BLUEMOMENT

Belated happy new year to one and all.

Sorry, not been on for a week or two. Very happy to meet for a convivial pint. Anywhere with easy access from train does me. Did I see the Doric suggested again? It was going through a half week opening phase a few months ago, but hopefully it's now back to normal. I'll be in Edinburgh both tomorrow...

As students in the early 1970s a pal and I attempted to measure the strength of a Curlie Wurlie using a tensile tester. This did not produce a useful result, and we got a row for getting the machine covered in chocolate.

I've thought for some time that there's possibly money to be made from selling tap water - clearly labelled as such with the place of bottling clearly shown. There's often discussion or downright argument about where the best tap water is to be obtained, so being able to buy bottles of water from, s...

Slightly OT, but I was in Italy for a wedding in June this year. Amazed at the quantities, variety, and price of bottled water in the supermarket. IIRC a big 2.5 l bottle was under 50 cents. I cannot believe that the bottling cost is so much lower in Italy, so it does rather suggests that those with...

… trundling up to the arctic circle … That sounds like a great trip. Something I would like to do, sail or drive, maybe one day. I first crossed the Arctic Circle on foot, during a traverse of the Svartisen ice cap as part of a 7 week Norwegian jaunt in 1975. The second time was in 2007 in a rather...

wully wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:44 pm The new Guinness 0% is really good.


For a non alcoholic beer..best I’ve tasted. A while back they did a low strength version which was very good in cans but I think they stopped making that sadly.

Entirely agree. The Guiness 0 tastes almost exactly the same as canned draft Guinness.

Hello I've been watching these fora for a while now and have decided to join you. I flirted briefly with YBW but found it unwelcoming and not particularly informative whereas this forum seems to have quite a Scottish focus which suits me as I am thinking of buying a boat - I have a paddleboard at p...

claymore wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:01 pm There's clearly a Side to Kelvin that is not altogether wholesome
Did anyone ever have a Kelvin diesel?
A kelvin is of course a unit of measurement

I wonder which Kelvin we are dealing with here?...

Indeed, and delta K = delta °C

Hi Nick,

I'm trying to clear the report, but the available options are "close report" and "delete report". Am I correct in thinking the latter is correct?

Dave S.

OK, all noted. See you virtually at 1930 tomorrow. It might be just as well: the forecast is such that there is a possibility that the trains won't run.

Dave S.

Well, that was great until Omicron struck! We're a week away from the social event of the year (what goes on in the Doric stays in the Doric and far outshines the varnishing goings-on in Croabh). Unless the blessed Nicola puts the kibosh on it I intend to swab my nose (the latest tests no longer ma...

You can say that again, Wully. :-) I get the preservation idea if it is the last of something or a special case of something, but not just for the sake of it, which may be the case here. If they want to sail around the world sustainably trading, I agree they could build a better sailing ship today,...

BlowingOldBoots wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 10:28 pm I was over the hill Craobh at the weekend. I thought is windy but it was actually the moaning of you two in the air!

Any news on developments at LOTI?

marisca wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 6:58 pm How about 7th December? Should be before the Merchant Bankers get their boni. 7 o'clockish?

Sounds good to me.