The Other Half

Late afternoon I went over to meet up with R in Oban.  Wanted to keep her company on the last leg of her journey here.  She drove straight from work in Bathgate to Oban.  Made good time but then there were accidents closing two roads causing a massive tailback, we ended up on the last ferry.  She was so knackered.

On the way there I was sat behind a couple on the ferry, the woman was loudly and obliviously dictating to email or some such on her phone.  Her words (I know exactly as she repeated numerous times presumably to correct 'typos') -  "We stayed at  B……...… last night, costs €1300 per night.  Have booked the family in for a week!"  Oh how the other half live ....

On the ferry journey back different conversations to be heard, ranging from STIs to women (and girls) from Tigray to Glasgow being forced / having to resort to working in the sex industry in one form or another, to survive.  Oh how the other half live ….