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Letter from the Romney Hut
Hello everybody,
20th June 2010
Manuel
Tanks
The campaign by Birkhill Rodents Against
Tanks, ( BRATS ), and
the enforcement force called Really Tuff have been keeping their
powder dry, which has not been too difficult in these balmy summer
days in the Costa Kinneil.
Due to the recent general election there appears that no one
is interested about tanks in Birkhill and it appears that they will
be cut in the next round of defence reappraisal of funding
requirements. Should this happen, we will not drop our guard
as it may well be a ruse to sneak them in one night.
Mystery Trams
It appears that if the Scottish national press
have it correct, a lead paragraph in the Glasgow Herald Quotes The
question being asked in Edinburgh last night was not is this the
end of the line? but Where is the end of the line?
They are of course referring to the New Edinburgh Tram
Line that was supposed to be built from Turnhouse to Leith.
It now appears to be the case that it is not known when the
trams will be running, or from where to where.
Isn't it going to be fun when you arrive in Edinburgh, you
first have to find a tram and when you board, you do not know where
it is going to. This is
pushing the entertainment envelope, I understand that the stalwart
of tourists, Visit Scotland,
is going to give it a four star attraction rating. They have
not disclosed what
rating it will be given, if it is known where it will run from and
to. A reported statement
by the Chairman of Transport Initiatives
Edinburgh ( Tie ), we have indicated that the dispute with
the main contractor means that we are unlikely to deliver phase 1a
within the funding envelope, but we will continue towards this.
Nice to know that somebody is at the helm. We might of course
dispose of these envelopes.
If things go as they are at the moment, I feel that the 57 !/2 Civil's squad will be working in Shandwick Place or Princes Street yet. Somebody will be knocking at your door James.
Change of loyalties
It has always been my policy being a British
Railway Rodent of keeping clear of Cats and Politics. But it is a
shame if I let it interfere with a good story.
A
certain gentleman who is known to us all, did by his own admission,
cast the right of secrecy as to how he voted at the last election
and did declare that for the first time since the first world War,
he voted Liberal. Now Head of Target Operational Financial
Failure Executive,
TOFFEE was instructing,
yes instructing, all those at Bo'ness to vote liberal, because
they were the only ones to declare their support for railways.
Unfortunately the aforementioned gentleman, a life long member of
the Labour Party, considered that he was carrying out a tactical
vote, to keep the Tories out. His tactic proved unsuccessful. His
membership of the Labour party is now in peril and if he is thrown
out, we may have to run a special train in celebration. The main
course on this special will be mince.
Step up
Mr Lumsden's new containers, at the west end of
the Romney Hut, have brooked a number of complaints about the size
of the step to gain access to the container,
from a Lesmahagow
resident. Or landowner. The new step remaining unaltered, is to be
known as the Lesmahagow step.
Breed
Wafting in the
smoke outside the running shed. Whit wiz the greatest thing
since ?? before sliced breed.
Answers on a postcard to Shaper Mouse.
Bye for now,
Shaper Mouse.
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