Ace day out at Glen Nevis, pics will follow. The trail was rough with a few fords to cross, stunning waterfalls and nice weather. No surprise I also got a Geocache.
Words loose me as I cannot understand how unprepared some people are when they are going walking even on a route (and you will see a pic) with a sign saying fatal accidents have happened. About 5 mins away from the car a Canadian couple run up from behind and ask if we have mobile signal. There is none, not even for emergency calls. A woman fell about 20-30 feet down a rockface we are told, so ran to the car everyone got in. We had to drive 5 miles to get signal and call an ambulance. Drove back to the car park and with in one min and Ambulance had arrived. The couple take them to the accident. I decided to fall arse over tit in front of the ambulance then crack open sandwiches and eat my lunch in the car. about 15 mins later the Canadian couple comes back.
End result? One lucky lady with a broken leg and quote "mashed up hand" who was getting a trip in a helicopter. Cause? Wrong Footwear/Not paying attention.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
I never should be allowed to pick what we see at the cinema..
Ah the time had come to go to the pictures again!
It was a long time since I had last been and tonight proved why.
Luckily enough myself and my girlfriend and the "Orange Wednesdays" text code thingy-ma-jig, so its like buy one get one free on tickets for the pictures. This ment that we had to wait in line to buy a ticket from the desk. I don't like this. Its not the queuing or the wait, its the fact I wonder who will annoy me the most, IF, your going to see the same film as me. Alright I also like to use the computer to collect my pre-booked tickets.
Pick and Mix in one hand. Already been to the toilet. Bang on half past 8... Film time! YAY!
Well no not really... Now I know that adverts and trailers come on first to sell me a car or show me the next Oscar winning comedy set in China where the American girl doesn't realise she's offending everyone with handbag dogs and skimpy skirts. After a voyage of self yadda yadda yadda. One question got me though..
When did the advert bit become so long? Did I sit though 32 minutes of adverts? Another reason that people download films. I was punished for buying a ticket and putting every one in a awkward position it seems by coming to the cinema..
Now after being told I had time to get a coke, The lights went down and the feature presentation came on...... Battle : Los Angeles.
Apart from the fact the lead guy in it is Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight and I didn't realise this till the very end, The film is crap. The usual over the top cheese from the yanks saving us all. Think of it as a bad remake of Black Hawk Down, dash of Transformer and Independence Day thrown in.
To make it worse, it has a predictable plot but your always wondering when the film is going to end.
Not much to say on a crap film..
It was a long time since I had last been and tonight proved why.
Luckily enough myself and my girlfriend and the "Orange Wednesdays" text code thingy-ma-jig, so its like buy one get one free on tickets for the pictures. This ment that we had to wait in line to buy a ticket from the desk. I don't like this. Its not the queuing or the wait, its the fact I wonder who will annoy me the most, IF, your going to see the same film as me. Alright I also like to use the computer to collect my pre-booked tickets.
Pick and Mix in one hand. Already been to the toilet. Bang on half past 8... Film time! YAY!
Well no not really... Now I know that adverts and trailers come on first to sell me a car or show me the next Oscar winning comedy set in China where the American girl doesn't realise she's offending everyone with handbag dogs and skimpy skirts. After a voyage of self yadda yadda yadda. One question got me though..
When did the advert bit become so long? Did I sit though 32 minutes of adverts? Another reason that people download films. I was punished for buying a ticket and putting every one in a awkward position it seems by coming to the cinema..
Now after being told I had time to get a coke, The lights went down and the feature presentation came on...... Battle : Los Angeles.
Apart from the fact the lead guy in it is Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight and I didn't realise this till the very end, The film is crap. The usual over the top cheese from the yanks saving us all. Think of it as a bad remake of Black Hawk Down, dash of Transformer and Independence Day thrown in.
To make it worse, it has a predictable plot but your always wondering when the film is going to end.
Not much to say on a crap film..
Thursday, 3 March 2011
This from my phone. Ohhhhh
Just really seeing that I can make mobile updates to my blog. Most of which will be corrected when I sit at a pc...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Geocaching
Sorry about the length of time since the last post. So here is the next.
Geocaching See: Geocaching has been taken up more now that the weather is better. I love the way my love of tech can be mix with the love of the outdoors. The basics are that you use a GPS receiver (whether it be a mobile phone, GPS map unit or a laptop with a GPS receiver) to find "caches" which are boxes normally lock lid tupperware boxes have goodies inside you trade. The rewards, speaking to the average joe may not seem great, I mean how exactly do you tell someone with the ever exciting weekend at the pub getting hammered never remembering a thing, that I trek to remote parts of Scotland to look for tupperware.
Matter of fact, how can I tell anyone the real rewards? I have seen so many areas of Scotland that amaze me and even though I take photos, no one will understand this until you visit the cache I logged. The enjoyment of being away from it all, or enjoying with a select few do far more for stress issues than getting tanked in a pub. Mind you, having a cold pint after a warm day climbing Munroes is well the cherry on top. So many areas have a visit planned and I don't want to give the game away to early but I will promise you it will be well worth it.
Take this moment to invite you to a talk on Geocaching I'm doing for the Abertay Student Union for the Abertay Open Society on the 24th of March at 7pm. Need more details? Find me on Twitter @hamgammon.
Geocaching See: Geocaching has been taken up more now that the weather is better. I love the way my love of tech can be mix with the love of the outdoors. The basics are that you use a GPS receiver (whether it be a mobile phone, GPS map unit or a laptop with a GPS receiver) to find "caches" which are boxes normally lock lid tupperware boxes have goodies inside you trade. The rewards, speaking to the average joe may not seem great, I mean how exactly do you tell someone with the ever exciting weekend at the pub getting hammered never remembering a thing, that I trek to remote parts of Scotland to look for tupperware.
Matter of fact, how can I tell anyone the real rewards? I have seen so many areas of Scotland that amaze me and even though I take photos, no one will understand this until you visit the cache I logged. The enjoyment of being away from it all, or enjoying with a select few do far more for stress issues than getting tanked in a pub. Mind you, having a cold pint after a warm day climbing Munroes is well the cherry on top. So many areas have a visit planned and I don't want to give the game away to early but I will promise you it will be well worth it.
Take this moment to invite you to a talk on Geocaching I'm doing for the Abertay Student Union for the Abertay Open Society on the 24th of March at 7pm. Need more details? Find me on Twitter @hamgammon.
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