{"id":20094,"date":"2010-08-12T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T17:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=20094"},"modified":"2010-08-12T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T18:01:48","slug":"tsos-dream-who-wants-to-loan-me-1-2-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=20094","title":{"rendered":"TSO’s dream. Who wants to loan me $1.2 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA friend who shall remain nameless sent this along:<\/p>\n

Scotland (AP) – Drinkers uninterested in designated drivers should consider the new offering on Scotland’s real estate market _ the Old Forge.<\/p>\n

The local is Scotland’s most remote pub _ with no roads in or out. Located on the Knoydart Peninsula in the West Highlands, the thirsty must hike about 18 miles (29 kilometers) from the nearest road or travel seven miles (11 kilometers) across the sea loch from the town of Mallaig.<\/p>\n

Owners Ian and Jackie Robertson are retiring and seeking offers starting at 790,000 pounds (US$1.2 million).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prior to meeting Caro, my dream was to live in a Unabomber shack in BrownNeckGaitor’s back yard. Prior to that, I spent a great deal of trouble figuring out how to get marooned, like in Cast Away. And now, this. The Old Forge. Or, as I like to call it, HEAVEN.<\/p>\n

Dude, just go read about the place on their website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Listed as one of only 3 of \u201cScotland\u2019s bloody good pubs by Peter Irvine \u201cThe Best Of Scotland 2010\u201d and with no roads in or out, an 18 mile hike over munros or a 7 mile sea crossing, the pub is the remotest on mainland Britain (Guinness book of records). The Old Forge in the village of Inverie, Knoydart, started out as a smiddy\u2019s forge. Later, seeing better use as a workers social club where it grew up and became a pub. The Old Forge.<\/p>\n

There were poets and trobadours, bellydancers, winkle pickers and tweed clad ghillies, blooded stalkers, musicians, yachties, dogs and more dogs. Moorings were laid. Adverts were placed in the Free Press, \u201cBring your G string, no strings attached\u201d musicians played in return for a bellyful of food and a charged glass. Seafood, became shellfish became langoustines, mussels and hand dived scallops from Arisaig, speed reading Nick Nairn, Rick Stein a foray into sea bass, sea bream, trout, venison, wild boar, and anything else edible with gills or fur that made it from our larder… sea loch or hill, to kitchen. Bramble pickin\u2019 and fungi foraging\u2026.. because Ian is a \u201cfun guy\u201d! Our food menu is a living thing. A cosmopolitan community of Ozzies and Scots, Gaels and Poles, South Africaans and Kiwis, East Coasters and French. Unions formed, offspring borne, customers became Staff and Staff became customers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dude, “This Ain’t Hell, now coming to you live from Scotland.” Tell me that doesn’t sound good?<\/p>\n

Fricken belly dancers, trobadors, dogs, midgets, trannys, sea bass, and Guinness. No man could ask for more in life. So, who is ponying up for my wedding gift? As of right now we are only registered at The Old Forge, so pass the hat and don’t be stingy.<\/p>\n

And once a year would be the This Ain’t Hell Hedonism Holiday, featuring the live music of Albannach. Clothing optional for those under 40 and 200 lbs.<\/p>\n

Tonights Menu:<\/a><\/p>\n

Tonights menu 12th Aug Homemade Cullen Skink, hand dived Arisaig scallops and pan fried sea bass <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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