Isle Of Islay

[Richie]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Sounds awesome. I'd love to go there (and plan too later this year)
I understand you were helping the locals, but why on earth are the taxpayers paying for it? (Not a dig at you - i'd jump at the chance!). The island has a weeny population and exports huge amounts of liquids at £35/litre+. It must be loaded!

The sort of tasks we were doing there, there isn't the skills on the island or too few quilifyed people to do them, so no local builders trademen were losing out.
We did the tasks to keep our boys hands in their trade, as sitting around at work doing same all same all routine you get trade fade.
The owners of the propertys paid for the all the materials but we provided the Labour free.
Then after we finish we get the use of there land for training in future so win win all round.
good question that.
Hope that answered it.

Originally Posted by Richie

Then after we finish we get the use of there land for training in future so win win all round.

So, really, it was an invasion then?

[Richie]

Yes... Dr Rich, it was and we won the Islands hearts & minds... NOT

I think by the time we left they might have been glad to have seen the back of us. Apart from the local landloard Ian from the Lochindaal Hotel in Port Charlotte,

Originally Posted by Richie

The sort of tasks we were doing there, there isn't the skills on the island or too few quilifyed people to do them, so no local builders trademen were losing out.
We did the tasks to keep our boys hands in their trade, as sitting around at work doing same all same all routine you get trade fade.
The owners of the propertys paid for the all the materials but we provided the Labour free.
Then after we finish we get the use of there land for training in future so win win all round.
good question that.
Hope that answered it.

It did. Fully sounds great.
I love my islay malts, lagavulin particularly

[Richie]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

It did. Fully sounds great.
I love my islay malts, lagavulin particularly

My New Fav is Bunnahabhain 12 year old...

£1 cheaper in Tescos than at the Distillery..... work that one out ?

YUMMY....

Originally Posted by Richie

My New Fav is Bunnahabhain 12 year old...

£1 cheaper in Tescos than at the Distillery..... work that one out ?

YUMMY....

You have great taste Richie, mine never lasts very long, have to convince the wife that it's down to the alcohol EVAPORATING.