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    Hogwarts Express rescues family stranded in Highlands

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-41621266

    A family stranded in the Scottish Highlands have been rescued by the "Hogwarts Express" steam train.
    Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were staying at a remote bothy in Lochaber when their canoe was swept away by a swollen river.
    Facing a long walk back to their car across boggy land, they phoned the police for advice.
    To their delight, they arranged for the steam train used in the Harry Potter films to pick them up.
    The engine, called The Jacobite, is used for excursions on the West Highland Railway Line, crossing the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct that also features in the movies.

    The Cluetts and their children - aged six, eight, 10 and 12 - were enjoying a half-term break at the Essan bothy, on the south shore of Loch Eilt.
    "You can get to it by quite an arduous walk in - or you can paddle for 10 minutes in a canoe across the loch from the road. We had a canoe so we paddled across the loch to the bothy," explained Mr Cluett.

    "We were all in the bothy, warm and fed - all was good - but we'd moored the boat in a little burn behind the bothy, tied it to a wall, pulled high out of the water. My daughter woke up yesterday and says 'Daddy, Daddy - the stream is massive'.
    "The burn was overflowing. The entire area was underwater. The rocks I'd tied the boat to were pulled apart and the boat was gone."

    The family weighed up their options for getting back to their car. A three-mile walk with small children across difficult boggy ground or along the nearby railway line were discounted as impractical or too dangerous.
    "In the end I decided the only option was to phone the police and mountain rescue, ask if they have any local knowledge that could help us out," said Mr Cluett.

    The police came back with a magical solution. They arranged for the next train on the railway line that runs close to the bothy to make an unscheduled stop.
    'Big smiles'
    "The amazing thing was it wasn't just any train. The next train that was passing was the Jacobite steam train - the Harry Potter, Hogwarts Express steam train that goes up and down that line."
    The family hurriedly packed up their belongings and made their way to the line, about 400 metres way.
    "We threw all our stuff into some bags and boxes and ran out of the door of the bothy at the same time as the train is coming around the tracks,' said Mr Cluett.

    "The train is getting closer, we're running down, stuff bouncing everywhere, big smiles on the kids faces. It all started to be fun at that point.
    "I'm slightly sad because I'd lost my boat - but the kids, when they saw the steam train coming, all sadness left their little faces and was replaced by excitement and fun - just the real joy of having an adventure and having the train stop right next to them."
    The family were dropped off at the next stop, at Lochailort, from where Mr Cluett was able to hitch a lift to retrieve his car.
    He reflected: "The kids have certainly had an adventure. We've all had an adventure - a big thanks to everyone who helped us."
    His only regret is that his canoe has still not turned up - although he remains hopeful someone will find it.
    "I think it will still be bobbing around in the loch somewhere. A big red canoe - so if you see it, that would be helpful. That would make the last part of the story even better."
    Pretty cool story I bet the kids were excited

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    I asked someone from England where Hogwarts is. They said go fuck yourself!

    It changed my life. I was convinced that day forward to stop asking every British person that question. Anyway the guy and me traded car insurance information and he was found at fault and had to pay for scratching my bumper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    I asked someone from England where Hogwarts is. They said go fuck yourself!

    It changed my life. I was convinced that day forward to stop asking every British person that question. Anyway the guy and me traded car insurance information and he was found at fault and had to pay for scratching my bumper.
    Okay what does this have to do with anything, Mall Security?

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    Quote Originally Posted by therealstegblob View Post
    Okay what does this have to do with anything, Mall Security?
    It was about Hogwarts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    I asked someone from England where Hogwarts is. They said go fuck yourself!

    It changed my life. I was convinced that day forward to stop asking every British person that question. Anyway the guy and me traded car insurance information and he was found at fault and had to pay for scratching my bumper.
    What the actual fuck man
    SO he ran into your car, you start a conversation noticing he's british accent and you then ask where Hogwarts Is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legendix187- View Post
    What the actual fuck man
    SO he ran into your car, you start a conversation noticing he's british accent and you then ask where Hogwarts Is?
    I’ve seen Hairy Potter that was an amazing film. What did you think it was the wrong time to ask?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    I’ve seen Hairy Potter that was an amazing film. What did you think it was the wrong time to ask?
    Issent that racism? Would you ask a Arab where Meka Is?
    I probably can guess your answer, I just loved your story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    I’ve seen Hairy Potter that was an amazing film. What did you think it was the wrong time to ask?
    Hairy Potter?

    Kinda inappropriate to ask someone about some gay porno at that time, explains his response.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legendix187- View Post
    Issent that racism? Would you ask a Arab where Meka Is?
    I probably can guess your answer, I just loved your story.
    No no I loved that movie I meant no disrespect. The guy was cranky because I slowed down because I got a hit on Pokémon Go. I thought some friendly conversation would put him in a giving mood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeerWolf View Post
    Hairy Potter?

    Kinda inappropriate to ask someone about some gay porno at that time, explains his response.
    Haha you know what I meant!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    No no I loved that movie I meant no disrespect. The guy was cranky because I slowed down because I got a hit on Pokémon Go. I thought some friendly conversation would put him in a giving mood.

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    Haha you know what I meant!
    You probably stole he's catch!

    Edit: This thread is going places.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legendix187- View Post
    You probably stole he's catch!
    Yeah British people hate me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legendix187- View Post
    Edit: This thread is going places.
    Well it sure won’t be Hogwarts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mall Security View Post
    I’ve seen Hairy Potter that was an amazing film. What did you think it was the wrong time to ask?
    Seems racist, why are you so racist?
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