Wow. It was properly raining last night. I thought it would never end.
My mind wanders to Australia where Wee G from the Joker has escaped for the winter. Good choice. Great weather and only a few deadly creatures to dodge until it’s time to come back to Scotland in time for our “summer”.
Have you ever lived abroad? I was talking to a young fella last night at Brass Monkey who says he might go to China to do his Masters degree. He rates it as the most interesting place he’s been: dynamic, modern.
He’s probably right. They just build stuff there. New Tram Line? Stick it in. Four weeks, boss.
Resurfacing a major city junction? Get a thousand guys and do it in a night. All working next morning, all done. There you go, boss.
As we live here with the seemingly permanent chaos of Edinburgh routes, the idea of a one-party state albeit a state with efficient infrastructure solutions is appealing.
Imagine living somewhere where building a diddy tram doesn’t take 5 years.
Imagine getting a train that could get to exotic wonderlands like Birmingham and Bristol in forty minutes flat!
Imagine living somewhere where the electronic display at the bus stop uses actual live data instead of putting up a redundant estimate based on the bus is scheduled to arrive.
But there is the flip side. At least we can criticize our national anthem if we want, right?
Actually, our Western morals are so lax and our laws on public behaviour are so loose, you can even criticize pub quizmasters. Come along and have a pop at us tonight:
6.30 pm – Porty Tap (with Isla)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer – PICTURE round: “BJORK“
Book: 0131 629 6266 or Facebook
8 pm – Waverley Bar (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer – PICTURE round: “KIRKCALDY“
Book: 0131 557 9855 or Facebook
9 pm – Safari Lounge (with me)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer: MUSIC round: “BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN“
Book: 0131 661 4741 or Facebook
With quiz and love,
Dr Paul
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