On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:49:24 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 5:41 a.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:56:55 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 22/03/2021 23:22, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:15:07 +0000, S Viemeister
>>
>>>>> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
>>>>> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got out
>>>>> of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission lines,
>>>>> and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across the north
>>>>> coast of Scotland.
>>>>
>>>> I have never been that far north. It is on the list of places I want
>>>> to see.
>>>>
>>> Let me know when you do, I can provide travel tips. Also tea, coffee,
>>> and home baking.
>>> We're so far north, that if I walk up the road a bit, I can see Orkney.
>>
>> A delightful offer and I thank you and hope to take you up on it.
>>
>> I want to get to Orkney, too,
>
>Really???
>
>Bloody Orkney
>Hamish Blair
>
>This bloody town's a bloody cuss
>No bloody trains, no bloody bus,
>And no one cares for bloody us
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>The bloody roads are bloody bad,
>The bloody folks are bloody mad,
>They'd make the brightest bloody sad,
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>All bloody clouds, and bloody rains,
>No bloody kerbs, no bloody drains,
>The Council's got no bloody brains,
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>Everything's so bloody dear,
>A bloody bob, for bloody beer,
>And is it good? - no bloody fear,
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>The bloody 'flicks' are bloody old,
>The bloody seats are bloody cold,
>You can't get in for bloody gold
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>The bloody dances make you smile,
>The bloody band is bloody vile,
>It only cramps your bloody style,
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>No bloody sport, no bloody games,
>No bloody fun, the bloody dames
>Won't even give their bloody names
>In bloody Orkney.
>
>Best bloody place is bloody bed,
>With bloody ice on bloody head,
>You might as well be bloody dead,
>In bloody Orkney
>

I had never seen that.

I do confess that I like out of the way, stark landscapes, be they
damp and overcast or desert-dry and baked by the sun. The very
bleakness of these places amazes me, especially as one often finds out
that over time, humans have lived within the seemingly inaccessible,
barren places.

I love cities, too.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:08:35 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>I used to hang out
>with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>were good company, and most of them were musically talented.

The nights are long....

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:58:31 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:47:21 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>
>>On 23/03/2021 15:29, Graham wrote:
>>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>>
>>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>>
>>I have relatives who play the bagpipes...
>>
>>I don't actually remember any of my Orcadian friends playing the pipes.
>>I mostly remember fiddle, piano, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and
>>squeeze boxes of various types. And they could all sing.
>
>My father played and used to amuse USians in Japan on Burns Night by
>playing Deep in the heart of Texas etc. For some reason it had not
>occurred to them that bagpipes could play anything the player wanted.
>
>I have a good friend who lives in Orkney and he directed me to this
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DX-OBFdUTE
>
>There used to be a camera to record the happenings at Maeshowe on the
>Winter Solstice and I always checked in, then the camera went down and
>I am not sure it has been replaced.

AHA! Just the sort of thing I was thinking of...way the hell out of
the way of civilization, but wonders still get built.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:54:53 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 23/03/2021 16:47, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> > wrote:
>>> On 23/03/2021 11:41, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> So tell me what you think about Nicola Sturgeon.
>>> I'm not crazy about politicians in general, and didn't expect to like
>>> her, but I have been watching her performance in Parliament and I'm
>>> impressed by how she's handling things. She certainly comes across as
>>> more competent to govern than the leaders of the other parties here,
>>> most of whom have left me with a negative impression.
>>> It will be interesting to see how the upcoming election turns out.
>>
>> Agreed. I think she will get re-elected and likely put the push in for
>> secession, though.
>>
>If that happens, I could wind up with a _third_ passport.

The better chance of getting a picture one really likes!

In article >,
says...
> >> So tell me what you think about Nicola Sturgeon.
> >
> > How long have you got? :-)
>
> LOL. Took me a while to warm to her, but she's not a fan of Boris or
> Brexit, so that encouraged me.
> >
> > Looks like she's going to survive a determined atempt to unseat her.
> >
> > She's (in some ways) equivalent to Biden; a very experienced
> >politician and right now, there's no credible alternative for the job.
>
> Experience and decency are good things.
> >
> >
> > Scotland has parliament elections in 6 weeks.
>
> Yeah...I love to hear the election results come in. Much more colorful
> reporting that anything over here.
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
> have any relatable feelings about that...

She wants a second Independence Referendum during the next term of
Parliament (5 years), but that might be poor timing. The next 5 years
are going to be pretty much taken up with the pandemic, adjusting to
Brexit, and the economic consequences of both.

Janet UK

On 23/03/2021 17:14, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:54:53 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>> On 23/03/2021 16:47, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> > wrote:
>>>> On 23/03/2021 11:41, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>> So tell me what you think about Nicola Sturgeon.
>>>> I'm not crazy about politicians in general, and didn't expect to like
>>>> her, but I have been watching her performance in Parliament and I'm
>>>> impressed by how she's handling things. She certainly comes across as
>>>> more competent to govern than the leaders of the other parties here,
>>>> most of whom have left me with a negative impression.
>>>> It will be interesting to see how the upcoming election turns out.
>>>
>>> Agreed. I think she will get re-elected and likely put the push in for
>>> secession, though.
>>>
>> If that happens, I could wind up with a _third_ passport.
>
> The better chance of getting a picture one really likes!
>
It's amazing how good the old photo looks, when it's time to get a new
one...

On 23/03/2021 17:00, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:08:35 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>> I used to hang out
>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>
> The nights are long....
>
Indeed. And some of those guys were incredibly sexy - I came close to
marrying one of them.

On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
> have any relatable feelings about that...
>
It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
chance of another independence referendum.

Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:32:53 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 11:29 a.m., Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>
>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>
>
>I sure as hell would not want to live next door to a kid who was
>learning to play the pipes, but who can prevent themselves from tapping
>their toes when a pipe band goes by?

Pipers practice on their chanters! Far rather that than a violin. My
younger daughter can play the pipes and there was no problem with her
practicing back in the day.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:30:56 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:32:53 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2021-03-23 11:29 a.m., Graham wrote:
>>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>>
>>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>>
>>
>>I sure as hell would not want to live next door to a kid who was
>>learning to play the pipes, but who can prevent themselves from tapping
>>their toes when a pipe band goes by?
>
>Pipers practice on their chanters! Far rather that than a violin. My
>younger daughter can play the pipes and there was no problem with her
>practicing back in the day.

Only because I didn't live next door to her.

--
The real Bruce posts with Eternal September

On 3/23/2021 12:49 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:25:18 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-23 7:41 a.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:56:55 +0000, S Viemeister
>>
>>> A delightful offer and I thank you and hope to take you up on it.
>>>
>>> I want to get to Orkney, too, if I am going to head up all that way.
>>> Besides, the idea of even passing a sign that says "****t" is its own
>>> goofy lure. And the Shetlands...
>>
>>
>>
>> I had to chuckle when we were driving around the back roads of
>> Pennsylvania years ago and noted that there were rarely signs indicating
>> the name of the town. When there were, they were small green signs with
>> white lettering. The major exceptions were Intercourse and Bird In
>> Hand. They both had nice big colourful signs.
>
> Places such as that used to have post offices that were draws for
> tourists who wanted a charming postmark. Probably ancient history now.
>
> Growing up, Hell, Michigan had that same allure.
>

We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
state of CT. On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
Office in Bethlehem. They has special stamps you used to postmark them
and hand them over.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:59:17 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 23/03/2021 17:14, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:54:53 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/2021 16:47, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> On 23/03/2021 11:41, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>>> So tell me what you think about Nicola Sturgeon.
>>>>> I'm not crazy about politicians in general, and didn't expect to like
>>>>> her, but I have been watching her performance in Parliament and I'm
>>>>> impressed by how she's handling things. She certainly comes across as
>>>>> more competent to govern than the leaders of the other parties here,
>>>>> most of whom have left me with a negative impression.
>>>>> It will be interesting to see how the upcoming election turns out.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. I think she will get re-elected and likely put the push in for
>>>> secession, though.
>>>>
>>> If that happens, I could wind up with a _third_ passport.
>>
>> The better chance of getting a picture one really likes!
>>
>It's amazing how good the old photo looks, when it's time to get a new
>one...

Very much so now that the US one last 10 years.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>
>It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>chance of another independence referendum.
>
>Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.

Mayhem ensues.

Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
Balmoral...

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/23/2021 12:49 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:25:18 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-03-23 7:41 a.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:56:55 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>
>>>> A delightful offer and I thank you and hope to take you up on it.
>>>>
>>>> I want to get to Orkney, too, if I am going to head up all that way.
>>>> Besides, the idea of even passing a sign that says "****t" is its own
>>>> goofy lure. And the Shetlands...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I had to chuckle when we were driving around the back roads of
>>> Pennsylvania years ago and noted that there were rarely signs indicating
>>> the name of the town. When there were, they were small green signs with
>>> white lettering. The major exceptions were Intercourse and Bird In
>>> Hand. They both had nice big colourful signs.
>>
>> Places such as that used to have post offices that were draws for
>> tourists who wanted a charming postmark. Probably ancient history now.
>>
>> Growing up, Hell, Michigan had that same allure.
>>
>
>We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
>state of CT. On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
>Office in Bethlehem. They has special stamps you used to postmark them
>and hand them over.

Aha! And the PA one probably had similar.

There must be some other fun names out there.

On 2021-03-23 9:58 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:47:21 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>> On 23/03/2021 15:29, Graham wrote:
>>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>>
>>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>>
>> I have relatives who play the bagpipes...
>>
>> I don't actually remember any of my Orcadian friends playing the pipes.
>> I mostly remember fiddle, piano, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and
>> squeeze boxes of various types. And they could all sing.
>
> My father played and used to amuse USians in Japan on Burns Night by
> playing Deep in the heart of Texas etc. For some reason it had not
> occurred to them that bagpipes could play anything the player wanted.
>
Whether it sounded like what was intended is another matter!

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 5:29:48 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>
> >>
> > I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
> > It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
> > with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
> > were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)

My cousin plays the bagpipe in a band. He said he has to remember to always lock his car when the bagpipe is in it. One time he left his car unlocked. When he came back, there were two bagpipes in there.

On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
> hot showers were still available.
> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot water.
> Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just a bowl
> of hot water and a washcloth.
> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got out
> of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission lines,
> and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across the north
> coast of Scotland.
> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver had
> to make a 100 mile detour to get here.

That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!

Jill

On 23/03/2021 19:49, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>> On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>>
>> It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>> party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>> support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>> chance of another independence referendum.
>>
>> Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>> will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>> handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.
>
> Mayhem ensues.
>
> Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
> Balmoral...
>
I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
few clips of the Oprah interview.
Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
Buckingham Palace, etc.
QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/23/2021 12:49 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:25:18 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-03-23 7:41 a.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:56:55 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>
>>>> A delightful offer and I thank you and hope to take you up on it.
>>>>
>>>> I want to get to Orkney, too, if I am going to head up all that way.
>>>> Besides, the idea of even passing a sign that says "****t" is its own
>>>> goofy lure. And the Shetlands...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I had to chuckle when we were driving around the back roads of
>>> Pennsylvania years ago and noted that there were rarely signs indicating
>>> the name of the town. When there were, they were small green signs with
>>> white lettering. The major exceptions were Intercourse and Bird In
>>> Hand. They both had nice big colourful signs.
>>
>> Places such as that used to have post offices that were draws for
>> tourists who wanted a charming postmark. Probably ancient history now.
>>
>> Growing up, Hell, Michigan had that same allure.
>>
>
>We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
>state of CT. On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
>Office in Bethlehem. They has special stamps you used to postmark them
>and hand them over.

I can get great hams right in town here at the Italian-German butcher
shop. I don't buy them often as my wife doesn't like ham and I can't
eat a whole ham, not even a half ham. This week the market in town
has bone-in ham steaks on sale, I may get a couple. Actually my
favorite is a roasted fresh ham but I'd need enough guests to help eat
it... a roast fresh ham is the king of roasts, far better than any
beef prime rib.

On 23/03/2021 20:31, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
>> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
>> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
>> hot showers were still available.
>> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
>> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot
>> water. Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just
>> a bowl of hot water and a washcloth.
>> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
>> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got
>> out of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission
>> lines, and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across
>> the north coast of Scotland.
>> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
>> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver
>> had to make a 100 mile detour to get here.
>
> That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!
>
She's really good, takes her job seriously, and doesn't mess up her
deliveries, unlike a couple of the other drivers I've run across. I like
her.

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:44:03 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> This week the market in town
> has bone-in ham steaks on sale, I may get a couple.
>
Those are fabulous cooked on the grill and served with mashed
potatoes and fried apples. The cooking time is quite short.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:01:55 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 9:58 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:47:21 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/2021 15:29, Graham wrote:
>>>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>>>
>>>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>>>
>>> I have relatives who play the bagpipes...
>>>
>>> I don't actually remember any of my Orcadian friends playing the pipes.
>>> I mostly remember fiddle, piano, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and
>>> squeeze boxes of various types. And they could all sing.
>>
>> My father played and used to amuse USians in Japan on Burns Night by
>> playing Deep in the heart of Texas etc. For some reason it had not
>> occurred to them that bagpipes could play anything the player wanted.
>>
>Whether it sounded like what was intended is another matter!

Methinks you're biased you southerner!

On 2021-03-23 3:51 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>
> Aha! And the PA one probably had similar.
>
> There must be some other fun names out there.


Dildo, Newfoundland.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 23/03/2021 19:49, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>>>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>>>
>>> It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>>> party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>>> support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>>> chance of another independence referendum.
>>>
>>> Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>>> will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>>> handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.
>>
>> Mayhem ensues.
>>
>> Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
>> Balmoral...
>>
>I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>few clips of the Oprah interview.
>Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>Buckingham Palace, etc.

I did not know that.

>QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...

OH, I am sure that'd go over well.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:46:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 3:51 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>
>> Aha! And the PA one probably had similar.
>>
>> There must be some other fun names out there.
>
>
>Dildo, Newfoundland.
>

Now, if you'd said Quebec, I'd have just considered it a
mispronunciation.

On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>> On 23/03/2021 19:49, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>>>>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>>>>
>>>> It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>>>> party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>>>> support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>>>> chance of another independence referendum.
>>>>
>>>> Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>>>> will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>>>> handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.
>>>
>>> Mayhem ensues.
>>>
>>> Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
>>> Balmoral...
>>>
>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>
> I did not know that.
>
>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>
> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>
>
I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)

On 2021-03-23 6:13 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:46:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-23 3:51 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Aha! And the PA one probably had similar.
>>>
>>> There must be some other fun names out there.
>>
>>
>> Dildo, Newfoundland.
>>
>
> Now, if you'd said Quebec, I'd have just considered it a
> mispronunciation.
>



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dildo,...d_and_Labrador

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/2021 19:49, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>>>>>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>>>>>
>>>>> It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>>>>> party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>>>>> support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>>>>> chance of another independence referendum.
>>>>>
>>>>> Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>>>>> will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>>>>> handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.
>>>>
>>>> Mayhem ensues.
>>>>
>>>> Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
>>>> Balmoral...
>>>>
>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>
>> I did not know that.
>>
>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>
>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>
>>
>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)

Or shrink into a teeny tiny itty bit of homeopathic whatever and kept
in a dropper bottle..

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:39:55 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 6:13 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:46:09 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-03-23 3:51 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Aha! And the PA one probably had similar.
>>>>
>>>> There must be some other fun names out there.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dildo, Newfoundland.
>>>
>>
>> Now, if you'd said Quebec, I'd have just considered it a
>> mispronunciation.
>>
>
>
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dildo,...d_and_Labrador

Gotta love it.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/2021 19:49, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:11:32 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 23/03/2021 16:55, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you think she will make a secession push? I am gonna ask all who
>>>>>> have any relatable feelings about that...
>>>>>>
>>>>> It will likely depend on the election results. The SNP are the largest
>>>>> party in Parliament, but they don't have an absolute majority, they need
>>>>> support from the Greens. If there's a strong SNP majority, there's more
>>>>> chance of another independence referendum.
>>>>>
>>>>> Considering the difficulties Brexit is causing at the NI/Eire border, it
>>>>> will be interesting to see how the Scottish/English border will be
>>>>> handled, should an Independence referendum succeed.
>>>>
>>>> Mayhem ensues.
>>>>
>>>> Having seen The Crown and the Oprah interview, I was thinking of
>>>> Balmoral...
>>>>
>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>
>> I did not know that.
>>
>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>
>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>
>>
>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)

In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
generally rate him as a nice person. He was one of the first to
revert to farming naturally, the Cirencester Ag College make all their
students do a week at High Grove (his country estate with farm) to see
how farming can be done without large levels of chemicals. Aside from
that, he makes millions that run his programme for inner city kids
which has diverted and saved many a child from turning to crime.

Of course the press is never kind, British press isn't by and large
thus when he first started farming at High Grove they ran all that
rubbish about him 'talking to plants' and missed the valid point of
what he was doing.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>
>>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>
>>> I did not know that.
>>>
>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>
>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>
>>>
>>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>
>In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>generally rate him as a nice person.

Which job? Cheating on his wife?

--
The real Bruce posts with Eternal September

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:03:19 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
> > In article >, cshenk1
> > @virginia-beach.net says...
> >>
> >> Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 3/21/2021 3:00 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >> > > Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > On 3/20/2021 1:54 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> >> > > > > On 20/03/2021 19:59, wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > I've always had gas heat and a gas water heater here.
> About >> > > > > > 10 years ago I converted from an electric flat top
> stove to a >> > > > > > gas range. Love the quick response and
> instant temperature >> > > > > > adjustment of gas over an electric
> range. I really >> > > > > > appreciated that gas range March 2020
> when the tornado tore >> > > > > > through Nashville. At least fresh
> vegetables and canned >> > > > > > goods could be cooked; that would
> have been impossible with >> > > > > > an electric stove since there
> was no electricity for 5 days. >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > Sensible.
> >> > > > > That's why we have a gas cooktop, too. And matches.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Are there any workarounds for the electric starters in the
> gas >> > > > oven when the electricity is out?
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes. Very old time though. It's called a match.
> >> >
> >> > I am not going to cut holes in my oven to allow me to match
> light. >> > That would be totally stupid. But thanks for playing.
> >>
> >> Designs vary but mine can be reached from inside with a long match.
> >
> > I have a battery wand gas lighter , even easier than a long
> > match
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
> unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
> ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
> operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
> top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
> eliminated as a safety feature.

Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
concept.

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong when she said:
>
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
> > top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
> > eliminated as a safety feature.
>
> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
> concept.
>
Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing he said.
With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated, they operate by
electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be turned on for the top burners,
light it with a match, and you have a flame. But you just flounced right
on by his statement of pilot lights eliminated.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:27:37 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I did not know that.
>>>>
>>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>>
>>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>>
>>In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>generally rate him as a nice person.
>
>Which job? Cheating on his wife?

Hey, Mr Bruce dumb dutch **** - who was Harry's daddy?

This guy
https://api.time.com/wp-content/uplo...800&quality=85

Or this guy? https://i.postimg.cc/1Rnb1NVK/Prince-Harry.jpg

Was this an immaculate conception, or did Diana get some cock from
somebody other than her husband?

One day, you may just get your facts right. Oh but lefty ****S like
you prefer feelings over facts, right?

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:39:51 -0500, "cshenk"
> wrote:

>Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:03:19 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>>
>> > In article >, cshenk1
>> > @virginia-beach.net says...
>> >>
>> >> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On 3/21/2021 3:00 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> >> > > Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > On 3/20/2021 1:54 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> >> > > > > On 20/03/2021 19:59, wrote:
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > > I've always had gas heat and a gas water heater here.
>> About >> > > > > > 10 years ago I converted from an electric flat top
>> stove to a >> > > > > > gas range. Love the quick response and
>> instant temperature >> > > > > > adjustment of gas over an electric
>> range. I really >> > > > > > appreciated that gas range March 2020
>> when the tornado tore >> > > > > > through Nashville. At least fresh
>> vegetables and canned >> > > > > > goods could be cooked; that would
>> have been impossible with >> > > > > > an electric stove since there
>> was no electricity for 5 days. >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > Sensible.
>> >> > > > > That's why we have a gas cooktop, too. And matches.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Are there any workarounds for the electric starters in the
>> gas >> > > > oven when the electricity is out?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Yes. Very old time though. It's called a match.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am not going to cut holes in my oven to allow me to match
>> light. >> > That would be totally stupid. But thanks for playing.
>> >>
>> >> Designs vary but mine can be reached from inside with a long match.
>> >
>> > I have a battery wand gas lighter , even easier than a long
>> > match
>> >
>> > Janet UK
>>
>> A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
>> unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
>> ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
>> operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
>> top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
>> eliminated as a safety feature.
>
>Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
>concept.

LOL. Can you comprehend ANYTHING correctly? It seems not!

In article >,
says...
> >I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>
> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
> generally rate him as a nice person. He was one of the first to
> revert to farming naturally, the Cirencester Ag College make all their
> students do a week at High Grove (his country estate with farm) to see
> how farming can be done without large levels of chemicals. Aside from
> that, he makes millions that run his programme for inner city kids
> which has diverted and saved many a child from turning to crime.
>

Charles founded the Princes Trust, he doesn't fund it.
He no longer farms at Highgrove (gave up the farming lease).


Janet UK

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 9:40:01 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:

> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
> > top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
> > eliminated as a safety feature.
>
> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
> concept.

Modern ovens don't work that way. My oven requires electricity to
open the valve to admit gas to the burner.

Sheldon is totally correct.

Here's what GE has to say on the subject:

<https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=19226>

Cindy Hamilton

On 23/03/2021 20:08, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 5:29:48 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>
> My cousin plays the bagpipe in a band. He said he has to remember to always lock his car when the bagpipe is in it. One time he left his car unlocked. When he came back, there were two bagpipes in there.
>

lolol

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:27:37 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I did not know that.
>>>>
>>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>>
>>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>>
>>In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>generally rate him as a nice person.
>
>Which job? Cheating on his wife?

If you're going to down every male who cheats on his wife...

On 3/23/2021 3:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
> state of CT. On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
> Office in Bethlehem. They has special stamps you used to postmark them
> and hand them over.

Hey, I get one of those each year from my CT friend and his wife.
Not this past Christmas though due to the pandemic.

This post just reminded me that tomorrow is his birthday (71)

I will guess your Christmas hams came from Nodines?
I've got some Christmas bacon from them in my freezer.
Note: if you miss them, they do great mail order service.
Packages come quick and packed with dry ice.