Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.

The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
promoted!


"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>
> winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>
>
>
> Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> cold?"
>
>
>
> The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> be quite cold indeed."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> going to be a very cold winter?"
>
>
>
> "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>
> scrap of wood they could find.
>
>
>
> Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>
>
>
>
>
> "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.

The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
promoted!


"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>
> winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>
>
>
> Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> cold?"
>
>
>
> The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> be quite cold indeed."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> going to be a very cold winter?"
>
>
>
> "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>
> scrap of wood they could find.
>
>
>
> Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>
>
>
>
>
> "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.

The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
promoted!


"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>
> winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>
>
>
> Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> cold?"
>
>
>
> The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> be quite cold indeed."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> going to be a very cold winter?"
>
>
>
> "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>
>
>
> So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>
> scrap of wood they could find.
>
>
>
> Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>
>
>
>
>
> "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

My favorite is how E.C. does this:

"30% chance of showers" ...yup ...that tells me NOTHING at all. My neighbour
is a retired meteorologist and he told me that "showers" can mean anything
from serious rain to a 5-second sprinkle. Like seriously ...go out on a limb
and make a worthwhile prediction. I'd rather a completely off-the-wall but
wrong prediction than some vague generalization that there's a CHANCE there
could be a few droplets of precipitation or there's a CHANCE that I'm going
to be canoeing to work from the torrential downpour.

And that concludes my 15 second rant.

"SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove this)rogers.com> wrote in message
news:IiK4d.55661$RTE1.38278@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold
with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still
get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> > Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
> >
> > winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> > chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> > that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
> >
> >
> >
> > Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> > and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> > cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> > The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> > be quite cold indeed."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> > to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> > going to be a very cold winter?"
> >
> >
> >
> > "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
> >
> > scrap of wood they could find.
> >
> >
> >
> > Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> > sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
> >
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

My favorite is how E.C. does this:

"30% chance of showers" ...yup ...that tells me NOTHING at all. My neighbour
is a retired meteorologist and he told me that "showers" can mean anything
from serious rain to a 5-second sprinkle. Like seriously ...go out on a limb
and make a worthwhile prediction. I'd rather a completely off-the-wall but
wrong prediction than some vague generalization that there's a CHANCE there
could be a few droplets of precipitation or there's a CHANCE that I'm going
to be canoeing to work from the torrential downpour.

And that concludes my 15 second rant.

"SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove this)rogers.com> wrote in message
news:IiK4d.55661$RTE1.38278@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold
with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still
get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> > Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
> >
> > winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> > chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> > that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
> >
> >
> >
> > Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> > and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> > cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> > The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> > be quite cold indeed."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> > to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> > going to be a very cold winter?"
> >
> >
> >
> > "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
> >
> > scrap of wood they could find.
> >
> >
> >
> > Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> > sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
> >
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

My favorite is how E.C. does this:

"30% chance of showers" ...yup ...that tells me NOTHING at all. My neighbour
is a retired meteorologist and he told me that "showers" can mean anything
from serious rain to a 5-second sprinkle. Like seriously ...go out on a limb
and make a worthwhile prediction. I'd rather a completely off-the-wall but
wrong prediction than some vague generalization that there's a CHANCE there
could be a few droplets of precipitation or there's a CHANCE that I'm going
to be canoeing to work from the torrential downpour.

And that concludes my 15 second rant.

"SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove this)rogers.com> wrote in message
news:IiK4d.55661$RTE1.38278@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold
with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still
get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
> > Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
> >
> > winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
> > chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
> > that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
> >
> >
> >
> > Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
> > and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
> > cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> > The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
> > be quite cold indeed."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
> > to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
> > going to be a very cold winter?"
> >
> >
> >
> > "Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
> >
> >
> >
> > So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
> >
> > scrap of wood they could find.
> >
> >
> >
> > Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
> > sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
> >
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Ya like one of my fishing buddys who says
every time we plan a trip.(He's got the boat :-) )

"I can't guarantee the weather, but I can guarantee we'll get weather"

SteveBrady wrote:
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
>
>>Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>>
>>winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
>>chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
>>that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>>
>>
>>
>>Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
>>and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
>>cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
>>be quite cold indeed."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
>>to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
>>going to be a very cold winter?"
>>
>>
>>
>>"Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>>
>>scrap of wood they could find.
>>
>>
>>
>>Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
>>sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Ya like one of my fishing buddys who says
every time we plan a trip.(He's got the boat :-) )

"I can't guarantee the weather, but I can guarantee we'll get weather"

SteveBrady wrote:
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
>
>>Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>>
>>winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
>>chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
>>that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>>
>>
>>
>>Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
>>and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
>>cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
>>be quite cold indeed."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
>>to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
>>going to be a very cold winter?"
>>
>>
>>
>>"Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>>
>>scrap of wood they could find.
>>
>>
>>
>>Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
>>sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

Ya like one of my fishing buddys who says
every time we plan a trip.(He's got the boat :-) )

"I can't guarantee the weather, but I can guarantee we'll get weather"

SteveBrady wrote:
> Dude....I work for Environment Canada....I'm gonna have to pass this one
> along....but we're more likely to say that it's going to be quite cold with
> a chance of fog, smog and the occassional heat wave.
>
> The forecasters have the only job where they can make mistakes and still get
> promoted!
>
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:N4-dnQCpE-SnUM_cRVn-pQ@magma.ca...
>
>>Some native Canadians in Manitoba asked their chief in the autumn if the
>>
>>winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the
>>chief took a guess and replied that the winter was going to be cold and
>>that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
>>
>>
>>
>>Being a good and wise leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth
>>and called Environment Canada and asked, "Is this winter going to be
>>cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>The man on the phone responded, "All signs are this winter is going to
>>be quite cold indeed."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood
>>to be prepared. A week later he called Environment Canada again, "Is it
>>going to be a very cold winter?"
>>
>>
>>
>>"Yes," the man replied. "It's going to be a very cold winter."
>>
>>
>>
>>So the chief went back to his people and order them to go and find every
>>
>>scrap of wood they could find.
>>
>>
>>
>>Two weeks later he called Environment Canada again. "Are you absolutely
>>sure that this winter is going to be very cold?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Absolutely, the natives are collecting wood like crazy!"
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Cold winter?
 

FrankW did pass the time by typing:
> Ya like one of my fishing buddys who says
> every time we plan a trip.(He's got the boat :-) )
>
> "I can't guarantee the weather, but I can guarantee we'll get weather"

A 30% chance of rain means a 100% chance that 30% of the ground will
get wet.

--
DougW