how many scots on PH
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Fiona
English are a push over... just show him the roads/hills/beaches and if he's any sort of a petrolhead/walker/human, he'll want to move.
Having lived 50% in the Cotswolds and 50% in the Highlands for the past 6 years - I'm selling one of my houses... you guessed it - bye bye England. Life is just way too short to put up with the quality of life afforded down south.
...now where's that planning permission form?.....
English are a push over... just show him the roads/hills/beaches and if he's any sort of a petrolhead/walker/human, he'll want to move.
Having lived 50% in the Cotswolds and 50% in the Highlands for the past 6 years - I'm selling one of my houses... you guessed it - bye bye England. Life is just way too short to put up with the quality of life afforded down south.
...now where's that planning permission form?.....
GetCarter said:
Fiona
English are a push over... just show him the roads/hills/beaches and if he's any sort of a petrolhead/walker/human, he'll want to move.
Having lived 50% in the Cotswolds and 50% in the Highlands for the past 6 years - I'm selling one of my houses... you guessed it - bye bye England. Life is just way too short to put up with the quality of life afforded down south.
...now where's that planning permission form?.....
Scottish winters ? Will
to zorro, yes, black and burgundy side panels, heard a tooot but didn't see where it came from, sorry.
a bit late with the answer, only just looked at this section.
i had it out that sunday for its pre le Mans leg stretch. nearly in a shunt near fettercairn coming down the "cairn o' mount" as i over took a sunday driver. i should know better not to go out on sunny sunday afternoons until the slow brigade have gone home for tea. anyway, unharmed, just a very surprised volvo driver as i went past.
a bit late with the answer, only just looked at this section.
i had it out that sunday for its pre le Mans leg stretch. nearly in a shunt near fettercairn coming down the "cairn o' mount" as i over took a sunday driver. i should know better not to go out on sunny sunday afternoons until the slow brigade have gone home for tea. anyway, unharmed, just a very surprised volvo driver as i went past.
will_t said:
Fiona
English are a push over... just show him the roads/hills/beaches and if he's any sort of a petrolhead/walker/human, he'll want to move.
Having lived 50% in the Cotswolds and 50% in the Highlands for the past 6 years - I'm selling one of my houses... you guessed it - bye bye England. Life is just way too short to put up with the quality of life afforded down south.
...now where's that planning permission form?.....
Will
Warmer (thank god). Been used to midlands temps for the past decade - snow most years. They've had *proper* snow up here on the west coast twice in 25 years, usually 5C warmer than down south in winter (it's the palm tree effect). Sure enough if you go 10 miles inland it's 'F' feet thick, and if the gulf stream cuts off, we're buggered.
Having said all that: It's short days that's the big problem - just have to balance that against the long days in summer... and then there's the midges...
Nothing is perfect. But the Western Highlands are as close as I've found in my lifetime.
and when it's good...: www.Torridon.org
Thanks guys,
Midges don't seem to like my "common" scottish blood so I'm not too bothered. Can't wait for proper winters - I brought my sledge down from Scotland (you're never to old for sledging) envisaging pushing all the kids out of the way on the big hill near our house. Well in the 5 years I've been here I've seen about a cm of snow. Pah - and still the M1 grinds to a halt.
There are some very nice bits of England but Nottingham sucks big time.
Fiona
Midges don't seem to like my "common" scottish blood so I'm not too bothered. Can't wait for proper winters - I brought my sledge down from Scotland (you're never to old for sledging) envisaging pushing all the kids out of the way on the big hill near our house. Well in the 5 years I've been here I've seen about a cm of snow. Pah - and still the M1 grinds to a halt.
There are some very nice bits of England but Nottingham sucks big time.
Fiona
GetCarter said:
Will
Warmer (thank god). Been used to midlands temps for the past decade - snow most years. They've had *proper* snow up here on the west coast twice in 25 years, usually 5C warmer than down south in winter (it's the palm tree effect). Sure enough if you go 10 miles inland it's 'F' feet thick, and if the gulf stream cuts off, we're buggered.
Having said all that: It's short days that's the big problem - just have to balance that against the long days in summer... and then there's the midges...
Nothing is perfect. But the Western Highlands are as close as I've found in my lifetime.
and when it's good...: www.Torridon.org
I'm from Glasgow but have spent half my life living in rural Staffordshire (a nice bit). The winters I remember were wet, wet then wetter, snow was a relief. I did spend one night in a tent just north of loch Lommond when it was -16 (November 1970 I think). Having travelled the world I must agree with your choice of location it must be one of the most beautiful areas in the world but don't tell everone.
Will
Junior Mint said:
Afternoon boys and girls,
Only a few weeks until my "coming home" trip. I'm originally from Elderslie near Paisley.
I'm bringing the Elise to Scotland for a bit of a hoon, but with the underlying objective to persuade my (english) husband that it's about time we moved to God's country.
Not convinced that the quality of life in England is any good compared to Scotland. I can't wait - I hope the weather's nice or my job will be twice as hard.
Fiona
Fiona
I'm an Elise driving Englishman living in Scotland, I can't think of any reason to move back south, just get your hubby out in the Elise on all the perfect quiet roads, he'll be convinced.
Giles
Junior Mint said:
Afternoon boys and girls,
Only a few weeks until my "coming home" trip. I'm originally from Elderslie near Paisley.
I'm bringing the Elise to Scotland for a bit of a hoon, but with the underlying objective to persuade my (english) husband that it's about time we moved to God's country.
Not convinced that the quality of life in England is any good compared to Scotland. I can't wait - I hope the weather's nice or my job will be twice as hard.
Fiona
Fiona
I'm an Elise driving Englishman living in Scotland, I can't think of any reason to move back south, just get your hubby out in the Elise on all the perfect quiet roads, he'll be convinced.
Giles
ian d said:
to zorro, yes, black and burgundy side panels, heard a tooot but didn't see where it came from, sorry.
a bit late with the answer, only just looked at this section.
i had it out that sunday for its pre le Mans leg stretch. nearly in a shunt near fettercairn coming down the "cairn o' mount" as i over took a sunday driver. i should know better not to go out on sunny sunday afternoons until the slow brigade have gone home for tea. anyway, unharmed, just a very surprised volvo driver as i went past.
That sounds suspiciously like where I actually did have a shunt about 12 years ago ... coming from Cairn o' Mount towards Fettercairn, came round a right hand bend a little too quickly for the circumstances (still under the limit, about 55, so not my fault officer!) and there was a narrow bridge after a bit of a straight. I didn't manage to stop in time for the car that was peacefully trying to cross the bridge, loud crunch, oops ...
Residing in Edinburgh, drive a Red 360 Modena. Currently thinking about a more track biased car like a Radical or something, yet to see one in Scotland though. Dairn't take my pride and joy on the track after seeing casualties at knockhill (thats including the Glenvarigill, Ferrari, Maserati, TVR days in August)
I saw a road registered Radical at a KH Hot Marques day last summer SR03 RAD or something. If you want to see Radical SR3s in action racing for real and with their covers off then come up to an SMRC race meeting. IF Motorsport are running a few in the Scottish sports and Saloons series this year. I believe they have the Radical franchise for Scotland so might be worth a chat to. Next round is the 27th.
Mudfish,
Would this be any good....?!
It'll be at Knockhill for the test sessions on the 26th June. Might even be at the track-nights (Top Marques and Dreadnought) before that...
E-mail me if interested in a test drive.
Steve
www.turner-auto-design.com
>> Edited by coramlmp on Thursday 10th June 23:14
Would this be any good....?!
It'll be at Knockhill for the test sessions on the 26th June. Might even be at the track-nights (Top Marques and Dreadnought) before that...
E-mail me if interested in a test drive.
Steve
www.turner-auto-design.com
>> Edited by coramlmp on Thursday 10th June 23:14
ian d said:
to zorro, yes, black and burgundy side panels, heard a tooot but didn't see where it came from, sorry.
a bit late with the answer, only just looked at this section.
i had it out that sunday for its pre le Mans leg stretch. nearly in a shunt near fettercairn coming down the "cairn o' mount" as i over took a sunday driver. i should know better not to go out on sunny sunday afternoons until the slow brigade have gone home for tea. anyway, unharmed, just a very surprised volvo driver as i went past.
Hi Ian, passed you at well 'I forget officer' but you weren't hanging around ! great to see the classics out. I really had no idea what you were driving, it was the PH sticker that made me smile.
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