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Hi Elle and Rusty

It is a terrible thing indeed but there is no doubt in my mind that the teachers are responsible; there has been warnings for high risks of avalanche in the Alps in every single weather forecast for about a week. The parents should sue the teachers/school for not enquiring enough before venturing on the slop - whether warnings were well placed or not; they had the responsibility of those young lives.

Hi, Pigale!
As I said in my earlier post, there do seem to be an increasing number of accidents where children are hurt or killed whilst on school trips? Even trips not involving a sport.
I am glad that I am not a (modern day) parent having to decide whether or not to let my child take part in such an enterprise.
I only ever went on one school trip as my parents couldn't afford such luxuries, but I do remember the care that was taken then (in those days!) by the staff accompanying us.
Incidentally, I went to see the Passion Play in Oberammergau - brilliant!
All in German , of course1 but we were learning that at school.
(It did seem a little strange - out of character - though to see "Jesus" coming out of the village pub in the evenings!)

Hi, Rusty!
I don't remember our having trams when I lived as a child in Bolton? (no doubt someone will contradict me here!) but I do recall having trolley buses though!
Did you have those? No tracks, but the buses attached overhead?
But we always used to go on holiday to Fleetwood - and we would catch the trams from Fleetwood to Rossall ( on the route to Blackpool) - rattling old boneshakers, they were, too!
This, too. would be in the late fifties/sixties!
Now your book "The Last Wolf"....isn't this a children's story? or have I got the wrong title? I 'm sure I've heard of something similar, anyway, where a young boy and a wolf , both orphaned, are companions......
I have a feeling that there is a film?
I still like reading Arthur Ransome's children's stories - the "Swallows and Amazons" stories
At one time I had the whole series!

Hello, Pigale.
Thank you for the extra details.
Unfortunately we cannot reverse what has happened.
Snow on mountain slopes is very dangerous stuff.
It can move and nothing will stop it.
I am sure we shall hear more in the coming days about what happened.
Poor children.

Hello, Elle,
No trolley buses in Dundee. Trams, on rails.
Yes, definitely boneshakers, and nobody in town had constipation, either.
The Last Wolf is not at all about wee boys and Arthur Ransome.
It is about the plans to release wolfs into the wilds in Scotland.
I am up to the bit where the author is on Skye finding the wolf pits which were used for trapping wolfs centuries ago.
I believe the Swallows and Amazon books were very good.
We had snow but it did not lie.
Still no word from La Bamba!
My oldest granddaughter is collecting me on Saturday after her yoga class. All go, up here!

Good morning, Elle!
You are quite correct, Elle, many apologies from me.
There is a book called The Last Wolf involving a wee boy.
It is by Michael (War Horse) Molpurgo.
The one I have is by Jim Crumley.
Two different books with the same title? Unusual, is it?
And they have both written books about whales, but with different titles.
Quite cold this morning. Snow and frost overnight.
"Lunching" with the ladies today?

Good morning, Rusty!
Very cold here! 0C when I went out at 8am. Frost and ice (no snow) - very treacherous underfoot........we took to walking on the muddy grass rather than on the slippery paths. I didn't fancy cracking my head again!
Glad to be home and having a hot drink!
No apologies needed! I'm just glad I wasn't going doolally! I thought that I had the correct title......yes, as you say, unusual for there to be two titles the same - isn't that an infringement of copyright or somesuch?
What are the reasons being given for the re- introduction of wolves in Scotland? I know that wolves will kill deer, and deer destroy trees (a lot of deer are culled for this very reason)
Is this a way of preserving our forests?
I'm assuming you will know all about this from your reading?
Yes, I am indeed going out for lunch - but there will only be two of us today - and my friend wishes to go shopping first.
So I shall make a repeat visit to Bromley - having, of course, gone there on Sunday with my daughter!
I will need to leave in about forty minutes.
It is good that you heard from Miss L-B - and that you have plans with Miss ATW for Saturday!

Good afternoon, Elle!
Slippy roads and paths here, too.
I would have thought separate titles would be needed for books? Strange!
Now, I am not an expert on deer or wolves, but I understand that wolves would have a beneficial effect on the land by acting as a control on deer. I think at one time, wolves were found throughout Britain.
I think I would be in favour of the wolves returning, if Ms Sturgeon lets us vote on it.
No heating in my car today.
Had to get the cooling system bled of a suspected air lock.
Fine now, and my garage man refused my offer of payment.
Very good of him.
Hope you enjoy lunch in sunny Bromley!

PS, Elle,
I like "doolally". A great word!
Comes from the town of Deolali in India.
Also, a British Army camp there, which was where the BBC television show, "It Aint Half Hot, Mum" was set.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
We had a very nice lunch and chat.
Brrrh! It's certainly cold out! the contrast between being in the shops and then going outside again certainly hammers that home to you!
I really feel that Winter has at last arrived!
I have been reading about the possible reintroduction of the lynx to the UK.
Whereas wolves, if at large, can be a danger to the public, apparently lynx have never been know to kill a human being and would be less of a general risk, with the same plus benefits.
Do you know much about this?
There is also controversy about beavers - there is a beaver colony on the River Tay, isn't there? these beavers appear to have settled well and there is talk about letting them "go wild".......I don't know much about them?
As a "local", are you better informed?
Is there not a danger that they might build dams in appropriate places?
Btw, what a generous mechanic you have !