Ok guys, back safely in UK & home. I'll report back later, but one thing caught my eye. I picked up The (British) Times & the headline screamed "TOUGH CURBS ON WATER USE AS DROUGHT HITS BRITAIN" A slight hint of irony as I recall the conditions in new England over the weekend! It was well "wet" when I drove on the Interstate into Boston on Sunday afternoon but got to the hotel ok (more or less!).

Well, when I got home, there was a note on the chalk board "do dishwasher & tidy up before dad gets home" They (wife & two kids 23 & 24) missed that one! The grass is reaching jungle proportions & there was a water leak in the tank that holds water for the toilet, been going for a week or more! I thought to myself "Welcome home brad!"
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