A Pipers Welcome

I go by Nova Scotian around here. I live in sunny Florida, I visit Nova Scotia every year and have strong family roots there, hence the name Nova Scotian. I'm a Firefighter/Paramedic here in Florida and I"m a piper in or fire dept. Pipe and drums band as well as serve on the hornor guard.

Fàilte!

Where in Florida?
I'm a former FF/NREMT-P (heriated one too many discs) in Clearwater FL, and pipe for the St. Andrews Pipes & Drums of Tampa Bay.

Actually I'm right across the bay in Tampa. I work for HCFR and I've been there for 5 years. I use to work for So. Pasadena FD for a year and for Sunstar,unfortuniatly, as well. I started learning the pipes last December and kind of got indoctrinated into a new band call the Firefighters Pipe and drums of Tampa Bay and it's made up of personel from various depts.

Nova Scotian I will bid you welcome to CR as well! I am not a firefighter nor do I play pipes but am happy you have found us and hope to get to know more about you. You can find music to suit any tastes...plenty of pipe music and that's just the beginning! You'll also find a great bunch of folks here...so welcome once again!

Bill Howard's your P/M, isn't he? Saw him last night at Flanagan's; he was trying to recruit me for your band.

Yes he is our P/M and our instructor. He does a great job. His wife, Margo, is one of the drummers. I make it to Dunedin occasionally. To Flanagans to be exact. Hope to meet you there sometime. Next time you see Bill ask him about Alexander Keith's beer.

Welcome Nova Scotian! I hope you enjoy the music here as well as the forum...I look forward to learning more about you!

Slainte

Welcome Nova Scotia,

This is a great place you have found here. Enjoy the music, the fellowship, and the conversation.

Thank you! I really do enjoy the celtic scene.

Yes he is our P/M and our instructor. He does a great job. His wife, Margo, is one of the drummers. I make it to Dunedin occasionally. To Flanagans to be exact. Hope to meet you there sometime. Next time you see Bill ask him about Alexander Keith's beer.

now how cool is that!!!!!.... to kindered spirits from the same area meet......
that is just soo cool..... that just made my day......
have fun you too.....

oh sorry got captured in the moment welcome threre nova S

Yeah, I was thinking that. And also that pipers in Florida must be particularly hardy, given that kilts are made of wool, and humidity makes it all that much harder to keep the pipes in tune.

Hope you lads do catch up with each other for beer and stories.

i was talking to a kilt maker last weekend she said wool is the best cause it absorbs... ya dont get drippy.....and that the natural air flow keeps ya a cool....
but having reed problems i can see unless they are using synthetic.......

Hey Dundee,

Missed you -- where you been

well to be truthful madadh....

i just havent felt like posting.... i get wearisome of seeing some of the topics repeated and repeated.... ie.... "what are you listening to right now"
"what are you reading" and the infamous "question only thread"

i also dropped the politics forum from "my view new posts"
religion may be next...... wonder where some of these people find the time to write such long scathing diatribes.....

not sure what i am looking for ... but i dont like to post just to post and accumilate
big numbers in numbers of post.... i still come in often just nothing lately i wanna reply to ......

plus i post from work... hehe.... gotta watch my time.

thanks for missing me... hey come to racine sometime... we will go to the yardarm and have a few pints, listen to good live music and talk about important things..... like........

REDHEADS

Dundee,

I know what you mean. I stay out of the politics and religious threads myself. My Grandfather told me that it was safer that way.

As for the Pint, any time old friend we could sit down and watch (or chase) redheads, blonds, or brunnets as long as the beer lasts.