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We're home again, Daughter-dear and I - the trip back went absolutely fine - about 93 miles door to door driving, with about 65 miles of sea crossing thrown in. It rained a bit, but not enough to slow us down, and the sea was pretty good, so a smooth enough crossing.
There was extra port security at Heysham - two police men walked around between the cars peering into the backs as unobtrusively as possible(!).
I wondered what self-respecting terrorist would still be driving around with gas canisters etc. in the back seat where they could be easily found, but D-d said she wouldn't be surprised to find them still doing it - as, 'after all, as terrorists go this current lot are shite'. As she said 'Pardon me if I'm wrong, but isn't the score so far one car which smouldered a bit and filled with smoke, one which got a ticket and was then towed away, and one where they managed to set themselves on fire but not actually hurt anyone else? See? Shite!'
So she's totally unphased by it all, and is happily planning a trip to Dublin by air on Wednesday for a few days, one to the Leeds Music festival, and then one to London at some indeterminate time in August. She's just annoyed that she might have to check in earlier than our local airlines' '30 minutes before flight time'.
And we now have sniffer dogs on full time duty at the local airport - I have just seen one on local TV - he is placed on the baggage carousel and then has to keep walking, clambering over bags and cases, to keep in the same place whilst the carousel moves - he looked as if he found it quite fun. So now you'll know where they came from if you see dog-prints all over your luggage!
There was extra port security at Heysham - two police men walked around between the cars peering into the backs as unobtrusively as possible(!).
I wondered what self-respecting terrorist would still be driving around with gas canisters etc. in the back seat where they could be easily found, but D-d said she wouldn't be surprised to find them still doing it - as, 'after all, as terrorists go this current lot are shite'. As she said 'Pardon me if I'm wrong, but isn't the score so far one car which smouldered a bit and filled with smoke, one which got a ticket and was then towed away, and one where they managed to set themselves on fire but not actually hurt anyone else? See? Shite!'
So she's totally unphased by it all, and is happily planning a trip to Dublin by air on Wednesday for a few days, one to the Leeds Music festival, and then one to London at some indeterminate time in August. She's just annoyed that she might have to check in earlier than our local airlines' '30 minutes before flight time'.
And we now have sniffer dogs on full time duty at the local airport - I have just seen one on local TV - he is placed on the baggage carousel and then has to keep walking, clambering over bags and cases, to keep in the same place whilst the carousel moves - he looked as if he found it quite fun. So now you'll know where they came from if you see dog-prints all over your luggage!
