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Well, we got home. Here on my island home there is but one sort of diesel so if that’s the problem I’d better buy a new car. But we got home without a hitch [emoji108]
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Pleased to hear that all is well.
It's always a bit of a worry embarking on a long journey after car problems.
There are always thoughts at the back of your mind about a repeat performance.
It came as a surprise to me to read that diesel fuel isn't the only liquid causing concern on Arran.
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They are becoming Britain’s desert islands. The heatwave has caused a water shortage crisis for islands from the Isles of Scilly to the Outer Hebrides.
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Even Scotland’s mountainous and often cloudy Isle of Arran has been hit. Scottish Water had to charter ferries to transport 750,000 litres of water to the island from the mainland last month to prevent residents from going thirsty.
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Sunday Times
It's paywalled but there might be a free article or two.