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You may not like it but for real, there are a plethora of mobile dealers there. You just message and they'll drop it to you. It's super easy. Make a throwaway account for it. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 5th May 2022 10:28am)

Been happening for a long time. Partick becoming 'west end' was the point it started accelerating. Kinning Park being priced out to fuck now, new flats go for a grand a month there, others having yearly increases. Govan is being targeted for gentrification as well, and my hometown of Pollok got hit hard when Silverburn went up and they started knocking down the flats for new builds for nice people with German cars to park in their new driveways. Also, fuck Scottish government and their 'regeneration' projects. It's not regen, it's gentrification. At least call it what it is. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 9th May 2022 12:58pm)

Get your can to drop you at the holiday in and just walk, its 2 mins. Same on the way out. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 10th May 2022 7:29pm)

I'm sure Mitchell Library has an archive of old pictures around Glasgow, perhaps online by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 11th May 2022 9:34am)

I hate this phone 😔 by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 11th May 2022 10:54am)

I guarantee its more Cala or Lowther overpriced small shite. If anyone hasn't noticed, they pop up everywhere that is undergoing'regeneration' (which is the nice way of saying gentrification). We need social housing ffs. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 11th May 2022 5:08pm)

Wholesome post. If my wife was in UK I'd offer doubles! by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 11th May 2022 8:32pm)

My last downstairs neighbour was a full on junkie who would party for 3 and 4 straight days playing the same shite music on repeat and screaming his head off. I once got the guys out who take a decibel reading and they said it wasn't loud enough for a formal complaint and left. I ended up moving after he started screaming up about going to stab me and started rattling my door at 4am. Now my new downstairs neighbour has bought a subwoofer and I'm scared to go to his door cos he seems like a cunt. Why is it so hard to find neighbours that aren't loud pricks? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 12th May 2022 10:34am)

Thanks for the link. Interesting view. From my observations here in Glasgow the 'gentrification building' isn't actually affordable. I know a few folk living in places like this and they are seeing rent and factor hikes each year. KP as an example are seeing building now being priced at literally 300k for a flat, admittedly about 80% of that value is location but in what world is that affordable? I'm seeing rents of 800 to 1000, again, not affordable. I have come to learn about MMR properties which is a nice idea to bridge the gap between council, association, and buying, however is very niche and limited, huge waiting lists and criteria to qualify. I'll be putting my name on a list to see what happens. The areas being regenerated as well speaks volumes. Gorbals. Partick. KP. Anderston. They're making inroads to Ibrox and Govan. Dunno about the east end. They're all very close to town locations, near the Clyde, and can have high rents slapped on them and use location as a justification. Nobody is building in the areas that need it, only where they can hike prices. I live in Paisley by choice as it's cheaper than Glasgow and there's some of these going up near the Piazza now, and I can't find how to get involved to see their rents, they're not listed anywhere even on the developers own site nor any HAs. I wanted to move back to Pollok however it's unaffordable now. Priced out. Also as a side note, private rents in general have shot up dramatically over the last year or two as well. A kind of acceptable 2 bed flat here used to run 400 to 500, now they're 700. Is there any social housing being built in Glasgow at all? Or is it all just this? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 12th May 2022 12:21pm)

Yeah. I do too. But don't need to be a cunt about it 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 12th May 2022 1:44pm)

You're that kind of neighbour aren't you? 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 12th May 2022 9:52pm)

I see you are a person of culture as well 😉 by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 16th May 2022 4:11pm)

Nope but I will one day. I know all about it and have spoken to a bunch of people on FS about it. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th May 2022 9:59am)

The average salary is something like 22k so you'll be fine 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 19th May 2022 12:06pm)

I agree. Most of us are being paid 18 to 23 grand and only getting rises when minimum wage goes up which is not a pay rise at the best of times. But It's still a below inflation raise which equals pay cut. No wage worker should accept a pay cut. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 19th May 2022 2:31pm)

And there you have the problem. Cluster fuck. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 19th May 2022 2:41pm)

Yes. Key indicators are rising homelessness, rising poverty in general and the working class stagnating on minimum wage as the average. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 23rd May 2022 2:22pm)

In terms of raw salary you're looking at 50+ and even then the middle class moniker is about more than just salary. If I had 70k annual I'd still be a dirty prole from Pollok. Always will be. Too many people hit 35k and buy brand names and an Audi and start thinking they are middle class when they're just neds with a mortgage. Also my old work used to pay mid 20s 'lads' from London 70k to 100k for 3 days a week and they were just neds who could afford coke. That said, I get a special tickle from a fallen middle class person who has to live the life of the people they used to turn their noses up. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 23rd May 2022 7:50pm)

I actually contacted Office if National Statistics to ask for the mode and they said it wasn't important. Median accounts for extreme outliers but it's a false average, the mode is, I reckon, somewhere in the 18 to 24 range and that is not too much these days. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 23rd May 2022 7:55pm)

Gotta make sure people see you with the right items otherwise they might think you're poor by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 24th May 2022 9:06pm)

Someone who comes in and does the work of the strikers at a reduced rate, exploiting the lack of service during a strike and potentially even resulting in those striking having no job to come back to. Parasites basically. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 8:17am)

Agree in sentiment but also when those new contracts need paid for it will drive prices up yet again, screwing those on even less money on another front. We are facing a potential fall into poverty for many people. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 8:20am)

The money is there and I was very clearly not suggesting price increases. I just have no faith in government to do the right thing and I would expect to see increases as an offset. Nationalised public transport is a bare minimum expectation for me, along with the energy supply (lol). by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 8:57am)

My sentiments exactly. I wasn't proposing price increases, I was only saying that it what I would expect to see happen. Nationalised public transport is a bare minimum for me from a supposedly left leaning government. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 8:54am)

Oh no, is that not allowed? It is clarity, since people seem to be misunderstanding me that I am championing price rises. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 9:34am)

I literally did not say that 😂 You just want to be combative. My comment said in paraphrase 'to pay those new contracts we may see price increases which negatively impact people with less money'. Tell me how that is "exactly" implying I champion price rises? Arsehole. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 9:36am)

Okay by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 9:40am)

Sure. The key qualifier is that they swoop in and steal someone else's job. It's just easier if you offer to do it for less is all. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 12:28pm)

Do people get branded Scab for not joining the strike action and continuing to work? by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 25th May 2022 12:32pm)

All my 33 years in Glasgow and honestly, I refer to it as a grey waste. Because it is. There are neds literally everywhere, they are unavoidable. On the bus minding your own business? Cheeky ned. At a bus stop? Junkie ned. We are the dirtiest city I've ever seen foot in, there is just trash everywhere. It's genuinely repulsive and I have no idea what we do about it. Huge fines? Great let's funnel more money from the poor folk into the police(!). There is dog shit everywhere. The 5 minute walk between my front door and the bus stop is a minefield. Just big shites every day, new fresh ones. Arrogance about how great we are but we are shite. The football. Seriously I fucking hate you all, just fuck off. Your bigot parade should be banned but never will be because the council is infested with the types who enjoy such a thing and you'll cry persecution on religious grounds but you're not religious, you're a cunt. Pre pandemic a 2 bed private let in my area could be found for 400. Now it's 700. I can't afford to move into a 2 bed with my wife. We are a junkie ridden shit hole with a complete lack of self awareness about just how fucking disgusting our city is. But we have funny patter so Glasgow's Miles Better™ I guess. I have no intention or living in this bin all my days but I fear emigration to somewhere less fucking miserable is s pipe dream. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 29th May 2022 5:09am)

Kinning Park\Cessnock\Ibrox area will definitely be hoaching with it tbh. Larkhall I imagine also. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 29th May 2022 5:29pm)

>The tenements are gorgeous Where? 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 29th May 2022 5:28pm)

I genuinely want the monarchy discontinued. It's an insult to the average persons existence. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 30th May 2022 12:54am)

People live all over, but my point is that area is hoaching with Rangers bars, Union bunting all along that stretch of the PRW, that wee bit at Lorne and Harvie St with the Louden and the lodge on the other side of it is stinking when royal events are on as well, and of course anything Orange. Worked there long enough to know to book July 12th off every year for that exact reason 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 30th May 2022 12:59am)

Basically this. I'm under no illusions that I need to find some sort of career and save to move. It's just so fucking dreary here. I can't imagine living here for 50 years. My wife thinks Lisbon or Barca but fuck me that's a big ask! by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 30th May 2022 8:41am)

That's pure Jesus flavoured peado behaviour. Should have stuck the nut in her. Did they have a guaranga badge by any chance? For real though that's dodgy as fuck. There's now a looney out there who has a picture of you, knows what area you may appear in, and presumably knows if you are married or not and thus has an idea if you live alone or not. Keep the edgy for suspicious vans. Make sure you weren't 'marked' by her in any way on your person. If you can, change your route or routine to not be there again. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 1st Jun 2022 7:25pm)

Dirty wee tadger, glad to hear this by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 1st Jun 2022 9:10pm)

This initially sounded like you're asking for a wedding band for a black man, as opposed to a black ring for a man. Don't get ripped off, the nicest black ring I own cost £20 off Amazon. It's also not a wedding band. Neither my wife nor I wear a wedding ring. Instead we have small ornate tattoos on the ring finger. Accumulatively a fraction of the price people pay for a single wedding ring. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 2nd Jun 2022 8:52pm)

Most people would abandon them as soon as we were independent. They are a vehicle. Not a destination. Also the sad fact is out of the realistic election winners, they still perform better than the other 2. That's more shame the system than a pat on the back for them, though. PS I don't support them, I'm just not stupid. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 17th Jun 2022 1:20am)

Labour or Tories. Nuff said. I voted SNP in 2014. Never at any other time. What would you suggest? by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 17th Jun 2022 7:59am)

Yep. Wish more people would wake up from this 'gotta keep X out' nonsense. I'd have my vote behind TUSC or similar. But nah. Choose your flavour of hegemonic capitalist parasite. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 17th Jun 2022 8:29am)

Confirmed. Per year. Next highest is £669 for a knife dealer for 3 years. Such progressive. Wonder how long until Glasgow follows Edinburgh in stamping out strip clubs and thus the livelihoods that come with them. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Jun 2022 11:04am)

Honestly everyone just uses Bondara and LH and similar. There is only one I know of in Glasgow. The licensing fees for sex shops are orders of magnitude above everything else in Glasgow (13k a year, shit you not). I expect GCC will stamp out the clubs as well eventually similar to Edinburgh. https://glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=8747&p=0 by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Jun 2022 11:18am)

Maybe you should talk to the people who work there. The dancers. They probably make more than you. Its also a good platform to support other interests like modelling and SW. People choose this work. It is their choice. Not yours to say it isn't good work. Are you are suggesting that you agree to effectively ban this work and industry? The people who work there are exclusively from working class backgrounds. To shutter it is to stomp on the means of working class people to earn good money. Know what isn't well paid enough for how shitty it is? Almost everything else. Office workers. Street cleaners. Bin men. Retail workers. Call centre staff. But hey those are 'real' jobs, eh? by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Jun 2022 1:05pm)

The irony... by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Jun 2022 1:25pm)

The front line of the landlord. Parasites. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 21st Jun 2022 3:05am)

I love how the idea of 'market value ' goes out the window with housing. Valued at 100k? Fuck you, pay me 150k. I am 33 and can't escape min wage. I'll never own even a decent wee flat. This city is gentrification central and the housing market just gets worse and worse. Even renting is becoming problematic. My genuine fear is that we will end up like USA where roomates on full time jobs are the norm. Its cool though I've got 4k in my H2B 😅 RIP by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 10:17am)

I feel you. I am 33 now and have few friends. Once I hit the early 20s everyone started having kids etc so I've been frustrated with this for many years. 2 of my closest friends I met in the middle of a game of Overwatch on PS actually. I'm always thinking I'd like to get out and do more activities but don't have anyone who wants to do that. I'm also poor. I'm happy to have a chat and see if there is any cross over in the games we play etc so feel free to DM me. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 3:28pm)

I make time. Friday nights are typically for the boys on PlayStation. I have a decent wee group of 4 or 5 of us but there are some kids in there and such so, you know by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 7:49pm)

I think Pendulum in Paisley does one. They do a great chicken Balmoral by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 24th Jun 2022 10:59am)

Exponential growth in homelessness, drug abuse and our streets are being treated as bins? Let's build a motorway garden! by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 25th Jun 2022 6:13am)

>autistic people are overwhelmingly more likely to be both furries and non-gender conforming. There is still time to delete this comment. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 25th Jun 2022 4:59pm)

You literally made the claim dipshit...the burden of proof falls on who stakes the claim. If you're gonna be a cunt and suggest that 'the majority of autistic people are furries or GNC' then fucking show us what unhinged article you read which told you that 😂 You've literally just linked GNC to neurodevelopmental disorders, you realise that don't you? by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 25th Jun 2022 5:12pm)

Ye you need ventilation by law. Ask the landlord for theor gas safe certification and if they can't provide it, request the inspection. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 27th Jun 2022 5:26pm)

These comments make me want to drink heavily. How the fuck is anyone supposed to buy a home with these numbers?! Are you all fucking loaded or what? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 28th Jun 2022 10:02am)

This isn't uncommon. Bouncers here are absolute assholes in general. They'll reject you and even eject you for no reason. An example of this was years ago I was in having a can of coke at a sports bar watching a Euro 2012 game and got kicked out for being too drunk, bouncer citing "you've had too much". I was sober and not drinking alcohol. He just wanted to be a cunt. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 28th Jun 2022 6:24pm)

At a certain point it is morally acceptable to kick a wee cunt in the goolies by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 29th Jun 2022 10:13am)

>spoke to them like a normal human being No obligation to tell them anything without cause. It's the principle. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 30th Jun 2022 1:57am)

I live in Paisley because equivalent properties in Glasgow easily cost 200/mth more in rent. Over the last 18 months rent has shot up dramatically here. Whereas you could see 1 beds for 300/350 and 2 beds for 400/450 that is no longer the case as the cheapest 2 bed I've seen is 700/madness and was a shit hole. I was planning to move to a bigger place before winter but that doesn't look possible with these prices. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 3rd Jul 2022 5:22pm)

Loud music equals more sunken pints equals more money spent by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 3rd Jul 2022 8:28pm)

Haven't been back since one of their former bully victims of a bouncer decided that the appropriate response to me nodding off from too many pints was to drag me by the neck and throw me to the ground outside. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 3rd Jul 2022 8:27pm)

>put on sunscreen just in case. Every day you go outside. You're always getting UV blasted, overcast or no. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 6th Jul 2022 1:48pm)

Unless you want to have that UK-chic hand-me-down brown leather couch look, of course by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 6th Jul 2022 10:11pm)

Every now and then, yes. But the priority must always be to highlight amd raise awareness (and action) to the cancers of our society. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 7th Jul 2022 1:31pm)

Every now and then, yes. But the priority must surely be to highlight amd raise awareness (and action) to the cancers of our society. To my mind anything else is just fluff. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 7th Jul 2022 1:37pm)

Integrity. Show us the real shit. No fluff. No hysteria. No ego. No influencing of opinion. No buzzwords. And if you're gonna do anything glasgow related then recognise that there are other areas except the West end and city center. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 7th Jul 2022 1:46pm)

Cardow has other places active. Sneaky Pete's on Cowgate in Edinburgh, who is willing to wager its a fucking cesspit? Anyone who presides over something like those images deserves to go under and never be granted another licence for as long as they live. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 12th Jul 2022 12:23pm)

Maybe because arsehole drivers driving up the back of them are more of a hazard than the people walking at ~5mph. Maybe also if an accident happens between a cyclist and a pedestrian its usually barely an issue whereas cars are 2 tonnes of steel and if an accident happens between a cyclist and a car, death isn't off the table, especially when drivers are very open about their absolute disdain for cyclists and you cut about brake checking each other out of childish spite. I'll keep cycling on pavements where I have control of the situation thanks, until such times as this backwards country catches up to other places and implements proper cycle lanes. Am I fuck putting my life in the hands of the fucking wanks cutting about our roads. You can sit there and seethe about it all you want and moan about being 'feart', it'll likely be you who causes the accident from getting raging and impatient by the sounds of it. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 13th Jul 2022 10:50am)

I fully endorse and support this cause. Be careful but more importantly, have fun 👍 Imagine hating cyclists so much you actually want them on the road just so you can fuck with them. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 13th Jul 2022 11:43am)

We get 4 days of summer, non-sequential, and we've already had half of them. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 13th Jul 2022 1:31pm)

>she being quite wealthy said that some of her friends have made the move up there because it’s “up and coming” or something along those lines. This is precisely the thing mentioned previously. Glasgow is being heavily gentrified atm. If it keeps on, it'll be a buy-to-let shit hole (or paradise depending on your level of cunterry). by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 13th Jul 2022 1:29pm)

To buy the houses we can't afford and rent them back to us 🥲 /s by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 19th Jul 2022 10:12am)

I won't subsidise wages for stingey employers. Just look at the States with their tipping culture, that's what happens when the customer 'just being nice' becomes a social pressure. If you think business here wouldn't go the same way then you're cracked. If my lack of paying more than the value total of my purchase is a problem then I accept that. I pay the billed price because that is the price I agreed to foe the goods I've purchased. The 'services' part of 'goods and services' is the employers responsibility and they can factor it into their prices. Although I'd prefer others took the same stance and refused to tip ans thus hopefully contribute to demand for higher pay for those workers and force strikes and resignations. If you're relying on tips then you're likely being heavily underpaid (as most of us are tbh, shocking wages in UK). You also have to ask where it stops with tips. Whp do ypubdecide to tip, what is thr metric or qualifier? Drivers? Barbers? Bartenders? All accepted, but not fast food workers. Not tattoo artists. Do you tip a masseur? What about a self employed tradie who probably makes twice what you do? The guy at the burger van? Barista? You'll tip the guy dropping your bhuna but not the guy bringing your Asda order or the Amazon driver. Moreover, do what you feel. Just don't be snide to people who don't want to. I personally don't tip anyone unless they give me a solid reason to, and I pay electronically for everything. In the rare event I use cash I round up to the nearest sensible number whether that means it's 12p or 1.30 difference. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 1:45am)

I've worked in restaurants in Glasgow for a decade and this has never been the case. The front of house staff get the same or a nominally lower hourly rate than back of house (pennies difference) and FoH either keep their individual tips or pool them amongst themselves while BoH get fuck all. I worked at one tapas place where it was voluntary to pool all and share with all on shift but few did. Most I ended the night with was 2 quid and change while FoH can clear 50 quid in smash a night and into triple digits on weekends. Also, sharing their tips in the way you describe still isn't 'charging them'. They're still being paid their agreed salary, tips are a gratuity, and in your example are only sharing a % of that. They are not losing money, they are simply making less of it than they could. Your wording implies they are outright hemorrhaging money. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 1:54am)

You seem to be taking my response as a direct reply to you personally, which it is not. It is my generalised thoughts on tipping and any reference to 'you' is just to say 'people' in general. Perhaps I could have worded it better to this effect. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 1:58am)

Dive. Worst area in the city for me. That said its location will inevitably lead to gentrification. If you can afford to buy then you can make a lot of money down the line on a sale. Downside is you would have to live there a while. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 4:35pm)

You can literally get a postal kit from Sandyford. To your door. Then you post it back. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 5:25pm)

>gentrification implies replacing lower income or lower status with higher. That's not what's happening, It very much is. The bigger issue is that it isn't _just_ that. As you said, there is a more profound element to this new kind of gentrification that we don't really understand yet nor the implications of. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 7:07pm)

Overall glasgow is undergoing heavy gentrification. Just look at all the Cala and Lowther developments pricing people out of their own neighbourhoods. It I can only speak to the West and South sides mind. This is why it is called 'up and coming' and its exactly why nobody can afford to buy. Call it what you want but our government are allowing and facilitating this to happen while refusing to build social. Give it a few more years and itl be MMR and buy-to-let central. Oh, and fuck the Airbnbs. My issue with gentrification started with Silverburn and watching the prices get out of control in my own backyard, watching everyone I knew be forced to move and replaced with wannabe middle class. KP is getting it (300k for a flat), Partick got it, it has started in certain areas on the edges of Ibrox and Govan. The 'nice bit' of Govanhill is getting it. Shawlands will be treated like West End lite (Battlefield and Cathcart are seen as desirable areas as a substitute for not affording thr actual West End). by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 7:06pm)

What do you think gentrification is? The biggest tell isn't retail. Its housing. And when people talk of gentrification, that is what they're primarily referring to. It's not a debate. It's happening. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 7:51pm)

If its such an issue for you, you can leave. Just be careful where you go afterwards in case you get stabbed. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 20th Jul 2022 9:26pm)

Yes. Go on their website. There's a booking form. It'll ask you to select a date, skip it and it'll take you to the kit order. I done it recently. If yu call them they can guide you. I received kit for blood sample, urine and rectal swab. Probably saliva too. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 12:27am)

They are separate little baggies. So you get a siplpck with the lance and collector for blood. Another with a holder and a swab for your ass. Another with a little tub for a urine sample. It's well put together and I really hope this encourages more people to test regularly by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 1:28pm)

https://nashonlinebooking.com/onlinebookingsystem/en/?hbref=7303069 by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 1:30pm)

Love the "we need a Labour government now" mob. They're Tories in different coloured ties wtf you think is gonna happen exactly? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 5:26pm)

They're capitalist pigs all the same, but your take ignores entirely that almost every decision made by Holyrood is based on oversight from London. We can't do fuck all when we have one arm tied behind the back. Obvious solution. Back SNP for indy mandate then get them to fuck. They're a means, not an end. It's not that deep a concept. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 5:25pm)

That Glasgow Uni accent is a put on accent. It is fake. Stop it. It is possible to speak clearly in a Glasgow accent, you don't need to fake a more middle class sounding one to be taken seriously. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 5:35pm)

I guess technically a sunken ship is steady by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 5:47pm)

See I would agree with that on basis that it is what happens with accents generally, they're mish mash and people pick up things from elsewhere. The reason I'm not fully agreeing is that I personally know people who have never lived outside Glasgow who have adopted this accent. Including a member of my own family who grew up alongside me in Pollok. Almost everyone I've personally known to have this accent either always had it and came from a more 'middle class' background, or they suddenly gained it when they went to uni. Some people, I believe, view the Glasgow accent as a generalised sound, to be indicative of lower standing (lower class) and thus they distance themselves from it by adopting a twang whereby people might think they're one of the nice Scots from Edinburgh or similar. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:41pm)

Just Google Samdyford STI testing and there will be some romps to answer questions, just say yes you have symptoms and it should lead you to the booking by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:57pm)

It literally cannot be worse than what we have now 😂 At least our votes would count fs by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 9:02am)

Are you fucking touched? Literally everything you're saying is 10x worse down south what the fuck are you smoking ya fanny What kinda voter am I then, eh? by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 12:00pm)

Can you share who you are using now? Or what gym they work out of? Save anyone else wasting money. There is a female PT at my gym who spends 60% of her sessions gossiping. She does my nut in. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 9:16pm)

Maybe name is a bit much but the gym (if there is more than 1 female PT) maybe. I see a lot of chatting sure but she is levels above any of the other PTs. Talks about herself a LOT. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 10:02pm)

I use The Gym at Springfied Quay (same company operates Pure, so same thing). Its heaving busy with wee teenagers who stand in your way and PTs more into themselves than clients but for 13 quid a month it's well equipped and 24/7. Always have a backup workout planned depending on level of wee bam congestion you encounter. There's also a guy who live streams his workouts and its a trip to watch so you get some free entertainment as well. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 10:41am)

Recommend changing your username to Shady to suit yer outlook. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 2:07pm)

There was plans to scrap it in favour of a lighted junction a few years back sure? Lived round the corner from it most of my life and have hated it even before Silverburn traffic made it worse. No idea why the plan was scrapped. Probably GCC don't wanna spend money or simply shat it at the idea that commerce there would drop for a few weeks. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 2:06pm)

I got some priced at Dunelm and they quoted me 600 quid. Ended up buying a pair off Amazon for 25 that do the job and are then right size, if a bit cheap looking. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 10:18pm)

Honestly they worked for me. Colour match. Plain. You could use ties or something to make them look a bit nicer. My bay window is huge, they're like 3m tall by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 10:31pm)

Was years ago and must've been on my exes amazon cos its not in my order history. Was something like this [curtains](http:// https://amzn.eu/d/iSK7AUX) by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 25th Jul 2022 11:50pm)

Its funny because the only people who are even remotely impressed are other insecure men like them 🌈 😉 by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 26th Jul 2022 1:23am)

I've never had anything like hay-fever until the last 6 months and now I can't breathe without nasal spray. Constant usage equals bleeding. Maybe this is the way. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 26th Jul 2022 3:11pm)

You need leave to remain and or an appropriate visa. You can't just move here and get a job, that's not how migration works. I've just paid out 4k to have my wife apply for a visa to join me here. She is Russian. Canadian will be far easier but you will likely need to return to Canada to gather the appropriate documents and then apply from there (you must apply from a country you have legal residence). You cannot apply from UK. You must leave before your visa free period ends or you will likely be denied in the future. Get an immigration solicitor on your case. I used a firm called Five Star who charged £750 (half up front, half when submitted). I was quoted thousands by others. My case was intricate and urgent given the geopolitical climate and I can't fault the help I got. Get your partner to contract them and she will act as the point of contact for your application, which is what I did. Cc everything. The amount you pay and are asked to provide depends on the visa you need but I will say that it blew my mind how much was required. Documents and translations etc cost a further 2k for us. I hope your case will be significantly easier and cheaper. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 27th Jul 2022 2:47am)

I checked this recently having got an email.about a change. I se tell reference number from.older emails and it says they still hold it. Go to SDS website > I'm a tenant > Is my deposit protected Deposit Account Number (search your emails), paste it in. It should confirm. If all else fails that DAN number is your proof. It isn't you who makes the deposit with them so no matter what you should be covered. PS I've tried to get a deposit back from them once and they sided with the landlord who took pics of my place before I had moved out and said I left it in a state (pics dated a week before I left etc). They gave me 20 quid back. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 27th Jul 2022 1:10pm)

>prepay 5-years of an NHS surcharge. Damn. I prepaid for just under 3 years for my wife's. And then when it is renewal time , pay it all again. Started saving for the next visa and the first one hasn't even been decisioned yet. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 27th Jul 2022 6:53pm)

You pay the full duration so if its 5 you pay 5. Horrifying amount of money. But anyway how about them pesky migrants coming here for free health care eh? by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 27th Jul 2022 7:24pm)

Yes, absolutely by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 29th Jul 2022 1:07pm)

Every destination I wish to visit requires a layover from Glasgow. Its not ideal but overall it is still cheaper and more convinent for me to do that than hoof it to Edinburger since I'm 10 mins from GLA in a motor. Still pish but. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 29th Jul 2022 7:05pm)

I'm (a young) 33. It's not so much that I feel too old for it, I can still dance away and drink and stay up to stupid o'clock. It's just the crowd. They're all so young that I feel weird around them. If I do go to a club it's Cathouse and there are older folk there too admittedly, but I prefer just a bar then home where we can control the music and ambience. I miss the proper nights out sometimes though. If there was a cheeseball 80s club I'd be *all* over that shit. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 1st Aug 2022 1:08am)

Garage is pure jailbait. Even at 21 I felt like a creep being around the people there. Plus its shite with the most cuntish bouncers I've ever encountered. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 1st Aug 2022 1:09am)

I feel the same. It isn't even just Glasgow. I lurk on r/ukjobs amd stuff as well and they're all chatting about their 70k salaries like it's nothing. Seeipsupy have a peek, 40k must be the aversge salary discussed there. How? Wit they doing? Theyre cagey as fuck about sharing as well like sone weird kind of gatekeeping. Specific to Glasgow I think a lot of the lurkers on reddit aren't exactly from working class backgrounds but pretend otherwise. I personally know folk who work shit <25k jobs just like me (I'm min wage @ 33yo, yeehaa) yet they're buying a new motor or going on their 3rd holiday this year? Talk pish. I think way more people get money from family than admit it. I worked with a guy same job tenner an hour yet he bought a new Merc and owned 4 buy to let? Arsehole. Honestly I have always been poor. I feel more and more poor with each passing month. Low wages. High costs. Increased everything and more scheduled yet get kb'd for every job I go for but then I see what other cunts are doing and it makes me want to take a dip in the Clyde. It makes no sense to me and I honestly dunno what then utter fuck to do about it. All this house buying pish, magically conjuring up tens of thousands and the means to pay it back, I cannae even afford to move to another rental cos prices have shot up a couple hundred a month. I treated myself to a 12 quid takeaway for the first time in ages and felt like scumbag of the century for doing so. That's a bit of a vent. Sorry. Basically, aye, I get ye, and aye, its fucked. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:06pm)

The short answer is they won't. They'll lose their homes and then they'll be bought at basement prices and resold for huge profits a few years down the line. We've seen it before. I personally rent a flat with effectively no insulation and sash windows and hardwood floors so I expect to join them or to die of hypothermia come winter. What we are seeing isn't a crisis, its deliberate. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:22pm)

At a consevwtive estimate I'd just go ahead and assume it'll double. I'm a 1 bed flat living alone paying usually 100 a month. I'm expecting it to double by January. I don't even use the gas. At all. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:25pm)

Admin. It was meant to be a covid job but everything else pays shite too. I'm looking into learning some form of coding because every time I have this conversation with older folk who transition it always seems to be programming of some sort accompanied by substantial salaries. What did you transition to? This 2nd part is obvious. I thought I could work my way up when I had a civil service job or when i worked in banking but got laid off every time. But see when you work 50 hours and spend 12 to 15 a week commuting and are absolutely fucking miserable with life, kinda nae fuel in the tank to get started on something new eh 😅 by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 11:35pm)

Living in the city centre is genuinely a fantasy unless you're buying one of those ridiculous 250k tiny flats down Finnieston way and are at least 5 floors up. Same as folk fantasising about living in the west end only to realise it costs a grand a month, is loud as fuck, they can't afford the amenities there but at least they can tell people they live near KG. I live in Paisley and rents here re becoming a joke too. Could find a 2 bed for 400/450 but now it's easily 650. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 3:57pm)

I'm 345. It's okay but winters are BRUTAL (single pane sah windows, hardwood floors, no central heating only an ancient as fire). Honestly I can't afford more than about 450 a month at the very most and even then I'm not sure about that. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 6:11pm)

I meant my rent is 345. I live in the Seedhill area though I previously had 2 flats along Causeyside which were absolute pits. This current place is better and quieter overall but still, it seems like a luxury to have double galzing as I've never had it nor central heating. Winters are really bad here (legit can be warmer outside somehow) and with the prices for fuel...I'm not confident at all. I don't have damp in this one but without the luxury of a window in the bathroom I do have persistent mold that I've all but given up on dealing with at this point. My last 2 places were plagues by having junkie neighbours. The first one I'm sure was a dealers old flat as jagbags kept trying to break in and asking for people etc. I wanted to move before winter but its impossible. I can't afford somewhere that won't have the same issues, this is the standard. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 7:00pm)

All the flats around me have it. Council and housing assertion flats all have it. Privates just don't because they're cheap nasty cunts. 3 flats, no double glazing, central heating or bathroom window in any of them. These things are genuinely bare minimum considering it is west of Scotland. I don't even think I can pressure them to upgrade since I've had recommendations to replace the boiler 3 years in a row and they just don't do it. I should have moved pre covid when I was considering it, prices were much lower. I feel like I'm now trapped. I make min wage, I'm going nowhere. Legitimately scared of how winter is gonna go. I'm either gonna be broke as fuck or borderline freezing to death. Yas. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 7:32pm)

Appreciate the recommendations. My partner will be moving to Scotland in the coming months so there is no value in me moving solo. The plan is to somehow survive the winter and find a reasonable 2 bed for us after. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 8:14pm)

Did you not see the city centre during the locks? Junkies are everywhere now. Glasgow is a fucking bin of a city. And arseholes in government don't wanna do anything about it, no preventative measures, no rehabilitation, just methadone and enabling. It'll only get worse. More junkies. More homeless. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 4th Aug 2022 10:12pm)

Four corners is wild. You see some amount of dobbers there. I was once asked if I was selling kit while waiting for a taxi. Just about deleted the remnants of my self esteem. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 5th Aug 2022 1:56am)

I had similar reservations, being a slight cunt. Truth is nobody cares. The only eyeballs I've ever clocked is the wee groups of teens who stand in front of the mirrors and block your way. Everyone else, you may as well be a ghost. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 5th Aug 2022 3:49pm)

Any recommendations on window film? I actually think I'll use duct tape (possibly even silicone) and seal all but one of my windows. Even full closed a sash window is still never actually closed. Wish I could afford proper thick curtains but it's a big bay window I have so its not an option. I'm also gonna get a can of that expanding foam and try to fill under the skirting boards and such by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 6th Aug 2022 11:57pm)

Yeah it's a nightmare. How can properties be legally acceptable in this standard considering west of Scotland is a cold windy fucking mess? And of course landlords have zero interest in upgrading anything even if it increases their value. I'd honestly agree to a 50/mth rent increase if he got my windows done. Pays for itself. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 7th Aug 2022 1:37am)

My wife is moving here soon from one of the biggest cities there is in Europe if not the world. I feel like I'm gonna be showing her skid row. Bin of a city. Even before covid, it's just accelerated it. Only so much narcissistic 'people make Glasgow' pish you can stomach before you have to acknowledge that this is a city in rapid decline. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 7th Aug 2022 6:45am)

You could try an agency like Pertemps or Search, they'll put you on temp assignments but you get to say yes or no obviously and can day 'I need something 6 months minimum' for example. That's how I managed to keep working pretty consistently when nobody would give me an interview by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 7th Aug 2022 10:48pm)

999 I'd like to report an assault by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 9th Aug 2022 5:56pm)

You can say anything negative about SNP here. Shame on you. /s Also the buses are very much fucked too. I spend 15 hours commuting to my job 6km from my home, point to point on a straight bit of road which is among the busiest in the city (PRW). by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 10th Aug 2022 10:57am)

Just avoid AA driving school. Used one of them, won't name names (large older guy) who was just a pure prick and done nothing but moan about other learners and fail to empathise with anxiety and uncertainty. Can't afford to learn now. I'm a bus wanker for life. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 10th Aug 2022 11:10am)

I said the buses are shite too. I never said anything about their ownership. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 10th Aug 2022 3:45pm)

Gold medal in mental gymnastics for you 🏅 Do you know what /s means? The comment I replied to specifically made mention of the buses. I replied to that anecdotally. Pedantic as fuck tbh. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 10th Aug 2022 3:59pm)

>You’re saying go back to 100% mortgages Mind showing us where they said that? Or even implied it? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:04pm)

If you think 200k is affordable you live in looney land. Save for 10% deposit plus probably 10k over HR. Would love to see your budget to do this on min wage. It is _really_ simple. The concept of affordable housing means it is accessible to any single full time empyed person. That means 1 person on min wage should be able to buy a home. Not a big home. A wee flat. I'd love to see your budget you think you could accomplish this on. Delusional. P,S. 18k is unlivable these days. Breadline wage. Dunno if you noticed. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:12pm)

If you would be so kind, I seem to have missed the part of the discussion where the topic was on new builds in exclusivity, can you show me? Interesting that this is the only point you chose to respond to tbh. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:33pm)

>Not entirely true. I see 2/3 bed semis and terraced houses going for £175k-£200k in areas like Cambuslang Didn't mention new builds. At all. You or anyone else. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:39pm)

>If they can’t save a deposit how can they get a house? You're so close to finding the point. So close. >That’s not an affordable housing issue Aaaaaand you lost it. Brick wall. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:37pm)

>you’re just thinking about “affordable homes”. This is because that is the topic... You're literally too dense to have this conversation with. I won't be reading nor replying further. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:42pm)

Can you tell us who is to blame for the profligate allocation and management of state owned and operated resources and infrastructure? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 7:51pm)

Surgical decisions are literally discussed by a room full of surgeons. They're not just deicide upon by random doctors on the fly. They sit and look at xrays and files and decide how best to approach each case they have. If her case was being discussed as a surgical matter it would have been known to her. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 11th Aug 2022 7:54pm)

McGills buses. I wait on average 1 hour for the bus, at rush hour. I leave work some days and don't even see one until 7pm, that's not including the days they just drive by, even when there is visibly space. The other day I watched not one but two McGills 26 drive by a guy who was trying to flag them down, there was about 5 people on board each of them. The worst of it, their app tracker still shows the due buses which which just don't appear. One due in 5 mins? Nope. 12 mins? Lol. On average about 4 scheduled buses just don't exist. My commute is 6km, its a straight road, I get on and off on PRW, and I spend on average 15 hours a week commuting. My commute to my job _is_ a part time job in terms of hours. There is no explanation. No disclaimer. They pretend it isn't happening. I fucking hate them. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 14th Aug 2022 12:02am)

>our subway system is brilliant and the train and buses aren't bad either. What city are you living in cos that ain't Glasgow 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 14th Aug 2022 4:58pm)

In some instances like yours, sure. But ths sub is rife these days with tales of how utterly and completely fucked our wider public transport infrastructure is. I personally am spending 12 to 15 hours a week commuting 6km down a straight road to and fro my job due to how completely fucked the buses are. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 14th Aug 2022 9:35pm)

Being that it's drought, aye. Fuck being warm and sunny when it's legitimately a symptom that we are fucked. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 10:26am)

People would rather pretend its all fine. [News segment compared to Don't Look Up for pure denial of the reality of our situation. ](https://youtu.be/bk6YLxxStVk) by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 10:37am)

We've known for a long time. Now it's happening and still people are in denial. Maybe they'll wake up when England requisition Scottish water for London. It is my firmly held belief that we are now at the tipping point of both environmental and economic collapse, two things which are very much related. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 11:34am)

Kinda already begun, lots of folk work cash from South buying properties up here. Then Scotland will get turned into a concrete waste as well. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 5:18pm)

They'll be the first to go tbh. They'll migrate without a sense of irony and likely start imposing themselves on the areas they arrive in, as it was ever so by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 5:17pm)

Kinda already begun, lots of folk work cash from South buying properties up here. Then Scotland will get turned into a concrete waste as well. Yas. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 5:22pm)

Demonstrably incorrect and not even subtly so. [climate.gov](https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature#:~:text=Earth's%20temperature%20has%20risen%20by,based%20on%20NOAA's%20temperature%20data.) Earth’s temperature has risen by 0.14° Fahrenheit (0.08° Celsius) per decade since 1880, but the rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice that: 0.32° F (0.18° C) per decade. 2021 was the sixth-warmest year on record based on NOAA’s temperature data. Averaged across land and ocean, the 2021 surface temperature was 1.51 °F (0.84 °Celsius) warmer than the twentieth-century average of 57.0 °F (13.9 °C) and 1.87 ˚F (1.04 ˚C) warmer than the pre-industrial period (1880-1900). The nine years from 2013 through 2021 rank among the 10 warmest years on record. Given the tremendous size and heat capacity of the global oceans, it takes a massive amount of heat energy to raise Earth’s average yearly surface temperature even a small amount. The roughly 2-degree Fahrenheit (1 degrees Celsius) increase in global average surface temperature that has occurred since the pre-industrial era (1880-1900) might seem small, but it means a significant increase in accumulated heat. That extra heat is driving regional and seasonal temperature extremes, reducing snow cover and sea ice, intensifying heavy rainfall, and changing habitat ranges for plants and animals—expanding some and shrinking others. As the map below shows, most land areas have warmed faster than most ocean areas, and the Arctic is warming faster than most other regions. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 5:28pm)

[History of Earth's temperature since 1880](https://www.climate.gov/news-features/videos/history-earths-temperature-1880) [Climate Science in a Nutshell: Evidence of a Warming Planet](https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources/climate-science-nutshell-evidence-warming-planet) [NASA: Vital Signs of the Planet ](https://climate.nasa.gov/) [The Royal Society: Climate change evidence and causes](https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3eeXBhD7ARIsAHjssr8pMlgRlUmxSei5odG7uGcdpaddDihJLmov7l-QRDE2L6XvqWEbIccaAiq_EALw_wcB) >Trust the science by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 6:59pm)

Question, how the fuck do you end up with a factor? Is this from renting from cowboys like Cala and Lowther? I've only ever rented privately (obviously low quality shite because poor). by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 7:01pm)

>Trust the science by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 7:43pm)

I see a lot of cool abandoned places posted by photographers but I have no fucking idea where any of them are. I'm a bus wanker so probably couldn't get to them anyway. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 15th Aug 2022 11:32pm)

Fruit flies are the fucking worst. I've got 2 wee home made traps (apple cider vinegar + drop of dish soap) and there's about 50 of the fuckers in them. Am aff the bananas cos of them by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 16th Aug 2022 7:03pm)

League is just too fast. Camera changes poverty every 10 seconds, can't read the game, it's more like just watching a montage than a game. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 17th Aug 2022 4:19pm)

I play the game but OWL is just too chaotic for me. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 17th Aug 2022 4:18pm)

Away out and start a fight them big man, show everyone how hard you are by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 17th Aug 2022 4:20pm)

I hate all motorways and I don't live in the west end. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 17th Aug 2022 9:25pm)

21k top line, provably bank 1400 a month. I have 0 or negative funds by the end of the month and I don't spend. Considering your location, if you are renting, you should look to shift. That isn't sustainable. My rent is 350 and I struggle. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 18th Aug 2022 7:54pm)

Yeah, it's all fucked. I look around for other jobs and honestly they pay less than what I have now. Can't wait to see where I am in 6 months time, one wage away from being utterly utterly gubbed. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 18th Aug 2022 8:10pm)

This made me sad because there are people who do just that. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 9:16am)

Depends on a few things. Your hobbies, interests, age group. Are you into partying? Clubbing? Gangbangs? Badminton? Gaming? I know for me personally it's difficult to meet people as I'm reserved and weird so it really helps to identify some general interests and then work from there. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 12:48pm)

The last time I made a friend was by confidence via an online game. With this exception I haven't made a new friend in at least a decade. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 4:30pm)

Student flats. Lowther/Cala houses. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 7:05pm)

Do NOT gamble with your visa status. UK is increasingly hostile. Fuck around and find out etc. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 9:34pm)

Howlin' Wolf often has live music on by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 9:44pm)

I applied to sponsor my wife's visa. Its not worth the gamble based on what the solicitors who helped us said. It won't get you kicked out but it'll have a big impact if you reapply to come again/stay by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 19th Aug 2022 10:09pm)

I'm 21k, 42 hours. Minimum wage. I am struggling. I live alone in a 1 bed flat in a low cost area and I don't have a car or kids or debts or subscriptions nor do I smoke. I won't feel comfortable until I have 30k tbh. I need about 23k to offset the increase. That'll go up by another 2k by the end of the year. That's 25k to be where I was a year ago in terms of ratio. Another 5k would give me a buffer in which I'd say I'm not worried. But, that will quickly change because in case you hadn't noticed, coats only ever go up. Never down. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 1:30pm)

>that income would be doable It isn't. That's my income. Single. Low cost area. No kids. No car. Don't smoke. No subscriptions. One more COL increase and I'll be in trouble. When winter comes, I genuinely worry I may not live through it dud to low cost uninsulated housing and unaffordable gas. Frankly you're out of touch by asserting that is doable. It was doable a year ago. Now it's breadline and in 6 more months will be below it. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 1:40pm)

You got a raise? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 7:18pm)

Yes. To oppose industrial action is to choose sides with the likes of pinkertons, barons, lords, Tories, and all manners of the lowest of society. Industial action is what won us minimum wage, weekends, a whole plethora of other things. They are never given. The wealthy are not kind, they are cruel and greedy, they understand only direct action. Dry your tears of your short term inconvenience and see the big picture. We don't have a damn thing through grace, only through action. The media can try and demonise unions as much as they want. They'll always have public support. They always have. They're not mad about the results of the strikes, they're mad about the threat of class consciousness. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 7:17pm)

I misread haha Lot of shite, that by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 7:25pm)

Was thinking about the expanding foam for under the skirting, seems to easiest option, just fucking skoosh it under and hope its all fine. 350, 1 bed, Paisley. Ancient building obviously, probably 1930s, not sure. I've got one of they wee horrible brown gas fires, prime 70s chic. Every comparable property is like 450 or 500 now. If I moved out I am sure they'd hoof the rent up for the next person to meet the market. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 7:34pm)

Thank you for your input. Unfortunately there are no benefits received here. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 8:49pm)

>30 year old back boiler sounds well dodgy as well. I had to get someone out today to unblock my gas so I could try have a bath (lecky shower broke) but the water just runs brown. Turns out when I had my inspection a few months ago the guy just willy nilly decided to cap it and didn't say fuck all. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:04pm)

Okay definitely not going with that plan then, fucking hell! by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:06pm)

No heating at all? If that's a rental you're definitely in a position to challenge that legally, surely. I'll definitely look into the blankets. The wee gas fire heats the living room well but it dissipates very fast and every other room has shite radiators that may as well not be there. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:05pm)

>If you do feel there is problems with windows you can only ask them to look at it but I can’t see you getting anywhere- good luck. Nah they're shite. Windows and landlord. There is constant draught, even when tightly screwed shut the curtains move about. Don't think there is any requirement for them to be 'airtight' or anything. >Rugs for your floors, seal anything you can with silicone, I'll buy a few shite cheap rugs. My rooms are huge so it's not viable. I thought about carpeting but am I fuck carpeting a private let out my own pocket. I've made enough repairs and upgrades of my own accord already. I think sealing the windows and the skirting gaps are the big ones. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:10pm)

350 is buttons compared to comparable properties. I'd be looking at another 100/150 easy for something the same or worse. I dunno why they've not increased my rent, must be protected in the lease somewhere as an assured tenancy I guess? Weirdly I got them to knock 20 quid off when I moved in. My guess is it is paid off and the owner doesn't really give a shit otherwise they'd surely want to raise it with mortgage rates being affected etc. I do plan on leaving. I'd told myself I wouldn't do another winter here because it's hell and that was before heating became a luxury. Can't afford to heat, can't afford to move. Cling on and hope I don't die, I guess! Either way moving isn't an option until the market calms down a bit. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:19pm)

If I recall, it was said that landlord would give a discountif long term let. The discount was a score note. Guess they just don't want any hassle and are happy for it to just keep ticking over as is, which honestly is just fine for me versus hikes and micro managing the place etc. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 27th Aug 2022 9:55pm)

Rated at 69 in 2009, C starts at 69, 68 is D. Its voided. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 12:21am)

Aye. I'll ask if they've got a valid one just to see what they're saying. It's pure misleading. It details the appliances in situ and says double glazing (doesn't mention they're sash) so it's not exactly representative of the real world performance. It does explicitly detail insufficient insulation in the loft and 'assumed none' in the walls, as well as trash talks the back boiler. But yeah I have zero hope that any improvement will come. I've had 2 gas guys designate my boiler as 'at risk' and recommend a combi but so long as its not whatever the level above that is, they'll patch it. Overall plan is to cling on and look to move before next winter. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 1:12am)

Reminds me of the absolute cow I clocked at the bus stop one morning with her Greggs sausage roll. Tans it. Walks to the bin. Chucks her wrapper. Misses. Stares at it on the ground for a second. Walks away. Cunt even had the nerve to look at me and smile. In that moment she was the most repulsive and ugly creature I had ever seen. I hope she's unable to reach orgasm, like, ever. Fanny. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 12:36pm)

I've never gotten a deposit back so I see it as an entry fee. Once I even appealed to SDS and they gave me 20 quid back after the agent went into the property without my consent or knowledge and took pics and said that's how I left it. I lived there a further week after that, the pics were taken when I was packing. Scum of the earth. As far as thus place goes I've decorated and even retiled and recarpeted the bathroom and hall. They can fuck off. They'll do nothing. I've been without clean or warm water since Friday and they don't give a fuck. I'm having to go to the gym to shower 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 4:17pm)

Howling behavior. We can at least hope a couple pigeons tanned the pastry. I think its just copying other people. Pretty sure we all grew up watching peopel chuck their fags on the ground, chucking rubbish out the car while driving, lobbing your wee grenade shaped irn bru bottle without a care. See and repeat. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 6:22pm)

>Is your response to littering men laced with this weird sexual anger Yes. I hope they have severe ED and pee the bed. >incel energy. Married, thanks. >creepy disturbing response Wishing for a littering arsehole to never achieve release seems fair. A frustrating life seems adequate recompense for being a dirty stinking bastard. If that's creepy to you then you're thin skinned. >your pent up misogyny You can fuck right off. Arsehole. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 28th Aug 2022 7:27pm)

Up the prole by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 29th Aug 2022 11:56pm)

This kinda shit is why I'll never be bullied away from cycling on the pavement in the absence of bike lanes. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 31st Aug 2022 2:39pm)

Wait till you see what they've named their package tiers by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 1st Sep 2022 2:20pm)

Aye, Dobbies behind it. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 12:57pm)

Never apologise for who you are by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 10:14pm)

Often dogs in Drury but they don't have a resident dog by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 10:13pm)

City centre on a Friday night by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 4th Sep 2022 9:48pm)

You have a *very* liberal definition and an equally low bar of what you consider misogyny. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 7th Sep 2022 11:51am)

Is calling men dogs misandry? Misogyny is an oppressive stance involving discrimination, systemic prejudice and the likes. Is this person's comment oppressive? If so, detail how. It's a cunty thing, but calling it misogyny is hyperbole and waters down the severity of what misogyny is tbh. Like I said, low bar. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:03pm)

Of course it is, but it isn't inherently indicative of a sense of superiority or even hatred, its just cunty. Misogyny should be identified by a pattern of behaviours, not a single comment tbh unless that comment is explicitly undoubtedly ridiculous, like the kind of stuff you would find among incels or MRAs where there is no shadow of a doubt. >Do you think it’s a positive thing to call a person a dog? I think it's valid to call awful people dogs, but then that would be insulting to dogs. Otherwise it's just cunty. But the context is important, and in this context we can only presume it was a sardonic remark. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:41pm)

Another shout for Paisley. Been here nearly 10.years. my rent is 350 or a 1 bed but I have seem 3 beds available for <450 even as cheap as also 350 (shitboxes tbf). Although this has changed recently and you're looking at 600 for what was 400 a year ago, its still affordable in comparison to Glasgow. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 11:09am)

Fuck me, r/Glasgow does *not* approve of the Old Schoolhouse eh? by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 11:48am)

Wee animal enclosure in Barshaw has some I'm sure. Big fuck off pig as well. Even a donkey up the back I'm sure. Or a horse. I can't remember which. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 11:45am)

I live very close but to be fair I never go there, I just sit by the shite pond and read a shite book. Very cool about the bandstand though, how the fuck did nobody remember it was there by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 12:18pm)

The sub has spoken. You don't go there anymore. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 3:29pm)

Go and post pictures in this sub, make them angry by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Sep 2022 3:51pm)

Careful you don't fall off your high horse there, friend by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 9th Sep 2022 6:41pm)

Ah, fellow civilian, thank you for your considerations. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 9th Sep 2022 6:59pm)

Username checks out by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 9th Sep 2022 7:03pm)

Not a native but I have observed the same by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 9th Sep 2022 9:58pm)

I use McGills 38, their busiest route. I wait an hour on the bus every day after work, sometimes more. I have waited up to 2 hours before. I use the tracker app, their official app. The buses just disappear off it. It says its due in 5 mins, then it changes to 58 minutes, then 32 minutes, then it vanishes. The 1915 bus I get after the gym doesn't show. The 1936 bus, the 1950ish bus, none of them show. I get one at approx 2000. The 3 buses due after I finish work if I am going straight home don't show up, I eventually get a bus at about 1815, almost an hour after I arrived at the bus stop. In the AM, I often have to watch buses drive past me as they are chock full. I get on in Paisley headed to Glasgow. I am late for work most days because it is simply unpredictable and the only way around would be to leave absurdly early and as a point of principle I am not fucking doing that. The worst part is that they don't acknowledge it. They have made no announcements or updates to their services. They just take buses offline and divert them without notice. First are more expensive so I refuse to switch and going by this post, they're having the same nonsense issues. I tracked it for a few weeks. On average I spend 15 to 20 hours commuting to and from work. Getting to and from my minimum wage job _is_ a part time job. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 10th Sep 2022 9:30pm)

It's ruining my life. I had hybrid working a few months ago and they took it away. All other jobs pay less than my 21½k. Even at that, the Jo is awful the company is awful but its entirely stress and pressure free and pish easy. Unless I can increase my earnings or reduce my hours at the same pay, there's no options. It's weird, no incentive to leave, no incentive to stay. Just pure abject rut. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 11th Sep 2022 12:46am)

Tap off? This is news to me. I bought a single on McGills the other day, maybe its just First? Fuck that but. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 11th Sep 2022 10:43am)

No, Glasgow public transport is a minefield. You might be home in 20 minutes it might be 3 hours. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 12th Sep 2022 11:58am)

Erm why aren't you at home crying and reciting the proclamation and pledge of fealty to your flag and framed photo of the king? by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 14th Sep 2022 5:29pm)

McGills are cheaper but seem to have massively cut their services without actually acknowledging that they've cut them. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 14th Sep 2022 5:41pm)

What route are you using cos I use 38 5 days a week and I legit wait an hour on one at rush hour. Also cheaper than First. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 14th Sep 2022 5:40pm)

This thread is good timing for me as Virgin are pissing me off as I pay 35/mth for 90 down/10 up and my WiFi shites it if I try to video call in a different room tha the hub 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 14th Sep 2022 8:28pm)

I mean the whole 10mb up is a shit show considering everyone else is getting way more 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Sep 2022 9:16am)

+ Castle Residential to the hit list. Scum of the earth. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Sep 2022 9:05pm)

It's family run. Don't remember their name. The office manager is a young guy and is a fucking wank. They went into my flat before I moved out, took pics of it and submitted them and said I left it that way. I was in process of moving out. They didn't tget permission or consent to go in. I lost my full deposit on that despite I actually cleared and even repainted before handing the keys back. They also (same guy I mentioned) showed me a flat on same street where I lived and it was a fucking tip. It was presumably his friend who lived there and the place was just full of trash and cat litter and reeked of smoke. Cunts. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Sep 2022 10:40pm)

Right? Even my best fitting pair has a low hang and while the arse is a bit better it's still loose and looks like I've shat masel by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Sep 2022 10:06pm)

That's where I have my gangbangs by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Sep 2022 4:34am)

Aye okay Richy Rich 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Sep 2022 9:47pm)

Last time I was in there it was 90 quid 😂 I got a nice pair of them one christmas sure but then I got fat. They were nice and soft. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Sep 2022 10:13pm)

The audacity by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 18th Sep 2022 8:14pm)

Nightmare by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 18th Sep 2022 9:08pm)

This is top tier shithousery. Anyone asking for digital currency transfers is scamming you. The exception is if you're going dark and using crypto and buying from larger scale grow houses, even then, its risky. Until this country grows the fuck up, get a referral from someone you know and change hands in person. Anything else is just asking for it. Unfortunately that means dealing with a roster of unreliable bams, shit bags, and shit weed. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 18th Sep 2022 9:12pm)

Then go hang about the four corners by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 21st Sep 2022 8:57pm)

For the culture of course by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 21st Sep 2022 8:56pm)

Feels weird to upvote this but it is entirely supportive by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 21st Sep 2022 8:55pm)

Had a wee look at your posts mate and see you're into gaming. There are a couple of spots that may interest you here. One of the bars I frequent has a PS1 and I think an old NES, definitely got more than just the PS1. Super Bario is a wee dinky bar that had some old school arcades. NQ64 is a nice UV clad place with a focus on games as well. Pixel Bar same deal. As much as I hate Tinder, the 'visiting for a week, looking for someone to show me around!' angle works wonders and you could at the very least have some company. At best you get your hole. Even better if she ~~pegs you~~ is into the same things like gaming and that. Definitely hit the Necro and museums though. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 21st Sep 2022 9:06pm)

I managed to blag some free courses on Udemy. One for a conplete beginners into to JS, one for data manipulation in Python, a third for machine learning in Python and lastly something called Python for deep learning in neural networks. I don't know what that is but it was free so I added it. Keep an eye out as they massively reduce some things periodically. Nothing can top actual tuition and as adults we are not exactly desired for training or tuition unless we pay a few grand we don't have. Are you looking to re train as well as I am? Coding, network engineering, software dev etc are all popular shouts for adults to retrain into. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 10:34am)

Yeah similar to myself. I work nonsense keyboard tapping job atm and would like to not be broke forever, but it's very difficult to find a way. [save this link](https://udemyfreecourses.org/) or keep it open on a tab. This is a directory for finding the ones that are free at any given time, subdivided into categories. Just now I've added a CCNA one to my list (network engineering), some beginner intros to C++, SQL, cloud networking (im hearign this is a big prospect moving forward), other pish. I've got about 20 courses enrolled in (and 0 started), just a good cross section to help me find what I may wish to explore as it's a busy and confusing industry. I'm even looking at app dev, Web dev and game design just out of curiosity. Ultimately I think full on stack softdev is the most lucrative but also seemingly the most difficult and heavy. I reckon if you do enough of this shit, then find labs/group to polish then you can get pretty far in your learning. I don't know about getting work though without actual qualifications, but we can only try. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 11:13am)

600 for a 1 bed? 725?! I pay 345 what the fuck. Infom all tenants. Leave a note. That's horrific. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 23rd Sep 2022 12:43pm)

Nah that's private let. I've never paid over 375. My 3 flats have been 375, 325, 345. Although rents in my area are now 450/500 for the same thing now. I was wanting to move but can't afford that. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 23rd Sep 2022 12:53pm)

Paisley, so basically aye. It's not even a shite place. Time for an upgrade sure but it's served me well enough for 6 years. I moved here cos rents are cheap. Or were, I should say. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 23rd Sep 2022 1:36pm)

Very very correct. However, ScotGov make no efforts to change this or mitigate. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 26th Sep 2022 11:50am)

For me it was always Chili's on the PR in Cardonald, but that is possibly (probably) just sheer nostalgia on my part fron the early to mid 00s when they were a true heavyweight of the steaming munch world. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 27th Sep 2022 7:33pm)

I can smell that from my flat and yet very never rolled the dice. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 27th Sep 2022 7:29pm)

I feel like I've only ever shat in the worst locales. Cathouse. Four corners McDs. O'Neils. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 1st Oct 2022 7:48pm)

Deleted after 4 hours. Must no be that keen for pals after all. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 1st Oct 2022 7:49pm)

Could've just had a wank and made a cuppa tbh. Far less effort involved. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 5:31pm)

Before lockdown it qas £26/hr for me and even that was unaffordable. Wouldn't be a big deal if the fucking buses weren't completely erratic and just don't show up. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 5:43pm)

Same. I spend 15 to 20 hours commuting. There is 6mi between my home and work and I get on and off on Paisley Road West. I hate my life. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 11:37pm)

I really don't have that in me. Was looking at an ebike but they're expensive silly money. I'll stick with he McGills buses that erratically change times and may or may not show up either in 5 minutes or 75 minutes. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 12:34am)

Interesting but huge cost. 400+ for motor and another 400+ for the battery. This are expenditures levels above what I can pay. The 60/mth I spend on the bus is expensive for my income. Appreciate your suggestion. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 1:09am)

Spousal visas are to join UK citizens who are your married partner. My wife has been waiting 5 months on hers. You don't qualify for this visa. Beyond that, screw the city and west end find somewhere along the train lines and you can find something nice for less than your budget. It isn't Scotland that is the problem. We do not have any say in our migration. It is UK Home Office and UKVI and they are massively shitty and massively backlogged at the moment. Good luck. Scotland itself welcomes you both. You could get a nice job with Edrington and Diageo with your background. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 7:29pm)

Applied for my wife's in start of June. She's front Eastern Europe so it needs to hurry the fuck up. Fuck the home office, honestly. If you applied before the service standard changed from 12 weeks get your MP involved. Their Caseworker will track it for you and ask for updates. It isn't much but its something. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 7:32pm)

Spam delete. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 4th Oct 2022 1:57pm)

Partick. Bibimbap. Sorted. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 6th Oct 2022 11:39am)

Courvoisier vsop by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 6th Oct 2022 10:03pm)

What's the legality of ebikes on the road/pavement? I'm fucked waiting for 90 mins for a bus each way to travel 6 miles but I also don't want to fucking die to some prick in an A5. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 7th Oct 2022 1:08am)

It's a straight punt down PRW. Is it actually illegal? I see pavement riders constantly by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 7th Oct 2022 2:32pm)

I thought it was because Comrade Sturgeon would have trans propaganda everywhere and deny entry to the str8s by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 7th Oct 2022 9:23pm)

Why the downs? Heavily speculated he could have been Bible John. We will never know. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 8th Oct 2022 8:10pm)

Honestly just move to Paisley, it's the next best thing whilst staying connected. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 9th Oct 2022 5:27pm)

Glasgow has fuck all Mexican places and the few we do have are garbage by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 9th Oct 2022 11:57pm)

25k and I'd feel 'mostly okay'. I live alone in a low cost area and don't have a car or kids. I am on 21k and I am very very worried as one more crisis or increaae in costs and I am below the breadline unless I start selling things and foregoing every penny of non-essential, which is no way to live and is proper race to the bottom shit. 30k to be able to breathe comfy and have a life outside of just surviving. We need to face facts. Wages in UK are far far far too low. We are paid dog shit. Our minimum wage is 'minimum needed to stay alive' and our 'living wage' is 'this is a wage to keep you living'. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 10th Oct 2022 2:18pm)

More houses for the monied. Same old pish. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 11th Oct 2022 10:29am)

Yeah but do you have R/B/Y Pokemon? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 11th Oct 2022 11:36am)

[find-funding-grants-and-loans/warmer-homes-scotland/](https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/find-funding-grants-and-loans/warmer-homes-scotland/) by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 11th Oct 2022 2:12pm)

You can enquire as a private tenant and the landlord will be notified if you qualify. At least the wording here implies as much. I'm looking into it myself as I live in an uninsulated, sash windowed, hardwooded, 30 year old back boilered ice box. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 11th Oct 2022 2:31pm)

Even back in the day I noped out of Gold/Silver. It was too much and the pokemon were shite. 151 OG. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 11th Oct 2022 5:13pm)

I get on and off on PRW 5 days a week at rush hour. I recently witched from McGills to First. Both have issues. The apps list 'live tracker' timetables which are wrong. The buses change from due in 4 minutes to 50 minutes to disappearing completely then showing up in 12 minutes. Buses just disappear off the face of the earth. There is no attempt to alter the timetables to reflect reality. I regard wait 90 minutes on a bus after work but also sometime in the morning as well. 5 days a week. Getting to and from work is a part time job in terms of time cost. First are marginally better than McGills but also a couple quid dearer, but foe that you can use different buses and not just the 38. Their app is much worse as well. From my perspective and what I've heard divers say, its a shortage of drivers. They just aren't paying enough to keep people or get new ones in. They're diverting services for some reason to cover less busy routes it seems as well. We need a nationalised bus service. Thankfully, this is now being discussed at the preliminary level. Transport in Glasgow is an utterly fucking disaster unless you live and work on or near the laughably limited subway. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 11:38am)

Can confirm. 0800 First #9 in the AM _never_ has a live capacity and it has not once shown up. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 12:11pm)

Mate. I live in Paisley. I moved here cos cheap. Before I found Mt current place I remember seeing this utter dive place listed for 300. The same place is listed now for 550 with a paint job and a carpet down. You used to be able to find half decent 1 beds for 300 to 400. Now they're al 500, 600. A girl I used to know lived at those wedge flats next to where the Pure gym and that are. Maybe 2 years ago? 3? It was 800. Its now listed at I shit you not 1600 a month. I want to move to a 2 bed as my partner is moving in with me but they're absurdly unaffordable. Like honestly I pay 350 and I an barely make ends meet working 50 hours a week. We are fucked. Anyone who thinks this is temporary and prices will go down in 2 years when enough people have died are fucking lunatics. We are living through a period of mass wealth transfer on a scale we haven't seen in a long time. This isn't some unavoidable cause of the Glorious Free Market Never To Be Defied, but a calculated and deliberate shafting of those at the bottom to maintain the lifestyles of those above. Keep an eye on the suicide rate over the next 12 to 24 months. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 6:40pm)

I tried to get a place in Castle Gait when I was still living next to Mr Kebab. It was affordable (at a push) but aye, anything over 450 is totally unrealistic for me (21k, yas). 600 for a place seems normal to some people. It fucking isn't. Honestly 300 to 500 should be where we are at as an average range for your basic decent nick 1 and 2 beds, obviously not accounting for area. If I was to pay that I'd be fuether and further in the red every month. Just don't have the capacity. I've tried looking at HA's and that as well as MMRs but they all are allocated and pretty much always go to families. Totally unattainable. Even their prices are up. I fear being pushed out further afield just to be able to live. It's like gentrification without the upscaling of the area, in a way. I feel the same overall. I genuinely feel that we are in the early stages of societal collapse. It won't get _too_ bad for us but the next generations are done for. On the verge of another global war nobody seems to want to avoid, ecological and environmental decay are accelerating, inequality and poverty rising exponentially, resource scarcity, eventually the water becomes a problem and that's when things get real bad. Fuck me we are even seeing a resurgence of fascism, including the beginning sparks of it in our own government, and nobody seems too bothered by it. It is happening. And pretty much everyone knew yet nobody done anything to avoid it. Instead we just pretend it's all temporary and fine and better days of prosperity are ahead when they sure as fuck are not. Call me defeatist or pessimistic if you feel I am but I see that as the harsh reality of where we have allowed the gross misnagement of our world to lead us. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 7:43pm)

Do you have any sources as to 'capacity' being the reason we are getting shagged? This isn't scarcity, it's price gouging. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 7:49pm)

Shawlands was named [one of the coolest pace to live in the world](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23038348.glasgows-shawlands-named-among-worlds-coolest-neighbourhoods/). Not even funny anymore how broken the world is. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 7:47pm)

Resurgence then I guess. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 9:27pm)

So I was even lower than the actual price. Amazing. 2 grand a month. I don't even make 2 grand a month before deductions! There are landlords down my bit who buy the 2 bed flats then rent them to students as student accommodation for like 600 each. The whole place should be 600 at best. Scum. I read a story on another sub, about a guy who was pally with his landlord and mentioned that they got a promotion and had a couple hundred into their savings each month now. Within a couple days he gets told rent is going up by a couple hundred. His own fault but still what the fuck? I like the wee ones at the Abbey but have never seen a listing to see what they go for. Same with the new ones down beside the Piazza.I like the Elipta as well, never figured it was as low as 495 mind, always thought it was higher end. Easily 850 for one now I reckon if not into the grand+ area. I've never had a rent increase. Everyone else gets them it sounds like but I've been 350 for 7 years and no indications otherwise. I reckon this place is paid off and the guy just doesn't give a shit. You're not supposed to buy a house. Pay your private rent and say thank you to your lord for providing housing. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 14th Oct 2022 10:02pm)

Is nice but it's tiny and mobbed. Without a reservation, you're standing at the side awkwardly. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 15th Oct 2022 8:38pm)

Probably homeless. Whilst in an unamed Balkan state recently, I observed a man bereft of a domicile reject his indulgences of the previous day(s) quite openly and blatantly at 7am in a city centre park. We refuse to provide public bathrooms. If I was homeless and cutting about the city centre, where I had the best chance of earning food or money, and I needed to shit, what would I do? Where would I go? by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 17th Oct 2022 5:53pm)

I just outright don't tip beyond rounding up. Tip culture is cancer and we are starting to see the Americanised version showing up with enforced gratuities on bills. Get absolutely fucked. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 18th Oct 2022 2:33pm)

I'm sure the places you work are not capitalist minded at all... Elitist snob. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 18th Oct 2022 2:30pm)

You're _far_ from the only one here who has toiled this industry. Your responses are even more elitist than your initial remarks. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 18th Oct 2022 2:45pm)

'We deserve respect for what we do compared to those sensory-offensive fast food workers. You don't know what we do or how hard it is, we deserve tips and recognition and they don't. I worked in McD once when I was a kid, I know the difference!' Yes, elitist, and an absolute cunt to boot. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 18th Oct 2022 2:51pm)

If they put you through your drivers licence as well if jump at it tbh by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 19th Oct 2022 12:43am)

[https://www.getglasgowmoving.org/reports/extendglasgowsubway.pdf](https://www.getglasgowmoving.org/reports/extendglasgowsubway.pdf) by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 28th Oct 2022 2:12pm)

Bus user here. I spend legitimately 15 to 20 hours per week commuting to my job 6 miles away because of the shit show of McGills and First. The timetables are lies. I stand there almost every day and watch as 3 scheduled buses don't turn up and I lose money being late for work and spend a good chunk of my 'free' time post work just standing waiting on a bus for 70 mins. They won't ever change as they know people rely on them for work. They don't have any impetus to change. They say they have driver shortage but I don't believe them otherwise they'd be striking about forced overtime same as RMT. The fact that this isn't a bigger issue being spoken about is fucking cringe. The transport infrastructure here is legitimately pathetic and I feel like there is zero interest in it from out councils or government beyond the new Net Zero branding on some buses. Of all the things that make me miserable in life, this has far higher a place in the list than 'buses' should ever be. And rail isn't an option because its about 2.5x more expensive. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 30th Oct 2022 7:14pm)

For real. I take a smoke now and then but I did used to know someone who was the first and only case I'd ever witnessed of someone being a weed junkie. He had every psychological junkie tic and trait going, for weed. It was fucking bizarre. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 4th Nov 2022 11:34am)

I lived above a junkie in my last place. They partied every day almost and were super loud and violent. He screamed up at me from below that he was gonna plug me after I dropped my telly remote at 5am and came to my door. He was a twig, I'd obliterate him in a fight, but he was a junkie and junkies are unpredictable and dangerous on that basis. I too felt suicidal and beyond done with life mostly because of the lingering presence of this rabid animal fit surely for only being put down. Now that I have moved, my random singing probably makes me the annoying neighbor. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 4th Nov 2022 11:37am)

Don't want more, just want it to go back to the way it was at this point. Used to be 40 mons door to door, now it's legit 2 hours a day just waiting for the fucking things. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 7th Nov 2022 8:26pm)

More people causes delays, so none show up for an hour then 3 drive by you one after the other with people pressed up against the door like sardines. I really don't see how they can't logistically position the buses in anticipation of this. Just no effort on their part to mitigate. Which incidentally is part of the larger issue, the likes of First and McGills have no incentive to do anything as no matter how bad they get, people have no choice but to give them money to get to their jobs by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 7th Nov 2022 8:44pm)

Except when people advocate this they're generally referring to a nationalised service. Not this profiteering no effort pish that is run as a 'you have no choice but to give us money' We need less cars on the road, that is an argument that can't be fought against by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 10:08am)

Aye hold on I'll buy an expensive car to run expensive fuel and congest the already crammed roads and pish fumes everywhere Knob by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 10:05am)

This is the correct response. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 10:12am)

Fuck up man you're no funny and whoever told you otherwise was only being nice 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 10:46am)

This issue started in 1986 when our public ownership was wrecked. SNP are toothless and shilling for the private firms, and it is their responsibility, but it is not their fault it is like this. It is an inherited problem and aye, the grace period for planning is over, things should have changed by now. At least the one bus per 90 that turns up has Net Zero branding so we are amazing I guess. Still. Your comment offers nothing. Why bother? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 11:33am)

Honestly we are getting as bad as the States. Everything is built by and for cars, we don't have walkable cities as much as we should because we need roads and more lanes to fit all the cars. We don't have space. It is absurd that we at this point aren't outright limiting the fucking sale of the damn things to reduce numbers over time. Every spare bit of space has a car in it. Every road is clogged to a crawl with them. And to top it all off, we can breathe less and less. It is quite genuinely fucking insane as far as I'm concerned. And yeah that person is just a troll and not even an entertaining one at that. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 2:23pm)

I mean...if in a parallel universe they offered to put you through your drivers tuition from scratch I'd be all over it 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 8:16pm)

r/fuckcars by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 8:38pm)

Just one more lane, bro. Trust me. It'll fix everything, please just one more lane. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 8th Nov 2022 8:42pm)

Came here hoping for an expose on the inherently whte supremacist nature of our registry workers. I am kinda disappointed. I got 2 total strangers to be my witnesses in a foreign country. It is surprisingly easy. Just make sure they have their passports on them, I dunno what the requirements are here but ID is surely needed. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 11th Nov 2022 12:37pm)

This just in, ScotGov are capitalists just like the rest and approve vanity projects to make money with little to no interest in any meaningful progressive change. Colour me stunned. For real though where are the flats being built that aren't for private developers like Lowther and Cala? We have a full scale housing crisis and yet all we see is these 'gentrification flats' and the americanised suburbs (eg, the site of the old NS&I next to Silverburn, or the back of Darnley at B&Q). Recently there was this bit of land next to Cardonald library that finally had the wee building tore off it. I thought good, can build a 4 in a block there of 2 or 3 bedroom units, if not more. What happened? 3 big massive fuck off houses with, shit you not, dining tables with about 10 seats that you can see from the PRW. Any concept of green infrastructure or viewing our cities to be walkable is moot. Its never going to happen. All developments are sold off to the highest bidder who wants to make the most money, and that always is either student flats or the aforementioned gentrification flats or American style suburbs. Walking down Trongate last night I noticed building site I hadn't clocked before. How many baws you betting its more of the same? Combine all this with our genuinely abysmal public transport infrastructure and all we are left with is the inevitable decline to car reliance and being pushed further out of the cities. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 16th Nov 2022 10:39am)

>St Enoch proposals which are high rises For the affordable price of £300'000 for a 2 'bedroom' unit. Thanks so much this is just what we need. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 16th Nov 2022 10:43am)

I'm still shook by the wee dobber I clocked outside Queen St Station a month or so ago. Was waiting on my pal and this wee guy was stood 2m from a bin tanning a can, looked at the bin and just dropped the tin on the ground. I legitimately wanted to toe him in the kugelsack. Or the lassie at the bus stop a few months back as well tanning her sausage roll in the morning. Walked to the bin to dispose of the wrapper. Missed. Looked at it on the ground for a second and opted to just leave it. This is a cultural problem at this point and it requires extreme measures to fix. We aren't responsible collectively. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 18th Nov 2022 3:46pm)

Honestly? A group of pished 18 to 21 year olds out for the Scotland/ROI game wasn't worth dealing with or starting with. Hindsight, I know I should have and they had just as much a chance of shitting it as lamping me with their dragon soop cans. Rats. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 18th Nov 2022 5:41pm)

Honestly I'm in favour of heavy fines. 500 fixed penalty notice, grow up or pay for your cuntishness. I'm heavily against the extraction of money from the working class, which is or of the main things police do, but this is as I said a cultural problem and it can only be changed by being firm. Our streets are legitimately putrid. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 19th Nov 2022 8:40pm)

Shower every other day instead of every day. Shower at gym when I can, even though it means I don't get home until 9pm or after (finish work at 1700, buses are shite). I've no had the heating on at all, it's fucking baltic. Eating less. Crying more. Bills ain't going down and the next hike in January will wipe out any reduction I have made. The next rise in April will make it worse. Then July. Then October. Then January again. This isn't going away, UK govt are facilitating it. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 24th Nov 2022 11:50am)

Yep this is definitely a solution when it is <5⁰c inside by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 24th Nov 2022 1:59pm)

He's fae my granny's bit by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 25th Nov 2022 3:15pm)

Nah she went to another school, that's all by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 25th Nov 2022 9:22pm)

Saving this thread as it ia the exact scenario I am in. 33 gong 34. Min wage crappie job. Looking at programming, dev etc as I keep reading how people successfully transition to this later in life and can work their way to good stable salaries. Loom up Udemy free courses and you can find free courses like intro to Python, C# for beginners etc. I have a bunch saved. I don't really know where to go for the actual tuition itself though. I will check back in on this later RemindMe! 72 hours by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 1st Dec 2022 1:44pm)

For sure avoid formal education. The time to reward investment is just not there. Can you imagine trying to do uni and work? Fuck that. What is your tentative path or objective? There's so many nice roles you can get into hs even deciding that is overwhelming. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 1st Dec 2022 3:15pm)

r/fuckcars by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 7:18pm)

I've noticed this. My 8am no9 always shows at 8am. Never an eta. Thus, maybe 20% of the time does it exist and show up. This morning it said 8am so I stayed in bed. Then I checked again and it said 2mins. Fucked me. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 7:16pm)

Maybe you should document this and publish it? by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 4th Dec 2022 1:18am)

They have little competition and people have no choice but to use them. This equals what we see now. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 4th Dec 2022 1:24am)

You think someone crying in the bathroom as some issues in their life. Nah. They just done a huge shit and now have a fissure. Happens to the best of us. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 6th Dec 2022 11:02am)

Anywhere. I go for drinks alone. I go for food alone. People watch. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 8th Dec 2022 10:35pm)

I sympathise with the frustrations but 400 left over on 22k is loaded in the current climate. For context I work 50 hours for 24.5 and I have at best 50 left over a month. Wager are low. We know this. UK in general has very low wages. It seems like people are finally starting to realise this. This is the new normal. No landlord is gonna reduce their rent when things calm down. We have been goose stepping towards a US-like rental climate for years now and we are seeing an escalation currently where it is unaffordable to live alone and room mates are the norm, because rents are going to have basically doubled over a short period of time relatively speaking. I had a pal who rented with her man for 850. Their old place is listed for 1800 atm, shit you not. I chose to live in Paisley because its cheap and you could get a 1 bed for 300. 450 now easy, and rising. Thigs are fucked and you're not being singled out for a battering. You're far better off than most other 'median wage' folks. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 11th Dec 2022 5:40pm)

Maybe your problem is thinking working what is basically minimum wage unskilled admin should afford you a west end life style in an undeclared recession amd cost of living crisis where you are saving about 3 times as much per month as most others. You are out of touch with the current situation most of us are in. You are crying and raving to people much worse off than you about how hard you have it. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 11th Dec 2022 5:49pm)

>So you are saying people who work full time can’t have privacy, heating, a proper diet and start a family. They never even implied anything of the sort. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 11th Dec 2022 5:46pm)

Super keen on this thread RemindMe! 2 days I shop 9/10 at Tesco because its closest to my home. Their prices just keep going up up up. The 'low cal' ready meals I use for lunch at work go up every month it feels, to the point when I last went in and seen its not 2 for a fiver instead of the 3 for 6 when I found them, I stood there for about 5 minutes raging and trying to think of what I can do instead. Clubcard deals are shite now, it's basically the 'pre get fucked' price marketed as a bargain. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 12th Dec 2022 12:24am)

Honestly the fact we are.set for the coldest winter in years at the same time as nocunt being able to afford the heating is fucking scary. It won't just be pensioners and vulnerable people dying, it'll be every cunt. Was 8⁰c in my flat this morning. I honestly expected it to be worse. Place tracks 3 to 5 above outside usually. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 13th Dec 2022 9:22am)

And yet even if the rest of me is sweltering, my legs are freezing 😞 by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 13th Dec 2022 9:19am)

I've been testing. Different usage for Different durations then checking my app to see what it cost me. It costs me over a pound a day to have the pilot light on but no actual usage. Fucking insane. I'm at the point where it so cold I might just pay up. I can handle 12⁰c but not 8⁰c in my home. And I suspect it could drop further as lowest I've recorded was 5⁰c in my bedroom. What temp ia recommended to save the pipes? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 13th Dec 2022 12:58pm)

I recently raised a similar issue to my agency and the owner came out to see, got 2 diff quotes from contractors and next week replacing the wooden sash with proper windows. Rotting frames, big gaps, single pane. No good. What you are showing can be argues as a violation of the repairing standard and tolerable standard. Get involved. This isn't okay. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 13th Dec 2022 2:24pm)

Yep the famously extreme left government of the UK, the Conservative and Unionist Party by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 1:45pm)

You realise that in order for them to take, we have to have sold? Also UK and France send power back and forth all the time. Without France we would be utterly fucked. UK government have no idea how to run anything at all. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:48pm)

This goes further back than the current period of dickensian fetishism. It goes back to Thatcher. Her government dismantled everything and no government has even so much as tried to fix it ever since by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:46pm)

Yes I forget SNP have power over exports... by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:45pm)

I have thermos in every room tracked in an app. Between 7 and 9 at all times. 18 lol. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:54pm)

I look forward to hearing about 8 people showing up. Same with Don't Pay and Enough is Enough by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:50pm)

You've obviously never been to CJs by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:22pm)

>“ reeeeeee I’m offended” Pot. Kettle. Black. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:24pm)

Love that people are outing themselves by being raging at you finding this weird 🤣 by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:32pm)

At no point did they say anything about banning it. They're expressing that it's weird. And it is fucking weird. Strong references to slavery are not a pedantic thing to take issue with. If you think they are then that raises questions about you to be honest. Also I dunno if you know this but Scotland was actively profiting from the transatlantic slave trade. Ever wonder why so many of our streets are named after people who owned ~~literal human beings~~ a reliable source of cheap labour? How do you know this person isn't black? Can only back Americans take issue with this? I guess all your grievances are specific to 'your own'. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:31pm)

Not like that by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:45pm)

>Why tf do y’all have a Grand Ole Opry? Cheap booze. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:45pm)

If the nosh-interfering mask orgy is a 1 and _that_ scene from Caligula is a 10, CJs is about a 4. It really depends on the night and how high/low your standards are. Scotland is barren. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 16th Dec 2022 9:55pm)

I see you are cultured also by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Dec 2022 12:06am)

Lucky you haha. Maybe I'm picky by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Dec 2022 12:58am)

I mean the visceral emotive outburst is indicative of a scorned or otherwise offended personality. That is to say, as usual, those who go on about offended people are expressing offence that other people have thoughts and feelings they express which aren't compliant with their own. How dare these people have objective and critical thoughts, and actually express them!? >This is minuscule compared to the million other problems the city has, True enough. But I feel that the 'other things are more important' view is exactly why shit never gets done. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Dec 2022 12:57am)

>throw a molotov Yes. This is what we need. But aye you do have a point. Petty nonsense. Bandaid pish. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Dec 2022 2:39am)

Ironically they, and you, are greeting about other people having thoughts. Fucking gimp. by ResidualBiscuit (Sat 17th Dec 2022 3:16pm)

Words don't mean anything any more. People think liberal means anything from nominally left of centre to full on communist. Definitions don't matter. Buzzwords do. by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 18th Dec 2022 3:20pm)

That's my point. That's what liberalism is. It's more akin to libertarianism than any sort of leftist perspective. But words have been bastardised into oblivion. Just like how 90% of people who argue against socialism couldn't even define it let alone describe any of its functions. Same with things like capital, they think it means 'money' and that's it. They think middle class is a wage bracket yet fail to see that working class includes the bottom half of the middle class as well and that their interests are aligned on the whole. People are stupid. I got called a posh middle class boy for saying I make 24k whilst some douchebag argued that striking ws an act of aggression towards the working class 😂 by ResidualBiscuit (Sun 18th Dec 2022 4:13pm)

You'd be better off going on Bondara or even LoveHoney as they have much more options. Unless this is your first ever purchase/exposure to a vibe then you can get much better things elsewhere. Sadly Glasgow has, to my knowledge, all but 1 sex shop. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 9:16am)

I've been with VM since 2011. They be like that. I pay for 1gb and get about 400 to 800. They say 1gb to the hub and then it's your devices and their capability affecting the actual received speeds per device, which is valid. I advise to hound the for an engineer visit and suggest something wrong with your line. by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 3:40pm)

Because people see the word 'capitalism' and read it as 'money' and don't have any thoughts beyond that. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 4th Jan 2023 10:47am)

The only reason anyone has ever created, taught or produced is profit motive for their superiors yes this is human nature yes this is factual information. /s by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 4th Jan 2023 10:46am)

It never stops. Costs will never stop going up. But neither will wages go up. People will continue to get poorer and poorer. It is the neoliberal wet dream. Extract at all costs. As long as graph go up for the wealthy then we are told its all good despite everyone else being fucked harder and harder and harder. You llotersly have to increase your salary by 5% during the good times to even stay at the same level. It is impossible. And it is never going to change. Anyway our lecky will cost as much as rent by the end of the year but mind and argue with strangers online about boys who become girls or something. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 4th Jan 2023 10:53am)

Yes. They have turned off the trackers. Because they're cunts. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 10th Jan 2023 2:58pm)

Airbnb needs to be shut down I swear to fuck. Cancer. by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 16th Jan 2023 6:57pm)

Oink oink by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 1:53am)

Define communism without looking it up or copy pasting lol by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 1:55am)

>You completely Ignored my main gripe with communism - the authoritarian argument. You mean the same authoritarian path we are on? More insidious and creeping but bet you life we are certainly on the path to fascist future. >Is it not more the case that it simply Is not a good model for long-term social and economic development and the population just get sick of stagnating and authoritarianism? They have been grossly mismanaged by fascist figureheads. The most accurate example of communism is the Parisian Communes. Not USSR or any other bullshit boot coming down under a red flag and calling itself communism when it didn't meet the fundamental criteria per the definition of the word. Also communism requires collectivism. What happens when any vaguely socialist society is ostracised from the rest or the world and demonised? South America has plenty examples. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 2:01am)

Russia and China produced so much and in Deng's China it is all about business. Its a money machine there now. Even without nukes and that army. Their economic growth is on course to overtake the US. All you gotta do is let rich people make money there and you can do what you want. Russia done the same thing up until February last year. Of course Russia is not communist though. Neither is China really. Its branding for them now. And yes people try to call nazis socialist because of the party name. Weird how that logic falls apart when you point out the full name of North Korea haha by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 2:06am)

You need to read more. I am not a communist. But you don't seem to understand what the word means and are painfully ignorant of the nuances that smother any attempt to deviate from the violently enforced 'best system ever devised'. What we are doing now doesn't work any more than 'communism' did. We just pretend it does. And yes we are on that path. Explicitly and without a doubt. Don't sit there talking about "Tories" like they matter. They don't. It is far bigger than them and will be a global problem far faster than people are emotionally or psychologically ready to consider. What do you think happens when the water starts to run out? When the population outgrows capacity? When supply doesn't meet demand? When we haven't even begun to have addressed some of our biggest problems in energy, climate or environment? Do you think you can put a little cross in a box and some neoliberal capitalist with a different coloured tie, who ascribes to the very same doctrine that brought us to that point, is gonna make it all better? No. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 2:32am)

See, I asked because 9/10 people have no idea what the word means nor what key factors make up a communist society. Who owns the means of production? What happens to the state entity itself? By which metric are resources allocated? China maintains a Soviet (literally 'council') form of ruling party but Deng's 'socialism with Chinese characteristics is just capitalism but in red, really. I guess you win the comfort of knowing you know what you're talking about. Sadly this is not so common! by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:53am)

You want ideally 18⁰c+. Prices make this brutally difficult. For context my flat is about 10 or 11 degrees on average and was as low as 8 a few weeks ago. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 17th Jan 2023 9:55am)

I mind I lost my 3210 on the 54 at Braehead. Da was raging. Until the house phone rang and a wee old lady found it and wanted to return it, she had went into the contacts and found the number. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 1st Feb 2023 10:51am)

'fIgHtInG age Men' Fuck up. Same pish people have been saying for 20-30 years now. We are being invaded by foreign mercs and the entire Home Office and UKVI are just happy to have them, aye? You spoke to them aye? You know they're all men, aye? You know they're all Albanian, aye? You know they're all ex-military, aye? Given that the ony people they'll have interacted with is UKVI, naw, you or anyone else knows fuck all. BTW how many Albanians have you met in Glasgow? Must be a fuck tonne. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 8:18am)

FiGhTiNg AgE mEn by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 8:19am)

What do you mean "if not, pay her"? Do you expect her to re-cast them for fucking free? by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 7th Feb 2023 9:57am)

I am sure these comments will be nice and civil regarding a teenager being murdered by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 13th Feb 2023 4:56pm)

Absolute no lifers by ResidualBiscuit (Thu 16th Feb 2023 2:51am)

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't all those been increased along with literally every tiny other expense in our lives? You can't pull more revenue from people with nothing left to spare. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 17th Feb 2023 12:03pm)

When you say "compared to Inflation" are you saying they've increased below inflation rates? If so that is still money gone, regardless if below cos as you know, wages don't keep up. Just about all local authorities going up 5% next month from what I'm seeing. Weirdly can't find info on my own council for 23/24 fiscal year. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 17th Feb 2023 4:04pm)

Looks like rain by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Feb 2023 3:08pm)

As opposed to 1 person per car? by ResidualBiscuit (Mon 20th Feb 2023 4:23pm)

I hated football until I was about 17. All the rangers fans I knew were aggressive and bigoted. Celtic had Nakamura and a nicer kit. That was it. My interest in Scottish football lasted about a decade before the low quality and constant finger pointing between the two along with peado 'jokes' made me hate it. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 1st Mar 2023 10:10am)

Well nothing else has worked whatsoever. Broken Window theory doesn't work on this. It has been tried. It has failed every time. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 7th Mar 2023 4:32pm)

I mind I posted something similar a while back and some wee dobber argued with me that imposing fines for littering was an attack on poor people. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 7th Mar 2023 4:31pm)

That's very nice and thoughtful of you bit in case you haven't noticed, this is a cultural problem and isn't going away without drastic action. Soft touches don't work when it's this deeply ingrained. Heavy fines need to be imposed as a component of societal and cultural reform on this. by ResidualBiscuit (Tue 7th Mar 2023 4:30pm)

People always talk about heating but lecky is WAY more expensive. My heating is maybe 60 a month (I'm cold but it's tolerable) but lecky is like 200. Or is everyone else just pumping the gas and heating their whole place to 20? by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 8th Mar 2023 9:11pm)

The cap is staying where it is in real terms due to Energy Price Guarantee, meaning although cap is increasing, our taxes are paying them off to keep the cap at the same level. The planned increase has been delayed for 3 months. However, the Energy Bills Support Scheme is ending. This is the scheme that has seen £67 in our accounts each month. So no matter what happens, everyone's bills are going up by £67 on energy. In July they will go up another 20% at current estimates. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 8th Mar 2023 9:10pm)

To condition us to do it once the infrastructure to actually separate is in place. Currently we haven't got a clue or a plan. It all gets buried in the ground (insane concept). The logic is that if we start on the small scale now then social attitudes will already have adjusted in the hypothetical future when we do indeed have a plan. For me, this is not going to work. Social attitudes are not changing. by ResidualBiscuit (Wed 8th Mar 2023 9:20pm)

Space cadet. by ResidualBiscuit (Fri 10th Mar 2023 1:59pm)