Sitting watching Rangers v Manchester United which ended at 0 - 0 Great result for Rangers playing away from home. I have said before that I totally detest the Sky Sports commentators, they would be better off with gags in their mouths instead of spouting a load of rubbish, just for the sake of hearing their own voices.
Would be better off with the sound off and listening to the radio commentary.
Anyway, bit of a wasted day off - headed out on foot in the rain to see Cruella, but she had been called away so I got an earlier bus than usual into town. With time to spare dropped into The Standing order and had a coffee with Archie, Tracey and bump - nice to see her looking so swell. Next call to see Megan at Frasers, and then on to The Mercat Bar in time to assist over the lunch period.
The couple in the photo, Quentin Hilpert and Connie Waddell, customers in the Bar are mining engineers who work in the biggest copper mine in the USA in Arizona It was just a coincidence that their visit coincided with the visit to Heriot Watt University by the gold mining magnate , Robert Buchan who has donated £1.3m for a research project.
Managed to get away early and jumped on the bus which ground to halt in Princes Street which was a bit like a car park - nothing going anywhere very fast, and buses everywhere. Not helped of course by what looks like becoming Edinburgh City Council's latest "folly", the tram to nowhere - from comments in the newspaper tonight there is a feeling that the Council have just wasted £500m (Five Hundred Million) and that the way things are going with the legal wrangle with TIE that the whole scheme could be scrapped !!!! So if you want some advice on how to bankrupt a City in one easy lesson - send a self addressed envelope and stamp to Edinburgh City Council, where they are likely to steam the stamp off the envelope and ignore you as is usual. Not sure what will happen on Thursday when the Pope drops in for a visit which will cause total mayhem. I think they convoy will be going along Princes Street so perhaps Prince Philip who is acting host,might stop and let the Pope have a wee look at the static tram - I am sure he would find it of interest.
Made it home eventually in a convoy of No. 37 buses, feet up for a wee bit and then took a trip to see Grant@Photogenix who has relocated from his shop in Bonnyrigg and was in full swing knocking out photos for customers.
Early rise in the morning as the Clientele of the Mercat Bar are in for the pleasure of my company in the morning.
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