David Mellor, the former heritage secretary and presenter at BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, admits that recently he has "got a bit of a reputation for telling people who talk in the opera to stop" after he attracted headlines for remonstrating with fellow audience members.

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It would be better to stop having supper together, he said, not just because of the talk but because it was hard to get enough meat for two people on one ration card.

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Even though much of his neighborhood remains empty, Green said he never feels alone because of the steady stream of family, friends and tourists who stop to talk to him inside his FEMA trailer.

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