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Cant comment on alcoholism myslef,but I wouldnt overdwell on the fact youve started drinking again,and maybe have a look at where you were at before you started drinking. Its easier in middle age to take your eye off the ball healthwise and allow yourself to drift into a fa gives a shit attitude.Maybe youve become stuck in an overfamiliar dull lifestyle? Unfit sedantry living? Something like that,drifted in to drinking.? Dont underestimate what were still capable of at that age.A better focus might help Hopefully nae too patronising,and good luck getting to the bottom of it.Hillwalkings half the answer obviously

Nae quite restaurants per se,but a couple of good eateries.Have only been in the Sitting room,Portlethen for coffees/breakfasts,but we went in after the fitba for a sit down meal. Good food,clean environment,friendly,chatty atmosphere,and able to have a beer/wine at the table.One of the best/biggest bits of fish Ive had Have driven past Lil C's near Oyne many times without knowing it was there.There today after a walk up Dunnydeer hill(the one with the stone archway on the summit.fine wee viewpoint, - one for sunset).Again,not haute cuisine,but good food,good atmosphere,clean and modern

Disagree about Willie Miller,..and not just because of who he is,but he's one of the more intelligent pundits.Agree with Ferguson,seems to genuinely love the game,with no obvious bias. As far as the wifies go,one of them, Eilidh Barbour?? has an annoying high pitch compared to the others.Another one,Heather Dewar is a bit insincere IMO.Tries to make Montrose v Albion game sound as important as Barca/Real. Not a huge fan personally,but if i had a choice between that and Alan Preston,John Barnes etc,ra burds awrawye

What about it?

In or Oot - In Furryboots - Mainer Pre - Working Post - Driving Prediction - Reluctantly coming to the conclusion that May and Stewart cant play in the same set up.I'd bench Logan and try Hoban at R/B as a wee wake up call.Surprised,and delighted at Sams purple patch,can see it continuing this Sat. Dons to win 4 - 1 Sam,Stewart...2 fae May off the bench to unsettle KFP Crowd 13,284

Nah,Hearts or Celtic at home,plucky defeat to Killie in the final

One of the bigots at home next.Get it out the way

Didnt see that scoreline coming,certainly at the end of the first half. Wish we'd start off on the front foot. Tricky game out the way though,good chance of a tasty tie next round.Hopefully we're finding our best line up,along with Devlin and MacKenna joining up again

Look back about 40 years during the Bonthrone years and we were playing in front of sub 10k home league games.The Scottish Cup comes round,and we played Motherwell(one of my earliest SC memories) in '75 in front of 25'000. Weird how its changed

Its not great,but not any worse than SC crowds of the last 20 or so years.Sure there was a game v Hibs in Calderwoods time with only 8000.League crowds have remained steady,but SC ones have nose dived for some reason

In or Oot - In Furyboots - Mainer Pre/post - Driving Prediction - Sort of game Cosgrove often does well in.Tricky one though,will take any ugly win 2 - 0 Dons Cosgrove brace

3 at the back with Lowe/Logan wide,or 4 at the back with Hoban sitting on front?

Oot for this one,though to be honest its not my favourite fixture Just win loons, COYR

Will give the Kagoul/Orange boiler suit combo a try out sometime Heading to the Nevis area this w/e, ....-12oC at the summit forecast , though I caught a peek of Lochnagar fae the Bypass looking inviting with its full covering of snow.Would love a crack at it like that.

Someone on an Villa forum said an £8m bid had been accepted,but nothing has been heard since,so probably waffle

Buttery update - The boy at the Grove shoppie on Union Grove is now selling Byron bakery butteries in place of Aitkens.I like them,in my top 3 along with Thains and the Breadmaker

There was word that Aston Villa were also in with £8m for McKenna,but that seems to have cooled off the last hour https://twitter.com/focusavfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1090989053674168321&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afc-chat.co.uk%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3Fshowtopic%3D41630%26page%3D53

Take them all...Sounds like a screamer of an OG

Goal Stewart.Wonderful fitba say the Beeb

Goal McGinn,nicely set up by Wright apparently

Game on the radio.Logan booked already....

I thought he'd gone in the sulk after donsdaft called him a 'pathetic wanker'

Check his rating.Did randy Rumpus nae do something similar?

Were dont like anything too heavy to avoid over warming,mainly looking for wind and rain proof,so I'm not sure warmth wise TBH.I wear a Berghaus Goretex shell,and John the other guy,a Geo Technology Norway jacket but they fairly keep out the wind and rain,supplemented by wearing a few layers beneath,and thats done the job so far.That above hill was about -3,but the jackets were off after an hour when the sun got up.Rabs a name I hear time and again for winter walks along with these type jackets for warmth https://www.trekitt.co.uk/32691/products/mountain-equipment-mens-lightline-jacket-black.aspx?currency=GBP&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjt_H0cmO4AIVRbTtCh2DPg_HEAQYBSABEgIqcPD_BwE EDIT - -12 on the tops this W/E.See how the gear copes with that..

Lots of snow about now.Was up Sgurr Ruadh last W/E at Achnashellach.One of the roughest hills weve ever walked made worse by not knowing what your feet were going into.... ..Wouldnt recommend it for a climb,but a superb viewpoint at the end. Glen Tanars a fine introductory place for low and mid level walks like this one https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/glen-tanar-riverside.shtml A wee route(need an OS map) we did a couple of years back was to - park at the Bridge of Ess beside the entrance to Glen Tanar ,and follow the track going south from the East end of the bridge thru the trees, follow it over the hills Duchery Beg,Baudy Meg and back down via Black Craig and Red Craig to Bridge of Ess.Good track all the way,pines,river and good views of the Gorms in snow Webcam for conditions at the Braemar snow gate http://braemarscotland.co.uk/snowgate-webcam/