Budget Airlines and the Fear of Flying-

Weddings and Hiccups

As I type this it is on my wedding anniversary and it has been four happy years. Yes, you guessed it second time around, but it seems easier to get it right when you are bit older.  We were married by someone the missus went to school with, in fact she had stolen the registrar’s boyfriend way back when, but it all went smoothly. Not surprisingly the scars had healed as  they were both only thirteen years old at the time and the romance had been conducted on one of those rural bus rides home after school every day. After the ceremony we flew to France for a month in Carcassonne, but the budget flight was a disaster. About ten minutes into the flight we heard a giant clang from the airplane and the captain then announced that we had mechanical trouble and were heading back to the airport of origin. After a series of calls to the cabin crew by the pilot our stewardess was seen crying in panic just in front of us. It was very unnerving, especially after we landed with fire engines in attendance and the captain got out and said sorry to us all. I had seen him on the ground and he was so scruffy I assumed he was a baggage handler. Suffice it to say my new wife wasn’t entirely pleased with how it was working out so far. In fact that evening in Carcassonne we had our first row ever, as the tension caught up with us.

Champagne Tastes and Dodgy Dealings

That put us off budget airlines for quite a while and we took the stupendous decision that when we went back to the Aude region later that year for a longer break we would go  in my old Jeep. And that ladies and gentleman is a very, very long way in a twenty year old car. But it did the biz and we had a lovely time and it came with benefits. We were able to ram an enormous numbers of bottles of wine into the cavernous space of the Jeep and we could spend our time popping round vineyards and trying samples of the local brew. Unfortunately now, four years later there is not a bottle left, but should you ever go there I can recommend Cremant de Limoux. They invented the champagne process there, but a naughty monk Dom Pérignon or somebody like him stole the secret of the second fermentation and took it north. The Cremant is still spectacular though.

Real McCoys

But here we don’t have to worry about stolen processes and underhand methods with our lovely authentic products. And if it is your anniversary or you are buying for a friend or loved one’s anniversary then perhaps you should look no further than here at James Pirie as we have a host of fine products, and keen prices. For a more masculine present perhaps check out our venerable whisky gift collection, a stunning range of glassware and more that will complement the finest of the national brew.

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Or the simple elegance of Royal Scot Crystal - Diamante Swarovski Candle Votive with a tealight. This little cracker is part of the Diamante giftware collection which is contemporary hand cut crystal decorated with Swarovski crystals. Five star and half priced.

 

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