Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Jay

I'm sorry to hear about the crashes, Marya. It must have been a shock, no matter the amount of damage done.

I suppose, looking on the bright side, there is a garden wall between you and them, and they haven't actually gone into your living-room!

Jay

I know this is probably an incredibly stupid question .......... :? ............ have we any idea when all this is going to be over? :scratch: The weekly roads report issued by the Council still indicates April 2009. This has been the case for some time now. Ive had a wee look on the Orb at work bu...

Jay

I know this is probably an incredibly stupid question ..........

............ have we any idea when all this is going to be over?

Jay

I start work at 8am through the week. I normally get the 21 at 7:30ish and get to Lochend/Restalrig for 7:40, Im planning on getting an earlier bus into work so that if there are any long delays it wont affect me. Seems like the sensible thing to do. Allow extra time for the journey due to the dive...

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That's getting into work by bus, I add

Jay

As far as I can see, from my vantage point beside The Foresters' , nothing much has changed. I wish there had not been the headline on the local news that said 'Portobello High Street Closed'. :evil: It's only closed from Fishwives' Causeway. I hope High Street businesses don't suffer from the rest ...

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now that 50 is rushing towards me Oh dear. I am long past that one. The next one is rushing up on me very fast. And for the very first time, in my new job, I feel it. Everyone is at least a decade younger than me, and I find that things I say baffle them, or they don't know what I'm talking about :...

Jay

I once acquired a bottle of champagne because I used to keep my theatre tickets with the programmes!

Jay

SoupDragon wrote:Wow you must have a big house

someone had to say it

Yes, well, I was expecting a few remarks!!!

Haven't you seen my herd exercising on Porty beach?

Jay

Elephants. Still do collect them

Jay

I am very sorry indeed to hear this. My deepest condolences to you, and your family. I know how you feel. I have already lost one very beloved parent. I send you my deepest sympathies. I know in years to come your treasured memories will be a great comfort, and a sadness. I know mine have. All my sy...

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The best one in Scotland I ever came across was the one at the corner of Picardy Place and London Road, sadly now something else. Of course, my approval might be because I always had a fish suoper there after a night drinking in town, when I was waiting to catch a taxi on London Road, back to Porty....

Jay

I'm ginger ..... (hair, that is, before anyone says anything else!)

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P.S. Enjoy yourselves, whoever goes!

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Well, if anyone goes, perhaps you might be kind enough to send me a postcard? I collect postcards, and I don't think I have any at all of Amsterdam! I haven't been there either (although I did live in Reykjavik for 6 years - which I believe is now a 'cool' destination - in many senses of the word!) ...

Jay

Hi Porty I hate dog dirt. I see lots of owners from my kitchen window, (and even more, in the past, from my previous flat! :( ) who DO NOT pick up their dog dirt, on their way to the beach. God only knows what happens when they get to the beach (with no regard for the children who play there in the...

Jay

Hi

This is Jay, so excuse me if I'm a bit behind (no rude replies, please!) - is there going to be a gathering soon?

Jay

Jay

Hi Marya. Glad you are OK. It might be only metal, but it's always a hell of a shock. Hope there are no after-effects. But you'll probably have to learn to swear in Serbo-Croat. My bit of aggro was last weekend. The Porty Lloyds TSB cashpoint was malfunctioning, so I crossed the road to Bank of Sco...

Jay

I am terrified of our 8-legged - er - 'friends'! And it's no good anyone telling me they are a million times smaller than me! :? I can happily deal with beetles, slugs, worms - anything - EXCEPT spiders! If I get one in the bath, I have great problems keeping clean! I once asked the postie to come ...

Jay

Hi Marya & Bob

Just checked in again briefly. Good to be back. Must (sadly) go to bed, or I'll never cope with work tomorrow! (Old age!) But will check in each evening, and hope eventually to catch upon all the goss.

Jay

Hi I used to post on here quite regularly a few years ago, when I had online access at work (naughty! I know!) But when my contract finished I became bereft! I am now online at home - finally! So here I am again - and even working again! But not posting from work this time! I have no idea what has ...

Jay

OK - gotta go - my TWO hours are up!

Tara for noo

PS I'll be back!

Jay

I agree - much as I love fossicking around in the charity shops, and much as they do wonderful work - you can have too much of a good thing

Jay

If you all go on like that, you'll make him nervous ...

Jay

MANY THANKS

That really made my day!

Jay

Placement - does that mean employment? :shock: :shock: :shock: :twisted: Er...well, not the paying kind. It means I get the joy of working but not the joy of a paypacket. I was about to say many congratulations, and leap up and down, too, Bellybabe, but the not the paying kind is not so good! Still...

Jay

:( VERY sorry to hear about Chester. What a loss. I'm not surprised you are still upset. I still miss my wee lass, and she left me almost ten years ago now. I wish I could have another one, but it's not practical. I cat-sit for friends instead!!! :) Oscar sounds quite a character!!!!! From my kitche...

Jay

Dadaist wrote:A book shop.

Preferably a genuine, second-hand bookshop, where you could browse - maybe, even have a coffee - and hopefully pick up lovely old and/or local books! The charity shops occasionally turn up gems, but they don't seem to have as many pre-21st. century ones as they used to.

Jay

I agree - it's a top bit of Edinburgh. My ancestral home and most favoured street is Leith Walk, but I'm very happy to be an ex-pat. Well, I always enjoy a stroll up Leith Walk .... charity shops with books, and bits and bobs, ethnic shops, pubs ....... my kind of street. I was also thinking the ot...

Jay

Hi Dada - and the family - including the furred friends!

Thanks for the tip! Next time I'm along there, I'll go in and bother Porty and Pal of Porty.

I think we have a wonderful High Street all the way along, actually. Great shops and people.

Jay

Me too - anything!

(except curry and lager

)

I'll try to keep myself up to date about arrangements .......

Jay

Hello to everyone again! :hello2: This time I have logged in at the beginning of the hour in the library ...... ..... however, I have a couple of important (and long!) mails to send, so I may not be able to say much on the forum! I will keep popping in to read it though ........ I have seen the thre...

Jay

Hello It's me again! I'm afraid, not taking Marya's advice about logging in at the start of my session in the library! Sorry! Will do, next time! Hi to everybody! I think that's a good remembrance of me, Sandra - with my hair all over my face - you can't see me! Wish I could go for cheap Broadband, ...

Jay

I just thought I'd say 'Hello' to any old friends who may remember me. I am still alive and well and living in Porty, but not being online at home, I don't get any chance to look at Portobello Online these days. I really miss you all. I sometimes meet Poppy on the No. 26 - 'Hi Poppy'! Hi - y'all! :D...

Jay

The skulls belonged to "The Tomb of the Eagles", they're not real but they had 2 real skulls in the museum. You had to use the skateboard to enter the tomb. Aha! Thanks for explaining that, Robin. I never made it to Tomb of the Eagles - I'm not sure I could have got inside if I had got there - espe...

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