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Post by ozneil on May 23, 2012 21:08:16 GMT -1
LOL Rolo... Hair colour was right then . went light brown then went grey then went
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Post by ozneil on May 24, 2012 0:43:55 GMT -1
rolo!!!! what the feck runes did you cast, what bones did you shake.... what the feck have you done tae the weather??!! *pech* *sweat* *cauld bath* *too hot to be bothered changing the duvet* I read you hit 22C yesterday ... Thats 1 more than us. Today we are shivering at 19C Correction its 15C no wonder my nose is dreeping. Desperately trying to figure out how to change the air cond from coolling to heating. Mrs Oz wants to know what the chances are of her getting her 10 quid back ... mumbling about false pretences
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2012 16:51:55 GMT -1
Holy Moly, what a day we just had here! Stunning! ;D
Clocks go back next weekend, yet a beautiful warm sunny day, bright blue skies, and an amazing sunset this evening.
Loads of people in Sauchiehall St earlier with cameras, catching the pink sky in the West.
It's been another almighty strange year for weather here. But this autumn's been one of the most beautiful I can remember, lack of wind and rain and loads of sunshine, so fantastic hues on the trees everywhere. It's not often the leaves get to turn red, they're usually in a heap on the pavement by this time... ;D
Did you catch it from your eyrie, Sir Hank?
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Post by ozneil on Oct 21, 2012 19:22:23 GMT -1
mmm remember some memorable Scottish autumns.... best time of year there purple heather on the hills. Bite in the air morning and evening. Trees all colours and tourists mostly gone.. Beautiful
Here they are back burning the adjoining National Park to reduce chances of deadly bush fires so sky is hazy and there is the not unpleasant smell of burning eucalypts With the colder and wetter winter than usaual there has been a lot of growth so things look ripe for a bad bushfire season
PS How did you all celebrate Trafalgar Day?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2012 21:07:30 GMT -1
mmm remember some memorable Scottish autumns.... best time of year there purple heather on the hills. Bite in the air morning and evening. Trees all colours and tourists mostly gone.. Beautiful Here they are back burning the adjoining National Park to reduce chances of deadly bush fires so sky is hazy and there is the not unpleasant smell of burning eucalypts With the colder and wetter winter than usaual there has been a lot of growth so things look ripe for a bad bushfire season PS How did you all celebrate Trafalgar Day? Can't speak for our English neighbours but we don't tend to 'celebrate' war in Scotland. Remembrance, yes, perhaps. But giving it celebration of 'Empire', nah. Sorry about that. Not.
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Post by ozneil on Oct 21, 2012 23:51:23 GMT -1
Gees
It was the Battle of Trafalgar that broke any chance of French dominance of the seas. This allowed UK to become the top trading nation and was largely responsible for Glasgow becoming a top trading, ship building and engineering city. It is as well to appreciate some history to realise why things happened and what bearing it has upon today. It was after 1919 that the rift between Scotland and England started. I wont insult you by stating the reasons.
BTW the "Mars" one of Nelsons best Men o'War was captained by George Duff and all the officers were Scots
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Post by notanimby on Oct 22, 2012 16:58:47 GMT -1
Gees It was the Battle of Trafalgar that broke any chance of French dominance of the seas. This allowed UK to become the top trading nation and was largely responsible for Glasgow becoming a top trading, ship building and engineering city. It is as well to appreciate some history to realise why things happened and what bearing it has upon today. It was after 1919 that the rift between Scotland and England started. I wont insult you by stating the reasons. BTW the "Mars" one of Nelsons best Men o'War was captained by George Duff and all the officers were Scots there were 25 different naionalities on HMS Victory, apparently only England expects though. We were the UK by that time too! as Roly said trafalgar day and that sort of guff have never really washed here no mafeking relieved celebrations, no khartoum and general gordon guff either
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 17:30:21 GMT -1
Gees It was the Battle of Trafalgar that broke any chance of French dominance of the seas. This allowed UK to become the top trading nation and was largely responsible for Glasgow becoming a top trading, ship building and engineering city. It is as well to appreciate some history to realise why things happened and what bearing it has upon today. Here was me thinking Glasgow became a top trading city because Scotland made things that the rest of the world wanted ;D
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Post by ozneil on Oct 22, 2012 19:42:54 GMT -1
Gees It was the Battle of Trafalgar that broke any chance of French dominance of the seas. This allowed UK to become the top trading nation and was largely responsible for Glasgow becoming a top trading, ship building and engineering city. It is as well to appreciate some history to realise why things happened and what bearing it has upon today. Here was me thinking Glasgow became a top trading city because Scotland made things that the rest of the world wanted ;D Yes and thanks to the Royal Navy you could deliver them. Without guaranteed access by RN to foreign countries you couldnt sell them You certainly provided us with a lot of stuff like railway engines, ships and scotch now I think its only scotch, boutique foods and people.
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Post by ozneil on Oct 22, 2012 19:59:54 GMT -1
No but you do celebrate older battles, merely selective.
Tho only one we commemorate is ANZAC day and celebrate is Australia Day
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:25:30 GMT -1
What battles do the Sots 'celebrate', Oz?
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Post by ozneil on Oct 22, 2012 22:36:03 GMT -1
What battles do the Sots 'celebrate', Oz? Battle of the Boyne Siege of Londonderry Prob one or 2 others about that date
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Post by notanimby on Oct 23, 2012 16:38:01 GMT -1
What battles do the Sots 'celebrate', Oz? Battle of the Boyne Siege of Londonderry Prob one or 2 others about that date Well we don't actually as a nation Like any battle there are the minority who have to "celebrate" it The 2 "battles" you mention are actually public holidays in Northern Ireland teh 12th of July for teh Boyne wan and teh 12th of August for teh Derry one
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Post by ozneil on Oct 23, 2012 19:59:51 GMT -1
Have they stopped marching in Glasgow?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2012 20:00:26 GMT -1
We 'tolerate' Orange Walks. That's all. Most Scots can't be arsed with that nonsense. Only a tiny wee minority take part while the rest of us look on and despair. But that's the price you pay for 'freedom of speech'.
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