elag 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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> > > > > > > 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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> > > > > > > > > > > Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > > > > 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."
> > > >
> > > > Wow, nae wonder thae dinna hae mony trees, they wull hae broken them
> > > > tossin the caber on the way hame frae the pub!
> > >
> > > Perhaps the Scots might switch to aluminium, as Merkins have in Softball.
> >
> > Trees or cabers? :O)
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> In the Orkneys, both. Actually I have seen a few aluminum trees. I'm
> not too thrilled about the idea of fake trees but they do prevent a lot
> of waste at Giftmas time. I've also seen posts carrying electrical
> power or mobile communications antennae disguised as pine trees. They
> are odd looking but I suppose it's better looking than the alternative.
>
> I hope we'll never need to see whole forests of aluminum trees.
Actually it would be nice if they could disguise these damned mobile
phone masts as something... anything! I am often amazed at people
complaining about wind turbines, which I find quite beautiful and also a
little surreal. It's usually the people who hate coal burning and
nuclear power who also complain about wind turbines...the cleanest and
definitely prettiest of the three.
The only thing I recall being disguised here was satellite dishes. Some
areas only allowed them to put up if they were disguised, and some areas
it's just not allowed. You could actually buy camouflage cloths for the
dishes!
--
Paul. (and all you men are slime)
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Not what it seems...
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