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Ross-shire Journal
12 March, 2010
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Published:  10 July, 2009

Sir — How lucky can the residents of one Highland community be? At least three times lucky!
1 — Lucky that our community has been chosen to site a large waste incinerator. Poor old Inverness, they normally attract all the high profile new industries. Not this time — they’re obviously not lucky enough.

2 — Lucky that this waste incinerator is to be a tourist attraction. Great! No longer will cruise liner passengers be bused away to trifling attractions like Loch Ness! I can see the crowds now.
3 — But no, this is too much luck for one town. Why not share it with all the other less fortunate communities which lie downwind of this modern marvel of waste disposal. I mean, we all know that industrial processes which have a human input will be prone to break downs (it happens in the most modern of machinery), so we will be more than willing to share the fallout of toxins which will emanate from its tall and elegant chimney. If we use Dounreay as an example we can see how efficient the regulatory authorities are after there has been an escape of any emissions. This will be lucky for the good people of Tain if the wind is blowing from the south-west for example or even Dingwall if the wind is blowing from the east. Its heartwarming to be able to spread all this luck around –I feel so lucky!!
Graham Grant
14 Bellfield
Invergordon



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