Clydesider Davie

I am very proud of Davie, who is on his third day of being a Clydesider - a volunteer at the Commonwealth Games. The first two days he had to be at the Emirates Stadium (where he is based) for 6 a.m. On Thursday he got up at about 4.30 a.m. and caught a bus. He was on duty at the badminton all day directing people to their seats and saw David Cameron, although he didn't recognise him until someone pointed him out! He wears a smart red and grey uniform with a man bag which contains his official towel, umbrella and water bottle. He also has a very large official pass on a lanyard. When he got home he was exhausted and fell asleep before tea, which was a delicious barbecue.
Perhaps inevitably Davie slept in on his second morning so I threw on my clothes at 6 a.m. and gave him a lift to the stadium. There was hardly any traffic and by following James' advice to go along London Road I was able to drop him right there, so he was only 20 minutes late and anyway he tells me that the volunteers don't actually start until nearly 7 so he didn't miss anything. He spent most of the day just outside the stadium directing people which door they should go in. He really enjoyed this and came home full of the joys, he loved helping people and told us that he chatted to them as well because he wanted to make their experience as enjoyable as possible. This made my heart just about burst with pride. He had also been getting to know the other volunteers during their breaks and has made a couple of friends. Apparently Sir Chris Hoy was stopped at the door because he didn't have a correct pass - but he was very good natured about it and the situation was sorted out quickly!
I'm so pleased that he is enjoying being part of it all so much.