Oops chaps, not a clever thing to do - the van driver appears to have run a red light ad hit the guy in the Ford who was turning right on a filter arrow - BUT from my bird's eye seat on the bus bound for home I did not see the actual impact - but others did.
Wednesday managed to get the day off, even so I still ended up in Mercat Bar by 9 a.m. but did not stay long before heading off for a ramble around the town. Eventually caught a 22 bus and headed for the Gyle Shopping Centre passing some of the ongoing track laying taking place ( for the trams) albeit we may never have any trams - and in the process they have used the old dedicated bus lanes, but if the trams do arrive we will not need the 22 Bus.
Bit of a dizzy in the Gyle, headed for Sarbucks, thinking I might get the free WI FI along with my coffee like we did in the USA , but this being the UK, you need to pay for the service here - no way, so that has discouraged me from buying their overpriced coffee. At least we do offer free WI FI in the bar.
Headed home, changed and then we all headed back to the Mercat to meet and have dinner with Sir Chris and Miss Talk a lot who had made it safely back from Ullapool.
Very nice dinner (steaks of course) washed down with a bottle or two of nice wine - not me as I was diver elect. Good night had by all and we wished the twosome well in their new venture at Hendrick.s Bar, Bruntsfield.

Managed yet another bit of free time today, but with a constant downpour no point in going anywhere other than to have a shower in the garden with my soap on a rope and save water. So it was a case of doing some wee chores in the house.

We did have an injured pigeon yesterday which was fed and left in a quiet corner to recover, but it had taken itself off this morning.

Eventually took a wander into the metropolis of Penicuik, a few more shops sitting vacant, a sign that Tesco and the shops at Straiton Park are taking their toll on local business.
Bumped in an avid Jambo ( Hearts supporter), Eddie Anderson, a former colleague of mine - we once beat the Scottish Police Pairs Champs at a bowling tournament in Grangemouth, Eddie had a set of old "woods" ( bowls) one of which could literally do a right turn as it was stopping - handy bowl to have. He is now in his 70's and doing well.

Series of drugs raids taking place in Edinburgh with a number of arrests being made. The Drugs agency is also planning a crack down on lawyers, accountants, etc who are aiding criminals - about time, and from the papers tonight they should include a few of the rogue London estate agents who have been scamming the Immigrants by renting them houses already occupied but where the owners are absent even for a short time. One man who had been ill for a couple of days found that the "squatters" had moved in and flung out his possessions - and with the archaic laws it takes months to get a court order.

Early rise again in the morning, back to work again, and with luck should make it to the Honour Concorde, RA tomorrow night.