Colin at Len Hind & Sons
Grangemouth.

Colin Here are some of the photos plus a wee story
I don't know if you will know anybody in this tale.

Tam goes off to Ireland on a cycling holiday.
He is walking up this steep hill, pushing his bike, when a farmer in an old tractor stops.
"Says I, would you be wanting a lift to the top of the hill, to be sure."

Aye OK says Tam thanks a lot. My name is Tam.
" Your Scottish" says the Irishman. 
"Well top of the morning to you. My name's Bill"

Tam lifts his bike onto the back of the trailer and off they go.
Rounding a bend the farmer spots a rabbit caught in a snare, struggling to free itself.
He stops the tractor, grabs his gun and shoots the rabbit.

Further up the hill they come across a dog that must have been hit by a car.
It was still living, but limping very badly. " Oh! look at that poor wee dog" says Bill the farmer.
"I'll have to stop" Bill grabs his gun jumps off the tractor and shoots the dog. 
" You know Tom" says Bill. " I just can't bear to see anything suffering." 

Just as they are approaching the next bend, an artic lorry whizzes round the corner, 
(must be Rab Cherry) and the tail end swing of the trailer grazes the tractor. The Tractor lurched causing Tam to be catapulted down into the steep gorge at the side of the road. Tam rolled, bounced and banged himself down through the rocks and stones, till he came to rest at the bottom.

Tam is lying at the bottom of the gorge bleeding from head to toe, when he hears someone rushing towards him. "Hello Tom are you alright" says Bill the farmer.
Tam says " Och aye! Bill, to be sure. I have never felt better in all my life." 

Tam feels someone shaking him, he wakes up, it is still dark. Then he hears this Irish voice saying, "Hello Tom are you alright........would you like a sweetie............Have you been at the Fruit Market this morning." Says Bill the Irishman.
Oh! Thank goodness. It was only a dream said Tam with a big sigh of relief.

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