The date is 31st December 1999.
10..9..8..7..6..5.4..3..2..1..Happy New Year and Inverness becomes a city.
The Capital of the Highlands of Scotland
Move on ten years
The date is 8th April 2010.
" I would like to order the following goods please" says I
" yes sir" says she
blaa de blaa, blaa de blaa, etc etc etc.....
"is that it sir" says she
"yes thank you " says I
"now then what is the post code for the delivery " asks she
I give her the post code and then reconfirm it a silence comes then...
" that will be £x plus the delivery charge" says she
" delivery charge? delivery charge? what delivery charge" asks me
" your post code shows you are in a remote part of the Highlands of Scotland" she says
"REMOTE REMOTE, this is INVERNESS THE CAPITAL OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND, REMOTE! I state
"our system says you are located in a remote part of Scotland and therefore a delivery charge is to be added" she says
"FORGET IT" I say
I know we have been cut off a couple of times this winter by the snow but REMOTE I feel we are not !
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You're not the first person I've heard mention this. It's nothing short of a disgrace.
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