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Title	The Steamie - Monday 17 May 2021
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Mostly cloudy throughout the day. Around 6 to 15 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 1810 Robert Tannahill drowned himself in a Paisley canal. A compassionate poet, he explored themes of love, friendship and empathy, and often used his surroundings as inspiration, taking long walks in the country around his home. The folly of war affected him deeply, and he often wrote about soldiers. He was prone to bouts of melancholy - when his 1810 manuscript was rejected by an Edinburgh publisher, he "consigned to the flames" as many of his writings as he could. His body was found in a side tunnel of the Candren Burn. On 17 May 1870 David Octavius Hill, pioneering Scottish photographer, died. Born in 1802, Hill is often credited with being the first person to use photography as an aid to painting. Together with Robert Adamson he produced more than 1,500 photo-portraits of Scotland's great and good. A founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy, he served as its Secretary for nearly 50 years. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Adidas stadt 9 BNIB £45](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/ndl3hr/adidas_stadt_9_bnib_45/) [Palestine flag](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/nddyl6/palestine_flag/) [Two Stories One Lesson \| Vlog](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/ncjr1n/two_stories_one_lesson_vlog/) [Duronic Hot Plate HP2BK - £10](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/naavhq/duronic_hot_plate_hp2bk_10/) [Dell XPS 15 Laptop - very high spec, £1,150.](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n9d1ox/dell_xps_15_laptop_very_high_spec_1150/) Tune of the day [King Ugly Delight- National Disgrace (Promo Video)](https://youtu.be/LSgtZiMVLXE) (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 17th May 2021 6:00am
Status	normal (Removed by [])

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

Mostly cloudy throughout the day.

Around 6 to 15 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 1810 Robert Tannahill drowned himself in a Paisley canal.
A compassionate poet, he explored themes of love, friendship and empathy, and often used his surroundings as inspiration, taking long walks in the country around his home. The folly of war affected him deeply, and he often wrote about soldiers. He was prone to bouts of melancholy - when his 1810 manuscript was rejected by an Edinburgh publisher, he "consigned to the flames" as many of his writings as he could. His body was found in a side tunnel of the Candren Burn.

On 17 May 1870 David Octavius Hill, pioneering Scottish photographer, died.
Born in 1802, Hill is often credited with being the first person to use photography as an aid to painting. Together with Robert Adamson he produced more than 1,500 photo-portraits of Scotland's great and good. A founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy, he served as its Secretary for nearly 50 years.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Adidas stadt 9 BNIB £45](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/ndl3hr/adidas_stadt_9_bnib_45/)

[Palestine flag](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/nddyl6/palestine_flag/)

[Two Stories One Lesson | Vlog](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/ncjr1n/two_stories_one_lesson_vlog/)

[Duronic Hot Plate HP2BK - £10](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/naavhq/duronic_hot_plate_hp2bk_10/)

[Dell XPS 15 Laptop - very high spec, £1,150.](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/n9d1ox/dell_xps_15_laptop_very_high_spec_1150/)

**Tune of the day**

[King Ugly Delight- National Disgrace (Promo Video)](https://youtu.be/LSgtZiMVLXE) (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).