A traditional newspaper last ‘leader’ on the perennial subject of the weather
Talk of the town today is the meteorological mayhem that failed to materialise in spite of the predicted pandemonium. No doubt responding to pressure from on high after his failure to forecast the ferocious hurricane of October 1987, Michael Fish was determined not to land himself in deep water for a second time. Londoners, we were assured, would be waking to scenes reminiscent of the Blitz as deep depressions from Biscay and Barbados merged overnight and swept Wappingwards. Anything from Thames twisters to Tottenham tornadoes were to be expected. Small wonder we were surprised when, instead of seeing Big Ben bent double next morning, we woke to one of the calmest and sunniest spring days on record. The only person expected to be suffering from depression today will be Michael Fish who will probably be wondering weather or not he should think of slinging his hook.
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