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An 8 min clip on Youtube of Up Helly Aa 1973 Blue Peter coverage with John Noakes getting a sneak preview in the Galley Shed from Jackie Barret and Mitney Simpson!

Does anyone know why Radio 2 reception has been dodgy or even absent this past couple of days? For the past few weeks now, it has been complaining when I lift my cordless kettle off its base to pour a coffee - none of the other stations seem to mind. {It crackles and buzzes just the same if I make tea, or mix bouillon powder for stock, so it's not the coffee upsetting it!}

In Memoriam A Wombling Merry Christmas! Just came across this - Roy Wood and The Wombles... rather surreal! "I wish it could be a Wombling Merry Christmas every day."

Mad! Thanks for posting that!

Frances - we were in the Old Haa at Burravoe, Yell this summer and the cafe there had a large selection of lovely homebakes to choose from - including Nanaimo bars. I had a piece of that and it was Lovely! A place well worth visiting next year! Doglover - your recipe sounds lovely - will give it a go!

Happy International Rush Day! 2112 Overture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQEgZNqa8jE or The Trees

We had our Christmas Meal out in the Lerwick Hotel Restaurant - their special xmas menu, and it was very good indeed! The service was very quick and efficient, and there were plenty of vegetarian options to choose from. I had Tikka Tomato soup, Portobello Mushroom Lattice, and Lemon Tart; all very tasty and well presented. Top marks to the Chefs and kitchen & serving staff, thank you!

The Haggis Adventures Up Helly Aa Viking Festival 5 day holiday advertised on AIS today, sounds quite nice, £499: http://www.haggisadventures.com/ "Viking parade and longboat burning All-night party with the locals St Andrews, home of golf {Erm, going to be some disappointed golfers on the Haggis bus} Full tour of the Shetland islands Traditional Music" "The next morning (or at the end of the night, depending on how much fun you have!) we will join the ‘guizers’ again as they sing away their hangovers." Is this really just a warning that there will probably be guizers still drittling around in your hotel when you go down for breakfast, so hang on to your toast!

Did anybody happen to record Baker Tom Herbert's programme "In search of the perfect loaf"? If possible, please could I borrow the Dvd / video to copy? t used to be available to watch on Youtube, but it's off now

Sad news indeed, yet another piece of history gone I worked in Malcolmsons on saturdays when I was at school, we had fun & ate lots of breads & fancies.. I will miss the Fruit Youmas, the doughrings, jam doughnuts, Softies... http://www.tescopoly.org/

Thank you PW. There's a jeweller from Hillswick got in touch saying they can fix the ring for me That's what I think Shetlink is very good for - sharing information and helping each other out

"Foula Reel" - I'm still chortling! Thank you, S.D. - your photos {and captions} are the main reason I look at Shetlink every night - always something of interest.

Can anyone recommend a Silversmith who would repair a silver ring economically? It's a cheap ring, but of sentimental value, and I would like to be able to wear it again. I had to cut it off yesterday because my fingers had swelled up. {I tried the dental floss / cold water / elevation tricks, but because the ring had been crushed out of shape several times whilst saving my finger, it just wouldn't come off

You know how Everyone 'Scottish' can trace their family tree back to Robert The Bruce, well I always thought that the Eagle Baby was Shetland's version {Yes, I am a descendant of the Eagle Baby too. Mary Anderson would be my Great Grandmother to the power of 13. Or something...}

I was working for the SIC when they balloted all staff about Public Holidays. Think it was about 2000? The choices were - a} 2 at Christmas, 2 at New Year, and add the other 6 on to Annual Leave. b} 2 at Christmas, 2 at New Year, Day after Up Helly Aa, add 5 onto Annual Leave c} Keep the then-status quo of all 10 days the 'set' /national public holidays. d} Employees have all 10 added onto their Annual Leave with no set / mandatory Public holidays. The majority vote was for option a}. ... so the Council introduced option b}... Why did they bother balloting, we wondered?

^ ^ Still chortling here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3720848.stm I have a photo somewhere of me standing underneath this roadsign.

After having worn out several Epsons over the years, I have run a Canon Pixma MP610 printer scanner for over 5 years now. Good quality prints. The only thing ever needing fixing was the waste ink tank needed emptying. Brian & David from LastDitch warned me years ago that using Compatible ink cartridges shortens a printer's lifespan, so I have only ever used Canon replacements on this one.

Stilldellin said: Do we have a RAOTFLMAO button? 'Laek' just doesn't suffice at times...

Beautiful photos! Thanks everyone! Next meteor shower not due for a peerie while, so weel done on seeing so many! October 21, 2012, before dawn. Orionids With the waxing crescent moon setting before midnight (on October 20), that means a dark sky between midnight and dawn, or during the best viewing hours for the Orionid meteors. On a dark, moonless night, the Orionids exhibit a maximum of about 15 meteors per hour. These fast-moving meteors occasionally leave persistent trains and bright fireballs. If you trace these meteors backward, they seem to come from the Club of the famous constellation Orion the Hunter. You might know Orion’s bright, ruddy star Betelgeuse. The radiant is north of Betelgeuse. The Orionids have a broad and irregular peak that isn’t easy to predict. More meteors tend to fly after midnight, and the Orionids are typically at their best in the wee hours before dawn. The best viewing for the Orionids in 2012 will probably be before dawn on October 21..

Thanks very much for that! I will print off your reply for my friend.

Can anybody help please - A friend is trying to find out which one of the north boats lost a propeller at the Wa'as pier, prior to 1930. Anyone have any ideas?

My losh - is da Hall been open 25 years already?! Dusna seem aa dat lang ago we wir headbanging awa tae Quicksilver & Arrowhead at da fundraising bashes in da auld Hall...

Draconid meteor shower "The radiant point for the Draconid meteor shower almost coincides with the head of the constellation Draco the Dragon in the northern sky. That’s why the Draconids are best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. The Draconid shower is a real oddity, in that the radiant point stands highest in the sky as darkness falls. Unlike many meteor showers, the Draconids are more likely to fly in the evening hours than in the morning hours after midnight. This shower is usually a sleeper, producing only a handful of languid meteors per hour in most years. But watch out if the Dragon awakes! In rare instances, fiery Draco has been known to spew forth many hundreds of meteors in a single hour. With no moon to interfere during the evening hours, try watching at nightfall and early evening on October 7 and 8." from Earthsky.org http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide

Gosh - dir some odds! You widna think it's da same day! Thanks for all your photos SD

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