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Argentine car washers blame poor weather forecasting for bad business
A summer brawl has surfaced in Buenos Aires between the car washers’ industry and the Argentine Meteorological service that are blamed for their poor forecasts which scares customers from the outlets. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSo, the Argentines suggest what? Get the uneducated La Campora folks to force the meteorologists to say every day is a sunny day just so they get more business? Next thing, they'll be getting La Campora to fly their planes.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 08:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0.... oh, wait.
Always someone else's fault now even the weather forecasters are to blame. Maybe the UK could send the one of their top weathermen. Say, Michael Fish?
Jan 19th, 2013 - 09:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0One would imagine that, if it's starting to get a little tougher to make ends meet, paying someone to wash your car might be an early casualty a cost-cutting exercise. However if the car wash unions really think the forecasts are to blame they could always canvass to have INDEC take over the role. That way they could be sure that the number of forecast rainy days would be cut by at least two thirds.
BTW, Argentina can have Michael Fish. I met him in the Falklands once and he is a right dick.
Agreed Joe.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Luxuries are always first to be hit when times are hard.
I wonder, is the Argentine met office really that bad?
I have to laugh at the idea of a Car Wash Union. I mean, seriously?!
3 Raven
Jan 19th, 2013 - 11:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0I wouldn't be surprised if the car wash union's membership list has got a lot in common with the membership lists of the paid thug organisations that CFK bankrolls. Or should I say is struggling to afford to bankroll. She's going to have a big problem with that as the money continues to dry up. Like owning a pack of hyenas. As long as you keep feeding them they'll spare you but you'd better get out of there fast if you run out of food.
Surely Argentines can do what everyone else does; look out of the window to see the weather.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 12:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I would say it is far more likely that people are cutting back on luxuries, as has been said.
Yes, I look out the window and check the weather satellite map myself.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 12:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Take it to the U.N! if they havent already.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Typical RG story . Everything is someone else's fault .
Jan 19th, 2013 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't think Argentina has its own weather satellites. They probably just use forecasts from USA services like The Weather Channel, or Accuweather etc. and pass on the info.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If there were any good forecasters which is pretty big business here they've most likely are working outside of the country. I have a friend who does weather forecasting/modelling for a commodities broker and makes a fortune!
This issue with the weathermen is not a national Argentine issue, it's clearly a global issue that needs to be discussed at the highest priority within the OAS, Mercosur and random asian states. A letter will be sent to Ban Ki Moon immediately, and has nothing to do with laziness and cr@p marketing.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 02:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is the Argentine Car-washer's Union a euphemism for something else?
In fairness, Chambers of Commerces in the US have been infamous about harping on about missed rain/snow forecasts, and I s'spect it's true for every country. But the direct causation between a rainy forecast (when it's sunny right now) and people going to the store is dodgy (unless they have to drive for miles and miles to get to the store and people don't drive 50-100 mi to the carwash). Unless you literally live in the middle of nowhere, every shopper is a Household Weather Service of One and our model of choice is called a window. Plus everyone knows that the best way to make it rain is to wash your car so in this case, the charge is beyond frivolous.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But most importantly weather services and met offices exist to save lives and protect properties by promptly issuing watches and warnings. They are more interested in NOT missing severe storm and flooding events (ahem... such as those that have hit BA) rather than putting happy pictures of sunshine or whatever on their public forecast web pages so people who don't look out windows will go shopping. In such a formula, it's ok and forgeable to forecast sprinkles for what is really a perfect picnic day.
Probably the Falkland Islands fault those bad people keep changing the weather.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 03:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A car washers union WTF
I must admit I was fed up with the efforts of the UYU Met Office and have used the Norwegian website shown below for the last 18 / 20 months with much better accuracy.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You can specify your town or local area and there are local, moving weather maps over a two or three day period.
I also use the site to keep an eye on my extended families weather situation in the UK.
http://www.yr.no
Even the BBC has become a bit hit and miss of late.
Jan 19th, 2013 - 09:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I say it's because Dan “The Man” Corbett doesn't do the weather anymore....
You ever see him? The man is a legend!!!
bbc scotland Judith Ralston she's hot, reminds me of a teacher come porn star
Jan 19th, 2013 - 10:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@15 slattzzz
Jan 19th, 2013 - 11:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Playing the 'Best Weather presenter' then...
The Rules of Engagment.
No derogatory terms to be used. You just have to ''see'' your opponents offering, and raise him with the hand you play.
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I'll see your Judith Ralston, http://newstevesnewscaps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/judith-ralston-bbc-reporting-scotland_12.html and I'll play Keelie Donovan BBC Look North. http://newstevesnewscaps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/judith-ralston-bbc-reporting-scotland_12.html
Any one in?
@16 Fred Talbot?
Jan 20th, 2013 - 12:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Car Wash Foreman:
Jan 20th, 2013 - 06:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0We have a problem with the new employee.
Supervisor:
What's the matter? He did great in the interview, used lots of words even I never heard before!
Foreman:
Well, half the time he's next door at the Internet Café, and the other half he spends arguing with all the 'real' workers. And besides, he has no idea how to wash cars!
Supervisor:
That's ok. He's my wife's nephew, he lives with his parents in a 'settlement' and we just pay him in Internet Minutes next door.
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Jan 20th, 2013 - 08:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0For me it's Laura Tobin. As a lot of you most likely know, the same folk do the BFBS weather also so we're lucky enough to get a double serve.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/about/newsid_7844000/7844720.stm
16 Raven
Jan 20th, 2013 - 11:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ok, on mature reflection, Keeley Donovan gets my vote.
Sorry guys, but there it is.... Laura tobin would be the runner up though.
@16
Jan 20th, 2013 - 11:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Any objection to “Spanish” speaking weather girls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuSPdsPWit0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHo7qBHhu0A
Jan 20th, 2013 - 12:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Grrrrr sexy minx
@16 Fred Talbot?!
Jan 20th, 2013 - 12:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@19 Mmmm yes, Laura Tobin.
@21 Awwww. Seriously now! :D
You should have put this instead.
Mayte Carranco Mexican weathergirl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQVPLxe6F7Y
Keep the suggestions coming.
On a side note, if any of that lot were presenting the weather, would you REALLY know what the weather was without having to look outside? :D
*rolls eyes* You guys. : )
Jan 20th, 2013 - 01:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 023 Raven
Jan 20th, 2013 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Mayte Carranco Mexican weathergirl”
Very attractive young lady apart from she speaks as fast as an overclocked AMD A8.
This is good for a laugh: striptease Brazilian 'weather girl' and anchorman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOoZ8_a3Qn8
Meanwhile in Taiwan....
Jan 20th, 2013 - 03:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoYck9ZtyVo
WTF?!?! @ 0m12s
I really need to find a piece of 80s footage that has a US weathercaster using a blue screen under a raincoat complete with newspaper in the pocket and having to reach inappropriately under the beltline to get down to Florida.
Jan 20th, 2013 - 03:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But for now, I must defer to someone who never wanted to do a weather forecast to begin with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMAt8ZXqtbc
And then there is THIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMAt8ZXqtbc
Becky Mantin ITV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_04OYb2LW4
Jan 20th, 2013 - 04:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As a retired emergency services worker, I can tell you that the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (National Weather Service) here in Argentina is excepcionally good at its job, they have given us spot forecasts for wild fires in the middle of nowhere which have been 99% correct over a 12 hour period. Anyone in the fire services will tell you that this is very good indeed!!!!!
Jan 21st, 2013 - 05:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps it's simply because
Jan 21st, 2013 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0ARGENTINA ALWAYS THE VICTIM
why are weather girls always pregnant?
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