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It's warmer than that here, although we're due to drop just below freezing point again on Friday. The real problem is the red weather warning for wind on Friday when 'Storm Éowyn will probably be among the "severest storms" that Ireland has ever seen'.

US-based F1 team Haas has appointed the sport's female race engineer. Laura Muller will work with their new driver Esteban Ocon. Read more here.

Museum (I visited the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA many years ago. It changed it name 10 years ago.)

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The Dukes of HAZZARD: HAZZARD in HOLLYWOOD

Just to let people know, the playlists are not complete episodes or even episodes broken into parts. They seem to be a selection of short clips, some of which are only 7 seconds long.

Yes, they're used over here, although the weather websites generally put it as "RealFeel" or "Feels Like", e.g. Temperature today is 7°C RealFeel 3°C.

That didn't sound too bad until I remembered that you lot in the US still insist on using Fahrenheit! We only got down to around -8°C (18°F) in our cold snap a week ago, although over in parts of Scotland it was -16°C (3°F). We're now back to a far more reasonable 10°C (50°F) during the day. Luckily, this SNL sketch explained America's way of doing things: 😀

You're posting links to playlists, so they won't show up as anything but links. Only videos show up as pictures. It's probably best to leave the links as is seeing as they're only a collection of clips (I'd assumed they were whole episodes before I checked the link).

EAGLE Point Phil Ackley was Luke's old Marine buddy in 'The Great Hazzard Hijack'.

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When I wrote this yesterday, I hadn't read about the Hurst Fire near Sylmar which is just south of Santa Clarita. This is only a couple of miles from some of the filming locations, but I don't think any have been affected so far. As I write this, the Hurst Fire is 89% contained.

Other than a few location shots for the Hollywood expeditions and location work at the Warner Ranch, Warner Bros. Studios was the only LA location used regularly for filming, and as far as I know that area north of the Hollywood Hills (home to many studios) is free from fire. All the movie ranches were around Santa Clarita or even further away. BTW. The Warner Ranch, home to the Bewitched house and Friends fountain was razed in 2023 to make way for offices - see here.

Casino I've certainly heard of it over here, although I may not always use it correctly. With me and my friends, it may be said when someone wins something or gets some kind of bonus or bigger share, but we also say it when someone's actually having chicken for dinner. The source of the phrase is disputed, but it's thought to be linked to gamblers in the US in the 1920s or 1930s. One version says that chicken dinners in a Las Vegas casino were $2, which was also the price of a standard bet - if you won your bet, you got your chicken dinner. I'm not sure how it crossed the Atlantic, but it was most likely in movies and TV shows.

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Daisy went off "to visit Aunt Kate for a couple of days" in 'To Catch a Duke', to help her "back on her feet from her miseries". It was the only episode that Cathy didn't appear in because she was filming 'Circus of the Stars'. Of course, Aunt Kate should not be confused with Aunt Katie in 'Duke of Duke' who preferred go by Katrina and not Katherine!

It was Aunt Lavinia in 'Return of the Ridge Raiders'. Bo and Luke come under suspicion for the Ridge Raiders exploits. Jesse: "Boys, I'm gonna need some ... some breathing space for about three or four days. Now, I tell you what, why don't you go over and visit with Aunt Lavinia? You'll be safe there, and then ... then I'll catch up with you." [Sighs and hugs] Jesse: "See you later, Luke, Bo." Luke: "Be careful." [Jesse drives off] Luke: "Heck, he ain't even spoke to Aunt Lavinia in over 20 years."

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"I just love UPHOLDING the law." Hughie Hogg in 'Arrest Jesse Duke'.

I'm not saying we're nearly as badly affected as some US states, but we never seem to be prepared for it. Very few people would have winter tires as it happens so infrequently. I'm back to work tomorrow and even though I only have to drive across town, I'm not looking forward to the journey. Even the main roads weren't clear today.

We got our first snow of the year last night, and it started again this morning. It's that horrible wet snow that's leaving thick slush everywhere. We're due for freezing temperatures over the next few nights, so I'm expecting the roads to be very slippery. I briefly ventured into town after lunch and they were already quite bad. I don't think we got snow last year (at least none that settled) so we're not used to it here. All the shops were closing early tonight and people have been panic buying supplies for a few days. My friend's daughter's family are out in the country, and they're cut off for now.

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