The play's the thing

I wonder if the touring company of this will make it to Texas.

THE moment a husband saved his wife’s life with the help of a 999 operator when she choked in their North Yorkshire home is being recreated on the London stage.

As we reported in The Press last year, Ruth Swift, from Easingwold, was only seconds from death when she choked on a prawn sandwich, stopped breathing and turned blue.
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Breathing Irregular, which is directed by Carrie Cracknell, will be a mixture of dance and theatre – all inspired by true stories taken from the transcripts of 999 emergency calls. The aim is to capture the intensity and raw emotion in those critical moments before the emergency crew arrive.

A prawn cocktail for a new mom

The Plymouth (UK) Herald reports on Christmas births:

Donna’s brother, Darren Jewell, had invited her, shop assistant Steve and their boys to Christmas dinner before she went into labour.

But, true to his word, he made sure Steve brought a prawn cocktail all the way to the maternity unit so Donna would not miss out.

Yellow lights of Texas

Truth about Cars:

A number of Texas cities are exploiting short yellow timing at intersections, generating significant additional revenue, according to a review of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) data by TheNewspaper. The citation issuance rate at the nine intersections with the shortest yellow timing in the state was four times greater than the ticket issuance rate at locations that offered yellow times exceeding statewide averages.

Surprise! The intersections with short yellows tend to have red light cameras.