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I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever able to travel again. I had a week-long photography workshop at Glen Coe in mind back in 2020, just before the COVID lockdown, followed by a visit to Tayvallich and Bellanoch to walk in the footsteps of a couple of ancestors who left for New York State in 1805...

Oh, yes. And you should see the prices in the rail stations!

Too late to do you any good, but as far as I know, there's a launderette in Lockwood, next to the Baptist Church.

As a traveler, I sorely miss the launderette that used to be in every town. When I visit England, it's usually for about four weeks at a time, but I travel with only three changes of clothing. Without a launderette within a short bus ride, I'm reduced to the primitive laundry in the sink every...

Here's a correction. There's a 13th plaque since that guide was published. There's now one commemorating the use of the exterior of the space on Scarfold that was Compo's home. It was installed fairly recently; maybe in the last couple of years.

https://holmfirthhistory.org.uk/guides-to-the-holmfirth-area/ There are 12 Blue Plaques. Didn't really expect an exact answer, did you?!!

How Not to Cry at Weddings

In A Merry Heatwave, he was wearing an ascot.

Please explain to this uninformed American. What is Oasis Manc.?

In you face climate change!

The further up you go beyond the top of the steps, the steeper the slope gets. I did it when I was younger, and it nearly killed me.

I don't remember it, but it looks wonderful!

Just after 8 AM here. Prying my eyes open to see rain, again, but nothing like the British Isles are experiencing. Happy New Year, and my the first foot over your threshold bring good fortune to your household.

Neither. Each one tends to contain an indigestible ingredient. Soy in Chinese, chickpea meal in Indian. Both cause symptoms similar to a sub-fatal dose of arsenic.

Darned if I have any idea! I read Batman comics, but never saw any of the movies.

None of them. There's no dark Toblerone.

Nor in the US.

I hope anyone who couldn't avoid driving was moving very slowly!

Given the price of eggs here due to bird flu, I'd be surprised to see any Easter eggs at all.

I've read that he was actually as bad a driver as he acted in the series.