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David Banks
15-Nov-09, 02:01
When I lived in Caithness, the telly's weather maps showing Orkney and Shetland in a box in the Murray Firth used to annoy me. In Caithness, I was fully aware that there was quite a bit of Scotland north of me.

Now that I live in Canada, the weather maps are equally annoying in that they do not show the whole country - granting that the missing northern bit may only have a few Inuit and military personnel inhabiting it.
With the looming melting of the northwest passage and the lack of international acceptance of it being "Canadian Waters" - the correction of weather maps would remind Canadians (and others) of the extent of this very large country.

Have they improved the weather maps of Scotland (all of it) in the last 30 years ?
If not, does it annoy anyone else, or is my rant a solo act ?
Aaldtimer
15-Nov-09, 03:37
..."the Murray Firth"... you've been too long away from this Country![disgust]
northener
15-Nov-09, 04:49
The maps are laid out as they should be now.

The forecasting is still miles out, though.


Murray Firth? I know his brother.:D
Kenn
15-Nov-09, 11:38
Was that Murray Mint?
golach
15-Nov-09, 11:46
Was that Murray Mint?

Love Murray mints..Your never in a hurry with a Murray.....prefer Humbugs [lol]
Mik.M.
15-Nov-09, 12:30
Love Murray mints..Your never in a hurry with a Murray.....prefer Humbugs [lol]
Or is it Bah Humbug,Mr G? ;)
David Banks
15-Nov-09, 14:09
The large bay between Caithness/Sutherland and Lossiemouth/Peterheed Used To Be called the Murray Firth (I think).

Tell me what it is called now - please !

And

Are Shetland and Orkney still relocated there in your weather maps ?
crayola
15-Nov-09, 14:12
It's the Moray Firth. They're making fun of your spelling.

Orkney and Shetland are shown in the right places on the BBC's weather maps, as Northener said.
David Banks
15-Nov-09, 14:22
..."the Murray Firth"... you've been too long away from this Country![disgust]

You've got that right.
I seem to have forgotten the community mores.
Or maybe, it was just a bad spell.
gleeber
15-Nov-09, 16:16
The Islanders took exception to be shown in the Moray Firth and a few years ago they produced a map of Orkney and Sheltand with the rest of Britain in a box in the Moray Firth.
northener
15-Nov-09, 17:16
......and a few years ago they produced a map of Orkney and Sheltand with the rest of Britain in a box in the Moray Firth.


Probably the best place for most of it.....