In October 2008 the travellers on a halting Site asked their new Clan
Leader if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild?
Since he had never been taught the ancient and
mystical ways of the travellers from times past - when he looked at
the sky and all around for signs he couldn't really tell what the winter was
going to be like.
To be on the safe side he told his clan that the winter
Was indeed going to be cold and that the halting site should
collect firewood to be prepared.
But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He
went
to the phone box, called the Met Office and asked, "Is de wintur goin' to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter may be quite cold," the meteorologist
at the weather service responded.
So the Leader went back to his people and told them to collect even
more firewood in order to be prepared.
A week later he called the Met Office again. "Does it still look like
it's goin' to be a very cold wintur?"
"Yes," the man at Met Office again replied, "it's now looking like
it's going
to be a very cold winter."
The Leader again went back to his clan and ordered them to continue to
collect every scrap of firewood they could find.
Two weeks later the Leader called the Met Office again. "Are ya
Absolutely sure that the wintur is goin' to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is
going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can ya tell that?" the Leader asked.
The weatherman replied, "The knackers are collecting firewood like
hell & earth is going to freeze over.".
Leader if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild?
Since he had never been taught the ancient and
mystical ways of the travellers from times past - when he looked at
the sky and all around for signs he couldn't really tell what the winter was
going to be like.
To be on the safe side he told his clan that the winter
Was indeed going to be cold and that the halting site should
collect firewood to be prepared.
But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He
went
to the phone box, called the Met Office and asked, "Is de wintur goin' to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter may be quite cold," the meteorologist
at the weather service responded.
So the Leader went back to his people and told them to collect even
more firewood in order to be prepared.
A week later he called the Met Office again. "Does it still look like
it's goin' to be a very cold wintur?"
"Yes," the man at Met Office again replied, "it's now looking like
it's going
to be a very cold winter."
The Leader again went back to his clan and ordered them to continue to
collect every scrap of firewood they could find.
Two weeks later the Leader called the Met Office again. "Are ya
Absolutely sure that the wintur is goin' to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is
going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can ya tell that?" the Leader asked.
The weatherman replied, "The knackers are collecting firewood like
hell & earth is going to freeze over.".