...and Heathrow Airport is fogbound. There are no domestic flights today, and probably none tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I drove down to a pet and garden centre to get parrot food. I queued for over an hour on an interchange on the infamous M25 London Orbital motorway, all because those waiting for another exit wouldn't leave space for those of us who wanted to go a different way. British drivers - they'd rather die than give way!
When I got to the pet and garden centre, they were in the throes of an ongoing power cut. A main cable somewhere along the road has burnt out, and the electricity maintenance people have to find the problem then fix it. It went at 4pm yesterday, and I was there at midday today, with no prospect of proper heat or light.
Sadly, as they have many exotic birds in stock, there have already been fatalities, and they expect more. You can't use paraffin heaters or bottled gas becuase the fumes would kill the birds quicker than the cold. It's very sad.
Poor birdies!!! What is it w/ power problems these days? I hope they get it back up and running soon. I know that exotic birds need warmth.
ReplyDeleteI was only in England once, for 4 days on a high school trip, but I remember that your highway exits are rotaries (aka traffic circles, roundabouts, etc) w/ all roads going into the rotary, unlike in the states where we have a straight highway with exits. No wonder your highway was clogged!
Thing is, they are controlled by traffic lights! People go through them on green even if they can only go two feet and then block the road for the rest of the traffic.
ReplyDeleteSad to hear this. The emloyees from that pet gardner store could each take one or more birds home. Just until the heather was fixed. Well, just a thought. I hope they fix it soon.
ReplyDeleteThat was my first thought too....Why didn't the employees take them home?! It's so sad.
ReplyDeleteWe're having a lovely ice storm here, just waiting for the power to go out :(