Skunnered
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Worst ever, I believe.
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On Shetland Radio they said that if all the landing dues had been paid, that would have come to about £68,000. But they actually got less than £2,000. So the SIC can hardly be blamed for not wanting to sink money into the pier. Perhaps the fishermen who use the pier could pay for the repairs themselves, since they don't want to pay the landing dues?
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Driving in Shetland
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The Lerwick Harbour make sure they collect their Dues. If the users of the Toft pier had paid their dues for landings, then it might have been viable for the SIC to repair or replace it.
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Excellent idea! But I'm a bit puzzled how you intend to provide un-interruptible power for your computer from the candles?
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^^and the youth (almost forgot to include them!)
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I like Shoogler's idea (above): one Councillor from each ward, and the remainder representing various organisations throughout Shetland, e.g. pensioners, poor, industry, commercial, crofters, fishermen, etc. etc. and whatever.
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^^Entirely agree - on all counts!
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Ah yes, a "flit-boat" at Sumburgh. Just like the old days!
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^^A rather "lefty" column, full of irrelevant information and envy-comments. Why should I care what Thomas Cook pays to its CE? If I had shares in the company then I might, but otherwise I don't see what it has to do with the public servants' pensions. If there is a strong argument in favour of these workers, why not stick to the relevant points, rather than shooting off in some other rant and distracting from the real issues?
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^^Good news for the fuel distribution company - more money in their pockets!
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Where do I collect my medal?
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Perish the thought!
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And the nuclear power station on top of Ronal Hill.
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^^I understand that the cable is being laid by a subsidiary of SSE and that VE will pay a charge per unit for exporting electricity through the cable. VE don't have anything to do with the cost of laying the cable.
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There is unlikely to be a problem with the banks so long as the loan repayments and interest get paid on time, and so long as VE maintains any conditions the banks put upon them, such as balance sheet ratios etc. But if the banks are to lend 80% of the capital cost (which I would find very surprising) then I wonder what sort of eye-watering interest rates they are likely to charge. And I wonder what sort of interest rates VE have built into their financial forecasts.