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Posted: June 19, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Petrol and Diesel Rise Every day for Two Months-
Frightening Fuels Price Surges
Apologies for a few days of non posting, I’ve had a bug. A pretty virulent bug as it happens and it has laid me low. And blow me when I crawl out from under the bed sheets I find that petrol and diesel has increased in price every single day for the last 2 months. It’s enough to send me back to bed again. This is prices...
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Posted: June 19, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Excuse Me Missus Can We Have Our Trampoline Back? –
Nation Hectored
Well that’s it the police have warned us to get the garden furniture in and there are pictures of trampolines blowing in the wind, like a bad translation of the now very old Bob Dylan song. Cyclists are banned from the Forth Road Bridge, I didn’t know they were allowed, and trees in their summer glory have been uprooted. And if you...
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Don’t Cry for Me Marge and Tina –
Breaking Down Set to Be More Expensive
If you break down on the motorway or have an accident and have to be removed then stand by for a whopping 25% increase in vehicle removal rates. The current charge for a vehicle removal is £150 under the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles regulations. And anti-social drivers can have their car seized at a cost of £105 to...
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Congratulations to the Happy Couple-
Harry and Meghan Tie the Windsor Knot!
Here at James Pirie we wish them a long and happy marriage and as much freedom from intrusion as their duties allow.
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Posted: May 15, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Scottish Bees Going to the Wall-
Imports Pressurising Natives
I’m quite worried about bees, to the extent that for Christmas last but one I got a bee palace which was meant to encourage solitary bees to nest. Solitary bees are thousands of times more effective at pollination than honey bees, but so far no bees have been tempted into the palace, perhaps as it’s royal wedding week one or two might be...
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Posted: May 14, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Wuff Justice-
Narrow Squeak for Rescue Pup Echo
Now some stories are just plain heartwarming like the story of Echo the Romanian rescue dog who felt the need of a stroll across the Forth Bridge at evening peak rush hour. It was on the Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and Dalmeny. The poor confused scamp was on the tracks for about 2 hours panicking and running back and forth numerous times...
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Posted: May 12, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Head in the Clouds (of Smog) -
Scotland’s Cities Clean up Their Act
We’ve just been choosing a car to replace our current and elderly vehicles which are showing the effects of time. Mine is a staggering 21 years old and still performing well, but with the new MOT tests this month it will have to go. We only wanted petrol because of the brouhaha over diesel these days and that limits your options, but...
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Posted: May 01, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
St Andrews Now Has Its Own Scotch –
160 Wait Is Over
St Andrews as you know was the birthplace of James Pirie when James a local baker tired of rising at 4am everyday and went into the fine glass and collectibles we know today. That was in 1890 when he furnished the mansions and town villas of fashionable Victorian St Andrews. But what no one could offer was a dram made in St Andrews itself. Because...
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Posted: April 25, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Gin and Tonic Eases Hay Fever-
The Perfect Summer Serve
Well, regular readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of not only the national drink, but also gin. Gin is absolutely the drink of the moment, but it turns out it is also good for you. If you are like me and suffer from hay fever and numerous allergies and have to put up with the delights of nasal rinsing, please don’t ask, and anti-histamines...
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Posted: April 25, 2018Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Where’s the Beef?-
Meat Free Monday?
Oh no I hope the wife doesn’t see this particular bit of news. I had an eye operation over the winter and so was a little less active and I’ve put on a bit of timber. Nothing much, about 7 lbs, but enough for the trews to feel a little tighter and knowing looks from ‘her,’ with the occasional remarks like ’you’ve had your tea’ looking me up and down. Because now...
