oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Another nice day but a coldish northerly wind. Out for a short trip but the road I use is polluted with tourists now and they are a blasted nuisance after all this time of peace to cycle with only a few local cars and vans.
There is a growing feeling in some quarters that a lot of them would be quite happy if a lot of us died off. It would free up more room in what is a playground to them but is our home. They have no real care for the local community which was there before anyone invented mass tourism.
CalMac booking system is also causing angst in that it only seems to be one way bookings and if you have an appointment in Oban you may not get home the same day due to tourist traffic. This has happened to some and we are not happy bunnies.
I would like to go shopping in Oban but this is prevented by the uncertainty. My latest shop in the Coop illustrates why I prefer other shops. A bag of carrots when opened was clearly the contents of the rubbish bin and only fit for compost. In fact I was able to salvage most of it by making a big pan of soup but that was not my reason for buying them. It would be possible to go to Fort William but 60 miles each way and some of it on IMO dangerous singletrack. People going both directions pushing the speed for a ferry at both ends. In my working days I must admit I was also guilty of this. Rant over for now.
There is a growing feeling in some quarters that a lot of them would be quite happy if a lot of us died off. It would free up more room in what is a playground to them but is our home. They have no real care for the local community which was there before anyone invented mass tourism.
CalMac booking system is also causing angst in that it only seems to be one way bookings and if you have an appointment in Oban you may not get home the same day due to tourist traffic. This has happened to some and we are not happy bunnies.
I would like to go shopping in Oban but this is prevented by the uncertainty. My latest shop in the Coop illustrates why I prefer other shops. A bag of carrots when opened was clearly the contents of the rubbish bin and only fit for compost. In fact I was able to salvage most of it by making a big pan of soup but that was not my reason for buying them. It would be possible to go to Fort William but 60 miles each way and some of it on IMO dangerous singletrack. People going both directions pushing the speed for a ferry at both ends. In my working days I must admit I was also guilty of this. Rant over for now.
