This month Mrs Blog and I spent a couple of days on Barra (the Hebridean island and not Barra-in-Furness).
It is about twelve miles long and four miles wide with an airport where the runway is a beach. It has an "A" road which is a single track with passing places not unlike many other Hebridean islands. Knowing that transport from the airport to the hotel might be problematic I rang the hotel beforehand to ask about my options.
"Can you tell me how best to get to the hotel from the airport please?"
(Singsongy voice ) "Aye, you could take Hector McNeil's coach service".
"Thanks. Is there a taxi service?"
"Aye, Hector McNeil runs a taxi service."
Before I could stop myself and knowing what the answer was going to be I asked again
"Is there a car rental service on the island?"
"Oh yes, Hector McNeil's car rental service."
Which left me wondering if Hector McNeil had one vehicle with three signs - taxi, car rental and coach to stick on the roof!
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