After yesterday’s near-hurricane conditions, it’s an almost unreal and very serene start to today. Warm, sunny, no wind at all. Helene has turned west and is fizzling out over land, and I am now thre… (View Post)

Asheville was seriously bad this morning; the raging wind had woken me early, and after breakfast as soon as service started (kudos to the hotel staff who all made it in), I had a stick or twist deci… (View Post)

It’s wet out there, but there’s not much wind yet, at least by British south coast standards. It’s still a fair way off. (View Post)

No, but it's still not uncommon in Italy, if as an optional pump with a built in higher price per litre. But the self service pumps don't need a lunch break. Which reminds me of the Italian… (View Post)

Yeah, I heard that story while driving the bit of the '75 in Kentucky where the shooter had a pop at passing traffic a week or two earlier. You'd think he'd already be gone. Meanwhile … (View Post)