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A sea-faring mate of the Hound tells of an encounter with a marine weatherman in Russell, Bay of Islands, while boating there over the festive season.
This weatherman is responsible for broadcasting weather forecasts to boaties, although his run rate could have been better, says our source. Picking the weather had become “impossible”, due mainly claimed the weather watcher, to “global warming”. Our salty sea-dog laughed out loud. What, he asked, had their excuse been before the world discovered global warming?
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