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27 May 2021

Our mountain footpath team v the Scottish midge

Written by Bob Brown, Upland Footpath Manager
Tough conditions

Transcript

Tough conditions
How do you feel, Ben?
It's a beautiful day.
[chuckles]
[Laughter]
Are you warm in your midge net?
Yeah.
Well, you can't beat it.
Blue skies, sunshine ...
... and millions of midges. Millions!
[whimpering]
[whimpering continues]
You going home?
[Laugh]

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