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Title	The Steamie - Monday 14 December 2020
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Rain until later this morning, starting again tomorrow morning. Around 7 to 10 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 the 14 December 1542, James V died at the age of 30. The monarch's death left the crown to his six-day-old daughter Mary. After a succession of regents, power passed to James' widow, Mary of Guise, who was to be the champion of the Catholic cause during the Reformation period. On this day in 1730, James Bruce, the Scottish explorer, was born. Bruce travelled extensively through north Africa in search of the source of the Nile, even becoming a respected friend of the Abyssinian royal family, and in 1790 he published a lengthy account of his travels. Due to a self-confidence bordering on arrogance he made many enemies, notably Samuel Johnson, who criticised his writings and cast doubt on their veracity. Very little was known about Africa at the time, and this lent credence to the claims that Bruce had embellished his account. Although he turned out to be mistaken about the source of the Nile, the descriptions of Bruce's travels in Africa have since proven largely accurate. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Seeking guitar](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/kbrtvy/seeking_guitar/) [Various Nintendo Switch Games: Zelda, Pokemon, Smash, Mario Party...](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/k9amao/various_nintendo_switch_games_zelda_pokemon_smash/) Tune of the day [Quirill's Journey INTRO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N6NFwSjAaU) (via /r/ScottishMusic) No eligible links 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	Mon 14th Dec 2020 5:00am
Status	normal (Removed by [])

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

Rain until later this morning, starting again tomorrow morning.

Around 7 to 10 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 the 14 December 1542, James V died at the age of 30. The monarch's death left the crown to his six-day-old daughter Mary. After a succession of regents, power passed to James' widow, Mary of Guise, who was to be the champion of the Catholic cause during the Reformation period.

On this day in 1730, James Bruce, the Scottish explorer, was born.
Bruce travelled extensively through north Africa in search of the source of the Nile, even becoming a respected friend of the Abyssinian royal family, and in 1790 he published a lengthy account of his travels. Due to a self-confidence bordering on arrogance he made many enemies, notably Samuel Johnson, who criticised his writings and cast doubt on their veracity. Very little was known about Africa at the time, and this lent credence to the claims that Bruce had embellished his account. Although he turned out to be mistaken about the source of the Nile, the descriptions of Bruce's travels in Africa have since proven largely accurate.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Seeking guitar](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/kbrtvy/seeking_guitar/)

[Various Nintendo Switch Games: Zelda, Pokemon, Smash, Mario Party...](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/k9amao/various_nintendo_switch_games_zelda_pokemon_smash/)

**Tune of the day**

[Quirill's Journey INTRO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N6NFwSjAaU) (via /r/ScottishMusic)

No eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).