How Did You Spend Referendum Day?

The big day has arrived, it's Referendum day and whether you Tory Scum, Socialist Scum, A Traitor or any other name that is being thrown about on the internet, today hasn't been as exciting as i thought it would be.

The humidity has been the biggest issue for me, it's been grey and gloomy all day in Hull, however i did enjoy a freshly ground Vanilla Coffee this morning, however the aroma was more enchanting than the taste of the coffee.

In the morning i played a little Euro Truck Simulator 2 on my laptop and then headed into town for voting, i won't say which way i voted, but i cast my vote.

The polling station were nice and polite, they were expecting me, which was nice. In every election i have stood in i have always got on well with the polling station staff.

After voting, which took me a couple of minutes to cast my vote, it was over to a local shopping centre for a limited edition doughnut at Krispy Kreme, the dougnut was a peanut butter and jelly doughnut, i enjoyed it, not sure about the price of £2 though!

Now it's just a waiting game until the polling stations close at 10pm and then of course the result in the early hours of the morning.

Scotland - The Biggest Political Minefield In A Generation

The date has been set, Thursday 18th September 2014 is when the people of Scotland will be able to decide on their independence and their future.

David Cameron last night gave a heartfelt plea and his voice and body language showed sincerity, i've not been the biggest fan of David Cameron and not because he went to Eton, i've just never found a connection with him.

But after last night i do find a sense of renewed optimism, thinking about Scotland, around 3 months ago i visited Scotland for the first time in my life to do a bit of sailing on a friend's yacht in Kirkcudbright.

Although i really enjoyed the trip and the people, the Scottish government had already done a lot to promote cottage industries in Scotland, you couldn't drive up the A74 without seeing a sign for one industry or another and it's these industries that might have to become bigger players in an  independent Scotland.

An independent Scottish economy could falter at the first hurdle, simply put there is a handful of big industries in Scotland, but that isn't sustainable for a long term plan, even the distilleries on the Isle of Islay won't be able to sustain an economy. But independence means the smaller businesses have to play a bigger role in an independent Scottish economy and that might put them at risk of failure.

Business isn't just a minefield in a separation of the UK, it's how will Scotland cope without it's higher funding from Westminster? Alex Salmond would have the electorate believe that oil in the North Sea is never ending, since exploration started there stocks have been depleted and most of the oil and gas industry is based on speculation as to how much is still in the ground.

It's most certainly a tense time, our nation as the UK is split and we can expect lots of fighting whether it be Yes or NO on Thursday, i for one hope it is NO.