Scarlet Pimple

One even had a mirror Chas. You could titivate yourself and put o yer lipstick ........? The question is rhetorical old chap, so ...relax.

Oh, you are awful, but I like you....! Your old fan, Benny Hill.

IHE more like the petrol station at Bunkum.... I saw that one in Chilliwack, close to Maple Ridge, B.C, Canada, when ah wuz younger . The boats shown were indeed comfortable transports and almost crash -proof.

Word on the street--Terry Boocha promoted to janitor I/c boots and bustles.

And IHE --were you so drunk that you didn't know that you were playing your TARADIDDLE on your supporter's drumset? Watch out , dearie, my spies are everywhere and taracking your every move.... And, yes, we do know that in yer kilt you are, well, er, somewhat a-t-taractive to the ladies of Lorne.

O.K. Charlie to puit the proletariat out of their misery about post # 187--thanks for your informative replye stating theta the Courier went out of existence some time ago.......yep that would explain a lot...

Shifty 6--SFA shiftless.' 'It;s all about money so there....."

You are so lucky to have the opportunity to attend the game regardless of the times set up. You also have T.V.which we don't . "Nuff said.

My sister and her fiancé were also married in Drumossie Hotel. Nice atmosphere as I remember. Pity they didn't issue a guarantee to each bride and room that th said marriage would be successful and last a lifetime.,,,,eh?

Noooo! Shoot! That's why I didn't get a reply--Holy Smokelinos, we must be in Canada... Read into that anything you like.

Jim, sound like you were a bit of a swaggering lad in your youth. Did the girlies tell you that you were cool--or hot-- or smouldering- -or a cold fish--or a fireball --or ......?

Brigade

PerflICT Yes good fella. You never know how wrong you can be until it happens..eh?

More likely by Cumberbatch the film star 'cos it looks just like wear and tear and neglect to me. The said Cumberbatch also does Canadian documentary roles speaking the commentaries that are embedded in the videos. He has fine speaking voice with the ability to speak very clearly with voice modulations appropriate to the scene. Very professional. I worked out the same timelines and ages for Wolfie myself and figured he must have been about 19 at the time and had me squaring that with the date of the battle. Seems like a rather distinguished gentleman from the photo and no doubt courageous to boot and very smart to rise so quickly. Mind you, being the son of an aristocrat he was probably heading for a high position anyway and was lucky not to put a foot wrong. Being a good assistant to the General no doubt also helped greatly. Your research always seems to be very good too, Chas, so I am really looking forward to your response with reference to my post 187 re the entries in the Courier about the girl who married a minesweeper sailor boy. I wrote to the Courier after we chatted about that on here but they did not even send me a reply. That's the 2nd time I have written to them on another subject and the first contact was also ignored. Was it too much to expect even the simple courtesy of an acknowledgment? "Yep! The times they are a-changing.."

"Cos, being a renegade, he's outide the Pale and we have to bring him back in to the fold "cos I miss him..

Were these towers on the ends of the bridge once toll booths perhaps? --Second question: how old are they?

Could be Scotty but I thought it was closer to the bridge than the motel. And there were no houses at the top of the hill except the one I remember seeing in the distance at the end of the road in from the gates. There was a stone lion on each of the stone mantels down at the roadway entrance. For all the world the entrance gate made you think you were entering a mansion property.Maybe that place had been deserted or just left to decay since the owner had got old or something and could not afford to keep it up. See if I can find some info online. Nice park-like setting though. Ideal for little people to sledge on --steepish at the top and a nice gradual flattening out from half way down to the bottom.

Charles-- I'm still awaiting a reply to my question in post #187 ? Will be much obliged to receive a definitive answer.

We also used to go sledging at a hill above the Lions Gates (remember the old house at the top of the driveway there) just West of the canal road bridge as much as my fading memory serves me ... Good slopes there. Once, I abandoned the sledge in favour of attempting to curl up and roll down the slope and ended up looking like a very large snowball. S'now right I know, but I was having a ....ball.!!

You are right about the name but just between you and me the plains were a long way away and the redoubt was on the top of a hill with good sight-lines etc., all of which would make sense 'cos you sure want to see the enemy coming before they arrive. But the ships bombarded the fort prior to the attack anyway .... My whole point though in posting anything was my surprise that this lad was at the Grammar school in Inverness at all. In fact , based on his history ( he was the aide de camp of one of the generals who served Cumberland at Culloden), after the skirmish was over, he would certainly have accompanied the other officers and most of the army who descended to bivouac in the town. He must have been quite young though and if he attended the school to learn it could have been a University-type course I would have imagined. Isn't it much more likely, though, Charles, that he was simply staying there between shifts. I will bet that the available accommodation for all the army would have been very scarce and the school probably offered more space for the upper crust types not to mention tables and chairs for conferences etc.

Charles--you stunned me with your comment about General Wolfe. Both the Battle of Culloden (Cumberland) and the battle of the Heights of Abraham ( I believe that was the name of it) in Eastern Canada were both short affairs. I do believe that the Brits had countless warships and superior forces plus the element of surprise. www.bing.com/search?q=Where+was+general+Wolfe+killed%3F&src=IE-TopResult&FORM=IETR02&conversationid=hips

Looks like it Scotty --this last one doesn't open either. No matter, Uncle Scar can take it on the chin and ....booo hoooooooooo! Whaur's mah hankie when you need it.

So we got him just in the KINK (oops! Sorry I meant KNIK) of time

Nope, Scotty, I have tried all the links and nothing opens. In one case I was told that it can't be seen in "your territiory" so I suppose that's the challenge again. I'll try going to the Raith website and see what I can get going there. The only other option is for one of you lads to open the link, catch the url and send that to me--Might work?

Not to be seen in Canada! Grrrrr