Strangford Roads
Like many motorists, I had an eventful journey to work this morning, trying to steer my car through the choppy waters lapping over all arts and parts of the Strangford constituency. Fortunately, I didn't stall nor did I need to call for assistance from the Roads Service or indeed their minister Conor Murphy. Fortunately, I might add, because according to the DUP's Simon Hamilton, Mr Murphy doesn't know where Strangford is. Simon Hamilton deduces this because in a recent reply to a written question about the poor state of the roads in Strangford, the Minister waxed lyrical about two new schemes in Donaghadee and Millisle. Both towns are in neighbouring North Down.
Not to worry, I am sure a quick tour around Strangford can be arranged for the minister, with Jim Shannon providing the tour bus commentary in Ulster Scots.
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Colonel William Brownlow who lived in Portaferry had the correct transport to travel around the Peninsula,an amphibious car.I wish I'd been around to see him crossing from Portaferry to Strangford on it. I was lucky today not to stall, I reckon the secret is keep her in 2nd gear.
Conor Murphy or who ever really runs the DRD needs to address the roads in South Sown as his colleague Margaret Ritchie is clearly incapable. For so long we have been treated like the second class citizens.