All the Ones

This year we will experience 4 unusual dates

• 1/1/11
• 1/11/11
• 11/1/11
• 11/11/11

If you then take the last two digits of the year you were born and add them to the age you will be this year it will equal 111.

Boys in Blue

Yesterday Perth Round Table visited the Fire Station in Perth.  This year it is the 40th anniversary of the station and it has recently had a £20M refit. 

The station also has the longest pole drop in Scotland as the building is a 2 storey one.

The furthest away engine is brand new and costs a staggering £0.5M At the moment is not yet in service as the guys are being trained on the unit. It is a multi purpose vehicle, able to fight fires and also has a high reach platform however a lot of the fire fighters are not keen on it as it has a few design flaws.

Freezing Facts

How cold was December 2010?

• At Heathrow it was the coldes December since records began in 1948.
• At a place called Rothamsted, 26 miles from Heathrow it wat the 4th coldest since 1878 (1879, 1890, 1981 being colder.)
• In central England as a whole it was the 2nd coldest on record since 1772 – the coldest being 1890.
• In Scotland it was the coldest month since February 1947.

In the last 100 years the UK has only experienced five colder months;

• January 1940
• February 1947
• January 1963
• February 1963
• February 1986

So yes December 2010 was cold and we have snow again!

Five Star Accommodation

Over the weekend we had more snow again.  The boys decided that they wanted to make a snow cave which was extended to have an additional room connected by a tunnel.  Cameron and Ali wanted to sleep in it.

Airport Adventure

The other day Alasdair and some of his friends managed to get a trip round Perth Airport where students practise repairing aeroplanes. 

All the boys had a fantastic time exploring and climbing on board all the aircraft in the hanger.

This one and the helicopter were Ali’s favourites.