absolutely stunning time lapse video of Edinburgh
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No, I've yet to take a caaahr....ah dammit
eta- anyway, you're old enough to know accents don't change on moving somewhere beyond a certain age. I'm sure I heard your dulcet tones ringing out all the way down Princes' St last month
Something very pervasive about that accent..gets right down your eardrums
eta- anyway, you're old enough to know accents don't change on moving somewhere beyond a certain age. I'm sure I heard your dulcet tones ringing out all the way down Princes' St last month
Something very pervasive about that accent..gets right down your eardrums
Edited by Famous Graham on Wednesday 5th September 02:05
Very romantic and idealistic indeed.
It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
Famous Graham said:
No, I've yet to take a caaahr....ah dammit
eta- anyway, you're old enough to know accents don't change on moving somewhere beyond a certain age. I'm sure I heard your dulcet tones ringing out all the way down Princes' St last month
Something very pervasive about that accent..gets right down your eardrums
What a thing to say! My wife thinks my accent has mellowed over the years, my family think it hasn't changed at all. I was in NI a while ago for my brother's stag do, one of his mates said "What the hell sort of accent have you got, Papa Hotel? It sure ain't from here." In summary then, I don't know. But naw, it wisnae me on Princes Street but.eta- anyway, you're old enough to know accents don't change on moving somewhere beyond a certain age. I'm sure I heard your dulcet tones ringing out all the way down Princes' St last month
Something very pervasive about that accent..gets right down your eardrums
jith said:
Very romantic and idealistic indeed.
It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
You forgot the bus drivers.It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
How could you forget the bus drivers?
s, the lot of you 
jith said:
Very romantic and idealistic indeed.
It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
Perhaps. But it's not Aberdeen. For that alone I love it!It runs so quickly you don't see the monstrous traffic jams, the state of the roads, the rottweillers in traffic warden's uniforms shafting you, the outrageous parking charges, the utterly corrupt council, the "magnificent" parliament building, the absolute chaos that might, with a great deal of luck, just eventually be a tram system, the beggars everywhere, etc, etc.
I love being a Scot, but I hate that this is our capitol city.
J
messcotti said:
jshell said:
Perhaps. But it's not Aberdeen. For that alone I love it!
Aberdeen is a fantastic city. It certainly offers opportunities that other cities in the UK can't...but then we can't all be Oil Barons....Having lived outside of Aberdeen since 2003 and spending a lot of time overseas, I've never met anyone who'd lived in Aberdeen that ever wanted to go back - unless for family reasons.
Spot on. I was born in Aberdeenshire, educated there and worked there most of my life.
Aberdeenshire is without doubt the most diverse County in Scotland. Indeed a friend of mine
wrote a book entitled "Aberdeenshire a Country in a County", which pretty much says it all.
However Aberdeen city centre has become an eyesore. It's full of charity shops, take aways
and bookies. The parks and greenery around the City are shadows of what they once were.
Fortunately I don't have to live in the city, but it breaks my heart to see what it has been allowed to become.
Aberdeenshire is without doubt the most diverse County in Scotland. Indeed a friend of mine
wrote a book entitled "Aberdeenshire a Country in a County", which pretty much says it all.
However Aberdeen city centre has become an eyesore. It's full of charity shops, take aways
and bookies. The parks and greenery around the City are shadows of what they once were.
Fortunately I don't have to live in the city, but it breaks my heart to see what it has been allowed to become.
Ian974 said:
Seems to be a bizarre assumption in Aberdeen as well that if you work for a living you must spend all your spare time playing golf.
Just a mini rant, a mate invited me out for a few drinks last night and golf appeared to be the single topic of discussion all night!
In Aberdeen more deals are done on the course than in the boardroom... Just a mini rant, a mate invited me out for a few drinks last night and golf appeared to be the single topic of discussion all night!
Well, I've lived in a lot of places, and Aberdeen has always served me well.
I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
messcotti said:
Well, I've lived in a lot of places, and Aberdeen has always served me well.
I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
Only needed a short whinge I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
I was going to post up something longer, but will stick with 'I'm actually quite happy in aberdeen too' Golf or no golf
I think I just prefer it as being a smaller city it's generally that bit easier/quicker getting about the place and in/out of the city.
messcotti said:
Well, I've lived in a lot of places, and Aberdeen has always served me well.
I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
This concept of negative or positive thinking is an interesting one. The single biggest problem with it is reality. You can have all the positive thoughts in the world and drift along with a smile on your face, but you won't change a thing, nor will you influence change within the coucils, etc that are so corrupt and incompetent.I don't play (or like) golf, FYI.
While I enjoy visiting other cities in Scotland and the UK, Belfast and Edinburgh being particular favourites, I'd not want to live in either of them.
I live in Ferryhill, work is a 2 minute walk away, I have the Duthie Park 30 seconds away from my front door and town centre a 10 minute power walk...
Granted, the council are making a hash of UTG, but at least we're not trying to install any trams down Union Street!
Generally, I get fed up with people looknig at the negetive things in Aberdeen (it's always a moan, it's also "corner shop" mentality) - it's a very rewarding place to live if you are lucky enough to be in the O&G industry. Of course, not everybody is, but the streets are not paved with gold anywhere else in the UK, are they?
When I was a young musician in the 60s and 70s I used to play regularly at gigs in Edinburgh and it was a fantastic place; vibrant and beautiful. It is now, quite frankly, a bloody disgrace. The problems created by the council over the past few years are almost unbelievable in their magnitude.
I very seldom visit Aberdeen, but from what I am led to believe from business colleagues, it is almost as bad.
The desperately sad part of this is that nothing is being done to change it. You wonder how bad things will get before the powers that be waken up and smell the coffee.
Maybe we need to make it a mandatory requirement that all who are elected must practice positive thinking at all times and ban political correctness.
Fat chance!
J
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