A dreich Scottish day was brightened up by a look at a website paying tribute to John Smeaton, the Glasgow Airport worker who tackled one of the terrorists at Glasgow airport on Saturday. One of the comments suggests that nothing would come between a weegie (Glasgwegian) and his cheap last minute package deal. There is also the suggestion that terrorists made a mistake coming to the west of Scotland where they would not get away without a fight whereas over in the east, (Edinburgh) folk would have run for cover rather than tackle a perpetrator. The comments are hilarious and demonstrate how there is nothing that can dampen typical Glasgow humour. Some folk, however may need an interpreter to work them out! Check it out at: http://johnsmeaton.com.
Monday, 2 July 2007
Local hero
A dreich Scottish day was brightened up by a look at a website paying tribute to John Smeaton, the Glasgow Airport worker who tackled one of the terrorists at Glasgow airport on Saturday. One of the comments suggests that nothing would come between a weegie (Glasgwegian) and his cheap last minute package deal. There is also the suggestion that terrorists made a mistake coming to the west of Scotland where they would not get away without a fight whereas over in the east, (Edinburgh) folk would have run for cover rather than tackle a perpetrator. The comments are hilarious and demonstrate how there is nothing that can dampen typical Glasgow humour. Some folk, however may need an interpreter to work them out! Check it out at: http://johnsmeaton.com.
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ReplyDeleteLove the word dreich - I'll ask my wife to translate when she gets home. (although she is from Edinburgh)
ReplyDeleteMiss you, Liz. Hope all is well and that you are simply busy with your full, intersting life.
ReplyDeleteCherie. I've been on holiday in holland. I intended to blog while away, but technology let me down. But what a lovely message to greet me home. Glad someone missed me!
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oops, mike. apologies to your wife! not everything that comes from the east is bad!:)
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