cqueenie
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Hello from the far NorthHi everyone, just a quick hello from the far north! This is my first year of seriously getting rid of debt, growing my own veg and trying to abandon my previous consumer addiction.
Going well so far!
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Rob R
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How far North are you?
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sean
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Welcome aboard.  How far north?
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cqueenie
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Way up in the beautiful Shetland islands!
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Rob R
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That's pretty far
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Bebo
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Hello and welcome from way down south.
I've been to Lerwick (once). The plane taking off from Sumburgh was pretty hairy.
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oldish chris
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Re: Hello from the far North | cqueenie wrote: | | This is my first year of seriously getting rid of debt, growing my own veg and trying to abandon my previous consumer addiction. |
High cqueenie! I've been lurking round this website for years now, always interested in ways of either saving money or avoiding spending, your experiences will be welcomed.
As for your (now ex) consumerism: this lot will be able to provide loads of substitute addictions (well that's been my experience  )
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cqueenie
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| Bebo wrote: | Hello and welcome from way down south.
I've been to Lerwick (once). The plane taking off from Sumburgh was pretty hairy. |
Try the boat in the middle of winter!!! Not sure how I'm still alive!
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Chez
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Welcome 
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gil
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Hi there, and welcome to Downsizer 
Are you on Mainland, or an outer island ?
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alice
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| cqueenie wrote: | | Way up in the beautiful Shetland islands! |
Yup!
That's definitely Far North...even by my standards 
Howdy neighbour
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cqueenie
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Thanks guys for all the welcomes!
Special hi to my Orkadian neighbour!
I'm on the mainland bit of Shetland about 20 mins from Lerwick, in the country with a peerie bit of land.
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ksia
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Bonjour from much further south.
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Effie
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Welcome to Downsizer
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Chickem
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Hello
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Cathryn
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More Celts, how nice. (Are Scottish people Celts?  The comment from around the dinner table is that they wear celts.  )
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gz
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They are most definitely celts- but I'm not sure what Shetlanders and Orkadians consider themselves....
Croeso (failte) from South East Wales
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alice
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| gz wrote: | They are most definitely celts- but I'm not sure what Shetlanders and Orkadians consider themselves....
Croeso (failte) from South East Wales |
Ooh, I think not 
Picts but not celts.
Don't confuse Orkney with the western isles. Gaelic was never spoken here. Orkney didn't come under scottish rule until the 15th century. Native orcadians still look fondly north, rather than south
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sean
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| alice wrote: | | gz wrote: | They are most definitely celts- but I'm not sure what Shetlanders and Orkadians consider themselves....
Croeso (failte) from South East Wales |
Ooh, I think not
Picts but not celts.
Don't confuse Orkney with the western isles. Gaelic was never spoken here. Orkney didn't come under scottish rule until the 15th century. Native orcadians still look fondly north, rather than south |
This is all getting a bit '1066 and all that'.
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alice
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I know. It's great isn't it?
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sean
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Are you living in brackets?
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swc123
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I am just going to jump on this thread rather than start a new one, as cqueenie doesn't live too far from me!!
So hello all from another Shetlander!
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gil
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Hi there, swc123, and welcome to Downsizer
Another one from north of the border !
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12Bore
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Hi, and welcome
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mihto
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Norway calling Shetland!
How nice to see you! At last somebody who know what REAL fish taste like, and who can tell those celts why umbrellas are as useless as an ashtray on a bicycle.
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suomi
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Hello and welcome from the far north east! we are in eastern Finland about 60 km from the Russian border.
oh and it looks like our first snow is due next week!.....
welcome to the forum, livley,funny, careing and informative.... enjoy!
Suomi.
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cqueenie
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Hello swc123,
Nice too see you on here! How far away are you from me then? Is that you over there on the sofa?
Hii to Norway and Finland, shall we start a far north support group seeing as its going to get very dark soon!
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crofter
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Hello cqueenie! I'm in Unst, good luck with the broch building...
Shetlanders don't usually consider themselves scottish (unless they emigrated from Scotland) it was the picts who built the brochs here, maybe 2000+ years ago, a thousand years later Shetland was extensively settled by viking farmers (whether the vikings killed the picts and took their land, or whether it was more peaceful is a matter of some debate!) In 1469, the king of Denmark pawned the islands (his daughter married James III of Scotland and he needed money for dowry payments) Modern shetland is a mixture of people including incomers of all nationalities. Since the oil came ashore in the 70's the traditional culture and dialect has been on the decline, by the time my kids grow up it will be gone...
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cqueenie
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Hii Crofter!
Weisdale calling!
I wrote my signature after going to Mousa on the late night boat, just loved the Allamooties! And this is coming from someone with a bird phobia...
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Chez
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Welcome!
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Pel
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Welcome both, I'm guessing the shetlands are prettier than the Isle of skye? thats as far north as I've been. Though have seen some nice farms up there for sale on the web.
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alice
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Hello swc, I'm in the north isles so we often get your weather here.
Practically next door neighbours then
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swc123
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| alice wrote: | Hello swc, I'm in the north isles so we often get your weather here.
Practically next door neighbours then |
Yeah I guess you are!! I like Orkney, I've been down quite a bit for work and holidays in the past and enjoyed it.
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Ginkotree
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hello to everyone up there in the north from south wales...good to know you are together sharing up there with understanding for each other...good fish,weather ,daylight or lack of it.... etc...
I am pretty hardy but i do not think I could survive your extreemes....I would like the fish though
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