The Kintyre Forum

I saw a new road sign today at the foot of the Rest and Be Thankful on the Glasgow side:-

"Caution - Risk of Landslip"

Does anyone have any idea how to exercise caution in relation to potential landslips? Go like the clappers so that you get through before it happens? Or go very slowly with one eye on the hillside so that you can stop before it hits you?

Buy a Landrover and just drive over the top of it?

I saw the same sign at the Ardgartan entrance today Gary and thought it rather pointless on an A class road.

Risk Assessment - they've warned you, so I guess their backs are covered........ Anyone seen the new advert about more pedestrians being killed in West Scotland than anywhere else - "step out carefully" is their wording, providing more footpaths might have more impact.

Bonnie Lass wrote:providing more footpaths might have more impact.

I would have thought that the footpaths would be intended to reduce the impacts

What about equally as informative if pointless signs on the A82/A83

Beware of Boy Racers in Saxo's

Caravaners- please pull into the next lay-by FFS, there's 18 miles of traffic behind you

Fast Car but don't know the road? On a straight, please refrain from accelerating to 120mph, and then slow to 30mph when you get to the twisty bits. That drives the rest of us nuts

This is the Rest and Be Thankful! Please note that the Traffic Police are normally always hiding at Dunoon Road End, so drive like a maniac except at that bit.

Puzzled why you can't see signposts for Hamilton? That's cos you've keyed Camilton into your Sat Nav.

Please note that Mobile phones signals are only available at the most dangerous stretches of road, and for a maximum of 30 seconds.

Beware of sheep, they're stupid and the road seems like a nice place to sleep

I had Lands Lip once.Had some cream from the chemist and it soon cleared up.I do however agree that you should beware of it.

Sheik Yir Erse wrote:What about equally as informative if pointless signs on the A82/A83

"Timber lorries! Go ahead and career round corners in the middle of the road at 65mph! Everyone else has bought special narrow cars to swerve into the gutter."

"Foreign drivers! Remember, in Scotland we're an easy going bunch! Drive on the left, drift over and drive on the right, either is fine by us."

"Elderly tourists! It's fine to drive at 25mph going 'ooh' and 'aah' at the scenery! It's not like most of the 21 mile queue behind you is on their way to work."

"Neds in Clios! Yes, the A83 is a brilliant place to show off your élite speedy driving skills! For your convenience, the Inveraray funeral directors' number is..."

"Music fans! Put on a CD! You can't hear Argyll FM for another 86 miles and when you do, it'll be playing either Doctor n'the Tardis or another terrible one-hit wonder from 1981."

These are absolutely brilliant, Kintyred! And I love your Forum name too!

From the BBC website today:

Mother and son injured in crash
A woman and her 10-year-old son are in a critical condition in hospital after a crash on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful road in Argyll on Sunday.

The black Astra they were travelling was in collision with a Subaru Legacy near to the B828 turn off for Lochgoilhead at about 1820 GMT.

The 57-year-old male driver of the Subaru was uninjured, but left badly shaken as a result of the crash.

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

The 37-year-old woman and her son were initially taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

The mother was later transferred to the Western hospital and her son moved to Yorkhill hospital in Glasgow.

Kintyred wrote:"Music fans! Put on a CD! You can't hear Argyll FM for another 86 miles and when you do, it'll be playing either Doctor n'the Tardis or another terrible one-hit wonder from 1981."

oh aye PMSL

4th gen Suthen' wrote:

Kintyred wrote:"Music fans! Put on a CD! You can't hear Argyll FM for another 86 miles and when you do, it'll be playing either Doctor n'the Tardis or another terrible one-hit wonder from 1981."

oh aye PMSL

I forgot to add--if you overshoot Campbeltown and head for Southend, you once again can't hear it!

Who is it actually broadcasting to?! Somewhere in town, there must be a tiny cabal of fans of obscure 1980s and 1990s hits huddled around a radio singing along to Rick Astley, The Sunscreen Song and the Tavie's Taxis jingle... I'd much rather pick up Radio nan Gaidheal...

Who is it actually broadcasting to?! Somewhere in town, there must be a tiny cabal of fans of obscure 1980s and 1990s hits huddled around a radio singing along to Rick Astley, The Sunscreen Song and the Tavie's Taxis jingle... I'd much rather pick up Radio nan Gaidheal...

A bit harsh (and completely off thread by the way). If 'blasts from the past' aren't your thing, you could try Kenny Johnstone's new releases show on a Sunday night; the kids from the CGS Radio Project on Tuesdays at 9 or live with the Homeward Bound show on a Thursday at 4; young Nathan and Ronan Currie are bang up to date (their dad's show's not bad either); and that's only some of what's in the output. Oh and there's quite a good classical show on a Sunday at 8, but that mostly 1780s and 1890s I suppose.

As for where you can pick up the station, the northern limit is down to Ofcom and the southern one the result of topography, nothing to do with Argyll FM.