I'm not sure you're being completely fair here. I am not a monarchist and would prefer a federal or republic type system but when I compare existing systems there is a lot to be defended in a...

I think the distinction here is that she becomes queen with a small q because she automatically assumes the rank of her husband. To be acknowledged by the country as a Queen in her own right requires...

The constitutional position follows the traditional one. There are three essentially different titles: Queen Regnant (reigning), Queen Consort (the wife of a King) and Queen Dowager (the widow of a...

Welcome brother woodbadger. I'm no longer active in Scouting but earned my woodbadge twice here in the UK. First as a Scout Leader (Scoutmaster in the US???) then as a Commissioner. No longer fit but...

Without knowing precisely where you are planning to hike and camp it is difficult to give a sensible answer. Scotland has areas of very wild and dangerous terrain where specialised gear is essential....

And I intend to assist you as best I can :D

The modern style of solid colour flash tends to be made from coloured wool cloth but these are also a modern trend. Around 20 years ago flashes were made with London Braid, a wide (about 1.5 inches)...

Actually it's not. Tarzan was not adopted by the apes, merely brought up by them. Adoption, legally, divorces you from one family and makes you part of a different one. In that kind of scenario...

There's no real right or wrong here but you are quite right in thinking the adoptive clan would be the first choice. That's on the assumption you were happy with their adoption of you. Usually on...

I wonder of your grandfather was related to the James Young who patented a method of extracting paraffin from coal. He is well remembered locally in West Lothian (15 miles west of Edinburgh) and my...

Excellent photos. Austin sure looks proud of his kilt in the photo of you two together. A future US Marine from the looks of him

Well done

Thanks Jock. As I said it's so long since I was last there that I can't even remember precisely the wording on the sign. 1990 or 1991 was probably my last visit, after descending the Aonach Eagach...

You have me intrigued. It's a long while since I was there but I thought the sign mentioned the massacre although I'm probably wrong on that. So what is the real reason for the sign?

Are you sure it was not Glencoe? The inn there (the Clachaig?) has, or had, such a sign outside its door reminding everyone of the Glencoe Massacre

On the top of the score it shows info about the lyrics top left and the tune top right. The tune is simply noted as "Scottish folk song" arranged by K. Lee Scott

That suggests that the name, if...

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I have tried figuring out what you are talking about and probably made a good attempt at converting the rather odd way you presented this piece back into proper musical notation but cannot...

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Ethically and morally I am certain you know the answer to this one. If you are truly the best then you will get the job on your own merits but if by chance he got the job on his demerits perhaps that...

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I wouldn't worry too much about shutting down for Easter, although some places in the north do shut down on Sundays. This is slowly changing though

I'd be more worried about Easter being a busy...

I hope Nick doesn't mind me jumping in here as it is, essentially, his section of the forum but I have followed this thread closely and can see quite clearly that the original complaint was made...

I must have become too americanised. I use it occasionally

Your centimetres and inches do not match up. There are approx 39 inches in a metre (100 cm) so if the length of the large piece is 3 ft 3.5 inches it is 100 cm long, not 63 cm

The reason I point...

She probably has. It's quite common for childrens kilts to be made with a hem so that there is room from rapid growth. Never on an adult kilt though unless you ask for it (and I would reject any...

Remember that grey is neutral as far as colours go, as are black and white. That gives you a vast range of options as there is nothing that will actually clash. Some colours may look better than...