spencey7

Hello all,

I know this is a long shot, but --

Does anyone have any recommendations for a building/roofer who could replace a broken lum can ("chimney pot") for us?  We'd need to have it patched up by the winter, so the sooner they are available the better.  We're based in Yell, which I know can complicate matters.  Any names (with contact details) would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks very much in advance.

I would pay several of my pounds to see Prometheus in cinemas.

 

They seriously need to consider doing movie festival nights. Like showing all of the Alien films or Star Wars films back to back like the smaller city cinemas do.

I'm led to believe that short specialist festivals (e.g. horror, sci-fi, etc) are absolutely a possibility, as are screenings of "classic" older films (of any ilk, from art house to blockbuster).

Shetland Arts are also very receptive to feedback from their audience - if you'd like to see PROMETHEUS in Mareel, drop them a line.

Cannot wait.

I am a Tarantino fan and enjoyed some (but not all) of his movies - Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are particularly good, Jackie Brown not so much. I'll give it a watch then.

I wasn't a fan of Death Proof either, but Inglourious Basterds is brilliant, probably my second favourite Tarantino film. Looks like it might even get a few Oscar nods. The last line in the film could be spoken by the director himself...

My favourite films of 2009:

3) District 9

2) (500) Days of Summer

1) Zombieland

Agreed on Avatar, I was left enjoying the experience of witnessing it much more than the actual film. If there's any way you can get to Glasgow to see it in IMAX 3D, it's worth the effort.

As for it not translating to DVD/Blu-ray - 3DTV is coming... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8447432.stm (*)

Of course the sets will be ludicrously expensive at first, but at least it should see a price-drop for HDTVs and Blu-ray players.

(*) I should point out that I don't think even a top-of-the-range 3D Blu-ray on a 52" TV equipped with 5.1 surround sound can ever compare to the cinema experience.

Since Northlink started the service we've taken a chinese takeway on board with us.

I was under the impression that you weren't "allowed" to take food aboard to eat...?

I haven't tested that theory though, I try my best to eat before boarding to avoid the stale, tasteless, extorionate grub they serve up.

If you don't like the boat----FLY!!!!!

Riiiiggghhht...

You paying?

how about gettting you bag put into storage and just having a small bag for what you need.

Given that you need a survival suit or - at the very least - a sleeping bag to survive the temperature overnight, that's not that helpful.

I also like to have my laptop on me to quell the intense boredom. Why should I have to drag everything with me when I go to the shop/bathroom/bar?

I'd love to know where security put these "high risk" bags. In a secure, steel-lined ordnance disposal unit...? Or do they just heave them in a cupboard somewhere? Total nonsense.

Nope, the demonic device I refer to is some kind of wall-mounted aerosol dispenser, looks a bit like this...

http://www.wholesalejanitorialsupply.com/images/240/OTMS1246.JPG

Beware it's emissions - they actually manage to make "boat stink" worse. A truly incredible achievement.

Another health hazard Brought To You Courtesy Of Northlink comes in the form of a noxious gas which sprays at 15-20 minute intervals in the "reclining" seat lounge. Accompanied by a PHENOMENALLY annoying *rrrrr-TSS!*" sound effect, it's purpose is - I imagine - to "freshen the air". Unfortunately it's nothing short of toxic.

Freezing temperatures, chemical sprays, extortionate prices - Your holiday starts with Northlink Ferries.

http://www.debunking911.com/thermite.htm

Read. Wise up.

That is all.

em... you can get coffee from the bar at any time. or hot chocolate. or soft drinks. Not everyone drinks alcohol!

Your take on the "turning-off-the-heating-in-public-sleeping-areas" policy Willz?

Hi Becky,

Is it possible to come along for a casual game without signing up as a fully-fledged member? Can you "cold call" and hire a table for an hour, or do you need to be signed in by a member?

Cheers!

This is obviously far from ideal for people in Aberdeen for the day and travelling without cabins, dealing with backpacks and sleeping bags (the latter of which are essential as Northlink deems it necessary to turn down the heating in the middle of the night and make all possible "sleeping" areas freezing cold).

 

I found this out on a night I just had a t-shirt and jeans, never again!

Why do they turn off the heating? Why even offer non-cabin accommodation (either in the "well-appointed lounge" or in reclining seats which don't recline) if you plan on making the temperature sub-zero between 1am-5am?

Is there a left luggage facility at the Aberdeen terminal?

 

A Left luggage facility is available to passengers who are booked for the same day's sailing from 08:00 up until 2 hours 15 mins before departure. Luggage must be labelled for the onward voyage (eg Kirkwall or Lerwick). It is the responsibility of passengers to transfer their own luggage from the left luggage facility to the luggage trolleys. All items of baggage are left at the owners risk and may be subject to searching if regulations require.

I'm afraid this is no longer the case - I was told when travelling up last week that any left luggage must be put immediately onto the luggage trolleys; if you want to take anything on board you have to keep it on you. This is obviously far from ideal for people in Aberdeen for the day and travelling without cabins, dealing with backpacks and sleeping bags (the latter of which are essential as Northlink deems it necessary to turn down the heating in the middle of the night and make all possible "sleeping" areas freezing cold).

But the much spoken about lyrics of Nickelback:

 

"Look at this photograph

Everytime I do it makes me laugh

How did our eyes get so red?

And what the hell is on Joey's head?"

This is absolutely cracking me up...

Fortunately I've managed to avoid hearing these lyrics in full (the intensely irritating delivery of the opening line alone is enough to prompt a swift off-switch or channel-change).

I cannot suffer Nickelback.

It's hard when you sell quality players like...Gary Caldwell

As I understand it the retractable seating is in the music venue part of the building, and has nothing to do with either of the decicated cinema screens.

Problem with Zachy-boy is that he think that films need to ultra long to be good. Its not true. I think about 2 1/2 hours could've been cut out of Watchmen (2 1/2 hours long) and it would've made it one billion times better.

Read the book JAS, I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and when you see how multi-layered it is you'll realise why Watchmen was such an incredibly daunting adaptation for any director to take on.

I feel a bit sorry for Zack Snyder, as he was sure to be condemned however he handled the adaptation, either by fans of the original, much-treasured source material, or by the regular movie-going public. I assure you that a Watchmen adaptation could have been done much, much worse...

If you liked the graphic novel you'll like the film (I did). It's an incredibly ambitious attempt at adaptation, but I cannot imagine how it would translate to audiences uninitiated with the source material.

People expecting Spider-Man/Iron Man will be utterly bewildered...

if by better you mean 'worse'

Surely not JAS? I can understand interest waning during the middle of the third season (when there was some definite side-stepping going on in terms of advancing the story), but series four was fantastic and this year's has been the best yet by a mile.

Sorry, but I just don't see the conspiracy.

Agreed. And as is usually the case, when believers in said "conspiracies" are faced with an opposing viewpoint they opt for the "well...er...you're just dumb 'cause you don't get it!" riposte.

On a wider note, I believe that the most popular conspiracy theories (aliens, JFK, 9/11, NWO) stem from a human desire to believe that there must be MORE to stories/life than what exists. ("Can this really be all there is..?") On a base level it comes down to man's inability to deal with his own mortality and fallibility. This is all getting a bit existential...

The "secret society" Kennedy refered to in his speech was Communism, specifically the Communist government of the USSR.

At the moment the UK is only 4 days behind the US when it comes to Lost, with new episodes being aired on Wednesdays in America and Sundays over here.

This has been a "week off" for the show, which is not uncommon on US TV; the next episode - "Namaste" - airs on March 18th as JAS says. [This is a useful website to bookmark: http://www.epguides.com]

As a sidenote - What a show. Gets better every week.

I really enjoyed the Oscar winning movie "The Lives of Others" and applaud the film makers and studios for maintaining their commitment to the German language on an international release where so many others have dubbed and thus destroyed their movies.

"The Lives Of Others" is indeed a fantastic film - and an English-language remake is on the way.

The Weinstein's were bankrolling it, and Anthony Minghella was involved somehow, so I'm not sure what the latest is given his untimely death last year. However pointless and inferior they may seem, English-language remakes simply draw in more money, as people don't have to "concentrate" on subtitles...

I seem to have kind of wavered from the "accents" point which started this thread... So to compensate - some ludicrously bad accents which spring to mind:

Don Cheadle in "Oceans 11"

Charlie Hunnam in "Green Street" (<-- AWFUL film.)

Mike Myers in "Shrek"

Forest Whittaker in "The Crying Game"

Ray Winstone in "Anything Which He Doesn't Play A Cockney"

I had a ludicrous experience with Northlink around Easter last year, and was "fortunate" enough to discuss my grievances first-hand with Bill Davidson in their Aberdeen terminal. The guy (both in person and in the media) consistently comes across as aloof, arrogant and uncaring - hardly qualities you would expect from the Chief Executive of a lifeline service.

I won't even bother getting started on a rant about my disdain for Northlink - I'm worried the Shetlink server couldn't handle it.

"Thank you for choosing to travel with Northlink Ferries..." <-- That's like a swift boot in the testicles the morning after a night of uncomfortable hell in a "reclining seat".