MaC
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The joke's funny, but I have to say that the multi-hued cross emblem looks totally unrecognisable as the English flag.
In the news today....
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The joke's funny, but I have to say that the multi-hued cross emblem looks totally unrecognisable as the English flag.
MaC
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That is beyond a rip-off ! especially for something so pettily 'arty' rather than patriotic.
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And this is why my jaunt up to East Kilbride became a snarl and a snark of raging drivers this afternoon, and it took me nearly an hour to get off the expressway and through High Blantyre and Hamilton to get home instead :roll: I was not a happy egg. The entire network was overwhelmed at one of the busiest times of day as everyone tried to find different routes. The expressway carries the traffic from Glasgow and Edinburgh up to East Kilbride, the fire was just before the last but two local on ramps of the EK to M74 and M8 motorway interchanges.
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By the time I drove (hah! in second gear 'cos nothing was moving any faster) the bus was an impressive burnt out shell
I think every police car in South Lanarkshire was in attendance, to say nothing of the dozens of firemen.
Coach bursts into flames closing down expressway
The East Kilbride Expressway was shut in both directions at around 12.33pm on Thursday.
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By the time I drove (hah! in second gear 'cos nothing was moving any faster) the bus was an impressive burnt out shell
I think every police car in South Lanarkshire was in attendance, to say nothing of the dozens of firemen.
MaC
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Y'couldnae make it up 
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I hope the blighters at least spend money in the local shops.
@Beachlover....look what's now a growing movement (no pun intended) heaven help the IOW and the IOM.
Concerns raised over cruise ship passengers 'cycling in long lines'
Shetlanders said it was difficult to overtake cyclists due to the length of lines, with one instance featuring 50 cyclists in a group.
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I hope the blighters at least spend money in the local shops.
@Beachlover....look what's now a growing movement (no pun intended) heaven help the IOW and the IOM.
BorderReiver
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Action a la Canary Islands is called for. Get the fiery crosses ablaze.Y'couldnae make it up
Concerns raised over cruise ship passengers 'cycling in long lines'
Shetlanders said it was difficult to overtake cyclists due to the length of lines, with one instance featuring 50 cyclists in a group.
I hope the blighters at least spend money in the local shops.
@Beachlover....look what's now a growing movement (no pun intended) heaven help the IOW and the IOM.
Saint-Just
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That is all...
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Andylaser
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The Trump trial as narrated by Stanley Unwin. 
Old orangey partifants hardyblow Rimple Trumpskin moany on freeze peach inwingements daily, but judgelet probabibbles finalment patience expirational, and throw Trumpskin in the clinkyshit. Deep joy.
Old orangey partifants hardyblow Rimple Trumpskin moany on freeze peach inwingements daily, but judgelet probabibbles finalment patience expirational, and throw Trumpskin in the clinkyshit. Deep joy.
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MaC
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The Police helicopters must be close by here; I know they patrol above the motorways and the Raith Interchange down at Bothwell Bridge.
A few years back there was an almighty racket outside and suddenly the entire house lit up like something out of a spaceship landing film, or the Rapture/ Second Coming ....it was the Polis chasing someone who'd run down the back lane and was cooried down under the trees.
Great excitement, but that searchlight is something else. They switched a second one on and it was WHOOM! instant daylight.
We never did hear what he'd been up to, but he bottled it and bolted out the other end of lane straight into the arms of the local panda car crew.
Tell you though, friendly neighbourhood poacher, with shotgun and deer on shoulders, got a hell of a fright that night.
There was no venison for months thereafter
A few years back there was an almighty racket outside and suddenly the entire house lit up like something out of a spaceship landing film, or the Rapture/ Second Coming ....it was the Polis chasing someone who'd run down the back lane and was cooried down under the trees.
Great excitement, but that searchlight is something else. They switched a second one on and it was WHOOM! instant daylight.
We never did hear what he'd been up to, but he bottled it and bolted out the other end of lane straight into the arms of the local panda car crew.
Tell you though, friendly neighbourhood poacher, with shotgun and deer on shoulders, got a hell of a fright that night.
There was no venison for months thereafter
Beachlover
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It's the Coastguard Helos here. That and the military going between Pool and Pompey. There's also a rich guy who flies over from the mainland in one almost every day, allegedly for lunch and then back again.The Police helicopters must be close by here; I know they patrol above the motorways and the Raith Interchange down at Bothwell Bridge.
A few years back there was an almighty racket outside and suddenly the entire house lit up like something out of a spaceship landing film, or the Rapture/ Second Coming ....it was the Polis chasing someone who'd run down the back lane and was cooried down under the trees.
Great excitement, but that searchlight is something else. They switched a second one on and it was WHOOM! instant daylight.
We never did hear what he'd been up to, but he bottled it and bolted out the other end of lane straight into the arms of the local panda car crew.
Tell you though, friendly neighbourhood poacher, with shotgun and deer on shoulders, got a hell of a fright that night.
There was no venison for months thereafter
Someone I consider a reliable source once informed me that those bacofoil-like survival blankets do a good job of hiding your heat signature from pursuers, but those Nightsun things are impressive!
MaC
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That's the exact word; Nightsun; that's exactly what it was like when it came on.
I will quietly inform FNP that the survival blanket might be worth pocket room
Jaggededge
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My wife usually says. Ooh it's got its torch on.
Andylaser
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Aurora spotters follow purple glow to get better picture and find a Premier Inn
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Friends think they are seeing Northern Lights, they are in for a surprise
As with many aurora borealis hopefuls, two men set off on a late night quest to see the lights, but were not prepared for what lay ahead.
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Beachlover
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No idea where to post this and didn't want to post a new thread, but just found this.
MaC
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Aye, and as history goes, this is not the first time that Gaza has been levelled and it's people killed and displaced.
Indeed, it's been going on for over three thousand years.
" it seems that the origin of the word “gauze” is closely related and derived from the city of Gaza, where the fabric is thought to have originated. This place was once a center of magnitude and celebrity and was located on a central commerce route, allowing these products to spread in the region.6
Records exist indicating continuous habitation at the site of Gaza for more than 3 millennia, the earliest being a reference by Pharaoh Thutmose III (18th dynasty; 15th century bc). It is also mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna tablets, the diplomatic and administrative records of ancient Egypt.
After 300 years of Egyptian occupation, the Peleshet (Philistines), one of the Sea Peoples, settled the city and surrounding area. The Philistine people had a talent for fabric production. Gaza became an important center of the Philistine land comprised of a league of 5 cities.5 It is believed that the biblical hero Samson perished in Gaza while toppling the temple of the god Dagon.
Because of its strategic position on the Via Maris, the ancient coastal road linking Egypt with Palestine and the lands beyond, Gaza experienced little peace in antiquity; it fell, successively, to the Israelite king David and later to the Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, and Persians. Alexander the Great met stiff resistance there, and, after conquering it, he sold its inhabitants into slavery.
Throughout its history, Gaza was a prosperous trade center. In Hellenistic and Roman times, the harbor, about 5 km from the city proper, was called Neapolis (Greek: “New City”). In 635 AD, the Arabs took Gaza, and it became a Muslim city. The city declined during the Crusades and never regained its former importance. After the sultan Saladin defeated the Crusaders occupying the region at the Battle of Hattin (1187), Gaza reverted to Muslim control; it passed to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. In World War I, it was firmly defended by the Turks and was not taken by British forces until November 1917."
If ever a place sounded cursed.....
Indeed, it's been going on for over three thousand years.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons September 2021: Gauze: Origin of the Word
We use gauze in all fields of medicine. Yet, what is the origin of this daily-used word? Gauze is a loosely woven cloth used for dressings and swabs. It is a …
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" it seems that the origin of the word “gauze” is closely related and derived from the city of Gaza, where the fabric is thought to have originated. This place was once a center of magnitude and celebrity and was located on a central commerce route, allowing these products to spread in the region.6
Records exist indicating continuous habitation at the site of Gaza for more than 3 millennia, the earliest being a reference by Pharaoh Thutmose III (18th dynasty; 15th century bc). It is also mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna tablets, the diplomatic and administrative records of ancient Egypt.
After 300 years of Egyptian occupation, the Peleshet (Philistines), one of the Sea Peoples, settled the city and surrounding area. The Philistine people had a talent for fabric production. Gaza became an important center of the Philistine land comprised of a league of 5 cities.5 It is believed that the biblical hero Samson perished in Gaza while toppling the temple of the god Dagon.
Because of its strategic position on the Via Maris, the ancient coastal road linking Egypt with Palestine and the lands beyond, Gaza experienced little peace in antiquity; it fell, successively, to the Israelite king David and later to the Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, and Persians. Alexander the Great met stiff resistance there, and, after conquering it, he sold its inhabitants into slavery.
Throughout its history, Gaza was a prosperous trade center. In Hellenistic and Roman times, the harbor, about 5 km from the city proper, was called Neapolis (Greek: “New City”). In 635 AD, the Arabs took Gaza, and it became a Muslim city. The city declined during the Crusades and never regained its former importance. After the sultan Saladin defeated the Crusaders occupying the region at the Battle of Hattin (1187), Gaza reverted to Muslim control; it passed to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. In World War I, it was firmly defended by the Turks and was not taken by British forces until November 1917."
If ever a place sounded cursed.....
Beachlover
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Wow! Thanks for that background history Mary!Aye, and as history goes, this is not the first time that Gaza has been levelled and it's people killed and displaced.
Indeed, it's been going on for over three thousand years.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons September 2021: Gauze: Origin of the Word
We use gauze in all fields of medicine. Yet, what is the origin of this daily-used word? Gauze is a loosely woven cloth used for dressings and swabs. It is a …editions.mydigitalpublication.com
" it seems that the origin of the word “gauze” is closely related and derived from the city of Gaza, where the fabric is thought to have originated. This place was once a center of magnitude and celebrity and was located on a central commerce route, allowing these products to spread in the region.6
Records exist indicating continuous habitation at the site of Gaza for more than 3 millennia, the earliest being a reference by Pharaoh Thutmose III (18th dynasty; 15th century bc). It is also mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna tablets, the diplomatic and administrative records of ancient Egypt.
After 300 years of Egyptian occupation, the Peleshet (Philistines), one of the Sea Peoples, settled the city and surrounding area. The Philistine people had a talent for fabric production. Gaza became an important center of the Philistine land comprised of a league of 5 cities.5 It is believed that the biblical hero Samson perished in Gaza while toppling the temple of the god Dagon.
Because of its strategic position on the Via Maris, the ancient coastal road linking Egypt with Palestine and the lands beyond, Gaza experienced little peace in antiquity; it fell, successively, to the Israelite king David and later to the Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, and Persians. Alexander the Great met stiff resistance there, and, after conquering it, he sold its inhabitants into slavery.
Throughout its history, Gaza was a prosperous trade center. In Hellenistic and Roman times, the harbor, about 5 km from the city proper, was called Neapolis (Greek: “New City”). In 635 AD, the Arabs took Gaza, and it became a Muslim city. The city declined during the Crusades and never regained its former importance. After the sultan Saladin defeated the Crusaders occupying the region at the Battle of Hattin (1187), Gaza reverted to Muslim control; it passed to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. In World War I, it was firmly defended by the Turks and was not taken by British forces until November 1917."
If ever a place sounded cursed.....