Perfect storm 2

Another view of the tree down the Longmead Road more or less chopped in half by the recent high winds, luckily falling on the grass rather than on road or walkway.

Winds which were described by one weather forecast that BH saw as a weather bomb. From where I associate to the olden days when forecasts were not very good, visual aids were basic and the presenters were serving RAF officers with a bit of decorum and restraint. Now things have been loosened up, both forecasts and visual aids are very good, while presentation has become a race to the bottom. Who can grab audience share with the raciest, most exciting presentation of the drab & dull business of British weather? Will the television companies be putting pressure on the Met Office to sex things up a bit, rather in the way of Blair with the Gulf War?

PS: I should add that I very rarely watch weather forecasts and am much more concerned about the race to the bottom with other sorts of news.

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