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Skiing in Scotland

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Skiing in Scotland

Still a chill in the air round here. Skiing closed obviously, but scenery still here and waterfall still turned on, the time will come when everyone can visit again but in the meantime, here’s what you’re missing.

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Re: Skiing in Scotland Felix42 #692596 09/03/21 02:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 150 NE Scotland Ewan OP miles of smiles Talk Morgan Expert
OP Ewan miles of smiles Talk Morgan Expert Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 150 NE Scotland	It’s not the cold that bothers them, you won’t see them roaming as it’s breeding season just now, they’re hunted to near extinction on the run up to Burns night. They’re so shy, it takes them weeks of wooing to pluck up the courage to breed and the deed itself is only performed under the heather on the darkest nights. They’ll then remain hidden from view for several more weeks while they get over the embarrassment of what they have done, by which time, spring has sprung and baby haggis are everywhere, the circle of life as they say.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Ewan #692610 09/03/21 03:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,211 Likes: 21 Aberdeenshire Gordon D Has a lot to Say!
Gordon D Has a lot to Say! Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,211 Likes: 21 Aberdeenshire	On top of all that, they're possibly still in hiding after one of them was kidnapped at gunpoint and sent into space!!! Gordon Duguid 2014 Duratec engine plus 4, Montreal blue.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Gordon D #692718 10/03/21 08:25 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,416 Likes: 178 Cheltenham, Glos. UK Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,416 Likes: 178 Cheltenham, Glos. UK	Originally Posted by Gordon D On top of all that, they're possibly still in hiding after one of them was kidnapped at gunpoint and sent into space!!! Graham (G4FUJ) Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly '09 Gen2 MINI Cooper ragtop '90 LR 90 SW

Re: Skiing in Scotland Ewan #692731 10/03/21 09:15 AM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 7,895 Likes: 241 en le Yorkshire CooperMan Just barreling along Talk Morgan Guru
CooperMan Just barreling along Talk Morgan Guru Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 7,895 Likes: 241 en le Yorkshire	Do they still have 3 legs longer than the others, so they can run along steep hills without falling over ? Jon M

Re: Skiing in Scotland Ewan #692740 10/03/21 10:15 AM
Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,211 Likes: 21 Aberdeenshire Gordon D Has a lot to Say!
Gordon D Has a lot to Say! Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,211 Likes: 21 Aberdeenshire	No Jon, two short legs on one side, two long legs on the other. Can't remember which side is Which though, it's been a long time since I seen one in the flesh. Just found the answer, hope this clears up any myths, Wikipedia states some are left handed and some are right, I dispute this. Surely they would collide whilst running around the hills in opposite directions? Last edited by Gordon D; 10/03/21 11:04 AM. Gordon Duguid 2014 Duratec engine plus 4, Montreal blue.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Ewan #692765 10/03/21 01:58 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 46 Aberdeenshire / Edinburgh G Gramrugby Just Getting Started
Gramrugby Just Getting Started G Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 46 Aberdeenshire / Edinburgh	That's just up the road from me.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Gramrugby #692830 10/03/21 07:52 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 150 NE Scotland Ewan OP miles of smiles Talk Morgan Expert
OP Ewan miles of smiles Talk Morgan Expert Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 150 NE Scotland	Originally Posted by Gramrugby That's just up the road from me. If I’d know, I’d have given you a toot, I see you joined ages ago but haven’t often posted, do you still have a Morgan? As I read your post, it reminded me of something that happened about 35 years ago, we had a school ski day at the Lecht but the weather closed in and blocked all the roads. The whole class had to be rescued from the car park and we spent the night on the floor of the Allergue Arms pub.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Graham, G4FUJ #692926 11/03/21 01:45 PM
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Gramrugby Just Getting Started G Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 46 Aberdeenshire / Edinburgh	May be of interest to you. Percy Topliss - the monocle'd mutineer shot the local policeman in a bothy about about half a mile away from there. Stole his bike and cycled to a to a village called Alford. He then caught a train to Aberdeen and headed South.

Re: Skiing in Scotland Ewan #692930 11/03/21 01:53 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 46 Aberdeenshire / Edinburgh G Gramrugby Just Getting Started
Gramrugby Just Getting Started G Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 46 Aberdeenshire / Edinburgh	Still have the Morgan. My email on the website is wrong, and I can't seem to get it changed. I just sent you a private message with contact details. I have loads of stories about the Allargue (Briigies)!

Re: Skiing in Scotland Gramrugby #692941 11/03/21 02:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,416 Likes: 178 Cheltenham, Glos. UK Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,416 Likes: 178 Cheltenham, Glos. UK	Originally Posted by Gramrugby May be of interest to you. Percy Topliss - the monocle'd mutineer shot the local policeman in a bothy about about half a mile away from there. Stole his bike and cycled to a to a village called Alford. He then caught a train to Aberdeen and headed South. Had to look him up: Originally Posted by Wikipedia}Francis Percy Toplis (22 August 1896 – 6 June 1920) was a British criminal and imposter active during and after the First World War. Before the war he was imprisoned for attempted rape. During the war he served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps, but regularly posed as an officer while on leave, wearing a monocle. After the war he became notorious following the murder of a taxi driver and the wounding of a police officer who attempted to apprehend him. The manhunt was major news at the time. He was tracked down and killed in a gunfight with police. In 1978 a book was published which claimed that he had a big part in the Étaples Mutiny from 9–12 September 1917, as "The Monocled Mutineer". The authors suggested that he was pursued by the political establishment in a vendetta and may have been innocent of the murder. The book was dramatised by the BBC in 1986 as The Monocled Mutineer, creating considerable controversy. Critics say that there is no evidence he was present and that official records show that Toplis's unit was en route to India during the Étaples mutiny. However, the official records that are often cited to refute claims that Toplis took part in the Mutiny have been extrapolated from a summary of his movements that appear in a letter addressed to the Chief Constable of Hampshire Police from Superintendent James L. Cox.[1 The letter, dated 17 May 1920, describes how Toplis was deployed to the Dardanelles at the outset of war in 1915 with a Field Ambulance Company, was wounded and sent home and "then went on trooping duty to Salonika, Egypt and back to the Depot and then to India in the Troopship 'Orontes'”. Sadly, the letter from Superintendent Cox makes no mention of a 'wanted notice' that featured in the Police Gazette dated 18 Oct 1918 which states that Toplis deserted from Salonika on 15 June that same year.[2] The six-month 'hard labour' sentence served by the Nottingham magistrate in December 1918[3] suggests Toplis did not see out his service days in Egypt or Bombay as some have alleged. As Percy's British Army Service Records have not been retained by the MOD, precise details about his movements remain unclear. With the exception of Cox's letter and a Medal Card,[4] no other official records of his service history exist. Despite the omission of actual dates in Superintendent Cox's summary of his movements during the war, many historians feel it is unlikely that Toplis was in France to participate in the mutiny. There is a lot more on the page. I'd never heard of him! Last edited by Graham, G4FUJ; 11/03/21 02:47 PM. Graham (G4FUJ) Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly '09 Gen2 MINI Cooper ragtop '90 LR 90 SW

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