[Leica] Nathan's PAD 4/9/2015: awesome Scotland

[Jay Burleson]

Leave it to you to find a place named after a beer barrel size.

"Firkin:
The ale or beer firkin (from Middle Dutch vierdekijn meaning "fourth") 
is a quarter of an ale or beer barrel or half a kilderkin. This unit is 
much smaller than the wine firkin. Casks in this size (themselves called 
firkins) are the most common container for cask ale.

     Ale firkin:
     From the mid 15th century until 1688 the ale firkin was defined as 
8 ale or beer gallons (36.97 l). In 1688 the ale firkin was redefined to 
be 8 1⁄2 ale or beer gallons (39.28 l). In 1803 ale firkin was again 
redefined to be 9 ale or beer gallons (41.59 l), equivalent to the beer 
firkin.

     Beer firkin:
     From the mid 15th century until 1824 the beer firkin was defined as 
9 ale or beer gallons.

     Imperial beer or ale firkin:
     The beer or ale firkin was redefined to be 9 imperial gallons in 
1824. It is therefore exactly 40.91481 l."

Jay

On 9/4/2015 3:02 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I am posting this from a hotel near Glasgow airport from where I will fly home tomorrow morning after spending several days here, attending a conference. But today was a day off, and I rented a car and drove north along the western shore of Loch Lomond and then up to Oban, before returning to Glasgow, a trip of around 200 miles amid some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. And I do not say such things lightly. I travel a lot and have seen many beautiful places, but Scotland is really something else. After today, I understand much better the pride and love for their country that I sense in my Scottish colleagues back in Alicante. Here are four initial snaps, just a small sample of what I saw today.
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> Loch Lomond, Firkin Point:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-jmcQSxh/A
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9R747N5/A
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> Loch Fyne, where I had the best oysters of my life:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6wtvtXJ/A
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> The landscape near Loch Fyne:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-KTvz89W/A
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> It was a wonderful day.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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