One reason to stay in Scotland

TheCoo'sTail

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Having spent the best part of a fortnight in Irvine recently, I can safely say that I would hate to live back in Scotland. Crappy weather, don't drink Irn Bru, don't smoke, like sunshine. Still has the shameful sectarian attitude too. Living in Kent has spoiled Scotland for me, it is such a poor place, really depressing IMHO.

Kent? Yeah I long for the likes of Margate and Ramsgate. In fairness there are some lovely little villages there. The climate is much warmer I will give you that, but our surroundings cannot be touched anywhere in the UK, although the Lakes come quite close. As for the Sectarian nonsense, you didn't have to move to England, just the east coast of Scotland, we don't tolerate that p!sh over here.

thegreatdivide

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Having spent the best part of a fortnight in Irvine recently, I can safely say that I would hate to live back in Scotland. Crappy weather, don't drink Irn Bru, don't smoke, like sunshine. Still has the shameful sectarian attitude too. Living in Kent has spoiled Scotland for me, it is such a poor place, really depressing IMHO.

Kent? Yeah I long for the likes of Margate and Ramsgate. In fairness there are some lovely little villages there. The climate is much warmer I will give you that, but our surroundings cannot be touched anywhere in the UK, although the Lakes come quite close. As for the Sectarian nonsense, you didn't have to move to England, just the east coast of Scotland, we don't tolerate that p!sh over here.

Irvine is no different to any low employment town or city in England while pretty looking Kent is full of curtain twitching Daily Mail reading Tories (soon to be UKIPPERS) ;-)

As for sectarianism, what the Coo said. None of it round here, up North or down South. It's a small part of the West Coast that thinks it's in Belfast 20 years ago (no disrespect to Belfast btw).

I rode under blazing Fife sunshine on Saturday and couldn't get the smile off my face! Then did a ride through Fife, Perth & Kinross and back into Angus on Sunday and discovered a beautiful climb http://app.strava.com/segments/697839

I love this country :-)

dmclite-3.0

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

pinno

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Having spent the best part of a fortnight in Irvine recently, I can safely say that I would hate to live back in Scotland. Crappy weather, don't drink Irn Bru, don't smoke, like sunshine. Still has the shameful sectarian attitude too. Living in Kent has spoiled Scotland for me, it is such a poor place, really depressing IMHO.

Unfortunately, I am in Irvine every 4 weeks. What a hole and only a stone's throw from Kilmarnock (another hole). Wishaw however has got to be one of the sh1ttiest towns in Scotland.

Once you get north of the Central belt, then you really are in 'Scotland'. Oban, Fort William, Calender, Pitlochry, Inverness etc etc - stunning and less down trodden.

marylogic

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Having spent the best part of a fortnight in Irvine recently, I can safely say that I would hate to live back in Scotland. Crappy weather, don't drink Irn Bru, don't smoke, like sunshine. Still has the shameful sectarian attitude too. Living in Kent has spoiled Scotland for me, it is such a poor place, really depressing IMHO.

Kent? Yeah I long for the likes of Margate and Ramsgate. In fairness there are some lovely little villages there. The climate is much warmer I will give you that, but our surroundings cannot be touched anywhere in the UK, although the Lakes come quite close. As for the Sectarian nonsense, you didn't have to move to England, just the east coast of Scotland, we don't tolerate that p!sh over here.

Irvine is no different to any low employment town or city in England while pretty looking Kent is full of curtain twitching Daily Mail reading Tories (soon to be UKIPPERS) ;-)

As for sectarianism, what the Coo said. None of it round here, up North or down South. It's a small part of the West Coast that thinks it's in Belfast 20 years ago (no disrespect to Belfast btw).

I did a rode under blazing Fife sunshine on Saturday and couldn't get the smile off my face! Then did a ride through Fife, Perth & Kinross and back into Angus on Sunday and discovered a beautiful climb http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vision-trimax-t ... lset-2012/

I love this country :-)

Your link is to a set of wheels! What was the climb?

TheCoo'sTail

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

thegreatdivide

marylogic wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Having spent the best part of a fortnight in Irvine recently, I can safely say that I would hate to live back in Scotland. Crappy weather, don't drink Irn Bru, don't smoke, like sunshine. Still has the shameful sectarian attitude too. Living in Kent has spoiled Scotland for me, it is such a poor place, really depressing IMHO.

Kent? Yeah I long for the likes of Margate and Ramsgate. In fairness there are some lovely little villages there. The climate is much warmer I will give you that, but our surroundings cannot be touched anywhere in the UK, although the Lakes come quite close. As for the Sectarian nonsense, you didn't have to move to England, just the east coast of Scotland, we don't tolerate that p!sh over here.

Irvine is no different to any low employment town or city in England while pretty looking Kent is full of curtain twitching Daily Mail reading Tories (soon to be UKIPPERS) ;-)

As for sectarianism, what the Coo said. None of it round here, up North or down South. It's a small part of the West Coast that thinks it's in Belfast 20 years ago (no disrespect to Belfast btw).

I rode under blazing Fife sunshine on Saturday and couldn't get the smile off my face! Then did a ride through Fife, Perth & Kinross and back into Angus on Sunday and discovered a beautiful climb http://app.strava.com/segments/697839

I love this country :-)

Your link is to a set of wheels! What was the climb?

How bizarre!? Fixed now http://app.strava.com/segments/697839

marylogic

Ah!

I've done this from the other side - the climb from Abernethy is pretty good too. I must try the climb from the strathmiglo side.

Central belt is pretty grim. I used to live in Edinburgh and it is pretty good as cities go but I don't regret moving north at all. I can head out the door and after 5 minutes cycling I'm in countryside. Lots of lovely hills nearby too. Might head further north if work allows......

dmclite-3.0

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

Hard to put into words really, I know how I feel and that was that, off I went and I have never looked back.

arthur_scrimshaw

declan1 wrote:

Beautiful ride today - 26 degrees up here! :shock:

Well we use Celsius down here not Fahrenheit, and that's only -3.3 C, not bad for Scotland but still a bit chilly for us southern softies.

thegreatdivide

marylogic wrote:

Ah!

I've done this from the other side - the climb from Abernethy is pretty good too. I must try the climb from the strathmiglo side

Me too, and every time I've come plummeting down the other side I've always thought 'I bet it's nice riding up this way'. It was. It’s a constant climb with no sudden steep rises like the other side, so you can get into a nice tapping rhythm and the view is lovely. I’m going to do it again this weekend.

pliptrot

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest.

Perfect!

thegreatdivide

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

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thegreatdivide

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

seanoconn

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

You just did?

thegreatdivide

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

You just did?

Was replying to the Coo.

-spider-

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

There are round here. Millions of them. Midgies with great big sharp teeth.


But they don't bother us - we train them to attack tourists. It's such a laugh

TheCoo'sTail

thegreatdivide wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

You just did?

Was replying to the Coo.

That's what I thought.

-spider-

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

You just did?

Was replying to the Coo.

That's what I thought.

You did?

TheCoo'sTail

-spider- wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

TheCoo'sTail wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

Dunno, I left Scotland as soon as I could ( left home at 16), just knew deep down I didn't like it, most of the people and the mindset. That aside I am sure it is lovely, but only if you like it.

I love Kent. I live on the edge of the medway towns and swale, not far from the weald either, lovely bit of the country, its warm and open minded. Just don't go to Chatham that often.

Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

It's such a ridiculous statement that I can't be bothered reply to it.

You just did?

Was replying to the Coo.

That's what I thought.

You did?

Yip!

thegreatdivide

-spider- wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

There are round here. Millions of them. Midgies with great big sharp teeth.


But they don't bother us - we train them to attack tourists. It's such a laugh

Don't be daft. The East Coast of Scotland runs from Peterhead to Eyemouth. Anywhere North of Peterhead is called Iceland ;-)

seanoconn

thegreatdivide wrote:

-spider- wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

There are round here. Millions of them. Midgies with great big sharp teeth.


But they don't bother us - we train them to attack tourists. It's such a laugh

Don't be daft. The East Coast of Scotland runs from Peterhead to Eyemouth. Anywhere North of Peterhead is called Iceland ;-)

I'd love to have a crack at fishing from Peterhead

daviesee

seanoconn wrote:

I'd love to have a crack at fishing from Peterhead

Learn how to say it "properly" first. It doesn't sound quite so exotic.

Pee'er-heed.

pinno

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

-spider- wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

There are round here. Millions of them. Midgies with great big sharp teeth.

But they don't bother us - we train them to attack tourists. It's such a laugh. I'd get Iynched for saying that.

Don't be daft. The East Coast of Scotland runs from Peterhead to Eyemouth. Anywhere North of Peterhead is called Iceland ;-)

Look at those shifty looking barsetwards - they ain't fishing, they're shifting drugs.

Anyhoo, you kill one midge and a thousand come to the funeral.

daviesee

Long summer days.

I'm having a hard time adjusting to it being dark before 10:00 dahn sarf just now.

seanoconn

pinarello001 wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

-spider- wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL - that's another reason for living on the East Coast - there are no midgies over here :-)

There are round here. Millions of them. Midgies with great big sharp teeth.

But they don't bother us - we train them to attack tourists. It's such a laugh. I'd get Iynched for saying that.

Don't be daft. The East Coast of Scotland runs from Peterhead to Eyemouth. Anywhere North of Peterhead is called Iceland ;-)

Look at those shifty looking barsetwards - they ain't fishing, they're shifting drugs.

Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day. But teach a man to fish and he'll be dead from mercury poisoning within three years

Escadrille Ecosse

The new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, less than 15 minutes from the house by bike. Still amazed that it's here and we get to ride it.



TheCoo'sTail wrote:
Did you meet most of the people? Never understood folk disliking people they have never met! Says more about them to be honest. :?

Heard a great quote chatting to a lad after a session at the Velodrome "Never met a (insert name of certain local cycling club) who wasn't an 4rse, but then I haven't met them all yet". Take from that what you will

daviesee

It is not London!
I keep asking myself, why am I here?

The cocktails are helping though.

PS:- it is Pissing down though so I feel at home.

daviesee

More observations from that there London.

There is a much higher percentage of smokers than either Edinburgh or Aberdeen.

I won't comment on Irvine. Never been there and have no intentions of going.