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Robin
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7th Jan 12 at 12:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Keep hearing about them on the radio, this is probably a stupid question, but WTF are they?
Ellis
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7th Jan 12 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gates that police close on particularly exposed roads:



Example of one of the roads:
Robin
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7th Jan 12 at 12:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah, simple as that then!

I was imagining a flood gate for snow and wondering just how much snow you lot got!
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Also, the poles are there to help you determine exactly where the road is when covered with drifting snow
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This is that same road years ago:



Gives you an idea of the snow we can get sometimes up on these roads...
Beato
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That top one looks like the A66, fucking road!
Ellis
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Lol the others are the A939 for interests sake
ShEp
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA02SAlOeJU
Mark B
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7th Jan 12 at 15:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
scotch people?
Ben G
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internet
mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark B
scotch people?


internet/english way of referring to us scottish people.
Ben G
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it's because everything scottish that is sold down here has 'scotch' in the name.
Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
it's because everything scottish that is sold down here has 'scotch' in the name.


It's not really.
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark B
scotch people?


Alright, Ginger northerners then
mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Mark B
scotch people?


Alright, Ginger northerners then


thats better.
Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
it's because everything scottish that is sold down here has 'scotch' in the name.


It's not really.


it is actually.

scotch square sausage, black pudding and whisky to name but a few.
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7th Jan 12 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fucking scotch
Jake
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and if you leave a couple of tea cakes in the toaster far too long they are scotch tea cakes
Ben G
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well fired scotch
Jake
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burn anything and the same applies
Daniel_Corsa
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Some on A66 too, not just a scotch thing! (although it's en route to scotch corner)

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ShEp
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scotch > paki

Same thing, however scotch is less frowned upon because we dont mind abbreviations.
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Never liked the term Scotch. I thought it was more of a dumb ass American term rather than English too.

[Edited on 08-01-2012 by BluKoo]

 
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