tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post4075786043887519343..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Dollar Glen.King`s Seat Hill to Whitewisp Hill.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-87697567190813134292010-12-25T10:37:06.561+00:002010-12-25T10:37:06.561+00:00Very interesting Russell.If the wife isn`t interes...Very interesting Russell.If the wife isn`t interested then I`m sure Tommy Sheridan has a few phone numbers of willing females that might assist you in your Hoochmagandie round.!<br /><br />I myself will probably aim for a ( ahem )"solo" round :)Alexhttp://blueskyscotland.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-52254848303560603532010-12-25T09:06:56.230+00:002010-12-25T09:06:56.230+00:00Hi Guys. Fatdogwalks reckons it is difficult to ge...Hi Guys. Fatdogwalks reckons it is difficult to get decent photos on the Ochils.This gives me an excuse to tell you about a marvellous photo-opportunity I missed on Dumyat on September 4 2010. Just below the top, coming up from Menstrie, I looked up and spied a big bare bum. At first I thought it was somebody changing their trousers. Then I realised it was a couple having it off [with great gusto] against the cairn. This was at 12.00 noon on a lovely Saturday on perhaps the busiest hill in Scotland. By this time I was about 10 yards away and unsure what to do. A few discrete coughs failed to make any impression so I retreated about a hundred yards and looked away until the oohs and ahs ended.The couple now pulled up their breeks and headed off fo the Sheriffmuir road. My emotions on this occasion went from shock to embarrassment to extreme jealousy. <br />There are many categories of hills - Munros, Donalds etc. I think I have discovered a new category - Hills with folk having it off at the top. The term HuMps is already in use so I propose calling such hills in England "Bonks". This is too tame for us hairy chested Scots, so I suggest calling them "Hoochmagandies" in Scotland. I intend bagging at least 12 Hoochmagandies during 2011. I doubt if I'll achieve this total as every time I now suggest a stroll on the hills to the wife she replies "In your dreams" or "Aye! Right!"russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-10203674359772508282010-04-12T19:03:42.607+01:002010-04-12T19:03:42.607+01:00Here's an online version of my questionnaire :...Here's an online version of my questionnaire : http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=fr&formkey=dFRqNXFqcGx0UUlxNE1vTHpuYmc4d0E6MA<br /><br />Thank you very much for helping me :)<br />Kévin.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212541544274210402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-80907533338552612662010-04-11T01:40:01.596+01:002010-04-11T01:40:01.596+01:00Fire away with your questions kevin and we will do...Fire away with your questions kevin and we will do our best here to answer them honestly.I.e. the only time most scots wear a kilt is at weddings or supporting the scotland team abroad.If you see anybody wearing a kilt in the street and he,s not going to either of these events he,s usually not scottish. Bag Pipers excluded of course as its part of their normal working attire.Bob.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-20463219138745323462010-04-07T22:36:37.443+01:002010-04-07T22:36:37.443+01:00Great views of the Ochils gents.
When I was 12 or ...Great views of the Ochils gents.<br />When I was 12 or 13,my trainer would enter me and two of my cousins in the two mile 'Boys Marathon' at the Highland Games.Dollar was probably as far as we'd travel from Springfield.<br />The fell races sparked the most interest in those days.<br />Oh! and,not that it's of much interest to you,but in about two dozen 'Boys Marathons' I managed one fourth place.I doubt if I'd do much better now.The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-75580980656774598312010-04-07T20:54:54.309+01:002010-04-07T20:54:54.309+01:00Hello,
My name is Kevin, I am a French student an...Hello,<br /><br />My name is Kevin, I am a French student and as part of my English course, I'm studying dos and don’ts from other cultures and countries in order to be able to do business with them in my future professional life. I have some cultural question about Scotland and the habits of Scots.<br /><br />I'm contacting you because I'm experiencing difficulties to meet Scots where I live. My english teacher allowed me to try to find some contacts on the internet.<br /><br />Please, could you help me, and answer some questions ? <br /><br />Thank you very much in advance and please excuse me if I'm bothering you.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Kévin<br /><br />PS : very nice pics !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212541544274210402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-39403198624892464642010-04-06T23:01:54.285+01:002010-04-06T23:01:54.285+01:00Totally agree about the Ochil Glens...maybe gorges...Totally agree about the Ochil Glens...maybe gorges would be a better description though. Offhand I can't think of anywhere else where they are so tight and dramatic. <br /><br />Always difficult to get decent photos on the Ochils...everything else is so far away and there's almost b****r all distinctive to photograph in the foreground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44790983462509553172010-04-05T16:20:59.710+01:002010-04-05T16:20:59.710+01:00Yup it was.Also remember alan from rutherglen, mys...Yup it was.Also remember alan from rutherglen, myself and yourself going up the burn of sorrow after it was blocked off with barbed wire and seeing the massive boulders that had smashed through the boardwalk.Had a feeling then it would never be returned to its former glory. Bob.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-78499894687570149972010-04-05T13:40:46.615+01:002010-04-05T13:40:46.615+01:00"toothless old tramp of some merit"
Love..."toothless old tramp of some merit"<br />Love the quote Bob! I remember being up that way with you and Dawn years ago, coming down to the castle, or was that near there?Alistairhttp://stravaiger.com/blognoreply@blogger.com