Cars, movies and an iconic Argentinian poet.

Yesterdays trip to the lawyer didn't fill me with optimism. Seems that German car makers have been cutting back on production due to parts shortages. BMW have wisely ( from their perspective )  decided that the delay in delivering our car is not down to production problems but rather to a 'safety ' issue. Cars can't be manufactured or sold until this is resolved. 'Safety' is of course force majeure and removes the manufacturers and the dealers liability. This is also why the garage think they can lower the trade in price. A thorough search on Google finally unearths this story :https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=2091629  The garage have known about this for ten weeks. After the disaster with the Volvo in France we had been super cautious when signing the purchase agreement. Angus is slightly miffed that 'prudence' failed to prevent problems emerging.

Some really bizarre colours in this mornings sunrise. Heavy rain is expected later in the day.

In town the filming of the movie continues. We ask a man in a day-glo jacket what the film is called. " I'm telt it's called Burgess and something but I dinnae ken any more about it " he informs us cheerfully. 

The day-glo jacketed mans job is to stop people moving the parking cones that are blocking off the residents parking spaces so the prop cars can park there. This, as you might imagine, is a thankless task. Some of the local residents are not amused.

There is filming in Quad ...

.... and filming  down by the castle. A slightly manic feel to the proceedings  may indicate the crew are trying to get as much 'in the can' as possible before the weather changes.

A row of faux stone lions are being painted and a group of young women in 70's period costume are traipsing backwards and forwards into a lecture hall. The director doesn't seem at all happy with their performance. It's repeated ad nauseum. .Finally, the director has a not so small melt down. He expresses his opinions 'vehemently'.  Such things are rarely heard in this most 'reserved' of towns.

A passing third year student stops to let us know that the movie isn't called Burgess and something  but is actually  'Borges and Me' which is based on this story :https://www.thedailybeast.com/that-time-i-chauffeured-jorge-luis-borges-around-scotland

Back at the Last Wee House before Denmark the Amazon guy delivers this.

Having just had some dental X-rays this was of interest :https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/10/do-you-really-need-those-routine-dental-x-rays-probably-not/