Olap

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£1.1m with 40 layoffs. Let them eat cake

 

Just a shame Douglas Ross wasn't forced to resign. Sensible change, now let's see other jobs added. Elected and well paid: no second jobs period!

[–] Olap 1 points 21 hours ago

Go ask people in Caithness and Sutherland what they would prefer then. You think they don't know the options? This is penny pinching and the cost is lives. The cost is more than that to them also, it is a societal loss to the far north. The exodus and brain drain of the clearances has never really been halted and this policy continues that trend, and it is shameful

 

Pregnant cows aren't allowed to travel this far. These calls have been persistent since 2016, good for the LibDems to keep banging that drum.

[–] Olap 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds great, always enjoyed the motorola G series. My G31 battery is falling off a cliff too, perhaps an upgrade is due. May well be the last 3.5mm phone from motorola as the last moto G announced didn't have one!

[–] Olap 2 points 1 day ago

Characters are pretty black and white, and personal relationships are limited to siblings and a father. They even killed the mother dysney style

But! This is a story of revenge, leadership, brilliant battles, epic single combat, with a fantastic animation style that totally suits LotR. Just over two hours in the universe means I want more. And there's no hobbits, wizards, or treants, and the film doesn't need them: Helm, Hera and Wolf leave you in no doubt where it is set. And there's plenty of touches from the wider world too.

This is a fan's film and a bit of lore will serve you well, but isn't required. Worth seeing on the big screen with sweeping shots to grin at, audioscapes to lift the hairs on your arms, and a story that is fleet of foot and will suck you in. And Hera's finale is fantastic in that outfit

[–] Olap 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I thought it was great, sure a bit young adult at times, but all of LotR can be at times. Animation I enjoyed, voice acting pretty great, good storyline - though a few too many plot holes at Helm's deep for me. Wish I had seen more of the cousin and a little less siege I think. But what a siege!

 

Who's been? Anything anyone wants to share abouy it?

[–] Olap 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Brilliant, loads of cocktails, games, and friends. Making me very Merry :)

[–] Olap 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Caithness, for a quiet easy one this year after cooking for 8 last year

 

8 tries is a statement. Edinburgh fancy the challenge cup this year. They aren't going to win the URC so why not a good cup run?

Any other stand out results this weekend?

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Pretty sure I saw a beaver along the ness, but hard to be certain! Great to see them thriving in reintroductions

[–] Olap 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Nice dress? Lots of drama about dresses usually

And are yous round to your parents for the big day itself?

[–] Olap 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Been out far too much already this week. Oot the moro too. Wallet taking a hammering. Tis the season :)

Wanting to see War of the Rohirrim tomorrow an aww, trailer looked epkc and Tolkien is fab

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submitted 4 days ago by Olap to c/scotland
 

Hallo agus fàilte gu !scotland

The nicht we're gonna haver aboot oor weekend plans, an bitch aboot the week

And maybe a bit of Christmas chat

 

Begun, the trade wars have

[–] Olap 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RXKTE7NT0BQ00&activeTab=summary - this looks to be the exact proposal if you would like to be a democratic citizen and exercise your right of reply. Or just read some more, but you ken fit? Ah've met a few councillors in mah day, an they akshuly wanna hear frae yeas!

[–] Olap 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or plant some trees, what a horrible thing to see!

 

I'll always remember talking about O'Gara vs Sexton when they were swapping the ten shirt with an Irishman in Murrayfield

the thing about Ronan O'Gara - he's thick as two short planks!

Good to see he's not out grown this reputation

 

No mention from anyone under 50 in this article. Tories, gammon, and the worst of the borders on display here. Nevermind the decarbonisation this could bring, or changes being proposed to power pricing meaning they could be paying next to zero in the future, or jobs to the area - which is struggling. No no, some containers in a field is going to really destroy the place they say

 

Not sure what bar of major is in the bill, or what level of proof we shall need. But I expect Scottish Water to be the first investigated! (Scottish water are government owned and thus a very silly thing to do for those outwith Scotland)

[–] Olap 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Muckle. Bought the biggest I could find, 8ft, tae stick up in the big bay windae. Forgot ah've shutters noo and so it's hud tae be brought half way intae the room! Took aa mah lichts, which normally half gang in the windae tae. But it is bonny, and a fine pine smell

[–] Olap 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought everyone knew this? When real honey costs 2-4x as much, what do people think supermarket honey is?

 

Missed this a few days ago, and Sunday never has any news. So here's some community purchases! Well done to the recipients

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