Dounby is already well served by the Co-op and local hostelries ;-) stephen davie wrote: > MAYBE they were hopin' fer a liquor store instead. Sometimes that is > better for the health of a community, than drugs. > On Mar 12, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Tuck wrote: > > >> All, >> >> I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy >> in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in >> the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or >> Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition >> against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? >> >> Explain, please. >> >> >> Tuck >> On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Sue, >>> >>> We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who >>> signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to >>> see >>> if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the >>> thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> P.S. How are things in Virginia? >>> >>> >>> >>>> are you sad or glad?? >>>> >>>> sue hamilton >>>> >>>> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>>> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >>>> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >>>> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >>>> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------- >>>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> >>> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and >>> t> he body of the message >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> >>> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and >>> t> he body of the message >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >>> request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2743 - Release Date: 03/13/10 07:33:00 > >

Hi Tuck The local GP practice also dispenses medication. There was concern at the loss of income for the practice if a pharmacy opened up in Dounby, thereby potentially making the Dounby health centre GP practice less viable. The GP practice gets paid by the NHS for acting as a dispensary - quite usual in island or remote location practices. Various other local issues involved too I think. Also local concern as to whether a pharmacy alone would be viable - well it would sell other things like toiletries, over-the-counter medicines, and maybe some household goods too but if IT then closed after a couple of years and the Dounby surgery wasn't able (or there) to take over prescription dispensation again then folk WOULD be left with going to Kirkwall or Stromness. I think the local feeling was - if it ain't broke don't fix it. Sian Tuck wrote: > All, > > I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy > in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in > the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or > Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition > against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? > > Explain, please. > > > Tuck > On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: > > >> Hi Sue, >> >> We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who >> signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to see >> if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the >> thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. >> >> Jim >> >> P.S. How are things in Virginia? >> >> >> >>> are you sad or glad?? >>> >>> sue hamilton >>> >>> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >>> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >>> >>> >>> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >>> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >> >>> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2743 - Release Date: 03/13/10 07:33:00 > >

All, Thanks for the explanation. The piece of the puzzle I did not know was the dispensing surgery, and it's potential loss to competition from a pharmacy. Well explained. Tuck On Mar 13, 2010, at 5:51 AM, Sian Thomas wrote: > Hi Tuck > > The local GP practice also dispenses medication. There was concern at > the loss of income for the practice if a pharmacy opened up in Dounby, > thereby potentially making the Dounby health centre GP practice less > viable. The GP practice gets paid by the NHS for acting as a > dispensary > - quite usual in island or remote location practices. > > Various other local issues involved too I think. Also local concern > as to whether a pharmacy alone would be viable - well it would sell > other things like toiletries, over-the-counter medicines, and maybe > some > household goods too but if IT then closed after a couple of years and > the Dounby surgery wasn't able (or there) to take over prescription > dispensation again then folk WOULD be left with going to Kirkwall or > Stromness. I think the local feeling was - if it ain't broke don't > fix > it. > > Sian > > Tuck wrote: >> All, >> >> I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy >> in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living >> in >> the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or >> Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition >> against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? >> >> Explain, please. >> >> >> Tuck >> On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Sue, >>> >>> We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who >>> signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to >>> see >>> if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the >>> thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> P.S. How are things in Virginia? >>> >>> >>> >>>> are you sad or glad?? >>>> >>>> sue hamilton >>>> >>>> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>>> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >>>> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >>>> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >>>> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------- >>>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> >>> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and >>> t> he body of the message >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> >>> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and >>> t> he body of the message >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2743 - Release Date: >> 03/13/10 07:33:00 >> >> > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

I guess the proposers of the pharmacy thought the same way, but their assumptions proved wrong -- as they would have discovered a lot earlier if they had elected to attend the public meeting in the Dounby Centre a year ago. Jim > All, > > I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy > in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in > the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or > Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition > against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? > > Explain, please. > > > Tuck > On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: > > > Hi Sue, > > > > We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who > > signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to see > > if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the > > thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. > > > > Jim > > > > P.S. How are things in Virginia? > > > > > >> are you sad or glad?? > >> > >> sue hamilton > >> > >> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> > >> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy > >> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM > >> > >> > >> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see > >> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> Orcadia Group Photo Album > >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and > > t> he body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> Orcadia Group Photo Album > >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and > > t> he body of the message > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > > ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Orcadia Group Photo Album > > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/

MAYBE they were hopin' fer a liquor store instead. Sometimes that is better for the health of a community, than drugs. On Mar 12, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Tuck wrote: > All, > > I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy > in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in > the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or > Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition > against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? > > Explain, please. > > > Tuck > On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >> Hi Sue, >> >> We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who >> signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to >> see >> if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the >> thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. >> >> Jim >> >> P.S. How are things in Virginia? >> >> >>> are you sad or glad?? >>> >>> sue hamilton >>> >>> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >>> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >>> >>> >>> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >>> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

On 12/03/2010 22:29, stephen davie wrote: > HI ORKNEY BUFFS: > > SO, AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF HIBERNATION, THE OLD SITE POPPED BACK TO > LIFE. Much chatter it seems, on the old undying subject of beer, > brought to our attention > by the ever vigilant Bruce Flecther, the eyes and ears of all things > Stronsay Papacita. Very interesting, as indeed so many of the > beverages in Orkney are just top drawer. > How bout that St. Magnus presentation of a nice old single from > Highland Park? I wanted a bottle but it is "sold out!' I have to confess that I rarely drink any of the local beverages as I brew my own. However, I have been known to try out local brews on my rare trips to mainland. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney

Hi Sue, We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to see if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. Jim P.S. How are things in Virginia? > are you sad or glad?? > > sue hamilton > > --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> wrote: > > > From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> > Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy > To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM > > > The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see > the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and t> he body of the message > > > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and t> he body of the message > > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/

All, I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? Explain, please. Tuck On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: > Hi Sue, > > We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who > signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to see > if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the > thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. > > Jim > > P.S. How are things in Virginia? > > >> are you sad or glad?? >> >> sue hamilton >> >> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >> >> >> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > t> he body of the message >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > t> he body of the message >> >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

I just shared this with my husband who is orcadian. he was not surprised and said that one of the people who would have had the say on whether the application was approved or not would have ties to the chemists who are already in Orkney and the good old boys club would have been invoke. Small town life.... We both know it well, I may not be orcadian but I am a small town Montanan. -------------------------------------------------- From: "James Thompson" <orkney@empirenet.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 6:09 PM To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy > The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see > the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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HI ORKNEY BUFFS: SO, AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF HIBERNATION, THE OLD SITE POPPED BACK TO LIFE. Much chatter it seems, on the old undying subject of beer, brought to our attention by the ever vigilant Bruce Flecther, the eyes and ears of all things Stronsay Papacita. Very interesting, as indeed so many of the beverages in Orkney are just top drawer. How bout that St. Magnus presentation of a nice old single from Highland Park? I wanted a bottle but it is "sold out!' Alas, I decided to take our local provincial booze pushers (government agencies here) to task, as a result of reading that one of our American friends can acquire the little 8.5% brain tonic, in rural Michigan. Another cited New York state as an active vendor of the controversial label. I recall drinking one of these in the dockside pub at Rousay, and thinking how nice it would be with a good stiff stick of cheddar, or maybe some pickled sweet red peppers and a cracker. The sympathetic receptionist at the special order department here at LCBO Ontario, has agreed to order some for me, and she will call next week to confirm the price. What I am wondering, is what the shelf life is of that brew. If it is something that will last six months without growing a beard or going "off", then I'd be tempted to sorta "stock up." Old Thorfin Skullbasher appears on our family tree, as a grandpa some generations of papa Kolbein's wife, who was Earl Paul Thorfin's granddaughter (possible great granddaughter...hmm). The controversy that irrupted between the free enterprise brewery, and the mindless bureaucrats in the Scottish government who seemed to disavow the point that Skullbasher was a person, not a descriptive noun to describe a beer with 8.5% alcohol. I felt that if that name stripping had gone ahead, that there was grounds for a legal suit from people who can claim family kinship with Skullbasher. So, when I tried to discuss this with my two sons, one of them said.."Dad, if you really want to discuss this....buy a case, and we will sit down with you and discuss it in detail!" Well, the joke will be on them! Question is ....what type of cheese. hmmm Well, so long amigos. I returned from Cuba a few weeks back on business, but hopefully will return there sometime in April, to resume my study of the mango, the tango, and the art of sunbathing on a deserted beach. Yours Aye: Stephen Davie

are you sad or glad??   sue hamilton --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> wrote: From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ _______________________________________ Orcadia Group Photo Album http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike, I'll be there, sometime in the summer of 2011, so don't pull my pint just yet. Tuck On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > I own a former pub that is now run as a members club. It's the > Mistra in Evie. We always have one local ale on usually either > Northern Light or Raven. Occasionally one of the others or even > something of Rob Hill's. Each member can sign in two guests so pop > in and ring the bell if you are passing. The bar is only open on > Tuesday, Friday & Saturday evenings. > > Mike > PS: Apologies for advertising but the Club is non-profit making. > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> >> To: Mike Williams <mike@mistra.co.uk>; orcadia@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 14:36:03 >> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >> Beercompetition >> >> Mike, >> >> Thanks for the information. I look forward to quaffing some Raven >> next >> visit - if I can find it. It seems they sell precious little of it in >> Orkney but ship all of it south. A couple of visits ago I bought a >> keg >> of Raven for our stay at Odin, set it up outside in the back, and we >> all enjoyed beer whenever we wanted it. Heck of a deal. I also >> remember the Barony Hotel used to have Raven in a slick looking bar >> pump which looked like the bird, and it was wonderful. But you just >> can't seem to get it much anymore. >> >> Here in the hinterlands of middle America, we have a small town >> called >> Dowgiac, Michigan, and they have a bar called Zeke's which has about >> 300 kinds of beer (bottles and cans, of course) including Dark >> Island, >> Red MacGregor, and Skull Splitter, so I can get a taste of Orkney >> rather near my house. But I know of no other place in the states with >> Orkney beer. That's not saying there isn't any, just that I know of >> no >> other. >> >> Tuck >> On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Williams wrote: >> >>> Hi Tuck, >>> >>> They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the >>> moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when >>> it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> From: Tuck >>>> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 >>>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>>> Beercompetition >>>> >>>> Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us >>>> being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to >>>> taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. >>>> >>>> Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, >>>> Raven >>>> Ale? >>>> >>>> >>>> Tuck >>>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Bruce >>>>> >>>>> I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney >>>>> Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is >>>>> OK. >>>>> >>>>> Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building >>>>> phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously >>>>> written pub guide. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Steven >>>>> >>>>> --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY >>>>> --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http://www.stevenheddle.co.uk >>>>> --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: >>>>> therealkw15 >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) >>>>> To: Email ORCADIA >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>>>> Beercompetition >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: >>>>>> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new >>>>>> name >>>>>> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be >>>>>> new. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just wondering. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tuck >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Swannay Brewery is near Evie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Bruce Fletcher >>>>> Stronsay, Orkney >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes in >>>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi Tuck, I own a former pub that is now run as a members club. It's the Mistra in Evie. We always have one local ale on usually either Northern Light or Raven. Occasionally one of the others or even something of Rob Hill's. Each member can sign in two guests so pop in and ring the bell if you are passing. The bar is only open on Tuesday, Friday & Saturday evenings. Mike PS: Apologies for advertising but the Club is non-profit making. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: Mike Williams <mike@mistra.co.uk>; orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 14:36:03 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National Beercompetition > > Mike, > > Thanks for the information. I look forward to quaffing some Raven next > visit - if I can find it. It seems they sell precious little of it in > Orkney but ship all of it south. A couple of visits ago I bought a keg > of Raven for our stay at Odin, set it up outside in the back, and we > all enjoyed beer whenever we wanted it. Heck of a deal. I also > remember the Barony Hotel used to have Raven in a slick looking bar > pump which looked like the bird, and it was wonderful. But you just > can't seem to get it much anymore. > > Here in the hinterlands of middle America, we have a small town called > Dowgiac, Michigan, and they have a bar called Zeke's which has about > 300 kinds of beer (bottles and cans, of course) including Dark Island, > Red MacGregor, and Skull Splitter, so I can get a taste of Orkney > rather near my house. But I know of no other place in the states with > Orkney beer. That's not saying there isn't any, just that I know of no > other. > > Tuck > On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Williams wrote: > > > Hi Tuck, > > > > They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the > > moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when > > it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. > > > > Mike > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: Tuck > >> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > >> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 > >> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National > >> Beercompetition > >> > >> Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us > >> being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to > >> taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. > >> > >> Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, Raven > >> Ale? > >> > >> > >> Tuck > >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Bruce > >>> > >>> I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney > >>> Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is > >>> OK. > >>> > >>> Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building > >>> phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously > >>> written pub guide. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Steven > >>> > >>> --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY > >>> --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http://www.stevenheddle.co.uk > >>> --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: > >>> therealkw15 > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) > >>> To: Email ORCADIA > >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National > >>> Beercompetition > >>> > >>> > >>> On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: > >>>> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new > >>>> name > >>>> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be new. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Just wondering. > >>>> > >>>> Tuck > >>> > >>> > >>> The Swannay Brewery is near Evie > >>> > >>> > >>> The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Bruce Fletcher > >>> Stronsay, Orkney > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album > >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > >>> the body of the message > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album > >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > >>> the body of the message > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> Orcadia Group Photo Album > >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in > >> the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Orcadia Group Photo Album > > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Stephen, It's a bar, called Zeke's, and yes they have it. I know because I have had it there. Tuck On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:25 AM, stephen davie wrote: > TUCK... > So, you are sure that the MIchign store has Skull Spllitter? What is > the name of the michigan store in Dowgiac that sells it? > Thanks: > Stephen > On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Tuck wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> Thanks for the information. I look forward to quaffing some Raven >> next >> visit - if I can find it. It seems they sell precious little of it in >> Orkney but ship all of it south. A couple of visits ago I bought a >> keg >> of Raven for our stay at Odin, set it up outside in the back, and we >> all enjoyed beer whenever we wanted it. Heck of a deal. I also >> remember the Barony Hotel used to have Raven in a slick looking bar >> pump which looked like the bird, and it was wonderful. But you just >> can't seem to get it much anymore. >> >> Here in the hinterlands of middle America, we have a small town >> called >> Dowgiac, Michigan, and they have a bar called Zeke's which has about >> 300 kinds of beer (bottles and cans, of course) including Dark >> Island, >> Red MacGregor, and Skull Splitter, so I can get a taste of Orkney >> rather near my house. But I know of no other place in the states with >> Orkney beer. That's not saying there isn't any, just that I know of >> no >> other. >> >> Tuck >> On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Williams wrote: >> >>> Hi Tuck, >>> >>> They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the >>> moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when >>> it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> >>>> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 >>>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>>> Beercompetition >>>> >>>> Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us >>>> being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to >>>> taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. >>>> >>>> Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, >>>> Raven >>>> Ale? >>>> >>>> >>>> Tuck >>>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Bruce >>>>> >>>>> I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney >>>>> Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is >>>>> OK. >>>>> >>>>> Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building >>>>> phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously >>>>> written pub guide. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Steven >>>>> >>>>> --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY >>>>> --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http:// >>>>> www.stevenheddle.co.uk >>>>> --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: >>>>> therealkw15 >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) >>>>> To: Email ORCADIA >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>>>> Beercompetition >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: >>>>>> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new >>>>>> name >>>>>> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be >>>>>> new. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just wondering. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tuck >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Swannay Brewery is near Evie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Bruce Fletcher >>>>> Stronsay, Orkney >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes in >>>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >>> request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Orkney beers available at the Scotch Whiskey store near the British Museum in London, if that's of use to anyone. Karen In a message dated 3/10/2010 8:39:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, windswept13@yahoo.com writes: Here in Maryland, there is a Scottish pub called the Royal Mile which serves Dark Island and Skill Splitter. They have Scottish sessions one Sunday each month. Pretty good. --- On Wed, 3/10/10, Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> wrote: f the message

Mike, Thanks for the information. I look forward to quaffing some Raven next visit - if I can find it. It seems they sell precious little of it in Orkney but ship all of it south. A couple of visits ago I bought a keg of Raven for our stay at Odin, set it up outside in the back, and we all enjoyed beer whenever we wanted it. Heck of a deal. I also remember the Barony Hotel used to have Raven in a slick looking bar pump which looked like the bird, and it was wonderful. But you just can't seem to get it much anymore. Here in the hinterlands of middle America, we have a small town called Dowgiac, Michigan, and they have a bar called Zeke's which has about 300 kinds of beer (bottles and cans, of course) including Dark Island, Red MacGregor, and Skull Splitter, so I can get a taste of Orkney rather near my house. But I know of no other place in the states with Orkney beer. That's not saying there isn't any, just that I know of no other. Tuck On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the > moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when > it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. > > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> >> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 >> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >> Beercompetition >> >> Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us >> being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to >> taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. >> >> Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, Raven >> Ale? >> >> >> Tuck >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: >> >>> Hi Bruce >>> >>> I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney >>> Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is >>> OK. >>> >>> Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building >>> phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously >>> written pub guide. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Steven >>> >>> --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY >>> --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http://www.stevenheddle.co.uk >>> --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: >>> therealkw15 >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) >>> To: Email ORCADIA >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>> Beercompetition >>> >>> >>> On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: >>>> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new >>>> name >>>> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be new. >>>> >>>> >>>> Just wondering. >>>> >>>> Tuck >>> >>> >>> The Swannay Brewery is near Evie >>> >>> >>> The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse >>> >>> -- >>> Bruce Fletcher >>> Stronsay, Orkney >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

TUCK... So, you are sure that the MIchign store has Skull Spllitter? What is the name of the michigan store in Dowgiac that sells it? Thanks: Stephen On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Tuck wrote: > Mike, > > Thanks for the information. I look forward to quaffing some Raven next > visit - if I can find it. It seems they sell precious little of it in > Orkney but ship all of it south. A couple of visits ago I bought a keg > of Raven for our stay at Odin, set it up outside in the back, and we > all enjoyed beer whenever we wanted it. Heck of a deal. I also > remember the Barony Hotel used to have Raven in a slick looking bar > pump which looked like the bird, and it was wonderful. But you just > can't seem to get it much anymore. > > Here in the hinterlands of middle America, we have a small town called > Dowgiac, Michigan, and they have a bar called Zeke's which has about > 300 kinds of beer (bottles and cans, of course) including Dark Island, > Red MacGregor, and Skull Splitter, so I can get a taste of Orkney > rather near my house. But I know of no other place in the states with > Orkney beer. That's not saying there isn't any, just that I know of no > other. > > Tuck > On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Williams wrote: > >> Hi Tuck, >> >> They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the >> moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when >> it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. >> >> Mike >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> >>> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 >>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>> Beercompetition >>> >>> Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us >>> being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to >>> taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. >>> >>> Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, Raven >>> Ale? >>> >>> >>> Tuck >>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bruce >>>> >>>> I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney >>>> Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is >>>> OK. >>>> >>>> Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building >>>> phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously >>>> written pub guide. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Steven >>>> >>>> --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY >>>> --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http:// >>>> www.stevenheddle.co.uk >>>> --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: >>>> therealkw15 >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) >>>> To: Email ORCADIA >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National >>>> Beercompetition >>>> >>>> >>>> On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: >>>>> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new >>>>> name >>>>> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be new. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just wondering. >>>>> >>>>> Tuck >>>> >>>> >>>> The Swannay Brewery is near Evie >>>> >>>> >>>> The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bruce Fletcher >>>> Stronsay, Orkney >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

stephen davie wrote: > TUCK... > So, you are sure that the MIchign store has Skull Spllitter? What is > the name of the michigan store in Dowgiac that sells it? There is a chain here in California - don't know if they're nationwide - called "Beverages and More" or "BevMo" that usually stocks Skull Splitter. I haven't seen Raven or Dark Island there yet. They also have a website for online ordering - www.bevmo.com ... Alan Hepburn

Hi Tuck, They are still brewing. They are expanding their premises at the moment. A new visitor centre is being built but I am not sure when it is due to open, and Yes, Raven Ale is still available. Mike ----- Original Message ---- > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 3:08:05 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National Beercompetition > > Thanks all for the news on the new brewery. Our plans call for us > being in Orkney sometime during the summer of 2011 and I'll get to > taste some their product, as well as tour the facility. > > Is Orkney Brewing still going? Do they still make my favorite, Raven > Ale? > > > Tuck > On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Heddle wrote: > > > Hi Bruce > > > > I have taken the liberty of adding your blog to my 'Best of Orkney > > Blogs' page on my http://www.allaboutorkney.com site- hope that is OK. > > > > Re the site, tell all your pals, as I am in the audience-building > > phase. Maybe I should add Beer pages to it. And an anonymously > > written pub guide. > > > > Cheers, > > Steven > > > > --- Steven Heddle, Newington, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PY > > --- E: steven@stevenheddle.co.uk W: http://www.stevenheddle.co.uk > > --- T: 01856 877119 M: 07719 762165 F: 08714 335639 Skype: > > therealkw15 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkney) > > To: Email ORCADIA > > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:07 PM > > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Swannay Brewery wins awards in National > > Beercompetition > > > > > > On 09/03/2010 19:35, Tuck wrote: > >> I haven't heard of a Swannay Brewery in Orkney. That's not a new name > >> for Orkney Brewery, is it? Or is it another one which must be new. > >> > >> > >> Just wondering. > >> > >> Tuck > > > > > > The Swannay Brewery is near Evie > > > > > > The Orkney Brewery is in the old Quoyloo schoolhouse > > > > -- > > Bruce Fletcher > > Stronsay, Orkney > > _______________________________________ > > Orcadia Group Photo Album > > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > > Orcadia Group Photo Album > > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message