tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post9198189392456507032..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Troon to Irvine Beach Walk. Ayrshire.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-50140939966472199372016-03-01T11:14:58.743+00:002016-03-01T11:14:58.743+00:00Cheers Carol,
What gets me about the tax is that t...Cheers Carol,<br />What gets me about the tax is that these folk can easily afford to pay it but choose to do everything to avoid it. The recession was caused by a culture of pure greed at the top and I know other countries around the world are far worse but it still gets me that we are tightening our collective belts and services are cut to the bone during endless austerity drives at the same time as the rich get richer. They already get huge legitimate expenses everywhere the rest of us would have to pay for yet are repeatedly caught claiming extra. Meanwhile they hammer the poorest and most vulnerable in society and try to demonize them at every opportunity as the culprits. "We are all in this together." and similar political spin gets right on my T***s as the same culture of reckless greed and irresponsibility is still there and we could easily fall down the rabbit hole again. At the moment there is a massive carve up and land grab for the remaining resources of oil,minerals, food, water,etc causing deliberate population displacement and instability and no-one seems to be giving a **** about the actual planet we live on as long as they grab their share. The richest one per cent at the moment have more than the other 99 per cent put together and it is that group that others aspire to and help to destroy our planet so I am extremely pessimistic about our future while this trend continues which is why I speak out. It is futile of course but it makes me feel slightly better as they flush our world down the toilet and strip it bare year on year conning us into buying junk we don't actually need and turning us into slaves of consumer technology that only a tiny rich minority benefit from. My religion and church is the world we live on and they are peeing all over it every day.<br />Rant over. See added link at bottom of post :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-65484366492564243292016-02-29T19:29:22.758+00:002016-02-29T19:29:22.758+00:00Love the horse statue and the 'litter sculptur...Love the horse statue and the 'litter sculpture'. On the subject of litter, a headmaster has just said that 'he thinks it's demeaning for his schoolchildren to have to pick up litter THEY'VE dropped'!!! :-o what a lunatic! No wonder the world is getting in a state.<br /><br />On the tax front though, I have to say that if us ordinary folks had loopholes to avoid tax, many of us would - I certainly would.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-31514714279554158142016-02-29T11:16:02.305+00:002016-02-29T11:16:02.305+00:00Hi Kay,
Yes, I've had dogs in the past and the...Hi Kay,<br />Yes, I've had dogs in the past and they can make great companions. I've noticed in the last couple of decades the rise in status dogs here. Huge hounds that are just like modern cars, over-sized and bulky. Also the number of self employed dog walkers has shot up in the last decade to the extent that many parks have taken measures that they can only walk three dogs at a time in them. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-5235037355845687752016-02-29T01:08:32.688+00:002016-02-29T01:08:32.688+00:00I envy you your walks but you can keep those bags ...I envy you your walks but you can keep those bags of dog poo there, we have quite a few here! But mostly, the dogs go wherever they want to and that can be dangerous on our stone mountains! (They are not allowed on the walk up trail at Stone Mountain.)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-50132846314497001882016-02-29T00:27:27.671+00:002016-02-29T00:27:27.671+00:00Cheers Ian,
It is a great walk when it's quie...Cheers Ian,<br /> It is a great walk when it's quiet and clean. The call of curlews is very typical of the open moors and marshlands in Renfrewshire where I spent many happy years growing up. A contender for the most haunting and desolate sounding bird call as it usually occurs in flat empty feilds or remote coastlines. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-29732004971595020932016-02-29T00:19:29.721+00:002016-02-29T00:19:29.721+00:00Evening Linda,
Ah, so that's where that idea c...Evening Linda,<br />Ah, so that's where that idea came from :o) Years ago most folk didn't pick up dog poo in wild areas but when they do and a small but persistent minority leave it dangling from barbed wire fences or tied around branches( for mad reasons only they know)it makes it even worse and it's usually left at a height small inquisitive children can reach. Beats me what the reason is as nobody collects it and its just left to rot or get opened by wildlife to become an even bigger health hazard.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-7402496905577637562016-02-28T21:20:47.063+00:002016-02-28T21:20:47.063+00:00Some really nice shots here of what looks to be a ...Some really nice shots here of what looks to be a great beach walk Bob. A couple of the silhouetted figures on the beach remind me of the Anthony Gormley installation "Another Place" on the shore of the Mersey estuary. Superb Curlew image - one of my favourite birds birds with perhaps one of the most evocative wild calls :o)<br /><br />Kind RegardsIan Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130778756061507141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-38622888352307752532016-02-28T04:24:18.495+00:002016-02-28T04:24:18.495+00:00Lovely beach walk and great photos! I thought the...Lovely beach walk and great photos! I thought the leftover plastic bags of dog poop was only an American thing.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.com