Day in the city

Long day and I was not as bright as I thought, and neither was Ann who apparantly slept all day, apart from when her sole visitor arrived.

Had problems getting the car started, some kind of weird electrical fault, then it was iced up and frozen, but I made it to the airport, when on collecting Dave, popped him straight behind the steering wheel and we set off to Glasgow. Parked at Cowcaddens, wandered through John Lewis, stopped for coffee and made it to the Queens Street Offices for 10 .m.

Interesting site visit which kept us going till 3 p.m. when we eventually headed back to where the wise men came from (East), not realising that the we had missed the excitement of the bendy bridge over the Clyde ( which came with a 100 yr) guarantee had started to fall to bits. Lot to be said for good British workmanship - just what would the Romans have made of it all.
Thinking along the same lines the bulding we had been in, has the two sets of double front doors open all day , because they do not close properly - so the two staff working in the main front reception area are living in a freezing hole with gale force winds blowing through.

Anyway, made it home to Penicuik, where the patient was fed and watered.

Then discoverd that i had been ever so confused last night and had not wired up my emergency system to the garage properly, however due to the extreme cold the freezer was still frozen and the contents OK.

Had planned on making it to 720 tonight, however due to the present circumstances this was not realistic.

Some proverbs to think about.

"a closed mouth gathers no foot"

"Never eat yellow snow"

"If at first you don't succeed - then you probably shouldn't try skydiving"