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

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:16:25 +0000

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To make matters worse, the arm of the boom was touching the electricity wires. When the power was restored, at 3pm, the boom would become live. It was already 2pm.

The worker in the basket managed to escape by having climbing ropes raised to him. They then disconnected the supply to this specific building, to give themselves more time to fix the boom.

When I spoke to the trapped worker he said his major concern was missing his lunch hour. 😂

All ended happily and safely. 👍

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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:07:22 +0000

You've got to laugh. 😃

Yesterday, the electricity supply was off, while SSE (the electricity network supplier) cut tree branches that were encroaching the lines. Part of the work involved using a cherry picker to access branches above an electricity pole in my ground.

The chap went up in the basket, and proceeded to cut some branches. I noticed that two hours later he was still there, and he wasn't working. The boom had failed, and he was stuck 15m up. 😂

#Highlands #Scotland

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Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:56:59 +0000

There are certain fundamental scientific laws that inviolable, such as the law of gravitation. Another example, is the fundamental law that it is impossible to prepare a cauliflower without making a mess. These tiny white bits of cauliflower get everywhere.

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