Sun, Teeth and Boats.

04/19/2005

MESSAGE FROM THE OLD HOUSE. A CANCELLATION MEANS THAT THE OLD HOUSE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANY WEEK BETWEEN 30TH JULY TO 20TH AUGUST.

Thank god for the great bed of Trollaigh, after two nights of deep sleep I am vaguely returned to normal, and once more feel spring coursing through my veins. This is reflected in the weather, which, despite a small depression, gives us a fine dry day, with plenty of blue sky. In the morning, we can see fresh snow on the tops before it melts away. John phones from Glen Orchy with an invitation to Oban where, after visits to the dentist and confusing banks, we manage to slip off to Balvicar and the boat for yet more final tweaking before the safety inspection. All this in glorious sunshine. On the way back to town, John diverts to tempt me with a good little three ton excavator and I buy it for dearest Dottie’s garden project, more toys for boys, will I get into trouble? Surely not. After a wonderful short trudge with the pack into the long glen, I settle with last week’s Oban Times, which I have missed because of my trip to Edinburgh. Amongst all the normal parochial guff I almost explode to see that all the hoods and crooks who form the Health Co-operative, which has removed all our out of hours primary healthcare, have formed themselves into a “re-design” group to review the afore mentioned destruction. Not only will they now get more dosh, but also I note with amazement that several of their wives and lovers are now in on the group gravy train. Am I alone in thinking that all this money should be spent on frontline services? It is a disgrace that we are prepared to allow such wankers to receive payments when all they do is absolve themselves of any decision-making responsibility. One can only assume that these bastards hope that they will have creamed off some serious cash before the whole of Argyll Health Service will come crashing down, regrettably the collateral damage will be within the “re-designed” acceptable morbidity range. People are going to die because of their inaction and incompetence. It is coming up for a general election, so lets name the guilty, dishonest, self-interested criminals who manipulate our health services for their own profit. Yours aye, Archie, The Baron Trollaigh.