Tell us something interesting about where you come from

[alberttrotter1]

During world war 2, The field out the back of my house was used by the military as a dummy airfield - Apparantly, there used to be model spitfires and bombers, so when the Germans flew down the Thames heading for London, they would see the dummy field and unload on them, not realising that that a few miles away was the real airfield (Hornchurch). Thats why i dont allow digging in my garden.
Albert

 

[IvegotsTILE]

:lol: Grantham,Lincolnshire.

The birth place of Sir Issac Newton,there is still a window sill in his old school where he carved his name into it.(vandal)
The birth place of Margaret Thatcher,the first and only female Prime Minister,the house she was born in is now a beauty parlour.
Grantham has the 2nd and 5th most struck bridges(by lorries) in Britain,stupid foreign lorry drivers:furious3: :mad2: the 2nd one is 500 yards from my house and often makes me late for work:mad2:

Brian I worked in Kirkintiloch about 6 years ago on the roof at Howdens joinery,there's some stunning scenery up there,very beautiful.The burger van looked more like an ice cream van but sold his burgers for only 50p,thats right 50p,turned me into a right fat knacker.He also sold sausage baps but they were square sausages:huh2: tasted alright though,only drink he sold was Irn-Bru.

Your a strange bunch up in Scotland

How far is Kirkintiloch from East Kilbride?My dad moved there a year ago,next time I go and see him I'll get in contact and we can go for a pint:17: if your aloud out by the misses and you can keep up :lol:

 

[brian c]

lol Simon,that guy who had ths snack bar was called John,yes nice scenery around here m8,East kilbride is about 16 miles away but could meet you no probs bud.Iknow Howdens,reaper72 tile shop is just down the road from there,

 

[Ric]

Wha for Scotland's king and law​

Freedom's sword will strongly draw,​

--- Free-man stand, or Free-man fa',​

Let him follow me!​

Scots Wha Hae​

— Robert Burns​

I live close to this historical spot Rosslyn chapel, featured in the film "the Da vinci code" with that there Tom Hanks.

Also there was an important battle where a small band of Scottish die hards gave us English a lesson in patriotism.:grouphug:


Under the threat of English invasion, the people of Scotland have learned how to turn adversity to advantage. When 'The Hammer of the Scots' began to beat against the Anvil of Scottish Freedom at the Battle of Roslin, Scottish independence began a gestation that ended momentarily with the Battle of Bannockburn and the Declaration of Arbroath.

It is not over yet! The battle of Roslin involved a gorgeous woman and a Sinclair. What a cocktail! On 24 February 1303. 8,000 Scots faced an English army 30,000 strong and the dying embers of Scottish patriotism burst into vibrant flame when John Comyn, a guardian of Scotland, routed the English at the Battle of Roslin.

 

[brian c]

nice one Aveytile

 

[bmcg78]

im from uddingston...its famous for Tunnocks caramel wafers

 

[brian c]

im from uddingston...its famous for Tunnocks caramel wafers

dont forget the teacakes and caramel logs

 

[penno]

Salford, a city within a city

 

[howard]

i live in stalybridge it has the longest & shortest pub names in the world

The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn

Q

 

[john0612]

kilmarnock is where johnny walkers is made
and the wee boy who played william wallace in braveheart came from here too,
apart fae that it's a dump lol