https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50529593 Fyi, 650+ square miles and population of just 18.5k.... 27 people per square mile.....
I bet the home owners now wish they did get the outside of the house painted in the summer, now that everyone can see their filthy gable end.
Obviously Santa was out on a practice run and Mrs Santa noticed he’d left his sandwiches so thought she’d catch up with him and f*^ked up the parallel parking next to the sled! must have got close though as it looks like donner and blitzen shat themselves
There are only two types of folk on the islands - alcoholics and those that will soon become alcoholics. In winter there is feck all to do but get hammered. I worked with another teacher for the exam board. Said I'd quite like to move to the islands, he just asked if I liked drinking, when I replied not that much, he told me 'dont' !!!
It must have been a deliberate, violent, targeted attack. It would have been so much easier to miss the house completely!
I thought things would have changed a bit more in 35 yrs but when breathalysers first arrived in the Hebrides the polis kept them in the safe (certainly in Lochmaddy) in case anyone breathed on it and created all that paperwork. The undeveloped single track roads had their own Darwinian quality because bogs, lochs and boulders normally arrested progress before any great speed was attained.
I have done some work on the outer Hebrides, very big drinking culture with few plod and miles of roads with little traffic, everyone drinks and drives from what I saw.
As several people's here have mentioned drinking culture on the island and the higher rate of "alcoholism". Maybe the driver swerved to Miss one of the many Pink Elephant's Known to linger on the coastal fringes , and elephant's are curious creatures , known for sitting and observation of Northern Driving Habits ! As soon as it Saw the Car It PISSED OFF !!! Typical of Drunken Crash Observers !! CHEERS BOTTOMS UP
Gotta admit he sure "stuck" the landing. Not quite sure how a vehicle moving forward could land in that position. Maybe this is the latest fad https://www.google.com/search?q=sec...VDnJ4KHc5LDc4Q_AUoAXoECAwQAQ&biw=360&bih=559#
One reason the Scottish government introduced a alcohol tax, but those that are desperate will still pay any price.
Not that I know of , but many of the large cattle station owners once paid their aboriginal stock men in Tobacco , alcohol , flour and salt !! They gave the stock men's families a regular ration of meat or the wives got their men to hunt , only a small amount of money was paid as wages in the early day's . Even as late as the 60's & 70's little cash wage's were paid. There have been a few Government inquiries into this ! Some tribes/family groups are "Owed" a lot of money , in the days of the 60/70's minimum wage (whites) earned $150/200 a week , Aboriginal stock men earned $40 to $80 a month , and worked bloody hard for it ! 6 and 7 days a week in the heat and humidity of the top end - WA NT & QLD. cheers capt
Lewis and Harris, depending on your luck with the weather, are great biking destinations. The North is fast but flat and boring. The south is mountainous and fun but danger lurks ahead as speeding is effectively policed by loose sheep wandering Lovely roads and views.
You are right, anyway if they did most in the lowlands would just nip to ASDA Carlisle and stock up and others would start drinking all types of shit that would get them high.
Minimum pricing has only affected white lightning and other shitey 3L bottles of cider. Asda Carlisle is no cheaper than what I pay locally, and you would expect it to be, due to rural location. Minimum pricing is approx £13 for 70cl bottle of JD, pretty much same as charged in Carlisle supermarkets. Edit- was using as an example, not that we do actually pay £13 for a 70cl bottle, my poor wordiness !!! The absolute minimum is £13.13 and if anything is on special offer, it cannot go below this price, not that it is actually that price on a regular basis.
