Another Way Around Blog

Yep dudes i have been working on the new logo for next years events and im now pretty happy with the final result .. Its looking kinda good so as soon as i have it on a file i shall post it for all to see.. I have a printer that will do them for me at a good price as i have used them the last three years so will give an update on that in the very near future..

Still dont know if any more of ya wanna join in on any of the events planned but the west highland way walk will be roughly between the last week in may and the second week in june, still to finalise it with the folks that have already confirmed ..

The bike ride has still to be arranged with ya all but i have to get the ferries booked early in the new year so will need names ..

Personally i wish i was heading back over europe to the enzian in austria again but that could be arranged ,, oh yes

Yep folks this wee post is gonna be all about our shite council that takes all wur money every month for street lights, grass cutting etc.. Well when ya need them they are no where in sight ,, remember way back in early october when it was still raining they were spreading gritt on the wet roads ,, well where the fuck are they now?.. Our roads around here in torphy have nt seen a lick of salt and they are that badly rutted now with compacted snow its gettin dangerous to drive on.. The pavements are so bad that auld folks cant even walk on and as yet still no salt.. The gritt bins are all empty so it looks like we need tae get oot there wae wur table salt and shake it all up the paths ..

Yesterday up at work the bin lorry reversed into the car park,, A brand new lorry i add and at least £120 grands worth where 4 fuck witts jumped oot,, looked at the binns and thought to there selves wur no movin them in the snaw, finished their fags and drove off.. Yer nothing but a lazy bunch of bastards,, ye huv all the best of equipment but severly lacking in brain power to operate it.. If that was your average joe in a NORMAL job and that was yer attitude you would be out the door ,, who monitors these fucking idiots that we pay every month? Thing is the majority of em have a chip or should i say a brick on their shooders with the attitude of ah fuck it i cannae be bothered the day.. Well personally i think our council need a radical shake up,, get the fingers oot yer fucking arses and go do some real work.. Get up off yer lazy butts and clear the bloody paths with shovels instead o sittin in yer brand new fleet o transits readin the sun and eatin pies ah day..

I think we need not to pay the roof tax for a couple of months in defiance to these fucking monkeys that we call the council,, they can say what they like that they are out 24/7 but really they are gettin paid for it and after certain hours they are gettin paid even more ,, feck knows why.. Did ya also know that our council has one of the best fleets of gritting lorrys in the country,, again most of em near brand new.. All i can say is no wonder a lot of employers these days take on foreign folks as they sure aint shy of hard work unlike some of these dead beat fuck wits

Seasons greetings to all our readers and a huge merry christmas to ya all as it quarter to midnight so i will wish everyone of ya as above as i sure wont have time to be on here tommorrow as its packed out up at work.. Take it easy folks and will speak to you very soon

Daveeedoff

Afore i forget get a look at some of this fellas videos,, bikes of course and great quality to.. Check em all out on his site on youtube and of course most of them are from canada and alaska ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1L9iQk1FA

My car broke down thanks to snow this morning. And it took 30 minutes just to get through to the AA.

Looks like we are headed for a white Christmas :-).

Ash.

Hey ash sorry to here that fella but you should huv phoned me,, jimmy Daveeedoff recovery

Well christmas day is just about here for anither year and it looks like its gonna be a white one ,, round this area it is for sure .. According to the travel news there is pure mental mayhem oot there and when im out on the roads i can sure see why.. Why o why do so many fucing idiots drive so fast in this weather,, do they think they are in-destructable or something.. Heading to work today i kid you not there was easy 1 and a half feet of snow and theres this wee fanny heed in a fiat punto trying to get up the hill wae his three wee knob heed pals just basically sitting spinning in the middle of the road.. I gets oot the jeep and says to him “where are ye goin pal"",, oh just oot for a drive mate,, i just pulled up the banking and drove off and left the lot of em spiinin in the road,, feck me they werent even trying to go anywhere,, thick as a fucking brick i say..
Yet anither thing that gets right on my tits at the mo is other 4x4 drivers that again think because they are in a 4x4 they can rattle on at normal driving speeds,, well guess whit ya bunch of frickin crazy bastards ye cannae yer wee 4x4 will slide just the same as any car,, the worst being and im sad to say i had one of these feckers appears to be with a bmw badge up front in the form of the x5 driver,, well let me tell ya these things in deep snow, mud etc are pish and i mean 100% but they think they are somethin they sure aint..

So apart from the weather i hope the lot of ya have a fantastic christmas and a great new year and hope santa is good to ya all..

For now im away tae build a snaaaaw man. The Daveeedofff

Well folks dunno about where you are at the mo but round about here it is very very snowy,, very deep snow but its great havin a modded 4x4 wae a winch up front.. Talking of which the daveedoff and wee tie strap are fully qualified renault clio pullers oot o ditches.. Yesterday up at beecraigs it started snowing mid afternoon so some of the staff were sent away early as the roads were really bad,, so big jock took a lift off wan o the waitresses to livingston,, 15 minutes later they were in a ditch .,, if only it hud been under different circumstances jocky.. Winch hooked up and pulled it clean out,, no probs..

Tonight at work the same thing but the snow was way way worse,, wan o the young lads that works in the kitchen put his clio into yet anither ditch,, this one was a belter,, fence wire,, the lot arroon the back axle .. The fence was duly attacked with cutters and the wee clio was pulled back onto the road .. Nae probs.. We then thought we would have to go rescue tams daughter as she wis stuck also tryin to get to livi but she was aided by two dudes going the other way who helped her out.. So there ya go folks the daveeedoff has been kinda busy no jist wae work,,im thinking o havin a wee sideline job as a salvage recovery unit wae tie strap as the helper.. So thats that people ,, very busy weekend and even busier week ahead but all this xmas shit is about over for yet anither year,, thank feck.. If i see anymore bloody turkey or xmas pudding i think im gonna have a breakdoon as its really gettin right on my tits now..

Anyway im gonna get some shut eye now as im picking tie strap up in the morning at the train station as his car has nae chance of gettin up the hill..,, Tam jist phone me bud if ye need picked up at the bottom of the hill,, ye should huv bought a jeep

The Daveeedoff

Christ where day ye start with rock bands ive got such a wide taste,here goes and i hope ye all like. Im gonna start with the my very first live gig at the odean theatre Edinburgh with my then best mate big paddy,off we wentI was 14 years old it was 1979 30 feckin year ago scary or whit anyhow Grahm Parker and the Runour the song, Hey Lord Dont ask Me Questions.Next Led Zep Stairway to heaven live at madison square gardens best ever,next Deep Purple sometimes i feel like screaming live melbourne 1999,next its got to be my fav song of all time Marrillion He Knows You Know fantastic,Van Halen Running with the devil,kiss i was made for loving you,Nirvana My Girl,Rush closer to the heart,Whitesnake still of the Night and i know its wan extra but simple minds new gold dream and thats awe yer gettin fae me. The west highland way ive already said im going but im going tae see whit they can dae with ma knee’s this friday so i might need tae go under the knive yet again but ill keep you posted. But back tae music i jist cannae sign off with oot wan mare song fae the late stuart Adamson and big country The Storm fabulous song,i heard a great story fae billy rankin on rock radio the other mornin aboot Mr Adamson,they were in some pub a few hours before a gig when some wee boy oot in the street asked if he could get his autogragh,so stuart came out sighned summit and started a blether with the lad,the lad asked how do you manage tae make yir guitar sound like the bag pipes?So Stuart said I use this pedal in fact jist you have it and way and practise. When the wee lad goes away he then say’s where am i gonna get another one of those for tonights gig that was the only one i had, that was the kinda guy he was. cheers da fonz

Just to say big man good luck and all the best for the op on the 22nd ,, were all rooting for ya fella and we hope ye have your voice back very soon..

Hope katie and yourself have a great xmas and fantastic new year from all the folks at Anotherwayaround

Right then folkeeeedoodas any up for this wee walk next year,, noo i know yer all busy with christmas and things but im goin for it.. Its looking like im doing it at the end of may, early june time, as soon as the date is set you will be the first to hear so feel free if ya wanna join me .. Im gonna get something organised for january,, ie a wee drink at the pub so will let ya all know when so we can catch up ..

At the moment there is a defo 5 going for it and there all ready started getting there legs moving..

http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/home.asp

Check the west highland way site out and see what ya think..

The Daveeedofff

I was about to say, your FIRST GREY PUBIC HAIR!
Now i think that’s a big porky!

Jesus im gonna need just for men or greecian twa thoosan for doon stairs

Dude, couldn’t agree more about x factor rubbish. There’s a campaign to get “Killing in the name” by Rage Against the Machine to Christmas number one, keeping the other rubbish out. Certainly has a Christmassy ring to it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuOAY-S6OY

Andy

Yo doc well said fella,, hope your behaving yourself up there in eberdeen and no raggin the shit oot o that motor o yours

I have an idea for a wee bit of music research from all oor readers,, if ya can pick yer top ten fav songs or top 5 of all time and post em or contact me and i will post em and we will see what we come up with.. Mine are somewhere along these lines maybe not in this order but ya get the jeeest..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDgb5vVHuA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fi-sUOM8io

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZru4JG_Uo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGU0z1DGO8E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVm2AwOkdY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0XLKcMoXRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3UhkAkon2Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQ_aTjXObs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtuvXrTz8DY

Just a wee plug for the best Radio Station in Scotland by far,, especially to the wan and only God Father of Rock ,, Tam Russell ,, cheers for playing Marillion the other day for all the boys tam.. We salute ya fella so keep on rockin

Well my little avid readers im just in from work yet again and to be honest thank feck theres only ten days tae go to this christmas bling is all over for yet anither year,, what gets me is most folks these days already know what there gettin for xmas,, wheres the surprise in that,, thing is most of them kids oot there if ye ask em “what ya gettin fae santa this year then “,, well im ONLY gettin a lap top,, a playstation 3 and a hunder poun,, bejesus when i was a lad ye got a selection box and a dinky motor oot o reids in bathgate and ye thought it was magic.. Christ noo a days half o these folks are getting ticked oot just tae buy there wains a fucin present and within 5 minutes o opening them thur wantin mare,, little fuckers..

Well im gonna tell ye summit and yer no gonna believe it but i have just found ma first grey pubic hair ,, tell ye what im no happy it was in ma friggin chinkey and im no kiddin

As ya have guessed im on here typing away on the trusty auld blog and i have just opened up my itunes and went into the itunes store to be greeted by the x fecking factor winner,, whae the fuck he is i dont know but they are pushing this little gimpy twats song so as its nummer wan for xmas,, obviously to make even mare money for simon twat heed.. Can someboby tell baw bag twat heed to stop wearing his troosers up tae his tits wae his tee shirt tucked in,, 80s reject or whit.. My god last night it was susan gargoyle on the telly and noo the night on itunes its gimpy fanny heed,, yer nexy kareoke singer fae the telly tae make millions from singing shite..

Listening to the tranny,, no thats no big jock the tranny thats the radio for all our politically correct readers oot there,, on the way up to work and the thing is the wee guy that won the shite factor or whatever its called is gonna be releasing wait for it,, Journeys “dont stop believing” the dj says really exciting news,, piss off.. Why no just play the original and let the youth of the day hear some good tunes for once afore this wee dude howels the arse aff it..

So thats the 14th of dec just about over and done for anither year,, yeee haaar,, roll on 2010 , preferably after march and the roads are free from all the shitty salt and the biking season is just about to kick in,, how i wish..

Anyway im away tae eat some roasted cheese,, will be seein ya

The Daveeedoff

Here ye go budgie heres yer wee song fur ye,, you and hayley can dae the hoose work the geether tae this ,, glad ya like it but a suppose some bugger has tae

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E

I have this mental picture o the budge all dressed up daein the hoose work noo trust me its no pretty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QaEvw_KQL0

Personally when i wis oot on the bike the other day i hud sum of this blastin through my ears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6b0ftDq1U

Cannae beet some pure 80s rock bring it on

Just in from work and yet again there is F all on the telly,, friggin snooker,, the final, well whoopeee feckin dooo,, christ nae wunder half o the audience are asleep,, what an absolute load of shite.. Even worse just turned it to 3 and susan boyle is on,, my god what the fuck is happening to this country ,, karekoke onybody..
Tiger woods is the latest offering to get humped,, in mare ways than wan eh tiger, Grrrrrrrrrr,, jesus the media dont half make the story these days in to something that really is menial and at the end of the day really who gives a flying feck to who the tiger is sinking his claws intae,,lets face it the guy is a multi millionaire,, theres got to be more interesting news oot there sum where ?..

Anyway im away tae watch a dvd so will catch ya all later on

The Daveeedof

Awe rite guy’s i wiz kinda at a loose end the nite so i donned my peenie and done a freddie mercury and got the hoose work done,with the trannie on Joe Bonamassa’s india/mountain time live came on,tell ye what that is some feckin song. Anyhow another track was played and i found myself tapping the foot while my haunds were cleaning the shunky a band called mumford & sons the song is called little lion man feckin superb so thats a wee band i must see live,as it turns oot oor Hayley is rite into them and actively trying 4 tickets on ebay,i so ye gessed it im hopein she gets me a ticket. Anyhow catch up with you all later im off tae bed in the hope its not frostie in the morning as im gonna get the bike oot coz im itchin for a burn oot BEING OOT ON THE BIKE THATS THERAPY MAN AND IM NEEDIN SOME LIFE CAN RATHER TRYING but on that note i jist listened tae little lion man again and it fair gets me goin,oh and big max got all the email’s but they would’nt work but perseverance i got there in the end.cheers the fonz

Had a fantastic run oot on the bike yesterday even though it was only on jenns wee repsol honda.. Off wae the L plates and rumped it through the M8 to budgies work so s to get the chain adjusted.. What a blast and such a refreshing change from the usual driving aroon in yer tin box.. It wont be to long to the better weather arrives and the shortest day is only a month away and as soon as that gets out the road the nights atart to draw out again, thank feck. This freezing fog would totally burst yer arse and roads aroon here are like glass so the bikes are back into hibernation,, yet again.. How i wish the summer was only a month away for some top bike action,, why could we no huv been born in california where the weather is generally braw most of the year..

Anyhooo im away tae wash the salt of my bike again and this is the last time for a while as im keepeing to four wheels for the next couple of months..

See ye all soon The Daveeedoff

Dont worry im not going down the rat story as the previous post,its about richard hammond afectionally known as the hampster as all his adoring lady fans call him as he is small, cuddly and hairy,, up here pal yer a wee fuckin gerbal and ye cannae drive.. He was just about killed when his car was feet away from a drop over a cliff caused by a spider landing on his lap,, bullshit,, the real story is he could ny reach the pedals the wee gerbal fecker.. I thought all ma xmases had came at wance but the car did nae actually go oor..

Last night when i got in i sat and et me dinner and the top gear show was on,, as ya all know i love top gear with the three witty muskateers .. The big dummy wae the terrible teeth was wrecking a wee renault twingo sport and i mean wreckin,, brand new as well at 12 grand and the studio audience thought it was fantastic,, yer a big fuckin fanny pal and you cannae drive either .. Why o why is this middle aged ugly lookin mutant allowed to grace wur screens and pollute wur ears with his ongoing wee cliche statements that only middle england find funny.. Think im gonna ask the bbc who paid the 12 grand fur the renault sport that fanny baus wrecked that most folks would love as they cannae afford a new motor..

Over and oot Jimmy (VICTOR MELDREW) Daveeeedofff

Can ye believe that its only tree weeks tae january,, excellent into yet anither new year, this xmas stuff is getting earlier every year be jings.. Thing is as soon as xmas day is over and ye switch the box on boxing day its the adverts for the holidays, then its easter and mothers day,, ye ever think tae yerself its just no tradition anymore its more and more a money spinner fur all these global companies to make their millions.. I bet if you ask the majority of kids what half these holidays are all about they would nt have a scooby,, easter is that no aboot chocolate eggs,, xmas is aboot gettin mare presents than yer neebor,, i bet around 50 to 60% dont know the true meaning of the above

I had to laugh the other day driving to work listening to the news regarding the wankers,, sorry i mean bankers and their bonuses,, whit the fuk are these fannies all about,, christ(thats a relation tae god kids) we own half o the banks in this place,, the best wan tae wis if we dinnae get wur bonus wur gonnae resign,, these fuds are running the banks tae ,, miss miss i huv just chucked ma dummy oot the pram.. Well Mr wankers,, i mean Bankers,, if it was me in charge o the country ye wid be gettin fuck all bonuses,, all the money that would be going out on yer so called bonuses would be gettin ploughed back into the public pension schemes etc that have went tits up cause you lot cannae even feckin count,, resign ya bunch of fucking crooks and get a real job .. One of them was getting or is getting one point something million,, and yet pensioners get taxed on their pensions,, fuckin all wrong ..

I think we should start a political party ,, how cool would that be ,, yet anither bunch of lice that crawl oot the woodwork when theres hand oots.. Dunno bout you lot but i like watching question time and keeping up to date with various debates and generally keeping an eye on wer political elite.. Half of these tea leaf bastards should be ahint bars for stealing from the tax payers,, why the feck dont we as a nation call for these ass banditos to be fired and sent direct to jail,, claiming for duck hooses and mortgages that dinnae even exist..Go to jail and play with the wankers,, god if only i was the prime minister ..

The next thing i need to address is yet anither thing i have just watched on the news here aboot this jungle programme and a rat.. Celebrity get me oot a here i think its called and its regarding two of the folks on the programme killing and eating a rat.. As far as i wis concerned rats are vermin but the austrailian rspca or something are saying it was a domesticated rat,, clever rats oor there in ozz obviously this wan they jist et could dae the ironing and clean the toilet.. Come on folks doon under,, gae them a badge and a title and they will shaft ye fur fuckin onyhin.. Jesus wheps half o them doon there are bloody covicts and never mind eatin a rat they would eat their feckin weins.. There used to be an oriental restuarant oor in bathgate and this wis their speciality afore the enviromental health shut em doon.. So there ye go folks i dont want to see ya eatin ony rats or that as its cruel,, im dreading if the cruelty against grub worms start as did they no eat them alive?

Anhoooooo… rant oor for anither night

The Daveeedof

Hello everyone howz it going ive not been on the blog for a we while noo my heed’s kinda been somewhere else and I dont think thats gonna change for a while. Ive been oot working on the kettle exhausts yet again and they are gettin rite on my tits,but when im finished they will be mint. I saw a set of standard pipes going on ebay,they sold for £1200 fuckin hell totally nuts. Anyhow congrats to allycat and lizzie on getting thier new hoose its a belter to so thats two swallies next year,thier hoose warmin and craigy’s new garage warming. A couple o weeks back me,big max & JJ went for a night oot in west calder or wiz it mid calder i cannae quite mind,but whit a place for a night oot it wiz hoachin they were even wearin sussies mmmmmmmmm(the wimmen that is) which reminds me max did you ever get in touch with that long haired blonde with the strapless blue dress fae poland tahatahatha anywaze the week before in the same pub (there’s only two btw The Black Bull & The Torphichen Inn)JJ gets handed a buissness card fae some dame with the message tell him tae give me a call,which he has done but dont know how it went? all I know is we are all getting a sented candle for oor xmas but I better not say to much in case we get on his wick tahatahataha. Oor Jimmy davidoff wiz bidding on ebay the other nite for mint original GT750 batches for the side pannel’s for my kettle and decided to chuck it at £60,nothing is cheap for good stuff for these bikes ive seen a couple of kettles going for as much as £6000 completly nuts. So that tells me ive got to make as good a job as Jims 4 hunder four. Anyhow great to see wee compo still readin the blog,howz things doon in sunderland I hope tae see u at the Speacial K xmas nite oot! Im signing oot for now and ill speak tae you all soon.Budgie Durracell Cleggie el fonz tahataha

Oh the Lads on the Bikes with the Kit Off Calender! Suit you Sir!
I’m gald some off the bikes have big tanks!
My God!
You need to find a Big Camera for a few!
And a compact with a big zoom for some!
Wee Budgie (Cleggy) at the front!
Good to hear all the stories and banter!
Hope all the members have a good time over the festive period and best wishes from all from the Sunderland connection for 2010! Hope to see all soon!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZrrrrrr

Just to let ya know that this wee blog page has had today 1201 hits,, now that aint bad,, think we need to get some corporate advertising on here,, good idea for some advertising for local buisnesses ,,think i need to have a wee word in some folks ears on this ,

The Daveeedoff

Was kinda forced into joining this facebook pish when i was over in canada and to be honest its pretty damn rubbish.. Every fecker on there is farmville daft,, feck me the majority of folks on there are playing this or mafia wars,, pish,, ye need tae get a hoby folks .. Evrytime i go on to check my page i get fucng farmville or mafia war requests so for the record i aint no fucng farmer and im certainly no bloody gangster so stick yer shitty games up yer arse.. Jesus they must be bored to sit in front O a computer screen and tend there kid on sheep and water their kid on barley,fur oors on end..

So there ye have it ye huv probably guessed that im really no a big fan o facebook

Anyways i have started on the training front yet again to get me into some kind of fit state for the west highland way,, ten miles today walking and running feck me im oot o shape but not for long Just gonna watch one o ma tam weir dvd s to get me into the mood o things . Did i tell ye that we might hopefully have a famous rock star walking the way with us,, well i will be keeping ya all posted on this one as it comes to light,, imagine the conversations roon a campfire and the sing a longs after a few jack dees fantastic..

Good to hear from ya today sean and as i said you are way more than welcome to join in pal with everything cause if it was nt for the run 3 years ago that you organised we would nt have a group today as that what has inspired me to drive on with this especially after ian was diagnosed and craigs loss..
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/t9frs/097df35e.jpg

So for now people im away tae watch a wee bloke wae a red tammy a big glowin snich and a pair o plus fours and no its no budgie

The Daveeedoff

There has been more major inventions came from the Scots than any other country in the World. per head of population.
John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox.
Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone.
John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television.
John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre.
Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade.
Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat.
John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface.
John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp.
Robert Louis Stevenson, born Edinburgh, wrote the world famous book treasure island.
Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle.
James Simson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform.
William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam.
James watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine.
Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin.
Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle.

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John Paul Jones, born in Scotland, founded the American navy.
Alan Pinkerton, born in Glasgow, 1819, founded the world famous detective agency in the U.S.A.
John Campbell from Glasgow founded the city of Auckland, new Zealand.
John Law, born in Edinburgh, founded the Bank of France.
William Paterson, born Dumfries, founded the Bank of England.
James MacDraw from Aberdeen founded New Zealand,s first University in Dunedin, 1869.
James McGill born in Glasgow, founded the University in Montreal.
William Smith, born in Thurso, Scotland, founded the Boys Brigade.
Samuel Craig from Inverkething founded the Russian navy.
The first Prime Minister of Australia was Andrew Fisher, born in Lanarkshire , Scotland.
John McDonald, born in Glasgow was the prime minister of Canada for nineteen years.
Thomas Brisbane, born on the west cost of Scotland, was the state governor in Australia, the city of Brisbane was named after him.
James McDonald, born in Dundee , Scotland, was the voice for Mickey Mouse for over 40 years.
Patrick Gordon from Aberdeen was Peter the Great’s adviser in Russia
Charles Cameron from Aberdeen designed many buildings in Leningrad during the reign of Catherine the Great
There are more Scots living outside of Scotland than inside.
Scotland is the only country in the World to invade England twice.
More than half of the defenders of the Alamo were of Scottish decent, among them Davy Crokett and Jim Bowie.
Austin in Texas was built from blueprints from Scotland.

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Scotland has the least populated density in Europe.
The furthest you can be from the coast in Scotland is about 50 miles.
The first person mentioned in the Bible is a Scot, King James VI.
The last battle to be fought on British soil was the Battle of Culloden,1746
Scotland is the only country in Europe that the Romans could not conquer.
Scotland is the only country in the world, that Coca Cola is not the best selling soft drink. Irn Bru made by the Barr company is the best selling soft drink.
The shortest scheduled flight in the world, is westray to papa in the Orkneys, 1.5 miles long and takes 1 minute 14 seconds.
Scots were great adventurers even in the early Christian era in Rome, there is an inscription on the walls of one of the Catacombs-” Quid Scoti hic fuerunt". ("The Scots were here").
There are more Scots living in Canada than any other country abroad.
The greatest distance from North to South of Scotland is 275 miles and the greatest width is 154 miles.
There are more pipe bands in America than in Scotland.
The guillotine was used in Scotland 200 years before it was used in the French Revolution.
The Lincon Monument in Edinburgh was the first statue of an American president to be constructed outside the U.S.A. in 1893 in memory of the Scottish soldiers who fought in the American civil war.
The first medical school in north America - the university of Pennsylvania 1765 - was modelled on the medical school at Edinburgh university 1726.
There are over 450 golf courses in Scotland.
The first Airship to cross the Atlantic was built in Scotland.
Theodore Roosevelt said of the Scots ” they became the vanguard of our civilisation “.
Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire service.
7 Scotsmen were in the us 7th cavalry with General Custer at the Battle Of Little Big Horn on 25 June, 1876.
Johnny Walker red label is the worlds largest selling whisky.
The Romans called Scotland , Caledonia.
The Q.E.2 was the largest ship built in Scotland.
Scotland has 787 islands most of which are on the west coast.
St Andrews golf course is the oldest in the world.
Haggis is the national dish of Scotland.

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Whas like us
Gie few an thur aw deed

As the average Englishman moves about the home he calls his castle, watch him enjoy a typical English breakfast of toast and marmalade invented by Mrs Keiller of Dundee, Scotland; see him slipping into his national costume, a soiled raincoat, patented by Chemist Charles MacIntosh from Glasgow, Scotland. ; and follow his footsteps over the linoleum flooring invented in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
On The Road

Out he goes - along the English lane surfaced by John MacAdam of Ayr, Scotland (known as the MacAdamized road), smoking an English cigarette, first manufactured by Robert Croag of Perthshire, Scotland. He hops aboard an English bus, which is using tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop, of Dreghorn, Scotland and later completes his journey by rail. (A reminder the James Watt of Greenock, Scotland invented the Steam Engine). At the office he is presented with the morning mail containing adhesive stamps invented by John Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland; and periodically during the day, he reaches for the telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born of Scottish parents.

At The Dinner Table

At home in the evening, our English cousin’s wife is preparing his national dish of roast beef of old England - prime Aberdeen Angus, raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This sets the patriotic heart beating a little faster, and he enters the dining room whistling “Ye Mariners of England” written and composed by Thomas Campbell of Glasgow, Scotland. After dinner there follows a scene typical of English domestic bliss. Young Albert is packed off to Boys’ Brigade, founded by Sir William Smith of Glasgow, Scotland; Ted goes to the Scouts, the present Chief of which is Sir Charles MacLean of Duart, Scotland; and little Ethel plays on her bicycle, invented by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland. Mother, in the kitchen, bleaches clothes with bleach invented by James McGregor of Glasgow, Scotland. dad listens to the news on the television, invented by John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, and hears an item about the United States Navy, founded by John Paul Jones, of Kirkbean, Scotland. Maybe, just maybe, he will remember that the radar with which the U.S. and other fleets are equipped was invented by Sir Robert A. Watson Watt, of Brechin, Scotland.

Homework

Once the children come home, Dad supervises the homework, using logarithms invented by John Napier of Edinburgh. The English course contains familiar books such as “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson, and “Robinson Crusoe", based on the life of Alex Selkirk, of , Scotland. If by now he has been reminded too much of Scotland, he may in desperation pick up the bible - here at last to have something without Scottish associations; but he is disillusioned - the first man mentioned in the bible is a Scot, James VI, who authorised its translation.

Its hopeless. Nowhere he can turn to escape the efficiency and ingenuity of the Scots. He could take a drink - but we supply the best in the world. He could stick his head in the oven - but the coal gas was discovered by William Murdoch of Ayr, Scotland. He could take rifle and blow his brains out, but. of course the breach loading rifle was invented by a Scot. Anyway, if he survived, injured, he would simple find himself on an operating table, injected with Penicillin, discovered by Alexander Flaming of Darvel, Scotland; given an anaesthetic discovered by James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland; and operated on be antiseptic surgery pioneered at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. On coming out of the anaesthetic, he would probable take no comfort in learning from his surgeon that he was as safe as the Bank of England, founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

Poor fellow his only hope would be to receive a transfusion of good SCOT’s blood which would entitle him to ask “wha’s like us?

Right fellas dunno if any of ya are game or not but here is the deal,, just been onto caledonian MacBrayne http://www.calmac.co.uk/ and i have been quoted £146 pounds each for doing all our scottish islands off the west coast,, now thats a lot of islands .. All you would have on top of that is petrol money, food, camping,, trust me there aint many miles to cover on this one but what an adventure this will be ..As ya know some of our wee islands dont even have camp sites so rough camping is in order but that aint no hardship..Think of it,, over to cowal,down to bute,over to arran then onto the kintyre penninsula then onto gigha.. From here on up to colonsay to iona, tiree, mull and coll, sounds good so far ye no think. Up to mallaig,, in to see big allan douglas afore the boat over to skye,, barra and uist and then on up to lewis and harris afore heading back into ullapool.. See what ya all think folks and if any of ye fancy joining in lets get a get the geether organised soon..

Also im gonna walk the west highland way next year,, sponsorship forms at the ready so again if any of ya wanna join in please let me know ..

Back to wee budgies idea on the calender,, ie gettin yer kit aff for charity,, obviously covering yer bobbies or hee hawws up to keep it clean,,i have been talking to a printer regarding this and i have been quoted a very reasonable price on this so again if any of you wanna go ahead with this please let me know obviously for next year,, but the pictures can be taken in the begining of next year so everything is in order ready for print,, all proceeds made on them again to our charities, i know sean and ian are well up for this so count me in also,, let me know yer thoughts on this .people..,, wee kev will be up for it i bet straddling his zzzzzzzzzrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Women are also very invited to join in on this so please dont be shy show us yer “"”all for a good cause..

Something else i have in the pipeline is a run out down the borders area where we can drop off at the late stevie hislops toon,, colin mcraes haunt,, jim clarks museum in dunns and others,, hopefully leading the pack will be Jim Moodie and maybe someone else we all know,, whatever ye do dont try and keep up with him.. Stopping off for a roll on sausage wae broon sauce at wer pals hotel in moffat .. All we would do is advertise the run for a weekend day and im pretty certain it would turn out to be popular,, take £2 to £4 from all riders for the pleasure and of course their roll and coffee and again all proceeds to the charities,, again see what ya all think and if ya can all be bothered but im gonna go ahead with all of the above so thats it at the mo folks,, i have been kinda busy but its well worth the hassle in the long run..

Speak soon folks The Daveeedoff