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- Thu Dec 24, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Christmas and New Year Greetings - Add yours
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5128
Re: Christmas and New Year Greetings - Add yours
Merry Christmas and A Guid New Year tae yin an' a. Keep safe.
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:28 pm
- Forum: Books, Movies, Radio & Television
- Topic: Gordon Ramsey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8268
Re: Gordon Ramsey
Here in Canada they also say "I'll be your server tonight". To my way of thinking a server serves which is more accurate than a waiter as a waiter does more than wait. Speaking of the English language - we watch many of the British shows on TV and are puzzled at the number of words which a...
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:47 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: What can you see?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2667
Re: What can you see?
A Sheep
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Sundays ‘back in the day’
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5410
Re: Sundays ‘back in the day’
Our Sunday was similar to some others. Dressed up in Sunday best including kilts with the full rig out. Walk down Dalry Road Brae from Rowanside terrace listening to calls of Kiltie, Kiltie cauld bum. Sunday school at the Park Church on Glasgow St. No fitba allowed. We used to go for a walk Sunday a...
- Wed May 27, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Cannon Hill - Goal Posts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4099
Re: Cannon Hill - Goal Posts
When I was a kid in the 40's it was all grass. My dad told me when he was practicing with the home guard on that piece of ground,crawling over it on their bellies, a few 6 year old kids were yelling at them to get aff their pitch and play their sully games somewhere else.
- Wed May 20, 2020 4:01 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Scottish NHS
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6012
Re: Scottish NHS
The Canadian universal health care service (Medicare) was founded by a Scotsman named Tommy Douglas. Born in Falkirk, later in life a Baptist preacher then a Canadian politician and leader of the New Democratic Party (Socialist) . Several years ago he was voted the greatest Canadian ever by the gene...
- Thu May 07, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: Three towns - this day in history
- Topic: Ardrossan - On This Day In History
- Replies: 8119
- Views: 1438629
Re: Ardrossan - On This Day In History
Where is/was the bridge over Glasgow Street?
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:17 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Things to do when stuck at home during this virus problem
- Replies: 87
- Views: 22804
Re: Things to do when stuck at home during this virus problem
Been playing the moothie for years Hughie probably not as good as you. My Brother was a whistler and in order to shut him up at work his workmates bought him a moothie. He never stopped whistling but he gave me the moothie and I took it up. Starting on Jigsaw puzzles the day.
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:15 am
- Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
- Topic: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6875
Re: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
Billy was not a relative though I was friendly with him in the lower grades.
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
- Topic: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6875
Re: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
I was born in 1942
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
- Topic: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6875
Re: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
Bobnetau The more I think about it the more I am convinced that the photo was 1955 not 1954. I left the Academy in June 1957 to emigrate and at that time I had just completed form 3. So going back to form one that would make it 1955. That being said I was probably one year ahead of you at the Academy.
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
- Topic: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6875
Re: Ardrossan Academy Boy's Choir C1954
I Believe all the boys were in form 1. I know I tried out for the choir again in form 2 but my voice had changed so got the boot. There was also a senior boys choir and they sang "Scotland the Brave". Though I don't remember you either I knew Bobby quite well as he was in my class at Eglin...