The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Voting has closed so it is time to move from organisation to review.
My weapons of choice are:
Please could other participants post a photo of their equivalents for the sake of posterity.
My weapons of choice are:
Please could other participants post a photo of their equivalents for the sake of posterity.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
djewesbury wrote:Ready for the results
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Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.
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OK - I am ready to go.
The eagle-eyed might notice that my placemat printer has a slight defect…
The eagle-eyed might notice that my placemat printer has a slight defect…
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Have you stolen all those water glasses from neighbouring bedrooms?
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A momentous occasion and a noble line-up of Malts clearly require a banquette of fine cuisine…
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Day off the diet then?
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Terrible glasses.djewesbury wrote:Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.
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Thank you. I knew there would be something.
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I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
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Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Oh; now that's got to sting.jdaw1 wrote:Terrible glasses.
I felt slightly overwhelmed by Daniel being able to put together such a range. The glasses seem to have holes in the top. Top work!
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
The first result of the evening is in!
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old is much smoother and more refined than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old. The G12 being quite grainy and hot, the BDW12 being smooth, warming and pleasant in the finish.
You heard it here first.
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old is much smoother and more refined than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old. The G12 being quite grainy and hot, the BDW12 being smooth, warming and pleasant in the finish.
You heard it here first.
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
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That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.
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Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
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The two Highland whiskies in my line-up have similar profiles and very nice they are too. Honey, honey, honey. Very sweet. Caramel too. Some citrus notes but really more sweet than anything.
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djewesbury wrote:Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
We are all on the same page.Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
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Julian's on a page of his own. With rays and a funky font. And Greek.DRT wrote:djewesbury wrote:Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.We are all on the same page.Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
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Yes. Yes it is. This one is my "office" bottle that I occasionally share when a celebration is in order. I have 2 more at home, and a bottle of Green Spot which is what turned me to Irish Whiskey in the first place.djewesbury wrote:That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.
I tried to get a bottle of Yellow Spot 12-yr Old Single Pot and a bottle of Green Spot 10-yr Old Pure Pot, but my pack mule who was returning from Dublin ran out of time and couldn't make it to the Celtic Whiskey Shoppe to pick them up for me. Some day!
Any more results?
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The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
The turnouts are incredibly high. I mean, 97% in one region. First declaration from one of the smaller count centres may be within 45 mins.
EDIT: Oops, the figure I mis-heard was 89%; 97% was a return figure for postal votes.
So some people bothered getting postal votes and didn't use them? Huh?
EDIT: Oops, the figure I mis-heard was 89%; 97% was a return figure for postal votes.
So some people bothered getting postal votes and didn't use them? Huh?
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Yes.Glenn E. wrote:Any more results?
I prefer The Balvenie DoubleWood 14 Year Old over the Gelnfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old.
A trend is emerging which might allow us to extrapolate the result on an exponential basis.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Exit poll: of the TPF Scots who should have been allowed to vote, 100% would have voted ‘No’. Alex Salmond thundered “that’s why I didn’t let him vote.”DRT wrote:For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
Re: The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014
Exactly.
But no will still win by a significant majority. Just not significant enough to stop our children having to face the same nonsense again in their lifetime.
But no will still win by a significant majority. Just not significant enough to stop our children having to face the same nonsense again in their lifetime.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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