Cyclizine Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: My other half is from Moray and therefore travelling 50 miles to Aberdeen (or Inverness) for some shopping or whatever isn't seen as being a particularly big jaunt. I'm much the same, and for a while we commuted from Keith to Aberdeen for work Mon-Fri. Anything under a 100 mile-round trip isn't anything special. Yeah, my Caithness in laws think nothing about driving a 200 mile round trip down to Inverness for day's shopping and a scone in Girvans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: My other half is from Moray and therefore travelling 50 miles to Aberdeen (or Inverness) for some shopping or whatever isn't seen as being a particularly big jaunt. I'm much the same, and for a while we commuted from Keith to Aberdeen for work Mon-Fri. Anything under a 100 mile-round trip isn't anything special. I wouldn't mind so much if she'd drive occasionally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Cyclizine said: Yeah, my Caithness in laws think nothing about driving a 200 mile round trip down to Inverness for day's shopping and a scone in Girvans. I’m from Golspie, Inverness was a big day out growing up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, RH33 said: I’m from Golspie, Inverness was a big day out growing up! I've relations in Durness, a trip to Inverness was nothing to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Grew up in Thurso then later on taught in Wick. Regularly did the Inverness run. Mrs. RN#2 would regularly get pissed off by it because she was originally from Livingston and hated living in Caithness [emoji1787] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 16 hours ago, GTG_03 said: Must have been some experience! But yeah I agree about the time spent at work, there's no way anyone is doing their best work hours into a day with little or no breaks. I've done similar but being away for weeks at a time(12 hour days 7 days a week but with plenty breaks) and after about 3 weeks it's a real struggle. Yep. my old man was a joiner and he often worked on projects that required long hours and even all-nighters. I'm certain it is much, much harder if you're doing manual work compared to sitting on your arse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 She’s reading the news off her phone, as she does in the morning. Apparently the Texas governor has gone on holiday to Cancun (he’s already flown home in disgrace) and some referee stuck the head on a player (this happened on Tuesday night). Thanks for the big exclusives, hen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 14 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: I've relations in Durness, a trip to Inverness was nothing to them. I know quite a few folk up there and half of the village seems to be in Inverness at the weekend. Journey not nearly as long now that the NC500 has taken all the slow-coach campervans off of the Lairg-Laxford road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Gets right on my nips. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Gets right on my nips. Is this just a general, all encompassing partner complaint, or is it related to the Caithness/Inverness/Durness round trips? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Is this just a general, all encompassing partner complaint, or is it related to the Caithness/Inverness/Durness round trips? Both. the second part only happened once but it was coming back from Orkney last year and it was nip nip nip from Wick to Nairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Both. the second part only happened once but it was coming back from Orkney last year and it was nip nip nip from Wick to Nairn. Was it dry? If so stick the window wipers on the dry window and only turn it off when she's calmed down 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 17 hours ago, Raidernation said: Grew up in Thurso then later on taught in Wick. Regularly did the Inverness run. Mrs. RN#2 would regularly get pissed off by it because she was originally from Livingston and hated living in Caithness It's easy to forget just how remote some parts of Scotland are. Years ago, a band I was with played a few times in Thurso and Wick, and after one gig in the latter I got talking to a local who said he was in a band himself...I asked if they'd gigged yet. "Just local so far, but if we're still together next year we'll look at playing down in the city." "Aye? I can give you a few numbers of folk booking gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh if you want..." Blank look. "When I said the city, I meant Inverness..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I’m from Golspie, Inverness was a big day out growing up!Grew up in Thurso then later on taught in Wick. Regularly did the Inverness run. Mrs. RN#2 would regularly get pissed off by it because she was originally from Livingston and hated living in Caithness [emoji1787]From Nairn, so Inverness or sometimes Elgin (asda and cadonas chips) were the days out when I was younger.The odd trip to Aberdeen too.Could never remember which of the la scala or the elgin playhouse was a bigger dump at that age. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Spent a few of my formative years in Thurso before moving to the relative hubbub of the Black Isle. Travelling was no problem, we used to go all over the fucking place to get horsed 9-0 playing football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Says nothing all day. 30 seconds before something i want to watch on TV starts, decides to tell me about her day. I hit pause. We're -6 so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 hours ago, Hillonearth said: It's easy to forget just how remote some parts of Scotland are. Years ago, a band I was with played a few times in Thurso and Wick, and after one gig in the latter I got talking to a local who said he was in a band himself...I asked if they'd gigged yet. "Just local so far, but if we're still together next year we'll look at playing down in the city." "Aye? I can give you a few numbers of folk booking gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh if you want..." Blank look. "When I said the city, I meant Inverness..." To be fair, Inverness to people from Wick and Thurso, would feel like if I was in London. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheScarf said: To be fair, Inverness to people from Wick and Thurso, would feel like if I was in London. I've been to London. Could have been me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Says nothing all day. 30 seconds before something i want to watch on TV starts, decides to tell me about her day. I hit pause. We're -6 so far. Schoolboy error. Should just keep turning the volume up until the hint is taken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: I've been to London. Could have been me. I never seen you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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