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| Subject: Incompetent OZschwitz Bureau of Meteorology screws up again Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:04 pm | |
| Southeast Queensland residents are asking why they weren't better warned about Saturday's ferocious storms, inundating the weather bureau's Facebook page with critical comments.
"You are hopeless !!! More chance of making your own decisions by looking at the sky !!! Your warnings are late and worthless ..." wrote Dallas Garton.
"Methinks the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (Queensland Weather Warning Feed) must have had their Chrissy drinks last night. They are blaming the speed of this morning's storm for their not being able to issue a warning until 5 minutes after it hit (rattling their building in the process)" wrote Lipscome Mick.
"freaking hopeless.. who has been sleeping on the job then ??" wrote M'lady Stompalot. Advertisement
Michelle Truesdale reflected on the lack or outreach to social media users — despite most other emergency organisations regularly updating followers of their Facebook pages and Twitter feeds:
"Your last post was 28 October. No warnings of super storm cells expected in SE Qld & Nthn NSW today & tomorrow. (And one huge storm has already hit Brisbane this morning.). Think I might 'unlike' this page."
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queenslanders-king-hit-by-storm-ask-why-20121118-29jue.html#ixzz2CWIyKGHk
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