Don't get me wrong. I love living on The Isle of Lewis. I have lived here for just over 50 years and if I didn't enjoy it I would have left long ago. Of course if I suddenly after half a century decided that I didn't like it then that would just be hard luck. There's nothing I could do now that I'm in my 80s. But I do love it, so no problem....... most of the time.
Last Thursday evening I, and probably 40 others, were in the airport lounge waiting for the plane to Inverness to board. It was sitting there temptingly.
Then an announcement said that the flight was cancelled. .......... WHAT !
Inverness Airport - the principal airport for the Scottish Highlands - had no lights...........WHAT !
How can an airport - especially a principal one - have no emergency backup lighting system?
It transpired as we all stood in the queue for our ticket refund or whatever, that there were quite a few of us going over for surgery or treatment on the following day (Friday).
At least one or two like me had already had at least one postponement/cancellation. Because of my propensity to get sepsis I had already had dire warnings not to miss yet another appointment.
On Friday they couldn't offer me a new date but hopefully I'll get one in the next few days. This time I'll make sure that I'm at least one flight in hand which means flying a day early and wasting a day in a hotel or hospital accommodation.
O joy!
Damn! I hope that in the meantime the sepsis is kept at bay, Graham. It must be worrying for you.
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