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I didn't personally upvote it, but I'm happy I saw it, as it was "just a pleasant bit of news" for me and the part about the "drive-by carroting" made me smile.

I didn't personally upvote it, but I'm happy I saw it, as it was "just a pleasant bit of news" for me and the part about the "drive-by carroting" made me smile. Also I learned that Aberdeen sees itself as the "Energy Capital of Europe" while I've never heard about the place before, and I've been around in Europe a lot in my years :)

ZeroGravitas 5y ago
It's the base for a lot of North Sea Oil and Gas companies, due to its location, which probably gives it some claim to the title, as any other contender closer to the center of europe would probably need to share access with other localities, while being on the extreme end concentrates things (while also making it kind of irrelevant if you're not involved in north sea oil or gas). Randomly googled map to demonstrate: https://thoughtcontrolscotland.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/20170909_brm881.png https://thoughtcontrolscotland.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/2...