Busy and Odd week

Another week has sped by - and what do we have to show for it -  more work, however,  the Mercat Grill is looking great, two dining rooms now, the darts team are happy with the compromise.

We can already see a continuing increase in visiting clients - even had a marvellous surprise on Tuesday when the daughter of one of my former colleagues came in, by recommendation of a friend, and that is despite the fact that we discovered her brother in law in one of our "Tuesday Club".  Wonderful, and even better when she met Mrs B who was able to tell her stories about her late father, Davy Hutchison, who worked with me in Penicuik and Bonnyrigg, a long long time ago.


Must make comment, PC or not,  watching this programme about the travelling people,  Big fat Gypsies,  weddings, funerals, etc,    bit much (seriously) glamorising folks who pay no rates, taxes, invade public spaces, depart leaving a midden for the local council to clear up, and whose income is gained under questionable circumstances -  have you ever tried to get a guarantee for a tarmacadam job, a room job, etc ; and where did they dump the garden rubbish they just charged you to take away  ????????????   Probably a lot worse than most of our immigrant population.

Still looking for another motor cycle,  but worse still may be considering a K1100 RT, a year older than mine with only 14000 miles,  pristine condition -   betwixt Devil and deep blue sea-  had a look at a Honda 1000, and a BMW 1200 RT during the week,  in a mucho quandary.

Quiet weekend in store for me at home as "The girls " have departed on a trip to Bruges and Paris,  peace to go to work and do as I please which really just means that I will be at work.

In the wonderful City of Edinburgh, our City Fathers have now informed us that the trams are about to start trial runs,  after five years of shit and disruption, companies going bust, others facing bankruptcy, they are trumpet ting the fact that they works are now completed ahead of the adjusted schedule -  what a load of cobblers,   where in "Cloud Cuckoo Land"  are these folks living??  Sitting there claiming all their allowances whilst the poor suffering business community is having to negotiate  weekly with their bank mangers and various Government agencies.   We will now have to watch out for the trams, complete with "L" plates doing their practise runs.   Spoke to a bus driver today who suggests that it will be impossible for trams and buses to run in Princes Street,  therefor watch for the next move of one way traffic in George street and  Queens Street,  just what will the pedestrian population think of that.

Mr McCallum from Loanhead, jailed this week for indecent assault on two women several years ago,  I recognised immediately -  one of the travelling fraternity, criminal associates, etc.

Attended 720 Bonnyrigg on Tuesday evening, superb Mark Degree overseen by Craig Gordon and worked by a young team,  great evening.

Wee reminder tonight that I have an invite to attend the E Div  Retired Officers Dinner  at the ELCO club on 22nd November.