The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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FowlersFreeTime said:
Yes my friend, don't take ANY chances! The current strain is very contagious, and we were all triple-jabbed!

Rannoch Moor, I am sure I drove past there because on my last day in Scotland I drove from Fort William, through Glen Coe, and onto Stirling. Breathtaking views!
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The times I've been to Scotland, I/We went from London to Scotland by rail along the East coast of England, and I drove from Scotland to London (with overnight stops) through the lake District and down the West Coast. The drive through the Lake District was fantastic. Although, it scared the 💩 out of my ex-wife, riding on the wrong side of the road in the seat that should have a steering wheel, on narrow, winding roads. But, I loved it.:laugh:

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FowlersFreeTime said:
Rannoch Moor, I am sure I drove past there because on my last day in Scotland I drove from Fort William, through Glen Coe, and onto Stirling. Breathtaking views!
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You will have done because the only way out of Glencoe is either back the way you came or onto Rannoch Moor (it's the massive peat bog that the road out of Glencoe floats over). You probably didn't notice, but the boundary for Rannoch Moor are 2 white arched bridges (concrete). The last one is at the bottom of the descent off Rannoch Moor. If you stopped at the summit of that descent, (there is usually a bagpipe player there,) then the loch you look out over is Loch Tulla. That was my childhood play ground. At the railway station (Bridge of Orchy) heading south, it is off to the right (at the crosswords), marked Inveroran.

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This is one of my all time favourite photos for sentimental reasons. The tree is now looking dead sadly, but there is no road to this area, not far from my childhood playground! (My playground was the mountains) . It's Loch Dochard.

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Loch Etive (off to the right heading out of Glencoe). Sadly the remains of the pier have vanished into the loch now.

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Buachaille Etive Mòr, Rannoch Moor. You'll have seen this if you looked behind you!

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Loch Tulla and a sentimental picture. It was -15°C that morning (and I was camping wild) , but the middle of the loch wasn't frozen oddly, but it have me a nice photo.

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Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye. You can't have failed to see this on Skye. The road from the bridge to Skye passes over the new bridge which I was standing on when I took this photo.

This is also on Skye, but at the northern end.
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If my spell checker cooperates, they are the Quiraing
 
Our first wildfire of the season just started, in almost the exact spot where we had a very devastating one 3 years ago.
This from that real bad fire 3 years back, we almost had to evacuate
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2dvObb1LEA

fingers crossed they've got a handle on this one.
 
TastyReuben said:
I think it tastes like cough syrup.

When we first put in the bar in the house, I went out and bought all the usual bottles (vodka, bourbon, gin, etc), and a bunch that were well-known, but more…specialized, maybe?…and one of those was Southern Comfort. I figured I needed to cater to all tastes, and SC is reasonably popular around here, I thought, though I don’t care for it.

Couldn’t get anyone to drink it, including our seriously alcoholic neighbor. After a couple of years, I tossed it.
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You probably could have figured out a recipe to cook with it where it wouldn't have been terrible.

Sorry for the late response, LOL.
 
Morning Glory said:
I agree with you and I'm not a bloke. Babies in general are boring - luckily we don't have baby showers in the UK. Although - it wouldn't surprise me to learn that is catching on.
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Yeah, I love my grandchildren but really they aren't much fun until they can walk and talk, and then the "fun" part can be questionable!
 
garlichead said:
Yeah, people tend to beat themselves up when they don't play well even though they might not have been playing long. For me I started playing golf with my father at around 8 years old, took decent lessons for a few years, played well for most of my life except the last decade where I play 2 or 3 times a year and my game is not great now, but it's still a sport where I can have fun with a bunch of friends, drink beer and think of nothing else for a few hours except putting that white ball in a hole. And the hamburger at the end or maybe a hot dog with another beer. Cheers.
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When I was in my 20s I had a part-time gig as the beverage cart girl at a popular golf course near where I lived. Very lucrative job!
 
During our New Year (7 days):

"The death toll [on the roads] was 237 - 14 less or 5.58% down.

There were a total of 336,975 traffic offences listed below in a top ten:

◼︎ No helmet 57,021
◼︎ "Dangerous motorcycle" 10,180
◼︎ DUI 14,544
◼︎ No seatbelt 16,262
◼︎ No licence 67,341
◼︎ Speeding 155, 511
◼︎ Going through red lights 9,216,
◼︎ Going the wrong way 4,477
◼︎ Overtaking in the wrong place 845 and
◼︎ Using a phone while driving 1,578."

Total population, c. 70,000,000.
 
Yorky said:
During our New Year (7 days):

"The death toll [on the roads] was 237 - 14 less or 5.58% down.

There were a total of 336,975 traffic offences listed below in a top ten:

◼︎ No helmet 57,021
◼︎ "Dangerous motorcycle" 10,180
◼︎ DUI 14,544
◼︎ No seatbelt 16,262
◼︎ No licence 67,341
◼︎ Speeding 155, 511
◼︎ Going through red lights 9,216,
◼︎ Going the wrong way 4,477
◼︎ Overtaking in the wrong place 845 and
◼︎ Using a phone while driving 1,578."

Total population, c. 70,000,000.
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That's pretty good going really...
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yeah, I love my grandchildren but really they aren't much fun until they can walk and talk, and then the "fun" part can be questionable!
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Fortunately, no grandchildren here despite having had 4 children. I wouldn't have a crumb of patience for them. A while ago my son had an 'accident' with a 'girlfriend' (inverted commas because it was a casual relationship). He took me to the pub and said, 'how do you feel about being a grandma?' My reply left him in no doubt. Luckily for him I think, the woman in question decided not to go ahead. He is the sort who would have supported her even though they weren't a couple and he was/is in no financial position to do that.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
You will have done because the only way out of Glencoe is either back the way you came or onto Rannoch Moor (it's the massive peat bog that the road out of Glencoe floats over). You probably didn't notice, but the boundary for Rannoch Moor are 2 white arched bridges (concrete). The last one is at the bottom of the descent off Rannoch Moor. If you stopped at the summit of that descent, (there is usually a bagpipe player there,) then the loch you look out over is Loch Tulla. That was my childhood play ground. At the railway station (Bridge of Orchy) heading south, it is off to the right (at the crosswords), marked Inveroran.

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This is one of my all time favourite photos for sentimental reasons. The tree is now looking dead sadly, but there is no road to this area, not far from my childhood playground! (My playground was the mountains) . It's Loch Dochard.

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Loch Etive (off to the right heading out of Glencoe). Sadly the remains of the pier have vanished into the loch now.

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Buachaille Etive Mòr, Rannoch Moor. You'll have seen this if you looked behind you!

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Loch Tulla and a sentimental picture. It was -15°C that morning (and I was camping wild) , but the middle of the loch wasn't frozen oddly, but it have me a nice photo.

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Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye. You can't have failed to see this on Skye. The road from the bridge to Skye passes over the new bridge which I was standing on when I took this photo.

This is also on Skye, but at the northern end.
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If my spell checker cooperates, they are the Quiraing
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Beautiful photos! We were not blessed with such nice weather. We didn't even bother to stop at the stone bridge on the way out of Skye because it was raining. The bagpiper is still playing at the bridge by the way! we didn't stop as there was nowhere to park (Easter weekend made for MANY tourists).
 
FowlersFreeTime said:
I have never had so much tea per day as I did when I was over there last week. What's your preference on tea?
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I think that 'Tea' in Lullabelle's post refers to the evening meal. But maybe not! And I think the kids are are her and The Velvet Curtain.

I'm a tea drinker. Mainly strong and with very little milk (no sugar). There is a tea thread somewhere...
 
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