Beautiful morning, so I headed off early on the motor bike ( my steed of steel), and managed to reach just about every set of traffic lights on green - however, sods law, this afternoon on my way back in the poring rain and strong south westerly winds I was stopped at every set of lights, plus the pedestrian phases, and at Greenbank there were queues everywhere - but at least with the bike I was able to by pass the traffic - and then to cap it all, on the final run home all the traffic was held up by a tractor and trailer from Boghall Farm, heading south at about 15 mph - damm.
There was a massive fire at Campbells Prime Meats, Broxburn, yesterday when a workman damaged and set fire to a pipe and burnt down the premises. NOT Sparky Mark on this occasion!!, However as one of the biggest meat suppliers in Scotland there is a major knock on effect as their customers cannot get supplies. Our butcher ( Graham Cherrie) was saying that he has been inundated with orders today, folk wanting hundreds of pies, etc. But at lunch time we had a table of twelve who had been booked elsewhere, however the other place had no supplies and were unable to cater for them.
It would appear that our local taxpayers are about to be well and truly shafted again, the City of Edinburgh Council is about to house one hundred immigrant families in the town , renting properties at a totally exhorbitant price - bleeding us dry.
Watching Border Enforcement on the TV , the UK staff in France are doing a super job trying to stop illegal immigants, my only point is that instead of sticking a probe into the back of the lorries which indicates human breathing , they should be filling the vehicles with cyanide gas or something similar, this might prove a deterrant in future.
My Tramworks folks were really busy today, NOT, there was a chappie wandering about the holes in the road picking up litter - perhaps he had read yesterdays suggestion about Bonnyrigg High Street. I asked one of the supervisors when it would be finished? perhaps next year !! It is nothing short of a joke, and they are now telling us that the works will continue in Princes Street right through the summer and the Edinburgh Festival.
Had some nice customers in the bar today, enjoyed myself being hospitable.
Might add more later
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