More Misery on the Rails -

Six days of Strikes Announced

If you use ScotRail you can expect more misery as they have just announced six days of strikes. If you are a golf fan and want to go to Troon for the open then don’t plan to do it by train as the climax of the competition is a strike day.  And when we are voting on the European Referendum, guess what- yes another strike.   

Lightning Conductor Stikes

It’s about the conductors on the service, whose role is being downgraded on a new fleet of trains next year and as you might imagine they aren’t happy about that. There are talks set at the independent arbitration service to see if the problems can be ironed out, but if they can’t then a summer of misery for rail travellers lies ahead.

Well I hope the unions and the train company can sort out their differences and the good people of the nation can get on with voting, visiting Troon or just going to work on time. But as always here at James Pirie we carry on regardless and are on line all of the time.

Last Gasp for Father’s Day

This week is Father’s Day and if you order before 3pm today, 16 June,  you’ll still get the gift despatched to the loved one. You won’t need an arbitration service, just a smile to acknowledge the present. (Naturally it is UK mainland only, sorry Islands!). I’ve chosen a whisky gift, nod and wink to my kids.

https://www.jamespirie.com/collectibles/royal-scot-crystal/giftware/whisky-the-water-of-life.html