More Roamerisms from the late 1980s
This column is being written in the dark. Nothing unusual in that, says you, as you’re often still in the dark after reading it. However, on this occasion, the Hydro plunged parts of the High Street and all of Monzie Square into non-electric no-go areas so that the gang could get on with renewing their switchgear. The result was a six-hour interruption of supply on Wednesday. Across at the Harvester, Archie was up to high doh, and doing his doughnut because he couldn’t cater for his customers. The Chamber of Commerce couldn’t see why the work wasn’t carried out on Sunday or at night time. Me? I just couldn’t see. That’s why this is a more rambling ‘Column’ than usual.
■ How about the ‘Mobile Shop on the Ben’? Staffed by Alison, Billy, Catherine, Doreen, Elizabeth, John, Mairi, Morgan and Richard. Most of our heroes and heroines are from Barr’s Spar Store in Ballachulish, and they had trundled a shopping trolley to the summit of Ben Nevis. Their aim was to raise money for charity through sponsorship and, as such, they were all Sparring Partners. I bet you’d be surprised if someone came up to you at Lochan Meall an-t-Suidhe and offered you Irn Bru, crisps and sausage rolls from a supermarket trolley. Oh, and newspapers, soap and toiletries too.