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Bit of a rant, just away to buy a compound mitre saw online and found they don't deliver to my postcode- it's in the highlands of Scotland but the Strathspey and Badenoch area(Kincraig 40 miles south of Inverness)- all the towns here are a spit from the A9- the main(only) road from Perth to Inverness.

Yet.....if I lived in Durness 150 miles further north by Cape Wrath which in comparison is as remote as you can get on some of the slowest roads in the UK, you can get delivery there!!!
 
Is there no one local sells chop saws?
Any trouble with the saw afterwards and thats local also.
 
Strange - I got Ball C*cks and Stop C*cks delivered to the middle of the forest :?
 
:lol: well I was travelling @ the time - I had to make smoke signals to zero the courier in :mrgreen:
 
Do they have postcodes in Scotland ??? Maybe queenie told the Royal Mail to withdraw them from those pesky independence troublemakers. This is what happens when you want to go on your own, no screwfix deliveries.
 
Aye there's postcodes...the PA and PH ones are the funniest coveriing hundreds of miles.suppose it's the price we pay to live in the best place in the uk, not some sordid little grief hole in an overpopulated s*itty town or city....;-)
 
Dundee's got a Tesco just off the A90.

Always stop off there on way south to fill up on rowies.

That sort of food isn't considered safe enough to sell down here so have to fill the boot before get to English border.

Only good thing I can think of to say about Dundee, and I've been thinking hard!
 
If you're thinking of buying one of those cheap £40 meccano type hand saw i would like to offer some advice, DONT they are carp!!
 
Rowies:

Also known as a buttery or Aberdeen roll from where it comes. Think of a solid patty of lard and salt with added lard and salt for taste. Then you add the minimum amount of flour which will hold it all together. Bake it overnight and have it for breakfast.

One shouldn't feel too bad in England not knowing about them as funnily enough they are not even known much outside the North East of Scotland. In fact I was at a Glasgow wedding a couple of weeks ago, the mrs' nephew (Aberdonians) married a weegie lass. The Aberdeen contingent all had our rowies packed in our bags to bring out for breakfast and the bride's family had never heard of them.

That's weegies for yer!

The weegie father of the bride gave a splendid speech though. One of his jokes..

"I heard that an Aberdonian man was recently arrested for sexually molesting a cat. I said no chance of that, never known anybody in Aberdeen put anything in a kitty"

boom boom.

So the English think the Scots are tight, the Scots think the Aberdonians are tight.

I take my rowies toasted with slices of bacon, melted cheese and mayonnaise on top. The cheese, bacon and mayonnaise is the healthy bit.

The mrs just eats them with a massive slice of butter.

If truth be known they are disgusting but you cannot beat them the morning after the night before.
 
Brilliant, My eldest daughter spent time up i think glasgow with a neighbour from around here that went to see their family.
I think she was 13/ 14 at the time, about 12 yrs ago and came back with different tales.
10p for a large pickle,from the chip van man?
 
Went for one of these bad boys....

http://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution...QL4bpfWTclCw21vrypz27fdKV9TwKJ62Sb!1134406474

Reviews look good enough and less hassle than a circular saw and square waste of time!
If it lasts long enough for my decking and a few garden outbuildings I'll be happy enough.
Got it sent to my mums in St Andrews, she's up here for her annual visit on Thursday so bringing it up with her.
Got a reply from Screwfix saying that they do deliver to our postcode and there was a "glitch" in their computer system. Same glitch I presume that was circle jerking me around trying to order it online and send it to mums to the point I logged off, phoned them and ordered the "old way" !!
 
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