RE: re : water in Scotland

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>>Only one of the many reasons why scotland is the place to be !!

Yeah I know, but about those midges????

Regards

re : water in Scotland

Isn't it brilliant! We have a private supply to our village, and you

can tell if it's been raining in the mountains because the water goes

browner. It tastes fab, and you don't worry about what it could do to

your insides (or baby's) cos it's all natural and it's only drunk the

once. It's what I miss the most when I'm away. It gets better the

further north & west you go. You also need less powder in the

washing

machine and less shampoo on you hair. My mum now lives in Bristol

and

when she came here she filled up the powder ball for the machine and

we'd to rinse it through three times beore it was clear !!

PLUS - no water metering here !!

Only one of the many reasons why scotland is the place to be !!

love

[Guest guest]

Well....the midges !

It's a bit uncomfortable if you're out in them but usually they're

only really bad on damp drizzly dark days when you'd rather be inside

anyway !

We live in , one of the worst places for midges, so they say,

and I've only had about 3 bites this year. They're only out in

August/September. We have a wee tourist cottage we let out, lovely

traditional thatched thingy, and it doesn't stop it being booked !!

Mind you, if you're not used to it .....

[Guest guest]

Hmmm - found an enormous mosquito outside when pouring something down

the

drain. Must be the type that's been 'bugging' us with enormous bites

this

year. Given the choice, Think I prefer the midges of my childhood.

Lesley M

ex-Scot

tittmars@... wrote:

> We live in , one of the worst places for midges, so they say,

> and I've only had about 3 bites this year. They're only out in

> August/September. We have a wee tourist cottage we let out, lovely

> traditional thatched thingy, and it doesn't stop it being booked !!

[Guest guest]

>Lesley M

>ex-Scot

Lesley !!! I'm shocked!!!

*surely* you mean " exiled " or " ex-pat " you cannot be an ex-Scot. (despite

what my husband thinks!!! -he says i left my scottishness at the altar -yeah

right)

[Guest guest]

tittmars@... :

>

> We live in , one of the worst places for midges, so they say,

> and I've only had about 3 bites this year. They're only out in

> August/September. We have a wee tourist cottage we let out, lovely

> traditional thatched thingy, and it doesn't stop it being booked !!

Do tell us more!

And I do hope you're going to join the house swap register :-)

Liz

[Guest guest]

Angi Nutt wrote:

> >Lesley M

> >ex-Scot

>

> Lesley !!! I'm shocked!!!

> *surely* you mean " exiled " or " ex-pat " you cannot be an ex-Scot. (despite

> what my husband thinks!!! -he says i left my scottishness at the altar -yeah

> right)

Oh, well. DS1 has this horrible Kent accent, drops his 'h's etc, DS2

needs

speech therapy and will probably go the same way when his speech is

clearer. I

certainly don't have nearly as strong an accent as I used to, and

people

frequently misidentify my accent as Irish, Cornish, Glaswegian etc.

Anyway how

many non-Scots recognise a NE Scotland accent?? - not many in my

experience.

You must have caught me on an off day, Angi. I'll probably perk up a

bit when

I'm more mobile and can touch type two handed again. :-\

Lesley

[Guest guest]

> Do tell us more!

>

> And I do hope you're going to join the house swap register :-)

>

> Liz

What's the house swap register ?

I really need to join the NCT

[Guest guest]

> What's the house swap register ?

*the* way to holiday! will send you all the details. If you join I'm

sure you'll be inundated with offers. Essentially you pay a sum (£25ish) to

join each year, then you are sent the register and updates and you ring up

or email and arrange your own swaps, no more expense save travel. Brilliant,

we joined last year and have swapped to yorkshire, warwickshire and

scotland, twice with dds friends as well - something we would never have

afforded otherwise.

> I really need to join the NCT

Please please do. Email NCTinfo@... for an info pack or

visit the website www.nct-online.org and print off a membership form. The

free book offer is only till the end of this month, after that it's an

audiotape.

Joining the NCT is one of the best things I've ever done. Enjoy....

Sue S