Category: Observations
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Queer Craft Pairt I
Peter Birley tells Jeck the joiner that he has seen a submarine in Pitbirley Loch.
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War Feshes ‘Stammack Control’
Barrowsgate talks about the wartime economy and eating less. Context: Although rationing had not yet started, the wartime economy had already resulted in food shortages.
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A Double Launch
After last week’s fiasco, there’s another attempt to launch the boat but this time it’s Jeck’s turn for a soaking.
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The Christenin’
The carpenter’s boat is ready to launch. Jeck and Peter get ready to smash the bottle of wine against its nose.
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A Stormy Passage
Barrowsgate recounts how they take the roof off the shed to get the boat out. Unfortunately, Peter takes a tumble.
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Jiner an’ Boatbuilder
A carpenter builds a boat for use on the Loch, but finds it’s too big to get it out of the workshop.
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Tam’s Prayer Meetin’
Wull doesn’t want to attend the prayer meeting that Hilly organises every Saturday night and decides to frighten the minister away.
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Oor Ferm Billies
Wull, who works on Hilly’s farm is a bit of a scruff. When Hilly had visitors coming, he told Wull to make himself look half-respectable. Wull took this literally.