From: cupra on


"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Well, its official. Snow has hit the South East. You can tell it has even
> if you've not watched the weather forecast by the fact the BBC has seen
> fit to interrupt telly with a "BBC News Special" about it of 45 minutes
> this morning and 30 minutes tonight. This was no doubt to let the rest of
> the country know that its snowing a bit, even though they've had it for
> nearly 2 weeks and far worse.....
>
> Southern pufters.

It's not a North-South thing - it's SE-centric. The SW is left out quite
often too.


From: JNugent on
cupra wrote:

> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:

>> Well, its official. Snow has hit the South East. You can tell it has even
>> if you've not watched the weather forecast by the fact the BBC has seen
>> fit to interrupt telly with a "BBC News Special" about it of 45 minutes
>> this morning and 30 minutes tonight. This was no doubt to let the rest of
>> the country know that its snowing a bit, even though they've had it for
>> nearly 2 weeks and far worse.....

>> Southern pufters.

> It's not a North-South thing - it's SE-centric. The SW is left out quite
> often too.

I don't know that this is true.

We (SE) have been hearing about the difficulties in northern England and
Scotland for all of those two weeks or so. We didn't complain, as far as I know.
From: Bod on
JNugent wrote:
> cupra wrote:
>
>> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Well, its official. Snow has hit the South East. You can tell it has
>>> even if you've not watched the weather forecast by the fact the BBC
>>> has seen fit to interrupt telly with a "BBC News Special" about it of
>>> 45 minutes this morning and 30 minutes tonight. This was no doubt to
>>> let the rest of the country know that its snowing a bit, even though
>>> they've had it for nearly 2 weeks and far worse.....
>
>>> Southern pufters.
>
>> It's not a North-South thing - it's SE-centric. The SW is left out
>> quite often too.
>
> I don't know that this is true.
>
> We (SE) have been hearing about the difficulties in northern England and
> Scotland for all of those two weeks or so. We didn't complain, as far as
> I know.
>
>

It's that old 'Northern complex'.

Bod
From: Stephen on

"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
news:x8OdnRiqW8TDbtnWnZ2dnUVZ7tOdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk...
> Well, its official. Snow has hit the South East. You can tell it has even
> if you've not watched the weather forecast by the fact the BBC has seen
> fit to interrupt telly with a "BBC News Special" about it of 45 minutes
> this morning and 30 minutes tonight. This was no doubt to let the rest of
> the country know that its snowing a bit, even though they've had it for
> nearly 2 weeks and far worse.....
>
> Southern pufters.
>

Don't know about anyone else but shandy make me giggle ... and I drink it
straight no no lemonade from asda.


From: cupra on


"JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
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> cupra wrote:
>
>> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Well, its official. Snow has hit the South East. You can tell it has
>>> even if you've not watched the weather forecast by the fact the BBC has
>>> seen fit to interrupt telly with a "BBC News Special" about it of 45
>>> minutes this morning and 30 minutes tonight. This was no doubt to let
>>> the rest of the country know that its snowing a bit, even though they've
>>> had it for nearly 2 weeks and far worse.....
>
>>> Southern pufters.
>
>> It's not a North-South thing - it's SE-centric. The SW is left out quite
>> often too.
>
> I don't know that this is true.
>
> We (SE) have been hearing about the difficulties in northern England and
> Scotland for all of those two weeks or so. We didn't complain, as far as I
> know.

Much about the SW?