Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
what was the opinion of the narrator about the weather forecast and barometer ?
from three men in the boat
from three men in the boat
George, and their mood grows worse when they learn that the day’s weather forecast is poor. J. digresses to complain about how often weather forecasts are inaccurate. He also concocts a hypothetical story about staying inside when the forecasts predict rain and missing a beautiful day, and then believing the forecast of sun the next day, but ending up wet. He explains that every time they listen to the weather report the experience the near opposite.
The weather is a thing that is beyond me altogether. I never can understand it. The barometer is useless: it is as misleading as the newspaper forecast.