On the other side of the hills.

Woke up - teeming with rain, and later as forecast, the snow started, to such an extent that I did not think I was going to get off to the hospital with Ann. BUT - once we got about a mile down the road , no snow and in edinburgh, nothing , just a wee bit rain. Of course we then had the reverse coming home, hitting the snow line at 800 ft. Now melting - but with -3c forecast for a.m. things will be different.

Eventually relented and have purchased a new battery for the car as the old one has taken such a hammering with the weather, etc.

What a carry on at the hospital trying to get parked, took ages and only after I had dropped Ann off, with a one way system which means you need to drive about 2 miles round the block to get back in. Anyway, she had her CT scan, and as we were in early she was taken sharp and we were up and out to town before it got busy. As anticipated the effort was a bit much so Rip Van Wrinkle is now sleeping.

On the way in I spotted the second "shrine" at the roundabout at Milton Bridge, two fatal accidents within ten yards, on the new roundabout inside 18 months - that's now three within 150 yards all on newly altered and upgraded bits of the road !! so much for road planners.

I was watching the trailer of a documentary about a group of young volunteers who went out to a south sea island to help the natives, and they have done wonders, with some still living there - being green, eco friendly and self supporting - when I hear the news about the crashes on the stock market, threatened global recession, etc., I think they have the right idea.

Anyway, I am supposed to be working right now.