Rattle Bag · The Doonhamer

Vlad's two hour Town Hall

Yes, yes. Hello lovely Doonhamers. It's your old pal Vlad. And I know I have a lot of fans here, because I am reading your Facebook. So where have you all come from tonight? Anyone in from Dumfries? Ha ha, yes of course. Look, we need to...

Ode to a pharmacy vending machine

05 Jul, 2026
Pam Frond
Rattle Bag

I tapped in the numbers, Eight digits I recall, You dispensed my prescription, Free healthcare for all, At the point of delivery. It avoids so much misery. Don't take it for granted.

Hustlers and fiddlers

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

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

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

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...