Fitheach

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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.

I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.

About me

My name is Iain MacDonald and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.

Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.

When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.

Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.

My latest Life articles

My most recent ramblings can be found in the Life section.

My latest Mastodon posts

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Fitheach

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:38:50 +0000

The Genie GS-1932 and the Genie G-62 share quite a lot in common, despite being very different beasts. I adjusted to driving the smaller Genie quite quickly, because the controls were so similar. The big difference is that the scissor lift only goes up and down, whereas the boom on the Z-62 can move backwards and forwards, and from side-to-side.

Looking at my previous post, I can see being securely anchored is a consistent concern. 😃

https://mstdn.io/@fitheach/109342526391023544

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Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:07:54 +0000

I got to play with one of these to-day. It is a Genie GS-1932 scissor lift. It can extend to a working height of 7.64m, & collapses down to just over 2 metres. It is reassuringly heavy at just under 1.3 tonnes. I was glad to know about this weight when working at 7m. as it wobbles around . So, a solid anchor is reassuring.

It is very manoeuvrable, and can turn on a sixpence, very much like a forklift. Unlike a forklift, it is more difficult to drive because there isn't a fixed driving position.

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Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:59:57 +0000

It's not often that a whole box of eggs are white. I'm sure I used to see more white eggs when I was a kid. Everyone seems to have moved to the "healthy" brown eggs these days.

I know, I know, I should've got a photograph before the contents were scrambled. 😃

#food #eggs

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Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:19:38 +0000

The Glenmoriston Hotel is a great venue for a small gig. It has very posh surroundings, has an interesting dinner menu, (last night) there was a respectful audience who wanted to listen to the music, AND table service for the drinks. If only every gig could be like that. 😃

https://www.glenmoristontownhouse.com

#Highlands #Scotland #Inverness

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Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:02:30 +0000

Highland Folk Hero
AKA Chris Giubarelli
Glenmoriston Hotel, Inverness
15/2/25

Great gig last night with HFH. Chris plays mostly folk, singer-songwriter & classic pop and rock songs. He also takes requests, which he managed with aplomb. The audience jokingly suggested some cancelled artists. Chris declined. He played for a magnificent 3.5 hours.

Chris is a regular playing around the Inverness area. See him at The Victorian Market,

https://thevictorianmarket.co.uk/event/highland-folk-hero/2025-03-29/

#music #folk #Highlands #Scotland

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