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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It's funny, I noticed the safe under snacks at the end of the bar, a couple of pictures before you showed the two safes. I love the look of old safes, but it made me wonder why Arran has a surplus to donate to the club. Are people upgrading to bigger/stronger safes, or is the island getting safer(no pun).

Honest answer is that people have higher tech ways of storing money/ valuables these days. Whimsical answer is that they know in a small community someone will notice sudden wealth and they'll find themselves burned in the next Wicker Man festival.

It appears the Limeys have settled into the type of community I remember from my youth, where everyone knows everyone, and are willing to share what they can. It's nice when that's the norm rather than the exception.

It is wonderful, but the Limeys put in the work too. You can't just luck into a place like that - Limey has given time and expertise and her training in finance free of chrage. She is a very good organiser it's true, so it may come naturally, but she has made the effort all the same. Also true of Mr Limey.

Many of you will know or guess what he does, but Arran being a small place it's important to me to respect their privacy. He is a known face and deservedly so. Limey is also known online, which is why she is very careful to keep her name private, or at least not on record here.

Glatt, I may be partly responsible for your view of Arran!
The few photos I have taken have been in December or January, and I have never ventured further than the coast road, usually after dark. I knew Arran was forested of course, but it's hard to get the full picture if you only see it travelling at just under the legal speed limit

Gosh I have to go in summer. The place is like an Enid Blyton setting. It cries out for long skirts and plimsolls and drinks on the terrace. Oh, scratch that. I'll have lashings of ginger beer instead. And while we're at it I'll skip the casual racism too (a ref to Ms Blyton, not to anyone on the Cellar)