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They spend £20m a year telling people like you to wash your mouth out.
Apparently it caused panic
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Apparently it caused panic
Apparently since 2016 the Welsh wording on road signs has to come first: so it’s embedded in the public sector culture at least. This was the phone alert equivalent.
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Its a Hurricane
In Windsor
This is an Israeli spitfire in a Moffat garden in Scotland
I take it he was at work at that time.
Andy
Even worse - he works from home. He manages to get to the gym in work time. Works from his lounge, no commute, radio/tv on. Managed to watch whole of Wimbledon during work time. The holidays are unreal too. Had several this year already, just come back from a week away, off again in Sept for a week and two more week long hols in Oct. The holiday entitlement is already generous, but he can build up extra days off through flexi working and time off in lieu. He admits he could never work in the private sector - public sector is way too cushy. Now you know why council tax is so high.
And keeping on the wildfire subject, a helicopter flew over about 15 mins ago with a big 'bucket' dangling below. Looked like it was heading to the Rhondda. It disapeared off Flightradar so not sure where it went. Don't know were they would fill it from.
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You're right, of course it's a Hurricane. I must have been asleep
Still not sure what it has to do with wildfires.
You're right, of course it's a Hurricane. I must have been asleep
Still not sure what it has to do with wildfires.
The Battle of Britain.
Only this time the enemy is a natural disaster waiting to happen.
The Battle for Britain has begun.
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Its the wall paper of my phone.You're right, of course it's a Hurricane. I must have been asleep
Still not sure what it has to do with wildfires.
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ISWYM. I agree, this stuff is existential.
I hope Burnham can find a way for the RAF to do whatever it takes to stop houses being burned down.
Found this in the rags:
"Mr Burnham said "Britain is a tinderbox right now" as he announced plans to commission firefighting planes to combat the spread of wildfires.
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The PM has appointed Baroness Blake of Leeds as the UK's fire minister, the Government said, as more than 1,000 wildfires have been recorded across the country this year."
Good.
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Just wanna point out that was a two-tier wildfire alert - only applying to native English and Welsh speakers. Friday the 14th, the day of the alert, was Pakistan independence day, and, as residents of London and Manchester (and, no doubt, Birmingham) will attest, there were huge fireworks let off in the early hours. Therefore, as well as the wildfire alert, the law prohibiting fireworks after 11pm does apply to Pakistanis.
