Brilliant sunny morning, and feeling warm in the sun - although the mercury is barely cresting 60F at the moment. Read a story in the local paper that spray painting of fishing boats on Goat Island, across the water from me, has left 15 cars parked at the adjacent fish processing plant, covered in a thin mist of marine paint. That ain't nice stuff, and one driver had to replace their windscreen. The company operating the slipway has offered to pay for any repairs, necessitated by the paint jobs.
The local NHS board was in the news for all the wrong reasons during 2006, and I have reported on this repeatedly. The top management was sacked a year ago, but their actions continue to reverberate. An accountant's report was leaked by regional paper West Highland Free Press, showing that expenses could not be accounted for and that the hospital's Endowment Fund was allegedly used in inappropriate fashion. The current board have stated that they are now fully complying with normal accountancy practice.
Went out for a nice meal last night at the Crown Hotel in the town centre. From there, you have a nice view over the harbour. Three seals and hundreds of gulls were vying for scraps of fish off a boat, canoeists were going through their motions. Once that palled, the plates were full of local fish delights. Excellent.
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I'd be a very contented gull if I were flying o'er the town harbor now. Trying to find contentment as a human, I'll only say let me bask in the warmth of your reports of life in your northern nirvana. Thank you for all of it! CATHY
ReplyDeleteI bet the owners are not best pleased with the spray painter lol, I am glad you had a nice meal and time to relax. I would have loved to see the seals. Have a lovely weekend
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Katie
Thank you for sharing your reads - always interesting! Your dinner sounds soo relaxing! Hope your enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteKatie
Ha, the hazards of parking near water:)
ReplyDeleteI, like you live where fresh fish are available at anytime of the year. I'm getting hungary for a big bucket of steamed butter clams. Or maybe a big crab salad. Yummy.....Linda in Washington state
ReplyDelete60 degrees in July. I'm utterly jealous.
ReplyDeleteNice that the company is offering to pay for damages from the paint.... more often than not, there'd be a couple lawsuits before anything would get accomplished...
~Amy
Our weather today almost mirrored yours. I'm glad you had a nice meal out tonight. Hope you have a great weekend.
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