Disappointed
Got an e-mail last night from my friend in Skye, she can't do our weekend of voluteer work at the castle garden as her car exhaust has blown and she needs to save cash to fix it. Petrol prices are really taking a toll on peoples lives now, especially somewhere like Scotland where you simply have to travel to go anywhere.
It's impossible to get to the castle grounds quickly and easily by train and bus, especially with all the gear you need, boots/waterproofs etc, etc. And the time it would take would make a weekend trip pointlesss.Anyway my local friend and I will still go up and we'll share a car and the petrol costs. I'm cooking on the Friday night and we'll get a pub meal on Saturday night, and drive home on Sunday evening.
Head Gardener's e-mailed to say we are planting out bedding plants in the 19th century garden, amongst other things. This means we're working in the walled rose garden, which should be in full bloom. I just hope it stays dry.
This is the castle pond in May
posted by apprentice at
10:55 am
2 Comments:
i'm sorry your friend won't be able to join you on your trip. ah, gas prices... i know they're out of this world compared to what we pay here, but it sickens me to know people have to sacrifice other needs and/or wants so they can have enough money for their gas tanks...
Yes fuel prics are really starting to hurt, I can't see how they can be stopped from making interest rates creep up, people can only absorb these kind of hikes in price for so long.
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