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About davidsberry

Local ex-councillor, tour guide and database designer. Keen on wildlife, history, boats and music. Retired in 2017.

Subsea Robbery

Posted on February 24, 2012 by davidsberry

One fact that is almost wholly unappreciated outside of the oil business is the obligingly shallow nature of places like the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. To landlubbers, the sea looks pretty much the same anywhere and, since … Continue reading →

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Along the Highland Line

Posted on February 21, 2012 by davidsberry

Scotland’s Chambers of Commerce have gone public with their criticisms of the rail network North of Perth which they describe as “not fit for purpose”. Given that the last major investment made there was the Inverness & Aviemore Direct Railway … Continue reading →

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J’Accuse

Posted on February 18, 2012 by davidsberry

Regular readers know my politics but what may not be so obvious is that I am a fan of the Labour party—not today’s Labour party but the one that John Maclean founded, that spread through the streets and slums where … Continue reading →

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Ye’ll Ken It’s Summer When the Rain’s No’ Sae Cauld

Posted on February 17, 2012 by davidsberry

With snowdrops out and the first crocuses showing colour, we may not yet be in Spring but the assiduous visitors are already planning their holidays. So, rather than banging on about politics (again), I thought we might provide a little … Continue reading →

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SAC Race

Posted on February 15, 2012 by davidsberry

Always good to see the Scottish press lead off debate on things that matter to us all. Today, The Record features the deliberations of Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee who have put their heads together and come up with an inquiry … Continue reading →

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Carte d’Amitié

Posted on February 14, 2012 by davidsberry

L’UNION LIBRE Ma femme à la chevelure de feu de bois Aux pensées d’éclairs de chaleur À la taille de sablier Ma femme à la taille de loutre entre les dents du tigre Ma femme à la bouche de cocarde … Continue reading →

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Big Yellow Taxi

Posted on February 13, 2012 by davidsberry

Fond as I am of Joni and her subtle creations, this blog has nothing to do with her soaring flexible voice or her poetic lyrics but is about the visit by a Sea King HAR3 to North Berwick this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Those Who Don’t Learn…

Posted on February 9, 2012 by davidsberry

…from history are doomed to repeat it. George Santayana’s aphorism seems universal in its applicability and therefore the BBC presenter Neil Oliver (of Coast and History of Scotland fame) is entirely justified in sounding a similar warning on Radio Five … Continue reading →

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Staycationer’s Shore Guide

Posted on February 8, 2012 by davidsberry

A small article in today’s Hootsmon praises the 47 RNLI stations around Scotland’s long coast for dealing with over 200 call-outs (a.k.a. “shouts”) over the last year. This is apparently a record and is being explained by the growing number … Continue reading →

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Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

Posted on February 7, 2012 by davidsberry

As the debate on independence heats up, Clive Fairweather, a retired SAS colonel and a man who knows a thing or two about such things, wrote a chippy little article in the Hootsmon last month in which he bemoaned the … Continue reading →

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