Month: January 2010
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Big thaw
Bonspiel no more as Lake of Menteith is thawing faster than the speed of sound going down a wormhole. That is sad as it would have been really exciting to have a rare occassion here. Never mind next time – let’s hope the emergency services are more alert and a damper is not put on.
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a thief called Blair
The snow is almost thawed and the temperature was a hot 2 degrees – woo hoo – but rain though there is supposed to be flurries of snow tonight. Well here is a little known fact – Westminster stole 6,000 miles of Scottish sea border – they were laying the territory for any future oil […]
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new rules, shame on western press
An unknown rule came out in late 2009 – all parents in Glasgow must accompany their children, up to the age of 16, to the restroom of all licensed establishments. Suppose this makes sense as then you know your children are safe. though would make sense if they actually had made it more public well […]
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flower of scotland, persona non grata and illegal weed
In this year’s commonwealth games in Delhi in October Scotland’s national anthem will be Flower of Scotland. Then in 2014 they will be held here in wee Glasgow. What a wonderful sunny day it was today in Glasgow again, cold but sunny – such a difference from the rainy summer. Good to see blue skys […]
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frozen clyde, galileo, renewable energy, Galloway
It is so cold that we now have to keep the taps running very very midly – more like dripping so that the pipes do not freeze and then burst. But it is really lovely and crispy and cold. It is official we are almost as cold as the south pole -21 highlands and -22 […]