Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > > > Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > > > > elag wrote:
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> > > > > > Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > > > > > > elag wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > :O) We don't have many flat topped living accommodations now... even
> > > > > > > > > blocks of apartments tend to get a sloped roof or something
> > > > > > > > > futuristic... i guess the weather brought that about.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'd like to have something futuristic... like a retractable roof or a
> > > > > > > > bank of solar panels or a radio telescope.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I saw a gorgeous house recently on tv. Privately built. It is completely
> > > > > > > open plane but built round a courtyard and has appartments for all
> > > > > > > family members, but has been built in such a way that nothing remains
> > > > > > > permanently part of anything else, so each gets what they need. It also
> > > > > > > has concealed toilets/bathrooms etc behind bookcases...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sounds nice... I appreciate a bit of imagination in architecture... a
> > > > > > respite from all the vinyl and cardboard almost-but-not-quite-colonial
> > > > > > type construction. I sort of like geodesic domes, myself.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Was that the "Extreme Homes" show?
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> > > > > No, it's a weird thing. i've one caught it a couple of times
> > > > > http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/0-9/4homes/
> > > > > it seems they travel around looking at groups of homes, different
> > > > > categories, then decide which is the best one in Britain.
> > > >
> > > > Guess I'll never see that one. Best by what measure, I wonder...
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> > > > The winners do look very interesting.
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> > > Like I said, it's on at an awkward time and I only catch snatches of it.
> > > Last one was semi detached houses, one of which looked like a manor
> > > inside. It's an interesting programme, but not as interesting as the the
> > > top tens running on ch5 this week. I have caught Britain's top ten
> > > ancient monuments and top ten gardens. Its castles tonight for the last
> > > one. The monuments one had a couple of things on the Orkney Islands off
> > > scotland including
> > > http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/skarabrae/
> > > with their fascinating stone dressing tables etc.
> >
> > It does look very intriguing. Interesting that the sea has rushed up to
> > meet this town while places like Rye in East Sussex the sea has run
> > several miles away. Nature shore is wonderful.
> >
> > > Even the experts were joking about the people holding wine and cheese parties etc...
> >
> > It does look like a fine place for a pic-a-nic.
> >
> > > fascinating place. Watching this programme has given me a huge list of
> > > places to visit when and if I get the chance.
> > > http://www.channel5.co.uk/home/frameset/?content=97743&
> >
> > Here are interesting structures which I saw in Italy that have suddenly
> > come to mind:
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/trullihouses/
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> I think the Orkneys are an island off Scotland. The wind is so bad they
> have NO TREES!
I've read that they do have a few, but not very many. I also read that a
lot of their wood came in on the tides from the Americas.
I turned up yet another interesting name for natives: Orcadians.
This is interesting too:
"Orkney Skullsplitter
The one commercial brewery on the island has also very occasionally made
a beer from bere. This is the Orkney Brewery, a micro founded in 1988 in
a Victorian schoolhouse. Its strongest conventional brew is a strong
Scottish ale with a name that alludes to Scandinavian history:
Skullsplitter. A Viking ruler in the 9th century was said to have
cleaved his enemies' skulls with an axe. In 1919, during
renovations of the island's cathedral, a split skull was found sealed
into a pillar. The Orkney Brewery's Skullsplitter (8.5 per cent alcohol
by volume) has a raisiny, sweet, aroma; a very creamy taste, developing
flavours like a fruit cake dunked in Port; and a toasty finish. Yes, it
tastes good - but
Skullsplitter can seem to threaten eternal sleep. This month, it was
judged Champion Winter Beer of Great Britain by the Campaign for Real
Ale."
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