First law of meteorology

[sawyl]

Yesterday's Indy carried a not-hugely-accurate piece profiling the Menagerie. Despite getting a few of the details wrong, they were dead right about one thing:

I ask if there's one rule the meteorologists here live by, Official Secrets Act or not. There is: never tell anyone what you do for a living. "I'm lambasted about the weather every day," Britton says. "All I get is, 'I'm going on holiday; what's the weather going to be like?' If anyone asks, I just say I work for the government."

Better still, if you mention the MoD, most people assume that you do something sensitive and don't pursue things any further.

Comments

[doctor-squale.livejournal.com]

"A £120m computer upgrade is scheduled for 2009"

Is it one of the correct details ?
You'll need a big room to put all these nodes... ( and me with them )

[sawyl.livejournal.com]

You'll be happy to know that the difference between the actual cost of the machine and the figure in the Indy is entirely due to the projected cost of your salary...