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Published: January 27th 2006
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Today is August 12th, the day before the World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green in Glasgow. I heard a rumour today that there are 269 bands competing. By 11:50AM the kids will have completed their performance and will then have the long wait till between 6:00PM and 7:30PM when results are announced. It is somewhat calm, quiet and subdued around the residence tonight.
So now for what happened on August 11th. One mustn't be over optimistic but the kids had a band practice from 9:45 - 11:00AM and they were sounding AWESOME !!!. They had a big strong sound with powerful tone and I think they sounded better than the SFU Grade 1 Band which practiced right after them. (But what do I know ??) Anyhow, I think if they don't blow the competition off the field on Saturday there is going to be some super fantastic piping and drumming going on.
A bunch of us got together and decided to go to the William Wallace pub for lunch so we caught "a bus" that was going in the direction we wanted to go but went a different route than we expected. Oh yes, I should mention that
there are several different bus companies providing public transit over here. The company we were now travelling with didn't actually stop by the William Wallace but there was a stop sign and the other passengers were patient, tolerant, and seemed to get a chuckle out of this group of confused Canadians. The driver was a little frustated but went along with the flow and his other passengers as we all disembarked at the unscheduled stop sign stop.
Unlike our earlier visit to the William Wallace the place only had about a half dozen regulars there which seemed unusual at lunch time. When I asked the bartender if they did lunch he said there had been a bit of a problem with the chef and it might be another couple hours. Hmmm !
Being creatures of habit and not easily deterred from our quest for lunch we made our way back to the Birds and Bees restaurant and joined a bunch of locals on the outdoor patio in front of the restaurant. Across the street was a large field and the sheep and cattle in the field were a nice foreground to the hills around the valley. The staff
Worlds Trophies
A sweep to win all the hardware were as friendly and efficient as when we were here for the pre-worlds dinner and the food was excellent again. The scotch broth and ploughmans lunch have my recommendation.
At a little co-operative convenience store next door to the Wallace Pub we bought some "snacks" for our evolving happy hour and Joan bought a couple small packages of cheese. Then some of us caught the bus and went into Stirling and some walked back to the university. Joan complained saying she only bought her cheese because she didn't think anyone was going into Stirling and she felt she could probably have gotten better cheese in the larger shops. The cheese was fantastic, and it all disappeared during the Crantini Hour.
Then we disolved into the usual routine of feeding the children, planning for tomorrow, sharing experiences, and looking forward. That was pretty much Thursday.
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