People detest Faith of the Heart

Think the actors done a great job with what they were given, but why is everything so damn earnest constantly with just about everyone and every storyline, I think the last couple series of discovery have been my last enjoyed out of all the stat trek on telly

Always said sprite was the elixir of life

Yeah, just goofing though. Sober life had been good rarely miss the drinking

Haha, 6 years, 4 months, 19 days and it only feels like a hundred

Before you piddle, answer my riddle…

Kellog’s Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, Scotland. Not remotely a good breakfast, but a fucking amazing Cereal

Crack cocaine and the whole cia contra thing was Reagan i think

I have to disagree with the first part, the principal applies unilaterally. Second part, you’re bang on.

If you’re lucky enough to find something you’re passionate about you may not begrudge the work week. I never have, so i work to live, got into a reasonable paying sector, didn’t waste money on oversized property or flash motors, as they’re not my bag, but used the cash to go adventuring at weekends, snow boarding in winter, the job takes up more time than I’d like but i’m earning freedom tokens. That mentality helped me at least.

Where the fires were was around the North and North East of Scotland. Coal man used to come round in a truck, filthy black from the coal, load up the bunkers. I remember it being very messy, sooty, but it was less smokey than the peat fires, though coal didn’t smell as nice. There is something really nice about a real fire, though they’re not clean. I doubt many of any of those houses have now, gas came along and there was a lot of change.

A lot of homes where I grew up still had coal fires, so yes, a lot, but its been a long while since I have seen a coal fire. Charcoal as the other commenter said i still see regularly on bbq’s .

Just found out I’m allergic, which explains a lot, fucking nightmare though

Geometry Wars inside Project Gotham Racing

Oops, caramelised onions. Carnage onions sound way more exciting though

Pizza time! Hot salami and cranage caramelised onions

Cause of the reflection in the window, and the colour I guess, I thought he was running this as a taxi!

I do, kind of two really. Dunnottar above Stonehaven, of the ruined castles. Then Drum Castle, on the Deeside of the intact castles, are my favourite. It’s the feel of the place, as well as the history, the original keep section, stories etc. Drum is just along the road from more famous Crathes. Crathes has fancier and larger grounds for walking. Aberdeenshire has the most castles per acre than anywhere else in Britain, so there’s a lot of choice in the area.

We still have a lot of inhabited castles here in Scotland. Still a ludicrous number of them too,I think 1500 or so, in various states of course. Over 3000 known of existing. When I was young a few of those castles turned over to the National Trust, were partially occupied by the families still. I think maybe still Glamis and a few other Trust (like public now castles, no longer private only) properties are still lived in day to day. A good few are private still, will have open days for visiting, I think there’s a designated day for the visits but I forget the details.

Best i know it was s mixed bag, dependent on numerous factors, the exact purpose of the castle, the wealth of the laird, the availability of materials. If it was a defence structure only, then it was unlikely to have been rendered,/washed/painted. As time went on, these weren’t just defensive though, they were homes to nobility. So traditionally the castles were rendered/washed in some shade. Often a bright shade as they wanted to be known in the area and to leave no doubt where the centre of power was, who was the richest etc. Nowadays in Scotland probably most look like this but there are still examples, Craigievar is Pink for one… there’s a lot to it all. Quite interesting, the evolution of castles through history.