Back in God's Country

[skiprat]

I'm not sure when beautiful Scotland was nicknamed God's Country, but besides the wonderful countryside, the Scots themselves must have gone back for seconds and thirds when He was handing out creativity and inginuity. :biggrin:
I was up here working last week and when I left site, I went past The Kelpies . Utterly amazing 100ft, 300 ton sculpures of the Celtic mythical water horses. Check the link out. They are almost complete. Worth checking out.
I'm back in the same area and a short walk from my hotel is another wonderful piece of Scottish engineering that I've wanted to visit for years.
Well God was watering his garden and kept most of the crowds away, but here's a couple of pics of the Falkirk Wheel.
( Guess which long standing IAP member is lucky to live only a few miles from here?? Lucky sod!! )

 

[Ligget]

:biggrin:ME!

 

[walshjp17]

I've seen the videos of the Forth & Clyde/Union canal wheel. Utterly amazing. Engineering ingenuity at its finest.

Hope you had a malted (or nine) whilst in Scotland.

 

[Whaler]

Scotland is at the top of my want to visit places.
I do have wee plot there though. Laphroaig - Age Verification

 

[Ligget]

Hiding all my good blanks as we speak!

 

[Smitty37]

Scotland Golf

My understanding is that Scotland is the only place in the world where if asked "What is Par for this hole?" Will reply "Well it bogies 5"

 

[skiprat]

LOL Mark, instead of hiding them, why not use them?? It's been ages since you last showed us all how a pen really should look like.:wink:
I'm here tomorrow night as well, and you and the missus are more than welcome to join me for a pint. :biggrin: It would be good to see you again, you old haggis basher!!!:biggrin:

 

[skiprat]

Leroy, I know what a bogey, eagle and birdie are, but that's about it. Didn't the Scots invent golf too? It must be the only daft useless thing they invented.

 

[Smitty37]

Leroy, I know what a bogey, eagle and birdie are, but that's about it. Didn't the Scots invent golf too? It must be the only daft useless thing they invented.

I couldn't be 100% sure but I think they did invent it....It does take a wierd mind to think that smacking a tiny ball with a big stick and then chasing after it is fun....something my dog might think is fun but not me.

 

[skiprat]

Leroy, my theory is that they actually invented golf as a weapon. To smack stones over Hadrians Wall at the English
The other common myth is that they called the game golf as the abbreviation of gentlemen - only - ladies - forbidden. This theory may have some merit. They peed off the women so much by banning them from playing golf, that they HAD to spend so much time in the shed. They had to keep warm in the shed, so used the time to invent stuff !!!
Did you know that it was the English that invented the loo seat, but the canny Scots perfected it a year later by putting a hole in the middle.!!!
Seriously though, I challenge anyone to show me a nation that has invented more.

 

[walshjp17]

Google Robin Williams' monologue on how golf was invented. Prepare to LOL, so be forewarned (oh, and keep the kiddies in the other room).

 

[Ambidex]

Well..My mother is Scottish..with a teenie splash of the eire..one of the best time I ever had in my life was when ma and pa took us squeekers over the pond and saw god's country..Mom showed us the home place..was one of the most memorable trips in my life..and I was a pup..and as far as golf goes...was weaned as a 5 year old and found out any other game than chess was just flatass boring and indescribably talent lacking..not trying to steal a thread, but have you ever tried to be good at a game that an otherwise respectful intellect said was a good walk spoiled??Sorry for the rant but dang, if you haven't been there or done that..shhhh