Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Brandane]

And sic a night he tak's the road in
As ne'er poor sinner was abroad in.

The wind blew as 'twad blawn its last;
The rattlin' showers rose on the blast;.
.........
That night, a child might understand,
The De'il had business on his hand.

Be careful out there folks, keep clear o' the haunted kirks

Wait a sec till I fire up Google translate ...

It says "E'molto ventoso./ Mucho windio."

 

[Turdus philomelos]

I'm mad but not stupid, think I will get the sherabang they call the Number 23 bus to work this morning.

In typical Scots, that is a hoor o' a wind oot there!

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Bits blowing about here too: the very reason why I moved from an exposed stand alone house to a ground floor flat

As the great bard put it as he closed his finest work,
"For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed."

 

[ChrisV]

Followed by ...

"Feck, that's some bloody wind oot there mon!"

 

[Mo1959]

Lay and listened to it most of the night. Just heading out with the dog round our usual trail. Think it's eased enough not to get clobbered with any falling branches.

 

[Col5632]

Some mental conditions out there last night, didn't risk the bike this morning

 

[Brandane]

BBC are saying the strong winds are here to stay for A WEEK!
I've yet to venture out and check for damage.

 

[Scoosh]

Just wait till this afternoon ...

, maybe a bit of

, followed by

but getting less

.

Then tomorrow it's - well more of the same, with some added

BBC are saying the strong winds are here to stay for A WEEK!
I've yet to venture out and check for damage.

You'll be needing some extra ground-retaining equipment - for safety, of course ...

 

[Col5632]

BBC are saying the strong winds are here to stay for A WEEK!
I've yet to venture out and check for damage.

I really hope not

 

[Brandane]

Sod this. Agency work would appear to have dried up, and not likely to pick up any time soon. I'm thinking an Edinburgh Cycle Co-Op bike bag (currently discounted) might be a good investment. Cheap holidays to Cyprus also available just now .....

 

[Scoosh]

BBC are saying the strong winds are here to stay for A WEEK!
I've yet to venture out and check for damage.

I really hope not

NO, it's OK, @Col5632, you can stay inside , no need to check for damage ...



Oh, that's not what you meant ...

 

[Col5632]

Only damage I know about so far is our patio door leaks when it rains heavy

 

[Louch]

Didn't hear a thing last night. I'm starting to think this flats actually a nuclear bunker

 

[Scoosh]

Didn't hear a thing last night. I'm starting to think this flats actually a nuclear bunker

Not necessarily - it's maybe because you are:

1. working so hard that you are sleeping well
2. getting so much exercise and your body needs to recover - hearing included
3. too much - but on a weekday ??
4. pardon ? pardon ?? pardon ??? when did you last have an audio-gram done ?
5. in a sheltered spot behind a nice big wall or leaf-less trees
6. none of the above - it's a mystery

 

[Louch]

I hardly hear my neighbors at all , think I am in Scotland's only well built new build block of flats. If someone didn't use my wheelie bin now and again I would think I was the only person here

Audio gram was last year, my hearing is only limited in soft spoken voices, not massive gusts of wind and