Mairi Scott MacLeod

@CalMacFerries Fantastic customer service from Nicola at the call centre today. She went above and beyond to help with my query regarding ferry arriving late in Ullapool this afternoon. Thank you Nicola!

One of the best speeches the House of Commons has heard. Ironically the chamber was nearly empty. @danny__kruger was Conservative. Now @reformparty_uk.

Freddie is looking down and giving y'all a standing ovation. That's spectacular!😍💗 The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!! With 30 musicians and singers in the STREET of Paris 😍 Cre : Julien Cohen Pianist

The Government rejected a national inquiry into rape gangs and promised five local ones instead. Months later, we still know almost nothing about them. Victims, survivors and the British public deserve better. They deserve justice. Please be aware, some of this is graphic.

@trafficscotland Stationery traffic on M8 at Glasgow Airport just now ….any information?

Hello and happy Sunday! 👋 Meg here 'til 6PM! Not much to report so far this morning, but you can still check your route with the nifty traffic cameras. 🔗 traffic.gov.scot/traffic-cameras #TakeCare 💙

If you support single sex spaces for women that include bathrooms, changing rooms & sports please Rt & like. I firmly believe biological females have that right, to personal dignity & fair sport in the Uk but across the whole world. I’m prepared to stand up & be counted. Are you?

seriously?????

RT if you think @MaggieOliverUK deserved a New Year's honour more than Sadiq Khan. @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan

BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump stuns the world by dropping the most beautiful Christmas video ❤️ We Finally have a Leader that praises God 🙏

Before enjoying their Christmas dinner, Labour MPs should think long and hard about where that food actually comes from. It didn't magically appear in Waitrose, or whatever vegan market they shop in - it was grown by British farmers, on British farms. Those same farming families will soon be forced to sell their farm as a direct result of the changes being brought in by Labour. Who buys it up? Big multinationals, who care nothing for the land or our food security. Farmers love their farms, and care for the land in a way nobody else could. I love my farm, it's my passion. If farmers go, the countryside we all love goes with them. I still see people in the media, even MPs, failing to understand. Either they're doing so deliberately, or they're just thick. The farm is only worth something once it's SOLD. Actual returns from farming are pitiful compared to the value of the land. If you're going to whack a bill on these grieving families based on what the farm is worth, they CAN'T pay it. They'll have to sell. How on earth do people not understand this? The impact of these changes may not be felt by the wider population next Christmas, or the one after that - but once significant numbers of farmers pass away, the British farming community will be changed forever. Farming is a very lonely business. Up early, out all day, often with just your own thoughts. All to scrape a living, in the hope that one day you can pass your farm down to your children - just as your parents did for you. That's the whole point. That's why farmers do what they do. Labour have snatched that dream away from thousands of farming families. I certainly won't forgive them, and the British farming community won't either. Take a moment this Christmas to think about where your food comes from, the work that goes into providing it, and who is behind all of that. British farmers, on British farms.

Petition: Call a General Election petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7001…

“What are you in for?” “A Facebook meme. You?” “I didn’t register a pet chicken.”

Rehearsal Footage of the legendary song "We Are The World" with Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper & more. If you have a few minutes, watch it, it's worth it to see how these legends made history.

Polish MEP Flames Von Der Liar in the European Parliament. "You should be in jail"

@CalMacFerries a major family medical problem meant we have to get to Stornoway asap ..grateful thanks to Michael in the call centre and his colleague in Ullapool (sorry didn’t catch her name) in securing us a place on the ferry this morning. Fantastic customer service!

@bbc5live did I hear correctly during the interview with Nicky Campbell that Sir Keir Starmer will end the 25% tax free withdrawal from pensions will be ended within 2-3 years?

@EilidhCarr @coralboxshop Get well soon !

Due to still not feeling 100%, my little gift shop Coralbox on Berneray will remain closed Tuesday 25th June. Being self-employed has its ups & downs- one of those is when you don't feel well, you can't be everywhere 😔 Hopefully reopen on Wednesday or Thursday 😊 #OuterHebrides

REPOST Shown below, is an actual letter that was sent to a bank by an 86 year old woman. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the Times. Dear Sir: I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an OFFENCE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public figure, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof. In due course, at MY convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone banking service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows: IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALLING, PRESS THE STAR (*) BUTTON FOR ENGLISH #1. To make an appointment to see me #2. To query a missing payment. #3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there. #4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping. #5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature. #6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home. #7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my computer is required. Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized Contact mentioned earlier. #8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 to 9 #9. To make a general complaint or inquiry. The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service. While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year? Your Humble Client. And remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off. 😁😁

@tractorgirly Happy motoring 🚗

Picked up my new wheels this afternoon and it’s absolutely amazing to drive. They did a wee unveiling for me in the showroom which was a nice wee touch. Think I’m in car❤️🤣

@trafficscotland Thanks Doug

@mmsm39 Afternoon Mairi! Roadworks are taking place at Milton which is causing some traffic northbound - Doug

Afternoon all! Doug here for your coverage till 10pm. Roads works heading northbound on the #A82 towards Milton are causing some delays so be aware. Otherwise, spot anything on the network, give us a message here on X