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Turf Blog 27-09-25

There’s a term in Scotland that many will know about, and of course, many may not. That term is called “the dreaded lurgy” This is a humorous term for an unspecified or indeterminate illness such as a heavy cold or … Continue reading

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Turf TvT Progress

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, also known as turfer uniques, starting 21st December 2020. There are no medals but it can an interesting challenge. Note that turf … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 22-09-25

Writing a turf blog is challenging, as is thinking up a topic or theme for that same turf blog. Of course, I have plenty of interests of my own that may, or more likely may not, be of passing interest … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 16-09-25

There’s some interesting statistics I’ve mentioned a few times over the 1700 plus days since I first started turfing, taking my very first zone Pittendreich at 12:41:19 on the 21st December 2020. The statistics concern the numbers of turfers who … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 12-09-25

The best laid plans, aye well. Thought, after the Round reset at 11.00 am, I’ll ride out East as far as Longniddry, then make my way back towards Bonnyrigg, through Longniddry, Cockenzie and Port Seton, Prestonpans and Musselburgh, taking as … Continue reading

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Turf FTT Progress

This pages lists all the zones I was fortunate enough to be First To Take, or FTT for short. This means I was the first person to take a new zone soon after it was created, before any other turfer. … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 05-09-25

Sunday sees the start of Round #183 of this fine game and also the beginning of another challenge as well, the annual TURF Ultimate Region Fight 2025, which has nine teams battling it out this year, including one from Germany, … Continue reading

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Bike Blog 31-08-25

I’m often amazed at the behaviour of people. I see people heading into the local sun tanning salon and I wonder if they are aware that using these devices has the same risk of getting skin cancer as sunbathing. And … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 22-08-25

Until this week I’d never been to Ayr, a town located on the southwest coast of Scotland and to be honest, I never even considered it as a holiday destination, that is until turf came along and took over by … Continue reading

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