Different Definition of a High Tea

Thursday March 17th 1966 (a couple of days before my Grandfather's Birthday)

The Front page of the Scotsman Reads

Tea Breaks are in the news. At least, the time some people spend on them. The cuppa has become almost an election issue and is fast becoming the symbol of the British workman. But as election arguments mount over how to discipline the time spent on the common "brew up," we take you to an Edinburgh building site to see automation cousin to that break.

There it stands the tallest tower crane in Scotland, high above Waterloo Place, with Polmont man Frank Buchanan in the cockpit. At 9:15 a.m. the whistle goes for the official 15-minute break. But not for Frank the climb down 80 ladders, and the exhausting haul back again. With masterly economy on time and effort, he hitches the tea can to his cleek , and delicately manoeuvres the giant crane until it is delivered right into his cabin. Easy, neat, time-and-labour saving, ingenious. British industry, take heed!

The reason for the blip is that my mum found this old cutting in amongst my grandfathers belongings unfortunately he is seriously ill and only has days left. This is a nice way to remember part of his life in the future when I look back to these sad times.

His 15 minutes of fame!