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We're staying with my in-laws, and they have DSTV, which negates some of the productivity gains being back on dialup would normally afford me. I digress. Ronwen and I have started watching Sky News, to "acclimatise" ourselves. UK "problems" make a nice change from South African "problems".

Today's big news was that a town council is planning on hiking the price of street parking permits for 4x4s and other high-pollution cars. Fancy needing a permit to park in the street in front of your house. In South Africa, if you're dumb enough to park your car in the street, you deserve what's comin' to ya, as your insurance company will be quick to remind you.

Also, I don't think that Sky News likes the Liberal Democrats. I kinda got that Fox News talking about US Democrats ptoey vibe. I don't really know who the Lib Dems are, but I do know from a new poll that the Tories are kicking Labour's butt. I don't really have any strong opinions about British politics, and since I can't vote for any of these people, it's not something I'll be losing any sleep over. Being dependent on the benevolence of people you didn't vote for pretty much sums up South African politics for me too, so it's not that much of an adjustment.

The other oddity is the weather. Man, I dunno why they bother. "Somewhere under this mass of cloud is Britain. Our forecast for the week is 'shitty and wet'. Check back next May." Not that we're complaining: Ronwen and I are both rain nuts, and we're looking forward to it. We'll be those irritating people who get up every morning and throw open the curtains and go "More grey! Yay!"