re Ship Plotter I have to say I haven't paid much attention to the detail on the plotter. I'll ask my neighbour, Mick, about the oil tankers. I know not all the vessels seem to show on the plotter when I expect them to but not sure why. The plotter isn't of much use to me - I just need to look out of the window to see where our "Graemsay" is! re Hoy Low Lighthouse - it's a bit misleading as it's actually the house at Hoy Low which will be for sale sometime in the Spring. The house was originally two houses and were built for the Lighthouse Keepers and their families. The house is now one large property, with a large garden plus courtyard, but the Northern Lighthouse Board still own the lighthouse and some buildings there. The property is in need of a lot of work, although structurally it is very sound, and most of the work is probably "cosmetic" so it won't fetch the premium price, but may well exceed "normal" prices due to novelty value. And we would dearly love it to be a family home, or at least a home for someone who will live here full time. The two properties recently sold this year are only lived in part time and it makes a big difference to our community. Sian ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen davie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Ship Plotter - Orkney > Interesting. The ships all seem to be smaller for some reason, and no > oil tankers appear on the screen. I thought they were a permanent > fixture. > Very kewl idea to plot these. I recognized two ferries I have been on. > I noticed under properties for sale that the lighthouse called Hoy > Low lighthouse is to be sold in 2008. Seems like something of a > landmark and therefore something which normally would not appear > offered for sale to the public. It appears in the photos to be a > whacking great walled stoney fortress, and I would think the price > when offered will be substantial. Won't be a young island couple > buying that one. > So then Sian, now when you are waiting for your ferry in Orkney, you > can snap on your laptop, engage perhaps the remote link, and track > the Earl Sigurd right to the dock you are standing on. Times are a > changin'. > Thanks for that site info. Great lighthouse photo. > Stephen > On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Sian Thomas wrote: > >> Some of you might be interested in a gizmo set up on my neighbour's >> website. >> It's a ship plotter and gives the position of various ships in Orkney >> waters, including the various Orkney ferries, the Northlink vessels >> etc. >> >> see: www.graemsay.org.uk >> >> Either click on the link "Ship Plotter" in the menu on the left of the >> screen and read the blurb, or simply click on the Orkney Flag at >> the end of >> the menu. Mick has this running via his home computer and at the >> moment >> it's not running 24/7 but he's working towards that. >> >> He also has some interesting photos taken at the top of the >> lighthouse. >> Plus photos of various island events, including strange island >> rituals! >> >> Sian >> Graemsay >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Jeepers!!!! Just had a look at his video clip of your wee Graemsay coming across in the winter!! Forget the light house!!! I am a flat lander!!!... A DRY flat lander! That water is neither Flat nor Dry!! <goes to find a towel to dry off and get warm again> R -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sian Thomas Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Ship Plotter - Orkney re Ship Plotter I have to say I haven't paid much attention to the detail on the plotter. I'll ask my neighbour, Mick, about the oil tankers. I know not all the vessels seem to show on the plotter when I expect them to but not sure why. The plotter isn't of much use to me - I just need to look out of the window to see where our "Graemsay" is! re Hoy Low Lighthouse - it's a bit misleading as it's actually the house at Hoy Low which will be for sale sometime in the Spring. The house was originally two houses and were built for the Lighthouse Keepers and their families. The house is now one large property, with a large garden plus courtyard, but the Northern Lighthouse Board still own the lighthouse and some buildings there. The property is in need of a lot of work, although structurally it is very sound, and most of the work is probably "cosmetic" so it won't fetch the premium price, but may well exceed "normal" prices due to novelty value. And we would dearly love it to be a family home, or at least a home for someone who will live here full time. The two properties recently sold this year are only lived in part time and it makes a big difference to our community. Sian ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen davie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Ship Plotter - Orkney > Interesting. The ships all seem to be smaller for some reason, and no > oil tankers appear on the screen. I thought they were a permanent > fixture. > Very kewl idea to plot these. I recognized two ferries I have been on. > I noticed under properties for sale that the lighthouse called Hoy > Low lighthouse is to be sold in 2008. Seems like something of a > landmark and therefore something which normally would not appear > offered for sale to the public. It appears in the photos to be a > whacking great walled stoney fortress, and I would think the price > when offered will be substantial. Won't be a young island couple > buying that one. > So then Sian, now when you are waiting for your ferry in Orkney, you > can snap on your laptop, engage perhaps the remote link, and track > the Earl Sigurd right to the dock you are standing on. Times are a > changin'. > Thanks for that site info. Great lighthouse photo. > Stephen > On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Sian Thomas wrote: > >> Some of you might be interested in a gizmo set up on my neighbour's >> website. >> It's a ship plotter and gives the position of various ships in Orkney >> waters, including the various Orkney ferries, the Northlink vessels >> etc. >> >> see: www.graemsay.org.uk >> >> Either click on the link "Ship Plotter" in the menu on the left of the >> screen and read the blurb, or simply click on the Orkney Flag at >> the end of >> the menu. Mick has this running via his home computer and at the >> moment >> it's not running 24/7 but he's working towards that. >> >> He also has some interesting photos taken at the top of the >> lighthouse. >> Plus photos of various island events, including strange island >> rituals! >> >> Sian >> Graemsay >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
What - you let a bit of a breeze and a slight swell put you off? You have to be tough to live on a wee island - tough and with a large freezer to enable one to look at the boat bouncing across the waves from the confort of the conservatory with no need to venture forth for several days! Sian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Royce Perry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Ship Plotter - Orkney > Jeepers!!!! Just had a look at his video clip of your wee Graemsay coming > across in the winter!! Forget the light house!!! I am a flat lander!!!... > A > DRY flat lander! That water is neither Flat nor Dry!! > <goes to find a towel to dry off and get warm again> > R > >