My wife got her handbag nicked in the town centre and I got myself a kicking when I was up at a football match a couple of years back.
Handbag nicked – look after your handbag in every city centre.
Got a kicking – well done. I held a season ticket at Tannadice for a few years and never saw any violence off the pitch, apart from what looked like 2 gays having a bitch fight after a derby.
Im one of the lucky one's (who certainly does not appreciate it) who live's in a pretty remote area of Scotland(argyll),my job involve's alot of travelling around the west highland's including – Gigha, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Mull, Coll and Tiree, i take it for granted and most of the time i dont even see the scenery 😐
My photo's are not in the same standard of other stunner's in the thread 8) but here is a couple..
RobGarroch – your homestead is the most scenic place in the country IMHO 8) we went up there in April and stayed in the wigwam's at sand's for a couple of night's and it was fantastic, even the wigwam's! 😆
Taken on the ride in this morning. Great temperature inversion – was in and out of deep fog and crystal clear, from -3 at home to something like +3 in the fog…
(L-R Meall Corranaich, Coire Odhar, Bheinn Glas, Ben Lawers. Coire Odhar used to be quite a big ski area/base of the Scottish Ski Touring Club/full of snow from November to March reliably…)
Stuartie – it's the Jupiter Artland installation in, believe it or not, Wilkieston ('twixt Embra & Livingstone). It was open to public during the Festival, only heard about it on the Culture Show & went round on the last day. I think it's open periodically through the year, well worth a visit.
Have always said we should go see some of Scotland – beyond 'doing' Edinburgh..
This thread just made my mind up!
Bookmarked it and sent the link to MrsMM at work 😀
Thanks All!
Certainly one of the most beautiful countries on earth- every time I go hillwalking there I always end up wondering why I left. Trouble is you can't eat scenery. That's why so many of us have to leave to make a living.
Or you can make a life rather than a living. That's why i stay – turned down many opportunities in a previous career but can't drag myself away.
Money doesn't mean anything when you have an abundance of natural wealth like we do.
Finally . . . the obsession with Sheep is ever present 😉
Indeed – the last time I went for a ride along the Pentland Road on Lewis, somebody had painted the outline of a sheep on the road, with the words "Murder Scene" above it ( 😀 or 😥 depending on your POV).
Didn't get a pic of that, but this was on the same ride…
Or you can make a life rather than a living. That's why i stay – turned down many opportunities in a previous career but can't drag myself away.
Money doesn't mean anything when you have an abundance of natural wealth like we do.
Unfortunately my mortgage company didn't take my "abundance of natural wealth" into account when assessing me when I wanted to live where I do, only my "desperate lack of real wealth".
It's nice if you have both options, but I reckon the majority only have mine. Money means everything when you have the bills to pay.
Unfortunately my mortgage company didn't take my "abundance of natural wealth" into account when assessing me when I wanted to live where I do, only my "desperate lack of real wealth".
Hence why I am renting – nicer house and less than my mortgage was, plus I am earning interest on the capital at present…'safe' in a bank or three.