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Originally Posted by geoffwood
You've got to love the UK press {they'll hack your phone if you don't  ). After last week's headlines I'm amazed there weren't pensioners dropping dead in the streets. |
Off topic but I had to laugh at the news on Thursday I think it was. Adjacent to a story about the up-to-6 inches of anticipated overnight snow (that turned out to be much less) was an article announcing a new campaign by the government to promote the English weather to foreign tourists. I've been to St. James's Park, and I've been to the beach on the Med. They are both lovely for different reasons, but I know which I'd rather visit to get a suntan! I also thought it was funny that one of the weather forecast maps had a disclaimer that readers should be cautioned that the Met Office was unable to predict this weekend's weather as accurately as the previous week.
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Announcing the Government's "Great" advertising campaign in 14 cities, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We have lower rainfall than Paris. We have to make sure people understand the reality about the weather. "It is not always as hot as New York but much more pleasant. Come and get a suntan in St James's Park — you'll find that it is much more pleasant than a crowded beach on the Med."
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