…. are at Braeshead. Just thought you might be interested. So how do I know that I hear you ask. Let me tell you, it's a hoot. On the 730am to 530pm shift today. Sent first of all to the Scotstoun Sports Campus. Fairly quiet at the start but soon got busier. Took a few people to other venues and when I got back from one of the runs I was told to go to the staging area and wait to be called. The staging area was in the grounds of the nearby Scotstoun primary s...

..... when you feel an irresistible urge to get something off your chest? To tell people about something that shouldn't have happened? Well tonight's the night for me to do just that. Apologies in advance if it goes on a bit. I'll try not to waffle. First a bit of background to set the scene. I'll be talking about Mansour quite a bit. We met at a training thing a few months ago and have kept in contact. We were both down on the 4pm to 2am shift today. Next w...

Just noticed a couple of mistakes in the last blog. It's not a "stramash" but a "scramash". And I'm not in Falkirk. Clearly overwhelmed at the thought of the opening ceremony By the way Ronnie, what does "long may your lum reek" mean?

Spent much of my time today at the Glasgow Hilton [not inside. In the car park]. There was only one talking point amongst us drivers. The visit of Prince Edward to the hotel yesterday evening. And how a Clydesider had driven into the back of his car. Rumours were rife that he'd been carried away wrapped in a Scottish flag crying "Freedom" much like Mel Gibson in Braveheart. Latest we've heard is that no decision's been made yet about the charges he'll face. ...

Right, a question to start us off. What were we told at the start of our duty today: 1. There's going to be a dress rehearsal of the Opening Ceremony tonight and we're likely to be very busy 2. The actual Commonwealth Games starts in a couple of days and hundreds of people will need us at the airport 3. You can all go out on training/familiarisation drives? Well done everyone who said 3. That's the correct answer and you all win a postcard-sized print...