Anna Stevens
/Weather Forecast
When ANNA STEVENS, who likes an outdoor life, phoned the weather man to find out his forecast for the day after tomorrow he wasn't all that pleased.
'My dear Mrs. Whatsit," he began.
"Miss, if you don't mind," said Anna.
"Miss, then," he said. "Well, my dear Miss Whatsit, I'm not a long-range prophet, you know. I only work it out in relation to the climatic condition of the immediate future.”
“Yes, " said Anna, "that's why I rang you, I want to know what it's going to be like the day after tomorrow. I'm going on a ten-mile ramble providing it doesn't rain. Is it going to rain weather man,” I only go in for what's "I'm trying to tell you, going to happen in a few hours. The day after tomorrow could be next year as far as I'm concerned. I can tell you what it might be like tonight “I’m not going for any ramble tonight," said Anna, "I'm going to wash my hair”.
"Oh, really?" said the weather man. "What colour?"
"Chestnut”, said Anna.
"Sounds fascinating." said the weather man. "I tell you what, I'II work it out as scientifically as I can, then come round and see you about it."
"Well, you can't blame me for trying” said the weather man. “I want a weather forecast, not a date, " said Anna.
Beautiful Britons No 156 - November 1968