Author Topic: Snow Hype in the Media (Read 4184 times)

Dave48 · « **on:** 13 January 2017, 06:21:04 am »

Was watching local tv news prog for the midlands last night-anyone would think we were about to experience Siberian whiteout conditions. Looked outside this am to a light sprinkling of the white stuff-ok its probably going to be icy on the minor roads today but why do they have to act like foretellers of the Apocalypse?!
Suppose all the schools will be closed & it will be gridlock on the roads!

red98 · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 January 2017, 06:36:51 am »

With you there dave...yep same every year

...we had i very light shower late yesterday afternoon , had a call from my son whos at college approx 10 miles away saying he cant get home as the buses have been cancelled.....i finished work jumped in the cage and picked him up.....absolutly no problem .....got there to find the so called caretaker had locked up and the dozen or so students were stood outside waiting for their lifts home.....bastid couldnt even be bothered to stay open for a few extra minutes so they could wait in the warm ....will be emailing the college later

this needs to be In " what gets my goat "

darrsi · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 January 2017, 06:49:21 am »

Yeah, i looked outside earlier, i'm located in Harrow, NW London, and it's clear, no snow at all.
Although they were spot on for a change yesterday when they said it would snow at 5pm.

darrsi · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 January 2017, 06:54:27 am »

Did just read this though......

MORE snow is forecast for London's rush hour this morning with roads across Britain made death traps by MINUS NINE freeze and North Sea resorts warned killer floods will hit within hours

red98 · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 January 2017, 06:59:02 am »

Not far from you darrsi in high wycombe...snow on the grass this morning but the roads are completly clear.....yep, bang on with their forcast timing ...

Dudeofrude · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 January 2017, 07:20:38 am »

Same up here on the east coast (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) we've been threatened with Snow, flooding, apocalypse etc but when I left my house at 6am, not even a frozen windscreen!! At this rate unless the wind picks up considerably I will be using the bike to get work

Dudeofrude · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 January 2017, 08:21:25 am »

Quote from: Dudeofrude on 13 January 2017, 07:20:38 am

Same up here on the east coast (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) we've been threatened with Snow, flooding, apocalypse etc but when I left my house at 6am, not even a frozen windscreen!! At this rate unless the wind picks up considerably I will be using the bike to get work

Me and my big mouth.....

crickleymal · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 January 2017, 08:23:40 am »

And then you get people who can't drive in the sprinkling of snow. Some eejit doing 30 mph on a perfectly clear lane of the dual carriage way. OK the other lane was snowy but come on! Then a bit later I had someone right up my arse on a snowy side street, until I went round the roundabout sideways.

ogri48 · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 January 2017, 08:48:31 am »

It's terrible down here in the Forest of Dean. Almost quarter of an inch thick! Luckily us southerners are made of sterner stuff, I will somehow get in to work.....

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 January 2017, 09:09:23 am »

Cant cope here. Completely buried in the snow near Gatwick

Details

lew600fazer · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 January 2017, 09:36:14 am »

Quote from: ogri48 on 13 January 2017, 08:48:31 am

It's terrible down here in the Forest of Dean. Almost quarter of an inch thick! Luckily us southerners are made of sterner stuff, I will somehow get in to work.....

Dudeofrude · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 January 2017, 10:05:05 am »

Quote from: crickleymal on 13 January 2017, 08:23:40 am

And then you get people who can't drive in the sprinkling of snow. Some eejit doing 30 mph on a perfectly clear lane of the dual carriage way. OK the other lane was snowy but come on! Then a bit later I had someone right up my arse on a snowy side street, until I went round the roundabout sideways.

Lasted all of about 45mins here and now most of it is slush.
Got the same problem though, idiots afraid of a wet road doing 20mph everywhere 😫😣😖

Kenbob · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 January 2017, 11:04:09 am »

The cancellations are probably more to do with the claim culture in this country.
That's my feeling anyway.

dazza · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 January 2017, 02:04:58 pm »

Well, apparently Exupnut's back door had it 6" deep........................And I'm not talking about the snow

fazersharp · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 January 2017, 03:09:49 pm »

I have though that for years about the reporting hype, reporters are sent out to stand next to a road and say that there are major traffic problems when over their shoulder its moving perfecty well AND how the foc did you get there also.
Another one they do is stand out in the snow for 10 or 15 mins and let the snow build up on their hair and clothes before doing the piece to camera - the amount of snow on them simply does not correspond to what is falling. If that was rain they would use an umbrella when they report.
Another one is to stand in the deepest part of the snow they can find by the side of the road - near a fence where it has blown up to - again look over there shoulder and see a perfectly clear road.
Its all fake News

celticdog · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 January 2017, 03:36:56 pm »

Yeah that yellow stuff's right tasty!

maddog04 · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 January 2017, 10:04:16 am »

these weather reports do me 'ed in. The Mrs flapping about icey roads and telling me to take the cage coz its windy and its going to ice up. On top of that, the whole East coast evacuated due to an impending storm that's going to bring a tsunami and kill thousands.......none of it foccing happened.

red98 · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 January 2017, 10:26:55 am »

Yeh..jaywick was the town that they were trying to evacuate,as you say it didnt happen, listened to an expert on the radio who explained the threat was from an unusually high tide possibly "surging", high winds and heavy rain.......he went on to explainthat the forcast was correct , its just that they did'nt happen at the same time

fazersharp · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 January 2017, 01:34:04 pm »

The reporters then even spun it to say that "The town escaped the worst" when it never happened in the first place. Fake News

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 January 2017, 05:11:37 pm »

Jaywick residents wanted the place to flood. It would have improved the place

robbo · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 January 2017, 07:34:53 pm »

Quote from: BBROWN1664 on 15 January 2017, 05:11:37 pm

Jaywick residents wanted the place to flood. It would have improved the place

Yeah, Would have caused about 15 quids worth of damage.

maddog04 · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 January 2017, 10:10:39 am »

wow.....that much?

crickleymal · « **Reply #22 on:** 16 January 2017, 02:22:29 pm »

Quote from: maddog04 on 16 January 2017, 10:10:39 am

wow.....that much?

Nah, bloody media hype again!

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #23 on:** 16 January 2017, 02:38:00 pm »

Quote from: fazersharp on 13 January 2017, 03:09:49 pm

Its all fake News

Hello, Mr. Trump!

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #24 on:** 16 January 2017, 03:22:54 pm »

It wasn't £15 of damage, it was £1,000's of improvements.