I didn’t even look at the prices TBH, but I’d have guessed Lewis was the short-odds favourite. But as you and I discussed, with no scrutineering someone could have done something silly.
I’ll stick to betting on races when all the cars have to meet the same rules and make the engines last half a dozen events. 3 weeks until Australia!
"Flooding and Debris is blocking the rail line at Dawlish, Network Rail has said.
All Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been suspended due to "significant damage".
Network Rail added that there will be a flood assessment at 10:00 but it is unlikely any trains will be running before lunch "at the least"."
Dawlish Station is one of the great settings for a station - up there with Grange, Shrewsbury and Morfa Mawddach. I was there last week for half an hour waiting for a train and it was just so beautiful.
But I did think at the time how exposed it is and how very unsurprising weather damage to that line is. Closing the back way via Tavistock was a big error.
No, not really. The ?LSWR? route is long, and the journey much longer. It also does not serve any major conurbations, and AIUI faces the 'wrong' way at Playnouth for trains coming from, and going to, points west. It also misses Exeter, unless you reverse from there (which adds more delays). Keeping such an expensive line open just for a few days of diversions once in a blue moon does not seem like a good use of funds given the traffic levels of the 1960s to 1980s.
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
"Flooding and Debris is blocking the rail line at Dawlish, Network Rail has said.
All Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been suspended due to "significant damage".
Network Rail added that there will be a flood assessment at 10:00 but it is unlikely any trains will be running before lunch "at the least"."
Dawlish Station is one of the great settings for a station - up there with Grange, Shrewsbury and Morfa Mawddach. I was there last week for half an hour waiting for a train and it was just so beautiful.
But I did think at the time how exposed it is and how very unsurprising weather damage to that line is. Closing the back way via Tavistock was a big error.
No, not really. The ?LSWR? route is long, and the journey much longer. It also does not serve any major conurbations, and AIUI faces the 'wrong' way at Playnouth for trains coming from, and going to, points west. It also misses Exeter, unless you reverse from there (which adds more delays). Keeping such an expensive line open just for a few days of diversions once in a blue moon does not seem like a good use of funds given the traffic levels of the 1960s to 1980s.
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
I would have said personally that if Barnstaple and Crediton justify an entire railway spur, then Okehampton and Tavistock justify a through route even if it's only single track.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
On the Dawlish rail story: the A379 at Torcross along the Slapton line has been taken out by the sea. One lane is gone.
Looking rather troubling.....
Not surprised by that. Wonder if the tank is still there, or whether the sea has reclaimed it?
(Many moons ago, I met the bloke who campaigned to raise the tank from the sea. He was an interesting character; I don't think he's with us any more).
Oh, isn't the village of Hallsands near there? The one that disappeared overnight after a storm.
Just up the coast.
I remember a terrible storm in 1979, where the Sea was racing through peoples' houses in Torcross. Afterwards, the village looked as if it had been bombed.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
They generally cancel the short haul flights first to try and keep the log haul schedule running. I’d call your airline and see if they can confirm one way or the other, before you set off for the airport. There will be planes and crews stranded all over the place at the moment, a nightmare for everyone. Good luck!
4. Consistent with open outward-looking European democracy
is directly contradicted by test one
1. Respect the referendum
which was vote for a more closed, inward-looking anti-European Brexitocracy
Utter bollocks even by your standards.
You think the EU is democratic?
Not wanting to be part of the EU does not make one anti European.
Understand the last line; but the EU is moving towards greater democratic control and, until we decided to elect Faragists as MEP's we were helping that project.
I don't know how Mrs May squares her pre-referendum remarks with those nowadays. Or her conscience!
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
They generally cancel the short haul flights first to try and keep the log haul schedule running. I’d call your airline and see if they can confirm one way or the other, before you set off for the airport. There will be planes and crews stranded all over the place at the moment, a nightmare for everyone. Good luck!
Colleagues have been flying in and out of Heathrow and City all week with no problem. They may have been the lucky ones and there is snow in London, but I've definitely seen worse.
"Flooding and Debris is blocking the rail line at Dawlish, Network Rail has said.
All Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been suspended due to "significant damage".
Network Rail added that there will be a flood assessment at 10:00 but it is unlikely any trains will be running before lunch "at the least"."
Dawlish Station is one of the great settings for a station - up there with Grange, Shrewsbury and Morfa Mawddach. I was there last week for half an hour waiting for a train and it was just so beautiful.
But I did think at the time how exposed it is and how very unsurprising weather damage to that line is. Closing the back way via Tavistock was a big error.
No, not really. The ?LSWR? route is long, and the journey much longer. It also does not serve any major conurbations, and AIUI faces the 'wrong' way at Playnouth for trains coming from, and going to, points west. It also misses Exeter, unless you reverse from there (which adds more delays). Keeping such an expensive line open just for a few days of diversions once in a blue moon does not seem like a good use of funds given the traffic levels of the 1960s to 1980s.
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
I would have said personally that if Barnstaple and Crediton justify an entire railway spur, then Okehampton and Tavistock justify a through route even if it's only single track.
Possibly.However Barnstaple is bigger than both Okehampton and Tavistock together, and the Tarka line to Barnstaple serves many other local communities. There are few other places on the Okehampton/Tavistock line.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
I live beneath the Heathrow flight path. Seems as nosy and persistent as usual.
Colleagues have been flying in and out of Heathrow and City all week with no problem. They may have been the lucky ones and there is snow in London, but I've definitely seen worse.
There's been relatively little snow here just west of Cambridge, yet a few days ago the A1 north of Peterborough was shut. Fickle stuff, snow.
Colleagues have been flying in and out of Heathrow and City all week with no problem. They may have been the lucky ones and there is snow in London, but I've definitely seen worse.
Leicester is fine, though the A47 was blocked in Rutland, so very patchy. Quite a few elderly patients cancelling though, for routine stuff.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
"Flooding and Debris is blocking the rail line at Dawlish, Network Rail has said.
All Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been suspended due to "significant damage".
Network Rail added that there will be a flood assessment at 10:00 but it is unlikely any trains will be running before lunch "at the least"."
Dawlish Station is one of the great settings for a station - up there with Grange, Shrewsbury and Morfa Mawddach. I was there last week for half an hour waiting for a train and it was just so beautiful.
But I did think at the time how exposed it is and how very unsurprising weather damage to that line is. Closing the back way via Tavistock was a big error.
No, not really. The ?LSWR? route is long, and the journey much longer. It also does not serve any major conurbations, and AIUI faces the 'wrong' way at Playnouth for trains coming from, and going to, points west. It also misses Exeter, unless you reverse from there (which adds more delays). Keeping such an expensive line open just for a few days of diversions once in a blue moon does not seem like a good use of funds given the traffic levels of the 1960s to 1980s.
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
I would have said personally that if Barnstaple and Crediton justify an entire railway spur, then Okehampton and Tavistock justify a through route even if it's only single track.
Possibly.However Barnstaple is bigger than both Okehampton and Tavistock together, and the Tarka line to Barnstaple serves many other local communities. There are few other places on the Okehampton/Tavistock line.
"Flooding and Debris is blocking the rail line at Dawlish, Network Rail has said.
All Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services have been suspended due to "significant damage".
Network Rail added that there will be a flood assessment at 10:00 but it is unlikely any trains will be running before lunch "at the least"."
Dawlish Station is one of the great settings for a station - up there with Grange, Shrewsbury and Morfa Mawddach. I was there last week for half an hour waiting for a train and it was just so beautiful.
But I did think at the time how exposed it is and how very unsurprising weather damage to that line is. Closing the back way via Tavistock was a big error.
No, not really. The ?LSWR? route is long, and the journey much longer. It also does not serve any major conurbations, and AIUI faces the 'wrong' way at Playnouth for trains coming from, and going to, points west. It also misses Exeter, unless you reverse from there (which adds more delays). Keeping such an expensive line open just for a few days of diversions once in a blue moon does not seem like a good use of funds given the traffic levels of the 1960s to 1980s.
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
I would have said personally that if Barnstaple and Crediton justify an entire railway spur, then Okehampton and Tavistock justify a through route even if it's only single track.
Possibly.However Barnstaple is bigger than both Okehampton and Tavistock together, and the Tarka line to Barnstaple serves many other local communities. There are few other places on the Okehampton/Tavistock line.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
Ooh, didn’t know about that METAR site, thanks!
Forecast: Temporary from 02 at 12 UTC to 02 at 21 UTC Wind 18 kt from the East/Northeast with gusts up to 28 kt Visibility: 1200 m Broken clouds at a height of 800 ft snow
If that happens there will be delays for de-icing planes and clearing runways. Luckily they spent a few million on snowploughs a couple of years ago, after the whole place got shut down for a couple of days. Both runways are currently in use.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
That's great - cheers.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Six Nations: bit obvious, but if you're thinking of having a bet, do check the weather forecast as that might alter things (or even lead to cancellation of a fixture).
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
That's great - cheers.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Assuming your flying Upper Class give yourself plenty of time in the Club House - best lounge on the planet!
This is part of the reason I wanted Labour led by someone like Corbyn, at best we get PM Corbyn, at worst we get a modified Tory party dragged to the left in some parts. The alternative seemed to be a constant surrender to a right wing agenda set by others.
On the Dawlish rail story: the A379 at Torcross along the Slapton line has been taken out by the sea. One lane is gone.
Looking rather troubling.....
Not surprised by that. Wonder if the tank is still there, or whether the sea has reclaimed it?
(Many moons ago, I met the bloke who campaigned to raise the tank from the sea. He was an interesting character; I don't think he's with us any more).
Oh, isn't the village of Hallsands near there? The one that disappeared overnight after a storm.
Just up the coast.
I remember a terrible storm in 1979, where the Sea was racing through peoples' houses in Torcross. Afterwards, the village looked as if it had been bombed.
There are problems down the road at Beesands today. Moving people out, as I understand it.
Nice pub there - the Cricket Inn. Really good grub. It holds the claim to fame of being where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards played their first gig together, when they were down there on holiday.... A certain pleasing circularity to the career of Mick Jagger, MCC member....
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
That's great - cheers.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Assuming your flying Upper Class give yourself plenty of time in the Club House - best lounge on the planet!
I am leaving Leamington at 4.00 pm for a 9.00 pm flight. If the roads are decent I’ll have plenty of time in the lounge. I guess that also applies if there are delays. The one flaw in my plan is if the roads are bad but Heathrow is fine!!
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
That's great - cheers.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Assuming your flying Upper Class give yourself plenty of time in the Club House - best lounge on the planet!
Its a 787 (so I hope you're in Upper Class - economy sucks on the 787) which unfortunately means there's no way of telling where the inbound aircraft is arriving from - but there are very many worse places to get stuck than the Club House.....when you arrive there first thing to do is book your 'treatment' - hair cut etc - then relax.
Maybe she will apologise. She really should. The citizens of nowhere comment was one of the most damaging .
That comment referred specifically to multinational companies such as Google and Facebook, who have extensive business in the UK yet use aggressive tax avoidance to contribute almost nothing.
Lots of hardcore Remainers are determined to think she was talking about them. She wasn’t.
She hurt a lot of people . It was stupid and careless.
Those who misrepresented what she said deliberately stirred it up.
I am supposed to be flying to Hong Kong form Heathrow tonight. Checking the weather forecasts, it does not look great. Are there any PB flying experts who can provide a considered prognosis of how likely it is that flights are going to be grounded at Heathrow today - and this evening more specifically?
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
That's great - cheers.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Assuming your flying Upper Class give yourself plenty of time in the Club House - best lounge on the planet!
I am leaving Leamington at 4.00 pm for a 9.00 pm flight. If the roads are decent I’ll have plenty of time in the lounge. I guess that also applies if there are delays. The one flaw in my plan is if the roads are bad but Heathrow is fine!!
If you're using their chauffeur service you'll miss all the check in malarky and be met with your boarding pass at their private terminal entrance - then through their own security channel and into the terminal - have fun!
Just seen an interesting comment on Twitter. May's vagueness has helped Tory Party unity on Europe, but has also ensured no major disagreements among the EU27 as all contentious issues have been fudged. So we are facing an EU that has a very united front.
Six Nations: bit obvious, but if you're thinking of having a bet, do check the weather forecast as that might alter things (or even lead to cancellation of a fixture).
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
Where ‘reform’ means ‘do what we (i.e. I) say’?
Well yes I think you've hit upon the error in Tony Blair's argument. The four freedoms are indivisible within the single market and that will never be ceeded by the EU. Our courts over-interpret freedom of movement too, which although it is OUR courts doing so - people blame the EU for the rule..
Maybe she will apologise. She really should. The citizens of nowhere comment was one of the most damaging .
That comment referred specifically to multinational companies such as Google and Facebook, who have extensive business in the UK yet use aggressive tax avoidance to contribute almost nothing.
Lots of hardcore Remainers are determined to think she was talking about them. She wasn’t.
She hurt a lot of people . It was stupid and careless.
Those who misrepresented what she said deliberately stirred it up.
Thing is, if you are a politician, and especially after Maggie's no such thing speech, you need to build in the possibility that people will misunderstand, wilfully or otherwise, what you say and don't leave yourself open to that possibility.
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
Where ‘reform’ means ‘do what we (i.e. I) say’?
Well yes I think you've hit upon the error in Tony Blair's argument. The four freedoms are indivisible within the single market and that will never be ceeded by the EU. Our courts over-interpret freedom of movement too, which although it is OUR courts doing so - people blame the EU for the rule..
I actually blame our politicians. Not once during the referendum did remain put forward proposals for reducing EU migration whilst staying in the EU. If they'd proposed to radically reform our benefits system I might have voted Remain. But that would have been far too difficult (and presumably opposed by Labour).
Maybe she will apologise. She really should. The citizens of nowhere comment was one of the most damaging .
That comment referred specifically to multinational companies such as Google and Facebook, who have extensive business in the UK yet use aggressive tax avoidance to contribute almost nothing.
Lots of hardcore Remainers are determined to think she was talking about them. She wasn’t.
She hurt a lot of people . It was stupid and careless.
Those who misrepresented what she said deliberately stirred it up.
Thing is, if you are a politician, and especially after Maggie's no such thing speech, you need to build in the possibility that people will misunderstand, wilfully or otherwise, what you say and don't leave yourself open to that possibility.
Oh yes, absolutely right. Theresa May is hopeless at getting the right form of words, even when she's making a perfectly good point. This was always the case, her hugely damaging 'nasty party' phrase being a classic example.
Worryingly, it sounds as if he isn’t listening to anybody any more. Or more likely, no-one has the balls to tell him that a trade war is a bloody stupid idea.
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
I also wasn't aware we were not planning to stay in Europe either? Any ideas for reforming our continent as per the option 1 that is ahead - perhaps Blair and his institute could get the Russians to organise a Twitter poll?
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
Where ‘reform’ means ‘do what we (i.e. I) say’?
Well yes I think you've hit upon the error in Tony Blair's argument. The four freedoms are indivisible within the single market and that will never be ceeded by the EU. Our courts over-interpret freedom of movement too, which although it is OUR courts doing so - people blame the EU for the rule..
I actually blame our politicians. Not once during the referendum did remain put forward proposals for reducing EU migration whilst staying in the EU. If they'd proposed to radically reform our benefits system I might have voted Remain. But that would have been far too difficult (and presumably opposed by Labour).
They didn't because there weren't any realistic proposals, except crossing fingers and hoping that as the Eurozone economy improved the problem would ease itself. It wasn't because the politicians were stupid or incompetent, there was simply no solution other than leaving the EU and Single Market. (Of course it remains to be seen whether even that will make much difference - I suspect not a huge amount, but we shall see.)
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
Where ‘reform’ means ‘do what we (i.e. I) say’?
Well yes I think you've hit upon the error in Tony Blair's argument. The four freedoms are indivisible within the single market and that will never be ceeded by the EU. Our courts over-interpret freedom of movement too, which although it is OUR courts doing so - people blame the EU for the rule..
Though the EU did allow us to impose transition controls on free movement from the new accession countries in 2004 for 7 years but Blair refused to implement them
Worryingly, it sounds as if he isn’t listening to anybody any more. Or more likely, no-one has the balls to tell him that a trade war is a bloody stupid idea.
I still think he’ll back down. There’s a decent chance this is just news management.
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
Where ‘reform’ means ‘do what we (i.e. I) say’?
Well yes I think you've hit upon the error in Tony Blair's argument. The four freedoms are indivisible within the single market and that will never be ceeded by the EU. Our courts over-interpret freedom of movement too, which although it is OUR courts doing so - people blame the EU for the rule..
I actually blame our politicians. Not once during the referendum did remain put forward proposals for reducing EU migration whilst staying in the EU. If they'd proposed to radically reform our benefits system I might have voted Remain. But that would have been far too difficult (and presumably opposed by Labour).
They didn't because there weren't any realistic proposals, except crossing fingers and hoping that as the Eurozone economy improved the problem would ease itself. It wasn't because the politicians were stupid or incompetent, there was simply no solution other than leaving the EU and Single Market. (Of course it remains to be seen whether even that will make much difference - I suspect not a huge amount, but we shall see.)
Okay, but if we abolished working tax credits, removed the right to be housed in London and South East etc., I'd have taken that in exchange for staying in the EU.
Tom Clancy wrote a novel were the USA precipitated a shooting war in the Far East by starting a Trade War first. I would suspect that Trump thinks that novel is a policy document except he was challenged once about whether he had ever read a book
Nonetheless, do not worry - Trump will give the UK a great FTA... apparently. IIRC, he cannot wait to do deals with us.
One of the largest easterly wave events on record has been recorded, a professor in coastal geomorphology at Plymouth University has said.
Professor Gerd Masselink said heights of 18ft (5.58m) were recorded at Start Bay - coinciding with spring high tides.
The university is now focusing on surveying Devon's beaches as damage reports come in from Dawlish, Torcross and Beesands.
The drawback with having an immensely expensive seafront property in South Hams is that you will be regularly flooded, every Spring.
WRT pubs in the area, I'd recommend the Tradesman's Arms, Stokenham, the Waterman's Arms, Tuckenhay, and the Tower Inn, Slapton.
Agree on those three (although I know people who have had very underwhelming meals at The Tower Inn recenly, which I haven't found, but it is a warning). The Beach House at South Milton is also a good 'un for food. The Steam Packet in Kingswear does excellent thin and crispy pizzas.
Okay, but if we abolished working tax credits, removed the right to be housed in London and South East etc., I'd have taken that in exchange for staying in the EU.
I don't think you could direct where people live (and certainly we couldn't as EU members). Reforming working tax credits might have helped a bit at the margin, although politically difficult to do, but I don't think it would have made much difference to the numbers. EU migrants were and are coming here because there are lots of jobs, our job market is dynamic, they want to improve their English, and there were/are few opportunities at home.
Mr. Rentool, there never was a new thread. The General Secretary resigned of his own volition. There is no conflict within the Conservatives/Labour/Darth Vader's conscience.
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I’ll stick to betting on races when all the cars have to meet the same rules and make the engines last half a dozen events. 3 weeks until Australia!
There may be a case for reopening it, but not as a diversionary route.
(Many moons ago, I met the bloke who campaigned to raise the tank from the sea. He was an interesting character; I don't think he's with us any more).
Oh, isn't the village of Hallsands near there? The one that disappeared overnight after a storm.
Edit:
http://www.exercisetigermemorial.co.uk/ken-small
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallsands
That clashes with Jurgen Klopp's press conference, so I'll have to give Mrs May a miss.
I remember a terrible storm in 1979, where the Sea was racing through peoples' houses in Torcross. Afterwards, the village looked as if it had been bombed.
I might have blinked and missed it
http://www.hongkongairport.com/flightinfo/eng/chkfltarr.html
http://www.allmetsat.com/en/metar-taf/europe.php?icao=EGLL
If you haven't already got them I recommend the apps Tripit and CheckMyTrip - the latter alerted me to an 8 hour delay hours before the airline fessed up....
If you are flying CX you might also want to see how your inbound aircraft is doing (flightradar24) - it will usually land a couple of hours before your departure time. If its BA it will be more difficult to tell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teign_Valley_line
My favourite option would be to build the inland tunnels that the GWR started work on in 1939. That won't happen, though.
Edit: but some people want to reopen the existing stub line to Heathfield for passengers:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-rail-line-could-reopen-1077055
Forecast:
Temporary
from 02 at 12 UTC to 02 at 21 UTC
Wind 18 kt from the East/Northeast with gusts up to 28 kt
Visibility: 1200 m
Broken clouds at a height of 800 ft
snow
If that happens there will be delays for de-icing planes and clearing runways. Luckily they spent a few million on snowploughs a couple of years ago, after the whole place got shut down for a couple of days. Both runways are currently in use.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11916578/Jurgen-Klopp-the-very-best-of-his-weird-quotes.html?frame=endScreen
I said to the 4th official 'How many mistakes are you allowed to make? If it's 15 you've got one more....'
Con 1252
Lab 224
LD 174
Con 75.9%
Lab 13.6%
LD 10.5%
Turnout is around 16.5%.
I am going on Virgin for the first time. I am a Virgin virgin.
Nice pub there - the Cricket Inn. Really good grub. It holds the claim to fame of being where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards played their first gig together, when they were down there on holiday.... A certain pleasing circularity to the career of Mick Jagger, MCC member....
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/969525362580484098
Professor Gerd Masselink said heights of 18ft (5.58m) were recorded at Start Bay - coinciding with spring high tides.
The university is now focusing on surveying Devon's beaches as damage reports come in from Dawlish, Torcross and Beesands.
He's certifiable......
Pictures from the railway line at Dawlish:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-sea-wall-damaged-storm-1285826
https://www.ft.com/content/82ebed88-9ede-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946
https://twitter.com/InstituteGC/status/969521137012150272
http://www.twitter.com/TeignmouthNHT/status/969520141829656576
"Whenever there have been studies on the impact of the weather on election days the analysis has shown that it has had very little impact."
When it's just 'bad' weather, people will go out and do what they need to do (including voting).
But when you cannot safely get out of your front door...
If the EU was prepared to reform, then we would never have left in the first place.
WRT pubs in the area, I'd recommend the Tradesman's Arms, Stokenham, the Waterman's Arms, Tuckenhay, and the Tower Inn, Slapton.
Odd for someone who claims to be an expert in the Art of the Deal.
Rees Mogg comes top on 21%, Gove is second on 16% and Boris third on 13%. Rudd and Raab complete the top 5.
51% want May to be replaced as leader before the next general election but only 13% want her to stand down as leader now
https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2018/03/no-change-in-our-next-tory-leader-survey-rees-mogg-is-top-then-gove-then-johnson.html
There’s a decent chance this is just news management.
Nonetheless, do not worry - Trump will give the UK a great FTA... apparently. IIRC, he cannot wait to do deals with us.
Is it just raw steel or stuff made from steel ?
The canal appears to be fine. Surely narrowboats have no issues with it?
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