In case you’re wondering, they did have clothes to change into. I did tell them they would be overdressed in Liverpool, especially once the Liver Birds had got hold of their flimsy outfits.

The biggest problem was trying to tell the BBC that there is a mistake. The small print tells you to use ‘Contact Us’ but that takes you to several pages and no direct email address for that page. I sent the form off thirty minutes ago and still no reply.

Walking through the Meadows in central Edinburgh I found that the council had a brainstorm. Why not get businesses to pay money to have their details printed onto the golf tees? Cracking idea, except you only get to see the tees when you play AND when there’s no snow!

By the way, the dog paw is my answer to the ‘geological hammer’ – that way I don’t need to carry it.

Why waste billions of £s laying miles of tram lines when all you need is a few metres! This is Edinburgh Council’s secret solution to the problem of completing the tram system – just lay enough for one car. Even better, lay two sets of lines and then you can slide the Tram Car back & forth in different directions.

This example is in the popular high street of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

This is the latest aerial design specifically for Scottish digital reception, featuring the ‘ice muffler’ which enhances the digital signal.

With this aerial there is no need for a freeview box, just point it to your nearest transmitter. Presently only available in white. Not suitable for summer reception.

Only Joking! This is the aerial on the house next door, and thankfully Gordon only needs it if the cable connection goes down. It would be interesting to see if he can get a reception – do radio waves pass through ice several centimeters thick? This was taken on Wednesday of this week and even after a slight thaw yesterday, it’s still encasing the metalwork.

Sitting waiting for people to arrive, I look right to see a small dog approach from the horse yard. Next, I  look left and the little devil is sitting next to me, looking at where I’m looking, up the hill. I get out my phone and the ‘bitch’ has decided to rest her paws on my legs to see what I’m doing. I put my phone away and ‘Myra’ – cause I looked at her dog tags, decides now it’s time to get comfy and paws herself down onto my lap.

My contact arrived and walked past me because he saw a guy with a dog on his lap … thinks he can’t be the photographer, and carries on and only stops when I shout his name.

So if you want to blend in, get a dog.

I don’t mind them being interested but when they start to use their heads to push you backwards and no amount of shouting, even very loudly, doesn’t make a slight bit of difference. Thankfully, there were rocks behind us to clamber up – cows don’t climb. And also we were saved by a bunch of noisy kids who were going down to the beach. Our ninja cows turned as a group and headed after them. We escaped by running for the steep cliff slopes.

Why Ninja Cows? Cause they do creep up on you and then use all four legs to jump and buck and turn in the air. Quite clever actually!

Yes Ladies, you can still get them, for all shapes and sizes of bums.

In a small town called Dollgellau near the Royal Hotel is a relic to the past. Ronnie Barker would have been proud to have this outlet as a compliment to his corner shop. Inside were functional clothes for all weathers and even Hats for Hire, for that special funeral/wedding.

The owners were very particular about their stock but unlike other retailers there assortment was in-stock and, very reasonably priced too. Those big briefs were only £2 each. Beat that M&S! I would get there soon before the owners retire (again)!

This morning I couldn’t believe my eyes. Initially I thought the pile of bags dropped onto the walkway was the work of a ‘tipster’ but I now know it was the work of The Water of Leith Conservation Group who had been cleaning up this stretch of the river.

It’s not often you find a Honda 90 moped – this one needs a great deal of TLC and some. Not a project to take onboard when you’ll struggle to find the spares.

A real saving can be made in Tesco stores this week. Don’t buy the pack of six buns for 50p, buy two packs for a £1 … and save the time to have two packets scanned rather one. No-one at Tesco wished to comment. And based on previous mistakes in this store, they wouldn’t care.