I was there when the duty forecaster at Cranwell staked his reputation on the next morning being a Phase 0. How we laughed (not) as a crystal clear blue sky greeted our hangovers the next day! At least the Staish drank on the met too.
Still wouldn't do without the likes of TMM though - at least they have a go at predicting the future which is more than anyone else in the RAF seems to be able to do. Admin Guru does have a point (unfortunately) in that some of us are bleating yet again at others who are just trying to do their job, although I also wish he would just s** off back to his desk and stop clogging up this forum......