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19th February 19, 11:17 AM
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Queen Mary Scottish festival
My wife, daughter and I went to the 2nd day of the queen mary festival. I was alittle upset they had a sign up for parking 18 dollars and instead just took my 20 and said to move on. Then the entrance fee was a lot higher than I remember. Having said all that it was a really fun time although I may just forego the Queen Mary next year. That will be hard as when there is a festival staying home seems wrong.
First the bad part of the day. I had to tell grizzly he couldn't go. He always seems so disappointed
My wife bought a heritage of Scotland cloak.
We ran into "Rusty Bawls" on his stilts. He always is fun to be around
There were several new things at the festival. Raptors
at the raptor area they had a grip strength device (to compare your grip to a raptor) my daughter and I tried it. One of the athletes did it at 150 pounds. I got 125 pounds and my daughter (who does strength competitions got 105'
and ax throwing (she beat me)
the color guard
Next I will put up some of the game photos.
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19th February 19, 11:31 AM
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They broke the challenge caber
celebrating a perfect 12 oclock
the Scottish version of hackiesack
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20th February 19, 07:26 AM
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I was there on Sunday, it felt like the Games in Scotland, raining and windy and chilly.
The Pipe Bands broke out their Rain Capes. (You can tell the bands with Scotland experience.)
The bagpipes have a love/hate relationship with weather like that. The chanter reeds like it. What they hate is the extremely dry Santa Ana Winds weather.
With the drone reeds, due to most pipers using synthetic reeds, playing in the rain causes troubles. Drone reeds can shut off (not such a bad thing) or howl (a very bad thing). It's why bands from drier climes like North America and Australia can have drone problems in Scotland. You see it every year at the Worlds.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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20th February 19, 10:15 AM
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Great photos as usual, Thank you. I have to ask (as I know your keen eye would have seen and quick mind would have inquired) is the sporran in this photo a large turtle shell?
If so did you get to chat with the guy about it?
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20th February 19, 01:03 PM
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The Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary. After a long career of hauling passengers and soldiers, she retired to Long Beach, California to work as a tourist attraction. Sister to RMS Queen Elizabeth, which replaced the Queen Mary as Cunard's
flagship.
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20th February 19, 01:05 PM
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Wonderful photos, as usual. Always enjoy.
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20th February 19, 02:14 PM
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 Originally Posted by EdinSteve
Who is the “Queen Mary” in the title?
Go to queenmary.com .
"I can draw a mouse with a pencil, but I can't draw a pencil with a mouse"
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20th February 19, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by EdinSteve
Who is the “Queen Mary” in the title?
It's a really, really, really big boat 
Here's a great capsule history video, starting with the construction, then maiden voyage, WWII service, and at 10:10 its final voyage, to Long Beach California:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcTvdWa8xh0
At 10:38 you can see modern footage showing its present appearance.
If I got the dates right, its maiden voyage was in 1936 and final one in 1967, meaning it only sailed 31 years.
It's been docked in Long Beach for 52 years!
It's an amazing floating Art Deco museum. The carpets, curtains, light fixtures etc are works of art.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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20th February 19, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Tarheel
Great photos as usual, Thank you. I have to ask (as I know your keen eye would have seen and quick mind would have inquired) is the sporran in this photo a large turtle shell?
If so did you get to chat with the guy about it?
I am sorry but my keen eye and quick mind weren't functioning very well and I didn't notice it's peculiar shape at the time and really didn't have time to speak with him. It was past closing and he still had a long line to clear out. He was wearing a sporran but as a side bag. It really looks like a shell but both my wife and daughter didn't think it was. My impression it was shaped leather.
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20th February 19, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
I was there on Sunday, it felt like the Games in Scotland, raining and windy and chilly.
The Pipe Bands broke out their Rain Capes. (You can tell the bands with Scotland experience.)
The bagpipes have a love/hate relationship with weather like that. The chanter reeds like it. What they hate is the extremely dry Santa Ana Winds weather.
With the drone reeds, due to most pipers using synthetic reeds, playing in the rain causes troubles. Drone reeds can shut off (not such a bad thing) or howl (a very bad thing). It's why bands from drier climes like North America and Australia can have drone problems in Scotland. You see it every year at the Worlds.
A howling bagpipe may explain some Scottish ghost stories
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