[sdiy] Juergen's Scottish visit (very OT)

[jh.]

> Totally off-topic anecdote: When I first came up to live in Cumbria I
> was visting a local town called Kirby Stephen, I got into a conversation
> with a very old local farmer. I said I had moved up to live in Appleby,
> eight miles up the road.
>
> 'Nay lad, yer don't want to live there' Why not I asked. 'They were on
> the wrong side'. In the county cricket championship, I said trying to
> knowledgable. 'Nah, you daft bugger, the king, they supported the King'.
> Confused, I left him to it, but someone explained later that he really
> didn't like Appleby. And they did indeed support the King. In the
> English Civil War in 1644. He really was very old... or having me over
> :-)


And in 2001 it must be something like a foot and mouth border ...

And least that's what they told us in Perthshire. (We wanted to go to the
borders first.)


Speaking on-topic:

Did anybody see my post about sync'ing BBD delays to midi clock ?
I sent it from webmail on friday, but never saw it appear on the list.

JH.