MuckleJoannie

The Norge leaving Lerwick this afternoon, passing the Ocean Endeavour which had to lie in Bressay Sound as the Norge uesed its berth for the day.
 
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The new accomadtion vessel at Dales Voe, taken from across the voe at Braewick. It looks like it is lying in the middle of nowhere. I took a turn down to the Dales Voe base later on and there was a group of men standing there looking as if they thought the same!
 
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In case you missed any local gigs in the past year here are the recorded highlights
 
http://youtu.be/zTgFu0TP_Zg

A friend of mine spoke to some of them and he told me that they had to be back by 12 noon as the ship sailed at 2pm, hence the exodus at 11.30.
 
Also in the harbour today was the Norwegian museum ship Nybakk. It's been undertaking a seaborne tour of some of the Ting sites in the UK. Visits included Tynwald in the Isle of Man (the oldest parliament in the world) and Dingwall in the Highlands, where the Ting was found buried under a car park.
 
The visitors had a ceremony at Law Ting Holm then came to the Scalloway Museum for some talks on the subject. There is more here in this blog. See if you can spot me in the group at Scalloway museum.
 
 
http://nordicblackbird.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/thing-ting-ding/

A friend of mine spoke to some of them and he told me that they had to be back by 12 noon as the ship sailed at 2pm, hence the exodus at 11.30.
 
Also in the harbour today was the Norwegian museum ship Nybakk. It's been undertaking a seaborne tour of some of the Ting sites in the UK. Visits included Tynwald in the Isle of Man (the oldest parliament in the world) and Dingwall in the Highlands, where the Ting was found buried under a car park.
 
The visitors had a ceremony at Law Ting Holm then came to the Scalloway Museum for some talks on the subject. There is more here in this blog. See if you can spot me in the group at Scalloway museum.
 
 
http://nordicblackbird.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/thing-ting-ding/

I can't say I've ever noticed a smell from Bressay for years. You used to smell it all through the town years ago if the wind was in the wrong direction.

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I didn't get much chance to take photos at Scalloway but I got this one of the Mayor of Sund Kommune, his wife and Sund's head of leisure after the ceremony. I was very pleased to see a lot of Norwegians there this year.
 
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How about Malcolm Bell getting a suit like that for his official duties?

17 May is the anniversary of the Norwegian constitution being signed in 1814. This year is specially important to Norwegians since it is the 200th anniversary.
 
There will be the usual wreath laying at the Shetland Bus memorial in Scalloway at 3pm today.

I'm beginning to think that the Tingwall greenhouses are the biggest white elephant in Shetland. They weren't financially viable when they were first built and there seems to be no possibility of making them work in community ownership.

I found this photo of Parkhall from around 1950 while I was hocking through some old photos. You can see the Taj Mahal on the right.
 
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You can now download an app for your phone that gives you bus and ferry timetables etc
 
For Android
 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nbcommunication.zettranstravelinfo
 
And Apple
 
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shetland-travel-information/id828894466?mt=8

As Frances said earlier the only policeman to solve a crime in Lerwick with CCTV is Jimmy Perez.

As Frances said earlier the only policeman to solve a crime in Lerwick with CCTV is Jimmy Perez.

As Frances said earlier the only policeman to solve a crime in Lerwick with CCTV is Jimmy Perez.

The one I am thinking of is parked halfway between the Brig of Fitch and the Black Gaet junction. The only time people normally park there is to use the track to walk over the hill. If someone parked there to walk the hills at the weekend then I think it's time to send out a search party.

You can find the rates levied here
 
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZsdHIepAtHUC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=shetland+fishing+quota&source=bl&ots=QPJAQZyoAt&sig=zvXTZvvEQKI0YdavmlPoEDDtht4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xgknU7iqH6iO0AWtsYHoDg&ved=0CGwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=shetland%20fishing%20quota&f=false
 
A summary of SLAP and quota is here
 
http://www.fishallocation.com/papers/pdf/presentations/Present-JohnAnderson.pdf
 
And a fuller version of that document is here
 
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1497e/a1497e06.pdf

I just had a listen just now on iPlayer and I don't think it's gaelic Frances. It's at 3:28 approximately if anyone wants to have a listen and see if they recognise it. By the way I suspect the filmed at the AHS at the weekend due to to the remarkable lack of parked cars visible.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01sf9kq/Shetland_Series_2_Raven_Black_Part_1/

There's a difference between an experienced sailor having bad luck and an idiot who should never have left the harbour.

There's a difference between an experienced sailor having bad luck and an idiot who should never have left the harbour.

There's a difference between an experienced sailor having bad luck and an idiot who should never have left the harbour.

There's a difference between an experienced sailor having bad luck and an idiot who should never have left the harbour.

There's a difference between an experienced sailor having bad luck and an idiot who should never have left the harbour.

This may be what you are thinking about
 
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/Take-action/Home-Energy-Scotland/Home-Energy-Efficiency-Programmes-for-Scotland/What-is-offered-and-who-is-eligible

Many car radios have a code that needs to be entered when the battery is disconnected to prevent theft. If you have your vehicle handbook it may be noted there, otherwise you need to quote your VIN number to a Mercedes dealer.
 
Be careful when you enter the code. If you get it wrong 3 times your radio is useless - been there, done that!