Inverness the remote capital

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 !

Time to stop and breathe

This is my first blog and it dedicated to Marz Macneill.
I have found time to stop and breathe.....and I've been for lunch.
Along with my friend big Tony I went to Aspendos a new Turkish Mediterranean restaurant just open in Inverness.
I love Mediterranean food (well any kind of food actually) like all us restaurants it was quiet at lunch time but we received a very warm welcome with the friendliness continuing throughout the lunch.
We were both cheap skates and went for the lunch special menu, the portions were good and the food was beautifully cooked. Washed down with a very nice ice cold bottle of Effs, or two.
In short I would recommend here for lunch.