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Title	The Steamie - Monday 28 December 2020
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Mostly cloudy throughout the day. Around -1 to 2 degrees. [Weather Warning](http://meteoalarm.eu/en_UK/0/0/UK005.html) An area of rain, sleet and snow will move south through Sunday night with the potential for icy surfaces and some travel disruption. Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths. There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads. 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 Today in 1879 the Tay Bridge disaster occurred. 75 passengers were killed when the structure collapsed under a train during a storm. The subsequent inquiry found that the bridge's designer, Thomas Bouch, had not made sufficient allowance for wind pressure and that the contractor had used imperfect metal castings. Bouch was widely blamed for the tragedy and died of ill health brought on by his ordeal shortly thereafter. The foundations of the collapsed bridge can still be seen today as one crosses the Tay on its replacement. On this day in 1734 Scotland's famous outlaw, Rob "Roy" MacGregor, died. He was immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Rob Roy, and though the dramatic licence employed by Scott was considerable, MacGregor's life story is fascinating. Born in the Trossachs, he was a successful soldier from an early age. After a loan repayment to the Duke of Montrose was apparently stolen, a warrant was issued for his arrest. When his wife and children were evicted by the Duke's factor MacGregor began a campaign of violence and robbery against Montrose's property, supported by the Duke of Argyll. Many adventures ensued, most famously his daring escape from the back of a horse, when he cut his bonds and leaped into the river Forth. He was eventually captured and sentenced to transportation, but he even managed to escape that when he received a pardon at the last minute. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Stolen Huawei P30 Pro. £200 REWARD!](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/kjpf6e/stolen_huawei_p30_pro_200_reward/) Tune of the day [The Eves - A Spaceman Came Travelling](https://youtu.be/eJukI8YijEM) (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 28th Dec 2020 5:00am
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**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Mostly cloudy throughout the day.

Around -1 to 2 degrees.

[**Weather Warning**](http://meteoalarm.eu/en_UK/0/0/UK005.html)

An area of rain, sleet and snow will move south through Sunday night with the potential for icy surfaces and some travel disruption. Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths. There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads.

**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**

Today in 1879 the Tay Bridge disaster occurred.
75 passengers were killed when the structure collapsed under a train during a storm. The subsequent inquiry found that the bridge's designer, Thomas Bouch, had not made sufficient allowance for wind pressure and that the contractor had used imperfect metal castings. Bouch was widely blamed for the tragedy and died of ill health brought on by his ordeal shortly thereafter. The foundations of the collapsed bridge can still be seen today as one crosses the Tay on its replacement.

On this day in 1734 Scotland's famous outlaw, Rob "Roy" MacGregor, died. He was immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Rob Roy, and though the dramatic licence employed by Scott was considerable, MacGregor's life story is fascinating. Born in the Trossachs, he was a successful soldier from an early age. After a loan repayment to the Duke of Montrose was apparently stolen, a warrant was issued for his arrest. When his wife and children were evicted by the Duke's factor MacGregor began a campaign of violence and robbery against Montrose's property, supported by the Duke of Argyll.
Many adventures ensued, most famously his daring escape from the back of a horse, when he cut his bonds and leaped into the river Forth. He was eventually captured and sentenced to transportation, but he even managed to escape that when he received a pardon at the last minute.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Stolen Huawei P30 Pro. £200 REWARD!](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/kjpf6e/stolen_huawei_p30_pro_200_reward/)

**Tune of the day**

[The Eves - A Spaceman Came Travelling](https://youtu.be/eJukI8YijEM) (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).