Today is the 8th anniversary of my blogging activities. It started in 2004 from the computer in the youth hostel at Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, where I tapped out a description of the day's walk on a blog called Northern Trip. That blog remained in existence for 4 years, until AOL pulled the plug on all its blogs in October 2008. This blog, Atlantic Lines, was its successor and I marked its 4th anniversary last Monday, October 1st. Since starting in 2004, my blogging activity has mushroomed. I became involved with the community of bloggers on AOL who were known as J-land. It fell apart in 2008, but regrouped on Blogger and Facebook. A number of those friends are no longer with us, and I shall mark their passing at the start of November. Others have joined us, or merged with J-land from Blogger and Facebook. I have always found this a unique community, which remains as strong as ever, irrespective of its location on the WWW. In the years after 2008, I have embraced Twitter and Facebook as a means of sharing information with people who hold like-minded interests, such as local history and news in the Outer Hebrides.
Today was a nice day in Stornoway, with occasional sunshine and light winds. Temperatures remain low, with the daytime max at 11C / 52F, and a low of 2C / 36F a few hours ago. Locally, the Office of Fair Trading was in Stornoway to take evidence in the on-going row about fuel prices. An independent wholesaler of fuel (Highland Fuels) has started to supply a garage in Back, 7 miles north of Stornoway, and that garage now retails fuel at 9p a litre less than those supplied by the main supplier, Scottish Fuels.
Well done on your blogging years Guido.Yes we all miss J/Land I believe,but it's still nice to know we can all stay in touch in one way or another.I appreciate all you do for everyone online Guido,you are a Hero,in my mind.LOL!!I often wonder what we would do without you at times.Thankyou for all your help in everything.It's been a lot cooler here today with mist at times.I do wish the petrol prices would lower.It doesn't realy affect me, as I'm not a driver,but I do feel for others,that it is so expensive.Have a good evening,whats left of it.Take Care God Bless Kath xx
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate your blogging and and am thankful for the update on the community as you get word of them. Yes, I read a lot more blogs now and many of the aol contacts no longer post a blog. I'm not big on facebook and have never tried twitter. But I am glad I've had the chance to meet all the great bloggers out there. I've learned a lot and my view of the world has broadened. Happy Blogger anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogging Anniversary,Guido! to me, you are the glue that held all the folks from J Land together after AOL pulled the plug :) I will always be grateful that I was able to start blogging on AOL with the folks in J Land.
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