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George Booth writes:
Yes, I thought the same when I saw Woodford, then I remembered the
Manchester airfield of that name - think Vulcan bomber. Back on topic I
remember in the 1950's it was considered fine to leave the tap running
slightly overnight to avoid the pipes freezing - at least that's what they
did in Co Durham.

Leaving the plug in? Otherwise there's the risk of the waste pipe
freezing up. (As happened to my bath waste pipe on Monday, when I'd
inadvertently left a tap dribbling. It's especially liable to that as
it's not far off horizontal for a while. Fortunately when it got a bit
milder on Tuesday it thawed with now harm done.)
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)