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  • I feel your pain! Glasgow's transport situation is generally pretty woeful. I must point out though that the money for cycle lanes comes largely from government and not from SPT or GCC (even though they might pretend it does! by Patstini123 (Wed 27th Oct 2021 9:27pm)
  • Except that the GMB has strong links with unionists who are very keen on trying to make Glasgow look bad during COP26. I would normally always support strikers but this, pardon the pun, smells a bit fishy by Patstini123 (Thu 4th Nov 2021 12:28am)
  • A lot of dumb ass comments from people who sit in their bedrooms playing war simulation games. I've worked with men who did tours of NI and your experience sounds exactly the same, traumatising and ultimately pointless, except to warn future generations of the ills of colonialism. You're completely right about the dis-proportionate policing. The pigs, in military body armour against a bunch of posh hippies. It might as well be street theatre! by Patstini123 (Thu 4th Nov 2021 11:24pm)
  • You have to admit, that's pretty fucking lazy of you! by Patstini123 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 11:30pm)
  • >LordAnubis12 I'm sure there will be plenty of deals, but the question that I'm asking is, what if anything can individuals or groups do? by Patstini123 (Sun 7th Nov 2021 10:36pm)
  • >On the third hand, GCC (and I daresay other city councils are similar) are underfunded and that's all down to ScotGov. and that's down to Westminster, who takes our taxes and then gives 'some' of them back by Patstini123 (Mon 8th Nov 2021 11:21pm)
  • These guys are simply pawns in a bigger game. The GMB has major ties to the Labour Party, no issue there of course except Labour are turbo charged unionists, desperate to cling on to Scottish voters because they've fucked up (and been fucked up, but largely fucked themselves up) down in Engerland. The wee man with the big mouth at the front of all this has clearly been coerced/bribed/whatever by Sarwar to make as much of a stink as possible for maximum effect during COP26. I support unions. I'm in one, but this some dark shit. by Patstini123 (Mon 8th Nov 2021 11:09pm)
  • As COP26 draws to a conclusion, it will sail up the Clyde and shell the entire SEC campus to make way for a mega Starbucks drive thru by Patstini123 (Fri 12th Nov 2021 4:57pm)
  • >BookerSanchez The scheme is a good idea but, if you've ever tried to cycle any bike in the east end let alone one of these clunky monsters you may realise what they're talking about! by Patstini123 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 2:23am)
  • the Bristol Bar is very welcoming and they sometimes have an open fire... by Patstini123 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 12:11am)
  • >Never mind a smoke detector, my gammon detector is beeping by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 3:55pm)
  • No worries, a mju is well within your budget and because it's fully automatic it will allow you to concentrate on things like composition before gearing up to an SLR where you can hone your exposure and focus skills ps a Nikon FM which is an amazing camera is only £200 odd on ebay by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 8:10pm)
  • I was trying to think of a nice way to say that! For those that don't know, used with B&W film, a red filter will darken blue skies for that Anton Corbijn/Ansell Adams aesthetic, but it will also mess with whatever isn't sky so needs to be used carefully by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 8:21pm)
  • The youth are seeking the authenticity of previous 'analogue' generations. This is also why all the recent graduates are making pottery. It's not necessarily a bad thing, just as long as you know that fashion is cyclical. High waisted 90's jeans anyone? by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 8:27pm)
  • I started in my parents bathroom in the late 80's. Complaints were made and I moved to the local community darkroom where I tanned all the paper for my art school portfolio. I resisted digital as long as I could but you can't beat it. Unless you're rocking an RB and an Imacon scanner... Thankfully I can bring the things I learned from film to digital by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 9:41pm)
  • Working families? You know child labour is illegal don't you? by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 9:58pm)
  • Just checked Amazon and you can get 4 for £100! Check they comply with the regs in the link [https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/](https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/) by Patstini123 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 11:18pm)
  • Given the state of the rental market at the moment, you'll be lucky to get walls by Patstini123 (Sat 27th Nov 2021 1:02am)
  • https://www.google.com/maps/@55.8676101,-4.2688546,3a,90y,259.52h,72.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seF5MbagyEWs1X6dcMFykOw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 by Patstini123 (Mon 29th Nov 2021 12:15pm)
  • DELETED I doubt Toni & Guy, Vidal Sassoon, Rainbow Rooms or any other reputable hairdresser would bat an eyelid at whatever you want. by Patstini123 (Wed 1st Dec 2021 12:36am)
  • DELETED If you demand some kind of fantasy utopian equality from an old school barber, good luck with that. Most people are lucky to come away with both ears by Patstini123 (Wed 1st Dec 2021 12:49am)
  • If you don't want to do experimental locksmithing, a locksmith will do this for not much of a charge if you bring it to them. (I watched one do it so now I know how to do it myself) by Patstini123 (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 11:27pm)
  • We have a situation in our close where some residents want to keep the close door unlocked so they can go to the shops or whatever without keys (I don't understand either) but after some discussion with neighbours I worked out a way to fix it. I took the Yale lock apart and removed the cam that operates the snib button. Hey presto! You cannot now either lock someone out nor can you donder to the corner shop in your jammies and Ugg boots for your messages without keys. (The last bit is optional and neighbour dependent) by Patstini123 (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 11:25pm)
  • Does it resemble this one? https://www.wickes.co.uk/Yale-P-77-ENB-PB-60-Traditional-Nightlatch-Lock---Green+Brass/p/109884 by Patstini123 (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 11:39pm)
  • Time for Indy! by Patstini123 (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 11:42pm)
  • We need to know where they stay in Glasgow so as to offer area appropriate advice. For example while your 'heavy participation' methodology may work in some places, in Hyndland, some loud tutting and frosty close chat will suffice. (not that anyone talks in closes in Hyndland or is on Reddit) by Patstini123 (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 11:58pm)
  • Pretty sure you shouldn't be able to lock the hammer (brass bit) with a snib button. Maybe it's broken or been doctored already... The plot thickens... It's a 5 minute job if you're up for doing it yourself by Patstini123 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 12:28am)
  • Trying to enter your neighbour without explicit consent is generally frowned upon. Even in Russia by Patstini123 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 12:40am)
  • https://giphy.com/gifs/thesnp-scotland-brexit-snp-88ccDlv1ljdBeB9gyR by Patstini123 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 1:08am)
  • A big dod of superglue, locking it in the down position is also an option! by Patstini123 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 1:15am)
  • Imagine, no more Tory rule? by Patstini123 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 1:25am)
  • TMAX 100 from May to September, HP5 or TRI X 400 for all other times! In terms of colour, Portra 160 or 400 again dependent on season I would underexpose 1/3rd of a stop for the colour by Patstini123 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 10:02pm)
  • Do not worry, if you have any concerns about flight safety simply speak with the pilot in the bar before hand. by Patstini123 (Sun 5th Dec 2021 8:22pm)
  • Close to me too. Dennistoun still has a long way to go! by Patstini123 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 11:17pm)
  • Reading this brought back the memory of living on Buccleuch St in modern flats in my final year at GSA. The downstairs neighbour would go bananas at a bit of acoustic guitar plinking or the telly volume on more than 3. The flats were so badly built I could hear my flatmate turning over in bed in the next room and my other flatmate farting on the floor below. We moved out the minute we could. Easier said than done of course so the good advice of other commenters notwithstanding, try rugs on the laminate flooring, apparently talcum powder between laminate flooring can help (if you have laminate) to reduce creaking EDIT: Some people are just grumpy arseholes by Patstini123 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 12:20am)
  • I grew up near Leeds but have lived in Glasgow for 30 years. Leeds is good for music but as a northern English city (that isn't Manchester/Liverpool/Newcastle) it lacks the identity and character that Glasgow has. The weather is far less brutal in Leeds and you might also wanna look into the differences between Scots and English law too, they can be quite different in areas I believe! by Patstini123 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 12:48am)
  • Any cunt making that amount of dosh is fucking someone else over by Patstini123 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 10:28pm)
  • bEsT kEbAb? by Patstini123 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 11:50pm)
  • There's some tasty 4K video of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxLv0PT6Qxc by Patstini123 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 11:55pm)
  • In another dimension, 'The Orange Lodge' is a dodgy kebab shop near Queen St by Patstini123 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 12:12am)
  • We used to do this regularly at the QMU in the 90's. Always snuck in through the fire exit and never got challenged. So much cider and spit... by Patstini123 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 12:10am)
  • It's worth noting that the guy who runs that blog is the chief engineer for the M8, so he is a tad biased! by Patstini123 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 11:28pm)
  • FYI https://twitter.com/ReplacetheM8 by Patstini123 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 11:31pm)
  • Well, the 'skimming of the fat', ie the movement of skilled people to outlying areas is cited as one of the drivers for the Glasgow effect (among others). it may have been better for those people but it left the city in tatters by Patstini123 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 11:31pm)
  • It did reduce inner city traffic but that's like saying foxes should be put in charge of hen houses as they save them from the butcher by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:07am)
  • That and Westminster putting Glasgow into 'managed decline' combined with the ever so helpful GCC in the post war years... by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:28am)
  • I fear burying it will just cost too much. If we must keep it [(and there are plenty of folk who have suggested we just get rid)](https://twitter.com/ReplacetheM8) It needs to have a much lower speed limit, like 30mph, full sound attenuation, and non deciduous trees surrounding it to absorb the pollution. Ideas like yours and mine will face huge opposition for the petrol heads/idiot councillors/HGV firms but then, the Netherlands managed it in the 60's and so should we! by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:44am)
  • [https://imgur.com/a/2kH3Ob9](https://imgur.com/a/2kH3Ob9) [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/feb/26/the-glasgow-effect-examining-the-citys-life-expectancy-gap-a-photo-essay](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/feb/26/the-glasgow-effect-examining-the-citys-life-expectancy-gap-a-photo-essay) by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:54am)
  • Although they may have ended up being in the background in Gregory's Girl, so swings and roundabouts by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:58am)
  • Indeed. Those who moved were likely saved by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:57am)
  • One of the key problems is indeed the terrible public transport system. Trying to reduce car traffic ain't gonna work if there's no usable alternative. Trains: subject to constant cancellation, expensive Subway: running on a Victorian timetable, and never expanded across the city Cycling: Too dangerous Buses: forget it! by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 6:14pm)
  • I agree, I doubt it will ever be replaced entirely, (although the M74 could take some of the strain) so we should look at making it a lot less shit for city dwellers. Noise and airborne pollution reduction being something that would be a lot cheaper by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 6:19pm)
  • Oh I know... by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 9:45pm)
  • and then you have to look at it as well! by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 9:53pm)
  • "Tongs ya bass!" by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 10:06pm)
  • Or that Lurpack advert by Patstini123 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 10:54pm)
  • A lot of those student accommodations are owned and run by companies outwith Scotland so the money doesn't even stay here! by Patstini123 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 7:58pm)
  • Internet and out of town shopping has killed the high street. That's not going to change. The only shops/organisations that could replace the big chains are small independent shops as well as arts and entertainment venues. None of them can afford the astronomical rent and rates and believe me, the landlords wont budge. I've had countless meetings and sat in endless (expensive) consultations as a 'stake holder'. They want prime retail rents or get fucked. City property and Ryden etc. would happily let a listed a property crumble or mysteriously burn down than let it out cheap as they think it sets a bad precedent for their fantasy belief that big chains will somehow return by Patstini123 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 7:55pm)
  • GCC have very little interest in the arts. They sit in meetings, nodding and agreeing but rarely come up with the goods. Their problem is attitudinal. To them, supporting the arts is not a vote winner. I had one senior official years ago dismiss fully costed and business planned proposals with, "Aye but folk would rather have football pitches" He was a big fat Labour Councillor, the SNP are a bit better but most of the time they claim they are still trying to unravel the mess of 70 years of Labour, which for the most part, I believe, but their will is weak... Sauchie needs art and culture more than it realises! by Patstini123 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 8:25pm)
  • Perhaps... the change either has to be political or commercial. Assuming you're not a multi millionaire, the former. You're likely going to have to virtually sit on a councillor and pull together numerous arts and heritage bodies as well as Governmental agencies. Not impossible, would need heaps of energy and persistence... GCC like looking outside of Glasgow for ideas so drawing upon places like DUMBO in NYC or even the Northern Quarter in Manchester, maybe Digbeth in Brum at a push. by Patstini123 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 11:03pm)
  • LONDON by Patstini123 (Mon 13th Dec 2021 11:41pm)
  • When the trains are running, the Cathcart circle is OK, but many stations don't have step free access which is insane considering how many people they serve and that we're in the 21st Century. As for the north Clyde Line...2 trains an hour if you're lucky by Patstini123 (Tue 14th Dec 2021 1:57pm)
  • I know. I was talking about the state of heavy rail, which is not really a sensible replacement for a metro by Patstini123 (Tue 14th Dec 2021 11:34pm)
  • They generally go in your arm, but you can always ask at the vaccination centre by Patstini123 (Tue 14th Dec 2021 11:39pm)
  • But it did jump a lot in Edinburgh (where all the yanks were staying) by Patstini123 (Tue 14th Dec 2021 11:47pm)
  • My issue with a tram network is the disruption in building them, the potential for a replay of the Edinburgh fiasco, the danger to pedestrians (see Manchester) and the dangers to cyclists. given your points about electric bus batteries perhaps a trolley bus would be better! by Patstini123 (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:19pm)
  • I'm not comparing trams with roads though am I? if we have the option of trolley buses, they would be better than trams by Patstini123 (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:47pm)
  • I know there are vociferous tram vs trolley bus arguments in the rail and transport communities but it would seem that trolley buses are easier to implement than trams. A hybrid approach can also work where each mode is more appropriate. The cycling argument does concern slip hazards, which are difficult to resolve but also literally cycle wheels getting stuck in the tram tracks. The thing with batteries is that while progress is being made, it's not being made quick enough and a direct power alternative already exists and thrives in over 60 European cities by Patstini123 (Wed 15th Dec 2021 3:45pm)
  • Ireland is expensive because the economy has boomed after ridding themselves of the UK: Average wage in Ireland: (€40,238) £34,245 Average wage in Scotland: £25,616 by Patstini123 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 12:56am)
  • It makes you wonder what's attracting all these drug users to the area and what might be a way to dissuade them? Policing is clearly not working effectively by Patstini123 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 10:59pm)
  • Portugal sorted their smack problem. We could too! by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 12:33am)
  • Yip, this is true. Kings Cross in the 90's was a scary place! Not to mention the eponymous Zoo station in Berlin. It would however be great if our wee country could do something about it though...Like the way they did it in Lisbon for example! by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 12:31am)
  • Lager and photography is my thing! I wouldn't get any photo gear unless you REALLY know what is wanted... Books are a good idea; Ansell Adams, Edward Weston, Nan Goldin, Cartier Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Lee Miller etc. (A tiny amount of good 'uns) [https://www.taschen.com/](https://www.taschen.com/) have a lot of good stuff. As for lager, I'd rather be drinking it than watching it being made, especially as lager made in Scotland is frankly shite. The best lagers are from Germany/Czech Republic/Belgium so may I suggest a case of something from those places? by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 1:12am)
  • A lot of folk who would call themselves left wing or even 'woke' actually harbour some pretty conservative views. A 5 minute conversation usually reveals a heap of contradictions! by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 3:45pm)
  • I agree. Some of the cuts drag on a bit and could be shortened. I'd have also liked to see more modern day overlays on the old maps too. That said, Very informative though and I shall be watching more by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 10:39pm)
  • How did you 'miss' bonfire night? I bet your neighbours didn't miss you by Patstini123 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 11:24pm)
  • Chips are nice and greasy. The gulls love them! by Patstini123 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 6:39pm)
  • There's a number of urban pantries around Glasgow. Depends where you stay but there are good ones in Parkhead, G Hill and Govan that I know of. More info here https://www.urbanroots.org.uk/freefood/ by Patstini123 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 7:55pm)
  • FYI The College of Building and Printing (opened in 1964) designed by architect Peter Williams was strongly influenced by *Unité d'habitation* by Le Corbusier in Marseille. Notable 'influenced' features are the cantilevered legs at the base and all the gubbins at the top. So technically the new building is a (shit) copy of a copy! https://www.google.com/search?q=college+of+building+and+printing+unite+d%27habitation&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRvNKrufj0AhXSesAKHas8AHQQ\_AUoA3oECBkQBQ&biw=2560&bih=1289&dpr=2#imgrc=Q5qqzv-YKAM\_zM by Patstini123 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 10:35pm)
  • I'd take my chances with the guidance of the Scottish Govt any day over that of the English Govt! by Patstini123 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 10:59pm)
  • Yip, I used to teach there. Never went up to the TV studio much but I went up once with a 'VIP' visitor from London once and he tried talking to some students waiting on the stairs. He asked them what they did as students and one wag replied, "fuckin telly an that" I hear the current problem with both the main building and the Oakley is that the windows are totally fucked. Each time you opened one, it felt like it was going to crash to the ground! That's going to cost a lot to repair! by Patstini123 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 11:45pm)
  • Aye, just phone 101. They'll sort you right out by Patstini123 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 1:34am)
  • No worries, Officer! by Patstini123 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 1:45am)
  • Sounds like fruit flies. They mysteriously reappeared the other day when I bought some bananas. Mad to see them in December! Get a jam jar or similar, poke or drill some small (3-4mm) holes in the lid, fill the jar 1/3rd full with cider vinegar and a dod of washing up liquid and wait. The flies will go nuts for it but they're too daft to get back out so they'll perish in the trap. by Patstini123 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 2:24pm)
  • Just looking at it on Google maps now, there are two pillars either side of it, as well as all along the facade, all cast iron. If a driver was daft enough to crash into it, their car would be only thing fucked by Patstini123 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 7:14pm)
  • True, but there are three of them. AND it's only the west end... by Patstini123 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 9:09pm)
  • You do know that guns are illegal here? 🤠 by Patstini123 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 10:31pm)
  • Shooting people by Patstini123 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 11:40pm)
  • Made me think of *Don't Look Now* and Tarkovsky's *Solaris.* I would consider tightening some of the cuts and maybe a cooler grade by Patstini123 (Sun 2nd Jan 2022 10:50pm)
  • Sweet Jane in Dennistoun by Patstini123 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 10:17pm)
  • People who have the time to make their own bread should be sent on community service. by Patstini123 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 10:24pm)
  • People who have the time to make their own bread should be sent on community service. by Patstini123 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 10:27pm)
  • Totally agree. I used to live off their rye bread but since a change of ownership it has become inedible. I suspect the treachery of veganism! by Patstini123 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 2:55pm)
  • We need a lot more than that of course, we need to wrestle the buses and trains back from private ownership so we can provide a viable alternative to sitting in a rented Audi in a queue of traffic. In terms of the subway itself, if London can do crossrail, why can't we? by Patstini123 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 11:14pm)
  • Before we all get fizzy knickers about trams. Actually go to Manchester and Sheffield not to mention Edinburgh and see how much disruption they cause and ask the locals how much it cost them. Ask cyclists about how many times they've wiped out on the tracks and watch the shrugs from constructors who take so long and go so over budget. Then think about how electric buses and a total diesel and petrol ban would solve all those problems overnight by Patstini123 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 11:11pm)
  • but we somehow found the money to fund crossrail, what's left of HS2 and £27 billion down the back of the couch for yet more roads... by Patstini123 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 11:32pm)
  • Clearly some tram fans in tonight by Patstini123 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 12:50am)
  • If electric buses didn't exist, I would be well up for trams. It's just that a quicker, better and cheaper solution exists. We need change in Glasgow now, not in ten years... by Patstini123 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 11:09am)
  • As do buses! We need a solution to the climate crisis and a quick fix to the high levels of pollution in Glasgow and other cities. How long is it going to take to lay the lines, install ugly overhead catenary and power distribution? They can't even finish the south city way or the Edinburgh network!! You can convert a single diesel bus to electric overnight by Patstini123 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 11:05am)
  • I don't think so. Coffee, bread and crumbly vegan pastries are their thing by Patstini123 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 11:47am)
  • I am indeed aware of them and they're not interested in trams either. They advocate for better subway, train, active travel and electric buses. https://www.getglasgowmoving.org/ Trams are an expensive distraction by Patstini123 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 12:35pm)
  • Those lines were designed and built as heavy rail and thus provide the opportunity for re routing of freight and high speed when main lines are down. The Cathcart line was also recently re-signalled at great expense and it's also pretty frequent tbh. I'd say leave the existing lines and by all means build a metro like the one in Tyne and Weir or DLR, extend the Underground within reason, De privatise and decarbonise the bus system, ensure they all actually link with each other, with one ticket. While we're here, they all need to run 24/7 to facilitate the nighttime cultural economy. In terms of active travel, we need segregated cycle provision on every major road. We're not going to reduce car use until there's an affordable and convenient public transport system. PS none of this lovely stuff will happen with Westminster in charge! by Patstini123 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 11:35am)
  • This is actually a refuse protocol compliance team, They drive around neighbourhoods at about 7am, get out, shout a lot, ring buzzers, wedge close doors open, inspect the bins then find a reason not to empty them by Patstini123 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 12:06pm)
  • Glasgow Sculpture Studios at the Whisky bond might work for you. They have a lot of good gear, plus you need some company to swap ideas and there's a lot of folk there. They do workshop access and have very warm studios. by Patstini123 (Fri 7th Jan 2022 11:41pm)
  • Just got some Xmas cards posted on the 14th. Everything is being asset stripped for profit. Jacob Reese Mogg's dad literally wrote the manual! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/09/mystic-mogg-jacob-rees-mogg-willam-predicts-brexit-plans by Patstini123 (Sat 8th Jan 2022 2:38pm)
  • There's an amazing middle eastern themed restaurant on Dundas Street in the city centre. Just north of Queen Street Station. Unfortunately I can't remember the name... by Patstini123 (Sat 8th Jan 2022 11:27pm)
  • Govanhill has been the starting point for a great many people arriving in the city for over a hundred years. Starting with people driven off the land by the Highland clearances, as well as folk from the UK's ex colonies, invited to set up life in Glasgow, fleeing war and famine. Freedom of movement throughout the EU brought more people looking for a better life away from poverty and persecution. They're all Glaswegians now. There is, however, no denying that the place is pretty grubby and crime ridden, although not nearly as bad as other places. If you want to know why it's like that, it's because of over crowding and poverty, exploitative landlords and a general, couldn't-care-less attitude from GCC for many decades. (The current mob in city chambers are trying to do something and they got rid of a lot of the bad landlords) The reason for the price hike is equally complex, a lot of younger folk moving there because it was cheap but also recently a lot of those folk actually being from wealth. I know at least 5 people who's rich parents bought a pad for them in the G Hill outright, in cash. I also know folk who grew up there not able to afford to rent. The ideas of diversity and that awful word 'vibrancy' are indeed being used by estate agents and now property developers. It's gentrification (not regeneration). It's also part of a wider UK trend in house prices plus a bunch of other factors that I'm leaving out for brevity by Patstini123 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 12:12pm)
  • Ah, much harder and pretty complex. Firstly what isn't the solution is affluent, white, middle class homeowners (just like me) running potato printing workshops for kids who eat out of bins and smoke massive spliffs on Westmorland St. Rent caps, development restrictions (GCC planning is running riot atm), proper amenities based on population density, Policing, Social work, DRS and NHS actually collaborating with each other instead of being forced to kick the can down the road. Lastly and much harder to do, Regeneration often leads to gentrification, which leads to exclusion when done badly. A thriving community will not come from affluent people playing at fixing it. It comes from within the community. by Patstini123 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 3:41pm)
  • Just looked up the block on Google maps. I don't get it. They just look like modern flats. There's even penthouses! What's the story? by Patstini123 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 10:03pm)
  • Some dark shit being talked about the Roma people on this thread. Sure there are some bad apples in every community but talking about 'Scottish' people like the Roma aren't Scottish is just ignorant. The Irish, Pakistani, Polish, Italians, Punjabi all got the same shit from so called 'native Scots'. No human is native to anywhere but Eastern Africa and every person who moves to Glasgow is a Glaswegian. A few years ago East Govanhill had some of the highest population densities in the whole of Europe. That, and epic poverty explains all the shite everywhere. by Patstini123 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 10:32pm)
  • That's crazy. Given the current 'shite cardboard' housing block craze in Glasgow I wonder if this scenario will repeat itself? by Patstini123 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 10:53pm)
  • Factors are a total nightmare. Could you screw a handle on yourself? This is clearly only short term. Absolute persistence is key with factors. As someone else just said, if they don't play ball, find another factor. (Most factors rely on the fact that no-one can be arsed to find another factor) by Patstini123 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 8:16pm)
  • So basically recycling isn't done and even if it was, there'd be no point in doing it and burning it would be better than landfill, so when they burn it, do they at least capture the carbon and other shite? by Patstini123 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 8:27pm)
  • I'm no fan of GCC but I can't help wondering if this is anything to do with the shitshow created by the Unionist GMB/millionaire Sarwar during COP26. I mean he's gonna be loving this isn't he? by Patstini123 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 11:58pm)
  • The bin men went on strike during COP26 for a pay rise. The rhetoric was that it was something to do with GCC and thus the SNP but pay negotiations are actually between the GMB and COSLA, not the SNP or GCC *"Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) is the national association of Scottish councils and acts as an employers' association for its 32 member authorities".* Now the thing about the GMB is that they are well documented as being pro unionist and very anti Indy. Then, Sarwar went around kidding on that it was something to do with GCC. He even went on a highly documented walk around some un emptied bins with the wee shouty guy from the GMB and a load of press. That's when people started to put two and two together and realise this was a tawdry attempt at anti SNP propaganda. Their pay deal was even higher than other places in the UK but they still went on strike. [https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13131099.gmb-backed-no-vote---asked-members-indyref-views/](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13131099.gmb-backed-no-vote---asked-members-indyref-views/) [https://www.thenational.scot/news/19685334.glasgow-bin-collectors-walk-strike-cop26-gmb-confirms/](https://www.thenational.scot/news/19685334.glasgow-bin-collectors-walk-strike-cop26-gmb-confirms/) [https://twitter.com/bigbenn1e/status/1455477210391908354](https://twitter.com/bigbenn1e/status/1455477210391908354) by Patstini123 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 12:52am)
  • You need to re-read my comment. I'm saying that each new group arriving in an area, in abject poverty, fleeing violence, famine etc. always gets shit from that community. (just like they said all the Irish were drunken criminals) It's hard to live with all the filth but why is that happening? by Patstini123 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 1:36am)
  • Ah, London, with it's famed, "No blacks, No dogs, No Irish" posters. by Patstini123 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 12:11pm)
  • Yes, the bins are a shit show (they are in most UK cities too) but no, the SNP didn't allow the problem to develop in the first place. The rammy is actually between COSLA and the GMB. Cleansing in general is a pretty emotive subject in terms of local government, with a particular history in the UK, remember the winter of discontent? Scottish Labour are baw deep in dirty tricks and i wouldn't be surprised to find they were in cahoots with the GMB by Patstini123 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 8:11pm)
  • Just waiting for the Triffids tomorrow by Patstini123 (Wed 12th Jan 2022 4:59pm)
  • Stay away from garden centres too by Patstini123 (Wed 12th Jan 2022 11:08pm)
  • Huns should have the sash playing constantly on their e scooters. Would certainly cut a swathe my way by Patstini123 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 10:47pm)
  • It's not really the bins. The rodent problem is global, pandemic and global warming are big factors. If they're in your house, don't leave any food out and clean all work surfaces before using. Look for any small holes in skirting boards etc. Mix chopped up wire wool into some cement and fill any gaps. Don't bother with traps and poison. Get a cat! The rodents can smell the cat and stay the fuck away! by Patstini123 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 10:44am)
  • No need for shades, ear defenders, camo gear or the shotgun mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qu8iHkBHGg by Patstini123 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 11:49pm)
  • If you've had cats before, know how to care for them and plan to be a responsible cat owner, fully aware of all the jags, food costs and insurance I would venture on to Gumtree. I got my floof there. NB If you've never had a cat before and or maybe just fancy the idea. It's a commitment and you should bide your time with a proper shelter by Patstini123 (Sat 15th Jan 2022 10:11pm)
  • Cyclists and pedestrians are being protected in the new highway code changes, and you want to license them for a different incident unrelated to the changes? by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 12:14pm)
  • What you're proposing already exists with cars and yet they still maim and kill many pedestrians every day. 1% of fatalities is caused by cyclists, 99% by motor vehicles and yet we're all arguing about dangerous cyclists? by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 12:10pm)
  • I've been mildly inconvenienced by the recent filming a couple of times but that's far outweighed by getting to see the processes of making a major film. We're not going to see cash on a personal basis but the money will go towards the upkeep of the city (I hope) One thing, if the city keeps letting old buildings fall/burn down nobody is going to want to film or visit! by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 12:32pm)
  • It could be outsourced to G4S. Apes in flouro jackets wrestling cyclists to the ground at every traffic light! by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 12:55pm)
  • How do you know all the cyclists are sober? by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 9:33pm)
  • Sounds like you need to chill out a bit. Have you tried cycling? by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 9:30pm)
  • Good takeaway up there? by Patstini123 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 11:54pm)
  • I know by Patstini123 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 12:15am)
  • Seeing as you're still up: Official UK gov response to calls for a cycling registrations scheme, "The Government considers that the costs of a formal registration system for cycle ownership would outweigh the benefits. The safety case for such a system is not as strong as that for drivers since, by contrast with motorised vehicles, cycles involved in collisions on the highway are highly unlikely to cause serious injury to other road users." by Patstini123 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 1:13am)
  • What part of, "1% of fatalities is caused by cyclists, 99% by motor vehicles" are you not getting? by Patstini123 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 3:41pm)
  • I wonder what the odds of a £300 eScooter being lifted by the cops over the chances of getting a £1500 ebike nicked... by Patstini123 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 11:29pm)
  • Yep, that's the only reason my bike hasn't been nicked. I'm still considering a scooter, largely to save my arse from saddle sores, and to whizz past smug west end types on their 7 grand cargo bikes by Patstini123 (Tue 18th Jan 2022 12:15am)
  • Potholes: Too much vehicle traffic (nobody wants to admit this) Roadworks: trying to fix all the potholes/broken sewers/ruptured water pipes that burst due to HGV's thundering over them M8: A lot of cities and planners thought that copying America would lead to 'progress'. While other countries reduced motorways we increased them, and now they too are fucked! EDIT: It could have been even worse. They were planning to flatten most of the city centre for more roads by Patstini123 (Tue 18th Jan 2022 7:18pm)
  • I'm thinking the big city might just be the place for you to find yourself and shine. The catchment for GCC is also pretty wide so there'll be others in your shoes. by Patstini123 (Tue 18th Jan 2022 11:49pm)
  • Indeed, we can either stay on the 1960's crash course with carmageddon or we can start to remove motor vehicle traffic from the city centre by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 12:27pm)
  • We're in the middle of a global pandemic, everyone shops on the internet, Barclays are here to asset strip Scotland, lower taxes will just turn us into Panama, (with more rain from global warming) Brexit is fucking everything, inflation is at it's highest point in 30 years. What we need is to get rid of Westminster! by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 1:26pm)
  • Orange walks should be permitted, on one condition. All participants must be in drag. Ru Paul will adjudicate the best. We could call it Ru Paul's Drag Walk! by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:20pm)
  • 'Tonight, we're gonna party like its 1690' by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:39pm)
  • Human rights act 1998, Article 11: *There are some situations where a public authority can restrict your rights to freedom of assembly and association.* *This is only the case where the authority can show that its action is lawful, necessary and proportionate in order to:* *protect national security or* ***public safety*** *prevent* ***disorder*** *or* ***crime*** *protect health or morals, or* ***protect the rights and freedoms of other people.*** by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:47pm)
  • Well don't be claiming that it infringes people's human rights. PS They don't stop them because they don't want to nick their colleagues by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:54pm)
  • The term is from Northern Ireland. by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:04pm)
  • Brexit has radicalised the satsuma people. As the Tories piss all over the Good Friday Agreement. Expect this shit to escalate by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:00pm)
  • Firstly, you were the one that started whining about it. Second, they *do* walk past Catholic churches and through traditionally Catholic areas. I agree about the cops though, they are extremely tolerant of it. They're paid up members! by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:10pm)
  • I had the opportunity to stroll down the vehicle free Kelvin Way today. It was full of happy people, birdsong and fresh air. I do hope GCC aren't going to change it back. In fact we need more roads like this. Which roads would you nominate for similar treatment? by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:41pm)
  • Sauchiehall St is now dead for retail. GCC should realise that everyone sits on the couch ordering stuff off the internet and stop arse licking chain stores. Resembling every other single High St in the UK is not a good look. Make the area a cultural/heritage zone. Bars, cafe's, small indy shops, gig venues (remember the ABC???). The nicest bits of Sauchie are the bits with the CCA and decent bars. The rest is an armpit! by Patstini123 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 10:35pm)
  • erm...no *"Brexit has inflamed sectarian passions to a degree not seen since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement."* [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/world/europe/northern-ireland-brexit-border.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/world/europe/northern-ireland-brexit-border.html) by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 2:16pm)
  • Wrong again, *"The Scottish Government warned of more trouble linked to sectarianism after a council dossier, outlining the potential impact of Britain crashing out of the EU without an agreement, said an end to peace in Northern Ireland could lead to “greater sectarian tensions” in the west of Scotland."* https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/concerns-no-deal-brexit-could-fuel-sectarian-violence-scotland-1407055 by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 2:45pm)
  • We are on a thread ***literally*** ***discussing*** 'kill all Taigs' stickers. If that doesn't suggest an uptick in sectarianism I don't know what does. Your allegiance to your football team has clouded not only your judgement but your ability to have a discussion without calling someone a cunt or a prick. by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 3:23pm)
  • Signed! by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 8:50pm)
  • Double upvote! Are you familiar with the campaign? by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 9:41pm)
  • Wolves...in the Highlands for sure! They'd pick off the excess deer population and the trees would start growing again. Wolves in KG park would pick off the weaker GU students... The campaign is on Twitter [https://twitter.com/replacethem8](https://twitter.com/replacethem8) more deets https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2021/09/12/the-politics-of-traffic-are-a-dead-end-why-its-time-to-replace-the-m8/ by Patstini123 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 10:43pm)
  • Good point. GCC have never really known what to do with High St/Saltmarket since plans for a Glasgow ring road fell through in the 80's. It would inevitably have to be punctured at Trongate and George/Duke st but still, as you say there's an insane amount of heritage to be found there. I would even tolerate a tartan tat shop by Patstini123 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 12:21am)
  • Fir sure by Patstini123 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 11:50pm)
  • I went to one in the old railway tunnel under Kelvingrove Park. Late 90's?? Ankle deep mud and someone pouring fuel into a generator from an Irn Bru bottle. Very nice people but I have to admit, I didn't last long by Patstini123 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 12:03am)
  • DELETED Avoid Cally like the plague. Utter joke of a Uni. I taught there for 6 months. My colleagues were total chancers, redeployed from other industries. Most of the students shouldn't have been at Uni and those that were good were deeply frustrated and trying to get transfers to other institutions. Do your access course in maths and do Computer Science ANYWHERE but Cally! by Patstini123 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:37pm)
  • DELETED Oh god no! The big money and career prospects are not in learning languages. You should be learning languages in your own time and learning about the bigger conceptual ideas at Uni! Computer languages will come and go! Critical thinking and problem solving are far more valuable!! You wont get that at Cally! by Patstini123 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:46pm)
  • DELETED Sorry for all the exclamation marks. The OU is also good for computer Science by Patstini123 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:52pm)
  • I see what you're saying but conceptual skills are super important IMO. There's gazillions of kids across the globe who can code but job satisfaction ( and security and money) comes from creativity by Patstini123 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 11:16pm)
  • In making that post, I certainly expected some backlash from Cally grads, which is understandable, but you know as well as I do that it's a sub par Institution. My skills and experience were surplus to requirements at Cally where the main pedagogy seemed to involve little more than photocopying 4th generation teaching notes from an out of date American manual. In exam boards I witnessed semi literate rich neds getting their 17% mark upped to the 40% pass mark. That's right, 40% for a D which was a pass to get into the next year. If you had a chance to go somewhere else, would you not? by Patstini123 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 12:38am)
  • This makes me suspicious, but at the same time, as they say, key evidence was under 4 metres of rubble. Curious about this 'lone person' in St Aloysius grounds... by Patstini123 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 3:05pm)
  • Very true. We're all furious and this report ain't helping. I think the buck stops with the board that were in charge at the time by Patstini123 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 3:58pm)
  • Considering there was a recently rejected student flat plan on the site of jumpin jacks before the second fire, it's pretty relevant by Patstini123 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 8:03pm)
  • Who mentioned the Art School? I was talking about Jumpin jacks by Patstini123 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 8:15pm)
  • That is odd behaviour form your server. I always use my phone now as I have to approve with a code or my face 🤓. I can also check all transactions in the wallet app straight away. by Patstini123 (Wed 26th Jan 2022 1:12am)
  • Less retail, more culture should be the plan. No idea if that's gonna happen though by Patstini123 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 11:13pm)
  • I recently was drawn into a conversation about this with a bunch of planners, councillors and others. The general consensus after a lot of discussion was that the wildlife needs the dark, so no park lighting is planned (there was chat of maybe one park being designated). One person also made the point, somewhat controversially, that some people also need to do whatever they're doing in the dark, in the park too... I am minded to agree by Patstini123 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 11:22pm)
  • Lols, you've clearly never been to Hampstead Heath at night! by Patstini123 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 11:56pm)
  • You wouldn't want illuminated, unless that's your thing by Patstini123 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 12:00am)
  • Dennistoun is still trying to find a parking space outside by Patstini123 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 2:38pm)
  • Coming from a time when you got into Uni based on your qualifications, maybe an interview and most importantly a passion for the subject, it does worry me that students nowadays sound like people searching for the best broadband. I also know it's not your fault and the world is like this now but still... ( I teach PG students who all talk like this, like it's a direct exchange of money for career and nothing else) by Patstini123 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 1:26am)
  • Sorry I'm not having a pop at you in particular and you're right to want to know more about the course beyond a prospectus and open day. Hopefully someone on this thread can give you the info you need instead of old farts like me going on about the glory days of free education! Are you not a little miffed though that people have to pay for their education now? by Patstini123 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 12:13pm)
  • If one of your pals is really drunk, sandwich them between yourself and another pal. They appear upright to the bouncers and you all get in the club by Patstini123 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 11:10pm)
  • Glasgow has worse pollution levels than London. We need much better public transport, both buses and trains. That means they need to be de privatised! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60168632 by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 12:15pm)
  • You can't run a public service for profit. (see NHS) by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 2:43pm)
  • Nobody goes into town to shop because it's easier to order online! by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 2:55pm)
  • You lost me at "private operators bidding to operate routes" by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 3:44pm)
  • Name a private industry that isn't hugely wasteful and inefficient. Also, where do you draw the line? Police? Education? Social services? by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 3:42pm)
  • *"if they are they go bust"* or are supported by state subsidy. *"Private education seems to get better results than state schools"* Private education gets a higher percentage of people into University. It also cuts off people from reality, while giving them excess confidence in their abilities *"They privatised rail etc because they were failing"* They privatised it for profit and nothing else *"the actual trains were worse for a kick off"* The APT was revolutionary and copied by many countries, the Valenta AKA the HST125 is still running to this day by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 4:51pm)
  • Well, they're privatised, so what's your solution? More privatisation? by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 6:38pm)
  • That's easy. Reduce the speed limit to 30mph. Less pollution both noise, gas and particulate, less maintenance, less crashes by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 6:44pm)
  • While I'd like to see that, we have to spend a lot of money elsewhere (moats, bombs, decorating number 10 etc.) In the meantime. Reduce the speed of the M8 and you reduce a lot of its problems...For free! by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 6:47pm)
  • Yes, I should have added, 'enforced speed limit' I was on it the other day at 40 with a queue of apoplectic SUVs behind me. Vehicles overtaking us at about 20mph faster in the next lane, ie nobody actually follows the speed limit. Hence so many crashes. In terms of efficiency it depends on the engine, the fuel, the vehicle, the conditions and the driver. An engine may be more efficient in terms of power production but it will still emit more pollutants at higher speed. That's before we've looked at noise, road wear and as mentioned, crashes. No one can argue that a crash at 50 is better than a crash at 30 by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 9:43pm)
  • That sounds almost unreasonably friendly if it's the same guy I'm thinking about. Looks like a cross between Saxondale and Neil Young? by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 9:46pm)
  • Here you go! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41816722 by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 10:03pm)
  • Maybe there's two of them! Enough for a band? There is definitely one guy who is aggressive with women. He followed my friend down Viccy Road shouting at her until she turned around and screamed the place down. He also gave me shit outside Sainsbury's. Once inside, the manager approached us apologising and said they phoned the cops on him t least 5 times! Anyway enjoy that pizza, the beer will probably kill any of the germs... by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 10:01pm)
  • Yep, he's really out of order. Almost like he's looking for a fight. I'm sure at some point someone will oblige. I personally would like to see him battered by a tote bag wielding stick and poke tattooist, but I'd settle for a community facilitator in dungarees... by Patstini123 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 10:19pm)
  • Remember that we drive on the right side of the road, and by that, I mean the left. by Patstini123 (Mon 31st Jan 2022 8:32pm)
  • Are you studying or working? by Patstini123 (Mon 31st Jan 2022 11:58pm)
  • Depends on how rich you are! Are you coming from outside Scotland? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 1:06am)
  • Ah, you appear to be from Australia. All good, for a minute I thought you were another cunt from London. Govanhill for the cool kids, West end for the rich kids. Dennistoun for the cool kids with slightly less cash. Literally nowhere else for culture than those places by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 1:56am)
  • Well if you're from Vic, you'll fit in just fine. Also try Pollockshields, Cathcart, Battlefield, Mount Florida and Shawlands. Don't go north or east unless its Dennistoun. (people are gonna hate me for this but it's fuckin true) by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 2:12am)
  • Boot woman was trying to source sourdough starter, man 1 was concerned with the ethical aspects of the exploitation of wild yeast. Man 2 suggested a self care group to mull over and potentially resolve the issues. Man 1 thought a community demonstration involving stilt walkers would work better. Boot woman slipped on some Pakora sauce dropped by passing Police, kicked man one in the baws, all hell broke loose. School kids were betting on the winner by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 12:55pm)
  • lols exactly! by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 2:43pm)
  • ORO. You can't go wrong. My Italian friend says this is the most authentic Italian in Scotland (ie a bit bling but great food and excellent service) She recommends the scallops and black pudding starter if you can't get a table there; Linen is full of coked up bams and heavy drinkers (I should know) avoid like the plague Phillies is OK but pretty loud and not really that nice for a celebration dinner Granary is just miserable The Corona smells of school dinners, staff are clearly treated badly as their manner is awful Further afield, Battlefield rest is V good. Nivens: meh, Bungo: V good, Zinfandel:very seafood based but pretty good by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 10:54pm)
  • If you take a deek at r/unitedkingdom, you'll see a lot of angry political posts. People there are frustrated, bewildered even, because they're now getting a taste of what Scotland has had for over 300 years; being ruled over by fuckers with zero interest in them and only in themselves. People should always take politics seriously and Glasgow does. After all it had the highest yes vote in the last IndyRef! Looking through your posts, I can see that you're no fan of the SNP, that's fine, but do realise you're in a very small minority. If you want to stop Scottish Independence, get on the campaign trail, knock on doors, talk to people. Good luck! You're gonna need it!😜 by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 11:52pm)
  • Perhaps nawbags aren't on Reddit? by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 12:12am)
  • Tell me you're a Rangers fan without telling me you're a Rangers fan by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 12:23am)
  • No, I get exactly where you're coming from by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 2:13am)
  • He was out again tonight. Shouting at folk. Bounced a tennis ball in someone's face then gave the, 'mon then' arms out gesture at them. He is one angry fucker! by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 2:21am)
  • Fatgirl by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 9:44pm)
  • You'll have had your Brexit! Back to the 1980's for Glasgow's east end! by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 10:29pm)
  • Yep they were all in the Alexandra by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 10:26pm)
  • People Make Glasgow Worse by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 10:36pm)
  • Alexandra Bar Dennistoun by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 10:58pm)
  • Sorry! (I don't think I've ever met a partner in a pub in all my days. Work/Education/Parties/friends of friends are better places to meet people IMO) by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 11:05pm)
  • The *Conservative and Unionist Party* is it's full name by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 11:12pm)
  • There is a solution. There's a few: Windfall tax on big energy producers, retain the price cap, cut VAT on energy, reduce other taxes etc. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/europes-efforts-shield-households-soaring-energy-costs-2022-02-03/ by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 4:54pm)
  • Scotland produces 96% of all the energy it consumes, so why are we seeing a price increase? by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 4:59pm)
  • and I guess in 2014 you'd have been saying the oil is running out? by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 5:39pm)
  • True, I believe a lot of the land where we have these wind farms is owned by toad of toad hall types who we could squeeze through land reform (without going all Zimbabwe about it of course) Natural gas is also of course a disaster for the climate, so the sooner its phased out the better by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 7:02pm)
  • "Do you taste metal?" by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 7:09pm)
  • Even though I'm banging on about fuel, it's about a lot of other things too. Stagnant wages, increased taxes, cost of food, the mishandling of the pandemic and of course the price of brexit by Patstini123 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 7:05pm)
  • and that's the problem, aspirational types thinking they'd be better off or not under Indy. My Norwegian friends moan about having to get the roof done on their second homes. Not posho types that rule the UK, ordinary working class Norwegians, truck drivers, joiners etc. by Patstini123 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 1:19am)
  • Please don't equate sexual exploitation with being 'liberal'. Selling your ass to pay the fucking rent is not work by Patstini123 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 1:42am)
  • By the comments below it looks like you're actually asking where to find prostitutes in Glasgow? I know reddit can get dark but this is fucked up by Patstini123 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 1:55am)
  • Taking girls and boys off the the streets and having them raped in a room is hardly a radical move. Prostitution should be like cholera, a thing of the past by Patstini123 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 2:06am)
  • I hate them, they look stupid on my massive face and they bend my nose so I can barely breath, but I still wear them all the time around humans. I'm not generally a very compliant individual and tend to endlessly question received wisdom, but they make sense to me, (and I can mouth obscenities at people when wearing one) by Patstini123 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:15am)
  • Perhaps their statistical effectiveness is affected by people not wearing them though? by Patstini123 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:24am)
  • Wheesht yourself and stay away from people by Patstini123 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 10:43am)
  • Digital cameras suffer from an issue that is sometimes referred to as the 'bathtub curve' when first purchased, the likelihood of failure is high but short (Like the bit where the taps go) then the failure rate goes down steeply, then it rises slowly with time. TLDR: Don't buy used digital cameras by Patstini123 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 11:17pm)
  • "American newlyweds hospitalised after Old Firm Derby bar attack" by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 12:45am)
  • without **just** moaning about GCC. Scottish Govt, Police, developers, social work, best kebab etc? by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 12:59pm)
  • I doubt an Alpha will have such shutter stability. However it's a Sony Alpha so it wont be being used professionally anyway. I wouldn't risk it though by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 1:13pm)
  • Good points. I've also heard that Edinburgh receives more cash from govt. Which is odd, as it's smaller by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 1:23pm)
  • It's ok. It is hard to answer without reference to GCC's epic incompetence for sure! by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 1:27pm)
  • I worked there for a few months a while back and with a few notable exceptions, I agree by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 1:42pm)
  • I remember meeting a journalist off the train from Edinburgh about 25 years ago. He was furious as he'd tried to roller blade down Dundas Street and someone deliberately tripped him up! by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 1:45pm)
  • As any Leither will tell you, Leith is not Edinburgh! by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 3:12pm)
  • Some very good points there. If we were to try and change that situation, would it be possible? by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 3:59pm)
  • For a second there, I thought you'd written London instead of Louden by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 5:02pm)
  • I was talking about this to a historian tonight and she said that a lot of Glasgow's problems extend from the same boundary changes that r/no0bzrus/ mentioned earlier. All those areas around the city like East Ren etc that use the city's amenities daily but don't contribute any cash to its upkeep. She also said that Glasgow has suffered at the hands of London and it's own council almost non stop since WW2. Solutions? A series of smaller administrations that take in rich and poor areas, for example, one area might cover Bearsden, Milngavie and also Possil and Drumchapel. Another would cover Giffnock and Newlands but also Govanhill and Toryglen. She also mentioned that this would be pretty hard to do... by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 11:38pm)
  • I hate to break it to you but in the absence of well, pretty much anything else, Glasgow has BIG plans for tourism and heritage. Education too, 50-60% of my students are now International whereas a decade ago they were 15% by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 11:53pm)
  • It really isn't. Some chain stores may be temporarily unoccupied but the overall state of the place is way cleaner and more affluent. As others have said, Glasgow is saddled with debt and social problems caused by poverty. It needs more money by Patstini123 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 11:57pm)
  • I stay in the east end. I bet you stay in Giffnock but tell folk you're fae Clarkston by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 12:02am)
  • Take a wild guess! (it's the flag shaggers) by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 12:06am)
  • To be fair, if it was orangemen it would be a bowler hat by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 12:10am)
  • Morningside has lost about as much tourism from covid as Kelvinside, ie fuck all! Edinburgh has taken all of Glasgow's money and is full of colonists from England in red trews! by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 12:32am)
  • Ten years ago, 15% of my students were international. Now...50-60%. I and my colleagues did wonder why they kept coming here. They don't really get much out of higher education in Scotland, live in nasty boxes and seem miserable all the time. Then we worked it out... Even if we fail them, they still pass. Cash for degree certificates. (At the expense of Scottish student places) by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 1:08am)
  • You live in Edinburgh? by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 9:44am)
  • I bet people have been saying that since about 1450. Read all the comments. Glasgow is being pumped. by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 1:02pm)
  • A wolf would be even better than a fox but then you'd have to get a tiger to catch the wolf. It would also put the mice problem into perspective. by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 6:22pm)
  • Get an eagle by Patstini123 (Thu 10th Feb 2022 6:25pm)
  • Who remembers getting a winch in a Hackney? Snogging in an Uber isn't the same. Especially if it's the driver. On a more serious note, unless you have a chauffeur or sober parents/friends with a motor, you're generally fucked in Glasgow. You know in other European Cities of similar size they have 24/7 public transport? Imagine that? by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 2:27am)
  • "Upskilling", get fucked. Do you work in HR or are you just a Tory? by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 2:34am)
  • "pros" using Sony Alpha's LOLs. Vlogging is not pro work. by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 2:45am)
  • You can claim that back. Follow the help section and they show you how. I've had to do it quite a few times by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 10:17pm)
  • Maybe I don't understand your post but you're saying Glasgow is shit because it has a large social care bill? (Which it certainly does). In that case, Glasgow needs more money for it's social and housing care costs. My point is that we shouldn't just shrug and take it. Maybe all those affluent areas around Glasgow whose residents use it on a daily basis need to pay for it. We could call it the Tory Tax! by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 10:49pm)
  • A lot of folk are making blithe 'Edinburgh vs Glasgow' comments, which, while we all enjoy some 'my town is great, your town is shit' patter it's missing the point entirely. Glasgow is the largest city in the country and its amenities are used extensively by large amounts of people outwith the city boundaries, daily, for free! Glasgow needs more money from the Scottish Government to take care of it's people and un fuck the place. It can easily do that while retaining it's character and not becoming Edinburgh. (btw, Glasgow, like many northern European cities, has HUGE plans for tourism via culture and heritage. If you think batgirl filming is inconvenient expect COP26 levels of disruption, every couple of months in the future!) by Patstini123 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 10:59pm)
  • Haven't seen it but even the Daily Mail says it has 'dated values'. Side note: the director, Matthew Vaughn, owns 5 houses... by Patstini123 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 2:32am)
  • There's over a million of us in Glasgow. £1 each to co own the island? by Patstini123 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 1:43pm)
  • This is true. Until the breeding program kicks in, we can do a marsupial sharing program by Patstini123 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 6:10pm)
  • Or Unionists are in a minority in Glasgow by Patstini123 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 8:50pm)
  • Perhaps but since the last ref, we've had austerity, brexit and the pandemic. by Patstini123 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 8:56pm)
  • Some very sore winners out there... by Patstini123 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 10:51pm)
  • Repair Man, Dennistoun Address: 33 Hillfoot St, Glasgow G31 2LD Phone: 0141 554 4842 Unless it's a very expensive model, it's unlikely that it can be repaired. Most consumer items are not designed that way but this guy will be able to tell you if it can by Patstini123 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 10:56pm)
  • If they tax the ultra rich, yes by Patstini123 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 1:58am)
  • I knew you were gonna say that. The millionaires stuck around in the US when income tax was 70% in the 1970's. 84% of millionaires still live in their country of birth today. Stop reading Ayn Rand novels by Patstini123 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 12:26pm)
  • This maybe explains why the staff in there are so miserable? by Patstini123 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 4:36pm)
  • The whole myth of the ultra rich abandoning countries to evade fair taxation comes from Ayn Rand. It's good to know where your mythologies originate! by Patstini123 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 9:50pm)
  • I agree. Byres et al is dull because the shiny rich replaced the bohemians by Patstini123 (Sat 19th Feb 2022 12:09am)
  • Lived in a new build for one year in the 90's. Maybe they are better now, but the low ceilings, tiny windows and thin walls where you can hear your neighbour farting in bed was not to my liking. by Patstini123 (Sat 19th Feb 2022 10:56pm)
  • In the sector I work in, about 75% of the people I work with went to private school. Almost every one of them has some kind of horror story, especially females. Their experience at school has to a lesser or greater extent really impacted their adult life. That said there were some pretty sketchy characters at my comprehensive when I think back! by Patstini123 (Sat 19th Feb 2022 11:18pm)
  • My pal experienced this last year, nearly bought a new build on that govt scheme but ended up buying in Barrhead. Got their deposit from a credit union. Only 15 mins outside of Glasgow and the air is certainly fresher. 80k for 1 bedroom tenement flat and very happy with it by Patstini123 (Sat 19th Feb 2022 11:34pm)
  • Me either tbh. Might be worth a look! by Patstini123 (Sat 19th Feb 2022 11:52pm)
  • You should totally go for it. Don't listen to the haters. It's a vibrant and diverse neighbourhood with great transport links. by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 2:09am)
  • This would be nothing without the narration, especially the burp at the beginning by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 2:22am)
  • No and tbh I wondering if the OP is trolling us? by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 11:42am)
  • To be fair, they were built to sell to investors and that's why they went so bad by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 11:47am)
  • Are you going to live in it? by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 2:02pm)
  • Fair enough, I must have forgotten that in my amazement that anyone would do such an evil/stupid thing by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 2:08pm)
  • FFS! by Patstini123 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 4:05pm)
  • It noticed the flash but it was yellow. Ran to the window to see the apocalypse, however the sound was not really like thunder but right enough, ventusky showed an electrical storm just off the west coast. Perhaps Thundersnow? by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 12:55pm)
  • I remember a pal of mine organising a community litter pick in the west end. We spent a whole day clearing loads of rubbish. Two days later it was all back. That was 1997. Litter is a consequence of disposable, single use packaging combined with people who simply don't care. Are they disenfranchised or just selfish? Like most current issues facing GCC, 10 years of Tory austerity is usually the root cause. (combined with corruption and some severely outmoded practices) ps, Unless neds are bringing Jacobs cream crackers and Baxters soup on a night out, this looks like domestic waste mixed with 'street dropped' litter. by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 2:56pm)
  • Kids these days, wanting their soup warmed up! Don't know they're born! by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 9:58pm)
  • I suspect your kid kicked them over because you sent them out in a gale 😝 by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 10:02pm)
  • It's like you didn't read my comment or something... by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 10:00pm)
  • You'd be surprised. I took my very cosmopolitan friends from Berlin round some places in the west end and their favourite was the Greggs Steak Bake by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 11:32pm)
  • Not quite west end but there's a great middle eastern place just north of Queen St Station. I just can't remember the name! by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 11:43pm)
  • Not so sure about that. If you want po-faced uni students eating vegan mush then maybe... by Patstini123 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 11:40pm)
  • The average weight of an SUV is 2.5 tons. A normal car is around 1.4 tons. Time to start keying them again? by Patstini123 (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 6:49pm)
  • And vote in who exactly? by Patstini123 (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 6:51pm)
  • Labour had control GCC for the most part, for 80 years prior to losing control to the SNP. To be fair, they fucked up more shit on a wider scale than the SNP. There are no other viable political parties in the running obviously... by Patstini123 (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 7:39pm)
  • You know you're on reddit when good ideas get downvoted by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 12:14am)
  • Me too. Moved here in '92. Maybe you lived somewhere else in the city but that's not my experience. The treatment of the people of this city by the Labour administration is officially noted as part of the Glasgow Effect: Corruption, sectarianism, anti Irish racism, hubris and arrogance. The Presbyterian fathers of this city still wreak havoc in all the committees to this day. Procession committee? SNP minority, Planning committee? SNP minority, Licensing committee? SNP minority etc etc. The people who are actually destroying the city are literally not the SNP by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 12:11am)
  • Hmm. Not terribly ambitious really. Should try harder (and get rid of the stink, although that may be beyond the scope of this of course) by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 1:57am)
  • In 30 years of living in Glasgow, not a single driver has really known where the fuck they're going. Best one was a Hackney not knowing where Sauchiehall St was... by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 11:48pm)
  • Nice... Every single surface looks sticky by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 11:53pm)
  • What on earth are you carving? by Patstini123 (Wed 23rd Feb 2022 11:50pm)
  • I think you need to pin down 'dark'. Leonard Cohen or Ed Sheeran in a bad mood? by Patstini123 (Thu 24th Feb 2022 12:50am)
  • Yep, you definitely don't want to be doing that in a flat! Try Glasgow Sculpture Studios at the Whisky Bond up in Port Dundas. They have a proper stone carving area https://www.glasgowsculpturestudios.org/ by Patstini123 (Thu 24th Feb 2022 1:20pm)
  • I'd agree with the Franz and Mogwai and add: Jon Martyn (especially Solid Air) Gerry Rafferty, Mungo's HiFi by Patstini123 (Thu 24th Feb 2022 10:05pm)
  • Yeah I did think twice but I thought fuck it! by Patstini123 (Thu 24th Feb 2022 10:15pm)
  • Has the panic buying started? by Patstini123 (Fri 25th Feb 2022 12:57pm)
  • Your local off license is the only place you're gonna get any cider in Glasgow, and rightly so by Patstini123 (Sat 26th Feb 2022 12:16am)
  • Cider in Scotland is for teens, jakies or southern English fannies. Clearly more than a few on here tonight by Patstini123 (Sat 26th Feb 2022 1:40am)
  • It's a term for full sugar, not diet. Although diet would also be bad by Patstini123 (Sat 26th Feb 2022 1:23pm)
  • I once saw kilts, riding helmets, fire axes and a flame thrower in the middle aisle. It was Edinburgh though by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 9:25pm)
  • It was insanely expensive. You could easily spend a tenner on lunch. I only went in a couple of times. Always had women in floor length puffer jackets and massive shades filling their trolleys to the brim by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 9:29pm)
  • I went to GSA in the 90's. BA Fine Art Photography then a couple years out in the real world and then back to do the MFA. I also teach there occasionally as a visiting lecturer. I would have to say that the school is a *very* different place to when I was there. Back in the day, it was very much self directed learning. You saw tutors once a week if you were lucky (or unlucky). SAAS or your local authority paid your fees and you also got a wee grant. Nowadays it is far more spoon fed, due largely to the fact that the students are fee paying, which leads me to a more important point. If you're Scottish, it is hard to get into fine art, as they want the cash from the rich International students, who pay up to 3 times more. It's not impossible by any means but do understand that Scots are few and far between there. \*This may be different in fashion, who seem to support Scottish talent more. Anyway, all that aside, it was fucking amazing (I got into a couple of other art schools in England and am very glad I went to GSA) **If you live and breath art/fashion you should definitely go to art school. You will regret it if you don't!** PS. don't be put off by the unfair competition at GSA, but depending on your economic/class background, you may be a lot happier as Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, which is equally as good as GSA and if you are talented, you will do better in. ( I used to teach in further Education and re directed a stack of students to Dundee, they all thanked me after their degrees) Also, make sure you do the full 4 years from 1st year too. ALSO: and this is **v important**.. **Stay in school until you've done your highers.** You have virtually zero chance of getting into any art school without them. You may hate secondary school as much as I did but please don't leave without them. It creates huge problems down the line. **Don't study art/fashion in FE colleges** like City of Glasgow either. They are shit and not designed for a real career in the creative industries. Finally... if you don't already, keep a sketchbook on the go at all times from now on. Use it as a notebook/diary too. Draw every single day, 365 days a year. Draw so much, that it becomes the same as thinking. Drawing is a thinking tool. Best of luck by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 10:11pm)
  • Fucking propane mate. Get your hydrocarbons right by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 10:24pm)
  • Second that about the upper management. They're destroying the institution from the top down. by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 11:14pm)
  • To be fair, it's also because they don't pay for using all of Glasgow's amenities on a daily basis! by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 11:23pm)
  • GIFFUCKERS by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 11:31pm)
  • Nutty bar? That was the 70's though! by Patstini123 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 11:57pm)
  • In terms of portfolios, they are looking for a variety of things that show creativity, imagination, experimentation risk taking and (some) skill. (They teach the skills so skill isn't the most important). I'm taking a guess here but it sounds like you're slightly more inclined toward fashion but I think it's very good that you are interested in both fields. There's nothing more boring than a fashion student who only knows about fashion. Next steps: go to the open days at GSA and Dundee. I can vouch for fine art at both and fashion at GSA. Grill the students about what it's like to study there. If you're in S4 you are already ahead of the game. You also need to get some extra curricular experience outwith school. In terms of your background, I was literally having dinner tonight with a pal who grew up on a scheme in Glasgow in a single parent family. They also went to GSA and are doing very well indeed now. There's no doubt that you are going to have to work harder than the poshos/rich kids. They will have a mind bending amount of self confidence that you can't even imagine but no one is impoverished if they are cultured. At the risk of repeating my earlier chat about sketch books, steep yourself in creative culture. Music, art and design are all deeply connected. Then there's literature and film... learn the difference between Halston, Hemmingway and Haring. by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:54am)
  • Hmmm. Art schools are environments which exist to develop creativity, not business skills. You learn that stuff after graduation. I know the course at Cally is good for business and you clearly know your onions but if you're going to market the creativity of others, you need creative people in the first place! I'm not having a go btw, it's just there's loads of roles in the creative industries and not all of them are business based by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 2:06am)
  • This is just an attempt to keep the GMB's grimy little leaders in the news. Smith is from Edinburgh and should maybe keep his Blairite beak out of Glasgow's business! by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 10:47am)
  • The man who has suggested selling it is an epic nawbag and pal of Kier Starmer by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 11:19am)
  • Authorship is an important aspect of any artwork, whether you like it or not. Selling cultural assets to pay for road repairs is hardly an intelligent approach. Potholes are a result of a too much motor traffic on a surface not designed for such levels. Put a toll on drivers coming in from Giffnock and Bearsden, to name but two areas that benefit from out city without paying a penny for it's upkeep by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 11:18am)
  • I know what you're saying but if they're dissuaded from driving their SUVs on our roads, that's a good thing. If they wanna drive in anyway, they pay for the road damage! by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:10pm)
  • The roads will continue to be fucked by rich folk driving their 3 ton SUVs on them long after a painting is sold. Anyway, it's not GCC's to sell. It belongs to Glasgow Life. by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:18pm)
  • GCC doesn't actually own the work. It is owned by Glasgow Life who are an arms length company, but here we are dancing to the tune of some unionist twit looking for clicks. Un-surprisingly, Glasgow Live are all over this like seagulls to a poke of chips by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:33pm)
  • This is unfortunately the case. Union*ist* is more appropriate for the GMB by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:29pm)
  • Exactly by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:48pm)
  • They did a pretty bad job at it and their Labour puppet masters ensured the final bill was way higher because they (the labour run council) fought the pay deal for so long. by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:13pm)
  • Glasgow Life owns Glasgow Life. It is a Scottish Charity (SCIO) by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:17pm)
  • Certainly not GCC by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:46pm)
  • It amazes me that despite technically being in charge, the SNP controlled council are at the behest of Labour's past fuck ups and are in a minority on most of the council committees. Labour, Tory and 'Independent' ie Tory, gang up on SNP councillors by default. See recent dreadful planning decisions, made by Labour and backed up by the Tories by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:51pm)
  • A SCIO, is controlled by its board/trustees. There are 5 GCC councillors on the board and 8 non GCC board members and one Chief exec. That's a majority of at least 8 to 5. GCC does not control Glasgow Life in much the same way that GCC does not control City Property by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:57pm)
  • You want to ask a different question? What is it? by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 3:41pm)
  • Glasgow Life own it by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 3:49pm)
  • Funny how the GMB weren't so keen on that equal pay deal while GCC were Labour controlled... by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 6:30pm)
  • I think we are talking about two different things. I'm talking about how the GMB fucked over the women fighting for equal pay by Patstini123 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 8:15pm)
  • As the UK base for nuclear missiles and submarines, Coulport and Faslane are definitely targets. There are also plenty of non nuke members of NATO and the EU by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 12:34pm)
  • If everyone in Glasgow carried a Glock, would you feel less or more safe? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 1:59pm)
  • Well, the idea of a nuclear deterrent is that no-one would be mad enough to kick off. Given that Glasgow has its fair share of mad bastards, as does the world ie Putin, it's a very good analogy. Are you feeling more safe or less safe as a nuclear target right now? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 2:05pm)
  • >If Glasgow was swarming with mad bastards with glocks then I would definitely want one too. Mutually Assured Destruction by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 2:25pm)
  • Why are guns illegal in the UK then? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 3:00pm)
  • You do know that the person who coined the term was against nuclear weapons? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 8:54pm)
  • Exactly, all it takes is one mad bastard by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:04pm)
  • Quite serious, and if the situation gets worse, I think your bravado will fade. Heck I might even see you on a demo at this rate! by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:11pm)
  • Or blowing up the whole close in case someone burgles you? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:16pm)
  • Well... He didn't 'discover' nuclear bombs, he was a high level strategist working for the Hudson Institute and he said that holding weapons capable of destroying society was irrational. That's a strategist **working for a USA right wing think tank.** Even the mental yanks don't want this! by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:43pm)
  • You haven't got a clue have you? The kind of warhead that Vlad was bragging about just the other day would have a fireball radius of 117km2. Everyone as far as Carluke would get 3rd degree burns, and that's before the plutonium dropped from the sky by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:52pm)
  • The idea of MAD is that is irrational to destroy the world. It's a pretty simple concept by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 9:57pm)
  • lols, like Jean Charles de Menezes? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 10:00pm)
  • Blowing an unarmed person's brains out doesn't seem terribly controlled to me by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 10:11pm)
  • DELETED What are they teaching children in schools these days??? I guess you're too busy with each others pronouns to understand maths. Go onto Nukemap dial in 100MT and look at the pretty pictures by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 10:19pm)
  • This is the first time you've seen that site isn't it? by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 10:28pm)
  • Maybe less PornHub/XBox and a little more thinky for you by Patstini123 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 10:30pm)
  • Bat person by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Mar 2022 12:48am)
  • Do you think Putin uses pronouns? by Patstini123 (Wed 2nd Mar 2022 12:57am)