----- Original Message ----- From: "Janis Counsell" <janis@jcounsell.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re: [] seasons greetings! > Hi Pat and Hi to Grumpy too > My Guess is that 'G' lives in or around Stromness and whoever he or she may > be takes life there very seriously and has a VERY good point on a lot of the > issues raised and I agree with many of them!!!!!! > Janis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grumpy" <grumpy_in_orkney@btinternet.com> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:30 PM > Subject: [<orcadia>] Re: [] seasons greetings! > > > > Good evening Pat, > > Who am I ?, a very good question and one that I often ask myself. > > I used to be the X that appeared on the Ballot Paper when voting in what I > hoped would be a councilor that would inject some common sense at Council > Meetings when it came to making major decisions that would directly effect > the good people of Orkney. Alas over the years I soon discovered that being > an X was a futile existence, so I gave up that identity. > > I then thought about becoming a farmer and living off the fat of the land, > and should times ever get hard, I could run to the council and shout "I am a > poor farmer", the council would then find limitless funds to help me out. > Unfortunately when I approached the HIE to start me off, there was no funds > available, seems as if all the spare cash had been spent to fund long > established jewellery firms trips abroad, and £25,000 for marketing, not > forgetting the thousands handed out to Salmon Firms. It would appear that > the excellent "Dounby Stores" were also given the cold shoulder by the HIE, > but every cloud has a silver lining and "Dounby Stores" have more than > proved their worth by becoming "Retailer of the Year", thus keeping a vital > rural shop in existence. > > For the time being I am now the voice of the forgotten masses, unfortunately > a voice that is lost in the wind, due no doubt to the lack of trees that are > very beneficial in reducing wind speed! > > I wish there could be light at the end of the tunnel, but having just > returned from Victoria Street clothed in darkness it would appear that > someone has forgotten to switch on the coloured bulbs hanging from the wires > Bah humbug. > > Take care > > Grumpy > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com > Date: 21 November 2003 17:26:39 > To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [] seasons greetings! > > Dear Grumpy, > > What a very nice note you sent...... Your note describes you to a tee. > <grin> Who are you? <g> > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grumpy" <grumpy_in_orkney@btinternet.com> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:02 PM > Subject: [<orcadia>] seasons greetings! > > > > Bah humbug, the festive season looms once more, another year of coloured > > lights bulbs hung on wires from the Head of the Pier to the end of > Victoria > > Street. I keep hoping that one year the OIC will use a bit more > imagination > > when it comes decorating the town. Perhaps a visit to Finstown would give > > the council a bit of an idea what can be archived. I remember many moons > ago > > visiting Glasgow as a child and being mesmerised by the dazzling display > of > > Xmas lights. Admittedly Kirkwall is no Glasgow but for a few thousand > pounds > > investment a better display could be made. Still I suppose I should not > > grumble to much and be thankful for the multi million pound new pier out > at > > Hatston!!!!! > > > > Down south many towns decorate the trees with lights, but then again we > are > > led to believe that trees can't grow in Orkney, perhaps the main reason > for > > trees not growing is that they need someone to plant them in the first > > place! It's said that conifers don't grow because our winters are to wet, > so > > I suppose the conifers that are growing down the Redland Road in Finstown > > and at other localities around Orkney must be a mirage. The climate and > > conditions in Orkney are said to be similar to that of the South Island of > > New Zealand, in fact some of Orkney's widely planted shrubs are New > Zealand > > natives and thrive very well. > > > > Farmers south divide many of their field with mixed native trees/shrubs, > not > > only does this provide shelter for crops and farm animals it's a haven for > > wildlife. If Orkney farmers were to use a small percentage of the > thousands > > of pound handouts from the goverment and spend it on planting mixed > hedging > > then the Orkney landscape could be made to look more attractive not to > > mention the effect it would have on reducing the wind speed. > > > > Take care. > > > > Grumpy > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >