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Title	The Steamie - Wednesday 21 October 2020
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Light rain starting later this morning, continuing until tomorrow morning. Around 9 to 14 degrees. Travel No line problems reported. What's On Today Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny. Today in Scottish History On this day in 1983 The Burrell Collection was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Pollok Park, Glasgow. The £20m gallery contains more than 8,000 works of art collected by Glasgow shipping magnate, Sir William Burrell, who died in 1958. After amassing a fortune thanks to shrewd business sense, Burrell dedicated his retirement to travelling the world procuring a huge, eclectic selection of high quality artworks. In 1947 he bequeathed the collection to the people of Glasgow, but stipulated that it must be housed in a rural setting. The difficulty of finding a location meant he never saw his dream realised. It was not until the MacDonald family left their Pollok Estaste to the City of Glasgow in 1967 that a suitable site was found. This day in 1971 saw a huge gas explosion in Glasgow. Just before 3pm, it ripped through the shopping precinct at Clarkston Toll on the city's south side. 21 people were killed and another 110 were injured. A strong smell of gas had been reported the day before and repair work had been carried out. On the afternoon of the blast, gas board inspectors and workers were checking the repair when a row of shops along Busby Road erupted with the force of a 300lb bomb. Most of the victims were young female shop assistants and housewives doing their shopping. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Vape Juice (Various)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdw0le/vape_juice_various/) [Wired Gaming Keyboard USB Backlit (Boxed As New)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdvr33/wired_gaming_keyboard_usb_backlit_boxed_as_new/) [Looking to buy PS4](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdl4t4/looking_to_buy_ps4/) Tune of the day [Merauder - Life Is Pain (HQ)](https://youtu.be/l_aBvJX6kTA) (suggested by /u/Applegateshoutout92) Only one eligible link submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).
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Created	Wed 21st Oct 2020 6:00am
Status	normal (Removed by [])

**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Light rain starting later this morning, continuing until tomorrow morning.

Around 9 to 14 degrees.

**Travel**

No line problems reported.

**What's On Today**

Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny.

**Today in Scottish History**

On this day in 1983 The Burrell Collection was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Pollok Park, Glasgow.
The £20m gallery contains more than 8,000 works of art collected by Glasgow shipping magnate, Sir William Burrell, who died in 1958. After amassing a fortune thanks to shrewd business sense, Burrell dedicated his retirement to travelling the world procuring a huge, eclectic selection of high quality artworks. In 1947 he bequeathed the collection to the people of Glasgow, but stipulated that it must be housed in a rural setting. The difficulty of finding a location meant he never saw his dream realised. It was not until the MacDonald family left their Pollok Estaste to the City of Glasgow in 1967 that a suitable site was found.

This day in 1971 saw a huge gas explosion in Glasgow.
Just before 3pm, it ripped through the shopping precinct at Clarkston Toll on the city's south side. 21 people were killed and another 110 were injured. A strong smell of gas had been reported the day before and repair work had been carried out. On the afternoon of the blast, gas board inspectors and workers were checking the repair when a row of shops along Busby Road erupted with the force of a 300lb bomb. Most of the victims were young female shop assistants and housewives doing their shopping.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Vape Juice (Various)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdw0le/vape_juice_various/)

[Wired Gaming Keyboard USB Backlit (Boxed As New)](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdvr33/wired_gaming_keyboard_usb_backlit_boxed_as_new/)

[Looking to buy PS4](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/jdl4t4/looking_to_buy_ps4/)

**Tune of the day**

[Merauder - Life Is Pain (HQ)](https://youtu.be/l_aBvJX6kTA) (suggested by /u/Applegateshoutout92)

Only one eligible link submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).