Power to your light switch

Not too bad today, the mists had cleared at low level, and using the steed of steel made getting through the town a bit easier. I was heading off to the Western for an appointment, even bumped into a couple of the nurses who looked after me during my two stays there, nice to see them again. 

Back on the road and while stuck in traffic, I was thinking how good this would be for tourists,  just bring a flask, packed lunch, picnic chair and they could take in the many wonderful sights of the City while waiting for the traffic to clear, or even admire the many sets of roadworks in progress.   What a guddle, it looks like the Council are having a spending frenzy before the end of the financial year.
Even had to wait for one of mega expensive trams to pass during a peak time practice run.

Pity the Council did not prioritise the repair to the wall in Liberton High School which collapsed killing a twelve year old female pupil - so sad, a needless death which will prove a monumental headache to somebody.

Headed out to Whitecraig, and just off the A68 stopped to watch the men running the new cables onto the high pylons -

  Certainly not a job for somebody without a head for heights.   Bit of a climb up the pylon, then out on the cross arms to the relative safety of the running gantry.   The one in the photo is quite big,  but they have small ones which they use to traverse from pylon to pylon - not for me.

 These engineers look as though they will be in the area for a wee while,  which might be like mana from heaven for the local "tinkies" who are forever out trying to get the scrap cable.  On one job elsewhere they were threatening the guys and getting them to drop cable to them.  Pity the cable was not live when they collected it.