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Post by notanimby on Dec 7, 2013 22:00:14 GMT -1
Just wondered about the Pub I worked on a pub in East Kilbride called the Salmon Leap owned by a bloke called Gibson Looking at Google Earth I think the pub I went to was the Wannock but Im certain that was not the name , something Arms sticks in my mind We are getting horrific stories about conditions in RSA & Zimbabwe from migrants arriving here. Our electronics are mostly from China, Japan and South Korea with a fair sprinkling from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and USA. Stuff from Europe is generally much dearer and of no better quality. Quick look round Our washing machine, fridge and cook top are Oz, oven Thailand ,TVs Singapore & South Korea, PVRS China and Indonesia, Laptop Japan, Ipad China, PCS locally built by son out of Chinese parts, Cars one built in Japan other a Toyota Australian built. I dealt a lot with Asian people and have had no more problems with them than I have had with anyone else. Best guy I ever met was the Bishop of the Taoist Church (They left Hong Kong on take over and split to Vancouver & Sydney) . We built their complex in Sydney. He was great to deal with great sense of humour and bags of common sense. He had been head of Hong Kong Stock exchange before in his own words "got religion" Electronics from the USA is quite unusual here I've no idea where some of our stuff comes from, you've got me curious noo Tellys are from Japan, hot tub is American, tat appliances are German, cars are built in America by a German company Toaster is British, dualit still hand make them in engerlandshire. iPads are Chinese , dunno about iMac though Africa could be so much to so many............
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Post by ozneil on Dec 7, 2013 23:17:48 GMT -1
Tat appliances, microwave Chinese
Dishwasher Oz
So I can say one hell of a lot from China. Mind you we sell em loads of minerals
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Post by notanimby on Dec 8, 2013 6:56:31 GMT -1
Tat appliances, microwave Chinese Dishwasher Oz So I can say one hell of a lot from China. Mind you we sell em loads of minerals we sell them the country.........
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Post by bormes on Dec 8, 2013 9:18:18 GMT -1
To finance Nuclear shit, built by French while Fukishima is poisoning the Pacific, the French are building no more in France, the Germans are de commissioning theirs as quickly as they can!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 19:34:59 GMT -1
Just wondered about the Pub I worked on a pub in East Kilbride called the Salmon Leap owned by a bloke called Gibson Looking at Google Earth I think the pub I went to was the Wannock but Im certain that was not the name , something Arms sticks in my mind Winnock's a pub with rooms in the Square, Oz. It's been called that since I was about 20 so yeah, 37 years... Buchanan Arms more of a hotel/spa and is further down the road on the right as you enter the villiage.
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Post by ozneil on Dec 8, 2013 20:22:48 GMT -1
You are prob right I think that was pub but Im going back 1/2 a century. I think I may be confusing it with the Eglinton Arms at Eaglesham its a pub of same genre I seem to remember the pub at Drymen had a clatterboard (hanging sign) showing 3 men holding tankards or was that at town entrance???
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Post by bormes on Dec 8, 2013 21:21:26 GMT -1
That was the Buchanan Arms showing the three Drymen!! It has become as Rolo said a more upmarket Hotel, it used to have all the local farmers, blacksmith, shepherds etc meet in there every Friday night for years. It all changed with the building of the swimming pool, squash courts etc. No public bar now.
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Post by ozneil on Dec 8, 2013 23:38:51 GMT -1
Went to a dinner dance once or twice there in 60s (how bloody pretentious ) Looks like joint has been done up since them.... I remember it as old worldly I found it by accident we stopped there for a meal on way back from somewhere. Every other bugger was dressed to nines I was in sports jacket open neck shirt and companion was wearing slacks. Companion was a bit embarrassed but I thought bugger it Im hungry. They explained they had a dinner dance on and were fully booked but would delighted to serve us if we got a wriggle on (words to that effect). Seemed to remember a smaller room off main dining room but could have been another place another time, Got excellent service
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