Heading into the dark times again.

Was in Edinburgh on the Steed of Steel during the week and came across what was obviously a major Police incident in Regent Road at Montrose Tce., lots of plain clothes officers.  Subsequently discovered from the Evening News a couple of days later that it was a joint operation with police Scotland and Fraud Officers from Metropolitan Police who arrested a couple who were involved in a £million fraud / scam, however one of the accused managed to escape at the scene.

Edinburgh City Council plan to spend Nine Million pounds on a cycle route through the centre of the City,  hope that they start to raise funds by issuing cyclist with fixed penalty tickets, Offences - no light on bikes; cycling on pavements; riding through red traffic lights, etc.   Last night I was sitting in the car when a female passed me going the wrong way up a one way street in the dark, no lights on the bike and texting as she was riding, and in the morning while stopped at a red light a cyclist came up the inside and just totally ignored the red light as he weaved through the crossing traffic.

Nicola (take a selfie|) Sturgeon last week promised that the Motherwell steel works would never be closed, this week she has modified the statement to "we will do everything we can to try and stop the plant closing".      Some recent surveys have shown that the SNP politics are dividing families and breaking down friendships - I know as it has happened to me with a couple of staunch SNP supporters.

I was form filling at the hospital mid week and one question asked if I needed an interpreter !!!!!!!!!!!  simple answer should be No - apart from Gaelic and Welsh speakers and bona fide visitors to the UK, with tourist or work visas, everyone should be required to speak English in public places in the UK. English should be the only language spoken in schools, apart from the teaching of foreign languages.

Had myself an interesting couple of hours out on the Steed of Steel, exploring back roads between Penicuik and Biggar which I have not been on for years - there are some smashing wee places right on my doorstep.

Installation at RA Laird of Cockpen this coming Tuesday night, start of a new session.

With the clocks changing this morning looks like there will soon be lots of SAD individuals wishing they could hibernate for the winter.