Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
It has been well documented for many years that the Calmac ferries are the island residents ‘bridge’ to the Scottish Mainland.
Your post is typical of a city dweller who has no idea about living on a Scottish island all the year round, not just for a fortnight’s holiday.
The Scottish Government ministers are equally clueless but they enjoy turning up a whisky distillery on Islay to receive a free bottle of single malt Scotch whisky.
A number of years ago the Governor of the Bank of England who was carrying out his farewell tour of the U.K. conveniently turned up at Ardbeg Distillery on Islay where he was photographed receiving a bottle of Ardbeg single malt whisky from the Ardbeg Distillery manager.
The photograph was published on the front page of the Ileach, the Islay community newspaper.
Do you understand the word 'metaphorical' at all? The term 'bridge to the Scottish mainland' is metaphorical - they're not actual bridges despite being termed such by a small number of people.

I choose to live on the Scottish mainland partly because there's nothing on any Scottish island that could tempt me to live there. People who live on Scottish islands choose to live there despite there being various issues surrounding access, convenience and extra living costs. Most accept it's their choice and don't bleat on and on and on about it.

I genuinely couldn't give a toss about the Governer Of The Bank Of England getting a bottle of whisky. I'm also sitting here wondering what it has to do with the subject at hand. Unless he maybe tried walking from stern to bough of the ferry on the way home expecting to alight straight onto dry land after somebody told him it was 'the bridge to the mainland'?