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I've heard the same rumour about snow on the roofs of cars. Although it is safer to clear it, the news was saying that the penalty threat is not true.

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Some of the residents have been out clearing the road but it didn't last very long.

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You call that snow

Now this is what I call snow

I don't think I'll be going anywhere with my car for a while

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http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Gorml ... 6264635.jp

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At the back of Ocean Terminal there is an old jetty that has seen better days. http://nvqd3q.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHJrfHxGmjG7fksIy6kS_cAALmTVI3STNk3_8WOC-VzEx0OxE42Ntj34z2aN2ydKzco4BcHQMKfC9GXD0oyBBUq_9FDqp-VYm/IMG_0441_800x600.JPG?psid=1 However, recently there has been a new addition to it. Wh...

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I seem to remember putting the clocks forward for British Summer Time a few days ago

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Two questions about Ubuntu netbook remix;
1. Will there be any problems with the Wifi connection?
2. Is there an application for my Vodafone dongle so that I can use the internet on the bus?

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A few years ago I also had a problem with the pump in the washing machine and paid £30 for an engineer to come and fix it :( I watched what he did to dismantle the machine and It turned out to be a piece of wire that was trapped in the pump stopping it turning. When the same problem happened again, ...

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A couple of weeks ago my wife told me that a bath mat had become stuck in the tumble drier in the garage. When I checked it, I found that the drum was not turning round so I decided that the belt must be broken. I eventually took the drier apart to see if I could fix it myself and found that it seem...

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Soupdragon wrote:

Sounds nice Wangi
We have a smattering of snow.

We still have 4 or 5 inches of snow and it looks as if it will continue for another week

Anyway, I'm listening to the Susan Boyle CD that I gave my wife for Christmas to take my mind off it

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

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A producer from Uruguay who uploaded a short film to YouTube in November 2009 has been offered a $30m (£18.6m) contract to make a Hollywood film. The movie will be sponsored by director Sam Raimi, whose credits include the Spiderman and Evil Dead films. Fede Alvarez's short film "Ataque de Panico!" ...

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Well, in case you hadn't noticed, winter has arrived, with a vengeance

. I went for a walk today.

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She went to another branch of the same optician and they have prescribed driving glasses for her. We will be writing to the first optician asking for compensation.

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Yesterday I came home from work to hear that one of my kids had tried to sit her driving test and failed :( However, she didn't fail on her driving abilities. It was because she couldn't read the number plate :shock: She has been practicing and she also went to the optician last week to have her eye...

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You've just got to love those lads from Lagos. Always trying to be innovative
and finding new ways to get your beloved bank details

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/28/youtube_419er/

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So, what did people think about Britain's got talent? I was disappointed that Susan didn't make number one but it was a very difficult decision. At the same time hopefully it will take some of the pressure of her which must have been really bad. I cannot believe some ot the comments that were made a...

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My wife used to live two doors along from them when she lived in Prestonpans. She used to go and watch them practice before they became famous. There is one of their LP records with all their signatures in our attic.

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I saw some of this on the telly but was told that there was a longer version
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM

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I went to East Fortune market today and I know that people love their pets but this takes the biscuit

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Luckily for me I've just renewed my annual pass but I'll have to face it eventually. If the reason for the rise is due to the fall in revenue, I'm not sure whether this rise will help to encourage more people to use public transport especially in these difficult times.

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Okay, it's not Windows XP. However, at £180 with Linux it's great. There is very littlle that it can't do that Windows can. I'm using it at the moment. As an aside, I noticed recently that you can buy a dongle that you can attach that will give you a wireless Internet connection for £10 a month. Doe...

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Well, here in snowy Penicuik I feel like I'm in the eye of a storm. Even although the A702 has been closed due to a burst water main, I've been arriving at my work earlier than usual. Others have taken 2-3 hours to make a journey that usually takes an hour. However, having had a few drinks I'm not o...

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I have quite a few PCs and laptops as well. However, this is This is the new toy I got for my birthday :-) It has has an 8.9 inch screen, Linux, 512MB memory, 7GB of disk space 3 USB ports, an ethernet port and two SD card slots. It boots up and is ready to surf in 50 seconds. http://www.glencorse54...

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It's in the news again http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lates ... 4689887.jp

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When I was younger even although the reception on the radio could be crackly at times, I used to love listening to radio Luxembourg especially as it had so little chit-chat :) I thought that it had eventually closed down but I heard recently that it had been resurrected :D http://www.radioluxembourg...

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The best air race pilot ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCbkBfdBrQ

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Some absolutely stunning pictures here http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/1 ... o_nyc.html

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Here's something else to listen to while we await the apocalyse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba1GXi-9fbA&feature=user

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Well, I've just returned from holiday in a caravan in Ayr. Apart from a bite from a clegg which gave me a bad reaction (my hand/arm and face swelled up and I had a large blister on my hand) I had a very relaxing time. Some of the sunsets were great

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A handful of 7 year old children were asked what they thought of beer..... 7-year-old Tim: " I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets." ------------------------------------------------------------ 7-year-old Mellanie: " Beer makes my dad sleepy and we g...

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It's the old gunpowder mill in Roslin Glen. Here's another shot of it

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For a 5 year old to be able to do this is incredible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntReE2n15bo

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These are just in from the current (just landed) space mission.
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

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An interesting version of Hotel California

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80UevGcOmGc

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Thanks everyone. The last time I was mentioned in the Evening News was when I were a lad :) I even had a photo of me and my pal on the front page. Some guy was trying to drown 4 small puppies in the lagoons in Musselburgh and we saved them :) A full page picture of us was also on page 3 of the Daily...

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