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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 10:20 pm
by sg31
elkay wrote:It's HMS Caroline (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Caroline_(1914)), last survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat. It was used as a cadet training ship in Belfast until fairly recently, then refurbished as a maritime museum. My daughter worked on it briefly when it was just opened as a museum. I haven't been on it yet, that will have to wait for a while now.


I guessed pre WW2 from the plumb bow, the riveted hull suggests pre 1945, it more or less died out after that. I thought it was a naval vessel because of the high superstructure above the bows and the narrowness of the hull. That was as far as I got.

I'd no idea it was such a large vessel or quite as early as 1914. A very historic vessel.

Thanks that's made my day.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 11:25 pm
by kiloran
AleisterCrowley wrote:
kiloran wrote:Let's see how many of you can identify this. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken with 1973 technology.

--kiloran

Anvil stone, Bleaklow? ... nah, too striated...

No. Up north a bit

--kiloran

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 11:26 pm
by kiloran
mike wrote:
kiloran wrote:Let's see how many of you can identify this. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken with 1973 technology.

--kiloran


Brimham Rocks ?

A worthy attempt, but.... fail

--kiloran

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 11:36 pm
by swill453
kiloran wrote:Let's see how many of you can identify this. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken with 1973 technology.

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--kiloran

The Bunnet Stane, just below West Lomond.

Scott.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 11:39 pm
by swill453
Hasn't changed much in 47 years

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Scott.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 24th, 2020, 11:41 pm
by kiloran
swill453 wrote:
kiloran wrote:Let's see how many of you can identify this. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken with 1973 technology.

--kiloran

The Bunnet Stane, just below West Lomond.

Scott.

Correct! Put a gold star in your exercise book :)
I never expected to happen upon a rock formation like that when I lived in the Kingdom of Fife

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnet_Stane

--kiloran

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 12:19 pm
by scotia
kiloran wrote:
swill453 wrote:
kiloran wrote:Let's see how many of you can identify this. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken with 1973 technology.

--kiloran

The Bunnet Stane, just below West Lomond.

Scott.

Correct! Put a gold star in your exercise book :)
I never expected to happen upon a rock formation like that when I lived in the Kingdom of Fife

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnet_Stane

--kiloran

Thanks for the photo - we have wandered up West Lomond (from the east side) many times - but were unaware of the Bunnet Stane. Looking at the OS 1 to 25,000 map I can see its clearly marked on the north side of the hill. The most appropriate approach would seem to be from a footpath starting down on the road near Wester Upper Urquhart - so if we survive long enough to see a safe end of lockdown of oldies, we may add it to our rambles. One of the attractions of being across in the Falkland area was a certain well known tearoom - now gone (before the virus scare).

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 12:28 pm
by swill453
scotia wrote:Thanks for the photo - we have wandered up West Lomond (from the east side) many times - but were unaware of the Bunnet Stane. Looking at the OS 1 to 25,000 map I can see its clearly marked on the north side of the hill. The most appropriate approach would seem to be from a footpath starting down on the road near Wester Upper Urquhart - so if we survive long enough to see a safe end of lockdown of oldies, we may add it to our rambles. One of the attractions of being across in the Falkland area was a certain well known tearoom - now gone (before the virus scare).

Yes there's a handy lay-by there. The path continues past the rocks up to the top of West Lomond. You can make it circular by coming down Glen Vale past John Knox's pulpit, but with a bit of road walking to finish.

Scott.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 12:29 pm
by scotia
Snorvey wrote:Fifty years ago....

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I believe the favourite trick by the Bear was to drop down to sea level where the Lightning gobbled through fuel at an enormous rate - and had to turn for home. The counter was to have a tanker accompany the Lightning, but I haven't seen any RAF photos with the accompanying tanker. Its only the dashing fighter boys that got into the pictures.
Maybe today we have dashing fighter guys and gals in the Typhoons?

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 12:41 pm
by kiloran
scotia wrote:Thanks for the photo - we have wandered up West Lomond (from the east side) many times - but were unaware of the Bunnet Stane. Looking at the OS 1 to 25,000 map I can see its clearly marked on the north side of the hill. The most appropriate approach would seem to be from a footpath starting down on the road near Wester Upper Urquhart - so if we survive long enough to see a safe end of lockdown of oldies, we may add it to our rambles. One of the attractions of being across in the Falkland area was a certain well known tearoom - now gone (before the virus scare).

If you are up that way, you might want to have a gander at Carlin Maggie, a 10m pinnacle of rock on the west slope of Bishop Hill, about 1.5km south of the Bunnet Stane.
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On one sunday afternoon saunter, I had to use crampons to get near it. Crampons! On the wee Lomond Hills!!

--kiloran

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 1:38 pm
by scotia
kiloran wrote:On one sunday afternoon saunter, I had to use crampons to get near it. Crampons! On the wee Lomond Hills!!

--kiloran

I don't think we'll tackle it in Crampon Weather! Nowadays, when over that way, a leisurely walk at the RSPB reserve with a visit to their tea room is more likely :)
On the OS Map I notice that it is labelled as the Carlin and Daughter - is there an accompanying smaller pinnacle?

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 4:24 pm
by scotia
Yesterday we decided to walk over to the fishing loch - taking a liberal interpretation on the suggested "about an hour's" exercise.

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There was the usual collection of Geese and Ducks who seemed a little surprised at their human company. The female Swan was sitting firmly on her nest, with her partner cruising up and down nearby (off camera), keeping any intruders at bay. With no rain up here during the lockdown period, the anchored boats were floating high and dry. Usually a month's inattention would threaten to turn them into submarines. And no - I didn't take a fly rod with me.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 4:39 pm
by Arborbridge
As far as I know - actually, I'm pretty sure - there is no official suggestion as to how long exercise should last. I believe the one hour mentioned came from an off the cuff remark from Michael Gove in response to a question, which was then amplified. If the police start enacting law based on the suggestion of ministers, then we truly are in trouble.

Anyhow, I've also heard other remarks at the Downing Street press conference which go quite the other way, stating that there is no time limit on exercise.

Personally, if I walk three or four hours over some lonely hill tops I should not feel the need to apologise for it, nor feel I need to be criticised. One can walk a long way in some areas without seeing more than two or three people - but in a city area that might happen in minutes. And even worse when shopping, naturally.
It must depend on what is seen as reasonable, and that will vary according to the area.

Arb.

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 5:07 pm
by kiloran
scotia wrote:
kiloran wrote:On one sunday afternoon saunter, I had to use crampons to get near it. Crampons! On the wee Lomond Hills!!

--kiloran

I don't think we'll tackle it in Crampon Weather! Nowadays, when over that way, a leisurely walk at the RSPB reserve with a visit to their tea room is more likely :)
On the OS Map I notice that it is labelled as the Carlin and Daughter - is there an accompanying smaller pinnacle?

I don't remember another pinnacle, though the base of the pinnacle could be construed as a second pinnacle:
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Here's the story of Maggie and her daughter: http://www.kinrossmuseum.org.uk/our_por ... ories..pdf

--kiloran

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 25th, 2020, 5:45 pm
by scotia
kiloran wrote:Here's the story of Maggie and her daughter: http://www.kinrossmuseum.org.uk/our_por ... ories..pdf

--kiloran

Thanks - though I have a few doubts as to the veracity of the tale. :D
I suspect the broader side at the base may be the daughter clinging to her mother.
When lockdown safely ends - lots of things to do. Not just fishing?

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 9:26 pm
by Itsallaguess
Hang on, hang on.....

You want to build what, where??

https://i.imgur.com/wpnM4SA.mp4

I think I'd want a bit of a push as well....just to make sure.....

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 10:19 pm
by gryffron
Lukla. Been there, done that.

It's even worse coming in. In the small aircraft I could see out of the front. Mountains to the left, mountains to the right, mountains to the front. No sky visible, anywhere. Then at the last moment the pilot drops the nose and you see the runway. One shot, no hope of a go-around. Your cameraman is stood on the up cliff at the other end of the runway.

Gryff

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 30th, 2020, 12:26 am
by scotia
As I mentioned previously, I have been scanning old slides - to keep a digital record. This one made me feel old. Its South Queensferry, in the early 1960s, before the Road Bridge was operating. The car ferry crossing was served by four diesel-electric paddlers - Sir William Wallace, Robert The Bruce, Queen Margaret and Mary Queen of Scots. The queues of cars waiting to cross were legendary. Construction of the Road Bridge was under way , and replaced the ferries in 1964.

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The Cantilever Railway Bridge (with a train crossing it in the picture) was opened in 1890, and is still going strong. But the Suspension Road Bridge is showing its age, with traffic having regularly exceeded its design loading, and with corrosion problems in the main cables. When significant structural maintenance was required in 2015 which restricted traffic loads, a temporary re-introduction of a Ferry service was contemplated - but not proceeded with. In 2017 a new Cable-Stay Bridge -The Queensferry Crossing , was opened, which now takes much of the load.
I understand that a driverless bus service is planned for the original road bridge by 2021. Well actually a driver will be present - but he will not be operating the controls. I'm not sure why :)

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 30th, 2020, 6:53 pm
by Itsallaguess
"They should all be locked up - and throw away the key!"

"Oooh - hang on, let me just look at that from another perspective...."

https://i.imgur.com/3BHNbQ7.jpg

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

Posted: April 30th, 2020, 7:01 pm
by swill453
Itsallaguess wrote:"They should all be locked up - and throw away the key!"

"Oooh - hang on, let me just look at that from another perspective...."

https://i.imgur.com/3BHNbQ7.jpg

Thanks, I tended to think that was the case. I wonder if the London Bridge (or Westminster Bridge) NHS-clap gatherings that have been twittered about are similarly portrayed at a bad angle.

Scott.