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    Scottish Infrastructure

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    I was trying to think recently how many tunnels are there in Scotland?  Aside from the Glasgow Subway, some of the Glasgow lines and between Haymarket and Waverley and the Clyde Tunnel there's not many.  I can't think of any between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh and despite being a fairly mountainous region there's only one between Inverness and Perth (around Blair Atholl as I recall).  There'll definitely be some I've forgotten, but even then it's not many.
    The Faroese, despite having a population akin to Perth, build tunnels for 300-odd cars a day and do it because they're good for business.  You could propose a tunnel in Scotland for ten times that amount of traffic and people would be against it.
    On the routes I drive with the exception of The mound tunnels (Waverley), Calton tunnels (Waverley), Haymarket tunnels and Queen St tunnel the list is as follows:

    Winchburgh, Falkirk High, Kippenross, St Margaret's, Bowshank, Torwoodlee, Inverkeithing, Kinghorn, Eglington St, Carmuirs.

    I actually thought there were more!!!

    Edit - forgot about North Queensferry
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    Arbroath vs Pars vs Poseidon vs Aeolus

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    On a different note, this is one of my favourite away days. 
    Arbroath has a good selection of pubs and the scran is really good at the ground, and in town. 
    It's a train journey if coming from Dunfermline /Inverkeithing which means a few beers on the train and maybe a quick pint at Dundee station if needing to change. (when the bar was open, I don't know if this re-opened before COVID?) 
    It's also handy having a friend in Dundee for this one for post match night out etc, making a bit of a weekend of it. Also having stayed in Aberdeen it was a simple train hop down from there. More on that later.
    Our record is fairly decent in my experience, with decent home fans and usually a fairly good sized away support making a bit of noise.
    Do they still change ends at half time? Please tell me yes as this was absolutely class. 
     
    One of my favourite games here was this one from 2013 https://www.dafc.co.uk/fixture.php?t=Arbroath+match+report&SID=First+Team&D=2013-12-21&ID=718
    Got a bit drunk and merry with friends and had to get the train back up to Aberdeen as I had a shift working behind the bar of a hotel for the last Christmas party of the year. Drank the best part of a bottle of red wine on the train back up but got away with telling my manager I only had a couple of beers. He was really sound as I had told him I was going to be a bit later than normal and probably have a few pints in me as  we got along really well and he knew I'd put in a shift. Made a fortune in tips as I was merry as f**k and the party crowd were really friendly for a change. 
    I remember that!! Literally had to push you out the boozer to get your train!!
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    Twitter

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    So apparently the Hamilton live stream commentator made a remark about going for a jobby at half time, ok no the best patter. But some wee concerned journalist went straight on twitter to lee wallace the boy and got him sacked. You’d think from the faux outrage from the wee grass that the boy had burnt an effigy of Captain Tom. Imagine lobbying for someone to lose their job for saying Jobby? 
    Wonder if they fired the guy who sent the Nigerian Prince £600,000? If this tweeter is a member of pie and bovril i’d like to see them binned. 
     
     
    f**k sake Philpy
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