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banquo

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Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« on: May 23, 2015, 03:20:05 pm »
The sun came out this morning, briefly, so I took a wee local run, and discovered a derelict sawmill (?)



There's a Land-Rover place just along the road, so here's the green photo:

And the arty one:

And finally, a shadow to demonstrate the sun really did come out. Smell that sweat.

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Re: Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2015, 03:28:58 pm »
Well that's it then.  I've decided!

My son is competing in a Scottish Highland competition (lifting rocks, heaving poles and other manly things).

I think I'll take the NF, just to make it a fully Scottish day.  They are a Scottish bike, aren't they?

Nick


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Re: Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2015, 03:31:05 pm »
There's one for sale just a mile along the road Nick; you could have a Scottish one too!

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Re: Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2015, 05:46:57 pm »
Big event. Hundreds of pipers and dancers.  Here's one group getting ready.



....and Alex with the yoke. It's 500 pounds (35.7 stone). The competition is the fastest time over 100 feet.
Alex did 13 seconds - second or third.



Too many people for me. I got outa there asap.

Nick

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Re: Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2015, 06:02:25 pm »
When I was much younger than today, we used to have an annual caravan holiday at Dalnaglar in Glenshee, parking the van down by the Shee river on a croft run by one Jock Ritchie. He was well into his Highland Games, and the field to the East of the farm road was his practice area. There were no yokes or such modern fripperies. There were real stones, shaped by millenia of erosion, with handles or chains set into them with lead. We did have a wee go with them, but some of the bigger ones were hard enough to get off the ground, to say nothing of flinging them. I'm ashamed to say that in my near 61 years, I have never once attended a Highland Games, thus proving the theory that we never go out of our way to see what's on our own doorstep, but will bend over backwards when away from home.
Good on the young lad!
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Re: Not a great ride, but the only one I have
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2015, 06:43:07 pm »
I hear you.  These guys threw beer kegs over a 12 foot barrier. Fastest time for all 4.  I'd prefer to see them using ancient stones too (as I suspect they would).

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