I couldn’t bear to watch even one result coming through last night, I went to bed with a book and woke up to the news on our clock radio this morning. I must admit that although I didn’t expect a Yes vote to win I did think it would be closer.

The sad fact is that so many people were just too afraid of change. People were worried about their pensions and interest rates and most of the folks who are feeling fine and dandy and living a comfy life were too afraid of a possible lowering of their living standards. I think that that is what bothers me most, the No voters are short sighted and are just thinking ‘I’m all right Jack’ and to hell with the people who are definitely not all right. The Yes voters were often voting Yes because it was a ray of hope on the horizon, in an area which has had all of the industry shut down over the years and nothing replacing it except the possibility of a low paid zero hours contract if they are lucky. I feel ashamed that those people have been given yet another slap in the face – and from their ‘ain folks’.

We were love bombed towards the end of the campaign and now that Westminster have the result they wanted they can go back to ignoring Scotland again. They promised non-specific jam sometime in the future and a large amount of the electorate clutched on to that, devo max seemed a better option than a jump into the unknown.

I watched the Scottish BBC lunchtime news today and a reporter interviewed two men who had been standing in a queue waiting to to buy a new gadget which was just about to be put on sale, a new iPhone or something. They had both voted No and that says it all really. The sort of people who were afraid that they might not be able to afford a new toy voted No, obviously not worrying that there are other people who are having to rely on food banks to feed their kids because there are no jobs for them. I felt ashamed of those men. I expected that a Yes win might mean some leaner years for me but it would have been worth it for the greater good.

Already Nick Robinson, the BBC political correspondent has been on the TV news saying that as there is going to be a Westminster election in the not too distant future those promises need never be thought of again. If the electorate doesn’t get rid of Cameron in an election then the Tory party probably will and whoever takes over from Cameron can just say that he didn’t agree to any more power being given to Holyrood.

Am I downhearted? Well I was, but not for long. I view this result as a bit of a hiccup in the history of Scotland’s independence – which we will get eventually. At the beginning of the campaign the number of people who were in favour of independence was very small, it’s quite amazing that 45% voted Yes, especially when you take into account the lies and biased reporting on the BBC. Has anyone told that chap Nick Robinson that he is supposed to report on things in a fair and balanced manner?!

As ever the last word should be reserved for good old Robert the Bruce: Try, try again!

These are a couple of the sights which I saw in rural Fife today. The first photo is of a house in Falkland, the inhabitants are obviously proud Scots who want to let everyone know that they will be voting Yes in tomorrow’s independence referendum.

The photo below was taken not far away from the Yes house. You can’t see it clearly as the No was written in blue on the hay bales by the local farmer. The banner above says Proud to be Scots. Delighted to be United.

There have been similar sights all over Scotland, often the opposing posters are in neighbouring fields, so even the farming communities are completely split by this big decision.

I did think that I would be one of those people swithering over the ballot paper but quite a while ago I decided to vote Yes, for lots of different reasons.

The No voters are cramped by fear of the unknown and most of them seem to be voting No because they have a fear that they will soemehow lose their old age pension. I have no such fear as I have already been bounced out of a pension by the recent decision takers at Westminster. I also think it’s hilarious that people are worried about the paltry pensions which they get at the moment, just about the lowest in the European Community.

My main reason for voting Yes is my worry about the future of the National Health Service. The powers that be at Westminster are busy planning to privatise the health service and I have no wish to live in a country which chooses to allow businessmen to make profits from sick people, that’s obscene and completely immoral as far as I’m concerned.

Another reason I’ll be voting Yes is the fact that Cameron has promised to hold a referendum about the future of the UK in Europe – in 2016 I believe. I don’t know of anyone in Scotland who wants to leave the European Community but I do know that England is full of people who want to leave Europe. From those so-called middle class Little Englanders (the type of person who when you are introduced to them as a Scot say to you – Well the least said about THAT the better. Really they have no manners at all!) to the rabidly mental HATE tattoed skinheads of the BNP and not forgetting the Ukip weirdos.

Of course I want to get rid of nuclear weapons from Scotland too. If we didn’t have that horrific base in the west of Scotland then we wouldn’t have had the likes of Obama weighing in with his thoughts on the matter. Is it just me or do other people think that it’s just outrageous when people from other countries try to exert pressure on us?

If as is predicted tomorrow’s vote ends up with a very narrow win for the Better Together No voters, it’ll be very interesting to see what will happen if the UK tries to take Scotland out of Europe. What will the No voters feel like then?

Whatever happens, we’ll definitely have an independent Scotland eventually, no matter what nonsense the bankers and businessmen spout. It might not be in my lifetime though and I might just have to put up with devo-max.

At the moment though I’m worried about poor wee Nicola Sturgeon, the poor lassie looks knackered. She could be doing with a few bowls of my home-made soup to build up her energy again!