Let The Countdown Begin!

[Riot]

SURPRISE! ok I go away now..

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Thank God for the word "NO!"  Looking at the results map, I'm happy my people used common sense and voted for the Union.



Alba gu brath!

22!!

Fraiser, My Friend, I would have thought you would support Scottish Independence.  A chance to get away from those fie Englishmen.  Personally, being one of the fie Englishmen, I am pleased with the vote.  I bet Sean Connery is not pleased...

Can you imagine the affect independence would have had on the price fo Scotch?

My heart screamed "YES!!" but my head simply said "no".  Now is not the right time for Scotland to break away.  This move could've caused a world wide economic crash...think about another "Greece" in a year or so.  The English would've closed it's military bases, adding to the unemployment...the Pound would've crashed...there would've been a run on the banks...amoungst other chaos that a "yes" vote would cause.  Their "Leader" is a screaming liberal...a bully and a rabble rouser.  They had ZERO plans as far as a banking system...a military...how to support themselves.  People quoted " But all that oil!".  "All that oil" has been in a production decline over the last ten years...and what about all the debt the Scottish end of the UK has?  They wouldn't be able to walk away from it...

No was the best/smartest thing that could've been done.  If you look at the map of who voted for what, the Highlands as well as 95% of the rest of the landmass said "NO!".  Only Glasgow and Dundee solidly voted YES.  The English made the right deal...more control to Alba over it's money and welfare.  Now it will be pretty much "Home Rule" without the drawbacks of going it alone.

At the end of the day, I'm still a Scot...Heart and Soul.  My Spirit runs through the heather, on a hillside, in the Highlands, Whisky runs in my blood and the smell of burning peat fills my nose with every breath...nothing will ever change that.

ALBA GU BRATH!

Fraser,
I think you said it best by saying your heart was saying "Yes", but your head just said "No".  From what I've read, that pretty much sums up how that vote played out.  Most felt independence and freedom from the English were long long overdue.  Their hearts screemed that, much like Mel Gibson did as they were cutting him up in Braveheart.  But in the end, those that throught thru the entire process came to the conclusion that Scottland would loose more then it gained by going indepentent.  The final tally was 55% voted using their head as their guide, and 45% voted using their heart.

It's the Curse of the Scots, Renstarr...we're an extremely emotional people and we wear our hearts on our sleeves but once the intial fire burns out, our brains take over and think things through.  The young are the worst... they are so knee jerk, they make the Americans look to be thoughtful.  Lol

*BTW... i keep quoting because i think the wee lass with the St Andrew's Saltire is smoking hot!*   

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

SURPRISE! ok I go away now..

HEY!  COME BACK HERE!  You're not naked....   

[April Marie]

Wow....stop by and Fraser is trying to get Riot naked. Ookk...

[Breandan]

It needs to happen, but in the right way backed by the right people (level-headed pragmatic Gaelic nationalists instead of short-sighted Utopia-seekers who would cause Scotland to lose far more Gaelic identity than it has held onto as part of the UK) and with the right level of planning.

Oh, and...

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Correct my big, blue tattoo'd friend!  People that have some vision of the future, not going all "Braveheart" on the people.  You know my kin would attack the rising tide after a six pack of Belhaven and someone screams "FREEDOM!"...as we just witnessed.   When the right time comes I'll put on the Wode and join them.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

*Sigh*

Let the rioting in Glasgow begin!!

Drunken idiots. 

*Facepalm*

[RenStarr]

Thank God for the word "NO!"  Looking at the results map, I'm happy my people used common sense and voted for the Union.



Alba gu brath!

22!!

Fraiser, My Friend, I would have thought you would support Scottish Independence.  A chance to get away from those fie Englishmen.  Personally, being one of the fie Englishmen, I am pleased with the vote.  I bet Sean Connery is not pleased...

Can you imagine the affect independence would have had on the price fo Scotch?

My heart screamed "YES!!" but my head simply said "no".  Now is not the right time for Scotland to break away.  This move could've caused a world wide economic crash...think about another "Greece" in a year or so.  The English would've closed it's military bases, adding to the unemployment...the Pound would've crashed...there would've been a run on the banks...amoungst other chaos that a "yes" vote would cause.  Their "Leader" is a screaming liberal...a bully and a rabble rouser.  They had ZERO plans as far as a banking system...a military...how to support themselves.  People quoted " But all that oil!".  "All that oil" has been in a production decline over the last ten years...and what about all the debt the Scottish end of the UK has?  They wouldn't be able to walk away from it...

No was the best/smartest thing that could've been done.  If you look at the map of who voted for what, the Highlands as well as 95% of the rest of the landmass said "NO!".  Only Glasgow and Dundee solidly voted YES.  The English made the right deal...more control to Alba over it's money and welfare.  Now it will be pretty much "Home Rule" without the drawbacks of going it alone.

At the end of the day, I'm still a Scot...Heart and Soul.  My Spirit runs through the heather, on a hillside, in the Highlands, Whisky runs in my blood and the smell of burning peat fills my nose with every breath...nothing will ever change that.

ALBA GU BRATH!

Fraser,
I think you said it best by saying your heart was saying "Yes", but your head just said "No".  From what I've read, that pretty much sums up how that vote played out.  Most felt independence and freedom from the English were long long overdue.  Their hearts screemed that, much like Mel Gibson did as they were cutting him up in Braveheart.  But in the end, those that throught thru the entire process came to the conclusion that Scottland would loose more then it gained by going indepentent.  The final tally was 55% voted using their head as their guide, and 45% voted using their heart.

It's the Curse of the Scots, Renstarr...we're an extremely emotional people and we wear our hearts on our sleeves but once the intial fire burns out, our brains take over and think things through.  The young are the worst... they are so knee jerk, they make the Americans look to be thoughtful.  Lol

*BTW... i keep quoting because i think the wee lass with the St Andrew's Saltire is smoking hot!*   

We'll I'm not above putting the lass on display one more time.........here's one more quote.   

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

20!!

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

19!!

*As I wait to be rolled in for emergency surgery*

[Tink]

*As I wait to be rolled in for emergency surgery*

Oh no!!!  Sending healing thoughts!  Hope everything goes well!

[Merlin the Elder]

19!!

*As I wait to be rolled in for emergency surgery*

Which begs the question.... WTF???

[KiltedPrivateer]

19!!

*As I wait to be rolled in for emergency surgery*

Cliff Hanger Much? 
Not how I would recommend starting off a Monday.  Hope you'll fill us in soon.
And prayers for a successful knifing.

[Riot]

Wow....stop by and Fraser is trying to get Riot naked. Ookk...

Well I am usually trying to run through the threads naked, LOL!