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- Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:01 am
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: What does this mean?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1328
Re: What does this mean?
And of course “pogue mahone”, the anglicisation of the first Gaelic phrase, was the original band name for The Pogues
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:55 am
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: What does this mean?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1328
Re: What does this mean?
I asked a pal, native Gaelic speaker, and lecturer in Gaelic education
Hum. It’s written really badly/incorrectly. The first bit is Pòg mo thòin - kiss my bum. I think the next bit is Scots and means stretch over! I could be wrong.
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:29 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Whilst London hits nearly 40 Deg C
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1056
Re: Whilst London hits nearly 40 Deg C
It's lovely here in Sunny Saltcoats!
- Fri May 13, 2022 9:08 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Threetowners cycling thread
- Replies: 1000
- Views: 427808
Re: Threetowners cycling thread
I've been a wee bit under the weather recently, So miles are waaaay down on previous years. Planning a few adventures this year, and hopefully at least one will involve a ferry. I quite fancy going across to Dunoon and then round the Holy Loch,Kilmun, Strone, Ardentinny, then over the hill to Loch E...
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:37 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Your Favourite Scottish music on Youtube
- Replies: 170
- Views: 95326
Re: Your Favourite Scottish music on Youtube
Donnie Black is a "moothie virtuoso"
Here's the "Ballachulish stomp", with Malcolm Jones of Runrig fame...
Here's the "Ballachulish stomp", with Malcolm Jones of Runrig fame...
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:19 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Photo Album
- Topic: Re the little brass thing at Saltcoats train station
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4747
Re: Re the little brass thing at Saltcoats train station
They are Ordnance Survey benchmarks, and show height above sea level. More info here: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/newsroom/blog/25-years-since-last-benchmark If you go to https://parallel.co.uk/os-benchmark-archive/#13.69/55.63681/-4.7836 you'll see a map of the 3 towns with all benchmarks high...
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:38 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Coronavirus pandemic
- Replies: 458
- Views: 378992
Re: Coronavirus pandemic
Sorry to hear that Bonzo, hope you are feeling OK. My son-in-law tested positive (LFT) last week, so their whole family in isolation. Rest of family negative. All went for PCRs (they went to the testing centre at Prestwick Airport) and Son-in-law came back positive, daughter and the 2 grand weans -v...
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:08 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Threetowners cycling thread
- Replies: 1000
- Views: 427808
Re: Threetowners cycling thread
Well done Bonzo! my mileage was waaaay down this year. Every year I set myself a target, which is usually "to go a wee bit further than I did last year". And for the last 5 years, I've managed it. But 2021 was harder. Started off well, but I sort of lost my enthusiasm mid-year. So while I ...
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:23 am
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Back on the wireless again...
- Replies: 82
- Views: 31356
Re: Back on the wireless again...
It's been a while since I posted one of these - still doing the Friday afternoon radio show. Here's my Christmas Eve playlist. Wanted to do some Christmas-related tracks, but not the wall-to-wall Christmas sameness that you get on most radio channels (and in shops) at this time of year. Any requests...
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:14 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1495
Re: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
Sadly, demolition of the first of these houses started today. I'm told that both blocks (8 homes) will be coming down.
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:30 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1495
Re: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
Demolition machinery sitting outside the houses tonight.
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1495
Re: Houses sinking in Sharphill Road, Saltcoats
Walked past it earlier today. Road still closed to cars, but pavement re-opened. Two blocks (so 8 flats) evacuated and fenced off. Police, Fire, Gas and Electricity people were the yesterday, gas supplies disconnected. You can see cracks on the gable end of one building, and the front of the other. ...