BigMouth

No live worms for sale in Garriocks shop in Brae. None in Thulecraft on the Street - They have a wide range of products so I thought it was worth asking. The worms are for a compost heap, or should that be were intended to be for.

Not any more... Nor DH Marine. I am persisting though!

Where are the anglers buying their worms in Lerwick?

The irony is that there is a sign on some of the buses advising passengers to use a their seatbelt, yet you can have passengers standing in the aisle. I don't think that bus passengers are seen as important. The lack of an indoor waiting area at the Lerwick bus station being a good example. It gets bloody cold, and often wet, waiting in the open ended bus shelter in all weathers. A cafe, or the revenue for leasing it (or sale perhaps), was seen as a greater need than passengers being able to stay warm. This was to be fair, put out to consultation before the cafe was opened. Like most consultations the decision appeared to be a foregone conclusion. There are a couple of benches at the bus station to sit on in more agreeable weather, but they are old and the varnish/paint worn away so that they absorb water when it rains. They stay wet for a long time afterwards, but no-one seems to be responsible for them and their maintenance. The trouble is that those who could make a difference, those who make the decisions, don't travel on the buses so they have no idea of the discomforts suffered by the travelling public, and apparenlty little care for the passengers either.

Perhaps the Auto-Pilot in the film Airplane might be an idea that would solve the problem.

Three piggyback on the EE network. I have the joy of 3G at home. That blisteringly fast power is sometimes too much for my excitement levels.

Like the Four Tops?

It's more likely to be someone still on hold for BT Broadband

I should have listened more closely but I heard today that either crypto currencies or perhaps it was Bitcoin had lost $1 Trillion since the first of Jan 22. I am not sure which it was. IMHO it's a Ponzi scheme that relies on the greater fool. Winners are quick to tell of their gains whilst losers keep quiet!

Thanks GR. I bought their remaining stock.

It sounds like you may be undecided then Ghosty!

There seems to be plenty of cheap disposable lighters in the shops and supermarkets, but is anyone aware of anyone in Shetland sell Bic branded lighters? Thanks

That's a cool tour. I have never seen one inside a building before. Thanks for that.

I am just packing my bags for a foot passenger crossing on the Northlink ferry to Aberdeen. It's been a while since I travelled on the ferry. I seem to remember my bags going through an x-ray scanner at Aberdeen. Is this still the case, and is this the same at Lerwick. The reason for asking is that I want to get all the kit that they are likley to ask about in the same bag, or at least accessible in two bags. Do they worry about liquids and electrical items like they do at the airport for instance? I'm not smuggling our finest mussels or Shetland fudge to the Aberdonians by the way.

Thanks George. Whenever I have looked at the website in the past it always says whether it is open at that moment in time, but not what the hours are!