Tales of P&B Past

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

11 hours ago, Tarmo Kink said:

 

 

No, your logic is flawed.

A quick map search of the term ‘East Coast’ shows companies based in the inland Fife communities of Cowdenbeath and Oakley. It also shows an environmental engineering company called ‘East Coast Controls’ in the town of Kilsyth, not far from Glasgow. None of these three towns/villages are on the East Coast, not even that close tbqh.

A search of ‘West Coast’ also shows companies based in Glasgow, Paisley and even Wishaw, so I’m not sure your argument stacks up.

I don’t know, or care, what coast Greenock is or isn’t on, but your attempt at a ‘telt’ was hilariously bad.

 

 

East Cost Controls were originally an Edinburgh and Aberdeen based company which consolidated and located to Kilsyth, coincidentally another part of the company was West Coast Controls based in Glasgow.

[Sir Tarmo Kink]

East Cost Controls were originally an Edinburgh and Aberdeen based company which consolidated and located to Kilsyth, coincidentally another part of the company was West Coast Controls based in Glasgow.

That may be the case, but there’s still a company with the name ‘West Coast’ in it, located in Wishaw, which is nowhere near any coast. Same as Oakley and Cowdenbeath aren’t on the East Coast. The point being that you can’t argue Greenock is on the West Coast based on a couple of small companies with that name basing themselves there.

[ICTChris]

Going to register a series of companies in Dumfries called North Coast Solutions Ltd just to f**k with this thread.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

15 minutes ago, Tarmo Kink said:

 

That may be the case, but there’s still a company with the name ‘West Coast’ in it, located in Wishaw, which is nowhere near any coast. Same as Oakley and Cowdenbeath aren’t on the East Coast. The point being that you can’t argue Greenock is on the West Coast based on a couple of small companies with that name basing themselves there.

 

I'm not arguing, merely pointing out.

[mathematics]

39 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

Aye, what happened to him?

Somebody must have scared him off to the Killie forum.

[welshbairn]

11 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

Just as Edinburgh can't be on the East Coast because it faces... north.  

Is London on the East Coast?

[mizfit]

Is London on the East Coast?

Swing and miss champ.

You will find London rests on both the Northern and southern costs of the Thames Riviera.

[Hedgecutter]

2 hours ago, Tarmo Kink said:

That may be the case, but there’s still a company with the name ‘West Coast’ in it, located in Wishaw, which is nowhere near any coast. Same as Oakley and Cowdenbeath aren’t on the East Coast. The point being that you can’t argue Greenock is on the West Coast based on a couple of small companies with that name basing themselves there.

This is far too over simplistic.  The reason this whole thing initially kicked off was because somebody once referred to VT as a West Coaster and he went in the huff, claiming that Greenock isn't on any coast.  Instead, look at it as one of many a counter argument to his claims that Greenock is "nowhere near the West Coast".  The key point here is that a considerable number of people would not make reference to the West Coast if they genuinely thought it was nowhere near them.

The distribution of these company names reflect regional / cultural identities that are socially ingrained for very good reason.  People in Oakley & Cowdenbeath consider themselves to be 'East-Coasters' because everybody there knows that the East Coast is just down the road.  Similar can also be said of the west to a degree, and these company names that are concentrated along the Firth of Clyde to Glasgow area reflect this, some of which have websites that say very specifically "Greenock is on the West Coast".   

The combination of company names, people's own language in every day life etc etc show this beyond reasonable doubt and pointing out the statistically insignificant anomalies that could be the result of relocation etc does not change that.

1 hour ago, welshbairn said:

Is London on the East Coast?

The eastern parts that were built along on the Thames estuary, with the tides and the salty water and that stuff?  Yes.  

Edited November 14, 2019 by Hedgecutter

[Sir Tarmo Kink]

I’m aware of why this kicked off way back, but you searching up ‘West Coast’ on a map provides no valid evidence that Greenock is on the West Coast when companies going by that name are present in Wishaw, Paisley and Central Glasgow. Simply picking and choosing which of these companies you want to include in your argument is enough to prove it invalid as well.

As for Oakley and Cowdungbeath, they may consider themselves East Coasters (I have no idea if they do or not), but they definitely aren’t on the East Coast, regardless of how nearby the East Coast may be (not actually that near to Cowdungbeath which is quite inland).

Greenock may be on the West Coast, depending on your view, but the ‘companies on a map’ argument and the ‘people from Oakley call themselves East Coasters despite not being on it’ argument are both pretty invalid when it comes to proving anything about Greenock.

[SweeperDee]

Where’s Dundee?

[carpetmonster]

New York, comparing knives with muggers. 

[Homer Thompson]

15 hours ago, craigkillie said:

This is a rehash of the post that the sadly departed M a k used to put out every week - it was something like "2-0 to Hearts, a Jamie Mole hat-trick".

A trend that is still, thankfully, continuing to this day

2 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Going to register a series of companies in Dumfries called North Coast Solutions Ltd just to f**k with this thread.

Dumfries already has the best locally inspired company name. A tyre company called Soltyre

 

[Hedgecutter]

19 minutes ago, SweeperDee said:

Where’s Dundee?

West Coast. 

[8MileBU]

Dumfries already has the best locally inspired company name. A tyre company called Soltyre
 

It also has the Spread Eagle Inn. Just saying likes.

[Chicken Wing]

We've had:

"Gutted for you"
"Swing and a miss"
"Thanks for playing anyway"
"Champ"
And an Ainsley photo.

Is that a full house in virginton's bullshit bingo?

[Robin.Hood]

We've had:

"Gutted for you"
"Swing and a miss"
"Thanks for playing anyway"
"Champ"
And an Ainsley photo.

Is that a full house in virginton's bullshit bingo?

Unlucky?

[welshbairn]

2 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

The eastern parts that were built along on the Thames estuary, with the tides and the salty water and that stuff?  Yes.  

Daddy's taking us to the seaside!

Bleedin Isle of fucking dogs, you're avin a laff me old pot and pan, and who the f**k's Hedgecutter?

[Rugster]

53 minutes ago, Chicken Wing said:

We've had:

"Gutted for you"
"Swing and a miss"
"Thanks for playing anyway"
"Champ"
And an Ainsley photo.

Is that a full house in virginton's bullshit bingo?

^^^ doing it wrong

[Jacksgranda]

57 minutes ago, Snafu said:

He was one of the posters that quit around the time of Rangers were allowed to join the SFL. I have vague recollection of a resignation post.

A few of the regulars including some of the Black & White mafia also left around that time. It was like the end of a chapter in the history of the forum.

Its hard to say if the big chair has returned, if so certainly not with the same posting style.

It's hard to change your posting style. Or so I've been told...

[Bairnardo]

We've had:

"Gutted for you"
"Swing and a miss"
"Thanks for playing anyway"
"Champ"
And an Ainsley photo.

Is that a full house in virginton's bullshit bingo?

We need word salad and the photo of a small female child crying, although I am sure he was finally warned off using that by the same mods he cried to when his melt was posted on here.....