redshoesmummy

This is to the person driving the Silver Ford Fiesta through Tingwall heading west ower tonight at 6 O'clock. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. Think yourself a very lucky person. When I was indicating right and braking at the top of Wormadale to turn onto a private road to feed sheep, with my 8yr old daughter, you idiotically overtook me. If it wasn't for me doing the obvious looking in my mirror and braking I don't think you would of made it to where ever you where going. Next time someone is indicating right remember YOU DON'T OVERTAKE THEM!!!!! (*** Mod edit - merged ***)

I am concerned. What if there is an incident at the school that requires the emergency services?? If there had been a major power failure throughout shetland there would of been no mobile phone signal. I think that an analogue phone plugged into the phone line as I have at home, this would work at all times as the exchanges have back up generators.

I am just wondering why in this day & age the SIC'S supposed "resiliant" network failed. On Friday 4th February there was was a power failure at my daughters school due to a transformer being on fire. They were all sent home early. On reading the school news letter last night I was horrified at the fact the Headteacher had to stand in one specific part of the school in order to get a mobile signal to contact all parents to let them know the school had to close. I believe it to be a member of staffs own mobile phone. The power failure caused all communications to fail at the school. I find this to be a very serious safety issue for all our children attending all schools throughout Shetland. I think the council need to spend money where it is quite obviously needed. So can anyone give me an answer to this question. How can this network be allowed to be in place with no back up in our School?