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Another shot showing the size of crowd today - approx 600 people came along 💚💙🤍
For context, South Uist has a population of 1,800.
600 people who turned up to tell you,
@KevinStewartSNP
@HumzaYousaf
@Robbie_Calmac
@transcotland
@scottishgov
@ScotGovFM
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
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Tomorrow afternoon the good folk of Uist are gathering at Lochbosidale Pier to peacefully protest against the complete disregard for our community by those who control our lifeline ferries.
Maybe…I mean it might just be me and my pals 😅
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1/ Due to the ferry issues my business didn’t receive our delivery of meat or veg this week. This additional below cancellation means that we won’t get any deliveries from our main supplier in Stornoway AND our suppliers form the mainland are refusing to take an order as they
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South Uist made their voice heard on Sunday.
@HumzaYousaf
@ScotGovFM
@transcotland
@Robbie_Calmac
@CalMacFerries
- Give us back our ferry, give us back our timetable and take us to the port our community chose.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
#UistDeservesBetter
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Nothing says “I don’t give a sh*t about your failing lifeline ferries” like not appointing a transport minister
@HumzaYousaf
👏🙄
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Are they seriously calling Stornoway, “Seriously remote”? 🫣
Lewis has a population of around 20,000. There are photos and descriptions in this article that show it is far from “seriously remote”.
Seriously?!
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I issued this tonight on
@CroftAndCuan
Facebook page.
@KevinStewartSNP
@alasdairallan
@AngusMacNeilSNP
@transcotland
@scotgov
@Robbie_Calmac
@HumzaYousaf
@AnasSarwar
@Douglas4Moray
@BBCIainMac
@RhodaGrant
@jamescheyne
@ConnorGillies
@ChrisMacLennan_
@HRwritesnews
@HoustonNiall
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The South Uist community out to meet
@Robbie_Calmac
and
@transcotland
tonight to have their questions answered and stories heard.
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I thought I was hallucinating - a boat coming into Lochboisdale 😵
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Mainsplaining: like mansplaining but when central belt folk try telling us islanders they know better than we do about our own political issues 🤪✌️
@Minnie_Mo_
@BlackIslePMD
Yes, and I speak to friends who are islanders regularly.
They seem to understand this ok.
You seem to be in a very small minority that doesn't.
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Calmac are fined by Scottish Gov for cancelled ferries. £4.5M paid back in the last 18months!
This money should go directly to the communities that are being decimated by these cancellations.
Not to Scottish Gov to squander.
@HumzaYousaf
@ScotGovFM
@MairiMcAllan
@ShonaRobison
Lochboisdale ferry cancellation has left us beyond crisis
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Two things I’d never have thought would happen:
1- My name and business being mentioned (top of the list) at First Minister’s Questions.
2- I’d ever be thanking
@Douglas4Moray
! Thank you for applying the pressure 🙏
(I’m still never voting Tory though 😅)
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I never planned on fronting a political campaign, but here is an honest and in-depth conversation I had with
@sz_campbell
about how we got to where we are, and what the ferry crisis means to me personally 👇
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2/ Are unable to guarantee it’ll get to us or not perish due to delays.
@AngusMacNeilSNP
@alasdairallan
please tell me what I should do to pay my staff/rent/bills this week as I won’t have any food in stock be able to trade.
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I’m genuinely considering if I want to still live in Uist or not.
❌RED
#Mallaig
#Oban
#Lochboisdale
05Apr-13May Due to delays to the overhaul programme, all sailings have been cancelled from Wed 05 April – Sat 13 May.
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Ready for our meeting with
@Robbie_Calmac
tomorrow.
Whilst the Scottish Gov have got us in the mess, (Snr Mngmt) Calmac have their part to play in the chaos.
Poor management
Poor decision making
Poor communication
Terrible new booking system
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We met with the latest Minister for Transport
@FionaHyslop
yesterday. We made it clear that just because our ferry service has returned does not mean that we will suddenly quieten.
There is still lots of work to be done.
I’ve added a note (not minutes) of what was discussed 👇
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3/ We are a business that uses as much local food as we possibly can. But there are a whole host of foods we simply can NOT get here. We don’t even have a tescos to be able to get last minute supplies just a tiny coop that lacks options and is EXTORTIONATE.
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Insanely proud of my son for getting his first local Mòd medal with a 2nd place for singing 🫶🎶
He spent the week saying he’s too scared to do it…and now he’s chuffed with himself!
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The drop in Gaelic speakers in WI is a huge problem for the language + culture, and is a result of the wider depopulation issues.
We need more affordable homes, better infrastructure, reliable and frequent transport and support for families (both financially and with childcare).
I’ve said this before but Gaelic in the central belt is a class privilege. I’m sorry but I genuinely do not care if the wealthy children of Glasgow and Edinburgh enjoy the “benefits of bilingualism” while the western isles is left with no children.
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I didn’t mind getting woken up early by the cows when I seen this view 🧡
#SouthUist
#Sunrise
@isleofsouthuist
@OuterHebs
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How cute is this wee toot and her brilliant dancing 🥺👏
B’ i Lucy a bhuannaich cridhe dhaoine agus na farpaisean aice aig Luth-Chleasan na Dreòlainn am Muile an-dè. Bha iadsan a’ comharrachadh 100 bliadhna bhon a thòisich iad
#AnLa
@BBCAndreasWolff
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FYI I’m heavy on the block button these days - anyone commenting anything degrading to Uist or the classic “yOu GeT wHaT yOu VoTe For” is getting an instant block ✌️
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I always love the assumption that because I’m holding SNP accountable for neglecting island transport, I’m somehow an anti-independence/ Scotland hating/ English born “incomer”.
There’s also the one that because I own a very small business I’m loaded and loved capitalism 🤣🤣
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@Seumasabhein
@KevinStewartSNP
@HumzaYousaf
@Robbie_Calmac
@transcotland
@scottishgov
@ScotGovFM
If you don’t actually understand the issue, don’t comment.
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My sister and I are DOING A THING! 😃😃
Ok nigheanan agus balaich, WE’RE LAUNCHING! 🎉🎉
Serving from Biadh Beag, our little catering van, this is our initial menu which will be changing regularly to keep things fresh and seasonal 👍 1/3
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I’ve just signed up as a member of
@scottishgreens
😃 Their policies would be of huge benefit to the islands so I’m hopefull that more support from the Western Isles will result in us gaining a Greens Candidate 🤞
@lornaslater
@patrickharvie
#scottishgreens
#scottishgreenparty
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Jesus, I have a lot of respect for Alasdair and Susan, but to say islands are repeatedly betrayed by Westminster without acknowledging the let downs by Holyrood isn’t going to save SNP votes.
Busy & brilliant day for
@HumzaYousaf
in Stornoway and Isle of Lewis with SNP candidate, Susan Thomson, and
@alasdairallan
.
Scotland’s island communities have been repeatedly betrayed Westminster. Only SNP MPs will stand up for their interests & better future with independence.
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Brilliant first night back at
@HebCelt
with
@CroftAndCuan
HebCelt is the highlight of my C&C year, such a friendly festival and incredible music 🫶
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@RoyBertram4
@KevinStewartSNP
@HumzaYousaf
@Robbie_Calmac
@transcotland
@scottishgov
@ScotGovFM
Another person with no clue, insisting on showing they have no clue.
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I went on holiday to Barcelona. It was beautiful but I can’t imagine living there.
Would this also make an article?🤔
Island tourism headlines have reached peak absurdity. Why are you describing staying on Barra like it's a haunted mansion you inherited from your great uncle
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Another day, another ferry.
If there was a
@CalMacFerries
vote for their best crew, the Loch Portain (Berneray-Leverburgh) crew would win hands down 🙌
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Ever look around a meeting room and think “wtf am I doing here?” 🤣 Today I had one of those!
But thank you to
@JohnSwinney
for the open discussion this morning. Now we just need to see some action 😁
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Thank you to the woman, who I’d never met before, for catching some photos of me and my daughter having fun together with a wee boogie.
Mums are always the ones taking the photos and rarely in the photos!
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Right so tell me again CalMac where the displaced Lochbosidale traffic are meant to go…???
🔶AMBER
#Uig
#Lochmaddy
Until Further Notice: Due to a technical issue with MV Hebrides’ mezzanine decks, there will be a reduced vehicle capacity onboard. As a result of this, we are currently unable to accommodate motorhomes.
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Being freshly out of hospital I am in absolutely no mood to tolerate trolls or anyone who wants to add their 2 cents on a subject they clearly know nothing about so any comments along those lines will be removed and blocked.
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First leg of the journey from South Uist ➡️ Tiree done, on the MV Loch Alainn.
11/10 customer service from the 2nd best crew of the network!
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Today I had 1 of those moments when you think you might actually be doing a decent job at parenting. Left the kids watching a movie whilst I cleaned the kitchen and when I came back almost-5YO had folded the washing that was next on my to do list. He did a better job than I do!
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Next leg of the South Uist ➡️ Tiree journey is the famous Barra beach flight. Or as I call it, the back ally out of the Western Isles!
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Hahahah thanks
@wodieskodie
I’ll just go retire from Twitter now ✌️
'The word of the week is “mainsplaining”
'I wish I could take credit – but I can’t. The credit goes to
@Minnie_Mo_
'The definition is when mainlanders try to explain island issues to islanders - and that’s exactly what unfolded as Woodburnergate took hold' //
@wodieskodie
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A (party leading) politician who has *actually* listened, heard and understood.
Others in government should be taking a leaf out of
@AnasSarwar
book
"It feels like decisions in the parliament that impact on the islands are taken by central belt lovies making decisions about islanders when they have no understanding of their life."
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It was a pleasure to meet with
@AnasSarwar
yesterday to touch on some important local issues.
As someone who’s not a “party voter” I’m really interested to see what plans are drafted for the radical change that’s needed.
Thank you to
@Torcuil
and
@RhodaGrant
for your time too🏴
Thank you to everyone that made us feel so welcome in the Western Isles over the last few days.
Lots of interesting conversations, big challenges to confront and great ideas to pursue.
This beautiful part of the world deserves a local champion in
@torcuil
.
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I had the pleasure of visiting the Kinlochleven Men’s Shed last week as part of
@sriparliament
.
Chatting to these wonderful men and hearing about their aims to tackle loneliness and mental illness in their community was genuinely inspiring.
Keep up the great work gents 🙌
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My husband coaches and develops professional athletes. And then there’s me, texting him from the gym like…
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Arrived in sunny Fort William for the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament this week.
@sriparliament
#SRIP2023
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“what Michael Gove did was essentially fly in, take a look at a horse disappearing into the sunset, and propose a task group on closing the barn door.”
@MclachlanEve
👏
Sick to death of being told the crises will be “looked into”, instead of real action.
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Explained New Year / Hogmanay to 3 Y/O and asked what he hoped for the year ahead. He thought hard and quietly and then eventually announced...
“I really hope it rains chocolate”
And tbh, same pal, same!
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I’m embarrassed on his behalf. Tweeting this when it’s his role to fix the ONGOING turmoil 😬
@ScotNational
It’s currently sailing from Ullapool to Stornoway so why are you tweeting this now?
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An unbelievable day in Köln with the best fans in the world 🏴💙
@ScotlandNT
#Euros
#EURO2024
#scotland
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Wedding 2/4 attended this weekend, in gorgeous Dornie. Celebrating the man who introduced me to my now husband, and his brilliant wife. I spent the whole day laughing ❤️
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Tonight I received the most lovely and encouraging message from someone I have huge amounts of respect for.
It has absolutely made my week 💚
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@luluphooey
That 95% doesn’t take into account “planned” cancellations such as ZERO sailings to Lochbosidale for a month. Nor does it include the massively reduced capacity on other islands.
If you are not personally effected by a problem, that does not mean the problem doesn’t exist.
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My favourite Halloween costume I’ve done for the kids is still the time that my boy asked to be a
@peatanddiesel
song!
#IfYouKnowYouKnow
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The worst thing about Twitter is that people either forget or don’t care that there is an an actual person behind the account or person they’re verbally abusing. Real people are hurt for the sake of a few “likes”. People really show their worst on this platform.
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£9mil to *rent* a boat for 9 months, does not and will not help us here in South Uist
@HumzaYousaf
@ScotGovFM
.
It should be up to the people of Uist, Arran, Tiree and Mull to decide where and how this money is spent.
Islanders affected by ferry cancellations "need compensation", says ScotTories leader Douglas Ross
FM Humza Yousaf says the money deducted from Calmac in terms of penalties and fines is used to reinvest into the resilience of network.
Live
#FMQs
➡
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Despite the hard time I give
@Robbie_Calmac
, I’d much rather see those who control our services stop and spend time here and get to know the place, rather than rushing in and out as quick as possible like most others do.
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Fair play,
@alasdairallan
has contacted me directly to discuss the ferry fiasco. I’m probably going to wait until I’m 2 glasses of Pinot Noir down before I reply though.🙃
Me at 18: I’m drunk, I’m gonna message my ex
Me at 32: I’m drunk, I’m going to tweet my MP
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This isn’t good enough.
1) Holidays have already been cancelled and bookings made elsewhere, now meaning the loss to toursim is irreplaceable.
2) It shows there was no need to remove the service in the first place, once again disregarding S.Uist’s life line status.
“Following my engagement with CalMac last week, I’m pleased that they have undertaken further work on possible vessel deployment options and identified a solution that will enable the Lochboisdale route to continue to operate until at least the 16April.” 1/2
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Southend charity match: 2024 team Vs “Old Timers”
Raising funds for NHSGCC Schiehallion Ward in support of my awesome (and football daft) wee cousin Layla 💚
Great effort from everyone 👏
@Southend1960
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A fascinating and thought provoking few days at
@CommunityLandSc
conference
I’m heading home with more knowledge of the part that community ownership plays in repopulation of our rural communities, and some ideas to try implement in my own role.
Mòran taing CLS
#communityland24
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I’m heading to Tiree for the first time this weekend 🥳
How easy is it to get from South Uist to Tiree and back? Just 2 ferries, a plane, a little road trip and a chartered boat 😪😂
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Quote of the night for me was from
@Robbie_Calmac
: “I do not accept that it [the problems faced] are down to bad management from Calmac.” 🙃
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If this is how Hebridean women are… I must be living in (!) a different island on a different planet!
Quite the (mis)take from
@Mel_ReidTimes
in yesterday’s
@thetimes
. Her view of Hebridean women could not be further from the truth. Paging
@wodieskodie
@sweenyness
@Torcuil
@BrianWilson997
@Ealasaid_MacD
to protest!
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Jeez, I’m going back to tweeting stuff my kids say that make me laugh 😅
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Spent the afternoon outside in the garden with the kids enjoying the sun. This evening I’ve removing 34 (yes, thirty-four) ticks from my son! 😨😨
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Thank goodness for David and his Tardis! 💚
How much stuff can you fit into an 11m Redbay boat?! The answer is….all of it.
#uistseatours
#redbayboats
#macleansbakery
#royalmail
#amazon
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For clarity, I have nothing bad to say about any port staff, crew, call centre operators, area managers… any of the front line people who are left to bear the brunt of the issues.
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Autumn Sun is better than Summer Sun ☀️ 😊
#SouthUist
#OuterHebrides
#IsleofSouthUist
#Uist
#Hebrides
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While I seem to have your attention… please consider donating to St Jeromes Centre in Kenya.
An amazing small organisation that not only cares for young children but works tirelessly to reunite them with lost family, like Samuel here who was reunited with his father today 💚
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My kids nursery is amazing - my almost 5yr old was teaching me Makaton tonight and in Gaelic! For the staff to learn Makaton and incorporate it enough for my son to pick up the amount he knew just blew my mind ❤️
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Torcuil has absolutely smashed this campaign, being proactive, getting into every corner of the community and listening to what the real local concerns are.
He’ll represent us well and with decency.
And if not, he knows fine we’ll be on his back 😉
Congratulations
@Torcuil
👏
Sia mìle taing Na h-Eileanan an Iar. This is a win for the Western Isles.
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JD said it perfectly: “Thanks to Scottish Labour for putting forward the motion in the parliament, it’s just disappointing that party politics is more important than an island's survival!"
EXCLUSIVE
Anger over ferry compensation vote 'blocked by SNP'
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If we don’t need feminism anymore why are
@NicolaSturgeon
and
#MeghanMarckle
being pulled apart by the papers, but they didn’t seem to care when it was Hancock and Prince Andrew breaking actual laws.
#eyeroll
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Good thing I love a wedding - I’ve got 4 this year between now and June. First up was Uist’s most eligible bachelor and his beautiful Lewis lady ❤️
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For those interested, I’ll attached some rough notes or what was discussed last week in our meeting with Calmac in this tread.
This is not official minutes, just points that myself and
@DrRupertM
noted
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@elgoldave
Oh Hi 👋🏻 this is me you’ve screen shotted here.
I’m trying to use the media to educate dafties like you on what the reality is.
But I’m sure you, someone who has likely never seen a ferry in your life, knows more about what is and isn’t happening than the local islanders…🙄
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Bedtime questions from my 5YO tonight:
1) Did *you* paint all the house?
2) Why do we have nails?
3) 5YO: Why do me and sister have teddies, but you and daddy don’t?
Me: because grownups don’t have teddies.
5YO: but Mr Bean is a grownup and he has a teddy?!
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My kid is back with his bedtime questions.
4Y/O: what is skin made of?
Me: millions of teeny tiny cells.
4Y/O : ok tomorrow I’m going to ask you what Cells are and what they do.
THE KID IS GIVING ME HOMEWORK NOW! 😅
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Trying to get my 4Y/0 to stop talking and go to sleep last night.
“But mummy, one more REALLY IMPORTANT question…
…Where is Bin?”
Bin is the chef from the hotel, who moved back to China OVER A YEAR AGO! 🤨😂
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My mum keeps pushing me to make a resolution this year but IM NOT DOING IT SHEILA. We’re 2 years deep in a pandemic and I think that’s enough of a reason to just not.
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Population Renewal workshop provided us with great discussions and insightful comments. Thank you to all who contributed and a thank
@RuralHousingSco
for asking me to co-lead the workshop with the brilliant Young Islanders Network and Argyll & Bute’s Milly.
#RHSConference2024
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Davide is prime example of why you shouldn’t be with someone for their looks. Absolute ZERO personality on that Italian Adonis 🥱
#LoveIsland
#LoveIsland2022
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4 Y/O is so helpful. SO helpful he brought in the washing from the washing line... that I hung up less than an hour ago. 🙃🙃
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I’m 30 years old with a granny who still slips me money when I’m going on holiday to “get yourself a little treat”.
#stillspoilt
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WHO is now taking responsibility for this chaos we are in the middle of?
WHO do we now take our grievances to?
WHO is going to fix this mess?
@HumzaYousaf
@ScotGovFM
the islands are still a part of Scotland, stop letting our communities down and sort this out ASAP.
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3y/o: Why does the mouse have a tail like monkeys?
Me: lots of animals have tails, not just monkeys.
3y/o: We don’t have tails mummy.
Me: no, we don’t.
3y/o :.....we just have willies!
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