Monday 23/01/06

Better day than yesterday, at least it's dry. Mrs B has a builder in to give her a quote for some major repairs to the house. At times of heavy rain and wind, the water just pours in at the windows. The Comhairle has a grant available towards some of the cost of the repairs. As with any form, this one is tricky. The grant is means-tested, which means that the less you earn, the bigger the grant becomes. It would appear that the council has a different way of interpreting means than the accountant. Ferry comes in on time, the Anglian Prince coastguard tug follows at 1.20. At Somerfields, I meet up with Sally from Balallan, whom I have not seen for a while. She is (still) very bitter about the bullying which forced her teenage daughter to continue her education in England. The attitude of some local people towards incomers elicits a response that is at best vitriolic. The weather is wet and windy at night.