Alder's Tone

Remember roads change. Frequently. It's all a con devised by the AA to make sure you buy a new road atlas every year. It is, it's true. £6 of your £6.99 goes towards paying the local councils to dig roads up and lay new ones. The other 99p is the AA's profit margin.

Which way now?
To the hospital, d'uh
It's been a while since we lived in Edinburgh, and when we did we knew, well when I say "we" I mean "I", a good route out of town without using the major roads. Some will call this the "rat run". Appropriate, as one of these may be used to get the "rug rat" to the hospital. We hadn't used this particular road for a number of years as it no longer was between A and B for us. But it was a possible alternative for the hospital dash, so we checked it out.

The last time I tried using the road it was closed off, that was some years ago. Well, good news, it's re-opened. Although no it's somewhat different, all the scabby old tenements are gone and new low-rise housing built in their place, along with some lovely speed tables. But at least it's checked out and OK. Even if it is route number 3 on the list.

Even if you know the route in, have your alternatives planned and checked out. The sat nav won't be much use if you have to re-program it, the atlas is in the kitchen but doesn't have small local roads anyway, and the Fat Lady won't be much use.

Trial run? I hope not...