Comment posted A85 Connel to Dalmally closed in both directions by Mel Gibson.
Ah right! It’s a play on words. I can’t quite get the hang of the limey sense of humour, but full marks for what is clearly a very funny joke. Got any others?
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- Depth of knowledge is as important as breadth
- The next quiz will be spelling, especially places names in northern England.
- Here’s one for you:
There are 10 types of people in this world- those that understand binary and those that don’t.
Geddit? - I don’t get it.
- That’s an unfair question for the rest of us since Bobby Wakeham has a permanent direct link to Wikipedia (how else can he authoratively comment on so many issues?).
Anyone back to Stirling for me now (oops).
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So, an outer flotation ring to support the seal net, with an outsize sinker tube to maintain rigidity. Any tidal movement will affect both inner and outer net. Some contact isn’t a problem, provided the outer net is robust enough to stop a seal (I believe one can get submarine netting these days, so seal proof material ought to be available).
Then, make the outer net of a suitable mesh size to deter large predators such as seals, but not trap smaller diving birds.
Finally, the outer net can be cleaned using the same methods that you use for cage nets surely?
Until the industry addresses this, even if just for PR reasons, you will always incur the wrath of the antis and be a soft target. - Democratic deficit as Government ignores Information Commission ruling
It appears to be technically possible to secure the nets that contain the salmon on such site, so perhaps a similar mechanism could be used for a seal barrier? - Democratic deficit as Government ignores Information Commission ruling
Some discrepancy between your figures Mark, and those obtained by Don Staniford under FOI, and it really is this misuse of statistics that I am raising in this and other threads.
I fully agree with you that barrier nets are the only sustainable answer, and it is a frustration to me that the salmon industry don’t just get on with it and end this soft target that the antis use.
Having said that, lethal pest control is nothing new and deemed perfectly acceptable for other species in food production or simply cohabiting with humans (cue Jnr hick). - McDonald’s breakfast advertisement features Argyll
In a survey carried out in Aberdeen (by the Aberdeen Licensing Forum) in August 2012, it was found that over two thirds of the population have at least five alcohol sales outlets (excluding pubs) within a five minute walk from their home, with the majority of the remainder having less than fifteen minutes to travel to a sales outlet (again, excluding pubs).
Alcohol addiction, related diseases including obesity, physical injuries from abuse and general anti-social behaviour are a worse blight on our nation than a few overweight kids enjoying a burger.
Why pick on MacDonalds? - McDonald’s breakfast advertisement features Argyll
I think you’ll find that rather than Aberdeen, Coatbridge was identified as the fat capital of the UK not that long ago.
Fast food outlets? Plenty.
Affluence? Hardly.
High disposable income and fast food consumption aren’t necessarily linked, and I would like to see the statistics to back up the theory that, on average, there is a higher percentage of obesity (better term than ‘fat kids’) in Aberdeen compared to Oban.
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This is when the failure to improve extensive lengths of the A816 Lochgilphead – Oban road to a reasonable standard just adds to the problems.
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I am surprised that there are not more serious accidents on the A85 from Tyndrum to Dalmally as motor bikers seem to think that they are a law unto themselves.
Whilst driving on this stretch of the A85 especially during the summer months I see motor bikers weaving amongst the traffic and overtaking on blind corners. It is no wonder that this road is often closed due to accidents.
With any road it is not the road that is dangerous it is the people using it that cause the accidents. You cannot have accidents if the road has no vehicles on it.
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True, some drivers behave like lunatics, but not true that ‘it’s not the road that’s dangerous’ – there are places in Argyll where the road configuration is very clearly unsafe. And what’s this about ‘you cannot have accidents if the road has no vehicles on it’ – do you think roads are for decoration only? – this reminds me of days gone by in the Middle East, when there were suspicions that strangers were sometimes found guilty of causing accidents on the principle that if they hadn’t been there the driver on the wrong side of the road would still be alive.
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This was an accident between two trucks wasn’t it – how are motorbikers to blame for that?
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Presumably they weren’t, but the criticism of bikers is fair comment – some of the ‘bike packs’ that come out in good summer weather do behave like absolute lunatics, without any doubt whatsoever. So, of course, do some car drivers.
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Regardless of whom was to blame, one of my colleagues was involved in this accident. Let’s pray that both drivers recover from this tragic incident. My thoughts are with you both.
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Absolutely. How many of us have made mistakes and got away with them?
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People say that the A9 from Perth to Thurso is a killer road but this is only because motorists take un-necessary risks to try to reach their destination a few minutes earlier.
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It’s not as simple as that, is it? Aren’t people usually referring to the stretch from Perth to Inverness, where part of the problem seems to be the way that the road switches repeatedly between single and dual carriageways.
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Most people wrongly assume that it is the stretch from Perth to Inverness but there have also been serious accidents on the Inverness to Thurso section.
I could have just mentioned Perth to Inverness but no doubt someone trying to clever would have stated that the A9 started in the City of Perth and finished in Thurso.
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Here is a question for all of you.
Which is the smallest city in Scotland?
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That’s an unfair question for the rest of us since Bobby Wakeham has a permanent direct link to Wikipedia (how else can he authoratively comment on so many issues?).
Anyone back to Stirling for me now (oops).
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must be electricity – it comes down these awfy wee wires
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Mel.
The answer is Perth because it lies between two inches, the North Inch and the South Inch.
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Brilliant.
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I don’t get it.
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It’s all right, Mel. Size is not important – really.
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Mel.
It is a trick question, but if you have never been to the City of Perth then it is unlikely that you will know the answer.
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Mel.
On the front page of today’s Dundee Courier there is an article headed “Games move, but it’s only by Inches”
Perth Highland Games are moving from the South Inch to the North Inch because of the summer deluge.
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Ah right! It’s a play on words. I can’t quite get the hang of the limey sense of humour, but full marks for what is clearly a very funny joke. Got any others?
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Here’s one for you:
There are 10 types of people in this world- those that understand binary and those that don’t.
Geddit?
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Sorry I do not.
I was trying to broaden knowledge about Scotland for people who live in Argyll & Bute and beyond.
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Depth of knowledge is as important as breadth
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This is not a joke.
Which is further west, Dundee or Carlise.
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What have these got to do with a closure of the A85 – binary notation or a school quiz? (answer: nothing)
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The next quiz will be spelling, especially places names in northern England.
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