<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
<p>Two HPR hosts from Scotland get together over Mumble to chat about all manner of stuff.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents/0268.html">Andrew Conway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents/0225.html">Dave Morriss</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="apology">Apology</h2>
<p>Dave’s sound was a bit muffled in this recording. It turns out that it’s important which USB port the microphone (Zoom recorder) is plugged into. Who knew!</p>
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>
<p>Some of the topics we discussed</p>
<ul>
<li>Accent differences in Scotland
<ul>
<li>What is <em>Butcher Meat</em>? Is it an Edinburgh expression?</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The Fish Van from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittenweem" title="A fishing village in Fife">Pittenweem</a>
<ul>
<li>The mysterious non-Crab Crab meat</li>
<li>Dressed and live crabs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromer" title="A town on the Norfolk coast">Cromer</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Handling enforced isolation; the response to COVID-19</li>
<li>The type of disposable masks sold for DIY use can be impractical</li>
<li>Supermarket online shopping and delivery versus local shopping</li>
<li>The etiquette of distancing when out walking or cycling for exercise during the lockdown</li>
<li>Cycling anecdotes
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.slime.com/uk/products/bike/sealants/tube-sealant.php" title="Slime tube sealant">Slime</a> tube sealant</li>
<li>Old railway lines turned to cycle paths (e.g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balerno_line" title="Balerno railway line, now a walkway">Balerno line</a> in Edinburgh, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott&#39;s_Way" title="Marriott&#39;s Way, Norfolk, originally a railway line">Marriott’s Way</a> in Norfolk)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Industrial archaeology and historical buildings
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_of_Leith" title="Water of Leith">Water of Leith</a>, Edinburgh</li>
<li>Paper making (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esparto" title="Esparto grass">Esparto grass</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Kelvin" title="River Kelvin">River Kelvin</a>, Glasgow</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin" title="Lord Kelvin">Lord Kelvin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrender_Baths" title="Warrender Baths, Edinburgh">Warrender Baths</a>, Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govanhill_Baths" title="Govanhill Baths, Glasgow">Govanhill Baths</a>, Glasgow (ref. <em>steamie</em>)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Electronics
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266" title="Low-cost Wi-Fi microchip">ESP8266</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP32" title="Microcontroller with integrated Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth">ESP32</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sonoff.tech/" title="Home automation">Sonoff</a> home automation</li>
</ul></li>
<li>D&amp;D sessions
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<li>Initiated by <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents/0078.html">Klaatu</a> in New Zealand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Shortages during the pandemic: toilet rolls, flour, etc
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<li>Supply chains: wholesale versus domestic</li>
</ul></li>
<li><em>Dracula</em> by Bram Stoker
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby" title="A coastal town in Yorkshire">Whitby</a>, Yorkshire</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brașov" title="A city in Transylvania, Romania">Brașov</a>, Transylvania, Romania.
<ul>
<li>Called <em>Corona</em> at one point in its history.</li>
<li>Near to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle" title="Bran Castle, near Brașov">Bran Castle</a>, known outside Romania as Dracula’s Castle.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="links">Links</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittenweem">Pittenweem</a>, a fishing village in Fife</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromer">Cromer</a>, a town on the Norfolk coast, famous for its crabs</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby">Whitby</a>, a seaside town in North Yorkshire</li>
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