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Clicky Clicky Every now and then I happen upon something that sets me thinking. Some thoughts..... - Whilst they look like a great idea in principle, the areas which would benefit most by having them would be the densely populated and already built up parts of the globe. The areas that are so thick with smog that people can't even get plants in a window box to grow, let alone a 21-story farm full of vegetables etc. - Fully automated multi-story farms right on your doorstep....how many jobs will they cost? - Will they diminish the importance placed on existing farm and green areas and pave the way for greedy developers to come in and destroy even larger areas with horrendous buildings? - Will they be more fashionable and status serving than necessary? - Would money spent on these be a better investment that the millions paid in subsidies to farmers every year? - Could the technology be used to improve things in the third world? - Would the technology be used to improve things in the third world? I'm all for progress, but I think we sometimes have to look at the reasons/incentives for development. I found it quite disturbing that in the article they seemed more concerned about reducing the cost of something in a posh deli than looking beyond their own selfish needs to where these things could make a real difference.

Having rechecked the maps, sorted out the scale and matched up every remaining landmark I can - I reckon I'm pretty spot on with my placing of the ground. Looking at some of those maps I can't help but wonder what archaeological delights might be lying below our very feet every time we walk from the Innes to the TCS!!!

First Sophia...now Me....are you giving me the "come on"???

Once I actually find a moment to do more than draw breath I'll get the Highland March website sorted out (again) and we'll get some details and contact info up on there.

I posted a link to the application form earlier in the thread, but here it is again. Clicky Clicky

It was sold on the basis that people's names would be on the pitch with the players every time it was worn - I think that's confirmation enough.

I warned you - stop stalking me or I'll get a restraining order :015:

The wee window in Fort Augustus - forget the name of it.

3 Things you should never say to IHE :029:

Not as much as you if your still around to enjoy the proceeds :015:

That's 24 hour opening for you :015:

Smokers can live easy knowing they're free to spark up on here whenever they like :icon_ganja:

Be he was just to lazy to look and wanted someone to do that for him :015: I've been playing a wee word search game trying to see if it spells out any interesting or rude words anywhere on the vertical or diagonal.....how sad is that :029:

Look - he's at it again :crazy07: :015:

I always did see it as a strange concept that before the ban you could (in certain pubs etc) go in and sit in a non-smoking area and avoid the smoke, but with the ban then EVERYONE must pass through a cloud of smoke just to get in the door....!!!

Too slow again darnit!!!!! :015:

BBQ Sale? I need a new one, where's it at? In fairness Clacher, this was in response to a request from a site user for something they could print and stick up on the staff noticeboard at work type deal. From that point of view it needs to be simple and easy to print out and your not going to get full glossy colour posters. Big Oaks from Little Acorns and all that. If 10 minutes work can bring in even one or two more people then it's 10 minutes well invested.

Should it be?

While I appreciate that their will be doubtless benefits for many it's a bit of a leap to accredit such wild health improvement figures to the success of the ban, especially when their is nothing to show that the smoking ban has in any way accelerated a trend (smoking) that has been on a steady decline since the late 90's.

TM4TJ - They have to use names and numbers in the SPL. OK, so it may not be a big deal in the grand scheme of things, you have one with your name on for yourself etc etc, but when your shelling out ?100 for something it's not unreasonable for people to expect that it's done to a certain standard. It must have entered someones head at some point that the players name and number was going to cover a fair few fans names and the design/layout should never have been signed off on. It would have been so easy to avoid it that it just makes you have to shake your head at what is (unfortunately) another PR blunder by ICT - it's just one other thing that adds to the mounting frustrations.

Yikes!!! I had thought all names were on twice and a few 3 times but having used TM4TJ's pictures and running them through some OCR software then checking what all names are on it, it would appear that if your name is in the outlined area then it's on there once only. All names on the front are repeated on the back lower section. Seems like someone somewhere has really screwed up on this and instead of repeating names on the back the whole top portion could have been left clear and names printed on the lower portion so as everyone was just on their once and not obscured by names and numbers. atback1.jpg_thumb

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Looks black on my screen also!!! Had thought that those who's name were on the top half of the back would get a short deal when numbers are applied but names appear to be on there 2 or 3 times so shouldn't be an issue. All I have to do now is lose about 25% of my body mass so I can fit into one :015:

Alex, with it being all the rage to give jobs fancy titles, that last one could simply mean you work in a Petrol Station :015:

The Slaughter house (as it was at that time) would've sat just of the right hand corner of where I have marked the ground.