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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
... 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 ...
... 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
... the screen. I said that all but one of the human carvings had no heads.
Then he told us that Exeter was bombed in WW II and the bomb destroyed the chapel on the opposite side of the quire, and the screen had suffered the effects of the blast. The decision to leave the screen as it was, was based upon the desire to let ...