Hutton is not normally full of surprises. Peacefully predictable could be the village motto under a coat of arms of two drowsy ruminants and,
sinister, a pregnant ewe rampant. But to day I saw an amazing sight =7 people all waiting for the 32 Bus at the down village bus stop. I passed the bus on the lower Fishwick road fresh from dropping nobody at Paxton House and heading towards Hutton. It was empty. What a pleasant surprise the driver was about to get as he roared down the main street anticipating the dreariness of usual empty bus shelter. The eager examination of 7 bus passes (All free once your are past the witching age) the gentle greetings, and the up turning of volume on the drivers i-pod to drown the excited chatter from the passengers. Perhaps this was going to be a Golden Day with a mob also getting on at Paxton, softly grumbling that the Huttonians had pinched the best seats.
Perhaps this is the Merse response to the terrorists. No one is going to drive us off public transport. And in the absence of a BA Hutton to Berwick shuttle we will take the bus. None were carrying hand luggage as far as I could see and the check in formalities are minimal.With advanced passenger profiling a fine art in the Fishwick Special Branch no would be bus jacker stands a chance in this neck of the fields.
