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  • To see in the city: Glasgow Uni main campus on University Avenue - just walk right in & check out the courtyard, it looks like Hogwarts. Views from the back are pretty nice too. Kelvingrove museum, nearby, even if only to have a quick glance at the architecture (it's free to enter). Botanic Gardens if you're into that. Govan Cross if you like Viking stuff (I forget the name of the church nearby, which has hogback stones - Viking X Christian carvings, some of the only in the world. Day trip to Balloch to see the start of the Highlands - I possibly wouldn't actually do a hike though as it'll eat up pretty much the whole day. The Lighthouse - a gallery in the city centre with a viewing platform on the top floor (free to enter, like basically everything in our awesome city). Bars can be fun. People in general like to chat to strangers. You won't understand a word though. Have a fun time! by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Apr 2019 12:15am)
  • Yep it is mental when there's a game on. That's why it's so cheap. Clifford Street and Ibrox Street are the real bad ones too, afaik. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Apr 2019 12:26am)
  • Oh shit you're right - I confused Harley St & Clifford St! Sorry, edited. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Apr 2019 4:00pm)
  • r/whoooosh I actually can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.. anyway the point is it's a piece of art intended to stir up debate about immigration. It's not a sign on Stonehenge, clearly. And, the sign is, in fact, in Scotland. For context, Scotland is currently under the rule of Westminster, which is the sitting government of the country where Stonehenge happens to have been built. by Dunk546 (Wed 1st May 2019 8:51pm)
  • Oh, for managing to get Westminster in there.. I was confused when I read you at first. I'm pro independence, I can see how my post comes across otherwise, and apologise for bringing in politics in any case. I'm also pro-open-borders, as I believe both Artist & OP are, and some people aren't, which is why I like the artwork. I'm just really confused about how the comment above is relevant - Stonehenge being where it is surely doesn't affect the points made by OP or by the artist..? Anyway my post was crap, on further reading. by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd May 2019 9:56am)
  • This used to happen to me all the bloody time in Partick. All I can say is try not to let it get you down. Our bin guys sometimes did take the overspill, but only where bags weren't broken - i.e. only when I'd been out & rebagged all the carnage the foxes & seagulls left lying around. Sometimes. Old furniture for bulk uplift - put it on the street & report it as not being yours (there used to be a field for this in the online form, not sure there still is tbh). They rarely pick up in the back close but it disappears pronto when it's out on the actual pavement. Doing this might be illegal so like, if someone stops you just say it isn't yours & the council told you to leave it kerbside for collection, & play dumb. by Dunk546 (Mon 20th May 2019 1:15am)
  • We often had students move out & bin all their stuff so overspill often was 20-30 black bags lol. Also some properties, you're specifically required by the council to leave bulk uplift at the kerb (as long as you've reported it), & in our back garden the factors put up big signs saying to leave stuff kerbside, so that was my excuse. But you are right there is definitely a potential for this to be considered fly tipping. Hence recommending caution :P by Dunk546 (Mon 20th May 2019 8:27am)
  • It's a recent edit I think - email addy is without the r, & I seem to remember seeing earlier works as Rogue One, but can't actually find a reference for that. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd May 2019 5:19pm)
  • Glasvegan on St. Enoch Sq. for some square sausage, burgers & hot dogs if that's your thing. Second most other places already mentioned. Paesano do amazing pizza & their cheeseless options are very good. Also for a "proper" restaurant, not fully vegan but solid vegan options, Ox & Finch was my fave place pre-vegan & still a very strong option. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd May 2019 10:05pm)
  • Went from £500 as a couple in a 3-bed share to more like £750 living alone. I'd say £750 is on the low end though as my rent is way below market rate (£450 pcm, it's the stepmum's flat). It's just more expensive to live alone. Mostly because the bills (which you now pay 100% of) are almost the same. My examples are: Old flat 860 rent, 440 bills, but with flatmates contributing 700 New flat 450 rent, 300 bills (marginally worse area, too) We had to because of child. I miss flatmates though. by Dunk546 (Mon 27th May 2019 12:02am)
  • I have to ask, are you going to paint the wood again afterwards? Because if so, you should not strip the old stuff. Like, I mean unless stripping paint is your idea of a good time in which case be my guest! But yeah wear the right mask & open the windows, don't do it when kids are around. Good luck! by Dunk546 (Wed 29th May 2019 6:25pm)
  • Used to do it in Glasgow, moved to a smaller place recently so can't anymore. If you're in the right place, you can be booked 300+ days a year. We were 92% booking rate over 2 years or something, but right near the uni. The main issue you'll have is if you're not there, you'll have to pay to have it managed, which will affect your income a fair bit. We barely broke even after accounting for our cleaning & management at minimum wage. Don't expect crazy money. Most guests want to stay 1-4 nights so it is quite labour-intensive management. You would have no problem blocking off the dates you might want to use - I usually opened up 2 months in advance & had no trouble filling the room at that, so it's not like you have to plan hugely far in advance. Others have already mentioned your place won't feel like yours any more, though. You could consider leasing your flat to tenants, & just getting a b&b yourself whenever you want to come back... The stress will be less & you might honestly find it more financially viable. by Dunk546 (Sun 2nd Jun 2019 4:16pm)
  • Rent and bills of the whole flat was roughly £1200 pcm. We previously had a lodger in the spare room, paying roughly £400 pcm. It was a rental, and the Airbnb was an alternative to downsizing, so we considered £400 pcm as an overhead/cost in the "business", if that makes sense - if we didn't do Airbnb, we'd either have a lodger for £400 pcm, or downsize for roughly the equivalent of £400 pcm (let's say, for ease of calculations). We were live-in hosts, & had a young child so we're generally not far from home, so it made more sense for us to have it full often, rather than charge more & have less guests overall. So, yeah, we undercut basically everything in our neighbourhood. We loved having people around (mostly, some mega weirdos of course as with everything), & it was never really about the money for us, so perhaps a different setup would have yielded more. Airbnb brought in roughly £850 per month, being £30 per night after fees, then accounting for only 92% occupancy. That was £450 "profit" without considering our time, or the extra expenses (bedding had to be in good nick, we supplied a light breakfast, showers actually cost about £1 each which adds up...) Anyway assume £50pcm extra expenses, then you've got £400 pcm or 40 hours at min wage (8.20 plus some tax plus some holiday pay). Between us, we easily exceeded that in all the cleaning, checking-in, correspondence, shopping, chatting crap over breakfast... You know. We eventually chose to downsize & stop hosting, partly because our wee girl was growing up & it was getting awkward (potty training, running crazy naked around the house, crying at 11pm etc etc) but also just partly because it was really tiring, & we wanted our own space. Granted this isn't the only way to run it, just my experience. by Dunk546 (Mon 3rd Jun 2019 6:19pm)
  • There is no worst thing about living here, it's great. I mean possibly the rain but you get used to it really quick. Actually, the worst thing would be ending up renting in a bad area, so, do your research :P It's very hard to explain where the good bits are - it can vary wildly street by street. Even close by close, depending on your neighbors. Most of the places that are known as good are also getting pretty expensive. Rightmove is fine for finding rentals. If you'd consider a flatshare, maybe just while you get to know the place, then try spareroom. by Dunk546 (Mon 24th Jun 2019 12:10am)
  • I did it a couple times when an ex was applying to Goldsmiths & had to take her portfolio down. It was very cold, and I slept very little. This might be why London never really wowed me lol. by Dunk546 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 6:07pm)
  • I used to host Airbnb & had people on 3 occasions book themselves a week Airbnb stay to go flat hunting. Two of them got somewhere in like 4 days, one couple in 3 weeks. The 3 weeks guys were obviously a little more picky. I was amazed in all 3 cases at how fast it all went, but then I suppose I found my flat in Glasgow in a couple of weeks while being sort of lazy about it. by Dunk546 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 9:53pm)
  • Month by month is so common that I'm inclined to believe you won't find anything else. Tenants will only need to give 1 month notice to vacate, landlords need to give 6 months I think (if that has come in already - might still be in the works). by Dunk546 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 9:55pm)
  • Those are basically the priciest 4 places in the city you just named lol. I lived in Hyndland, it was fine. Partick is way cheaper, much better connected, people much more down to earth. Plenty of places east and south too that are really friendly, & way, way cheaper. by Dunk546 (Sat 13th Jul 2019 11:50pm)
  • I can vouch for north kelvinside, I live there just now. Partick can be fine if you're on the side streets - Dumbarton Rd. is quite noisy but not crazy, & if you're a block or two from it you'll only get the odd drunk singing their way home. Source: used to live there. Tenement buildings are stone walled, so you can't hear anything in the building beside you (or even really in the next room) but wooden floors, so you can hear upstairs like they are inside your skull. They're also hard to keep warm in the winter. Heaps of character though. Shawlands prices are going up and up. It is a nice area but I get a big bugged out by all the fashionable young couples with pugs documenting their avocado brunches on Instagram. Whatever makes them happy I suppose. Dennistoun is also worth a look. Got a few friends who stay there and they love it. Although did have one friend move away because there was a brothel and a drug dealer in their close ha. It can happen anywhere but I guess it's rare. by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 11:31pm)
  • That's a second mattress though surely - it's beyond OP in the reflection so must be on the other side of the street. Good eye all the same. by Dunk546 (Wed 17th Jul 2019 8:01pm)
  • Oh for fuck sake that shit is stuck in my head now. He honestly only knows 3 or 4 bars of it too. by Dunk546 (Thu 25th Jul 2019 11:17pm)
  • You have to remember when you're buying this stuff, it's not mass produced, which means it just costs more to grow, harvest, package, ship... The price of food at Tesco is not representative of the real price of food. Most of it is subsidised, it benefits from extreme economies of scale, and generally the farmers get less than the worth anyway because of contracts. So, if you want cheap food, buy at Tesco. If you want ethical food, suck it up! Also, remember zero waste is a total unicorn. Reduced waste is a good thing to aim for though of course. by Dunk546 (Mon 29th Jul 2019 10:43pm)
  • Partick is brilliant if you can find something there.. should be not too much trouble. Good transport links, great bars & restaurants, plenty of choice for supermarkets... Also a little further north in Kelvinside - a lot of decent flats but public transport links less good (doesn't matter if you drive of course). Dennistoun gets good recommendations but I don't know it well enough to say which streets to avoid (there are some to avoid). South side, Strathbungo & Pollockshaws are pretty nice but public transport is not great (pretty much just trains and buses to the centre, so you have to go via the centre to get anywhere). Not impossible to commute from by bike but a bit grueling in bad weather. There will be heaps of other places I don't know of. Glasgow is full off good wee pockets (yes and some bad wee pockets ha). by Dunk546 (Tue 30th Jul 2019 8:33pm)
  • It's the landlords duty afaik, nothing to do with council. You could call EHO, it's likely the landlords will get a bill for exterminator & cleanup of the back gardens. Back garden looks clean though so could be that some flats nearby (hopefully not yours :p) are unclean - specifically leave food out or don't sweep much so lots of food crumbs in dark corners for them. Anyway yeah all you can do is report it to Environmental Health. by Dunk546 (Tue 30th Jul 2019 9:13pm)
  • I always look out for end of season sales at Nevisport on Sauchiehall st. tbh. Last I got was a Craghopper thing for like £100 (down from £160 or something ridiculous).. but it is absolutely waterproof & warm as hell. I tried cheaper jackets in the past but generally found "waterproof" to be sort of a lie if it wasn't literally goretex (or the competing brand I forget their name). Maybe I'm a jacket snob but I like being warm & dry. Same basically for shoes - I have merrells with full goretex lining & it's really nice not having to hop around puddles like the office shoe crowd. Oh god I am a shoe snob too. Charity shopping can work but I don't have the sheer number of hours required to do it - I'd rather work 4 hours & shop one hour than shop 5 hours - it usually works out the same financially for me.. it may not if you're a student though. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Aug 2019 10:48am)
  • Eh I don't think I've ever seen a reasonably priced pair of Docs, and I generally have my eye out for that sort of thing. Best bet is probably sales at Schuh or even the Dr. Marten store, both Sauchiehall st. Still gonna be pricey though. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Aug 2019 1:55pm)
  • Holy shit wow by Dunk546 (Wed 7th Aug 2019 1:16pm)
  • Oh TIL. I've actually spent some time doing some reading about the history of the Orange Order after I had to try to explain the marches to an American friend who was visiting. I never connected the lion on that bridge with it though (always just assumed it was Latin, oops). It's really interesting history, actually, & I sort of think if the orange brigade actually spent any time learning about it within its proper historical context, they might decide marching for it is a bit of a dick move. by Dunk546 (Wed 7th Aug 2019 1:15pm)
  • Allison St. & Vicky Rd. By any chance lol? If so the council & EHO know about it.. Just did a water damaged bathroom there & the council guys said they were out about every two weeks to clean it. Saw some tenants just throwing bin bags out the window. It was rank as fuck. If elsewhere, well at least you know you're not the only block with mouldy carpets and ripped bin bags lying around absolutely everywhere. I genuinely feel bad for you though. If it was anything like what I saw then it would just ruin my day every time I looked out my window. How can people live like that. by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 11:20pm)
  • The orange one? I think it's no more.. Haven't noticed it in a while anyway by Dunk546 (Sun 11th Aug 2019 1:26pm)
  • This, but be careful because my last private landlord was literally a criminal, and I know a couple of others that I wouldn't deal with. That said, I've heard stories of a LOT of agencies that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole so take your pick lol. Anyway get your tenancy in writing & be aware that the law is largely on your side in any sort of dispute so don't let them bully you if anything ever goes wrong. by Dunk546 (Sun 11th Aug 2019 1:26pm)
  • This was my first thought too - I guess they levelled it to build the shopping centre (to be fair I think the shopping centre does go uphill a wee bit, doesn't it?). by Dunk546 (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 8:36pm)
  • Ask over at r/legaladviceUK, they're pretty good with that stuff. Good luck! by Dunk546 (Thu 5th Sep 2019 11:19pm)
  • It's citywide afaik. Dunno why. Some of our collections have been subcontracted recently so maybe they just don't have the men (or trucks?) to keep up the schedule. If you check the missed bin collection page on the council website it's got a rolling list of basically every area in Glasgow where they are aware there are issues. by Dunk546 (Mon 9th Sep 2019 8:05pm)
  • So a redditor can get mercilessly teased for wearing lolly sticks for the rest of their posting life. by Dunk546 (Wed 11th Sep 2019 4:57pm)
  • Shush boy, do ye want to get sued? by Dunk546 (Mon 23rd Sep 2019 8:27pm)
  • There's absolute heaps of Airbnb lets in Glasgow. by Dunk546 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 11:36pm)
  • I just whizz by them at breakneck speed and ding my bell while shouting obscenities. /s Nah for real, it's annoying having to ask pedestrians (usually deaf on account of headphones) to move. However to counter that, it isn't annoying but terrifying getting overtaken very hastily by another cyclist, without warning, when you're fully aware you're going too fast yourself. It's a cycle lane folks, not a race course. I really could give so little of a shit how much time you shaved off your daily commute. by Dunk546 (Mon 7th Oct 2019 10:09pm)
  • I can't remember where I read it but it apparently has already had a big impact. I hear the common viewpoint about it being a tax on the lower demographics, but do remember water is free. Perhaps the reality is that being conned into drinking ridiculous quantities of sugary drinks is the real tax on the low dem. Honestly I know plenty of people who drink their recommended daily fluid intake purely in fizzy juice. It's not uncommon to see bru or coke in baby bottles, even. I'm not behind unnecessarily consuming artificial sweetener, but the amount of sugar we (the low dems especially) are consuming is definitely detrimental to individual and societal health. by Dunk546 (Wed 23rd Oct 2019 12:15pm)
  • Definitely is this. I live nearby and have been to the light show. Can see them from miles it's pretty mad. by Dunk546 (Fri 8th Nov 2019 2:07pm)
  • I think a lot of people legit just think bin men will eventually take it because that's their job.. and haven't (yet) experienced what it's like to have bin men not take the rubbish for weeks at a time. If I were you I'd think about asking the neighbours if they could put it street side and put in a bulk uplift request, as it's blocking the bins. If you can bare to, wait until after the bin men have been and decided not to take the stuff - it'll add a lot more weight that way. You could also move it away from the bins just to give the bin men access, but not put it on the street, and then wait until the bin men come and take the bins but not the rest. There's the possibility too that the stuff was all left there by contractors, in which case you can let your neighbours know that it's actually the contractors' responsibility to take that stuff away, and council wont take it. I mean good luck to your neighbours getting them to act on it though. Anyway I feel your pain and good luck. by Dunk546 (Sat 30th Nov 2019 1:52pm)
  • Thanks for the link, that's amazing. by Dunk546 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 10:18pm)
  • If they were in green they were Irish republican supporters, generally seen to be marching in retaliation to the orange brigade. Super weird if they also had union jacks..? They're way less frequent than the orange marches & I've personally got a lot more sympathy for them since they're demonstrating against an occupation, instead of for an occupation. I don't know, maybe they are all just cunts, maybe I am too, but I think they're okay cunts. by Dunk546 (Sat 14th Dec 2019 12:04pm)
  • Oh, I just assumed you saw the same march as OP, but I think they saw an Irish republican march & you saw an orange march. I'd say it highly unlikely that an Irish republican would be seen anywhere near a union jack, and also OP said their march was in green. by Dunk546 (Sat 14th Dec 2019 12:05pm)
  • You can try asking the agents if the landlord would consider letting it unfurnished, if you find something you like. Often these places just have inherited flat-pack rubbish that the landlord is just keeping to appeal to the student market (huge student rental market here). Generally if you're asking for a flat unfurnished, the agent will know you're more likely to stick around which is easily worth the hundred quid or so they'll pay to empty the flat for you. Also, take that map of areas of multiple deprivation with a pinch of salt - it accurately reflects... Something, but misses a lot of the nuances of the city. My personal feeling about most of the blue bits is that they are kind of overhyped, full of wealthy white people being self-absorbed and unfriendly, and that some of the most "real" areas are deep in the red on that map. It's very hard to generalise by area... But for ease, some vague, use-at-your-own-risk recommendations are Dennistoun, Partick, or Pollockshields. Good luck flat hunting and enjoy your stay! by Dunk546 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 1:10am)
  • The stuff that ends up on the street often is not workable - don't bother with anything veneered (basically all flat-pack) or with MDF - you're looking for solid cuts of wood, and basically the only way you'll find that is building site refuse (or timber merchants etc as already mentioned). Have fun with the woodwork! by Dunk546 (Mon 30th Dec 2019 9:56pm)
  • It's a concrete replica of a house Mackintosh lived in & did many alterations to. That's where his front door was so that's where they put it - it wasn't ever accessible as far as I know. It is accessed from the uni library. by Dunk546 (Sat 4th Jan 2020 6:17pm)
  • Oh thanks, that's kind. Especially kind of you to go into a 29-day-old thread for the lovely compliment. Really so kind. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Jan 2020 5:17pm)
  • We need photies, man! Don't make me go to Glasgow Live for my weekly Big Fire fix. No idea what it is though, sorry. by Dunk546 (Mon 13th Jan 2020 8:23pm)
  • If you can stretch to the price I would really recommend engineered wood over laminate - engineered wood is usually ply on the bottom and hardwood on top - cheaper than real wood, stronger, looks brilliant, lasts really well... whereas my experience with laminate floor is it lasts a year or so then looks scruffy as hell (maybe I've only seen crappy cheapo laminate as per every rental flat ever). I'd personally buy it online & fit it myself - it's fun and relatively straightforward, as long as you're no a numpty, and watch a couple of youtube tutorials. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Jan 2020 11:34pm)
  • Pretty much I think, but be careful because some are plastic bottom & some are plywood. My feeling is that plywood is better but also more expensive. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Jan 2020 11:47am)
  • I assume you already know the museums are (almost) all free to enter. Kelvingrove & the transport museum are great, so is the Hunterian at the University of Glasgow (and actually the university old college building itself, which you can just walk into during school hours). Balloch is a short train away & a great way to see the edge of the Highlands at least. As already mentioned there are some really great hiking trails all reachable in a day there and back. There's actually a lot of really amazing architecture, especially around the merchant city (as long as you look up from the shop fronts) and in the west end - around the botanic gardens is a good place to start. There's a very cute church in Govan (accessible by subway/underground) which has standing stones & 'hogback' stones which are from Viking times. There's a pretty great outdoor pool at Gourock, only recommended when it's warmer, mind. Don't know if any of that is really your thing but some suggestions anyway. I don't drive either so all of these are manageable by public transport. by Dunk546 (Mon 27th Jan 2020 12:46am)
  • Market has been mental lately - I'm keeping an eye on the ones around me as I currently rent & want to buy nearby - all the flats on the street are 1-beds valued around £150k... One sold last year for £210k and that wasn't even wildly above average. All four that sold last year were above £170k. Honestly I'd say just keep at it but be prepared to have some patience until the market calms down a bit. I'd absolutely not recommend putting £200k down on a flat worth £150k. But then I'm not in property sales. Good luck anyway. by Dunk546 (Mon 27th Jan 2020 8:23pm)
  • How haven't I heard of this? What is the slosh? by Dunk546 (Mon 27th Jan 2020 8:25pm)
  • I would say that while most places will say no pets, in practice you will likely get away with having the dog. Worst case, there will be fairly routine inspections, like some agencies do every two months, and student halls will more likely be weekly when the cleaner comes round.. best to keep the place clean & hide the dog during these times. Usually they will just stick their head in & make sure you haven't wrecked the place / aren't running a brothel or subleasing to several immigrant families... You know. Keep it clean & they'll be delighted. If they find the dog & say it has to go, just dig your heels in. Worst they can do is try to kick you out but they will have an extremely hard time doing this - tenants rights are amazing these days. I think the minimum notice they have to give you is 3 months (even if you wildly, gratuitously breach the lease, or even commit high-level crime within the flat and threaten the well-being of the other tenants). Also, you might want to not go student halls. Once you've done the 18-years-old-discovering-booze-for-the-first-time thing, it sort of loses its charm, & your wee flatmates might end up doing your head in. Might not of course, just depends. You could likely find a flat share with other mature students (spareroom is great for that) and more than likely the flat "rules" will be fairly loose as long as you're being a good housemate. Good luck! by Dunk546 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 5:45pm)
  • Yes, precisely that, wasn't it obvious? by Dunk546 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 6:45pm)
  • Ty by Dunk546 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 7:41pm)
  • Honestly that doesn't seem wild to me. Tenements are full of holes, and lose a lot of heat to draughts - especially upwards & downwards. They are basically stone shells with some 100-year-old lath & lime plaster nailed on the inside. We're paying a little less than that but for a 1-bed. If it makes you feel better, gas boilers are a lot cheaper than electric boilers / radiators. Things you can do to help: keep the storm doors closed, set the heating timer to only come on a little bit in the morning, and get yourself a hot water bottle! Curtains can help a lot but mostly for single-glazed / old wood sash&case windows. I sort of think it's a reasonable price to pay though to be comfortable.. maybe I've just gone soft. by Dunk546 (Tue 4th Feb 2020 11:15am)
  • Maybe try bits like Queens Cross, Firhill, Maryhill, or even Saracen? They're all similarly priced & actually closer to town, and (compared to Milton anyway) they're not that bad places to live. Milton gives me the heebies. by Dunk546 (Thu 6th Feb 2020 9:42am)
  • I'm willing to bet that if you're both bartenders in Florida, you should not order a single cocktail here. We just don't really drink cocktails, so they likely will not stand up to your expectations (sort of like if you were Italian and tried to order pizza in the states). Beer is the thing, here, and as they say: when in Rome. If you go to Edinburgh, please, please do not go inside the castle. There's literally nothing there, no views, no old stuff, and the ticket price is madness. Just look from outside. I might actually even recommend you take the train out to Balloch instead, or Oban if you don't mind a few hours each way on the train. Balloch is on loch lomond, at the edge of the highlands, and very easily reachable by train. It's really pretty in a Scottish way, though there's not heaps to do. Oban is much further but the train takes you right through the mountains, to the coast. It's an old fishing town, amazing fish & chips, mad locals (same in Glasgow though frankly) and nice views of the sea (which will look very, very different to the Florida coast). It's far though, and the trains are (I think) only 3 a day. Edinburgh is all fine and well though, and makes a fine day trip. Except the castle, I really can't stress that enough. I don't think there are really any specific pitfalls to watch out for with regards to pissing off the locals - we're all quite friendly. Just remember to bring your indoor voice :P Have a lovely visit! by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 1:19am)
  • Fair play, I apologise for my lack of culture. My experience has been low-effort mojitos & sex on the beach or else very expensive specialist cocktail bars full of men in suits on buckets of cocaine, but I guess maybe that's not representative. I have had decent cocktails in various pubs but it seems to vary so wildly depending on the bartender. Like I say, maybe I just go to the wrong places. by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 2:29am)
  • Really? I used to host Airbnb, & I'd make a point of asking them what they had done before & what they liked.. comments about the castle were usually somewhere between "okay" to "really disappointed". To be fair I haven't hosted in 2 years, and haven't been to the castle in 10. I really remember it being about 20-30 minutes worth of walking around, one small "museum", and a blindingly expensive gift shop. Aren't the best part of the crown jewels in the palace? Perhaps I should have been more measured in my opinion of it.. it was quite late when I posted. Sorry if I upset you. I also accept the responses on the post about cocktails - I guess I just don't get out enough. Have you spent much time on the west coast though? I mean I know I'm biased because I grew up out there, but I really think the scenery there is amazing, and quite unique. by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 9:23am)
  • The palace at the bottom of the mile? Fair enough that's quite good but isn't there a (much cheaper) entrance fee that you can pay just for that? It's also not inside the castle.. unless you mean a different royal palace? by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 9:39am)
  • It goes all the way to the bus station, along Hope Street / West George Street (I think).. pretty close to the 4 corners but not quite. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 8:23pm)
  • If you take the 74 it's cheaper. (Slow as fuck though, goes through the hospital / braehead etc, only goes as far as Partick). To be honest though I usually just shout around the taxi rank for someone else going somewhere near me - it's around £20 so when you're 2 or more adults it's as cheap or cheaper than the bus, and goes door to door. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 8:26pm)
  • Tenants have loads of rights these days - the worst they can do if they find out you're in breach of the lease is give you notice to leave, which is 6 months. Then if you don't leave they have to get the courts involved, and legally evict you. It takes ages and is a huge pain in the ass - way more effort than it's worth as long as you're otherwise a good tenant. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 12:20am)
  • Oh shit my bad. It used to be the 747 (heh heh) but they shortened it and I guess I misremembered which number they dropped. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 8:32pm)
  • Is it electric or gas heating? Electric is expensive as actual fuck, but tbh that still seems high. by Dunk546 (Tue 18th Feb 2020 8:27pm)
  • That's still probably it.. if you imagine every heater is 2, possibly 3kW, you probably have 3 in the flat? That's 30-45p per hour, per heater, so conservatively a pound an hour while the heating is on, plus probably some sort of standing charge. If it's on 4 hours a day that's easy enough to get you up to £100. by Dunk546 (Tue 18th Feb 2020 9:35pm)
  • Clune park's being bulldozed - I kept seeing the flats up at auction a while back for £5k, with wee notes like "part of the clune park regeneration scheme" and was like, right, bet these are being bulldozed. And they actually are. Imagine still living there and not taking the mandatory buyout and getting tae fuck?! Who the hell are these people? by Dunk546 (Thu 20th Feb 2020 7:30pm)
  • Fuck knows mate. Anyway half decent banter, have an upvote. by Dunk546 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 5:30pm)
  • Yeah this, and you can't reasonably anticipate the one week of sunshine a year and resurface all the roads at once in that week. I would love to say it's because of Boris, but honestly it's mostly the weather. Wet potholes get bigger quicker than dry ones, and as soon as you get a hint of a freeze it's all away to fuck. by Dunk546 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 5:00pm)
  • I'm also upvoting this, as someone who has done housekeeping. I think folk are auto-downvoting because AirBnB bad, not because hotels unclean. Edit: OP yeah there aren't any bits of Glasgow that I would say are "too touristy". I would struggle to tell you where you might go to buy a fake kilt, for example, or a plush haggis. Whereas certain cities there's whole streets dedicated to that. by Dunk546 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 6:57am)
  • Aye fair enough stock up, but fuck me, how many bog rolls do these people use in 2 weeks? It must be like 2 rolls per jobby?! Are they eating nothing but Marmite? by Dunk546 (Mon 9th Mar 2020 5:00pm)
  • Already? It's been busy as fuck since forever! I guess the publicity is probably making that more so though. by Dunk546 (Fri 13th Mar 2020 7:17pm)
  • Stravaigin is currently open as usual. No idea for how long though. by Dunk546 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 1:59pm)
  • My local neighbours Whatsapp has been posting regular updates throughout the day re the big shop by us - they close for restock at 10 & reopen at 6, but loads of stuff still goes on as the deliveries arrive. Like hand sanitizer was restocking about 11. Just your luck I think. by Dunk546 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 10:44pm)
  • Copied the name, threatened legal action if the original didn't change their name, so I heard. by Dunk546 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 2:03pm)
  • I am so confused at the allocation of downvotes in this thread. Glasgow patter, I thought I knew ye. by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 1:50am)
  • Haha oh fuck. Man though, do you remember the panic back then? Maybe he just meant that..? And to be fair once the numbers of dead get into the thousands but not yet the millions, it sort of stops being a countable figure for a lot of people, and they just go "well I don't know anyone that died from it, so it's probably not as big a deal as they're making out." And thing about it is, we're all trying like fuck to make the lockdown work, but the naysayers at the end of it all will say "I told you it wasn't so bad!" by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 10:17am)
  • Shit looks like it's about to get real in the states. Hundreds of thousands of known infected, only a handful (as yet) dead... And I mean it's not like the states is the pinnacle of health and wellbeing. Apparently obesity is a significant risk factor for it. Just occurred to me reading some articles about the numbers over there yesterday. Heaps of states still not locking down, or locking down but allowing church visits?! by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 10:20am)
  • Hang on, who paid deposit, and to who? There's all sorts of things in your favour with deposits, so don't despair. The most I can imagine them taking out in the worst case scenario is a few hundred quid for a pro clean. But it might not come to that. Need more deets though. by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:33pm)
  • Ah okay. Well, it's likely that if you get your room and the common rooms up to a good high standard then they'll pay back your deposit in full, but they probably will take like £100 each from your flatmates to get it properly cleaned. At least, hopefully! Is it let as a HMO? Like did you each individually sign something? Or did you all pitch in and one of you gave it to the letting agent / signed the thing for it? by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:40pm)
  • The only thing I would counter to Ross being a wee bam, is my kid (3 and 9 months) is being an utter wee shite too. It's pretty hard to process it all as a grown up, must be a fucking nightmare being a kid and having all the people you normally see as strong and stable, losing their shit. Like she started kicking us and said she didn't want to live with us anymore a bunch of times, and just stood with her hands at her side screaming for like 10 minutes until her breath runs out. No much fun but I guess it's out of frustration. by Dunk546 (Thu 9th Apr 2020 6:14pm)
  • Heaps in Partick! Dumpling Monkey is spankin. No idea if they deliver though by Dunk546 (Thu 9th Apr 2020 8:11pm)
  • Just wanted to let you know that you need to be 3 months behind on rent for landlords to be able to begin legal proceedings. Not ideal maybe, & I can understand why you'd rather avoid that, but they can't actually (legally) do anything if you leave while owing them 1 or 2 month's rent. I'm not a lawyer but this advice was given to me by my lawyer last time I came to blows with a landlord. At least, honestly cancel the moving van for now & wait and have a wee think about it. Out of interest, I assume your name is on the lease, but not your flatmates'? If their names are on the lease, it's up to your landlord to get the rent off them himself. He can't chase you for their rent. Like others have said you can also try talking to your landlord & letting him know the situation. Not that he'll necessarily say oh yeah it's fine have a reduced rate, but you never know. Good luck. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 9:45pm)
  • It's probably Mother India / Mother India's cafe. I'm sure there's others I'm not aware of that are equally amazing. The wee one down the bottom of byres road is great too, the wee curry house? And if you're in the south side then Ranjit's is smashin. No idea if any are open for takeaway right now. by Dunk546 (Mon 4th May 2020 8:33pm)
  • Absolutely no chance. All OP has to do is say nah mate I think I'll stay put, and that's that. Landlord is the one in the shit (big time) if dispute comes up. by Dunk546 (Mon 11th May 2020 12:22am)
  • Okay I'm not a lawyer but have recently had a lawyer involved in dealing with a shit landlord. First up I have to say the most important thing is lucky you for having a decent landlord who fixes shit at all, let alone in a timely fashion! Personally my advice is to do all you can to keep the relationship sweet. That said, if things go sour for whatever reason, you will have absolutely everything in your favour. It's very unlikely the contract is worth anything at all in a court (but please don't take my word for it, not a lawyer). As a tenant you can give one month notice to leave when you need to move out. You should pay rent up to that point and then ask for your deposit back (nicely), while also leaving the flat in a half decent nick. The landlord might try to say you owe him for the remainder of the agreed tenancy - my feeling is you would not, and a court would never support him. He'd just be fined a bunch for not being a legal landlord. If he doesn't give your deposit back, go after him legally - you'll be paid 2-3 times the deposit and it won't even make it to court. He'll be totally fucked (and should know that) and you'll get everything your way assuming you don't give him any money he isn't due (because good luck getting it back). Like, don't pay the whole year up front, for example - just month to month at the start of the month. Again, I'm not a lawyer, and I'd advise you ask citizens advice as another opinion, or a lawyer if you're actually planning on falling out with the guy. But I would strongly suggest not falling out with him as a first line of action. by Dunk546 (Mon 11th May 2020 12:36am)
  • A double bed frame and a table & chairs. I'm renovating a place (on my own mind) and the furniture is all getting chucked. Most of it is mouldy & shit but the bed frame and table are fine - I hate seeing decent stuff go to waste. I can just put it on the street but maybe charity is better. by Dunk546 (Mon 11th May 2020 5:28pm)
  • Just to expand on this (which is all good advice), register with as many housing associations as you can - if you only register for one or two (especially the nice ones) then you might literally never get an offer of housing. Apply for four or five & you should get something pretty quick. by Dunk546 (Mon 11th May 2020 10:12pm)
  • Ah, it's no mine, landlord gave me permission to get rid of it charitably but might be some questions asked if I try to gain from it! You're right about leaving shite on the street though. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th May 2020 9:53am)
  • Aye big time. My first 3 batches were all grain & I just did a liquid / spray batch - it was SO easy. Tastes decent too. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th May 2020 12:43pm)
  • Must be peaceful now that the games are off, at least? by Dunk546 (Sun 17th May 2020 9:23pm)
  • Oh nice, thanks for that. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Jun 2020 10:24pm)
  • Yes, from my experience it is worth asking. Often they will empty a flat for you if you seem like a good tenant. Usually landlords are aiming at the student market, at least in Glasgow, & obviously students need furniture. But people with their own furniture make somewhat better tenants on average (obviously there are exceptions). They're more likely to stay on & less likely to break shit (because they own most of it). Of course, it depends on the landlord. by Dunk546 (Fri 12th Jun 2020 10:34pm)
  • Think it's actually if it's unfurnished, but only if it's empty for more than 6 months. There seems like some shit about if you claim it's your second home you can get a discount, though. Honestly just think the reason they furnish flats is so they can rent to students. Heaps of students, not as many young professionals renting. by Dunk546 (Fri 12th Jun 2020 10:41pm)
  • Wee rid arra fur you. by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 9:24pm)
  • I just read an article saying it was green brigade boys, peacefully marched off after discussions with police. I guess the police recognised them & were like maybe not today eh lads. Maybe the article lied but the story makes sense imo. There were clearly still hundreds of folk not being marched off in George Square, after all, so they aren't just marching folk off for being antifascists... But for being Celtic ultras at a protest where the OO were likely to show it sort of seems a decent call. Just hope they marched the bloody yoons off like that as well. Also saw a clickbaity article earlier saying antifascists hemmed in by brutal police state etc etc. by Dunk546 (Sat 20th Jun 2020 5:45pm)
  • I think that's exactly what the question is asking, yes. Does it have drop down menus like where you have to fill in the type (nickname, maiden name...?) Or just a yes/no? by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Jun 2020 5:55pm)
  • I lived in Partick for 8 years, and none of my female friends ever reported having any bother, despite walking home through there, pretty wrecked, at least weekly. Of course it only takes one person who's aunty's pal's kid got raped or mugged and my entirely anecdotal evidence doesn't hold much weight anymore... My feeling though is that it's safe. You'll see mad old drunk guys outside at the pubs but just smile & carry on, they won't chase you. Oh you can also just get a taxi - Glasgow taxis are about half the price of Edinburgh taxis. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Jun 2020 11:35pm)
  • Oh god I tasted this comment. by Dunk546 (Wed 1st Jul 2020 6:11pm)
  • Yeah I came here to say this. Definitely red flags that they need cash donations from punters. They should absolutely be covered by the furlough scheme and not being so is likely down to the club owners/admin. Suggestions of the club being close to going into administration wouldn't surprise me. This being a shameless cash grab wouldn't surprise me. Will of course be very happy to be proved wrong, and apologies for the cynicism. by Dunk546 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 4:12pm)
  • I heard, down the grapevine, that they'd had to drastically steer away from their previous sorts of nights after the arches stuff. Plus folk paying high entry is all fine & well but the bar typically didn't kill it the way other bars did since everyone was just chewing their faces off & only really going to the bar for water... Anyway whether that's the reasons or not, they did seem to embrace student nights more recently, and it is likely that was a financial decision (because let's face it, nobody in the trade actually enjoys serving students, or more importantly, cleaning up after them). Of course, might all be hearsay, but there have been rumours around for a wee while that the old powerhouse was losing some of its steam. I'm not in the trade anymore, & haven't spent a lot of time in the centre in the last 5 years due to being old and boring, so might be off the mark. by Dunk546 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 7:54pm)
  • I've read the whole thread but still not sure I get it. But, if I'd paid a £90 deposit on a table & not spent £90 I wouldn't expect the restaurant to give me the difference back. I know the eat out to help out scheme makes it different, but I would probably say the problem is caused by the scheme. It really doesn't seem like a premeditated scam to me, as an ex restaurant manager. I mean, I don't know the owners there, maybe it was malicious. I don't know. I just would understand if they didn't pay people to eat at their restaurant. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 2:34pm)
  • It sort of depends on which SubReddit it was posted on, as each one has its own moderators, but usually you can report posts and/or users (the user that posted it will be listed just under the post) and mods will remove them. Someone else suggested already but you can search the site for your snapchat or your phone number & just report all posts you find. I mean that could get tedious though. If you want to actually find out who it is though, I don't know, having them taken down might make it harder..? Also sorry this is happening to you, it must be awful. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 10:03pm)
  • I was out for about two hours and I'm floored with heatstroke, can't imagine how dire life would look if I'd had a few beers and switched on the Bowie. by Dunk546 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 10:39pm)
  • At a guess it was probably an illegal rave. For real though tunnel raves do happen from time to time. I regret that I've never been, but I've heard it's muddy and obviously there are no toilets or drinking water, so... by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 8:11pm)
  • Its allegedly because people weren't bothering or else were doing it all wrong. I used to go down to mine to find a full, sealed black bag full of food, all rotten, all still in its packaging, about once a fortnight. So, anecdotally, I can see why they're scaling it back, sad as it is. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 9:17pm)
  • It's such a difficult question to succinctly answer.. there are loads of really great places in Glasgow to live, and a few really awful places to live, and the difference can sometimes be a city block, sometimes even stair to stair. (Traditional Glasgow flats generally follow tenement style, with 6 or 8 flats sharing a common stair, or close.) Generally the area north and west of the river / centre is decent, until you get to Maryhill / Possil then it's probably a no. The area around Duke Street in the east is pretty okay. The area around queen's park in the south is decent, except for crosshill/govanhill which is nice or awful depending on the street. There's heaps of "oh yeah that bit is nice too" though in Glasgow. Battlefield and Mount Florida also good... I mean I could draw a map with streets in green & red but it'd take months lol. You will find furnished, but you might have to lie and say you don't have pets. There's one right next to me looking for just under £1000 a month, one bed. You'll find a lot cheaper than that, though, that's insane money. A budget of £700 a month for something nice is probably reasonable, but you'd find cheaper (down to about £550) if you aim at the rougher bits of town. Cheapest is always finding a flat share (something like spareroom might be a good idea), and often they are more relaxed about pets. For budgeting, you'll have rent, council tax (except if you are both students, but you have to declare yourself exempt), broadband, & gas/electric. Ours is about £180 council tax, £30 broadband, £60 gas & electric, per month, for a one bed. Anyway good luck with it all, & enjoy your stay! by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 10:01pm)
  • Water is bundled with council tax, and usually makes up a small portion of the bill, but hopefully both will be free for you guys. We, eh. Well when you get here you'll see we don't have a problem with water. But yes I guess you could call council tax "utilities". by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 10:23pm)
  • If you're both students, you don't have to pay. They might send you a letter (addressed to the householder) asking who lives there and asking that person to pay, but there'll be instructions on how to prove you are exempt. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 10:36pm)
  • Regret that I also have not been to T in the Park... But also yes. by Dunk546 (Mon 17th Aug 2020 9:55pm)
  • I keep wanting to not like this map because it makes some generalisations, but every time someone links me to it I'm just like, okay, that's fair enough. I still think it shouldn't be about how well educated or how well employed your neighbours are, but maybe it is. That said, there are some blue bits that are cool. And some that are snooty as actual fuck. by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 5:26pm)
  • Kelvinbridge, Woodlands, Dowanhill, Finnieston (if you're into that)... I mean it's all subjective, just I'd personally rather live there than some of the other wealthy bits, which I find can be sort of precious (based on purely anecdotal evidence from having had a few clients around these parts of the city). by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 5:39pm)
  • Listen, I know this is sound advice (way more sound than the absolute rocket above deserves) but just fyi if you go to the GP about mental health issues just be absolutely sure that you do not tell him you have thoughts to harm. And if you do have thoughts to harm, then be prepared to lie to your life insurance provider about that. Learned that the fucking hard way. Literally cannot get health insurance. If I'd just kept it bottled up then no worries mate, here's your policy, batter in. by Dunk546 (Wed 2nd Sep 2020 10:49pm)
  • Tinderbox on Byres Rd. is open til 11pm. It's a chain place but actually okay as far as they go. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Sep 2020 6:36pm)
  • It's been said before but I really have to just emphasise this: Glasgow's temperature ranges from about 0-20 degrees, regardless of the season. It rains about half the time, again, regardless of the season. It's usually a bit windy, maybe like just windy enough to break your umbrella. It's always overcast, except when it isn't when it's totally glorious. It doesn't snow, except sometimes when you get puddles of slush and grit. It does get pretty dark in winter, though. Like sun up at 10 and down again at 2, and behind cloud that whole time. The pubs never shut, and people only stay inside in winter a little bit more than in summer. It's still as much of a decent place to be in January as in August. That all said, we might be on lockdown again by then. by Dunk546 (Tue 8th Sep 2020 9:28pm)
  • It's probably the case that the property is not HMO registered & this is a way of the landlord & agent being absolved of responsibility for it (or trying to be, at least - unlikely it would hold up). What could happen is, technically, they could claim that they had no knowledge of you being there and the named tenant was breaching their agreement, and attempt to kick you both out. In reality, that's kind of sadly what you have to do if you want a flat share without having a HMO - else only share with one other person. And in order for something to go bad, someone would have to report the landlord for not having an HMO (entirely their responsibility), and they'd have to try to remove you all after that. Even in that very rare situation, you could just stay. They'd need a whole lot of expensive legal stuff & about 6 months notice to actually get sheriff officers to come and strong-arm you out. The police won't touch it. I'd personally try for a place that will let you have your name on the lease though. Much better for a lot of reasons (like proving address for the bank, for example, or for future credit searches). by Dunk546 (Sun 13th Sep 2020 12:19pm)
  • Yes, that's right. In that case, if you're applying via the agency, this is weird. It might just be them dodging a bunch of red tape that comes into effect at change of tenancy (renew electrical certificates, stuff like that), but tbh I don't see that adding a name would mean a change of tenancy... Short answer is yeah it seems weird. by Dunk546 (Sun 13th Sep 2020 12:51pm)
  • I just want to say that, despite all of the very good advice to go to a GP, I have personally been denied health insurance by a broker (not an individual provider) purely on the basis that I went to the GP over thoughts to harm. 33 year old non-smoker, no health concerns whatsoever, no genetic diseases in the family, no particular care for extreme sports, no dangerous job... Just that one time I was feeling shit and went to the GP for help. Current plan is to not die early. Of course I'm not at all saying don't seek help, just don't fucking tell your insurance provider if you do! by Dunk546 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 8:28pm)
  • Meh, I upvoted you both. by Dunk546 (Mon 28th Sep 2020 9:07pm)
  • They do look pretty mad, huh. I guess I'll reserve judgement until I can cycle on them but they seem like they're gonna need some seriously long traffic light wait times for everyone involved, or else be total chaos. by Dunk546 (Mon 28th Sep 2020 10:41pm)
  • Plot twist - It works fine they just don't switch it on. by Dunk546 (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 2:49pm)
  • Bin Facebook, you'll never look back. by Dunk546 (Tue 6th Oct 2020 11:17am)
  • Might. Not saying it won't, just that right now it's a might, not a definite. by Dunk546 (Tue 6th Oct 2020 11:16am)
  • Yeah it did. I was in the market for a wee cafe premises at the time. I actually went in to talk to the lady & nearly put a bid on it. Creepy doughnut must have been there 4 years now, then. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Oct 2020 7:00pm)
  • My experience of them is that the external walls are sandstone but almost every internal wall is brick, including between the flats. Some (not generally original) walls are in stud and plasterboard. Of course, they are all different but that's been my experience so far. I've only been doing that sort of work for about 4 years but all in Glasgow, & mostly in tenements. The most important thing here is: absolutely under no circumstances should you remove a brick wall yourself unless you are sure you know what you're doing. You could literally collapse the entire block if you take out the wrong wall. That said, it is actually pretty easy if you do know what you're doing. Have fun with it! There are all sorts of things I could write "oh watch out for..." But honestly it would take a while book so I'll just leave you to your journey of discovery. by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 7:00pm)
  • Do you know when it was built? If its original walls it might be lath & plaster on brick, but that generally only happens on external walls. Usually if it's an internal wall & is hollow sounding, then you're good. Usually! Exposing brick is a huge, massive pain in the ass. If you must do it, get (or borrow) an SDS drill and a chisel bit for it. That will help, but also will make your neighbours hate you a tiny bit more (well the alternative is a mallet and chisel so...) Usually you'll find some parts just fall off and other parts need bashed off then scrubbed down with wire brush. Days of hard labour. Have fun :D by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 7:13pm)
  • Oh weird. Yeah I mean, I can believe it. I just generally see lath & plaster on external (maybe something to do with perceived insulation properties? Or air flow between living space and external?) Have seen it on some internal walls but the vast majority of internal I've seen are lime plaster straight onto the brick. But yeah they are all a bit different so no surprise if yours is internal lath & plaster. Bloody nightmare to do repair work on them! Do you happen to know when yours was built? by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 9:17pm)
  • Listen, more to the point, why are you reading that shitrag? It's useless at best, propaganda at worst. It will have you believing immigration is bad (it isn't), people with no opportunities in life are simply lazy (they aren't) and it's okay for Boris to take all the money and give it to his pals from Eton (it isn't). Seriously fuck the Sun. by Dunk546 (Thu 29th Oct 2020 6:49pm)
  • Govan church is a great wee spot for a bit of history, & super accessible by subway. I mean at least it was good pre-plague. There's Viking stuff & Pictish stuff, obviously also Jesus stuff. It's a church after all. by Dunk546 (Sat 31st Oct 2020 9:17pm)
  • Hi OP, I work in construction and as I understand it, those doors were required to be fitted at the time of build, because the build was subject to building control. Full builds and most renovation work technically needs to go through building control. I'm putting a renovation through BC at the moment and it's a pain in the ass. It's a safety thing mostly, though. Now, the build is done and building control has been passed. They will not ever come and check if your doors are still a) fire doors and b) self closing. You aren't in breach of the law if you remove those doors, or if you undo the self-close mechanism. That said, the risk of you dying if there ever is a fire is far, far lower if you leave those in place. Half hour fire doors literally buy you 30 minutes of extra time to evacuate (assuming they are closed, of course!) You can get basically any style of door in a 30 minute fire door these days, and only for £20 or so more than the equivalent non-fire rated. The self close mechs are a total pain, I get that. It's up to you, maybe just make sure and close doors at night. Happy renovating by Dunk546 (Sat 31st Oct 2020 9:31pm)
  • Linked smokies will be mandatory on all buildings soon. Not sure what sort of enforcement there will be. Pretty bloody good idea to have though, imo. Fire doors - if you're building a new residential property, it has to have 30 minute fire doors throughout, and 2 hour fire doors adjacent to common stairs (and sometimes other situations but I forgot.) It's very complicated with existing builds but it isn't simply the case that you need fire doors in your home (at least legally). If you're building a new doorway (partition wall for example, or a whole new build etc) then you have to use them. That said, 30 minute fire doors are for your own safety and do make one hell of a difference to fire spread. I would personally recommend that if you are ever swapping a door, get a fire rated door to replace it. by Dunk546 (Sat 31st Oct 2020 9:49pm)
  • Yeah you probably are correct. Better screw it back in before you evac then OP. Or else hope all the evidence burns xD by Dunk546 (Sun 1st Nov 2020 2:15pm)
  • As far as I understand, we can decide more or less how we spend our health budget, but the Tories in Westminster tell us how much we can spend. It's generally the opinion (though I accept there is always a bias) that the Scottish NHS is better than the English NHS. by Dunk546 (Mon 9th Nov 2020 8:56am)
  • I would have said Glasvegan on St Enoch Square, but they don't open until a bit later. by Dunk546 (Wed 11th Nov 2020 9:44pm)
  • 20% on most things. Some things considered "essential" are zero rated (means you don't pay) and some things are lower rated. These are exceptions though, in general you can assume it's 20%. by Dunk546 (Wed 11th Nov 2020 9:41pm)
  • I didn't get an apprentice but did learn a trade post-30. It's just decorating, so I basically said how hard can it be & started doing it. I'm obviously way better now than I was back then but fact is I did it and generally my customers were happy. I obviously had to charge fairly little at the start, & I spent a lot of time watching YouTube. I'm 3 or 4 years in now & get all my work through word of mouth, no advertising whatsoever, plenty work, alright money, enjoying life. Likely would be difficult to do that as an electrician or a plumber though to be fair. by Dunk546 (Thu 19th Nov 2020 12:16am)
  • I was also today years old when I learned this. by Dunk546 (Fri 20th Nov 2020 10:39pm)
  • Pre covid you could just report it for bulk uplift, and there was a bit on the online form where you can put that it isn't yours.. not that it makes a difference. They aren't doing bulky uplift just now though, so the proper way to sort it is to ask them nicely to get it uplifted & maybe just say you're concerned about rats (rightly so I'd say - we had a tip of a back close for a while & did get rats, though other end of the city.) Good luck. by Dunk546 (Thu 26th Nov 2020 11:50pm)
  • Oh you dancer. Nice one thanks for linking that. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th Nov 2020 12:41pm)
  • Still are, definitely. You could stand for days at the Gibson St / park entrance crossing, for one. In general, the big 4-way junctions have mostly been automated (but a lot previously weren't), & the wee random pedestrian crossings aren't. Loads of folk (my gf included) swear that they are all automatic, but they just have never been there when no cunt else was. We stood for three rounds of the Byres Rd. / Highburgh Rd. junction in the early hours one time, just to prove a point. Just realised as I typed that out, what a sad bastard I am. by Dunk546 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 8:48pm)
  • Door close button shaves a few seconds off most lifts I've been in - useful if you're attempting a speed run. by Dunk546 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 8:52pm)
  • I just wanted to let you know I appreciate the effort and rigour in this post. by Dunk546 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 8:51pm)
  • I feel like I've seen tinned sprats at the big Tesco in Maryhill.. I've been vegan for a couple of years though so this info may be incorrect or outdated. by Dunk546 (Mon 14th Dec 2020 6:03pm)
  • Before I clicked I honestly just thought someone had photoshopped the Duke onto a photo of Loch Lomond lol. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Dec 2020 10:10am)
  • Usually denoting a fuller build British Union supporter with a somewhat reddish complexion, very short hair, and a general lack of tact when it comes to expressing their ire at all the various Other People who are presumably to blame for something or other. Commonly found on Twitter, under posts mentioning the SNP, saying things in capital letters, surrounded by union jack emojis, which may or may not be factually accurate, and may or may not, literally, be fascism. That's me being polite, I'm sure you understand. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Dec 2020 8:09pm)
  • Mate of mine had 3 coins way back, when they were a few dollars a go, and sold them out of a feeling of wanting to distance himself from all that capitalist nonsense. Hindsight is the worst cunt. by Dunk546 (Wed 30th Dec 2020 11:32pm)
  • Clearly a tourist eagle. by Dunk546 (Fri 1st Jan 2021 10:35pm)
  • Totally this. If it's locked by turn of a key rather than by passive action as the door closes, then it's a deadlock or mortice lock. Heaps more secure than a Yale (which you can open with a credit card fairly easily). If it's got a handle on the inside then it's "with thumbturn". Only downside to thumbturn is that if it's visible from the outside (glass pane or big letterbox, whatever) then people will be able to smash in a panel and just turn it & be in. Upside is you'll never be locked in in case of fire. Personally recommend a euro cylinder deadbolt plus thumbturn, but also a 5-lever (or is it 7 these days?) insurance rated deadbolt (the more traditional type of deadbolt, key fits from both sides) for when you go on holiday. Not the cheap option but honestly if you only lock your door with a Yale/nightlatch then you may as well just leave the door open. by Dunk546 (Tue 5th Jan 2021 2:57pm)
  • For some reason it blows my mind that the uni has a GM. Or do ye mean the union? by Dunk546 (Wed 6th Jan 2021 7:10pm)
  • Twitter utterly boils my fucking piss man. The Trans elite have infiltrated the SNP and are consuming it from the inside? Oh my fuck. But thanks for the link, this is positive news. by Dunk546 (Mon 1st Feb 2021 6:32pm)
  • Oh! Did you see that video of a surgeon doing an operation using radio controlled robotic hands from the other side of the world? Maybe you can make like a barbershop where you get the controls and a screen in one booth & they sit in another booth with robot hands with scissors, and a camera. Sure you probably would have to charge £1k a haircut but I'd say there are folk that desperate. I personally have embraced the lockdown aesthetic. I also do not have £1k. But you know if you don't dream then what do you even have? Nothing. That's what. by Dunk546 (Tue 2nd Feb 2021 8:45pm)
  • A lot of Glasgow flats have really draughty windows. Often it's the case that the fronts of the buildings are "protected" and everything the landlord does has to be like-for-like. That means the old single pane wooden windows have to be replaced with wooden windows. Custom double-glazed sash & case windows like that are £1000+ a piece, fitted, so you're barking up a tree if you think landlords are going to just swap them to save their tenants heating bills, even if morally they should. Condensation is because, aside from the huge gaps around windows & doors, these flats are also extremely badly ventilated, but somehow also extemely badly insulated. The warm wet air inside (which is normal for a living space) condenses when it hits a cold surface, like, basically, your walls and windows. The only thing you can do is keep the heating on for longer, and either run a dehumidifier or open windows. Its basically a Glasgow flat thing. You could go rent somewhere else but my feeling is it's unlikely your flat is the worst, and you may find it worse wherever you end up. Not heard the candles thing.. don't candles actually produce more moisture as they burn? (Negligible amount, though, iirc.) by Dunk546 (Sun 7th Feb 2021 3:44pm)
  • When I turned 16 I went into the supermarket to buy a cigar, just because I could. I was so proud to be able to buy it that in my grand gesturing towards the (then unshuttered) cigar shelf behind the nice old dear, I accidentally launched a pound coin at her. She appeared quite shaken, but continued to calmly ask for ID while my friend standing next to me was just ending himself with laughter. I think she thought she was being punked. I didn't, and still do not, smoke. It's one of those things that I remember every time I think back through the utter cringe fest that was my formative years. by Dunk546 (Sun 7th Feb 2021 5:41pm)
  • There's a wee hill at my bit where someone had K-O'd the bus stop on the way down the hill. Amazed they didn't shut some of the steeper streets. But then, like, it's all fine and well getting pissy at the council but end of the day if you wrap your motor because you forgot snow is slippy then... I mean idk what to say to that. by Dunk546 (Tue 9th Feb 2021 11:03pm)
  • There's a family of 6 upstairs from our new place, and when we bought we could hear absolutely everything upstairs. It needed a full renovation anyway, so I've just done the ceiling, fully insulated with acoustic grade rockwool and an air gap created by hanging a false ceiling. It definitely helped, but I would say it cost a bit (and I did it myself) and it was extremely messy. I wouldn't have done it if I weren't already doing renovations, and if the ceilings weren't already pretty bad. I would say it is easier to lift floors than to deconstruct and reconstruct ceilings, though! And actually cutting and fitting rockwool is really easy, so it's just the floorboards that are a pain. You'd probably find you broke most of the boards lifting them too, so may have to replace with some chipboard flooring afterwards. So, bottom line is not impossible, but a pain in the arse aye. In my opinion, underlay only really helps with it if you're willing to buy insanely dense (and therefore expensive) stuff. Regular underlay only works to stop the noise of your feet on your boards. You also should be aware a lot of noise comes up through the walls (which are good at carrying certain frequencies) and through air gaps around the insulation. Acoustically insulating things is a real challenge. by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Feb 2021 10:12pm)
  • They do that when they run out of recycling capacity. It's not great, but consider that most of the things marketed as recyclable are not really recyclable on any functional way anyway. Metal & glass are almost totally recyclable... paper yes, but a lot less so. Plastic is really only recyclable in that they can shred some of the vast, vast quantities of discarded plastic and use it as filler in low-quality new produce. Recycling plastic and to some extent card, is really just a way to make people feel okay about their normal level of consumption. Because if people really did actually care about producing less waste, then big corps would lose a shit-load of revenue. For example, one way to make a huge impact on your footprint is to never drink juice from a plastic bottle or carton (including those plasticised cardboard cartons that pretend eco creds) again. Image Coca Cola's bottom line at that point, and imagine just exactly how much money they alone have to persuade you that it's okay to keep buying plastic shit as long as you put it in the blue bin instead of the black one, as if that's the be all and end all of recycling. /cynicism. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Feb 2021 7:11pm)
  • What you do is, now bear with me - this is the correct way to deal with the situation from the point of view of an all-powerful benevolent city-planning god, afaik - is: 1) Erect a large frame to support the facade of the property during works. 2) Demolish the actual building behind the facade. 3) Build a new, modern, compliant but faithful reconstruction of the layout and proportions, including attention to period details such as cornicing, paneling, etc. Include an insulated cavity and reattach the facade. Now, I'd absolutely love to see that, but... who in the fuck is going to pay? by Dunk546 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 11:38am)
  • Oh cool, that sounds amazing. Do you mean the ones that weren't owner-occupied as in, private rentals? Or were vacant? by Dunk546 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 1:08pm)
  • This seems like a decent idea, but there is actually always movement in all buildings, as they warm and cool, get damp & dry. Good scope for false positives. Also, with my experience of tenement plaster, I'd say the slide would remain intact and the plaster would simply break away from the wall lol. by Dunk546 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 7:54pm)
  • I've just done it (first home, total shit hole turned to something liveable) and I'm cautious about recommending it to anyone else tbh. I did absolutely everything except the gas work (obv) - I'm a tradesman so I've seen most of it done, done a lot of it before anyway, but there was still a shit load of learning and a lot of blind faith jumps into the unknown. I would say the bare minimum went wrong and if anything else went wrong I would be pretty fucked. I gave myself a soft 4 months that turned into 5 and it was hard going. The rent + mortgage thing isn't as bad as it seems though as long as you budget for enough time to do the build (plus about 30% lol) I would also really seriously consider the cost of materials. Generally materials account for about 30% of a build cost so if you take a rewire quote for £3K you can expect it to include about £1K of fixings, wire, consumer unit, breakers... Plus all the extra tools you need really do add up. Plus you can't work while you build, which has a cost. I've seen a guy doing a fixer upper while working and he literally managed the bathroom in the three months that the other guys did the rewire, kitchen refit, wall removal, french doors in, new heating system, full redecorating... That said, I do now have a flat I couldn't have otherwise afforded, with space finally for my wee girl to have a bedroom of her own. So, you know. Possibly would still recommend you just look for something really affordable and work on hammering down the mortgage so you aren't bleeding money on interest payments 5+ years into the future. I hope I can pay mine off in 8-10 years, & if that happens well I won't be wealthy, but it'll be a fairly strong position to be in with really low monthly outgoings letting me save a real pile towards, eh, retirement I guess haha. by Dunk546 (Sat 6th Mar 2021 9:38pm)
  • There was a similar thing done for the Wyndford kids and it's actually doing okay. There's still a good few wideos about but there are kids in the youth center so there must be less on the street I guess. by Dunk546 (Wed 17th Mar 2021 11:43am)
  • Taps aff! Aannndd, taps back oan. See you all next summer I guess. by Dunk546 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 1:12pm)
  • The po weren't actually punting folk out the park, though they were tipping out folks booze. I mean I just passed through and was out before sundown but it did seem they were being pretty chill. by Dunk546 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 9:29pm)
  • Okay, all the jokes are covered so may as well actually answer. The joists are usually 9" deep, placed at 14-16" intervals with 1" thick tongue & groove boards on top. In theory you could punch through one of those floorboards but you'd need a fucking LOT of dumbbells. I mean you could probably do it with a sledge hammer but all that would happen after a lot of huff & puff would be one wee hole. If you're concerned about breaking the joists, you could have a herd of elephants for a ceilidh and the only damage done would be to your noggin by the downstairs neighbours the following day. by Dunk546 (Wed 24th Mar 2021 8:00pm)
  • Just wanted to pitch in, I'm sure you know this by now - you can fill it in for waste that isn't yours, and yes it is free, unless there's absolutely heaps (way more than that). I used to do the wee app form all the damn time because my asshole landlord across the hall would literally empty the flat into the back close whenever a tenancy ended each June. by Dunk546 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 7:06pm)
  • Like other people say, leave it to the pros, probably. I know a guy who had his bedroom floor (about 3 x 4 metres) done for in the region of £350, including lacquer. Looks awesome. Re deafening: lifting your floorboards is no joke. Most of them will break unless you are extremely careful, and you will never get them back down right, even if you number them meticulously. However, if you do get the floors up, insulating them again is super easy. I'd recommend getting acoustic grade rockwool (rwa45, I used, though in my ceilings) or similar, which just chops into pieces the right size to squeeze between the joists. The other thing you can do to make a big difference to the downstairs noise is lay some sort of dense underlay matting and chuck down engineered wood floor right on top of the floorboards. That's what I did. It obviously costs an arm and a leg but the stuff lasts forever and is really pretty. You'll of course have to re-fit all your skirtings or else live with a beading around the floors in that case though. So, no easy answers to that that I know of. by Dunk546 (Tue 30th Mar 2021 11:00am)
  • Spicy take maybe, but for £340 a month what in the hell does she expect?! Also have seen way, way worse properties at the usual £600+ price. £340 is literal pennies man. by Dunk546 (Tue 30th Mar 2021 8:12pm)
  • Holy shit! What?! I mean, good, I'm glad you have affordable housing. That is so, so fucking cheap though. Private rental 3 bed houses are like £1200+, if you can even find one. by Dunk546 (Tue 30th Mar 2021 9:29pm)
  • If the landlord is genuinely not on the landlords register, well, go and post on legaladviceUK because that is a really, really big deal and a huge piece of leverage over your landlord. You can search it by your address, but I guess you know that. by Dunk546 (Wed 31st Mar 2021 6:54pm)
  • I'm sure you know all this by now, but: Buildings insurance and contents insurance are separate (but often bundled). Since your factors do the building insurance, I'd be very surprised if your buildings insurance either didn't cover common areas, or didn't cover anything except common areas, but I guess it's best to check! Get contents insurance. It's SO cheap and honestly can you imagine losing your entire flat & everything in it to fire? The bricks and mortar will be paid for by building insurance, but you'll have to pay to completely refurnish (including bathroom, kitchen, flooring, anything like that). Also bear in mind a lot of things are specifically excluded (like bikes, and tools, for example) unless you add them. It's like, not totally insanely urgent though. It's a condition of your mortgage that you have building insurance (which is why I think you probably have that, because you probably wouldn't have a mortgage otherwise... Probably), but not actually a condition of your mortgage that you have contents insurance. It's just a good idea. by Dunk546 (Wed 31st Mar 2021 7:24pm)
  • I'm a decorator, I take a lot of wallpaper off in tenements - I haven't ever seen a wall in quite that good condition. I dunno if it's worth anything, but if it is and you don't want to live with it, you can always just put lining paper over it. It looks in good enough nick. Generally you find the plaster too damaged, so it has to be knocked back to the brick and boarded instead, or else just patched and skimmed if it's in half-decent condition. Usually it's varnished like another user said theirs was, which is great if you want to keep it and shit if you don't. Lining paper / wallpaper paste sticks okay to it, though. By the way taking paper off is the worst, but getting the wall smooth afterwards is a whole new level of shit. You need a whole lot of grit and determination, or else just cash money to pay a plasterer. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Apr 2021 10:04pm)
  • Well done on the plastering! Are you using joint compound (like polyfilla) or gypsum plaster (like multi-finish)? Ace work either way. Basically if you want to keep it for the sake of conservation, then aim for the least invasive work possible. Anywhere the surface is broken, you can fill and sand using joint compound (sands easier), and anything else you would just leave as is. I really have no idea though if it's worth anything. Loads of places I paint have the original mahogany-stained woodwork and I get asked to paint it out all the time. However, people love the old cornice & ceiling roses. Not sure where your wall falls on that scale. I think your plan to patch and repaint sounds good. Only do that if you actually like it, though. For these original features it's basically either original or bust, unless your reproduction is so good that people *think* it's original... Because you won't get a certificate about it lol. So if you hate it, either keep your options by papering over it with lining paper, or else just skim over the whole thing & be done (in which case I'd recommend giving it a good clean and then using febond blue grit or similar). by Dunk546 (Fri 2nd Apr 2021 8:22am)
  • Looks grim out the day so it does. by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Apr 2021 8:33am)
  • If you're looking to change a lot, or frequently, then consider a Starling account. You can keep euros or pounds in it and they don't charge a lot to convert. It's a percentage charge too so like, not prohibitive to change small amounts at a time, I think. by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Apr 2021 9:58pm)
  • In general yes. Starling is market rate though, just the fee. by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Apr 2021 11:07pm)
  • Not to condone such behaviour, but, to see the sights, I'd say. by Dunk546 (Sat 10th Apr 2021 9:06am)
  • Access is the real big one for this sort of thing. A guy on a harness can do a quick roof repair for £150-200 total, but if he can't reach it then you need a cheery picker, which costs more, and if you can't get cherry picker access then you need a scaffold tower, and suddenly the overall quote is in the mid four figures... Also do you mean £300 overall, or £300 per flat? by Dunk546 (Sun 18th Apr 2021 9:23am)
  • Oh right, then yeah that's probably pretty cheap. I don't know the extent of the work done, but your cheapest for gutter cleaning is going to be around £200, so once you add in your materials for the actual repair then it does seem fine. by Dunk546 (Sun 18th Apr 2021 10:23am)
  • You'll manage if you just apply with as many associations as you can, like 5+. Rather than figure out where you want to live and applying there, you should figure out where you can or can't manage to make do, and go at it like that. You might also consider applying for mid market rent but it could be above your pay scale. by Dunk546 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 5:18pm)
  • As far as I'm aware, yes. I don't have first hand experience but my brother was in one and I'm fairly sure it was the same as housing association in that they won't ever evict you. They are more expensive though. My brother was paying somewhere between 500-600 for a 2-bed in Finnieston, I think. Obviously still great compared to private rental but I think there is a minimum income threshold for them, I can't remember what though. by Dunk546 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 5:28pm)
  • Big if true. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th May 2021 6:29pm)
  • Just as an aside, window locks are usually very easy to pick (from the inside anyway). You can usually do it by jiggling almost any small key in there. A lot of them you can also slip the catch with a knife or something between where the handle joins the window. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th May 2021 8:58pm)
  • Have heard heaps of stories of places going 15+% over HR, but just wanted to chip in, we got ours for 2k over HR last year. Caveats though - offered on day 2 of first lockdown, only two other viewings and viewings were now forbidden so little hope for the seller. Total shiter of a place, smoke stained, paper hanging off, no carpets, no kitchen, bathroom had a hole in the ceiling from water damage... You get the idea. So you know if you aren't picky you can just offer home report on anything that might work and wait for one to bite. Take a solicitor who only charges on completion though else you might end up fairly out of pocket. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th May 2021 8:53pm)
  • From what I gather, your kid should be allowed a state funded school place as long as you have right to abode. And actually I think it seems like even children of refugees and asylum seekers get schooling, so fine. Go through online enrollment as soon as you get proof of residence (not before - it's totally dependent on where you live & therefore which is your "catchment" school). Your info will land in someone's inbox in some forsaken office in Glasgow City Council so depending on who handles your case it could be very straightforward or very not straightforward. You might only get a choice of a couple of schools, or no choice at all, but you will get into a school. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th May 2021 9:34pm)
  • A hairdryer works btw. We don't have an iron and I just witnessed the wife getting creases out her tee shirt by blow-drying it. Obviously if you need creases ironed in it won't cut it though. by Dunk546 (Sat 15th May 2021 12:11am)
  • You really don't need a car in Glasgow. I'm a painter & I don't have one. I understand that people have different needs and some people probably do need cars, but the vast, vast majority of people do not need cars here. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th May 2021 7:34pm)
  • A bike & trailer! I'm definitely not suggesting it to everyone, I mean it is a bit of a lifestyle choice. I have a cargo trailer for work and a kid trailer for the kid and we manage just fine. Sure a car would be nice but basically the financials just don't add up for us. Plus of course the parking on my street is a riot lol. by Dunk546 (Mon 17th May 2021 8:00am)
  • I was offered exactly 0 deals by my life insurance broker after I was honest about having been to the GP about depression. Not sure about other mental health issues but I would recommend trying to get that taken off your record or at the very least forget to mention it to your life insurance broker. Such bullshit man - you suffer in silence & fine yeah here's life insurance. You take initiative and try to get ahead of your worries and all of a sudden, you're uninsurable. Just got to not die I guess. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st May 2021 9:19pm)
  • It's not necessary to get life insurance usually, it's just a good idea because if you die (& therefore can't work) then your spouse will be solely responsible for the mortgage, which usually will become unaffordable. If your mortgage is small enough then you don't really need it. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st May 2021 11:28pm)
  • Yeah, you are absolutely right. I think that's actually why I ended up resigning myself to not dying instead of, eh, "artfully" presenting myself to future brokers. by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd May 2021 3:49pm)
  • Yikes, hope you're okay OP. Also not many legal experts over there but even so, worth maybe asking in r/legaladviceUK. Do bear in mind most of those posters have a (sometimes invisible) disclaimer that they are not lawyers, so don't take as gospel (or, you know, law) anything you read there. But they can give pretty solid advice too. by Dunk546 (Fri 28th May 2021 4:04pm)
  • No idea why the downvotes, I've heard plenty worse stories from girls I've known through the years and it is a heap of shite. Sure, not all men of course, but it only takes a few and you can't just handwave away experiences like that. I hope Glasgow isn't a bad city (maybe I should say isn't relatively any worse than other cities) but still a heap of shite that women have to put up with abuse for just being. I personally have cycled almost daily in Glasgow for the full 10 years I've lived here, and honestly when I was younger I rode like a wee fanny, and I've probably been honked at five or so times, and shouted at like twice (just your usual "aaahhh bike cunt!" from some jumped up wee bam in his mum's motor, you know). I dunno what I'd do if someone shouted nice arse at me. I'd like to think I'd square up but way more likely I'd just be baffled and sort of hurt for a few weeks. Fuck having that happen regularly. by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:08pm)
  • I don't see anyone saying it's a Glasgow thing. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Jun 2021 8:30am)
  • Okay fair. I was referring to the comment above mine which, when I posted, was at -3, but yeah I did say "anyone". It's reasonable for OP to post to this group about it because this is where she is and where this was experienced. Yes of course it happens everywhere, but does that mean it's fine or OP's experience is invalid? I don't think so - I think it's crap that women have to put up with this sort of thing anywhere, and Glasgow is where I am so I'm in here commenting on the fact that this was experienced in Glasgow. I think it's quite easy as men to just handwave it away and say oh it's overblown or not that big a deal. I've had stories from friends about being flashed on the bus, or being groped on Sauchiehall street in broad daylight (in business casual, before anyone thinks they might have been "asking for it"). And before I was told that, I'd have just been like lol nah that doesn't happen. And if it happens anywhere that's bad. OP experienced it here, and that's bad. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Jun 2021 9:25am)
  • Oh man, this is hard to explain. I mean in principle it's straightforward but sort of only once you have a reasonable knowledge of the history of Scotland, Britain, Ireland, the Catholic church, the reformation, and of course Scottish football. It's an in-joke, about Glaswegian football supporters. If you ever meet any real locals that you would actually like to get to know, you could make small talk by asking them to explain why it's funny. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Jun 2021 5:10pm)
  • You probably will find some people assuming you're Islamic if you're even remotely middle-eastern looking, and accusing you of lying if you say you aren't, which is pretty sad. I would hope you don't see it often though. It's kind of funny in this context though because people do lie about supporting Patrick Thistle in order to not cause offence. And, somewhere in the root of the joke is that basically a subset of people in Glasgow literally do not believe that anyone exists who is neither Catholic nor Protestant (or else Rangers or Celtic). So the fact that he didn't believe you could legitimately have no religion is sort of... Well he played himself into the joke kind of, but probably didn't realise he did lol. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Jun 2021 6:09pm)
  • Well, then it's even more complicated because they are not *actually* Christians and have likely never been to church (only maybe for weddings and funerals). They just claim a particular religion because their football team is historically associated with that religion. Like, it really is pretty daft but there you have it. Some older generations are actually more Christian but overall I would say the vast majority of young white British people are effectively atheist. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Jun 2021 6:26pm)
  • I did cafe, bar and restaurant for 16 years, over maybe 8 different jobs. Literally every job I got by walking in and asking if they were looking for staff. I always had a CV to hand in but in my life I've had two people call back about a job from the CV, and by that point I obviously already had a job. Dress well, but not fancy - just casual but clean, neat and tidy. Definitely go in when it's not rammed. 3-5pm I would say is the best window for restaurant/cafe bar or just a standard local / gastro pub because the management are usually in and there aren't usually that many customers. If it's a late bar or club then early evening. It's a numbers game. I got one job on my first day, about two hours into it. The other jobs I got after a few days or weeks. Just need to get lucky. I would say I was trying maybe 15-20 a day most days. If it drags on more than 2 weeks, don't be afraid to go back in to the same places at a different time / day and try your luck again. Most places bin CVs on the spot and then when they have no staff they just wait until someone comes in and offer them a trial. Yes it's a shit way to work but what did you expect it's not exactly an industry built on achievers. If you've no experience it doesn't really matter, just say you're a quick learner, good at listening, good at working in a team, reliable, and keen. Also, "works well under pressure" could just be copy and pasted until it fills a whole CV to be honest. Good luck, hope you don't land a howler. Don't get drunk on the job until you know your shit thoroughly. Don't shag too many of the other staff. Don't fight the regulars. Eh... Yeah that's it. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Jun 2021 8:03pm)
  • This bridge gets painted out white every so often and within a few days this same guy comes and paps up all his stencils. If I had to guess I would say he suffers from some form of paranoid delusional disorder. There's no coherence whatsoever to the message - most of it is lefty platitudes, anti-establishment rhet, Big TV conspiracies, down with the man etc but it's also just oppressive, nonsensical, populist and occasionally bigoted. Does my nut in honestly, though you know keeps him busy for a while I guess. by Dunk546 (Sun 13th Jun 2021 7:26pm)
  • Big if true. by Dunk546 (Mon 14th Jun 2021 6:53am)
  • Here's a wee bit on that if anyone is curious: https://www.glasgowmotorwayarchive.org/inner-ring-road by Dunk546 (Wed 16th Jun 2021 9:59pm)
  • My 4 year old girl absolutely loves a skate park. by Dunk546 (Sat 19th Jun 2021 7:05pm)
  • Might be worth calling the GP to just check that Specsavers actually did refer you. Might just be busy catching up on pre-covid stuff but no harm in asking. by Dunk546 (Mon 21st Jun 2021 7:26am)
  • Yeah I accept this criticism. For some reason I conflated "hospital" with "GP" & thought the GP ought to know if you have an appointment there, but obv not if it's at the hospital. by Dunk546 (Mon 21st Jun 2021 11:00am)
  • Actually came here to say this. I've done loads and loads of hitchhiking in my life so OP if you need advice on this just ask. I would say you'll need a full day, possibly an overnight and next morning, to get there, though. by Dunk546 (Thu 24th Jun 2021 8:11pm)
  • Oh yeah lol. I dunno actually.. less human contact than in a bus..? I'd usually expect to make it there in about 4 or 5 rides, so even if some have a passenger that's like 10 folk or so max that you're sharing a car with. Megabus is like 28 or something. But I imagine drivers would be less I climbed to take anyone so yeah sure. The thing about hitchhiking though is I'm constantly surprised at what does and doesn't affect people's desire to take hitchhikers. Like, in the worst most stuck up countries for it I would get people going far out their way because as they so rightly pointed out, nobody else was going to pick up a hitchhiker. So, you never know. by Dunk546 (Fri 25th Jun 2021 7:15am)
  • Yeah the above poster is correct - only direct contacts need to self-isolate. If she gets Covid though, obviously you become a direct contact! by Dunk546 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 1:44pm)
  • I'm painting outside in the sun. Bloody glorious but can't help thinking I'm gonna hurt tomorrow. by Dunk546 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 1:45pm)
  • Strange Brew..? & yeah they do. by Dunk546 (Fri 2nd Jul 2021 7:58pm)
  • I heard management take the tips in there fyi. by Dunk546 (Sun 4th Jul 2021 7:00pm)
  • Oh lol big if true by Dunk546 (Sun 4th Jul 2021 7:47pm)
  • Ah, the cornerstones of any up and coming hipster neighborhood. by Dunk546 (Wed 7th Jul 2021 8:08pm)
  • I've (vegan) been to Ox & Finch a couple of times with my (non-vegan) friends & family, & a very merry time was had by all. They have a separate vegan menu & it's always been great. Edit: oh also paesano always have a vegan special and you can build your own pizza anyway if you don't like the special. by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Jul 2021 2:11pm)
  • Just carry it up and keep it in your flat, you'll get used to it. Bikes get stolen from closes all the time. Bikes get stolen from bike stands all the time. If you leave it outside it'll rust much quicker anyway, just carry it up. by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Jul 2021 6:34pm)
  • Tiles cost a lot more than wet wall. You probably could get a bathroom done for 2.5k but you're talking budget everything. You could bling the shit outta that for 10k. So that's your range depending on a lot of really menial choices. Like you can buy a £50 sink or you can buy a £300 sink. You can buy a pedestal sink with no need for a cabinet underneath or you can get an inset sink that needs a custom built cabinet for £500 on top of the sink price. You can put £80 per square metre porcelain Moroccan tiles on the floor or you can put £8 per square metre fake lino... by Dunk546 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 8:53pm)
  • Alright. Has anyone recently had a grant for a new boiler and/or new windows? I know it's dependent on a bunch of things, and also think they stopped funding during initial lockdown but someone suggested to me they thought it was back on. Anyway when I Google it all I get is what looks like resellers (all sponsored Ad listings basically). I'm fine just going through a reseller if that's what you're meant to do, but just wondering if there's an official way..? Cheers. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Jul 2021 7:15pm)
  • You can choose who you want to supply the power and gas, and ought to be able to just register an account with them and give readings. They will generally tell your old energy supplier that you no longer want them, and the old supplier will probably send you a small bill for the time between when you bought, and when you set up the electric & gas account with a new supplier. Council tax - register a new account at the new address but list it as unoccupied, you won't pay anything. Once you move in, tell them you moved out of the old one AND that you moved in to the new one AND that the new one therefore now is no longer unoccupied. They are utterly useless and won't assume this unless you explicitly tell them. Oh and yeah tell them if you live alone, you get a 25% discount. Another poster mentioned changing locks. This definitely is a good idea. Usually you can just buy a replacement barrel for the lock, and switch it out yourself, if you have half a brain. If not, locksmiths are probably not that expensive for these sorts of things. Also think about contents insurance, but do that once you have moved and settled a bit and have time to actually read the policies. by Dunk546 (Fri 23rd Jul 2021 12:08am)
  • Oh so you applied directly with an installer rather than through the government or whatever? by Dunk546 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 9:55am)
  • Nice, thanks. by Dunk546 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 10:08am)
  • Oh yikes, I hope not. I think you usually have to pass a bunch of criteria, like being on benefits, but I'm not that sure hence the post. by Dunk546 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 11:26am)
  • Alternatively do, and if you both survive then the shared trauma is basically guaranteed to keep you together for life. You know like you always hear of new love sprouting from plane crash survival situations etc. by Dunk546 (Sun 25th Jul 2021 4:52pm)
  • You can just drill through from the inside and pop a "high rise vent kit" out the hole - it has all the necessary grill etc so there's no need for scaff. I mean when I say "just drill from the inside" you need an absolute mother of a drill and some diamond coring bits (like huge buckets that saw out cylinder sections of the wall).. it's a tradesman's job unless you're a decent diyer. That said, the previously mentioned price of £350 I would imagine will be enough for parts and labour. It took me a couple of hours all in, to do myself, and the gas man about an hour when he did one for our boiler flue. by Dunk546 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 6:04pm)
  • Lots of political downvotes for brew dog which I understand, however Mother India's cafe is pretty damn close to food perfection. by Dunk546 (Sun 1st Aug 2021 10:25am)
  • There's a fair sized section at the bottom of Maryhill Tesco parking, which is almost always empty. It's smaller than the bit at transport museum but you're more likely to have it to yourself. by Dunk546 (Sun 1st Aug 2021 9:55pm)
  • Haha holy shit, TIL I'm underpricing myself by a fucking mile lol. by Dunk546 (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 10:41pm)
  • Pebbledash has a way higher surface area so takes way more paint. You also have to absolutely heap it on and work it like hell to get it into all the gaps. Source: am painter. by Dunk546 (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 10:40pm)
  • Someone I know in one of the three at the bottom of the hill for a while (last one before the end of the estate I think, dunno the number). She said she heard some shouting from time to time but her neighbours were pleasant enough, & I remember all these random passers-by stopping to help when we were moving her in / out. I think she was happy to move on from there but it was a positive stepping stone for her from a similar situation to yours I think. Edit: oh lol she was in 191 I think by Dunk546 (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 9:06am)
  • Really depends on the house. DM me the address & I'll have a go at an estimate from street view if you like. But then, considering the other prices mentioned on this thread, I'm underpricing myself by a ridiculous amount lol. by Dunk546 (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 4:27pm)
  • You aren't breaking any laws getting a normal flat as three friends. The landlord *might* be, so they oight to do their due diligence, which basically will be asking you how many "households" you are, if they even care. You say you are two households - one couple and a friend. That's literally the end of it. They basically don't care because they get their rent, and you are happy because you have a flat. HMO is a thing landlords have to adhere to because of tenant safety - it isn't something you have to worry about as a tenant (though some landlords will try to tell you it is). It's kind of daft things like doors have to self-close and there have to be fore extinguishers etc - things that make sense when you have six or so folk in one flat... Just don't be idiots in the flat and don't burn it down. I mean, that's my cynical take on it. You can wait for an HMO if you prefer but it will probably be more expensive because of the extra stuff the landlord has to do. Is the flat through am agency though? That might complicate it if they want to do six-monthly checks. The worst thing that can happen is they accuse you of breach of contract and kick you out... Which means they give you six months notice to leave. by Dunk546 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 9:44pm)
  • I think it's fairly common, though possibly more with a non-managed (like just the landlord, no agent) flat. Do bear in mind, neighbours can sometimes complain to the landlord or agent if you're partying too much, & they think it's being used as a big flat share when it isn't meant to be. So consider keeping it respectful in terms of noise. Also, agents when inspecting are mostly just round to see if you're keeping the flat in good order. Get it properly clean and tidy before they come for any inspections and they will be inclined to like you. This can be easier said than done though lol. by Dunk546 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 10:28pm)
  • That was a really tragic case, but it seems fairly clear from a quick Google that HMO licenses predated that case by 14 years. HMO licenses demand a certain level of fire protection, but all rental properties now have to have automatic door closers and interlinked fire and smoke alarms. HMO appears to be largely a tool for city planners to allow them some level of control over where student digs end up. Whenever anyone applies for one, the neighbours are notified and given the chance to object. by Dunk546 (Sun 8th Aug 2021 8:44pm)
  • At first I thought you meant a jobby but I guess it was probably a crash. by Dunk546 (Mon 9th Aug 2021 7:04am)
  • Definitely don't need to pay anyone for this. People will pick it up for firewood - advertise on gumtree or FB marketplace for free. If you have a front garden just put it there with a note "free firewood" and someone will have it. Or smash it and put it bit by bit in the bin. Generally paid rubbish removal is for commercial waste when you're technically not meant to put it in the bin but pay for your own rubbish removal service. by Dunk546 (Sun 15th Aug 2021 10:19pm)
  • Not disputing, nor trying to diminish how crap that is, but that sort of chat sounds like basically every bar, restaurant or cafe I worked at bar a couple, after 17 years in the industry. by Dunk546 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 7:19am)
  • I've heard through the industry grapevine that the chefs & management actually have a fair bit of autonomy from G1 upper management. by Dunk546 (Wed 18th Aug 2021 7:38pm)
  • Oh aye mind that. If the guy who posted about seagull man reads this, I'd absolutely love an update. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th Aug 2021 1:14pm)
  • >earth >capacitance >lamped ... You could have "accidentally" typod 'alive' to 'live' you know. Not that I'm saying it isn't a good effort. Just some constructive criticism is all. by Dunk546 (Wed 1st Sep 2021 7:32pm)
  • Okay current I missed, but alive / live, idk I think you should have just written live. Maybe that's too pedantic lol. by Dunk546 (Wed 1st Sep 2021 7:45pm)
  • Oh it's a belter. That *hill* though oh my wee legs. by Dunk546 (Tue 7th Sep 2021 9:07pm)
  • It destroys the wooden floor and ceiling joists, so it has the potential to be quite suddenly very pretty bad for you indeed, if you're *in* the building at the point of collapse. by Dunk546 (Tue 14th Sep 2021 8:29pm)
  • This is pretty straightforward to do yourself if you have a few hours to read about how to change locks. Usually you will need a deadbolt, which needs to match "backset" depth with your existing lock (otherwise you have to drill a new lock hole. Ideal if you can match brand too but generally they actually are mostly the same size as each other so they fit the slot quite well. And then the Yale (nightlatch) cylinder is literally the easiest thing in the world to change. You don't need to change the lock just the cylinder, they cost maybe £8. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Sep 2021 7:57pm)
  • Mother India's Cafe is my slight preference over the main one, only because it's smaller and so are the plates, so you can try more things without causing food coma. Both absolutely phenomenal though. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 7:53pm)
  • Oh man has he done you over? But nah never heard of him, sorry. by Dunk546 (Tue 28th Sep 2021 9:01pm)
  • I know right! I dunno bout you guys but I sure know my eyes went straight to that perfect lil windswept... group of puppers. by Dunk546 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 1:08pm)
  • The one by me has a little Google search box of someone googling what is the Q in LGBTQ+ so it's supposed to be about learning about minorities so as not to shit all over them, but I am not going to sit here and write that Google is not ominous anyway. by Dunk546 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 1:06pm)
  • I worked one of this guy's pop-ups before I was vegan, about 5 years or so ago. He gave me a top dog as a staff meal afterwards, and it was about 2 years before I could eat another burger, because I knew I had just eaten the greatest burger that has ever existed and can ever exist, and any other burger would only bring sadness. The guy behind it is actually a nice enough guy too. by Dunk546 (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 10:53pm)
  • We had a baby dove or two when I was young - we had doves for breeding and mum would bring in the runts. I remember her pipetting warm runny porridge (really runny, I imagine made with water not milk) into its mouth regularly, and keeping it warm in a wee box above the Raeburn. It was a pretty long slog until it was old enough to wander about and feed on its own. by Dunk546 (Sun 3rd Oct 2021 7:21am)
  • I mean, you are both right. by Dunk546 (Tue 5th Oct 2021 11:14pm)
  • I don't get it. Why would anyone be tampering with manhole covers and why would anyone care? by Dunk546 (Tue 5th Oct 2021 11:43pm)
  • Ohh, grim. by Dunk546 (Wed 6th Oct 2021 8:08am)
  • Ohh, grim. by Dunk546 (Wed 6th Oct 2021 8:08am)
  • Did... Did a vegan hurt you? by Dunk546 (Wed 6th Oct 2021 10:21pm)
  • Rightmove and Zoopla are the "proper" way to do it. Gumtree you could find something cheaper, could get some psycho landlord (okay you could get that with Rightmove and Zoopla too lol). With Rightmove and Zoopla, you're competing with a lot of other people, with Gumtree you're competing with a hundred times that lol. I feel like keeping an eye on the market is fine for now but it seems like if you want a place then one month or two ahead of time is good but three months ahead of the move in date and people won't want to hear about it. Like, if they have a place to let they want you in sooner, and if they will have a place to let in 3 months they probably don't know it yet lol. Tenants only need to give 30 days notice here so a lot of people do only give 30 days. So then the number of properties available 30 days from now will be way, way higher than properties available 2 months from now, if that makes sense. Definitely smart to be doing your research beforehand though, and even applying to some places even if just to get a feel of how it works. Good luck! by Dunk546 (Fri 8th Oct 2021 9:20pm)
  • Yeah really depends on the age of the host. Back in the day when I was young it was a half bottle of vodka and some uppers, now it's more like a bottle of wine, crisps, maybe a nice bread and some dips. by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Oct 2021 6:38pm)
  • God damn came here to say this lol by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Oct 2021 6:36pm)
  • Oh man OP the only daft thing you did here was call a locksmith.. hope it didn't skin you too bad! Way, way too easy to bypass a Yale lock. YouTube will have you a pro in about 15 mins. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th Oct 2021 11:02pm)
  • I've loved right by it for 3 years and do all my travel by bike. It's absolutely fine, but to be honest, I do prefer roads at night. Not least because they just randomly close bits of the walkway after dark in the winter, so you never know if you're going to get out your gate or not. But also it's dark as hell in there so you have to go really slowly, which is boring, and usually cold. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th Oct 2021 11:14pm)
  • Huh, that's actually surprisingly reasonable. by Dunk546 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 8:45am)
  • Pretty sure that's just standard practice for road resurfacing repairs - they have to rewrite anything that was written there but they always just do the bit on their actual repair. Pretty sure it's not council panic cop26 repairs but idk. by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Oct 2021 7:51pm)
  • Just FYI, chances are that there was actually a wall across the alcove, and there was potentially no cornice in the alcove. If that's the case then you can't just knock the wall through because it will be at the very least holding up the bricks in the wall in the flat above, and at worst will be holding up floor joists. I can't really tell without seeing pictures though. Source - longtime tenement dweller, & competent handyman. by Dunk546 (Sat 16th Oct 2021 7:15pm)
  • Not an expert on the exact subject but a tradesman, & my dad's an architect. We both have an interest in these things.. Wouldn't surprise me if they add a foot to the thickness of the external walls, to be honest. And that would almost certainly be on the inside. A half of that would probably be the insulation, but you have to have a void between your bare sandstone and your internal insulation, otherwise you get all sorts of problems with damp. So then you have to whack off the (probably) original lath & plaster internal wall (note, still only talking about the inside of the actual sandstone external wall, not walls between rooms or between flats which are handled differently). Then you probably would strap it with something designed to maintain a cavity, like a mesh or a frame of some sort, then build stud walls inside that with their own double layer (6-8 inch) of insulation and then double layer of plasterboard. That's how you would do it with the current technology, anyway. Internal walls are slightly easier because they don't need a cavity, although there often is one between flats, anyway. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Oct 2021 6:40pm)
  • How about a vegware cone by Dunk546 (Mon 25th Oct 2021 8:33pm)
  • Afaik gha only rent lockups to gha residents, but I assume you are one & know that. I also think they have a substantial wait list for them but I guess it depends on the area. A friend had one at the Wyndford while she was there, which is my only experience of this. I've recently looked into private lockup rental and you can get an unserviced container in a yard for about £120 a month. by Dunk546 (Wed 27th Oct 2021 9:34pm)
  • Not to trivialise climate change or that but, like, we will just build a barrier. Everyone will. The alternative is rehoming thousands of folk (and Glasgow isn't even as low-lying as a lot of other cities) so building a barrier is always going to be the cheaper option. We can do it at Little Cumbrae and that's basically all of Scotland protected. by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Oct 2021 7:44pm)
  • You might lose bowling harbour to be fair, but it wouldn't affect anything uphill from that obv. Remember they are held above sea level by the lock gates. by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Oct 2021 7:40pm)
  • I can't find any high res coastal charts online, but from the thumbnails it does look like it suddenly gets heaps deeper at port Glasgow, so you are probably right. I think it's only 30-40m deep around Cumbrae though. Surely they've built dams that big for the hydro plants before. by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Oct 2021 9:07pm)
  • Ohhh, yeah. It would. Okay port Glasgow it is then. I mean if there's anything alive in the Clyde it needs killing with fire anyway right? by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Oct 2021 10:52pm)
  • Angle grinder is the only real way here. Obviously a battery powered one, since you're unlikely to have a plug socket nearby. Watch a couple of YouTube's on how it's done. Just mind & stop cutting for any passers-by, & do your best to look apologetic and well-to-do lol. by Dunk546 (Fri 29th Oct 2021 9:40pm)
  • "Cheap" version is to nail ply over the whole thing and pour a leveling compound. Usually it takes several layers as there's often a good 4 inches to fill in somewhere in the floor. Then you have to lay an engineered wood floor or something like that which costs a fair bit. "Proper" way, the only way if you want to have the original floorboards, is to lift the whole floor, bolt new joists to the side of the old ones, which are level obviously, and then relay the floor. You can also, if the joists are really off, cut the brick above them and raise them but would ideally try to avoid that. Floorboards are usually quite brittle and you might find you need to get to an architectural salvage place for some spare boards. In either case you'll have to take off the skirtings, which in my experience is impossible to do without tearing the bottom few inches off the wall - so you need to consider replastering that as well. You also need a builder who knows what they're doing, or if you do it yourself, make sure you're really doing your research - you're adding a lot of weight to a very old structure so it has to be done with consideration to that. Both are stupendously messy. I would be asking why you need to level the floor, personally. A lot of flooring companies say you have to, because they basically are looking for reasons that aren't their fault if the floor fails. I didn't, and laid an engineered wood floor over the top of my wobbly boards. It seems fine, but it's only been down a year so can't comment on whether it does in fact lower the lifespan. If you just want your place to be square then, honestly, save yourself the emotional turmoil, and the cash (which will be considerable even if you literally do it yourself) and just learn to love the quirks of tenement life. by Dunk546 (Mon 1st Nov 2021 7:54am)
  • That's looking up towards old Dumbarton road - it's a slight hill down, from about Radnor street to Derby Street. The rest is basically level, as far as my wee bicycle tells me. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 6:54am)
  • I'm pretty sure there's a silent /s on the end up there yo. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 6:49am)
  • Have definitely been punted out of Cottiers for having a kid, but only because it was 8pm. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:04am)
  • Stravaigin definitely okay with little ones but definitely not in the main bar area! This is most likely the case with everywhere really - kids shouldn't be in the main bar area because the main bar has alcohol advertised (that's not my opinion, it's genuinely just the law). So like, depends on the bar how they designate "main bar area". Sparkle horse I think basically as long as you're not literally sitting at the bar. Inn deep have plenty of nooks away from the bar... Also, baby change only in the ladies is a fucking joke. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:03am)
  • I used to be a bar manager and there are absolutely restrictions. It often depends on the bar's license, but as a rule, under 18s aren't allowed in the man bar area basically ever. That includes newborns. Usually it's then either owner discretion or a point of the premises license whether other parts of the bar will allow u18s, and almost always this has time guidelines attached. Failure to comply can result in having your license revoked. (Note, no license = shut the pub until you get a license.) by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:07am)
  • Just my experience, never been in a place with a license that allowed minors in the main bar area. I'm sure there are exceptions but it's a fair general rule in my experience. Not a law necessarily - maybe my initial wording suggested that.. just a general rule that licenses, in my experience, tend to stipulate that minors aren't permitted in the main bar area. Of course, you have to define "main bar area", so then it all gets wooly. Edit: was charge hand up to managing bars from about 2009-2015. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 1:20pm)
  • Have you ever held a personal license? The licensing act (i.e. law) governs the license and if you breach your license you're breaking the law. I've personally only ever worked in places where the license stipulated no children ever in the main bar area. You are right though that the sparkle horse has a baby disco. You'll probably find the "main bar area" is defined as 1 metre around the main bar for the purposes of their license, or something like that. Or perhaps they have a restaurant license..? I dunno man. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 5:14pm)
  • Okay I went and did some reading, and it seems like it might be much more down to individual license holders whether to allow children (accompanied children that is - generally unaccompanied minors are not permitted by law in places where the primary business is sale of alcohol). Which is kind of mad because I was a manager and the owners swore blind I would break the law if children even entered the god damn bar area in 3 separate bars, all stating it was because of the alcohol signage. Maybe they were using out of date knowledge..? Anyway downvote redacted. Sorry for the disagreement. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 5:49pm)
  • I have a helmet light which is specifically for pointing directly at drivers' eyeballs, if I think they haven't seen me. I know right, but it's sometimes the difference between being seen and not, because handlebar lights are often hidden behind cars, due to being lower down. They are also pretty shit, so it's not at all the same as having your headlights on full beam. I mean unless you've got one of those search light bastards that you sometimes see.. by Dunk546 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 6:52pm)
  • Here, right, this is the most ridiculous cave dwelling troglodyte thing to have to ask ever, but, What time are the firework displays? I'm not usually into it but my 5 year old wants to go a jaunt up the hill and catch some displays from afar, only I've no idea when they usually kick off..? Or does it just completely depend on the event? We're Glasgow North. Cheers. by Dunk546 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 5:07pm)
  • Council tax, broadband, gas & elec I would budget £250 a month for, if you're in a small flat on your own. You get a 25% reduction for council tax (though you have to ask for it) as a sole occupant. As far as areas to rent go, there are absolutely hundreds of wee nooks that are nice, right next to absolute shitholes. And the price doesn't necessarily correlate. £600 is probably the cheapest you will find anywhere. Or if you want somewhere trendy it can be well over a grand for a one bed. Pure madness. Still, it isn't London. I definitely *wouldn't* recommend breaching the terms of a rental agreement by, for example, *not telling them you have a cat*, but just for the record, the worst they can legally do is ask you to leave, assuming they ever find out :) They would need to give you the required notice, which I believe is 3 months, as of the new tenants rights legislation. by Dunk546 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 6:48pm)
  • I would rent to you if I had the property lol. Yeah for real a 30+ professional is the absolute ideal. by Dunk546 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 7:39pm)
  • Oh Christ, I see it now - biomass sounds better than wood, so they say biomass. It sounds like it's harvested methane or something. But like, coal is biomass too..? I think their greenwashing could skip a step here? *Facepalm* by Dunk546 (Wed 10th Nov 2021 12:13pm)
  • Barred by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Nov 2021 11:03pm)
  • Big parts of the south side have pretty massive Pakistani populations - you'll find heaps of shops & cafes around Strathbungo and Pollokshields, where I'm sure you'd at least get a decent answer to your question. Similarly Woodlands & Anderston have a fair Indian population, although the Pakistani population really is massive comparatively - they're the largest minority group in Glasgow, by a fair way. by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Nov 2021 11:03pm)
  • Is it more reasonable to assume some elite hacker group running scripts on reams of stolen DVLA databases, or some chavs with a key cloner driving about using their eyeballs to ascertain the whereabouts of vehicles..? Just like, which is easier to picture? Just because redditors don't go outside doesn't mean car theives also don't. by Dunk546 (Tue 16th Nov 2021 8:28pm)
  • >The Toby Jug Fair, but I assume OP would like them to still be alive. by Dunk546 (Tue 16th Nov 2021 8:32pm)
  • I use them a lot and this is the first time other than planned maintenance at 2-4am sort of times, that I can remember. by Dunk546 (Thu 18th Nov 2021 11:36am)
  • They're trolling, the place will give you food poisoning and when you leave a review detailing your experience the owner will reply, claiming to have pumped your mum and informing you that you are barred. It got posted on here and Glasgowlive stole it and ran a story on it and that got posted on here.. not sure if Glasgowlive wrote a story about Reddit posting the Glasgowlive article yet but it's probably in the works. by Dunk546 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 9:19pm)
  • I think you're going to find this answer if you ask about any part of town, tbh. Glasgow has some rough bits and the good bits still have some rough folk. My stepmum stayed for a while in the Wyndford, in the "worst" tower there, and she said although there were some weirdos, and the odd riot squad coming up, it was fine and most folk were friendly and helpful. I helped her move in there and the number of folk who stopped to offer to help was pretty heartening. One of my friends actually lives in the high rises, single mother with a 5 year old, and she seems to think it's okay. There's a family above her who she hears shouting every so often, but where I stayed last year in a bedsit in dowanhill (well nice bit) we had that too, so you know. by Dunk546 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 10:22pm)
  • Surely you understand why it's best practice not to give information on the whereabouts of a missing person to someone on the internet who claims to be acting in good faith? Like, yes you do sound genuine but we can't have one rule for everyone else and one rule for you. And with the abundance of missing persons posts around the place, I think it is really important to stress that it is best practice to tell the police, and not DM the person posting a thread about it on Reddit, and certainly not post the information publicly. After all, the police presumably are in direct contact with you, so what difference does it make to their being found? I'm sorry to sound cold, and I do hope he is safe and well, of course! by Dunk546 (Wed 24th Nov 2021 2:50pm)
  • I dunno mate I'd be using a hanky to even open the door in that place. Fuck touching anything you don't absolutely have to. by Dunk546 (Fri 26th Nov 2021 4:30pm)
  • I feel like this is a stupid question, but, what happens next? Do they find you through your phone's GPS and just send officers? by Dunk546 (Fri 26th Nov 2021 5:12pm)
  • It's the norm in a lot of places, apparently. Bloody grim, though, yeah. by Dunk546 (Fri 26th Nov 2021 5:23pm)
  • Yeah but you have to ask for it, I think via online form. I've not had to actually do it but if it's anything like when you ask for student exemption then you probably will have to pay full rate for a few months while they just, I dunno whatever they do at the council. Then they'll refund you by giving you a reduced rate to compensate, over the year. by Dunk546 (Fri 26th Nov 2021 9:02pm)
  • No I think they are saying, alongside your point that women shouldn't be disregarded, non-binary would be fine too, as long as they get the job done to a reasonable standard. by Dunk546 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 9:34pm)
  • I read it and want to know if OP means figuratively or literally. Like, did he get an earful or did he get knocked the fuck out. Because one is a story and the other is... Idk a story as well I guess but a *less gripping one*. by Dunk546 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 10:10pm)
  • I don't want to sound like a wank, but roads are actually just quite hard to fix, and weather quite quickly. Like, they have to be dry to fill pot-holes properly, and when is that ever going to happen? And any slight hollow gets battered more by car tyres dropping down into it, then fills with water, which soaks into tiny gaps in the surface, then freezes, breaking apart the top surface, causing a bigger hole to drop down into, and the cycle continues. Anyway, you know what would stop the roads being so crap? Less car traffic. by Dunk546 (Mon 6th Dec 2021 11:01pm)
  • Brand new 2 panel rads are about £50 from most mainline suppliers - I usually just go for Screwfix. I mean you probably can get cheaper but I don't really see the need at that kind of price. by Dunk546 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 8:26pm)
  • I was under the impression lateral flows *only* work if you are symptomatic..? by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 8:29pm)
  • They work by detecting viral load - so basically a stronger line for more viral load. Viral load is generally (admittedly not exactly) congruent with symptoms - zero symptoms usually means very low viral load, whereas once the virus replicates to the stage where it can be detected, viral load is obviously high and therefore lateral flows are more reliable. Here's a paper which backs me up, though admittedly the science is catching up with the reality just because it's still all very new. https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n823 Edit, just to say that I accept that my previous comment wasn't quite right - they are effective if you are not *yet* symptomatic, but significantly less so than if you are symptomatic. by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 8:36pm)
  • Ohh. That advice actually makes sense.. like you should only rely on lateral flows if you don't have symptoms - if you have symptoms get a PCR as they are more reliable in general. by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 8:55pm)
  • Tenement floors are usually one wooden layer, a void, and another wooden layer. They basically are acoustic resonance chambers. You could drop a pencil and it sounds like someone's doing hammer drilling. (Actually hammer drilling makes it sound like Satan has entered your downstairs neighbours' skulls and is bellowing heartily.) Personally I would only do what you are considering if your downstairs neighbours are deaf. Possibly not even then. Soz. by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 9:11pm)
  • May as well get started early I guess. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 10:05am)
  • Tenements, specifically, being the ones made of sandstone walls with wooden floors between, generally built around 1900, before concrete was used for domestic construction. Lots of modern builds do have concrete floors because it is easy to fabricate ahead of time, and it's very structurally robust. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 2:15pm)
  • Mate what do you need done? I'm a tradie, & know guys in most trades that are sound. Edit: just saw below you need a plasterer. Goooood fucken luck with that lol, sorry. They are hard to pin down at best of times and everyone I know needs a plasterer right now. Just gotta wait it out, no chance it will be done before the end of Jan. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 4:54pm)
  • There's chat they might say you can stop isolating if you get a negative on both day 6 and 7... Which seems to suggest that testing negative after that time might be a possibility. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 5:05pm)
  • I dunno. My kid would be like, is that person okay? And wouldn't leave it until she saw the person was okay. Like she'd be having wee fits of tears for days if she didn't know the person was okay. I'd also personally stop long enough to figure out if anyone was actually attending them or if I had to help. If there were ambulance crew them absolutely I would get out their way and just telly kid it's fine since the paramedics are there, though. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Dec 2021 10:26am)
  • A lot of people see holidays immediately after starting a job as a faux pas, but personally I think it's just another one of these little power plays by corporate - like you have to show loyalty but they don't, you can't ask for time off but they can choose when to give you time off... Maybe different when it's shift work in an industry that requires a certain staffing level (like hospitality or emergency services) but for office...? Like you can literally leave your work until you come back and it's only 2 days. So nah I think you're fine. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Dec 2021 10:31am)
  • Damn, poor guy. I mean yeah sure, most people standing to stare are likely just being nosy and unhelpful, which I agree is pretty rude. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Dec 2021 10:42am)
  • There's a fair few skate parks around, I usually find nobody gives you grief although they might huff a bit if you get in their way too often lol. If you're regular enough at them I imagine you would make some friends there. by Dunk546 (Sat 25th Dec 2021 2:56pm)
  • There's All the Young Nudes, used to run an in-person life drawing at Sloan's. They moved online after Covid but afaik they started up in-person again recently. It's non-tutored though. Then also Life Drawing at the Botanics, which is tutored, & the guy is pretty decent at letting you get on but just giving little pointers here & there. Both involve drawing naked people so if that isn't your thing then I'd give it a miss lol. by Dunk546 (Sun 26th Dec 2021 10:39pm)
  • If you are in Partick then Meadow Road generally have a good selection of pretty tasty vegan cakes & their coffee is 👌 by Dunk546 (Thu 30th Dec 2021 4:02pm)
  • There's a rock formation at the top of the cobbler that folk like to climb up / through, which has a fairly terminal drop at one side. If it's wet, not recommended. If it's icy, I'd probably just phone for an air ambulance ahead of time lol. by Dunk546 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 1:22pm)
  • I've only been in Ranjits for dinner and it was awesome atmosphere. We were on a work dinner but could easily imagine taking a date there. This was years ago mind. by Dunk546 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 8:06pm)
  • I'm a decorator (sole trader) and tbh if you're looking at a whole close repaint it's probably a week's work which is going to be in the region of £900 inc. materials. I'm absolutely the low end of the scale given my very low overheads, not vatable, no labour costs (except my wage obv lol), so expect companies to come in at twice that. Tbh I'm not sure I could do a close stair as there'd probably be scaff involved to get up to the skylight, which would add a good few hundred since it has to be hired in. Always worth trying to sound out neighbours beforehand and make clear you don't want to step on any toes, or seem demanding or whatever. We had a lot of work to do in our close when we bought, and thankfully everyone was on board with it all. I did worry though that coming in and starting to make demands about getting communal works done might ruffle some feathers, though! by Dunk546 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 6:10pm)
  • To be fair, the blue bins are only actually a veneer of good. Fair enough the metal cans get actually recycled, but all the plastic goes to landfill whatever you do with it. In theory, plastic can be recycled, but the main buyer of waste plastic (China) stopped taking it recently, and now basically nobody will. It's cheaper to just produce new plastic, and until we either start actually recycling it at home (which will drive up the price of plastic, and drive down the quality), then it's just basically a case of ship it overseas to someone who pretends they are going to process it (for a fee) and instead just pockets the cash and dumps the plastic. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 5:59pm)
  • I would do it myself but with the qualifier that I am a tradesman. If you know nothing of the builder or the building trade I might pay for one. by Dunk546 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 6:07pm)
  • I really don't see it... Do you mean this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h9uFH9min4UHpT929 by Dunk546 (Sat 15th Jan 2022 5:49pm)
  • I'm a cyclist (like I have never had a driver's license and am 34) and have not taken anything in this thread to be anti-cyclist. Just people and their wee feelings. There's nothing to downvote about you or this situation. If I'm honest, I would be very, very surprised if this incident doesn't give the cyclist a good deal to think about, & I would imagine (& hope) they take a lot more care when out riding for a good while after this. Not that it helps you, of course. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 5:07pm)
  • Afaik you can get the knowhow pretty easy on YouTube and generally can do it with household items fairly well. No idea if anyone still does it professionally though, sorry. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 10:49pm)
  • Often not worth it for the excess, but your buildings insurance usually covers this. But otherwise yeah it's worth nothing speaking to tenants, you have to contact the landlord. The landlord is legally obligated to get it fixed properly, asap... But like, honestly the best way to get it done is to maintain civility and avoid the use of language like "legal duty" and aim more for "please" and "thank you" and "apologies for the inconvenience" even though it really is your inconvenience and their responsibility. Actually often something like "if you like, I can sort some plumbers out to come and look at it if you're happy for them to forward you the invoice?" works a treat. It can be a little more work than you like but a whole lot less work than constantly fixing your ceiling. by Dunk546 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 5:12pm)
  • As a west end inhabitant, I would say don't do it. It's resting on its laurels, used to be great but is now overpriced to the point it's basically a handful of students hanging on and the rest are wealthy retirees just cashing in on the reputation of hipster chic. Pollockshaws, Shawlands, and Mount Florida in the south are all pretty great, and Dennistoun too in the east end. There's plenty of good bits but to be honest it can vary by street, so you could get lucky or unlucky basically anywhere you go. by Dunk546 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 11:53pm)
  • You should meet my wife, who likes to put her phone down next to her charging cable, without connecting it, and go to sleep. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 7:29pm)
  • Nah rent prices are just wild. You can get lower by looking a little further out, but (with any area to be honest) it can be a little hit or miss. Just to be clear, because you said "bid" - rent prices are generally fixed here. We don't have bidding wars like I know there are in London. So if it says £895 pcm, that's the price. But you will often find landlords have a lot of renters to choose from so you might get passed over a couple of times. I think as well, 3 beds are sort of harder to come by as rentals. Generally you'll find heaps of one and two beds, because they are exempt from HMO rules. Three beds are either subject to HMO (so kitted out like student flats, often with kitchenettes in each bedroom) or else for a family. & There are just basically less families renting than owning (apparently) so less reason to keep big flats as rentals, I guess. You'll find something though. by Dunk546 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 9:43pm)
  • People bitch about the public transport but it's actually okay. Busses can be a little hit or miss but the trains are quick & fairly reliable. Do you know where you're going to be working? If so, you can just follow the train lines out from there and check out places on the way. Obviously some parts of greater Glasgow are utter shit holes, so don't be shy about asking opinions on here once you find a few places! But to be honest, it really can just depend on the street or even the close, so it's impossible to say with certainty where will be nice and where won't, sadly. by Dunk546 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:01pm)
  • >Actually there have been bidding wars recently for rentals, though I doubt for 3 beds. Ohhh man, that's bad news. Congrats on the house though! by Dunk546 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 7:23am)
  • Yeah I did it once too, by accident. Thankfully 2 lanes were open and the guys behind me were patient, but holy shit that uphill was a beast. The cycle tunnel is still creepy but at least you don't have a queue of traffic up your arse lol. by Dunk546 (Wed 26th Jan 2022 9:33am)
  • House alarms often trigger during a power cut. Just to explain the alarms going off. It's pretty annoying. I had a power cut at 5:30am once, which I would have slept through except for a neighbours alarm. It went on for half an hour as I guess nobody was home, and then triggered again at around 7 when the power came back on -.- by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 8:09am)
  • Apparently it wouldn't change all that much. Legalisation of anything novel like that usually leads to a small uptick in consumption which then tapers off to the pre-legalisation level. I wouldn't suddenly start smoking because I was allowed to - I easily could already, but I don't like it all that much. Most people apparently are the same. On the other hand, there would be an influx of tourism based on getting high, which honestly I'm not keen on. That wouldn't be an issue for northern cities as anyone coming in for a smoke (assumedly from England) would just go to the nearest decent city, so either Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the road they take. And that would be completely nullified if the law was passed for the whole country (UK I mean, in this instance). Nobody is coming over here from Europe to smoke if they can just go to Amsterdam on the train without even taking their passport. Aside from that, the added money we make from tax on sale, and save from lower police and prison costs, would make for better infrastructure (or just new wallpaper in Downing Street, you know). by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 5:43pm)
  • Grab photoscan from Google - it'll let you get a scan of the photo with no glare, which might help. Other than that I'm rubbish at these things, except for always figuring out that it actually *isn't* where everyone thinks it is at all. I can never figure out where it *is* though. by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 8:49pm)
  • Ah nah man your first mistake was using the on-site search. Heaps better results using Google with the post-fix "site:www.gov.scot". by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 9:49pm)
  • Fair enough the downvotes because I know we all love to shit on those who don't have the vaccine, but it's true - the vaccine might reduce severity of symptoms once you have it, but it's quite clear now it doesn't do anything significant to stop you getting it. Rates plateaued now at over 5k, despite over 85% of over 12s having the vaccine. Everyone I know has had the vaccine and only a handful haven't had it anyway. Some even had it pretty severely, & I think that anecdotal evidence fits the general chat coming from the hospitals. Yes I am vaccinated anyway. by Dunk546 (Mon 31st Jan 2022 12:22pm)
  • That is true but I also feel like we could do with a little more of the helpful citizen attitude. I mean yeah absolutely fuck GCC but for our sins, they are the only council we have, and we can either wallow in the shite they fail to clean, or clean it up ourselves (and also hopefully somehow propagate change within the council, but that's another story). I quite like going out litter picking - it's somewhat meditative & gives random folk a wee happy feeling I guess. by Dunk546 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:10am)
  • It's only on the desktop / browser version, the app doesn't support it. Good shout though. I'm also on my phone so also can't do this for OP😅 by Dunk546 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 7:15am)
  • I hope you have somewhere else to live for a couple of months. I'd also ballpark this at 20-30k, but obviously it really depends on the current layout and the proposed layout. An architect wouldn't be a terrible idea. by Dunk546 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 11:18pm)
  • This... Uh, sounds like reasonable advice in just about any social situation except when you are at the point of discussing difficult topics with very close friends. Maybe I'm just prudish idk. Or is this based on an actual thing that happened at one of the meets? In which case lol by Dunk546 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 7:26pm)
  • Ohh man. by Dunk546 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 8:13pm)
  • Yeah depends on the agent what kind of reference you'll need, but I would say your age + job offer ought to be very much on your side. Some people might advise you *forget to mention your cats*. This is obviously a moral grey area but your cats are definitely going to be hindering your chances. [Shelter has a great guide on Scottish tenancies.](https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord/the_private_residential_tenancy) The important bit from your point of view is that there are no more fixed term leases - you can leave with 30 days notice. Saying you only need it for a few months may also hinder your chances, but I would personally be inclined to err on the side of honesty here. by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Feb 2022 10:06am)
  • Nice, ty. by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Feb 2022 12:40pm)
  • If you're not picky, find a solicitor who charges by the purchase not by the offer, and just put in cheeky 5k under on one after another until one bites. Got to do your bit to drive the prices down! If you are picky... God help ye. by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Feb 2022 6:35pm)
  • Tell them, but honestly would be amazed if they don't consider you an exception. They're thinking undergrad students, who (often but not always) will be more likely to cause damage to the flat and grief to the landlord. In my experience, post-grad students (let alone ones in their 40s) aren't remotely the same as undergrad students in that regard. Obviously not all students, but I mean we've most of us been (undergrad) students, and I would wager most have been to parties where, looking back, you'd be pretty glad you weren't the landlord! by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 7:44am)
  • Trusty bucks is closed for now too. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 7:14pm)
  • It was gone for a bit but apparently back. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 7:12pm)
  • Meadow Road is a wee belter. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 7:15pm)
  • Life on a knife edge. by Dunk546 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 10:10pm)
  • You can also do a loop & change at Anniesland. It's further than Partick but still only one transfer. by Dunk546 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 6:19pm)
  • Just to be absolutely clear on this in case anyone doesn't know - it is against the law in Scotland for a landlord to hold you to a rental term longer than a month. You can leave and cease payments with just 28 days notice. Check out [Shelter](https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord/the_private_residential_tenancy) for the details. by Dunk546 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 7:53pm)
  • Yesterday, I took my ice tyres off. Today, 0 degrees, 40-min dawn cycle to the south side along the notoriously ice-strewn river side path. Yesss. by Dunk546 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 6:46am)
  • I hope you are happy in your life. by Dunk546 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 7:15pm)
  • I would say give it in to the bank, however I can see the flaw in this plan so idk really. by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Mar 2022 9:44am)
  • That link does nothing for me except possibly let me know what your real name is btw. Perhaps the review was taken down? Or maybe just not showing yet? I also can't figure out how to sort reviews by date so maybe it's just me being an idiot. by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Mar 2022 9:43am)
  • We've got 3 bikes, 2 microscooters and a skateboard in the flat and Jesus H Christ I have to move some or all of them in order to do *anything*. I even built a cupboard for them but they still seem to completely rule my life. I will feel like I've made it in life when I have a garage to keep the bikes in. Of course by that point I'll be too old to cycle and the garage will be full of crap anyway and I'll have a car that gets parked on street. But it's a nice dream. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Mar 2022 10:51am)
  • My wife & I used to do it in France, & had high hopes when we came here. We stayed in Hyndland so just up the road from Partick & there is basically nothing, as far as food goes. Bakeries etc don't have to throw out daily, so all you really can get is the literally mouldy stuff that didn't sell in the reduced section in the supermarket (people will buy almost anything there because it gets gradually reduced down to pennies) & most supermarket bins are locked, and also often on the main street. So as far as food goes, nah. I will say though, chances are high you'll find furniture and other household things just out on the street, especially around May/June, and August/September as the students change over. There's a real tradition of putting things out on the street so they can get a second use. It's technically fly tipping (against the law) but people do it often. by Dunk546 (Tue 8th Mar 2022 8:23pm)
  • Easterhouse mate. by Dunk546 (Wed 9th Mar 2022 10:54pm)
  • I used to live (recently) on Garrioch Quad, but not inside the actual Wyndford. To be honest I would hesitate to recommend it, but it probably is largely fine. It's all social housing or ex-social housing, so expect the usual issues that come with that. There'll be a fair bit of disorder on summer nights, & there's usually the young team out and about getting drunk and having a shouting match. Police vans seem a little less common than they used to be, but it's still a pretty common occurrence to see the riot vans turn in there. Other than that I'm sure it'd be fine, and most of the neighbours should be pleasant enough - I find most people are, as long as you're pleasant to them. by Dunk546 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 2:56pm)
  • I must have been watching too much r/combatfootage... polis helicopter just went by and I actual shat a bit. by Dunk546 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 9:52pm)
  • A few miles west, a bit past Partick. by Dunk546 (Tue 15th Mar 2022 10:56pm)
  • Lost my wallet, cancelled all the cards, got on with my day. While later my bro messaged me to say some guy found my wallet, looked me up on Facebook, called me (but I missed it because notifications / privacy settings I guess?), tried my old address (drivers license was in there) and finally gave it to the police station. Kicking myself because I was half expecting to get a FB message (my last name is pretty unique). I just didn't think my notifications might be off?! If they hadn't been, I'd still have working bank cards, and this absolute gentleman who found my wallet would have an extra two or three hours of his life back. What a muppet I am. by Dunk546 (Sun 20th Mar 2022 11:47am)
  • Yeah, fair. by Dunk546 (Sun 20th Mar 2022 2:18pm)
  • Yeah I totally forgot about that until afterwards. by Dunk546 (Sun 20th Mar 2022 3:16pm)
  • I can definitely see reasons to get a pro to do it, but there isn't anything stopping you from doing that work yourself. Just pay attention to where the wires are going, and make sure to turn the breaker off first. If you do want an actual electrician, then most of my neighbours use James Harkin. I do my electrics myself though so never actually had to use them. by Dunk546 (Thu 24th Mar 2022 11:58am)
  • Personally my feeling is that if you have good neighbors then no factor is the ideal solution. They are a total racket and take your money without actually doing anything. I reckon even if one or two neighbours literally never chipped in their share, you'd still be quids in because you wouldn't be paying factor fees. I don't have factors and am happy. That said, I have nice neighbours, and I'm a tradesman, so I can usually figure out what needs done and get the right person to do it. I don't mind doing that extra work to avoid dealing with factors. But, I have had housing association factors and have found them to be helpful and professional, and in the situation where a few of your neighbours are either willfully arseholes, or are too hard-up to pay their share, then factors are probably a necessary evil. by Dunk546 (Thu 24th Mar 2022 7:08pm)
  • It's generally not done to "remove" hearths - they go the full thickness of the floor quite often, so if you actually managed then you'd be looking at installing new joists where it used to be. And most likely the debris would punch through your downstairs neighbour's ceiling. The way it's generally done is to overlay the original boards with 6mm plywood (tacked down at 6" intervals across the full thing) and then optionally put a flexible screed (basically a thin concrete polymer) on the floor to level it. The other option is to lift the floor, shim up the joists a bit to make them higher / more level, and then relay the floor. Utter ballache doing that though. by Dunk546 (Fri 25th Mar 2022 1:24pm)
  • Oh nice, thanks for the shout. by Dunk546 (Tue 29th Mar 2022 8:40pm)
  • Man that's sad times. My wife's trying to find a pool / sauna combo where she can go either herself or with the wean, and managed to find one nearby, which looks amazing, except for the £120 a month price tag!? Like who tf has that much money?! And more importantly why aren't there saunas for plebs in this city? I thought Glasgow was meant to be cool. by Dunk546 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 3:49pm)
  • Oh nice, thanks, I'll tell her. by Dunk546 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 8:07pm)
  • Glasgow club I think is like a fiver a go, saunas were £7 but cold, and now no longer a thing it seems. by Dunk546 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 8:10pm)
  • You not just borrow a pair of bolt cutters? by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Apr 2022 10:30pm)
  • Oh is that how you spell that band. One of the downsides to getting all your music off the radio - sometimes literally no idea how to begin typing the names out into Spotify. by Dunk546 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 11:26am)
  • Quite like [I belong to Glasgow](https://youtu.be/KNrVkDqPsbM). by Dunk546 (Sat 16th Apr 2022 10:55am)
  • I'm straight and I'm still keen. by Dunk546 (Sun 17th Apr 2022 7:52am)
  • This rings a bell from a few years back. Someone just got major, major (like years long apparently) beef with property 4u on Cathcart Rd, I guess. by Dunk546 (Fri 29th Apr 2022 8:50pm)
  • A few bars of the theme to Amelie, imo. by Dunk546 (Fri 29th Apr 2022 9:05pm)
  • Same for me but replace "away" with "at work". by Dunk546 (Sat 30th Apr 2022 6:10pm)
  • That is a fucking class name for a drainage company lol. by Dunk546 (Mon 2nd May 2022 10:27pm)
  • It sounds like no, but also it doesn't really matter. Bikes locked in closes are such easy targets because as odd as it might sound, they aren't overlooked, and the bannisters are SO easy to break, you usually don't even need tools. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th May 2022 11:06am)
  • It was fucken wan eh yas. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th May 2022 2:02pm)
  • Bit rude mate. Beirut is okay. by Dunk546 (Mon 9th May 2022 3:48pm)
  • Oh Jesus, buckets of cash. You absolutely cannot scrimp on a wet room though. Like, you think oh it's only wee but honestly the size doesn't matter that much - you've still got to squeeze everything in it. And you're likely paying a premium for the smaller fixtures because they aren't the standard size where competition beats price down. In a wet room you need to strip it all back to the brick / timber frame, concrete board it all, tank it all, then finally get round to your fixtures. Plumbing needs changed, drains need moved, electrics needs done... All in a tight space with no room to swing a trowel. Chances of leaks are high so they have to add on money for when they invariably have to come and bash tiles off to troubleshoot an unknown leak. Personally would be delighted with any price below about £7k. by Dunk546 (Tue 10th May 2022 10:35pm)
  • Nerd. by Dunk546 (Fri 13th May 2022 9:57pm)
  • Litter? The upstairs neighbours? The council? The Tories? The SNP? Susan Aitken? Shrinkflation? The price of gas? George Galloway? Ross Greer? Orange Marches? Prince Andrew? Any of the other Royals? Red Tops? The BBC.......... by Dunk546 (Sun 15th May 2022 6:56pm)
  • That poster being a bit too loud with the "sex sells" attitude. by Dunk546 (Fri 20th May 2022 4:32pm)
  • My wee bro was offered his about 10 years ago, but alas, neither he nor I had the 180k asking price. It was a total belter too - 4 bed on Hyndland Road, could easily shift it for 500k now. by Dunk546 (Tue 24th May 2022 9:28pm)
  • I used to work in cafes and a lot of them buy in their cakes, so you could go into all the local ones and ask if they need cakes supplied. Usually it's from established bakers but I do know of cafes who would sell more like what you are offering - just from individual home bakers. Quality has to be very consistent and obviously go in looking like you have excellent hygiene! Doesn't hurt to have some samples and a business card, though I appreciate that might be more effort than you'd like to put in. Just a word of warning, it can be a fairly ruthless game and I would say there's a fair chance you would find it a lot easier in the long run continuing to look for stable employment. Good luck with everything anyway! by Dunk546 (Tue 24th May 2022 9:46pm)
  • *How* much?! For actual fuck sake. by Dunk546 (Wed 25th May 2022 7:45pm)
  • Ha! by Dunk546 (Fri 27th May 2022 10:15pm)
  • In my experience you have to actually be here in order to get a place, and you have to view + offer the day or so after it goes live. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th May 2022 8:02am)
  • I personally think your budget should be doable in the city. Cost of living is obviously increasing but Glasgow is still an affordable city. Public transport, as much as we shit on it, is actually fine and (as long as you don't need to use more than one mode of transport - they aren't the one company) then it's not expensive compared to most places. You need to allow more for gas and electric but I'd say other than that, okay. Flats around the £550 mark will be hard to come by and likely not that pleasant but they exist. As well as the Wyndford, consider Crosshill /Govanhill, where there are flats that cheap. Think anywhere along the train lines. Or else think about getting bikes, but don't lock them in the close or they're gonna get nicked. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th May 2022 8:07am)
  • I generally notice them popping up pretty close to the start of term, so there might not be many around yet. There probably will be pretty strong competition for them, too if they're anything like the rest of the market. Edit just to also say: it's the landlord's responsibility to ensure the flat is properly licensed. You can just try for normal flats and if the landlord goes for it that's on them. Heaps of people will specify no students unless it is an HMO, however. by Dunk546 (Sun 29th May 2022 7:55am)
  • Oh yeah definitely mention that you aren't students. Fine to apply to regular flats too, but you have to tell them who will live there or else you'll likely be in breach of a rental contract. You're allowed "two households" in Glasgow before the flat is meant to have an HMO. So you and one mate and his or her romantic partner, would not need an HMO. 3 unrelated friends or more would need an HMO. They're not gonna ask you to prove you're romantically involved if you say you are lol. End of the day the license is to force the landlord to keep you guys safe - it kind of is in your interest but it also increases the cost due to the extra shit the landlord has to do to pass HMO inspection. Usually not by a huge amount though. Things like fire blankets and fire doors, proper escape provision etc. by Dunk546 (Sun 29th May 2022 11:50am)
  • Those buildings are pretty bloody nice yeah. by Dunk546 (Mon 30th May 2022 2:37pm)
  • I'm a 10 min cycle along the canal from the wharf and paid £90k for a 3 bed. Yes it was a shit hole but it cleaned up great. Nice ones here go for £140k. by Dunk546 (Mon 30th May 2022 2:40pm)
  • Pap the telly oot mate, you'll no miss it. by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 3:16pm)
  • Good fucking job! Seriously good effort. 👍 by Dunk546 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 8:57pm)
  • Hogweed isn't dangerous in the slightest. *Giant hogweed* has compounds in the sap which can cause "phototoxic" burns. Basically it causes your skin to be extremely sensitive to sunlight, such that you can get extremely bad burns. It's only toxic if you expose yourself to it's sap. You can touch it or push it around (though I wouldn't), just don't break it (or chew it lol). And I guess don't let your dog chew it! by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 10:06am)
  • When you look at the finances it's bloody grim. Yes they earn money but how much did they cost to buy & install?! The reason we ought to be doing it though is it's (fairly) green energy, lets us get away from the last of the coal and natural gas fired power on the British grid. Sort of a moot point in Scotland with such potential for wind, wave & good old hydro, though. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 2:39pm)
  • They're probably in your carpet. Or all your clothes. I think you can take everything fabric you own, freeze it, then keep it bagged securely separate from everything else until you've done everything. Of course that will take forever so maybe just burn the house down? by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 11:00pm)
  • Does seem like common logic, but apparently is false. The most infectious period is apparently the few days before symptoms begin. Asymptomatic *after* having had Covid symptoms for a week then yeah sure. But just tested positive & still asymptomatic is danger zone. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 7:26pm)
  • No I mean for sure, that's what you should do. Just pointing out that I've read it's not technically the case that you're less contagious if you're asymptomatic, which does defy common sense. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 7:36pm)
  • I have to assume a heap of concrete and earth between you and the highway would dampen the noise a little, but your point still probably stands. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 7:39pm)
  • Aye but like, when you're in the actual park, there won't be a line of sight to the road so you'd be getting rebounding noise rather than direct noise (I accept there will still likely be plenty noise). by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 7:48pm)
  • Oh man, I've always heard *dookits* and not made the connection to *dovecotes*. by Dunk546 (Sat 25th Jun 2022 10:24am)
  • By this point I am almost wondering if we might consider having a dedicated sub for buying & renting in Glasgow. Maybe with a sticky about which areas are nice and which are not. And a link to shelter, some info re mid-market rental and housing association... And maybe relax the no salad rule for it? Fuck I've gone too far, don't listen to me. by Dunk546 (Sat 25th Jun 2022 10:21am)
  • *Cannot* get out of bed. First time in literally a month (and likely for another month yet) where I don't have to get out of bed at 7 and I'm still stuck here with an empty coffee cup and a Reddit addiction at 10:30am. What's more surprising is the wean is still asleep?! What is life? by Dunk546 (Sat 25th Jun 2022 10:29am)
  • I've used DG Roofing, who are professional and reasonable. I also have worked with Roofing Advisors, though as a contractor not a customer. Their admin / owners seem pleasant and knowledgeable though. by Dunk546 (Sat 25th Jun 2022 10:27am)
  • Oh yeah I remember that phase. You'll make dad friends much easier when the wean is a bit older - doing nursery pickups is a good one, or just as you eventually meet the husbands of your wife's friends. But for the time being there's really nothing weird about chatting with some mums at nursery rhyme groups or soft play or whatever. It's easy to worry that they'll think you're hitting on them but there's a totally different dynamic when you're obviously out with your kid. They'll just be happy to have someone who isn't a mum to talk to for a change! Then if you find some that are responsive you can just be like, oh we're going to the park after this if you fancy joining? They can easily say they have to get baby back home for whatever, so if they say yes then you can be fairly sure they don't think you're a psycho 👍 Good luck, with that & everything else parenting-wise! by Dunk546 (Sun 26th Jun 2022 2:41pm)
  • I'm working in a back court the day. Accidentally disturbed a baby seagull who was just waddling about on the concrete. Now the adults are all going wild, dive bombing and dropping shites, screeching like fucking banshees. I'm hiding in the bin shed, too hairy man. by Dunk546 (Tue 28th Jun 2022 2:21pm)
  • I honestly just reseason mine on the stove top. They get hot as shit on there anyway, works great. by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 9:19pm)
  • Good bot. by Dunk546 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 12:49pm)
  • I'm gonna get downvoted into oblivion but genuinely believe the guidance is as it is because it doesn't matter any more. If you're unwell enough to stay home, stay home, Covid or not. If you're well enough to go out, go out, Covid or not. That's the current law and guidance. I'd be out and about (possibly keeping slightly more distance than usual) days ago if I were you. by Dunk546 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 12:52pm)
  • Entirely possible a baby has fallen and is hiding somewhere at ground level. This happened to me the other day - was trying to do some work in a back court and disturbed a wee baby cutting about on the tarmac. All actual hell broke loose man, it was like Hitchcock. by Dunk546 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 10:27pm)
  • I cycle up for a dip fairly often. I'm a pretty keen cyclist (don't drive, cycle for work) and find it somewhat taxing. Takes me 45mins+ from Anniesland. The bit to Milngavie reservoir is fine but then it's just a solid uphill slog to Mugdock village. (The hill is called vomit hill & that's an apt name honestly.) Absolutely perfect swim spot though. Occasionally groups of young team blaring music and chucking tins of monster about, but only really when the sun's out. by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Jul 2022 11:44am)
  • Yeah exactly that. Get to the top absolutely sweating buckets, dive in to cool off. Probably take a wind-proof thin jacket for the way back though because it's easy (even now the loch's quite warm) to get the chills after. by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Jul 2022 1:38pm)
  • So, you're asking Reddit to help us stalk your ex's new bf..? Time to log off and go outside bro. by Dunk546 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 10:47pm)
  • They were gonna have to due to council buyout of the premises along that lane or something, but petitioned the council & either they won or the council just still haven't filled in the necessary paperwork to complete the buyout. Ready to believe either tbh. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 7:19pm)
  • I'm pretty sure you just need to double check no objection from any neighbours. I'd probably ask the owners rather than tenants but if the owners don't live there then there's a reasonable chance they don't care / wouldn't know. The factors work for you & they just basically do what you tell them to do (I mean I heard that was what they were meant to do but your mileage may vary). Also, as a decorator - you don't have to strip the old paint. Actually I'd recommend against it. Just give the old paint a good sand to scuff it up and remove any wee nubs or grit in the last coat, then crack on with your undercoat & top coat. I'd normally use an oil base gloss or eggshell/satin for a close door, since it'll be a good deal more hard-wearing than any water base you find. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 9:04pm)
  • No worries. Yeah that sounds like a good method. Valspar 's *interior* (water based) wood and metal is terrible, but I would imagine the exterior one is oil based (should say high VOC), and more than likely is fine. I've yet to find a bad oil based paint tbh. Their colour matching service is good, too. I personally use Dulux trade - similarly great colour matching & really good paint, but you have to get it from the Dulux decorator centres. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 10:33pm)
  • Colin, the old owner, once had me remove labels from 2 cases of Pimm's because they had union jacks on. He's as Indie as they come. From what I know, he's been approached by these guys before but basically told them to do one. But they came by again and you know, he's done his graft, and he's not getting younger. By the sound of it they made him a fairly sensible offer, but I think it must still have been a really difficult choice. Sad for all the staff. Anyway to the commenter blaming it on the SNP - may your steaks forever be over well, you utter fucking roaster 🙃 by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 10:41pm)
  • Sparkle Horse was my favourite pub when I stayed in Partick. Meadow Road is solid for coffee & vegan things. What kind of heating system do you have? It's probably either electric radiators or storage heaters (hope not), gas system with hot water storage (hope not) or gas combi. You'll know it's gas combi because when you switch on the hot water tap, the boiler will click on (assuming it works). The Lismore may or may not still do occasional live folk (might just have been a haunt of a local jam group or something). Sadly the indi fruit & veg shops have mostly been eaten by the great capitalist machine. There's locavore and one other eat local / zero waste shop though which should cover you for some stuff, then there's obviously Morrisons. by Dunk546 (Sat 16th Jul 2022 12:42pm)
  • Oh grim. Then yes the solution would seem to be to bag it and bin it. by Dunk546 (Mon 18th Jul 2022 8:44am)
  • Can't you still drive it to the dumps? Don't go in a van or the cost will make you wish you just binned it. by Dunk546 (Mon 18th Jul 2022 8:40am)
  • I mean that's kind of my point (and previously your point too) - the fact GCC have basically said "we won't deal with this" has basically removed all other options. Your recyclers would just be charging you to drive it out to a dump that does take it anyway, and would add a significant charge because they would have to pay for it at the dump, as commercial waste. If you can find a dump that does take it, and can get it there yourself, then that is the most ethical way of dealing with it. by Dunk546 (Mon 18th Jul 2022 10:52am)
  • Genuine question: do you ever think of quitting Reddit? It obviously isn't doing it for you. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 9:39am)
  • >The other thing to consider is that this is Glasgow and the weather will soon be shit. Whenever the weather was nice around my old bit, we'd get the young team from the Wyndford come and piss on our doors, throw bottles, sing at all hours, start rammies... I always felt like phoning the police on them but in the end consoled myself with the fact that in a few days it'd be back to cold and miserable weather and they'd all be inside playing playstation again anyway. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 9:38am)
  • No honestly, does it make your day more enjoyable that you feel like you've wound up random internet strangers? I mean some of those you feel good about annoying, probably aren't even real humans. Like I just generally find if a group of people annoys me enough to make me actually want to go out my way to noise them up, then the best thing for my emotional health is to just let them be, and go and do something else. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 11:37am)
  • Few and far between as far as permanent fixtures in the city go, but a fairly big scene at events like music festivals and other temporary events. If you get yourself out there there probably is space for you to fill the whole summer (that's basically June till August, mind) with work. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 2:03pm)
  • Sure, for Burning Man / Primavera / Glasto maybe. I highly doubt the local folk festival is asking anywhere near that much money. Besides, if they're asking that much, the vans must be bringing in enough to cover it, else the economy of it would collapse. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 3:27pm)
  • We're doing quite well now, thanks for asking. Just took a good amount of grown up discussion, which I was keen to commit to for the sake of our daughter, who will hopefully benefit from a stable home environment. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 3:43pm)
  • Scrap metal moves in a few days if you just put it outside - random scrappies seem to just sense it from afar. You're generally not supposed to do that unless you've a front garden you can put it at the edge of, though, so check the bulk uplift policy for your area. by Dunk546 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 1:41pm)
  • Post Covid they are cutting down on what they accept, at least my local in Partick was. I think they had too much of a backlog on the pat tests (plus for some items like lamps, a pat test costs more than the lamp would earn). by Dunk546 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 7:48pm)
  • Here, you could have said you were Australian at the start of that not right at the end - I had to read it a second time to get the accent right. by Dunk546 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 7:52pm)
  • Yeah definitely check out eurohostel. I had a guy stay with me once who had been staying in the eurohostel previously - he said price was actually very affordable, just that you don't have as much privacy or space obviously. He stayed there 2 months while looking for a long-term rental. by Dunk546 (Sun 24th Jul 2022 2:04pm)
  • Oh yeah I forgot for some reason the lanes are separated, and was also confused. But if I was slogging up the hill & someone was in front of me walking, I'd just be like yeah that's fair play. It's unlikely the uphill cyclists will be going that fast anyway. by Dunk546 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 3:59pm)
  • I think non-assless (or assed) chaps are simply called "trousers" but I'm not 100% on such niche items of clothing. by Dunk546 (Wed 27th Jul 2022 5:45pm)
  • I'm sure you are already aware of this but: 1) HMO is a requirement on the landlord and is generally for your safety. If you are found to be renting a flat that isn't HMO licensed, when an HMO license is required, then the worst that can happen to you as a tenant is they give you notice to leave, which should be 3 months. 2) HMO is required in Glasgow where 3 or more households are sharing one home. Two friends don't need one, nor do two couples, or one couple and a friend, for example. And they obviously aren't asking for proof you're in a relationship. Afaik they don't look to well on six friends saying they're one single polyamorous relationship, but other than that, some jiggery-pokery is possible with the rules. I don't recommend defrauding your landlord, but there definitely are people living with two other friends in non-HMO flats in Glasgow, and nothing really ever seems to happen about it. I hear the main source of issue for these people is if they upset their neighbours enough that the neighbours put in a complaint to the landlord. by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Jul 2022 5:54pm)
  • Yes, definitely worth considering how you would escape your flat in case of fire, and definitely this flat would have failed HMO. However if this flat was only leased to two people then it wouldn't actually need an HMO license. The laws around fire escapes and fire alarms have been clarified and tightened recently, partly in response to this case. It's not just HMO flats that require proper fire safety. by Dunk546 (Thu 28th Jul 2022 7:43pm)
  • Dumbrock is good but not by public transport, and the cycle is pretty arduous, frankly. by Dunk546 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 5:26pm)
  • Oh nice, yeah I guess that is true. I go up with a cycle buddy so we make a point of braving the hills by bike - gets you nice and mingin with sweat by the top, ready for a cool dip 👌 by Dunk546 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 8:21pm)
  • Reservoirs can be a little dangerous for all sorts of reasons. You first of all have an outlet underwater at the end, which creates downdraughts under the surface that you often can't see. But even if you're away from the dam, there are often underwater structures (old trees, sheds, rocks, houses even) which create "waterfalls" as the water moves over them towards the exit. There's a chance of getting tangled up in these, or getting drawn under if you dive. Generally just best to avoid reservoirs for swimming & watersports. by Dunk546 (Sun 31st Jul 2022 6:07pm)
  • Hell of a coincidence lol. Also, top floor off a ladder?! Fuck that! Yeah I think that there is OP's problem - needs a scaff and the landlord won't pay for a scaff. by Dunk546 (Thu 4th Aug 2022 10:28pm)
  • I, personally, refuse to believe that OP would make sweeping generalisations about people based on simple phenotypic criteria. by Dunk546 (Fri 5th Aug 2022 8:01pm)
  • Downvotes guys, honestly I thought this was somewhere we could safely post sarcasm without a /s. by Dunk546 (Fri 5th Aug 2022 8:00pm)
  • Just don't walk down Govan Road on match days (or march days) and you should be fine. That's regardless of if you're wearing the jacket, btw. by Dunk546 (Sun 7th Aug 2022 10:02pm)
  • It's a very common mode of entry for Yale / nightlatch type locks where there's a spring-loaded catch like a normal door, rather than a "deadbolt". You just ram the knife in between the door and the jamb (the bit of wooden door frame where the door locks into) and the blade forces the catch back into the door, then you're in. It's extremely easy for an experienced locksmith or burglar to do. The easy way to secure against this is to have a deadbolt type lock, which can't be forced without breaking the door or picking the lock (too much bother for most burglars). by Dunk546 (Sat 13th Aug 2022 10:30pm)
  • Believe you also get deer fly here, and a couple of species of horse fly. I've just been over in eastern Europe and made my hobby counting the species of horsefly I could find. You're not wrong about the giant horsefly. There are a couple of species you could mistake for a small bird. They would keep pace with the car on country roads too. Utterly horrifying. by Dunk546 (Sun 14th Aug 2022 3:34pm)
  • Uhh, what? Councils don't bleach your floors. Sometimes cleaners bleach your floors, if the close is factored, and the residents have asked for a cleaner. by Dunk546 (Sun 14th Aug 2022 10:23pm)
  • I dunno man, I can't count the number of kids who have randomly told me about the horrors of Giant Hogweed. by Dunk546 (Mon 15th Aug 2022 10:06pm)
  • I would just ask at a decent cocktail bar. Good bartenders (as long as they aren't currently too overworked) would likely take some pride in going off menu. by Dunk546 (Wed 17th Aug 2022 9:57am)
  • I was working in a wee pub one time near Byres Road, pure dead except for a couple of regulars, but coming up to the time most of the regulars arrived. These two guys came in clearly a bit full of it (not the booze, just like, a bit raucous you know). I didn't fancy all the regulars being like "why did you serve these numbskulls?" When they came in so I said as politely as I could that I didn't think this was the pub for them this evening. They laughed and went outside, changed teeshirts, and came back in full of some nonsense. I was just like yeah sorry guys, am no serving you, sorry. Two seconds later a colleague came in and said, man Anthony Stokes and Kevin Bridges just came out the pub?! Guys if you're on Reddit, sorry, I swear it wasn't personal 🙈 by Dunk546 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 2:34pm)
  • Kelvin pocket is my fave cafe in the city, it's just really chill and lovely, and the staff are genuine and pleasant. I used to be a barista trainer, and find their coffee to be consistently good, though I've no doubt there are specialist coffee places which would classify as technically "better". by Dunk546 (Sat 20th Aug 2022 12:34pm)
  • I hate to tell you this man but theres no walls between you and your upstairs neighbours :P Jokes aside, yeah tenements are horrendous for sound insulation up and down, and not great for sound insulation through the wall either. Reasonable things you can do are limited: 1) best option, install a false ceiling below your actual ceiling. This ideally wants to be a hung ceiling, built from wooden beams with acoustic grade rockwool insulation between, then two layers of plasterboard then a skim of finish plaster. You're looking at about £2k for a room though, unless you wanna do it yourself. Plus obviously you're gonna be hiding all those period features and reducing the value of your flat. Difficult/ impossible if you are renting. 2) Speak to upstairs neighbours and ask them to have good carpets + dense underlay fitted. This obviously is harder. You could offer to give them like £500 towards it. Just the bedroom would make a significant difference, though nothing compared to the fake ceiling (or you know, living in a modern flat). 3) Sleep in the other end of the flat. by Dunk546 (Sat 20th Aug 2022 10:49pm)
  • Hey, OP, I think you need a crash course in Irish history. They are not sending sectarianism over here - we sent it over there. The British did this (yes, Scotland was very much complicit at the time) when we went there and started treating Catholics as 2nd class citizens. by Dunk546 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 8:24am)
  • The number of fire engines scales not by the size of the fire, but by the size of the building where the alarm was triggered. One of those blocks of student digs would need 3 engines easily, even if it was a false alarm. Imagine if they sent one then had to be like "eh boss it turns out there actually is a fire this time" and the thing was a raging inferno before the other two got there. Think of the headlines: "JUST LOOk WHAT THE SNP HAVE DONE NOW". by Dunk546 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 9:22pm)
  • If I had a penny for every thread about the property market here right now, I reckon I could just about afford the deposit for a north-facing studio flat in Crosshill, which is really saying something with the state of the property market these days. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 10:16am)
  • All good, just a poor attempt at humour. For real now though, I feel like, despite the costs involved just now, buying (as long as you aren't overstretching) is still going to be the right thing for anyone to do, assuming the alternative is continuing to rent. As much as we're all sort of praying for it, I don't think an imminent collapse is coming, and if it did, it would have to be a real belter to swing the market in favour of renting, over home ownership. Especially given that the rental prices seem to be scaling with the sale prices. Worth asking on UKpersonalfinance for some renting Vs buying opinions - those guys spend their lives thinking about sensible financial decisions, and defending those decisions. You'd get good explanations as to why, over there. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 10:42am)
  • It really depends. You can fit coving, simple quarter round, probably yourself if you're relatively used to DIY. If you've got intricate floral / leaf cornice, which you want to have essentially cloned around the rest of the flat, then haha yeah good luck. Source: am tradesman. by Dunk546 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 9:59pm)
  • Hah, my daughter & I sent a pizza back last night for wrong toppings, though we were unsure about what to do because of the wastage. I'm definitely gonna tell her that's where her pizza went, whether it did or not. Is that whitewashing wastage? Whitewashing homelessness? Idk man, I just want a happy 6 year old. by Dunk546 (Wed 31st Aug 2022 1:13pm)
  • Gumtree is your best bet I think. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 7:19am)
  • It's to kerb the colossal market in stolen bikes, it's not even a tiny bit weird. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 7:18am)
  • Dunno why I didn't consider that yeah, decent point. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 11:21am)
  • An buy some fucken beer an aw. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 4:49pm)
  • You're doing better than most people on that income, good effort. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 5:53pm)
  • Yeah willing to houseshare is the big one. Idk how anyone lives alone on less than £30k honestly. Sharing makes a huge difference. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 5:52pm)
  • Man, I was having a fucking good day too. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 6:03pm)
  • It's not a teacher's strike, it's support staff, kitchen staff, cleaners... by Dunk546 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 9:07am)
  • That's good going, well done. Are you in social housing? That's the only way I can see making that money work. And is housing benefit included in there? Sorry if that's too personal. by Dunk546 (Sat 3rd Sep 2022 2:46pm)
  • Lol yeah the city centre is a shit hole. Legit tho, the rest of the city is actually decent. As soon as you go outside of the ring road or east of the cathedral, it's heaps better. Even the awful bits have character. The centre is just a cheap and easy way to film location shots for zombie apocalypse films. by Dunk546 (Fri 9th Sep 2022 4:57pm)
  • A lot of people do not know this but when you plunge a bath or sink drain, you have to block the overflow with something - I usually use a wet rag. Otherwise you're just plunging water around between the drain and the overflow. Shower trays don't have an overflow though. Actually if grey water is coming up while you are not running the shower, then it's a problem with the drain below your bathroom. Are you in a flat? If so it's a factor issue and the bill will be split by all flats. If it's a house, then yeah bad times. by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 8:12pm)
  • I think they come from the sea? Not sure tbh. by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 9:39pm)
  • Well this thread was everything I expected it to be. OP should at least have figured out by this point that one significant thing to know about Glasgow is our, eh, particular sense of humour. Don't worry OP, we're mostly good people. by Dunk546 (Tue 13th Sep 2022 2:59pm)
  • Highland lochs tours will eat a whole day and probably require a bit of recovery time from all the coach seat time you'll spend. I had friends over who did one and were a bit like "yeah it was okay but we didn't see Nessie and our asses are *sore*". Those two pubs you mentioned are great if you catch the trad music. Otherwise they are still good but there isn't always music. Ben Nevis is *tiny* so always very full. There is also the Islay Inn I think which has sporadic traditional music nights, and Babbity Bowster which *did* have music but not sure it still does. Facebook is probably what to check for which nights they have music. The lighthouse is good for a wee hour if you're in the city centre. It's got a viewing platform at the top where you can see basically the whole city, & free to enter. Although necropolis you've already mentioned is also great for views. Other than that I'd advise steering clear of the city centre. It's basically just fast fashion retail and office. Until it gets to about 10pm when the late bars and night clubs start up, then it's a whole different ball game, and can be a laugh. Hikes... I dunno it's difficult to get a hike in in a day, though it is very easy to get out of town by public transport. You could take the train to Balloch and at least see some mountains from there, and loch Lomond (pronounced low-mond not le-mond like I've heard too often) which is a beauty on a fine day. Also just stay up too late in the town and chat nonsense with all the creatures of the night 👍 by Dunk546 (Tue 13th Sep 2022 9:53pm)
  • You had me until space port lol. Top trolling OP. by Dunk546 (Tue 13th Sep 2022 9:54pm)
  • Ooh la de dah Mr Frenchman by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Sep 2022 4:53pm)
  • Might be worth noting what's open and what's not..? Big Tesco isn't, but my local spar is. That's all I got so far. Could really use a builders merchants lol. No rest for the wicked I mean republicans eh 🙃 by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Sep 2022 8:14am)
  • I could really use a South Side key cutting shop if anyone notices one open! by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Sep 2022 11:57am)
  • You are a legend. by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Sep 2022 1:05pm)
  • Partick loves a wee autocorrect, so it does. by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Sep 2022 4:03pm)
  • I didn't grow up here, but I just want to say I absolutely agree that Morton's rolls are too sharp to eat. by Dunk546 (Wed 28th Sep 2022 10:49am)
  • Just please consider how many other tables there are free. I used to work in a tiny indie cafe and we would have to turn people away for lunch almost daily because of laptop lurkers for a good while, until the owner set a no laptop rule 🙃 by Dunk546 (Thu 29th Sep 2022 9:55pm)
  • I just want to point out because nobody has said it yet - If you rent a place as two couples, when you're not, then that's a breach of tenency. The *worst* that can happen is you get asked to leave, with three months notice. By far the most likely thing to happen is you guys will have a nice flat share until you decide to move on. The caveat is, HMO stuff is for your safety. It's stuff like door closers, fire extinguishers, more fire regulation shit, etc. It's entirety the landlords responsibility, and if he or she lease to you without asking if you're two couples, you didn't do anything wrong - they did. But again, more than likely nothing bad will happen. Just be careful and don't burn it down I guess. But like, that applies anyway. by Dunk546 (Tue 4th Oct 2022 10:05pm)
  • I think it's just a statistic, that flats with multiple occupants (aka student flats, let's be honest this is the largest proportion of these flats) are more prone to accidental fire. I mean you get 3+ people who have barely cooked before in their lives and throw binge drinking into the mix. by Dunk546 (Wed 5th Oct 2022 1:54pm)
  • A big bottle of cobra out the local shop. Getting a bit of a pint a day after work sort of habit.. Mug of lemon verbena from the Tea People before that mind so I think they cancel out? 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸đŸ™„ by Dunk546 (Thu 6th Oct 2022 6:23pm)
  • Welly poverty is real. by Dunk546 (Fri 7th Oct 2022 8:56am)
  • I, a cyclist, absolutely approve of this post. by Dunk546 (Wed 12th Oct 2022 10:44pm)
  • It's all shared use path. We cyclists need to slow down for deaf / ignorant people and that's that. Just be happy we get a safe and healthy way of getting to work. I used to try to race my personal best every trip to work, but since I've slowed down I've noticed my general quality of life to have improved, and it costs me like 10-15% increase on my journey time.. which I now actually enjoy. by Dunk546 (Wed 12th Oct 2022 10:48pm)
  • Ohhh, that walkway. Okay, specifically demarcated cycle lanes (like on Vicky Road, or yeah that one) I can kind of understand being frustrated at folk wandering in it, yeah 👍 Edit: the confusion is coming from the multiple uses of the word "walkway". I initially thought you meant the area of path along the Clyde that passes the bells bridge and along to the Broomielaw. Someone else thought you meant along the Kelvin (which is to be fair called "the Kelvin walkway") but the flyover thing has an actual cycle path marked and a separate pedestrian path marked. Yeah that's different. by Dunk546 (Wed 12th Oct 2022 10:56pm)
  • Yes they do, it's either £15 or £30 for delivery, I can't remember. But if you get enough things it's totally worth it. You have to actually go in to buy the things obv, they don't list them online, and then when you buy them just say you need delivery. At least that was the chat a year or so ago at the Heart Foundation in Partick. by Dunk546 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 4:58pm)
  • >Also the self assessment filing deadline is 31 January following the end of a tax year on 5 April - no idea where you got the October date from. To be fair I just got a random Google notification about it being due, earlier this month by Dunk546 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 5:02pm)
  • It's all done through self-assessment on the HMRC website. I've been doing it 5 years now, it's like 4 hours work a year, and then you get a big fucking bill in the mail, which covers PAYE, Class 1 and Class 2 NI. by Dunk546 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 5:00pm)
  • Shared East Kilbride x by Dunk546 (Sat 15th Oct 2022 8:50pm)
  • Okay, I think you might be overreacting a tiny bit but it's easy to do as a new mum, don't beat yourself up about that. And much more importantly, do not beat yourself up about feeling like you aren't doing as much as other mums. For a start, you'd be amazed how many new mums are in exactly your position. You will see the ones that are out and about "doing things" but you don't know their circumstances - that might be the only day that month they are out doing something, for all you know. The ones who really do get a lot done, well they probably have a spouse with an income to cover a cleaner for a start! You can't look at the people doing best, and compare yourself to that. Especially when you're in a position where many people end up in a state of depression. You won't see all the ones sitting at home on a sofa covered in empty takeaway boxes, crying their eyes out. Parenthood is no joke, and you're absolutely not alone if you are struggling. There are a few good resources for new mums - my partner knows them better than me so I'll try to update you tomorrow when she's back from shift. If you can, try to get out to a mum and baby group like any of the nursery rhyme groups at local libraries though. It's a nice way to meet other mums and get advice, and they are always free. I used to take the little one to Hillhead, Partick, and occasionally Scotstoun libraries - I think they have maybe one or two mornings a week each. Also my favourite easy meal is to get a few jars of antipasti, like olives, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, artichokes... and just cook pasta and chuck a bit of everything in. The jars all keep really well so you can have it on hand as a cupboard meal whenever you really can't face cooking. by Dunk546 (Sat 15th Oct 2022 8:50pm)
  • Remember it is paid over 10 months, so if you divide the yearly by 12 it will look wrong. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Oct 2022 3:15pm)
  • Well it'll still huv a groon flair. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Oct 2022 4:10pm)
  • I dunno I'm worried I sound like a smug asshole and that's why the downvotes 😅 But yeah to be fair it could just be them disagreeing with the first few words and not reading the rest? Lesson learned - lead with your conclusion in Reddit comments, not with a controversial aside. Anyway cheers. by Dunk546 (Mon 17th Oct 2022 5:02pm)
  • The singles are proper switch-off-the-radio bad. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 7:56pm)
  • I don't think paying for a post-tenancy deep clean is unreasonable. You've got so much to think about when moving house, why not pay a couple of hundred quid to let someone else deal with by far the most gruelling part of it? by Dunk546 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 10:29pm)
  • Assuming they are intended to bind you into the lease (rather than to ensure you are not evicted) then neither the one year initial period or the 60 days notice are legal. Shelter Scotland has a great resource on tenancy law on their website. The landlord might be ignorant, or might be a chancer. Worth finding out if they're on the landlords register (straightforward with an address and a search engine), and also that the deposit is going in a recognised deposit scheme. These are red flags but basically landlords are just walking red flag salesmen so if it were ignorance, and the landlord was otherwise a good person, it might not be a deal-breaker (especially since they couldn't hold you to either of those points, even if you sign... It would be worth just pointing out gently that their contract might need looked over again with regard to those points, before you sign, though.) As a rule, always pay a deposit by bank transfer with the reference "Deposit". If it doesn't end up in a proper deposit holding scheme, it's straightforward (if a little time consuming) to have a civil court order the landlord pay you 3x the deposit back at end of tenancy. by Dunk546 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 7:00am)
  • I assume that was an improper use of the word - "landlord sent me the lodger" surely should say "contract"..? But valid point. If OP is a lodger then they have almost no rights whatsoever. Reads like a HMO with rooms rented as separate apartments (so then tenant) but ambiguous, yeah. by Dunk546 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 2:16pm)
  • Follow the train lines out of town, honestly you will find great places for sensible money. The city limits are horrendous for flats, but you can get as far out as Stewarton, Paisley, Clarkston, Cambuslang, easily within an hour on the trains for relatively cheap. by Dunk546 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 6:36pm)
  • Ahh. In that case yeah just reply to every ad you see and be ready to offer 5% over the asked rental price at the viewing and after a few hundred viewings you might get lucky 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ by Dunk546 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 9:39pm)
  • It doesn't exist *yet*. by Dunk546 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 11:09pm)
  • I'm sure as fuck not going to order the duck_nipples tho. by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Oct 2022 8:39pm)
  • Nah she said you might wanna find somewhere else to say, according to the OP. by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Oct 2022 5:53pm)
  • Okay yeah sure but I just thought it was maybe a little optimistic (though not impossible of course) to suggest the landlord might sell with sitting tenant given they did mention about OP moving out. You have a solid point though, it's definitely worth OP at least saying they want to stay there if at all possible. by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Oct 2022 6:52pm)
  • Just out of curiosity, is he on [the landlords register](https://www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk/search)? by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Oct 2022 7:55pm)
  • Oh okay he probably has the company in his kid's name rather than his or something for tax reasons. It's morally dubious but hard to do anything about. Anyway it would be way worse if he wasn't on the register at all. by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Oct 2022 8:16pm)
  • I think you're confused there - desiccant dehumidifiers will work better in cold places. Refrigerant dehumidifiers will work better in warm places. The refrigerator unit cools the air so it loses ability to hold moisture, then catches the moisture. If the air is already cold it doesn't work so well. The main reason to get a refrigerant dehumidifier is you don't need to change the desiccant, you just need to empty and occasionally clean the water tray. by Dunk546 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 3:04pm)
  • Slightly counterintuitively, the air coming out of a refrigerant type will be warm! Same as a fridge makes the stuff inside cold by moving the heat out of the fridge and into the room - the refrigerator unit in the dehumidifier puts heat out into the room to make a cold panel for condensing moisture. You can't remove heat, only move it away. by Dunk546 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 4:00pm)
  • I was very old when I realised they were not called "Gram Crackers". by Dunk546 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 8:49pm)
  • Who the actual fuck is downvoting this? But yeah, rough time of year, most people I know are hitting some kind of burnout / low spell. Chin up there's only another 8 months of winter 👍 by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 2:53pm)
  • Downvoted for spitting straight facts lmao. Fair enough though it's been braw today. Bit of blue sky and everything. by Dunk546 (Sat 5th Nov 2022 3:43pm)
  • Got to get yer kicks somehow eh. by Dunk546 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 10:36pm)
  • Tradesman here - I mostly decorate but I am a handyman for a couple of landlords too. There *should be* an isolator switch somewhere, and then once the isolator is on, the fan *should* come on with the kitchen light. Chances are high one or both of those things are not as they should be in your flat. Now, I know how to troubleshoot a fan like that and it isn't something I'd expect a tenant to do - you could damage the fan or more significantly you could electrocute yourself. So yeah if you can't find any switches, all the breakers are on, and the kitchen light is on and the fan still doesn't work, then just ask your landlord to fix it. by Dunk546 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 11:02pm)
  • I got tonsillitis on Mon, still whacked 5 days on. by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Nov 2022 9:37pm)
  • I think that sounds like an agency -specific thing. I do handyman work in a lot of rentals and I've never seen a blanket. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Nov 2022 8:22am)
  • I don't think the agency or landlord are required to give you a blanket, but you could always ask. (I work in the building trade and spend a bit of time in rentals, decorating and handyman type stuff, and I've never seen a blanket except in HMO. They also are quite cheap so if you're worried, and the landlord isn't going to get you one, you could get one yourself. To be honest though, for anything other than an extremely small fire, the fire service's advice is just to get out immediately. It's quite easy to be overcome by smoke and die while trying to put out a fire! by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Nov 2022 8:25am)
  • Not gonna lie I'm quite enjoying you chiming in "cunts" in every thread. Like half the time it gets mad upvotes and half the time the exact opposite. Sort of a decent good guy / wank barometer, like in case anyone is confused on the sub's opinion on something they can just check your reply and guage by the upvotes 👍 Solid public service, in the unlikeliest of forms. by Dunk546 (Sat 12th Nov 2022 12:07pm)
  • Basically Glasgow wasn't a medieval city, it's a modern city which has absorbed many medieval settlements. Govan and Dumbarton were historically the seats of the various kingdoms of Strathclyde, and obviously the cathedral over in the east is old enough to be considered medieval. The town of Glasgow was basically the cathedral, high street and surrounding dwellings, all of which basically are completely gone except for (probably) a similar location of the actual street. But even that was a lot more recent than the Pictish / Celtic / Viking towns on the actual coast. by Dunk546 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 9:04am)
  • First! Come on wake up you lot, pancakes & coffee on the table. by Dunk546 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 9:15am)
  • I'm working on Allison St just now and it seems okay honestly. There's heaps of Roma just milling around but they're not out to mug you, they're just ordinary humans. Plenty of really nice coffee and food spots around too. Supermarket game is weak as fuck though, which is a downside. If you're not into Lidl you've got a long walk for milk and bread. Young-woman-specific problems, I can't really comment on (I'm a bearded worky), but I've not seen anyone get bother while I've been out and about. by Dunk546 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 9:00am)
  • They don't use a lot of power, you can just run it 24 hours a day if you have to. by Dunk546 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 10:56am)
  • They actually renamed Uranus because of how rude it sounds. It's called Urrectum now, which I think we can all agree is a fine name. by Dunk546 (Sun 27th Nov 2022 7:40pm)
  • Use olio for free things. They have a feedback system so you almost never get time-wasters. by Dunk546 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 4:42pm)
  • Yeah I think it's legit to call yourself and your teammates these things. Sort of like how it's fine for folk of African descent to band about the n word. I've also definitely heard "are you a Fenian or a Hun" on the job site, which seems borderline but not as bad as a blue shirt shouting "Fenian scum" across the pitch or vice versa. by Dunk546 (Fri 9th Dec 2022 2:59pm)
  • Wee bit black icy out this morning. by Dunk546 (Sun 11th Dec 2022 9:18am)
  • It's very likely it is just condensation. It's almost a given that tenements are going to have condensation & mould in the winters in Scotland, just because of how badly insulated they are and how cold it is outside. The way to be sure there is no water coming in is to give a good look over the outside wall / window and see if you can see cracks, spongey windowsills, gaps in the pointing / mortar. Usually in this case you'll see staining (streaks or ring-staining, as if you spilled tea and it dried) on the walls inside. Sometimes there will be obvious signs of droplets having run down the wall. A dehumidifier will help in any case, though obviously if there is water coming in from outside, you should try to get that fixed. If you want you can DM me a photo and I'll likely know right off if it's condensation or water ingress. I do construction and it's one of these things you get a sense for. by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 9:48pm)
  • I can't wait for this Netflix documentary. Only half joking btw. Shit like this biles ma piss, would love to see it exposed. by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 9:54pm)
  • No they're exactly designed for today's conditions. I've got studded tyres on my bike and I can handle anything from this kind of thing to actual sheet ice. Not able though đŸ˜Ŧ by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 10:03pm)
  • So this, yeah. Like, you're in bed for a week with a fever of 39, can't move except to dry-heave, mammy bringing you wee sips of lucozade... Aye but have ye tested? Aw it's no Covid, you'll be fine. Off you go to see Nan and Granda at the nursing home 👌 Vs when you actually have Covid but don't know it because it's not even symptomatic 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ by Dunk546 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 9:59pm)
  • They literally have gas fired BBQs built in to the picnic tables in parks over there, unless I'm being had (which, knowing the source of this info, is a possibility). by Dunk546 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 7:01pm)
  • It's a nightmare getting a skip for a flat. You need a street permit (which you apply for and pay for but don't actually get notice of if you got it or not) and then the skip guys are all pretty busy. Afaik prices are £200-300 for a regular builder's skip though. Your alternative is to get a rubbish removal guy to come and pick it all up, which will save you a heap of time and effort but will also cost more - up to three times the amount but if you shop around you can find guys doing it for reasonable money. by Dunk546 (Thu 15th Dec 2022 4:51am)
  • Oh the ones that caused a stir because they make your clothes invisible or something? by Dunk546 (Thu 15th Dec 2022 6:53pm)
  • There were full body scanners going about the news a few years back that people were up in arms about because they showed the officers a scanned image of you with very see through clothes. by Dunk546 (Thu 15th Dec 2022 9:34pm)
  • Thx hun xxx by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:49am)
  • BuT i cANt SeE aNY!1 by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:49am)
  • See what they should do right, is just wait til 10pm on the night it actually snows, then just magically grit every single road, side street, public footway, cycle path, supermarket car park, and nan's close too, in the 1.5 hours after the show starts, so that nobody has to bother learning how to drive in sketchy conditions. Despite the fact that *it will thaw across large parts of the country today* and their efforts would therefore be null and void. by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:58am)
  • Okay granted that is a fair point. by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Dec 2022 12:05pm)
  • It's WILD icy out holy shit. by Dunk546 (Sat 17th Dec 2022 9:12am)
  • Nah, supermarkets are where it's at sadly. I was gonna do my Christmas bottle shop in a wee local establishment but their prices for everything were close to double what the same products were at Tesco. Tried another wee indie place and the same story. by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Dec 2022 12:05pm)
  • Yeah that's fair. by Dunk546 (Mon 19th Dec 2022 2:57pm)
  • As someone who spent time living in France, yeah I agree with you OP. Thing is we actually do have a lot of really decent baked goods, but they often are just sold out of hipster / wholefood / eat-local shops, instead of a normal bakery. City center I don't know though I'm afraid. You've had some good south side & west end recs. Basically the hipsters are just all in the south side and west end but there are probably some good places east as well, around Duke Street. There'll be one or two hidden gems in the centre though I'm sure. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 8:22am)
  • Papyrus on Byres Road sell them, if you're in the west end. I was gifted a Bialetti and I have to say, absolutely smashes the competition out the water. They are just so well made. It is more expensive but will last so much longer, and you can buy replacement parts easily. I've got a 6 cup and it's enough for me and my partner to have a wee cup each. I would say for yourself a 4 cup would be spot on. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 10:42pm)
  • First point of call will be Scottish water. They'll likely come out (fairly promptly) and if it's theirs they'll fix it, else they'll tell you they can't do anything and bugger off. They won't charge you. If they can't fix it then yeah hold your nose & call factors. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 11:08pm)
  • One threat. One vision. One jobby. by Dunk546 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 1:03pm)
  • The humidity meter was probably tripping from the cold by Dunk546 (Thu 29th Dec 2022 2:49pm)
  • Yeah but man, 20% is bonkers. Unless it was actually below zero in the gaff. by Dunk546 (Thu 29th Dec 2022 6:46pm)
  • Can't help with the compensation issue... if I were the landlord I'd be compensating you at least for the extra leccy but not sure if they *legally* have to. In any case I reckon asking politely would get you further than demanding. As for the virgin box, you don't plug that into a phone line anyway. It needs a coax cable which may or may not exist (I had an ntl box which the virgin tech "converted" (I think he literally just plugged it in). You probably need a virgin tech. That blank is almost certainly an old socket pre-rewire. Don't open it as you may find exposed wire underneath. (You technically shouldn't find anything untoward, but I've seen some shit behind those.) Source: handyman & decorator for a few landlords. by Dunk546 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 10:26pm)
  • Dumbrock is my go-to, but you need to drive, or be prepared for a hell of a cycle (or run from Milngavie train station). It's usually got a few folk swimming there but there's plenty of shore and no reeds or any of that drag. Close to the Mugdock visitor centre for a wee coffee afterwards too 👌 Was in there yesterday actually. by Dunk546 (Mon 2nd Jan 2023 8:56pm)
  • You need a second pint to get over the price of the first, and it's a short slippery slope to a new mortgage đŸģ by Dunk546 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 6:28pm)
  • I don't even need to open that link and I know it's a food and drink industry lobby group. Not saying it's not true... Okay I am saying it's not true, but there are probably some grains of truth in it. It's probably a fair bit of money but I would take a lobby group's numbers with a good handful of salt. by Dunk546 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 9:03pm)
  • The English language is a fluid entity and life is more pleasurable for everyone when we celebrate that, rather than nitpick that. The comment was understandable and entertaining, and that is a comprehensive list of the requirements of language. by Dunk546 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 9:06pm)
  • I just went with my partner (mid 30s, kid was in school) and we had a blast! We went as soon as it opened though and there were still some fair sized queues. Haven't been since I was a teen and I think that probably was enough carnival for a few years at least, but it was a good day out. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 9:10am)
  • Huh, I was there Weds at 11am while my kid was in school.. I guess different schools had different dates back though. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 1:26pm)
  • My partner (36f) also uses meetup for this but she's on "Scottish hillwalking and hiking" group she says. She's been on a few hikes and enjoyed them a lot. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 2:39pm)
  • You can honestly do this yourself very cheaply, as long as you are not mobility impaired and can climb a ladder to access your loft. Buy bails of rockwool, cut it to size with a bread knife and pop it between the joists nice and snug. Should be able to do the full thing for £400 or so, which will pay for itself in a year no bother. by Dunk546 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 5:21pm)
  • I'm a general handyman so have been on site in plenty tenements. There's no set place but good ideas of where to look are: 1) In box-in sections or access hatches beside or around the windows, especially at the back of the building where the kitchen and bathroom were originally. 2) Under the kitchen sink, behind the toilet, or in any cupboards around the close wall (like the wall immediately joining the stairwell), or back wall of the flat. 3) Some flats just don't have them, in which case you're looking at the main, on the street or in your close somewhere. Scottish Water can help (for free I think) with this if you're stuck. In any case, good luck! by Dunk546 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 10:17pm)
  • No word of a lie. by Dunk546 (Tue 17th Jan 2023 3:21pm)
  • I lived in Edinburgh for 4 years and when I, on occasion, found myself outwith the regular tourist swathes, it immediately became clear to me that I had to get the fuck back to South Bridge before I ended up being eaten or used as an unwilling kidney donor. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th Jan 2023 9:21pm)
  • Get married naked! I'm not even kidding, it's totally a thing, and think of the money you'll save (and then spend on heaters). by Dunk546 (Mon 30th Jan 2023 10:54am)
  • Yeah, stockingfield junction, just north-west of the Maryhill Tesco. It's a lovely wee place for catching the sunset. by Dunk546 (Tue 31st Jan 2023 11:16pm)
  • No idea if they still do them but the chips at Cail Bruich were intense. They cook them 3 times and finally in beef dripping, which has a higher flash point than basically any other fat. Cost about a pound a chip mind. by Dunk546 (Mon 6th Feb 2023 10:23pm)
  • You're barred, and I pumped your maw. by Dunk546 (Wed 8th Feb 2023 6:17pm)
  • I remember reading a story about a literal marksman on Trafalgar Square whose job was to keep the pigeons down. No idea if it was true but I really want to believe. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Feb 2023 9:42pm)
  • That's much more boring but I have to say infinitely more likely. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Feb 2023 10:51pm)
  • £20 million is pocket fluff when considering nurses, or even food banks. This is a fantastic investment in local infrastructure for both govan and Partick. It will benefit generations of local people immeasurably. As for "both the squinty bridge and the Clyde tunnel walkway [being] within a short distance", they are too far away for foot traffic and that's the only relevant measure of distance for that bridge. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Feb 2023 10:12am)
  • Hug and Pint is a) brilliant, and b) not owned by Kained Holdings...? by Dunk546 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 10:40pm)
  • Nobody is quoting Superintendent Chalmers and I'm not sure if I ought to be impressed or disappointed. by Dunk546 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 8:21pm)
  • Most of the time in tenements you have a sub floor cavity *and* a ceiling cavity. Certainly any I've worked in (decorator but I love learning new trades and pay attention to structural works when I see them). You will have a sub-floor strapped to the bottom of the joists which supports the deadening (what's left of it) and another set of joists with a ceiling hung 6-10 inches below that. Otherwise when the downstairs neighbours take their ceiling down, the deadening would fall out. Of course there are exceptions - like my 1930s flat which has ceiling strapped directly to the joists, with no trace of deadening. So it does happen. Also like, they *should* ask permission, but nobody ever does. Not like OP's downstairs neighbours will ever notice anyway. by Dunk546 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 9:51pm)
  • I know that bit of town well and also know that cat 👍 by Dunk546 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 4:57am)
  • Hope your nads are doing alright lad. I'm on the waiting list and not exactly champin at the bit to get it over with, I have to say! by Dunk546 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 8:30pm)
  • I spent 16 years working bars and restaurants, working my way up to management, so I literally know, in fine detail, exactly how to set up and run a successful pub. And yet here I am, happily retrained as a decorator, thanking my lucky stars that I had the good sense to *not open a pub*. Or a restaurant, cafe, or other hospitality business for that matter. You will lose everything you have, including a lot of things you never even realised you had, like your sanity and your social life. Mostly your money though. You'll lose all of that as a bare minimum. by Dunk546 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 11:05pm)
  • OP be cutting about sauchiehall st. last night and woke up like "wtf did I just experience" and honestly I don't blame them at all. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 10:09pm)
  • OP please believe that what you experience as "beauty standards" in the centre of Glasgow on a Saturday night is not everyone's (or even most people's) idea of actual beauty. Personally I do believe there are some beautiful people in Scotland but we barely have any sun and we have a big alcohol problem so like... We're doing our best I guess..? by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 10:12pm)
  • Just want to chip in that you should consider the size of the place and the number of tables if you're thinking of pulling out a laptop in an indie coffee shops. Chain places can afford to lose a table to a "laptop wanker" but a lot of indie places I know, it's a real struggle to get a table sometimes. When you're the guy trying to balance the books at the end of the day, watching a queue of people wait for tables while empty coffee cups and laptops take up all the space... That's pretty difficult. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 10:47pm)
  • I think the rest of us did actually.. check their edit! by Dunk546 (Mon 13th Mar 2023 12:31pm)
  • There's a reply further down which links the in-joke that this references.. it's not a sincere answer. by Dunk546 (Mon 13th Mar 2023 12:31pm)
  • >Pure Deid Vegan I remember this getting some media attention the last time round. The previous owner was Latvian and was doing her best to get in with the local lingo. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:08pm)
  • Given the company folded I think "big bad capitalists" might not be 100% accurate in this specific instance. There definitely are plenty of examples of huge corps capitalising on the current demand for plant based food though. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:14pm)
  • The previous owner was actually vegan, though with the current "plant based capitalism" trend, you're right to be sceptical. The guys also weren't "let go", the company folded. It was rebought but the new owners don't look to have rehired the staff. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:13pm)
  • I remember this hitting the media once before (Glasgow Times probably). The previous owner was Latvian so I kind of think it's an honest mistake. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:10pm)
  • You missed your /s, though honestly my English teacher would be rolling in her grave that people need it in this instance. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:17pm)
  • No, different independent owner. She folded / sold the business though, I know nothing of the new owners but believe this to be their only hospitality venture. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:16pm)
  • That sounds like old wives tales to me. Definitely more likely the parakeets ate them. Vicious little buggers, parakeets. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 4:26pm)
  • See if you buy something that you pay for with money that you earned, or borrowed against your assets or your future ability to earn...? That means you are benefitting from, and complicit in, capitalism. Capitalism is the system of economics that pretty much the entire world functions on. "Capitalists" are people who got dad's money and lend it to you for profit, making their money from the money they already had, never lifting a finger. "Capitalists" are not the people who wake up at 5 am to go in to the kitchen they set up, cook food and sell it to a few people, struggle to take a wage, and then fold. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 9:20pm)
  • They do pop up right around the summer when students finalise their plans and vacate for the summer (listen I'm not hating but students - not exactly renowned for planning months in advance). Problem is they will go *insanely* quickly. Best bet I think is to work on how to pitch yourself as a great flatmate, even draft up a "cover letter" sort of thing just trying to sound reasonable and friendly, and just check spareroom pretty much daily until summer. by Dunk546 (Fri 17th Mar 2023 9:23am)
  • £40 might be 5% if OP is a baller. by Dunk546 (Fri 17th Mar 2023 12:17pm)
  • I was just being daft.. I would hope nobody is out there on £800 a month, baller or otherwise! by Dunk546 (Fri 17th Mar 2023 1:02pm)
  • I'm very short on time and don't know off the top of my head any more than this but for starts, Suissi vegan kitchen and (rip) Glasvegan were both founded, owned and run by vegans. There definitely are a bunch of vegan places founded, owned and run by non-vegans though. by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Mar 2023 7:18am)
  • I have worked a *lot* of hospitality and Tinderbox was hands down the worst job I've ever had, zero contest. by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Mar 2023 9:13pm)
  • You'll only get fibre through virgin just now. City fibre is the vans you're seeing - they're putting in fibre networks for other providers to use, but they won't be ready for a good while yet. by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 12:55pm)
  • Ah nice, thanks for the correction! by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 2:52pm)
  • Just an FYI that I'm sure people probably are aware of but I remember distinctly learning this one time - often when you go somewhere else and have tea and it's really good, it's because of the water. I always thought tea in foreign countries was shit, so I took my own, and realised it was the water that was shit. Just Scotland problems I guess ☕ by Dunk546 (Sun 26th Mar 2023 5:27pm)
  • >were I used to be an alcoholic. Still am but I used to be too. by Dunk546 (Tue 4th Apr 2023 8:22pm)
  • Had to spend a few minutes looking even after I read this. Had literally no idea what OP was on about lol. by Dunk546 (Thu 6th Apr 2023 9:50pm)
  • Sorry to reply to such an old comment but I happen to be in the loop on this - it's literally one guy and he's on a vengeance trip because he was sacked. The stories make out like the whole team were unionising but literally it's one guy. His gripes included that the owner went on holiday and that she owned a business (like yeah no shit?) by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Apr 2023 12:00am)
  • Just buy stocks and shares and don't be a wanker. I *promise* you will regret buying to let anyway. I'm a tradesman and do work for landlords sometimes. They are all suffering, and many are getting out of the game. Rules are changing and tenants are getting their rights. It's getting expensive to rip off the poor, thank fuck. by Dunk546 (Sat 8th Apr 2023 7:53pm)
  • You can jar it up and keep it for next time. The paint solids settle out and you're left with clean (but often coloured) spirits that you can use again later. It will last literally forever. I've got a good gallon of it on rotation haha. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Apr 2023 7:27pm)
  • Nothing at all wrong with raising kids in a flat! Mind & put carpets down though if you have downstairs neighbours. I have a six year old. Many of her friends do live in houses but tbh it's not often they use their gardens, and other than that I can't really see a difference. A lot of the houses are actually smaller by floor area than your average 2 bed anyway. Pick a bit near a park with a half decent primary school & you'll be grand. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Apr 2023 7:31pm)
  • Just want to say, I am in building trades & the commenter above is bang on with all of this. by Dunk546 (Mon 10th Apr 2023 7:36pm)
  • The street is safer. Close isn't overlooked, street is. Most important is to learn how to properly lock your bike. Most things you would normally lock through can be broken or cut so if you don't lock the wheel and the frame with the same lock you're done for. I generally use a cable for the front wheel and loop that through a gold standard d lock which goes through the frame at the back forks (so through the frame and back wheel). And you can always lock it next to another bike that isn't so well locked up! 😔 by Dunk546 (Fri 14th Apr 2023 12:06pm)
  • Hello, am general handyman / decorator with plenty plaster experience in tenements. 1) brush the area down with an old paintbrush - the aim is to remove dust but not crumble anything which is otherwise sort of solid (relatively - it's all dust really). 2) brush over with a 2:1 mix of water and regular craft PVA (if you use specialist plasterers PVA it will likely be more like 5 water to 1 PVA - the bottle will say). 3) trowel over the area with either "thistle bonding plaster" or a regular undercoat plaster (usually available in smaller bags than bonding plaster, though it's all cheap as chips so if you drive it's not a huge waste to get a big bag of bonding plaster). Worth watching some vids on YouTube for this - it's not hard but it's easy to get very wrong. Make sure you don't fill it out further than the surface of the wall because it's a pain in the ass to sand back. 2mm below the surface would be brilliant. 4) trowel over with 1-2 coats of a fine surface filler, powder type (or "lightweight" type which is easier but much more expensive). You *can* sand this but try to get it even ish on the first coat, then just scrape off any ridges and smooth as you can on the second coat. I generally aim to not have to sand but I'm very experienced with it. If you were a pro you would be using multi-finish plaster here but there really is no need - any powder filler will sort you out once you've done your bonding / undercoat plaster. 5) once you're done you'll need a couple of coats of your wall paint - the first will dry funny due to the porosity of the new wall but the second should dry just right. by Dunk546 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 10:00pm)
  • > I assume I should break down the rest of the wall that sounds hollow when I knock on it tough, right? Eh, hmm... There isn't a right answer to this unfortunately. The whole wall *should* sound somewhat hollow, because with lath and plaster, it *is* hollow. But it might be that it's also blown. If you're knocking on brick and plaster and it sounds hollow then it's definitely blown (unless you happen to knock where they patched an old fireplace with plasterboard, or something). Personally, I would knock down any plaster that is blown only if I was already renovating the place and it was already a mess. I'm confident in my ability to fix it though. If I bought a place which was decorated and happened to become aware that some plaster was blown, I'd probably just leave it - it can become a bit of a can of worms. (Unless it was a ceiling - tear that down asap before it comes down on your head!) It is good to have no blown plaster on your walls but it's a trade-off with the considerable workload. If you're plastering over old plaster, as long as the plaster is relatively sound, you don't need to knock it back to the brick / lath. You *can* but you don't really have to. There may be some small structural improvements if you do, but not as significant as if repairing blown plaster. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 11:09am)
  • The high rises at queen's cross are scissor layout. by Dunk546 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 12:39pm)
  • I think they've all been covered in the comments so far, but just want to say the climbing academy in maryhill ("the prop store") is my favourite. They have boulder walls, autobelays, and regular roped climbs. It's really light and airy and the vibe is always good. Decent cafe too 👍 Also, *you can hire shoes* from I think any of the climbing gyms - you don't need to bring your own. They also sell them at TCA though, if you really want your own fresh pair. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st Apr 2023 6:20pm)
  • If "Picnic" in Merchant City is still open then it's ace. Or Glasvegan in St. Enoch Square. Or the Hug and Pint but it's a bit of a walk out west. by Dunk546 (Fri 21st Apr 2023 6:25pm)
  • Morning shaggers. Mind there's a test of that emergency alert thing at 3pm today. [Here's a .gov page about it.](https://www.gov.uk/alerts) It will sound on any smart device with a SIM, even on silent, but you can switch it off in your phone settings. Google will tell you exactly for your phone but for my android it was as easy as hitting the settings and searching "alert" and toggling them off. Obviously they might be useful so you should consider leaving them on. I'm just one of those people who would rather die in an extreme weather event than risk being woken by a 10 second loud siren noise during the night. by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 7:04am)
  • Aha oh man 300+ phones all going to go doolally mid film 💀 by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 12:44pm)
  • You can switch it off in settings. Apparently aeroplane mode also works but silent does not. by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 12:44pm)
  • Do you have a script for this or do you do it off your own back every day? Kudos either way. by Dunk546 (Mon 24th Apr 2023 8:07am)
  • Eddie, the Barometer of Cuntishness. by Dunk546 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 11:55am)
  • Left my kid's free bus travel card on the bus. Is it easier to a) call the bus station's lost property office, or b) order a new bus pass. Cheers. by Dunk546 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 7:38pm)
  • You've got this đŸ’Ē Genuinely don't be hard on yourself. Depression is a bitch enough as it is. by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Apr 2023 7:30pm)
  • There's some decent lodges with hot tubs at Balmaha, well worth a go. by Dunk546 (Fri 28th Apr 2023 9:37pm)
  • Just FYI their staff do not get tips - they go directly to the owner. by Dunk546 (Sun 7th May 2023 8:37pm)
  • Just curious because you mentioned it was a weekday evening.. do they still have Sun-Thurs pricing for drinks over in Ireland? Can't do that over here anymore because we can't hold our bev. by Dunk546 (Thu 11th May 2023 7:07pm)
  • Yeah I'm mistaken apparently! It's still a thing. I remembered happy hours getting outlawed and then remembered something about how often you're allowed to change prices but you can change every 72 hours if you want. by Dunk546 (Thu 11th May 2023 9:49pm)
  • Here though, is it pronounced polmadie or polmadie? by Dunk546 (Sun 14th May 2023 11:08am)
  • Are we absolutely sure the guy in the truck wasn't the one nicking the quad? Who the hell behaves like that in the normal course of a working day? by Dunk546 (Tue 16th May 2023 9:30pm)
  • Unfortunately this isn't the case. Here's the Scottish Government on it: https://www.mygov.scot/landlord-right-of-entry#:~:text=A%20landlord%20has%20the%20right,property%20meets%20the%20repairing%20standard by Dunk546 (Thu 18th May 2023 10:43am)
  • You're being downvoted because people don't want you to be right but you are actually unfortunately right. Here's the relevant legals: https://www.mygov.scot/landlord-right-of-entry#:~:text=A%20landlord%20has%20the%20right,property%20meets%20the%20repairing%20standard by Dunk546 (Thu 18th May 2023 10:42am)
  • There's plenty time for legal notice period between now and September but yeah it is 3 months unless it's an at fault eviction (like if tenant literally murdered someone in there it can be quicker... There are other examples but not many). by Dunk546 (Thu 18th May 2023 10:39am)
  • Unfortunately landlords are actually allowed to enter to see what condition the flat is in, providing they give you the correct notice (which is either 24 or 48 hours, depending). Here is proof, as a similar statement below was heavily downvoted: https://www.mygov.scot/landlord-right-of-entry#:~:text=A%20landlord%20has%20the%20right,property%20meets%20the%20repairing%20standard by Dunk546 (Thu 18th May 2023 10:45am)
  • >usually happens about once a year. Bold claim there, I hope you have sources? by Dunk546 (Wed 31st May 2023 12:47pm)
  • I have nothing to add but I now have to go to America and try an actual American pickle. My spouse is Eastern European so I've tried British pickles and Slavic style "dill pickles" but I've obviously no reference point re American pickles. by Dunk546 (Fri 2nd Jun 2023 6:20pm)
  • I dunno if you've shopped for bike lights recently but a £5 light is hard to find and next to useless. My lights setup isn't much but it's around £80 all the same. Helmet light £30, front and rear £20 each and are actually very visible, rechargeable and last a few hours before needing a charge. Deliveroo guys are on the road all day so in the winter if their lights last 2 hours they'd need to carry 3 sets or something stupid. Of course you can get them cheaper, but I feel like I found a sensible balance between usefulness and price point. by Dunk546 (Sun 4th Jun 2023 9:39am)
  • You can use the forks of your bike as a truing stand, just flip the bike upside down and make sure the brakes are evenly aligned between the forks (assuming rim breaks). I just built 4 road wheels like that quite easily with no experience. by Dunk546 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 3:22pm)
  • You want a plumber because it's drainage. The plumbing company will hire a scaffold if it's needed (probably is). Gary at JSL plumbing (https://jsl-plumbing.com/) a company I've worked with before which would definitely be able to price this (assuming they have availability). You might also try Jack at MCG Heating (https://www.mcgheatingsolutions.com/) but he specialises in boiler installation so he might not get back to you about this. by Dunk546 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 3:44pm)
  • Gondor calls for aid. by Dunk546 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 7:55pm)
  • I always see campers on Northumberland/ Kelbourne street outside the children's wood. There's just a college and a park so there's loads of space, not overlooked really, and it seems pretty chill at night. by Dunk546 (Wed 7th Jun 2023 7:32am)
  • Oh damn actually I just cycled through here and they have marked it all for paid parking bays 😔 by Dunk546 (Thu 8th Jun 2023 10:02pm)
  • I'm just piggybacking this because otherwise this point will be lost in oblivion.. I feel like people should say *when they got their lease* I *was* on 860 for a 3 bed in hyndland, 5 years ago. Now the same flat will be shifting at £1500 no sweat. People who are already paying rent aren't who OP needs to be asking for a good point of reference on how much they will be paying when they move over. It's the current market rate on flats which is, no matter how you look at it, bloody terrifying. by Dunk546 (Sat 10th Jun 2023 7:37am)
  • Get a long cold shower before bed 👌 by Dunk546 (Wed 14th Jun 2023 1:30pm)
  • [Titwood Rd](https://maps.app.goo.gl/rNes3sbH2TL6bBqp7) by Dunk546 (Fri 16th Jun 2023 7:39pm)
  • Absolutely get a reliable builder to coordinate all the trades. I work as a painter and the people who think they can coord it all universally cannot. As for when they could do it... Yeah it's difficult finding guys who are good and can start any time soon. You are probably doing yourself a favour if you expect it to take a year from getting keys to moving in. It can be done a lot quicker, but you'd be foolish to plan and budget for it to be done quicker. by Dunk546 (Tue 20th Jun 2023 12:09pm)
  • I've met Martin (at a music festival), Kenny (at a house party)... Where do I have to go to meet Bagshaw?! Must have been an amazing place to be part of back then! by Dunk546 (Tue 20th Jun 2023 5:31pm)
  • Our old flat had a botched chimney removal - any time the gutters got full, *all* of the water from the roof came in through my fireplace vent. I vividly remember 4am scrambles from the vent to the toilet to pour 10 litre paint buckets full of water out before the one I replaced it with filled up too. And obviously lots of smaller drips across the whole ceiling. So now any time it rains I go full panic mode, listening intently for the telltale drip, drip. Other than that it is bloody nice to get some rain. by Dunk546 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 7:14am)
  • I straight up was like "no way, I could actually afford that!" by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 7:13pm)
  • It all ends up in the same place in Glasgow's plumbing system. I work on building sites and have seen plenty drainage systems going in - there's not even a separate grey water above ground in a lot of cases but below ground it's literally one line. by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 7:12pm)
  • Yeah it seems like common wisdom that you shouldn't shit in the grey water pipe so it must be true somewhere! by Dunk546 (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 8:40pm)
  • Optimistic! by Dunk546 (Mon 26th Jun 2023 7:44am)
  • It's a different user's site.. u/dalehanvey iirc by Dunk546 (Mon 26th Jun 2023 6:14pm)
  • This comment will be lost in oblivion but what to do is knock their door and just tell them about the spate of bike thefts from the close - like 3 in the last 2 years that you know of. And they were D-locked and everything.. cunts just burst the railings no bother. by Dunk546 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 2:52pm)
  • I can't actually think what this sounds like... Despite living in walking distance of the old college for years. Shit, does that mean I speak it?! by Dunk546 (Sun 2nd Jul 2023 9:34pm)
  • Haha oh man yeah okay I have heard that. by Dunk546 (Sun 2nd Jul 2023 9:43pm)
  • Then glasgowlive posted an article about it. by Dunk546 (Tue 4th Jul 2023 11:18pm)
  • ![gif](giphy|L3bj6t3opdeNddYCyl) by Dunk546 (Wed 5th Jul 2023 8:43pm)
  • It will be too small a job for most guys. You can do it yourself with an SDS drill though, just have to buy the right bit - sandstone cuts very easily. Watch a little YouTube tutorial first though as there are a few frequent rookie errors. Else try a handyman or an odd-job guy. I actually did one of these for someone today (as a favour, I'm a decorator normally) but I have no availability til like November đŸĢ  by Dunk546 (Fri 7th Jul 2023 10:46pm)
  • Bloody great stuff man, used it a few times to good effect. by Dunk546 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 6:19pm)
  • The damp proofing can be anything from right at pavement level to about a foot up. Always a horizontal row spaced a foot or less apart. Vertical rows... If they are many holes I have no idea. Scaff anchors are one or two per floor usually. Maybe something temporarily attached? I haven't personally seen that sort of thing. by Dunk546 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 6:21pm)
  • It's pathetic that enough people launch a bottle that this needs to be the case. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 7:57am)
  • Keeping it diet and food related today I see. Might as well add my bit: I started intermittent fasting a few months ago. I don't need to lose weight or anything, just seems like there's a lot saying it's good for gut health and general body maintenance. Don't necessarily notice any massive change but it's wild how previously I thought I'd get to elevenses and want to murder folk, but actually I'm fine with nothing but water for a whole day at a time - dinner one day to breakfast the next but one. I work as a tradesman and cycle to / from work and have even done a 2-hour cycle with a wee stop for a swim added onto a fasting day no bother - energy levels totally fine. I think my diet was already in line with what it should be for someone fasting though - your mileage may vary. by Dunk546 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 9:47am)
  • More level headed answers here than over on r/paint lol. But hang on I'm a painter so I actually know this. Good scuff with very rough sandpaper first - I use an extrotionate flexible thing that comes on a roll but anything about 80-120 grit will do. Team this up with a good stiff scraper to get any loose flakes off. Then you're going to want to coat any areas of rust or bare metal with zinc phosphate. Hunt around for a 1 litre can - I think paint shed do it. Zinc is a sacrificial primer so it chemically protects the metal (rather than just creating a physical barrier). Then the *traditional* option would be an oil based gloss or satin. I personally go against the traditional here and use zinsser allcoat. I've seen bedec mentioned which I've used and it's similar to this though. Not a bad shout. Absolutely *do not* - and I really cannot stress this enough.. Do NOT use valspar wood and metal. Under any circumstances. Ever. I know you weren't going to but someone else reading might have thought about it. by Dunk546 (Tue 18th Jul 2023 7:32am)
  • Can she get the train? Hyndland station is a 2 min walk. by Dunk546 (Thu 20th Jul 2023 9:46pm)
  • Not feeling coherent this morning but main points are: Nah it's not just you - have seen lots of horrendous behaviour from as you say essentially lightweight motorbike riders. Not all cyclists obviously - remember it only takes a few to colour the whole group. There are lots of sensible cyclists. Delivery drivers are incentivised to go fast, run red lights and make dangerous decisions because they are usually paid per delivery, and often at rates which mean if they cycled carefully, they wouldn't make minimum wage. No idea how to fix it. E-bike licence? Seems a bit difficult to implement / police. by Dunk546 (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 9:15am)
  • Glasgow live almost certainly now have a news article about it, now that there's been a Reddit thread establishing what happened. by Dunk546 (Sun 23rd Jul 2023 9:12pm)
  • This line gets downvoted every time, idk 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ by Dunk546 (Mon 24th Jul 2023 3:52pm)
  • I went up a wee swim in a loch in the morning and as I got in it started belting down. Was quite nice actually. All my clothes were in a dry bag so I even managed to get warm and dry after. Glad I wasn't out just now though, that was hellish! by Dunk546 (Sat 29th Jul 2023 10:27pm)
  • Nah not just you. I think most people are able to adapt their accent if needed. A lot just never try I think. by Dunk546 (Wed 2nd Aug 2023 12:41pm)
  • Jesus Christ this is too on point. by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 11:54am)
  • Man be very careful with that cornice, it's some of the best preserved I've ever seen as a decorator, and it's very fragile stuff by this point in it's 100+ year life. Definitely want to be using soft tools (toothbrushes, plastic modelling knives & that sort of thing), not metal blades, and a mild chemical stripper. That said, I honestly have seen (and painted over) so, so much worse than this. It will paint up really nicely without the maybe 50 or so hours it will take you to strip. I would genuinely consider just painting it and moving on with your life (unless you're retired and this is literally your life). by Dunk546 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 1:10pm)
  • The bike lane continues straight all along the broomielaw. I've had near misses like all 3 times I've cycled along there. Once from two cars at once! That time I pulled up in stationary traffic, right beside and in front of the cars in question (like clear of their bonnet, because I knew what was about to happen). I turned, made eye contact, and then turned back to the road, and as I moved off the cunt overtook me and turned left with me at his passenger door. Then as I was stopped in disbelief the stupid cunt behind him turned right in front of me as well?! Utter horror show, no clue how that was given permission to go ahead. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Aug 2023 6:20pm)
  • Most scary one I know of is the junction at Glasgow bridge / Clyde street (by the eurohostel). Cycle lane goes straight, cars to the right of it filter left! No markings or warnings at all. by Dunk546 (Fri 4th Aug 2023 6:31pm)
  • I nearly spilled my coffee on ma bare legs from laughing ye cunt. by Dunk546 (Sun 6th Aug 2023 12:37pm)
  • Reported. by Dunk546 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 10:28pm)
  • The imbalance of omega acids in some but not all seed oils has led to a bunch of "Seed Oils Bad" blogosphere / Mumsnet level stuff going round. I rather suspect it is this. If you fall down this wormhole, just consider that olive oil (not a seed oil) is one of the worst for omega imbalance, yet prevalent in Mediterranean diet. Rapeseed (a seed oil) has an excellent balance of omega 3/6 fatty acids, bettered only really by avocado and hemp (also a seed oil, huh). I feel like the whole thing was probably made up by someone selling coconut oil 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ Sunflower oil however, might actually be wise to cut out your diet. Evidence still sort of not conclusive but if you can choose a different oil I probably would. by Dunk546 (Tue 8th Aug 2023 11:36pm)
  • Ha. I had to check before posting above but the oil you get from olives comes mainly from the flesh! by Dunk546 (Wed 9th Aug 2023 1:35pm)
  • Costs £30 from Screwfix - probably cheaper and definitely easier than a hire. I occasionally don't use a stripper for paper as it can bring out the stains in old ceilings. Otherwise it is *easier* but still not *easy*. Source: am decorator. by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Aug 2023 7:42pm)
  • I'm a decorator and the answer is, it really depends. Is it a new build? Is it wallpaper over plaster or over drywall? Or is it a tenement? Have the walls been recently stripped and plastered or are you talking about taking off 5+ layers of 100 year old paper which is literally the structure of the wall by this point? What do you want done afterwards? p.s. I'm too busy to actually come and price until the new year, just in case 🙈 by Dunk546 (Fri 11th Aug 2023 7:40pm)
  • I've been to both maryhill and Scotstoun pools with my daughter and they both have reasonably warm kids pools. Scotstoun is probably my favourite of the two just because it's newer and actually quite clean and well-kept, but Maryhill is fine too. by Dunk546 (Thu 17th Aug 2023 9:49pm)
  • No it still is, just with expensive bars next door. by Dunk546 (Sat 19th Aug 2023 1:36pm)
  • Just in case you don't know this OP, there is a *separate* cycle / pedestrian tunnel. You should absolutely not go the road way through the tunnel. I definitely did not learn that the hard way 🙃 by Dunk546 (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 8:33pm)
  • Tenement floors are notoriously bad for letting through noise. They probably really don't know how loud it is downstairs. I'd appreciate being told if I were them, although as politely as possible is probably a good idea if you want resolution. by Dunk546 (Thu 24th Aug 2023 7:18am)
  • To be honest 90% of close doors getting booted is wee neds going for a smoke or a bev. They wouldn't even boot it to go for a piss as I have unfortunately witnessed a few times courtesy of the wyndford young team. by Dunk546 (Sun 27th Aug 2023 8:58pm)
  • That's actually quite funny.. a "swan neck font" is the thing that clamps onto the bar top and holds the beer dispenser lever and nozzle! Swan neck because it's shaped like a swans neck and font as in fountain. I'd wager you can't readily find the exact typeface (which is what I assume is what they were after) although I'm sure copycat font / typefaces exist. by Dunk546 (Mon 28th Aug 2023 5:10am)
  • Sympathise with this obv but: a) they're not council workers they're contracted tradesmen. I am one so I know they're a shower of cunts for the most part. b) I generally won't take your radiator off the wall because 90% of the time it's hanging on for dear life and if I so much as touch the fucking thing it's going to burst your heating system all over the floor, ruining your carpet and probably downstairs neighbours ceiling. And I'll give you one guess what they'll say when I phone my insurance company and tell them I broke a radiator when I am not insured for plumbing work and here's a hint - it is *not*, "okay bud here's the cost of the damages". Also best not to dry plaster too aggressively. It needs to take its time and ideally remain damp for a good few days to properly cure. If it dries out too soon it'll pop off the wall in big slabs. by Dunk546 (Wed 30th Aug 2023 7:14pm)
  • Glasgow is pretty big... Assume you are in the centre? If so I'm afraid I've no idea. by Dunk546 (Fri 1st Sep 2023 9:39pm)
  • Please tell me you carried on, making aggressive eye contact, right? by Dunk546 (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 3:07pm)
  • I work in construction. The work you're doing doesn't need to comply with anything at all by the sounds of it, because it doesn't fall within the scope of needing a building warrant. If you were, for example, moving a wall, knocking a new doorway in, or changing where the plumbing waste exits the building, then you would need a warrant, and the warrant would explain which you would have to comply with. As an example, I widened my kitchen doorway and so that was deemed as significant structural works. I needed a warrant and the warrant said I needed a good strong 6" extract fan direct to the outside (it actually had a cubic-feet-per-minute requirement on but I forgot the precise number). I also did a full rewire, which needed signed off by a qualified electrician obviously, and I put in a new wall. The new wall was treated as needing to comply with current building standards (thickness & insulation specs) and the door in that wall had to be a 30 minute fire door. The room being altered by the new wall, however, did *not* need to otherwise comply with building regs. I didn't have to retrofit insulation throughout or whatever. No other doors in the flat were required to be refitted as fire doors. Anyway, tl;dr is just, if there isn't a building warrant, then do what you want as long as it's safe. by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 4:33pm)
  • If you moved your kitchen then there would be a building warrant. Sounds like OP isn't moving their kitchen so a warrant isn't required. by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 4:35pm)
  • Yeah I would personally put it in but it's not legally required if they aren't doing notifiable works. Not saying that's how it should be of course! by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 5:06pm)
  • 25 ish and felt like a nonce lmao. Wait til ye get tae ma age son. Just kidding. No particular advice but home you find some good patter. by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 7:46pm)
  • As mentioned, a full time student is *exempt* entirely. Your flatmate then counts as a single occupant and should claim the 25% discount. Now, you're going to be put in the slightly uncomfortable situation that you are not actually liable for any council tax at all, so your flatmate technically should pay it all. They might get a bit upset at this, given they expected to half it... If you really wanted to, you could pay a third after the discount, which would mean they would pay what they expected to pay initially. But you don't have to. Getting on well with flatmates is worth a lot, though. by Dunk546 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 9:45pm)
  • I'm currently having a very hard time finding someone to do this for me so if you find someone, let me know! by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Sep 2023 10:32pm)
  • Yo you forgot to add the photo. But regardless, the answer is no. You can't match a colour from a photo. It's impossible for so many reasons. What to do is flake a piece off, and take it to Dulux Decorator Centre and ask them to colour match it. They'll hopefully be able to advise on the correct type of paint too. I would be able to do that as well, if you had attached a photo 😜 by Dunk546 (Sat 9th Sep 2023 11:24pm)
  • A really sad thing that I've noticed anecdotally from threads like this is that it tends to only really happen between 10-20 years of age. Loads of women report it hasn't happened since they were 22 or something and the first time it happened was pre-teen. by Dunk546 (Sun 10th Sep 2023 12:33pm)
  • It's just a meme, was more widespread a few years ago. Like someone's pissing you off the standard Glasgow response is to slide a disc of frozen piss under their door and let it thaw. You will also see this referenced a lot on the unethical lpt subs, as well as a product called liquid ass which I believe is basically a stink bomb. by Dunk546 (Sun 10th Sep 2023 12:38pm)
  • Idk but it sounds to me like that is exactly the sort of info OP is looking for in making this post. I do think it's both true and relevant that private schools have stricter dress codes and that being trans in a school with a strict and very much gendered dress code might be something with a little more nuance than you're suggesting above..? by Dunk546 (Sun 10th Sep 2023 5:07pm)
  • Nah the Reddit thread yesterday was made into a Glasgow Live article which was posted to Facebook, screenshotted to insta and screenshotted again to Reddit. It is the circle of life. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th Sep 2023 8:53pm)
  • Can confirm. Moved in with 3 male friends and said we were two couples. Susan Aitken came over and made us all do the sex in front of her before she signed it off. At least I think it was Susan Aitken... she had a beard and a trenchcoat with weird stains on it which I thought was weird for a council leader but I suppose budget is tight. by Dunk546 (Wed 13th Sep 2023 11:18am)
  • Two "households" can share without a HMO - basically a household means you and your romantic partner, whether married or not, and can also include your children or elderly relatives etc. So two couples would be fine (married or not), one family plus one single friend would be fine, two single people would be fine, two full families would be fine. But 3 friends who aren't in any kind of romantic relationship with one another would however need to be in an HMO compliant residence. Some letting agents are really picky but you'll often find private landlords that straight up do not give a shit, as long as they get their rent. HMO is entirely your landlord's responsibility by the way. If you are "illegally" renting an HMO when you aren't actually a couple, then the worst thing that can happen to you is your landlord starts eviction proceedings (which take 3 months at a bare minimum). It isn't actually against any law for you to do that. I don't know specifically what kind of trouble the landlord can get in for knowingly allowing it - I assume that they could lose their landlord registration. But anyway the responsibility is on them. But also, although HMO is a pain in the ass (specifies things like door closers and fire blankets, fire escapes etc, most of which generally makes you feel like you're living in some trash student halls rather than an actual home) it is almost exclusively for the safety of the tenants. I feel like if you live with two or three other people who you know and trust, then burning to death in your sleep shouldn't be too much of a worry, but beyond that number and it starts to really make sense to be fully HMO compliant. HMO flats generally cost a little more because of all the extra things the landlord has to do. by Dunk546 (Wed 13th Sep 2023 11:32am)
  • Here you go: https://reddit.com/r/glasgow/s/UNG028krxm Edit just to say, I realised I assumed your gender in the post title, but can't edit post titles :/ by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:48pm)
  • Ah found it... https://reddit.com/r/glasgow/s/u1pZs0rsD8 by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:47pm)
  • Aw mate, this is seriously a fucking tragedy 😔 by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:44pm)
  • Oh nice! I looked over that last time but just couldn't see hill street anywhere. Took a few minutes with the paper map right enough.. actually tricky to get my bearings without the obvious things like big Tesco 😂 by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 3:04pm)
  • I figured eventually it's where the train depot is just south east of the barracks. Barracks is obviously all wyndford estate now. I used to live just off Garrioch Road so kind of mad to see my street didn't even exist then. Edit oh that's just off the map in this pic, sorry! by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 4:14pm)
  • No idea I'm afraid, but in looking I also found a hill street in Parkhead! by Dunk546 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 7:25pm)
  • Worth a gander on the national library link posted in this thread... it's got the 1896 maps all matched to today's, super interesting. Best on a PC / larger screen though. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 8:44am)
  • That was what I thought too, but I don't think the embankment is steep enough, and there would have been tenement buildings in the picture by then. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 3:53pm)
  • I thought that too but it doesn't work - looking south you'd see the iron lattice footbridge, not the stone arches (I've checked a 1896 map and there was always only a footbridge). Looking north you'd see the tenements to the north east of the station. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 4:28pm)
  • I've been round the cathcart line 3 times on modern and historic maps and I'm 100% that it is not a station on the cathcart line. by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 4:55pm)
  • I'm a decorator and I leave leftovers with the client because there just isn't an easy answer to this question 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ by Dunk546 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 9:44pm)
  • I'm not really opposed to nudity but I tend to keep my kecks on for meal times like. by Dunk546 (Sat 16th Sep 2023 8:48pm)
  • Pan breid. by Dunk546 (Tue 19th Sep 2023 5:33pm)
  • Hey I know one Estonian! I'll speak to her and see if she wants an Estonian Glaswegian friend lol. There's also an Estonians in Glasgow Facebook page, I think, but I would definitely recommend lurking for a while before you post... got some funny vibes off it. Like they were all kind of happy about Brexit and we're openly complaining about immigrants stealing British jobs... 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸đŸ™ˆ Not quite my vibe. by Dunk546 (Thu 21st Sep 2023 10:37pm)
  • Absolute legend, congratulations and thank you. by Dunk546 (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 7:20am)
  • I can't, in about a minute and a half of reading the article and the gwl website, find a link to donate. Well, I can but not specifically for that item. Also, like yeah that would be cool, but estimated cost £12000-18000..? Okay it should hold its value but like, damn. by Dunk546 (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 5:34pm)
  • Centre is actually less expensive than the burbs a lot of the time in Glasgow. You really want to rent first until you get the lie of the city - there are good bits and bad bits often either ends of one street. The whole city is small so the "centre" is perfectly reachable from the west end and the south side generally. There are loads of very cheap places on train lines out of town but as a 20 something on £40k I'd start your search maybe around Kelvinbridge or Partick in the west, Strathbungo or Battlefield in the south, or Garnethill in the centre. Sure there are good bits east too but it's not my part of town so others will better advise. There's literally good wee pockets of town everywhere though. On £40k you'll do fine, not totally baller but you won't struggle. We have a household income of less than that as 2 adults and we're more or less comfortable. by Dunk546 (Sat 23rd Sep 2023 10:46am)
  • Uh, so... Your oven is fed by an electrical supply which is likely to be hard wired. This needs an electrician or at the very least a competent handyman to disconnect safely. Your dishwasher needs a cold water supply and a waste water drain. Is the space right next to the sink? Because you're likely barking up a tree if not, sorry. It also obviously needs an electrical supply but will be a plug socket not a hard-wired supply. Source: I do this stuff for a living. by Dunk546 (Sat 23rd Sep 2023 10:07pm)
  • Word is the season is either not here yet or just really bad. The mushroom forums reckon south of England is getting them just now and we should be getting them later. I was out foraging chanterelles today actually and had a gander in some good sheep fields. Not a sausage. by Dunk546 (Fri 29th Sep 2023 9:52pm)
  • You went the cycle path, not the road, right? Not that I've ever made that mistake... by Dunk546 (Sun 1st Oct 2023 8:57am)
  • I walked back along GWR past gartnavel yesterday afternoon and they had already pumped the drain there. I think they work pretty fast (surprisingly) on this kind of thing so wouldn't honestly be surprised if all the major flood points are clear by now. They also did my road at 9pm with the big rains week before last so they do keep working late. by Dunk546 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 10:07am)
  • The staff weren't sacked, the company went under and they were laid off. There was one guy got sacked but that was for being a rocket not for unionising. Believe he's the one that brought the union action (after he was sacked) but the union case fell through so 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ In any case new owner and the guy seems sound enough. by Dunk546 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 2:09pm)
  • What the fuck man?! 😐 by Dunk546 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 2:06pm)
  • I wouldn't put this in the same category as the others at all but just in case you ever feel like being a filthy deviant, Gennaros on Anniesland cross does a fantastic vegan sausage or black pudding supper. They also do tofish but it's not my vibe at all - literally just a piece of tofu plus seaweed, fried. by Dunk546 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 2:11pm)
  • The Romans did it. Paved roads, aqueducts, and big fuck off holes with removable bins that you need a crane to empty. Honestly the pinnacle of engineering brilliance were the Romans. by Dunk546 (Wed 25th Oct 2023 3:45pm)
  • It's common parlance on the Facebook. Someone posts something mundane like a dog has shit on the pavement outside boots be careful, and someone will repost it to their group across town in sincerity and reply to the OP "shared bishopbriggs, stay safe hun x " or similar. It has become an ironic way of (sometimes humourously, sometimes not) criticizing your post as being sort of mums group level pointlessness. by Dunk546 (Thu 26th Oct 2023 7:21am)
  • Good on you for doing the numbers but surely you need to do per mile, not per hour. I don't look at Google maps and say, oh it takes 1 hour 45 to walk, better spend 1 hour 45 on my bike to make it fair. It usually takes 3-4x as long to walk to your destination than cycle so it's probably in the region of evens by the time you reach your destination. by Dunk546 (Thu 26th Oct 2023 7:25am)
  • I have had customers heavily hint that they "had a lot of followers" and things like that like very obviously asking for free shit. I've also had owners let on that specific customers were friends with blogs or solid Instagram accounts and we should absolutely 110% their service, then their food was comped or heavily discounted... So basically yes it's totally a thing. You have to be a pretty big cheese or else you have to catch a particularly desperate owner to actually get free stuff for a blog though in my experience. by Dunk546 (Sat 28th Oct 2023 10:09pm)
  • Hi can u deliver to Ullapool thanks? by Dunk546 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 3:36pm)
  • You *don't like St. Mungo's*?! Get yer heid checked man, that stuff is literally nectar of the gods. by Dunk546 (Mon 30th Oct 2023 6:31pm)
  • I think they are taking issue more with the homophobic attack and assault on a police officer but if you want to make it about single mums well it's a free world I guess. by Dunk546 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 9:20pm)
  • My advice would just be to keep asking around providers and see if one of them will install for you. You might find they only install to the building, not to your floor, and then you might need an electrician (or good low voltage tech - they probably market themselves for communications and networking or something like that) to run whatever cables and possibly signal amplifiers up to your bit of the building. Cost might be an issue. Idk what sort of community group it is but there might be funding or something..? Also ask about other tenants in the building and see if anyone is on wired internet and where it comes in from. As an aside, I work in construction and a mate was telling me about a new build out in the sticks he was working on where the owners had to pay £20k to get the line taken from the next house along which was maybe 100m of underground cable, (sunk in loose soil like.. they didn't have to even dig a pavement). So yeah BT (who lay all the cable) might honestly just tell you to pay, but keep asking around and see what service providers (like virgin etc) are saying. Also may or may not find that cityfibre rolls out to your building one of these days. But you may not have time to wait for that as it will be years off unless they have already sunk cable. by Dunk546 (Wed 1st Nov 2023 7:46am)
  • Mum said it was my turn to post the Wallace Street thread this week ☚ī¸ by Dunk546 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 5:27pm)
  • It's honestly like 5%. It's way more than it should be but it's still a tiny minority. You just don't notice the ones that don't nearly hit you. It's kind of the same with most things honestly. You only notice what's wrong. Same with car drivers.. you can be coasting along the motorway amongst literally hundreds of cars without paying them any attention, but as soon as one guy merges dangerously, you can't stop thinking about it all day. And then in your head, "all drivers are idiots". by Dunk546 (Tue 7th Nov 2023 1:16pm)
  • I honestly feel like you can either clean it yourself or drive yourself to despair by trying to get them to do the right thing. It might seem like if you do that they will just continue to not give a shit, but I have been in a lot of closes like this (I repaint rentals in Govanhill and Crosshill quite often) and let me tell you that if there was a literal mountain of rubbish, so tall as to block the light of the sun from their lives entirely, they would simply add their bag to the bottom and be done with it. Just spend a wee half hour a week out there tidying and you'll be happy. When you see them on the stair, smile and be polite, even actually try to make small talk, despite the language barrier. They might still be manky but I promise your blood pressure will be lower. by Dunk546 (Fri 10th Nov 2023 9:03am)
  • Fully comprehensive frozen pish tray services! Anonymous frozen tray of pish delivered to your neighbour of choice! All aspects of pish-tray delivery covered! Get it now while stocks last! Availability limited to six per customer per purchase. Thank you for your understanding. by Dunk546 (Fri 10th Nov 2023 3:26pm)
  • They are kelvinside, surely..? The north bit of kelvinside I suppose... Hmmm. by Dunk546 (Sat 11th Nov 2023 11:50am)
  • The only claim I will make to the possibility of North Kelvinside being non-fiction is, I used to live in a rental in Garrioch and that, demographically speaking, is distinct from Maryhill or Ruchill. I would potentially say that there is a sliver of housing that runs along the north of the Kelvin from about Garrioch Quadrant through to maybe the junction of qmd and botanic crescent, which I would describe as North Kelvinside. A block north is Maryhill, and immediately south of the river is Kelvinside. Potentially. by Dunk546 (Sat 11th Nov 2023 11:56am)
  • It's actually a pretty common scam on Reddit at least to post woe-is-me financial difficulty posts.. extremely common for random redditors to pm offering cash. Not saying OP is guilty, just that it's common to post similar things nefariously. by Dunk546 (Sun 12th Nov 2023 11:07pm)
  • "Why don't you ask your maw who I pumped last night?" - owner, Best Kebab. (Honestly go read their reviews it's top tier content.) by Dunk546 (Tue 14th Nov 2023 11:33am)
  • >landslide Autocorrect is making Freudian slips now huh. by Dunk546 (Thu 16th Nov 2023 2:27pm)
  • It's hundreds of grow lamps to grow the grass on the pitch, fuckin madness. by Dunk546 (Sat 18th Nov 2023 9:17pm)
  • Yeah it's grow lights for the grass on the pitch at the training ground, it comes up every so often on here. by Dunk546 (Sun 19th Nov 2023 9:00am)
  • I dodged it working late in Partick. Honestly feel like I've missed a pivotal and formative moment in our great nation's history. Glad you all made it x by Dunk546 (Tue 21st Nov 2023 10:39pm)
  • Did ye end up anywhere good OP? by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 1:15pm)
  • That is honestly very good going. And yes you probably saved yourself somewhere in the region of £5k. Big question though, have your neighbours been up to tell you about the leaks yet? ;) by Dunk546 (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 9:27pm)
  • There's a nude swim at the Arlington baths on a Sunday. I've been to the baths but not the Sunday swim so can't comment on that specifically. It's for members only. Other than that, I think basically no. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Nov 2023 7:50am)
  • Friends of friends have been. It's a mixed crowd but as with anything like this, expect a higher than average proportion of older men. It apparently is quite relaxed and they make a point of very strongly discouraging any kind of sexual behaviour or advances or whatever. The women I know of didn't report feeling uncomfortable. There's a waiting list for membership I think, just FYI. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Nov 2023 1:14pm)
  • Oh maybe I'm remembering Covid era rules... I was considering the swim and nearly signed up for membership a couple of years ago but decided I just prefer wild swims to pools. by Dunk546 (Fri 24th Nov 2023 1:15pm)
  • Graffiti which includes sectarian slurs or incites violence or hate towards either Protestants or Catholics, or either of the two football teams traditionally associated with Protestantism or Catholicism. Just on the off chance you were asking sincerely. by Dunk546 (Fri 1st Dec 2023 1:22pm)
  • It honestly speaks of the moral integrity of the owner that it didn't burn down already decades ago 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸ Think how many times he must have thought about it. by Dunk546 (Sat 2nd Dec 2023 3:41pm)
  • 1) Clear away from the leaky area anything that you don't want destroyed by water damage, or falling ceiling. 2) Definitely drill a hole (probably can poke a hole with a screwdriver actually) and put a bucket. You really don't want any excess weight gathering on top of that 100+ year old lath and plaster. They do fall and they are fucking heavy. 3) Find the source of the water. If you're top floor it's almost certainly a roofing issue. If you're not it's almost certainly the flat above you. If it's a roofing issue it's factor's responsibility, if it's the flat above it's their (or their landlord's) responsibility. It might be hard or impossible to find the source without a plumber, but just persuade either the factors or the upstairs neighbours to get a plumber. Don't let them fob you off. 4) Keep nagging whoever is responsible until they fix it. None of this is your responsibility to fix, but it is your problem. Don't just sit about thinking other people will fix it for you because if you don't nag them (politely I find helps), they probably won't bother. Source: I'm a decorator , and water damage remediation is a fair bit of my work. by Dunk546 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 5:34pm)