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Old June 16th 10, 08:44 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Graham Easterling[_3_] Graham Easterling[_3_] is offline
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Default Why so horrible in France?

On 15 June, 19:24, John Hall wrote:
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*Lawrence Jenkins writes:

Stay-cation Will is that like time of at Christmas Holly-day?


I think the word is an import from America. It seems to have become
fashionable over the last six months or so.
--
John Hall

* * * * * * "I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Katherine Cebrian


It's become a common misconception that the SW (& the UK in general)
is almost totally reliant on 'home' visitors. In fact 25% of my
visitiors are foreign (and that excludes Wales & Scotland) and I'm
hardly convenient for a major airport (Exeter 100 miles)

Graham
Penzance

(Not that I've nothing against the English, and as Will indicates, the
weather here is just superb at the moment, http://www.minack.com/min02_7ref30.htm
the surf certainly is not)

http://www.turnstone-cottage.co.uk/ - English spoken