Given the discussions re: Piers on here of late, just noticed this on
the Royal Met Soc pages:

http://www.rmets.org/news/detail.php?ID=541

"During 2008 the Society undertook a series of consultations on the
idea of introducing a Quality Standard for Weather Service Providers.
Following a positive response from both the provider and the customer
community the Society launched a Pilot Project to look into the
feasibility of introducing such a standard, and at the same time
established a Quality Standard Advisory quality standard Council to
oversee this project."

More details on the above link, apologies if someone has posted
already.

Richard

"Richard Dixon"  wrote in message 
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> Given the discussions re: Piers on here of late, just noticed this on
> the Royal Met Soc pages:
>
> http://www.rmets.org/news/detail.php?ID=541
>
> "During 2008 the Society undertook a series of consultations on the
> idea of introducing a Quality Standard for Weather Service Providers.
> Following a positive response from both the provider and the customer
> community the Society launched a Pilot Project to look into the
> feasibility of introducing such a standard, and at the same time
> established a Quality Standard Advisory quality standard Council to
> oversee this project."
>
> More details on the above link, apologies if someone has posted
> already.
>
> Richard

Soon as I saw the term "Providers" I turned off. That's governmant jargon 
just forecast the bloody weather its that simple

Lawrence Jenkins wrote:

> Soon as I saw the term "Providers" I turned off. That's governmant jargon
> just forecast the bloody weather its that simple

Methinks you're mixing up the Royal Met Society with the Met
Office....or do you think they're one and the same thing, Lawrence?

Richard

Richard Dixon wrote:

> 
> 
> Lawrence Jenkins wrote:
> 
>> Soon as I saw the term "Providers" I turned off. That's governmant jargon
>> just forecast the bloody weather its that simple
> 
> Methinks you're mixing up the Royal Met Society with the Met
> Office....or do you think they're one and the same thing, Lawrence?
> 

Lawrence has never been one to let the facts get in the way of a good 
grumble.

-- 
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK.  E-mail: newsman not newsboy
"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."

On 4 Nov, 10:44, Graham P Davis  wrote:

> Lawrence has never been one to let the facts get in the way of a good
> grumble.

Fair comment, which I'm sure Lawrence will take on the chin !

Richard