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  • Action Line: Lack of garbage pickup

    COMPLAINT:Every Tuesday on my way home for lunch I see an abundance of bags of trash laying in the yards (I live on Bruntingthorpe, way in the back so I see many bags). I figured what was happening, but wasn't sure until this week. I had to go home to get something, and happened to witness the

  • Action Line: COLA surveys

    COMPLAINT:In the year and a half that I have lived in the UK, I have only seen and completed a COLA survey for utilities. However, myself and others havenoticed that compared to our experiences at other overseas duty stations (such as Kadena), we have not seen an annual or bi-annual COLA survey for

  • British Billy celebrates St. Patrick's Day

    (Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series Billy will write about the patron saints of Great Britain.)It would seem to be a generally acknowledged fact that the fine folk of Ireland know how to have a good time. The gaiety of an Irish jig is enough to set even my paws a-tapping, and

  • Mothering Sunday in the U.K.

    You call them 'moms' and we call them 'mums', but whatever word we use, they are all our mothers. American Mother's Day is always on the second Sunday in May, but in the U.K., Mother's Day falls on the fourth Sunday in the Christian season of Lent. This year, British Mother's Day - or Mothering

  • Discover Britain: West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village

    A couple of weekends ago, I decided to take my family to visit the West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village. The park and village are conveniently located about 10 miles from both RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath. We visited the Country Park portion on a prior occasion and enjoyed the

  • You are what you eat

    On Monday you are a Big Mac with an order of fries. On Tuesday you are a bucket of the Colonel's best kept secret at KFC. On Wednesday, you are Big Montana and some curly fries. On Thursday, you head south of the border and turn into a grilled stuffed burrito and a nachos bel grande. Who knew you

  • Action Line: Skate Park Lighting

    COMPLAINT:The skate park is being used in the late afternoons, but the automatic lighting doesn't come on until 3 a.m.  I called CE customer service several weeks ago but no one has came by to look at it. The security police have tried to turn off the lights in the wee hours, but are

  • Billy's Guide to the British Cheeses

    Can you have too much of a good thing? Probably -- moderation in all things is one of the many mottos that have helped me become the balanced feline I am today. I am partial to a nibble of cheese now and again. However, there are more than 700 different named cheeses produced in Britain, and it

  • British Billy celebrates St. David's Day

    (Editor's Note: This is the first in a four part series Billy will write about the patron saints of Great Britain)I know to be considered a saint, you must possess many noble qualities, commit fearless deeds and have at least one miracle to your name. I have many attributes, but I doubt saintliness

  • British Billy takes the Mickey

    A few years ago, I met a young Airman named Michael who became a particular admirer of mine. The British phrase, 'He's taking the Mickey', could have been coined in his honour. Loosely translated, it means, 'He's making fun of you', and Michael certainly fancied himself as a bit of joker. Such odd