Wednesday, January 19, 2005
This Is Scotland, And It's WINTER!
It still baffles me each year when lorries get blown over, houses are flooded, cars skid on ice or get stuck in snow, wind knocks out the power in parts of the country and general havoc is wreaked – every year – and yet the populace still acts surprised about it.
This is Scotland. We are but a stones throw from Iceland and Scandinavia and the weather we get, while it may be a couple of degrees warmer than during the Ice Age, is still pretty much predictable. The question is not, "what can we do about the snow, wind and rain?" nor is it, "why do we act like God is against us when he throws freezing snowstorms at us and makes it piss with rain all the time?"
The question is, "when are we going to realise this is the way it is, always has been, and always will be?"
The truth is, us Scots always feel like we are getting the short end of the stick. It’s in our blood and goes back to our rebellious days battling against the superior English. The English aren’t bad people, we just like to go on about it because it makes US feel superior, since our football team is now one of the worst in the world and they have Wayne Rooney. Plus, to rub salt in our wounds, the sun shines quite a lot in Somerset and we never get to see any of it apart from two weeks in July.
To summarise: bad weather will always be here at this time of year because this is SCOTLAND and it is WINTER. These two words and what they represent have been making love in the same bed together for centuries – get used to it.
On another note, my hat blew off in the wind today and I slipped on a bit of ice and fell on my arse on my way to work. I was most annoyed because my baldy head was exposed for a lengthy period of time to the fierce wintry elements and my trousers ended up with a wet patch causing my bum to freeze.
Something must be done about this, I mean, we have our own Parliament for God’s sake! Surely we can build a wall around the country or something? Maybe a see-through one so we can watch all the rich people sailing past on the QE2?
The interview I did with KIC was published today on their website today. Read all about it here: KIC Interview
Spain is celebrating the 600th anniversary of Don Quixote by Cervantes, widely regarded as the first ever novel. (BBC News - Cervantes). This book is nearing the top of my To Read list I am happy to say, because it is one I am looking forward to reading.
Gail and I have been scanning the house market for a while now looking for a new house. We went to view a couple of houses out of interest a while back but when we decided we wanted to move this year we committed ourselves to seeing it through. It’s even on my GDR 2005 list.
Today I came across a beauty. It’s not far from where we are at the moment and is ideally located for us plus it is a fair size. Gail was quick off the mark and arranged a viewing - it is ideal but we asked to see it again during the day before we made any decisions.
This is Scotland. We are but a stones throw from Iceland and Scandinavia and the weather we get, while it may be a couple of degrees warmer than during the Ice Age, is still pretty much predictable. The question is not, "what can we do about the snow, wind and rain?" nor is it, "why do we act like God is against us when he throws freezing snowstorms at us and makes it piss with rain all the time?"
The question is, "when are we going to realise this is the way it is, always has been, and always will be?"
The truth is, us Scots always feel like we are getting the short end of the stick. It’s in our blood and goes back to our rebellious days battling against the superior English. The English aren’t bad people, we just like to go on about it because it makes US feel superior, since our football team is now one of the worst in the world and they have Wayne Rooney. Plus, to rub salt in our wounds, the sun shines quite a lot in Somerset and we never get to see any of it apart from two weeks in July.
To summarise: bad weather will always be here at this time of year because this is SCOTLAND and it is WINTER. These two words and what they represent have been making love in the same bed together for centuries – get used to it.
On another note, my hat blew off in the wind today and I slipped on a bit of ice and fell on my arse on my way to work. I was most annoyed because my baldy head was exposed for a lengthy period of time to the fierce wintry elements and my trousers ended up with a wet patch causing my bum to freeze.
Something must be done about this, I mean, we have our own Parliament for God’s sake! Surely we can build a wall around the country or something? Maybe a see-through one so we can watch all the rich people sailing past on the QE2?
The interview I did with KIC was published today on their website today. Read all about it here: KIC Interview
Spain is celebrating the 600th anniversary of Don Quixote by Cervantes, widely regarded as the first ever novel. (BBC News - Cervantes). This book is nearing the top of my To Read list I am happy to say, because it is one I am looking forward to reading.
Gail and I have been scanning the house market for a while now looking for a new house. We went to view a couple of houses out of interest a while back but when we decided we wanted to move this year we committed ourselves to seeing it through. It’s even on my GDR 2005 list.
Today I came across a beauty. It’s not far from where we are at the moment and is ideally located for us plus it is a fair size. Gail was quick off the mark and arranged a viewing - it is ideal but we asked to see it again during the day before we made any decisions.
Colin 5:52 pm