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05-30-2020, 01:46 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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May 30th, 2020: Ghost Island
Belnahua, Scotland. One of the Slate Islands. A row of abandoned workers' cottages greets you, left behind after the quarrying stopped and WWI started. Food and even water had to be shipped in, and once the menfolk left for war, life there became untenable for the remaining inhabitants, who left too.
This image is from the Mountain and Sea Scotland blog, the other info gleaned from The Scotsman, an article brought to my attention by our very own Slate Island Dwellar
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05-30-2020, 05:50 PM
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Encroaching on your decrees
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Already planning to charter a trip there when lockdown relaxation permits.
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05-30-2020, 07:22 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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wait for meeeeeee!
(I wish)
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05-30-2020, 07:27 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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eeeek! The image went huge! I swear it wasn't when I first posted -my description was definitely on three lines
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05-31-2020, 06:21 AM
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still says videotape
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That pic deserves to be big.
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05-31-2020, 10:20 AM
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The Un-Tuckian
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I could use about 15,000 of those slate pieces.
I don't know what for right off the top o'my head, but, I'd find a use for 'em. A piece about 4.5 feet by 9 feet with a pool table wrapped around it would be a good sart...
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05-31-2020, 11:06 AM
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Encroaching on your decrees
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Quote:
Sent by Magick. 
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