See that Philpott's wife has been released from prison only 7 years after being sentenced for killing her 6 kids. That's shocking, just over a year per life.
Most towns in the Borders have now got a 20mph speed limit. It's a fucking joke. Saw a guy overtake 2 cars going through Stow this morning. I think it'll cause more accidents than prevent them. Honestly 20mph is so slow.
(11-03-2020, 04:49 PM)Currahee! Wrote: Most towns in the Borders have now got a 20mph speed limit. It's a fucking joke. Saw a guy overtake 2 cars going through Stow this morning. I think it'll cause more accidents than prevent them. Honestly 20mph is so slow.
That on the A7? Or, the section in front of the village shop? Tbf, if you're on your way to Lauder, if yu don't get yourself in front of some crawler sharpish you aint enjoying the rest of that road.
Up near the top, before you pass through the cattle grid I almost lost it at the wee left to right dip a couple of weeks ago.
(11-03-2020, 05:38 PM)pondlife Wrote: That on the A7? Or, the section in front of the village shop? Tbf, if you're on your way to Lauder, if yu don't get yourself in front of some crawler sharpish you aint enjoying the rest of that road.
Up near the top, before you pass through the cattle grid I almost lost it at the wee left to right dip a couple of weeks ago.
Aye it was on the A7. He overtook going past the football pitch. Just past the wee shop as you head to Edinburgh.
Speed limits shouldn't even be a thing, it's like walking or running, you aren't going to walk straight in to a wee kid or run full pelt in to a granny with her shopping on the pavement so why do it in the car? just drive how the road suits imo. no need to crawl down a road for no fucking reason.
The most dangerous things on the road are cyclists and cunts who live on cloud cuckoo land, smashing the brakes on leading up to roundabouts when there's quite clearly fuck all coming, does my head in man.
(11-03-2020, 05:47 PM)Currahee! Wrote: Aye it was on the A7. He overtook going past the football pitch. Just past the wee shop as you head to Edinburgh.
There's abrely anybody round that area. As you say just going to cause frustration; it's an annoying enough road as it is!
(11-03-2020, 06:08 PM)pondlife Wrote: There's abrely anybody round that area. As you say just going to cause frustration; it's an annoying enough road as it is!
I honestly can't think I've ever seen anyone walking there in all the times i've passed.
But obviously people do as that was where that Robert Black was spotted and caught abducting a wee lassie. The shop keeper saw her skipping along and she didn't appear at the other end of a parked van which then left. Calling the cops got him caught and eventually convicted of many murders.
(11-03-2020, 06:14 PM)Currahee! Wrote: I honestly can't think I've ever seen anyone walking there in all the times i've passed.
But obviously people do as that was where that Robert Black was spotted and caught abducting a wee lassie. The shop keeper saw her skipping along and she didn't appear at the other end of a parked van which then left. Calling the cops got him caught and eventually convicted of many murders.
Didn't know that about Susan Maxwell. Evil looking cunt he was. May have even looked into his eyes if he was down the prom near the muzies. Horrible thought!
On similar note, almost pulled out in frot of a cyclist at the weekend but saw him just as about to make the manoeveur. Needless to say he had no lights and was wearing all black. Arsehole. Also, five lads doing wheelies, not a single one had lights on on the main road into Joppa from Musselburgh. Death wishes.
(11-03-2020, 06:44 PM)pondlife Wrote: Didn't know that about Susan Maxwell. Evil looking cunt he was. May have even looked into his eyes if he was down the prom near the muzies. Horrible thought!
On similar note, almost pulled out in frot of a cyclist at the weekend but saw him just as about to make the manoeveur. Needless to say he had no lights and was wearing all black. Arsehole. Also, five lads doing wheelies, not a single one had lights on on the main road into Joppa from Musselburgh. Death wishes.
It wasn't Susan Maxwell he abducted from Stow. The girl he abducted got released half an hour later when the police got him, all thanks to that vigilant shopkeeper. He did get convicted of the Susan Maxwell murder and quite a few others, including the wee lassie from Portobello.
(11-03-2020, 06:51 PM)Currahee! Wrote: It wasn't Susan Maxwell he abducted from Stow. The girl he abducted got released half an hour later when the police got him, all thanks to that vigilant shopkeeper. He did get convicted of the Susan Maxwell murder and quite a few others, including the wee lassie from Portobello.
The policeman that stopped and arrested him, was the father of the girl who had been abducted.
(11-03-2020, 06:57 PM)Jeff Resnick Wrote: The policeman that stopped and arrested him, was the father of the girl who had been abducted.
It was. They lived across the road from me years ago when he was a cop in Selkirk. I remember the eldest daughter but not the younger one who was abducted. I can't imagine what went through his mind that day.
(11-03-2020, 06:44 PM)pondlife Wrote: Didn't know that about Susan Maxwell. Evil looking cunt he was. May have even looked into his eyes if he was down the prom near the muzies. Horrible thought!
On similar note, almost pulled out in frot of a cyclist at the weekend but saw him just as about to make the manoeveur. Needless to say he had no lights and was wearing all black. Arsehole. Also, five lads doing wheelies, not a single one had lights on on the main road into Joppa from Musselburgh. Death wishes.
36 year old woman was killed in Porty last night. Hit by a lorry on here bike, apparently