JD's independence poll...

gerber wrote:

Joy Division wrote:


I gotcha Stephen.

You e kind of hot the best of both countries where you are then?...

Been down to the sands centre in Carlisle a couple of times, been to Carlise itself quite often actually!,used to go to the bingo down there, they built a new one not far from where the old one was.


..we won a thousand quid on a link game down there  back in 1999, teckle!!  

Two fat ducks.......................   ::hndbg:: 

Cass wrote:

gerber wrote:

Two fat ducks.......................   ::hndbg:: 

legs eleven - whoohoooo

gerber wrote:

Cass wrote:

legs eleven - whoohoooo

One before seventy    ::ftlcheer:: 

Joy Division wrote:

gerber wrote:

One before seventy    ::ftlcheer:: 

...my bingo was brilliant !!! And Carlisle is a fine wee city!  

gerber wrote:

Joy Division wrote:


...my bingo was brilliant !!! And Carlisle is a fine wee city!  

A lovely coffee stop at the end of a memorable train journey over the Settle viaduct on a steam choo choo.  Couldn't work out why so many guys were in the bushes with long lenses all the way along the track, we hadn't announced our travel plans in advance.  

The Flying Scotsman was going from Carlisle south................... In full steam..........  Magnificent.

Cass wrote:

gerber wrote:

A lovely coffee stop at the end of a memorable train journey over the Settle viaduct on a steam choo choo.  Couldn't work out why so many guys were in the bushes with long lenses all the way along the track, we hadn't announced our travel plans in advance.  

The Flying Scotsman was going from Carlisle south................... In full steam..........  Magnificent.

ya should've mooned them....that would have made their choochoos go full steam ahead.

gerber wrote:

Cass wrote:

ya should've mooned them....that would have made their choochoos go full steam ahead.

Brilliant......  First laugh out loud today.....  have a greenie   

Eilzel wrote:
.... Should Cornwall be independent? I heard that was what an admittedly tiny number wanted but should they if they wanted? ..............................

Joy Division wrote:

Cass wrote:

Hey being married to a Scot for 24 years has had some influence on me. I even have a bloody picture of Bannockburn in my dining room. 700 years this June.

(this would now be the place for FTL to insert a smiley face wearing a kilt and blowing on bagpipes but alas I am not her)

Hey Cass love it!!!...smiley Queen FTL....give our Cass what she wants,,,please put a bagpipe playing smilie up!!!!!!!!  

feelthelove wrote:

Joy Division wrote:



Hey Cass love it!!!...smiley Queen FTL....give our Cass what she wants,,,please put a bagpipe playing smilie up!!!!!!!!  

As you asked so nicely JD x

gerber wrote:

Joy Division wrote:


...my bingo was brilliant !!! And Carlisle is a fine wee city!  

A lovely coffee stop at the end of a memorable train journey over the Settle viaduct on a steam choo choo.  Couldn't work out why so many guys were in the bushes with long lenses all the way along the track, we hadn't announced our travel plans in advance.  

The Flying Scotsman was going from Carlisle south................... In full steam..........  Magnificent.

feelthelove wrote:

Joy Division wrote:



Hey Cass love it!!!...smiley Queen FTL....give our Cass what she wants,,,please put a bagpipe playing smilie up!!!!!!!!  

As you asked so nicely JD x

Stephenmarra wrote:

gerber wrote:

A lovely coffee stop at the end of a memorable train journey over the Settle viaduct on a steam choo choo.  Couldn't work out why so many guys were in the bushes with long lenses all the way along the track, we hadn't announced our travel plans in advance.  

The Flying Scotsman was going from Carlisle south................... In full steam..........  Magnificent.

As someone who lives in Carlisle the best thing about it, is the stunning scenery and arts and culture within 10 min's and a couple of hours drive Gerber   . So a pretty good base.


@ JD The Sands has bloody awful sound for bands, it's a sports centre,  pretending to be a music venue. The Sage Gateshead is the nearest descent music  venue.

gerber wrote:

Stephenmarra wrote:



As someone who lives in Carlisle the best thing about it, is the stunning scenery and arts and culture within 10 min's and a couple of hours drive Gerber   . So a pretty good base.


@ JD The Sands has bloody awful sound for bands, it's a sports centre,  pretending to be a music venue. The Sage Gateshead is the nearest descent music  venue.

Agreed.....

Have stayed many times up in your neck of the woods with our caravan, kids and dog........  Ventured west as well, along the coast and north and then west into Dumfries......  Knos someone up there with a Parrot  

Then we go north....................

The west coast, Arisaig, Mallaig, and Skye, Mull  Eigg, Rhum..... Gairloch................  can't beat it when the weather is kind.

Stephenmarra wrote:

gerber wrote:

A lovely coffee stop at the end of a memorable train journey over the Settle viaduct on a steam choo choo.  Couldn't work out why so many guys were in the bushes with long lenses all the way along the track, we hadn't announced our travel plans in advance.  

The Flying Scotsman was going from Carlisle south................... In full steam..........  Magnificent.

As someone who lives in Carlisle the best thing about it, is the stunning scenery and arts and culture within 10 min's and a couple of hours drive Gerber   . So a pretty good base.


@ JD The Sands has bloody awful sound for bands, it's a sports centre,  pretending to be a music venue. The Sage Gateshead is the nearest descent music  venue.

gerber wrote:

Stephenmarra wrote:



As someone who lives in Carlisle the best thing about it, is the stunning scenery and arts and culture within 10 min's and a couple of hours drive Gerber   . So a pretty good base.


@ JD The Sands has bloody awful sound for bands, it's a sports centre,  pretending to be a music venue. The Sage Gateshead is the nearest descent music  venue.

Agreed.....

Have stayed many times up in your neck of the woods with our caravan, kids and dog........  Ventured west as well, along the coast and north and then west into Dumfries......  Knos someone up there with a Parrot  

Then we go north....................

The west coast, Arisaig, Mallaig, and Skye, Mull  Eigg, Rhum..... Gairloch................  can't beat it when the weather is kind.

Joy Division wrote:

gerber wrote:

Agreed.....

Have stayed many times up in your neck of the woods with our caravan, kids and dog........  Ventured west as well, along the coast and north and then west into Dumfries......  Knos someone up there with a Parrot  

Then we go north....................

The west coast, Arisaig, Mallaig, and Skye, Mull  Eigg, Rhum..... Gairloch................  can't beat it when the weather is kind.

Hey Gerbs, you've just named some of my very favourite parts of Scotland!, stunning up there and great for sea angling, glorious :)x

gerber wrote:

Stephenmarra wrote:



As someone who lives in Carlisle the best thing about it, is the stunning scenery and arts and culture within 10 min's and a couple of hours drive Gerber   . So a pretty good base.


@ JD The Sands has bloody awful sound for bands, it's a sports centre,  pretending to be a music venue. The Sage Gateshead is the nearest descent music  venue.

Agreed.....

Have stayed many times up in your neck of the woods with our caravan, kids and dog........  Ventured west as well, along the coast and north and then west into Dumfries......  Knos someone up there with a Parrot  

Then we go north....................

The west coast, Arisaig, Mallaig, and Skye, Mull  Eigg, Rhum..... Gairloch................  can't beat it when the weather is kind.

Cass wrote:

gerber wrote:

Agreed.....

Have stayed many times up in your neck of the woods with our caravan, kids and dog........  Ventured west as well, along the coast and north and then west into Dumfries......  Knos someone up there with a Parrot  

Then we go north....................

The west coast, Arisaig, Mallaig, and Skye, Mull  Eigg, Rhum..... Gairloch................  can't beat it when the weather is kind.

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre

All together now.................

Really? No One???

Suit yerselves

gerber wrote:

Cass wrote:

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre

All together now.................

Really? No One???

Suit yerselves

been there.............  Funny folk.......  bakery ran out of bread in the morning I kid you not.  We were advised that the local bus would be bringing along some from Campbell Town at about four if we wished to return.......

Cass wrote:

gerber wrote:

been there.............  Funny folk.......  bakery ran out of bread in the morning I kid you not.  We were advised that the local bus would be bringing along some from Campbell Town at about four if we wished to return.......

sounds like the place we went to in France....the village bakery had a sign up saying Madame had gone for her toilette and would return after her siesta.....no croissants for moi then so I said shove yer baguette up vous nez and we went elsewhere.

gerber wrote:

Cass wrote:

sounds like the place we went to in France....the village bakery had a sign up saying Madame had gone for her toilette and would return after her siesta.....no croissants for moi then so I said shove yer baguette up vous nez and we went elsewhere.

exactly

And they want the tourists' dosh.......

Hope you put the tarte fraise somewhere noticeable.....

Cass wrote:

gerber wrote:

exactly

And they want the tourists' dosh.......

Hope you put the tarte fraise somewhere noticeable.....

well in me gob actually....had to stop the boys having light sabre fights with the baguettes.

gerber wrote:

Joy Division wrote:

Hey Gerbs, you've just named some of my very favourite parts of Scotland!, stunning up there and great for sea angling, glorious :)x

We have taken our caravan to a croft that has a site on the white beaches............... Very close to the silver sands....

Unbelievable, the people, the coast the views the hotel bar very close by, and the fish factory shop in Mallaig, not to mention the crofters' son best buddy who lobster pots...  Fresh Lobster from the quay in Arisaig £5 each.  We had 6.

Being in a caravan had no large pans................  he brought down his " Ma's pan " and instructed us to use sea water to cook.............  A veritable feast never forgotten......