!

On the Andrew Marr show this morning, the weather forecaster was standing in the snow in Devon. "All the roads have been closed!" he said. Whereupon a van went by with no problem. Unaware of this, he prattled on about the "problems" to come. The BBC, the council chiefs and Buff Hoon himself, are all forecasting problems. Don't these people realise that common sense and a sense of proportion are required? I'm waiting to see if the odd snowflake comes our way tonight! I cannot take seriously and I have virtually no respect for this nonsense. We must get them to see sense or ask that the desist from their moronic ways.

We cannot allow billions of pounds to drift out of the economy, especially at this time, because some crazed "rationale" is driving their furrowed brows to hold some health and safety dogma up for sanctification!

Sunny days

According to the BBC Weather today and Thursday and Friday are going to be sunny in Solihull. THREE SUNNY DAYS IN A ROW!

I feel better already.