Millau was infamous as one of France's worst traffic bottlenecks, clogged during the summer holiday migration between Paris and the Mediterranean.

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Paul goes on to make a pretty big deal over how Ron had a part-time job painting the school during a summer holiday and delivering furniture for a store.

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They will carry out daily patrols during the 14-week summer season, which began on the Bank Holiday weekend.

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For example, they would give tours when the official tours were not offered at all during holiday breaks or certain periods during the summer.

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The holiday falls during the Australian summer, where red sweaters and snow are swapped for red board shorts and Santas with sunburns.

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Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the previous prime minister, never recovered his credibility after thousands died while ministers were on holiday during a heatwave in the summer of 2003.

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While Blodget doesnt expect eToys shares to do much during the slow summer months, he says he expects eToys and other Internet retailing stocks to have a big pop as the holiday season approaches and enthusiasm for e-commerce builds again.

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