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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on May 05, 2004, 10:40:00 am
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Kosmette and I are back from Portugal as Mr and Ms Vinyl. As mentioned here on the board and to many of the regulars directly we recently got married in Kosmette's favorite city Edinburgh. The hitching took place in the India Building Registry office on Victoria Street. Although the day started with "typical" Scottish weather, a bit rainy, damp and cold... Almost right on cue the sun came out and the rain went away, leaving it great afternoon for a stroll up the Royal Mile after the ceremony with photographer in tow. After our stroll the reception took place at Marlin's Wynd (http://www.marlinswynd.com/) a historic structure built in the 1540's. Seeing as the wedding was taking place in, Edinburgh the logical choice was to hire a kilt, so my brother and I donned the Flower or Scotland tartan. The first dance was to "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge and the "Best Wedding Cake Ever" came from Plaisir du Chocolat. As always Kosmette outdid herself in planning the party, everyone attending had a great time, with loads of mingling, drinking and dancing to tunes put together by moi in advance.
After the wedding we and several of Kosmette's friends headed to the English Borders for a long weekend of hanging out, eating, drinking and watching the lambs frolic in the pasture. From there it was off to Portugal for a little downtime on our own. We got to enjoy the historic sights in Tomar, Evora, Comibra and Lisbon, and had fab weather all along the way. Not to hot or cold and only a little damp. Portugal was great, but there are only just so many castles, churches and museums one can see. The trip's motto quickly became "Look it's another castle on a hill". So we are glad to be back home, if only because it's nice to be in a soft bed and have something other than fried meat with either boiled or fried potatoes as a meal.
Once the jetlag wears off, I'll get around to providing pictures of the day and other links...
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Congratulations, Kosmo and Kosmette!
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congrats
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congrats - sounds like you had a great time - edinburgh is a great city
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**sings**""Congratulations and celebrations I want the world to know that Kosmos in love with you""
A little Cliff Richards there for the happy couple. :)
Edinburgh really is a wonderful city...I have promised to take my wife because she's never been and I talk about it a lot, and could very happily live there....and I don't say that about very many places.
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congratulations! and welcome back! :)
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Congratulations to both Kosmo and Kosmette.
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Congratulations!
Sounds like a dream start to your marriage. I am glad everything went well for you.
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all the best, kos!
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I didn't even know you could register at Victoria's Secret. That's good to know.
Congrats to you both! Smackette also said to pass her congrats when I told her and looks forward to hearing more (she wants to get married in Ireland). You fella's are all leaving me as the last bastion of singlehood on this board.
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wow, sounds like quite the event!
congrats!
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congratulations 100x! what a wonderful wedding...it sounds perfect...please hurry with the pictures I'm dying to see you in a kilt :p
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congratulations...it sounds just fabulous!!!!
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Congratulations Mr. & Ms. Vinyl!!
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That's awesome - Congratulations!
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
After the wedding we and several of Kosmette's friends headed to the English Borders
Don't they have any Barns & Nobles in England?
BTW: Welcome to wedded bliss'
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Thanks for all the kind words regarding our happy event. Walking down the Royal Mile prompted a chorus of congratulations from bypassers. You could also see the wheels turning in some of the females minds we passed along the way as this might be something they would do when they get wed.
Anyways, no picture of me in a kilt yet thats still in the works. But my brother-in-law has put up a couple photo albums from the trip which can be seen via his blog. He will be posting a full trip report shortly as well.
Edinburgh Gallery (http://exhibit5a.typepad.com/photos/edinburgh/)
The Cottage (http://exhibit5a.typepad.com/photos/the_cottage/)
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Congratulations!
Woo hoo, it's a KosmoKouple! Be happy and healthy and rock into old age together. Now, I'm gonna look at those pics.... :)
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the pics are gorgeous, I'm so jealous
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many congratulations to the happy couple.
edinburgh is wonderful.........it's the only place in britain i would be happy to live.......... or could see myself living in with family.........
but still i'd rather try new york for a while first..............without the family of course.............
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the beginning of my brother-in-law's edinburgh travelouge (http://exhibit5a.typepad.com/blog/2004/05/travels_in_scot.html) jogged a couple memories of my own. it was indeed a bit weird staying right next door to the US consulate in Edinburgh. one got the feeling that petty crime was probably down in the area, but that one policeman without a gun wasn't going to stop someone trying to make a real statement.
based on limited exposure to broadcast tv in portugal it would appear that the only thing on are the news, soap operas, and subtitled james bond movies. due to an early check-in for the flight back we decided for giggles and grins to see what's on tv at 5am. turns out it's the same as here american infomercials...
and kosmette heard a portugese dj give the correct pronunciation to sting's name of "Stink"
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A late congrats, Kosmo. I've spent 1 day in Edinburgh...bookended by overnight bus trips (it seemed like a great idea at the time, a "day trip" from london). Hopefully I'll make it back some day and be able to spend more time.
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excellent stuff. congrats signore and signora vinyl!
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Kosmo enters the door and returns a changed man...
<img src="http://www.hi-fipop.com/kosmokilt.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Hey Kosmo, nice glasses. What is the brand and wear did you get em?
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You look great Kosmo! I'm enjoying all the stories and pictures too - thanks!
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you look wonderful!! kilts are fantastic. the pictures are beautiful. i'm glad you two had a lovely little time in scotland and portugal. ;)congratulations!!
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McKosmo...very dashing I must say.
I hope to God you shouted, "Weeve git a peeper dewn" at you reception while in your kilt, as a tribute to the greatest Scotsman the world has ever seen.
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That was a very cool wedding!
Thanks for sharing it with us. ;)
A great couple deserves a great wedding. So glad that you and Mrs. Vinyl were able to make your wedding dreams come true. You both deserve it!
So, will we see you donning your kilt at the next Scottish band show? Hopefully, with the Mrs. in tow.
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Yes, the pictures are great. Congratulations!
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you look DASHING...now let's see the bride! what did she wear?
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Originally posted by Samantha:
you look DASHING...now let's see the bride! what did she wear?
Kosmette has requested that I not post her picture here...
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posted from the daily telegraph... this took place in the village near where we staying.
Villagers strike it rich as they discover cash machine is doubling their money
By Auslan Cramb and Paul Stokes
(Filed: 28/04/2004)
The villagers of Wooler were still wearing broad smiles yesterday as they fondly recalled Golden Wednesday.
It was only seven days ago, but it was "the busiest night in living memory", and they will be talking about it for years to come.
The village's cash machine
It was the night the Barclays Bank cash machine in the Northumberland village paid out twice as much money as every customer asked for.
News travels fast in rural communities and within an hour there was a queue the length of the High Street. One woman arrived at the machine by taxi, in her nightdress and curlers.
If it had happened on the other side of the nearby Scottish border, it may have evoked memories of Whisky Galore, the novel celebrating an incident in the Hebrides in which islanders plundered bottles of whisky after a cargo ship foundered.
The residents of Wooler (pop 2,000) quickly realised they could use all their debit cards in the machine, and that if they asked for £200 they would receive £400.
The place that styles itself as the "Gateway to the Cheviots" was briefly the gateway to free money.
The extraordinary bonanza was caused by the replacement at about 9pm last Wednesday, by staff from Securicor, of a cassette that contained £10 notes with one containing £20 notes.
In the two pubs across the road, the talk was of some locals making "thousands of pounds" from the error.
And it quickly occurred to those who had made a withdrawal that they could return after midnight - the start of a new banking day - and do the same again.
As if queueing for a prize item in the January sales, they began to wait in line once more before midnight.
Within hours the machine had been emptied, and it was estimated in the village yesterday that at least £65,000 had been withdrawn.
The rumour mill suggested pubs had stayed open late to make the most of the windfall but, as in Compton Mackenzie's novel based on the true story of the whisky-laden SS Politician, which ran aground off the Isle of Eriskay in 1941, it was difficult to find anyone who admitted to profiting from the incident.
The landlady of the Angel, who asked not to be named, expressed disappointment that she had not joined in the free-for-all, adding: "If only I could have remembered my PIN number."
She insisted it had not been unusually busy in the pub, although outside it had been "the busiest night in Wooler for years".
"There were people coming from all over the place, from Powburn, Millfield and Lowick. It wasn't just the people from Wooler," she added. "This is a great place for rumours, and it wasn't long before everybody knew about it.
"Some people didn't go because they thought they would get into trouble, or would have to hand the money back, and I heard that someone went into the bank the next day and handed over the extra money she got." Next door at the Black Bull, there was astonishment yesterday at the news that Barclays would not be asking customers to return their bonus payments.
A spokesman for the bank said it was a "third-party error" and blamed Securicor staff for putting the wrong cassette into the machine.
He said: "We know who took money out of the ATM, but can't pinpoint which ones have had too much money so we won't be asking for the money back. From our perspective, we are covered for any losses because it was a mistake by Securicor."
Securicor, however, blamed the cash handling company, Securitas Cash Management, for giving it a cassette with the wrong notes.
It said in a statement: "Having conducted a full investigation, Securicor Cash Services can state categorically that it was not responsible for this malfunction.
"The cassette was picked up from a Securitas Cash Management cash point, and Securitas was responsible for the loading and sealing of the cassette."
Securitas - which is part-owned by Barclays - was not available for comment but a spokesman for Barclays later confirmed that "this very rare error" occurred where the cassette was filled.
"Our policy is that we will get back to whoever caused the error in the first place and ask them to compensate us for the loss," he said.
Whoever was to blame, the general view in Wooler was that "the banks rob you blind anyway, this is just small change to them but a lot money to us".
Malcolm Tully, a shopkeeper who was in the Angel at lunchtime, confessed he was about to go on holiday to Majorca, but not on the proceeds of the bank's mistake.
"I wasn't there on the night, but I wish I had been," he said. "I would have been in the queue with the rest of them. A lot of people made quite a lot of money, and they didn't have to get into boats and pull crates of whisky out of the sea to do it."