Couple of GA types up and about here in the North East of Scotland but nothing else. All offshore chopper flights cancelled as well, even though they normally transit between 1500 and 3000ft. Personally been trying to get from Aberdeen to The Congo since Thursday with no success, and looks like it won’t be today either !

I have been really moved by the obits I have heard and read. He was a genuinely fine man, in every respect.

It’s rare these days to find someone that nobody has a bad word for. Bill McLaren most definately fitted into this category.

As you can tell from my signature at the bottom of the page, rugby is a passion of mine, and a game that I’m proud to still be playing..

A sad, sad day for not just Scottish Rugby, but rugby worldwide. Having had the priviledge to have met him several times over the years, I can say he was as affable and fair-minded off the screen as he was on it. Though he was fiercely proud of his country and his beloved Hawick, he was ultimately a fan of the game, and would applaud good play no matter who produced it.

To my mind one of the most knowledgable, impartial and colouful commentators that the world of sport has ever seen – many would do well to take a leaf out of his book.

A couple of my favourite quotes just to give you a flavour of the man:

On Peter Stringer the Irish scrum half : “There’s little Peter Stringer. They say in his home country, that if you catch him, you can make a wish.”

“Look at Doddie Wier, he’s like a big galloping giraffe down the wing.”

“And there’s Dean Richards. He has hands like butterfly nets and the strength of a bullock”

And for the last grand Slam that Scotland won : “Pick up by Jeffrey. Jeffrey to Armstrong. Armstrong nicely out to Gavin Hastings. Gavin Hastings with the kick through. On goes Stanger. Stanger could be there. A try! A magnificent try for the 21 year old!”

Goodbye sir, and thanks for the memories.

Well, there is a Canberra in “The Dambusters” – and a couple of Lincolns !! 😉

If this man was known to be mentally ill, to be vulnerable and susceptible to coercion then surely you have to ask the family why they allowed him to enter such a vulnerable position. Where was his family at that time? Where was his CPN?

Regards,

kev35

Couldn’t agree more. If he was as unstable as his family are subsequently making out in the media, then they should perhaps be considering their lack of action in keeping him out of harms way. Sometimes you have to consider root causes as well as end actions.

After a British Airways flight reached its cruising altitude, the captain announced:

‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this is your captain. Welcome to Flight 293 , non-stop from London Heathrow to Toronto . The weather ahead is good, so we should have a smooth, uneventful flight. So sit back, relax and ……….OH, MY GOD !’

Silence followed!

Some moments later the captain came back on the intercom.
‘Ladies and gentlemen , I’m sorry if I scared you . While I was talking to you , the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!’

One Irish passenger yelled, “The front of your pants….Jaysus you should see the back of mine! ‘

There’s always at least one ginger person in any film about Loch Ness !!! :diablo:

Not good…especially when you’re starting to get on in years 😡

Cheers Steve….Just when I thought I felt bad enough, you wade in with the old fart bit !! ;):D

Having said that, at 41 I will be the oldest one on the rugby pitch tomorrow, but I’ll try not to let that affect my performance ! 😮