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Floods in the UK
... the UK will experience severe flooding more frequently as climate change takes hold. The floods have severely disrupted people's lives and will cost the economy millions of pounds – highlighting the foolishness of the chancellor's insistence in only talking about the costs of tackling climate change. The UK government must stop dragging its feet on decarbonising our economy and show global ...
Off to Heathrow for a flight down south
12:15 finds me in the back of my favourite step daughters car en route for Heathrow, about now we should have been boarding the train but what with the weather and all that, trains seem even more unreliable than ever, so here we are. It comes to something when the biggest concern with a trip to Rwanda, is getting out of the West Country. Arrived at Heathrow in plenty of time even though we had to stop for fuel for the car, then fuel for the driver (Krispy Kreme donuts). ...
Back home again
... was quick, the luggage waiting for us (very impressive) and we just straight onto the Heathrow Express. This got us nicely into paddington to connect with the 1806 so we were back in Home by 2130 tired but glad we had made that train as the next we 2 hours later.
All in all a fantastic holiday which went like clockwork and we both enjoyed every second. Thanks for everyone who commented, we read them with great interest and the odd laff.
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Brake issues ...
... don't work at all, and it was less of a problem when it rained hard as that probably cooled things down slightly, but it was getting more and more of a problem.
So.... we stopped in a garage and while I bought biscuits, wine and a bag of toffees, Nick jacked up the car and went to work on the brakes.
As you do.
Sidmouth and a night with some old friends was our destination.
Nice.
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Exeter and South
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He pointed out one of the busts at the corner of the chapel and it was a rugger, complete with a scrum helmet. The inscription of the window also gave thanks for their support. He then pointed out two other busts, one of the cathedral cat who has a hole in the door under the Exeter clock, along with one of a mouse, the obvious prey of the cathedral cat.
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