Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[gatso]

so true. west london vs east london

excuse me.  i'm from surrey.

excuse me but last week you were telling hannah you're from london when she was insisting that you weren't

I don't remember that.  OK, if we're going to be all technical about it then South London at least.

when she said she didn't like going to london because she's scared of the eiffel tower and you told her you live in london but she insisted that you don't, you live in ruislip

[Claw75]

so true. west london vs east london

excuse me.  i'm from surrey.

excuse me but last week you were telling hannah you're from london when she was insisting that you weren't

I don't remember that.  OK, if we're going to be all technical about it then South London at least.

when she said she didn't like going to london because she's scared of the eiffel tower and you told her you live in london but she insisted that you don't, you live in ruislip

ah. where i live and where i'm from are two different things entirely.  the eiffel tower is deffo not in ruislip though - i checked on the internet.

[RED-DOG]

PS - What a load of tosh.

I agree.

If you're going to do culture, do something decent.

Find this so sad tbh.

Yes it is culture, it's just that it's Scottish culture and makes many people happy for a short time and jeesh do we need cheering up at the mo.

Tom,

you partake/have taken part in things that are of Gypsy culture, it makes you happy and I and many others would never describe it as TOSH.

Yours dissapointedly

Geo

Brit/Scot

I feel a bit like I've been picked up before I've fallen down here Geo. you know I would never mock anyone else's culture.

It was was a quick, tongue in cheek type comment posted from my phone, I was expecting a bit of banter from the Scots in return. I never dreamed I would offend anyone.

The ironic thing is, I'm a Burns fan myself. I like him because, unlike many of the classic poets, he knew what it was to be poor, and he knew what it was to get his hands dirty. He was a man of the people, and you have to respect that.

I thought my having a dig him was just too ridiculous to be taken seriously. (If you trawl through my diary, you'll find I've quoted Burns on several occasions).

Still, having said all that, I 100% understand where you're coming from. In your position I would probably have done the same. I'm often guilty of going on the defensive too quickly. It's one of my many faults, but I'm working on it.

If I offended you, or anyone else, I didn't mean to. I'm really sorry.


The best laid schemes o' mice an' men,
gang aft agley.  

Geo hasn't posted anything since this. Could I really have pissed him off so badly without meaning to?

I hope not.

I probably jumped the gun a little there Tom, specially on the back of 2 threads in the lounge that were really doing my head in. I can't work some of these guys out. On one thread they appear to be intelligent and informed and yet on others they can seem so stupid and ill-informed.

Anyway, my absence has been due to it being my birthday weekend. Friday night was out for a few drinks with some new starts I had just completed training and most of yesterday was spent with family.

I'm not normally a pressie type but this year after I whinged about my digital camera letting me down during the C2C they got me a new Nikon Coolpix L120



Ideal for me as a good point and shoot. My life would be chaos if I started trying to do all the "proper" photography stuff as I'm one of those that once something bites me I tend to become engrossed and I neglect other things.

I took a wee wander round Edinburgh today to try it out and was pleased with initial results. I'll pop a couple up for you. Couple of which are Burns/poetry linked and another regards the changing face of buildings.

Geo

That's a great camera Geo. Just the sort of thing I think Tony ought to get.

21x zoom? Does the image stabilisation allow you to hand hold that or do you still need a tripod?

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Robert Fergusson. I'm just looking at the stuff you linked me to. I'll report back later.

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The concrete musings a few weeks back got me to thinking about the "advancement" of modern buildings. Moreso the new types of buildings versus old. Obviously the new parliament building in Edinburgh provoked a lot of discussion here in Edinburgh with the consensus of most Edinburgh folk that I know being "wtf."

Although I passed the parliament building today I was not going to blight my new camera with such a carbuncle of a building. I did though make my way up Lothian Road to take a picture of the new "modernised" Usher Hall. It has always been one of my favourite buildings here in Edinburgh and over the last couple of years it has been undergoing it's renovation.

They have decided to attach onto one side of it what I can only call a hideous glass sheet.

Before pic by Bob Marshall  http://www.bob-marshall.co.uk.

Click to see full-size image.

After:

Click to see full-size image.

Who on earth actually thinks this is an improvement???

Geo

Edit: Have added credits to Bob Marshall as requested on his blog which was the best pre - pic of the Usher Hall I could find

I can't believe they actually got away with that. Someone on the planning committee must have taken a back-hander.

The good thing is, the building will probably outlive the monstrosity.

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Was nice to put some names to the faces at Luton yesterday.

Skippy, who actually looks like I expected him to. TommyD who is good company at the table and a great little player, and TRIP5, who is good company at the table and a great little kisser.

xx

[Geo the Sarge]

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That's a great camera Geo. Just the sort of thing I think Tony ought to get.

21x zoom? Does the image stabilisation allow you to hand hold that or do you still need a tripod?
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For the stabilisation you depress the shoot button about half way where you feel a bit resistance and it stills the image for you. If you're not happy, release and do again or depress fully if you are happy with it

Geo

[Eck]

The concrete musings a few weeks back got me to thinking about the "advancement" of modern buildings. Moreso the new types of buildings versus old. Obviously the new parliament building in Edinburgh provoked a lot of discussion here in Edinburgh with the consensus of most Edinburgh folk that I know being "wtf."

Although I passed the parliament building today I was not going to blight my new camera with such a carbuncle of a building. I did though make my way up Lothian Road to take a picture of the new "modernised" Usher Hall. It has always been one of my favourite buildings here in Edinburgh and over the last couple of years it has been undergoing it's renovation.

They have decided to attach onto one side of it what I can only call a hideous glass sheet.

Before pic by Bob Marshall  http://www.bob-marshall.co.uk.

Click to see full-size image.

After:

Click to see full-size image.

Who on earth actually thinks this is an improvement???

Geo

Edit: Have added credits to Bob Marshall as requested on his blog which was the best pre - pic of the Usher Hall I could find

I can't believe they actually got away with that. Someone on the planning committee must have taken a back-hander.

The good thing is, the building will probably outlive the monstrosity.

The monstrosity houses a bar and restaurant which probably supply much needed revenue. We were there at Xmas for the wee ones school concert and I can't remember thinking wtf at all. here is the inside, apologies for the poor quality as from a phone:

Click to see full-size image.

[RED-DOG]

Non geeks look away now.


This morning my phone was making the low batt warning sound. I checked the level and saw that there was 5% charge left.

I plugged the charger in and almost immediately it went to 60%. I thought it might be a false reading so i unplugged it, switched it off and on, and checked again, still 60%

How could that  happen?

[gatso]

blackout?

[RED-DOG]

blackout?

[Woodsey]

Magic

[gatso]

sigh, do I need to resort to typing in complete sentences?

did you have a blackout?

[Claw75]

sigh, do I need to resort to typing in complete sentences?

did you have a blackout?

I have no idea what you are on about either

[Rod Paradise]

Non geeks look away now.


This morning my phone was making the low batt warning sound. I checked the level and saw that there was 5% charge left.

I plugged the charger in and almost immediately it went to 60%. I thought it might be a false reading so i unplugged it, switched it off and on, and checked again, still 60%

How could that  happen?

Some weird stuff can happen with batteries - wiki battery memory & if you get it - well played because I don't.