I voted yes....but felt like I'd been kicked in the ba's the day

[noahrab]

Buc, leave it now mate. The net has closed as you know our industry is a close nit one. Bygones be bygones and all that.

I'm sure you meant 'knit instead of 'nit'.

To be fair, you're only a 'technician'.

[Rab_The_Ger]

I'm sure you meant 'knit instead of 'nit'.

To be fair, you're only a 'technician'.

Typo, and here's me thinking we were getting somewhere Paddy Lad.

Tut,tut.

[noahrab]

Typo, and here's me thinking we were getting somewhere Paddy Lad.

Tut,tut.

Typo

[Rab_The_Ger]

Typo

Sell me some Drayton controls, we could have a deal of sorts.

Technician, you better believe it. Paddy Lad.

[Buc]

I'm sure you meant 'knit instead of 'nit'.

To be fair, you're only a 'technician'.

No I'm not a technician Rab is the technician he knows more about fixing boilers than most ever will.
I'm a retired gas heating gas safe installer and have been since 1974 .
My gas tickets run out in January but I will more than likely renew even though I won't need it much .
Not ready for the scrap heap yet..
For the record I'm just having a laugh with you.
I've learned recently not to take football boards like this one too much to heart.

It's sad to see this board becoming more of a political board these days scone used to keep this board going with various topics and many very funny .

[neilo]

What a read this thread was.

A lot of the usual rhetoric Trident, Westmonster, no oil fund, being ruled by another country...blah blah. Yet as usual a lack of any real substance.

It seems the Nats still don't know the difference between debt and a deficit which would be mildly disturbing if it wasn't for the fact we all know there won't be a second referendum and there certainly will never be independence.

The Nats fail to share their ideas for paying for everything. i can't see anything other than austerity max and high taxes. Growing the economy will take decades and if by casting up £64trillion debt you mean Scotland will just borrow it like Westminster have done for years then I'd love to hear who's gonna lend IScotland the money with no LOLR and a made up currency.

[JackSnakes]

What a read this thread was.

A lot of the usual rhetoric Trident, Westmonster, no oil fund, being ruled by another country...blah blah. Yet as usual a lack of any real substance.

It seems the Nats still don't know the difference between debt and a deficit which would be mildly disturbing if it wasn't for the fact we all know there won't be a second referendum and there certainly will never be independence.

The Nats fail to share their ideas for paying for everything. i can't see anything other than austerity max and high taxes. Growing the economy will take decades and if by casting up £64trillion debt you mean Scotland will just borrow it like Westminster have done for years then I'd love to hear who's gonna lend IScotland the money with no LOLR and a made up currency.

I think I'd rather put my faith in those whose job it is to know these things rather than a bunch of opinionated amateurs who, frankly, know the square root of fk all about it.
There is no doubt there would have to be some savings found, and there is no doubt there would be a cost attached to becoming independent.
As has been previously mentioned, if that cost is too high for you then it is probably best if you just excuse yourself completely from the debate and put your wee 'X' in the 'No' box.
The very last thing an independent Scotland would need is a bunch of miserable passengers.
Much as the brexit stuff down here, it has happened, the turkeys voted for Christmas and now we all have to make the best of the mess they landed us in.
Mind you, there aren't quite so many extremists down here...

[stewarty27]

What a read this thread was.

A lot of the usual rhetoric Trident, Westmonster, no oil fund, being ruled by another country...blah blah. Yet as usual a lack of any real substance.

It seems the Nats still don't know the difference between debt and a deficit which would be mildly disturbing if it wasn't for the fact we all know there won't be a second referendum and there certainly will never be independence.

The Nats fail to share their ideas for paying for everything. i can't see anything other than austerity max and high taxes. Growing the economy will take decades and if by casting up £64trillion debt you mean Scotland will just borrow it like Westminster have done for years then I'd love to hear who's gonna lend IScotland the money with no LOLR and a made up currency.

RHETORIC Neilo !! you don't see the irony in your own post ? You're actually saying the things you mention are of no importance to the Scottish people ?. It doesn't matter that over 40 years of Oil and Gas wealth has been completely squandered on Wars, tax cuts for the rich, English vanity projects, WMDs, Whilst children in Scotland live way below the poverty line. You just don't get it do you ?

As for the second referendum its coming as is Independence. We have learned so much for the practice run. and yes we made mistakes. Independence is now on the Scottish political agenda. Twenty years ago it wasn't an issue. Today nine people out of every twenty have voted for it. We saw Better Together side having to make hasty concessions at the eleventh hour, The VOW remember that Neilo ? and lo and behold those promises are dis appearing one by one. an unstoppable chain of events has been set in motion and you and you're right wing media friends can shout "Too wee Too poor, Too phuckin stupid all you like Neilo.

Just a wee note on demographics Neilo ..if you breakdown those who voted Yes it was the younger generation who were by far the biggest Yes voters. Whilst it was elderly generation who ultimately delivered the No vote and they are gradually dying out, Shame but thems the facts.

[Bodie80]

What a read this thread was.

A lot of the usual rhetoric Trident, Westmonster, no oil fund, being ruled by another country...blah blah. Yet as usual a lack of any real substance.

It seems the Nats still don't know the difference between debt and a deficit which would be mildly disturbing if it wasn't for the fact we all know there won't be a second referendum and there certainly will never be independence.

The Nats fail to share their ideas for paying for everything. i can't see anything other than austerity max and high taxes. Growing the economy will take decades and if by casting up £64trillion debt you mean Scotland will just borrow it like Westminster have done for years then I'd love to hear who's gonna lend IScotland the money with no LOLR and a made up currency.

Excellent post Neilo as per from your goodself. Good to see someone with sense on this subject
Also it's good to see you posting on here again, long may it continue
Rule Britannia and all that

[noahrab]

Brilliant.

I've now got Braveheart, Rob Roy and Rab 'the technician' , the Holy Trinty ganging up on me.

Should I be worried?