Slimboyfat Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 the sweaty socks get their divorce?We can't call it the RBRR anymore if we continue to drive through the newly liberated People's Republic Of Alex Salmond'shire next month.How about the RBAASRR (Round Britain And Alex Salmond'shire Reliability Run)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sounds a bit fishy to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Philip will do passport check and Visa issuing at Carter Bar :)Then to get back into GB on the West Side we will have to have a passport control as we are not part of the Schengen agreement, so it will be like Dover....what a mess this is going to be if it happens :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Surely they will no longer be part of "Britain" so we just go up and along Hadrians Wall and back down again.Will give the opportunity to run else where, such as across to the East coast, and then up, get in a lot of Wales...Like this! And it is circlular like, so definately "Round" Britain (or what will be left of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyzone Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 thescrapman wrote:Surely they will no longer be part of "Britain" so we just go up and along Hadrians Wall and back down again.If I am not mistaken, Britain, or Great Britain refers to the geographical island, and not the country or kingdom (even though the terms are sometimes interchanged). So Scotland will be part of Britain (unless drastic measures are being planned), just not the Kingdom that current administers it and a small part of Ireland, (in the same way as Canada is part of North America, but not the USA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Since 9/11 we now need a passport to go in and out of Canada. However their are many unmanned border crossings. Of course on the run I will have my passport anyway, but it will be a pain if we all have to stop and jump through hoops. Does anyone really think their will be a problem? NO, I did not mean McJim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 thescrapman wrote:Surely they will no longer be part of "Britain" so we just go up and along Hadrians Wall and back down again.Will give the opportunity to run else where, such as across to the East coast, and then up, get in a lot of Wales...Like this! And it is circlular like, so definately "Round" Britain (or what will be left of it)Forgive the negativity Colin, but something will be missing on Saturday morning............. BREAKFAST.Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimEB Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Won't the sales of Lambrusco suffer? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 On Newsnight last night they were interviewing a Rab C Nesbitt type. They asked him what he would miss about being British. He thought about it for a while, and finally admitted that he would miss Match Of The Day on the telly ;DI will not miss the inevitability of the 5 second portion of the BBC weather forecast on the news each night where they tell us down South that its going to be raining in Scotland the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 CRAJ wrote:Forgive the negativity Colin, but something will be missing on Saturday morning............. BREAKFAST.ColinThought about that! About 13 hours in on my reroute is Hadrians Wall.We can chuck half eaten bacon sarnies at the peasants on the other side.Or even better, we can all line up on the top and have a "how far can you piss" competition.Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 thescrapman wrote:Or even better, we can all line up on the top and have a "how far can you piss" competition.ColinBut the wind is always blowing from the North up there so if we are pissing in the direction of Salmond'land it will blow back all over our trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Slimboyfat wrote:But the wind is always blowing from the North up there so if we are pissing in the direction of Salmond'land it will blow back all over our trousers. Good point.We'll fill up loads of old IrnBru bottles and throw those at the peasants.They will think we are showing them with presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimEB Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 All the hoopla around the referendum simply reminds me of this wonderful piece of prose, written by a Scot and delivered by a Scot...http://youtu.be/29-LRuuqFT0I hope the Scots understand what the consequences of Yes or No really mean to them. I fear they do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Paterson Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Might not be a bad idea to remember that this club has Scottish members. I for one find the tone of the above a tad insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 One positive point, Scotlandshire wont be in the EU, so we should be able to have duty free shopping at the border, bottles of single malt with no duty anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 remember that Hadrians Wall in Northumberland is still a distance from the border. It goes from Newcastle(ish) to Carlisle(ish) there is not much of Northumberland South of the wall, in fact I live North of the wall :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 4576 wrote:remember that Hadrians Wall in Northumberland is still a distance from the border. It goes from Newcastle(ish) to Carlisle(ish) there is not much of Northumberland South of the wall, in fact I live North of the wall :-/Do you have a ladder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Paterson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Nice. If you guys think all Scots are a bunch of idiots don't come here. More thought is going into the decision we have to make next week than you muppets could imagine. It is a very tough and dare I say scary decision and lots of us are very very uncomfortable regardless of which way the vote goes. And I come onto a Club Triumph thread and find this crap. Canleys have lost a customer - well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimEB Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Doug_P wrote:Nice. If you guys think all Scots are a bunch of idiots don't come here. More thought is going into the decision we have to make next week than you muppets could imagine. It is a very tough and dare I say scary decision and lots of us are very very uncomfortable regardless of which way the vote goes. And I come onto a Club Triumph thread and find this crap. Canleys have lost a customer - well done. I don't think Scots are idiots, far from it. My post was to show an example of how Scots had portrayed themselves in film culture - it's funny and perhaps ironic.I know you guys have an important decision to make, but I fear that there's a lot of disinformation around and there are inconclusive, short term views on the possible consequences. I fear that you may be sleepwalking into long term difficulties...Right, that's the end of politics for today :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Doug.Anything I have posted was intended to be "tongue in cheek" and nothing more than a bit of ribbing. I am sure that the other posts are just the same. So apologies if they did offend, it was not intended.The reporting of the machinations north of the border down here in the deepest south is I expect totally different to what you are seeing and hearing. The SNP is certainly not shown in the same way as it undoubtably is in Scotland.All anyone can hope is that those allowed to vote do think long and hard about what they are doing as it will have long term impact on the rest of the British Isles.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Paterson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Colin - accepted. You are correct. The reporting I have seen in papers south of the border is indeed very different to the extent that the same paper will have diametrically opposite views on its front page depending which edition it is. Anyway I'm not going to get political when I have an engine which has just blown itself to bits - priorities ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Doug,I for one hope that Scotland stays with us, I have never yet met a Scottish person I do not like and love Scotland for its landscape and views.I apologise for SBF and Scrapman's comments, they are just being daft and certainly do not mean what they have typed.Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Doug P. I read the entire thread as a (not so) subtle attempt to raise the ire of the man called McJim. :) It is easy to see how it could however been read as you saw it. :B I will be appalled if the Scots decide to call it a day. It will have massive and far reaching consequences- not the least being financial. I see the whole thing as driven by utterly vested interest of one flavour or another, be that the Yes vote or the No vote, rather than a rational discussion on what is best for the people of these 2 countries as a whole. I find it utterly incredulous that in these days of nescessary financial restriant, anyone can sensibly argue the case for scottish devolution or English regional devolution? The last thing this country needs is more bloody politicians!' :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Paterson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I know they are being daft - but it is a very serious time up here. It is not as simple a decision as most think and many many people are thinking extremely hard up here. I am sure it will be a huge turnout. Unlike a typical general election, people all over the place are attending and engaging in debates in village halls etc - I've never seen anything like it. There are firm YES people (many who have thought it through, many who are dyed in the wool nationalists and many who are idiots - and I include the traditionally sectarian bigot population in that ......). There are many firm NO people (many have thought it through, many have been firm NO forever and many are idiots - that includes the other half of the traditionally sectarian bigot population). But its the "undecideds" who are the big danger area for both sides. The people who are going to make the final decision next Thursday based on what they have been hearing on the news (big mistake), in the papers (bigger mistake) but also on what they have been hearing from colleagues, friends etc South of the border. I know people who have moved from "no" to "undecided" and in some cases on to "yes" who have stated at least part of the reason is the "get lost ya bunch of scroungers" attitude we are seeing in jest, and not in jest from other parts of the UK (not just politicians). So there's the rub - if you want us to stay don't overplay the "Scottish Idiots" type of thing - the politicians are doing it by blatantly lying on several points and when they are caught lying more people change their vote. If friends/acquaintances etc are doing it too that might just be the last straw for some. There is an awful lot of the type of chat in this thread. Most of my work colleagues are south of Gretna and they are doing the same thing. Pissing off those people who are otherwise friends is not a great way to motivate them to stay. Anyway- that is me not taking sides.Tim - I have met plenty of Scots that I (And you probably) wouldn't like - but I have had more exposure. We are mostly good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Paterson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 PS - I know McJim and understood he had quit the forum? Think of me has his grumpier substitute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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