Dementia sadly, one of the few (and one of the first) weathermen with a personality and a style that elevated the forecast to entertainment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38294661
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38294661
Ian McCaskill too
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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Indeed, a bit of a character.
His daughter said of him - he was a 'lovely man who brought sunshine to people's lives.' Suitable epitaph for a weatherman.
Nineteen days of 2016 left. Who else is going to go?
His daughter said of him - he was a 'lovely man who brought sunshine to people's lives.' Suitable epitaph for a weatherman.
Nineteen days of 2016 left. Who else is going to go?
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
He'll be able to tell Jim Morrison that he should not be singing about Riders on the Storm because there is no storm
Dayvo
just passin' through
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Drago
Legendary Member
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He once stopped me in Milton Keynes and asked me for directions. Seemed a pleasant chap for the few fleeting seconds I met him.
And we certainly do not want to start on Fish. To many he's a Cod, and we'd love to meet him at his plaice.
And we certainly do not want to start on Fish. To many he's a Cod, and we'd love to meet him at his plaice.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Who could have forecast that? Poor soul.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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Well, unless there's a mackerel sky....That was Michael Fish.
And we don't want to start on fish again, do we!
Bummer to be associated with such a blunder. And the news is far more of a bummer for him, friends and family.
vickster
Squire
Walter SwinburnIndeed, a bit of a character.
His daughter said of him - he was a 'lovely man who brought sunshine to people's lives.' Suitable epitaph for a weatherman.
Nineteen days of 2016 left. Who else is going to go?
Walter Swinburn: Three-time Derby winner and Shergar jockey dies aged 55
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38296397
WTF? 55 is scarily young.
vickster
Squire
Yeah. Presumably cancer of some nasty persuasion
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
That is sad news, RIP
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
He was a one-off, and great fun too. Sad day.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
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- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Heloooo!
