tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post6862866611282271396..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: FMQs 9 December 2010subrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-3922173032676740602010-12-10T23:15:42.996+00:002010-12-10T23:15:42.996+00:00Winter tyres are very different from the snow tyre...Winter tyres are very different from the snow tyres we used to have in the 60s Strathurret. Nowadays you can run on winter tyres all year round and I believe they don't wear any faster than 'normal' tyres.<br /><br />I'm looking into this with my local tyre place, but after Alex Salmond saying today he may consider we all should have winter tyres and get a 'deal' for the massive bulk buy, I just may hold off.<br /><br />Especially if I get a good bit off my insurance as well I'd be delighted.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-75615278890201889852010-12-10T20:53:09.790+00:002010-12-10T20:53:09.790+00:00Winter tyres were very popular in the 60s. They d...Winter tyres were very popular in the 60s. They died out of use because winters became milder. They just were not worth it for several days use. They also wear out faster and give poorer grip in wet conditions.<br /><br />For my money if you have fwd you don't need them and if you have rwd you're better with extra weight in the boot. More important is good tread depth.Strathturrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824645626620377993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-32616217626538350682010-12-10T20:02:03.484+00:002010-12-10T20:02:03.484+00:00I'm quite sure SS is secure in his job now Cla...I'm quite sure SS is secure in his job now Clarinda although he can't mess up next time.<br /><br />We really need winter tyres on all vehicles. They can be used all year round and if Eck makes that law, then surely tyre manufacturers will come up with a good deal for all of us.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-1343456399994609972010-12-10T19:59:56.397+00:002010-12-10T19:59:56.397+00:00Strathturret, I have no doubt Stewart Stevenson is...Strathturret, I have no doubt Stewart Stevenson is very capable. Unfortunately his manner can seem abrasive at times.<br /><br />Maybe he could modernise the SNP website. He's got the skills. Nobody else seems interested. Why they don't consider redesigning it in a modern context beats me. I just can't understand why they can't get a grip of the influence the internet has with such things.<br /><br />I heard Alex mentioning as well as lorries having to use winter tyres, he's considering every should do so. Great idea I think they we'd have far fewer abandoned cars and roads would be cleared more speedily.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-87335399380463451492010-12-10T14:39:12.939+00:002010-12-10T14:39:12.939+00:00With a thaw up here producing potential floods - w...With a thaw up here producing potential floods - we will no doubt have Mr Fudd demanding at next weeks FMQs why Mr Stevenson wasn't handing out wellies and manning the oars. <br />Agreed, Mr Stevenson is not particularly endowed with oratory elan, but accusers on the Labour side give crass and cack-handed opportunism a bad name. <br />Oh for some decent Opposition debate, instead of Fuddy-One-Note avoidng anything of substance that Mr Salmond could take advantage of in showing the real vacuity of Labour 'thinking'.Clarindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189996558442989039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-29846263628492426442010-12-10T11:01:22.172+00:002010-12-10T11:01:22.172+00:00Stewart Stevenson was a senior IT manager with Ban...Stewart Stevenson was a senior IT manager with Bank of Scotland. I'd say he is a very clever and capable fellow.<br /><br />I set out for Edinburgh on Monday based on weather advice with a shovel in my boot and lots of weight over my rear wheels. Arrived at my destination 6 hours later.<br /><br />I would say weather was much worse than was forecasted.Strathturrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824645626620377993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-86590380565022395392010-12-10T01:00:43.524+00:002010-12-10T01:00:43.524+00:00John, I didn't see the performance on Wednesda...John, I didn't see the performance on Wednesday but I did see the one on Newnicht. It was very poor.<br /><br />According to Iain MacWhirter, SS was Alex's chauffeur for a time. He popped out of the woodwork I know, on the selection circuit back in the 90s.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-18687272651073045812010-12-10T00:58:51.971+00:002010-12-10T00:58:51.971+00:00Funny you should say that Dubbie. Jack told me hi...Funny you should say that Dubbie. Jack told me his shovel was burst and couldn't do mine.<br /><br />It's all a nonsense and I'm fed up hearing about it. Where's folks common sense? Are they all brainwashed by the global warming bunch?subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-89962708372136784222010-12-10T00:57:08.609+00:002010-12-10T00:57:08.609+00:00I see Newsnet have pinched my video idea CH. Quit...I see Newsnet have pinched my video idea CH. Quite a compliment.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-24466801809835755372010-12-10T00:37:44.282+00:002010-12-10T00:37:44.282+00:00Clueless; crass; inaccurate; inadequate; inappropr...Clueless; crass; inaccurate; inadequate; inappropriate; ineffective; inefficient; inept; naïve; useless; wanting<br /><br />Any, or all of the above, could, and perhaps should, be used to describe our Transport Minister.<br /><br />On Wednesday his Holyrood performance, for that is all it was, can only be described as woeful.<br /><br />Those members of our ruling parliamentary party who were present at his ‘ministerial statement’ must have been cringing with embarrassment as he tried in vain to deflect the blame for his own ministerial, and his department’s, shortcomings on to others.<br /><br />Stewart Stevenson’s inability to act as an efficient and effective Transport Minister so very nearly brought the entire country to a grinding and frozen halt.<br /><br />For Mr Salmond, normally so astute, to try and defend the indefensible has shown a surprising lack of public and political awareness. <br /><br />Time for Mr Salmond to play the role of Alan Sugar - you are the Transport Minister - you are responsible – you failed - you’re fired!JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-36942507613637618242010-12-09T23:28:55.304+00:002010-12-09T23:28:55.304+00:00Dubbieside is needing to see a doctor for these de...Dubbieside is needing to see a doctor for these delusions - it never snowed under Labour :) <br /><br /> we in Dundee seem to have coped (and my goodness we have had heeps of snow )and appeared stoical during the past 2 weeks.voterinscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056404501231666668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-34152690228768248292010-12-09T22:19:15.320+00:002010-12-09T22:19:15.320+00:00Subrosa
The last time we had heavy snow Jack Mc C...Subrosa<br /><br />The last time we had heavy snow Jack Mc Connell can round and cleared my drive of 12 ins of snow.<br /><br />He asked me if I was happy with his work, and would I phone Newsnicht and tell them how wonderful he was in this emergency if the BBC should ask him to apologize for it snowing.<br /><br />I of course was happy to do so as everything worked so well under Labour, and my council tax never went up, the schools were brilliant, and best of all we never needed extra police on the streets because Labour were so good at law and order.Dubbiesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351210091827242674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-65701237907004943322010-12-09T21:48:31.885+00:002010-12-09T21:48:31.885+00:00Scotland must be the only country in the world whe...Scotland must be the only country in the world where the public service broadcaster sets the political agenda, time to emigrate to Burma.<br /><br /><a href="http://newsnetscotland.com/politics/1182-first-ministers-questions-a-newsnet-scotland-special" rel="nofollow">First Ministers Questions - A Newsnet Scotland Special</a>cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.com