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I can second this. It also helps if you offer terms. My landlord was happy enough but just asked for an extra £100 on the deposit and a new clause agreeing I would pay to have the place professionally cleaned when I left, which I was happy to agree to. by callsignhotdog (Mon 7th Jan 2019 4:20pm)

Yup, most of Yorkshire and Cornwall used to have the same problem. Government introduced a law in I think 1990-ish that basically said the Government would foot the bill if your house fell into an old mineshaft, so the banks and insurance companies unclenched their sphincters and started serving people in those areas again. by callsignhotdog (Tue 8th Jan 2019 9:44pm)

Some people: \*Thoughtful discussion about history, law and housing issues\* u/Gib1997: Fuckin' mole people again man Have an updoot you gloriously wacky bastard. by callsignhotdog (Tue 8th Jan 2019 9:45pm)

I'm fed up with the Cosmopolitan Liberal Elites shoving Mole People issues down my throat. I'm not a Mole-Personcist, some of my best friends are Mole People, but I don't see why they have to be so in my face about it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 9th Jan 2019 8:44am)

Hi Paul Nuttall of the UKIPs by callsignhotdog (Wed 9th Jan 2019 10:29am)

Bloody hell that was fast. Amazing what social media attention will do for getting the police off their arses. by callsignhotdog (Fri 11th Jan 2019 1:13pm)

Sort of a greased up naked deaf guy but a lot more offputting? by callsignhotdog (Fri 11th Jan 2019 1:50pm)

Cuningar Loop for a nice paved Riverside walk. Paths are wide enough to go around other dogs. Cathkin Braes for a really peaceful stroll through the woods, you might see other dogs but they'll be few and far between. That's where we take our hyper nervous shih tzu and she loves it there. by callsignhotdog (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:22pm)

Eh don't blame Glasgow, I've lived here, Manchester and Southampton and seen roughly the same thing happen with the same reaction in every city. Glaswegians aren't the problem, humans are. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Jan 2019 2:18pm)

Bingo by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Jan 2019 6:17pm)

I have honestly never seen a Council so anal about parking. Not a single place left uncontrolled. Every other city I've lived, there's always a few overlooked places where the well-informed local can leave their car for free for a couple of hours, but not Glasgow, who keep pushing it further and further out and fill in every last little nook and cranny with yellow lines. by callsignhotdog (Wed 16th Jan 2019 1:46pm)

The Brass Monkey has a good selection, but I've not been in recently so I can't guarantee you they have it. I'd rate the odds pretty good though. Edit: If you want a chocolatey stout, try porters instead. Might just fit the bill for you. by callsignhotdog (Thu 17th Jan 2019 2:15pm)

If we pay attention to what Spoons are doing, it looks like the best place to invest post Brexit is Ireland since that's where they're shunting their money to by callsignhotdog (Sat 19th Jan 2019 9:26am)

Literally everyone? What do you think would happen if I wiped my arse with it and posted it back? by callsignhotdog (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 6:43pm)

"The cosmopolitan elite are betraying the UK!" screams Tim Martin, a man worth more than £400mill, as he panic-shovels money into the Irish branch of his business pre-Brexit. by callsignhotdog (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 6:45pm)

If Barr don't release the classic recipe at a premium price to account for the sugar tax they're just leaving money on the table. I reckon they're just waiting a few years for the NuBru to become the norm, just so the classic release doesn't disrupt sales of BruTwo (Electric Brugaloo) by callsignhotdog (Wed 23rd Jan 2019 2:26pm)

Thanks for the hint, I live in Rutherglen and I've been looking for a good haggis to get my dad when he comes up from England. by callsignhotdog (Wed 23rd Jan 2019 2:36pm)

Yup, my gf lived there when we first started dating, I used to drive up at least once or twice a week and it's... a bit grim to say the least. by callsignhotdog (Fri 25th Jan 2019 10:29am)

Good save. My gf worked in a shop there (won't name which one) and literally had somebody wander in as they were closing up and ask for help because they'd been stabbed. Gf ended up having to first aid her until the ambulance and police showed up. by callsignhotdog (Fri 25th Jan 2019 10:39am)

Cross out "arrived" and splice in the first app saying "3 mins" then "7 mins" then "15 mins" then "due" then "8 mins" by callsignhotdog (Sat 26th Jan 2019 3:02pm)

The Uni isn't telling them to live in Partick. That's just where the new student accommodation is cropping up. If you've got a gripe it's with the private developers building that housing. by callsignhotdog (Wed 30th Jan 2019 4:49pm)

Tried reaching out to a homeless charity? They usually come out, have a chat to the guys, help them into a shelter. by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Feb 2019 10:47am)

What level of IT Support do you do? Service Desk? Hardware? 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, network engineering, coding? by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Feb 2019 1:17pm)

I know a guy who works for Leidos in Finnieston, I think they're hiring for 1st line. Also I think Muller dairies up in East Kilbride is always looking for people for their Service Desk (although they don't have a great rep as a workplace) by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Feb 2019 7:36pm)

Yoinked from my mate's FB: [https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Glasgow-Lanarkshire/Service-Desk-Analyst\_R-00001421?shared\_id=79d8ac90-fefe-4b2e-88bd-f78307d8512a&fbclid=IwAR1z4KgKcl5j4ET3v\_jsLGVq5QdjkR2IbqudhdzRn2POo-xIpk6FDUdLIQA](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Glasgow-Lanarkshire/Service-Desk-Analyst_R-00001421?shared_id=79d8ac90-fefe-4b2e-88bd-f78307d8512a&fbclid=IwAR1z4KgKcl5j4ET3v_jsLGVq5QdjkR2IbqudhdzRn2POo-xIpk6FDUdLIQA) &#x200B; Apparently they're pretty OK to work for. A few guys from my old place all jumped ship to go work at Leidos. Can't speak for that personally ofc but some people whose opinions I respect said it's allright. by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Feb 2019 8:03pm)

No worries mate! Best of luck to you! by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Feb 2019 8:09pm)

I hope they don't do that obnoxious shit where they park a giant billboard van in front of a bar and force you to sit and watch the fucking ad for the damn thing. by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Feb 2019 8:07pm)

Barr are missing a trick not selling original recipe as a special edition. People would happily pay the sugar tax and they'd make a bloody fortune. by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th Feb 2019 10:45am)

I guess they don't want to cut into sales of NuBru? They should do a limited run, maybe 2 weeks a year around Burns Night or St Andrews Day. by callsignhotdog (Sat 2nd Mar 2019 9:39am)

Something like this then? [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23234033](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23234033) by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Mar 2019 9:37am)

I don't think they update their data, which is another advantage OP would have over this calculator (presumably). by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Mar 2019 10:03am)

Oh absolutely, OP has a much better site, I just instantly remembered that example and working for a Tech startup I know a lot of it is cribbing off previous attempts at the idea so you can improve on them. by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Mar 2019 10:01am)

In all fairness to OP, he's got an actual website and UI, and if he can get integrations with the big property sites he'd be sitting pretty. I just read the pitch and instantly remembered that BBC article and hey, 90% of the Tech industry is just cribbing old ideas and trying to do them better. Uber invented a fucking BUS and acted like it was innovation. by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Mar 2019 10:00am)

The factor seems oddly opposed to fixing the lock situation. If I were of a suspicious bent of mind I'd think he was taking a payoff from the thieves to grant them easy access... by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Mar 2019 7:26pm)

Is this the door for the Close or your flat? If it's the close you might want to give up on the close and get some heavier locks for your own door by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Mar 2019 7:42pm)

Having lived in Manchester, Southampton and Glasgow I can safely conclude that it's a UK thing, with subtle regional variations on how far down and at what angle they put their hand. by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Mar 2019 9:16am)

Ground floor/basement or first floor and above? Mortgage providers shouldn't be fussed, as long as you can get insurance. Insurers might be a different matter. Some insurers will base it on their own historic data, some will have a general exclusion for certain flood risk areas, some will have that exclusion but make an exception if you're above the ground floor, and some will only ask if your property has ever suffered flooding before. Best thing you can do is do a quote for cover on a comparison site. Answer all questions honestly and you'll get a list of insurers who are willing to cover the area. Then ring up the top three or so and ask them to confirm if they can cover it based on the specifics. There's also a Government scheme called FloodRe that basically works with insurers to reduce their risks and help owners get cover, that might be a good place to go for info - [https://www.floodre.co.uk/](https://www.floodre.co.uk/) As for the mining area stuff, most of the same advice applies. There's actually Government legislation that says they'll cover it in the event of subsidence due to mining activity so most insurers are happy enough with mining subsidence areas. Again, get quotes on a comparison site then call the top three or four to discuss the specifics. If they give a quote on the comparison site, you know they cover that postcode so the biggest hurdle is already cleared. by callsignhotdog (Tue 19th Mar 2019 11:54am)

If you're first floor you should be fine for flood insurance. Even if there's a flood you'll almost definitely be safe anyway (and if you're getting flooding past first floor you should forget about insurance and looking into buying a houseboat imo). by callsignhotdog (Tue 19th Mar 2019 1:41pm)

Imagine being so uninteresting that the only thing you could find to be proud of about yourself was "being born White". by callsignhotdog (Tue 19th Mar 2019 1:48pm)

What part of "Fuck off back to the Farage sub" did you not understand? Your poorly disguised attempt to spread racial prejudice backfired. Off you fuck now. by callsignhotdog (Thu 21st Mar 2019 7:24pm)

Glasgow is fantastic but if at all possible you'd want to hold off until the current crisis is sorted one way or another. Or, have a plan on what to do if you're told to leave after Brexit. Its probable that anyone already here is gonna get to stay, but Windrush taught us that the Home Office doesn't really worry about trivial things like "a legal right to be here" when it comes to arbitrarily deporting foreign born residents. by callsignhotdog (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 11:31am)

Pretty much yeah. I think the likelihood is that if we leave, EU residents will be allowed to stay, but it's so up in the air that anything could happen. I say make the move but have an emergency fund in place in case you suddenly have to move home on short notice. Remember the government has a Hostile Environment policy so if they decide you're no longer legal, you'll be unable to work, claim benefits or even rent a place to live. by callsignhotdog (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 11:53am)

Wow, who pissed in your cornflakes this morning? by callsignhotdog (Sat 30th Mar 2019 10:22pm)

That sounds like absolute bollocks tbh. What self satisfied marketing graduate came up with that load of tripe? by callsignhotdog (Mon 1st Apr 2019 4:01pm)

Apparently. First time I've ever seen it going on, someone else said it was a subscription thing. Honestly I kinda want to let them snag me now so I can hear the pitch for "Subway subscription service". by callsignhotdog (Mon 1st Apr 2019 4:06pm)

I didn't have much sympathy then I saw they'd sold his debt to an American firm. Selling debts is shady as hell, when you take a loan out you're careful to pick who it's with. Then the terms change. by callsignhotdog (Mon 1st Apr 2019 11:32pm)

Might help to list some of your requirements - Budget, number of bedrooms, key features, acceptable distance from the Uni, etc? by callsignhotdog (Mon 8th Apr 2019 8:19pm)

Try the Finnieston area, plenty of student flats, it's walking distance to UoG and the city centre, not too pricey cause it's not RIGHT next to the Uni. by callsignhotdog (Mon 8th Apr 2019 9:11pm)

Check your insurance (home/contents), a lot of them include optional extras that cover locksmiths (Might be called something like "Home Emergency cover" or similar). Give the insurer a call and ask if you've got any cover for this situation. by callsignhotdog (Tue 9th Apr 2019 4:28pm)

There's definitely places out of the city that are worth having a car for (I mean, the Highlands are a stone's throw away by US standards) but as a guy who used to work in car insurance I would absolutely recommend against importing. Finding insurance for a US import is gonna be time-consuming and expensive. I've driven across the pond a few times, trust me, you get used to driving from the passenger seat pretty fast. The hard part is changing back after you've been doing it for a while. by callsignhotdog (Tue 9th Apr 2019 9:07pm)

Me and a guy at my work tried them, both immediately felt sick the rest of the day. Probably just a bad batch but even so I haven't been on Taco Bell since. by callsignhotdog (Sun 14th Apr 2019 11:52am)

It's fine. Like you said, there's good and bad areas in every city and on overall balance I'd rate Glasgow as better than most. I've been living her three years after moving from Manchester and I've never had a single problem or felt the least bit concerned walking about at night. Leave the " sh\*thole/chavy/dodgy/rough" attitude behind you and you'll find an overall welcoming city. by callsignhotdog (Mon 15th Apr 2019 1:35pm)

Buck's Bar on West Regent Street are famous for their hot sauce selections, they might be interested if you reach out to them (I'm not affiliated in any way, I just like their chicken). by callsignhotdog (Thu 18th Apr 2019 12:58pm)

Standard tactics to discredit worker movements really. Perfectly reasonable people: "Hey we'd like to make enough money to maintain a decent standard of living for ourselves and our families, without breaking our bodies and dying of work-related diseases at 42" Bosses: "Gasp! Socialism! Communists! Oh Mr Army, you must save me from the vicious Bolsheviks!" \*Faints onto a couch, presumably\* by callsignhotdog (Thu 18th Apr 2019 3:14pm)

Oh god, the very best. Any hot sauce should be honoured to grace such chicken. by callsignhotdog (Thu 18th Apr 2019 3:10pm)

Don't bother, it ate a tenner off me on Sunday. Grumbled for about five minutes then just displayed an error and shut down. by callsignhotdog (Thu 18th Apr 2019 9:34pm)

God I hope they don't want to hold another fucking parade... by callsignhotdog (Tue 23rd Apr 2019 1:21pm)

Indyref 2 - Electoral Boogaloo by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Apr 2019 2:31pm)

Campaigning for Change Uk - The Independent Group in the upcoming European Parliament elections. &#x200B; I've been wondering all week and happened to catch him driving past as I left for lunch. The gist is "We're pro-EU, we'll push for a second referendum, we won't forget you like the Tories and Labour have, if you think you have to vote SNP because you've got no better choice, vote for us." &#x200B; Of course whether you believe any of that is up to you. by callsignhotdog (Fri 3rd May 2019 12:22pm)

Genuinely not sure if it's officially affiliated with the Party or just someone who's REALLY enthusiastic. The car looks like something an angry Local Man rigs up to protest the Council not fixing a pothole in his street. by callsignhotdog (Fri 3rd May 2019 1:57pm)

Public scrutiny of their sources of funding, I think. by callsignhotdog (Fri 3rd May 2019 1:56pm)

Nothing stopping them from mass-mailing it to everyone in a given area. Remember a while back when we all got that Brexit edition of the Whetherspoons mag? Personally I save that kind of crap to put down when I paint stuff. by callsignhotdog (Wed 8th May 2019 12:06pm)

It's definitely on the rise. Call me political but the rate of homelessness has gone up every year of Tory government and it started pretty much right after the Coalition took power. It's not hard to draw a connection between Government policy and homelessness. by callsignhotdog (Wed 8th May 2019 1:17pm)

Can't blame you, a lot of media presents a narrative that homeless people are all either faking it for "easy" money, or they deserve it because they're on drugs. The reality is very different but we go through our lives getting that nonsense pounded into our heads from all angles. by callsignhotdog (Wed 8th May 2019 1:15pm)

The Unis will have one or two. Whether they'd let the public use it I don't know but it costs nothing to email and ask. by callsignhotdog (Fri 10th May 2019 8:24pm)

Just be happy they're Scottish and move on with your life. If you want eggs from round the corner go to a farmer's market. Or hell, drive out to the farms, they usually sell them at the door if you ask and bring cash. by callsignhotdog (Sat 25th May 2019 11:52am)

Sorry, you're dead right. Some kind of pedal powered ride share bus-bike hybrid perhaps? by callsignhotdog (Sat 25th May 2019 12:21pm)

I'm a 12th level vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow. Shade is essential to stopping the greenhouse effect by blocking excess sunlight. Anyone who eats shade is killing the planet. by callsignhotdog (Sat 25th May 2019 12:32pm)

Give it ten years and they'll all be losing their jobs to self driving cars (which are really just an upscale satnav) so they're gonna be fucked BY satnav soon enough by callsignhotdog (Tue 28th May 2019 6:16pm)

"Hey, can you maybe march down a different street rather than this particular one? Rest of the route is fine, it just seems needlessly confrontational and it'd be less disruptive for everyone else." "YOU ARE A BIGOT YOU HATE PROTESTANTS WE ARE AN OPPRESSED MINORITY DONCHAKNOW!?" &#x200B; I mean, what can you even say to that? by callsignhotdog (Thu 30th May 2019 11:14am)

I imagine McGill's would be very interested in the takeover, and I imagine the Council would be in favour of a Scottish company taking over just for the optics of the thing, but you're right in that the competitions watchdog would have thoughts on that subject. Then again, competition in public transport is nonsense, you can't pick your travel by provider or price, you pick whichever bus takes you from Point A to Point B in the shortest time possible and pay whatever the operator of that bus route asks. by callsignhotdog (Fri 31st May 2019 10:49am)

I grew up in Manchester. Stagecoach or First pretty much came down to which area you lived in because they rarely ran services down the same streets. All the "competition" did for passengers is force you to buy two tickets when your trip involved using competing operators. by callsignhotdog (Fri 31st May 2019 10:57am)

People in Greenock (where they're headquartered) have told me that and I've even been told that they burned down their main local competitor's depot. &#x200B; Of course there is absolutely no evidence of this and I'm certain the owners and management of McGills would cooperate fully with any investigation, should such evidence appear. by callsignhotdog (Sat 1st Jun 2019 1:12am)

If you're flexible about when you travel, who you travel with and your exact location of departure and drop-off, check out [https://www.blablacar.co.uk/](https://www.blablacar.co.uk/) \- Basically people who are making long car journeys sell spare seats in their car for whatever they like to help cover the fuel bill. by callsignhotdog (Wed 5th Jun 2019 1:06pm)

You got home insurance? Check if you've got emergency cover for a locksmith. If so, tell em to send one out and meet your neighbour. by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Jun 2019 11:37am)

> What are you trying to prove? The importance of organ donors by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Jun 2019 3:57pm)

I think it died out when hat wearing in general went out of vogue. Now hats are coming back into fashion but they don't carry the same implications as they used to. Since the hat you wear isn't a sign of your "class" anymore, taking your hat off similarly doesn't mean much anymore. Times change, customs change, it's a fascinating process. by callsignhotdog (Fri 7th Jun 2019 10:25am)

There's a few call centres around that are always hiring part time. Bonus points, you'll usually spend 4-5 weeks in training and getting paid for it before you have to take a customer call. Don't tell them you're only there for summer, just get the job and hand in your notice when you're ready. by callsignhotdog (Tue 11th Jun 2019 11:56am)

Depends if you get hired directly or by an agency I think. Off the top of my head, Esure and Direct Line, both on Cadogan Street, are pretty much always hiring. by callsignhotdog (Tue 11th Jun 2019 2:17pm)

I don't begrudge anyone for doing that. It's disposable work for not a lot of money. I knew a guy who worked in one for a year, then they refused him a holiday for a religious festival so he quit, then came back and reapplied. Sum total of it was he got a month off, then 5 weeks off the phones for training, and because the starting pay had gone up he actually got a raise too :D by callsignhotdog (Tue 11th Jun 2019 2:24pm)

Oh god yes, definitely a temporary job. Ideal for OP since they just need to fill time til September by callsignhotdog (Tue 11th Jun 2019 2:52pm)

His take on "Housing Issues" is very interesting. Posted a link to an article about the rise in applications for help from homeless people, his headline is "Giving houses to junkies". So not just a melon but a bit of a callous prick too. by callsignhotdog (Wed 26th Jun 2019 1:17pm)

Oh is THAT what happened? by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th Jun 2019 3:13pm)

Sorry wasn't that already happening anyway? We've literally got nothing to lose. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th Jun 2019 10:13am)

Don't drive myself but I did pose pretty much this exact question to a driver once. &#x200B; What he told me was the costs are so high that doing it part time isn't really viable. Because even to uber you need to be fully licensed as a private hire driver you basically need to put in full time hours during peak times (i.e. evenings and weekends) to make enough profit to make it worth your while. Driving less or at lower demand times, you might just break even if you're lucky. It put me right off the idea. At this point if I was going to try and turn driving into a side hustle I'd look at delivery services, stuff that doesn't involve busing passengers around. by callsignhotdog (Mon 1st Jul 2019 12:32pm)

Odds are that whatever you normally wear is fine. Dress for the climate, unless your course /school has told you about a specific dress code. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 7:38am)

Yeah generally best to stick to official channels. Save the Social Media Lynching for if the authorities fail to act. by callsignhotdog (Thu 4th Jul 2019 9:49am)

Trouble is every time they're told to fuck off for being a pain in the arse, it fuels their martyr complex about how they're soooo oppressed for being... \*checks notes\* ...White Christians. by callsignhotdog (Sat 6th Jul 2019 2:16pm)

TLDR; Marches were rerouted after last year's spitting incident. The new route still went past a Catholic church. Council and Police imposed a rule of no playing within 100 metres of a church, several bands ignored this and one made a point of stopping in front of the church and kept playing despite being told to stop by police. Two young men allegedly assaulted and spat on a woman. &#x200B; It does look like we gave an inch and they took a fucking mile. A very reasonable request to reroute and not play outside Catholic churches was apparently too much to ask. Of course the trouble is that every restriction imposed just bolsters their claims of persecution and adds recruits. It's lose-lose really. by callsignhotdog (Tue 9th Jul 2019 7:09pm)

Just trying to preempt anyone accusing me of bias by callsignhotdog (Tue 9th Jul 2019 8:31pm)

I usually go to Drop on Waterloo Street. Plenty of screens, food is decent and it's not particularly overpriced by city standards. by callsignhotdog (Mon 15th Jul 2019 4:20pm)

It's easy to miss because it's kind of tucked away down a side street. I only know of it cause it's round the corner from my office. Try the chilli burger and have yourself a good time! by callsignhotdog (Mon 15th Jul 2019 7:39pm)

Done. Good luck! by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Jul 2019 1:58pm)

Could just be counting numbers and types of cars in and out. It's important info for the hospital to know and an expensive camera tracking system is probably more trouble than it's worth compared to sending a member of custodial staff out every so often to count. by callsignhotdog (Thu 18th Jul 2019 2:52pm)

I've never used it personally but I've looked into it and it looks like people are definitely using it. Not aware of any other similar services but I'm sure they exist. by callsignhotdog (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 7:50am)

It sounds like a joke but live traffic management systems have been tested and are probably the future for large urban areas. Something like a satnav app but everyone has to use it, it simultaneously knows where everyone is and where they're going and can use algorithms to adjust routes. Send 70% of traffic down the main routes and divert the rest down less used routes, balancing traffic. Done well it could theoretically make a huge difference to rush hour congestion. &#x200B; That being said, the policy isn't to make driving easier, it's to encourage people out of their cars, so I expect that rush hour traffic is a feature rather than a bug at this point. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Jul 2019 3:44pm)

Yeah I've seen that one, it's like a wave, the stopping time of each vehicle stacks up and the traffic ends up compressing and expanding like an accordion. Its how motorway traffic will go to standstill and then just disappear with no apparent cause. by callsignhotdog (Thu 25th Jul 2019 10:38am)

Jesus I have never been happier that my office moved from Buchanan Street. Haven't heard a busker through the office window in a year, it's bliss. by callsignhotdog (Thu 25th Jul 2019 4:52pm)

Internet classifieds if you want to try and bilk the max money out of it, if you'd rather not bother with the hassle then just cart it down to CEX and take what you can get. by callsignhotdog (Wed 31st Jul 2019 1:16pm)

Well, where else are we supposed to store grenades if not Drumchapel? by callsignhotdog (Thu 1st Aug 2019 8:24pm)

Maybe we'll see a comeback once First fucks off to America. by callsignhotdog (Fri 2nd Aug 2019 10:57am)

I've noticed a few places round my way switching to their own apps. It's obviously a cookie-cutter app that they've just put their own branding on but it works and they don't charge fees for Just Eat so prices are like 10% cheaper. by callsignhotdog (Mon 5th Aug 2019 1:33pm)

If you're just after cheap furniture, Shelter or British Heart Foundation have branches all over the city. I don't know if you have Charity Shops in Canada but basically these charities take donations of old furniture, spruce them up and sell them for knock down prices. You can usually find a useful bargain if you're not picky of style (a lot of "grandma's house" style stuff to be found here). If you're looking for cool vintage stuff, the West End will probably be your friend. Bunker and The Real Deal are both in Finnieston and only one unit apart. I got a cool sideboard that I turned into a wetbar, and some antique green leather dining chairs. by callsignhotdog (Tue 6th Aug 2019 11:46am)

Tried finding the person on Facebook and sending them a message? by callsignhotdog (Thu 8th Aug 2019 1:27pm)

Also how expensive your bike looks by callsignhotdog (Thu 8th Aug 2019 1:31pm)

So it is, didn't see that bit. Sorry. by callsignhotdog (Thu 8th Aug 2019 4:52pm)

Compulsory purchase order when? by callsignhotdog (Sat 10th Aug 2019 9:37am)

Be cheaper than the cleanup and repair costs when the thing collapses. by callsignhotdog (Sun 11th Aug 2019 7:23pm)

Some people genuinely have problems with that sort of interaction and they'd rather just avoid. A few of them are friends of mine. Just a courtesy heads up for them really. by callsignhotdog (Fri 16th Aug 2019 5:14pm)

If you're on job seekers you're not allowed to refuse a job offer. by callsignhotdog (Sat 17th Aug 2019 11:39pm)

Right, that's me off to buy a bike I reckon. by callsignhotdog (Tue 20th Aug 2019 7:42am)

CV plan is worth a try, but a lot of places that advertise vacancies in the shop window will also tell you to apply on their websites. It's still worth walking around and just making a note of who's hiring. House of Cashmere on Gordon Street is ALWAYS hiring but I suspect that's because they only offer minimum wage but demand experience. &#x200B; Someone else mentioned call centres and there are a ton of them around town. Esure, Direct Line and Teleperformance are all pretty much next door to each other on Cadogan Street. I will begrudgingly admit from experience that Esure isn't the WORST place to work, by call centre standards. Kura are also constantly hiring and seem to take on anyone who can show up with their shirt on the right way up. by callsignhotdog (Wed 28th Aug 2019 10:56am)

If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, I've used SimplyFixIt a couple of times for work laptops, doing pretty much what you described. Not the cheapest (nor the most expensive) but you can trust them to do a proper job. They're on Bath Street right where it meets the top of Buchanan Street. by callsignhotdog (Fri 30th Aug 2019 12:31pm)

Count yourself lucky. Around major ports they get even worse because all the foreign spiders come in on the cargos and set up colonies. I used to live in Southampton and honestly it might as well be Australia. by callsignhotdog (Fri 30th Aug 2019 1:43pm)

Ex millionaire landlord fighting with a bank. Damn I dunno who to root for. Insert that gif of the dude from Godzilla saying "Let them fight". by callsignhotdog (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 5:49pm)

They apparently missold him a bunch of business loans, then sold his loan to another company who then sold it to another company who apparently were too aggressive about asking for the money back. This apparently caused his business to fail so now they're coming for his house. by callsignhotdog (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 5:48pm)

That's why I kept saying "apparently". Maybe I should have gone with "allegedly". by callsignhotdog (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 6:08pm)

Full Breakfast Roll from Roast on Argyle Street, up near Kelvin Grove. For objective quality, there are no contenders. Fresh roll, quality square sausage, plenty of nice thick bacon, a black pudding that's actually got some crunch to it, and the kind of fried egg you dream about when somebody says the words "fried egg". Sauce is unnecessary on a roll of this level. by callsignhotdog (Fri 6th Sep 2019 10:01am)

Might pop by and ask them to clarify what shape the Earth IS then, because every flat earther seems to have a different theory for the actual shape. by callsignhotdog (Sun 8th Sep 2019 7:21pm)

You've already got Geek Retreat for tabletop and card games, but I know a lot of people in that community aren't fans of the basement setting (it always smells funny due to lack of ventilation). If you're talking video games, Game has their Belong thing but I don't think it's really a cafe or social space so there might be something there. A place with games to hang out while waiting for trains from Central maybe? by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Sep 2019 11:23am)

I think a travel hub would be a good pitch. A lot of people who find themselves with an hour to kill go set themselves up in a Costa or a Nero or similar, so they might be your real main competition. Pitch it like a public living room and you might make a dent in the market, but I'm no expert so don't go hinging your investment strategy on me here. by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Sep 2019 11:44am)

GR could hold a Stink-Off with Warhammer. GR has a less oppressive sense of BO to it, but GW has glue fumes going for it so it's anyone's game really. by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Sep 2019 2:59pm)

Wow, do you remember what the query was? As for the crowd there... Well their main IP heavily features a satirical take on a fascist theocracy which has kinda lost the satirical elements over the years, so it does tend to attract the worst people. by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Sep 2019 3:34pm)

They are legitimate. Their business model is providing call centre staff to other companies, so you'll quite often be at a different office. I used to work for esure and about half our call centre staff were Kura. They got worse pay and benefits than us, but as you say, better than nothing and it's not a scam. It's also sometimes possible to leverage your experience for a job directly with the client company. Kura lost a lot of staff to better opportunities with esure, so much that Kura asked esure not to publish internal job postings in places where Kura staff would see them. by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Sep 2019 11:45am)

Dalmarnock Wastewater Treatment Works is on the other side of the motorway from Rutherglen as you pass, could you be smelling that? by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Sep 2019 4:26pm)

I'm not necessarily arguing against this plan but for the sake of full disclosure that would be insurance fraud. Also while a windscreen claim wouldn't affect you, if you say someone bricked your car that'll be a Malicious Damage claim which absolutely does affect your premium. by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Sep 2019 8:12am)

Well you say everyone knows that but I worked in insurance for a few years and I spoke to enough people who just did not know when to shut their gob. You're correct about the windscreen line though, that would probably be OPs safest route. by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Sep 2019 8:26am)

Fine, let the Council pay for the repairs, but they should get ownership of it. He doesn't get to make the public purse pay for repairs and then rake in the rental income. by callsignhotdog (Sat 21st Sep 2019 8:32pm)

Because he's rich and can afford lawyers to tie the council up in red tape for as long as necessary. by callsignhotdog (Sat 21st Sep 2019 8:31pm)

This guy gotta team up with the dude who played Venga Boys out his flat window above the parade route a few years ago. by callsignhotdog (Sun 22nd Sep 2019 11:13am)

's'all right, they're fucking off to America soon. Even money says the Council will take over the service and then at least we can vote them out when the service is naff. by callsignhotdog (Wed 25th Sep 2019 9:04am)

Nothing, you just squat on the land as a tax-free place to store money, until the remains of the building collapses from neglect or the Council CPO's it. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 10:55am)

Depends on the yield of the bomb, if it air-bursts or hits the ground, and which way the wind is pointing. Most modern nukes aren't as high a yield as during the Cold War, it's all about precision now rather than a dick-waving contest of who's got the most Megatons. Most likely scenario, Faslane is a crater, everything around it including Greenock and Port Glasgow are rubble, windows shatter in Glasgow and the cancer rate in Scotland doubles for the next 50 years. If it hits the ground though, fallout everywhere. If the wind is right the plume could hit Norway. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 11:00am)

Is Glasgow itself worth a nuke? Well I guess you've got a couple of working shipyards that could be turned to war production. I think it depends if we're being nuked by someone with enough to spare. If they've only got a handful, Faslane is a prime target but Glasgow probably not. If it's America they've probably got the capacity to make sure every square inch of soil is covered by blasts. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 11:28am)

You know, I'm generally in favour of disarmament, de-escalation and removing the nuke base from a population centre (seems to me like we've got much more isolated places we could service subs if we really have to have them) but now I'm wondering if it's worth the expense of moving them if Glasgow's going to get a visit from the Oppenheimer Fairy either way? by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 12:00pm)

Legally they don't even have to take English notes. They're not Government currency, really, they're promissory notes printed by an individual bank. It used to be every bank printed their own notes, and you'd have to take your notes to a branch of that bank to get them changed back to gold. Over time that got consolidated so now there's just the Bank of England in England and Clydesdale and BoS in Scotland. We all just agree that the notes are worth what they say, rather than going to the trouble of having them changed back into gold. I understand that Scottish notes are counterfeited more often because people aren't as familiar with them so it's easier to pass off forgeries in England. More often than not that's why an English shop refuses a Scottish note, like how a lot of shops don't take £50 notes from any country. You see them so rarely and they're so often forgeries that it's not worth the risk of taking them. It's very rare you'll find someone who just doesn't understand what Scottish notes are (although they do exist, my girlfriend got barred from an offies in London once because of that). by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Oct 2019 2:13pm)

Honestly mate I've got no idea. I think they count as branches of the Post Office bank so I'd imagine you can by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Oct 2019 2:28pm)

This is the correct and righteous way of dealing with it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Oct 2019 5:52pm)

Cut counters that probably run at a loss anyway (have you ever seen any of those counters busy?), cut the staff, and then rent the space back to Yo who are probably paying them a lot more for that space. by callsignhotdog (Thu 10th Oct 2019 1:25pm)

If you're looking for D&D you might want to give my other comment a read: [https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/dgbhsb/any\_places\_for\_someone\_that\_has\_never\_played\_dnd/f3an9f0?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x](https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/dgbhsb/any_places_for_someone_that_has_never_played_dnd/f3an9f0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x) by callsignhotdog (Fri 11th Oct 2019 9:14am)

Tons of places, West End and Central, all run beginners nights and the like. Glasgow's actually got a seriously booming D&D community. Check out r/glasgowdnd and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/525585977643435/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/525585977643435/) There's a One-shots day on Saturday the 19th at Drury Street bar, which is always new-player friendly. You can sign up at the event here - [https://www.facebook.com/events/1370674446442523/](https://www.facebook.com/events/1370674446442523/) &#x200B; Places off the top of my head that often have D&D happening: Lucky Sparrow West End Games Geek Retreat Drury Street Bar (doesn't run events but is a popular venue for groups holding D&D events) by callsignhotdog (Fri 11th Oct 2019 9:10am)

Are you okay mate? Do you have someone to talk to? by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Oct 2019 4:23pm)

Need a bit more information to offer you any specific advice. Where are you coming from? Where are you going to be living in Glasgow? Where will you be commuting to on a daily basis? &#x200B; In terms of general advice - Glasgow's a lot like most UK cities, if you're from the UK you won't find services and such too different from what you're used to. The main ways of getting around are buses and trains. If you're travelling between the West End and Glasgow Central, you can use the Subway which comes regularly and has plenty of stops, but only one ring so if you don't live/work on that ring it's no use to you. There's also a fairly extensive network of cycle paths and a public bike hire scheme similar to most large cities. Glasgow is fairly compact so you'll usually find a way to commute anywhere within a reasonable time. How to manage yourself? People are friendly and generally helpful. Golden rule is Don't Be a Nobhead. If you treat people respectfully you'll receive the same treatment. There are also a couple of quirks of Scottish law that are distinct from the rest of the UK - The one that catches most visitors out is that you can't buy alcohol in shops after 10pm. This doesn't apply to bars and pubs but if you enjoy a drink at home, make sure you've got enough in to last you the night. &#x200B; Welcome to Glasgow! Hope it treats you as well as it's treated me! by callsignhotdog (Tue 15th Oct 2019 11:05am)

Would they need to bore new tunnels? In most places the motorway is already sunk below ground level so it's just a matter of filling in the gap isn't it? by callsignhotdog (Wed 16th Oct 2019 4:18pm)

Nice try Officer by callsignhotdog (Sat 19th Oct 2019 11:15pm)

I genuinely don't see why they can't just sell it at a slightly higher price. Pass the sugar tax on like Coke do. You know people would pay it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 23rd Oct 2019 1:25pm)

> Not even sure the truck driver would have seen the car. Only if he happened to be checking his front mirror at the time (those lorries have an extra mirror up front to show stuff immediately in front of the lorry). by callsignhotdog (Wed 23rd Oct 2019 9:43pm)

All the more reason to go to the polis by callsignhotdog (Fri 25th Oct 2019 12:01pm)

You know what? I don't normally give a toss what consenting adults want to put in their own bodies, but if this cunt is gonna be harassing women in the street I say nail him to the wall with every charge they can. No sympathy. by callsignhotdog (Fri 25th Oct 2019 3:53pm)

I assume it was specifically a Scottish regiment that liberated the city. by callsignhotdog (Sun 27th Oct 2019 6:55pm)

Is there supposed to be some information in this video on causes and solutions to traffic? Or did you literally just set 2 minutes of phone camera footage to a shit royalty-free music track? by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Oct 2019 8:10pm)

Inoffensive journalism for the over-50s by callsignhotdog (Fri 8th Nov 2019 11:38am)

Naming a street or building after somebody is an inherent honour. If its just about preserving history, why not rename them to honour somebody deserving, and have a plaque explaining the original name and why it was changed? by callsignhotdog (Sun 10th Nov 2019 11:08pm)

Honestly I don't know where the line should be, but I'm pretty sure "Actually literally owned slaves" is on the "not deserving" side of the line. by callsignhotdog (Sun 10th Nov 2019 11:54pm)

Bit of a catch-22 there. Another Tory government would do gangbusters for support for Independence, but then they wouldn't be suicidal enough to allow another indyref. If Labour get in they're gonna need SNP support and will probably give an Indyref in exchange. Of course too many votes for Labour and not enough for SNP and there won't be a mandate for another Indyref, so I guess Rock meet Hard Place. I say everyone pick whichever is best placed to beat the Tories, and if it's a Labour-SNP race just go with your gut. Anything that isn't blue is a win in this election. by callsignhotdog (Tue 12th Nov 2019 7:20pm)

If the alternative in your seat is Conservative. The fact is there are seats where its a 2 horse race and your choices are labour or tory. If that's not your seat then vote with your heart. by callsignhotdog (Tue 12th Nov 2019 7:27pm)

Can you not just return it to the regular bays? I've definitely seen electric ones parked at the regular racks. by callsignhotdog (Fri 15th Nov 2019 9:03am)

Ain't hired one but I bought one recently. Scottish government will give you a 0% loan for one and it worked out cheaper than my bus pass. Gotta say, game changer. I live in Fernhill, commute to the city centre, and during rush hour it's a good 25-30 minutes faster than waiting for the bus. by callsignhotdog (Fri 15th Nov 2019 9:02am)

You wait 20 minutes for a bus that was due in 10, then it takes another 15-20 minutes to get out of the city centre, by which point I'm already home on the bike. by callsignhotdog (Fri 15th Nov 2019 12:13pm)

Holy shot I am THERE by callsignhotdog (Fri 29th Nov 2019 3:46pm)

Tradesman blocking my bastard driveway with his van while he's visiting across the road so I have to park round the corner and carry all the shopping inthe long way. by callsignhotdog (Fri 29th Nov 2019 3:50pm)

I can't imagine a place that serves alcohol wanting to put something that divisive in front of its patrons. Even with Old Firm games you can generally rely on both sides having their own bars to go to. by callsignhotdog (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 1:47pm)

In case they need to cover up a fascist one? by callsignhotdog (Mon 9th Dec 2019 9:41pm)

Live in a Labour-SNP swing seat. Could honestly live with either of them. I figure Labour is going to need SNP support to form a Governemnt anyway so to me a SNP win is almost as good as a Labour one. I'll probably vote Labour since, gun to my head, I'd prefer a Labour government and staying in the UK, but if we get another Tory government the SNP will get my whole-hearted support from that point on. by callsignhotdog (Tue 10th Dec 2019 5:57pm)

This is honestly an underrated option. The increased vote share for the Greens sends a clear message to the main parties that if they want your vote, they're gonna need to start taking the climate seriously. The Green's growing influence and vote share over the last few years has directly fed into the current pro-climate manifestos of the big parties. by callsignhotdog (Tue 10th Dec 2019 6:00pm)

Hell of a catch 22 ain't it? by callsignhotdog (Tue 10th Dec 2019 9:00pm)

I grew up in England, moved to Glasgow a few years ago. Always had sympathy for the Independence cause, but until last night I was hoping it wouldn't be necessary. That hopes dead and I'll be fucked if I'm living another 5 years or more under a Tory government. Add one more whole hearted independence supporter to the tally. by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Dec 2019 11:36am)

It does help that I've asked SNP officials a couple of times what would happen to people like me, and I've received the same answer every time without hesitation, "If you live in Scotland you will become a citizen" by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Dec 2019 3:01pm)

45% of the vote = 56% of the Parliament Yeah seems pretty democratic to me by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Dec 2019 8:29pm)

How many Governments were brought down in the Arab Spring by protests? Protests work, they just need to be big enough. by callsignhotdog (Fri 13th Dec 2019 8:30pm)

I moved up from Manchester and never regretted it. Glasgow is a lot like cities in the North of England, but with a bit more identity and personality (and a lower cost of living and better NHS). Get your move on I say! by callsignhotdog (Sun 15th Dec 2019 9:18am)

They're so similar in terms of energy, I sometimes forget which city I'm in by callsignhotdog (Sun 15th Dec 2019 6:35pm)

Done! by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Dec 2019 7:14pm)

The name thing really took off as a meme in the last couple of years by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Dec 2019 12:55pm)

Tbh I kind of enjoy the way they bring the community together in telling the orangers to fuck off and quit with the racket. by callsignhotdog (Tue 31st Dec 2019 8:01am)

Unless you're talking to a Londoner, odds are their public transport is as bad or worse. by callsignhotdog (Tue 31st Dec 2019 8:00am)

I moved from Manchester, I'd still give Glasgow the win on that. Buses are about equal (although I hear they've improved since I left) and Scotrail is significantly better than Northern Rail. Not that Scotrail is good, just its up against the worst competition in the country (look up Pacers some time) by callsignhotdog (Tue 31st Dec 2019 8:22am)

From the empties in it, I'd say somebody spilled beer into a puddle of something else (cleaning fluids maybe?) and they reacted and made suds like that. Your pal should be fine by callsignhotdog (Sun 5th Jan 2020 11:25pm)

More ways to get around is always nice. Might also cut down traffic on that stretch of the M8 for people travelling past the airport. I'm genuinely surprised there hasn't been something like this already in place. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Jan 2020 1:19pm)

Looks like the Anarchist 'A' logo but a bit neater, with a heart around it. I saw the same thing along trongate. Honestly I'm more expecting it to turn out to be viral marketing for something. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Jan 2020 2:47pm)

Yeah but all the ones I've seen look DIY in exactly the same way. Same corner scrunched up, offset at the same angle. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Jan 2020 3:45pm)

Might be some teaching work for her at one of the Unis maybe? Somebody's got to teach all those undergrads. Get her to set up her LinkedIn and turn on the recruitment thing so recruiters can reach out to her, if she hasn't already. If she fits the bill for anyone she'll hear from them soon enough. by callsignhotdog (Tue 7th Jan 2020 2:43pm)

SushiYa on Union Street is new, I've had the ramen there. I can't say I'd RECOMMEND it but: Pros: \-£6 a bowl \-Close to Central \- Broth is fantastic Cons: Mediocre meat and veg. Pretty sure the noodles were packet (but I can't prove that of course) by callsignhotdog (Tue 7th Jan 2020 2:41pm)

23% of the total were Glaswegian or 23% were Scottish? I only ask because if 23% were Glaswegian that is a HELL of a ratio for 1 city to send almost a quarter of all of Britain's volunteers. by callsignhotdog (Thu 9th Jan 2020 1:01pm)

That's still a hell of a ratio. Scotland makes up about 8-10% of the UK population depending who you ask. Don't know what the numbers were in the 30s but I doubt it was close to 24%. by callsignhotdog (Thu 9th Jan 2020 1:16pm)

They didn't have to pay for them so they must have decided it was worth trying to get the free PR. Might squeeze a bit more dosh out of us before they fuck off to the states. by callsignhotdog (Fri 10th Jan 2020 10:54pm)

No vote is a permanent decision, and people have to have the right to dissent and argue for change. The UK voted to join the EU in the 70s, and eurosceptics spent 40 years protesting and demanding another vote. Then they got one, and they won. After a general election you don't disband all the parties that didn't win. by callsignhotdog (Sat 11th Jan 2020 5:20pm)

So you're saying that circumstances had changed since the original vote, which justified having another one? by callsignhotdog (Sun 12th Jan 2020 5:27pm)

About time the Council took it off the skiving bastards. Yeah, pay to restore it, then turn it to some good use. I'd say turn it into affordable housing but if money's that important, rent it out. It's prime real estate, will pay for itself in time, and we won't have a teetering old building looming over us. by callsignhotdog (Mon 13th Jan 2020 10:25pm)

Everyone at my office got sent home bar me. I was the only one daft enough to live within walking distance so I told everyone else to get away home before the trains were cancelled, and I'd cover for them. Eventually the powers that be acknowledged my sacrifice and let me go home as well, and we were out for three days. They tried asking me to come back in the next day "since you can walk it" but I just said the paths were too icy and then put my phone on silent and sat in my pjs all day. by callsignhotdog (Sat 18th Jan 2020 6:13pm)

That bloke on the verge on his phone like "Mary love? Yeah gonna be late home for tea. No, no you're not gonna believe me- Oh shit it's the polis!" by callsignhotdog (Sat 18th Jan 2020 8:25pm)

Nothing at all. The people who send these guys out know they're gonna get nothing but rejection and ridicule. It helps them reinforce the idea that everyone outside their particular church/sect/cult is a vile sinner. Reinforces that "Us/Them" mentality that Cults rely on. by callsignhotdog (Tue 21st Jan 2020 1:25pm)

By entertainment are you talking about media like TV and film or events organising? by callsignhotdog (Wed 22nd Jan 2020 12:15pm)

Well there's plenty of venues around Glasgow and probably plenty of companies organising them. The SEC is our big arena so they might be hiring. by callsignhotdog (Wed 22nd Jan 2020 1:19pm)

> we are confident that greater value can be created from more efficient operations," Not gonna lie, that quote from First sent chills down my fucking spine. That's corporate speak for "We're gonna leach more money out of you and give you even less." by callsignhotdog (Fri 24th Jan 2020 4:38pm)

"Don't like it? Walk, peasants." by callsignhotdog (Fri 24th Jan 2020 5:45pm)

Way ahead of you by callsignhotdog (Fri 24th Jan 2020 6:28pm)

Most people who tell you "<area> is full of drugs and prozzies and crime and all that" probably haven't visited since the 80s. You'll be fine. by callsignhotdog (Fri 31st Jan 2020 7:56am)

Well that's us told folks. Remember, if you're on the losing side of a vote you're obliged to change your entire political philosophy and be nothing but enthusiastic about the outcome. Dissent is treason. All Hail Big Boris. by callsignhotdog (Fri 31st Jan 2020 9:01pm)

I don't think anyone is denying that it's happening. They're just sad that it is. Jesus pal pull the stick out and let people be sad about stuff they don't like by callsignhotdog (Fri 31st Jan 2020 10:07pm)

Yeah that's what Glasgow needs. Not green spaces, not affordable housing, it needs another retail park with high end brands and dining and a fucking cineworld. I don't give a toss how appealing to tourists a city centre is, I want it to appeal to residents. by callsignhotdog (Sat 1st Feb 2020 12:22pm)

And on top of all that, it still manages to have shops and restaurants and museums and shit if that's what you're into. Best of both! by callsignhotdog (Sat 1st Feb 2020 12:51pm)

They're moving to driverless trains soonish, he's probably worried about his job by callsignhotdog (Mon 3rd Feb 2020 2:34pm)

Met a few people from SPT at a business event who said it was in the works. by callsignhotdog (Mon 3rd Feb 2020 7:07pm)

Nobody PAYS journalists anymore. This'll be some unpaid intern just told to throw something together to keep the social media engagement numbers up by callsignhotdog (Sat 8th Feb 2020 10:35am)

Worth noting that the bloke with the gun pretty much immediately got piled on, overpowered and disarmed by the bouncer and passers by. If you stick to well travelled areas and find yourself in trouble, call for help and a Glaswegian will answer. by callsignhotdog (Sun 9th Feb 2020 10:46am)

Money says he got banned from the sub on his main and is salty about it by callsignhotdog (Wed 19th Feb 2020 11:16am)

I don't think I've ever visited a city in my life that didn't have beggars. If anything I'd say the "touristy" ones had more since they tend to have higher costs of living. by callsignhotdog (Wed 26th Feb 2020 10:19pm)

Let's say you're a wealthy Chinese parent. English is a good language to have for international career prospects so it's good to send your kids to a British University. Of course you want it to be a good one, you immediately think Oxbridge. But hang on, international studenting isn't cheap, and yeah you're loaded but let's see what other options there are? We have a quick nosey at the university tables, scroll through the usual suspects... Glasgow eh? You look it up. It's an ancient institution, hundreds of years old in fact. Has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching, a bunch of people who got units of measurement named after them were affiliated with the university. Glasgow's pretty cheap to live in too, that's also important. And hey, they've already got a thriving Chinese community so you feel like your kid will fit in better. And you hear Scotland's a lot more welcoming to foreigners than some parts of England... Wrap that all up and it's starting to sound pretty appealing ain't it? by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th Feb 2020 8:50pm)

Organiser says the event "isn't political" then goes on to describe it as “anti-authoritarian, neither right nor left but with extreme hate towards both ends.” How tf is that not political? Absolutely fuck these people with the sharp end of a rusty rake. by callsignhotdog (Wed 4th Mar 2020 10:24am)

Neutral Extremists - They don't want anything and they'll kill to achieve it by callsignhotdog (Wed 4th Mar 2020 12:03pm)

I remember reading about toilet paper shortages in Hong Kong almost a month ago. Somebody started a rumour that all the paper shipments were being redirected to make masks so there'd be a TP shortage, and people started hoarding it and created an actual shortage. by callsignhotdog (Sun 8th Mar 2020 7:47pm)

Have you made sure people aren't buzzing them in? How many people get a buzz from someone who claims to be delivering to another flat and just asking to be buzzed into the close? How many people just buzz them in and think nothing of it? by callsignhotdog (Mon 9th Mar 2020 7:12pm)

Now, I consider myself a progressive guy and I'd never kink shame somebody. That all being said... &#x200B; No. No it is not okay. by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Mar 2020 8:39pm)

I was in sainsbury's at Kingsgate last night and they had plenty, even had a display at the front doors by callsignhotdog (Sat 14th Mar 2020 11:05am)

I'm not worried, if I run out of arse papers there's a shower head RIGHT there... by callsignhotdog (Sat 14th Mar 2020 11:16am)

We all laughed at bidets but who's laughing now eh? by callsignhotdog (Sat 14th Mar 2020 11:32am)

Mostly the English, on the principal that they're French and therefore bad. by callsignhotdog (Sat 14th Mar 2020 3:19pm)

My mates in England wanted me to come down for a house party this weekend, when I pointed out the virus risk they literally said, "Lol nah we're hard as nails lol" One of them's got a pregnant missus. Absolute bellends. by callsignhotdog (Sun 15th Mar 2020 8:22pm)

Cab drivers aren't medical professionals, they aren't trained or qualified for transporting people with potentially contagious illnesses, and their vehicles can't be easily sterilised for the next passengers. If a kid is having breathing difficulties, for the love of god call an ambulance. I know a lot of people have this deep-ingrained hesitance to "make a fuss" and call an ambulance but in the current climate it would be very justified. by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:12am)

> And the kid don't have Corona The cab drivers had absolutely no way of knowing that. Somebody wants a lift to the hospital with breathing difficulties? Obviously they have to consider Corona is a risk there, and they've got their own families to be thinking of. Should they risk bringing the disease home to their own kids? by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Mar 2020 12:56pm)

Are you ACTUALLY comparing this to the Holocaust now? by callsignhotdog (Thu 19th Mar 2020 1:02pm)

I just went to mine, came away with the makings of a full fry up, a loaf of bread and some tins for the cupboard. There was a 2-of-each-item limit and plenty of stock on the shelves. I'm a lot less stressed out knowing that they're there now. by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Mar 2020 6:49pm)

> The wee local shops seen to have plenty So... go to the wee local shop? by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Mar 2020 6:48pm)

I think we might just have to accept a small range as the price of sufficient stock. If this goes on long enough I expect the big shops will shift focus to just ensure an adequate supply of a small range of essential items by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Mar 2020 7:09pm)

"Well we're allowed exercise once a day and there'll be nobody at the park anyway!" - Half of Glasgow by callsignhotdog (Sun 29th Mar 2020 9:13pm)

Under the circumstances they'll probably just do it if you ask, just gotta wait on the line unfortunately. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Mar 2020 4:25pm)

We're all going a bit stir crazy, can you blame them? by callsignhotdog (Wed 1st Apr 2020 11:26am)

Didn't take long to start blaming the students instead of the landlords did it? by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:14am)

Yeah and I've got a different opinion to them. Which is it pal, are we allowed to dissagree with each other or not? by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:23am)

>put into the economy instead Students are a huge economic boon to cities. There's towns in the UK where student money is the actual bedrock of the local economy. Glasgow is one of them. You've got 3 major universities full of students who move here and dump thousands into the local economy each. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:20am)

Oh, I definitely think the rest of us deserve a rent break. Only difference is the students are taking action to get it. Don't blame them when it's your landlords who are bleeding you dry. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:39am)

There's only so many student flats in Glasgow, SOME of them are gonna have to stay in these blocks or there's not going to be space for them all. Why don't the developers charging several times the going rate for a shoebox room with a shared toilet take any responsibility for this situation? by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:53am)

>The mortgage payments stopped as well >You stop paying rent, landlord has no money for mortgage Pick one, both can't be true by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:50am)

They're paying thousands a year to the local universities, they're spending their money in bars, they're buying food, they're living here and spending a lot of money for the privilege, and local businesses aren't having to pay them any wages. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 11:03am)

Yep, and that's a problem to be addressed in itself. In the short term though we need to make sure people who are doing the right thing by not going to work aren't having to choose between paying rent and buying food. Once this crisis is over we'll need to then address the issue of outstanding rents. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 11:09am)

Getting heavy And-The-Band-Played-On vibes here. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:00pm)

How easy will it be when tens of thousands of other students are all looking at the same time? There aren't enough flats, period. SOMEBODY is gonna end up stuck in the halls. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:19pm)

If he was playing Danny Boy I'm gonna lose it by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:17pm)

Ahh the old "I'm personally okay so there's not a problem" argument. There's about 60,000 students at UoG alone, and that's just one of the city's uni's. There aren't that many available flats in the city, and many of them don't even allow students to rent them. These Halls are often the only thing you can get in time for classes starting. It's a captive audience and these landlords take advantage by charging ludicrous rents for a shoebox room with a shared toilet. by callsignhotdog (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:15pm)

They're pretty responsive on facebook in my experience. by callsignhotdog (Sat 4th Apr 2020 12:29am)

I've used a few, are you just looking for general care or more advanced treatment? I've taken my tortoise to a couple, Ardmory were the best so far and had a dedicated reptile specialist and a whole room for in patient treatment of reptiles. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Apr 2020 11:41am)

"This time we'll get Batman for sure!" by callsignhotdog (Fri 17th Apr 2020 11:46pm)

They're all there to take pictures of how many people are there. by callsignhotdog (Sun 19th Apr 2020 10:33pm)

The last news I heard was that garages could remain open as an essential service, but I know many of them have chosen to close or are only servicing key workers at the moment (Halfords, for example). Basically you're legally allowed to get an MOT if you can find a mechanic willing to do it. by callsignhotdog (Mon 20th Apr 2020 2:42pm)

Hopefully there'll be a lot of "Did we **really** need all these cars everywhere?" thinking going on right now by callsignhotdog (Sat 2nd May 2020 8:27pm)

The shared paths need much better signage and to be a lot wider. Council tends to just mark normal pedestrian width pavement as shared use and then pretend they're building cycle infrastructure by callsignhotdog (Wed 13th May 2020 12:31am)

I was in a very similar position a few years ago, moving from Manchester with five suitcases. Problem with trains is there's probably not enough luggage space in the carriage for that many, and even if you find it it'll be out of your sight and accessible to anyone. &#x200B; I ended up taking a coach. For one thing, it's pretty cheap. You can pay a small extra fee for up to 6 bags in the luggage hold (nice and secure). Only downside is it'll be a long trip, 8-10 hours I think, but it's the easiest way to move two people and that many suitcases without renting a vehicle yourself. by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th May 2020 1:46pm)

ISS is apparently overhead, roughly around 11pm, appearing in the West and travelling East. It'll look like a bright star with flashing airplane lights. Crew launch is at 21:30 and should be visible from the Southwest around 10-15 minutes later. The further you are from light sources the better view you'll have. by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th May 2020 4:30pm)

Pretty much yeah. Should be more or less overhead by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th May 2020 4:48pm)

No it's definitely 9:30. The launch is 4:30 EST. EST is GMT - 4:00 and we're in BST which is GMT + 1:00, so a 5 hour time difference by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th May 2020 5:10pm)

No harm, took me years to get them straight :D the worst ones are the ones that aren't even whole hours by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th May 2020 5:16pm)

Yeah bang goes my virtual watch party :( by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th May 2020 9:34pm)

I don't think those bikes can go much faster than that anyway. They're designed to be too slow and heavy to be worth stealing. by callsignhotdog (Sat 30th May 2020 2:29pm)

Nice one, I cycle a fairly long commute into town, have a lot of thoughts about the entire route. Think I'll spend some time adding my thoughts. by callsignhotdog (Sat 30th May 2020 2:34pm)

Was this the one where Churchill deployed tanks in George Square? by callsignhotdog (Sat 30th May 2020 6:25pm)

To be fair, it's not like we're changing them every 6 months, this is stuff 150-200 years old or more. This isn't about pretending history didn't happen, it's acknowledging history happened. Leaving the names as they are is pretending that the bad parts of our history never happened. At the very least we need to put up some plaques acknowledging the context of what these men did. We should explain why these men who did these things are still being honoured with a street named after them. Or, change the names and put up plaques explaining what they used to be called, and why we changed them. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Jun 2020 10:59am)

Removing somebody's name from a street doesn't mean "We're gonna pretend this never happened" - It's saying "This happened, and we don't think that's worthy of the honour of a street name anymore". Having a street, or a square, or a building named after you is something we do to honour somebody, and yeah sometimes our values change and stuff we used to honour just doesn't fly anymore. This works both ways, too - In the 50s Alan Turing was convicted of homosexuality and chemically castrated, now we put him on the £50 note. Ideally I'd like to see the names changed, to stop honouring those people, and the original names and the histories clearly recorded. Either a plaque under the new street name, or in a museum (that's what those are for after all). I'd also settle for keeping the names but adding plaques explaining the historical context, although it seems to me like if we did that, we're just admitting "Yeah this guy was a slaver but we're letting him keep his honours anyway". The only thing that WOULD be erasure of history would be leaving the names as they are and not adding anything to explain the context. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Jun 2020 10:55am)

See you use the Nazi example, but crucially, Germany didn't keep stuff named after senior Nazis after the war. They changed the names because they didn't want to honour those men or their actions. The history is remembered in memorials, and taught in schools, so it won't be forgotten. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Jun 2020 2:45pm)

The well funded museum (and clear markings directly beneath the new street signs) is exactly what I'm arguing for. I definitely don't want to see the names changed and nothing done to memorialise the reason why. Imo that would be worse than not changing them because at least if the names stay, people can freely point out the history of those names. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Jun 2020 2:52pm)

Seconded! Some days I have to think about it to know which city I'm in. by callsignhotdog (Wed 10th Jun 2020 9:05pm)

I did some cursory reading, it doesn't look like he owned slaves or anything similar. Any idea who put that list together and why? by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 10:59am)

Well I can certainly understand if that's it, I wouldn't be too pleased if some bloke who slaughtered a bunch of my great grandparents had a statue up of him. Mind you it's not like we treat the statue with particular dignity and reverence is it? We're more attached to the cheap plastic triangle than the bronze bloke it's perched on. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 11:13am)

God the irony if he was anti Scots so the Scots turn his statue into an eternal monument to looking like a complete twerp by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 11:29am)

Same reason they gave up trying to remove the cone. Too much tourism money in it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 11:27am)

I mean, it sounds like they were fair fights. Is that why the statue is in Glasgow? A monument to Square Goes? by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 11:36am)

> none of us are campaigning to have that removed. So far at least. Statues haven't been getting a lot of attention until just recently, I expect the Council will be reviewing which ones they have up. Here's the trouble with the history argument. Unless the Statue has a plaque that says "This guy was a right knob who thought women were too stupid to be educated" or "This guy got rich off slavery, but he built an opera house so we put a statue up for him", the statue isn't doing anything for history. Most of the time they either have no plaque, or the plaque actually talks about what a great person they were. Museums are for remembering the past, statues exist to honour people. If you leave a statue up, or name a street after a person, you're saying "We are proud of this person and what they did". If you pretend like they weren't a mysoginist or a racist, then you're censoring history. If you acknowledge that they were a mysoginist or a racist or a slaver, and leave the statue up, you're saying "We think this Mysoginist/Racist/Slaver deserves a statue". by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 1:01pm)

I'd be all for that, but we've had a century to start educating people and we haven't started yet. If we had then people might not have felt quite the same need to protest today. Stick them in a museum I say, somewhere out of the way but preserved for future posterity. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 3:21pm)

> And as I’ve said before there are many companies through the years built on forms of slavery like Adidas, Mercedes-Benz and Hugo Boss to name a few profited from the Holocaust using Jews for free labour so should we all boycott them also? At least the owners of those companies faced consequences after the war. Most of these guys with statues died extremely rich and well respected (hence why they got statues put up of them) and never faced any consequences for their actions. Nobody protesting is saying "We must tear down everything they ever built with their dirty money!", they're just saying we shouldn't be giving some of them the honour of a statue in a prominent location. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 4:15pm)

Your argument makes sense, if you accept the premise that the only people demanding these statues be removed are mobs of teenage Twitter users. It's very easy to make an argument when you dismiss the opposition like that. The fact is that people of colour in this country have spent **years** campaigning to remove these statues or at LEAST acknowledge the actual history behind them. In almost all cases they've been ignored. Glasgow city council has now announced they are undertaking a review of the various statues and street names in the city, with an eye towards how it reflects our colonial history. A democratically elected organisation, conducting a thorough review of the situation, and then acting on it. That's what we need, that's what people have been asking for, and that's what is now happening. So far the only "mob" removal of a statue was the one in Bristol, which people had tried to democratically have removed for years only to be vetoed by the organisation of local business owners who put it up in the first place. It's now been recovered and will be placed in the city museum. &#x200B; I won't even get into the Rowling stuff because you're clearly just trying to deflect the argument in a direction that suits you. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 5:48pm)

They weren't built by slaves. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Jun 2020 11:34pm)

I was going to say, it can't be as simple as "Just dig more tunnels". If it was purely cost I'd imagine we'd at least be having conversations about doing it but it seems nobody is even considering it, which makes me wonder if it's just not possible to dig anywhere that would be useful. by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Jun 2020 12:00pm)

"Yeah, it's definitely a stadium, look at the plans, it's round see? And it'll be the most popular team in Glasgow cause on match days it'll be absolutely packed out by fans of BOTH teams, no matter who's playing. Pony up £2bn and we'll stick your name on it." by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Jun 2020 2:35pm)

If you go far enough past the Green (I'm talking up to Dalmarnock) there's no more fences. Have a look at Clydesdale Rowing Club, they have their clubhouse in the green so maybe you can arrange to gain access through there? by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Jun 2020 9:46pm)

There's a reason they always pronounce it "An-tee-fa" instead of Antifa. They want to make it sound like an actual organisations name and distance it from its actual meaning of Anti Fascist. by callsignhotdog (Mon 22nd Jun 2020 10:52pm)

Hi there! I'm not LGBT and I don't have any better advice than the great comments you've already received, but I just wanted to say you're very welcome in Glasgow and I hope you love it here :) by callsignhotdog (Thu 25th Jun 2020 10:23am)

Might be for Armed Forces Day since they're at the war memorial and I think I see a British Legion flag there. Not inherently an event for arseholes, even if a lot of arseholes like to use it as an excuse to be an arsehole. by callsignhotdog (Sat 27th Jun 2020 2:38pm)

Worth noting it's apparently a private company operated toilet, although not sure if that means a private company owns them or if the Council just pays them to manage the loos for them. by callsignhotdog (Tue 30th Jun 2020 10:07pm)

I moved from Manchester to Glasgow about 4 years ago, never looked back. Glasgow and Manchester are really similar cities, sometimes I forget which one I'm in. The whole area has very similar vibes, might be because they have such similar histories. West End is the posh bit, East End is a bit more down to earth. Merchant City is like the Northern Quarter. Suburbs around the city are as varied as Manchester's are, you're guaranteed to find a place to live that suits you if you're prepared to look for it. Personally I lived in Finnieston in the West End for the first couple of years with a couple of roommates (it's a student area so lots of flatshares going), it's in walking distance of the city centre and the west end so it's a good place to explore Glasgow from. After that I ended up moving out to Rutherglen with my girlfriend cause we could get a house for less than a Finnieston flat and it's got good commuting links to Glasgow. by callsignhotdog (Wed 8th Jul 2020 10:24am)

Yeah fair point. Actually parts of the west end might be more NQ, Byres Road etc by callsignhotdog (Wed 8th Jul 2020 2:04pm)

There's certainly a need for rental or a rental-like system. I think most people who want shot of private landlords aren't expecting a world where everybody buys and just want it socialised, i.e. have the Government own properties that they rent out at cost. The current system works absolutely fine if everybody is acting in good faith, but this is where bad landlords are hurting not only tenants but other landlords, because there's so much abuse in the system that just rooting out the bad actors becomes less and less viable, and gradually the only solution becomes to throw out the whole system. Personally my landlord is excellent, as was my last one, but the three before that were all rotten, and I'd honestly be happier if the whole system were managed by the Government. At least then if my landlords are crap I can vote them out of office. by callsignhotdog (Fri 10th Jul 2020 4:18pm)

Really I'd settle for any extra regulation, because the balance of power between landlord and tenant is so one-sided. Or if Social Housing was properly available, I'd know I'd never be homeless but I could, if I wanted, spend the extra to rent privately and have more choice over what kind of place I got. by callsignhotdog (Fri 10th Jul 2020 4:52pm)

For you aye, but for every one of you there's another landlord who's figured out they can make more by giving their tenants the boot and relisting on Airbnb instead, and those tenants have no recourse, they just have to clear out. by callsignhotdog (Fri 10th Jul 2020 5:20pm)

I visited for a week and crashed with my friend (who I later moved in with) but it was more to confirm my decision. I was planning the move anyway but decided to spend a few days and if I hated it I'd back out. Loved every minute and went ahead with the move. by callsignhotdog (Sun 12th Jul 2020 10:50am)

Plenty of cycling around the city, plenty of cycle routes, and a widespread cycle hire scheme that has regular and e-bikes available. If e-bikes are your thing the Scottish government also has an interest free loan scheme for buying them. by callsignhotdog (Tue 14th Jul 2020 4:56pm)

The hire scheme is a good way to try one out and see if it suits you. [Here's the info](https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/grants-loans/ebike-loan) of the loan scheme if you want to look into it. And [here's](https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/cycling-in-glasgow) some more general info on cycling around the city. by callsignhotdog (Tue 14th Jul 2020 7:48pm)

You did a really good thing mate, not enough people would care enough. You probably saved her life, and with any luck she'll get the help she needs for it to not happen again. ODs are fatal when the person doesn't get help. You got her help. She's gonna be fine, and that'll be down to you. Give yourself some credit, take a few days to process, and if it's still troubling you, consider looking for some outside help. by callsignhotdog (Fri 17th Jul 2020 3:20pm)

Literally, first weekend they opened and my cousin went out. She puts a photo on Instagram of her hugging some random blokes she met. Jokes on her though, now her sister won't let her see her nephew until she's quarantined for 14 days. by callsignhotdog (Sat 18th Jul 2020 9:45pm)

Considering all the absolute horror stories on here about shite factors I'd say you're about as good not having one as having one. Tried asking around the neighbours to see what they think of the informal arrangement? by callsignhotdog (Mon 27th Jul 2020 12:03pm)

Flair checks out by callsignhotdog (Thu 30th Jul 2020 8:27pm)

There's probably a lot of overlap between people who keep vegan and people who want to shop at local small businesses. Although if you also sold meat they might not want to go in. A fully vegan "butcher" might be a profitable niche though, especially somewhere like the West End. by callsignhotdog (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 10:36am)

Taking a big airliner from Glasgow to Magaluff and seeing nothing but clouds and oceans would be pretty dull, aye. Personally I'm gonna hop in a little turboprop and go bombing along Loch Lomond as close to the water as I can without crashing. by callsignhotdog (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 4:25pm)

What's the quality of Glasgow Airport like in the game? I know it's not one of the hand crafted ones but is it all right? by callsignhotdog (Tue 4th Aug 2020 1:27pm)

Don't confine yourself to airbnb, look for short term lets in general. They're generally more forgiving of people who can't view in person since they're usually frequented by people in your situation. Best of luck to you! by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Aug 2020 3:51pm)

Few of them might be AirBnBs and private landlords that are trying to bail out now that Covid's killed the short-term rental market. by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Aug 2020 4:08pm)

You love to see it by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Aug 2020 9:06pm)

Oh hey I used to pass that place all the time on my commute. My office is reopening next week so I'll have to make a point of dropping in. I'll make sure to let them know why I came in, let them know their kindness spun them some reward. by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Aug 2020 10:46pm)

City hall has the powers to operate a bus service, in fact last year when First said they were going to be leaving the business, GCC was all set to make a bid on the franchise itself. Unfortunately the bastards changed their minds and stayed put. Fracnhises aren't forever though and eventually it's gonna come up for renewal. Make sure the Council knows you don't want them renewed, that you want a publicly owned alternative. In the meantime, get a bike if that's at all viable for you. Mine is literally faster than the bus during rush hour. I usually blow past the 21 around Shawfield Greyhounds and laugh the rest of the way home. by callsignhotdog (Fri 7th Aug 2020 10:45am)

Rather you than me pal, but I guess once a week isn't the worst thing to happen to a person. Train to Queen Street's your best bet, especially for Strath, you'll be able to walk it to the uni. by callsignhotdog (Fri 7th Aug 2020 4:29pm)

I always thought a pie on a roll was a Wigan Kebab but then I grew up in Manchester. Never heard of a Glasgow Oyster before in any context. by callsignhotdog (Mon 10th Aug 2020 11:31am)

Honestly it's bad enough during marching season that I wouldn't buy a flat next to one. Practice goes late into the night, keeping you up, then starts up early the next day so you don't even get to lie in, and God help you if you go out and ask them to keep it down. They've got you outnumbered 20-1 and they do not take criticism well. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th Aug 2020 10:45am)

It might still be shite but at least if GCC runs it we can vote out the people responsible. Have you ever tried making a complaint to First? They've got a monopoly on certain routes so for most people it's not like they can take their business elsewhere. by callsignhotdog (Mon 24th Aug 2020 1:19pm)

I said "On Certain routes". Where I live, I'm only served by First buses. I know plenty of other places that are the same. People don't make their travel decisions based on which company is best, they base it on "Which bus gets me where I want to go fastest" and while you might have a couple of different buses you could take, they're almost always the same company because bus companies carve out territories for themselves and stick to them. by callsignhotdog (Mon 24th Aug 2020 1:38pm)

No worries, wondered about it myself for years. It's real nice though, has a "Swords into Plowshares" vibe to it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 26th Aug 2020 6:28pm)

[Here you go mate](https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/145635) If you don't feel like clicking the link, it's an old WW1 shell casing, made by William Beardmore & Co during the war and then repurposed into a charity collection box for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill. by callsignhotdog (Wed 26th Aug 2020 6:25pm)

Me: I've tested positive for Covid. Helpline: OK who have you bene in contact with? Me: My mum, my sister, a bunch of people on the bus and everyone at work. Helpline: What are their names? Me: Sandra, Karen, and no idea about the rest. &#x200B; \^ Where we get the data for "Most infections happen at home" by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Sep 2020 9:11pm)

Public venues have proper contact tracing and santisiation procedures, with enforced social distancing. There's pretty much no way to enforce tracing in peoples' houses though so the only safe thing to do is just ban it outright. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Sep 2020 9:10pm)

Demand. More people want to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh than from Durham to Edinburgh, so they know they can get away with charging more. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Sep 2020 12:36pm)

Presumably the same people who insist we have to leave up the statues of slavers "to teach history"? by callsignhotdog (Thu 1st Oct 2020 2:07pm)

Statues don't exist to teach history, that's what museums are for. Statues in public places are to honour people, to celebrate individuals or events that we think embody our society's values. If you moved the statues to a museum, and had an exhibit explaining what they did, why they had statues and why those statues were moved, that would be teaching history. As it is, there isn't even a plaque to explain it, so it's just celebrating them. by callsignhotdog (Thu 1st Oct 2020 5:43pm)

Well guess I'll brace myself for a by-election. by callsignhotdog (Thu 1st Oct 2020 10:02pm)

I was wondering why I could smell fire last night. It drifted all the way up to Fernhill, at first I thought we had mist but then I went out to do the bins and smelled it. by callsignhotdog (Mon 5th Oct 2020 9:09am)

The sooner you lock down, the less time you have to lock down for. In the long run it'll be a good thing but if the government doesn't step in with financial support for those businesses it's going to hurt. by callsignhotdog (Fri 9th Oct 2020 12:15am)

They were down for a good while, they only spiked up again when we started to reopen. One thing we can take heart in is that while the infection rate is higher, there death rate hasn't spiked. Odd are the number of cases is inflated because we actually have the testing in place now. We're doing better than we were at the start of this mess, but it's a marathon not a sprint. by callsignhotdog (Fri 9th Oct 2020 12:27am)

Who could have seen this coming? Oh, right... But seriously, we should give due credit that the death rate has hardly wobbled considering the massive spike in infections. Things aren't as bad as all that, but we have to act now to keep it from getting bad. by callsignhotdog (Fri 9th Oct 2020 4:13pm)

Money says they knocked over a phone shop, but the police got too close so they ditched their haul before the police caught up to them. by callsignhotdog (Thu 15th Oct 2020 8:16pm)

Trans people aren't asking for the elimination of gendered spaces. Quite the opposite, they want to be allowed to use the correct gendered spaces. by callsignhotdog (Tue 20th Oct 2020 6:17pm)

Yeah I get McQueens, they're pretty good. The milk's definitely fresher as well. My only complaint is the occasional call asking me if I want eggs and orange juice as well, but they've only rang twice since I started and they didn't press it after I said no thank you. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Oct 2020 2:07pm)

How many times did they try you? They've only rang me twice and one of those was a legitimate one to get my direct debit set up. If they try it again I might start getting annoyed. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Oct 2020 3:36pm)

Just out of curiosity, what were the scammy requests? Was it a classic "Need you to pay a deposit to come to the viewing" or did they mix it up a bit? by callsignhotdog (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 6:22pm)

God loves a trier by callsignhotdog (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 6:42pm)

I just had my MOT and service at County Garage in Rutherglen, great job done and crucially they were honest. I mentioned some stuff that was troubling me when I dropped it off, they easily could have bigged up some problems to charge me for if they wanted, but they didn't. If you're open to the west end I went to Cairnlea Garage next to the Ibrox for a few years, they're my favourite garage in Glasgow just a bit out of my way since I moved. by callsignhotdog (Wed 11th Nov 2020 12:08pm)

If I'm honest with myself I probably could be convinced back to the Union, if the UK had a government worthy of the name. I'm not convinced Starmer's Labour would be that government, but I'm open to being pleasantly surprised. I don't actually mind if I'm being ruled from Edinburgh, London, Brussels or the fucking Moon, as long as the Government doing the ruling is one that protects the most vulnerable, respects the rule of law, and promotes equality for all. Right now I think Scottish independence is my best chance of seeing that in my lifetime, but I'm no die-hard. by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Nov 2020 10:10am)

Never said I expected those things to change, but hey if 3 ghosts wanna visit Boris in the night and teach him the True Meaning of Government I won't complain. by callsignhotdog (Fri 20th Nov 2020 4:40pm)

I saw in another thread they're filming the Tetris movie (the story of the creation of Tetris, not a gripping action thriller about the ancient war between the straight pieces and the squigly pieces) up at Kelvingrove, so might be another set for that? Do you think the area looks grim enough to stand in for early 1980s USSR? by callsignhotdog (Wed 9th Dec 2020 9:40am)

At least be honest and admit you just don't give a shit about other peoples' wellbeing. by callsignhotdog (Wed 9th Dec 2020 9:49am)

\*Scribbling about masonic paedo hell on a random shop hoarding\* "Yes, this will convince people I am a reasonable person with legitimate grievances" by callsignhotdog (Tue 22nd Dec 2020 4:49pm)

Sturgeon looks reasonably healthy, she could probably take Shipman if they had a square go. by callsignhotdog (Tue 22nd Dec 2020 4:48pm)

Used to be there was a pretty active tabletop scene in Glasgow, obviously it's all been on deep freeze since the Rona, hopefully it'll resume once vaccines are out but right now we're not sure which venues are still alive. There's a fairly active facebook group for D&D that's worth following, lots of people advertise for players or DMs there, and news of events tends to get posted there too - [https://www.facebook.com/groups/525585977643435](https://www.facebook.com/groups/525585977643435) by callsignhotdog (Wed 30th Dec 2020 7:41pm)

Not gonna be easy but I'd rather have 3 months of proper lockdown than another year of this yo-yo 4-tier limbo we've been living in. At this point, just lock everything down and focus on vaccinating. by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Jan 2021 2:20pm)

People are a lot less likely to take the rules seriously when they can see their leaders clearly don't. The number of people I've heard who use the excuse "Well the rules are just gonna change again anyway" when they're planning on doing something risky... by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Jan 2021 2:34pm)

Aye, never said it was a good excuse but some people will take any excuse they're handed. by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Jan 2021 3:40pm)

Cmon, give her a custodial so we can recall her already. by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Jan 2021 9:39pm)

RE: HMOs, those rules apply if there are 3 or more people living in a property, and couples count as a single person for these purposes. If you're all planning on living together you'll need a HMO property. Basically that just means some extra fire and safety standards. Some landlords are just too cheap for that so they don't rent to HMO groups, but Glasgow being a student town there are plenty of such properties and they're probably available rn given the state of the unis. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Jan 2021 11:30am)

People told me the same thing and it turned out to be bollocks. Depending on where you're moving from the public transport might even be better than you're used to. by callsignhotdog (Thu 28th Jan 2021 11:23am)

Considering 7 years of inflation these figures would actually count as an overall council tax reduction, if everyone's wages were rising in line with inflation as they should. Seeing how little Council Tax contributed to the overall budget, it makes me wonder... would it not be possible to eliminate Council Tax? There'd have to be some rebalancing of the budget, no doubt, but before seeing these numbers I would have never even considered it, but this might be possible. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Feb 2021 10:25am)

Assuming average 2.5% inflation it should have gone up 17.5% in that period, again assuming everyone's wages kept pace with inflation too. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Feb 2021 10:40am)

You're absolutely right. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Feb 2021 11:13am)

Didn't say it would necessarily be a good idea, and the funding would need to be replaced by other revenue streams, be they business rates or central government funding. I'm not saying "Yeah we should definitely do it" but I always figured council tax would amount to something like 50%+ of the budget, 10% might just be possible to replace with other funding sources. It might well turn out to be unworkable, or that the costs would outweight the benefits, or just that the money could be used to greater benefits if used elsewhere than by giving residents a tax break, but I'd like to see a feasibility report on it at least. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Feb 2021 12:08pm)

Oh yeah, and it's by design. As central government, instead of cutting the services you provide, you just cut funding to local authorities. Then the local authority gets the blame for the tax rises / service cuts that follow. by callsignhotdog (Wed 24th Feb 2021 12:42pm)

Looks like they'll be fixed donation points with the received funds being managed and distributed by established community charities. by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Mar 2021 1:22pm)

Done! Best of luck with your dissertation by callsignhotdog (Fri 5th Mar 2021 11:21am)

I mean, state-run option ensuring the availability of hot food at an affordable price in almost every town centre... I've heard wilder ideas. by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Mar 2021 4:58pm)

Well the way I see it, we already decided that healthcare and basic education are basic rights which the State should ensure everyone has at least SOME access to regardless of financial standing. I don't see why food and housing should be considered less important tbh. by callsignhotdog (Wed 17th Mar 2021 5:35pm)

Only time I had a break-in was when somebody left my close door on the latch and somebody let themselves in, kicked in the first flat door they could (mine) and ransacked the place. Definitely not the dick here, lock that damn door. by callsignhotdog (Sun 21st Mar 2021 12:16pm)

Might help if they hired people to clean up instead of asking for volunteers by callsignhotdog (Tue 6th Apr 2021 12:05am)

They think The Trans Agenda is warping their kids fragile minds and forcing them to be trans. It's literally the same shit they used to say about gay people, but now that explicit homophobia doesn't really fly with the mainstream anymore, they've switched targets. Transphobia is a lot easier to sell since most of the mainstream media supports it in some fashion. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Apr 2021 8:28am)

I've tried political fliers before, they're not at all absorbant and the edges give you papercuts 0/10 would not recommend. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Apr 2021 8:24am)

A lot of Transphobic measures directly harm the entire LGBTQ community anyway. Measures like bathroom enforcement effectively just police gender roles, anyone trying to use a bathroom while not conforming sufficiently to gender stereotypes (which I've seen from Transphobes can be as minor as a woman being "too tall") results in being challenged to prove the shape of your genitals. Transphobia is a way to harm LGBTQ people as a whole, while enjoying much wider mainstream support. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Apr 2021 2:57pm)

Funny enough the Greens used a recycled paper that's a lot softer, ofc I like them so I wouldn't want to wipe myself with it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 21st Apr 2021 3:48pm)

Aside from all the other advice, try and lock the bike somewhere with a lot of foot traffic. I always leave mine at the racks near the front of Central station since its always heaving with people so less opportunity for a thief to go at the lock. by callsignhotdog (Mon 26th Apr 2021 7:32am)

Looking forward to it being listed to rent at £900/month for a "rustic 2-bed bungalow" - no smoking, no decorating, no pets, and because of that chair by the door it's listed as Fully Furnished. by callsignhotdog (Tue 27th Apr 2021 12:27pm)

"It's got the same square footage of a 4 berth caravan, that makes it a 4 bed" by callsignhotdog (Tue 27th Apr 2021 12:35pm)

Probably a lot of people trying to get a "Returning from lockdown" picture for their portfolio. If they're legit they should give you a card or something for their website so you can, ya know, find the picture. by callsignhotdog (Thu 29th Apr 2021 7:37am)

I think they've upped the volumes this election because they can't go round knocking doors. I am getting a bit of a laugh out of some of them, Galloway's one listed as one of his big positive points "77% of voters have heard of me". by callsignhotdog (Fri 30th Apr 2021 10:42am)

[The fliers are useless for toilet paper but make decent arts&crafts](https://twitter.com/KatieAiles/status/1387502707972481025) by callsignhotdog (Fri 30th Apr 2021 1:48pm)

My partner is a student nurse, to get to her hospital she has to take 3 separate buses, and she needs a separate ticket for each one because of competing companies and different zones. A unified service can't come soon enough for us. by callsignhotdog (Mon 3rd May 2021 3:29pm)

There's stuff coming out of the industry that suggests they expect the shortages to stretch into next year even :/ Focus on getting as much out of your old hardware as possible and settle in for the long haul. by callsignhotdog (Tue 4th May 2021 4:49pm)

You love to see it. Good old fashioned civil disobedience. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 2:28pm)

The clapping was for the NHS, and it was just to distract people from the fact that the government was refusing to give them a pay raise. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 6:38pm)

When my flat got broken into, I had to wait 6 hours for officers to show up, take a statement, take some fingerprints, and leave. Three months later they rang me to let me know that they didn't find anything and were closing the case. Basically the only useful thing they did was give me a crime number for my insurance. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 6:36pm)

Fine, I'll elaborate. At the time of "clap for the NHS" the government had refused a pay raise and actually internal documents showed they were considering a pay freeze. They've since been offered a 4% raise in Scotland which is barely above inflation and comes after years of freezes and cuts. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 6:43pm)

Not "The Home Office has agreed to let them go", it's "Police Scotland has taken the decision". I would love to be a fly on the wall when that conversation happened. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 7:02pm)

I have no idea what they were protesting but frankly I think a bit of mass disobedience is good for the soul of a nation. Doesn't do to be too compliant with the Boot. by callsignhotdog (Thu 13th May 2021 11:09pm)

What I said was true. The government was refusing them a pay raise and using the clap as a distraction. It failed, but they still tried it. And even now the rise offered is insultingly small. They are still being underpaid and overworked. Maybe you should spare some of your concern for police officers for the people who are actually helping society. by callsignhotdog (Fri 14th May 2021 8:11am)

Are you familiar with Past Tense? They tried to refuse a pay rise, it failed due to backlash, so they gave them a token raise and stopped the clapping. Just because it failed doesn't mean they didn't try to do it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 14th May 2021 1:17pm)

That's a pretty in depth analysis you've done of my personality on the basis of "One time I got robbed and the cops didn't achieve much useful". by callsignhotdog (Sat 15th May 2021 12:37am)

Well he would say that wouldn't he. by callsignhotdog (Wed 19th May 2021 12:03pm)

Magic, cheers for the heads up by callsignhotdog (Mon 24th May 2021 9:51am)

I don't recall the amount but IIRC last time a supporters group organised a cleanup the following day and raised money to pay for repairs. Doesn't excuse all the fans who caused the damage in the first place but credit where it's due. No word of that happening this time though. by callsignhotdog (Tue 25th May 2021 2:22pm)

Yeah fair point I base that on a statement by said supporters group whose bias should go without saying. Pinch of salt, etc. by callsignhotdog (Tue 25th May 2021 2:37pm)

Are they still trying to get unpaid volunteers to pick up litter for this thing? by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th May 2021 2:33pm)

I honestly don't know, I just saw some ads posted around town a while ago for people to help clean up the city, specifically referencing COP26. I don't know if it's related to your project. by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th May 2021 4:10pm)

You know what's bad for small businesses? All their customers dying of a prevantable disease. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 1:06pm)

The guy I'm replying to described the lockdown as a genocide but aye I'm the hysterical one I guess. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 2:17pm)

Are you gonna volunteer to be part of the 0.8%? How about your parents? Grandparents? Lives are more important than business. The government should be supporting business through the pandemic, the answer isn't to let covid surge again. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 2:17pm)

An economic crisis. Not a fucking genocide. If his hyperbole is OK what's your problem with mine? by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 3:04pm)

OK you have fun with that, but you don't get to decide for other people by exposing them to the virus. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 3:04pm)

Nobody's ENJOYING it but I'd rather spend another week in lockdown now and spare ourselves months of it in a third wave. Look at the stats from December, the numbers were on their way back down, if we'd kept that trend we'd have been out of lockdown within a couple more months. Instead we opened up for Christmas, the curve spiked back up and here we are at the end of May still fighting the bloody thing. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 3:16pm)

Have you? by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 4:06pm)

Yeah, call me crazy but I don't think people should lose their livelihoods because we're trying to prevent mass death. I think it just might be possible to do both. by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th May 2021 4:05pm)

[Except cases are spiking](https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1398357703429341193/photo/1), despite the UK being one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. The majority of people still haven't received even their first dose, the new variant is appearing to be somewhat resistant to current vaccines, and the more it's allowed to spread the more chance of a new variant appearing. We are absolutely not out of the woods yet and if we fuck it up now we'll lose all that progress and it'll all have been for nothing. If you think people are worn out now, imagine if we have to go back into another full lockdown because the new variant is running out of control among the unvaccinated population? by callsignhotdog (Sat 29th May 2021 1:52pm)

Pre emptively blaming rightful backlash on fucking Mercury, Jesus... by callsignhotdog (Mon 31st May 2021 3:33pm)

Nah cause then a different planet would be doing something else. This is how it works, there's so many astrological bodies you just pick the one that's doing a Good Thing or a Bad Thing depending on what you want to emphasise. by callsignhotdog (Mon 31st May 2021 9:39pm)

I get that public transport is an ideal vector for covid to spread but I'd have thought the solution to that would be MORE services so they're less crowded by callsignhotdog (Sat 19th Jun 2021 11:51am)

What do you do? The answer is likely going to depend on what industry/sector you work in, and what level of roles you're interested in. Entry-level positions in the tech industry won't generally be found in the same place as executive-level positions in the finance industry. by callsignhotdog (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 9:47am)

Someone at GCC ran the numbers, realised that they could cut down from 52 collections a year to 45 by just adding 1 extra day between collections. They probably thought that was a great idea and nobody would notice 1 extra day. by callsignhotdog (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 7:01pm)

Must be a hell of a relief for the crew! by callsignhotdog (Mon 26th Jul 2021 6:51pm)

Six months wouldn't normally be too bad a contract, it's about average, but six months sat in place? Nothing to do but walk around and inspect machinery that won't need anything more than dusting? I'd go mad. by callsignhotdog (Mon 26th Jul 2021 7:10pm)

I used to work on cargo ships, standby at anchor was the dullest duty I had to do and that was hectic compared to what they must be doing. At least there you had to watch out for other ship traffic. by callsignhotdog (Mon 26th Jul 2021 8:01pm)

Not sure what's reopened since the pandemic ended, I know Geek Retreat is back to it but can't speak for the other old haunts. Best bet is to join some dedicated communities: [DnD Glasgow facebook group - Pretty active](https://www.facebook.com/groups/525585977643435) r/glasgowdnd is a subreddit for local DnD stuff, less active but still has some good resources and is a good place to ask. by callsignhotdog (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 12:29pm)

According to my partner who grew up there - Lovely views, shite town. Apparently the town centre has degenerated a lot and there's a lot of antisocial behaviour. Personally whenever I visited her there, it didn't seem all that bad to me. It's a shame because I'd love to live with those views of the river and the mountains but she swears black and blue she'll never go back to live there. Obviously I'm only reporting this second hand though so maybe wait for some advice from some locals as well. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 8:10am)

Yeah the comments here all seem to mirror exactly what my partner says about the place. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 8:30am)

Kinda off topic but my Dad used to tell me this story from when he was in the Merchant Navy, it was the early 80s and his ship stopped in Greenock and they went in the first pub they found. After a few pints they tried to enter the pub across the street, only to be told they couldn't come in because they'd just been in the Celtic pub and this was the Rangers pub (may have been the other way around, this ws 40 years ago and my dad was pissed at the time). Apparently they weren't unkind about it, more of a "If you come in here we'll have to pick your teeth out of the furniture and nobody wants that" warning, so they just went back to the first pub and stayed there all night. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 10:02am)

I don't know why they don't just ask if you're protestant or Catholic tbh by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 1:08pm)

Is it that hard to believe? Nobody jumped them they just weren't allowed in for fear of a fight kicking off with the regulars. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 1:11pm)

He never said it was like Syria or people fighting in the street. Just that he was refused entry to a pub because of the pub he'd just come from. He actually spoke very highly of Greenock, after they finished at the pub he got a deep fried pie that he hasn't stopped raving about since. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 1:20pm)

"What was your Mum/Dad?" And just keep digging back through your ancestry until they figure out whether they need to knife you or not. by callsignhotdog (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 4:04pm)

DSS okay Pets okay Smokers okay Well that's awfully nice of them, imagine the kind of damage pets could do to that flat /s by callsignhotdog (Thu 26th Aug 2021 3:08pm)

I grew up in Manchester and it's basically identical climate to that. Lots of rain coming in off the Atlantic but not particularly cold, these days it doesn't even dip below 0 very often during winter. Summer averages around the 20c mark, high 20s during a heatwave. Honestly the rain is the most bothersome part of Glasgow's climate, if you can handle that it's very forgiving otherwise. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 1:34pm)

[Spiderman Too: 2 Many Spidermen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcrc4VdoueE) by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 2:37pm)

Was your flat on an upper floor? You generally see more of them on the ground floors for obvious reasons. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 2:36pm)

Honestly it's been living rent free on my head since the spiderman trailer came out last week. The fact that a Netflix comedy about a cult survivor somehow predicted the path of future spiderman movies is amazing to me. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 2:55pm)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, [here's the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl4bOuGNMwo) \- I can recommend it as a weird, upbeat light hearted pallet cleanser from all the grimdark stuff that's usually on. Full disclosure, the Spiderman musical is not a main plot point throughout the series. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 3:03pm)

If you need a bit of a reset between series of intense horror it's a nice pallate clenaser. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Aug 2021 3:08pm)

Most of my cycle route they've just marked the pavement as dual use for cyclists which honestly I appreciate, but I just wish they'd actually treat it like a cycle route and move the street furniture a bit. There's one spot where the pavement narrows and you have to negotiate a bus shelter and a signpost with barely enough room for your handlebars. by callsignhotdog (Wed 1st Sep 2021 7:18am)

What floor of the building are you on? Middle floors are generally easier to keep warm since you've got the flats below putting out heat and the flats above providing insulation. Those tenements have thick stone walls so they do actually hold heat pretty good, your pain points are gonna be the windows since double glazing is rare. Close your shutters if you have them, that should eliminate some of the draft and heat loss. If you want to still be getting some natural light, get some big sheets of clear plastic and gaffer tape them over the window bays, that will create a layer of insulating air between the flat and the window. Boom, bootleg double glazing. Another thing to consider is the door to the close, they're rarely weatherproof and tend to be drafty. Try and plug the drafts with a draft excluder. Finally, start triaging where you want to heat. Keep doors between rooms closed and focus on heating the rooms you spend the most time in, when you spend time in them. I'm gonna assume here that your heating is electric like most tenements. Electric heaters on a timer, have your bedroom heated up for an hour before your bed time and an hour before you wake up. For the bathroom, keep a regular schedule for when you want to shower (morning or evening as you prefer) and have a heater on timer for an hour before that. That way you're only heating one room throughout the day. These are all hard lessons learned in a badly insulated flat as a broke-ass student. May they serve you well. by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Sep 2021 11:18am)

At the very least the first app has bus tracking now so you can tell where the hell it went. Usually it was running ahead of itself and went by 5 minutes before you got to the stop. by callsignhotdog (Tue 21st Sep 2021 1:07pm)

Maybe it's just me but this feels kind of dumb? Oh no, people in Glasgow are still taking the pandemic seriously, and we haven't blown a load of money on a boondoggle tourist trap that everyone laughed at. by callsignhotdog (Thu 30th Sep 2021 10:19am)

I was referring to people rather than policy. As you say, everything is open and restrictions are more or less the same in both places, so if Glasgow isn't as lively as it used to be that suggests people are choosing to stay home. by callsignhotdog (Thu 30th Sep 2021 11:28am)

There's bit even any point complaining, you'll get a pithy apology if you even get a reply at all. Roll on public ownership, at least then we can vote out the people responsible for a shit service. by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Oct 2021 2:06pm)

I've complained dozens of times, I get a reply maybe 50% of the time and the replies I do get are just "Damn that sucks, sorry about that". Not even a ticket refund. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 11:48am)

Have you seen what they're asking for? They just want to actually get paid overtime rates for overtime, that's such a basic-ass thing that I can't believe they didn't already have. If anyone's to blame for the strike dragging on, it's Scotrail for digging its heels in to deny its staff something so basic. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 3:29pm)

The googling I did said it was abolished and put under GCC in 1975, then transferred to SL in 96. Either way the question is the same, why have it under South Lanarkshire Council and not GCC? by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 5:40pm)

Can't argue with that xD by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 6:14pm)

Right, but why did they specifically transfer Rutherglen away from GCC? by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 6:14pm)

That does make a certain sense actually by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 6:13pm)

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of detail I was looking for. For what it's worth I used to live under GCC and I can see why people wanted to move away from them, I was just curious about the specific reasoning. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 7:19pm)

In a vacuum, that makes perfect sense. In an ideal world, everyone would be equal actors, entering into contracts on equal terms. The reality though, is that working is not really optional. UC isn't enough to live on, and will be taken from you if you refuse a job anyway. So you have to work. And since Scotrail is an effective monopoly within Scotland, if you're a train operator by trade, you have very few choices but to take the contract Scotrail offers you, no matter how unfair the terms might be. Yes there ARE other options, but not enough for everybody in the Scottish rail industry. Somebody is going to have to take that offer, whether they like it or not. The fact is that the balance of power between employee and employer is very skewed. We have to work, we can be fired without cause for the first two years, at any time. If the employer wants to change your contract, they can simply fire you and rehire you on the new contract, or you can just be jobless. The only counterbalance to this, is collective bargaining, to say "Listen boss, the lads and I have been talking and we all agree that 8 hours is an honest day's work, so if you want us to stay longer you're going to have to start paying us more. And if you refuse, we'll just down tools and you see how long all your managers and consultants can keep this service operating without us." by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 9:44pm)

Oh yeah definitely, cause the post office laughs in the face of all boundary changes. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Oct 2021 10:38pm)

Oh yeah, I've lived under GCC and I'm not clamouring to go back, I was just curious of the reasoning behind the original change and you've answered that question brilliantly, thanks! by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Oct 2021 7:51pm)

Not like anybody was actually calling it "SSE Hydro" outside of official materials anyway. by callsignhotdog (Thu 14th Oct 2021 3:39pm)

The collective psychic energy of all the people willing GCC to get in the fuckin' sea is starting to take effect. by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th Oct 2021 12:44pm)

These building owners are getting right on my tits now. They refuse to invest in fixing their building but cry "woe-is-me" for how much they're spending on scaffolding to hold up their tumbledown ruin. I know they're just playing chicken with GCC, trying to get them to pay for refurbing the building but leave them owning it. Past time the government stepped in, took ownership away from them, and invested the money to make the building something useful to the community, before it's too late to save. Whatever else happens, the owners must NOT be allowed to profit from their bullshit anymore. If they demolish it, they can't be allowed to retain the land and build something more profitable on it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 10:28am)

The owners are playing chicken with the Council. They refuse to repair it, insisting they need grants from the Council to do it. When the Council refuses and tells them to fix their shit, they do 1 of 2 things: 1. Make it uglier (scaffolding, massive adverts, etc) 2. Threaten to demolish it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 10:41am)

They don't want to demolish it though, they want to profit off it and make the Council pay for repairs that are THEIR responsibility as OWNERS of the property. They want us to respect their rights to their private property, but they refuse to take any responsibility for it. Just want to be handed public money to repair their property so they can turn it into yet more luxury flats that nobody needs. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 11:35am)

Do CPOs account for the current condition of the building when determining value? Cause you could probably pick it up for a steal on that basis and then the old owners are still paying for the repairs by way of lost value. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 11:45am)

>then banish them from the city, Athenian-style I'll start gathering stones, you go find us a really big urn by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 2:46pm)

Give 'em £1 for the total state of the place, it probably costs more to refurbish than the value of the building at this point, so the market value is effectively zero. That way the buggers don't get to profit even slightly from their attempted extortion of the public purse. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 2:46pm)

Fortunately, there already exists a legal mechanism for [exactly this scenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_purchase_order) \- Preservation of historic buildings is one of the main reasons Compulsory Purchase Orders exist. They're certainly not some straightforward thing you can just do on a whim, but if GCC really wanted to sort this out, they could do it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 3:37pm)

I said they should, don't really expect they will. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 4:50pm)

Yeah, we all know what SHOULD be done but they've failed to do it for over a decade at this point. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 4:49pm)

I'd be fine with the public footing the bill, provided it gets turned into something of use to the community. Hey how about some social housing in the city centre so people can actually live there? The most important thing for me though, is that whatever happens to the building, the current owners don't profit 1 goddamn penny off of their scrounging. Unless they pay to fix their building they can go hand. Let 'em pay to demolish it then CPO the land and build something useful there instead of whatever luxury flats the current owners want. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 5:33pm)

At this point a CPO would be overly generous, they don't deserve any goddamn money. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 7:01pm)

Would be a good place to stash all those statues of slave owners tbf. by callsignhotdog (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 7:08pm)

It sucks that Westminster can force a massively disruptive event on our city without our say-so. I wonder if there's a political party I can support who would oppose that sort of thing? by callsignhotdog (Mon 25th Oct 2021 11:03am)

God forbid the foreign dignitaries experience any unvetted local culture by callsignhotdog (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:45pm)

I think removing buses would be a step too far, people still need to get places and not everyone is in a capacity to walk from the edge of the city to wherever they need to go. That being said, I'd be all for putting overhead wires in and converting to all electric trolley buses. by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 1:23pm)

I particularly enjoyed the guy complainign that this would only benefit people who live in Glasgow. Like... yes? That's the idea? by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 1:26pm)

Yeah we definitely need diesel buses out of the city. Thing is we apparently had a bunch of electric buses ready since they're everywhere for cop26 but I expect they'll be gone as soon as the conference ends by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 3:03pm)

I'm not convinced that guy wasn't a very committed parody artist tbh, it hit every gammon talking point including the total lack of self awareness around being an immigrant in Spain. by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 3:19pm)

The sad part is I'm pretty sure I've been in an English Pub called the Red Lion while on holiday in Spain. by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 3:41pm)

I've been hearing it for years, I first became aware of it around 2016 and I don't think it was new at the time. by callsignhotdog (Thu 11th Nov 2021 3:41pm)

With modern tech you could even have them go off-grid. Run power lines along all the main arterial routes, which power the buses and charge their batteries as they go. When they need to go off-route to service residential areas, they can leave the cable network and drive on battery power. Clean, reliable and flexible transportation without having to string power guides absolutley everywhere you want a bus to go. I've seen Germany are trialling something similar for lorries too, have one lane of the motorway electrified with overhead cables, lorries have constant power along the autobahn and then switch to batteries for the final mile or so to the depot. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Nov 2021 12:14pm)

Pantograph! That was the word I was looking for! Yeah the tech is really exciting to me, I want to see it rolled out a lot more widely. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th Nov 2021 1:57pm)

Jesus they couldn't even go around with a bin bag and pick up the old cups and stuff? by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 10:38am)

BLimey, yeah you're probably right, some junior intern at the estate agent not paid enough to care. From the state of the place, I assume that the previous occupants were evicted and the landlord is just selling up rather than deal with the state of it. by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 1:25pm)

I kinda like the ivy overgrowth, feels like living in a fantasy cottage. The rest though? Oh god I can smell it through the wifi. by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 2:51pm)

At least people know what they're going in for. by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 2:59pm)

I... I took that to be cheap cider... I was happier when I believed that. by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 4:08pm)

I think that's probably it. You already know anyone who buys it is looking to gut it anyway so why bother? The residents didn't do it, the owner didn't do it, why should the estate agent? by callsignhotdog (Fri 26th Nov 2021 8:00pm)

Shopping bag parachute like a ten year old off a shed roof. by callsignhotdog (Mon 29th Nov 2021 3:34pm)

Article describes it as a "Build-to-rent" development, so no owner occupation by the sounds of it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 1st Dec 2021 2:53pm)

I'd have bailed before they finished exhaling the sentences "we can't allow viewings" by callsignhotdog (Sat 4th Dec 2021 12:14am)

I grew up in Manchester, every where they extended the tram network to experienced marked improvements both socially and economically. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Dec 2021 11:46pm)

To make that level of investment you first need to have the money available. It's all good saying a million quid now will pay back 5 mill in economic growth, but you have to actually have the million quid going in the first place. by callsignhotdog (Mon 6th Dec 2021 11:49pm)

I'm gonna bang on this every time it comes up - Trolleybuses. Easier to install than a bunch of rails everywhere, and if you want to put some small batteries in them they can even go off-grid for short distances. Full trams I know have better capacity so that should still be on the cards but in the short term, we can get trolleybuses going much faster. by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 1:24pm)

Problem with full electric buses is the cost and resources of batteries big enough to give them enough range. Ideally we want transport connected directly to the main grid, which means either trains, trams or trolleybuses by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 1:34pm)

Yeah there's definitely benefits to both. I think an unappreciated benefit of trams from a climate change standpoint is specifically the fact that they disrupt car traffic and make it less convenient to drive, which forces more people onto public transport. It's annoying but effective. There's definitely space for trolleys and trams, and having both gives important flexibility, but if we're in a hurry to get something set up, I say get the trolleys in first, and you can add rails later to turn trolleyways into trams wherever capacity demands. by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:14pm)

Batteries are heavy, so carrying them around uses up energy, so you need a bigger battery to carry enough charge to move the weight of the battery... you see where this is going. Their efficiency also degrades over time, so they need to be replaced more often, and fluctuates with the temperature. Up front costs are probably comparible / even favour the electric buses in a smaller fleet, but if you invest in the overhead cables, you save money on every bus you add to the network. by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:12pm)

Oh yeah the manufacture of batteries has a huge impact. Its necessary for many purposes but we should be trying to use mains alternatives wherever we can by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:43pm)

Another benefit of trams, traffic gets out of their way by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:42pm)

On the point of tram lines regenerating areas, I grew up in Manchester which when I was a kid had reduced its tram network down to a measly handful of lines. Over the last 10-15 years or so they started expanding the network again, putting lines back in and the economic benefits of the areas being newly served by the trams was obvious by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:46pm)

Jesus that first shot, I did not have enough time to realise it was a dummy! by callsignhotdog (Wed 15th Dec 2021 2:53pm)

Started orange shifted to pink then purple. My Mrs is at work so I just text her "Sky's weird so just in case this is the apocalypse, I love you very much". Got to cover your bases don't you? by callsignhotdog (Wed 12th Jan 2022 4:55pm)

Could be related to student tenants and the number of unis maybe? Landlords buying up properties in summer to rent out to students in September? by callsignhotdog (Thu 10th Feb 2022 11:23am)

I'm English, I've never experienced anything close to anti Englishness. The worst I've experienced is hearing my neighbours cheering when England got knocked out of the world Cup, and well, all's fair in love and footy. by callsignhotdog (Sat 12th Feb 2022 7:45am)

Your mileage will always vary from location to location and person to person. I've personally had nothing but good experiences with EE/BT, speed is plentiful (I game and stream hard but even I don't notice the difference between 300mb from EE vs 1GB from Virgin). by callsignhotdog (Mon 21st Feb 2022 4:07pm)

Your house insurance might cover it, if the wind was recorded above a certain speed that night it'll be covered under Storm Damage which is standard on buildings policies. That way you're also not dealing with cowboy roofers, it'll be a profesional outfit vetted by the insurance company. by callsignhotdog (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 8:35am)

Often crowded but probably the best train to Manchester in general, not just for the airport. by callsignhotdog (Fri 25th Feb 2022 12:41pm)

I take heart in seeing that whatever Putin wants, he's clearly not getting it. And further to that, we're seeing a level of coordination and unity within Europe that hasn't been seen in some time. The global response has been immediate and united in a way I didn't think we'd ever see. Right now, the bad guys are losing, and that's encouraging to me. by callsignhotdog (Tue 1st Mar 2022 2:54pm)

Priceless Computing in Tradeston has a really good range of stock and is walking distance from the city centre - [https://www.pless.co.uk/](https://www.pless.co.uk/) If you're happy to travel further out, I got a really good service from Creative Computing in Shawlands once when my cooler broke and I needed a new one on short notice - [http://www.creativecomputing.net/](http://www.creativecomputing.net/) Have used both of these myself and would gladly recommend either. Fair warning if you're not aware, the global GPU market is chaos right now, stocks are very low and prices are inflated, would recommend making sure they have what you need in stock before making a trip. by callsignhotdog (Tue 1st Mar 2022 4:51pm)

National Express are significantly less awful for not too much more. Most of their coaches were at least originally designed for human use, and you get a more eloquent class of drunk on them. I once survived a National Express coach trip from Manchester and 6 years later I no longer suffer nightmares. by callsignhotdog (Mon 7th Mar 2022 10:56pm)

Look right before crossing a road. A round bit of bread is called a roll, not a bun or muffin. Your outfit choice is fine for pubs and the more casual sort of bar. Some of the snootier nightclubs might have a dress code. Fortunately the area around the uni is crawling with that kind of place. Lot of students live in the vicinity of Byers Road which is close to the uni and close to all the bars and takeaway places. I personally lived in Finnieston for a couple of years which is walking distance to the uni and to the city centre, and I found it a nice place to live all round. Final point - Canadian and Scottish culture are similar enough that you won't experience that much culture shock. Golden rule is not to be a twat and everyone will like you fine. Also "Cunt" is not considered a serious curse here and is dropped quite casually. Depending on the tone and inflection it may even be used as a term of endearment. "This Cunt" is bad, while "Good Cunt" is among the highest praise you can receive from a Scotsman. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Mar 2022 8:20am)

I don't think it'd even look so bad if it was cleaned and maintained and had a fresh coat of paint. The problem with all these... let's call them "architecturally unique" council buildings is that no local council these days has the kind of money to maintain such a building properly. So they fall into disrepair, become an eyesore, and eventually some construction firm with ties to the Council gets a fat cheque to tear it down and build a cookie cutter glass and steel block that will have the exact same problem in 30 years time. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Mar 2022 4:09pm)

To be perfectly fair everybody is fucking broke, it's easier to get some wealthy investors or a government agency excited for a glass cube because they're the only fucks with any money. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Mar 2022 7:29pm)

Yeah the chance to renovate is probably gone, that's what happens when you let upkeep fall by the wayside, eventually you HAVE to replace it because the longer you skip ukpeep the more expensive that upkeep gets. It's a death spiral. by callsignhotdog (Mon 14th Mar 2022 7:37pm)

Tickets are released in blocks, they first release a block of cheap advanced tickets, once those sell out they release a block of more expensive tickets, and so on. So, the longer you wait (or the faster those cheap tickets sell out) the more you'll have to pay. However it's also not unheard of for the website to track your visits, identify when you're a return visitor and present higher prices because they assume if you've returned to the site you need to make the trip. Doesn't happen everywhere but it does happen. You can prevent any of that by using incognito mode on your browser when you buy your tickets. If all else fails, talk to your bosses. I assume that you're a remote worker who needs to come into the office once a week (since otherwise the company should be paying your travel), if you tell them that the cost of the commute has increased 300% and you can no longer afford the trip, they might be able to offer you travel expenses or find a way for you to not have to come in once a week. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Mar 2022 8:42am)

That's 49 hours a week so at £30k that comes out to £11.77 an hour, not great on its own. The accomodation might push it over since you're saving on your rent, but you definitely want that in your contract otherwise they can just withdraw it at any time. I'd also be concerned about having my employer control my accomodation, makes it harder to leave if they're shite. I'd also be leary of only getting 1 full day off a week, that's really going to pile up over time and increase the chance of burnout. If you really need the money then take it but I'd not stop looking for better. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Mar 2022 9:16am)

No I'd definitely look askance at that. You can almost make that much working at Lidl. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Mar 2022 9:28am)

Definitely negotiate the pay. [Glassdoor has an analysis of average salaries in Glasgow for this job](https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/glasgow-electrical-engineer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,7_IM1145_KO8,27.htm) \- The average would be £38k a year. The lowest would be £27k but that assumes a standard 8 hours per day, 5 days per week job. You're being asked to work more than that. As I said, the accomodation may add to the overall value of the payout (rent can easily be 700/month depending on where you live, so if you're not having to pay that, it's a pretty good deal) but you **must** get that written into your contract. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Mar 2022 9:40am)

Yeah I said that further up the chain, 30k might be an OK starting wage for a graduate but not for 6 days and almost 50 hours a week. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Mar 2022 4:43pm)

On your jury service letter there should be guidance on requesting a postponement. I think having an exam that day is a valid reason. Me and my partner have both had to request postponement before and neither of us ever got called up again. Defintiely don't just no-show though. by callsignhotdog (Mon 4th Apr 2022 2:07pm)

My company isn't fussed unless it's a super shady place. Any local university is good, we have a technical interview to verify candidates competency anyway. Software developers are in super high demand and any company that chose to cut itself off from whole swathes of the local candidate pool is just shooting itself in the foot. My company actually opened its Glasgow office specifically because of the number of unis, gives a wider pool of graduates to recruit. by callsignhotdog (Wed 13th Apr 2022 8:05pm)

I might be open to that, I'll DM you some details. by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th Apr 2022 8:25pm)

I'll check it out if I can find some contact info, thanks! by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th Apr 2022 8:25pm)

Fair insight, there's a couple of people have reached out just off the back of this post so I'm having conversations. For some reason I'm more comfortable with this than I was with the thought of just throwing it on FB marketplace. by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th Apr 2022 9:35pm)

I've been going to County Garage in Rutherglen for the last few years, always been honest, always quality work, always on time. by callsignhotdog (Wed 4th May 2022 3:51pm)

Most places will have done most of their business for the day, there's just not that many people shopping on the high street at that time of day. They've all gone home for their tea. Staying open means paying more for staff to be there while not making much money. The exception is generally supermarkets which tend to stay open later for people who do their essential shopping after work (or pop in for a couple of things after they finish work). by callsignhotdog (Thu 26th May 2022 10:44am)

At least then you can vote out the people responsible. Right now first has an effective monopoly and making a complaint achieves nothing. by callsignhotdog (Mon 27th Jun 2022 4:35pm)

I use a combination of [Windy](https://www.windy.com/?54.406,-5.405,6) because I like the visualisations, and [Windy Wilson on twitter](https://twitter.com/WindyWilson88)(no relation). Rarely steers me wrong. by callsignhotdog (Wed 6th Jul 2022 1:59pm)

Seconded, first things I watched when I got here. See also - Chewin' the Fat and to a lesser extent, Limmy's Show. They're all funny af and the sketch format helps you get a lot of different accents and scenarios which helps you learn quicker. by callsignhotdog (Mon 18th Jul 2022 10:05am)

It's probably automated and I doubt anyone updated the system if there was an official diversion set up. If it was a properly signed diversion route, probably worth appealing it. by callsignhotdog (Wed 20th Jul 2022 12:57pm)

Currently, I pay 60-70 a week for two people, shopping at Aldi. When I last lived alone I was spending about 25 a week but that was a good 6 years ago or more now so I'd be thinking 30-35 a week at least. That's just your basics of living, mind you. by callsignhotdog (Sat 3rd Sep 2022 8:47pm)

Idea I had over summer but never got the free time to try - Train to Wemyss Bay, ferry across to Rothesay, hike down to the southern tip of the isle and camp on the beach overlooking the Firth. [This is the spot](https://goo.gl/maps/cQbkK2YpFCtW1KDL8) I intended to camp. by callsignhotdog (Wed 14th Sep 2022 4:10pm)

Buy it off him at market value which will be assessed at about 2 quid because of the condition its in. by callsignhotdog (Tue 27th Sep 2022 11:47pm)

Thanks! That's about as far away as it's possible to be and still be Glasgow but if I don't get any other suggestions I'll give her a shout. by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th Oct 2022 2:49pm)

I'll gladly join a waiting list. Thanks a lot, they seem like a good shout, I'll give them a ring tomorrow. by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th Oct 2022 3:23pm)

Definitely worth asking the question. Her skin is fine, she's even been to the vet for the anxiety and they couldn't find anything physically wrong. She just has some past traumas relating to her face, her paws, and grooming in particular. Kind of a perfect storm for making a dog freak out when getting groomed sadly. Poor wee lamb. by callsignhotdog (Thu 27th Oct 2022 8:38pm)

Thank you so much! I'll give them a try! by callsignhotdog (Fri 28th Oct 2022 6:58am)

Captain would typically be at least ten years after qualifying as an officer, usually longer, depends on the company you work for. by callsignhotdog (Sun 30th Oct 2022 2:52pm)

More roads never ease traffic in the long term. There's a very well recorded phenomenon called Induced Demand. You build more roads, traffic reduces, so more people start driving until the new roads are just as congested as the old ones. Now you've got a bunch of expensive new roads to maintain, a bunch more cars spewing out emissions, you flattened a bunch of your city to build it all, and the traffic situation is no better. by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Nov 2022 7:52am)

There are absolutely people who don't seek medical care because the system is so overloaded they can't easily access help, and if we recruited more doctors those people would probably seek help, so yes in that sense more doctors do induce extra demand. Except people NEED to see doctors, they don't NEED to drive. When the roads are full, people can be redirected to more efficient and environmental modes of transit. When people can't access the healthcare they need, they can die. That isn't something we should accept and it's in incredibly poor faith to compare something like that to people having to sit in some traffic or take a bus to work. by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Nov 2022 11:01am)

Yes there is a cap to induced demand, there are only so many commuters so you could eventually build enough roads for everyone who might use them. But private cars are incredibly space inefficient. To build enough roads to outstrip all possible demand of the entire population, you'd have to basically bulldoze everything that wasn't a business and replace it with roads and car parks, which makes it impossible for anyone who can't drive to get anywhere. Alternatively, you take the tens of millions it'd cost to build that extra road infrastructure, you put that money into alternative forms of transport, which lets you move significantly more people around for the same money and space used. As a bonus, that takes cars off the road which means people who still need to drive experience less traffic. And you achieve all that without bulldozing through huge chunks of the city centre, displacing homes and businesses. You're right about one thing though, the public transport in Glasgow isn't good enough and it's not improving fast enough. That doesn't mean the solution is more motorways, the solution is investing in more public transport. by callsignhotdog (Fri 4th Nov 2022 12:32pm)

Not sure what time they delivered but this was my milk when I opened the door at 7:30. C'est la vie... by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 8:26am)

Jesus what is your milkman using for bottle lids? by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 10:23am)

Might just be because I live near a dairy but they've been pushing the service pretty hard around me. It's a nice affordable luxury, I used to get milk once a week with my big shop but it started tasting a bit suspect towards the end of the week. This way I get fresh milk twice a week and I can definitely taste the difference. This isn't the first time it's frozen up but it's the first time it tried to climb out of the bottle. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 10:23am)

Nah it's all right they DM'd me and asked if they could use the picture. No skin off my nose so I said sure. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 11:39am)

I've done a bit of freelance writing, the going rate for this would be about 50p and a chocolate digestive. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 11:46am)

Might dust off my old invoice template and send it in for a laugh :D by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 11:51am)

Pays the farmer a better rate and its always fresh. I only like doing the shop once a week so this way my milk is never more than 4 days old. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 1:46pm)

I'd love to, if only I had some milk to make that tea with! by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 1:45pm)

I hate this. Have an up vote. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 2:21pm)

Aye they dm'd me and asked if they could share the picture. No skin off my nose. by callsignhotdog (Tue 13th Dec 2022 3:51pm)

Last day today, working til 4, but I'm on call tomorrow in case of a major issue. It's unlikely so I'm basically getting full pay for having the laptop open while I drink baileys and watch christmas flicks at home. by callsignhotdog (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 1:44pm)

Have you seen the LEZ requirements? Virtually anything from the last 15 years will meet them. The main impact is, ironically, on older diesel buses. Its about air quality not vehicle numbers. If you want to reduce vehicle numbers you need a fuck load more public transport. Buses and trains and trams so regular that you don't even need to check the schedule, just walk to the nearest stop and know you're never waiting more than ten minutes for a ride. by callsignhotdog (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:34pm)

That's 7 years old, that's a lot of vehicles. by callsignhotdog (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:42pm)

The guys talking about nights out but the whole reason I don't go to town for nights out is that I can't drive if I'm drinking and buses home suck. by callsignhotdog (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:45pm)

Yeah I was aiming at the guy. LEZ isn't going to impact the numbers of people coming into town. As for demand, transit is a bit weird, people generally want to go places, so you can induce demand by increasing the capacity of a particular method. You build more roads, more people drive. Run more buses, more people use that. by callsignhotdog (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:53pm)

How much nicer does Buchanan Street look with all those plants along it? It's practically a park. by callsignhotdog (Wed 18th Jan 2023 9:35am)

I'm all for stuff like this but if you're going to remove car infrastructure, you need to increase the alternatives. The demand for people wanting to get places generally remains static, so if you want to reduce one method you need to get more people into the other modes of transit. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Jan 2023 5:33pm)

I'd have thought we were pretty good at holes full of water. Just link up the existing potholes and we're halfway there already! by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Jan 2023 5:31pm)

If you want to know how that'd go down, look to Manchester which has an urban canal and so many drunk people fall in that it's widely believed there's a serial killed called "The Pusher" who is said to go around on weekends pushing drunk people in the canal. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Jan 2023 6:24pm)

Free Scuba tanks for drivers by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Jan 2023 8:11pm)

Show up in a clown outfit with a placard that says "aBoRtIoN iS mUrDeR" with that Spongebob meme image, then just hang out prominantly near the front of the pack. by callsignhotdog (Wed 1st Feb 2023 3:09pm)

I visited home in Manchester last weekend. It went through a similar transformation over the last 10-15 years, extending its limited central tram network out to the various suburbs and satellite towns. It's a really great system and a definite improvement on what there used to be. Would love to see it come to pass here (and would especially love to see a tram line through Rutherglen, the bus links to Glasgow are rotten cause of the traffic). by callsignhotdog (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 8:32pm)

Broadly any measures that reduce car use are good, but the public transport infrastructure to replace it just isn't there. Without that, it just becomes another tax that people can't really avoid. by callsignhotdog (Mon 27th Feb 2023 11:59am)

It's essentially a "Vice Tax" in the same way as the sugar tax or alcohol minimum unit pricing. Discourage a behaviour by making it more expensive. It's a popular tactic for governments as it shows you're taking action without really costing anything, bar a bit of up front investment to set up the payment system. After that, it's revenue generating which is a very easy sell for cash strapped authorities. Without that proper investment though, it's only half a job. I can only hope that this money might be funnelled into a metro system or expanding the subway or more bus lanes or, fuck, anything that makes it easier to get into Glasgow. by callsignhotdog (Mon 27th Feb 2023 3:02pm)

You're pitching a luxury service (Haircut with the fancy side service) but planning to do it in a very cheap way (pot noodles and microwave meals out of a 12v mini fridge). You're basically going for the worst of both worlds. People who want "an experience" will be put off by the cheapness of the offering, and people who want a simple haircut will be put off by the whole food gimmick. Pick one and run with it. Given the size of the space you have to work with, I'd recommend you go for the simple option. Decent quality haircuts done quick with a minimum of fuss. You don't have the space to compete with the pint-and-a-haircut boutiques. by callsignhotdog (Mon 27th Feb 2023 10:54pm)

Wait so what's the deal, how did it end up in Cumbernauld in the first place? by callsignhotdog (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 2:55pm)

Manchester has achieved a fairly extensive tram network over the last 20 years, albeit they didn't have to start from zero. It probably would take 50 years to achieve the desired end state but every step along the way is an improvement on the current situation. by callsignhotdog (Sat 25th Mar 2023 9:08pm)

Tell him to pay up and you'll be going small claims and naming and shaming if he doesn't. Then follow through on that threat. by callsignhotdog (Thu 6th Apr 2023 4:07pm)

Cheers for the footage, I was hoping to see this but I couldn't get the route map to load. by callsignhotdog (Mon 24th Apr 2023 3:22pm)

Pro: Fewer twats on the street causing a ruckus when you're just trying to go home. Con: No local kebab shop. by callsignhotdog (Fri 5th May 2023 8:58am)

I'm in G37 and used [Helping Hawns](https://helpinghawns.co.uk/) for a couple of years, they've always been good and reliable. Don't know if they go out your way but you can always ask. by callsignhotdog (Fri 12th May 2023 2:50pm)

The bus was overtaking the cyclist, the bus driver was the one in control of that situation. Why would it be better for the cyclist to merge out in front of the bus? That makes no sense whatsoever. There was plenty of space for the cyclist in that lane, why would he move further out and block anyone from overtaking him? The bus driver could have either neatly overtaken, or fallen back behind the cyclist if he really needed to be in that lane. There was no need to try and force his way into the lane like that. by callsignhotdog (Mon 15th May 2023 12:34pm)

Honestly I go in there all the time and I've never noticed it. Am I just nose blind? by callsignhotdog (Fri 19th May 2023 9:24am)

Do you work for the Horseshoe Bar by any chance? :D by callsignhotdog (Fri 19th May 2023 9:57am)

Ironically the new Land Rover Defender is fine, spare a thought for the poor King, who recently lost his mother and can't even drive her favourite 14 year old luxury 4x4 into central Glasgow anymore. by callsignhotdog (Mon 29th May 2023 10:21pm)

I look forward to the next couple of decades of periodic news items about some new delay to the project. by callsignhotdog (Wed 31st May 2023 8:21am)

Difficulty depends on where the supply pipes inside are. Mine ran me about 70 quid, cold only, but its right next to the kitchen sink so the guy just had to drill through the wall and put in a connection to the sink supply. 80 for hot and cold seems reasonable, assuming you want or need hot water on an outside tap. by callsignhotdog (Sat 10th Jun 2023 1:34pm)

I picked out a few at random and they were all at the low end of normal. So, maybe a hosepipe ban but I wouldn't be worried. by callsignhotdog (Wed 14th Jun 2023 7:36pm)

Now this is art by callsignhotdog (Thu 15th Jun 2023 11:48pm)

He was gonna snatch it and run as soon as you got it out. Either that, or he'd intimidate you into opening your banking app and then he'd transfer himself some money. Those are the common methods. by callsignhotdog (Sun 18th Jun 2023 10:03pm)

Seconded, it's a long way down that hill, but there's some level tracks near the wind turbine that might be suitable. OP I'd recommend you go up there yourself one day and scope it out before taking your kid there. by callsignhotdog (Thu 29th Jun 2023 9:17am)

I know that it's actually a lot more in depth but I can't help but imagine them putting the two halves together and then one dude just running around the seam with a welder and calling it a day. by callsignhotdog (Wed 5th Jul 2023 1:00pm)

Nah they only use nails on the aircraft carriers by callsignhotdog (Wed 5th Jul 2023 2:40pm)

To be fair it was built at the height of the Empire, not really evidence of the current leadership's integrity. Doesn't mean you're wrong, but the fancy marble staircase wasn't exactly their doing. by callsignhotdog (Fri 21st Jul 2023 9:28am)

\*Stares intently at Egyptian Halls\* Seriously though we need some power to deal with these absentee landlords. Force them to sell, and if they've left the place empty and let it run down, that should be factored into the "fair market value" they receive. Then turn it into social housing so people can actually live in the city again. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 3:35pm)

Remember when he vaguely threatened to demolish it if the Council didn't pay for renovations? Absolute scam artist. I reckon we should compulsory purchase it but declare its value as £1 due to the amount of work it needs. Give the man a quid and send him off to fuck. It'll probably cost an arm and a leg in court costs when he tries appealing it but at this point I'm happy to pay that just to take the bastard to task. Alternatively we all nip round his house and take turns pissing through the letterbox. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 6:24pm)

That's fine too, budget permitting. Just whatever gets people housed. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 6:21pm)

The Athenians would get together and vote to kick somebody out of the city for ten years for being a dickhead or just generally annoying. Might be something in that. by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 7:16pm)

.. What makes you think I have a second home? Hell what makes you think I have a FIRST home? by callsignhotdog (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 9:18pm)

Worth saying that this will only buy you a few months, before they start sending letters again. by callsignhotdog (Sun 6th Aug 2023 10:40am)

Presumably they're being paid to put these ads up. Ads for the ad platform. Ironic. by callsignhotdog (Thu 10th Aug 2023 2:28pm)

Nah you're both equally on the hook, Council doesn't want to get involved in Flatmate disputes like this, all they care about is getting paid. Generally, the consequences of not paying make it so that gritting your teeth and paying the whole thing is usually the least bad option. If I were you, I'd see if you can get any discounts, pay whatever is being asked, keep a record of every payment, start looking for a new flatmate (cause honestly, can you really rely on a guy who'd stick you with that bill so he can go to a f\*\*king festival?) and once you're rid of the freeloader, take him to Small Claims for the amount he owes you in back Council Tax. If he won't pay up you can at least screw with his credit and generally make his life a hassle which ought to give you a little satisfaction. by callsignhotdog (Mon 21st Aug 2023 3:31pm)

Don't hold too high a hope of getting paid, but if he refuses you can get a judgement on him and that'll really ruin his day next time he tries to get a new phone contract or sign up for broadband or something. Edit: Essential advice. Do not tell him your plan. When he moves out or you move out, you need to be on good enough terms to know his address and contact info for when you launch your claim. by callsignhotdog (Mon 21st Aug 2023 3:57pm)

Jesus that's one way to cut the waiting list. Extremely grim. I really hope nobody loses their spot just because they missed a message, that could be years of waiting wasted. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Aug 2023 8:49am)

Given where it's been crossposted from it seems pretty clear it's referring to gender related care. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Aug 2023 8:48am)

Setting aside the fact that I sincerely doubt anyone is just casually hopping on the wait list for medical transition for a laugh, if you wanted efficiency you'd get rid of the whole "Separate clinics for Trans healthcare" and just let people go to their regular GP and get the same hormones that are routinely prescribed for any number of other conditions. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Aug 2023 9:41am)

You might sometimes get a bit of pressure from a particularly steep bit of motorway but I don't think there's any motorway where the slope is so steep you should be experiencing that level of pain just from the elevation change. Motorways tend to avoid that kind of slope by design. If it started since you were on a flight I'd get in to see a doctor, you might have picked up an inner ear infection or suffered some pressurisation damage that's making you particularly sensitive to the pressure change. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Aug 2023 10:11am)

Statistically, trans people are far more likely to kill themselves while on NHS waiting lists than they are to decide they no longer "feel trans" (and statistically most people who detransition do so because of outside pressures, like lack of healthcare or overt transphobia). GPs absolutely prescribe psychiatric medicines. Anti-depressants are ROUTINELY prescribed by GPs, often while the person is on a waiting list for therapy. They also routinely prescribe the exact same hormones that Trans people are forced to go to a specialist for. It's a massive waste of the NHS' time and money, purely because of this weird fallacy some people have that people are transitioning for fun or something. by callsignhotdog (Tue 29th Aug 2023 10:51am)

The waiting list for gender care is several years long. If you're on the waiting list and miss this message, you stand to lose your place and several years of your life spent waiting will have been for nothing. OP is kindly giving anyone who might be affected a heads up to check their messages. by callsignhotdog (Wed 30th Aug 2023 8:00pm)

It's an English thing. In Scotland your water use is unlimited and paid as part of your Council Tax (you'll see it itemised on your Council Tax bill). In England it's based on usage. If you have a meter you'll be billed for what you use, but some older houses don't have a meter and instead get billed a flat rate based on the "Rated usage", basically an estimate of how much water a house that size should use. When it comes up you generally see people recommend getting a meter over the rated usage because most people will save money that way. by callsignhotdog (Thu 31st Aug 2023 1:00pm)

Probably because you embarassed them publicly, who knows? Is this really the hill you want to die on? There's only 160 members of that sub, it's hardly the beating heart of your local community. by callsignhotdog (Tue 5th Sep 2023 4:03pm)

I've always wondered why Rutherglen isn't. If you look at the map it's like somebody took a pie slice out of Glasgow and stapled it onto the top corner of South Lanarkshire. It's really weird. by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Sep 2023 11:03am)

I drive into Glasgow once a week or so for work, even I would support a Congestion charge but for the love of all that's holy give me a better option. I started driving because the bus service was just so aggravating. The article mentions an actual Regional city council and I'd be on board with that. Give us a joined up public transport strategy. Expanded, publicly run bus service and start building a goddamn tram network already. I'm fine with discouraging driving, even as a driver I'm okay with that, but you have to make the public alternatives better, otherwise you're just punishing people for trying to get to work in whatever way they can rely on. by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Sep 2023 11:08am)

When I'm driving home from England I hit the "Welcome to South Lanarkshire" sign almost an hour before I actually get home. It's very jarring. The trouble with splitting it up though is that the further south you go the less populated it is. and you quickly start to run out of major towns once you get south of Larkhall or so. by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Sep 2023 11:27am)

Cancel it properly online, make the declaration that you don't need one. Should buy you about 3-6 months of peace before they start sending you threatening letters that will heavily imply that you're under some sort of formal investigation and about to receive a visit. It's all bollocks. If you read the letter carefully it's full of language like "We MAY begin an investigation" and "Our inspectors MAY call at any time". It's all scare tactics you can safely ignore. Even if they come to the door they have no authority to enter. Just keep telling them you don't need one and don't engage beyond that. by callsignhotdog (Sat 9th Sep 2023 10:28pm)

Hard to tell cause of the lamppost but is it that there's no front line to indicate the end of your parking spot? So it might look like you're not in an official spot (although the T line at your back would suggest that you are). by callsignhotdog (Mon 25th Sep 2023 1:16pm)

Yeah I feel bad for her. She got assigned the job and she did her best, it's enough for the kids who she's there to entertain. She doesn't deserve a social media dragging like that. by callsignhotdog (Wed 27th Sep 2023 10:51am)

Reminds me of when they opened the Denny's by callsignhotdog (Sun 1st Oct 2023 11:08am)

It's literally one dude who calls himself "Glasgow Cabbie" because he is, supposedly, a cabbie in Glasgow. Mostly seems to post conspiracy theories and the sort of "pedo panic" stuff that was all the rage in 2006. by callsignhotdog (Sat 7th Oct 2023 2:47pm)

I think he's more in the "The Deep State are using LGBTQ to groom your kids and harvest them for adrenachrome" genre of internet whackadoo. by callsignhotdog (Sat 7th Oct 2023 9:32pm)

Did he try to blame the conspiracy on the SNP at any point? by callsignhotdog (Sun 8th Oct 2023 11:14am)

I use County Garage on Hamilton road. Never steered me wrong, work always done on time and for the quoted price. No surprise "We found another problem that will coincidentally cost twice as much to fix" phone calls. by callsignhotdog (Mon 9th Oct 2023 1:28pm)

Suspicious fire and then student flats? by callsignhotdog (Tue 10th Oct 2023 10:51am)

Doesn't have to be, at this point I assume developers don't even bother asking permission and just start a fire out of habit. by callsignhotdog (Tue 10th Oct 2023 1:47pm)

50 quid for a bag of fuckng coffee? That's got to be a typo by callsignhotdog (Tue 24th Oct 2023 8:40am)

What the fuck are they huffing? by callsignhotdog (Tue 24th Oct 2023 8:47am)

Remember kids, if you're gonna assault somebody, do it in a car. by callsignhotdog (Mon 30th Oct 2023 6:47pm)

It's a peaceful protest, what else can they do? by callsignhotdog (Tue 7th Nov 2023 7:34am)

They want our Government to call for a ceasefire and exercise whatever influence it has with the Israeli Government to push for that. Just for example, we're a major arms supplier, we could withold arms shipments to the Israeli government until they agree to a ceasefire. by callsignhotdog (Sat 11th Nov 2023 5:55pm)

Yeah, pretty much. It fucking sucks but if bad guys hide inside a hospital full of civilians, you shouldn't shell the hospital. Does it make fighting them more difficult? Yeah. The right thing isn't always the easiest thing, but it's generally agreed that if a bad guy is using a child as a human shield, you shouldn't just shoot the child because it's easier. by callsignhotdog (Sat 11th Nov 2023 6:05pm)

We can't afford to pay for movies so we all watch rips, VLC is our best option. by callsignhotdog (Mon 13th Nov 2023 1:36pm)

It's the Hilux of media players. It. Just. Works. I used to work offshore, I had an external hard drive loaded with movies and shows, and I kept an install of VLC on there so I'd always have it available whatever computer I found myself at. by callsignhotdog (Mon 13th Nov 2023 1:50pm)

It's Egyptian Halls, it's been like that much longer. Listed building, owner wants to either tear it down to redevelop, or get the council to pay for the repairs it needs. Council refuses, obviously, so it remains like that until it falls over or burns down. by callsignhotdog (Sat 2nd Dec 2023 12:50am)