Being a Weegie, I know this. Unfortunately, some people don't, hence I was making a distinction. Anyway, how's the Forth TRAM Bridge coming along??

Frogherder - I don't know if you've ever really paid attention to what's presented to you on any given webpage, but if you look closely, you will see similar adverts whether you are reading The Times Online, or Pentax User. It's called "targetted advertising". It seems that, whereas once upon a time you used your searchbar within a particular webpage, you got similar ads whenever you went back to that page. That's because a cookie has been unknowingly placed on your computer. With the arrival of Google Ads, these cookies are more "target-specific", and no matter which website you visit, you will see the same ads time and again. This is because Google Ads rely upon "trigger-words". How it works is this:

Prior to Google's success as an advertising vehicle, if you searched for "Pentax camera", you would of course get hits on sites related to Pentax cameras, and as possible alternatives, perhaps say, Nikon cameras, Canon cameras, etc.

Nowadays, Google Ads are subliminal - they not only return results based upon your search, but the cookies that are embedded in your pc are more "intelligent". Let's imagine for a moment that you have never, ever read the London Evening Standard newspaper online before. You see a story that you want to comment on, so you type some speil or other, unknowingly (and more importantly, unwittingly!) leaving a string of "trigger-words" in it. On your first visit, you will see adverts which are "generic" based upon some of the cookies deep within. Now, log off that page and go straight back to your home screen. Now, log back in on that site, and return to the page where you made your comment... Notice anything about the ads now being presented to you??

On some sites, you can have fun with these ads. My mate runs a football fans' website, and we done a thread dedicated to this, typing in random "trigger-phrases", ranging from "jelly surfboard fart" to some more "creative" ones! Some of the returns were hilarious!

I think you possibly got the Titanic Ireland ones because you used either (or both) of these words somewhere on your pc. You will be bombarded with ads from the Irish Tourist Board, to P&O cruises now, I'm afraid!! You can use ad-blocker programs all you like, but the cookies have already reported back key elements to its host, such as your ip address (most are static ip's), your email address, your personal details, etc. If the cookie reports back that you are male, aged 50 or over then you will see lots of spam emails offering things from Sun Life Over 50;s Plans through to online pharmacies trying to sell you viagra, and all other things in-between!

Sean - I loved the guy's comments about why the photog never got a shot of the rail bridge too - It was probably hidden in the fog!! Gotta love the Scottish SOH!!

Not sure if posting this is allowed - if not, then I apologise... However, I could not pass up the chance to share such a stunning image!
I decided to post the link to the web page, as the newspaper should be the one to receive the plaudits for it. Anyway, here it is:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2012/02/07/edinburgh-s-forth-ro...

Not in my handbag, you don't!!

Mike - some people just simply have NO CLASS, or as we Scots say "AWW FUR COAT, AN' NAE DRAWERS!!"

UPDATE...

For anyone using IE9, click the COGWHEEL icon on the top LHS of your browser window (you should see the HOUSE (HOME) / STAR (FAVOURITES) / COGWHEEL (SETTINGS)). About 4th in the dropdown list, you should see SAFETY. Click on this, then select TRACKING PROTECTION. This opens up your ADDONS window. About halfway down, you should see GET A TRACKING PROTECTION LIST ONLINE (I use EasyList Standard Tracking Protection List). Once you have saved your TPL, you should now see a BLUE "NO ENTRY" SIGN in your address bar. This should now alert you if a particular site wants to place a tracking cookie (something along the lines of Google Ads, for example). You then have the choice to allow it or block it.

If you do this after you have deleted COOKIES in the manner that I described earlier, you should hopefully notice a difference to your browser in terms of responsiveness.

Hope you all find this helpful.

Ooh, errrrr!! Just make sure you don't do it in the Hammersmith and Fulham borough!!.. I hear that the police frown upon that sort of thing there!!

Bob - Maybe I'll take another look at pic 2 when I get home from the pub then!!

No likey the converging verticals on photo # 2!! It would otherwise have been a nice shot. The rest I like though!