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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 ...
... spaces by the shop, bought a coffee and sat and waited for the brakes to cool down before driving on.
But it was not long before we were held up in heavy traffic and the brakes seized once more.
There had been an accident and the road was closed in Cowfold, so we limped into the car park and hung around waiting for things to cool down again.
Well, this has been an ongoing issue. I suppose it is better to have brakes that over do it rather than ...
Exeter and South
... Clock and the door for the entrance has a small hole in the bottom for the cathedral cat.
The quire had an enormous Bishop’s throne/seat made out of local oak. It is sixty feet tall and has the most amazing hand carving along with statuary. I could picture Phil Duncan and Jim Jelinek in ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility