Huge outpouring of grief in Edinburgh .... for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

[kpete]

Excellent turnout at the big screen in Edinburgh

As I stood watching, a man walked past and remarked to me in a gruff Scottish accent "You can see how much we loved her here, can't you?"

https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/516e3c1de4b049aa25e5e87b/278535

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

1. Wow!

This says it all.............

[Cal Carpenter]

7. Yep, somehow it says even more than the champagne-cork

popping pics from the day she died.

LOL.

[progressoid]

2. Maybe if they had added some porta-potties

[SunSeeker]

13. Love your sig line.

I want a t-shirt like that.

[Oilwellian]

3. It doesn't look promising...

for the legacy seekers in power today.

[leveymg]

4. I see they were prepared to kettle the crowd and keep them away from the VIP area.

A democratic nation.

[Cleita]

5. I wouldn't stand out in the rain for her either. n/t

[Blue Palasky]

6. LMFAO

[JEB]

8. What if they gave a funeral

and nobody came? Toxic worm food.

[idwiyo]

32. +1

[HangOnKids]

16. LOL!!!!!

What a great post. In your many years here you just had to chime in for Thatcher. More LOL!!!!

[Fumesucker]

20. There are places in Scotland where they measure the sunlight per year in hours, not days

People there are used to doing things in the rain, very much so.

[Cronus Protagonist]

26. That's a gross exaggeration

There's plenty of sunlight above the clouds.

[HangOnKids]

21. Oh Dear God

Yes the sun would have brought out Thatcher love.

[msanthrope]

22. Obviously, you've never been to Scotland. Whole lifetimes are lived in the rain. nt

[Cronus Protagonist]

27. You learn to love the rain

I know I do, and I lived half my life there... the first half.

[marshall]

10. Too bad they didn't even broadcast it on television

But they cater to what folks are interested in.

[Fuddnik]

11. I paid my respects last night.

As I sat on my Oval Office.

[idwiyo]

31. ...

[TalkingDog]

12. Nobody has shown up yet to tell you how wrong you are. Lucky you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022694219

[tblue]

18. Wow! Those are HUGE

empty spaces!

[malaise]

33. ROFL

[L0oniX]

14. The coven meeting was canceled?

[Divernan]

15. I occasionally watched football (soccer) match highlights on that screen.

It's positioned in front of the Chamber of Commerce Bldg. To the left is Lothian Road and directly across that street is Usher Hall (symphony) and the Royal Lyceum Theatre (where I saw the play, "Mary, Queen of Scots, Got Her Head Cut Off". Just to the right is the Sheraton Hotel/Spa, and directly behind the photographer is a bank building with a lovely tapas wine bar. Great town if you ever have the chance to visit there.

[Ikonoklast]

17. All of you got it wrong. The plaza is wet from the tears of all the mourners for Baroness Thatcher.

They all left before the picture was taken because their grief overwhelmed them.

[Cronus Protagonist]

28. That's more likely to be urine

I know my peeps.

[chknltl]

25. Looks like a typical Romney rally..... N/t

[Cronus Protagonist]

29. Ding Dong The Witch is Dead

And not a bit too soon either.

[idwiyo]

30. K&R

[KansDem]

34. Maybe they were confused about the address?

Maybe they all went to the wrong Big Screen?