BS: Forfar Scotland

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 28 Feb 09 - 09:26 AM

I went there once just to buy some genuine Forfar Bridies, excellent nosh.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Feb 09 - 06:35 AM

Yup I miss Jude too katL

Forfar Bridie

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 11:07 PM

Megan, I love it when you *talk* Glaswegian to us! I miss Alba and hearing her, esp. when she got excited and spoke fast!

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Jack Campin
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 08:43 PM

Forfar is a short bus ride from Kirriemuir which has a very good traditional music festival.

The only person I knew in Forfar was Davie Grant the moothie player, who died a few months ago.

It's typical Scottish small town with an attractive centre.

Best known for the Forfar Bridie.

Jayto, why and what do you want to know?

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 06:53 PM

There was the story of the station announcer, who in the last war when they had removed all the signs to confuse any visiting Germans, made the following announcement as a train pulled up in the station.
"Here we ur fur whaur ye're gaun. a' youse in there fur oot here, get oot"

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 01:50 PM

Just be glad they didn't come from Alford in Aberdeenshire:) In the days of steam they had to change trains and the station master would walk up and down the platform making the announcement trouble was in the local dialect it came out as "All change fur afart"

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: gnu
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 01:46 PM

I have never been to Forfar... or even Tofar. Toofar?

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 01:13 PM

Aye ahm only 5 fit 2 so mind yer manners. he he one night i came home from work to find my dad gasping for breath (Daft auld bissim 72 wis helpin a mate strip oot a factory prior tae demolition and got hit on the ribs wie an iron beam) took him tae the casulty for an x-ray. There wis this almighty stooshie oors wis the only room in casualty wie a widden door so I keeked oot tae see nurses tryin tae hide frae this thing that wis built like the back end o a double decker bus as one would pass i would grab her into our room when i had six in there i got fed up . I marched doon tae the waitin room whaur this tumshie wis throwin stuff against the wa he wis that stocious even the polis and security widny go near him. I marches right up tae him and pokes him in the ribs "Dae ye think thats clever yer mither wid be ashamed o ye behavin like that" ten minutes o wee Glesga wifie later he left wie the polis like a wee lamb :)

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 01:00 PM

LOL Indeed. Whne I first moved up to Scotland I made freinds with a group of scots of which half were Glaswegian. I could just about get by with one to one conversation. However, when they all started, it was impossible to understand.

I remember at one Rangers Celtic match, this small scottish guy, who I didn't know, offering me a drink from his whisky flask. I had already had enough, so I said "No Thank You". At that he thought I was insulting him and he wanted to have a punch up (its always the small ones :-) ). Anyway, I had a wee dram and he was happy again.

Then the time at Celtic's ground, and one of the stands I was in, had half Celtic supporters and half Rangers fans. Anyway, things got pretty heated as one can imagine. the next thing, bottles were flying everywhere. Normal decent businessmen had turned into animals. I don't think I have ever been so frightened in all my life. When we left the ground, I saw my first example of two men supporting another one by holding his arms. they were so pissed, they took one step forward and two steps back. :-) Those were the days. That was in the mid seventies.

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:42 PM

Whit ye talkin aboot ya glaikit wee scunner. See you son ony mair o it an ye'll get yer hied in yer hauns an yer bits tae play wie, ah might even punch yer ticket twice :) such a lilting romatic language

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:39 PM

Ah, it took me about a year to understand the Glasgow accent. Learn't quick, when I started to go to the Rangers Celtic matches :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:36 PM

I wis born in Glasgow but now live up near Mr MacKenzie

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:33 PM

Where abouts do you live Megan?

For my sins I used to live in Grangemouth.

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:28 PM

:p tae you too son Skelp

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:26 PM

I already posted that Megan :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:24 PM

Have a look at this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forfar

and this

http://www.scottish-towns.co.uk/angus/forfar/index.html

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:22 PM

In that case you might find this site helpful Visit Forfar

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Jayto
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:20 PM

That is where my family is from. I have been wondering because I am wanting to make a trip before long.

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:16 PM

Fife (Gaelic: Fìobha) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:15 PM

Mutimap Link http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=farfar&countryCode=GB#map=56.19056,-3.46246|9|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:56.64423:-2.88842:

http://www.angusahead.com/VisitAngus/ExploringAngus/VisitForfar.asp

There was that famous football result

Forfar 4 Fife 5

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Jayto
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:10 PM

Not sure really. I was wanting some info about it from someone near it. I really know nothing about it.

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:10 PM

I've been there, it's about 100 miles from here

Subject: RE: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Stu
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 12:09 PM

Is Forfar near Fife or is that the Firth of Forth?

Subject: BS: Forfar Scotland
From: Jayto
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 11:52 AM

Is anyone on here from around or been to Forfar Scotland?