Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > 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 > > Loch Fyne, where I had the best oysters of my life: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6wtvtXJ/A > > The landscape near Loch Fyne: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-KTvz89W/A > > It was a wonderful day. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > 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> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >