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I swear to fuck, something has gone deeply wrong if this cunt isn't chased out of the city centre any time he's spotted roaming about there. Honestly, let's just agree to find him and follow him around counter-harassing the shit out him. Please. by imtriing (Thu 10th Jan 2019 10:43am)

Shall we just kick his cunt in instead? by imtriing (Thu 10th Jan 2019 8:09pm)

As far as I'm aware, him and the mouth breathing cretins that he hangs around with have been barred from a number of clubs in town for harassing and groping women.. so.. by imtriing (Fri 11th Jan 2019 12:39am)

He states quite openly that to him, the opinions of the women he's hitting on "don't matter". He's scum - end of. If you see him in town, it is your moral duty to pelt him with insults and disrupt his bullshit so thoroughly that he fucks so far off he never comes back. Literally, drive this fuck out of our city and away for good. by imtriing (Fri 11th Jan 2019 12:42am)

Must have been murder trying to grab hold of that slimey cunt. Like that scene in Bronson where he covers himself in vaseline. by imtriing (Fri 11th Jan 2019 1:47pm)

>signed up as an intern fucking lol, this is basically saying he went to New York and offered his labour for free to willing slavemasters. he just think it makes his dick look big to say he was taken under the wing of Def Jam as a rapper, but actually he was just a fucking tea boy. by imtriing (Fri 11th Jan 2019 6:23pm)

23yo man caught, likely being charged with 7 counts of aggravated robbery and 1 of aggravated assault/maybe extending to GBH dependent on the severity of the injuries of the hospitalised man.. each robbery charge carries a potential maximum sentence of what, 6 years? Most likely that'll get dropped to about 18 months x 7 = 10.5 years, and then maybe another 4.5 for the assault.. maybe 15 years for the contents of a few peoples pockets is a fucking dumb way to waste your 20s. Good riddance. by imtriing (Wed 16th Jan 2019 12:01pm)

Aye, small chance. Still a dopey as fuck thing to do though. by imtriing (Wed 16th Jan 2019 12:29pm)

Hang on.. so they're going to take services that were, presumably, founded by taxpayer money and move them into a privately owned entity and then take loans against those publicly funded services in order to cover the costs of their oversight? Sure seems like a good way to privatise some assets. Who's going to be the owner of the "arms-length" business that inherits a bunch of gyms and galleries? Once the mortgage is paid off, do they then return to being purely council owned? Feels like someone is getting screwed here. by imtriing (Thu 17th Jan 2019 5:20pm)

Papyrus on Byres Rd (Just opposite Waitrose), go down the stairs at the back of the shop and it's about half way along the back wall when you get to the basement. EDIT: Just seen your username. Making some butter eh? by imtriing (Thu 17th Jan 2019 6:00pm)

We should swap techniques! by imtriing (Fri 18th Jan 2019 9:44am)

You've never heard of commercial vs. residential cockroaches? They had a big war a few years back.. devastating, a total massacre. by imtriing (Mon 21st Jan 2019 11:43am)

Both apply separately on the understanding that if one gets processed first, the other can stay with them until their application has been processed also. By all means, apply to the same Housing Association in the same area, and make clear that you're friends and it would be ideal to be as close together as possible, but don't tie your applications together because it could become needlessly complicated and slow things down. Good luck. by imtriing (Mon 21st Jan 2019 1:52pm)

It's pricey, but The Arlington Baths sounds like what you might be after. by imtriing (Mon 28th Jan 2019 4:09pm)

Bearsden Academy has, for years, churned out some amount of fucking weirdshots. No idea *why*, but it just seems to be part of it. There was the guy who was 30 or so, who pretended to be 17 and came back to do his Highers. There was Mr. Ashby, the maths teacher, who shagged a 6th year student on the 6th year Prom night. There was Mr. McCormack, who diddled some girls in the back of his maths class. There was an IT/Computer Studies teacher who had some kind of weird skype thing going on with a 14yo boy. That murderer cunt who chopped up that poor girl he snatched from Sanctuary. Mr Lindsay, the PE teacher, had some kind of affair with a student.. Now this fucking flabby roaster? The list actually goes on, but these are the ones that spring immediately to mind for me - is this normal? Do other schools have this same issue? by imtriing (Thu 31st Jan 2019 11:12am)

I hope he is reading this. I hope he can see the way people think of him, and that it influences the way he thinks about himself. I hope he dives headfirst into a deep pit of despair about the fucking awful human being he is and breaks his fucking neck on the bottom. by imtriing (Thu 31st Jan 2019 11:17am)

Which music teacher was this? Might have been after my time.. by imtriing (Thu 31st Jan 2019 11:48am)

Jesus wept. This was long after my time and I didn't hear about it. Must be something in the fucking water up there. Goddamn Twilight Zone. by imtriing (Thu 31st Jan 2019 12:02pm)

You've got to find a healthier, more constructive way to waste your time man. by imtriing (Mon 25th Feb 2019 11:58pm)

For real.. does anyone have any interest in forming a squadron of egg-wielding anti-fascists to go and pelt these cunts out the city with me? by imtriing (Tue 19th Mar 2019 4:46pm)

I'll provide the eggs. by imtriing (Tue 19th Mar 2019 7:53pm)

There's no chance any parole board will ever release him to be reintegrated into society, not after those reports. He could reform in prison, he could spend years and years trying to alter his character - and I believe he *will*; but not out of a feeling of remorse. Moreso out of a feel of self-preservation and a desire to be free - because he clearly has no guilt over what he's done. Saying he was "satisfied" with the murder is just abhorrent, and phenomenally disgusting. Any parole board that sees what he's said about his crime, his trial and his feelings about it will immediately shut down any effort he makes to see the light of day again. He is one of those cases where throwing away the key would be the best course of action. by imtriing (Thu 21st Mar 2019 2:22pm)

Open and shut case, Johnson. by imtriing (Thu 21st Mar 2019 4:46pm)

I think you need to clarify what you mean here, because you've said you've inherited money and have a budget of around £50-70,000.. Is that the liquid cash assets you've got knocking around? Or is that the upper limit value you can work to? The best advice I can give you is to speak to a Mortgage Advisor. I know a very good one, if you'd like his contact details then PM me and I can put you in touch with him. The process in Scotland, having just been through it myself, is about as so.. Initially, you contact a mortgage advisor. They will send you some kind of "data capture" form where you fill in your details - age, occupation, employer, income, deposit amount etc etc. Then, using that information, your advisor will start shopping around all the providers to find you the best deal available from all the people willing to lend to you. After this part, you will receive a Mortgage Agreement In Principle. This is effectively something you *need* to be able to start putting in offers on property - it's effectively a 6 month agreement of terms with the mortgage broker that says "We will lend you up to £XXXXXX at an interest rate of Y%" - but that agreement lasts for 6 months before you'd need to re-submit for it. So, with your agreement in principle you can start seriously looking at property you want to buy and putting in offers. In Scotland, sellers are required to provide a Home Report. The Home Report is an inspection carried out by an independent surveyors company, who then produce a document at the end that details lots of different aspects of the building. It's important to read all the information - typically, things get graded by 1, 2 or 3. 1 is in good condition, 2 is okay condition but will need attention soon-ihs and 3 is in need of attention. They will detail the condition of the windows, whether they're double glazed etc, the boiler, the walls, the paint, the doors... basically everything. But, the really important part comes towards the end - the "Home Report Value". Once they've gone through the whole property, taking into consideration the area, the aspect and the condition, they give it a final Home Report valuation figure. This is important for you to know, because in Scotland any mortgage lender will not give you *more* than the Home Report value.. You might be eligible to borrow up to £200,000.. but if you buy a house valued at £120,000 that's all they'll give you... and if you buy that house valued at £120,000 for £130,000.. well, you need to drum up that additional £10,000 by yourself. They will not include it in your mortgage. At the moment, Nationwide are still accepting a lot of mortgages with a 5% deposit. This probably won't last much longer, but if you *can* put down a bigger % of the overall cost of the property in the first instance then it's strongly recommended. A larger % of the mortgage for a deposit will result in lower interest rates and thus, less of a payment per month to pay off the principle. If you are interested in advice or more information, feel free to PM me - as I said before, it would be super helpful to know whether you *have* £50-70,000 you want to invest into a property or whether that is the upper limits of what you think you would be able to get a mortgage for.. by imtriing (Thu 4th Apr 2019 6:18pm)

It's a bit of a fiddly thing, because it's anecdotal dependent upon area and desirability of the property itself. Basically, if you want a house and it's Home Report says it's valued at £150,000 - you'll need £15,000 to get yourself to a 10% deposit. You've got your agreement in principle and you go see the property and decide you like it. In Scotland, we do blind bidding. What that means is that basically.. we don't let people play financial tennis until someone has to give up because they can't afford to go any higher making offer upon offer and playing people off against one another. You get one shot to make an offer, you just have to go with your best and hope that anyone else that makes an offer makes one lower than yours. So you decide you want to put an offer on this flat, it's Home Reported at £150,000.. But you suspect that there may be a few others interested.. So you call your solicitor and tell them to put in an offer of £155,000.. And after some deliberation, the sellers decide that your offer is the best and accept it. Now you'll need to send £20,000 to the mortgage company to account for the 10% deposit and £5,000 you went over the Home Report in order to upkeep your end of the agreement in principle. And once that's done, you'll get given a date however long down the line on a Friday where you'll go and pick up the keys! Hope this helped somehow? by imtriing (Thu 4th Apr 2019 8:27pm)

Also just to add, in case.. the "offers over" price doesn't often coincide with the Home Report Valuation! by imtriing (Thu 4th Apr 2019 8:36pm)

You are not entirely out of options, it just depends where you'd like to live and how much work you'd like to do to the property once you get it! I'd recommend, if you have £50-70k, checking out the [Future Property Auctions](http://www.futurepropertyauctions.co.uk/) - there are frequently properties in and around Glasgow going for between that price range in various states of disrepair that you could easily fix up, if that's the route you opted to go down. Then, you'd also be mortgage free and simply own a piece of property that would be worth more than you paid for it by virtue of the fact that you made it inhabitable again! Just a thought. If you opt to not go for property, yet still have this chunk of money you've inherited, I'd really recommend heading over to /r/personalfinance and asking them for their advice on how best to secure it in an Index Fund or something similar where it will grow exponentially over the next ten years or so. You likely wouldn't have access to it, not without paying a fee to free it up from the Index Fund at least, but it would get a much better Interest Rate % in there than it would just sitting in a regular account, or even a HISA (High Interest Savings Account). It would also be worth your while, if property *is* what you want to put your money into, going to your bank and inquiring about the Help to Buy scheme that the Government encourages these days. I believe you have to open a special account and then deposit up to £6,000 over 6 months - which, when you go to use to put a deposit down on a house, the Government will match - giving you a £12,000 deposit. I'm unsure about all that, though, as I didn't go down that route myself - but it's certainly worth asking about. Best of luck! Take care of that money, it can work extremely well for you - don't squander it away, you'd regret it. by imtriing (Fri 5th Apr 2019 10:23am)

Happy to help! Don't count your chickens just yet though, it'll be snowing next week no doubt! Take care :) by imtriing (Fri 5th Apr 2019 7:40pm)

/u/Rather_Dashing this is a solid answer, it's a bit out of the way but well worth the visit! by imtriing (Fri 12th Apr 2019 1:13pm)

If you plan on taking the offer, I'd really recommend having a look around for somewhere to live that *isn't* in a "student flat" type situation. They're extremely expensive for what you get, often poorly maintained and just... Well, not very Glaswegian, if immersing yourself in Scottish culture is something you feel you'd also like to get out of your time here. Check on Gumtree.com for rentals, perhaps find something short term for when you arrive - or stay at a hostel - while you find a flatshare with other students in a nice tenement somewhere or something? It will work out MUCH cheaper for you that way, most likely! Best of luck, and if you do choose to come here I hope you have a great time! by imtriing (Mon 15th Apr 2019 12:00pm)

There is a really great Hostel on Park Terrace in the West End. You can see Glasgow Uni from up there, it's super close. It might be worth your while to find out whether you can stay there for a couple of weeks while you find yourself a flatshare here once you arrive? It's walking distance to literally everything you'd be coming here for! by imtriing (Mon 15th Apr 2019 4:32pm)

"Nimbyism" - cunt confirmed. by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 8:53am)

Aye well how much do you think Glasgow Live got paid to write a complementary fluff piece for their shitrag? by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 11:32am)

Dunno why you're getting downvoted. Someone's just sad they've got a shite dealer. by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 11:37am)

Whilst I disagree with the development, I think you ought to look deeper into what "Flamingo Land" was meant to be. Calling it a "theme park" is slightly disingenuous and kind of plays off it's name. It wouldn't be "kids guzzling cokes" or anything like that. by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 11:35am)

Totally man, I am in 100% agreement with you - just wanna make sure your anger is well researched! by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 2:51pm)

Eh? by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 3:08pm)

Ahh sorry I think the sarcasm of your first post skipped over my head! Irony is dead :( by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 3:33pm)

No no, if you've received your polling card then you're already registered :) I just wanted to put the word out for anyone who may not already be on the books as the few elections we have coming up in the next couple of years are likely to be quite important ones by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 4:31pm)

On yersel big chap. Enjoy the ballots. by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 6:43pm)

Use your democratic right to vote for whomever on the ballot espouses the views most closely aligned with your own. That's the whole point, isn't it? I'm aware that it's a hard choice for a lot of the wrong reasons, but by making no choice you allow the people with the worst views to control the narrative. by imtriing (Mon 29th Apr 2019 6:42pm)

x-posting my comment from the r/scotland thread on this article if anyone is in any way interested. Drug reform in this country needs to be sweeping and drastic. All the way down to how we educate people about drugs. Legalise everything, tax it and drive out the black market. Allow cannabis to be grown legally for personal use, and allow licenses to be acquired for the sale of cannabis in coffee shops similar to the Amsterdam model. Do not allow more than 2 permits per business, do not allow monopolies to form. Keep Richard Branson the fuck out. Allow pharmacies to prescribe the harder drugs with a doctor's prescription, on the understanding that the aim of the treatment and free access to the drugs is only as a method of weaning people off and getting them on the road to rehabilitation. Obviously this is something you have to be careful of, clearly needs more thinking so as to not breed a class of drug dependent people being taken care of by the state - but with the correct framework in place to ensure people dont fall through the cracks as they are currently, I am sure we would see an improvement. Fund and found needle exchanges in every major Scottish city where users can access clean kit, any support services they might need and ultimately the gateway to rehabilitation. Start treating drug abuse as a mental health issue and train mental health & addiction specialists to run rehabilitation units in every major city in Scotland. Focus drug education in schools on harm reduction as opposed to "drugs will kill you", treat the youth like humans capable of making decisions for themselves but arm them with the facts instead of fear-mongered bullshit. The tax money gained through the legal growth, sale and purchase of cannabis would provide more than enough capital to make all of those things absolutely plausible. All leftover tax revenue goes towards schools, the NHS and building a sustainable grid of renewable energy sources owned and operated by the Government, provided to the citizens of Scotland at a massively subsidized rate. You create jobs, you defeat the black market for drugs, you increase rehabilitation which likely lowers the rates of petty crime the country over (theft, burglary, etc) and create an industry that could fill the void in the areas of the North of Scotland that have slowly fallen by the wayside. But nobody will ever agree to that so why the fuck am I wasting my time writing all this shit out. by imtriing (Thu 2nd May 2019 5:20pm)

I'm pretty sure iCafe on Woodlands Rd do that? They may also still have a unit on Sauchiehall St but I've not been down that way in a while so can't say got sure. by imtriing (Thu 2nd May 2019 8:52pm)

Jesus wept. by imtriing (Fri 3rd May 2019 10:40am)

This is an astute post, thank you. I think the term abuse should be defined by whether or not it is having a detrimental affect on the individuals ability to meet their needs and the needs of any dependents they may have. I think alcohol is a huge problem; particularly binge-drinking - but, if binge-drinking isn't damaging the lives of those who participate in that lifestyle in a way where they cannot go to work, earn money, pay their bills etc.. then I fall on the side of thinking that's their choice. When it becomes endemic within the individuals life, when it is debilitating and causing them sever disruption to their ability to live a "normal" life, then that's when specialists should be made available. I think "abuse" is when the pursuit of the chemical thrill outweighs the pursuit of a stable existence; and as such it falls into a currently ignored section of mental health awareness that we need to expand drastically. by imtriing (Fri 3rd May 2019 11:35am)

Yes, this is a fascinating piece of research. David Nutt, one of the researchers involved in the making of that image, is a very prominent voice in the UK landscape of drug research and policy reform. Just yesterday [he published an article challenging medical professionals in the UK to embrace medical cannabis](https://twitter.com/ProfDavidNutt/status/1123839760819281921?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet). by imtriing (Fri 3rd May 2019 3:31pm)

Thanks for your useless input to the conversation. by imtriing (Sat 4th May 2019 3:21am)

You should definitely post a picture of your penis to prove your 20 years work experience and all the value and knowledge it's brought to you. Or, you know, do what I was doing and talk about ideas. Instead of talking about how your supposed years of experience mean you have got a better ability to have ideas and everyone else is stupid. Sad that 20 years of experience never taught you how not to be a fucking asshole. by imtriing (Sat 4th May 2019 12:53pm)

Decades of powdered farts. by imtriing (Sat 4th May 2019 2:47pm)

More condescension, more big talk - still no substance. You're a waste. by imtriing (Sat 4th May 2019 3:49pm)

See my previous comment. You are boring as fuck. by imtriing (Sun 5th May 2019 12:23pm)

Post your penis, dipshit. by imtriing (Sun 5th May 2019 5:48pm)

Aye this needs clarifying, I think? by imtriing (Mon 6th May 2019 6:49pm)

Clearly some cunts need a better hobby. by imtriing (Thu 9th May 2019 11:01am)

That's true. I don't mind graffiti but when it's tribal territory marking bullshit like this then nah, fuck off. by imtriing (Thu 9th May 2019 11:33am)

What a bunch of electric melons. by imtriing (Wed 15th May 2019 10:35am)

Nice. by imtriing (Fri 17th May 2019 12:35am)

Where had Mr Broccoli been? Do you know? I'm so glad you've been reunited! by imtriing (Sun 19th May 2019 11:43am)

I live there too and I really fucking don't understand why this is. There's shit everywhere and people just chuck crap out onto the street everywhere? by imtriing (Mon 20th May 2019 11:57am)

Where abouts in Partick? I am down there too and having a not dissimilar problem. PM me if you'd prefer to not say publicly. by imtriing (Mon 20th May 2019 11:55am)

I live around here. Will keep my eyes firmly peeled for you. Where is her home? She may be trying to get back there. If you have any used litter, put some in a Tupperware or something and leave it outside where you think she likely last was. by imtriing (Tue 21st May 2019 6:32pm)

I'm so sorry to hear this. Have you put up fliers around Scotstoun too? It's not a far fetched distance she may have travelled somehow, trying to get home.. I am crossing my fingers she turns up, I wandered around the Chancellor Street/Gardener Street area for a couple of hours earlier on but didn't see her :( will alter my route to and from work and keep a look out. Is she chipped? Is she skittish? Or friendly? Is she an outdoor cat normally? by imtriing (Tue 21st May 2019 11:12pm)

Okay, that's all helpful to know! I hope she shows up, one of mine is called Jiji so I feel like they have a kinship of some sort. by imtriing (Tue 21st May 2019 11:45pm)

Right, for real.. I see this *all the fucking time* - **WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU BAG UP YOUR DOGS SHITE AND THEN THROW THE FUCKING BAG ON THE GROUND** I seriously just don't fucking understand it. by imtriing (Wed 22nd May 2019 1:06pm)

I've got a stack of bins out the back court at my bit, and you're right - people *don't* give a fuck. They just use any of them as though they're general waste. Lazy bastards. by imtriing (Wed 22nd May 2019 1:19pm)

She's just out learning how to become a proper witch, she'll be back in no time! by imtriing (Wed 22nd May 2019 4:29pm)

Fucking despair, honestly. by imtriing (Wed 22nd May 2019 4:30pm)

You offering? by imtriing (Tue 28th May 2019 11:21am)

Sadly I think that's shut down? Maybe it was closed for refurb, not sure.. moved away from the area a few months ago and it had recently shut up shop. by imtriing (Wed 29th May 2019 5:47pm)

How much would it cost? I'll chuck in £500 for a GoFundMe for the people to buy it and re-nationalise it. by imtriing (Fri 31st May 2019 11:10am)

Don't see why that couldn't be plausible, but we should want to emancipate everyone in Scotland from the abject horror that is First Bus, not just Glasgow! by imtriing (Fri 31st May 2019 11:43am)

I just don't fucking get it. The lowest of the lowest possible bar to set for entertainment. Absolute fucking drivel. by imtriing (Sun 2nd Jun 2019 2:06pm)

New Epicures is destined to be terrible, it's owned by ItIsOn and they seem to routinely buy restaurants and summarily fuck them up by cutting costs and inflating prices. Oh, not to mention treating their staff like baked shite too. by imtriing (Mon 3rd Jun 2019 11:39am)

You've made me want to dub over this with Shakespeare lines. by imtriing (Tue 4th Jun 2019 1:26pm)

Call an Emergency Locksmith. They'll come and effectively drill the lock out of the door. It'll destroy the lock, but you'll be able to get inside. Try to get your catsitter to be there at the same time. by imtriing (Thu 6th Jun 2019 9:37am)

***sweaty*** by imtriing (Thu 6th Jun 2019 12:58pm)

I admire your optimism. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jun 2019 1:02pm)

I admire your optimism. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jun 2019 1:17pm)

I admire your realism. I'll stop being stupid now. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jun 2019 1:28pm)

No amount of practice could result in this amount of skill, I think /u/Thebeastwith5fingers is just a naturally gifted dolt. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jun 2019 3:22pm)

He's a broken record Velo. Clearly addled by too much bru. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jun 2019 6:14pm)

Is there still a laserquest?? Or go-karting? by imtriing (Tue 11th Jun 2019 1:11pm)

That is a sad state of affairs man.. by imtriing (Tue 11th Jun 2019 2:21pm)

I don't understand what you mean - can you explain? by imtriing (Wed 12th Jun 2019 10:50am)

They *are?!* Bloody hell, I never knew that. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jun 2019 11:29am)

One in front of Kelvingrove Art Galleries too! by imtriing (Mon 17th Jun 2019 2:01pm)

You're seriously gonna get your wee knickers in a twist because of a ladies only singing group? Get a fucking hobby man. by imtriing (Wed 19th Jun 2019 9:20am)

Is there any educational criteria they're looking for or is this open to anyone? by imtriing (Thu 20th Jun 2019 12:21pm)

Y I K E S by imtriing (Thu 20th Jun 2019 7:31pm)

I've heard a rumour that if Boris Johnson becomes PM it becomes entirely legal for us to go fully Braveheart and storm Westminster. by imtriing (Sun 23rd Jun 2019 9:31am)

Maybe legislation and regulation would adequately detract from this practice.. you know, seeing as prohibition clearly isn't working. by imtriing (Sun 23rd Jun 2019 7:47pm)

An example of what your brain looks like after sniffing so much glue it turns into a melted puddle of hoop. by imtriing (Wed 26th Jun 2019 1:49pm)

BUT THE ILLUMINATI IS REAL THEY TALK TO ME IN TESCOS AND TELL ME TO SURVIVE SOLELY ON TESCOS FINEST BEEF LASAGNE! by imtriing (Wed 26th Jun 2019 1:48pm)

And they didn't leverage their sentences against dobbing in their accomplices? Give them 25 years until they hand over their counterparts, then reassess. by imtriing (Wed 26th Jun 2019 2:09pm)

Truly a time where we must ask ourselves... where *is* Ja Rule? by imtriing (Wed 26th Jun 2019 3:05pm)

It's Byres Rd, just a heads up. by imtriing (Thu 4th Jul 2019 11:28pm)

Which Uni are you going to be attending? It will help to know what kind of areas are actually going to be best for you to be looking so as to make your commute easier - however, Glasgow is a relatively small city with average public transport services so you would manage where-ever you landed. As people say, your timing isn't going to make life easy for you - however, you have the benefit of being slightly older (I imagine, as you say you're doing a masters) and wanting to live alone rather than cohabiting. That puts you into a smaller subset of the student rental market, as most students are either looking for some kind of group accommodation. by imtriing (Tue 9th Jul 2019 3:40pm)

Can anyone tell me what on earth is going on on Paisley West that's meant everyone telling this person to avoid it as though it were nuclear wasteland? by imtriing (Tue 9th Jul 2019 4:41pm)

Whatever happened to each to their own/different folks different strokes/don't be a fucking dick? Shameful. by imtriing (Tue 16th Jul 2019 5:23pm)

What kinda sick, fucked up, twisted sack of shit would even conceive of doing this, let alone following through with it? Get fucking punted into the sun. by imtriing (Wed 17th Jul 2019 5:49pm)

If you had the power to make one fundamental change to the layout of Glasgow, what would you move where and why? by imtriing (Thu 18th Jul 2019 3:22pm)

Sounds a lot like this Souter chap wants the council to cough up for the repairs and renovations to the building *he* owns. £10mil, possibly £30mil of GCC funding? When our streets are lined with fucking rubbish because theyve chopped away at refuse collection to try and save a couple of quid? And what.. at the end of it we get 200 jobs on Union St working at the "100+ room 3/4 star" hotel who's profits will line *his* pockets? Away and take a long fucking walk off a short pier, Derek. Developers are scum. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 10:27am)

Or shooting gallery/rehab centre for drug abuse. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 11:09am)

I think there's pros and cons, but making them visible is definitely important - not just for those who would use them, but for people who might not understand addiction/drug abuse to see that something can be done about it, that the people caught in its grips are just.. people. Not subhuman scum, like so many seem to believe. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 11:14am)

This has been going on for years. He's owned that building for.. fuck knows, but it's been like that since I can ever remember and I started dossing around town about 20 years ago. So, even if he's not owned it all that time, he bought it knowing the state it was in - it's not like it came a surprise to him. He's just trying to milk GCC and Heritage Scotland because it's "A Listed", but his demands are effectively tantamount to blackmail because he's holding the threat of the building becoming condemned over their heads as though it will be *their* fault if it happens. The guy is a top shelf, weapons grade cunt and he should be relieved of his ownership of the building immediately. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 11:12am)

What's needing doing? by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 11:41am)

Planning to do any of it yourself? by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 11:56am)

Hahah! Extreme home repairs - buying a new home instead. Excellent haha. I appreciate your point, I just wondered whether - if it was something relatively straight forward and you were planning on doing it yourself - you might have needed an extra set of hands, and I would've gladly offered. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 12:00pm)

I'm unsure if that's really his end-game, tbh. His end-game is probably more along the lines of stymieing progress as long as possible, allowing the building to fall into irreparable ruin and then collecting an insurance payout when the Council condemns the building and orders it be demolished. It's worth noting, just a couple of weeks ago [Glasgow City Council *demanded* that he carry out repairs to the building or face enforcement action](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sands-shift-for-owner-of-egyptian-halls-in-glasgow-zblkfj2vb) so it's definitely a bit suspicious to me that now, what... 10 days later, there's a "woe is me" article being pushed into the public domain by a different news source. by imtriing (Fri 19th Jul 2019 12:49pm)

I guess I got the right answer then? Haha, cheers! by imtriing (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 4:09pm)

Jumpin' Jacks? Only other place I can think it might have been is Grand Old Opry but that's not on Sauchiehall St.. How pished did you get? by imtriing (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 4:07pm)

I'm willing to bet that a trip to the Mitchell Library and a wee chat with one of the amazing librarians there woild yield all sorts of interesting results about this for you - worth a shot, at least! by imtriing (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 4:57pm)

What's his/her name? When did s/he go missing? If you haven't already and still have something that smells like them - best thing is some old cat litter - pop it outside in the garden or something, can be helpful to lead them back. I'm in Partick but I'll keep my eyes peeled in case. I can't imagine. Best of luck. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Jul 2019 8:35am)

Good luck. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Jul 2019 11:51am)

How do you possibly not get bored of being such a massive twat all the time? It must be so exhausting. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 10:32am)

I'll go through point by point... 1. I've never heard of that happening with renting, my experience has always been if they're asking for £750pcm or whatever, that's what you'll be paying if they select you as the new tenant. I'd avoid any company that's getting you to "put in an offer", because that suggests to me they're trying to get over the odds and I'd wonder about whether they'd be informing the landlords of that increased income or whether it just lines company coffers. If it's the former, which.. let's be honest, in a letting agency.. would not surprise me, then it stands to reason to believe they'd likely pull other immoral tricks along the way. Red flag. 2. It can be, but if you just keep persevering something will align comfortably. But, with no secured fixed income, you will definitely be a less enticing prospect because there will be the worry that you will fail to pay the rent and then the process of evicting you is quite lengthy and irritating. Landlords will always want to avoid this, if they can. 3. Brag away my man, what harm can it do? 4. Govanhill, like anywhere in Glasgow, has it's good and bad spots and I'm sure you'd most likely be fine if you've got a head about you. Being in the West End does not preclude you from stumbling across the occasional nutter. 5. Agencies are a bit of a mixed bag. Clyde Property are decent, but have an annoying policy of inspecting their properties every 2 months which can be a bit of a hassle if you're like me and don't like strangers poking about your home when you're not there. The process of renting through them was also super lengthy and required a lot of paperwork and personal information, as well as a pretty hefty background credit check etc. But, dealing with the agency themselves? They were always polite, always reacted to any problems we had promptly, didn't try to rip us off, never raised the rent.. overall, for an agency, they were alright. I cannot speak to the integrity of any of the others, but I'd recommend doing some digging about them as you come across them and seeing what other people have to say of their experiences. Gumtree has lots of private lets, there's also a shopfront on Byres Rd near Bar Soba (I think?) that has a pretty active window where people list flats for rent. 6. Typically, they'll try and get you to take a 6 month lease, after which point the contract enters a rolling month-to-month situation where you can give 4 weeks notice at any time to vacate. That is perfectly legal. 7. 25-33% of your earnings is difficult to say, because I don't know what your earnings are. However, in Glasgow, to live alone, that seems reasonable to me. Be prepared to spend a little more if you see somewhere you think is ideal. 8. Single Person Discount on Council Tax, last I investigated, was simply a 25% reduction in the cost of the Band for the year. I think Band B is about £1400 per year, so you'd save £350 of that and be charged £1050. This *could* be outdated information, it is worth mentioning - but if you call the Council they'll be able to give you the details no problem. Applying for the discount is easy, too. 9. Last time I rented, we had to provide a bunch of bank statements etc as well - it's just proof of income and solvency, essentially. Don't feel weird about it. If you're ever planning on buying a place, you'll need to provide about 2 years worth of bank statements, amongst many other personal details, so it's pretty standard fare. 10. Check windows, water and heating - check the boiler, ask the agent if they know when it was installed/how old it is. Check the boiler pressure, just as a mental note.. Pay attention to bathrooms, especially if they're internal and do not have a window to the outside world. Look for fresh paint, or the smell of fresh paint - it could be that they're just covering up a damp problem to get the place rented out, rather than actually dealing with it. Ask about the neighbouring flats - are they rented or owner occupied? Are they housing association or private lets? 11. Electric heating is inefficient and expensive to run, but not a complete disaster. Better bet is to invest in a really decent, real wool blanket and get into the habit of just wrapping yourself up in it instead of blasting heating. Much more cost efficient and better for the planet, too. Hope this all helps in some way or another, any other questions just feel free to fire them over. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 11:35am)

Just thought of another point regarding your self employed status - if it seems like it could be causing a problem, you could see whether you can secure a guarantor and whether that would alleviate any landlords worries about letting to you. A guarantor is basically someone who would also sign a part of the lease that says they'd take responsibility if you fail to pay the rent.. might be tough to find someone willing to do that for you, but figured it worth mentioning anyway. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 11:51am)

Oh wow, when did that change? I last rented about 3 and a half years ago and we were immediately looped into a 6 month lease and then went rolling month to month thereafter. Apologies for the misinfo, I'll edit my comment to reflect. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 12:55pm)

At least you're self aware. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 4:19pm)

No, for recognising yourself as a horrible cunt. by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 4:23pm)

Dullatur is pretty far up the Kelvin, but nevertheless the Kelvin does end up flowing into the Clyde - seems a bit far fetched they'd have travelled that far, though? Maybe just a mistake in the reporting? by imtriing (Fri 26th Jul 2019 4:22pm)

Police sanctioned cone flinging! by imtriing (Wed 31st Jul 2019 1:24pm)

Isn't her proposal basically the bill that Sanders wrote? He's the only person I see as having any integrity in your race, someone with a long and storied career of consistently being on the right side of history. I would never want to live in America and lose the level of social security and services we have in Scotland, but his policies are far more a step in the right direction. by imtriing (Fri 2nd Aug 2019 11:45pm)

You do you, just whatever you do - don't allow the DNC to disenfranchise you again like the last time. Best of luck. by imtriing (Sat 3rd Aug 2019 12:35am)

Thank you, I will check it out! by imtriing (Mon 5th Aug 2019 1:39pm)

That's a decent shout actually, I will suggest she does just that tomorrow! by imtriing (Mon 5th Aug 2019 9:00pm)

I'm having the same problem, then I discovered all the food waste bins in my back court hadn't been emptied for ages, had overblown and created an amazing, sheltered breeding ground for the fuckers. Millions of them. Felt like Nick Cage in that film where he gets engulfed in bees. But someone below gave a good recipe for a trap that I can confirm works! by imtriing (Wed 7th Aug 2019 1:47pm)

Where exactly? I'll go there on my lunch tomorrow and pick it up and gently return it to them. by imtriing (Fri 9th Aug 2019 12:04am)

Excuse me, but New Labour was not born - rather spawned from a bog and gained a semblance of sentience. by imtriing (Fri 16th Aug 2019 5:46pm)

Snouts are cigarettes, OP. Just in case you don't understand the local slang. by imtriing (Fri 16th Aug 2019 6:10pm)

No shit, but recently she was panicking asking if I'd *stolen her letterbox*, but it turned out it had just been jammed up into the door... by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:19pm)

I'm thinking it's along the lines of a mental illness too, irony being that she apparently works with mentally ill people herself.. Will the housing association still be able to help? It's not a GHA block, we're factored by another solicitors and I've already called them to sort of have the entire thing "on record" somewhere, but I don't honestly think they'll do anything - boy on the phone sounded more bemused than anything.. Good call re: recording my interactions with her - I'll do that. My fear is that I am obviously the target of her disdain - she clearly thinks me and my partner are up to something in our flat, hence the insinuation that we are "glue sniffers", and that she may fabricate reasons to send the police to my door. I'll definitely start recording my interactions with her. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:22pm)

In a terrible twist of irony, I believe she *is* one of the community psychiatric nurses.. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:25pm)

Good call, thanks for that advice. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:31pm)

Shit the bed. Didn't think of that, thanks. She said she worked around the corner, so I may pop my head in at one point. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:35pm)

Hm, curious - definitely an interesting piece of info, but aren't strokes far more immediate? This has been going on for.. well, at least a couple of months or so. Particularly badly in the past 4 days. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:48pm)

Hello I'm a discerning glue sniffer looking to have as little impact on my neighbours as possible, what methods can I use to hide the smell of my excessive solvent huffing? by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:54pm)

Very interesting - thanks for the heads up. Not sure what I can do with that, considering I'm just her neighbour (and clearly one who she doesn't like very much) but I'll certainly keep it in mind. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:53pm)

I know my dog had a lot of sort of "mini" strokes in the months leading up to his eventual death, that individually weren't catastrophic but slowly degraded his faculties with each consecutive one - though I'm not sure if it's the same in human physiology. Will keep it in mind, however. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:56pm)

holy christ that's some dark shit, thanks for the awful chuckle. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 4:25pm)

I've written and called my factor, but it doesn't seem like they have any protocol in place to deal with that sort of situation. They weren't tremendously useful. My main concern with them, however, is that they send out people at her behest and then charge all of us for the pleasure of indulging in her neuroses. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 4:44pm)

I think I know who you're talking about - I see her all over Partick lying in doorways sooking down cans of lighter gas. Fucking nightmare. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 4:42pm)

Maybe I'll just print this out and post it through her door. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 5:35pm)

I'd certainly have hoped so! by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 5:47pm)

I'm pretty certain everyone is fine, there aren't any other occupants than her who live alone/don't have regular visitors. And that also doesn't account for the fact that she is the only person who can actually smell the smell she's talking about. by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 5:46pm)

Also a good point! by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 5:56pm)

No, thank you for *your* time and you have a lovely evening - this was an extraordinarily detailed post that helped me immensely. Thank you by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 8:23pm)

I think loneliness definitely plays a part here, I'm glad my situation isn't as stressful as yours sounded though! God almighty what a fucking nightmare :( by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 8:26pm)

That's not very nice Chris by imtriing (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 8:54pm)

nhs24 is a good shout, actually.. it's quite difficult to know who to call! by imtriing (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 10:38am)

I'd definitely agree with that, but I'm not sure how I can go about telling her she should probably see a doctor. by imtriing (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 10:37am)

I know it's harsh, but I'm much rather keep her firmly at arms length and don't particularly want to form a friendship with her. I don't have the time or energy, I'm quite introverted and dealing with people exhausts me - particularly if they're difficult. So, I'd much rather be in a position where I know I've protected myself. I don't know her well enough to want to offer myself as a rock in whatever mental storm she's sailing through. by imtriing (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 10:36am)

But won't that also do *my* head in? by imtriing (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 5:29pm)

Hahahaha fuck sake man imagine being that fucking fragile. When your ego has the wherewithal of an orchid, a biscuit changing it's wrapping can feel like a cultural triumph. by imtriing (Mon 26th Aug 2019 5:46pm)

Trimmed bacon sounds depressing. Like they've removed all the best bits. I am sorry for your bacon trimmings loss. by imtriing (Fri 6th Sep 2019 11:21am)

Let me know if you need a sweaty overweight guy to tunelessly cry into a microphone. by imtriing (Tue 10th Sep 2019 1:59pm)

Dingy this cunt and do some reading about the paradox of intolerance. by imtriing (Tue 10th Sep 2019 2:14pm)

That's what I meant! Just in too much of a daze to remember correctly. by imtriing (Tue 10th Sep 2019 3:54pm)

wanna start a band with me? by imtriing (Tue 10th Sep 2019 6:40pm)

me and my distinct lack of musical ability are on board. by imtriing (Tue 10th Sep 2019 6:47pm)

All fair and well, but do you reckon they might actually start *using* the gritters after this? More often than not the adverse weather turns the city into a fucking ice rink because GCC have been too tight to send them out.. by imtriing (Fri 13th Sep 2019 11:59am)

Aye, was in there this weekend and they had a big scary slab of the stuff on the counter. by imtriing (Mon 16th Sep 2019 11:55am)

> I would rather die than work for a bank though. o7 thank you for your service comrade. by imtriing (Wed 18th Sep 2019 5:24pm)

What a fucking roast pie. by imtriing (Wed 25th Sep 2019 6:52pm)

I don't see how an incompetent defence can possibly alter the facts of the matter - that she is a greedy cretin who couldn't keep her grubby mitts out the biscuit jar. What is she expecting? A different lawyer will push the "bUt ShE's A mOtHeR!!1!" angle harder? I just fail to see how this can possibly be nuanced enough to justify an appeal. She stole money from charities. She got caught. She should face the punishment. by imtriing (Fri 27th Sep 2019 9:02am)

Of course, but I guess the point I'm making is that her appeal is clesrly disingenuous and her smear of her previous lawyers is quite unjustifiable. The facts were presented and she was prosecuted on them, her lawyers defended her as best they could but.. really, what defense is she expecting? A different lawyer isn't going to be able to change the bottom line of her charges, she was still caught embezzling money from charities. If anything, she's just going to piss the PF off because she's wasting court time on a case where her guilt is plain and clear to all to see. by imtriing (Fri 27th Sep 2019 9:23am)

Lost it by accidentally sending it to her Tory minister husband? I'd like to see the PF's face if she tries that. by imtriing (Fri 27th Sep 2019 12:16pm)

I don't often go into town cos I hate it there, but I was there last weekend and I could smell pish everywhere I went. Clatty as fuck. by imtriing (Tue 1st Oct 2019 3:22pm)

I agree, I didn't think it was from homeless people either - but it's just pure reeking everywhere. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Oct 2019 10:29am)

I know there was a slave by the name of James Montogomerie in Glasgow in the 1800s who was brought from Virginia to be taught how to be a carpenter and then refused to return to Virginia after receiving his training. When they tried to force him onto a boat in Port Glasgow he escaped and ran away to Edinburgh where he was eventually captured - but he died in jail there before he could be sentenced. Whether or not this ties in to these streets being renamed I have no idea - but I would expect the likelihood to be high that it has *something* to do with "cleansing" our rather sordid history of enslavement, as that area is full of extremely fancy townhouses that belonged to the "old rich" who controlled Glasgows port trades back in the day - all of which benefited from slavery. by imtriing (Fri 4th Oct 2019 11:25am)

Definitely more likely! Still figured it was worth chiming in with what little I knew :) happy hunting. Have you ever done the behind the scenes tour of the Mitchell Library? If not, I reckon it would be right up your street! by imtriing (Fri 4th Oct 2019 12:17pm)

A *gin* hot toddy? What is this treasonous blasphemous devilry you speak of?! by imtriing (Wed 9th Oct 2019 10:50am)

I am begrudgingly going to agree that that *does* make it slightly better, but not by much. It's funny, your summary of whisky matches mine of gin! by imtriing (Wed 9th Oct 2019 12:00pm)

Who fancies a game of 12500 a side? by imtriing (Mon 14th Oct 2019 3:56pm)

They're clearly in full scale meltdown. Firstly, they don't charge nearly enough for a wedding video to be legitimate and have their insurance sorted out. If they had Professional Indemnity insurance, the couple could sue them for the entire cost of restaging their wedding day in order to have a correct video. However, I highly doubt these boys have that. I'd also doubt there's an iron clad contract between them and their client - which makes things tricky. If there isn't, then at best the couple will only be able to get a refund by taking proof of their payment and going through small claims court.. but, they still don't have a wedding video so how do they account for the emotional trauma of having hired someone so incompetent they couldn't retain even 1 scrap of footage from your day? It's really tough, but take it as a warning - if you're getting married and the videographer isn't charging you close to £2k for the work, then.. Well, Monkey Box Films hits the nail on the head with their name... pay peanuts, get monkeys. The £2k a legitimate wedding videographer will charge you covers costs of both Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance - usually to the tune of £10mil each. So if they fuck up and injure a wedding guest, the liability insurance pays out. If they fuck up and melt all the cards with your footage on before they manage to back them up, the indemnity insurance will pay out for you to redo the entire wedding. Atop that, the rest covers their equipment insurance, their time and skill, their computer hours and storage of the media after the wedding, editing, delivery of what was originally agreed upon.. so, with Monkey Box Films starting their wedding videos at £450.. should really tell you something. What will probably end up happening here is that this boy will just nuke his entire website and brand and start again with a different name to avoid the controversy. He doesn't have the money to refund them, he sure as fuck doesn't have the money to redo their entire wedding and if he can't keep track of his footage safely then he *absolutely* should not be in that industry. Recipe for continued disaster. by imtriing (Wed 16th Oct 2019 8:41am)

Still don't have their wedding video though, do they? I think I can tell you what they'd prefer.. by imtriing (Wed 16th Oct 2019 1:04pm)

Easily - GCC cut bin collections, refuse piles up and becomes very attractive to vermin like rats - all those old sandstone tenements are falling apart, they've been there for over 100 years and some have had little to no maintenance.. So the holes in the walls just connect to all the other buildings, turning the internal guts of the buildings into a huge warren of tunnels and hidey holes and ways in and out of various flats on the hunt for food. They're also super destructive, so if they want through somewhere they'll just gnaw a hole through the wall... Therefore, getting rid of them isn't easy. You'd have to put poison in basically every hole you could find and then seal it up, everywhere, and hope that the rats eat the poison before they eat your repairs to the holes... Then all the tenants would have to put up with the smell of dead, decaying rats for months until they dried out so much there wasn't a smell any more. Alternatively, they could just get a group of feral cats. But that's hardly a solution, is it? It's criminal negligence that these private housing associations haven't adequately maintained the buildings in their stead, and I'd assume that the occupiers would be in a good position to sue as a group for the diminishing quality of their lives due to the ineffectiveness of the private housing associations to protect them and the buildings they live in. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 12:15pm)

Ah, shit of course - well either way, I'm willing to bet South Lanarkshire council followed GCCs lead and cut the refuse collection services to save a few quid too. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 1:30pm)

That stretch where you dropped your stuff is hoaching with junkies - chances are what was of value has been punted and the rest tossed in a bin, or the Clyde. Best of luck anyway, that's a proper pain in the cunt of a thing to happen. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 2:04pm)

There is a halfway house on the road next to the path along the river just there, in between the Green and the red footbridge - so it's a bit of a hotspot for homeless/drug addicted people to be floating about as they're wither staying at the halfway house or know somebody who is etc. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 2:39pm)

Aw man, fuck sake. Don't stress - if the cards are blocked and the locks are changed, the rest is relatively immaterial. Someone can surely get you some cash for your holiday and then you can sort them out on your return once you've got your new cards. No problems; only solutions. Take a deep breath and enjoy your trip! by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 3:44pm)

It depends what the goal is tbh, fumigation likely wouldn't work as it would just result in the mass migration of all the rats from the building - they'd flee before any gas could kill them all and just end up infesting somewhere else or coming back once it was safe again. Bulldozing is a bit of an extreme measure - but realistically.. I reckon they'd need to strip the buildings back to the bare bones and completely renovate them inside, ensuring that all manner of rat-proofing was done as they were being refurbished to destroy the maze they've created in the walls. That, in addition to traps, poisons, sonic deterrents and hopefully a few homeowners having some alley cat friends would probably see the majority of the problem sorted out - but then it becomes about upkeep.. And that's trickier. People in Glasgow are clatty bastards - my back court is a fucking disaster zone because people don't seem to be able to use a bin properly and we had a horrific fruit fly infestation over the warm summer as a result - completely avoidable if people used bins sensibly, but apparently that's asking too much. I'm surprised we didn't get rats - but there are a bunch of cats in my quadrant of tenements so maybe they're doing a good job of keeping the larger varmints at bay. Chances are that you'd do all that work and people would still leave waste lying around that attracts rats and you'd find yourself sliding back towards square one as those deterrents you set up slowly become eroded away. It needs the housing associations to step up their game and take proper care of the buildings they are the custodians of - but that costs money, and private housing associations - unlike council run housing associations - are businesses who's bosses expect profits. And bonuses too, probably. So they'd rather let buildings crumble and tenants live in rat infested hellholes because at the end of the day.. The money is still coming in, and they get to keep more of it. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 3:42pm)

You live in Edinburgh.. therefore there is no opportunistic crime? I reckon you live on the fucking moon mate. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 5:39pm)

Ah - I misinterpreted what you were saying and made a wrong conclusion. My apologies. by imtriing (Thu 17th Oct 2019 9:00pm)

I couldn't agree more. I lived in London for a bit and it was fucking hellish. 18 months of abject poverty, miserable commute and no social life whatsoever. I'll never forget the week I moved home and read an article that ranked UK cities for their quality of life - London was way higher up the list than Glasgow and I found the entire thing laughable because I had found myself in a nicer, more comfortable, bigger flat for the same amount of money I was paying for a dingy, mouldy room in a house full of psychopaths in London, had much more expendable income because I could walk to and from work and wasn't treated like an alien by the people around me for not being English. Glasgow is an excellent city, and quality of life assessments are total fucking whack because they seemingly take absolutely no consideration for income level and cost of living. by imtriing (Fri 18th Oct 2019 2:18pm)

I mean.. your experience may vary from mine! I was simply highlighting the tremendous gulf in actual quality of life based upon income between the 2 cities. £30k/year here is absolutely fine, you'd have a nice flat, more than enough expendable income to do with as you please, plenty of opportunity on your doorstep and probably enough money leftover to build a small cushion of savings. In London, however, that same salary would see you in a small room in a houseshare with mental people probably around an hour commute from your work, which costs a fair whack on an Oyster every month, water is a separate bill whereas in Glasgow it's included in Council Tax, food is more expensive, going out is almost prohibitively expensive, you can say bye byeee to the possibility of saving or going on holiday and you'll be so fucked from your commute and work that on your days off.. You won't *want* to do anything, and even if you did they're your only chance to do your washing and take care of basic life admin shit so they just end up passing you by.. The xenophobia thing.. I mean, obviously I'm biased because I'm from Glasgow - but I've found Glasgow a more accepting place than I observed London to be, but I suppose it really depends where you live and who you associate with. What I would say is.. definitely don't move to London in the hopes that it will improve your social life. It's such an exhausting city to survive in that it'll obliterate most any desire you have to attempt to make friends. At least in Glasgow, if you rent a flatshare, you can probably scrape by on 24-30hours a week of work at a job a 10 minute walk from home instead of having to hammer down 50 hours a week at a job that costs you an additional 10 hours a week to get to and from just to make ends meet. by imtriing (Fri 18th Oct 2019 3:48pm)

Haha it sounds as though we has a similar experience of life in the big city. There's no real way to romanticize lying awake at night panicking about cash, is there? by imtriing (Fri 18th Oct 2019 5:42pm)

I guess I see your point - though my experience was different from that and my time in London is some of the loneliest time in my life so far. Maybe I just didn't try hard enough, though - that's very possible! by imtriing (Fri 18th Oct 2019 5:41pm)

It won't get brought down in one go - they'll take it apart slowly with machines rather than implode it. by imtriing (Sun 20th Oct 2019 3:34am)

The only good Nazi is a fucking dead Nazi. by imtriing (Sun 27th Oct 2019 8:12am)

I believe him lads, nobody would claim to be born in Govan if they weren't. by imtriing (Sun 27th Oct 2019 12:01pm)

What the article doesn't say is that the pants were actually adult nappies. by imtriing (Wed 30th Oct 2019 10:57pm)

It should be a selection process like jury duty, so if we need someone to "represent Glasgow for ceremonial occasions" it's just a random punter. Should be good for a laugh, right? by imtriing (Wed 30th Oct 2019 11:01pm)

My advice would be.. if you and your friend are both okay, save being a little a shook up - you need to move past it. Cameras got nothing, Police won't do anything, guy vanished. Shite situation but it happens all the time - I got weak punched in the jaw by a jakey on a bus once and after I stood up he ran away - bus driver saw everything, cameras saw everything - nothing happened and nothing ever came of it. The way I view it is this.. if that's the way this guy behaves, his comeuppance is awaiting him in his future. One day, he'll start shit with the wrong person and they'll knock his fucking teeth in. It's almost inevitable. I'd suggest if you see him.. take a wide berth. You could call the police, but the chances are slim they'd do anything about it. No sense provoking a fight, you're more likely to end up in trouble yourself then. It's shite, I know - but it's the best advice I feel anyone could give. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 10:48am)

Trust me man - I understand. After that incident on the bus, I replayed the event again and again wishing I'd just stood up and fucking clocked the cunt in the jaw. It's infuriating, and humiliating, because you feel like you want some form of justice but are completely impotent to achieve it. What you're feeling is perfectly normal. It's also best to let it pass, else it can become bitter and poison you from the inside out. Take it easy, and know that somewhere out there that guy is on a collision course with a *really* bad time - self inflicted by his own poison. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 11:51am)

Wax oan, wax aff. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 12:03pm)

Glad I could help man. All the best. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 12:26pm)

You more than likely won't get one on a shop about here. Only place I can think of off the top of my head that *might* have one is the wee shop on Parnie St down in Trongate - opposite the pet shop on the corner near the Saltmarket. Not sure if it's still even there, but there used to be a "head shop" or whatever the fuck it's actually referred to as down there that sold grinders and skins and cones and bongs and the like. If not, I got mine off VapeFiend.co.uk and it had 20% off (this was actually just the other day so it may still be active) and I got another 10% by using the code "420" at checkout. It got delivered the next day and cost me just over £40 all told. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 1:54pm)

Ah shit, hmm.. then I think online will be the way you'll have to go. I've got a DynaVap M 2019 and prior to that I had a Shadow M but I'm giving that to a mate of mine who I want to stop smoking tobacco! I love that wee thing man, it's amazing. I also have an Arizer Air 2 that I probably use more frequently but they're both pretty different. The Air 2 is far less intense, slow building and you can just kind of toot away for a wee bit on the same chamber before you need to refresh it - the DynaVap is a kinda one and done deal, but the one hit it does deliver will fucking melt your face off and you'll be stoned for hours off it. I've heard it's really nice if put through a bubbler/water pipe of some kind - but to be honest, just straight I've never found it to be harsh or unpleasant in any way so I've never bothered looking further into it! You definitely won't be disappointed, though - it's stealthy, its a really pleasant object, it's quick and easy and consumes an incredibly small amount of bud for the stone it gives you *and* when you empty it, if you store all the bud that comes back out of it in a nicely sealed jar you can use it to make butter which you can then bake into edibles! Haha shit sorry, I'm all for dry herb vapes so when I get going it can be hard for me to stop. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 2:24pm)

Oh shit, as a P.S - If you do go for it, I'd recommend jumping onto eBay and buying a couple of "Prof" lighters. Butane jet lighter will discolour the vape less and heat it up quicker. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 2:29pm)

*astronomy, unless you're going for a mystic meg angle. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 3:07pm)

Nice one! Hmm.. smell, I'm not sure tbh? It definitely smells, but not in the same clingy way a joint does - should dissipate within a half hour at most, I'd guess? Sorry I can't be more accurate, it's not something I've had to take into consideration prior to your question! Safest bet if you're concerned.. get yourself into TKMaxx on Sauchiehall St and over to the left when you go in there's a massive shelf full of scented candles. You'll find some nice ones there around £3.99 that aren't like.. sickly? I don't know how to explain it but sometimes scented candles can just be overwhelming - but in there you'll find some that aren't bad, actually quite nice.. when you vape, light the candle. Blow it out 5 mins after you're done and I'd bet you'd find your problem solved. Burning 5 mins at a time as well, 1 candle will last ages! Single Jet will be dandy, I'd suggest not pointing it directly at the end of the tip - there are a few good technique videos out there, I hear up the lower part of the cap and just spin it round and round until I get the click, then do a little tiny bit longer before inhalation. Also.. don't do what I did and forget that the end *will* still be extremely hot after you've inhaled... yep. by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 3:28pm)

The click is definitely a weird thing, but in person when you hear it, it's pretty unmistakable. I'm not sure what the actual mechanism is that causes the click, but I imagine it must be to do with a piece of metal expanding due to the heat and the click would probably be more accurately described as a pop because you sort of "feel" it happen, too. Don't stress, you'll get the hang of it right quick. Enjoy! by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 3:35pm)

Ah! Shows how long it's been since I was last down that neck of the woods! by imtriing (Mon 4th Nov 2019 5:09pm)

Aye? How much? I can arrange it, but I'll need the money up front mate. by imtriing (Wed 6th Nov 2019 9:58pm)

This is slimy as fuck. Whether you're an SNP supporter or not, you ought to be able to join the rallying cry of get tae fuck. by imtriing (Tue 12th Nov 2019 11:55pm)

Tell me more about this conspiracy theory? by imtriing (Wed 13th Nov 2019 10:59am)

Sure thing pal. by imtriing (Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:23pm)

Could we offer to give them another 4 years of higher education so that they can retrain, seek another degree, diversify and ultimately move on from the defense industry into some kind of productive STEM field? Basically completely support their transition away from working in the military to something else, using the money that we'd have been spending to keep them in the military? Just a thought. by imtriing (Thu 14th Nov 2019 2:48pm)

Your reason is fucking piah and you should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself for suggesting we let people die in order to prove some arbitrary point. Fuckwit. by imtriing (Fri 15th Nov 2019 1:59pm)

Yoi are literally saying "fuck em, let em die" and pretending you're the good guy for it. Utterly braindead. by imtriing (Fri 15th Nov 2019 2:49pm)

The next genocide will be the genocide of indifference. Arguably, it's already started. by imtriing (Sat 16th Nov 2019 3:36pm)

Aye that's the KG art gallery. But you just have done some jiggery pokery with the colours cos that river is always the colour of shit, not blue. by imtriing (Mon 18th Nov 2019 3:08pm)

If they are dragging their feet, call Environmental Health and see if they can get round - damp coming through your bay isn't good and can cause health issues if it goes unresolved for a long time and I'm sure they would be able to make demands of H&P that they'd want to sort out to avoid paying a fine. by imtriing (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 10:24am)

Or chucked in jail. by imtriing (Mon 9th Dec 2019 11:27am)

Hope he's on the mend, my friend. by imtriing (Wed 25th Dec 2019 6:20pm)

That was me mate, thanks for the help - but don't think I didn't notice you grabbing my arse. by imtriing (Thu 26th Dec 2019 12:31pm)

If you're looking to meet middle aged middle class cunts then aye batter in. by imtriing (Mon 30th Dec 2019 6:26pm)

White cats apparently have a genetic predisposition to losing their hearing, so your belief that it could be deaf is absolutely plausible. I'd try and lure it in with treats or something and see if you can scoop it up and take it to a vet to check for a chip. by imtriing (Sat 4th Jan 2020 2:06pm)

Seems like someone gave you Smart Price Intelligence to go with that cola. by imtriing (Thu 30th Jan 2020 11:28am)

Or like Gordon Brown selling the national reserves of gold to prop up greedy failing banks. by imtriing (Thu 30th Jan 2020 11:27am)

Subjectivity is a wonderful thing, and ignorance is bliss. Have a nice day. by imtriing (Thu 30th Jan 2020 12:12pm)

Ironic that you think the *picture* is racist, yet have no problem with all the racist shit you just spewed. by imtriing (Fri 7th Feb 2020 5:32pm)

And also likely manufactured in a way that is terrible for the environment.. yaaay.. by imtriing (Fri 7th Feb 2020 5:31pm)

Top 10 Anime Battles of All Time! by imtriing (Tue 11th Feb 2020 12:39pm)

You're a div and you sound completely ignorant. by imtriing (Thu 13th Feb 2020 12:06pm)

Glasgow is a city with a huge student population. As such, there's a bit of a crush for rental housing in the areas surrounding the Universities - particularly the West End - and what's available tends to get snapped up quickly. The resultant phenomena is one of pure unfettered Capitalistic greed, whereby landlords realising that they have a healthy market of people all vying for the same properties in the same areas all smash their prices up through the roof in an effort to get an extra point on their rental yield percentile. I remember not too long ago renting a 1 bed flat in Finnieston for £450/pcm. Only 6 or 7 years ago. That same flat nowadays is probably £750/pcm, and I would be genuinely surprised if it were less. So, to sum up - Glasgow has higher deposits and bloated rental prices because the city has been turned into a landlords wet dream and they're pounding that shit hard and raw. You're welcome. by imtriing (Thu 13th Feb 2020 12:43pm)

Very good. If you look at any landlord forums online, you will notice this odd juxtaposition where they view any and all tenants as undesirable for any number of seemingly vapid reasons but still rely upon them for their income. They hate tenants, but they need them to uphold the standard of living they've become accustomed to whereby they get to sit on their arses doing fuck all and garnish the wages of another for the basic human requirement of having access to shelter. Let me be clear - landlords are parasitic leeches feeding on the energy and life of the poor, the vulnerable and the incapable. They are fucking vampires, and *any* complaint they could make about their situation couldn't elicit one iota of sympathy from me - because they are lazy, despicable vermin who will never be satisfied. If you seriously think tenants are the worse party in the awful power dynamic that the property rental market encourages, you really are ignorant and I implore you to read some books. by imtriing (Thu 13th Feb 2020 1:47pm)

Partick will be cheapest in terms of both rent, and rates. Typically around Partick you'll be in Council Tax band B or C - if you're really, really lucky you might be one of the few outliers that is still band A. Woodlands and Finnieston is all Band D and E which gets pretty pricey - I think Band E works out around £170/month or thereabouts. Looking at the average rental in Partick, there's a lot of 1 bed flats around there that typically let between £6-700/month. Chuck your bills and council tax and all the rest of top of that and I reckon you'd be looking at between £8-900 a month on the cheapest possible end of the spectrum, but that's for living alone in a wee flat to yourself. If you look to flatshare you could potentially bring that down if you looked for rooms in big 4 person flats up in Woodlands but they will probably be in spurious condition at best and the entire area is riddled with mice. by imtriing (Thu 13th Feb 2020 6:43pm)

Ever considered finding a new hobby? I don't mean to sound facetious, but I'm just saying - it would really suck to jack things in for an apprenticeship opportunity only to realise that it's not what you expected/you hate it and wish you could go back - which isn't always that easy. Perhaps a more vocational hobby like woodworking or something like that would scratch whatever this itch you're experiencing is. There's a place somewhere on the South Side that's like.. a community workshop? Lots of woodworking equipment, lots of old boys who essentially run the place and will spend time teaching you whatever you might want to learn, and you pay for the materials you use.. Alternatively, the Glasgow School of Art or City of Glasgow College have some really interesting night classes/part time courses that you could continue to work around the schedule of that might introduce you to other vocational possibilities. From there, if you discovered a real passion for something you'd experienced in a less formal setting, you would be better equipped and informed to make a clear headed and well considered decision about the more drastic changes you might want to make in your life. Apologies if this was overstepping a boundary or potentially presumptuous of your thinking and situation. I've had a lot of moments where I've felt cornered and slightly underwhelmed by the way my professional life has meandered, and spent a lot of time daydreaming about how it could be different. However, my realisation was that I just needed a more vocational hobby that would allow me to produce something I could be proud of. Videogames are great, but they're ultimately unproductive and you don't have any lasting artefacts of the work you put in. Woodworking however.. you could make a piece of furniture or a trinket box or something that lasts for years, decades even. And when I have that unsettled, restless anxious feeling I either look at some of the things I've made and inspect them and consider how I could do them better or cleaner etc, or I pick up some of my tools and tinker away at something new for a bit - and always feel better after. This became more of an answer than I think I'd intended to give, but hopefully it helps in some way. Take care. by imtriing (Thu 20th Feb 2020 11:57am)

No worries man, best of luck to you. by imtriing (Thu 20th Feb 2020 1:08pm)

Hmm, tbh - that's probably for the safety of the dogs. It's not a huge space, and after 7pm it can get pretty rammed and amidst the rabble I can see how someone could end up stepping on a paw by accident. by imtriing (Mon 2nd Mar 2020 1:11pm)

How about we just blockade the venue the day of the festival? by imtriing (Wed 4th Mar 2020 10:38am)

Wait is this an *actual* We Did It Reddit moment happening? by imtriing (Wed 4th Mar 2020 3:08pm)

I'll hear you out. Unemotionally state your case as to why you think this statue ought to be taken down. by imtriing (Wed 11th Mar 2020 10:07pm)

Dunno whether it matters to you, but Jacques has actually fully shut down - not just closed for Corona. Business is dead because itison can't run restaurants to save their lives. Hilarious considering the expense they put into refurbing it, only to fly it gloriously straight into the ground. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 12:24am)

The Oran Mor pied all their zero hours contracted staff at the start of the week with not communication. Fucking despicable behaviour. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 12:20am)

The City Mission closed after a staff member and homeless guest tested positive, so they can't risk it spreading further hence the closure. It would rip through our homeless community like wildfire. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 12:26am)

I ..think you may have missed the point of the post. Some people will be faced with the impossible choice of being destitute or taking whatever work they can find. Are you really this ignorant? by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 3:14pm)

Reading this gave me a headache. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 4:20pm)

No worries! Good luck to him. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 7:14pm)

I've got no idea man, but they seem to be hiring a lot of people for a lot of short hour temporary shifts all over the city. If you enter the pool in one store, you can take shifts everywhere else as overtime. by imtriing (Fri 20th Mar 2020 7:15pm)

As a serious answer to this question - Pilates was invented as a way to keep fit and work as many muscle groups as possible in a small space. It's an ideal thing for people to be learning right now. by imtriing (Sun 22nd Mar 2020 4:29pm)

If you really want to show appreciation for the NHS, when this is all over you'll be putting pressure on the Government to give them better pay and working conditions. by imtriing (Fri 27th Mar 2020 9:40am)

Few pubs in Partick have done the same thing. by imtriing (Sun 29th Mar 2020 2:54pm)

I *was* going to help people but then this *optional selection* on the signup sheet presumed I was the type of person who would have a pronoun they prefer to go by and that was it! Me/I/Thy just couldn't abide by that level of inclusion so fuck helping people. by imtriing (Tue 31st Mar 2020 10:58pm)

A guillotine would solve that problem. by imtriing (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 12:17pm)

The system is administrated *by landlords*, it's literally the way it is because they've rigged the game in their favour. They *are* the system. Hence, the guillotine. by imtriing (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 1:08pm)

I disagree - they created a market by pushing through right to buy. Right to buy allowed the council to create homeowners out of its council housing tenants, and generate a nice windfall with it.. But the caveat was that then those same council's were not allowed to build any replacement council housing stock. Thus, they *created* a market where there is a demand - but let's be clear, this isn't a demand for *rental* housing, it's a demand for the basic human right of *shelter*.. and they exploit that for their financial gain. You will never change my mind about this - landlords are parasitic financial vampires. What's worse is that they prey upon the financially vulnerable, the "essential" workers on minimum wage, the single parents, the disabled - everyone who we are meant, as a society, to be doing everything in our power to help - to lift out of poverty, in many cases. But nah, keep defending a landlords right to expropriate a chunk of *actual* workers wages every month. by imtriing (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 3:42pm)

People ask *why* you're brown? What a strange thought. Do you respond by explaining sex and conception to them? by imtriing (Sat 2nd May 2020 4:17am)

The School of Art has many, many evening classes in a variety of different subjects. Not sure what the scoop is with them running right now - I imagine they're closed down like everything else - but worth looking into. http://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/open-studio/ by imtriing (Thu 18th Jun 2020 12:31pm)

[Belter of a sunrise this morning.](https://i.imgur.com/yuo2etD.jpg) by imtriing (Sat 4th Jul 2020 7:26am)

Craig is an absolute legend. by imtriing (Sun 5th Jul 2020 2:07am)

You've got no idea. I have a PC. And another. And a laptop. But they're all for different things and at one point, this made sense. But now it's just an absolute pain in my arse. by imtriing (Wed 8th Jul 2020 11:45am)

Well what's weird is that when I hold down Alt on start-up, I still see all my available boot options and recovery options. In this screen, I've managed to run terminal and use it to copy the entire contents of my boot SSD onto an external drive and boot into it on my MacBook, but I can't seem to install any of the Nvidia web drivers I'm told I will need for the 980ti to work. It says they're incompatible with the version of MacOS I'm using, but I'm using the exact ones I reportedly need and they're supposed to be compatible with the version of MacOS I'm using.. it has been difficult and I've tried just about everything I can think of - even bought an RX580 8GB because I was under the impression that those worked natively with MacOS but that also didn't work. Now, I've finally cracked and bought an ATI Radeon 5770 from eBay for £50 that originally came from a Mac Pro 5.1 so I'm crossing my fingers that I can push an image out of the machine with that.. total rigamarole! by imtriing (Wed 8th Jul 2020 11:52am)

Hey man thank you so much for your response and offer to help, it's very much appreciated. I've been trying various things, and managed to make a boot drive clone through Terminal commands - so I do have a bootable instance of my Mac Pro OS on an external drive that I've managed to load into, but it still won't allow me to install the needed web drivers to fix things so I'm just a bit lost now. I've now bought an old ATI 5770 from a Mac Pro 5.1 and I'm hoping hat popping that in the machine will allow me to see what's going on and, hopefully, find a solution! But I guess we will see. Thank you again for your offer, I'll let you know if I'm at my wits end and if you want, you can take a look and see if you can find a solution that I've maybe overlooked! by imtriing (Wed 8th Jul 2020 11:56am)

I was up there a couple of weeks ago on a walk during one of the days it was really hot, and the majority of the people sitting drinking in the park seemed like they were very young. I could just be getting older though. by imtriing (Thu 9th Jul 2020 1:12pm)

It's simple. He still has his job cos he ain't Boris' advisor, he's his handler. by imtriing (Sun 12th Jul 2020 12:58pm)

**UNIONISE** by imtriing (Sun 19th Jul 2020 2:01pm)

I swear to god someone told me today was meant to be a cracker too.. now whenever someone says that I just reply "is it aye?" by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 2:02pm)

Thanks for this, I had seen it but I get the feeling this is more for like.. people who collect sneakers and like to maintain them well etc, whereas I wear things til they're literally falling apart! So I wasn't sure if it was entirely the right thing. by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 4:29pm)

Okay, I'll give it a bash - cheers! by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 4:42pm)

Amazing, this might be more what I'm looking for! Would it be weird if I asked if you could send me a photo?? by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 7:50pm)

I tried calling them earlier but got no response - but I'm fairly local so I might drop by there tomorrow and see! Cheers for the heads up! by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 9:14pm)

Magic, cheers man! by imtriing (Thu 30th Jul 2020 11:14pm)

Thank you so much for the heartiest belly laugh I've had in a while. by imtriing (Sun 2nd Aug 2020 11:57am)

What was your old school home ec teachers name? by imtriing (Sun 2nd Aug 2020 8:45pm)

Check for jobs in Aldi, they've been quite adamant about continuing to open a lot of new stores across the UK despite the lockdowns, so I presume some of those will end up being somewhere in Glasgow. by imtriing (Wed 5th Aug 2020 3:23am)

I am not sure whether they still do it, but Ropka House just beside the Sainsburys garage on Woodlands Rd have a licensed kitchen that used to be available for occasional hire. Might be worth giving them a shout! by imtriing (Sun 9th Aug 2020 4:11pm)

Best of luck by imtriing (Sun 9th Aug 2020 6:49pm)

There is literally no way you can frame this action by Brel that doesn't just make it seem like a scummy practice. If they hadn't turned up then fair enough, Brel keeps the money cos that's literally what a deposit is for - but if they didn't spend as much as the deposit they were asked to provide and were then refused the difference back? Ehh.. aye that's shite no matter how you say it. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:02pm)

Try the iCafe on Sauchiehall St, just opposite the CCA (or thereabouts, don't quote me) - should be open til 7pm. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:08pm)

Anything is better than being told to fuck off, that £30 was essentially taken as a "booking fee" and if fucking *Brel* thinks they can charge a booking fee then they've clearly lost all sight of what their establishment actually is. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:14pm)

Well it's certainly East of everything West of it. That's about all I can say about that. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:11pm)

Do you work for Brel or something? You're bending over backwards in this thread to defend their honour. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 4:03pm)

And likewise, I think its shitty for a company to behave in this way to its customers - especially right now. Remember - they need the customers more than the customers need them, so maybe it would be in their best interest to not let people like OP here leave feeling like they've been mugged. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 5:09pm)

Plenty of people don't drink! I'm one of them. Give me a cool refreshing glass of water any day. by imtriing (Tue 11th Aug 2020 6:53pm)

Jesus wept. Now I know why my council tax payments keep going up - ding dongs like you who haven't figured out how to look after yourself yet. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 11:42am)

The way that poor wee thing is twitching, it is clearly in the death throes of whatever awful poison you've left out for it. Next time consider humane traps. And please stop wasting my fucking council tax payments. Cheers. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 11:41am)

That's not how council tax works. And need I quote your PS where you say they're sending out a private company to mouse proof your home? If this is the hill this "entitled cunt" dies on, he'll die happy that at least he's not a wasteful, useless moron like you. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 11:55am)

But then if you are so aware of how council tax works that my point requires a "No shit sherlock" retort, why did you ask the council to only use *your* council tax payments as you've stated above? Do you need to have a wee lie down? You're contradicting yourself all over the place. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 12:39pm)

I'll get a life if you get a grip. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 1:01pm)

> Eating binned pasta in someone else's gaff. Don't disparage my pastimes! by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 3:07pm)

Facebook tier shite patter. by imtriing (Wed 12th Aug 2020 5:07pm)

I remember that place, went there once with my Dad when I was a wee chap, and there was this old boy who was clearly a fiend for laser quest. Called himself Merlin, and he'd hide with his back sensor to the wall, his gun covering his chest sensor and an arm covering his gun sensor. Cheating wank. by imtriing (Thu 13th Aug 2020 3:03pm)

Hunner percent that's the cunt. Looked like he was trying to grow a Merlin beard, but was failing badly. by imtriing (Thu 13th Aug 2020 3:45pm)

Aye, it was up a tenement close that looked super sketchy from the outside if my memory serves me rightly? by imtriing (Thu 13th Aug 2020 10:35pm)

> They took my sons purple helmet too That's a whole separate crime! But on a serious note, that's shite and I'm sorry. Best bet is to keep an eye on Gumtree as they may try to get rid of it on there. Best of luck. by imtriing (Fri 14th Aug 2020 6:02pm)

Fairly new indoor place up in Port Dundas called The Loading Bay that might be your cup of tea. by imtriing (Sat 15th Aug 2020 12:28am)

A heavy duty chain.. for battering anyone trying to steal your bike with. by imtriing (Sat 15th Aug 2020 1:29pm)

Jesus wept, that's surely untenable. Have they moved you to better accommodation since? by imtriing (Sun 16th Aug 2020 11:03am)

Embrace the weirdness and eat alone where-ever you like man. Don't let your perception of how other people will perceive you stop you. by imtriing (Sun 16th Aug 2020 11:02am)

I am glad to hear that your situation is better. If your identity were protected via voice modulation and your face was not shown, would you consider consenting to a filmed interview about your experience? What you've described is genuinely both shocking and appalling, worse still because its largely being swept under the rug. I have been waiting for some grand unveiling of a new plan for housing our vulnerable since the stabbings a few months ago but it would seem that all the administrative parties involved would rather sweep it under the rig and hope that it gets lost in the background noise of all the other chaos going on at the moment. by imtriing (Sun 16th Aug 2020 12:09pm)

Post them all! by imtriing (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 9:08pm)

That is so cool man! Thank you! I wonder what kind of whales they are? by imtriing (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 9:19pm)

That's fantastic, thank you for sharing this with us - what a treat! by imtriing (Sun 23rd Aug 2020 9:25pm)

If you really mean it, you should contact Positive Action in Housing and ask how you can help. They do good work in Glasgow. by imtriing (Tue 25th Aug 2020 10:37pm)

Class and race divides are absolutely what caused this avoidable tragedy, fiscal inequality just threw fuel on the fire. by imtriing (Tue 25th Aug 2020 11:08pm)

Thanks for also giving us a reminder that you're a disingenuous, heartless twat. by imtriing (Tue 25th Aug 2020 11:19pm)

Its nothing to do with you - r/glasgow has some salty downvote fairies who bomb any thread that could be considered politically Liberal, or that displays any humanity or respect for those who come to our country seeking refuge. Bastards, basically. by imtriing (Tue 25th Aug 2020 11:30pm)

Mostly it's misappropriation due to plain idiocy, but there is also an element of malicious intent involved. Stephen Purcell and his ilk, etc. The key issue is that more money is spent dealing with the results of poverty, instead of the causes of it. There is seemingly little desire to actually solve the problem, and while it is admittedly a huge problem to solve - it is far from impossible. Many years ago, Glasgow engaged in a ferocious and concerted effort to curb its problems with knife crime. Nowadays, the methods developed in our city in those years are used as the blueprint for other cities suffering from a similar problem. Most recently, London. So, why can we not have as sustained, targeted and combined an effort to tackle the root causes of poverty in our city too? Maybe one day we could provide the blueprint for accurately tackling that problem, too. It doesn't seem too unreasonable a request, given the net benefit to our city that it would result in. A boy can dream, but it's better to not dream alone. by imtriing (Tue 25th Aug 2020 11:56pm)

Couldn't have put it better myself. by imtriing (Wed 26th Aug 2020 10:18am)

Read the fucking article you chump. by imtriing (Wed 26th Aug 2020 10:46am)

So, what scenario would appease your sensibilities here? Would you be happier if she starved to death or committed suicide from the stress and anxiety of being in poverty? You're a *fucking idiot.* by imtriing (Wed 26th Aug 2020 11:09am)

Trainspotting was Edinburgh.. by imtriing (Wed 26th Aug 2020 3:55pm)

Goodbye Summer, you were a good couple of days this year. by imtriing (Sat 29th Aug 2020 8:50am)

Getting mashed up in my living room. by imtriing (Sat 29th Aug 2020 9:51am)

Check iCafe on Sauchiehall St - they have printers you can use if you pay for time on the computers. by imtriing (Sat 29th Aug 2020 2:53pm)

No bother man. by imtriing (Sat 29th Aug 2020 4:48pm)

Scan that and get it posted on the sub, I'd be really interested in seeing that if you could! by imtriing (Sun 30th Aug 2020 8:14am)

Mate, if you feel so strongly about this why don't you head on down to Central and go ask them how you can help? by imtriing (Sun 30th Aug 2020 8:16am)

The only person I've laughed at here is you and your massive overreactions. I have empathy for the homeless and drug/alcohol addicted, but can also completely understand why some people are fearful of them because, shockhorror, people who are drug/alcohol addicts are historically capable of doing terrible things at the expense of other people in order to fund their habits. Oh my god .. holding *two* opinions at once? I'm a madman! by imtriing (Sun 30th Aug 2020 9:54am)

The fact that this person posted like this, then nuked their entire account is top tier chuckles. by imtriing (Sun 30th Aug 2020 2:42pm)

I dunno about you, but if I had to deal with all that pish just to do my job, I'd be pretty fucked off about it too.. by imtriing (Mon 31st Aug 2020 10:31am)

Mate if you look through his posting history, you'll find him calling for Greta Thunberg to be arrested on a thread saying she's going to be the next Ted Kaczynski, and also another lovely thread he posted himself on the same subreddit that just states his opinion that "All women should be arrested." Guy is clearly a weapons grade plonker. by imtriing (Mon 31st Aug 2020 2:17pm)

Council Tax Strike when? by imtriing (Mon 31st Aug 2020 2:28pm)

I'd agree with that, but there are still a fair few jakeys floating about. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Sep 2020 12:49pm)

Here man you wanna watch out, he's fucking hard alright? Hands like anvils. He'll do you *and* your big cousin. by imtriing (Fri 4th Sep 2020 8:53pm)

I do declare! Why I never. by imtriing (Fri 4th Sep 2020 9:11pm)

Alright calm yer tits anvil hands, you'll be smashing that poor keyboard of yours to bits. by imtriing (Fri 4th Sep 2020 9:19pm)

Absolutely reaming myself over here man, what a weapon hahaha by imtriing (Fri 4th Sep 2020 9:17pm)

[Heart of a lion aye?](https://i.imgur.com/HxT07cA.jpg) by imtriing (Fri 4th Sep 2020 10:22pm)

Is it even open at the moment? by imtriing (Tue 8th Sep 2020 10:51pm)

The *council?* Scamming us? Never! by imtriing (Wed 9th Sep 2020 10:28am)

Just be happy this person managed to take a photo of the Trongate without a pisshead or junkie in it - you're looking at a unicorn mate, don't get worked up about the buildings. Would you rather they be replaced with some soulless new build covered in shite cladding?? Mental. by imtriing (Wed 9th Sep 2020 11:23pm)

Gross. Every new build I've seen go up looks tacky, tasteless and properly dated and shite within 5 years. Our tenements are timeless classics. Absolutely beautiful buildings. But yer entitled to your own opinion. by imtriing (Wed 9th Sep 2020 11:31pm)

Boaby by imtriing (Thu 10th Sep 2020 1:16pm)

"You are a really fast runner" is fucking *peak* compliment when you're 8 years old. On yersel wee man, you and your really nice hair. by imtriing (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:16pm)

There is also a compliment about his trainers in there so I reckon you may be onto something! by imtriing (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:20pm)

I'll come sit in the corner and go NYYYYOOOOOOOOMMMMM for ye for a tenner. by imtriing (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:34pm)

Agh! I knew it had to be one or the other - 50/50 shot and I got it wrong, typical! Haha. by imtriing (Sat 12th Sep 2020 12:06am)

The log has a plastic wrapper! by imtriing (Sun 13th Sep 2020 7:29pm)

Ooft.. woodworking accidents are no joke. Hope you're all better now and haven't been put off! by imtriing (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 11:20am)

ROXY'S?? Or something like that..?? by imtriing (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 1:39pm)

The number of new cases in the UK are the worst they've been in the entire pandemic at the moment. Worse than when we initially had a full-scale hard lockdown. And they're only getting worse. by imtriing (Sun 27th Sep 2020 10:47pm)

Was Unleashed meant to be *set* in Glasgow?? I never got that impression? by imtriing (Mon 28th Sep 2020 12:41pm)

These students should be organising a legal challenge to Glasgow Uni for putting them in, what should have been obvious to anyone with half a brain, horribly unprepared circumstances and then effectively locking them in once the inevitable occurred. by imtriing (Mon 28th Sep 2020 12:40pm)

Aye I mean he walks into the Londis that was at Broomhill X and the guy has an English accent and all the bad guys have English accents - I was under the impression it was meant to be somewhere like London but bits were filmed up here cos it was cheaper. by imtriing (Mon 28th Sep 2020 5:13pm)

I get more riled by the fucking mentalcases who go to the lengths of picking their dog shite up in a bag, only to tie it up and then leave it hanging off the branch of a nearby tree. What the actual fuck is the point. by imtriing (Mon 28th Sep 2020 9:47pm)

I guess I'm late to this party.. I stopped drinking about 6 years ago. by imtriing (Tue 29th Sep 2020 11:03am)

Now just pan the cigarettes big man ;) by imtriing (Tue 29th Sep 2020 11:07am)

Not sure if its up your street, but my girlfriend makes amazing macarons (and can make them vegan, too, if that's your thing!) and I'm sure she would love a commission. Let me know if you'd like put in touch. by imtriing (Tue 29th Sep 2020 11:10am)

Its a Tory infested rathole. Had one woman recently asking who she could complain to at the council about the squeaking noise the bin lorry made when it lifted the wheely bins. Jesus wept. by imtriing (Fri 2nd Oct 2020 1:35pm)

There are a few buildings that were built as a "temporary" structures I believe - they were never intended to be long lasting, sadly - so were knocked down shortly after the exhibition! There were lots of cottages built - the photos of the "Russian town" show some of that. Those were all knocked down too sadly - but some replicas of, I believe the German Cottages, were built in KG Park just below the University and are still there to this day - and lived in! by imtriing (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 2:45pm)

I could swear there is a plaque on the side of them that references the 1901 exhibition - do you know if that company was involved in that? by imtriing (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 5:13pm)

Sell it? This wasn't really a question I was anticipating tbh. I would doubt it though - I've got a good few things related to the 1901 Exhibition as I find it quite fascinating and I don't think I could part with them I'm afraid! by imtriing (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 5:12pm)

Ah thats cool! Thanks for adding to my repertoire of Glasgow Exhibition knowledge :) by imtriing (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 6:29pm)

I don't have a scanner at home - but I will absolurely add it to my list. Pretty sure there is one at work I can possibly figure out how to use! by imtriing (Sun 4th Oct 2020 10:21pm)

Oh! I will take a look at that and see what I can do then! by imtriing (Sun 4th Oct 2020 11:09pm)

Hmm the West End Retail Park on Crow Rd is definitely sus. Loads of people not wearing masks, most without those badges of exemption. I saw a woman in the m&s there the other day just walking about picking things up and putting them back. No basket. No mask. Dry coughing into her *fucking hands*. Couldn't get out the place fast enough. by imtriing (Wed 7th Oct 2020 5:18pm)

Yes baby suck daddy's boot harder like a good little bitch by imtriing (Fri 9th Oct 2020 2:18pm)

I mean.. you're the one saying you'll be "watching this post and reporting it to the relevant authorities". On yersel Poirot. by imtriing (Tue 20th Oct 2020 8:53pm)

What does being at uni have to do with genderless bathrooms? by imtriing (Tue 20th Oct 2020 8:51pm)

BIG TRAIN! by imtriing (Fri 30th Oct 2020 4:52pm)

Colour me surprised. Glasgow City Council fail at most fucking things, they only seem to succeed when it's something either corrupt or meaningless. by imtriing (Wed 4th Nov 2020 6:44pm)

Yeah this person has it totally backwards - they sacrificed the mental wellbeing of kids in order for their parents to be able to get back to work because they needed to protect the economy. Look at the top comment? My sister is a teacher too and she would likely completely agree with this summary, she's absolutely burst trying to deal with completely apathetic, burned out, nihilistic kids. But who can blame them? Can you imagine being 13/14yo right now, becoming aware of the world and your place in it only to realise that the entire thing feels like it is up in flames and the people who are meant to be responsible for it are all flapping their hands and doing fuck all? I'd be fucking nihilistic too. by imtriing (Wed 18th Nov 2020 7:32am)

If you look back through my old posts, I put one up here not too long ago that was a whole bunch of pictures from the early 1900s if that's any use to you. by imtriing (Fri 20th Nov 2020 4:57pm)

I may be a little late to the party here, but my partner runs a wee bespoke bakery that makes.. well, whatever you want! She's very good. Her insta is littleswedishbakery if you were interested - she does lots of yummy things! by imtriing (Mon 23rd Nov 2020 12:31pm)

I'm sure she would be thrilled to hear from you if you dropped her a wee message on there! I have a distinct memory of a chocolate orange cake she made in the past, and she made it in the shape of an orange and covered it in buttercream! by imtriing (Mon 23rd Nov 2020 1:11pm)

Unfortunately, to where-ever the slum landlords decide to relocate their businesses.. they'll take the money and start up somewhere else. by imtriing (Thu 4th Mar 2021 10:20am)

If you think this is a "cheap dig" your skin must be absolutely fucking wafer thin. by imtriing (Sat 6th Mar 2021 2:00pm)

Jesus wept. Keep trying mate. by imtriing (Sun 7th Mar 2021 3:23am)

The fuck are you on about? Those 2 fuckheads are spending that money on cocaine and McDonald's by the looks of them. by imtriing (Tue 16th Mar 2021 10:08am)

Where are you based? by imtriing (Thu 8th Apr 2021 8:31pm)

i'm down in partick, if you find yourself really struggling then feel free to give me a shout. wear a mask, nip in, do your business and off you pop and that's fine by me, if you need. by imtriing (Thu 8th Apr 2021 9:31pm)

Didn't that place close down? It was on Dumbarton Rd just by Roastit, right? by imtriing (Fri 23rd Apr 2021 5:51pm)

I have a real sinking feeling that it was the place that closed down on Dumbarton Rd :( by imtriing (Fri 23rd Apr 2021 6:50pm)

Don't waste your breath on this moron, he knows but doesn't care. The poor could be starving in the streets and he'd say it was their own personal failings that put them in that situation. by imtriing (Sun 2nd May 2021 1:42pm)

That's a good description of football, aye. by imtriing (Sat 15th May 2021 4:40pm)

Up until today, I've been fairly behind the way our Government has handled this thing.. but this is absolutely farcical. Not even *mentioning* the Euros is just shameful, especially when the majority of people won't benefit from them happening here in any way and they will invariably cause a gigantic spike in cases which we will then be punished further for. It is pretty fuckng disgusting and I'd really like to see it addressed publicly. by imtriing (Sat 29th May 2021 7:12am)

Might be worth alerting Merchant City Cameras down on Parnie St, they buy and sell preowned camera gear. by imtriing (Mon 31st May 2021 7:52pm)

After the year the cinemas have had, a tenners worth of pick n mix is gonna be about 6 sweeties. by imtriing (Tue 1st Jun 2021 2:46pm)

Why even wait? Honestly. by imtriing (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:33pm)

Breakdancers by imtriing (Sat 19th Jun 2021 8:20pm)

Get a shallowish metal bowl and make a ramp leading up to it, smear some peanut butter around the rim about 2 or 3cm below the top and then put a shallow depth of peanut oil into the bowl - around 5-8mm. They will walk up the ramp to find the tasty peanut butter smell, try to get to the peanut butter and fall into the peanut oil at which point they will be too lubricated to be able to climb back out the bowl. In the morning, you will find a wee bowl with squirmy oily mice in it. Let them run around in a shallow depth of warm water with a little hand soap to wash the oil out of their fur and then pop them into a cardboard box to take them out of your flat to a field somewhere and release them far, far away. This is the most humane method of dealing with mice I've found, and its super effective because they cannot resist peanut butter. by imtriing (Sun 27th Jun 2021 1:37pm)

Just because they're pests, doesn't mean they aren't adorable! by imtriing (Sun 27th Jun 2021 9:39pm)

They've got a plan to grease some palms. by imtriing (Fri 2nd Jul 2021 11:34am)

I've heard people tell of the legend that is /u/too_much_whisky - some people say he has a huge knob, others say he has a huge heart. I say it's clear to all of us gathered here today, he has both. by imtriing (Sun 4th Jul 2021 1:22pm)

I often record voiceover for things I'm putting together and I think most of my clients are just used to hearing seagulls in the background of it now, nothing I can do about it! by imtriing (Mon 19th Jul 2021 12:03pm)

Huh, I will definitely check this out - thanks for the heads up! by imtriing (Mon 19th Jul 2021 12:28pm)

Does your bathroom have a window? Might be less hassle to have one installed in a window, with less need for exterior work to be done to fit it. Just a thought. by imtriing (Sat 31st Jul 2021 2:49pm)

Hello this is the hypothetical fun police, we've received your report - thank you. by imtriing (Mon 9th Aug 2021 3:22pm)

Little Swedish Bakery on Instagram does princesstårta! by imtriing (Tue 17th Aug 2021 8:55am)

Lisa is great :D by imtriing (Tue 17th Aug 2021 12:00pm)

In the third picture - the one of the boiler, there is a grey knob at the bottom. Surrounding that there is a bunch of buttons that you flick up or down in order to set timers for the boiler to come off and on. It looks as though your boiler is currently set to just plain OFF - 0. In the middle it looks like there is an image of a clock which would probably indicate that that setting utilises the timer switches to come on and off automatically. The 1 on the other side is likely just flat ON. Flick that knob round to the 1 position and wait to see if you hear anything firing up. You should hear some clicks and a slight whooshing sound, then the sound of flowing water, then your radiators will start to heat up. by imtriing (Tue 17th Aug 2021 1:49pm)

What in fuck are you on about? Absolute lemon. by imtriing (Fri 20th Aug 2021 1:33am)

Nice WAN by imtriing (Thu 26th Aug 2021 1:04am)

I'd wager he lives on "Winnipeg Dr", between the school and the Tesco Express. There is a path there that runs along some flats called "Whitehorse Walk". by imtriing (Tue 14th Sep 2021 7:53pm)

Fantastic news. Good work! by imtriing (Wed 15th Sep 2021 6:46pm)

So you're saying you *would* support the rights of nazis to congregate in the name of hate together? Just so we all understand your point; you see. by imtriing (Fri 17th Sep 2021 12:47am)

Looks like you need to read a bit more about the paradox of tolerance. You are conflating hate groups with human rights groups and political groups and claiming they are the same thing, so therefore in the name of tolerance we should allow them their day to spread the word of their hate. You are promoting tolerance for the intolerant, and if you happen to fall into a group that said hate groups don't like, you're literally the chicken voting for Christmas... but something tells me you wouldn't need to worry too much, so that's why you think everyone should be given a platform - because their hate doesn't directly affect you. by imtriing (Fri 17th Sep 2021 1:05am)

I'm not deciding what's a noble cause and what's worthy - I'm saying *hate is unworthy*, and that it is okay to say that. by imtriing (Fri 17th Sep 2021 9:14am)

This is the most "I'm a pompous fucking bawbag" statement I've ever read on this subreddit, congratulations! by imtriing (Sun 5th Dec 2021 10:22am)

I reckon its one of those things that requires large scale adoption to become cheaper, but right now because of the niche its in it will be at a slight premium. It will get cheaper, but there really ought to be incentives. In countries like Sweden, they have something called Pant. All cans, plastic bottles and glass vessels have a rebate amount applied to them and there are machines in convenient locations where you can process all your recycling and receive a small payout. It might only be a few quid, but its enough to incentivise a high level of uptake. Anyway sorry I'm rambling now. Don't understand why these type of initiatives are not supported by Scottish Government on a large scale. by imtriing (Tue 4th Jan 2022 11:43am)

You're not.. I'm also doing Jury Duty soon, but from the cinema at Braehead and very sadly the letter does say you'll be given lunch but cannot eat during proceedings. Unlimited bottled water is about as good as it'll get :( by imtriing (Mon 24th Jan 2022 9:55am)

Don't forget to call the number the night before to find out if you're actually even needed. Sometimes plea deals are reached prior to the date and cases slide off the docket, there is an automated phoneline that tells you whether or not your case will be going ahead. Here's hoping neither of us get called upon to do our civic duty cos I can't be fucked either! by imtriing (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:04am)

No I believe here you're just popped on one case, if that doesn't go ahead for whatever reason then you get put back into the rotation? But.. maybe I'm wrong? I've never been called before! by imtriing (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:29am)

Thank you for clarifying, I was pretty sure this was how it was but its nice to know for certain! by imtriing (Mon 24th Jan 2022 11:17am)

Also close by is Offshore, which I believe is open until 10pm every day. by imtriing (Mon 14th Feb 2022 7:26am)

Call it in to the SSPCA while you're at it. &#x200B; https://www.scottishspca.org/animal-cruelty-faqs#:\~:text=If%20you%20see%20an%20animal,immediately%20on%2003000%20999%20999. by imtriing (Thu 10th Mar 2022 5:31pm)

Whiteinch is honestly a 10 minute walk from Partick, Scotstoun maybe slightly further but definitely not miles away - it really isn't that far away from the "West End", at all. Plus you've got Victoria Park right there for when the weather is real nice, and you're on the Canal path that takes you all the way out to Loch Lomond by bicycle. Nice ends tbh, definitely could be worse places to live. by imtriing (Tue 15th Mar 2022 10:57am)

Would recommend taking it down to MCC for sure, some very knowledgeable folks in there. by imtriing (Tue 15th Mar 2022 5:53pm)

Is this an indoor or outdoor cat? I have a few suggestions but they'll be altered by the answer to that first question! by imtriing (Wed 30th Mar 2022 3:18pm)

Crazy concept for you wrap your nut around: people have different experiences in life. by imtriing (Thu 21st Apr 2022 9:12pm)

Exercise your right as a cyclist and cycle slap bang right in the middle of the lane until an absolutely safe opportunity for you to allow them to pass presents itself. Dont leave enough room for "squeezing". Mount a camera front and back and if anyone gets aggy/endangers you then just calmly let them know that the interaction is being filmed - nothing else. Don't be aggressive. by imtriing (Fri 29th Apr 2022 3:14pm)

I used to cycle regularly when I lived further out the city, but after getting doored on Maryhill Road by a double-parked fuckwit and nearly thrown under the wheels of a lorry I kind of had my confidence rattled and haven't really cycled anywhere near as much as I used to. by imtriing (Fri 29th Apr 2022 5:47pm)

Aye but.. what other option is there if you want to commute by bicycle? Not really that easy to avoid the roads, and I wouldn't want to cycle on pavements because that's obnoxious as fuck and just puts pedestrians at risk. by imtriing (Fri 29th Apr 2022 10:03pm)

It's literally against the law to ride a bike on the pavement. It is perfectly legal to ride it down the centre of a lane. Cry harder about it. by imtriing (Sat 30th Apr 2022 2:14am)

Congratulations on your ability to immediately make me irrationally angry with very few words. by imtriing (Mon 2nd May 2022 4:32pm)

Why is everyone presuming anything about my political leanings from this comment? I slated Labour, therefore I *must* support the SNP? Not at all. I just don't support Labour because their policies created a lifetime of debt for Glasgow on a local level, and on a national level they took us into a massively costly illegitimate war for profit. They're a horrible party and any claim the lay to anything left wing is purely farcical. by imtriing (Mon 2nd May 2022 5:14pm)

I'm not an SNP voter, but whatever makes you feel better haha - I'm just not a Labour voter and never would be. by imtriing (Mon 2nd May 2022 5:11pm)

Curious, I'm with Spiers Gumley and haven't found them bad at all? Our monthly charge is relatively low by comparison to other factors in similar tenements I've heard and they're pretty responsive any time I've needed to get in touch with them for anything so I'm surprised to hear they've got a bad rep. I mean.. they are still factors tho so I guess they'll always be *someones* bastard. by imtriing (Tue 3rd May 2022 11:55pm)

Duly noted, I will keep thst firmly in mind! Thank you. by imtriing (Wed 4th May 2022 12:53am)

Adding the Transport Museum to this pile. by imtriing (Sat 7th May 2022 3:41pm)

The problem is likely coming from your ceiling - do you have, or have you had, birds nesting in the eaves/attic space? It's highly likely that you have at one point or another. Those moths eat the feathers and nest materials birds leave behind, which is why they're so prevalent in tenement flats. You need to investigate whether they've managed to take hold somewhere - if you are a knitter, check your stockpile of yarn in particular, or any wool clothing in your wardrobe. Take everything out and wash it if you can, then clean the inside of any wardrobe/dark areas extremely thoroughly. If they've laid eggs anywhere, you're not necessarily going to see them (unless they have already entered larval stage, in which case you may find a little pile of moth maggots crawling about somewhere... fair warning.) so a thorough clean of the area, and of any fabrics will hopefully clear out any unhatched buggers (anything that can be washed at 60c safely, wash at 60c.) Cedar blocks are meant to help but I don't know whether thats anecdotal or not - can't hurt to get some and stick them in your wardrobe after you clean it out, and I suppose you could also try some cedar incense ropes - [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202789647711](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202789647711) and see whether the intense smell of cedar makes them fuck off - but you would probably have to burn it fairly consistently. Luckily the stuff I've linked you isn't heavily perfumed, it just smells a bit like you've got a log burning fire on the go. The only other solid alternative would be getting one of those gas bomb things and letting it off in your flat, but that's a pretty heavy duty measure and if they're coming from the eaves then you wouldn't even really sort out the source of the problem, just the ones that have migrated into your space. Anyway... part of living in a tenement sadly, but I hope some of these thoughts help! by imtriing (Wed 11th May 2022 2:00am)

If they're from London, they're going to be pleasantly surprised by how close by the West End is hahah. In London, it's an hour on the tube no matter where you're going (I swear this is true.), so a half hour dander down the road to some nice pubs and restaurants will be like night and day compared to what they're likely currently used to. by imtriing (Thu 12th May 2022 5:45pm)

I recently had a Macbook battery replacement done by the guy at iRepair in Finnieston and they were good, been flawless since. by imtriing (Fri 13th May 2022 1:09pm)

I've been trying to get lessons since the end of March and so far the best I've been able to do is find someone who can *maybe* fit me into their schedule in July.. and even if I were to book a test now, he said it would likely be November before there was availability. Shit's fucked. I was on a bit of a time constraint but now I'm just having to completely change my plans. Pain in the arse. by imtriing (Wed 25th May 2022 10:36pm)

What a bloody ballache! by imtriing (Thu 26th May 2022 9:59am)

Which kind of shops are you talking about? Most of the big department shops or clothes shops in the City Centre will close at around 6pm, on Thursdays they usually stay open a little later. As for supermarkets like Tesco, Sainsbury's etc - it depends on the size of the store. Most of the bigger supermarkets stay open til 10pm or so, there are some really large ones (Tesco in Maryhill is the first that springs to mind for me) that stays open 24/7. Where in the city have you moved to? by imtriing (Thu 26th May 2022 10:44am)

No way! That is very sad. I used to enjoy an insomnia walk around the empty big Tesco buying things I would never buy normally. by imtriing (Thu 26th May 2022 11:23am)

I'm really struggling to get past this 'has a fairly simian look about her' comment, but maybe you should check out The Butchershop by Kelvingrove - if you ask when booking, they have booth style bits in the restaurant that I'm sure they could accommodate you in. by imtriing (Thu 26th May 2022 11:57am)

Getting driving instructors and tests at the moment is an absolute clusterfuck. I've been trying for months and some of the instructors I've called have had waiting lists over 70 people long. Might be worth asking a few folk to be put on their waiting list, if the time comes and you don't need them when they contact you, you don't have to feel bad because they'll have a whole host of other people to call after you. by imtriing (Tue 31st May 2022 9:15am)

why don't you just go there? they'll duck your calls if they catch wind of what you want to talk about. by imtriing (Fri 3rd Jun 2022 12:30pm)

Travel earlier. That's basically the only suggestion anyone here is going to be able to give you because the answer to "why can I not find public transport at the most unreasonable hours in the day?" should be pretty obvious. I presume you have checked out the MegaBus sleeper? EDIT: A quick glance shows me that the sleeper either doesn't run or is fully booked tomorrow evening. by imtriing (Fri 10th Jun 2022 9:31am)

The Park Practice on Park Rd in Woodlands is fantastic. by imtriing (Mon 20th Jun 2022 8:13pm)

I'm very surprised to hear that cos all of my experiences there have been nothing short of excellent. by imtriing (Mon 20th Jun 2022 10:09pm)

Someone has dumped rubbish in my alley and now my kids can't play there any more. by imtriing (Tue 21st Jun 2022 2:44pm)

I walked past a shop in Partick that had a sign in the window earlier for a part time retail asst., it was a dress shop called Catherines. On Dumbarton Road, just along from German Doner Kebab. Might be worth dropping in? Good luck, I hope you manage to figure something out. by imtriing (Fri 24th Jun 2022 11:02pm)

How long is a piece of string? Not to be facetious, but nobody here can really estimate this without more context. Anybody WFH? Anyone running power-hungry gaming PCs? Anyone an extremely keen baker who will be running the oven an awful lot? It's just a massive variable. I work from home in a small 1 bed (with lots of computers) and pay £120/mo for Gas & Electricity atm. So, maybe consider around £200-250 to be the 'average' for a 4 person situation, but like I say - it really depends on what kind of usage you expect. by imtriing (Mon 4th Jul 2022 11:04am)

I will cross my fingers for you that my supplier is actually just ripping me off and that I'm not indicative of what's to come for everyone! by imtriing (Mon 4th Jul 2022 11:55am)

It's worth a mention, that cocaine and alcohol in combination forms a new substance when combined in your body called Cocaethylene - it is *far* more dangerous than just taking cocaine in isolation, and far more addictive too. It is a huge social health problem that is, currently at least, largely being ignored by our government - as you say, the majority of people I know as well would likely take a line if offered. It is ubiquitous and absolutely everywhere, across all class strata's and in every subculture now. Huge problem. by imtriing (Mon 4th Jul 2022 12:49pm)

I think it works out atm at around £100 electricity, £20 gas as I rarely, if ever, use the central heating. by imtriing (Mon 4th Jul 2022 1:24pm)

Honestly, more than the air quality (which will be pretty terrible anywhere in the centre of town), I'd be more concerned about the general surroundings cos that end of town really has kinda gone to the dogs over the past few years and hasn't recovered. How much are you paying, if you don't mind my asking? And which University will you be attending? by imtriing (Mon 11th Jul 2022 3:23pm)

It's not a *terrible* rental figure in the current market, but it's really not a great area. Perhaps as a temporary measure it could work, and then once you're in the city you may find it easier to secure something better? Glasgow Cali is very easy to access because of its proximity to the bus station, you should maybe consider looking further afield - consider Dennistoun out towards Alexandra Park, the buses back into town from along there are plentiful and would take you almost directly to your Uni doorstep? by imtriing (Mon 11th Jul 2022 4:42pm)

Rettie aren't a scam company, I know that much - but I've never dealt with them personally. Hopefully other people can shed more light, but as far as being a legitimate company I can at least verify that. by imtriing (Mon 11th Jul 2022 6:28pm)

iRepair on Argyle St in Finnieston sorted out my MBP with a new battery and it was more reasonably priced than what Apple would've skinned me for. Might be worth giving them a call to get a quote. by imtriing (Tue 12th Jul 2022 12:40pm)

Mate, you have not known visceral physical disgust until you have downed the last remnants of your cup of tea only to find that the hard, foul limescale deposits have managed to exit the kettle and into your cup. English water is actually miserable. So glad I moved home. by imtriing (Wed 13th Jul 2022 12:16am)

It's a nightmare at the moment. I've been on multiple waiting lists for literal months. There was a huge backlog from the lockdown and they're still trying to work their way through. Best advice would be to ask to be put on a couple of waiting lists, ask for a rough estimate of when they imagine they might have some space in their schedule for you and then maintain contact so they know you're still keen and hope for the best. Absolute ballache. by imtriing (Wed 20th Jul 2022 5:49pm)

I bought a flat white and my entire neighbourhood became better, it was amazing. by imtriing (Wed 20th Jul 2022 6:40pm)

But who will tell me whether I'll get stabbed if I move to Bearsden? I've heard it's a scary place. by imtriing (Wed 20th Jul 2022 8:34pm)

The continuing demise of r/glasgow into NextDoor.co.uk by imtriing (Sat 23rd Jul 2022 3:54pm)

I'm with Speirs & Gumley and honestly, they've been fine - Tenement close of 10 flats, no cleaning service - we just do it on a monthly rotation between us, so the costs are minimal. Think it's about £35/month or something along those lines. Any time I've had an issue where I've needed to get someone out to take a look at a blocked gutter or something else I couldn't feasibly fix myself (fuck going on the roof) it's been handled fairly quickly. Of course, my experience is not going to be the same as everyone elses and our close is largely fairly self sufficient. by imtriing (Tue 26th Jul 2022 11:05am)

The buildings are *fucked,* is the short answer. The local council cannot afford to carry out the necessary remedial works to unfuck them (and the longer they lie in the condition they're in, the worse the situation is going to get), and the price-tag reflects that you'd pay £6-8k for a flat that was in an uninhabitable, unsafe building. Not to mention that the decline of the shipyards basically spelled doom for places like Port Glasgow because these tenements predominantly served as housing for ship-builders, labourers and other working class men & women who made that industry function - since it has disappeared, there is less pull for people to live there and hence we end up with situations like this.. by imtriing (Wed 27th Jul 2022 2:04pm)

[www.hanaberggren.com](https://www.hanaberggren.com) Hana makes absolutely wonderful, lovely little illustrations and would be worth contactng. by imtriing (Thu 28th Jul 2022 1:21pm)

You should look up the BOSH cookbooks. Tons of quick, fairly easy, delicious vegan recipes. Vegan doesn't mean boring! by imtriing (Fri 29th Jul 2022 7:10am)

looking at your username like Fry from Futurama... by imtriing (Fri 29th Jul 2022 2:00pm)

Oh god I'm sorry, I was just being silly and wasn't trying to insinuate anything untoward. Do not stop reaching out, as a fellow recluse I understand your pain. by imtriing (Fri 29th Jul 2022 2:18pm)

Unfortunately that sort of thing is so niche that there's just no sense in owning an actual shop that stocks that kind of thing, there's no way it could ever be cost efficient. You should look on r/HardwareSwapUK maybe, and ask there if anyone local has any bits and bobs kicking about. Other than that, Amazon/Scan/CCL/OCUK etc all offer fast shipping options. by imtriing (Fri 29th Jul 2022 5:02pm)

Depends whether they own or rent, to be honest. Lots of tenements have really shit sound dampening between floors - most tenements, before the original floors were laid, had anything and everything jammed underneath them to act as sound dampening - brick dust, bricks, building rubble, rubbish - basically, whatever waste shit leftover from building the building that was kicking about. And in some cases, they used nothing. The other thing that could have happened is that during renovation, this stuff was removed to make way for pipework or wiring and then was insufficiently replaced, meaning their floor is basically just a big drum. So, from their end - if you can appeal to their sensibilities - would be to have their floors lifted and have some kind of substrate added to help dampen the sound of their footsteps on the floor and other sound travelling down. But this is a big ask, and would probably require a fair amount of negotiation. Other things like rugs can make a big difference, and also just being conscious of how you move through your flat etc. I live on the top floor of a tenement and always either walk about barefoot or in slippers and with a mind on not stomping/walking on my heels/marching around because I am sure my downstairs neighbour would not appreciate that... I think the fact that they're having band practices and not, you know, getting a studio for that... maybe they are just arseholes who don't give a fuck. From your end, foam sound insulation with the cones facing upwards stuck to your ceiling, basically to create a false ceiling, or some very good active noise cancelling headphones. by imtriing (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 5:35pm)

Honestly, don't be nervous about having a chat with them - just go and be nice, don't be a dick, taking cake is a good shout, complement them on their musical ability.. but ultimately ask them to shut up, buy slippers, buy rugs, be more aware of their sound etc. by imtriing (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 9:53am)

im alone in a small 1 bed flat, couple of powerful PCs running pretty much constantly, multiple monitors & a tv - other than that, kitchen appliances and lights. have gas central heating but never use it. i pay around £110/mo with octopus atm and that's typically about aa tenner over my actual monthly usage.. take from that whatever you will? by imtriing (Tue 9th Aug 2022 3:19pm)

Scottish Power have always been robbing bastards any time inwas unlucky enough to be stuck with them in the past. by imtriing (Tue 9th Aug 2022 5:39pm)

I do work from home, so my computers are basically constantly on - and there are.. a few of them! by imtriing (Tue 9th Aug 2022 5:37pm)

There are no minimum rental periods on any rental contracts in Scotland, you could find a 1bed flat on any site with property rentals in Glasgow and throw down a deposit if you're quick enough, stay for 3 months and then hand in 1 months notice for your fourth and final month. However, I would not recommend you inform the rental agency that that is your plan, otherwise they will most likely not rent to you.. It would also likely be expensive because 1 bed flats are 1) not in massive supply, 2) renting here has gone crazy lately and 3) every student and their granny are trying to rent flats right now in preparation for uni starting back next month, but it is an option. The other alternative is to find a room in a flatshare either on Gumtree or Spareroom, or find somewhere you can block book for four months on AirBnB - this last suggestion is liable to be eye wateringly expensive though. Not entirely sure what else to recommend, maybe other folks would have other ideas. by imtriing (Wed 10th Aug 2022 8:52pm)

Dunno whether you saw this, thought it might be a good fit: https://www.gumtree.com/p/property-to-share/large-double-room-in-very-spacious-flat-in-prime-g12-location/1439481333 by imtriing (Sat 13th Aug 2022 1:40am)

what an absolute plonker hahah, imagine hearing that and thinking it was thunder. by imtriing (Tue 16th Aug 2022 12:54pm)

Where are you in the city OP? by imtriing (Thu 18th Aug 2022 6:36pm)

I don't mean to probe, but I must query.. how much are you paying on bills & utilities (gas, electric, internet, council tax)? My conservative estimate would be, seeing as you're paying half the mortgage, that at most you're looking at about £300 a month on those things? Which puts you to £660 outgoing, leaving you around £900+ each month for food and leisure, which realistically should be enough to not be scraping by by the skin of your teeth presuming you have no dependents (I noticed you say you didn't have kids elsewhere.) - I'm really, genuinely not trying to be impertinent, but do you have a monthly budget you adhere to each month? How frequently do you get paid? Again, I sincerely hope you don't regard my probing as impertinence. by imtriing (Thu 18th Aug 2022 8:29pm)

Ah the car, that's gonna be whats doing it.. if its necessity then thats unfortunate, but I saw you're a lawyer so I dont think you'll be on that kind of salary for long! Nevertheless, I really recommend getting into a habit of, any time you get paid, sticking even a tiny amount in a separate bank account and doing your best not to give in to temptation to spend it. It does become a slightly addictive thing, and the sense of security and stability that even having a wee pot set aside in case of any kind of emergency is really good for your mental wellbeing. by imtriing (Thu 18th Aug 2022 11:51pm)

It's honestly shocking how few dental practices are taking on new NHS patients currently, and almost certainly by design. You might find you really struggle and have to go private, alternatively you could go to the dental school on Sauchiehall St. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 12:22pm)

Gumtree frequently has 'rooms available' in flatshares, though I recommend you learn the difference between being a tenant and being a lodger because those come with quite different rights. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 12:37pm)

This has been the situation for almost a year since they were allowed to take on new students after the covid lockdowns. I've waited 7 months and only just managed to get off a waiting list and into a car. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 12:55pm)

My dentist tried to explain this to me a while back but I couldn't really understand what he was telling me, but I did understand that it was a change in the protocol that had made it extremely unrealistic for them to continue taking on NHS patients.. this explains it well. Thank you. by imtriing (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 5:55pm)

If they actually *are* plasterboard, consider using something like [Grip-Its](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grip-GRP188-Plasterboard-Fixings-18mm/dp/B092JRPVT5/ref=sr_1_10?adgrpid=49993853901&gclid=CjwKCAjwx7GYBhB7EiwA0d8oe1r9F1PLDXs9hnCRdUjMYKmNhoKdDQidGr6B8sWPrM1H2JgsGlPHMxoCLPoQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259017746571&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007336&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6147061223331462899&hvtargid=kwd-299631904979&hydadcr=172_1736102&keywords=grip-it&qid=1661774921&sr=8-10) \- but as it is a tenement, I'd be surprised if there were an abundance of stud walls in it. I live in a 1bed tenement and have got about 3 stud walls in the place, everything else is either old plaster over brick, or new dot-dabbed plasterboard and plaster in places that I had to pull the walls back to brick and re-plaster cos the old plaster was totally fucked. by imtriing (Mon 29th Aug 2022 1:11pm)

A turnstile to a manky 30p a shot private shitter, no less.. by imtriing (Sun 25th Sep 2022 9:44am)

man needs to be asking this on nextdoor or something, can't imagine the reddit crowd skews heavily in favour of people with 1) lofts and 2) the kind of money to have them converted. by imtriing (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 4:12pm)

Fucking hell! by imtriing (Sat 8th Oct 2022 8:59am)

was it, aye? by imtriing (Mon 10th Oct 2022 1:32pm)

As a former wedding photographer, what you're asking for - wedding photos, and video, from first thing in the morning until the last thing at night - is a huge ask, and is never 'relatively cheap' - if it is, you need to be asking yourself *why* it's cheap. What you're asking for requires at least 2 people and will cost you at a minimum, about £4000-5000. by imtriing (Tue 11th Oct 2022 1:47pm)

Definitely don't go to Glasgow Airport 4 hours prior to your departure unless you want to have a 2.5hr long breakfast! by imtriing (Wed 26th Oct 2022 8:05am)

I was trying to book a test at the Anniesland Test Centre after passing my theory, and the closest I could get was 5 months away... given you only have 6 months to pass the practical after passing the theory, it's really unfair to not extend out that grace period to account for the horrible delays in being able to get a test booked. FWIW, when it comes to it, I've used the app 'Testi' to manage to pull mine forward by a few months to next Tuesday morning... fuckin hope I pass it! by imtriing (Wed 26th Oct 2022 4:25pm)

Is it!? I was so sure they'd reduced the time down but maybe I've just been fed some massively incorrect info.. by imtriing (Wed 26th Oct 2022 5:28pm)

Lmao well at least there's not a "reading comprehension" section on the practical test or else I'd be fucked by imtriing (Wed 26th Oct 2022 6:36pm)

Thank you! by imtriing (Wed 26th Oct 2022 11:32pm)

*"The Chinese authorities said the station offered a service to Chinese citizens in Ireland including the renewal of driving licences."* Isn't this what an *Embassy* is supposed to be for? by imtriing (Thu 27th Oct 2022 5:49pm)

Let me get this straight.. you can't accept the job cos they'll kick you out of the temp accommodation you've been put in if you do, presumably because you'd no longer qualify being as you'd be an "employed person"? by imtriing (Tue 1st Nov 2022 6:49pm)

I needed an MBP battery replaced and the guys in the store asked me the same thing, and I waggled my finger at them and said it was my fingerprint so short of chopping my finger off, I couldn't do that. They didn't really push further than that, but I did think it very odd. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 11:41am)

Billy is hardly a newcomer, he's been doing the circuit for nearly 2 decades or something. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 11:49am)

Luckily, the Hydro was built with a roof. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 2:41pm)

The NHS dentist situation is absolutely morbid atm; someone will surely be able to explain precisely *why* it is the way it is, but the waiting lists are extremely long as most dental practices have decided to stop registering new NHS patients. You will either struggle to find somewhere, or be stuck on a waiting list until some point early next year most likely. Hopefully someone can find some suggestions for you that will yield quicker results. by imtriing (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 2:49pm)

Did you read the post? Literally says "So, who's up and coming that I should definitely go see?" by imtriing (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 7:15pm)

Learning to drive atm is a fucking nightmare because so many instructors stopped teaching when lockdowns hit, and so many people who wanted to learn couldn't due to said lockdowns. What you're seeing now is the backlog of people trying to crush through. Depending on your locality, it could even be a 6 month wait list for a test - though, there are apps you can use to pull your date forward by snagging cancellations. Your best bet is going to be peppering as many instructors as you possibly can and seeing if any of them have availability or a short waiting list. When I was looking, it took me 8 months just to find an instructor who could take me on. Might be slightly better by now, but this was only in Summer this year, so I wouldn't have too high hopes. I also looked for 'intensive' training courses, but simply couldn't find any available in Glasgow or was brought to companies that either didn't exist any more, or instructors who had massive waiting lists, as previously mentioned. Just start contacting people, it's the only thing you can do. by imtriing (Tue 15th Nov 2022 12:57pm)

Vertigo was one of my first symptoms of COVID. Both times I got the vaccine and the one bout of the actual virus I had were punctuated by horrible vertigo - so it wouldn't surprise me! by imtriing (Sat 19th Nov 2022 10:52am)

probably this place round the corner on Queen St: [https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant\_Review-g186534-d4944043-Reviews-Tempo\_Tea\_Bar-Glasgow\_Scotland.html](https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186534-d4944043-Reviews-Tempo_Tea_Bar-Glasgow_Scotland.html) by imtriing (Mon 21st Nov 2022 2:02pm)

Literally search any job site, why are you asking here... by imtriing (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 9:00am)

If you don't want noise above you, don't live in a flat below people. You're not making any unreasonable noise at unreasonable hours, so there's basically fuck all they can do about it. Feel free to chuck a rug on the floor if you care to dampen some of the sound for them, but aside from that the problem is more theirs than yours. by imtriing (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 7:14pm)

I am sorry to breaking to you, but owning your own place doesn't remove the possibility of having odd neighbours - speaking from experience! You're all good though, don't worry about it so much. by imtriing (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 8:39pm)

Did Sephy sort you out? I could take a run down later today or tomorrow for you if she hasn't already done so! Just let me know. by imtriing (Sat 26th Nov 2022 11:55am)

Where's the 'Not putting a tree up' option? by imtriing (Tue 29th Nov 2022 9:55am)

Clan Property Solutions could be a shout. by imtriing (Thu 1st Dec 2022 12:32pm)

What would you recommend for someone relatively well equipped (hiking boots, correct clothing etc) to summit? I was considering doing Ben Lomond tomorrow, Mountain Forecast says a light dusting of snow at the summit. I figured if I ever felt things were getting too sketch, I could just turn back. Ben Venue or Ben Vorlich maybe a better shout? by imtriing (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 3:14pm)

I did Ben Lomond one year with my dad and gf on New Years Day and there was about 3ft of snow at the summit haha, it was great - I guess my main concern is being on my own. Will definitely be heading out early enough to not be caught by the dark, but thank you for the warning! by imtriing (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 5:08pm)

Thank you, this is superbly useful advice. I was saying to my partner that I wouldn't push past any point of comfort, if it seemed sketchy I'd just turn around - I've done both climbs before so it wouldn't be out of a desire to 'bag' them or anything, I just want to go a nice walk and see some nice views! I think I'll go to Ben Venue purely because the lower elevation will mean that there likely isn't ice, or if there is it'll be minimal. It's still a lovely walk! by imtriing (Fri 2nd Dec 2022 9:00pm)

If possible, leave the window cracked as often as you can - not just when you're showering. The paper covering on the ceiling is problematic, because if it truly is just onto timber then the chances are that the mould spores have made their way into the timber, and that's going to be a harder task to deal with.. Do you own the place, first and foremost? If you do, what I would be tempted to do would be to take the ceiling back to said timbers and get some kind of dehumidifier into the room to really try to dry out the structure of your ceiling - treat the timber with bleach/black mould spray and let it soak in), then replace the ceiling with a piece of bathroom specific mould resistant plasterboard and get a plasterer in to put a coat of plaster over it. Once the plaster is dry, get some anti-mould/mould resistant bathroom paint and give the entire ceiling a good coating. Depending on how much of this stuff you can do yourself, the cost might not be too eye-watering, probably a couple of hundred quid - with the most expensive part being getting a plasterer in to skim the replaced ceiling. &#x200B; If you don't, then things are going to be much trickier to deal with at the root - especially because you're going to be fighting against gravity to try and get any mould-treatment chemicals into the ceiling. In this instance, it would probably be best to really try and treat the ceiling day on day for a couple of weeks with an anti-mould spray, fire a dehumidifier into the room to draw out all excess moisture constantly, and then give the ceiling a couple of coats with an anti-mould/mould resistant bathroom paint after a sustained campaign of regularly cleaning the area it presents itself. by imtriing (Wed 7th Dec 2022 4:27pm)

No worries man, anything to help - I'm not a tradesman, but I have renovated my entire flat so learned a thing or two in the process, happy to offer what little DIY expertise I do have and also understand the needing to stick to a small, tight budget too - hence why I ended up learning the thing or two! Okay, so what do you have to hand - any tools, paint rollers/trays, etc? Do you have a dehumidifier? If you don't have one, do you know anyone who does who might lend you theirs for a week or so? Here is anti-mould paint: [https://www.screwfix.com/p/zinsser-self-priming-paint-matt-white-2-5ltr/3939g](https://www.screwfix.com/p/zinsser-self-priming-paint-matt-white-2-5ltr/3939g) Here is moisture resistant plasterboard: [https://www.diy.com/departments/gyproc-moisture-resistant-tapered-edge-plasterboard-l-2-4m-w-1-2m-t-12-5mm/35762\_BQ.prd](https://www.diy.com/departments/gyproc-moisture-resistant-tapered-edge-plasterboard-l-2-4m-w-1-2m-t-12-5mm/35762_BQ.prd) Here is a Black Mould Remover spray I've previously used to surprising effect: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cillit-Bang-Black-Mould-Remover/dp/B00XVJG1HI](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cillit-Bang-Black-Mould-Remover/dp/B00XVJG1HI) I wouldn't want to advise on whether you should strip the paper back without seeing it myself first - feel free to send me a picture of your bathroom with the problem areas circled, it will help me get a bit of a better idea of what you're dealing with. Where are you in Glasgow? by imtriing (Wed 7th Dec 2022 4:47pm)

Ahh there are light fittings. Okay, definitely complicates things slightly but not *massively.* You'd want to disconnect the lights, then tape the bare wires and just leave them hanging down. Once you're ready to re-board the ceiling, you'd mark where you wanted the lights to sit in the new board and bore holes for them (presumably some kind of circular LED downlighter variant?) and then make sure the wires were dangling through said holes when you went to attach up the new board. Taking back plasterboard is surprisingly easy tbh, you just get a crowbar/prybar or claw hammer and start hacking it off. It's usually held up with plasterboard screws that go into the timber frame of the room. Bit of a messy job, but throw a tarp down and it's not too painful. Then, getting the new plasterboard up is as easy as cutting it to size with a stanley knife, and firing it up with the same type of screws. Like I say, it's after *that* point, where you get someone in to skim the ceiling, that it can be costly - but depending on the size of the ceiling, I wouldn't expect it to cost more than £100 or so. I think you'd probably surprise yourself with what you can learn when you force yourself to, and using YouTube - I absolutely did, I was not a DIY proficient person *at all* prior to renovating my flat! If you need any help, feel free to PM me! by imtriing (Wed 7th Dec 2022 5:03pm)

Depends on your location, but I use [teamfeline.co.uk](https://teamfeline.co.uk) in the West End and they're great - though, as there are only two of them you may find they're booked up already. by imtriing (Mon 12th Dec 2022 4:19pm)

Some neighbours across the way from me have done this, bought all three single-end tenement flats on one floor, blocked two of the doors up and knocked walls through to make one big flat that comprises the entire floor. I imagine they did it when the flats were cheaper to buy, mind you - and I suspect there is quite a bit of planning permission wrangling required, as you'd need to arrange for supporting i-beams to go in where you'd want to knock through supporting walls, which would probably need to be winched in through the windows etc. Amazing idea though, I really wanted to buy the flat next to me when it came on the market so that I could do the same sort of thing, but the realisation that it would cost the price of the flat, plus probably another £20-30k for the planning/work, and then I'd be left with a flat that would be worth considerably *less* than the two flats as separate 1 bed entities kind of made the entire thing go sour in my mind. by imtriing (Tue 13th Dec 2022 6:46pm)

You're a good egg. by imtriing (Fri 16th Dec 2022 5:55pm)

Bit of a shame that thats how you view it, when realistically I was trying to cut through the big conglomerate charities and find actually local, boots on the ground charities to help. by imtriing (Sat 17th Dec 2022 1:38pm)

Perfect. Thank you. by imtriing (Sat 17th Dec 2022 1:37pm)

You need to anchor them properly to the windowsill, wind won't give a fuck if you've weighed them down - just makes it more likely they'll actually do some serious harm when they inevitably fall. by imtriing (Thu 12th Jan 2023 9:56pm)

If you won't be able to put fixings into the sandstone then it is probably unlikely that this is a good idea. What the person below says about asking forgiveness is a terrible idea, because presumably you have a deposit and sandstone can be pricey to repair. by imtriing (Fri 13th Jan 2023 7:58am)

Are all tenements listed? I'm not sure that's the case. by imtriing (Fri 13th Jan 2023 9:04am)

Interesting! I didn't know that. by imtriing (Fri 13th Jan 2023 12:52pm)

[http://www.ksdglasgow.org.uk/index/soup-kitchen](http://www.ksdglasgow.org.uk/index/soup-kitchen) &#x200B; I've previously volunteered for this one and they're great people, maybe they could make use of them? by imtriing (Fri 13th Jan 2023 3:20pm)

My mate is doing his first solo show at the festival and I know it would mean the world to him if people outside the circle of people who usually show up to things he does, showed up: [https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/truth-yeller/](https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/truth-yeller/) \- I make no guarantees, but it's only a fiver and I've always found him to be funny and engaging. by imtriing (Fri 13th Jan 2023 6:24pm)

Burnbank Bowling Club on Woodlands Rd is absolutely cracking. The oldies that run the place are all great and the bar is cheap as chips. You'd rent the entire club for the night and be the only folks in there apart from some of the club members who'd be running the bar for you and making sure you didn't smash the place up. by imtriing (Tue 17th Jan 2023 12:00am)

Do you know any of the serial numbers of the laptops or PC components? If you do, I'm pretty sure you can ask the police to put word round the pawn shops to be looking out for those items with those serials. by imtriing (Fri 20th Jan 2023 10:37am)

You made the mistake of being anywhere in or around Central Station. by imtriing (Mon 23rd Jan 2023 4:54pm)

Fuck it, who cares if it's shite - just enjoy an evening out with your wife. by imtriing (Thu 26th Jan 2023 2:13pm)

I bought some chicken recently and after I cooked it, it had this very strange consistency despite being cooked - almost gelatinous yet spongy in some way? It's kind of hard to explain, but I've definitely noticed a steep drop in the quality of meat from the supermarkets in the past year or so. by imtriing (Thu 26th Jan 2023 5:28pm)

As a non-meme response, I haven't done the Italian Cookery, but did do the baking night course and it was excellent. If I remember rightly, people also spoke of the Italian Cookery course as if it was of a similar high quality, but I didn't go and do it because we were already in the habit of making fresh pasta at home anyway. This was about 5 years ago or so if that makes a difference. by imtriing (Fri 27th Jan 2023 4:18pm)

Depending on how much you're willing to spend, you might find it easier to find a small studio/self contained office somewhere.. Check out [glasgowcollective.com](https://glasgowcollective.com) or [collabor8te.co.uk](https://collabor8te.co.uk) as potential coworking space options. by imtriing (Tue 31st Jan 2023 11:51am)

How have never heard of this? This sounds exactly like what I've been experiencing the past few years, I try to stick to thighs now if I'm going to eat chicken cos its so off-putting. by imtriing (Tue 31st Jan 2023 1:23pm)

I'm putting money on this being about Max's, that place has the look of a dank, mouldy hellhole. by imtriing (Thu 9th Feb 2023 4:25pm)

it absolutely isn't. bibimbap slaps the back teeth off mikaku. by imtriing (Fri 10th Feb 2023 10:16am)

I passed this very shortly after it happened, I had no idea what was going on and drive by as onlookers were doing CPR and whatnot. Fucking horrific. by imtriing (Mon 13th Feb 2023 9:31am)

I'm just down the road and have been here for 5 years now, and I love it round here - never felt unsafe or like there were weirdos prowling, but I'm also a guy which may impact that slightly. by imtriing (Wed 15th Feb 2023 3:20pm)

Oh shit by imtriing (Wed 15th Feb 2023 7:02pm)

All of this boils down to 'funds to be raised via poverty taxes.'. Scummy move, but are we honestly that surprised that the limit of the creative minds at GCC is 'squeeze harder, there's still some juice in these lemons yet.'? by imtriing (Thu 16th Feb 2023 1:25pm)

Or Elena's in Yorkhill is really pleasant - Spanish-y Tapas-y kind of thing, plenty of seafood options. by imtriing (Tue 21st Feb 2023 5:58pm)

The Finnieston! by imtriing (Tue 21st Feb 2023 5:56pm)

Oh wow brutal.. they'd done well in the old food scene as well, but I did hear the owners were wanks. In that case, I'll double down on Elena's! by imtriing (Tue 21st Feb 2023 6:23pm)

Heavy rugs and noise cancelling headphones. Probably not a lot else you can realistically do. If you have original wooden flooring, you could get it all lifted and fill in the cavity with something dense like cork-mulch for sound-deadening as there's possibly not anything in between their ceiling and your floor., but this only makes sense if you own the place. by imtriing (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 1:58pm)

[https://www.hanaberggren.com/](https://www.hanaberggren.com/) could be a good shout. by imtriing (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 4:35pm)

Have a look and see what different substrate materials you can get your hands on for cheap - if you were gonna do it and lift the floors, it might also be worth your while to buy a whole bunch of those foam pad things covered in cones for putting sound dampening on walls and cut them to shape and put them in the cavity ahead of any substrate cone side down - they are relatively cheap, and definitely cheaper than something like cork mulch, so would minimise the amount of substrate you'd need to add on top to fill the cavity whilst offering similar sound deadening properties. by imtriing (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 6:08pm)

How far out have you been looking? Honestly it might be worth your while to look farther afield and commute in to your classes. by imtriing (Thu 23rd Feb 2023 4:54pm)

Just make a sign that says WELCOME BACK and then it's recyclable afterwards.. helium balloons are wasteful and also look tacky as fuck. by imtriing (Fri 24th Feb 2023 2:33pm)

Aye how'd you guess by imtriing (Fri 24th Feb 2023 6:04pm)

/r/glasgowmarket is probably a better shout, i reckon mods will bonk this when they see it. by imtriing (Mon 27th Feb 2023 3:37pm)

Find a quiet corner in The Belle. by imtriing (Wed 8th Mar 2023 4:23pm)

Magic, that's close enough tbh - thank you! by imtriing (Sat 18th Mar 2023 7:06pm)

Honestly, I really need to do this - do you have any particular routine you follow? by imtriing (Sat 18th Mar 2023 7:39pm)

Oh it is definitely a result of the fact that I sit at a desk upwards of 60 hours a week, I haven't injured myself. I will have a look into strength training, I am not a gym member though and have limited space in my flat. I've never really felt comfortable or capable in gym settings.. by imtriing (Sat 18th Mar 2023 9:01pm)

Thank you for this, I will have a look at what you've suggested. by imtriing (Sun 19th Mar 2023 2:58pm)

Something people are likely failing to mention, the modem/router provided by your ISP is, most likely, terminally shit. If you go into the backend, you can put it into a modem passthrough only mode, and then get an aftermarket WiFi router that will give you a much better WiFi coverage. Extenders are not going to be great, as if you're in an older tenement you're probably also dealing with not wonderful electric wiring, and given extenders put the connection into the electric circuit and pull it out at the other end, it might just end up not making anything any better. The other option is to hard-wire absolutely everything that you use, as then the connection will be as stable and reliable as it possibly can be. by imtriing (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 12:51pm)

I knew I'd got the term wrong! by imtriing (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 1:50pm)

Won't there also be the potential (at least, this is how it is in my small flat tenement flat...) all the boards are extremely long, and actually end up going under the skirting. Any I've had to bring up, I've had to either multi-tool a cut into them at the skirting board sides first, or in worst case scenarios have just had to hack two lines in the middle of a board in order to get to pipework underneath it. Honestly, more hassle than it's all worth... by imtriing (Fri 24th Mar 2023 5:08pm)

Aye I'm pretty sure my boards run right along into my neighbours flat! What a nightmare. by imtriing (Fri 24th Mar 2023 6:22pm)

100% that subreddit is going to tell OP to buy a Skoda Octavia. by imtriing (Mon 27th Mar 2023 4:01pm)

Space on Dumbarton Rd is easily the best coffee in the West End these days in my opinion. by imtriing (Tue 4th Apr 2023 7:38pm)

The Factors are paid by the owner, as only they have a contract with the Factor. Should something need fixed - the roof develops a leak etc, you wouldn't be able to contact the Factor yourself, you would need to go through the Landlord/Agency who would contact the Factor on your behalf. You shouldn't be paying it, if anything the Landlord should have accounted for it in the rental payment. by imtriing (Wed 19th Apr 2023 10:56am)

Search for 'Glasgow Cross Car Park' - if I'm not mistaken, it should be free. Right by the Barras. by imtriing (Wed 19th Apr 2023 4:30pm)

Every time I've parked there recently, the machines have been off and I've asked local shop owners and they've told me it's free! I'm not sure if its true or not, but I haven't had a ticket there, and from what I could tell having a look around absolutely nobody else had a displayed parking permit/receipt either. by imtriing (Wed 19th Apr 2023 5:06pm)

Met Cloud Cover is looking pretty sketchy, but I reckon I'm gonna bomb it up the A82 a bit and see if I can see anything once the sun goes down. Like rolling three dice and hoping they all come up 6's, wish me luck! by imtriing (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 8:22pm)

100% worth the trip! https://preview.redd.it/9im7e9cwsrva1.jpeg?width=4369&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=47e0740991cbf665b4090aeb66a1467968ce0c07 by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 1:44am)

[And another](https://i.imgur.com/6SpF3Ws.jpg) by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 2:40am)

It was definitely a gamble on the cloud cover, but I regretted not going the last time I got a red alert and promised myself I wouldn't do it again! by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 8:08am)

I use an app called AuroraWatch UK. by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:11am)

It was going all night, I was there from about 10pm - midnight, this burst happened around 11ish. There was a burst double the size at 4am! by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:11am)

More specifically, it was in Arrochar looking north up Loch Lomond - just off the A82. About 45 mins drive out of Glasgow! by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:43am)

The best things only happen when we take risks! I feel extremely lucky though. by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:42am)

The app I use pulls their data from this source, I believe - If there's an alert, my phone goes bananas, definitely the best way I've found of keeping track. Then it's just a case of being mentally prepared to jump in the car whenever the red alert chimes - I'm not sure there would be much point for yellow or amber, but in cases of red then it's basically a sure thing provided the sky is clear and dark. by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:47am)

The moon being where it was in its cycle definitely played a huge part in that, if it had been fuller then I think it would have severely impacted things. by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 9:57am)

Yes, that is what I said. by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 10:49am)

The camera is doing a lot of heavy lifting here - This is ISO 100, 20mm F3.5, 30" exposure, so it really allows the light a chance to imprint on the sensor. In person, there was an aura, a glow, and you could see the columns and pillars with a *very* slight hue - I didn't realise the purple was purple until I saw it in the camera, for instance. There is the possibility this was owing to the fact that the moon was still in the sky (out of frame left), so was casting a marginal amount of ambient light pollution. I reckon if I had waited about until 4am, there was a spike that was double the nT value of the one I photographed, and the moon would have been well below the horizon by then - if the clouds were still sparse then, that would've been a better show, but unfortunately I had work this morning and didn't want to be a complete bag of shit! by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 1:22pm)

Aye! by imtriing (Mon 24th Apr 2023 11:42pm)

Yeah, it definitely was a pretty astonishing moment when I realised they were basically towering directly up and over the top of me - I was expecting them to be more distant! by imtriing (Tue 25th Apr 2023 3:15pm)

is that £1500/month for a *1 bedroom flat?* Didn't realise London rental prices had made their way to Glasgow. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 11:52am)

It usually is. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 12:26pm)

Yeah, that is pretty soulless - but honestly for a tenement the EPC isn't awful; I reckon my 1 bed in Partick is probably about the same and I own it, its just the nature of the buildings. There are ways and means of improving it of course, but they're not exactly cheap, so if I wouldn't consider doing it for a flat I own and live in, I'd doubt any landlord out there would be willing to outlay to make their tenants lives better. Supremely shit situation. Doubling 2nd home council tax for AirBnBs etc is fine, but it doesn't really do much for the inner city situation, for renters, or to draw some money back out the leeches that hoarde property to get a rental income from. My solution would be to keep Council Tax as it is for single homeowners, cut it by 50% for renters, and charge landlords 100% of the council tax payment. GCC would see an uptick in income, it goes some way towards addressing the imbalance/inequality and gives the people who need it most a well deserved bit of respite. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 12:31pm)

Honestly, for a first time, you ideally want somewhere shallow, slow moving and not *endless.* A beach is a bad idea. You might find success taking them to the Botanic Gardens in the West End - there's a curve in the path at the far end where a small stoney beach leads to a shallow, slow moving part of the river that would likely be a good introduction and also means that, should anything happen, you will be absolutely capable of barrelling into the water like an overprotective parent to go to their rescue. There's also very often a kingfisher that flies up and down that portion of the Kelvin that's worth keeping an eye out for. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 12:45pm)

Oh, well even so that's still ridiculously pricey.. I stopped renting 5 years ago and we were paying £785/pm for a top floor 2 bed tenement with a huge living room, hall, kitchen and bathroom.. insane how things have gone nowadays. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 1:46pm)

I think I am probably too abrasive and rude for politics, being honest with you. by imtriing (Wed 26th Apr 2023 11:55pm)

I would consider it, but I really enjoy my actual day job and wouldn't want to pack it into bang my head against the wall that is local council - I imagine the lack of being able to make meaningful progress would just make me incredibly frustrated, as much as I can appreciate the sense of reward there must be in actually managing to enact policy that would help people/make things better. by imtriing (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:40am)

Download the AuroraWatchUK app and put on the alerts, if you ever see a red alert come up, grab your shit and go for it! by imtriing (Thu 27th Apr 2023 11:09pm)

What age is she? Indoors or outdoors? A friend of mine was recently talking about potentially adopting an older cat as he would like the company, but wouldn't necessarily have the time to adopt a kitten. I have passed the thread over to him but figured it worth asking those details in the interim, absolutely no guarantees. by imtriing (Fri 28th Apr 2023 12:23pm)

I got doored a number of years ago, by a guy who'd parked on double yellows at the corner of a junction cos he was rushing to get to a bookies - made me crash into another car, so their insurance all got involved and I had to give my statements to both, got sent to physio (if you get sent to physio, go, and take it seriously - I went, but didn't take it seriously, didn't do the exercises she sent me away with as often as I should have) and one of my old injuries flared up this winter.) and in the end got a settlement. I am struggling to remember the name of the lawyers that represented me, I'll try and look it out, but Cycle Law Scotland do sound like an absolutely great group to be in touch with. by imtriing (Mon 1st May 2023 9:56am)

Easy solution: Sign up & disrupt. Tons of people just sign up with no goal in mind other than to cause as much fucking havoc as possible and make the organisers abort their classes and fuck off back home. by imtriing (Mon 1st May 2023 1:35pm)

Is it open to anyone? I'll pay to go along and make it unbearable for anyone else to be in the room - a talent of mine. by imtriing (Mon 1st May 2023 2:58pm)

No I'm just a cunt. by imtriing (Mon 1st May 2023 3:23pm)

It was the latter, on Maryhill Road in rush hour. It was not much fun. by imtriing (Mon 1st May 2023 3:57pm)

Head down to Springfield Quay or something next time, or there's a place out in Renfrew (bit of a trek that mind) where games are about £7 a shot. by imtriing (Fri 5th May 2023 4:29pm)

Mother India, there is no contest here. by imtriing (Fri 5th May 2023 4:28pm)

Okay then, go to Sweden. The roads there are always in great condition, and it is a cold, wet country that sees harsher winters than here. The difference is that they actually invest intelligently in infrastructure that can handle the conditions, whereas here we do precisely as folk are saying - big contracts to someones mate to do a shite job that will fall apart after a year or two. Absolute dross. by imtriing (Mon 8th May 2023 11:53am)

I live in Stockholm at least 1/3 of the year.. by imtriing (Mon 8th May 2023 12:21pm)

Me & my partner did the Bakery night class up there and it was great. I agree with this recommendation! by imtriing (Mon 8th May 2023 1:06pm)

It's one difference, however on the way out of winter there is definitely that same element of freeze/thaw/freeze - can be glorious one day and then snow 3ft the next. They don't even clear the roads - winter tires are mandatory and they put down this extremely heavy grit that gets embedded in the compacted ice. They do not melt the sheet with salt. It's just altogether handled differently, but the surfaces of the road are, generally speaking, much better - a solid blanket of smooth surface, not at all like our patchwork quilt of bits of road in various degrees of degradation. I'm sure there's more to it, but nevertheless.. by imtriing (Tue 9th May 2023 4:42pm)

Unfortunately, no matter what, that's going to be an expensive repair. I've used iRepair in Finnieston for a Macbook Pro battery replacement before and they were decent - but I reiterate, a replacement screen is going to be pricey, as is getting it fitted. What year/model of Macbook is it? by imtriing (Thu 11th May 2023 4:32pm)

Wallopers have always been part of the Glasgow diaspora. by imtriing (Thu 11th May 2023 6:32pm)

If I remember rightly it was about £125 all told, so definitely not cheap - but thats the problem with Macbooks! by imtriing (Thu 11th May 2023 7:00pm)

Good point, though I have seen many Glaswegians also being wallopers abroad. by imtriing (Thu 11th May 2023 8:01pm)

Are you certain she is a stray? by imtriing (Fri 12th May 2023 2:09pm)

Just be mindful that tinned tuna could have quite high salt content which won't be great for them in the long run. They're obligate carnivores, so will eat basically anything that is meat - if you have a local butcher, maybe worth going in and seeing what scraps/offcuts they can offer you for cheap and then chop those up really fine, almost like a tartare? Just trying to think of cheap options that will keep them healthy! I have 3 myself and absolutely know the horror that has been watching my cat food rise for 2x4kg bags for £50 to 2x4kg bags for £80 that it is now! Painful. by imtriing (Thu 18th May 2023 12:15am)

Extra £300 minus whatever it'll cost on the commute, and the toll it'll take on your mental health having to deal with catastrophically shit public transport. by imtriing (Thu 18th May 2023 5:45pm)

See your first mistake was engaging with *anyone* on Quora ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy) by imtriing (Fri 19th May 2023 10:36am)

Probably the best screencap you're going to get of the scumbags face. https://preview.redd.it/bcw7j7n4yd1b1.jpeg?width=339&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f8625c788a20fb1d95486a7d36871eecf4592899 by imtriing (Mon 22nd May 2023 9:33am)

Have they given you any indication as to when the appt will be? by imtriing (Thu 25th May 2023 11:48am)

Glasgow is fucking infuriating for rabbit specialist vets, it's surprising really - but I think people don't really view rabbits as 'important' pets, in a weird way? They just get papped in a hutch outside and occasionally played with - but if you've got an indoor rabbit, they are incredible and have really strong, funny personalities. Depending on the health issue, finding a vet that knows how to appropriately treat it can be a bloody nightmare. by imtriing (Thu 25th May 2023 11:53am)

This conveniently ignores that in order to get the train, OP would have to get public transport to the train station, and then from Edinburgh train station to the vets.. there's simply no way it would be quicker end-to-end and to suggest so is just being pedantically obtuse. by imtriing (Thu 25th May 2023 11:59am)

Weird, I didn't realise Prince Andrew had founded a school for vets! by imtriing (Thu 25th May 2023 12:06pm)

Man, I am so sorry to hear your rabbit died. I had a similar problem about 5 years ago and lost my beloved bun in a similarly rapid and tragic fashion - it was awful. Thinking of you bud, don't be too hard on yourself - you tried your hardest. by imtriing (Fri 26th May 2023 6:10pm)

If it's a *white* rabbit, the chances are that it's not a wild creature and is, in fact, a domesticated rabbit that someone has set free. Our wild rabbits are all grey. If you can, get a picture next time and feel free to DM me and I'll see if I can identify whether it is actually wild or domesticated, if it is domesticated then it needs to be rescued ASAP as it will simply not survive in the wild on its own. by imtriing (Tue 30th May 2023 10:40pm)

Provided you're not driving erratically, you are unlikely to get stopped. If you do get stopped, they will probably swab you and, at the very least, the weed will still show on the test and then you're in some shit. Question whether it is really worth the risk. by imtriing (Wed 31st May 2023 4:14pm)

7.5 Ton Stealth Camper is such a curious oxymoron. by imtriing (Wed 7th Jun 2023 12:36am)

Oh no, I understand - i just think it's funny attributing "stealth" to something that must be pretty massive. by imtriing (Wed 7th Jun 2023 1:26am)

It's also "outside city limits" or some other such bullshit that means taxi drivers just hammer their prices through the roof. by imtriing (Sat 24th Jun 2023 11:23am)

that guy is a top shelf wank. by imtriing (Tue 27th Jun 2023 6:33pm)

What if the women were junkies asking for 50p? by imtriing (Tue 27th Jun 2023 6:58pm)

John Lewis! I had forgotten about them, I'll take a look and see what they've got on offer and then maybe it'll be time to see how much my testicles might be worth on the black market. by imtriing (Wed 28th Jun 2023 12:29am)

I've checked Currys and AO both, and they both seem to only be able to offer Saturday at the earliest. Ideally I'm going for a new model, really don't want to be dealing with this again any time soon! Thanks for the response, I'll give John Lewis a check - I hadn't considered them! by imtriing (Wed 28th Jun 2023 12:28am)

Thank you, I'll have a look! by imtriing (Wed 28th Jun 2023 8:39am)

Thank you, I'll give them a shout and see - I've got roof bars on my car so realistically I could fling one on the bars and strap it down if I needed to! by imtriing (Wed 28th Jun 2023 8:40am)

Aye, I tried to get a washing machine from them once and the drivers couldn't get parked and ended up just fucking off despite me telling them to just dump it on the street and I'd get it upstairs myself. Royally boiled my piss! Looks like John Lewis will do next day delivery for tomorrow so that may be my best bet... by imtriing (Wed 28th Jun 2023 9:57am)

the patter in this thread is going to be exquisite, i can feel it in me plums. by imtriing (Thu 6th Jul 2023 5:41pm)

Those fucking chips man. Outrageous. They need to be regulated, they're making me a right fat cunt. by imtriing (Sat 8th Jul 2023 10:12pm)

GCC? Invest? You must have been eating the funny mushrooms. by imtriing (Mon 10th Jul 2023 9:32am)

I've heard a lot of good things about a place called Mosob Bar & Restaurant, but I've yet to make it there myself. I also am dead curious and want to try proper African cuisine, hence this place being on my radar! by imtriing (Tue 11th Jul 2023 5:18pm)

I'm dead keen, thank you for this extra info. by imtriing (Tue 11th Jul 2023 5:34pm)

I work from home, and often do the same and there's an old neighbour over the way who seems to angrily pull her curtains closed any time I go anywhere near my window, I just want to tell her to calm the fuck down, she's not that interesting, I'm just watching the birds and having a moment away from my screen.. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 9:21am)

Troon could be a shout for you, decent beach. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 9:43am)

That's true, the goblin hoarde... by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 10:18am)

I did not know this about the Silverburn IMAX, thanks for the heads up - just booked for the Saturday night, looking forward to it.. wondering whether there will be an intermission given its 3hrs long or whether I should get a pack of adult nappies. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 4:48pm)

It happens in the GFT from time to time, I think? It's a thing in Sweden, when I saw Avatar 2 there was an intermission. Gives everyone a chance to pee and gives the cinema a chance at double dunting snack sales off each showing. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 8:04pm)

But how else will their news anchors be able to afford to buy pictures of young naked men? by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 8:59pm)

There are lots of resources available mate, things are never as bleak as they might seem. Consider Breathing Space as a first port of call, and then presuming you are male (going by your username), you might want to look for your local Mind the Men group and see about getting along to speak to someone. You could speak to your GP too, they will have access to other resources but the NHS is pretty crippled at the moment and mental health services always seem to be the first thing considered 'superfluous' in budgets sadly, so you might find better results if you look locally. You are never alone, good people are everywhere - even on the overpass at the Fort. One day at a time. Keep your chin up. by imtriing (Wed 12th Jul 2023 10:32pm)

Any time man. by imtriing (Thu 13th Jul 2023 6:53am)

Seeing as no-one has asked, are you alright OP? You mention eating your emotions so I figured it worth checking in to see if you're doing okay. by imtriing (Thu 27th Jul 2023 6:58am)

I hope that light comes at you quickly man, and that it the meantime an all you can eat buffet helps ease the stress. I went to Jay's BBQ on Bath St the other day, it was quite pricey but if you lie ramen/hotpot, and all you can eat grill/BBQ meat, its fun because you cook a lot of it yourself on a griddle thing set into your table - just in case you wanted something a bit different! by imtriing (Thu 27th Jul 2023 9:36am)

Hop along to the Dunoon Ferry and go over the water - short trip, but nice views, then drive up to Loch Eck and stop off at some of the spots there for some nice scenery, then drive further up to Strachur for some lunch - from there you can either drive back down along the A82 past Loch Lomond etc, or go back the way you came and back on the ferry. by imtriing (Fri 28th Jul 2023 1:19pm)

Pretty weird you're marrying your partners maw but if that's all you're doing then you might want to check the registry office. October 13th is also pretty soon and even for a small wedding, you might find it hard getting something booked at such short notice. by imtriing (Tue 1st Aug 2023 8:40pm)

That's gone now, sadly. by imtriing (Tue 1st Aug 2023 9:27pm)

Marginally, I just feel powerless to help my little cat and wanted to vent. by imtriing (Fri 11th Aug 2023 11:46am)

Cheers pal. by imtriing (Fri 11th Aug 2023 11:56am)

Thanks. She's slowly coming round. I thought so too but apparently not. Was a crowd of Americans, they walked down my street afterwards speaking loudly (or maybe just Americanly) by imtriing (Fri 11th Aug 2023 1:42pm)

I'm so sorry 😞 by imtriing (Fri 11th Aug 2023 5:31pm)

She'll be getting prescribed a sedative this year. This is only her 2nd Guy Fawkes night. by imtriing (Fri 11th Aug 2023 5:36pm)

Gleniffer Braes sounds like what you're after, details [here.](https://sobt.co.uk/gleniffer-braes/) by imtriing (Wed 20th Sep 2023 11:55pm)

...oh, woops hahah - I've only ever heard it referred to as the Gleniffer Braes Car Park. Doh! by imtriing (Thu 21st Sep 2023 12:22am)

Home Bargains, Great Western Road Retail Park. by imtriing (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 10:43am)

Might be worth giving the guys at Quantum Computing a call, they share a building with Deutsch Tek on Ashley Lane in Woodlands. by imtriing (Wed 27th Sep 2023 11:37am)

Shared in Glasgow hun x by imtriing (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 10:39pm)

Don't listen to a fucking word Estate Agents tell you, they're almost universally fuckwits and ultimately they want to sell properties for as much as they possibly can so that their commission is higher. Offer what you think places are *worth.* Don't let any of these charlatans trick you into fleecing yourself. The market has slowed down fairly considerably since the interest rates have been hiked, but why would they tell you that? That doesn't make you feel pressured into putting a high offer on a property out of fear someone else is going to outbid you, does it? by imtriing (Thu 5th Oct 2023 2:29pm)

I wonder if I can guess... are you currently with, by chance, Queens Crescent Vets? I use The Veterinary Centre - [https://www.vetcentre.co.uk/](https://www.vetcentre.co.uk/) \- on Crow Road in Broomhill since Queens Crescent made me very angry with their piss poor service on a couple of occasions. Happy to report the Vet Centre is by far and away the best vets practice I've ever had my pets at. by imtriing (Thu 19th Oct 2023 6:09pm)

Any opinion I can give will be anecdotal, but I've had some bad experiences. Wrong diagnosis/treatment, misdiagnosis, downright *ignoring my concerns* and telling me something I had a strong inclination was a problem was actually totally fine when, once seen by The Vet Centre, was correctly diagnosed.. that was the last straw that made me move, I realised that they don't actually seem geared towards animal care, the owner is not a vet and as such it is run as a business that is geared towards profit - thus, poorly paid overworked staff, crammed schedules with insufficient time for proper diagnosis, overtreatment because that results in higher costs for customers etc etc etc. Just, all in all, a fucking shit place that shouldn't be frequented by anyone who actually cares about their animals. by imtriing (Thu 19th Oct 2023 8:19pm)

It's okay, if they say 'no homo' when they give you them then it cancels out the homo-eroticness that you're clearly uncomfortable with. by imtriing (Tue 24th Oct 2023 9:38am)

Typically a bake sale is carried out by actually baking the goods yourself, and then selling them.. not soliciting people for donations. Or maybe I'm just old fashioned... by imtriing (Tue 24th Oct 2023 5:27pm)

Repression is a hell of a drug. by imtriing (Tue 24th Oct 2023 8:06pm)

What is this written-by-ChatGPT sounding nonsense. by imtriing (Sun 29th Oct 2023 9:52am)

I live in one of these areas and it's such a fucking pain in the ass, the streets are psychotic. I fear the day there's a fire in one of the tenements, because I have witnessed fire engines unable to access my street for other reasons due to the amount of vehicles parked everywhere. My councilors assure me that there have been parking surveys carried out and that my area will have parking regulations brought into force next year and, honestly, I welcome them. I would like to stand a chance of actually being able to park near my flat from time to time.. but it'll only make a difference if the rules are actually enforced, so I guess we'll wait and see. Honestly the most surprising part of the whole situation to me is that GCC have left such a large source of income lying on the table for so many years. by imtriing (Sat 18th Nov 2023 2:55pm)

I'm really hoping that's what happens around my area too, would make a tremendous difference and I'd gladly pay the residents permit fee if that was the result of it! by imtriing (Sat 18th Nov 2023 5:24pm)

This is a pretty accurate reflection of my situation in a top floor, somewhat drafty tenement - down to the temperatures and costs etc. by imtriing (Sat 18th Nov 2023 9:07pm)