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I was about to post a witty bit about this being the only chance to see flying sheep since you don't get tornadoes. But then I started wondering if tornadoes ever spawned in the UK and learned that you guys...
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justjohn commented on
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I thought "Church of England" first, too, even though I listen to Harry Shearer's frequent comments on our Army Corps of Engineers on his radio show....
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Moderator Alan commented on
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No, only a CofE. Which is why the puzzlement....
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Moderator Alan commented on
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'Congress' is not a problem: it's a widely used term that is familiar to non-US readers, and there is no British Congress for it to be confused with. On the other hand, to a British reader, the term 'CofE' has one meaning and one meaning alone: Church of England. To use 'CofE' on a British blog for any other meaning would be of the same order as using 'USA' to refer to something that wasn't the United States of America, on a US blog. Introducing the abbreviation with no previous referent here is what is confusing: most of us in...
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Moderator Alan commented on
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It's now a few days later, so I'll just drop in what Wikipedia is reporting as the impact on the UK: "Once the storm made landfall in Britain a maximum wind gust of 82 mph (132 km/h) was recorded, in Capel Curig, Wales. A man was killed when a tree fell on a minibus he was driving in County Durham. Across the United Kingdom, damage was estimated at £100 million ($157 million USD)." That's a fair bit of damage, but it comes out as less than £2 per head of population of this island when averaged out. (And Capel Curig...
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Moderator Alan commented on
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I've seen the Blaskets, but only from a distance (not having been there in the summer season). However, I trust you went over Conor Pass. The view from the carpark at the crest, with sight of the Atlantic to the North and to the South, is well worth any hassle from the wild goats. (Seeing tourists freaking out over an overly friendly billy clambering into their car for an exploration is amusing for those of us who grew up with goats.)...
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