'All places of business in the town were closed in the afternoon, and a joint service of thanksgiving, in which the ministers of the town took part, was conducted in St Magnus Cathedral at night.'

Photo: Poppies: Weeping Window (2016) #Orkney #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay

'...whilst the steamers in port voiced the feelings of all by the continuous sounding of sirens. All through the day the manifestations of joy continued; as ship after ship entered the bay, the glad tidings were announced to the mariners by renewed blowing of whistles.'

This was Kirkwall harbour, #Orkney on #ArmisticeDay, taken by Tom Kent. In The Orcadian newspaper on the 14th November 1918 it was reported that upon receiving news of the armistice 'the shipping in harbour and the streets of Kirkwall were quickly bedecked with bunting...'

And it would have made this scene in Top Gun very different.

(Still sad about Goose.)

If 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' was written today it would probably be called 'You've Got The Ick' and that just doesn't sound as good.

And don't forget that if you're stacking that guy Faulks on top of the Bonfire of the Vanities tonight, make sure you've not got a copy of the Hodgeheg or Mrs Tiggywinkle stuck between the pages. 🦔

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Interestingly when William Irvine and his wife Sarah lived in New York in the 1780s, the population of Manhattan was around 25,000 which was not much more than #Orkney at that time.

Today the population of Orkney is around 22,000 while Manhattan has grown to 1.6 million. 🎃