Awake as usual at 3.30 a.m. despite the fact I was not due away till 6 a.m. !!! But , so there I was heading for Hillend on the A702 and there was a magnificent sunrise, big red orb rising over Berwick Law in the distance, very nice and as they say " red sky in the morning - shepherds warning". I had it in my mirror all the way west so it must have been a problem for those heading east which accounts at times for the regular bumps on the Eastbound M8.
Very quick stop at Cowcaddens and then off south - M74 and M6 were really quiet so I made good time but still had to get Jill to phone ahead to get my bacon buttie put aside.
Heading North and the Police had an operation going, between Junctions 22 and 24 with a spotter camera on a bridge and a posse of patrol cars pulling motors in - however, there was an abnormal load going through the area at the same time so the road was a bit chaotic with the outside lane down to 20 mph at times for nearly ten miles. It is no wonder the road is badly rutted with these loads.
Once past this the road was relatively clear again, except for short periods of heavy rain and very poor visibility. Lot of new roadworks en route with the new average speed cameras in situ, and as usual the normal one or two chumps who go flying through.
In and out of Glasgow again, at the toot as I was feeling very tired and not too well - so by the time I got home it was straight to bed.
Listening to the radio where there was a feature on roads works in Manchester by the Gas Board which are doing to the traders there the same as the tram works have done to us in Edinburgh. Then a lot of folks called in with similar tales from around the UK - just what do these works cost the economy.
Then there was a real furore about the new legislation brought in by the EEC bureaucrats regarding the introduction of low energy light bulbs as of 1st September. Lots of objections and lots of people stock piling old style bulbs. For us the problem is that they do not work with dimmer switches, so we have six big dimmer units costing £140 each which will soon be obsolete so how many years of using the new bulbs will it take to save the cost of the dimmers ????
It is claimed that they have a seven year warranty !! so perhaps it we might keep a log of the bulbs and when they blow early claim the manufacturers !! A number of people called it to say that there is a faint flicker from them which is not good for people who suffer from epilepsy.
On different theme, Mr Supreme Rat has to be the low life husband of Kerry Katona who set up the camera in the house which caught her snorting cocaine in the bathroom then sold the pictures to the even lower life dross purporting to be paparazzi. It is time they were sorted out for the constant intrusion into peoples private lives.
Looks like the release of the Lockerbie Bomber by the Scottish Parliament is going to have repercussions with our transatlantic cousins - if they start to boycott Scottish goods just think how many youngsters will be deprived of Tunnochs Caramel wafers, Barr's Iron Bru; deep fried Mars Bars; Haggis Pies, etc ; and adults who will never experience the delights of a good Malt whisky, or a rainy day in Edinburgh.
Still feeling a bit iffy so it looks as though I have a wee bit of what RGB has !! but it will be back to the Mercat Bar a usual in the morning.
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