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Dude, this is literally a question about positive things. I want to get excited about Glasgow because a lot of people seem to have an absolute blast living there. by Sanuuu (Wed 8th May 2019 10:42pm)

EK? by Sanuuu (Fri 10th May 2019 11:21pm)

I'm happy leaving my ID or something with the person, just as a security. by Sanuuu (Thu 8th Aug 2019 2:06pm)

Yeah I know that's an option but tbh I'm looking for something that's easy to remove incase I don't need it. The Swytch wins in that avenue, nothing easier than just taking the front wheel off! by Sanuuu (Thu 8th Aug 2019 3:25pm)

IMHO this shouldn't be paid for by the city though as motorways are a part of a national infrastructure. by Sanuuu (Thu 10th Oct 2019 11:26pm)

Hahah nah... I'm about as pacyfist as they get! Think more like open software and unfucking the political manipulation done on Facebook by Sanuuu (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 7:06pm)

How clever. by Sanuuu (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 10:22pm)

The rules to what? by Sanuuu (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 10:21pm)

I just tried them last week for the first time. Very tasty red red! by Sanuuu (Wed 22nd Jul 2020 7:22pm)

Thanks, booked! My dad was keen on trying some Scottish lamb so glad to see it on the menu :) by Sanuuu (Sat 25th Jul 2020 12:36pm)

Great :) do you know if they offer BYOB? by Sanuuu (Sat 25th Jul 2020 1:18pm)

Some restaurants allow it not from the cheapness of not having a licence but rather to allow the patrons to bring their specific wine in. Like, I've got a bottle of my own made mead I'd like to bring. by Sanuuu (Sun 26th Jul 2020 10:39am)

Of course. I mean, corkage is a thing. Not sure why the downvotes... by Sanuuu (Sun 26th Jul 2020 11:30am)

It's not about the deposit though. It's about the extra 10%-20% over valuation price which you have to find somewhere and which doesn't really constitute mortgage or the deposit. by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 10:17am)

>The area is a bit funny in that some streets (and perhaps just a part of some street) can be much more desirable than others. Yeah, but then the less desirable flats seem to go as auction properties which means they are not mortgageable at all. Doesn't matter that they're cheaper, if they are only accessible to rich people with a lot of upfront capital. by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:49pm)

Yeah, but the upfront capital needed these days seems to be 30-40k these days. Only 15 more lockdowns of being able to save up additional couple grand and I'm good to go! /s by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:47pm)

Imho BTL landlording should be illegal. Or rather, people buying to live should be given legal priority over investors. by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:45pm)

I guess what I'm finding most infuriating is the lottery that is having your family be able to provide upfront capital or not. I earn pretty ok money, could afford a decent mortgage, but because of the ridiculous cash required to even start I'm not able to buy. So many of my peers earn so much less than what I do, but have their own flats just because of the cushion of being able to get a loan from their parents for the upfront capital requirements. by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:54pm)

>Oh, I'd also look at the Sold Property Prices to get real world data on what they're selling for. Ah it doesn't list the price of each flat though, so it's difficult to tell if the price you're seeing is for a one bed or a five bed. by Sanuuu (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:59pm)

Yay. So great to hear people are buying all those flats as investment /s by Sanuuu (Wed 19th Aug 2020 6:54pm)

It makes me think we should compile a list of conveyancers to avoid by Sanuuu (Wed 26th Aug 2020 4:25pm)

> the first home thing from Scottish govt Unfortunately that only works on new built housing (of which there is a limited supply) and gives the govt a permanent equity in your property, which is a no-go for me (they won't let you rent it out, and I'm planning for a semi-nomadic lifestyle of half year in the city and half year away). by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 12:29pm)

Yes, I'm aware of that, and the possibility to convert to a different mortgage at a later date will be a factor in who I'm choosing as my mortgage provider. I'd be buying the property with the intention of living there, but I want to at least have the option of possibly being flexible about that later. The thing with the govt scheme is that they give a hard no on any renting ever, so by going with that I'm agreeing that if I ever choose to move out I *have to* sell. by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 12:36pm)

Right, but I can't really have a lodger in a 1 bed flat, can I? by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 12:53pm)

It is possible in some cases, but most of the housing projects built now are council-initiated developments and those include a policy of the govt keeping a "golden share" of ~10% so that they have that control over the property. IMHO it's a really good policy for stopping rampant profiteer BTL investments but not for my current needs. by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 1:04pm)

Oh, cool - I've not heard about this particular scheme. I thought we were talking about the H2B equity loan scheme. by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 1:29pm)

Oh congrats! Which part of the city? by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 3:09pm)

https://www.mygov.scot/new-supply-shared-equity-scheme/after-buying/ Under the 'Golden share' header. by Sanuuu (Thu 27th Aug 2020 5:36pm)

Is that four figure per flat or for figure for the whole close? by Sanuuu (Thu 24th Dec 2020 3:47pm)

Holy shit. Do they usually share it equally between flats? As in, would I in my tiny 1 bed flat have to pay the same share of the repair as a top floor 5 bed? by Sanuuu (Thu 24th Dec 2020 5:03pm)

Why? by Sanuuu (Sat 26th Dec 2020 12:12pm)

Ah interesting! I guess it makes sense all the tenements are the same size. Not sure why I assumed they'd be all different. I guess maybe an exception would be large attic conversions? by Sanuuu (Sat 26th Dec 2020 12:10pm)

Thanks! Haven't been able to talk to my solicitor about it yet because everything has been shut for the holidays. It's kinda stressful with closing dates being set so soon after the properties floating onto the market - is the expectation to do all the additional surveying etc *after* getting your offer submitted and accepted? by Sanuuu (Mon 4th Jan 2021 2:04pm)

>You can submit pending whatever terms you like. Hmmm, forgot about it. So I could make an offer pending on the outcomes of a structural survey? I'm still not sure if that makes sense for me financially seeing as the internet claims those surveys can cost more than a grand and this is a £65k flat. If it does show something iffy that's a huge chunk of my savings gone. Also, wouldn't the survey need access to the neighbour's flat on the other side of the wall and/or some destructive testing done (drilling etc?) >I'd suggest visiting again and speaking to neighbours, but COVID. Yeah that's tricky. I've done some neighbour research and apparently only two flats there are occupied by the owners but I don't know which ones those are. >Can you call the factors and ask them? Hmmm, that's a thought! I'll try though I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't allowed to divulge information regarding their clients. by Sanuuu (Mon 4th Jan 2021 2:14pm)

It's not a wildly unusual price for flats this size in this area. There are 2 more like this within 150m of the one I'm looking at listed at this very moment. by Sanuuu (Mon 4th Jan 2021 10:20pm)

Have they? I've only heard that they've done a general study into the average state of tenements and based it on a surveys of a random sample. I've tried to look for individual reports but haven't been able to find anything. by Sanuuu (Mon 4th Jan 2021 11:31pm)

Hmmm, maybe only the investigated tenements got a copy of that report? Either way, I'll try checking. by Sanuuu (Tue 5th Jan 2021 10:15am)

Yeah, the flat is in a pretty high-demand area where properties notoriously disappear fast and also above valuation price. by Sanuuu (Tue 5th Jan 2021 12:19pm)

That'd be absolutely amazing. Thanks! by Sanuuu (Tue 5th Jan 2021 12:18pm)

Mind you, most of flats in the southside seem to be going for ~10% over their valuation price, which itself usually sits ~10% over the 'offers over' price. So all those places you see on Rightmove advertised for 90k will likely sell for 105-115k. And the 'over valuation' part needs to be covered in cash, no mortgage. The main source of cheaper properties are auctions but they come with the usual risks of buying at an auction. But it's likely you won't even need to consider that because those you have to cover 100% with cash. by Sanuuu (Tue 5th Jan 2021 11:30pm)

My options are dictated by the money available to me (i.e. not that much). Besides, it's a tenement so a bit different from your block-of-flats council house. by Sanuuu (Wed 13th Jan 2021 9:50pm)

>it would cost the whole block (I was a minority owner) 2out of 12 where owned approx 3k for less than a half shift plus skip to replace perfectly good slabs all 12 of them. I... I'm not sure what are you saying here? Maybe it's me but something about this sentence makes me feel like if I'm having a stroke. by Sanuuu (Thu 14th Jan 2021 9:53am)

Ah ok so the reason why they are cheaper is because they are Govt-subsidised? by Sanuuu (Thu 14th Jan 2021 9:51am)

Rightfully so. There's only place for Shawarma King in my heart (and any competition's victors row). by Sanuuu (Tue 26th Jan 2021 10:19am)

It seems what you're saying is essentially "If you pay more your tenement will be better maintained" which is kinda obvious? West End / Finnieston / Partick are by no means representative of most tenements in Glasgow both in terms of their state and price. And unfortunately most people looking at buying tenement flats (myself included), west end prices are simply not achievable. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 4:39pm)

Forget Govanhill in that price range unless you're buying auction property with cash to refurbish. Everything else is going 10-15% over asking price you see on the websites. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 4:44pm)

Thanks for your input! > speaking to the Factor is important. Tried that, unfortunately they only said they can't share information about properties with third parties... by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 4:41pm)

I mean the home report is based only on superficially looking at the building. Would it know if joists in the flat above are completely rotten through? Nope. Does it have any information at the state of the roof? Not at all. I think that's the scary bit for me - the idea that those defects are hidden from the view and not dealt with until they are too much purely because nobody knew about them. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:34pm)

>I feel like you’ve turned your comment in to some sort of statement of classism regards the fact I mentioned the West End when I don’t even live there 🤷 Apologies if I made it sound that way. It wasn't my intention. Rather my point was that the way I read your original comment sounded to me like saying "in order to decrease risks just buy something more expensive." I mean of course you didn't say that directly but obviously a nicer looking, obviously maintained closes will have higher prices on them. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:30pm)

>Three friends in tenements in the 18 months prior had been hit with insane repair/refurb costs that resulted in 15-40k loans. Oh lord. Do you know what kinds of repairs was that for? by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:44pm)

Would that not require all the neighbours etc giving access for potentially destructive testing? Otherwise how would the structural surveyors know that e.g. all joists seem to be fine? by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:42pm)

>Does building insurance not cover most big costs? That's what I assumed but after reading a bunch it doesn't seem to be as simple as that. It will cover a lot of big costs arising through accidental stuff, so flooding, fire, a car running into the wall etc. It doesn't cover things breaking because of wear and tear, which is arguably the main cause of huge expenses in tenements as they are super old. Even if you take care of things, those buildings *do* get wet, and the timbers *might* be getting more and more degraded over the years. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:40pm)

Does anyone know how one gets to sign up for one? by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:49pm)

Maybe I can't put a price on that, but I also can't live in the abstract idea of the sense of history itself. I don't buy property to feel smug about myself but to have an actual place to live in that doesn't break my bank. by Sanuuu (Mon 1st Feb 2021 9:52am)

Yes. Please. For the love of god(s) and all that is holy. What he does is a basic lack of consideration for other people. It's a **public** space. Everyone has the right to be there and do their own things. But by blasting it at the volume he does he literally takes up a quarter of the park sound-wise. And not just occasionally. It's fucking **relentless**. I live in a flatshare with 4 other people. I need the park to get some peace and quiet and clear my head. But nah, the guy needs to despacito. Garrrrgh. by Sanuuu (Tue 2nd Feb 2021 12:51pm)

Just out of curiosity - how did he react? by Sanuuu (Tue 2nd Feb 2021 6:54pm)

I've been considering actually going up to him and having a wee conversation. You know, not straight up going and asking him to stop but rather figuring out why he does what he does and then maybe hinting at the fact that maybe people of the park might not want to have his sounds inflicted upon them most of time. But then I remembered that I'm not brave enough to face the possibility that he might not take it well / not understand me fully. by Sanuuu (Tue 2nd Feb 2021 6:58pm)

>He is doing it for one reason.. Money Honestly I don't think it's about the money. I mean... how much can you make this way? I think he genuinely thinks that he makes everyone's day better this way and somehow considers himself a public benefit figure. I mean, once you're retirement age you might as well, instead of sitting indoors all day long doing nothing. by Sanuuu (Wed 3rd Feb 2021 12:54pm)

>Would be funny if he told you to fuck off and leave **him** alone. I mean... I wouldn't be surprised if that happened. Especially if he believes that he's doing a public benefit service by trumpolining away. by Sanuuu (Wed 3rd Feb 2021 12:57pm)

>Riiiight up to the point it collapsed leaving us all evacuated for the best part of a week Oh shit. How did it happen? Like, was there any warning signs or did you just one day wake up to the thing being caved in? by Sanuuu (Tue 9th Feb 2021 1:17pm)

Heya, I'm currently looking at buying a flat with a similar feature (i.e. blind kitchen which I'd like to open up into the living room). Have you had much luck in figuring out how feasible / costly that would be? by Sanuuu (Sun 14th Feb 2021 4:59pm)

I'm mostly concerned about the big stuff you have to do all at once: architect/planning/structural engineer fees and the actual knocking through the wall. I'd be quite happy to do the remaining bits (i.e. sorting out the floor boundary, kitchen remodelling etc.) myself, especially that I can do the gradually in my own time. by Sanuuu (Sun 14th Feb 2021 5:20pm)

Thanks but I've already checked it before and it seems like it only lists things with actual street addresses, as opposed to plots of land? by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 11:38am)

Oh man, that's pretty much exactly what goes through my mind most of the walks around places in Glasgow I've not been before. Dreaming of community projects... Social clubs... Maker spaces... Co-housing cooperatives which aren't just people crammed into a small flatshare out of necessity... I do occasionally do some digging behind what's the deal with those buildings and 80% of the time they've been snatched away by a huge developer or land in the last couple years and the developer is sitting on them waiting for it to get profitable enough to do anything to them. by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 11:45am)

Oh yeah, it can totes be done. I don't think there'd be much problems with the financial sustainability of a non-for-profit place running to just be a good and cool place. The problem is the upfront capital and the fact that if it comes from investors then the last thing they want is the place being a non-for-profit which in turn means that financial sustainability becomes trickier. Also, I'm absolutely oversimplifying and have a ton more thoughts about it but I should probably stop taking advantage of the work from home flexibility now and do some actual work haha by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 11:53am)

Holy shit. Was it only one quote or were you consistently getting numbers in that range? by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 7:31pm)

Was that in a conservation area or something? Like, were you looking at those fancy wood sash windows or just the tilty PVC ones? by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 7:57pm)

Cool, thanks! Was that materials and labour inclusive? by Sanuuu (Mon 15th Feb 2021 9:16pm)

Yeah I know that it'd likely be cheaper to just blast the heating instead but there are other factors at play: * sustainability * Protecting against moisture / water ingress (the old frames are pretty much falling to pieces) * Sale value (I also know that the flat wouldn't gain in value as much as it costs to install but it'd be a bit easier to sell) by Sanuuu (Tue 16th Feb 2021 8:38am)

> living in shitholes becomes fashionable and because of that the house prices go up I don't think that's an entirely accurate and fair assessment. People don't move to Govanhill or Brooklyn in the past *because* it was rough. It's not like they moved because they wanted to be edgy. They moved for economic reasons too. The "seeds" of gentrification are most often planted by (a) younger people who simply can't afford to buy their home anywhere else so they move to a rougher area and decide to make it work, (b) artist / creative folk who are on lower incomes and are attracted by the prospect of low rents. So really it doesn't happen because hipsters want to be edgy. It comes because the current economic / housing system fucks over most of us. by Sanuuu (Thu 4th Mar 2021 10:06am)

Well said. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 10:06am)

But yeah, like, actually. I feel like what we really need is the same ticket / booking system for multimodal transportation. A way to move from "A to B", not from "A to station A1 to station B1 to bus stop B2 to bus stop C to destination D". I want to be able to have a journey by bus, train, subway and finish off with a bike share thing all on one ticket. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 10:12am)

>Your concern should be with you ending up with a fucked roof, not if the seller will get away with selling a fucked roof. That's a fair point. I guess the thing is that I feel that seeing how quickly the Glasgow tenement market goes, conditioning your offers on *anything* means that I guarantee to end up with no roof as it'd be making my offer vastly less likely to get accepted unless I crank up my bid (which I can't afford). So I guess the question then becomes - is it possible / accepted to announce the desire to conduct such inspection *after* having an offer accepted? >Is there a hatch and a ladder for you to do a quick inspection yourself? Yes there is but it's padlocked and I don't think the factors are very likely to release the keys to some rando. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 1:37pm)

> a couple of hundred quid for your share This I don't mind, especially as getting any survey done itself would cost 150-200 quid. What I do mind is months and months of leaks, while battling with the other owners to pay for repairs, or having to replace the whole roof for tens of thousands of points. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:08pm)

Yup. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:11pm)

> If they had anything to hide, they'd chose another offer so you need to check before you make the offer. Though even if they don't have anything to hide per se, why would they allow the faff and extra time of a fussy buyer unless that buyer is going to compensate that with an offer higher enough to justify that faff? As in, they would probably just go with an easier sell, even if it means it's a few hundred less. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:11pm)

This is just wrong. If you've got one buyer offering £110k in cash vs a buyer tied up in a chain, still needing to get approved for a mortgage and offering £113k conditioned on a bunch of surveys. A lot of sellers might consider "paying" £3k of opportunity cost for the privilege of quick sale and way lower risk of it not going through. by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:34pm)

How did you go about checking it? by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:41pm)

But did you get to do that pre-offer or after yours was accepted? by Sanuuu (Thu 18th Mar 2021 4:59pm)

That information is already in the home report. by Sanuuu (Fri 19th Mar 2021 3:04pm)

Called the agency. They said that before offers they won't be able to provide any more info than what's on the home report because the imminent closing date and loads of offers they've received. It feels like in this market it really is impossible to make an *informed* decision. If there's only a 1-2 weeks between the flats appearing and going to closing date, and each flats having multiple offer being submitted there is literally neither any time for me to have the survey done nor any incentive for the seller to allow it. by Sanuuu (Fri 19th Mar 2021 10:16pm)

That's exactly it. Our bins fill within a couple days of them being emptied. And the council's response? Male the time between collections even longer. Not sustainable. And will necessarily generate littered streets with the amount of wind and seagulling that happens here. by Sanuuu (Wed 24th Mar 2021 9:50pm)

I think the % over home report likely tapers off for higher value properties (which ~£300k definitely is). Likely because of a smaller demand (there fewer people who can afford them). by Sanuuu (Sun 28th Mar 2021 9:21pm)

Yeah. It pisses me off to, because on the cheaper properties where the avg over valuation seems to be ~20% this effectively raises the required upfront cash minimum to 30%. For me it's not a case of a better APR. It's a case of not being able to buy my first property at all. It's frustrating to see my much lower-salaried peers be buying their own places because they have access to being able to borrow cash from their families, while I can't afford to buy even properties way below my theoretical mortgage affordability. It just proves that the idea that social mobility is not a thing, even if you manage to get a reasonably well-paying job. Just because my family is poor means I'm not able to acces properties *I can afford* for several years more than my peers. by Sanuuu (Sun 28th Mar 2021 9:40pm)

Yeah I know. Also all the doer-uppers down here are either (a) auction properties which you have to buy with cash, (b) immediately swarmed with the horses of artists from the South with a bunch of savings and a whole load of free time atm, resulting in immense competition. by Sanuuu (Mon 29th Mar 2021 12:01am)

Facts. by Sanuuu (Mon 29th Mar 2021 12:13am)

If we keep reporting it nothing might happen for a while, but please remember that eventually numbers of reports filed and resolved is a part of how council services performance is actually measured. So if you want things change long-term, whining alone won't do anything, because whining doesn't leave a record in the council which would motivate them improving. by Sanuuu (Fri 9th Apr 2021 3:41pm)

You mean you work with the council? So they just can tick of any unresolved issues with no internal evidence / documentation of work done? I'm tempted filing in a FOIA request for this. by Sanuuu (Fri 9th Apr 2021 4:07pm)

Am I meant to be notified when a report is closed? by Sanuuu (Fri 9th Apr 2021 4:26pm)

How beginner / shit player friendly are they? I've only ever played volleyball back at school and that was in my very-not-sporty days so for all I know I'd probably suck at it. I know it's fine to suck at something at first but I also want to be sure I'm not spoiling the fun for everyone else by literally fucking up every serve and reception. by Sanuuu (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 9:45am)

> You won't be the worst player! Haha I wish I believed in myself this much! by Sanuuu (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 11:50am)

The most cost effective option hands down (but one that requires a bit of patience) is ordering small plants or even plugs from ebay and growing them out. Alternatively giving your networks a shout for cuttings. It needs patience because the plants start out small and it might take them several months to start getting respectable, but it costs a tiny fraction of what buying full plants would (especially with the kind of demand on houseplants we have at the moment). Point in case: I got a small, two-leaf monstera (i.e. the compulsory millenial plant) cutting from my sister a couple years ago and now the thing is an absolute huge beast which would've cost me upwards of 100 quid. by Sanuuu (Wed 21st Jul 2021 1:29pm)

As far as I know only the Polish club at Dom Polski does Polish food in Glasgow, which is a massive shame because it's, well, not great imho. If I ever manage to go down to part-time with my job I'm definitely starting a Pierogi takeout place. Maybe even a trolley to serve you some fried goodness with a dollop of sour cream when you leave a club drunk. I'd call it the Pierogi Tree and it would be made out of goodness. by Sanuuu (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 10:15am)

How was it, like, _morale-wise_? I'm looking into spending a couple days a week in Edinburgh but I'm really, really concerned whether it will not be a horrible experience. My commute at the moment is a 15 min cycle... by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Sep 2021 4:58pm)

Great, that's super encouraging to hear. There are all those horror stories of the commute being an absolute soul-destroying grind, but I do feel like having it be only 2/3 days a week makes a big difference, where you can actually use it as that reading time etc. (10h weekly of compulsory reading time would be a bit much) by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Sep 2021 5:31pm)

Oh! Is that a regular thing? by Sanuuu (Thu 7th Oct 2021 4:50pm)

Aye, I remember those! It'd be nice if they made a comeback! Also do you know if the Chorus is auditioning for new members? I emailed the secretary a couple weeks back but received no response :/ by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 8:13pm)

There seemed to be several people in the thread responses interesting in getting a group going so I'm going get onto it tomorrow when I'm back on my computer (can't be arsed to organise groups on my phone) by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 8:28pm)

Cool, thanks for the info! I guess with uni events I'm just a bit hesitant cause I don't want to be in a position where it's all 20 year old undergrads except for this one random bald, bearded guy a decade older than them who doesn't even have anything to do with the university. I mean, even if attending is ok the socialising would be *awkward* to say the least. by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 8:31pm)

Sent it to chorus@rsno.org.uk on the 12th. Though at this point I'm kinda used to things taking a while after people come out slowly out of the pandemic slumber! Do you know the next piece you'll be doing? by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 10:16pm)

Definitely not an oxymoron! Contemporary classical is just classical music written by present day composers (many people also would include any 'living memory' composers that might have passed away already). These days lines get sometimes blurred between classical and non-classical music, especially when talking about instrumental only pieces (so I'd say Nils Frahm lives somewhere in that blurry area). There's lots of little things which are different in classical and non-classical music with tonnes of exceptions too, but I'd say that most generally it's about what tradition it comes from - which for classical is farily formal written "high art" music tradition, while a lot of non-classical comes from various folk traditions. Obviously I'm oversimplifying and ignoring a lot of nuance here. This is a good video with some neat examples! https://youtu.be/OAg-OeCYjKs by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 11:20pm)

Ahh first The Creation now The Messiah... I see you're going through all the old timey bangers! Does the chorus ever venture past the 18th century? by Sanuuu (Sun 24th Oct 2021 11:25pm)

I was there too! Loved the programming and the lights :) That Orawa was especially magical. by Sanuuu (Mon 25th Oct 2021 9:48am)

Dedication! I went down to London specifically for a concert only once ([Roomful of Teeth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDVMtnaB28E)) and it's totally worth it if it's something you're particularly keen on! by Sanuuu (Mon 25th Oct 2021 10:22am)

Why are you still there? Honest question. I've been actively resisting moving there for over a decade now but I feel like I'm close to succumbing to that idea. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Oct 2021 10:10pm)

> You’ll know exactly when it’s time to move on. Hahaha not me. Not with how much my brain works by overanalysing everything! Either way, life and finding happiness in it is mostly based on heaps of randomness so I think regardless what I choose the chances of me finding fulfilment will be about equal. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Oct 2021 10:24pm)

Ha! Yeah, I totally get the realisations as you're getting older. I'm currently at the stage where it's a choice between good quality of life (staying in Glasgow with its access to nature and some hope of affording an own place) vs moving to London where my social networks are based. In the end living is all about the moments you are able to share with people in your life, and not about how nice your flat can be :/ by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Oct 2021 10:20pm)

A part of me thinks that I should move to London while I'm still not quite after family and kids, and then move back up when it's time for that. The caveat with that Glasgow is not really "home" (I don't really have a place I could call that), and if I move somewhere in my late 30s it'd mean I'll likely spend the rest of my life without close friends. No matter how friendly people can be in everyday interactions, the vast majority of folks have simply no need or desire to add new people into their lives once they reach their 30s. Lol, didn't expect to be oversharing this much on a Thursday evening. by Sanuuu (Thu 28th Oct 2021 10:33pm)

Hey, I've set up a chat group to coordinate but reddit claims that it's unable to message your account. Do you know what that might be about? by Sanuuu (Mon 1st Nov 2021 4:01pm)

Still says "unable to message this account" by Sanuuu (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 10:39am)

Ah cool. How expensive are the rentals? I can't find them on their website. I'm expecting I'll need to do a bunch more driving than just the test so it might quickly add up... by Sanuuu (Wed 16th Mar 2022 11:59am)

Oh wow, I didn't realise that hourly insurances were a thing. I always assumed getting myself on someone's insurance meant rejigging their whole deal. Still, doesn't help me cause none of my pals here have a car :/ by Sanuuu (Wed 16th Mar 2022 12:04pm)

Who were you using? by Sanuuu (Tue 29th Mar 2022 6:46pm)

This. by Sanuuu (Mon 2nd May 2022 7:47pm)

Nope, sorry. by Sanuuu (Sun 8th May 2022 7:43pm)

Thumbs down for taking a plane to go to London. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th May 2022 9:32am)

Don't take me wrong, I'm well aware that there is nothing at *the same speed and price*, but the difference between flying and the train is not actually as huge as most people believe. I'm kinda tired of a lot of folk just taking flying as the default not even considering the alternatives. Like, looking at the actual numbers - if you include getting from and to the airport then you get 15min to GLA + 1h being there before flight + 1h15min flight + 50min STN to central London -> that's 3h20min versus the train taking only one hour(ish) longer at 4h30min. Cost wise, £8 to get to GLA + ~£30 for the flight + £20 for train from STN = £58. That's versus £60 train tickets (for next week, not necessarily for months in advance). I've had times when I managed to go by train for even as low as ~£25 with the railcard and ticket splitting. I'm not anti-flying as I fly quite regularly across Europe to see family, but I do believe that each journey should be looked as on a case by case basis, and in case of domestic travel I think it almost never makes sense, given the environmental cost. I even took a train all the way to Poland a couple times because cost wise it becomes quite similar to the cost of flying during Christmas price surges. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th May 2022 9:50am)

That's because the calculations are for city-centre to city-centre. Train stations are in the city centres. For airport transportation you've usually got to get to the centre-ish before catching your airport shuttle or something. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th May 2022 9:55am)

[Looking ahead one week in advance. £49](https://imgur.com/HXvwgJ7) by Sanuuu (Tue 10th May 2022 10:26am)

Which ones? by Sanuuu (Tue 10th May 2022 10:44am)

Do Victoria Road next. by Sanuuu (Sat 21st May 2022 3:14pm)

Yeah. And I can’t stand people treating the street as their personal testing ground for how loud they can make their cars. by Sanuuu (Sat 21st May 2022 5:55pm)

IMHO I think we should care less about private ownership of stuff but large land speculating corporations and give the the councils powers that would let them relatively easily force them to sell. by Sanuuu (Mon 30th May 2022 12:09pm)

Thanks to the relatively recent (starting in 2016) bunch of Land Reform bills there already exist a legal vehicle for something like this called Community Right to Buy - and particularly the [Community right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land](https://www.gov.scot/policies/land-reform/community-right-to-buy-abandoned-neglected-or-detrimental-land/). The caveat is that despite a few high-profile cases of community buyouts, it's still incredibly difficult for one of those to go through and it requires a highly mobilised volunteer force of people who are willing to commit a lot of personal time to form a 'community group' and lead the whole process. And let's not forget that they also have to find the money to do this. Technically the council could facilitate those kinds of groups to be formed around the city, and help out with funding but the problem is that simply is not on their list of priorities. So in short, the legislation is there, but the will to use it in short supply. In my opinion the legislation should go further in making it easier to claim abandoned land, so that lower amounts of will are sufficient for buyouts to go thoguh by Sanuuu (Mon 30th May 2022 3:14pm)

Out of curiosity how much did the rewiring cost you? by Sanuuu (Mon 6th Jun 2022 3:07pm)

Thanks! by Sanuuu (Mon 6th Jun 2022 5:16pm)

As a Polish person who has also wondered about that, I’d wager a guess that’s it’s all because in our culture home cooking is what happens and going out to eat are rare exceptions to that. As a kid growing up there in the 90s and 00s we would eat out at a restaurant / take out maybe once or twice a year at most. And then I’d you do go out, I’d be for something that isn’t your classic Polish cuisine cause that’s what you get at home. So, I think that essentially the local Eastern European population doesn’t see the need for establishments cause culturally that’s the kind of food that they cook at home. by Sanuuu (Wed 8th Jun 2022 6:12pm)

My family always had (and has) such a strong home cooking culture that I’m sometimes kinda dreaming of sharing it with folks over here and opening a wee place if I ever save enough money to do it and manage to go part time. One day! by Sanuuu (Wed 8th Jun 2022 9:34pm)

> I love going into Polish supermarkets to look around but never know what to buy / what the possibilities are. Is there a recipe you could recommend? It really depends what kind of stuff you like! I'm really partial to sour / fermented stuffs so I'd probably recommend mostly sauerkraut based things! Look up *bigos* (sauerkraut and smoked meats stew) which is a Polish cuisine classic and a staple. And of course pierogi are a thing but it's the kind of thing that's easier shown than told in a recipe. Other than that the simplest recommendation I can give is to try out Kielecki mayo. It's quite different to most other mayos (way sharper) but I fucking love it and managed to convert a few Brits already to becoming its loyal fans! by Sanuuu (Thu 9th Jun 2022 9:47am)

But the choice is not between the sheit weather of West Scotland and unbearable hotness of “hot, hot countries”. There are middle grounds, you know? See Central Europe. by Sanuuu (Sun 12th Jun 2022 7:38pm)

I mean, we have seasons here too: cool and wet and windy, followed by baltic and wet and windy 🙃 by Sanuuu (Sun 12th Jun 2022 10:34pm)

Goosberries! I've missed good ones so much. Do you remember the name of that place? by Sanuuu (Wed 20th Jul 2022 3:10pm)

Lol, my neighbours need to read this. They hoover **every day** between 10.30pm-11.30pm. by Sanuuu (Sat 6th Aug 2022 9:14pm)

Are you serious? EVERY SINGLE DAY?? by Sanuuu (Sat 6th Aug 2022 11:30pm)

> wears a helmet This one is not a clear cut helmets==good, no-helmet==bad. The research on the effects on wearing one is very inconclusive, and it's reflected in even [Cycling UK not being able to officially recommend wearing helmets](https://www.cyclinguk.org/campaigning/views-and-briefings/cycle-helmets). Long story short - yes, helmets protect your heid when you crash, but they also massively increase the likelihood of you crashing because they bring behavioural changes in you and drivers around you. by Sanuuu (Mon 22nd Aug 2022 9:35am)

Behavioural stuff. Drivers are more careless around you and you yourself end up behaving more risky without realising it. by Sanuuu (Mon 22nd Aug 2022 12:17pm)

Ah a local facebook group is a good shout probably! Thanks for the recommendation by Sanuuu (Fri 26th Aug 2022 4:21pm)

Yeah, nah, I'd probably need at least a 8m pole. by Sanuuu (Fri 26th Aug 2022 11:50pm)

Late at night, every single night though? by Sanuuu (Tue 30th Aug 2022 11:52pm)

Damn it. Did I essentially waste my money then ordering a ceiling-mounted projector screen? by Sanuuu (Sun 4th Sep 2022 12:42am)

I’ll check out the manual, it sounds like a useful thing to be aware of! How does the board-first-screen-later make things easier? Surely I’d have similar trouble with attaching the board as I would with the screen itself? Maybe I’m not understanding what you mean there. The screen is already ordered and my living room is arranged in a way that it’d need to be hanging kinda in the middle of it (between the bay window area and the rest of the room) so floor ones are not really an option unless I want to keep stepping over it when heading towards the window 😅 by Sanuuu (Sun 4th Sep 2022 9:52am)

Get good quality waterproofs - the best option is usually a waterproof jacket, waterproof overtrousers (so you can wear normal ones underneath), overshoes (have allowed me to cycle in proper downpoirs and come out reasonably dry) and proper winter-proof and waterproof gloves. by Sanuuu (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:25pm)

Hey, have you ever gotten that done? I need to get some ventilation done in the bathroom and kitchen and have been wondering how big of a job it'd be to break through the wall and install things etc. Also, what kind of a trader to even hit up for that. by Sanuuu (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 10:46am)

Except devolution only happened after the privatisation damage has been done. It's much harder to nationalise something than than to privatise it. by Sanuuu (Tue 8th Nov 2022 11:47am)

All the people suggesting Falafel 2 Go should really reconsider the error of their ways and go and get themselves some *actually amazing* falafel on freshly baked bread from Shawarma King. by Sanuuu (Thu 17th Nov 2022 12:04pm)

Look up the facebook page "Haggis Express" by Sanuuu (Mon 28th Nov 2022 2:54pm)

Please, please, please use the bathtub place to install a plunge pool. Yeah, saunas are great but a dry sauna with no plunge pool is pointless! by Sanuuu (Thu 1st Dec 2022 12:57pm)

To really make it people first why don’t we in first instance get rid of First Bus and replace it with a not-for-profit publicly owned and operated busses like Edinburgh, London or Manchester have? by Sanuuu (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 11:39am)

Stop renewing the contract then? by Sanuuu (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 5:00pm)

> Bin men are doing the best they can. Maybe individual workers are doing what they can, but let’s not pretend that the council not having their shit together is not a big part of this. I live by one of those most heavily littered lanes and I’ve lost the count of how many times the refuse collection simply didn’t show up on their schedules day. Or the day after. Or the day after that. Other parts of the city either get favourable treatment or it’s simply the case that council’s cleaning problems are made super visible by the combination of flytipping asshole landlords and a small but statistically higher than normal number of people for whatever reason not valuing their direct environment being clean. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:22pm)

Wgórostrzałka za usernejma. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:28pm)

This is on a lane that’s technically private, belonging to the owners of the tenements so the council washes their hands away. It’s frustrating, especially cause the ppl in our building have been trying to get gates installed there to stop flytipping but the council keeps refusing to give planning permission for whatever reason. So it’s out responsibility to keep the lane clean but we’re denied the power to prevent it from getting littered in the first place. Thanks GCC! by Sanuuu (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:26pm)

Yeah I think it has little to do with politics and unfortunately a lot to do with the momentum of institutional incompetence due to chronic underfunding. by Sanuuu (Tue 10th Jan 2023 11:16pm)

🤷‍♂️ by Sanuuu (Wed 11th Jan 2023 2:14pm)

I live next to one of the heavily flytipped lanes. It’s all because of a small minority of local population and local small businesses that don’t give a shit and know there are no repercussions. Other residents have no means of mitigating this - the council doesn’t clean it up (because those lanes are technically private) but also keeps denying the planning permission for us to install gates. by Sanuuu (Tue 17th Jan 2023 12:58pm)

What are you suggesting? by Sanuuu (Tue 17th Jan 2023 2:09pm)

It’s unlucky if your neighbours are the ones doing the fly typing but at least narrowing it down to specific individuals gives you other means of addressing the issue. For us people from other places arrive in vans and dump the rubbish so that’s what the gates intend to stop. And the gates are openable so it’s not like the lane is never to be cleaned again. by Sanuuu (Tue 17th Jan 2023 10:07pm)

Part time ones have become de facto illegal too with how the new licence works. I work remote and was hoping to be able to spend a couple months a year somewhere warm renting my flat but it seems it won’t be possible. Overall killing full time airbnbs is obviously more important than letting me occasionally let while away. But still, I’m kinda frustrated that they’ve used too broad of a brush while they could have just targeted “professional hosts”. by Sanuuu (Thu 26th Jan 2023 12:47pm)

Nope. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 11:46am)

Context: this is a lane near where I live. One of the most heavily fly-tipped ones I've seen. The council refuses to clean it up as it's "private", but also refused the planning permission for residents to install gates to stop fly-typping. The refusal was on the grounds that gates would not fit in the spirit of local architecture (even though same street, next block over has gates), and that despite being private the lane has to provide public access (despite there being two public streets leading the same way parallel to the lane, only 40m and 60m away). It doesn't matter that the local residents have organised themselves and fundraised to get gates installed and stop fly-tipping - the council now seems to actively want to prevent us from stopping rubbish dumping. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 11:45am)

Good comment. Govanhill isn't *that* bad. Yes, it has it's problems but they are usually fairly localised so as long as you do proper research on the exact street you're buying in, to know what you're paying for, then you should be fine. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 12:09pm)

Unfortunately I've never gotten any response from her regarding any of the issues I've been contacting her about. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 12:05pm)

Well, the lane is acutally unusable because of the rubbish sooo.... ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯ by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 12:47pm)

To be fair the bin men are not able to collect the rubbish if they can't actually get into the lane. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 1:53pm)

It's fake. Or at least I assume so cause it does fuckall. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 1:51pm)

You're right that this bit is a dead end but on the other side of the street the lane stretches between two streets. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 1:51pm)

A number of people in cleanup organising group. There were numerous letters. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 1:50pm)

Why the need for personal insults? Of course they are physically able to do it, but they won't because it's not within their remit and they have way more work than they have time for or are paid to do. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 3:37pm)

*ding, ding, ding* That's the "you're overly sensitive", and "lemme throw in some racism" ticked off in classic find-an-asshole bingo. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 6:24pm)

The bulk waste people are technically not responsible either because this is technically a private lane. by Sanuuu (Tue 14th Feb 2023 11:14pm)

Then the residents become flytippers and technically criminally liable. Also, I think you might underappreciate how much effort it is to move this much stuff. The group of residents have already cleared up the pile a couple times (2 skips full of stuff!) but we're no longer any will to do that as the lane fills up quickly afterwards and we have no way to prevent it from happening. by Sanuuu (Wed 15th Feb 2023 9:54am)

Illegal waste dumping. by Sanuuu (Wed 15th Feb 2023 9:52am)

It takes me 5 minutes to walk down a single street with at least a 10 parking violations. Even if it takes an hour to write out all the tickets I still feel like money from the fines would pay for the wardens just fine. by Sanuuu (Mon 20th Feb 2023 9:10pm)

I do believe that lack of enforcement of the littering laws is actually a bit part of why the problem has gotten so much worse over the last few years. [Before 2020, there was on average 8,000 littering fines issued per year](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18497152.revealed-tens-thousands-fines-dished-glasgows-litter-bugs/). And in 2022? [Only 12!](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/only-12-people-glasgow-handed-26107515) Are you telling me that people of Glasgow have suddenly stopped throwing rubbish out? Of course not. GCC probably just axed all the environmental enforcement wardens over the pandemic because they thought they were not needed with everyone staying indoors. And now they got used to not paying those salaries and won't bring them back because it's too expensive. What a joke. by Sanuuu (Tue 21st Feb 2023 9:48am)

Yes, the council cleared it BUT they’re charging the residents for it. by Sanuuu (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 11:53am)

Probably won’t apply to you as you’re only visiting Glasgow briefly but for anyone else looking for chippy recommendations the Wee Hurrie in Troon amis absolutely amazing and totally worth the train fare there! by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Mar 2023 11:13am)

If you want to spend close to nothing you could try https://repaircafeglasgow.org . It’s volunteer run so it might not be the quickest though. (Especially that you’ll need to wait for the parts to get ordered and arrive after your phone is seen) by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Mar 2023 3:18pm)

I blame the council not because they don’t pick the litter but rather because they don’t take any action which could influence the culture of littering. Last year only a total of 12 littering fines were issued. Remove the sense of impunity lots of litterers have, make it clear it’s a socially shunned activity, and littering will go down. by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Mar 2023 7:19pm)

A bottle and can deposit scheme are being implemented later this year. Still, the majority of litter I see is miscellaneous non-bottle/can packaging. And littering fines are not difficult to implement. An environmental warden sees someone drop litter - that’s a fine. You only really need them to be present in high footfall areas, at high footfall times for the message to be sent. by Sanuuu (Sun 5th Mar 2023 7:32pm)

Just because something is difficult doesn't mean it's worth trying. And we don't have to be perfect and catch/fine every single litterer. Perfect is the enemy of the good. And we're far from good or even the *adequate* from a few years ago. [Before 2020, there was on average 8,000 littering fines issued per year.](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18497152.revealed-tens-thousands-fines-dished-glasgows-litter-bugs/) Surely, it was possible then so it must be possible now? by Sanuuu (Mon 6th Mar 2023 9:31am)

I was aware that to get the licence you need to have a planning permission granted or some sort of certificate validating that there was no substantial change of use. I'm not interested in going through the planning permission route as I'm not intending this to be a business. I suppose the question then becomes what exactly are the conditions for "no substantial change of use". I imagine that renting it out for 6 months a year would be substantial. But what if I only have it rented for 30 days? by Sanuuu (Thu 16th Mar 2023 3:52pm)

> Yea so I directly emailed the planning office and they came back to me telling me my circumstances (having guests use my flat as an airbnb) would mean that the amenities would be impacted for the other residents which would mean I would need a change of use application. Oh, kudos for actually asking them! So they said that official change of use is required regardless of how often and for how long the flat would be used by guests? > It would be fairer to target those with large portfolios. Absolutely. Especially that an owner-occupier, very occasionally renting their own flat out while away is not really likely to want to risk loosing their flat through breaking of rules of their mortgatge, while people with large airbnb empires might be ok with chancing it and just absorbing the fines. by Sanuuu (Thu 16th Mar 2023 4:59pm)

This guy never EVRIs. by Sanuuu (Tue 21st Mar 2023 9:40am)

No, but as much as I try to boycott online shops which do use them, sometimes there is no way of knowing before it’s too late by Sanuuu (Tue 21st Mar 2023 12:27pm)

The sweetest thing I read this month. I wish I could upvote twice. by Sanuuu (Fri 24th Mar 2023 8:37pm)

I’m general, I’d wager it’s pretty much impossible for you as a woman to be too forward in this situation as long as you’re not being overtly crude or generally insensitive of his personal space and autonomy (like e.g. groups of drunken women can sometimes be to conventionally attractive men). So yeah, just say you’d love to continue the chat over coffee if he’s up for it but that it’s also totally fine if not and you’re happy to keep it to casual library chats. Even if he does not reciprocate the fancy, men generally get so little attention that it’s likely to make his day. I’m not a hideous dude and I think I have a lot to offer but I got asked out exactly twice in my 31 years on this planet. Once by a drunk male customer at a bar I was working at and once by a woman I absolutely did not fancy and I do not exaggerate when I say that both occasions absolutely made my month and I still think of them occasionally as a confidence booster. by Sanuuu (Fri 24th Mar 2023 8:36pm)

I bet they would argue that because they let me know within the first couple minutes of the journey I still had the chance to say no and get out. Say no, get out, and miss my flight because it’d have taken forever to find an alternative transport. by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 7:11am)

Hmmm. I’ll see if I can ask Gett for a partial refund but I’m somewhat doubtful I’ll be listened to. Taxi companies are not exactly known for their care for customer and this is not worth taking them to court for. by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 7:15am)

The app said meter value. The driver charged me meter value + 30% + £6 by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 9:58am)

Why don’t I what? by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 10:26am)

I booked via Gett, assuming that a black cab is a black cab. by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 2:13pm)

Pre booking on both Uber and GlasGO is not actually assigning the car in advance - it only automated firing up a request for you. I’ve been left stranded a couple times like that when the app just communicated that no drivers have accepted the reauest by Sanuuu (Wed 29th Mar 2023 2:14pm)

Contact Cycle Law Scotland. They’re are cyclist lawyers who specialise in this. They take 10% of anything they win, so if they don’t win anything they don’t charge. They helped me get compensation when I was hit by a taxi and too shaken to think about taking their details. by Sanuuu (Mon 1st May 2023 8:39am)

I got a bunch of comp with no hospital stay (though I did go to the a&e for a checkup because of things hurting so there’s a record of that). by Sanuuu (Mon 1st May 2023 10:52am)

Porter and Rye in Finnieston is technically a steak restaurant but their cocktails are absolutely top notch. by Sanuuu (Thu 25th May 2023 12:06am)

Yup, the local residents WhatsApp group is ecstatic 😁 by Sanuuu (Wed 7th Jun 2023 10:46am)

I quite like the area around Pontecross. There’s some beach and a bit of grass with a wee castle but it’s far enough from clumps of human habitation that it’s reasonably quiet by Sanuuu (Wed 7th Jun 2023 2:16pm)

I disagree. The tapas looked fancy it honestly were pretty flavourless unless you counted saltiness as a flavour worth mentioning. Cocktails were also supremely meh *and* one of them came in a chipped glass. by Sanuuu (Tue 11th Jul 2023 9:39am)

Bell Jar is a pub but the food they do is top notch. by Sanuuu (Tue 11th Jul 2023 9:41am)

> How cold and dark are we talking? It's one flight of stairs away from a north-facing window. So enough light for me to be able to move about without extra light but kinda dim in the winter. The temperature depends on weather but I'd say it shouldn't drop below freezing in the winter and usually sticks around 8C-18C throughout the year. by Sanuuu (Mon 17th Jul 2023 5:27pm)

> I can put at most 5k above market value All of your other requirement don't really matter because it's that 5k that will keep you from being able to buy anything. Most flats in Glasgow still sell at 10%-15% over the home report price, so to have any chance of finding a flat you need to have at least 15k saved up to bid over. by Sanuuu (Thu 20th Jul 2023 4:09pm)

To anyone wondering, I just had a member of staff from the Silverburn IMAX confirm that they're screening it at a 1.9:1 ratio by Sanuuu (Thu 20th Jul 2023 4:05pm)

No idea, sorry. by Sanuuu (Tue 25th Jul 2023 7:03am)

I agree with keeping things off a loudspeaker but why on earth would having a phone call, with the phone by your ear, be bad? How is it different to having a conversation with someone sitting next to you, except with only half the words audible to your fellow travellers? by Sanuuu (Tue 25th Jul 2023 11:24pm)

!remindme 1 day by Sanuuu (Sat 12th Aug 2023 9:12am)

There's a Facebook group named "Haggis Express" exactly for queries like this by Sanuuu (Thu 24th Aug 2023 12:12pm)

Any underground bins would have been a reasonably new addition to European cities. Mostly there is are like 10mx10m bin areas sectioned out of bit of public greens throughout the town, covering an area or more households. And so you do have to walk 50m-300m to get to one. by Sanuuu (Wed 25th Oct 2023 3:29pm)

I think in general residential areas in Central Europe consist of blocks of flats with relatively large amount of green space between, so there’s room to place those bin areas. Here in Glasgow the people density is higher with tenements being clustered closer together and instead of having green space between them, having larger parks throughout the city. Which I guess is not ideal for bin area placement. by Sanuuu (Wed 25th Oct 2023 3:52pm)

For maximum affordability get yourself a weekend trip to Poland and get your blood taken and tested there. You can also get all your dental stuff done privately for cheap while you’re there. It’s a nation of hypochondriacs and there’s plenty of private services which do this, e.g. http://sla.pl (though this one doesn’t come in English). Source: I’m Polish. Mind you, the nhs actually does not recommend comprehensive private screenings with no underlying symptoms because for most of those the risks of false positives or over-treatment outweighs the benefits. Source: me looking into this a while back because I’m a massive hypochondriac too. Also https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaflet-thinking-of-having-a-private-screening-test/private-screening-important-facts by Sanuuu (Thu 26th Oct 2023 10:37pm)

Jesus Christ and they weigh 45kg. by Sanuuu (Sat 28th Oct 2023 7:17pm)

No need to bring ethnicity into this mate. by Sanuuu (Sat 28th Oct 2023 7:15pm)

Dangerously high illegal speeds. Unnecessarily heavy frames and tires. Drivers who don't necessarily know the rules of the road. And most recently, after having become a new driver, I have discovered they also don't use lights at night and in rain. They're simply invisible in in the evenings in the rear view mirrors, even if I intently look into the mirror, rather than just throwing a quick glance before a turn. I feel like this is the first winter after this particular kind of delivery driver has proliferated and with the daylight becoming in short supply unfortunately I can't see this going anywhere else than a few fatalities soon. by Sanuuu (Sat 28th Oct 2023 7:29pm)

And? by Sanuuu (Sun 29th Oct 2023 1:26am)

Ash, not soil. Don’t remove it. Bookmark and read this website https://underoneroof.scot/ by Sanuuu (Mon 30th Oct 2023 12:21am)

Yeah absolutely can be removed if it's replaced with proper substitute. I was just concerned that it might be another one of the "let's remove all the much so the underfloor is clean!" jobs. by Sanuuu (Mon 30th Oct 2023 10:18am)

I second IKEA but only for their more premium range. They’re as good of a quality as competitors but way cheaper. by Sanuuu (Tue 31st Oct 2023 8:57pm)

I’ve got an ikea mattress and a non ikea bed and they _kinda_ fit. There’s a little wiggle room, I.e. the frame is a couple centimetres larger on each side but ultimately it doesn’t make a huge difference. by Sanuuu (Tue 31st Oct 2023 11:29pm)

I’d be willing to contribute if they were taking it on as a worker owned and governed cooperative. But the crowdfounder seems to claim that it’s the current manager’s company that will be taking it over. In that case, how is this different from me just donating money to that manager so they can make money off the cafe as a private owner later? by Sanuuu (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 10:24am)

Exactly by Sanuuu (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 12:00pm)

I’ve done exactly what you are thinking of doing and it works fine if your bike folds small enough to go into the luggage racks. Bromptons do and I’d strongly recommend getting one of those cause they are also extremely solidly made and keep their value insanely well. The one thing with your plan is that the electric Brompton is super expensive and in my opinion not worth it, so I’d recommend doing what I’ve done and convert it yourself with an electric conversion kit like Swytch (it’s really easy!) by Sanuuu (Wed 22nd Nov 2023 9:10pm)

Yes they are pricey, but like I said you can be sure that if you do eventually decide to get rid of it you’ll be able to get a lot of the original value out of it, because they keep their value so well. Also, because they are more common than other foldable ebikes it’s easy to find replacement parts for anything that might break, which might not be the case for ones with weird frames. Also, I had a look at mirider and that thing is *heavy*. It might not make much difference when riding but please don’t underestimate how much difficult carrying a 17kg bike will be compared to a 12kg one. by Sanuuu (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 11:44am)

I knew the thing is starting to become the new norm when I ordered a cup of batch brew coffee in a coffee take out place and I had to explicitly choose to not tip on the payment terminal. Batch brew. It means they have a big thermos of already made coffee, and they literally just poured it into the keepcup I brought myself. by Sanuuu (Sat 25th Nov 2023 1:35pm)