While dozy heads slept

Busy day on Wednesday , popped over to Newbridge to meet Fraser from Glasgow and pick up some items for Runcorn, then back home to do a bit more work in the house.

Fraser left me and apparantly ran through a speed camera on the M9 at Stirling - OOPs - now waiting for the funny photo.

Ann Graham and myself headed to Bonnyrigg for a meeting of the OES last night, met lots of folks we knew and Ann was impessed with the event and enjoyed the company.

Made it home and they headed to bed, while I decided to head south to Runcorn while the roads were quiet. Leaving at about 11 p.m. I was in Runcorn shortly after 2.20 a.m. to find the gates locked , but when I spoke to the security they said that staff were site, so a short time later I was relieved of my goods - and still being wide awake, and with no need to stay there till breakfast time I headed northwards again - reaching Penicuik at 05.40 a.m. - and just a bit tired!! Only thing of interest was an ambulance that passed me doing well over 90 mph and without his blue light on - one Police car pulling someone north of the Border , and one lorry who obviously that thought that the Average speed cameras on the six mile stretch at metal Bridge / Carlisle did not apply to him . Apparantly the same piece of of the M74 / M6 road was shut for several hours yesterday after a lorry shed its load in the centre of the roadworks - closing all the lanes.

Managed a few hours sleep and headdeed off to Musselburgh for 10.30 to see Colin and Kristen.
Looks like Uncle Chick has lost the plot, scrubbed the highly polished lino with bleach and undid hours of good work by Mr Fraser Snr. Ladies loo is lovely but the locals have already pinched flowers, vases and other nick nacks. Caught up with the gossip , and thanks to Sami and Tam for their notes, Sami must have had just a little too much - as he had erred greatly in my favour - but that was put to rights. The Stand is being shut down and a couple of unfortunate locals have just lost the funds which they recently thought were a wise investment - NOT.

The A720 by pass work is progressing and looking good, but dalkeith is still a nightmare with the Gas Board doing their best to shut down local businesses.

Up to Bonnyrigg where Grant was in fine fettle, busy as ever - silly woman called in for a hurry up photo for her daughter, going to the USA in the morning and travel people refused to accept the childs photo so she was heading through to Glasgow to get the passport office to amend the passport with the updated phot - just cutting it a bit fine.

Eventually home to play catch up and then get ready to go to work this evening , where hopefully we will get a wee crowd in for the Rangers game - we will obviously try and discourage excessive drinking ( as suggested by the new licensing board) by offering tea / coffee and biscuits to the punters..

Had to patch up the slippers as the duck tape was getting worn !! - b ut the dog refuses to play with them , I think they are too smelly for him.

Time to fly - literally.