The Glasgow Thread

[Kehaar]

Stumbled across this talk today while nosey-ing around the Cafe Scientifique site:

Date: Monday 5th June

Title: Scottish dinosaurs (and was Nessie really an elephant?)

Speaker:
Neil Clark, Curator of Palaeontology at the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow

Description: Dinosaurs are fairly new on the Scottish scene. The first evidence was found in 1982: a single footprint! There are now more than five different types of Scottish Middle Jurassic dinosaurs, making Scotland internationally important for dinosaur research.

What of our best-known monster, Nessie? She is definitely NOT a dinosaur – but is she a remnant of a bygone age, trapped for millennia in the icy depths of Loch Ness? A new hypothesis has thrown further doubt on the existence of our much-valued national treasure – Nessie may be a circus elephant. Did circus owner Bertram Mills take advantage of reported sightings in the 1930s to publicise his circus? Was he part of an elaborate hoax? Did he suspect that people were seeing elephants and camels in, and around, Loch Ness?

Neil has published dinosaur books for Dorling Kindersely and Readers’ Digest and contributed to several encyclopaedias. He appeared twice on BBC Tomorrow's World and recently published a short article on the Loch Ness Monster, proposing the ‘circus elephant’ theory. Because of his work on Scottish Jurassic dinosaurs, he was nicknamed ‘Jurassic Clark’ by the Times Educational Supplement. In 2006, Neil appeared in the book of Guinness World Records following his discovery of the world's smallest dinosaur footprint!

I guess it might be an elephant trunk...maybe it was snorkelling.

 

[MercuryAndy]

I have to say i think the elephants body would need to be bigger to have such a long trunk.

 

[sparklecat]

Does anyone know a good mechanic in or around Glasgow? Our car broke down two days ago, and I've been burned by the last two people I went to, who tried to cheat us. We don't really have a lot of money (just moved here a couple of weeks ago), so finding someone honest and helpful would be very good.

 

[Kehaar]

Does anyone know a good mechanic in or around Glasgow? Our car broke down two days ago, and I've been burned by the last two people I went to, who tried to cheat us. We don't really have a lot of money (just moved here a couple of weeks ago), so finding someone honest and helpful would be very good.

Hiya

Oddly, I might know one who'd be probably be able to help. Do you know what's wrong with the car?

 

[sparklecat]

Well, for about a week it took the longest time starting up in the morning, then finally just didn't do so at all. It sounds quite ill when we try, really. Our friend thinks it may be whatever is used to heat the fuel beforehand, or something like that.




I'm really not at all knowledgeable about cars, I'm afraid.

 

[nvrbnunloved]

Good grief, where are all the Glaswegians?? I say this with tongue firmly in cheek since I know I haven't been around for ages

Did anybody do the Cancer Research 5K Race for Life in Glasgow today? My daughter and I did it again, managed 32mins 2secs this time, but boy was it hot!! Buttermilk, were you first-aiding?

 

[Kehaar]

Well done with the race! Nice to see you again too!

 

[Kehaar]

For any interested there's a "We Belong To Glasgow" rally on this Saturday. Link here for more info.

 

[Buttermilk]

Hey guys

 

[nvrbnunloved]

Hey guys

Hey Buttermilk How's things?

 

[Buttermilk]

Good thanks - busy as ever

 

[sparklecat]

Good grief, where are all the Glaswegians?? I say this with tongue firmly in cheek since I know I haven't been around for ages

Did anybody do the Cancer Research 5K Race for Life in Glasgow today? My daughter and I did it again, managed 32mins 2secs this time, but boy was it hot!! Buttermilk, were you first-aiding?

I didn't, but my sister-in-law and her daughter did... and showed up with matching sunburns

 

[nvrbnunloved]

I didn't, but my sister-in-law and her daughter did... and showed up with matching sunburns

It was a bloomin' hot day

 

[Buttermilk]

It was a bloomin' hot day

in Tayside too

 

[theFijian]

I didn't, but my sister-in-law and her daughter did... and showed up with matching sunburns

Seems a tad ironic that in raising money for cancer research she ensured that some of that money will be spent on her when she develops skin cancer!

 

[nvrbnunloved]

That'll be the summer over then

 

[Buttermilk]

That'll be the summer over then

Yep

 

[sparklecat]

The wind yesterday seemed to delight in breaking my umbrella. Won't be an issue today though, since I forgot my umbrella at home.



Walking partway home today should be fun, once it starts raining again.

 

[nvrbnunloved]

Raining again, so it must be the first day of the school hols

 

[Buttermilk]

Raining again, so it must be the first day of the school hols

LOL

Well I am hoping it will be dry next weekend for T in the Park - I really don't fancy Mud in the Park