good for another year ;)

[dieselboy]

just bought me tax, MOT passed on saturday without a single hitch. emissions were way low than the limit. all lights worked..

after so many months im still loving the surf. its never done me wrong, well the odd spill of fuel, and little TLC bits that needed doing, but ive always stayed on top of it, looked after it and its serving me well.

to the scottish people out there, there is a song 'northern lights of old aberdeen' have any of you actually seen the northern lights? and how far north do you have to go to see them? do they exist in this country?

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

just bought me tax, MOT passed on saturday without a single hitch. emissions were way low than the limit. all lights worked..

after so many months im still loving the surf. its never done me wrong, well the odd spill of fuel, and little TLC bits that needed doing, but ive always stayed on top of it, looked after it and its serving me well.

to the scottish people out there, there is a song 'northern lights of old aberdeen' have any of you actually seen the northern lights? and how far north do you have to go to see them? do they exist in this country?

Yep, its called the aurora borialles (spelled wrong) If its a nice night you can see it from quite far down in scotland, im in blairgowrie and its like waves of light and colour, fantastic.

Good news bout yer truck mate.

[yoshie]

just bought me tax, MOT passed on saturday without a single hitch. emissions were way low than the limit. all lights worked..

after so many months im still loving the surf. its never done me wrong, well the odd spill of fuel, and little TLC bits that needed doing, but ive always stayed on top of it, looked after it and its serving me well.

to the scottish people out there, there is a song 'northern lights of old aberdeen' have any of you actually seen the northern lights? and how far north do you have to go to see them? do they exist in this country?

In the Antarctic, the lights are called the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights. I'm no sure how often the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) appear in northern Scotland but northern Finland, it can be a 3, 4 times a week
If you cannot travel outside of Scotland, consider maximizing your statistical chances by observing from Scotlands northernmost point. October and November,are good times

The offical description.
The sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1200 kilometres per second. A cloud of such particles is called a plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as the solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles are trapped by it and they follow the lines of magnetic force down into the ionosphere, the section of the earth's atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 600 kilometres above the earth's surface. When the particles collide with the gases in the ionosphere they start to glow, producing the spectacle that we know as the auroras, northern and southern. The array of colours consists of red, green, blue and violet.

[WiffWaff]

Northern Lights

I have lived near Aberdeen for 11 years and never seen them here although they do happen. The only palce I have seen them was just south of Glasgow even with all the light pollution they were stunning. Stood for an hour in a field getting a stiff neck.

[BUSHWHACKER]

I have lived near Aberdeen for 11 years and never seen them here although they do happen. The only palce I have seen them was just south of Glasgow even with all the light pollution they were stunning. Stood for an hour in a field getting a stiff neck.

That'll be the Viagra, you have to swallow then quickly!

[dieselboy]

go to:
http://maps.google.com/ and get directions to Unknown road @58.620838, -5.002448

im thinking about driving from where i live in london, up to there, get some photos and drive back.

wouldnt be too much of a bad drive i dont think, i dont nkow what the roads are like though.. i dont have sat nav (might be worth getting it though)
i drove round france the other month. the longest strech i did was 30 odd hours, but friend took over for an hour, and some of that time we were on the ferry.
from chamonix to nice and calais to lyon were quite dodgy. it was me driving solid with only stopping to get a drink and toilet.

ive not said this to anyone as ive only just remembered, but from chamonix to nice we had to go through the mountains and when we got to some flatter ground there was a massive lake. you have never seen water so clear.. it had a slight green colour and it was huge.

[captain_chaos]

you can see the northern lights in Blackpool between September and November Seriously though I'd love to see the Aurora Borealis, looks like a trip up to North Scotland at some point

[dieselboy]

In the Antarctic, the lights are called the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights. I'm no sure how often the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) appear in northern Scotland but northern Finland, it can be a 3, 4 times a week
If you cannot travel outside of Scotland, consider maximizing your statistical chances by observing from Scotlands northernmost point. October and November,are good times

The offical description.
The sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1200 kilometres per second. A cloud of such particles is called a plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as the solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles are trapped by it and they follow the lines of magnetic force down into the ionosphere, the section of the earth's atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 600 kilometres above the earth's surface. When the particles collide with the gases in the ionosphere they start to glow, producing the spectacle that we know as the auroras, northern and southern. The array of colours consists of red, green, blue and violet.

thanks yoshie. yes its the suns radiation. its mother nature at work protecting us from all that harmfull stuff. every 10 years the sun emits a high amount of radiation. do you remember when in the 80s it knocked out satelites and i think it caused mass power cuts etc.. think it was 88? or 85? if its 88 then the lights would be the brightest at this time in 2008 i would expect

[dieselboy]

you can see the northern lights in Blackpool between September and November Seriously though I'd love to see the Aurora Borealis, looks like a trip up to North Scotland at some point

are you coming?

[dieselboy]

That'll be the Viagra, you have to swallow then quickly!

ive been crumbling them into my eyes to make me look hard

[captain_chaos]

are you coming?

when are you going? Don't think I'll be able to do anything this year, maybe next year though

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

Youll have to come up to blairgowrie, im 25 mins drive from Glenshee, and thats very very isolated, but tramped regularly during the day. Even if you dont get to see it the scenery is spectacular and then we also have the cairngorm funicular quite close.

Also up Glenshee your almost guarunteed a good dose of snow for playing in

[Chillitt]

A few years back, me and a mate were driving 2 cars north towards evesham, I saw nothing out of the ordinary, my mate claimed to have seen the northern lights 'going off like fireworks'....

I think he may have had some assistance...

[yoshie]

go to:
http://maps.google.com/ and get directions to Unknown road @58.620838, -5.002448

im thinking about driving from where i live in london, up to there, get some photos and drive back.

wouldnt be too much of a bad drive i dont think, i dont nkow what the roads are like though.. i dont have sat nav (might be worth getting it though)
i drove round france the other month. the longest strech i did was 30 odd hours, but friend took over for an hour, and some of that time we were on the ferry.
from chamonix to nice and calais to lyon were quite dodgy. it was me driving solid with only stopping to get a drink and toilet.

ive not said this to anyone as ive only just remembered, but from chamonix to nice we had to go through the mountains and when we got to some flatter ground there was a massive lake. you have never seen water so clear.. it had a slight green colour and it was huge.

If your coming up I might be able meet you near Stirling and take you up to Carls
But next year I fancy a trip over the north sea would anyone else be up for a driving holiday for a week or so and where do you lot want to see/go ect. A surf convoy would be a good laugh.

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

If your coming up I might be able meet you near Stirling and take you up to Carls

Yeah theres a plethera of byways and wet roads for your delectation, all leading around the mountains, and ive been given the keys to a forest path aswell (although not for long). Its good for the crack, only thing is i may be indesposed as my little-un is due in 8 weeks, or less as the first tends to be unreliable, so i cant go far.