i would like to query something about this photo, there is a chap in it that I was sure stayed across the road from us when I was a boy, I showed it to one of his sons today and he confirmed it was his father, now his father he has told me was born in 1911 which would mean he was sixteen in 1927 he ...

yes I did it yesterday mon 8th of may 2017, I tried it last year I wanted to try it b4 I turned 70 I got to within 50 odd feet but had to turn back, i could hardly see my feet and didn't want to put my foot down between two rocks, but yesterday my son and I went the corrie route, its very much steep...

remember your uncle daw Hughie coming up to our house one sunday, and saying to my dad cmon up to Kilmarnock with me for a pint, it was in that pub or hotel next to old Kilmarnock infirmary, and I'm sure daw told my dad some relation of his had bought it or worked in it cant really remember which, H...

yes its a great app Hughie one of my many hobbies is transport ie lorries, ships, and airoplanes, i have flight radar and also marine traffic, as far as I'm aware theres no app for road transport which is a shame, when u get a look at flight radar and see all the planes you wonder how can they all b...

Scott, My fading memory tells me that Alex White lived in Arthur Street?; that in the early 60s he traded with a horse and cart?; and that he also did the 'donkey rides' on the beach opposite Montgomerie Crescent? I wonder what my score would be out of three? And if I'm correct with the latter two,...

yes it probably will remain Hughie and be upgraded free of charge, but then all the other windows have remained and been upgraded free of charge, that is until they announce they will be withdrawing support, for them,i might be wrong but I think windows xp is no longer supported to mention but one. ...

i have also upgraded to windows10, but will probably revert back to my windows7, like most software to do with computers its (i think) all down to money, how much has been spent on operating systems since the very first windows, minute you bought the latest windows up they come with another windows,...

I was over at central hospital xray dept. they have donated books there if u take one you give a donation for cancer care I picked one up called gentle johhny ramensky I am in the process of reading it what a character he was there are some photos in the book there one of him sitting on the sea wall...

I will be fishing the annual xmas hamper on sunday,its being held at Montgomery pier this year as the prom at saltcoats is closed im looking forward to it so little plum if u r doin nothing get yourself down there

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yes brian it is indeed a puffer, the programme I mentioned included it in its broadcast, and an old puffer captain was interviewed about his life on the puffers, and the whole interview was taken on board the one in Irvine really sad that they died out but that's progress for you,and also were they ...

there was a programme on the other night about the clyde puffers,they told you puffers were built during the war to service the fleet when it was anchored in the clyde,they were the ideal craft for it ,after the war they were sold on they gradualy disappeared when the puffers went into decline,howev...

yes nice photo Hughie, a trip on the waverly is a day well spent, although this one I did was a night well spent,she was chartered by the vine trust and tickets were limited we went right up to rothsey turned around and back down,with a docking at millport both ways , was a great night I thoughraly ...