We were up in Glasgow today initially to get the Merc serviced, well it’s done 2,600 miles so it was due an oil change.
After dropping the car off we ventured in to the City to do what the boss likes best, shopping that is especially in M & S where after stepping off the bus we were heading to their Sauchiehall Street store.
Only today was different, as we were walking up the street there was obviously something wrong as smoke was belching up into the sky. It turned out to be a serious fire in a nightclub almost next door to M & S and adjacent to the Pavilion Theatre.
It had actually been burning for more than two hours at this point but as I stood watching it, only then did the flames erupt through the roof.
Luckily there were no casualties but on our way back to the bus there were lots more streets cordoned off because of the possibility of asbestos in the air.
Back at MB in Giffnock unlucky for me was the car which should have been ready by 3.30 wasn’t ready until after 5.00pm and if that wasn’t bad enough the heating system in their showroom had packed in so it was a very cold wait.
Glad to be home safe, sound and warm but today my thoughts turn to those brave firemen fighting that blaze particularly to the guys way up at the top of the turntable ladders. They deserve every penny they earn.