Tuesday 17 September 2013

Count down to open day

Been a busy, busy time,  chaos reigns  at the Mercat Grill with decorators, gardeners, and not enough hours in the day till the relaunch party.  In the meantime our clients have been very patient, dining and allowing us to carry on working around them -  I suppose it is a bit of entertainment when I am covered in paint from one job, and blood from another due to a slipping saw -  always a talking point.

Better still, today the curtains were really flapping and no doubt tongues a wagging when our friendly remover, Peter Illand brought along a furniture removal van, so that we could store the furniture while flooring guys could get on with relaying the new floors after lifting our somewhat dated carpets.

Project is taking shape, and a hell of a lot faster than the tramworks up town, however Edinburgh council have declared that all works will be completed by mid October  -  two months ahead of schedule, !!!!  the rescheduled schedule that is - and six years after the start of the job - God knows how many more tens of £millions have been lost over and above the  cost of the tramworks - taking into consideration the numbers of businesses who have stuggled and failed as a result of the incomptence of the management and "co*k ups" by the workies -  no doubt stretching out the job for the inflated wages.

Our wee Pub is looking better every day, and at the weekend we had a a few good groups in,  including a young lady and family celebrating a birthday,

Young lady made a wish, and there was her lucky coin,

Happy Birthday,  congratulations.

Been too busy to get the "steed of steel" prepared for Friday's trip to Dundalk to meet up with the Garda's IPA motor Cycle section,  but I suppose three days of dirty cloths, whisky or wine , will not do me any harm !!  nothing a good wash will not cure.   Looking forward to the tri

But in the meantime, plenty to do before the off.

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