The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014

Post by **DRT** » 21:55 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Voting has closed so it is time to move from organisation to review.

My weapons of choice are:

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Please could other participants post a photo of their equivalents for the sake of posterity.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:58 Thu 18 Sep 2014

djewesbury wrote:Ready for the results

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:59 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.

Post by **DRT** » 22:24 Thu 18 Sep 2014

OK - I am ready to go.

The eagle-eyed might notice that my placemat printer has a slight defect…

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:33 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Have you stolen all those water glasses from neighbouring bedrooms?

Post by **DRT** » 22:35 Thu 18 Sep 2014

A momentous occasion and a noble line-up of Malts clearly require a banquette of fine cuisine…

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:38 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Day off the diet then?

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:40 Thu 18 Sep 2014

djewesbury wrote:Some bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - two Highlands, a Grain, an Islay, a Spey and a Lowlands.

Terrible glasses.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:42 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Thank you. I knew there would be something.

Post by **DRT** » 22:43 Thu 18 Sep 2014

I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:45 Thu 18 Sep 2014

DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.

Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:50 Thu 18 Sep 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Terrible glasses.

Oh; now that's got to sting.

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!

Post by **DRT** » 22:53 Thu 18 Sep 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.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:01 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:07 Thu 18 Sep 2014

That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:08 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:09 Thu 18 Sep 2014

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.

Post by **DRT** » 23:10 Thu 18 Sep 2014

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.

Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.

We are all on the same page.

Post by **DRT** » 23:11 Thu 18 Sep 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?

For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:11 Thu 18 Sep 2014

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:I think both Daniel and I are showing our gritty British heritage by make do and mend.
Exactly. I was about to refer Julian to your hotel room glassware.

Glenn E. wrote:Sometimes you have to make do with what's handy.
We are all on the same page.

Julian's on a page of his own. With rays and a funky font. And Greek.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:13 Thu 18 Sep 2014

djewesbury wrote:That's a seriously good whiskey. Enjoy.

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.

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?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:15 Thu 18 Sep 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?

Post by **DRT** » 23:16 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Glenn E. wrote:Any more results?

Yes.

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.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:18 Thu 18 Sep 2014

DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Are there exit polls or such like? Do I need to stay up?
For some bizarre reason there were no exit polls today. Night night Julian.

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.”

Post by **DRT** » 23:25 Thu 18 Sep 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.

Post by **PhilW** » 23:27 Thu 18 Sep 2014

DRT wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:Any more results?
Yes.
I prefer The Balvenie DoubleWood 14 Year Old over the Gelnfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old.

Quite impressive, since you don't in fact have a Balvenie Doublewood 14 yr old... (never mind any Gelnfiddich)
My WOTN is unsurprisingly the Balvenie 14yr old Caribbean Cask.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:38 Thu 18 Sep 2014

It's amazing what you can find in a Microsoft Office building if you wander around for a bit...

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Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:39 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Wow, this stuff is good... but I have to drive home, so a splash is all I get.

Post by **DRT** » 23:42 Thu 18 Sep 2014

The Macallan is seriously good stuff. Nice find!

Post by **DRT** » 23:43 Thu 18 Sep 2014

PhilW wrote:
DRT wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:Any more results?
Yes.
I prefer The Balvenie DoubleWood 14 Year Old over the Gelnfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old.
Quite impressive, since you don't in fact have a Balvenie Doublewood 14 yr old... (never mind any Gelnfiddich)

I blame the error with my printer

Post by **DRT** » 23:49 Thu 18 Sep 2014

Interesting comments on the BBC from Clackmannanshire. Expected to be one of the most likely results to go to "Yes" but looking like going "No" - result expected before 2 a.m.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:57 Thu 18 Sep 2014

DRT wrote: Clackmannanshire.

I'm just going to have to trust you on this. Ccccllcclclcmmmnrkshr is the pronunciation I believe.

Post by **DRT** » 00:01 Fri 19 Sep 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote: Clackmannanshire.
I'm just going to have to trust you on this. Ccccllcclclcmmmnrkshr is the pronunciation I believe.

Clach-man-un-shir is roughly how it goes.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:16 Fri 19 Sep 2014

I like the ITV coverage. Very homely, they might have spend £500 on that set.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:26 Fri 19 Sep 2014

I am NOT switching over from BBC and you can't make me! I'm pacing myself and have got through all four soft things. Islay and Lowlands to come. The Lowlands ('High Class Luxury', from 1990) is quite a deep orange colour. It'll be the one that seals the deal.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:27 Fri 19 Sep 2014

A result!!

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:29 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Turnout of 88.6%
Yes 16350
No 19036
Spoiled 24
That's 54% No.
Clackmannanshire. Surely was expected to go Yes.

Post by **DRT** » 00:31 Fri 19 Sep 2014

I cheered out loud.

60/40 to no a possibility.

Common sense prevailing.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:32 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Glasgow looking to be 54% Yes so picking up likely Yes votes in places like this really matters.

Post by **DRT** » 00:45 Fri 19 Sep 2014

No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no, no
No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no, no-o

No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no, no
No-no-no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no-o

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:52 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Beautiful. I love that tune.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:55 Fri 19 Sep 2014

When Danny Alexander stops twitching you know it's all over. No more drama, it's Obama.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:00 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Beautiful. I love that tune.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:02 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Orkney

Yes 4883
No 10004

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:03 Fri 19 Sep 2014

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 01:42 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Well perhaps just one more then off to bed.

Shetland has just declared. No.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:43 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Huzzahhhh

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:44 Fri 19 Sep 2014

Yes 5669
No 9951
64% to No.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 01:45 Fri 19 Sep 2014

djewesbury wrote:Yes 5669
No 9951
64% to No.

Quite. Both of them.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:51 Fri 19 Sep 2014

This is drawing to the '3½ hour nap' phase.