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Hi All.
Someone said 63million people in England paying taxes only 5million in Scotland. Should Scotland vote for independence that may turn itself around, I thought it was the Scots that owned all the money in England.
Cheers Des:rolleyes::rolleyes:
No Des. the Scots THINK that they own all the money in EnglandQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Taff Jenkins
The good thing about this site is you learn something new every day.
I didn't know there was a problem with midgets in Scotland.
louis, away an bile yer heidQuote:
Originally Posted by Louis the fly
The Scottish tourism industry is estimated to lose about £286 million-a -year because of the voracious and swarming insects.A previous study also found that many tourists said they would not return to Scotland at the same time of year because of culicoides impunctatus The common Midge . I cannot help oit if people cannot tell the didfference between Midge nd a midget , most of us have it to T
The most high-profile case of midges affecting investment came three years ago, when a rich golf enthusiast revealed he scrapped plans to buy Loch Lomond Golf Club after being “bitten to death” by the insects.Richard Caring said he visited the former home of the Barclays Scottish Open when it was up for sale but was, in part, put off by the swarms of insects. The club has since installed dozens of bat boxes around the course in hopes the mammals would take a bite out of the area’s midge population.
Midge facts
Two million midges weigh just a kilo - and one square metre of land will contain about 500,000 of the insects. Only the female bites.The peak time for the midge hatch is the end of May and the first week in June.The flying midge lives for etween two days and two weeks depending on weather conditions. During this time the female can lay up to 170 eggs in as much as three batches. In a normal year there are two to three generation of midges born during the season.The first batch of midges emerges at the start of the season from their over-wintering in the soil. These quickly bite, mate and lay their eggs. These eggs will then rapidly develop through the full midge-cycle to emerge as adults towards the end of July. These second generation midges then repeat the bite, mate and lay cycle , So now you know in Scotland the females BITE
It must be bleddy awful walking through the heather, wearing a kilt with no knickers on. Half a million midges galloping around the goolies biting away.
That would make your eyes water.
Brian.
That is 250 gramme of female mouth attacking you Brian , sure you don't want to reconsider
"I feel King Alec has his wee heed stuck up his nae so wee behind ."
Reminded me of a scene in one of my as-yet-unpublished books in the 'Flag' series, as follows (Auld Rab is the Boss):-
One day the tandem road roller driver accompanied his broken down machine to the workshop, where he was helping the fitters fix it when Rab wandered over.
"Jesus Harry, ye're a careless bugger. There's nothin' wrong wi' that bloody roller if ye'd jist look after it right. Ye're aye costin' me ower much money wi' yer breakdoons."
Harry, covered in oil, dirt and sweat, turned on the boss.
"Listen, ye auld bugger, if ye dinna like the way ah do ma job, ye can stick yer bloody roller up yer ****!"
"Oh aye loon," mutters Rab, "Keep the heid, keep the heid."
Half an hour later, in comes one of the brand new Dodge tip trucks with gear selection problems, driven by Big George, the foreman truck driver. Rab scurries from office to workshop.
"Whit the hell have ye done to ma new truck for God's sake? Can you buggers no tak' care o' anything?"
Big George, towering over Rab, growls down at him.
"Ah've had a gutful o' your bloody bad temper, Rab. Ye can stick yer bloody truck up yer wee fat bum for a' I care!"
Auld Rab slowly removes pipe from mouth, and peers upwards.
"Canna dae that, loon. Ah've got a roller up there a'ready!"
And I guess that's that when the trouble started LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Braid Anderson
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Thank you louis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis the fly
Don't get me wrong I am not in the plum duff.
There is to many untruths going about.
The one that gets me is we would not get some BBC programs .
I hope that is a promise No more strictly Dancing. Woppe come on down.
I can give you hundreds of reasons why we should go on our own.
All I can say is why is Cameron and co so wanting to keep us in the UK.
They now say if we stay we will get this and that.
Why to hell is the offer now and not before.
A lot of people don't like Mr Samond.
Well he has never done me any harm as yet.
And who says he will be in power if we go on our own.
Now as merchant seamen who had to stay with the 3 mile limit. REMEMBER CIGS ETC.
Well who said the oil is Scottish , english or norway.
It's in international waters.
There was a good posting from a member from NZ.
His point was right to the point.
So lets stop shooting SH*** and tell the truth all round. And stop down crying members of The Scottish Parliment.
If you are 1/2 a mind to be a MP , then thats all you need.
Ron the batcave