Scorrie

Scammer baiting ought to be an Olympic sport IMO.

I agree.  How can anyone be so dimwitted to make a statement like that?  It's easy for some to sit here on Shetlink and snipe at people in a cowardly fashion from thousands of miles away while at the same time hiding behind a pseudonym. 
I doubt that Sukibind him/herself has the ability to find his/her way out of a harbour, let alone get half way around the planet....Solo.

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

And it is misinformation like this that leads to ignorant folk having opinions that are not based upon hard facts.
 
Those are shotgun pellets on the X-ray.
 
 
Shotguns.
 
Licensed weapons.

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

It took him all that time to write and he could have just published the short statement (which he eventually arrived at in the last paragraph):" Darwins theory is incomplete".
 
Must hold a Msc in the Bleedin' Obvious......

I'd guess that you're guessing wrong on that one, SP.
 
Unless you believe that the majority of airgun owners buy them to shoot in their own housing estate gardens - something that certainly hasn't been the case in my experience.
 
Legislating airguns isn't necessarily a bad thing - it depends how it is handled. But don't think for one minute that it will make any difference to criminal activity.
 
Remember when they banned handguns? Now the only members of the public who have handguns in any meaningful numbers are criminals - and there's been no noticeable drop in handgun crime that can be down to banning them.
 
Same with knives, the legislation making it illegal to carry a knife over a certain blade length has had no effect, in fact stabbings have gone up according to the Indy: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/14000-knife-victims-a-year-860857.html
 
All it has done is criminalise people like me. I have carried a lock knife with a 6" blade since I was fifteen when out walking my dogs on the beach our out on a trek in the wilds. If anything happened and the police were involved, then I'd have a criminal record for effall........
I also have airguns, I shoot responsibly. Ban my airguns or make me get a licence and it won't make any difference to some nasty little ned shooting out of a window. 

I'd guess that you're guessing wrong on that one, SP.
 
Unless you believe that the majority of airgun owners buy them to shoot in their own housing estate gardens - something that certainly hasn't been the case in my experience.
 
Legislating airguns isn't necessarily a bad thing - it depends how it is handled. But don't think for one minute that it will make any difference to criminal activity.
 
Remember when they banned handguns? Now the only members of the public who have handguns in any meaningful numbers are criminals - and there's been no noticeable drop in handgun crime that can be down to banning them.
 
Same with knives, the legislation making it illegal to carry a knife over a certain blade length has had no effect, in fact stabbings have gone up according to the Indy: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/14000-knife-victims-a-year-860857.html
 
All it has done is criminalise people like me. I have carried a lock knife with a 6" blade since I was fifteen when out walking my dogs on the beach our out on a trek in the wilds. If anything happened and the police were involved, then I'd have a criminal record for effall........
I also have airguns, I shoot responsibly. Ban my airguns or make me get a licence and it won't make any difference to some nasty little ned shooting out of a window. 

Actually I had taken that the wrong way but didn't comment as I didn't want to draw unwarranted attention to the post.
 
Thanks for clearing that one up, CN. 

Ye've got yer Scorries mixed up with yer Chucks, George 

Caledonia was the Roman name for Scotland.
 
Back on topic to the query of the alternative currency as previously mentioned the Scottish Government commissioned a group off respected and eminent Economic experts to review the options and propose the best solution. This group was called the Fiscal Commission and their report is publicly available.
 
Currency analysis
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0041/00414366.pdf.
 
Full Report
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0041/00414291.pdf
 
A £sterling monetary union was the preferred option but there are 3 alternative options examined in the paper that are viable working solutions. As with most things all 4 have both strengths and weakness in their respective cases.
 
The Governor of the Bank of England has confirmed a currency union can work but it requires a political will on both sides to work. At present we do not have that.
 
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/speeches/2014/speech706.pdf

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

I know a single young lady who loves going for walks on deserted beaches, I'l give her a shout for you if that's OK.
 
Just bring a ball for her to chase and you'll get on fine.....

400m away and 0.4m above the sea might not be quite as good as 100m away and 100m above.... 

I did, but the wheel fell off and the wasps escaped.

Having currency union means that trading with England, which is Scotland's main customer, will be a lot simpler. Businesses won't have the hassle and expense of currency exchange.

If I were a councillor, I'd bring in bigger pints and longer fags.
 
And I'd make summary roadside execution of people who can't reverse into passing places legal.
 
Ooooh, and I'd grant Forvik full independence. Then close the border and have a Fast Patrol Boat permanently stationed off Forviks' coast to ensure no illegal immigration or trade with Shetland took place.
 
I also have plans to convert the Viking bus station into a free White Lightning and Buckie bar for shouty people in baseball caps.

If I were a councillor, I'd bring in bigger pints and longer fags.
 
And I'd make summary roadside execution of people who can't reverse into passing places legal.
 
Ooooh, and I'd grant Forvik full independence. Then close the border and have a Fast Patrol Boat permanently stationed off Forviks' coast to ensure no illegal immigration or trade with Shetland took place.
 
I also have plans to convert the Viking bus station into a free White Lightning and Buckie bar for shouty people in baseball caps.

If I were a councillor, I'd bring in bigger pints and longer fags.
 
And I'd make summary roadside execution of people who can't reverse into passing places legal.
 
Ooooh, and I'd grant Forvik full independence. Then close the border and have a Fast Patrol Boat permanently stationed off Forviks' coast to ensure no illegal immigration or trade with Shetland took place.
 
I also have plans to convert the Viking bus station into a free White Lightning and Buckie bar for shouty people in baseball caps.

Yup, I got the jibe, Redrobbie, I just had this vision in my head of redcoats rounding up all the Mc kids for possessing spud guns.
 
Also, anything that annoys the 'Braveheart and Bannockburn' clowns is good by me.