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When that came out in 1970 I was in second year at high school, some of the older boys had managed to get in to see it and it became one of those films that was embellished with many scenes and ideas that were only in a schoolboys head rather than in the film. I saw it on VHS many years later and yes it was graphical in the scenes of violence, but by that time there were many more films that had similar levels of blood, gore and general nastiness. Anyhow back to the good ones - I will give a shout to "Shenandoah" and" How the West was Won" Jim

Virgin(ia) Plain - Roxy Music

Not dissimilar to the buffers at Glasgow Central, although they have been modified with a support frame Safety First by Steve Hallam, on Flickr Jim

Rhona Howie please (Us Howies have little enough fame) - BTW did you know that Lawn Bowls is the sport that you are statistically most likely to die taking part in? Jim (Howie)

I think all the locos that were converted to class 29 had the two tone green Jim

The driver has been revealed (its a woman!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43255368 Jim

OK I will get the Voyager out of the way, amid Various liveries at Glasgow Central Jim

Really think the Met office is copping out, I always use their rainfall radar as the best short term forecast but at the moment Maps outageDue to unprecedented levels of demand on our website we have temporarily replaced some of the less visited pages and unfortunately are currently unable to provide our usual weather and observation maps. The one time you need it they drop the service! Jim

For about the last 5 years my Sister has bought me an annual subscription to the magazine, pops through the door every month. Happy to keep that arrangement going. Top of the bucket list is to see Gateside and Northbridge in the mag, but i doubt it somehow Jim

Yep - Got a copy too. Jim

The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd

He was going to complete the sculpture but he got cold feet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVYhCBVKfW8 Jim

Superb avoidance by an Edinburgh Bus Driver! <iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p05zr3js/43236763"></iframe> Jim

I have a dachshund, and unbelievably she loves the snow! Jim

Services in Scotland should start shortly with route proving runs underway, this is at Thankerton http://www.railcam.uk/stills/galleries/g.php?cmd=image&sfpg=VGhhbmtlcnRvbi8qMTkyLjE2OC4xLjY0XzAxXzIwMTgwMzAxMTIxODAxNTQwX0xJTkVfQ1JPU1NJTkdfREVURUNUSU9OLmpwZyo2MGE5MmZkNGJkNjBlYjJmZWYyNDU0ZWJjNWZhMjE0Mg Jim

Indeed - the weather was kind to us once again! Jim

T = Down Through Jim

The old Caledonian Station of Whifflet Upper, in Coatbridge. This was an interesting station as there were two "Whifflet Lower" platforms on the main line that passed under the furthest span of the bridge, the only access to those platforms was via the upper station - there is a pub quiz question - name a station that you could only access via another station! Jim

Could have been Barney Rubble though?

From 3pm Central Scotland is under a Red Warning, the skies will darken the wind will rise, polar bears will roam freely in Cumbernauld, (oh wait, that is just the locals in their white shell suits) Jim

Must be an explosive combination!

I was sacked from my job as the restaurant manager today after an employee lost three fingers in one of the electric food mixers........ ...................................Apparently I'd failed to do an adequate whisk assessment! Jim

True fact - the toilets in the Weatherspoons pub called "The Sir John Moore" in Argyle Street in Glasgow are built on the trackbed of the abandoned northern side of Glasgow Central Low Level station, so if you hear a ghostly whistle while you are having a pee.............. Jim

Ah! forgot about those little gems. Need to do a match waggon for the Y9, Kipps style! Jim