December 8th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Many people across North America have a British background somewhere in their line of ancestors. Have you ever wondered about the towns and cities that your relatives came from or wanted to learn more about the history and events of those towns? I’ve just discovered a website called Heritagecities.com that discusses the history of some of Englands most famous towns and also lists things that a visitor might do in these cities if they were to visit them.
Cities such as Stratford, the renowned home of William Shakespeare. The city has five historic houses that are linked to the Bard, two royal Shakespeare company theatres and many other attractions that would make it a worthwhile visit.
Then there are the cities of Bath with it’s great beauty, hot springs and Roman Baths. Visit Heritagecities to learn more about cities such as Chester, Oxford, Brighton, York and the history and heritage of these cities.
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October 15th, 2006 at 12:01 am
She was just brushing her teeth
A woman suffered severe burning to her anus after being struck by lightning which hit her in the mouth and passed right through her body.
Natasha Timarovic, 27, was cleaning her teeth at home when lightning struck the building.
She said: “I had just put my mouth under the tap to rinse away the toothpaste when the lightning must have struck the building.
I don’t remember much after that, but I was later told that the lightning had traveled down the water pipe and struck me on the mouth, passing through my body.
It was incredibly painful, I felt it pass through my torso and then I don’t remember much at all.”
Doctors at the city hospital where she was treated for burns to the mouth and rear said: “The accident is bizarre but not impossible”.
Of course it’s bizarre. Have you ever heard of such a thing happening before? I guess this is a lesson to all of us. Don’t brush your teeth (or shower, bathe etc) during a lightening storm. Or perhaps don’t bend down to sip water from the tap, use a plastic cup instead.
She was wearing rubber bathroom shoes at the time and so instead of earthing through her feet it appears the electricity shot out of her backside,” a medic told local television news. Ok, so I guess if you really must brush your teeth during a storm where you rubber soled shoes then. You might still get hurt but not as badly.
“It appears to have earthed through the damp shower curtain that she was touching as she bent over to put her mouth under the tap. If she had not been wearing the shoes she would probably have been killed by the blast.”
I wonder how long it will take the poor girl to recover. I wonder if her friends will call her “Lightening Butt” from now on? 
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