Perspective: Country's weather is without rhyme or reason.(Comment)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: December 7, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Chris Upton

For several weeks now the weather experts have been predicting a long and bleak winter, and the bookies have cut the odds on a white Christmas down to 4:1. Given the approximate nature of forecasting, even for the next day, we may have to take these predictions with a pinch of salt, particularly if it's icy underfoot.

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