As I said in my previous post, I presume that it was much more dangerous when operational. Of course there will be dangers in such a huge complex, and it may take sometime to identify and eradicate same. It will be for intellects greater than mine to determine the feasibility of such an undertaking....

The total area of the Ardeer peninsula is massive. Surely it is not beyond the wit of planners to produce o carefully constructed scheme satisfactory to all points of view. As I understand, only a fraction of the area is currently used in the manufacture of explosive products. I recall that the orig...

Penny tray refers to the house at the lane leading to Rowanside Terrace. This house was occupied by Rab.( Big Rab ) Muir , and Annie. His wife . I always found them to be a lovely couple. Rab was indeed an avid gardener. His grassy areas were on a par with any bowling green. He did also as stated br...

I also accessed Todhill approx I year ago. I am however informed that it is now closed from Stevenston direction. Ta for response.

If as reported, there is no through rd. How does one access Todhill nursery from Stevenston ?.

Stunning photographs. I was familiar with all of the ' Dynamite ' , must say , generally has'nt changed much. Only difference seems to be the substantial increase in vegetation in some places. Had difficulty identifying some areas because of this. Can you say if the old wartime check points at Garno...

Bonzo wrote about ' Small Acorns and Great Oaktrees '. It was not my intention to denigrate such entrepreneurs as he . It was more of a general comment. I wish the Company he referred to, and himself, success in the future. Of course he is absolutely correct. They are the future.

From Gorges photograph, Burn Rd. apparently extends from the mini Roundabout at the junction of South Crescent. Rd. and Ardrossan Rd. to the sign reading, montgomerie Crescent. I have passed that sign frequently, and have failed to notice it !. If however this is the case , then the Galloway burn ca...

I apologised at the first opportonity. On this point what more can I say. Will I wear sackcloth an ashes for a month , would that suffice. If I have read your latest post, correctly it would appear that we should all just have a wee chat and ignore anything that might be considered contentious. I ha...

I did also note that sports cars are to made in Scotland for first time in 30 yrs. wowee . I bet this news has BMW! MERCEDES! GENERAL MOTORS! FORD etc shaking in their boots.

My point is, that the law, in a democracy applies equally to all . Anything other than this is anarchy. Law is not pick and mix, it is at the foundation of our way of life. I have no such opinions that governments are whiter than white. And we have elections to,get rid of governing parties with whom...

To Meg. Soap box and get off post. Am I mistaken re the reason for these forums ?. Are they not for such debates, not everyone will agree with you Meg, and if you can' t stand the heat leave the kitchen. I have already posted an apology for unintentionally mistakenly misquoting you . Regards.