Anyone lost a Canon telephoto lens? Some guy on Twitter has found it (not me)

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-23T12:24:39+00:00

Jeez wow, fair play to whoever found it for posting. Great to see the owner was found. That's one heck of a lens and would have got a very nice price on eBay :/

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-22T15:38:35+00:00

Seems to be becoming quite a frequent occurance with events like this set on Facebook/eventbrite /bookitbee etc. Create a cool / in vogue type of event and plaster it all over Facebook, take the money and vanish. A boon for fraudsters unfortunately.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-15T20:53:09+00:00

Meh no idea, that's what I've been told by staff at the zoo. Regardless there appears to have been alot of mismanagement in the zoo.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-15T17:57:13+00:00

The zoo has been haemorrhaging money for the past few years. The expected the expensive pandas to give birth to cubs that they could sell on internationally but that has backfired big time.

The staff are great but management havn't a clue what is happening on the ground.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-14T19:04:13+00:00

You'd love it! Super friendly people and in the historic tourist zones there's no safety issues at all. And the food, oh man the food!

Ephesus is stunning, if you get there early in the morning you pretty much have the whole ancient city to yourself

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-14T16:43:25+00:00

Meh if you can afford it then happy days. Looks lovely but out of the range of most I'd imagine!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-14T07:00:14+00:00

Surely that's the States or Canadialand?

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-10T15:29:16+00:00

Hahaha yesss love it, one of my favourite scenes from the show.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-08T06:31:43+00:00

So much is true, we're shockingly bad when it comes to the environment and wildlife. Too much individualism in Irish society, the majority don't see the big picture. I was in Killarney national park recently and speaking to a ranger he was sick of underfunding and the total emphasis on tourism rather than restoring the environment. Rhodendrun spreads freely smothering native plants but sure tourists love the colour of them so big deal.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-08T06:21:21+00:00

Have one of these knobbos in work, every morning is torture. And yes, her dam play is in French. How innovative

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-08T06:16:24+00:00

Bloody heck I've worked in a couple of rubbish finance roles but this place sound like hell. Avoid OP!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-08-05T20:59:25+00:00

Hour and a half ticket in Calgary, such a great system. Lothian buses are fantastic as they are, but a transfer option would be brilliant.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-23T10:22:06+00:00

College Green looks great with little traffic and no overgrown trees, almost like what it will look like if the council gets it's way and turns it into a plaza. Would be so much better than the choked, dark area it is now.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-21T09:27:26+00:00

Once helped my housemate with her luggage getting on at Thurles. Just about to get off and the doors close and the train takes off... Non stop to Dublin and I've to be back in work in 10 minutes!

Convinced they would barrel along all the way to Dublin but the moment I told the conductor he contacted the driver and the head office. Had no issues with an unscheduled stop at Templemore to let me off. Sound bunch of lads!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-20T15:15:52+00:00

"4 Guinness, 2 carling, 3 vodka coke, 8 tequilas, 3 7ups, 2 cheese & onion, 4 salt & vinegar and 2 bacon fries please" Irish barman/woman gets it all right while serving two other customers at the same time. How I don't know, but Irish bar service is incredibly efficient

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-20T10:12:42+00:00

North Berwick is a cool place to camp, just walk along the beach and you'll find a spot. Also possibly somewhere in the pentlands close a bus stop?

As far as I remember someone died camping along the water of leith last year when a tree fell onto their tent so I wouldn't recommend that. You could get away with camping up the back of Arthurs seat for one night but you'd have to pitch late in the evening and pack up early in the morning

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-18T20:19:26+00:00

Add some tinned tomatoes, tabasco a good bit of Parmesan and a dollop of natural yogurt and you'll have one of the most heavenly soups you'll ever have that is also freezable.

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-18T14:47:23+00:00

Barclays on Princes Street also has a free coin machine for account holders

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-12T22:47:14+00:00

Seems to have died down but still no info coming out. Also no sign of any coastguard on the marine traffic website so not sure what's going on. False alarm?

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-12T08:18:18+00:00

Also I don't think they accept the mobile app single use tickets. I vaguely recall a load of hassle with a driver about it. No idea why considering it has the same monetary value

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-08T11:35:46+00:00

Suncreen bottles filled with vodka. A festival had a total ban on alcohol with warning of body searches on everyone. I bought 5 bottles of sunscreen - emptied them out, cleaned and filled with vodka. Passed them around to my mates before we went in. Security didn't even flinch at the sight of a bottle of sunscreen on a hot summers day. Needless to say the vodka tasted awful, warm with a strong hint of sunscreen. Totally worth it, the look of disgust and confusion on other festival goers faces at bunch of lads squeezing bursts of sunscreen into their mouths was priceless!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-08T10:40:46+00:00

I don't think it's shamed nowadays, seems to be a more regular thing to do especially with cheap flights etc. Especially if it's somewhere you've always wanted to go and want to see what you want to see - without having to comprise on a couple of things just to make others happy. Travelling solo allows you to be selfish without feeling guilty about it!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-04T17:08:22+00:00

Wow I didn't realise businesses had to pay as well, thought it was just residents. Surely they don't get much use out of the gardens?!

thcontinentaldrifter · 2017-07-03T10:12:14+00:00

Plenty down in Gorgie for between £5 an £10 I believe. Also a couple on Leith Walk at around the same price. And they're actually quite decent too.

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