scottish bank holiday 17th sept?

[theothermarg]

can somebody please save me from this am i going mad feeling? i have just bought something from e-bay first i get a warning that it might be delayed as the will be on holiday 24thto the 29th aug then a e-mail that due to the scottish bank holiday on monday(i make that the 17th sept) it will be delayed  ???
my diary says bank holiday in scotland is 6th aug . what on earth could be happening ? am i on another planet?  please reassure me that it isn,t another senior moment
marg

[theothermarg]

[Admin aka Dan]

According to this page,

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/01/bankholidays

You are not going mad, and the last holiday was 6 August.

Dan

[theothermarg]

thanks dan. so as  delaying tactics go for not sending goods out quickly these really stink
marg

[Baccy Man]

It was a local public holiday set by Edinburgh City Council. It is officially termed the Autumn Public Holiday and is one of two local holidays specifically for Edinburgh.
The post office is likely to be shut but wether or not the post is moving depends on wether it is a Local Holiday in the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Acts. If it is, then there is no postal deliveries made that day.

[SueSteve]

delayed as the will be on holiday 24thto the 29th aug

Hi Marg,
I personally think that whether it was a bank holiday on the 17th Sept or not is totally irrelevant, they have had from the 29th Aug until the 17th sept to post, why would this one day be such an issue if they haven't postd it before now.
Do be careful as you only have so long to claim if the item does not arrive!!
I'd try to get my money back now!!
Sue

[theothermarg]

thanks suesteve but the funny thing is i ordered it on the 15thsept so what all that was about august hols was i just don,t know perhaps some kind of automatic messaging
thanks baccyman scotland does seem to be getting all the goodies don,t they
perhaps i should move there before old timers disease gets me
marg

[theothermarg]

conclusion i (politely) queried the bank hos thing with the seller who said he didn,t know about it till it happened any way i got my memory card reader ok
not tried it yet plucking up courage to tackle another piece of tec stuff
thanks for the help i felt like i was going ga ga for a bit
marg