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Floods in the UK
Heavy down pours cause severe flooding http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20493378 http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/24/ uk-flood-warnings-heavy-rain-forecast With nations meeting in Doha to discuss a global plan to tackle climate change, the terrible floods hitting the UK are a stark warning about the need for urgent action to cut emissions (Labour accuses ministers of flood defence cuts, 27 November). ...
Off to Heathrow for a flight down south
... after some ribs for me and potato skins for Deb, were on the plane which leave pretty much on time, waiting for drinks was a bit like waiting for a bus but inevitably after an hour, two turn up at once, happy holidays. Later that same night...... Not sure what's going on, looks like the chosen few got fed, but we weren't part of that elitist group, ah well, looks like the one AM drinks are on there way, Ooh, and there's food too, and as good as it gets for airline ...
Back home again
So leisurely start to the day with repacking for the journey and a late breakfast. We were picked up on time at 12 and headed for the airport where we checked in with a slight sweat; my case was bang on 23kgs (the limit) Gill's came in at 26.5 kgs but no one said anything , so we didn't either. Good on time flight back with a surprisingly decent meal and free drinks, a novelty in this age. We arrived back at Heathrow on time, long walk in T5 but the ...
Brake issues ...
... Crown for a ciggie leant over and dribbled a bit. Nice.
Before green tea and a bun, we ambled round the Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral close, which is lovely. The little tea shop was bustling. Incredibly, we must have lowered the average age of the punter in there considerably. It seems to me obvious that any establishment whose customers all have that particular pass for the bus should perhaps provide more than one loo. Nuff said.
Glastonbury was ...
Exeter and South
... br>
We took a number of photos and a gentleman in a cassock approached us and another couple to share some information that he found particularly amazing. We found two carved misericord carvings, an elephant and a Ram.
He pointed to a wood screen in an arch and asked what we noticed in ...