No, he would-- he'd end up getting injured. He'd, like, break his leg before the wedding.
Grant:
I've heard he's quite prone to injury.
Ryan:
Oh aye, there was the time--
Grant:
The ice skating event.
Ryan:
Oh, the ice skating-- the ice skating was bad but it was when we were just sitting in the house. I was-- no, I was sitting watching football on the TV and I just heard the door open from down the back
Grant:
Yeah.
Ryan:
and he took forever to come round. Like, usually he would just walk in and be like "och [name], what are you doing?" but he took forever. And then I could just hear him, like, beside the cooker and he was like "ah, ah." So I was like "what's wrong with you?" "Och, just went over my foot in football." And I was like "okay, is it okay?" "Get me the ice!" So then he, like, took himself up to Stornoway the next day--
Grant:
Really?
Ryan:
Yeah and he's broken his ankle.
Grant:
Oh, what?
Ryan:
Yeah.
Older speakers
Elaine:
He retired two years just now this summer and he's doing security work.
Interviewer:
Mhm.
Elaine:
You know they're-- er, they're only, er, 51 and, er, och, they're young enough to get on.
Interviewer:
Yeah, definitely.
Elaine:
You know, the-- the--
Interviewer:
Mhm.
Elaine:
there's always some opening for the police when they finish too.
Interviewer:
Mhm. My Dad's 51. I can't imagine him retiring just now, you know?
Elaine:
Oh well, they're no wanting to retire either, no.
Interviewer:
It's so early.
Elaine:
No they-- they won't be retiring. They'll-- och, they'll always get some jobs.
