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abqtommy

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4. I kid you not. A bit of history I picked up on the German military perspective of their adversaries

Fri Oct 25, 2019, 06:05 PM

Oct 2019

during WWII is this: When the Germans were faced with Scottish troops they knew to expect the Scots to attack at dawn following a night when the pipers played all night long. The Scots were the enemy that the Germans respected the most since the Germans knew that in any such attack many Germans would die. In light of that history I can feel empathy for anyone going out to vote in the cold or slushy, muddy snow but I can't see it being an impediment for any Scot wanting to show BOJO what's what.
That's all. I could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time but I hope not. Sarcasm is not a winning argument to use against me...got anything better?

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Winter election: What difference does it make? [View all] BooScout Oct 2019 OP

I would imagine that bad weather and long nights... T_i_B Oct 2019 #1

To a True Scot 2 feet o' snow is only a wee bit. I used to vote here in Albuquerque in a abqtommy Oct 2019 #2

Seriously? BooScout Oct 2019 #3

I kid you not. A bit of history I picked up on the German military perspective of their adversaries abqtommy Oct 2019 #4

Yeah... BooScout Oct 2019 #5

I was in London when I was 5 years old (in 1955, January and February, with my parents). abqtommy Oct 2019 #6

Bad weather suppresses the non-Tory vote. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #7

Especially when it's ' night' at 3pm BooScout Oct 2019 #8

It's not just the day of the vote. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #9

Don't mess with my Corrie! BooScout Oct 2019 #10

It is likely to make a difference to turnout LeftishBrit Oct 2019 #11

I've just thought - under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, this makes future elections muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #12