Rattle Bag
A rattle bag of random stories from The Hamester
Hustlers and fiddlers
- 20 Jan, 2026
- The Hamester
- Rattle Bag
Reading the dictionary the other day - as you do - I came across a phrase that was new to me. "Bunnet Hustler" According to the Collins Dictionary, and I'm simplifying here ... a Bunnet Hustler is a middle class person that regularly...
Over regular
- 30 Aug, 2024
- The Hamester
- Rattle Bag
You sell bags. I bought one from you. Now you email me every two weeks. About bags. I've got one. You sold it to me. Seriously. You know that. If anyone knows about the bags I have, it's you.
The die is cast on the game board
- 18 Mar, 2024
- The Hamester
- Rattle Bag
Well that's it. The die has been cast. Public nominations for the Chair of the new Dumfries Town Board closed at 5pm yesterday and the full council will ruminate over who shall be appointed, making their final decision known on February...
Path, interrupted
- 10 Nov, 2023
- The Hamester
- Rattle Bag
I wish this one was a joke. In their haste to add more EV chargers in Brooms Road car park, ChargePlace Scotland has obliterated what was a safe, accessible, walking and wheeling route through the car park. For many people it's a...