Uilleam 5,278 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, compo said: this lot couldn't build one of the airfix plastic models of a ship . And yet..... and yet they display, clearly, signs of heavy glue inhalation. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,305 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,778 Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 A different day means a different message. Well, sixty(60) Spin Doctors competing for publicity, give each of them a turn. In the last ten days we have had : "Do Not Travel to Mull". "No Day Trippers to Eigg, Muck, Rum and, Canna". "Cal-Mac is reliable, special and heroic despite a litany of recent problems". Today's message is : 'Only travel if Necessary". The 36 year old MV Hebridean Isles has now spent spent ten days in dry dock and the inevitable decision to send it to Barrow on Furnace for repair has still to be taken. The good folks of Islay will have to find comfort in their peaty malts for a while longer. Two Cal-Mac ferries servicing the island remain hors de combat for who knows how long and the Scots Government message is, "Only Travel if Necessary". Last evening at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh, Lesley Riddoch Chaired the Big Indy Debate. The panel consisted of half-a-dozen folks determined NOT to talk about Cal-mac and the islands. Mike Small, Robin McAlpine, Michelle Thomson, ...... etc were all entertained before and after by Amanda Brown. A YouTube songstress and NHS Physio, Amanda's biggest delight is a ditty entitled, 'the IRA will set you Free'. The perfect accompaniment to peaty malt for those told, "Only Travel if Necessary'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,354 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, 26th of foot said: ...all entertained before and after by Amanda Brown. A YouTube songstress and NHS Physio, Amanda's biggest delight is a ditty entitled, 'the IRA will set you Free'. Sums Scottish nationalists up, Sinn Fein wannabes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,009 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: Sums Scottish nationalists up, Sinn Fein wannabes. I agreed with that post but in fact a lot of them are well past the wannabe stage. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,354 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Probably but at least SF had a paramilitary wing. The scariest thing about Scottish nationalists is their sheer incompetence and inability to interact with reason. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,305 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,278 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Scotland’s ferry fiasco: What went wrong? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09rjzd5 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,689 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 What went wrong was all the Bravehearts and Bonnie Price Charlies voting for the SNP. Mistakes have consequences, this is theirs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,778 Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Another day, another ferry cancelation. Today, three Cal-Mac Ferries providing lifeline services have been cancelled. The aged and beleaguered fleet has been temporarily bolstered by the month long charter of the 40 year old Western Isles Cruises vessel, MV Larven. Today's breakdown is the second cancelation in ten days. Again, those travelling to Eigg, Rhum, Canna and, Muck are inconvenienced. Those dwelling on these islands are hit twice ie no day passengers at all because the other Ferry bringing folks on to the islands, is the MV Larven. The Scottish Government's Transport Minister, Graeme Dey remains in Carnoustie saying nothing. I wonder if the Green Party, now in official coalition with the SNP at Holyrood have anything to say? Perhaps, these constant cancelations are all part of, 'the Rewilding of the Islands plan'? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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