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by Stravaig
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Village idiots
Replies: 5
Views: 29416

Re: Village idiots

We watched the Crow Road when it first came out and liked it so much we bought half a dozen copies and sent them to friends around the world. Everyone loved it. Most couldn't stop watching until they'd seen the whole series. Staying up all night in several cases. I'd thought that 'Crow Road' was may...
by Stravaig
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Never have your dog stuffed
Replies: 1
Views: 74

Never have your dog stuffed

Alan Alda (Hawkeye Pierce in the MASH TV series) was very upset as a child when his dog died and his well-meaning father sent the dog to a taxidermist. Nice idea but it was not a success. Oh gee. It sounds horrendous. I've bought the Kindle version of one of his books £3.99. https://www.amazon.co.uk...
by Stravaig
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 41
Views: 816

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

That's just dreadful, Barney. I am most certainly not trying to excuse them, I would take the Tony Martin approach too. But I don't have a gun or even a pistol these days. It's just that I wonder how desperate some people are getting with this cost of living crisis, food banks and all that. No, it's...
by Stravaig
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: NHS Dentists in Scotland?
Replies: 4
Views: 162

Re: NHS Dentists in Scotland?

Hi Myrkk, I'm not sure that Scotland is the same as the rest of the UK for many things. Scotland is more civilised. :twisted:

Also income tax is higher but you get more for your money. Council tax includes water. There are quite a few differences.
by Stravaig
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: NHS Dentists in Scotland?
Replies: 4
Views: 162

NHS Dentists in Scotland?

It's terrible trying to get an NHS dentist in some parts of England. Most won't take on any new NHS patients. We were lucky because we found a good dentist several years ago and she agreed to have us back when we were evac'd from Kyiv. I'm wondering what the situation is like in SW Scotland. So, if ...
by Stravaig
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 41
Views: 816

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

It's not really very sensible for me to do any gardening right now, not even a little bit of kitchen gardening. We're moving from Kent to SW Scotland in three weeks time. Then it's an AirBnB for a month and then goodness knows what. But Scotland is a bit behind SE England in terms of seasons so if w...
by Stravaig
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: We're moving to Scotand
Replies: 11
Views: 1007

Re: We're moving to Scotand

Thanks, Primrose. It has been a bit hectic with packing and all sorts of things to sort out. We were still in the 'moving in' stages and now we're 'moving out' at the same time. :) I know it's easy enough to pay someone to do the packing but in our experience they've invariably made a hash of it and...
by Stravaig
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Japanese knotweed
Replies: 4
Views: 164

Re: Japanese knotweed

I dunno. I certainly would agree that the moving industry wants to extract money from us but if no lender would touch such a place we'd have to be cash buyers. Maybe we could do that but we'd need to sell our house in Kent first, and that would involve money down the drain renting meanwhile and that...
by Stravaig
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: We're moving to Scotand
Replies: 11
Views: 1007

Re: We're moving to Scotand

Sounds like something one might find on the Scottish Tourist Board website. You don't need to sell Scotland to me as I'm Scottish born and bred. Left as a young adult but later went back here and there for a few years. I'd no particular intention of returning 'home' but when husband was offered this...
by Stravaig
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Products I've liked
Replies: 22
Views: 11718

Re: Products I've liked

Want to buy humus rather than make it?

We've tried all the major supermarket's versions and reached the conclusion that Tesco is best, both for taste and texture.
by Stravaig
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Japanese knotweed
Replies: 4
Views: 164

Japanese knotweed

Husband is flying up to Glasgow today to 'view' a house that we might like to buy. The seller has had a survey done so potential purchasers don't all have to commission their own surverys. (I've not bought/sold in Scotland since 19oatcake.) Anyway, the survey specifically says that the report does n...
by Stravaig
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday Geoff.
Replies: 7
Views: 368

Re: Happy Birthday Geoff.

Hi Geoff,

That doesn't sound good. I wish you and your wife all the best.

Dunno if you can have a 'happy' birthday but I hope you can make the best of it.

Kindest regards.
by Stravaig
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday Westi.
Replies: 8
Views: 1029

Re: Happy Birthday Westi.

Hippy, hoppy, happy birthday!

G'day mate.

Hope you enjoy your birthday, Westi! Lang may yet lum reek! :D
by Stravaig
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 201
Views: 74853

Re: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

Best wishes and good luck, Robo. I had a burst ulcer in my stomach several years back. Vomiting blood and black runny sh!ts wirh a most awful smell. If you had anything like that you'd know about it. Of course I have no idea about your medical condition but it doesn't sound as though it's as frighte...
by Stravaig
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: We're moving to Scotand
Replies: 11
Views: 1007

Re: We're moving to Scotand

Thanks for the good wishes, folks. Aye, the logistics of this one is not going to be easy, but we'll manage somehow. Primrose, I don't know where you got the idea that we would be permanently settled in our own house. I'm sure I never said or implied such a thing. It seems you have just made it up b...