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[pirate]

Tobermory...what about Bulgaria?
Always hoped to find a Spanish galleon sunk deep in the mud of Tobermory bay...imagine all those Pieces of Eight!

 

[telectrix]

thought the spanigoles only sent galleond to south america. some of them escaped you on the way back though.

 

[pirate]

Tel, the Spanish Armada got blown off course, and when they heard tales of the delights of the Mishnish hotel in Tobermory they decided that was a great place to stop for a day or two...the rest, as they say, is history!

 

[nicebutdim]

This is going to indicate just how stupid I am, but the first time I went diving in the sound of Mull I remember thinking ah Tobermory, it must be named after the womble who wore tartan.....

I was naive and innocent back them it would appear.

Diving off Mull reminded me of this Donegal diving club.

For those unfamiliar with this island, the link is perfectly safe and it's a real club in a real village.

 

[Julie.]

Diving off Mull reminded me of this Donegal diving club.

For those unfamiliar with this island, the link is perfectly safe and it's a real club in a real village.

Yes I have a few diving friends who are members and take great delight in flashing their membership cards and tee shirts!

Not my sort of thing...

 

[Julie.]

Tel, the Spanish Armada got blown off course, and when they heard tales of the delights of the Mishnish hotel in Tobermory they decided that was a great place to stop for a day or two...the rest, as they say, is history!

Ahh the mishnish.... many a night having too much to drink in there, BIG hangover for the dives the following day.

There are a few places around mull and the northern islands all with stories of sunken armada ships full of gold.

The only one actually found is in Loch fyne - diving prohibited as it is being surveyed and examined by marine archaeologists - no gold mind you.

 

[nicebutdim]

Yes I have a few diving friends who are members and take great delight in flashing their membership cards and tee shirts!

Not my sort of thing...

Not sure how big the club is in terms of actual divers as it's now best known for having capitalised on marketing.

 

[Julie.]

Not sure how big the club is in terms of actual divers as it's now best known for having capitalised on marketing.

I don't think it is actually a true diving club, just name only and marketing now as it isn't affiliated to any diving agency.

 

[pirate]

Talk of Tobermory brings me back to the ironmongery thing. Brown's was an emporium that sold everything back in the old days. Spares for anything, primus stoves, kettles, nuts and bolts...squeaky wooden floors, shelves creaking under the weight of the assorted wares, and at one end, an off-sales..
A bit like "Open All Hours" the proprietor often stood in the doorway looking up and down the main street hoping to entice a customer in...

 

[nicebutdim]

I don't think it is actually a true diving club, just name only and marketing now as it isn't affiliated to any diving agency.

Pretty certain it is a scuba diving club (at least it was at one time). I know PADI wants nothing to do with them, but I believe that's due to the image they market - not exactly becoming of a professional association.

 

[Julie.]

Pretty certain it is a scuba diving club (at least it was at one time). I know PADI wants nothing to do with them, but I believe that's due to the image they market - not exactly becoming of a professional association.

I know it's not very professional, and the name of that club probably isn't either...

 

[Julie.]

Talk of Tobermory brings me back to the ironmongery thing. Brown's was an emporium that sold everything back in the old days. Spares for anything, primus stoves, kettles, nuts and bolts...squeaky wooden floors, shelves creaking under the weight of the assorted wares, and at one end, an off-sales..
A bit like "Open All Hours" the proprietor often stood in the doorway looking up and down the main street hoping to entice a customer in...

It's still there , more touristy now from last I looked, back there in November, so will take a look.

 

[Midwest]

Talk of Tobermory brings me back to the ironmongery thing. Brown's was an emporium that sold everything back in the old days. Spares for anything, primus stoves, kettles, nuts and bolts...squeaky wooden floors, shelves creaking under the weight of the assorted wares, and at one end, an off-sales..
A bit like "Open All Hours" the proprietor often stood in the doorway looking up and down the main street hoping to entice a customer in...

We had a similar store, back in the day, when I was a young lad. It sold Esso Blue, which my Dad would send me to purchase. Just put your can under to fill up. All done when I was under 10. Imagine that happening now!

Stores gone now, but the hardware store that was next to it, is still there.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x4876c10d9bd6716d%3A0x756c2d24dfc85a33!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPX3B0Sr2Bd_OYvZGN9c5R_yMzeZPH-mxvS7eai%3Dw426-h320-k-no!5ssmith%20and%20low%20oxford%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPX3B0Sr2Bd_OYvZGN9c5R_yMzeZPH-mxvS7eai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw2Oy2kLDyAhXB-KQKHcXwAqgQoiowFXoECGQQAw#

 

[littlespark]

Oh Esso Blue

My dad has a promotional “floppy” record with the song on it… (same tune as Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)
Needs another vinyl record underneath it to keep it flat for playing on the turntable.

My home town has an old hardware store which did the drawers of everything, but now they are a Euronics dealer so most of the shop floor is full of TVs and cheap and cheerful washing machines.
Same ‘pik a pak’ bags of spares, but cost more than places like Homebase.

 

[OnlQQker]

It will sill create a draft though, right?