The sun is shining here in Kirkcudbright this morning, it's Easter Saturday and we are gearing up for a busy weekend. It's been a wee touch slow in recent weeks, the recession perhaps is biting in the South West of Scotland, an election looms and folk are generally unsettled by what the future holds. That's why we have extended our 3 night Bed and Breakfast break to the 25th April - Yes 3 nights for £99.
Anyway, here's a true Easter tale... I thought I had lost faith in mankind....
But my faith was restored this week after a rather bedraggled chap came in and asked if he could use our foyer computer.
"Of course you can" I said.
"How much is it" he asked
"It's free" I said "perhaps you will partake of our hostelry at some stage with a coffee or a snack but you can use our Wi Fi for Free"
"Thank you so much" he replied and busily sat down in the hall, logged on and spent the next 2 hours immersed in some on line work. When he finished he got up and walked straight out without even a cheerio.
Well I huffed and I puffed and thought how selfish he was and got myself worked up in the same way I do when someone comes in to spend a penny and walks straight out without a) even asking in the first place or b) saying thank you.
Anyway - I got on with my day and forgot all about it.
Then at 6pm when we start to serve food in the Bistro Mr Wi Fi computer man and 5 others come through the door, he looks at me and said
"You guys were so kind to me letting me sort out our holiday itinerary on line that I told the group we had to come back and dine with you"
The 6 of them thoroughly enjoyed their meal and Mr free Wifi man is really Mr Farrell and he hopes to come and stay with us next year.
Well, as my Gran used to say..."I'll go to the foot of our stairs" !!
Happy Easter to all our friends around the Globe and Congratulations to Sue Morris who won our Easter Egg competition.
