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The bottom end of dumbarton road, where it meets byres road, is fast becoming the best place in Glasgow for asian food, much better than the "official" chinatown in garnethill. This is thanks to the huge amount of chinese students in the student flats nearby (i've heard they're owned by the chinese state, anyone know if that's true?). Anyway, theres a place called rice and noodle that does amazing northern chinese food, great dumplings, and cheap lunch deals, a place called bing su that does those mad shaved ice desserts and good bubble tea shops. It doesn't look like much but it's quality. I'd say living in partick is a great option for that alone. Also, The Partick farmers market in mansfield square is probably tiny by NYC standards but it is had a great selection of produce last time i went, i think it's every other saturday. Finally, if you get good weather, which you will, Cottiers in nearby hyndland is probably one of the best beer gardens in glasgow, by elreekothesneako (Wed 21st Aug 2019 11:29am)

Not been there but want to check out the blues jam. On a similar vibe blue arrow is dead good for cocktails and live music you can talk over (god i'm old now) by elreekothesneako (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 8:47am)

I'm needing to find something like this, what are you looking for? by elreekothesneako (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 8:53am)

The days do get short november - january, but winter isn't as bad as people make out. Comfort food, big jumpers, pints, mulled wine, sticking the heating on, christmas markets, ceilidhs, hogmanay, whisky... there's a lot of good stuff about a Glasgow winter too. Also, we do actually get a lot of settled, crisp, bright winter days. It'll be absolutely baltic but really beautiful, I climbed a snowy Ben Lomond last january when it was -6 but clear and it was one of the best things i've ever done. Go to the climbing centre or foreplay crazy golf, go snowboarding at xscape. Just do winter stuff, basically. You'll be sick of it by february but then it'll only be a short wait for the clocks to go forward. Also, if you work hospitality or retail, January or february are a great time to go on holiday. by elreekothesneako (Sun 25th Aug 2019 10:35am)

Without wanting to sound patronising, if you don't know much about the moving process, are you bearing in mind that you'll need a deposit and a months rent before you move in (in most cases)? aside from that, Battlefield and mount florida are good value with decent bus and train links to town and are quite quiet but walking distance from shawlands / strathbungo / govanhill which are the social hubs of the southside. I'd say don't live in govanhill, not because of the racist shit some people come out with, but there are bedbug problems and if you're looking at the cheaper end you might encounter them. fuck that. Partick or whiteinch, govan or kinning park are fairly cheap and will be close to getting on the subway, which is great for getting into town. by elreekothesneako (Sun 25th Aug 2019 9:13pm)

oooh wee kiss on the end, don't I feel special! Ha, yeah fair enough, good luck with it. It's a great city. by elreekothesneako (Sun 25th Aug 2019 9:23pm)

So my brother and his GF lived there for years until very recently, and had a really rubbish time with it. Basically the pest control treats isolated flats and never fully wipes them out. It's not neccesarily the case everywhere in Govanhill or in your flat but it's certainly a thing. I'm not saying I agree with this article but it's got a bit of backing info about the issue [http://theconversation.com/bed-bugs-are-back-heres-how-one-neighbourhood-is-learning-to-live-with-them-87127](http://theconversation.com/bed-bugs-are-back-heres-how-one-neighbourhood-is-learning-to-live-with-them-87127) I hope it isn't that for you by the way by elreekothesneako (Sun 25th Aug 2019 9:49pm)

Is the Victoria road entrance to queens park not lined with sycamores? I am so curious about this post btw. by elreekothesneako (Fri 30th Aug 2019 1:10am)

cool. Well if you're in that area,queens park definitely has good fairly wild areas where you might find a fallen branch round the back of the flagpole. Or maybe kelvin way? I think a lot of those tall tree lined promenades are a mix of horse chestnut and sycamore. by elreekothesneako (Fri 30th Aug 2019 1:18am)

I've always enjoyed the big slope in finnieston for that sort of night. Not been in a couple of years, mind. I suppose stravaigin on gibson st as well if you're in the upstairs part. Or the brasserie at the chip, or cottiers, or the hyndland fox. Kilmurry & co or phillies in shawlands.... the rumshack in strathbungo and the bell jar in govanhill. Any of those tickle yer pickle? by elreekothesneako (Fri 30th Aug 2019 1:15am)

stravaigin and the chip both well regarded for their homemade haggis as well - venison at the chip, good ol' sheep offal at stravaigin. by elreekothesneako (Fri 30th Aug 2019 1:22am)

I went last month, one of the best meals i've ever had. Really don't understand what they need to do to get that star. by elreekothesneako (Fri 30th Aug 2019 12:02pm)

Yeah fuck March. Not really winter, not really spring, rainy, short days. Shite. Let's get it telt. by elreekothesneako (Sat 31st Aug 2019 12:09pm)

ah mate that's pish, sorry to hear that. Yeah from what I've heard it's a block/row wide thing so hard to eradicate fully. Good luck dealing with it though, for what it's worth. by elreekothesneako (Sat 31st Aug 2019 12:06pm)

Paul harris at hillhead school of motoring. He's like someones nice middle class dad in a cardigan and very cool, calm and collected, which was good because I was absolutley shiteing it driving in Glasgow (I'm from fife). I'm 32 and passed first time a year ago after about 35-40 hours of lessons with him. Good egg. (has to be Paul by the way, I heard the other guy at Hillhead is a bit of a walloper) by elreekothesneako (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 12:27pm)

I agree 100% by elreekothesneako (Fri 6th Sep 2019 2:36pm)

Same. I got one 6 months ago and haves used it about twice. What's the point? It would be so much better if you could just load it with money like the subway card. by elreekothesneako (Fri 6th Sep 2019 2:41pm)

Rice & noodle is the best chinese in the city IMO, Silla is really good for korean, GLA noodle bar on bath st is the only place i know of that you can watch the dude making your noodles fresh, Non Viet BBQ pork Banh Mi is the best sandwich in Glasgow (rolls, pieces, & sandwiches are different subcategories for me btw), the T4 bubble tea place is good. Soft shell crab temaki from Cailin's sushi in finnieston is a personal favourite. Still to try the others but i've heard good things about taiwan chicken. People complain about student flats, with good reason, but my stomach thanks the influx of asian students for the amazingly positive effect they've had on eating out in Glasgow. by elreekothesneako (Mon 9th Sep 2019 1:59pm)

They're all good to be fair, i'm just a big fan of barbecued swine. The Pho and Bun Bo Hue are also excellent. by elreekothesneako (Tue 10th Sep 2019 9:28am)

Couldn't tell you. I was living in Finnieston when it opened up, and to be fair to them there wasn't much in the way of custom for them around there at the time. Maybe they just got better as the area got busier and they started making some cash? by elreekothesneako (Tue 10th Sep 2019 9:32am)

It's good for the city in a lot of ways. I'm a chef and I definitely think a broader cross section of people here are slowly starting to get a bit more adventurous with what they're willing to pay for. Also just being spoiled for choice is a nice problem to have when picking a place to eat. Well, sometimes. by elreekothesneako (Tue 10th Sep 2019 9:38am)

Ever heard of charles rennie mackintosh? look into that. see also: Alexander "greek" Thomson, City Chambers, Kelvingrove art gallery and museum, the mitchell library, glasgow university, st mungos cathedral, paisley abbey, the peoples palace, govan old parish church, provands lordship, etc by elreekothesneako (Tue 10th Sep 2019 9:54am)

[https://imgur.com/gallery/fYYanMF](https://imgur.com/gallery/fYYanMF) by elreekothesneako (Tue 10th Sep 2019 10:50am)

diabetes by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Sep 2019 1:30pm)

This guy kens whats up by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Sep 2019 1:25pm)

You mean the actual fruit as opposed to membrillo? Roots & Fruits GWR is your best bet. If they don't have it, ask them to pick it up at the market. Suppliers like seasonal fruit and veg can deliver it as well but might not be that accessible outside the restaurant biz, basically everyone will just be picking it up from Blochairn anyway. Failing that, waitrose in store or online is probably a pretty good shout. I hate admitting it but if you want anything interesting none of the other supermarkets even come close. What you going to do with it? by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Sep 2019 1:33pm)

yeah they're delicious! by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Sep 2019 3:45pm)

It can be a bit rough down that way, but there's also a huge amount going on and its likely to change rapidly over the next few years. A world class gig venue (barrowlands ballroom), very decent bars (the gate, st lukes, baad, west brewery), close to decent late night bars (maggie mays, boteco), a stones throw from the city center or dennistoun for good scran (baked, mesa, east, tibo, mono, shawarma kings, A'chaltain, to name a few). right beside Glasgow green for summer chilling / running or cycling... I'd say its well worth a punt. by elreekothesneako (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 1:15pm)

That's pretty specialist. You might get it in one of the middle eastern grocery stores (krk, stalks and stems, oriental... something, solly's african village) on woodlands or great western road, most of them will have a huge selection of spices. There's also a wee deli place on bank street I forget the name of that does falafel and baklava and stuff... anyone? I have a feeling you would be better resorting to the internet though unfortunately. by elreekothesneako (Fri 4th Oct 2019 9:43am)

second this by elreekothesneako (Sat 5th Oct 2019 11:08am)

Because it's my favourite city on earth. Moved here to study in 2006, stayed 6 years then travelled the world living and working in cusco, melbourne, hong kong, edinburgh... I also did stints regularly visiting an ex-girlfriend in manchester and london. Places abroad were great, and it was a pleasant change living in places with predictable weather, but they never felt like home. I could have moved to England but... nah. Just not a fan of their big sprawling conurbations that go through some flat fields and then into another grey town. From Glasgow city centre you can be in proper wilderness by loch lomond in half an hour, or in pollock country park, or queens park within the city and feel totally outdoors. Hate to use the cliche as well, but people make glasgow, and I love the humour here above anything else. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty absolute roasters too, and don't get me started on the transport or peoples stubborn attitudes to shit like sectarianism or eating more exciting food, but on balance i fucking love the place to bits. by elreekothesneako (Sat 5th Oct 2019 11:19am)

work smarter not harder by elreekothesneako (Mon 21st Oct 2019 6:02pm)

i was in the west end yesterday and it was honking. Scottish water are digging up big chunks of the river kelvin for sewage upkeep so i thought it was probably that. by elreekothesneako (Mon 21st Oct 2019 6:13pm)

what do you need? restaurants or fishmongers often have scallop /mussel / oyster shells by elreekothesneako (Thu 24th Oct 2019 6:35pm)

let's start with integrated ticketing and smarter interchanges between modes. We already have a massive train network (largest outside london in the UK) and loads of railway lying dormant, a central subway, and bus lanes. We just need to be able to change between them without paying through the nose for it. If you're interested in this stuff you should check out get glasgow moving [http://www.getglasgowmoving.org/](http://www.getglasgowmoving.org/) or on facebook or instagram. by elreekothesneako (Fri 25th Oct 2019 7:15am)

WHOSE MOTHER BUCKIN SHOES ARE THEY?! by elreekothesneako (Fri 15th Nov 2019 8:16pm)

We used to have this in the flat, watched it once and as far as I can remember it’s fairly pish. Might be mistaken but just to warn you it might be a bit of an anticlimax by elreekothesneako (Wed 20th Nov 2019 2:47pm)

Calabash, the African restaurant underneath central station did a tasty chicken livers dish last time I was there. It’s worth a visit just for the experience anyway, does African food you can hardly find anywhere else in Glasgow. by elreekothesneako (Wed 20th Nov 2019 2:51pm)

Soft shell crab temaki there is amazing by elreekothesneako (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 6:42pm)

What they said, plus the pork dumplings at rice and noodle on dumbarton road by elreekothesneako (Thu 5th Dec 2019 9:18pm)

Shitebags. What's the need for this sort of dick-swinging? They're in Manchester! by elreekothesneako (Wed 11th Dec 2019 7:00pm)

Southside way, but use langside road instead of the Victoria road strip part, it’s much quieter. Then join up with the way at butterbiggins road, it goes into town past the citizens theatre. From there you can get on the broomielaw. Or, cross eglinton st under the motorway on the cycle path, loop round past west street, and then you’re on cycle path all the way to the Clyde. by elreekothesneako (Thu 19th Dec 2019 10:37am)

I saw this quote for the first time recently and absolutely love it - one of those moments where you stumble across the perfect words for something you’ve felt but never quite expressed by elreekothesneako (Sun 29th Dec 2019 8:28pm)

yeah i was coming to say this - the broomielaw DRF sounds real good and if it's funded by the city region deal, I fucking hope it comes off! Access to the museums on the river (as pointed out above) is shite and needs to be a priority - personally i'd love to see water taxis on the clyde from docks at central station by elreekothesneako (Mon 30th Dec 2019 12:43pm)

Strongly agree by elreekothesneako (Tue 7th Jan 2020 9:38pm)

Not ramen but if it’s good noodles and broth you’re after the pho at (relatively new entry) banh mi and tea in Partick is banging and I think it’s about £7 for a massive bowl by elreekothesneako (Tue 7th Jan 2020 9:42pm)

Inn deep often plays a bit of rock and metal by elreekothesneako (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:43pm)

Monday at the bell jar. It’s well hard though by elreekothesneako (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:45pm)

It wasn’t called project mayhem it was called checkmate, and nobody in this article is claiming it’s anything more than a nice time. by elreekothesneako (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:59pm)

Roots and fruits, locavore, Waitrose (sorry not sorry), seewoo, KRK on woodlands road, solly’s African village. You looking for anything specific? by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 10:54am)

Roots and fruits, locavore, Waitrose (sorry not sorry), seewoo, KRK on woodlands road, solly’s African village. by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 10:55am)

Loch drunkie, went during the hot summer in 2018 and it was so warm and lovely. Gourock outdoor pool is also great, if not quite so natural, but does have great views over the Clyde. by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 11:05am)

I’d rather go a run in the rain to be honest, who wants to run on a hot humid day? by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 2:48pm)

Yeah sorry, I missed that part like a total plum. by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 2:44pm)

That’s burns night so if I was you I’d have a look for a burns supper to go to, they’re usually pretty good at stravaigin or the ubiquitous chip, loads of other places will have something on as well. by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 4:57pm)

Yeah it’s an amazing space: Annoyingly it looks like their burns night is on the 23rd, but http://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/068939-burns-night-at-the-panopticon/ looks pretty good by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Jan 2020 5:21pm)

No bother, hope it’s good! by elreekothesneako (Sun 12th Jan 2020 8:29pm)

Where can you actually still get one? by elreekothesneako (Thu 16th Jan 2020 5:58pm)

Noted, cheers! by elreekothesneako (Thu 16th Jan 2020 6:08pm)

Swing does some good live music, I’ve mostly just checked out the blues night on Thursday by elreekothesneako (Mon 20th Jan 2020 10:54am)

The gate, Queen’s Park cafe, the titwood, the grove, the Ben Nevis, oran mor, the chip, the belle, the doublet, the Arlington, the drake, the old hairdressers, the state.... I could go on. Great pubs are not something Glasgow is short of. by elreekothesneako (Sat 25th Jan 2020 11:29pm)

Malaysian - Julie’s kopitiam, Julie’s @SWG3, banana leaf Persian - Beirut star, babs, Kurdish (taking Persian loosely as meaning “near Iran”) Northern Chinese - Lanzhou noodle bar, rice & noodle Now you know where to find them in Glasgow too by elreekothesneako (Sat 1st Feb 2020 5:18pm)

Not yet actually but wanting to. Heard good things about namak Mandi on bridge street for afghan food by elreekothesneako (Sun 2nd Feb 2020 11:19am)

What level chef are you? There's a fair bit of difference in what a head v.s. chef de can afford round here. Also, will you be looking to work in fine dining or something a bit more relaxed? In all honesty, the food scene is a bit weird here. If you want to push yourself it generally is going to mean working in the west end, as that's where the vast majority of the top restaurants are. Southside central (shawlands / strathbungo / govanhill areas) are obsessed with brunch and pub grub and that trend doesn't seem to be going anywhere. East is similar for now, but still developing. City centre is mostly big corporate ventures, with a few notable exceptions like red onion, two fat ladies at the buttery, and rogano, although to be completely honest that list are all a bit dated. There are, of course, exceptions throughout the city for cuisines of various cultures and ethnicities (partick = delicious asian food), but work in those is generally not the easiest to come by . so yeah, given all of that, i'd recommend partick and thornwood as up & coming, affordable. with good transport links (subway is cheapest/most reliable mode by far), maybe st georges cross or north kelvinside, and maybe hillhead or Hyndland if you're absolutely ballin'. Hope that's useful (sources: fellow chef) by elreekothesneako (Tue 4th Feb 2020 12:33pm)

Bute hall? by elreekothesneako (Wed 5th Feb 2020 10:10am)

Exactly that. Kitchens can get that rating for not having the right stickers in the right place, or not having illustrated diagrams of how to wash your hands, or because the inspector decided to be a dick that day. The hoops you need to jump through change every year. If there are severe health and hygiene issues they do not get to keep trading until they are resolved. by elreekothesneako (Fri 7th Feb 2020 11:04pm)

This guy kens whats up. Solid list. by elreekothesneako (Sat 8th Feb 2020 3:21pm)

Late to the party here, and most of the places I recommend have been mentioned, however, hopefully this is of some use: whenever I have visitors I like to get them on a sort of ‘sub crawl best bits’ bar crawl using the underground. Buchanan st: rogano St George’s cross: the hug and pint, bar Brett *walk* Kelvinbridge: inn deep, stravaigin or the doublet Hillhead: the ubiquitous chip, Jinty Mcgintys Kelvinhall: the lismore *walk* Partick: 6 degrees north, the sparkle horse Bridge street: The Laurieston There are pubs for St Enoch, Govan, Kinning Park, cessnock and shields road too (sort of) but they probably have less to offer the first time visitor and you’ll be absolutely leathered if you try to do the whole thing. Have fun in Glasgow! by elreekothesneako (Sat 8th Feb 2020 3:39pm)

Thing is though, although I think it’s a massive Fucking shame that historic Charing Cross and Anderston were so utterly devastated by its construction, it’s here now. I’m not Glasgow born, and when I first moved here (14 years ago), the m8 was part of what made the city seem so cool to me. Coming from rural fife into those massive fucking busy roads gave a sense of scale that really did make a lasting impression. To this day, when I drive over the Kingston bridge on a clear day, it feels Fucking impressive. It was terrible town planning, yes, but without it we wouldn’t have what for me are some of Glasgow’s most iconic moments. by elreekothesneako (Sat 8th Feb 2020 8:20pm)

Never seen one, that’s brilliant! by elreekothesneako (Tue 11th Feb 2020 4:27pm)

By jings by elreekothesneako (Tue 11th Feb 2020 9:05pm)

There’s a campaign called Get Glasgow Moving trying to put pressure on the council / Scots government to... well the clue is in the name. It’s well meaning but a bit ineffectual and could really do with loads of people getting behind it, there really needs to be a lot more public pressure to get something done and a lot less moaning into the ether if anything is going to change. by elreekothesneako (Wed 12th Feb 2020 2:34pm)

There was a similar survey get Glasgow moving shared a link to a while ago for greater Glasgow, got a feeling it’s closed now though. by elreekothesneako (Wed 12th Feb 2020 2:54pm)

This report is confusing as fuck. “You get a prize, and you get a prize, and you get a prize, everyone gets a prize!!!” by elreekothesneako (Wed 12th Feb 2020 2:52pm)

Please don’t get me wrong, I totally support the campaign and I know they’ve done some real good. It’s just a bit frustrating when you hear so many people moaning about transport and then see the same 7 people every time, I feel like there could be more engagement with the pissed off public utilised by the campaign by elreekothesneako (Wed 12th Feb 2020 10:26pm)

Closing date tomorrow by the looks of it by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Feb 2020 8:58am)

This comes up all the time. The problem that gets blamed is basically that the system is so old that it used a small track gauge that’s (as far as I know) unique, and getting stock to fit it is prohibitively expensive. Tbh I’d love to see a subway extension, but it will probably never happen. Better utilisation of the already existing, extensive surface rail options would be a much better use of public money. Just need to get abellio to fuck in a couple years time and push for SPT to manage the Glasgow suburban network. by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Feb 2020 9:02am)

Yeah I’ve never understood the fixation on another circle. I’d much rather see north / south and east / west connecting axes that link in to the central circle. Where they are in relation to the ground doesn’t really bother me. by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Feb 2020 3:35pm)

Arsehole ruining everyone’s fun https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/illegal-scots-nightclubs-drugs-brazenly-16792877.amp Good guys sticking up for themselves https://mixmag.net/feature/glasgow-checkmate-afters-scene-we-should-hang-out-more-tabloid-scotland Just so you can see what was going on. It’ll be going again this summer I’m sure, but maybe take another year to get back into full swing. Fuck EDM though by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Feb 2020 3:42pm)

Good point well made by elreekothesneako (Sun 16th Feb 2020 5:46pm)

Yeah fair enough, I thought you meant like what Americans listen to when they’re rolling on molly by elreekothesneako (Sun 16th Feb 2020 8:09pm)

Honestly, this winter has been particularly dreich. However, as I remember November and December were nice and frosty and crisp and clear a lot of the time? I had an amazing day waking up the whangie when everything was covered in ice crystals. It will rain, possibly a lot, through March, April, May and June, but usually not all day and there will be sunshine and the place is lovely and lush in spring and throughout summer because it’s essentially in a temperate rainforest zone. If you want endless sunshine this is not the place for you, but to paraphrase Frankie Boyle in that new travelogue, Scotland is not beautiful despite the rain, Scotland is beautiful because it rains. by elreekothesneako (Tue 18th Feb 2020 8:53am)

My pal has been doing Glasgow wing reviews on Instagram under the name “chicken wings over Scotland” lol. You should have a look at his recommendations. by elreekothesneako (Mon 24th Feb 2020 8:45am)

Ah yeah was going to say he’s only on Instagram as far as I know and it won’t let me link. Glad you found him. The boy is chicken wing daft. I hope you find the spicy sensation you seek. by elreekothesneako (Tue 25th Feb 2020 8:07am)

The Ben Nevis has good sessions by elreekothesneako (Wed 26th Feb 2020 10:31am)

Cooking an whatnot by elreekothesneako (Wed 4th Mar 2020 5:23pm)

Apparently CJ’s aren’t letting coronavirus stop them swinging by elreekothesneako (Sat 14th Mar 2020 9:02pm)

I think it’s worth mentioning that the real impacts of this virus are going to be economic. The 2% mortality rate is significant, don’t get me wrong, but the long lasting effects of shutdown are going to be far, far worse. As someone who works in hospitality, there is another “death toll” to consider: people not going out kills businesses, jobs, communities. The best advice is not to shut yourself up in quarantine if you have no symptoms, but to behave mindfully even if you do not have any symptoms. Is perfectly possible to support small businesses without touching anyone, and with adequate social distancing, and most are putting measures in place to allow this (contactless payments, no water jugs, disposable cups). If we allow this virus to kill our local, community dependent industries by only eating what we can get from supermarkets, we come through on the other side with the supermarkets even more dominant in our lives, in a country where they have already ruined high streets, small towns and communities. Support your local businesses. by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Mar 2020 9:42am)

I’m not suggesting people carry on regardless - I’m suggesting people take extra precautions and follow guidelines, sanitize, don’t hug, kiss, shake hands, avoid sharing food, don’t order salad or anything raw, and generally behave as though infectious microorganisms are around - as they literally always have been from the beginning of human civilisation. There is no industry where people spend so much time training how to avoid cross contamination. How often do office workers sanitise their keyboards? In any kitchen worth its salt, people are trained to constantly sanitise, clean, use different coloured boards and knives for different produce, wash hands constantly. We also learn what temperatures kill microbes effectively, how to use salt, vinegar, pressure to preserve and protect foodstuffs from harmful organisms, all as a matter of standard training for hospitality workers. We have checklists and inspections and procedures constantly in place to avoid making people sick, pandemic or not, and now there are extra measures in place. To suggest that people are putting their own lives and those of others at risk because they go outside is exaggerated. Hygiene is one of the pillars hospitality is built upon, and with added vigilance and help from customers I think a complete boycott of the industry even at a time like this does far more harm than good. by elreekothesneako (Mon 16th Mar 2020 2:42pm)

Yeah so just for the record, I will freely admit I was wrong - panic about being out of work overriding reason. by elreekothesneako (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 10:00am)

I really like the Dave Chang show - I’m a chef so it’s sort of aimed at me, but there’s lots of interesting guests from all sorts of creative pursuits. The Jerry saltz (art critic) ones and the Jeff Gordinier on the road with Noma are a good listen. Richard Herring and Armando iannucci are great together on Richard herring’s Leicester Square theatre podcast (cool kids call it RHLSTP) and the Limmy episode was funny, think there’s another one due out shortly. Most of them are worth a giggle. Classic episodes of WTF with Marc Maron a much more established, American version, now it seems to be mostly Hollywood stars but the older ones with comedians are great. You often need a strong stomach for Americans going on about addiction and anxiety though. Revisionist history with Malcolm Gladwell pretty interesting too. I also love the infinite monkey cage and the bbc food programme. Tbh I can’t sleep without putting a podcast on these days, and a lot of these reviews are based largely on the first 20 minutes or so. by elreekothesneako (Tue 24th Mar 2020 9:36am)

Reckon you’ll get that in seewoo by elreekothesneako (Sat 28th Mar 2020 2:37pm)

The gorbals vampire? The article below also mentions “Jenny wi’ the iron teeth” which sounds terrifying. Also they used to hang witches from the tollcross steeple. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/gorbals-vampire-and-monster-hunt-shook-glasgow-1480233%3famp by elreekothesneako (Tue 31st Mar 2020 8:50am)

This is like perfect procrastination fodder for me https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.glasgowliving.today/culture/glasgows-6-creepiest-urban-legends/amp/ by elreekothesneako (Tue 31st Mar 2020 9:12am)

What the actual fuck by elreekothesneako (Tue 31st Mar 2020 10:31pm)

El Perro negro is only ridiculously overpriced if you don’t care about ingredients. They use high quality, higher welfare beef. That shit’s expensive and that’s reflected in the cost of the burgers. If you’re describing yourself as a foodie you should care, and I think you’ll enjoy it - it won best burger in the UK and deserved it. by elreekothesneako (Sat 4th Apr 2020 9:44am)

Fair enough, different strokes and all that. I like them but I also love five guys and a straight up double cheeseburger from McD’s. EPN hasn’t been bland when I’ve had it and I respect them for using top quality beef, but yeah, other people’s experiences may vary. by elreekothesneako (Sat 4th Apr 2020 9:55am)

A classic with cheese and fries is £11 on their deliveroo menu right now. Is that at the higher end of the price scale? Aye, but for a quarter pounder (their patties are 130g or 180g = 4/6oz), made from grass fed actual steak, I understand where those margins came from. Freezing chips aids in desiccation and allows them to be crunchier. Frozen doesn’t necessarily = bad, personally if I want handcut chippy chips I’ll go to a chippy but if I’m having a burger give me salty as fuck frozen stealth fries every time. I’m not trying to say you’re wrong, I get that it doesn’t work for you, but I’m a chef myself and I know it really is fucking hard to use top quality ingredients in this city so I like sticking up for them. by elreekothesneako (Sat 4th Apr 2020 10:15am)

Fair enough - not worked up at all btw and I was just trying to say to each their own while supporting a business I like. by elreekothesneako (Sat 4th Apr 2020 10:25am)

Used to do this as a teenager back in the kingdom... its hard work but getting to be outside all day (albeit often in poly tunnels) is something I took for granted at the time. I’m a chef these days so chances are won’t be working properly for months, so actually really up for applying for this sort of work, thank you for the very useful link. by elreekothesneako (Mon 6th Apr 2020 11:37pm)

Agree: My best friends to this day are people I met in Murano street back in 2006. Easily one of the best years of my life, academically I achieved fuck all, but I scraped through, had a brilliant time and recovered it a couple years later. If you want to have a ‘social’ uni experience (ie based on drink and drugs) it will kickstart it. If you want to be a calm and focused academic for first year it’s probably about the worst place you could go. by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Apr 2020 10:27am)

I regret nothing by elreekothesneako (Sat 11th Apr 2020 8:17pm)

Afraid not, pretty much all the people I knew were in Murano or lived at home (if they were from Glasgow) so little knowledge of the others - I’m sure they’re nice enough though for a term, and possibly more conveniently located. Partying is there at murano if you want it, but pretty easy to dip in and out of - I’m exaggerating a bit for effect above, you can definitely get shit done as well there. Also, drugs are prevalent in Glasgow (and across the UK as a whole) but not in a way where you ever need to feel pressured into it if it’s not your thing, I just mention it because we did a whole lot of clubbing that year. by elreekothesneako (Sun 12th Apr 2020 8:56am)

ARe yE LoST wEe LadDie by elreekothesneako (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 7:55pm)

From a poem called the bargain by Liz Lochead: The river in January is fast and high. You and I are off to the Barrows. Gathering police-horses twitch and fret at the Tron end of London Road and Gallowgate. The early kick-off we forgot has us, three thirty, rubbing the wrong way against all the ugly losers getting ready to let fly where the two rivers meet. January, and we’re looking back, looking forward, don’t know which way but the boy with three beautiful Bakelite Bush radios for sale in Meadow’s Minimarket is buttonpopping stationhopping he doesn’t miss a beat sings along it’s easy to every changing tune Yes today we’re in love aren’t we? with the whole splintering city its big quick river wintry bridges its brazen black Victorian heart. So what if every other tenement wears its hearth on its gable end? All I want is my glad eye to catch a glint in your flinty Northern face again just once. Oh I know it’s cold and coming down and no we never lingered long among the Shipbank traders. Paddy’s Market underneath the arches stank too much today the usual wetdog reek rising from piles of old damp clothes. Somebody absolutely steamboats he says on sweet warm wine swigged plaincover from a paper bag squats in a puddle with nothing to sell but three bent forks a torn calendar (last year’s) and a broken plastic sandal. So we hadn’t the stomach for it today. We don’t deserve a bargain then! No connoisseur can afford to be too scrupulous about keeping his hands clean. There was no doubt the rare the beautiful and the bugle-beaded the real antique dirt cheap among the rags and drunks you could easily take to the cleaners. At the Barrows everything has its price no haggling believe me this boy knows his radios. Pure Utility and what that’s worth these days. Suddenly the fifties are fashionable and anything within a decade of art deco a rarity you’ll pay through your nose for. The man with the patter and all these curtain lengths in fibreglass is flabbergasted at the bargain and says so in so many words. Jesus, every other arcade around here’s a ‘Fire Surround Boutique’ – and we watch the struggling families – father carrying hearth home mother wound up with kids. All the couples we know fall apart or have kids. Oh we’ve never shouldered much. We’ll stick to small ikons for our home – as long as they’re portable – a dartboard a peacock feather a stucco photoframe. We queue in a blue haze of hot fat for Danny’s Do-Nuts that grit our teeth with granules of sugar I keep losing you and finding you – two stalls away you thumb through a complete set of manuals for primary teachers in the thirties I rub my sleeve on a rusty Chinese saucer till the gilt shows through. Oh come on we promised we’d not let our affection for the slightly cracked trap us into such expenditure again. Oh even if it is a bargain we won’t buy. The stallholder says we’ll be the death of her she says see January it’s been the doldrums the day. And it’s packing up time with the dark coming early and as cold as the river. By the bus stop I show you the beady bag and the maybe rosewood box with the inlaid butterfly and the broken catch. You’ve bought a record by the Shangri-las a pin-stripe waistcoat that needs a stitch it just won’t get and a book called Enquire Within – Upon Everything. The raw cold gets colder. There doesn’t seem to be a lot to say. I wish we could either mend things or learn to throw them away. Edit: no idea how to fix the formatting, sorry by elreekothesneako (Sun 26th Apr 2020 9:11pm)

Got to be the “wild side” of Queen’s Park. Class for lounging in the sun, usually fairly quiet, loads of spots to duck in for a pish, easy access to shops for a round of tinnies, plentiful squirrels. If it’s a walk you’re after though, kelvin walkway or linn park are, imho, some of the finest city parks in the whole darn world. by elreekothesneako (Sat 2nd May 2020 8:30pm)

People in this city (and sub) don’t seem to know how good they have it compared to a lot of the world. Thank you for the kind words about our home. by elreekothesneako (Mon 4th May 2020 11:27am)

Have just seen tennents have got an online thing called “pintless” you can do with a group of mates by elreekothesneako (Mon 4th May 2020 5:11pm)

Rice & noodle on Dumbarton road The noodle shop on bath street (Lanzhou noodle) Loon fung on sauchiehall street These are for the real deal, not European style Chinese (that’s not slagging a takeaway off btw, just stating they are different kettles of fish / bamboo steamers of dumplings) by elreekothesneako (Fri 8th May 2020 8:52am)

Traffic isn’t vital. [Glasgow has some of the lowest car ownership in Scotland ](https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release2a/rel2asbfigure22.pdf) by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 10:19am)

My point is that urban planning that's based on a car-centric model is old fashioned, short sighted and doesn't benefit citizens equally across the economic divide. That sort of vision has deeply fucked Glasgow in the past, we need to look to a better vision for the future. Better public transport and active travel options, like pedestrianised streets, should be the priority, not individual cars. If the train network (the biggest UK suburban rail network outside London) was better run, and more reasonably priced, there would be no need to bring a car into some of the busiest parts of the city, where literally every street is end to end cars parked on pavements that are meant to be for pedestrians. When people do need to drive from rural areas, there could and should be better park and ride options, on the wider train network as well as the subway. vans, lorries, delivery vehicles do not *need* to use kelvin way other than, maybe, to get to the uni or museum. In certain circumstances, vehicles get down Buchanan street, there's no reason you can't apply different rules when the scenario requires it. Nobody is suggesting we dig it all up, just close it to cars. Main bus routes don't currently go down it, so no change there. Also buses, if they were better run and less expensive would be a good thing that cuts the need for car use. Prioritising cars gets you unsafe roads, crowded pavements, shite air quality, accidents, disparate populations, and climate change. Why would we want that to be the future? by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 11:58am)

So from town to west end, you have options to go via great western road / woodlands road / sauchiehall st / argyle st. What journey would *need* to use kelvin way? Also, wouldn't you rather we work towards some late night public transport options for getting home? It's crazy that a taxi is basically the only way to get home late at night, not least for people who work in pubs, clubs and bars. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 12:07pm)

I'm confused by what you mean when you say "people out in the west end who live outside the city"? When I say west end i'm referring to the general finnieston / woodlands / hillhead / great western road / parts of hyndland and partick area that's informally known as the west end, based on the fact we're talking about Kelvin way. Outwith that, most taxi journeys to north or west Glasgow from town would use the motorway or expressway. I don't have a problem with taxis, obviously sometimes they're necessary. All I'm saying is if London and many other cities can have a 24 hour tube and regular night buses to get people home, that is something I would like to see here eventually. I know the night buses can be mental, I've got on them many times at the end of a shift, but if there were more of them hopefully that would be spread out better. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 1:20pm)

Well my dad is one of those people, and i'd argue, and he would agree, that we should be making public transport much better equipped for disabled people and their needs, and would disagree that being stuck in heavy traffic does any good for anyone. At no point have I said anything about not having any cars anywhere, just that not putting them first has benefits for everyone. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 3:11pm)

Again, I don’t have a problem with taxis, I’m really just saying just think it would be nice if the future included better and more accessible multi-user public transport and pedestrianised streets. I mean taxis are a form of public transport, just not a very environmentally sound or efficient one. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 5:50pm)

I just mention my anecdotal evidence to say I’m aware of the issues people have with mobility, it is something that affects my family - I felt there was an inference I wasn’t considering this. I’m sorry if I’m giving the impression I want all cars taken away, I was just trying to say I feel a future with pedestrians given more priority and public transport given a massive systemic shakeup, allowing the majority to move away from needing a car is a desirable goal. Other opinions are available, fair enough if you disagree. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 6:14pm)

For a start, I would really hope we manage to disrupt that model of everyone travelling to work at the same time post-lockdown, mostly for safety reasons. Secondly, they’re over capacity because abellio need to cram as many people into each carriage as possible to maximise profit. That cannot and will not be the model post-coronavirus. Also, the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow is one of the most expensive in the UK, and it is packed every morning. If the price went up the trains would still be full, just the many people who can’t afford a car would be getting utterly shafted. The trains are definitely not under-priced. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 6:26pm)

>By definition they're under-priced, because demand exceeds capacity at the current price. Fine, if you want to get all semantic about it you may technically be correct. But do you really want people to have to pay more for trains? Abellio are keeping profits, instead of investing in sufficient rolling stock, not hiding train carriages. This isn't London, we don't have anything like the same density and are doing things differently here already. I'm not suggesting night shifts, just stating that flexitime and working from home can and should be more prevalent. Do you really, really think trains should be more expensive? by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 6:45pm)

Nae bother, that’s the issue with online debate innit - I really don’t mean to come off cunty either, so apologies if I did. I really do think there’s an opportunity to do public transport / urban planning better off the back of this, but yeah it could go either way. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 7:49pm)

Fair enough - I guess when I say it should be cheaper I’m making the assumption that will only be possible when it’s run on a non-profit publicly owned model, which I think will be necessary for safety post-virus. by elreekothesneako (Thu 14th May 2020 7:51pm)

Good to put a name to the face. I used to see him on the 4 or 6 all the time. One time he was absolutely blasting Tracy Chapman out his wee boom box and when someone asked him to turn it down he started screeching about his “beauuuutiful music”. I mean techno or happy hardcore or grime or whatever on the bus, annoying, but... Tracy chapman? Just so unexpected. by elreekothesneako (Thu 21st May 2020 11:11pm)

Great work that man. It’s an absolute sin what happened to Glasgow’s public transport network over the last half century, it needs sorting out. by elreekothesneako (Tue 26th May 2020 12:13pm)

Great work that man. It’s an absolute sin what happened to Glasgow’s public transport network over the last half century, it needs sorting out. by elreekothesneako (Tue 26th May 2020 12:11pm)

Really that much? That’s impressive. Do you have a source? by elreekothesneako (Wed 27th May 2020 10:01am)

From town the easiest ways are south cycle way past the citizens theatre, or the cycle path from the Tradeston/squiggly bridge at Barclays through west street, then join the south city way to go up Victoria road. From there cut right past Queen’s Park on to pollockshaws road and continue up Kilmarnock road, turn right to the Morrison’s just after you cross the cart and go under the rail bridge, get in riverford road briefly and then left at the Lidl, follow round and through a wee park by the cart and then you’re at the big gate by pollockshaws west. by elreekothesneako (Wed 27th May 2020 10:11am)

nice one, thanks! by elreekothesneako (Wed 27th May 2020 1:18pm)

Short answer to is there an Oyster card equivalent is no - the zone card exists but it needs renewed for high fixed prices, bought from a ticket office and requires a passport photo, and is basically just nowhere near as convenient a system. If you can make journeys by walking or cycling it’s not really worth getting one. A subway card is definitely worth having, as you can just top up as and when you want, but limited in where it’ll get you to. I use an app called bus times for getting around as well, it’s pretty useful for departure times from stops and does trains and subway as well. Basically having the transport divided up between multiple private companies is a fucking nightmare for convenience, but luckily Glasgow is compact enough to get around once you get your bearings. by elreekothesneako (Thu 28th May 2020 8:26am)

Yeah it’s so sad that GCC have just never actually got behind crossrail by elreekothesneako (Fri 29th May 2020 11:14pm)

I actually saw a couple in fife a few months back, they’ve wee strongholds here and there by elreekothesneako (Fri 29th May 2020 11:10pm)

Yes! It was a pure weird techno pink pastel number, never seen one like that before. by elreekothesneako (Sun 7th Jun 2020 10:01am)

Battlefield’s the same. Wee shitebags. by elreekothesneako (Tue 16th Jun 2020 1:08pm)

Proper scampi is langoustine tails - you’re still right but they are sold pretty widely under that name and a lot of people don’t realise it is langoustine/Dublin bay prawn by elreekothesneako (Mon 29th Jun 2020 11:40pm)

As others have said, Blochairn is the main market for fresh food. However, if you’re looking for locally grown it’s not always the best option, as produce will be from all over, often from the Spanish greenhouses or further afield. Locavore and greenheart growers grow veg actually in the city, but don’t operate through Blochairn. Would depend on what sort of scale you’re looking to order in, and what your budget is as they are organic, very good quality, small scale, and therefore fairly expensive. by elreekothesneako (Thu 9th Jul 2020 10:41am)

Civic house up by speirs wharf is a good wedding venue. Or the engine rooms up in maryhill, the glue factory, or the titwood bowling club. by elreekothesneako (Mon 13th Jul 2020 3:18pm)

The fish plaice, either saltmarket or byres road have really nice smokies. Fyne shellfish shawlands also does them. Top tip: cook arbroath smokies in chicken stock then use the smoky chicken stock as ramen broth. by elreekothesneako (Mon 13th Jul 2020 3:42pm)

I hadn’t ever been to Alexandra park before lockdown and was amazed by the size of it - especially love the wee food forest. Also the Clyde walkway east of Glasgow green is really nice. The start of the cycle route towards Balloch from south street as well, or dawsholm Park part to garscadden, or the canal towpath west from maryhill locks, but I guess you might be familiar with those already. I love exploring around Glasgow, there’s loads to see. by elreekothesneako (Tue 14th Jul 2020 11:17am)

Great comprehensive answer there. The thing that would make all the difference to transport in this city is having an integrated single ticketing system across all subway, train and bus lines. It’s just attempts to do this are constantly undermined by First bus / ScotRail (Abellio) being private companies that want to maximise profit. I really really want dealing with this to be a massive part of the Scottish election for Glasgow MSP’s next year, we need to put pressure on the fuckers to sort the mess out. Abellio are set to lose the contract in the next few years, the Glasgow suburban network has to come under municipal or national control to at least some extent or it will be years before we sort this out. by elreekothesneako (Thu 16th Jul 2020 8:42am)

To be fair I think you maybe could actually get those at Solly’s African Village on great western road (just in case anyone is wanting to buy ingredients) by elreekothesneako (Fri 24th Jul 2020 8:29am)

Hey come on now, that’s not fair. If you squeeze yourself against a back wall between 3:45 and 5:17 on the third Wednesday of May you can catch a glimmer by elreekothesneako (Fri 24th Jul 2020 8:34am)

To be fair there is a whole [Broomielaw District Regeneration Framework](https://www.glasgowcitycentrestrategy.com/broomielaw-drf-wins-scottish-design-award.htm) that has been consulted on with the aim of making the riverside better. Consulting isn’t the same as action, granted, but to say they don’t care or have interest in doing anything isn’t accurate. I think they may be overly worried about doing anything wrong, but given Glasgow’s history of terrible urban planning I’d say the cautious, consult the public approach is merited. Personally I think the river park is a great idea, as people have said businesses would struggle in winter, but there’s no reason cafe kiosks couldn’t operate year round. I’m not denying it’s often cold and rainy in winter but I also think some of our most beautiful days are the bright clear winter and autumn ones. by elreekothesneako (Fri 24th Jul 2020 8:46am)

That sort of fruit specifically, roots and fruits (the great western road branch) is probably your best bet, as someone else has said. Every 2nd and 4th saturday the partick farmers market can be pretty decent as well, though I haven't been down since lockdown started tbh. Also, apologies in advance, but waitrose on byre's road has a more interesting variety of veg than any other supermarket, and isn't as expensive as people think. I often end up there if i'm looking for something less common. Seasonal produce are a good fruit and veg supplier that deliver from blochairn, usually to business, but if you make enquiries and make a decent sized order they'll make exceptions for individuals. There are also lots of community gardens around Glasgow that grow exactly this sort of fruit and veg, just google "glasgow community gardens" to see whats near you. Finally, there are many locations where fruit and veg actually grows wild / feral: cherries around queens park rec ground, redcurrants in linn park, gooseberries around the edge of queens park allotments, brambles and elderberries everywhere, apples along railway embankments, just as a few examples. by elreekothesneako (Tue 11th Aug 2020 10:22am)

Not sure if this would by why the other guy is saying it but I know Rodgers on Byres road doesn’t process on site, it all comes in from a unit in Clydebank. They rarely have bones for that reason. by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Aug 2020 8:37am)

The halal butchers up and down woodlands / lower great western road are good for that sort of thing. Edit: oh and also worth checking in with the fish plaice, they often have chicken and sometimes game bones, and if you’re into making broth fish bones and heads are also great by elreekothesneako (Thu 13th Aug 2020 8:36am)

Have just moved out of craigmillar road. It was like a fucking harpy orgy outside every single morning. To make matters worse, the blind fell off the wall and the shitty letting agent couldn’t be arsed to fix it, so the sun was streaming through our makeshift curtains when they woke us up. Will not miss that aspect of living in battlefield at all. by elreekothesneako (Mon 17th Aug 2020 5:54pm)

Agree. Kurdish is the absolute business. by elreekothesneako (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 8:58pm)

Yeah it would be so good if Finnieston had more pedestrianised areas. It’s mental to have cars both parked and passing through everywhere instead of space for people to move freely, sit outside and just generally enjoy a pleasant and safe street environment. by elreekothesneako (Mon 31st Aug 2020 9:15am)

Bit of a different vibe from the quality old man pubs in other suggestions but wheesht was cool, don’t know if / when it’ll get going again though sadly. The gate across from the barrowlands is great as well, stretching the definition a bit but lots of people I speak to haven’t come across it yet and it’s got kind of a speakeasy vibe by elreekothesneako (Fri 4th Sep 2020 2:39pm)

Fair enough - think the weather caught me the wrong way walking through here yesterday. Going to take this down if it was a school kids project by elreekothesneako (Tue 8th Sep 2020 9:40am)

Caputo 00 might be tricky, but eusebis deli would be worth a shot. I think that’s your best bet for specifics like that and San Marzano. Roots and fruits or locavore have 00 flour but I don’t think Caputo specifically. Other than that buying them online from somewhere like sous chef would be your best bet. What you making, fish finger sandwiches? by elreekothesneako (Thu 17th Sep 2020 11:18pm)

You’re up high by elreekothesneako (Fri 18th Sep 2020 9:01am)

Beautiful by elreekothesneako (Fri 18th Sep 2020 9:05am)

I’ve always wondered what the view would be like from up on one of the cranes in Glasgow. Not enough really high viewpoints accessible in this city! by elreekothesneako (Fri 18th Sep 2020 10:15am)

Amen to that - exactly what I put in as many times as possible on this survey. Citywide multi-modal ticketing needs to happen as soon as possible, there is no good reason for not having it. by elreekothesneako (Thu 24th Sep 2020 9:13am)

Yeah it’s completely mental that a city where half of people don’t have a car is so fixated on having them everywhere. Have you seen some of the reaction keeping Kelvin Way pedestrianised was getting? Or closing George Square to traffic? It boggles my mind how many people are dead against it. by elreekothesneako (Thu 24th Sep 2020 9:12am)

Think this is spot on. What a lot of people also overlook is the fact that the entire purpose of the hospitality industry is to get people out of their houses. If you're out and about chances are it's to go to a pub or restaurant. It's not just the pub/restaurant itself, it's the subway there, the uber home, the busy chip shop... it all adds up to transmission risks being higher. It hurts, and I've personally worked within hospitality most of my life and love the industry, but people saying there's no basis for it are just plain wrong. Everyone should read the evidence [paper](https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-evidence-paper-october-2020/) the gov published. by elreekothesneako (Fri 9th Oct 2020 11:05am)

That’s pretty much what I said in every box that allowed your own comment; get first bus so far to fuck they forget where they came from. by elreekothesneako (Thu 29th Oct 2020 12:03pm)

I 100% agree that there should be support for these businesses, but without borrowing powers or an autumn budget from the UK government, which is essential for allowing us to plan ours, how does our government provide that? The Scottish government are getting a lot of shit for this but it does seem to be having an effect on covid rates, so from a public health perspective is working. Isn’t the idea with being open 12-6 that employers can try get some lunch trade, to generate revenue for the part of the JSS that the treasury won’t cover, then have the scheme cover the part of being closed in the evening that seems to be working on a public health level? It seems to me the thing they are getting lambasted for is the thing they have least control over - our budget plans are dependent on the UK government budget August statement and we just didn’t get any clarity from that, as we head into a winter cresting a second wave? It seems to me Rishi Sunak should be getting pelters for this as well but all the anger is focused on Holyrood. by elreekothesneako (Sat 31st Oct 2020 10:50am)

You get a notification very clearly telling you to isolate if you need to isolate. Potential exposures don’t mean isolation, just that someone who is speaking to contact tracing has been near you at some point. If it wasn’t a prolonged contact you won’t get a notification to isolate, but worth being a little extra cautious and observant for potential symptoms. Source: girlfriend had COVID and I had to isolate, received message via app telling me so. by elreekothesneako (Thu 19th Nov 2020 8:15am)

I’d take it tbh by elreekothesneako (Tue 24th Nov 2020 8:22am)

Dowanhill in the west is probably the most similar for big houses and churches by elreekothesneako (Thu 3rd Dec 2020 9:12am)

In the name of balance, I saw councillor Anna Richardson giving an explanation that all resources had been put towards gritting due to the dangerous conditions created by the big freeze, and that was why there was a lag in refuse collection. Not a great defender of the council but I also don’t envy them. by elreekothesneako (Sun 10th Jan 2021 6:20pm)