function getWeather()
	{
		var output;
		output = "<div class='waitbox'>Contacting the weather server. Please wait...";
		output += "<br /><img src=\'images/ajax-loader.gif\' alt='loading icon' />";
		output += "</div>";
		
		$('results').innerHTML = output;
		
		//foo.delay(3);
		contactMetOffice.delay(1);
		
	}
	function foo()
	{
		var output;
		
		output = "<div class='donebox'>";
		output += "Done!";
		output += "</div>";
		
		$('results').innerHTML = output;
			
		
	}
	function contactMetOffice()
	{
		var url = 'metoffice.php';
		var dateParam = $F('startDate');
		var pars = 'date';
		var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
			url, 
			{
				method: 'post', 
				parameters: {startDate: dateParam}, 
				onComplete: showMetResponse
			});		
	}

	function showMetResponse(originalRequest)
	{
		$("results").innerHTML = originalRequest.responseText;
	}