A walk in the City

Must be Wednesday, and it has been raining (again) , worse to come, forecasters are suggesting 30C plus in the South east of England, while we on the other hand we will get more rain - but no hose pipe ban !!

Edinburgh trams ground to a halt again, this time caused by five baloons on a piece of string ( not City Councillors) which became entangled in the overhead wires - so £740million project stopped for a couple of hours while the power was switched off -   need to give the drivers a pair of wellies and a fishing rod with a stanley blade taped on the end !!!

Beggars out in the city - not sure why, story about one immigrant who reckons he will be able to send about £40k home to his dependents -    we are certainly mugs,  money in the bank gains no interest;  means we are not entitled to any benefits, so perhaps we should just fritter any income away then joing the benefits queue.   Felt a bit like that this morning at the chemists when I had to stand in line with  the Methadone crew.

Had a wee wander through the town this morning and for the first time saw the plaque in the Grassmarket where a German Zephlinn dropped a bomb in 1916 - and took time to read the boards outside the pubs relating tales of Biddy Milligan and The Last Drop where the public hangings took place, probably not as vicious as the actions of the current middle eastern terrorist groups.

Fortunately we live in a society steeped in history, a beautiful city which attracts visitors from around the world and has raised comment from many over the years.

He would certainly get a surprise at the changes now, as would John Muir, our East Lothian explorer who is also renouned around the World.