With even colder weather with -10degC temperatures and bad snow falling, the girls were off school and I relied upon my new cellular phone as the landlines were not working but the plumber and builders were still working. I invited Steve Bloom to come over and help run my new computer navigation software, but we needed East Coast charts and a printer cable. As the Allies pause and consult about a ground offensive, Arab support is waning and Jordan increasingly supporting Iraq.
The snow was bad and still falling this morning and the main concern was whether the girls could go to school this morning. We listened to the local radio stations and did not learn about Kimbolton and Little Paxton in this way, but then telephoned to find out that Debbie was free for the day and could have the day off. Similarly, Diana took Della along to school and brought her back again when she found the school closed. We also had trouble with the telephones as the lines went dead as the exchanges were over-loaded and I had to bring in my cellular telephone from the car.
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The plumber arrived this morning and started on installing the new pipes in the utility area. The builders soon arrived as well, and they all ended up getting in one-another's way which is the unfortunate aspect of the job but the plumber worked on and did quite well. I spent my time today on the navigational computer programme and phoned Steven Bloom to come and run it with me. We had some fun and got to grips with most of the facilities of the software, but I found that I had not been given the detailed charts for the East Coast, nor a cable to connect up the printer which was a pity; but I ordered them both urgently by telephone and hope to get them soon. Updated this last couple of days' journal which still left a number of action items arriving by post to deal with. The news is of a quieter time in the Gulf as the Allies prepare and consult about a ground offensive. Meanwhile, the Arab support for the war is under stress and Jordan is increasingly coming out in support of Iraq. There is even more cold weather