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That's a fairly typical price for a licenced venue with that kind of capacity. Part of the problem is that there isn't actually that many such venues around the city. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jan 2019 12:45pm)

Rishis on Bath St does cracking potato masala dosas (and other variants) for about a fiver with a selection of small veg curries on the side. A bit of ghee involved but otherwise pretty healthy. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jan 2019 4:26pm)

In my experience sometimes it's dealt with the next day, other times it's competely ignored. No loss in trying though. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jan 2019 8:27pm)

Aeronautics researchers do not agree. https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a24467/drone-plane-collision/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jan 2019 8:32pm)

These zones are due to there being two airports and a *fucking nuclear missile base* west of the city. Take a guess at how seriously they might take such things. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jan 2019 8:35pm)

Messrs Patrick McClatty and Sons, Purveyors of Fine Agglutinative Flooring by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jan 2019 5:59pm)

It's also sad to see how wide the pavements used to be by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jan 2019 6:04pm)

At the time, Glasgow was undergoing significant labour riots and strikes. by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jan 2019 6:03pm)

The tower on the right is the building that now contains Paesano by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jan 2019 6:00pm)

Oh yeah, sorry, it's the little dome on the next block isn't it by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jan 2019 7:35pm)

They're only small, so don't have many properties, but I can personally recommend https://www.haplettings.co.uk/property/ - I rented from them for a couple of years and they were decent people who treat their tenants as actual human beings. For private landlords, other than gumtree, check out notices in the window of 'News n Views' on Byres Rd, which is the traditional place to put up adverts for tenants in the west end (though not used as much nowadays as it used to be). by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Jan 2019 6:46pm)

And neither the morning BA nor easyjet flights ever set off on time. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Jan 2019 10:35pm)

You just need to book advance tickets, normally about £30-40 each way. They're often available up until just a few days before travel. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Jan 2019 11:05pm)

yeah, while the guy might be acting the twat, an elliptical at full tilt on laminate can sound like a passing steam engine from underneath by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 2:33pm)

and that new place Banana Moon on GWR I think by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 2:44pm)

Bell-ends like this always have to work themselves up into a frenzy before they speak to you. I've found the best antidote is to go and speak to them about it at a time of your choosing when they're not acting the twat, and to just be as direct as possible about it all - you're living above them for the foreseeable, you're going to be making the typical noise of an active human being, ask specifically what things they want you to do differently? Beat down their twattishness by being completely reasonable. Of course, this only works up to a certain level of arsehole. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 3:02pm)

plus you can spend the time usefully on the train, whereas airports are almost all wasted time by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 3:17pm)

I find train is nearly always cheaper if you have advance tickets and once you add in the cost of getting from the airport into London (Gatwick Express, for example being nearly £20) by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 3:16pm)

When skint I use Marmaris on Dumbarton Rd. It's a turkish place, so you'll get the haircut they give you rather than the one you want, but they'll make a good job of it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 3:49pm)

Not sure, just heard it was connected to Alchemilla in some way by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 3:46pm)

I live on the top floor but the noise my downstairs neighbour makes sounds like it comes from the loft. Chimney spaces do weird things. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jan 2019 11:02pm)

It's a belter by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jan 2019 1:56am)

Fir fun by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jan 2019 4:34pm)

Tables like Destiny's floor by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jan 2019 4:35pm)

You're ignoring that many such crimes are defined by intent rather than action alone. Anyway, if you're filming in public locations you are required to post signage indicating as such and allow people to withdraw their consent to be filmed. Such signs are often seen in George Square when there are live broadcasts. by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Jan 2019 6:00pm)

Doesn't matter, a victim's consent is not required to press criminal charges. There may be less evidence with which to press charges if the victim is not willing to assist, but essentially it's up to the procurator fiscal to make the call if there is a) public interest in charging and b) enough evidence to do so. by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:02am)

Are you thinking of Julian Assange? It's a key part of his extradition case. by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:08am)

From a purely legal standpoint, there has not yet been a successful prosecution of rape for this in any UK jurisdiction. Sweden and Switzerland have set international precedents for classifying it as such, but until there is a more formal ruling on this issue by the Scottish Govt it is not legally rape. (this is not meant at all to disagree with you morally, just clarifying the legal status) by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:07am)

That's a kraken picture, good work by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:12am)

Well obviously it's not proven until he's been in front of a court, but yes the fact there is a charge means that there is a crime he has been charged with. Crimes are illegal. by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:19am)

No, that wouldn't be made public unless the procurator fiscal proceeds to a hearing which in turn leads to prosecution. At a guess (having not watched any of the videos for my own sanity, so only based on other people's descriptions) I would say it's likely to be Section 38 of the Criminal and Justice Act (Scotland) 2010: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/section/38 From a legal point of view, the procurator fiscal may decide to prosecute on the basis that it is a pattern of behaviour that has been repeated and is likely to continue, and so it is in the public interest to prosecute, separate from any possible personal suits. by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 12:33am)

I'm not sure now which of us is being more facetious by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jan 2019 4:18pm)

or don't bother with the delivery, just go straight to the shop as it's right in Kelvinbridge near the uni. Nearly all package free by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Jan 2019 3:39pm)

Really, really important to remember you can only get a mortgage on the home report value. If you want to offer above the home report value, you have to pay that extra money yourself in addition to your deposit. If you put in a formal offer you can't actually afford you can (theoretically) get in big trouble. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Jan 2019 11:59am)

What happens if the revaluation comes in lower? by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Jan 2019 12:00pm)

I went to a primary school where it was the only school in the area, so catered for both sides. But everyone was assigned to one of two teams/houses/whatever for the purposes of sports competitions. However, you could choose which of the two you joined when you started school if you wanted, so they were basically catholic/protestant without being explicitly so, and the rivalry was pretty nasty. It's only just occurred to me, as a result of your question, how fucking weird this was. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Jan 2019 3:07am)

He only went in for some milk by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Jan 2019 2:45pm)

The main reason the area is run down is because of the new motorway built there about 7 or 8 years ago, so there's not much to Cook St other than a throughway for traffic going to/from the motorway. For that reason the area isn't particularly dodgy, you just won't see many people around after hours, it's not really a residential area. Hence probably not a place to be on your own late at night. I'd happily walk that way, it's certainly safe from central to Bridge St subway (allowing for drunken idiots on Fri/Sat night). I'd probably just get the subway from Buchanan St to Bridge St or West St depending where exactly you're trying to get to. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Jan 2019 2:15am)

Opening Soon: 'The Chambers' Nightclub by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Jan 2019 8:23pm)

I think Glasgow would be a bit tidier if it had 5 million cleaners. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Jan 2019 10:54pm)

However, another way of looking at it is that the council has had £1000 extra funds per person to spend, so really the council has just been borrowing against itself. Difference is you normally borrow a lump sum and pay it back in installments, here it's the other way round. Totally agree that a small proportion of it should be paid from asset seizure of those that kicked this particular can down the road. by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Jan 2019 1:09pm)

No music? Fuck, I'm signing up immediately! by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Jan 2019 1:46pm)

They spent several million doing exactly that a few years back. Believe it or not, it smells a lot better than it did. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Jan 2019 7:57pm)

Seconded Westerton, a lot of Temple is also alright but cheap by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Jan 2019 7:05pm)

and Italy, and all the other countries in Europe with shit public transport although generally where it's crap it's cheap, we manage the double whammy of shite and expensive by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 10:56am)

Yeah, but people who drink green tea tend to drink it by the gallon. signed, someone who drinks green tea by the gallon and wonders why they're vibrating by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 1:32pm)

Must be a lovely working environment if you're one of his 3,500 EU resident staff by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 1:41pm)

If you've hit your thirties and are still doing this most weekends, don't worry, before very long your body will give you a rude awakening and reveal all the pent-up damage. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 2:09pm)

Fixing a broken trunk main takes a bit more work than a bit of plumbers tape. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 5:48pm)

Used to see them out filming it around the West End now and then, I think they did a lot of shots in Kelvingrove Park. Also pretty sure I saw Big Stef in town a couple of years ago. The episode in which no videos are reviewed whatsoever is a work of genius. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Jan 2019 11:51pm)

Yeah, you're at most only 100m off a completely safe bit of Maryhill Rd. It's pretty quiet at night. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Jan 2019 10:23am)

It's an odd place, and about 99% owned by Queens Cross Housing Association (which I see as a good thing, but bear in mind if there's a flat for sale it will probably be a right-to-buy place in a block of HA flats). As other bloke says, it's a bit chaotic on match days but they're a sound crowd so you don't get trouble. Being close to Ruchill Park is good, and getting into town is easy. It's got a bit of a dug shite epidemic though. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Jan 2019 10:50am)

https://www.qcha.org.uk/ owns most of the social housing along from Cowcaddens towards Maryhill, and Firhill is basically their centre. So they own nearly all the tenements and new-builds in Firhill, rented to social tenants. Under the (now closed) insane right to buy scheme, between 1996-2016 social tenants could buy their flats outright from the HA at 'market value', so this means that in many of those blocks of flats there are individual properties owned privately, where the block is still managed by QCHA. (as above, this is actually a good thing as HAs are far better at maintaining properties than private factors are, because they have a direct interest in it). You should be able to tell if this is the case from the Home Report - see if the property is factored by Queens Cross Factoring, which is their arms-reach company for taking payments from private owners. Don't see social housing as a bad thing - in reality it generally means retired folk and low-skilled workers who can't get mortgages. You get the odd anti-social tenant but they tend to get kicked out by the HA. I own a flat in a QCHA block and, while there's the odd numpty, mostly it's really quiet and I get on well with the neighbours. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Jan 2019 11:03am)

But surely for it to be a hill it would also have to go back down again, in all directions? It's a slope on the side of a hill, but the actual hill is Hillhead, with the peak about halfway along Hillhead St. /yay fridays by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Jan 2019 1:00pm)

Especially watching Chinese students playing chicken with the traffic at Partick Cross by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Jan 2019 3:05pm)

This is the internet, please pick a side and defend it with ill-founded assertions and unwarranted aggression. by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Jan 2019 3:05pm)

Nah, Hillfoot is in Bearsden, up the hill by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Jan 2019 12:16pm)

Because manual labour is nowadays the most expensive part of construction rather than the cheapest. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Jan 2019 11:15pm)

The #1 spot on Tripadvisor anywhere is always some mediocre indian or italian which has paid for fake reviews. by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Jan 2019 5:58pm)

You know the whole 'uk police oppress thought crime while ignoring real crime' is just an American alt-right meme, right? Our issues with policing are simply due to a 30% cut in funding over the past decade. by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Jan 2019 7:31pm)

It's not Glasgow, but if you're passing through then Mhor Fish in Callander is chuffing ace by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Jan 2019 9:55pm)

I dunno, Glasgow fish suppers are generally pretty poor compared to what you get almost anywhere else in Scotland. by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 11:34am)

Make sure to let everyone you meet know that your great-grandmother was half Scottish. We love that shit by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 1:16pm)

I use the Jerusalem felafel recipe, never fails. by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 5:18pm)

and Sainsburys by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 5:17pm)

it's not being boiled so should be fine...think like a pasta bake, it absorbs more stuff but doesn't overcook by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 5:16pm)

Cheese & jalapeno loaf ftw by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jan 2019 7:12pm)

not sure, seen it in the one on Crow Rd by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jan 2019 11:09am)

> "We're the only airport in Europe that has road as its only means of access" Eh? I can think of 3 european airports I've been to in the last year that only had bus access. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jan 2019 2:01pm)

> This is causing overpopulation What do you mean? > long-standing businesses in Partick (shops, restaurants etc) are having to shut down Why on earth does having more people in the area mean places have to shut down? Surely if the area is 'overpopulated' this means more trade, not less > being replaced by East Asian restaurants and shops I recommend you never visit St Georges Cross or Pollockshaws > I don't mean this to sound racist at all Then you could have just said 'international' students, because it really isn't just east asians coming to study here, it's just that they're the most obviously foreign. > A large part of Partick's identity is in it's local business But I note you're not complaining about Celinos, Fika, Partick Duck Club, West Barbers, Cafe Monza, etc etc etc or all the other businesses which have 'pushed out' established places recently but are run by white people. The area is gentrifying fast due to housing pressures and the international student population is but a small part of that. I mean, you've got a couple of small chinese shops and 3 or 4 restaurants appeared over about the last 5 years. That's hardly a cultural hegemony. Go and eat some dumplings and chill out. Maybe even try talking to some of your new neighbours. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jan 2019 5:06pm)

Yeah, probably, it's all weird south sidey barbarian wilderness to me by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jan 2019 6:15pm)

That's because a battery's performance is temperature dependent, so it didn't 'fail' last night, it's just that it was already degraded and the cold put it over the edge. Or, if it's particularly old and some water has got in, suddenly you get ice forming inside. For these reasons you usually find out your battery needs replacing when winter arrives. by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Jan 2019 2:15pm)

To be fair, no-one in their right mind should be using Berlin as a benchmark for air transport policy. by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Jan 2019 4:56pm)

Kelvin Hallpumpingstation by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Jan 2019 7:19pm)

like anyone ranting on the other thread is going to bother reading that, don't let facts get in the way of a good outrage by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 9:57am)

The court has no power over whether or not he can be a dentist - that is for the relevant licensing boards, who should of course take this into account. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 11:19am)

Making me feel old again, feeling like it was only a year or two since it closed down. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 11:22am)

Yes to repercussions, no to 'punishment'. That's not what sentencing (in this country) is for. The criminal justice system is predominantly concerned with rehabilitation and assessed threats to society. The fact he hasn't received prison time is because there is no benefit to be gained by anyone (the victim, the perpetrator, society in general) in doing so - society does not need protection from him due to the assessed risk of reoffence, the damage done to the victim is in no way ameliorated by it, and his rehabilitation is better served outside of that system. Of course I'm not going to argue that the decision to go so far as absolute discharge is completely justifiable, but there is a reason the case is assessed openly using as much background information as possible using sentencing guidelines and an independent judiciary. The judgement reflects the particularities of this case, which includes in this case a discussion of the criminal intent. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 1:54pm)

Show me a case where someone has gone to jail for theft as a first offence. It doesn't happen without prior charges or violence being involved. prison sentences are far less frequent than you seem to believe by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 1:59pm)

afaik he can't be added to the register if he's been discharged, so it's just a follow-on from that. Again, the register is for public safety, not a tool for punishment. from what I see of this case it's been agreed by all parties that the guy is mentally underdeveloped, there wasn't specific malicious or sexual intent, and the best thing for all is that they put the shit up him, making sure he never even thinks about doing this again, and everyone can get on with their lives it's a very nuanced case, I'm not saying that judgement is right or wrong, but I would say that due to it being an unusual case that judge is in a better and more informed place to judge it than you or I, and they've openly given their reasons for their judgement, and I'd want to be a lot more sound on the underlying case law before I called it into question by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 2:18pm)

> what does discharged mean in this context? it means he wasn't convicted, and the register is basically a list of people convicted of sexual offences. If he wasn't convicted then he can't be added by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Feb 2019 4:08pm)

Go up Goatfell, it's a fantastic mountain https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/arran/goatfell.shtml by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Feb 2019 1:00pm)

You managed to find the only bit that hasn't got traffic cones chucked onto it by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Feb 2019 1:32pm)

depends - are we talking actual toasted or just warmed through so you can melt some butter on? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Feb 2019 1:41pm)

It's been a good festival, but so many gigs I went to were marred by middle-aged wanks strolling in late and pissed to the gills, talking all the way through and pissing about with their phones. Always big groups of couples aged around 55, blokes squeezed into their good shirt and slip-ons, who've spent all afternoon in the pub, don't have the slightest interest in what's in front of them and mostly seem to want to be back out drinking. Only saving grace is that in most cases they did indeed fuck off at the interval to do so. This wasn't one gig, this was almost every one I went to, like there's been some kind of Groupon deal or something. Huge props to the Kings Theatre staff last night who had a zero-tolerance policy for talking and phones. Nothing worse than when there's a famous gaelic musician on stage performing a solo lament to massed hushed silence and some wifey behind you is going, "is this Mumford?" by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Feb 2019 1:51pm)

ooh, thanks for that by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Feb 2019 10:26am)

throwaway troll account by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Feb 2019 3:46pm)

also depends where on GWR, seeing as it's about 9 miles long by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Feb 2019 4:05pm)

There's a night bus that serves GWR at weekends but weekdays there's nothing but Shanks's Pony at those hours by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Feb 2019 5:29pm)

Who said it was the priority? You're making up something to be offended at. by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Feb 2019 7:56pm)

I've lived here on and off for about 25 years now, and one thing that is really noticeable here in comparison to most other UK cities is the rate of change and the sense of optimism. Literally nothing is as it was when I first got to know the city, everything is always improving - barely a week goes by there isn't a new exciting thing to see or do. I've seen actual slums disappear, cycle lanes and green landscaping weave their way through previous areas of wasteland, tower blocks pulled from the skyline and swathes of sensible, normal social housing crop up in their place. Violent crime has plummeted - the main thing that used to make me not want to live here was the feeling of insecurity, but that is now almost totally gone. The city isn't perfect by any means but there's always been the sense that, since about 1990, things are always improving, people are becoming healthier and happier, life is starting to evolve towards the quality that some of the better european cities have but, importantly and differently, without being dependent on affluence. I visit older cities like Edinburgh and London and they are mostly exactly the same as they were 25 years ago. Places like Leeds and Manchester have undergone similar rapid change, but seem to have lost their roots in the process, skipping straight from industrial decline to anonymous bland corporacy. Liverpool and Newcastle are the places I'd say have kept their identity in the way that Glasgow has while gradually improving the quality of life, and I'd happily live in either of them, too, if they were closer to the Highlands. Or maybe it's the Three Judges. Wait, yeah, it's the Three Judges. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Feb 2019 2:36pm)

> I feel obligued to help them Don't. There are resources available to them, nobody has to be on the street long term unless they choose to. There are charities and organisations *with properly trained staff and security* who can help them. If you chuck them out, you are not chucking them out onto the street. There are winter shelters open for them. If they are on the street it is because they do not want the help that is available to them. You and your neighbours are not trained or qualified to deal with them. > I have a hard time drawing the line The line is that your close is not a homeless shelter. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Feb 2019 2:37pm)

> Taxi drivers - round up and add £1 nah, just round up Also, a not insubstantial proportion of people don't tip for anything, ever (especially those of student age) so again none of this is expected. Nobody depends on tips for wages. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Feb 2019 10:16pm)

> not the Sentinel Islands except for the furthest parts of Drumchapel long lost to civilisation where the populace wear only penis gourds by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Feb 2019 1:36am)

Dunno. My place used to cost £18 so I'd hand over a twenty and say keep the change, now they've put the price up to £20 so I don't know what to do. by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Feb 2019 6:03pm)

hair and beard and a beer by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Feb 2019 6:38pm)

West Barbers in Partick by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Feb 2019 2:13pm)

how old/worn are your trainers? if they're well-used and unevenly worn you might be running lop-sided which can quickly give you hip issues by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Feb 2019 3:00pm)

The SNP are socialist? hahahhahhaaha christ, just wait til you hear about this thing called the Labour Party by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Feb 2019 2:53pm)

Insults aside, I think you've confused 'socialism' with 'social policies' and any other term with the word 'social' in it. 'Socially progressive' does not mean 'socialist' unless it actually involves collective ownership. Neither the SNP nor Norway are socialist (especially as the latter is run by centre-right conservatives!), both support free market economics and private business and neither promotes renationalisation. The Labour Party is the UK's socialist political party. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Feb 2019 3:40pm)

I hope they get the boot by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Feb 2019 5:36pm)

Two great things about us social progressives: a) we're completely open about our aims, and when we say "i'm fully on board to make things as best we can for others" we actually mean it, and b) because actually doing so is really rather simple to achieve, we tend to get out and do it rather than pseudo-intellectualising it. So you go ahead and tilt at strawmen using whatever contorted Petersen-esque semiotics you see fit, I'm going to carry on promoting minority rights in STEM and working on progressive housing policy, as I do most days. If I accidentally bring in the Fifth International and you get purged as a result, I do apologise. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Feb 2019 10:31pm)

> Promoting minority rights in the STEM field is asking to selectively choose who to accept in STEM fields at universities and colleges by discriminating against certain groups No, because that would be positive discrimination, which is illegal in the UK. Generally, it involves providing assistance to disadvantaged people in order to put them on a level pegging with others. For example, we might work through schools to identify people who come from families who have never had anyone go to university, and might normally be expected to leave school at 16. We might provide them with information about alternative future routes through education that they probably haven't previously considered, and give them support through the application process that other people from more advantaged backgrounds would get from their family or school. At the end of the day, though, they still have to meet the same requirements as anybody else, and there is no adjustment made to the competition for places - it's merely a support network, and it's available to anyone who wants to make use of it. It just so happens that the majority of people in such cases tend to come from ethnic minority backgrounds, either due to intrinsic higher rates of poverty / lower educational levels, or cultural differences in terms of valuing education. Similarly, we might send female engineers and scientists to present in schools with the intention of reversing the tendency of girls to reject those subjects at the earliest possible opportunity under peer pressure (and many of whom later regret this). Again, no change is made or preferential treatment given, it is just support and education it is available to anyone who wants it. The world is not a zero-sum game - helping one person does not come at an equivalent cost to another. > Nice, keep patting yourself on the back. Yes, when I see someone whose life I have improved in even some minor but quantifiable manner, then I do generally feel better about my own. I am a happy person, and working to support and improve the lives of others contributes to that. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Feb 2019 12:24am)

> Bis at The Glad Café And new album out today, for those of a certain age by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Feb 2019 10:11am)

Hot Doughnut on Dumbarton Rd in Thornwood https://goo.gl/maps/CBCmw2oEpCs by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Feb 2019 10:49am)

I had to read that twice. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Feb 2019 4:14pm)

It's a little-known fact that the bicycle was invented in Shoreditch in 2009 as a means of commuting between cereal cafes. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Feb 2019 2:18pm)

For those that can't be arsed reading the article, the proposed change is that properties with a main front door will go from fortnightly to 3-weekly collection. No changes to flat collections. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Feb 2019 11:16am)

Politics have little to do with it - unless you vote in someone with a magic money wand, the council budgets were fucked by decisions made long ago. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Feb 2019 12:31pm)

No idea, but thanks for the help on Iron Golem by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Feb 2019 11:01pm)

It's happening tomorrow for anyone interested in going and seeing some utter nutcases contract Weil's Disease https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-neptune-steps-uk by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 3:16pm)

I've seen folk practising white water canoeing a few times after heavy rain on the bit where it goes under GWR There's quite a few big weirs though, and lots of half-submerged trees, so probably a little dangerous to do a Still Game day out unless you've got canoe skills by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 3:22pm)

What I want to know is where the fud is that was on here just after it happened claiming he knew 100% it was done by a Syrian refugee by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 3:38pm)

yeah, the alt-right latched onto this one fast, loads of anti-refugee hatred being peddled until the facts started to appear by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 4:04pm)

Halloumi on Hope St is good for veggies My veggie mates are also pretty keen on Cafe Cosachok by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 5:02pm)

Qua is alright, but in a city with so many good italian restaurants you can do a lot better. The Italian Kitchen over the street, for starters, which is also good for veggies. by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Feb 2019 5:15pm)

also back when I was a student you weren't allowed to sit down or hold on while on the train, which was easy for the first half by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 2:46am)

and the State Bar just round the corner on Holland St by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 11:04pm)

I don't know what you class as affordable, but I've taken a few art classes with Strathclyde Uni's Centre for Lifelong Learning and they've mostly been really good. You can also get fee support if you're low income/on benefits. They have a host of daytime and evening/weekend courses, the next set of courses start in April but they also do shorter courses in the summer holidays (programme not yet announced yet, but will broadly be the same as the April selection) https://mycll.strath.ac.uk/MyCLL/cr/3 by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 11:08pm)

Note that this means the bedroom is in a non-standard place (i.e. it probably used to be where the kitchen is) which means that the people above/below don't have their bedrooms in the same place which can be an absolute nightmare for sound if your bedroom is under someone's living room, for example. This is also the reason to beware of 1-bed->2-bed conversions. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 11:29pm)

Pot Still is better I think, but the Bon Accord has the edge on being able to get a seat by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 11:26pm)

I love Ben Ledi as a walk but after copious attempts have *still* never been up it on a day with a view. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Feb 2019 11:30pm)

ah, a fellow connoisseur of the [Wall of Crisps](https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/fags_mags_and_bags/videos/488/wall_of_crisps/), I see by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Feb 2019 12:03am)

I have literally no idea if you're being serious or not. by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Feb 2019 12:12am)

http://www.thehiddenlaneglasgow.com/ Also, in Hillhead (right next to the subway stop which is a 10 min ride from the city centre), Cresswell Lane and Ruthven Lane both have little groups of independent shops, including vintage clothes and various crafts places Basically, head for the west end rather than the city centre. by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Feb 2019 12:25am)

So, just to be clear, you think that a young Syrian refugee might have been granted residence, and as part this, given a false identity as a teenager from Shrewsbury? by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Feb 2019 4:32pm)

and it was shit by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Feb 2019 11:14am)

Loop n Scoop is ok, but not in the same class. Also surprised Nardini's has gone, seemed pretty successful to me as a business - mismanagement maybe? Or G1 made them an offer they couldn't refuse by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 2:03pm)

James Allen in Hyndland does amazing links by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 2:07pm)

change of use for what? why does that mean it's had to close? why has it been repossessed? that article just raises more questions by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 6:04pm)

is the pavement at the front going to be any wider than before? It's always been an annoying choke point at home time, with people trying to get to both stations having to push their way through bus queues and various ne'er-do-wells malingering about the bit by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 6:02pm)

While there is generally some discretion on the part of the retailer, so most of the time you'll be fine if you're not clearly at it, foreign drivers licences are not accepted by most major retailers (as the cashier can't be expected to be able to recognise the different ones and be able to sport forgeries). EU licences are more likely to be accepted as they are more standardised, but still aren't universally guaranteed to be ok. Passports are what most retailers will accept for foreign citizens. Fundamentally, though, there's nothing illegal about them refusing to sell you alcohol even with valid id, and they will default to that position if not sure due to the severe fines. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 6:17pm)

yeah they also do an italian-style sausage that's about 50% herbs and is absolutely awesome in pasta by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 6:22pm)

aaaaah, now it makes sense. So the local planning guideline is that no more restaurant/cafe premises are allowed on Byres Rd as that detracts from it as a retail area, meaning less money and fewer amenities for those that live in the area. Nardini's has been operating as a cafe in spite it being in retail premises, and was rejected years ago for retrospective permission to operate as a cafe, but only now have the council got around to actually enforcing the decision after complaints by residents and neighbouring shops. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Feb 2019 9:55pm)

I think the point of the guideline is to try and preserve retail by not allowing cafes to take over every slot in Byres Rd and push up rents for the shops. In this case it depends on whether you consider Nardini a shop or a cafe. The decision also makes reference to the fact that there are vacant units available in the area that do have permission to be used as cafe/restaurant, and Nardini's should site itself in one of those rather than taking up a retail space. Remember, this isn't GCC saying 'you can't do this anymore', it's that Nardini's never had permission to operate as a cafe in the first place and was effectively always an illegal use of the premises, this is just enforcement. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Mar 2019 2:26pm)

That's a bizzare combination to be deciding between. I wouldn't go into microbiology - a very tough and specialised discipline - if your heart isn't in it, as then you run the risk of either a) not making it through the course or b) ending up with a degree that is only really of value to a sector you don't really want to work in (which is not to say it wouldn't have value as a degree in the wider job market, but it's probably one of the least valuable STEM degrees to have in broad employment terms). If you do want to work in microbiology, though, it has good prospects and salaries if you get the right accreditation On the other hand, economics has the reverse problem of being rather generalist - lots more job opportunities when you're done but longer ladders to climb! There's also the job market outside of Scotland to consider. The way things are going we may have horrific levels of unemployment in a few years and a collapsed biomedical sector. As a final opinion, Durham is a bit of a weird uni and place to live - kind of an off-brand Oxbridge. I'd personally much rather live in Glasgow, it's a bit more sane, and definitely cheaper. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Mar 2019 2:47pm)

Well, for clearing you're relying on a) your chosen course having clearing places, b) you having higher grades than others looking to get those places and c) you being able to get through to the uni before them So it would definitely be a bad choice to ditch your existing offers to pursue the outside chance of that working. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Mar 2019 9:34pm)

I assume they mean to try and get the one they got rejected (economics at Glasgow) by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Mar 2019 9:35pm)

Remember that university term time is fairly short - you'll be spending less than half the year actually attending uni. At a place like Durham most students don't stay there all year round. I also went to study in England for my undergraduate degree and came back again afterwards, and while I didn't much like the actual city I was studying in, really that wasn't that important - the main thing is whether you like your course, and whether the university has enough other things going on that you enjoy. I'd say Glasgow is quite unusual in how much the various uni's students mix with the 'normal' city - most places the uni tends to be quite separate (and often well out of town). by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Mar 2019 10:46am)

The St Mungo Vintners sounds like a classy establishment by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Mar 2019 6:00pm)

In answer to your second question, because they are bulky so ordering them online will be 90% postage fees. by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Mar 2019 7:38pm)

While I can't be arsed to look up the figures, wasn't the population of Glasgow about 3 times what it is now? Like if you live in a 1 bed tenement flat, when it was built it would typically have housed 4 to 6 people (husband, wife, children and probably grandparents). This also meant you didn't really spend any time in your home apart from for eating and sleeping, as it was too cramped (and what would you do anyhow, other than wait 93 years for the SNES to come out, or 92 if you knew the proprietors of Messrs Gee & Force). Now think of how busy that means the streets must typically have been. by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Mar 2019 8:57pm)

aw man, it was a Charles Rennie Mackintosh art nouveau pub - how awesome would it be to still have that around? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 1:27am)

Eusebi in Kelvinbridge does really really good pasta made fresh every morning - they have a dish that is literally just fettucine, butter, parmesan and truffle shavings and it's *amazing* by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 3:02am)

Same - was a massive fan of Sartis until recently, when I had a duff meal (food was not as good as normal, they messed up some orders and were really huffy about fixing it). Wondering if there's trouble behind the scenes. by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 1:57pm)

Kelvinbridge isn't a recognised district with a strict definition, it's just used to refer to the area around the Great Western Bridge, so almost all of what is informally known as Kelvinbridge is in the Woodlands district. by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 2:03pm)

But that was in a smaller area, right? Lots of residential areas (like anywhere with semis) weren't built until the 50s/60s by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 2:08pm)

walking home with a kebab pizza from Bifteki? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 6:30pm)

Bridge St Station would have been the main southbound terminus at the time, I think - Central Station effectively replaced it by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 6:47pm)

They're industrial rolling machines, could be producing various things - most probably textiles at that time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calender by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Mar 2019 10:43pm)

Various maps on the council website (see bottom right): https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18296 by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Mar 2019 1:28pm)

Glasgow currently has extremely low levels of unemployment. There is no jobs shortage here. https://www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news-media/news/2018/october/08/glasgow-s-unemployment-levels-decrease-by-50-in-the-last-5-years/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Mar 2019 2:22pm)

*sunday morning, 9am, bedroom* Ugh, what could make this hangover any worse ^*distant ^sound ^of ^shitty ^whistles* oh, right. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Mar 2019 5:25pm)

Not always, but Glasgow also has a very high number of jobs and job vacancies per resident, in the context of both the UK and most of Europe, as well as low levels of underemployment. Really the only issue we have is long-term multigenerational unemployment as a persistent relict of the shipyard closures, and that's a basic social issue that has nothing to do with actual availability of work. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Mar 2019 6:45pm)

Valhalla's Goat? They'll have to sell at least 3 cans to pay for that by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Mar 2019 9:44am)

> Is this part of a trend only insofar as we've gone from 0 dangerous packages in the past 40 years to 1 dangerous package in the last 40 years by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Mar 2019 10:36am)

Abellio Young Team by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Mar 2019 11:26am)

this BBC Scotland marketing is getting ridiculous by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Mar 2019 11:25am)

Swim along the canal by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Mar 2019 12:40am)

>Obviously the bridge is free not obvious at all, used to be the most expensive toll bridge in Europe by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Mar 2019 9:43am)

just landed at the airport. that was....memorable. by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Mar 2019 4:47pm)

2 suggestions around there: - the area around Dunard Primary School between Maryhill Rd and Wilton St, particularly Braehead Avenue - it's always a mess because of the school and the amount of people passing through after Firhill matches - the cut that goes down from South Woodside St to Kelvinbridge Subway by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Mar 2019 8:39pm)

note that Scottish Canals do clean the canals (they have a special boat for it) so might be worth contacting them with your plans to coordinate by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Mar 2019 4:56pm)

They can make it an open competition where people submit concepts (rather than a finished work), but then the prize is to do the proper thing and get paid for it at the proper market rate. As it stands, people are basically being asked to do the work for them in return for the outside possibility that they might get a small fraction of what it's worth in return. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Mar 2019 5:08pm)

no, I think he just stood up by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Mar 2019 5:11pm)

Hey, that New York campus doesn't pay for itself you know. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Mar 2019 5:10pm)

> We've been searching in a 12 minute walking distance radius area centered around Queen Street Station. Queen St Station is also a hub for many local rail services, and is served by Buchanan St subway station, so if you included locations which are less than a 12 minute rail/subway trip from Queen St you would probably have a significantly wider choice, and certainly a lot of cheaper options - 12 minutes is the longest trip you can make on the subway. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Mar 2019 4:38pm)

My factor won't anything by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Mar 2019 9:34pm)

I've spent the past 18 months trying to get them to do 3 small jobs. Every time they tell me they're going to get it sorted and then they do nothing. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Mar 2019 2:04am)

Lots of fancy opticians selling brandnames in the Merchant City. Go in, try them on, find out the brand/model of the pair you like (it'll be printed on the frame) then buy them online for a 1/3rd of the price. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Mar 2019 2:02am)

Doesn't matter if it's only a mile, if they've still got to load up and unpack a van. Mileage is the cheap bit. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Mar 2019 9:50pm)

And the bloke who wanted to go claims it's because he knows somewhere better with infinite free booze, but you know it's really because the first place had some foreigners in it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Mar 2019 12:16am)

your battery stresses the fuck out of me by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Mar 2019 12:48pm)

We had a vote 2 years ago https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/4ea39c/rglasgow_subheading_should_we_change_it/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Mar 2019 1:02pm)

that improves things slightly, but for me if it gets below 50% that's the night over, sorry chaps I'm off home to spend some quality time with the charger by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Mar 2019 1:26pm)

One big difference is the size of the cities - to get to a pure shitty bit of Edinburgh you've only got to turn down the wrong street and round the corner, whereas in Glasgow you've got to go 2 miles down the wrong street. However, yeah, the rough bits of Edinburgh have always seemed worse than the rough bits of Glasgow. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Mar 2019 11:54am)

Most of the private schools are boarding schools, so presumably the numbers are bumped up massively by the number of kids at school in Edinburgh who are from elsewhere. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Mar 2019 11:56am)

May I refer you to the recent case of John Warboys? Raped/attempted rape of over 100 women, showed no remorse and was classified high risk of reoffending, still had prosecutions open against him - parole board wanted to release him last year after only 10 years served. Thankfully it got revoked after a huge outcry. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Mar 2019 6:06pm)

they should probably have some kind of trial with witnesses to try and figure out what happened by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Mar 2019 6:26pm)

This is what usually happens - the council can ban their addition to the landlord register, which basically means it's illegal for them to rent out properties, with hefty fines. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41148523 by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Mar 2019 12:52am)

different legal system, but almost identical parole process by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Mar 2019 12:59am)

If there is any form of deal then basically you should have the transition period (2-3 years) to move and settle within the UK and gain residence. However this is not guaranteed, and if there is No Deal then all bets are off. Basically wait a few weeks at least to see if No Deal is going to be properly off the table. Note also that the Scottish Government is very pro-EU and pro-immigration, so even if Brexit goes badly they will be pushing very very hard against Westminster for your rights to stay. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 2:13pm)

There really isn't any gain in moving now. If there is No Deal in 3 weeks time, you have no rights guaranteed at all, whether you are already here or not. If the WA is agreed and we leave in May, then your rights will be the same if you move during the transition period (2-3 years) as they are now. If everything is delayed then again your rights stay the same. So there really is no need to move asap, it's not going to change anything, except *possibly* under a No Deal situation, in which case I would highly recommend keeping away from the UK for at least the next 10 years. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 2:17pm)

Bear in mind almost all banks have referral offers, so if possible open an account using a 'recommendation' from someone who already uses that bank and both you and the recommender might get some kind of bonus. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 3:53pm)

I had a terrible time with HBOS (incorrect charges that took ages to get refunded, constantly being pestered to take out personal loans I neither wanted nor needed, and what I hated most - staff making observations on my account whenever I went in to do anything in branch which shouldn't be any of their business). I moved to Smile, who were good until the parent bank nearly went bust and everything went to shit, and am now with Nationwide who have been great, good app, and have one of the best % deals on their frequent saver account. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 3:50pm)

I don't think it's going to happen, but that doesn't mean I'm not still prepared for it, and I certainly wouldn't make a life-changing decision right now dependent on it not happening. There is still an outside possibility that May, having gone full psycho, does manage to hoik us off the cliff and parliament does too little too late to stop it. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 4:24pm)

this is your weekly reminder that most of the Roma in Glasgow are from Slovakia by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Mar 2019 10:49pm)

Mate, they're coming from Belgium, not the Bahamas. A country generally renowned for rain, obesity and excessive alcohol consumption. by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Mar 2019 1:47pm)

it's hard enough to find a butcher or baker full stop these days by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Mar 2019 7:19pm)

You pay tax according to your total income, irrespective of how many jobs you have. So if one job doesn't use up all of your personal allowance (£11,850) then the rest can be applied to your second job. Or similarly if the combined income puts you above the high income threshold (£46,351), then you will pay tax at the higher rate on part of the income of the second job. When you sign up for PAYE for the second job, then you should indicate on the 'new starter checklist' you have to submit that it's your second job, and you should then have a different tax codes on the payslips for the two jobs. If your employer is doing things correctly, and you fill out the checklist properly, this should all be sorted out automatically. When you get your first wage slip from the second job, check the tax code - if you have the same tax code as the first job (you shouldn't), then you may be paying too much or not enough tax and should either get your employer to inform HMRC or call them yourself (don't ignore it or you might get an unpaid tax bill when they catch up with you - which they will). https://www.gov.uk/tell-hmrc-change-of-details/income-changes by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Mar 2019 3:43am)

> many from this community as well as Scottish just for info, 'Asian Scottish' is a recognised ethnic group as of the 2011 census by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Mar 2019 11:46am)

In days gone by, when starting the 2nd job you might have been initially placed on the higher rate tax code as a default, as it's better to overpay tax and get a rebate than underpay and get a shock bill, but the end result would be the same. The number of jobs you have is irrelevant, income tax is purely calculated on income. Nowadays PAYE is set up to deal with all of this pretty quickly and efficiently so no real need for temporary tax codes if the company has things in order. I think it can become a bit more complex if you're working and receiving benefits, though (which is one of the things Universal Credit is meant to solve). by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Mar 2019 6:18pm)

I'd say the gentrifying effect of the West End has moved ever outwards - surrounding areas such as Woodlands, Firhill/Ruchill, parts of Maryhill, Thornwood/Broomhill, Anniesland/Temple are all getting more clearly affluent year on year by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Mar 2019 6:43pm)

I believe if the bar's closed they have to open it for you if you cite the European Convention on Human Rights, subsection on the right to an airport pint when going on yer holidays by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Mar 2019 12:19pm)

maybe a bit of pepper if you're pushing the boat out by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Mar 2019 12:22pm)

Just to be pendantic, a £32 increase to £60 would be a 114% increase Which, like others have said, just sounds like an error that you can politely correct. by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st Mar 2019 1:04pm)

if it's a £32 increase, then it was £28 originally, so 32/28 = 1.14 unless you meant it was £32 originally? (and obviously I'm going to pretend I misspelt pedantic on purpose) by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st Mar 2019 2:45pm)

I believe that there are various alt-right groups on reddit who have automated searches and brigade anything that contains certain keywords - for example, any new post that contains anything remotely islamic is instantly downvoted, so they've probably been triggered by the use of the word halal. Also happens on posts that contain the word 'immigrant', you get loads of new accounts from outside the subreddit posting shite. by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st Mar 2019 3:20pm)

https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/b7q6bq/anyone_know_what_the_fuck_he_was_thinking_forfeit/ejtqmwa/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st Mar 2019 9:50pm)

more details: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/three-stabbed-glasgow-city-centre-14215816 by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st Mar 2019 10:02pm)

yes by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Apr 2019 1:35pm)

We all hate it but once you're here you're not allowed to leave by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Apr 2019 6:34pm)

I don't have personal knowledge but I believe a lot of folk move to Bearsden and Milngavie for the local schools by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Apr 2019 6:41pm)

Dram! on Woodlands Rd has open folk sessions on Sundays from 8pm by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Apr 2019 7:11pm)

Depends what services the factor is performing - in a tenement it's just weekly stair cleaning and the odd bit of minor maintenance. In a newer build it might include a lift maintenance contract, gardening and more communal areas to maintain, car parking etc Lifts in particular make a huge difference by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Apr 2019 8:29pm)

The terms of the loan won't have changed- it's a contract, so can't be amended*. What will have changed is that when the loan terms expired rather than refinancing under similar terms (as he was clearly relying on) they just got called in. So this isn't like your mortgage terms being changed - because your bank can't legally do that - it's the bank refusing to remortgage you on the same terms when your mortgage ends, which they are perfectly entitled to do. So yes, it's possibly a little bit shitty of the bank to not renew the loans, but a) perfectly legal for them to do so under the contracted terms, b) as a business owner he should have been perfectly aware of that possibility, and c) if the business was financially sound he shouldn't have had any problems refinancing through a third party. So it sounds to me as though he had leveraged himself to the hilt, and was entirely dependent on being treated with goodwill by the bank, which is a very very silly way to run a business - he was making hay while the sun shone but not at all preparing for a downturn in the housing and credit sectors, which as we know is exactly what happened. *with the notable exception of the student loans sell-off, but they got away with that because it's the government by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Apr 2019 1:04pm)

Long before Akihabara, there was Paddy's Market by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Apr 2019 1:16pm)

I like a false spring followed by a (short) big freeze as it tempts all the midges out early then massacres the bastards by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Apr 2019 4:42pm)

so what do people who want to rent do if there's no rental properties? by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Apr 2019 11:18am)

and buy to let is only profitable if there's people wanting to let, so if you buy a home to live in you're denying someone an opportunity to let it personally I think underoccupancy is the root problem for both the shortage of rental and purchaseable properties, the number of people living alone in 2/3 bed flats that were built to house 3 generations is ridiculous by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Apr 2019 11:25am)

You can certainly buy a flat for £50k-£70k but at that price it will be in a state and immediately need another £20k+ spent on it. Like others have said, if you have a relatively stable income, it might be better to take advantage of the still low interest rates and use your capital to get a decent fixed rate mortgage. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Apr 2019 3:27pm)

Impressive that the Shilling Brewery can cock up just storing pizza toppings by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Apr 2019 4:19pm)

I assumed it was a job role that gets you in The Digger 'money by Friday or we send round The Influencer' by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Apr 2019 2:27pm)

also a Dunelm in Clydebank that'll do them by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Apr 2019 5:02pm)

they were on yesterday's failed food inspection list by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Apr 2019 5:00pm)

tetrapak is not recycleable as it is composed of multiple materials- they'll deal with it and separate it but it'll just be going to the incinerator by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Apr 2019 6:15pm)

Your name suggests why this might be by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th Apr 2019 11:26am)

I'm not sure it's entirely understood but it's been shown that THC suppresses REM sleep. On the plus side, if you quit smoking then after a week or so they come back with a vengeance by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th Apr 2019 1:13pm)

'flat' it's an attic bedsit by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Apr 2019 6:58pm)

that first gourock flat on rightmove from what I can tell, it's just a single attic room with a cupboard bathroom, and mentions a 'neighbouring flat' in other words, someone has taken a normal house and converted the attic into two bedsits note also it's been on the market for nearly a year by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Apr 2019 9:11pm)

If you've got a mech eng degree, you shouldn't need to be working in call centres. Get talking to recruitment agencies, and your previous uni's career service may still provide help. Even if your degree isn't great and you can't get proper chartered engineer route stuff, you should still be able to get good, well-paid technician-level roles with minimal customer interaction. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Apr 2019 4:33pm)

Your requirements limit you to literally everywhere in the entire Greater Glasgow & Clyde area. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Apr 2019 6:51pm)

the missus did it for nearly two years by the train, and got on ok, so I don't think it's that bad - but her key was to negotiate slightly offset working hours so she could commute a little offpeak, and get the earlier quiet trains by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Apr 2019 2:42pm)

I also did an OU degree while working full time, and it worked out well for me - took me 5 years to get a BSc. However, I would say that the OU is definitely better for some subjects than others, and for the case of something strictly vocational like web development, and if you want certification rather than an actual degree, I would probably look to alternatives like code academy / code clan. The OU has also almost entirely scrapped all their 'physical' presence (i.e. in-person tutorials, residential courses) which for me was their USP over other distance learning providers. Nowadays the OU is really just one possibility in a whole world of online learning, with nothing specific that sets it apart from other providers. by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Apr 2019 7:44pm)

You could just drive it here https://jalopnik.com/land-rover-defender-crosses-bering-strait-from-russia-t-5041536 by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Apr 2019 1:23am)

Elenas in Yorkhill by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Apr 2019 5:54pm)

thornwood is mostly a great wee area, not sure what you've found there. if it's one of the ex-council places with balconies they're really quite nice, but won't fit the soundproofing bit and most dont have secure entry. lots of families around there though, and it's a safe area, a few parks around and some of the buildings have communal green space at the back by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Apr 2019 7:00pm)

in which case, very safe and quite posh bit, with a really nice new playground! some of the buildings are a bit crumbly round there though, so that might be why it's on the cheap side for that area, so have a good look for damp by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Apr 2019 8:44pm)

Londoners (and some aussies) by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Apr 2019 12:05am)

As a west end insider, I can confirm that it has bars and cafes and requires a fairly decent budget. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Apr 2019 10:46pm)

Graham Murdoch (master cabinet maker) runs introductory classes in Strathclyde's Centre for Lifelong Learning Unfortunately the latest classes started this week and are full, but there will be another round in the summer https://mycll.strath.ac.uk/View-Class/m/qs/rdid/41/cr/1971 For buying wood and tools, Reid Timber in Bridgeton is fantastic and the guy is really helpful to beginners. by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Apr 2019 2:38pm)

ah, the well-established legal principle that if it's not in yer deeds you own it by default if you want to have an iron-tight claim, might want to pop down and dibs it too, but watch out for any neighbours making an *a priori* claim under the Finders Keepers Act (Scotland) 1842 by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Apr 2019 1:22pm)

i think trying to sell a place with undocumented, unapproved structural changes to adjoining areas under common ownership would prove legally...*interesting* by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Apr 2019 5:35pm)

Would highly recommend the [Pierhouse Hotel](https://www.pierhousehotel.co.uk/) in Port Appin as being worth the trip if you like a crustacean. The restaurant sits right at the end of the pier where the langoustines are landed, and kept in saltwater tanks until time for service. It's pricey but when you pay for a plate of langoustines, you literally get a belly-stuffing heap of monster specimens by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Apr 2019 2:29am)

Can't be hard to access given that there's nearly always folk with a few cans in there by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Apr 2019 2:31pm)

Unfortunately, central funding from the Scottish Funding Council has dropped by something like 20% over the past few years (as a result of the government prioritising funding issues in primary and secondary education) so as a matter of necessity Scottish universities have had to prioritise income from international students in order to avoid cuts in teaching staff etc. However, there are regulations in place around the ratio of home to international students - the universities can't recruit internationals instead of home students, they have to be in addition. As a result, this has increased the overall student numbers and, while there is also the income to provide further teaching and study space, there is of course a significant time lag in terms of the time taken to actually commission new space (for example, the plans for the old western infirmary site will take many years to realise). This is not a UoG-specific issue, pretty much all Scottish universities are struggling with this. Hopefully people agree that increasing overall numbers is preferable to cutting staff and student resources, or worse, the government finally having to introduce tuition fees. by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Apr 2019 4:08pm)

High speed quad bike pursuit along the Kelvin Walkway this afternoon - police chasing nedlets who were harassing pedestrians by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Apr 2019 6:36pm)

although isn't the population of glasgow nearly one fifth of Scotland? by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Apr 2019 11:52pm)

tenner says there'll be a wine bar called Go-Vin by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Apr 2019 1:22pm)

Damp by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Apr 2019 4:01pm)

it's public info, as most UK universities follow the same pay scales. a reader - Grade 9 - would get £60k, and then a newly-appointed professor would generally start on £70-80k once a professor has a track record of winning large grants, then their salary is basically up for negotiation - £100-120k would be the average, but superstar profs can basically name their price bear in mind that in any technical field this is absolute peanuts compared to what they would make in the private sector, and most make the majority of their income out of directorships and patents. by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Apr 2019 9:02pm)

you might get away with it, but the council has enforcement officers who do check up, particularly on HMOs. if OP is a foreign national, I really would avoid this property unless I was happy to accept the risk of being caught, receiving a court order penalty and probably never being granted a visa again. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Apr 2019 1:28pm)

I mean, we are completely neutral in that the vast majority of us have literally no connection whatsoever to either side of the sectarian divide, so I'm afraid the bias here is entirely in your head. If it appears that we're more anti-orange than green, then that is simply due to the fact that orange marches are a lot more prominent and frequent. I can absolutely guarantee I hate knuckle-dragging sectarians from both sides with equal vehemence, but I've literally never heard of, nor knowingly seen, anything about Saoradh before this post. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Apr 2019 3:27pm)

personally, when I have friends with kids visiting we often take them to Balloch, do the boat trip, and then go for a little walk round this exact area of woods and paths. It's always busy with people doing the same. It's a pleasant accessible stretch of woodland that already has high amenity value, it just doesn't turn anyone a profit. by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 11:50am)

wrt the buses, the idea is that the buses themselves are faster due to not making 347 stops on their way through the centre, and that the increased pedestrian infrastructure within each city block means you get to/from the bus stop quicker (as opposed to being held up at literally every corner by lights) by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 2:12pm)

depends on which bit of the uni you're talking about - it looks like they're using a metric of 400m as 'significant distance' and on this basis the northern part of the uni (around the cathedral) falls into this category by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 2:14pm)

> eventual high speed terminal aye, we're still waiting on that Eurostar connection promised over 30 years ago and still technically 'on hold' by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 2:21pm)

Alasdair Gray's *Something Leather*, *Poor Things* and *Old Men in Love* are all set in Glasgow too, and all well worth a read by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 2:29pm)

That was the line out to the old Bridgeton Cross station which was axed by Beeching by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 4:02pm)

> without ruining wild land that's the problem, though, it is currently an area of natural (and in some parts ancient) woodland that already has use by public/tourists it moves Balloch from being a cheap day trip from Glasgow where you can walk about a bit and go on a boat, to a resort for monied folk who can't be arsed going to the highlands proper by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 6:17pm)

if you know how to get/source/grow something better than is available in locations where it is legal, then why don't you move to said places and become a millionaire running the #1 dispensary? by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 6:24pm)

in the same way that you don't vote for MPs in constituencies other than your own by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Apr 2019 7:14pm)

Anyone else struggling to find a genuine Rolex watch for £50? In other words, you need to compromise on location or price because you're looking for the most desirable and rare properties at their most basic market value. A decent 2-bed in Kelvingrove without HMO would cost not far off that these days. by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Apr 2019 3:02pm)

For an example of how crazy it is now, the flat opposite mine (right on the edge of the west end, and certainly not a glamorous bit) got bought up by a property developer/private landlord and converted from a 1-bed to a tiny cramped 2-bed with internal kitchen. It rents at £900/month, and was taken up by students within a week. Literally can't understand why people are willing to pay so much, it's not even that close to the uni by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Apr 2019 4:38pm)

if you get the Citylink bus (Glasgow to Campbeltown) which passes through Arrochar, if you ask the driver will drop you at the car park right at the foot of the mountain I've done it before with bus out, climb mountain, back down, walk to pub in Arrochar (recommend the Village Inn) and then a gentle walk to the railway station to get the train back. Makes for a pleasant day by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st May 2019 1:45pm)

The Spanish Butcher pricey but by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st May 2019 4:19pm)

Can't wait to read the second half of it by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd May 2019 6:34pm)

Sauchiehall St/Bath St is basically the pub/nightclub area of the city, so yes it will be very noisy at weekends. It would also be a bit weird to live in the busy/expensive city centre when she's studying at the uni in the West End? I'm guessing most of the people at IQ Elgin will be at Strathclyde/Caley I don't doubt it will be nice accommodation though - most of these places are, and £179/week is definitely at the pricey end by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd May 2019 6:51pm)

Up to her of course, but I find this slightly sad - living with people is part of the experience, especially if you're studying in a foreign country. When I studied for a Masters I initially rented a studio, but it was so lonely I ditched it a month later to join an HMO of mature students - half the price and ten times as sociable. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 5:49am)

You'll be wanting the Merchant Chippie. Best chippie in the centre in my opinion, and does all the classics, including both pizza and pizza crunch. (for info, the former is the pizza fried directly, the latter is battered - the former is the terrifying one in terms of calories as it's basically a lard sponge) I think they also do the sweet things too. If you've never head a deep fried steak pie, would recommend. Also haggis, of course. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 11:29am)

I thought the narrative was that Glasgow was a world-leading exemplar in tackling violent assault to the extent that we're teaching other cities like LA how to deal with it. And yeah, having lived here for years, it is definitely notable that things have changed to the point where a single city-centre stabbing is considered news-worthy, as opposed to 'Wednesday'. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 12:27pm)

That's really an England and Wales problem - police cuts north of the border have been an order of magnitude less than down south, and we actually have more police now than when the SNP came to power. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 3:08pm)

Alright, I give up. Who were all the folk in George Square waiting for? by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 3:20pm)

ahhh by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 4:02pm)

It's just a reddit thing. Any time anyone posts anything showing crime anywhere, someone will inevitably post something about how they bet the criminal wasn't charged because they're an SJW, or the police were too busy dealing with social media complaints about trans rights etc etc etc, and then there's the whole 'UK/EU muslamic no-go areas' bullshit. Yeah, there's proper problems with policing cuts in Manchester and London, but the idea that the whole of the UK is descending into gang-fuelled armageddon is just an /r/donald edgelord meme cast as a morality tale against being like those dirty EU socialists. It's not based on any facts. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 5:12pm)

A couple of weeks ago when it was all hot there were some wee scrotes on quad bikes harassing people along the Kelvin Walkway / Maryhill Canal (playing chicken with pedestrians and the like, threatening to ram people into the canal) - about 10 minutes later 2 police on quads were speeding down the footpaths in hot pursuit. I never even knew we had quad bike police, it was awesome. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 5:15pm)

I see them around the city all the time, and they're always present at any event or gathering with the remotest chance of trouble. In the age of smart phones, though, we don't really need to rely on a 1950s-style policing model to keep the streets safe. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 6:05pm)

Because we invented such a large proportion of post-industrial engineering, so everything we have doesn't conform to any standards (as the standards came after we built infrastructure) so is an absolute nightmare to upgrade - everything has to be done bespoke. Telecoms, railways, gas network, you name it. Everywhere else in the world has the benefit of adopting things slightly later and all being roughly the same, so metros and undergrounds across Europe can all be built to the same specification and make use of each other's manufacturing and design. Whereas almost every civil engineering project in the UK has to be done completely from scratch and is the first of its kind, constrained by the random whims of some Victorian industrialist who decided that this particular core element should be 5 and 3 fifths grommets in diameter. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd May 2019 10:43pm)

Morxol Marine are a blacksmith, so I guess they're having to get one made bespoke to match. In which case that sounds pretty reasonable. btw, your name and address is completely legible. by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th May 2019 11:13am)

Safety is really not an issue in either city. Both cities have low crime rates (internationally speaking) and both universities are located in affluent suburban areas which are very safe for the cities they are in. I know Birmingham uni a little, and I think that in terms of student life the two universities are comparable, both have lots of things going on and good social scenes. So if I were you I would just make the decision based on the courses. > I want to profit from masters degree as much as it possible for my future career Given that philosophy is one of the more difficult disciplines to turn into a career (and bear in mind how incredibly competitive it will be to get PhD/post-doc places), it would be wise to check both university outcome statistics to see how successful people are after graduating from each course. by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th May 2019 11:59am)

it's absolutely a-ok to be openly gay in public two blokes shagging up against a tree in the park? no, that's public indecency so, equivalently, it's ok to dress up as an animal in public if that's your identity but playing your fetish game in the park? no, that's public indecency (and even among the kink community would be frowned on as the other people in the park are being non-consensually included in the act) by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th May 2019 5:47pm)

It's a sexual act taking place in public, without the consent of the other people in the park, who are clearly part of the kink as this is obviously some kind of public humiliation fetish thing. Never involve other people in your kink without consent. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th May 2019 5:52pm)

Irrespective of whether you consider 'kink' to be inherently sexual, what is going on here is still non-consensual. This is being done in public as part of the kink, and the people in the park are part of the kink, without them being asked for consent. > Sexual acts tend to involve you know, your genitals And you're the one accusing us of being narrow-minded by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th May 2019 6:39pm)

Oh come on, kinky shit is the mainstream now, do you seriously think folk on reddit of all places have never seen or heard of puppy play? Let's say a small child witnesses this in the park and asks his mother what's going on. "Why, little Jimmy, they're pretending at being puppies." "That sounds fun! Can I join in?" Jimmy, 4, wanders over, all excited. Do you give him one of your leather/latex masks and let him have a go? Does the dom(me) standing at the side leash him up too and order him to sit? Do you invite him over to other Scotbound events going on? by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th May 2019 8:14pm)

you're probably thinking of http://www.glasgowcityregion.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th May 2019 8:50pm)

If they're renting surely this is a cost for the property owner, not for them? by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 6:39pm)

self-factoring? any factor should make this a compulsory repair. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 7:08pm)

It entirely depends on the market interest in the property and the circumstances of the seller. If they need a quick sale (because they're trying to close on somewhere else) then they might be open to a reasonable offer. If, on the other hand, they have no time/money constraints and there's a bit of interest, you're going to have to offer way over valuation to prevent them going to a closing date, as there's really no good reason for them not to do that. > We want that house, but we don't want to overpay for it. If you really want somewhere, you're going to have to overpay to be sure of getting it. But there's enough stuff on the market that it's better to bide your time until you find the right place that you can also snap up quickly. The best thing to do is to get your agent to make a reasonable but low offer and then to see how they respond. If your agent is any good, then they should be able to get back to you with an idea of whether the seller is going to be open to a reasonable offer in your budget range, or whether there's loads of interest and it's going to be going to a closing date. > I have lived in a few other countries and even though I never bought a flat, the prices are always fixed, and you bid down. If you bid the selling price, you get it. It's just a reflection of the current Glasgow housing market. In other places or at other times it would be as you suggest. I think people fixate too much on market value, though. What is it worth to you? Remember you'll be paying significantly more than that value over the life of your mortgage, the value will go up and down over the mortgage life by significant amounts, so all that really matters is if the monthly payments are ok for the property you'll get, and that you're sufficiently protected from negative equity in the event you must sell and can afford the repayments when the interest rate increases. > We have good monthly salaries, but our deposit is sort of small Remember you only get a mortgage on the home report value. Any overpayment beyond that has to be covered directly by you in addition to the deposit. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 7:05pm)

Again, if you've got a good agent, if the seller does have a number like the 250, then they should be able to find it out. Most sellers will have a number that you can then negotiate against. But some (if it's a desirable property) will always just go to closing because that way you can get really high offers from people that really really want the place. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 7:44pm)

You said you saw it on Zoopla - only registered estate agents can create listings there. The estate agent will be on the Zoopla page. Presumably you arranged the viewing via somebody? They might be doing their own viewings to save money, but they will have an agent. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 8:04pm)

it seems crazy you can buy up a delapidated building, lease it out then have your tenants pay to bring it up to scratch - presumably you could also then hike the rental prices to reflect the added value they've paid for! by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 8:28pm)

I thought that for mixed-use/multiple-occupancy buildings the repair aspect usually only applied to the interior of the property, not the building fabric - although I guess if it's a weird extension thing that's only in use by them that might be included. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th May 2019 8:25pm)

never been in, every cunt in that place looks utterly miserable the window seats make it look like an adoption centre for orphaned estate agents by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 11:19am)

yep by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 11:24am)

Elena's in Yorkhill has a good selection of spanish wines and is a nice place to sit out on a hot day, if we get one again by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 11:22am)

I ditched my car when I moved to Glasgow and now use the 2 car clubs (Co-wheels and Enterprise) when I need one, works out way cheaper unless you need one for a daily commute. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 11:26am)

I mean, I'm sure it's nice, but it's fucking expensive for what they serve, and it's always full of the sort of folk who would go to an overpriced Hyndland wine bar, and the staff always look miserable, probably because they're serving the sort of folk who would go to an overpriced Hyndland wine bar. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 6:14pm)

seconding Vino Valentino, love their 'fill your own bottle' stuff, they're always generous with the tasting by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 6:15pm)

having people round? have you any idea how much cleaning that would involve? by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th May 2019 7:43pm)

Cos once you're here the weather makes you too depressed and lethargic to do anything about leaving by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th May 2019 4:09pm)

It might be a boring suggestion but when I did a similar thing for lots of family we just got a big 5-bed Airbnb near the Royal Mile so everyone could basically do whatever they wanted - active folk could go up Arthurs Seat, kids could play with the traffic and feral dogs, plenty of restaurants that can cater for that many folk, and everyone who just wants to get shitfaced has a thousand pubs to choose from. Everyone's a winner. (but a lot of my family live abroad so Edinburgh was more exciting for them than it might be for yours) by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th May 2019 4:33pm)

The only exemption, if you're not a resident, is for family members. Failure to register as a landlord is a criminal offence with fines of up to £50,000. https://www.mygov.scot/renting-your-property-out/registration/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th May 2019 3:11pm)

I love the random selection of spirits you get in some newsagents. That bottle of kirsch has probably been there since 1986. "I'm just out to Londis to pick up some dusty Chivas Regal from the window, love, want anything?" "Oh, we're nearly out of Metaxa. Make sure it's the proper 70s stuff, mind, it was never the same after the rebrand." by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th May 2019 9:52pm)

https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/bo1si8/boba_fett_without_a_helmet_during_the_filming_of/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th May 2019 11:48pm)

while I can't speak to your case, my experience is that most tech employers around Glasgow just aren't offering the salaries needed to attract folk. I recently applied for a senior IT position - good organisation, interesting post, 'salary dependent on experience'. After the interview, they offered me the job but with a comedically low offer, like literally half the going market rate, and significantly less than my current salary (which they knew). And that's not an isolated experience - so many places thinking they can recruit specialised tech leads with 10+ years experience for what any serious tech company would offer a new graduate. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th May 2019 2:28pm)

Bear in mind that the average salary in NYC is almost 3 times that of Glasgow (£75k vs £26k), so the per-capita tax revenue that they have to spend on infrastructure and e.g. transport subsidy is completely different. Glasgow's problem is that it is still a relatively poor city, so the council tax revenue - even when supplemented by central government - simply isn't comparable to other cities, along with the huge drain that the significant poverty levels have on council finances. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th May 2019 2:58pm)

are you talking about social housing sold off under Right To Buy? You can't blame the HAs for that. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th May 2019 9:43pm)

No, this change only applies to properties with their own front door. Not flats. All tenements should still be collected weekly - I know mine is (although the timing is rather erratic). by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th May 2019 9:51pm)

Same happened here - we just got our rusty metal bins chucked and replaced with a proper amount of green bins, and now have 5 blue bins instead of 2. Was probably the housing association that sorted it in our case, I certainly didn't do anything but grumble about it to myself. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th May 2019 10:27pm)

As UoG is right next to a subway station, 'reasonable for commuting to UoG' is anywhere near any other subway station. Add in buses and trains to Partick station, and you can commute reasonably to UoG from almost anywhere in the Greater Glasgow area. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th May 2019 10:40pm)

I just suffer through it as my righteous penance by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st May 2019 1:24pm)

I just threw out a pork pie that was only a couple of days over, probably still ok by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st May 2019 3:44pm)

if you get the bus that goes through Arrochar (e.g. the one to Campbeltown) the driver will drop you at the cobbler car park if you ask by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 10:02am)

you should have received a polling card which lists the location of your polling station. however, you don't need the card to vote, so you can find your polling station at https://wheredoivote.co.uk and just go along and see if they have you registered. (80% of the time it's your nearest primary school) by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 11:28am)

I thought he just sneezed while typing by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 12:49pm)

btw, if you never received a polling card and aren't able to vote, you might not be the only one https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/23/eu-citizens-denied-vote-european-election-polling-booths-admin-errors by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 2:19pm)

Definitely complain to the council and the electoral commission - it looks like this is turning into a major issue, and they need to know how many people have been affected. Also tell your MSP by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 4:55pm)

thats the one, usually has a load of people on it doing the cobbler I'd book a ticket, it's often full my recommended route is citylink to the car park, do the hill, walk back into arrochar, couple of pints /dinner in the Village Inn, walk about a mile to arrochar & tarbert station for the last train back by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd May 2019 5:32pm)

What's interesting is that Labour party membership has gone up significantly with Momentum/Corbyn entryism, but at the same time voting intensions have catastrophically decreased. What this means is that Labour can't even persuade people *who are happy to give them 60-odd quid a year* to vote for them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th May 2019 7:47pm)

Your description of 'wanton destruction of the biosphere' doesn't really work when it comes to most Scottish farming as most of it is conducted on land that has been agricultural for literally a thousand years and precedes modern industrialised society, is generally low density and diverse, and where the land has no other useful purpose. It isn't like if we stop farming sheep on hills brazilian rainforest is suddenly going to spring into its place, and the caledonian primary forest was pretty much destroyed by demand for wood in the napoleonic era rather than by farming. I'll grant you scottish fish farming is pretty awful for the environment, but is pretty strictly managed by SEPA. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 12:18pm)

Butchers in Scotland will be butchering meat raised on Scottish land, so let's stick to that context here. So lets say that everyone becomes vegan overnight, and we cease all animal agriculture (and for the sake of argument lets ignore the implications that has in terms of the extinction of breeds of those animals). 2 really important questions: 1. What exactly are you suggesting happens to all that land in Scotland previously used for agriculture, and what happens to all the rural communities with an agricultural economy? 2. What do all us vegans now eat, given the inability of Scotland (and even the UK) to feed its domestic population purely on the output of crop cultivation (as evidenced by WW2 and extensively analysed re: Brexit)? I am arguing that, taking environmental impact in isolation, sustainable livestock agriculture is the most environmentally friendly way of feeding the population of Scotland, as it is in most of north-west europe. I am not arguing that the way we currently do it is truly sustainable, just that the bedrock of your argument is pro-sustainability, not pro-veganism, and pure crop production is not sustainable in the UK due to climate and population density. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 1:19pm)

I used to agree, then one time had a terrible cut that I had to go to another barber to fix (it wasn't one of the usual 2 ladies though, someone new I hadn't seen before) by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 1:40pm)

You are entirely missing my point with 1). If you are going to remove entirely a form of landuse, then the landowners are going to seek an alternative form of revenue. If you do not coordinate that or regulate it, you are going to find that, most likely, vast amounts of scottish land are going to start producing biofuels (such as camelina-based biodiesel) for export - this is already happening. And that is going to be far, far worse environmentally than livestock production. So I'm afraid you can't just simply argue against one thing without making it clear how you intend to deal with the massive negative impacts of removing it. with regard 2) "do you have any idea how many calories it takes to grow the animals we eat" ignores that a) you can produce livestock on land unsuitable for crops and b) you can feed livestock on crops unsuitable for human consumption, which in turn can be grown on land not suitable for crops for human consumption. So, again, sheep hill farming, for example, remains a sustainable form of food production. > Animal agriculture cannot simultaneously be the primary cause of climate change Again, this is based on primary deforestation for the creation of arable and grazing land such as in Brazil, it is not the case for Scotland where there is no primary forest and all the land that could be used for agriculture already is. Livestock emissions are also largely methane-based, which while they have a greater climate impact than other GHGs, also decompose quickly so do not have the cumulative effect of CO2. This is important because climate legislation such as the Paris Agreement is based on cumulative GHG impacts meaning that livestock enteric emissions are considered far less significant than they used to be, such as under Kyoto, where only instantaneous emissions were considered. So while agriculture and livestock production *is* a major global issue, it is not a significant local issue here. If you're interested in some actual climate science, land-use in the UK is actually a net carbon sink, and this effect is increasing year on year. The net-zero-carbon plan for the UK recommends a reduction in the frequency and proportion of meat-based diets, and a reduction in the intensity of agricultural land use, but we do not need veganism for the country to become a total economy-wide carbon sink by 2045, due again to the fact that the majority of agricultural land in the UK is simply not suitable for crop production. So, again, for the UK context 'flexitarianism' seems to be the key to sustainability rather than outright veganism. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 2:33pm)

I once had the sheriffs at my door (turns out previous tenants were from Australia and had left the country having never paid any council tax, energy bills and maxed out credit cards), there were 3 of them with a warrant ready to take stuff and all tensed up for action, they asked if I was x, I just said that was the previous tenant and they relaxed, I gave them the name of the letting agency and then never heard about it again. I think they're pretty used to it and they're not going to take your stuff without establishing your identity. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 4:19pm)

If the landlord hasn't been paying the council tax, then you as the tenant are liable, and this other name might just be the last person the council has registered as living there. £1700 sounds like basically an entire years payment has been ignored. So even if you're not liable for this historical debt, if your landlord isn't taking care of anything then you will become liable for the debt of unpaid council tax for the period you have been living there. You really really need to find out when the last time anyone paid any council tax for the property was, and talk to your landlord and soon, because in the near future the sheriffs might be coming for you instead. Same for energy bills. You also need to make sure your landlord paying the council tax is part of the tenancy agreement - or was it just a verbal guarantee? Have you any certainty that the landlord is genuinely 'taking care of the council tax and utilities'? by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th May 2019 4:25pm)

I remember when there was a Jamies Italian, right where the All-Seeing Eye (may She rule eternally) is now. That's back when we used to 'eat' something called 'food' with our 'faces', of course. by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Jun 2019 2:45pm)

I'd also add that the advert is clearly opening them up to accusations of age discrimination through use of the term 'millennial'. Clearly not written by anyone with HR/recruitment training, there's loads of stuff in there you really shouldn't be putting in an advert. by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:22pm)

Video shops were literally the opposite of 'service'. (I mean this in an entirely affectionate way) by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:25pm)

would also recommend, did it last week by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:34pm)

remember, weirs are not to be fucked about with by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:33pm)

If the UK leaves the EU and freedom of movement ceases, then this is only going to improve the prospects of non-EU jobseekers such as yourself as our economy is going to become more dependent on non-EU migration. If our economy tanks, does it matter? You can just take the MBA to another country. by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:39pm)

then another £35 to get the fucking gold plated train into London, the fucking fucks by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jun 2019 7:43pm)

not necessarily, I got a noisy nuisance neighbour sorted by visits from the HA (Partick). Took a while though, but the key was getting lots of neighbours involved. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Jun 2019 10:24pm)

Investing your money in a single buy-to-let property is a terrible idea since the tax changes a couple of years ago - just do the sums, calculate your ROI and then look at the risk exposure. If you've got enough spare cash to buy a spare property outright, then speak to a financial advisor who will be able to tell you a whole raft of far more sensible things to do with it. by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 12:19pm)

and if there is a multiple-year downswing in house prices, as is entirely possible, your mate will be bankrupt you can make a return on buy to let, sure, but exposing yourself to a single asset class is the bad idea unless you have something else to hedge against it if you have a spare 100k, there are plenty of financial instruments that will give you a comparable ROI to buy to let without the same risk exposure by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 1:34pm)

Seconding the comments recommending taking something to put between your arse and the cold, cold seats by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 6:21pm)

and won CAMRA glasgow pub of the year 2018, so also not underrated by them by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 8:56pm)

Well, as an example, if you think that the rental market gives a good return and is a safe place for your money, then instead of buying a property and renting it out yourself, you could buy shares in a publically-listed private rental landlord, saving yourself the hassle of actual property management and benefiting from their economy of scale. Buying [shares in Grainger in 2015](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=grainger+shares), for example, would have netted you a 50-100% return over 4 years, which is probably way in excess of what you would have made from your own property. But that would again have meant putting all your money into a single company and asset class, and investing/withdrawing at the right time, so more sensible would be investing in a stocks and shares portfolio or a managed fund appropriate to your risk level, which is what a financial advisor would determine. The issue is that people think that because buy-to-let has been a great money spinner for so many people over the last decade, that it will continue to be so for another decade. This is a really bad assumption to make, as anyone who invested in property in the late 80s will attest, and again the tax changes in 2017 have made buy-to-let far less attractive for 'hobbyist' landlords - one of the main reasons for doing it was to offset tax on other gains, and this is no longer possible. The right instrument to use depends entirely on what you want the money for, when you want the return, and how much risk you are comfortable with. See https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/ and their flowchart here: https://i.imgur.com/BfHzwr9.png by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 10:21pm)

Credit unions usually give the best rates as they don't take any commission or fees - I've used http://www.gwcreditunion.btck.co.uk/ a few times by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jun 2019 10:36pm)

Getting the bus or train to Arrochar or Crianlarich gets you to some great hills, the Cobbler is compulsory. https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/arrochar.shtml by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jun 2019 10:03am)

There's loads of previous threads on this subreddit, including one just last night - see for example https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/29k0bd/hillwalking_near_glasgow_without_a_car/ If you want to go out and back in a day there's some good but limited options but an overnight stay opens up almost the whole country by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jun 2019 5:57pm)

or better, find the bits coloured red that are actually alright by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jun 2019 3:51pm)

Usually 3rd after St Andrews and Edinburgh by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 12:59am)

Remember the home report value is just a number some surveyor pulled out of their arse based on a conservative view of local sale values, which in turn are based on home report values because people say things like '10% over HR is standard'....it's a neverending circle of arsevalues. And when you come to sell your place 5,10,15 years in the future, who knows which way those arsevalues will have swung? And besides, if you get a mortgage then the amount you actually pay in the long term is completely different anyway. So, in the end, don't get hung up on home report values and zoopla guesstimates - just work out what the monthly mortgage payment is that you're willing to take on to live somewhere you like, and then see if that lets you bid reasonably. Personally, we just took our time, missed out on loads of places but resisted the despair, until we found someone who wanted to sell pretty quick, and bid based on what is was worth to us. For info, this was 9% over HR in the west end. One place we missed out on only went for 3% over, and others were crazy like 30-40%. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 3:02pm)

just a mild warning that this exact same thing happened around 20 years ago, Govanhill became the hot new place, properties were going for way over asking, and then it massively slumped again when the area didn't really improve as hoped, 2008 hit, and I know several people who lost a fair bit when they sold up. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 3:26pm)

sounds to me like your problem is that you're only interested in the choice properties, which are always going to be the ones competed over. The folks with the real money who do the crazy high bids just want somewhere there can move straight into with no hassle. find one that needs a new bathroom, or has a slightly iffy close, or is a bit around the corner from the park rather than on it, and those folk aren't interested and you'll suddenly find the bids a lot more reasonable by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 3:30pm)

just pop a nose pivot to fakie and that'll shut them right up by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 3:46pm)

bottom line is to take your lender's stress test seriously - if interest rates went back up to 5+%, and the value of your place dropped by 20% due to an economic slowdown, how fucked would you be? If you're not comfortable with that position (i.e. if it implied you wouldn't be able to move for some years), then don't get yourself in that level of debt. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 4:13pm)

that's good then - I just worry sometimes when I hear people in your/our situation who mortgage themselves to the limit to get somewhere, and then have absolutely no space to breathe if they enter negative equity I lost quite a lot on my first house (as I bought just pre-credit crunch) but as the loan was low and not a problem, it still all worked out a lot cheaper than renting for the 9 years I was there, I just had to forgo the idea of making money out of it. On the other hand if I'd bought somewhere needing a lot more leverage I'd probably have been completely fucked and wouldn't have been able to sell up and move for work. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 4:38pm)

opposite Braeside St by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jun 2019 8:56pm)

Ignoring the valuation part, the rest of the home report is a great thing and makes the process soooooo much easier than down south. That is, of course, if the survey is done properly. I viewed one property (a semi) with a completely clean bill, and when I got there it was visibly subsiding - as in you could clearly see the whole building wasn't level - with a (not exaggerating) 6-inch wide crack in the brickwork running all the way from foundation to roof on both front and back. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jun 2019 11:41am)

although outside the cities, in some places (e.g. ayrshire, aberdeenshire) golf is also a working mans game by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jun 2019 2:59pm)

Most conspiracy theories at least have the attraction of being interesting by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jun 2019 3:04pm)

if you've got a driving licence, you can join the co-wheels car club and use one of their vans by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jun 2019 12:59pm)

four-way by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jun 2019 12:58pm)

You contact an allotment association and join a (very very long) waiting list. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/allotments by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jun 2019 9:28pm)

You can get a plot of land for (almost) free to grow vegetables on, and your first reaction is to be surprised and annoyed that it's quite popular? If you just want the stress relief, volunteer at a community garden, no waiting list required. by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jun 2019 11:16pm)

Happy 30th Grandma (as genuinely seen in deepest East Ayrshire) by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jun 2019 9:45am)

It's basically just a central stop for self-employed physios, so it really depends who you get. The guy I got there was good, but unfortunately he's just stopped working there to set up his own practice. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jun 2019 1:12pm)

well, worked for, not sure about the hard bit by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Jun 2019 2:28pm)

I'm also guessing that breathing that in would be the equivalent of spending a year stood on Union St by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Jun 2019 10:08am)

I think you should read and learn a little more about what's going on in Syria, if you think that's in any way a tasteful comparison by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Jun 2019 10:14am)

And it's in Queens Park on the 1st and 3rd by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jun 2019 10:19am)

the meat stalls are great, though, it's not just cheese and chutney - I regularly go just to buy a massive fuck-off chicken from the massive fuck-off chicken guy, or hogget from the ayrshire lamb guy, or just stock up on bacon and sausages from the puddledub stall. There's a decent fishmonger too, and good cheap eggs also, the Bellgrove organics veg stall sometimes has good things, it's just (obviously) very seasonal and they sell out of the prime stuff very fast so you have to get there early by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jun 2019 10:18am)

I ask for a chicken, he tries to give me one the size of an emu, I protest and ask for the one the size of a turkey. I then, as the only carnivore in my household, spend much of the next 3 days sweating meat juices. by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jun 2019 8:11pm)

Thirded, I did the same, sofa bed and all. When I realised that ditching a second bedroom would cost me £50-70k less and knock 5 or more years off the mortgage, I realised that actually having that space isn't really very important, as you just fill it with shite anyway. And it meant I could afford to live in a great location previously way out of my reach. Also, a lot of 2 beds these days are just converted 1 beds with the kitchen internalised, so you're not actually getting any additional floorspace for your money - the insanity that we value on number of bedrooms rather than total floor area like the rest of the world. And the added benefit of having less to clean, and a generally more efficient home as it makes you think about what you need rather than just accumulating crap. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jun 2019 3:05pm)

G20's kind of 2 extremes (divided by Maryhill Rd) without much of a happy medium by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jun 2019 3:11pm)

Part of it, though, is that every cunt wants to live in the middle of the city these days, like it's their god-given right not to have to commute. That's where all the housing pressure is coming from here, the fact that everyone in their 20s/30s wants to be where it's at rather than a train ride away. Flats in and around the centre, with the exception of proper shitey bits, have never been cheap. Get a mile or two out of town and things are much more 'affordable'. That's not really different to how it's always been. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jun 2019 3:19pm)

Also Thornwood/Whiteinch/Scotstoun are improving in a similar manner at the edge of the gentrifying wave by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jun 2019 3:23pm)

problem is that 99% of firhill is QCHA-owned social housing, there's very little available to buy- but yeah a good spot if you can find something and don't mind the social tenant lottery by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jun 2019 5:28pm)

The civil service and scottish government are also fairly big IT recruiters, and won't always list their positions with the main job sites, so worth keeping an eye on https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/ and http://www.work-for-scotland.org/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jun 2019 2:02pm)

was there friday and saturday - apparently friday was way more popular than expected and so they'd run out of about 3/4 of the beer by saturday. still plenty of good things to drink though, and followed it up with a massive curry, feeling pretty top today by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jun 2019 2:00pm)

A few years back when I was on crutches (with a non-weight-bearing injury, so chances of staying upright on an accelerating bus = nil) I hoped that the driver might wait for me to get to the disabled bit before setting off. Used to explicitly ask them to, as well. Did they fuck. Faceplanted so many times. by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jun 2019 3:13pm)

and after they're made homeless, I guess they magically disappear? by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jun 2019 9:45pm)

And in what way would making them homeless assist that? Wouldn't it make them harder to track down? by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jun 2019 10:19pm)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/we-need-to-look-after-our-own-first-say-people-who-would-never-help-anyone-20150907101741 by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jun 2019 12:12am)

wait, I thought impractical idealism was a lefty thing? by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jun 2019 12:19am)

> for a reason That the UK Home Office is a failed, kafka-esque and underresourced institution with arbitrary and unachievable immigration targets to meet? Barely a news day goes by these days without an asylum decision being reversed after the intervention of an MP into an incorrect decision. by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jun 2019 12:17am)

it becomes less effective the more you take, but don't take more than the recommended dose. It's potentially addictive if you take it for too long also you'll be backed up worse than the Clyde tunnel during Govan roadworks, get eating them bananas I recommend ibuprofen gel, it's amazing for that kind of injury by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jun 2019 11:13am)

I imagine that's probably close to the maximum sentence for assault and robbery - my guess is they pled guilty to that in order to avoid longer sentencing for e.g. kidnapping Sentencing statement isn't out yet, so should find out shortly by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jun 2019 4:58pm)

anyway, while we obviously disagree on what government policy on asylum seekers should be, hopefully we can at least agree that whatever that policy is, the Home Office are utterly useless at enacting it today's example: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jun/27/home-office-payout-trafficked-vietnamese-man-illegally-detained-five-months-mistaken-identity so in the Glasgow case, whatever the 'ideal' is (be it chucking them out of the country or allowing them time to complete the appeal their cases), it's pretty evident that the 'plan of action' has completely failed between the Home Office and Serco, and the end result of adding 300 unemployed homeless to Glasgow's streets is not what anyone of any political viewpoint wants to happen by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jun 2019 11:12am)

> no more pressing issues more than one person works at the council, so they are capable of doing more than one thing at a time > something that isn't for sale it may be shortly > money they don't have if the service can be run profitably, then the money can be borrowed or done under private/public partnership > we need better public transport and this has demonstrably achieved this in London and Edinburgh, and is currently being pursued by Manchester as well by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jun 2019 12:16pm)

Given the palaver over Nardinis I don't think that this will get planning permission. by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jun 2019 12:22pm)

dunno. I still go there about once a month and buy a few cds. I'm a weirdo that still buys cds though. by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jun 2019 5:46pm)

Most ticket inspectors won't enforce it but a few wanks do. by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Jun 2019 4:31pm)

seen those kids on motorbikes and quads a few times, they were out today again - a few weeks back the polis were chasing them on quads down by maryhill locks. Think they're only like 12/13 years old by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Jun 2019 6:52pm)

Plenty of places in the west end you can get a cut for £10-15 by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Jun 2019 7:26pm)

Like playing unreal tournament with the fov set to 110 by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Jun 2019 9:39pm)

Choose based on the course syllabus for what you want to study, not on the university as a whole. You have access to pretty much the same social stuff whichever you go to, no-one in the real world of employment cares about university standings, whereas what you actually study and how well it's taught is what's going to define your career and life afterwards. by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Jul 2019 3:01am)

Yeah, gothic revival universities are ten-a-penny in the UK, but not many universities do brutalist quite like Strathclyde. by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Jul 2019 3:06am)

Govan's no as bad as it used to be, but it's gonna take more than a bridge to fix inter-generational unemployment and poverty by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Jul 2019 4:15pm)

Yeah that place is scary (or at least when I was there 20 years ago) - I thought it would just be a tourist trap but it was packed with crackheads fighting Been to one in the Philippines that had bouncers armed with shotguns, but everyone was very well behaved there by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 12:17pm)

Wear whatever you want. I think the issue you're perceiving is just that the specific kind of casual sports attire you get in the US isn't so common here. Hoodies and trainers are common, slouching about in baggy shorts and basketball vests less so. Partly this is weather-related, but also because, in Glasgow, wearing local team kit is a way to bring unwanted attention to yourself. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 12:24pm)

After a walk all the way up Buchanan St, I'm going to stand for councillor on the following platform: Introduction of a new legally enforced code of behaviour for buskers: 1. All songs by Sheeran or Ezra banned outright 2. Average speed of a busking set to be a absolute minimum of 90bpm 3. Any reworking of a classic must be at least as upbeat as the original - no melancholy breath-ey covers of previously happy songs 4. There will be a published list of not-terrible-but-overplayed songs, and these will be on a strict quota with each to be played no more than twice daily across the entire city centre. The list shall initially include Hallelujah, Wonderwall and Valerie but will be monitored and updated weekly on a post nailed to City Chambers. Anyone found to be exceeding the quota will have their song lists restricted to Bee Gees covers for one week 5. Any busker who permits drunken neds to take over their microphone shall be permanently banned unless it can be shown it was under extreme duress The code is open to public consultation by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 12:40pm)

To be fair, this was Zamboanga in the late 90s when the MNLF were particularly active, so pretty much everything had armed guards! by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 4:14pm)

As beautiful a country as it is, I'm in no hurry to return, crazy place by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Jul 2019 4:31pm)

if you get the time, I highly recommend taking the wee ferry to Rousay and seeing all the neolithic tombs along the coast - unlike the sites on the mainland, as hardly anyone visits them they are just sitting there open and you are free to go right inside and explore indiana jones style and Midhowe chambered tomb / broch of Midhowe is as impressive as any of the mainland sites covered in cruise ship tourists by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Jul 2019 9:16am)

This is the case almost anywhere reasonably nice with tenements, none of which have dedicated parking what with being built before motor cars were really a thing. The average tenement close has around 10-15 adult occupants, and 2, maybe 3 parking spaces in front. Add in the folk who keep their weekend runaround permanently parked in front and you never get a spot. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Jul 2019 10:38am)

I'll take your word for it by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 11:26am)

Probably a silly question, but I'm thinking about buying a car which has NI (specifically Belfast) plates. Given some folk in this city find any reason to make anything a sectarian issue, is this a bad idea and likely to get keyed regularly? Or am I massively overthinking it? by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 11:30am)

this car is also blue. Arsebiscuits. by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jul 2019 2:06pm)

a few places claim it as their invention, Glasgow/Birmingham/London by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Jul 2019 3:47pm)

yesterday: clean windows, bask in unfettered sunlit glow today: find bastard seagull's shat all down it by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Jul 2019 10:38am)

> unless all governments, corporations and people worldwide get together Also known as the [UNFCCC](https://unfccc.int/). Responsible for the 1997 [Kyoto Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol) the 2012 Doha Agreement and now the 2015 [Paris Agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement) of which China is a full signatory. Is this a full solution to the issue? Of course not, but its been developing over the years and China is now a fully signed up member of that process. It's the US (possibly) pulling out that is the current problem. Also, remember that many governments are being pushed to action by the impacts of climate change and atmospheric pollution - many asian countries are taking strong action purely over air quality. Secondly, the amount by which our climate changes is defined by the cumulative amount of CO2 which ends up in our atmosphere, so any reduction by any countries of any size will have a quantifiable impact, so the idea that one country will achieve fuck all is in fact absolutely wrong - each country will have an impact in proportion to its carbon footprint, which is still (for example) double per capita in the US compared to China, and roughly equal in the EU vs China. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 12:19pm)

All summer there's been kids speeding up and down the Maryhill canal footpath on quads and dirt bikes at ridiculous speeds, past people walking and mums out pushing prams, it's been an accident waiting to happen I know the police have been taking some action but I hope this pushes them to more by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 1:11pm)

Have lived in 5 different west end tenements over about 15 years, have never seen a mouse by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 6:55pm)

Negatives -you get docked an day's wages every time you use the word 'punk' without written permission from the legal team -there are no actual jobs, everyone is just working unpaid trial shifts as part of the recruitment process by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 7:07pm)

Partick is a particularly noisy area (thanks to the sheer number of pubs along Dumbarton Rd). Hillhead varies but is generally noisy anywhere near Byres Rd (again pubs but also students). Kelvindale is nice and quiet but a bit of a distance away from things and is lacking in local amenities. Given that you're already talking some pricey areas, North Kelvinside might be a better balance - generally quiet but a short walk to the best bits of the west end, less studenty and more professionals. Similarly Hyndland/Broomhill are quiet and not too far away but they're very expensive areas. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 7:05pm)

I'm less familiar with the south side myself, but Shawlands and the surrounding areas will definitely fit your bill and your money will go a bit further than the West End - similarly areas that attract 20/30 something professionals, and lots of good pubs/restaurants around. Bear in mind that rentals in Scotland are now on a monthly basis (no minimum period or notice required any more) so you can just get a place to rent temporarily and then move when you find something better. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 9:04pm)

Yeah, just be aware the rental market here is a bit of a shitshow, particularly in the areas we've discussed - so I'd do your best to get something organised ahead of time, and like I said perhaps take what you can get initially with a view to finding something better when you have less pressure. Most of the rental pressure comes from students, though, so if you do look at 'posher' areas away from the unis, with higher rents, you'll probably have less issues. I personally recommend HAP lettings, they were really good to us when we were renting similar places to what you're looking for. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jul 2019 9:34pm)

Eviction (where the tenant refuses to leave) is a long and slow process, and could lead to losing a lot more than 2 monthly payments. Start the ball rolling and you can always cancel the process later if she reappears and you feel so inclined. by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Jul 2019 10:53pm)

You can test this by picking a product with which you've never had any previous interaction or fits your profile in any way, and then saying its name out loud repeatedly every so often over a few days. I don't know if it still works in the post-GDPR era, but in the brief period I had Facebook Messenger on my phone I tried this and was shocked at how quickly the targeted ads appeared. by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Jul 2019 10:30pm)

don't be an obtuse twat, you know exactly what for by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 5:56pm)

> I didn't know it was considered a slur Bullshit, even in the fucking playground 30 years ago we knew it was an offensive insult. by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Jul 2019 7:41pm)

Just drive in a straight line then by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jul 2019 5:40pm)

If we're going for hellscapes at the end of the earth, I think Stranraer has them all beat by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jul 2019 12:35pm)

[Street Performers: A Guide to Good Practice](http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3373) "Be considerate of your local businesses and homes and move on to another pitch at least 50 metres away after 1 hour. Not everybody’s taste in music is the same and most people do not want to hear the same style of music at the sameplace all day every day." Print it out, wrap it round a brick and throw it at him by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jul 2019 3:55pm)

Most likely both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Chinese by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jul 2019 7:52pm)

turns out it's an irish chain so must have been the Dublin wing of the CCP by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jul 2019 9:54pm)

aye, like when you stock up for christmas only to find you've drunk it all by dec 16th by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jul 2019 12:53pm)

With the warning that if you ever leave them you will receive approximately half a rainforest's worth of shit through your letterbox twice a week for the rest of time by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jul 2019 2:48pm)

Why would it not be? As long as you declare your interests then you can basically have whatever job you want. Bear in mind councillors get paid fuck all, so most have day jobs of some sort. What would not be allowed is, for example, having declared this interest, if the councillor were to stand on a council committee deciding on orange march applications. So you can have biased interests, as long as you openly declare them, and stand down from involvement in any council activities where there is a conflict of interest. The real question here is how the Labour Party are allowing him to remain a member - given that they are not bound by such strictures and can deselect as they see fit. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jul 2019 10:48pm)

The equivalent on your side of the pond would be "I'll spend most of the time in Toronto, but I'm staying in Hamilton" It's not the worst place in the world, but there's not much there for a visitor by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jul 2019 11:06pm)

I bought a decent second hand one from one of the shops down Ruthven Lane by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Jul 2019 7:31pm)

If you want to work as an engineer, you'll probably find that Strathclyde has better worldwide recognition than Glasgow within the field. by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jul 2019 11:57am)

someone that's sold (or is selling) another place by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jul 2019 3:21pm)

Technically interesting things: https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/titan-crane-p256371 http://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/017075-glasgow-central-station-tours/ https://www.seaforce.co.uk/?ID=rides_clyde (see the engineering of bridges and shipyards up close) https://culturenl.co.uk/summerlee/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jul 2019 7:31pm)

Sustrans to Greenock, then Old Largs Rd through Clyde Muirshiel, back via the other part of sustrans through Lochwinnoch by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Jul 2019 1:55pm)

1. It's a touristy place, and tourists bring money and pay additional tax. Keeping the place clean brings tourists, so it pays for itself. 2. Spanish minimum wage is substantially lower than the UK, so local administrations can afford more workers. 3. The recent Spanish governments have (broadly and simplistically) sought to preserve public services, as opposed to here where the past decade of Shitty Thatcherism has gouged money out of local authorities. GCC have slashed pretty much everything, it's not like they've been cutting money on this to spend more elsewhere. 4. It looks like you're in Catalonia, by far the richest and most prosperous area of Spain. We are in Glasgow, [one of the poorest areas of the UK](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42803881). 5. Sanitation is a massive priority anywhere hot, which in turn feeds into people's attitudes. by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Jul 2019 6:46pm)

The Costa Brava gets around 7 times as many visitors annually as Scotland does in total, for around half the population. And only about one fifth of visitors to Scotland spend any time in Glasgow. Villages like the one you've posted literally only exist because of tourism, they were just tiny fishing villages before Spanish package holidays became a thing. Tourism pays for everything there. (you'll have noticed the €2-ish added to your hotel bill for each day you're there) by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Jul 2019 11:09pm)

West Barbers on Mansfield Park. Again, towards the pricier end (I pay £22 for clipper cut and beard) but they take their time, super friendly, price includes a drink, and never had a bad cut. Always a wait though, very popular At the cheaper end Marmaris on Dumbarton Rd is a reliable turkish place by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Aug 2019 9:11pm)

Fun fact: you can see some of the old double-decker Glasgow Corporation trams running round the streets of Hong Kong (in different livery now of course), because that's where they were sold off after we ditched them. by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Aug 2019 3:39pm)

James Allen in Hyndland not poncy, overpriced and pretentious like you might expect for the area, just a good decent scottish butchers that does a stonking pork pie by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Aug 2019 3:42pm)

> the University *twitches* by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Aug 2019 7:30pm)

no worries, just referring to the fact that there's 3/4 universities in/around Glasgow, so people associated with the others tend to get a bit uppity when you refer to Caledonian as 'the' University. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Aug 2019 7:52pm)

I thought the lunch deal sign was gone now? by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Aug 2019 12:29pm)

The new trains have improved things a lot (just by having extra seats) but it's still a lot of wasted time each day and a fuckload of money. It's doable for the short to medium term but I don't know anyone that's stuck with it for more than a year or so before just moving to Edinburgh or somewhere in between. I did know someone that, because of the wifi, was able to get part of his commuting time counted as working hours (i.e. he dealt with email etc on the train) which worked pretty nicely. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Aug 2019 7:48pm)

Learn to play Wonderwall by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 10:37am)

Everywhere in Greater Glasgow near a tube station or train station is within 20-25 minutes of the city centre. Despite what people often say on this subreddit transport links are pretty good here. There's really no good reason to live in the city centre, there's not much residential property and it's mostly noisy and a pain in the arse. > I am looking for a 2 bed, master en-suite. This might be tricky to find, as the vast majority of flats are tenements which were built before en-suite (and if Victorian, non-outside) was a thing. Even in new builds I think that's going to be hard to find. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a 2 bed flat with 2 bathrooms anywhere in my life. by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 11:29am)

remember lets here are now done month-to-month so you can just find somewhere to tide you over (particularly as it's the worst time of year to be looking) and then find somewhere better/longer-term later by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 11:31am)

They must have passed me by as I've never been looking for them. I guess it makes sense for places built as flatshares. by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 1:13pm)

not a building, but the flagpole in Ruchill Park is one of the highest points in the city with a clear view by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 3:12pm)

I've seen the same on GWR by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Aug 2019 7:37pm)

I would like to formally apologise to everyone for buying a tent yesterday. by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Aug 2019 11:30am)

I accidentally bought 2 pints of IPA at Inn Deep for £20 thinking it was £5 a pint when it was £5 for a half. I mean, ok if it was some kind of belgian 10% trippel meant to be drunk in thirds or something, but it was just a shitey 4% not-particularly-good ale from a wanky north london brewery. Also, bit shitey of their staff not to confirm that I did actually mean to pay £10 a pint before pouring. by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Aug 2019 6:08pm)

> rarities None of the standard ingredients of beer are rare or expensive. The only value added is in an extended brewing process and additives...so fair enough if you're making some kind of complex wild/sour/flavoured/aged beer or (like I say) Belgian-style Trippel, but those kind of beers are not generally served in pints. £10 for a pint of 4% IPA is fucking ridiculous, no matter who made it and how many fairy farts they wafted through it. And any decent craft beer pub would confirm the crazy price on a tenner pint given the mistake is easy to make in a country that generally serves beer in pints. by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Aug 2019 12:36am)

Some call centre jobs are actually alright through - generally if you're handling inbound calls for big companies (not outsourced) it's a lot better than cold-calling/sales. I worked at BT for a while and it wasn't stressful at all, as long as you hit your targets, which were quite easy by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Aug 2019 2:58pm)

https://www.cwu.org/ I was a member when I worked in the BT call centre, they were useless though by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Aug 2019 2:56pm)

I don't think I've had a Scottish note refused anywhere in England since about 2003 by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Aug 2019 5:08pm)

Don't feel too bad, it's probably the hardest course to get onto at any of the universities in Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Aug 2019 11:14pm)

Reid Timber in Bridgeton is an Aladdin's Cave of woody wonder by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Aug 2019 12:35am)

I saw the other day that a single pack is 10 (as it's been a while), but now a 'double' pack is 18 DOUBLE 10 IS 20 YOU CUNTS by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Aug 2019 6:46pm)

Be careful, zero to 10k in a few weeks is a very easy way to do yourself an injury. Ramp up the distance slowly. by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Aug 2019 1:10pm)

Due to it previously being a British colony, Singapore uses our British 'type G' power sockets. No adaptors needed. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 12:24pm)

Got ours in the West End for 9% over HR. Another one we bid 4% over and the winning bid was 5%. It's not all crazy. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 2:19pm)

As with every time this comes up, it depends to a huge extent on what HR number was invented. Some are ridiculously low and some are quite reasonable reflections of value. HR values are not iron-cast objective statements of value, and they reflect the risk-adverse nature of lenders rather than desirability in the current market. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 2:22pm)

There's a middle ground somewhere between West End private lets and social housing, I'm sure by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 7:43pm)

> Obviously that was decades ago Right to Buy only ended in Scotland in 2016, and is still in place in England and Wales. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 7:42pm)

Heads Up, there's buskers on Buchanan St and jakies at the Four Corners by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Aug 2019 8:50pm)

I can hear it loud and clear from Maryhill Rd by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Aug 2019 10:15pm)

one thing I was told (not a solicitor, so take with a pinch of salt) is that surveyors can land themselves in trouble if they overvalue, because then the mortgage lender can overlend compared to the actual value they can recoup if they have to repossess, and I think there may have been legal cases to this effect. This highly incentivises surveyors to be conservative and undervalue, and so is the reason why HR values are seen as a kind of 'minimum' actual market value. If zoopla/rightmove etc have recent sale values for similar properties in the same street, this is a much better guide to market value by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Aug 2019 10:23pm)

They often have guitars in the window of the Barnados in the Merchant City by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Aug 2019 1:10pm)

Cunts who don't skoosh up to fit 4-in-a-bay. Stand up if you don't want to get friendly by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Aug 2019 7:01pm)

I'm not sure they were taught to write > became on unwell > Emergency service attended > Police are not treating as suspicious > station was packed with police also, isn't Westerton Station, in, like, Westerton, not Bearsden? by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Aug 2019 9:28pm)

perceiving chemical smells are one of the potential signs of a stroke I have no idea what you can do with this information, mind by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:48pm)

they can have a wide range of impacts, and can go undiagnosed if relatively mild. I'm not a medical professional, but just postulating that a change in behaviour accompanied by sensory symptoms in someone of working age (i.e. not a typical dementia case) this might be an explanation by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Aug 2019 3:52pm)

I'd get advice from your solicitor on this - if you've had contact with the council and/or police on this issue then you might be required to declare it to the buyer before completion. As it's going to be pretty evident to the buyer that there is an issue as soon as they move in, you can't just feign ignorance and hope nobody mentions anything, as you may end up having the sale reverted and having to pay costs, putting you in a worse situation than before. by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 12:31am)

Not the case of problem neighbours specifically, but I know of it as an issue because when I sold my last house the buyer did try to sue me for something they thought I should have declared - in the end I was in the clear (their solicitor was trying to shift blame for their own incompetence), but it made me aware that essentially anything which has had correspondence associated with it might need to be declared to a buyer. In my case it was the absence of correspondence which cleared me (i.e. I could plausibly deny knowledge). I'm not saying this as definitive, just something you should probably get advice on. by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 2:52pm)

my recommendation for dealing with the dark is to find an active hobby/sport that you can do year-round, and stick with it even on the cold wet nights where you just want to curl up on the sofa. i'm a keen runner, and although it feels insane pulling on the thermals to head out into the winter gloom, it does so much to fight off the murk. of course, the flip side is that, if you've got a nice warm flat, curling up all toasty in the midwinter is a joy those from more moderate climes will not know by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Aug 2019 10:09pm)

People change jobs all the time. This is entirely normal and you're not letting anyone down by leaving. As for 'hurting your chances of getting employed elsewhere' employers generally don't give negative references as it can open them to legal liabilities. The worst case is that they give you a 'basic' reference which just confirms that you worked for them in a certain position between certain dates, which is really all that any new employer is looking for anyway. Life is too short to waste on crap employers, they'll get on without you, you owe them nothing, and no job is worth your mental health. by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Aug 2019 4:13pm)

"Meat" by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Aug 2019 4:17pm)

at least with streetview the horizon is level by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:09pm)

2nd and 3rd series were good, 4th started getting very silly, and now with the 5th it's definitely jumped the shark by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:07pm)

Parkruns need quite a critical mass to survive, because the ratio of volunteers to runners is very low. The Ruchill parkrun just about survives week to week, and is always short of volunteers, yet usually gets 100+ runners. by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:05pm)

> Is 5G Wifi actually safe yes, as are all radio waves, what with just being radio waves I mean, Clyde FM might be bad for your health, but otherwise you're sound by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:11pm)

I would contact some agencies and see if they can cater to your situation - I think it might depend on your budget. What most people do is AirBnB for a couple of weeks. May is a good time to be looking as loads of students will be graduating, so it shouldn't take more than a few days to find something. by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:23pm)

I don't know the details but Apple has some kind of preferred status with the Scottish Government which means that it provides kit for a lower charge to educational establishments in return for being the default choice. If you're a teacher or student or work at a university you get something like 20% off personal purchases off Apple kit because of this (although few people seem to be aware of this) by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 4:20pm)

we looked at a few of them, and while the flats are fairly nice and seem sound, the sellers did seem to be optimistically wanting full-on west end prices for what is definitely still a bit of a rough area what mainly put us off was that the flats really don't seem very secure in design, and look very easy to break into from the open close by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Aug 2019 11:56pm)

dinghy down the Kelvin by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Aug 2019 3:25pm)

Congratulations on your €9! I hope you enjoy your €8, don't spend all €6 at once. by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Aug 2019 4:00pm)

cool, never knew I lived round the corner from Methadone Mick by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Aug 2019 7:11pm)

if IndyRef2 passes I propose we lob this one into the North Sea by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Aug 2019 7:56pm)

Christ almighty that post history by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Aug 2019 1:06am)

genuine question. I was born in England but my family moved here before I was able to form conscious memories. I have lived in Scotland for nearly 40 years, have never lived in England and never worked or paid tax anywhere but Scotland. Do you think I should I get a vote in IndyRef 2? Or is place of birth the only thing that matters? If so, why? by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Aug 2019 12:30pm)

my curiosity was piqued by the weirdness of the post by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Aug 2019 5:04pm)

if you find somewhere, let me know - last place I tried gave me back a fucking boomerang by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Aug 2019 10:21pm)

I dealt with this when I was moving between council area, I sent them (the not-GCC council) photos of empty rooms to prove it was unfurnished. I put a newspaper in the shot for date proof. They accepted this alongside my showing them the council tax I was paying in Glasgow. by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Aug 2019 4:38pm)

Can't you dispatch a winged minion to find one? Or assume the form of an evil squirrel? by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Aug 2019 4:40pm)

Sounds like the sort of thing an evil squirrel would say by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Aug 2019 7:44pm)

I think you've got the wrong stereotype - today is a middle-class quinoa-huffing protest by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Aug 2019 2:44pm)

I think you've got the wrong stereotype - today is a middle-class quinoa-huffing protest by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Aug 2019 3:29pm)

Yeah, there's a whole family that I think has a den somewhere off South Woodside Rd by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Aug 2019 3:31pm)

Well, there's plenty of successful cafes around, so it's clearly not mad. But some key issues: 1. planning restrictions on the proportion of food-serving places in key areas. You can't just open a cafe anywhere. For example, to open a cafe anywhere near Byres Rd you can only move into a premises already operating as one - this is why the Nardinis had to close, as it was refused permission to use those premises to serve food. 2. you don't make money selling coffee - I don't know exactly, but I believe the margin on a typical cup of take-away coffee is about 10 or 20p, so to have a viable business that can afford a £10k machine and staff to run it you either have to serve a LOT of coffee (think mainstream chains or Tinderbox with continuous service) or make the money on your food. 3. Commercial landlords often don't care if the businesses they host are commercially viable, if they know someone else will take over. So you may find in many places that seem great for a cafe the rent is fundamentally too high to make the business profitable. So basically, cafes are a sensible business if they're in the right place and selling the right stuff, but almost anywhere that is the right place for a viable business with sufficient footfall will already have a cafe in it. So you need to have a business plan and funding set up to be ready to pounce as soon as suitable premises appear, with a clear picture of what rents are going to be viable. The first step is to go along to Business Gateway - they'll help you start to construct a business plan. If you attend one of their (free) workshops it'll also give you an idea of how many people are trying to open cafes! by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Aug 2019 6:42pm)

It was just a number I pulled from my arse, but you clearly see places pop up now and then that are just a justification for the owner to indulge their desire to own a La Marzocco or something of that ilk, that then disappear again just as quickly when it's apparent just how many espressos you need to sell per day to justify its purchase. So, yes, absolutely. by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Aug 2019 9:03pm)

That fact of the day isn't true, Glasgow has always had electric lighting by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Sep 2019 2:49pm)

https://www.eviedale-cottages.co.uk/bistro amazing cake, too - looks like they've diversified into pizza and reduced their opening hours since I was there by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 12:44am)

if all your stuff got stolen/flooded/burned could you afford to replace the important stuff? if not, get insurance. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 3:35pm)

I've got a manual licence and, while it's nice to know I can go manual if I need to, my 1st car was an auto and I've never owned or wanted to drive manual since. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 3:43pm)

got the week off, only for the weather to be absolute shite and workmen appearing at 8am with circular saws and nailguns to do my neighbour's floor and windows 5 days in the Three Judges it is, then by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Sep 2019 5:10pm)

Ali's in Partick. I'm not sure there's Kurdish on the menu, but I'm sure he'd have a go if you asked by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Sep 2019 12:27am)

true, but I'm guessing that someone who's got to their mid-30s without a licence isn't doing anything like that work-wise by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Sep 2019 11:34am)

I'd ask why, but I can guess. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Sep 2019 11:35pm)

He must have set the record for longest-lived food business on Mansfield Park by some years by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Sep 2019 1:08am)

I'm guessing if you spend 8 hours repeatedly driving a 20-minute circle of underground tunnel you do start to lose track of where you are by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Sep 2019 11:26am)

Get the tube every day, first heard him about 2 months ago I think tbh it's funny the first hundred times by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Sep 2019 11:25am)

About £1k, not £100k https://www.google.com/search?q=defibrillator&tbm=shop by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Sep 2019 12:00am)

I also make kimchi and normally buy my gochugaru / gochujang from there, fairly reasonable price by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Sep 2019 12:13am)

Teppanyaki restaurants were overpriced and shit when they were trendy US imports 10 years ago, let alone now. If I wanted food thrown at my face I'd just tell the wife what I really think of her bolognese by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Sep 2019 10:51pm)

> nation hamster council the wheels of justice by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Sep 2019 1:37pm)

It's a massive american chain, I'm sure they'll manage by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Sep 2019 1:35pm)

Undiagnosed nervous breakdowns - it often seems to be middle-aged men on the wrong side of a divorce/custody battle/redundancy, and this acts as a distraction from the remnants of their life. by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Sep 2019 9:01pm)

is that Jolly Boy John by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Sep 2019 9:09pm)

it's in Kelvinbridge, but for some reason not very popular on this subreddit I personally love it, best katsu by far in glasgow, really good sushi and great teppanyaki. Really friendly and fast service too I think the reason some folk don't like it is that the noodle dishes aren't anything special, which is what most people go for by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Sep 2019 6:08pm)

I'm too old to know any of those, but since when did band names become so boring? Last time I heard a list of influences it sounded like a piss-take. They haven't even got any punctuation marks! by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 6:35pm)

They're already starting to get banned elsewhere https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/06/paris-taking-steps-to-crack-down-on-electric-scooter-providers by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 6:43pm)

We have the same ones as everywhere else in the UK. For the sweet spot between value and quality, personally I think Morrisons is pretty good. by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 6:59pm)

This is, frankly, pretty fucking massive, both in terms of international profile and the extent to which the city will be disrupted and closed down. The entire city centre will be on lockdown for the duration, but it will also bring in a *lot* of money. by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 7:08pm)

exact dates to be confirmed, but meant to be 9th-19th November but yeah, absolutely, there's going to be massive demand for short lets by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 7:43pm)

more like Irvine Asda. by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Sep 2019 7:50pm)

The UK as the host country puts on the conference, which is free for delegates. So the UK taxpayer will pick up the bill for running the conference, establishing the security zone around the SECC, etc. Additional costs (transport upgrades, policing) are likely to be covered similarly by the UK and Scottish governments. Delegates (or rather the governments/NGOs they represent) pay their own costs in terms of transport, accommodation etc. In return, the host country and city get huge exposure, and 10 days of 10,000 VIPs from across the world spending huge sums of money. Every hotel and food business is going to make an absolute mint, and I will personally be in Barbados with the AirBnB proceeds. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Sep 2019 6:48pm)

Everyone does do it all the time - cities are continuously competing to host international events. > not counting the exposure of course I repeat again, we're not talking about 10,000 random conference-goers, we're talking about senior civil servants, politicians and actual heads of state from all 196 countries on this planet, with approximately 4,000 press attendees and then double that with NGO attendees. Glasgow is going to have its name on the front page of every newspaper in the world for a week. Yes, you can't quantify it exactly. But it is, quite literally, THE biggest conference anyone in the world can host. There is no question it is net positive. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Sep 2019 7:54pm)

If a government official takes a plane that emits 1 ton of CO2 to sign an agreement which reduces emissions by 10 million tonnes of CO2, then I think that might have a positive impact overall. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Sep 2019 8:01pm)

The fact is that the way the UNFCCC works is that the vast majority of work is conducted the way you suggest - remotely via teleconferencing. The COP is the occasional get-together where, after all the intervening years of preparatory work, those same governmental representatives hammer out the final details and finally (hopefully) sign up to what they've been preparing legally for years. The fact is, that the final stages of any COP are highly complex wheeling and dealing between nation states carrying out bespoke and improvised negotiations right down to the final wire. These 10 days are literally 24/7 random unscheduled meetings to get the final deal over the line. A COP just cannot be done remotely, but it is based on years of remote preparation. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Sep 2019 8:54pm)

The window seats at the Three Judges, where you can watch everyone being all busy at Partick Cross, and they can all see you sitting with your pint like a smug bastard by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Sep 2019 12:19pm)

It's only a 1 day event now, though? Looks like they've given themselves a bit less to deal with by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Sep 2019 8:52pm)

Cost-effective compared to an internal combustion engine? No, of course not, otherwise we wouldn't have a transport emissions problem. Cost-effective compared to other zero-carbon options, such as EVs? Yes, potentially, for large vehicles such as this, because of the size of battery that would be required. It does, of course, depend on the source of the hydrogen and the economy of scale. Bear in mind this is a hybrid system, so the main intention is to offset idling emissions in residential areas (so is not just about the carbon). by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Sep 2019 4:42pm)

I guess that's the students back, then by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Sep 2019 12:28pm)

Bear in mind as well that very, very few people actually finish their PhD within their 3/4 years of funding, so it's likely to be 2 more years *minimum*. by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Sep 2019 12:32pm)

Firhill might tick your boxes, can find tenement 1-beds for around that, about 30 min walk to Queen St, big new shiny medical centre just opened on Garscube Rd, Ruchill Park/Kelvin Walkway for the dog, generally pretty quiet. Bits of Dennistoun might also be an option, though Duke St is sort of Glasgow's equivalent of Leith Walk. I think otherwise your combo of price and distance is going to limit you to some pretty shitty areas - if somewhere that close to the centre is that cheap, it's not going to be much of an improvement on Leith. If you were to widen your 30 minute walk requirement (i.e. take advantage of local rail and subway to get to Queen St) your options would be much greater. by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Sep 2019 2:56pm)

check out /u/twistedLucidity 's recommendations for the south side area around Queens Park - it's a bit further away, but it's an area with its own centre of gravity (pubs, restaurants etc) so you'd have plenty going on locally while also having an easy train ride into town. Similarly, while your budget isn't going to get you anything in the west end, you could go for one of the surrounding areas to the north and west (such as anniesland or maryhill) which are walking distance to the west end's facilities while also having good transport links to the city centre. You might also *just about* be able to find something in Partick/Thornwood for that price, which is in the west end and very well connected into town. by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Sep 2019 6:03pm)

idle rich problems, I guess by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Sep 2019 7:48pm)

it opened in July by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Sep 2019 12:03pm)

just remember that the market here is like Edinburgh's in that when you're looking at the 'offers over' price you can add 10% to get the actual valuation, and then if you're looking at the west end (and anywhere else reasonably nice) add another 10% to get the actual amount you'll need to make an offer with a chance of winning. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Sep 2019 12:06pm)

I've been able to work from home the odd day recently, and I never realised just how many chuggers, cultists and chancers do the rounds of people's doors on weekdays by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Sep 2019 2:14pm)

This all looks pretty obvious to me £125.83 is your share of the building insurance for the period up to 14/05/2020. £126.62 is your factor's fees for the quarter - called a 'handover' adjustment because the previous owner already paid up until 11/11/2019, so they're basically refunding him this amount. £100 is the one-off float you will never pay again and should be refunded to you when you leave. So it sounds like you're being charged: annually for insurance, with the annual payment being about £160, with the next payment due in May 2020 quarterly for factors fees, with the quarterly payment being about £130, with the next invoice due in November 2019 So on average you're paying about £45/month for factoring and insurance, which is fairly typical for Glasgow but towards the higher end of the range. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Sep 2019 10:48pm)

[Partnership Flooring](https://partnershipflooring.co.uk/) on Maryhill Rd sorted our place really well, would recommend by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Sep 2019 11:41pm)

In a complex case which can be viewed in many different ways, I can't say 'Serco might make slightly less profit this year' stands out as the most important issue facing our society. > asylum applications should only be made from outside the country How the fuck would that work? Here you go, political opponent of a dictator with an execution warrant out for your head, please stay at your known address in your home country while we take 6-9 months to process your application. We recommend not answering your front door in the interim. I am afraid we cannot offer compensation for any family members lynched during the application process. Your call is important to us. While you're at it, any other parts of the Decalaration of Human Rights you think we should ignore? by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 1:10am)

I remember it because one of the attacks happened on the Kelvin Walkway just below Queen Margaret Drive, where I was living at the time. For a good wee while I and others didn't walk alone at night. No, I don't remember anyone being caught - if I remember there were a few attacks in short succession then they stopped. There was shitloads of rumour, and never quite clear if it was random or not. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 1:16am)

> it would be to the detriment of our own citizens some of whom were, once, asylum seekers. And who subsequently benefit our economy by being productive members of our society... > fewer hospital staff ...such as the Iraqi and Syrian doctors recruited by NHS Scotland via the asylum bridging scheme. It's not a zero-sum game, and - as asylum seekers tend to be politically oppressed - they are often very skilled and educated. And aside from whether you personally think it's a waste of money to save people from prison and death, we are an international signatory to several binding treaties which make it a legal requirement that we accept our proportionate share of EU asylum seekers - this is not something we can unilaterally decide not to do. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 3:31am)

tHe PoLiCe ArE sJwS wHaT aBoUt ReAl CrImEs by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 11:23am)

First one, the rest just sounds like alchies trying to say it by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 11:25am)

Petty street crime doesn't really happen here, you can treat it like Germany. There was a recent spate of people getting their money grabbed when they used cashpoints in the city centre, so maybe watch out for that, but that seems to have stopped now. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 12:47pm)

Also commercial real estate is still relatively cheap compared to other UK cities, with lots of incentives to set up in the financial district by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 3:43pm)

You can actually buy castles surprisingly cheap, as they're massive money pits, you're highly restricted in what you can do with them, and you're taking on huge legal responsibilities for their care. Usually the cost is really just the value of the estate, as the building has a negative net value. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 3:40pm)

Is there a curry house that *isn't* award-winning? by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Sep 2019 7:29pm)

hey, our mountains are great by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 2:11am)

thought you were criticising Scotland generally rather than just Glasgow. I live here because I love mountaineering and spend most of my weekends camping and climbing by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 2:35am)

the correct answer but sadly doesn't fit with everyone's desire to be oppressed by a higher education conspiracy by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 3:34pm)

This is a common conspiracy theory, but the true answer is that the course organisers will do everything humanly possible to take all of 1, 2 and 3, which is why you often see conversion masters' courses with a student intake well in excess of actual departmental teaching capacity. And, as others have pointed out, 1 is protected and regulated - you can only take 3 in addition to 1, not instead of it. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 3:31pm)

Might be useful to mention which subject? by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 9:21pm)

Kelvin walkway or Maryhill/Clyde and Forth Canal by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Sep 2019 9:26pm)

hence the 'strike' bit by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Sep 2019 12:30pm)

those pigeons won't shout at themselves by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Sep 2019 12:37pm)

Charcoals on Renfield St (not the rip off 'tapas' place on Argyle St) isn't bad Rishis Indian Aroma on Bath St is the place to go for dosas by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Sep 2019 1:40pm)

How Late It Was How Late by James Kelman Lanark by Alasdair Gray The Crow Road by Iain Banks A big boy did it and ran away by Christopher Brookmyre by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Sep 2019 11:15am)

but the worst is when you bump into someone you know as you get on, get 5 seconds into a conversation, then have to sit there together in silence for 2 minutes, continue the conversation for another 10 seconds, repeat until one of you gets off by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Sep 2019 7:35pm)

we were so poor, we couldn't afford placards and had to pretend to hold them up instead by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 10:29am)

Either you believe that all people are equal at birth or you don't. Ceremonial or not, the existence of a monarchy opposes everything that was established by the enlightenment. That and, you know, Prince Andrew. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 11:04am)

I'm not sure, but it looks like a breeding pair so there might be a nest nearby by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 4:35pm)

> as every owner is looking for a whole year starting from September Since 2017, by law leases have no minimum/maximum period, and run month-to-month. The owner can look for whatever they want, but they can't legally tie you to it. Just tell them what they want to hear, sign the lease, then give notice after 4 months. https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord/the_private_residential_tenancy Private rentals can be tricky if you don't have a UK guarantor, though. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 6:13pm)

not many in glasgow since they've been banned from flats with a shared close https://www.mshblegal.com/news/is-it-an-early-bed-for-glasgow-s-airbnb-scene.html by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 10:54pm)

Treat their staff like shit - to the point of proven illegality - and as a result almost all of their places have the atmosphere of pissed-off staff. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Sep 2019 11:04pm)

alternative reason people might not like Paesano: they order too many toppings. Neapolitan pizzas are at their best with one maaaaybe two toppings, never more. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Sep 2019 2:37pm)

it's only overrated if you don't rate pizza, given that it's quite literally perfect Neapolitan pizza. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Sep 2019 2:40pm)

In case you're not aware, you can look up the MOT history of any car by its licence plate. https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Sep 2019 3:16pm)

Although you can get bargains at dealers too - if there's something they can't shift and just want it off the forecourt. Just filter on autotrader for low priced options. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Sep 2019 3:15pm)

maybe, but that's personal preference rather than an assessment of the restaurant. you might not like to listen to Miles Davis because you're not that into jazz, but that doesn't mean he's over-rated as a musician. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Sep 2019 3:51pm)

China Blue on Renfield St looks like a generic chinese, but is actually Sichuan - look through the menu and they have some great sichuan cuisine. They also have sichuan specials written in Mandarin, but are friendly and will help with letting you know what's on offer Source: have friend originally from Chengdu, asked him to take me somewhere for good sichuan food, that's where he took me by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Sep 2019 1:57am)

I'm not laughing by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Sep 2019 9:09pm)

she was convicted, so clearly the same rule by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Sep 2019 12:01pm)

Tiso by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Sep 2019 4:19pm)

Most of the places on the railway line between are ok, just a bit...boring. Falkirk, Livingston, Linlithgow. Might be worth visiting them to see, schools are alright. Doing the whole commute one way will be a bitch (you need to consider end-to-end, especially if the Edinburgh Uni job isn't in the city centre) but is doable. Also expensive. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Sep 2019 12:42pm)

tenner says nobody moaning here actually bothers to respond to the consultation fill it in when it comes out people, that's how this stuff happens by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Oct 2019 7:30pm)

you get them on Byres Rd and GWR now. Got hassled by chuggers yesterday just outside The Cave, ffs by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Oct 2019 7:52pm)

Then we know the student accommodation developers have really upped their game by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 1:18pm)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/30/last-flight-of-the-vulcan-bomber-review-my-innards-were-moving-inside-me > Wg Cmdr Peter West remembers getting the call in October 1962, with just enough time to issue instructions to his wife. “I’m dashing off,” he told her. “It’s obviously got to do with this wretched Cuban business. If you hear us take off, I want you to get the kids in the car and then drive up to your brother in the Isle of Skye. You should be OK there.” by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 1:17pm)

both circles now running by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 4:26pm)

general rule is that you can film your own private property but not public space or people going about their personal business, and the close counts as the latter So you can have a camera outside your door, but only if it's facing inwards towards your door and nobody walking past your door would be captured by it. (if there was actual cause to monitor the close, such as repeated break-ins, then you can film, but you would need to officially notify all your neighbours and put up signage) In reality, though, this isn't really enforced - one of my downstairs neighbours has a wee camera pointing into the close cos he's had problems with folk visiting the guy next door who sells weed. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 4:39pm)

> There's absolutely no law against filming in public space. You're talking about one-off taking of photos and filming, which is a different activity to continual monitoring via CCTV. The use of CCTV is covered by the ICO and the relevant law is the Data Protection Act 1998. The relevant case in Scotland, from Edinburgh last year, is https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=ecb629a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7 by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Oct 2019 5:33pm)

well, they can't refuse service on the basis of race, gender or disability, so not quite whatever they like. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Oct 2019 2:28pm)

should just go to minor injuries unit, get seen quick by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Oct 2019 2:32pm)

Access to the mountains and wilds at weekends - basically the northernmost place in the UK that has decent stuff going on. by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Oct 2019 10:33am)

or they want to retain the option of using the place themselves- some people have jobs which require being in 2 different places, so they own 2 and airbnb each when they're in the other by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Oct 2019 5:22pm)

Just to be specific, everybody is subject to data protection laws, but Section 36 of the DPA exempts personal use of data, which is I think what you're referring to (and what I mean above by the exemption): > 36 Personal data processed by an individual only for the purposes of that individual’s personal, family, or household affairs (including recreational purposes) are exempt from the data protection principles and the provisions of Parts II and III. The test cases have established that using CCTV and capturing images that relate to other people's activities unconnected to your household - that is, your neighbours going about their private business - does not meet this exemption. You can film people coming to your door, you cannot film people going past your door (without meeting the requirements of the DPA). by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Oct 2019 9:49pm)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=najMxMa6RaA by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Oct 2019 1:27pm)

While they lack the variety, there's still some awesome regional crisps to be had - for example, the dill crisps found across Scandinavia, as well as paprika being very common around the continent (not so exciting now it's to be found over here), and the frankly awesome tomato and garlic flavour around the mediterranean. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Oct 2019 1:38pm)

Just back from Newcastle and our luxury student flat problem is nothing compared to theirs. Literally the entire city centre is cheaply-clad multicoloured day-release cubes. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Oct 2019 11:36am)

he seems to have confused 'having a trademark style' with 'only doing the one picture' by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Oct 2019 4:38pm)

https://reglasgow.com/construction-to-start-on-19-storey-city-centre-student-block/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Oct 2019 4:40pm)

on the other hand, I find it very unlikely someone can fly a drone out of Kelvingrove Park and meet all those stipulations. Dunno how zoomed in the picture is, but there's a very small zone of the park that's 150m from buildings, and unless this is taken at first dawn you aint going to be 50m from people at all times. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 2:08pm)

The ongoing subway upgrade is costing around £290m, and the M8/M73/M74 upgrades are in total £1.4bn. And that's just the first two things I thought of. edit: and Queen St Station is >£100m, and Central had a pretty major refurb in the last decade by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 7:11pm)

The subway extension is costed at somewhere in the region of £2.5bn. That's about £5000 for each and every person in the city, not taking into account that even when upgraded it still wouldn't serve everybody. Probably more like £20k per actual user. So, no, it's not a clear case that it would pay for itself, and the same money would go a lot further in other transport options. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 9:41pm)

this thread seems to be mostly people entirely unaware that they're living in one of the most rapidly redeveloping cities in the UK. Like, there's a reason half the city is a building site right now by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 10:34pm)

Fair enough if you moved here in the past few years, but most people noticed when a huge part of Eglinton and the Gorbals was almost completely demolished to make way for the M74. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 10:31pm)

Also a lot of projects receive EU Regional Development Funding. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 10:35pm)

No, it's the ongoing station upgrades, the smart card system, and shortly the new trains. Also includes the major tunnel repairs that happened a few years ago, I think (there was a tunnel 'collapse' between Cowcaddens and St Georges Cross which nearly meant the whole system being closed for a couple of years). by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Oct 2019 11:49pm)

it's not by choice, it's a general shortage of rolling stock by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Oct 2019 3:42pm)

Got absolutely drenched on Maryhill Rd this morning by a bellend in an SUV steering through a flooded part of the bus lane at full pelt. Like, proper head-to-toe tsunami. Saw him stopped at a junction ahead, so started running toward him (just planning to chap the window and get an apology, I'm pretty sure it was unintentional). I'm not at all scary, but I guess I might look a bit different 6'4" in my gym kit and coming up in the rearview like an angry wringing T1000. Anyway, he jumped the red and crossed 2 lanes to get away :D Now to deal with the 7 different respiratory infections that lurk in Maryhill drain water by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Oct 2019 1:03pm)

>if you suspect harmful motives *dingdingdingdingdingding* by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Oct 2019 1:17pm)

Who said anything about ulterior motives? Your openly stated motives - trying to track down someone who has no desire to be in touch with you - are explicitly sinister. Normal people do not 'hunt' others like you are. Normal people do not make significant decisions like you have without the clear acceptance and consent of those it affects. Normal people accept and move on from rejection. Go home and seek counselling. by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Oct 2019 2:42pm)

built like a stick of celery tho by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Oct 2019 10:38pm)

From 5k to 42k in 6 months? Good luck! Seriously though, that's really ambitious - you need to be right into your programme now, running 3/4 times a week, as you're almost certainly going to lose training time with winter weather and the almost inevitable injury that comes with ramping up so fast. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Oct 2019 1:04pm)

Also remember you're going to have to be very careful not to overtrain....the rule is never to increase your mileage by more than 10% each week to avoid injury. If you start at 5k and increase 10% each week, you get to marathon distance about 2 weeks before the event, which is the amount of time you should be tapering. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Oct 2019 3:51pm)

You're trying to find a student-level rental at the start of the academic year in an area right next to a university with a shortage of student housing. Either look elsewhere or wait a bit for demand to drop. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Oct 2019 6:36pm)

seconded- they sorted some fiddly issues for me too, but won't say they were cheap by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Oct 2019 3:18pm)

these days, given the price if fish, it isnt haddock unless it says its haddock. if it doesnt say, it's probably pollock. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Oct 2019 7:09pm)

Hop on the subway to Kelvinbridge and visit the fine Glasgow institution that is The Cave, just along Great Western Rd from the station. by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Oct 2019 2:16pm)

Indeed, but it's ridiculously expensive and run by arseholes, whereas The Cave is reasonably priced and very friendly. by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Oct 2019 3:07pm)

well, ok, to be fair I don't mind paying the extra for a good beer and the selection is good. But I'm grumpy about it since the time I went in to ask about one of their fancy whiskys (had a significant celebration coming up) and the guy just wasn't taking me seriously as a customer for some reason and wouldn't answer my questions, like he didn't really believe I was in the market for a nice bottle. Ended up just ordering it in from Good Spirits. Been a bit arsey about VH ever since. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Oct 2019 2:03am)

fun fact; they spent something like 3 million pounds doing it up a few years back to get rid of the smell! (yes, unbelievably, it used to be a *lot* worse) by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Oct 2019 2:09am)

do you have a link to these rules? I'd like to know if the ones who have started turning up on GWR are allowed by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Oct 2019 5:18pm)

Scotland's Secret Shame ^^The ^^Caramel ^^Log by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Oct 2019 5:20pm)

excellent, cheers - so as suspected they're not allowed there by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Oct 2019 2:36pm)

I don't know, but a similar thing happened a few years back: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28226656 by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Oct 2019 5:28pm)

Says a random poster trying to make me click on an unknown link. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Oct 2019 10:51am)

It may not be the haircut you actually wanted, but you'll definitely get one. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Oct 2019 12:22pm)

tHeY'lL PrObAblY aRrEsT tHe ViCtIm InStEaD ToO bUsY aRrEsTiNg PeOpLe FoR cRiTiCiSiNg SjWs On TwItTeR etc by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Oct 2019 4:40pm)

Clearly fake, should be at least another 47 parked cars in this photo by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Oct 2019 1:01pm)

I think Sunset Yellow (aka E110) is now, well, not exactly banned, but highly regulated over here. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Oct 2019 3:46pm)

The No.6 bus goes from the Citizens Theatre to the Botanics in 34 minutes, and most of the difference is because it stops 14 times in between. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Oct 2019 3:51pm)

£200k aint going to get you a 3-bed in the west end, it'll barely get you a 1-bed by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Oct 2019 10:47am)

yeah, was feeling righteous for doing the parkrun, so treated myself to brunch and then went back to bed until 2pm by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Oct 2019 4:09pm)

I'm pretty sure even Oor Wullie did something different in each strip by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Oct 2019 4:12pm)

even the Sistine Chapel ceiling would get boring quickly if it was plastered across every building in Rome *it's the repetition that's the problem* by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Oct 2019 9:08pm)

the hate is that I object to my city being used as a backing board for one man's relentless self-promotion, based on an artistic concept of extremely tenuous merit being repeated over and over and over and over and over without any meaningful variation by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Oct 2019 9:05pm)

Look, it's not my fault there's only 3 parking spaces outside my block of flats, and I need them all for my school run range rover, my weekend runabout and my campervan. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Oct 2019 11:51pm)

I'm amazed it took them so long to put up the wall on the Buchanan St one, that was crazy at peak times by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Oct 2019 11:44am)

Class Traitor in Dennistoun does an excellent crushed proletariat by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Oct 2019 2:45pm)

meh, there's only one stall actually doing locally grown veg (Bellfield) and their stuff is very variable by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Oct 2019 3:21pm)

to be fair, a farmers market is a place to buy local produce, and the west of Scotland has very little arable farming, so the fact (in terms of raw produce) its all meat and dairy on sale is just a reflection of the fact Glasgow is surrounded by meat and dairy farms. by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Oct 2019 6:25pm)

other Nobel Peace Prize winners include Henry Kissinger, Yasser Arafat and Anwar Sadat by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Oct 2019 9:03pm)

There's also his presidency, which had some very dubious politicking both in foreign policy and his (lack of) response to the AIDS epidemic. Mandela's achievements as an activist shouldn't excuse the corruption and significant failings of the ANC he led. by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Oct 2019 9:13pm)

Is this permanent? I bought one a few weeks ago in the Queen St ticket kiosk and it said it was a temporary deal until November the somethingth by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Oct 2019 5:11pm)

Amazon's practices are shitty enough (e.g. opposing unionisation) without making stuff up. Warehouse employees aren't 'self-employed', no fucker outside of car sales or finance gets bonuses these days, pay is £8.25/hour and shifts are 9 hours long, with 24 days leave. by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Oct 2019 5:17pm)

I'd move it to Barcelona by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Oct 2019 10:43pm)

It's absolutely fine, nothing compared to London, apart from a handful of busy streets right in the centre you won't notice it. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Oct 2019 6:24pm)

I know a place that would be perfect but the local council has just banned Wing Chun. Sorry. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Oct 2019 8:12pm)

oh come on, this is the smuggest post in the history of smug posts by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Oct 2019 8:20pm)

yeah, but it's not a major road anyway, some basic googling will show you that Glasgow is far, far better for air pollution than Birmingham by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Oct 2019 11:09pm)

There's a new go at the 'Candleriggs Quarter' underway https://reglasgow.com/new-candleriggs-quarter-proposals-will-have-streets-and-spaces/ As for under the Kingston Bridge...I'm not sure who exactly you imagine wanting to use space underneath a motorway? by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Oct 2019 5:23pm)

Don't go by the reputation of the institution as a whole - judge it entirely on the reputation of the specific course you're looking at. Despite what many students think, employers care almost nothing which university you went to, they just want to know if you learned anything useful. As you're looking vocationally, look specifically at student outcomes (the connections to industry, placement opportunities, % of graduates in employment within 6 months, that kind of thing). by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Oct 2019 5:25pm)

Buy steak, go to park by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Nov 2019 10:35am)

I went to Fanny Trollopes Bistro in Finnieston earlier this year and at the table next to mine was the fussiest eater I've ever known (she literally refused to eat anything from the menu, purely from personal preference) and they went waaaaay out of their way to accommodate her and cook her a completely off-menu bespoke meal (which she didn't eat). So that might be a good shout. But as others have said, if you want to go off-menu, please do contact the place in advance - most will be pleased to help if they have the time to prepare. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Nov 2019 4:13pm)

The missus did it for about 18 months, it's doable but you need to find a way to stop the journey just being 'wasted' time, and it's pretty expensive. You also need to consider the travel time to/from the station at each end, which can make it a lot worse. I think it's got a lot more comfortable now the longer trains are running. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Nov 2019 4:17pm)

Apprentice Boys Of Derry Possilpark Murray club? https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/futureprocessions by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Nov 2019 3:03pm)

always rammed these days by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Nov 2019 11:17pm)

Link for the lazy: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/11/farm-girl-cafe-chelsea-we-dont-stay-for-dessert-because-we-have-suffered-enough-restaurant-review And, of course, the classic: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/09/le-cinq-paris-restaurant-review-jay-rayner by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Nov 2019 11:31pm)

Limmy? Is that you? by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Nov 2019 9:36pm)

> the fact people just get into this mob mentality about a tag without knowing the difference between the culture or pieces is annoying go on then, explain it to us philistines by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Nov 2019 5:42pm)

Upstairs at Committee Room No. 9 is pretty good and central https://www.committeeroom9.co.uk/functions-events/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Nov 2019 9:34pm)

Have you lived anywhere they've brought parking permits in? It makes a massive difference. It deals with a) people from elsewhere using a non-controlled area as a long-term car park and b) households with multiple cars. You'd be amazed how many cars in your neighbourhood aren't actually daily commuters. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 10:28am)

I moved from a bit with parking permits to one that doesn't, and I can't wait for them to bring it in. £85 (or whatever it is) a year to be able to park outside my flat is a price I'm totally willing to pay, rather than wasting 10 minutes every single time doing laps of the neighbourhood before finally parking half a mile away. I also wonder the impact loads of people doing this every evening has on air quality. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 10:26am)

Yeah, those Victorian planners totally underestimated the amount of car parking needed. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 10:29am)

With what? Local councils can't do anything for car parking if they don't own the land, and they can't do anything in terms of development for houses which have already been built, because people own them and have the rights. If you are a housing developer, then absolutely one of the things you need to address in your planning application is parking capacity. That's why new builds tend not to have this problem. But there's really fuck all the council can do about the lack of parking around tenements. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 11:01am)

simple problem is that the average tenement has 8 flats and 3 parking spots, so even at that low ownership figure it's a parking space short, and that's not taking into account a) households with multiple cars and b) that 51% is going to be extremely variable by location (see for example, the parking disaster that was Hyndland pre-regulation, where every fucker has 2 cars and a campervan) by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 2:31pm)

> By the time it gets to the planning permission and public consultation stage it is usually too late to prevent development. er....what are the planning permission and public consultation for then? by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 4:29pm)

The amenity value is in the impact (or lack of it) on natural light and overshadowing to neighbouring properties - which is part of the assessment the local authority will conduct. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 6:31pm)

Lazord Syrian St Food on Howard St (just round the back of St Enoch tube) is fucking amazing also: https://shawarmapolice.com/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Nov 2019 6:45pm)

Well, you won't get a completely subjective answer from me because I used to be (adjacently) involved in planning too (for rural energy projects) so I share the frustration around nimbys/bananas, and I don't believe anyone has an inherent right to the place where they live remaining constant. But from my perspective my view on local developments are that I want to see that the issues associated with increased housing density are dealt with in the proposal. So, for example (as highlighted on other threads here) I would want to know what the plans are for the increased demand for parking, if it's a big development then other things like increased local demand for transport/schools/GP surgery etc. I think that one of the major failings of UK planning (compared to, say, Germany or Sweden) is that residential housing can be built with minimal consideration given to the total impact on local services from increasing the population. I know that this is a massive issue down south with entire housing estates appearing without any additional school spaces made. I'd also want to know about the building quality - a concern I have in Glasgow is that we have many areas of lovely old Victorian tenements which, with appropriate maintenance, will still look lovely in 50 or 100 years' time. However, they are interspersed with new builds that, due to the materials used, will look fine for about 20 years but will age horribly, and there is a clear incentive for developers to cut as many corners in this respect as possible to maximise their profit. If you look at the housing stock built here in the 90s, very little of it is still attractive, and there's a lot of mouldy cladding about. And having been involved in many projects, one of my main issues (which I think many people ignore) is the massive impact of construction. I once lived in a rural area next to a site where someone got permission for a 'grand designs' style project which I supported in principle, only to have the next 4 years of my life frankly ruined by randomly intermittent building noise as they gradually built the thing in an uncoordinated manner - I'd naively just imagined the thing appearing over a matter of weeks. Every day starting not with the birdsong of rural life, but the chuntering diesel of a minidigger. I could go on. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Nov 2019 3:23pm)

I thought it was only really a thing on Amazon, not in the real world by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Nov 2019 5:02pm)

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jul/26/vietnamese-cannabis-farms-children-enslaved by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Nov 2019 6:06pm)

I'm saying that UK cannabis farms, as they currently exist, are far from harmless. I totally agree it should be legalised so that such places no longer exist. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Nov 2019 6:19pm)

Half the fun of the Exhibition Centre train is playing 'guess the band from the fans' Actually I guess that's all the fun. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Nov 2019 6:14pm)

any good? by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Nov 2019 6:12pm)

Renaming streets is common, and not in any way painting over history. The streets had different names before their current ones. It's just selecting which bits of history to celebrate, and there's far more deserving figures than some folk whose only contribution to the world was being very rich, irrespective of the morality of how they came to that wealth. It's just the Victorian equivalent of having Jeff Bezos Avenue - they were significant at one point just due to their money, and streets were named to massage their egos and keep them spending it on the city, but they haven't really contributed to the world in any meaningful way. by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Nov 2019 3:46pm)

I don't think anyone is proposing renaming Jamaica St, because that does highlight the link between Glasgow and the slave colonies - it's the celebration of specifically named people who profited from the trade that is the issue. by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Nov 2019 3:50pm)

In the article it makes clear this is one of many potential gestures, and is following what has already been done very successfully in e.g. Liverpool to correctly highlight the role of the slave trade in the city's creation. by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Nov 2019 5:58pm)

Ignoring any low-income reduction, the property will be effectively treated as a single occupancy so they will charge 75% of the council tax rate. As to how this is split between you, that's up to you, and may be set out in your lease, but the council will only pursue them for it if it's unpaid. As for why they haven't done anything, if it's been sent by email in my experience the backlog of emails means they don't actually process it until you give them a call. by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Nov 2019 9:55pm)

It varies - in some cases the name given is the first 'official' name they were given when feued (e.g. Buchanan St), whereas others did already have names (such as Ingram St previously being Back Cow Loan). by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Nov 2019 5:10pm)

This is a safe space, zero tolerance for homophones by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Nov 2019 6:29pm)

To be honest, while this is a bit shifty, I think that if a short-term arts centre and a few pairs of fancy shoes are the totality of corruption in our executive, then we're doing pretty good. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Nov 2019 10:40am)

I'm not sure someone who has that many failed businesses should be eligible by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Nov 2019 10:46am)

Oh yeah, the McGarry thing is shite but I'm just talking about the council. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Nov 2019 3:12pm)

But neither case is corruption, in that nobody has been bribed or coerced for personal gain, and in both cases the actions were actually completely legal - just misjudged. Also, notably, neither has actually been covered up - the fact this cheap rental was given to her husband is completely open knowledge - if they wanted to hide it, they'd have had a third party front to the company. And in the Provost's case of shoes and underwear, it was in her publically declared expenses - again, not a case of actively seeking to do bad and hide it, just dim politicos not even considering that their actions might not look good. So, in both cases, the actions may have been morally dubious, but neither is actually corrupt. So, frankly, if this is the total of what our investigative journalists are turning up from the new administration, I think we're doing ok. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Nov 2019 3:10pm)

Let's be clear here - her husband is allowed to apply to the scheme. There is absolutely nothing wrong She didn't establish the scheme for personal benefit. She didn't award the place to her husband (unless it can be shown she exerted some pressure on City Properties, which hasn't been alleged). Do we even know if there were other properties that failed to get awards? The only thing she is asserted to have done wrong is that she didn't declare it in her interests, which again she isn't required to, because her spouse is an independent businessperson and his rights are not interfered with by her job. So, again, no corruption is evident here because there is no evidence she was actually in any way involved in assigning the rental to her husband. I'm no fan of either of them, but let's not bandy about words like 'corruption' for stories that have no actual abuse of power in them. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Nov 2019 4:19pm)

didn't think it was that specific...the steamie is just where you catch up on the gossip. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Nov 2019 7:15pm)

REMOVED being realistic, there is a huge shortage of self-catering places in that neck of the woods compared to summer demand (since the NC500 appeared) so you realistically aren't going to get better than that, not unless you negotiate direct with folks for a discount by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Nov 2019 8:19pm)

REMOVED slightly alternative suggestion, but Badrallach campsite, which is a short distance from Ullapool (as the crow flies, about a 45min drive round the coast), and is one of my favourite places in Scotland, has a bothy and a cottage for hire. The cottage is probably pricy, but the bothy is surprisingly well-appointed and comfy, and knowing the owners they'd be very open to negotiation for either by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Nov 2019 8:17pm)

meadow road by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Nov 2019 10:17am)

I think you misunderstand. I am agreeing that 'The Steamie' was the wash house where you caught up on gossip. It's that reference, and that reference only - not the saying 'the talk of the steamie', which is an associated term. by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Nov 2019 6:26pm)

isn't the problem though, that that type of flammable cladding is fine for low-rise buildings (i.e. where in the event of a fire, you're just buying time for people to evacuate) but shouldn't have been used in high-rises like Grenfell which rely on compartmentalisation of fires and advise people to stay indoors? by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Nov 2019 7:05pm)

I know, I'm talking about luke-warm, which is what both places seem to deliver, I assume because they don't pre-warm anything. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Nov 2019 2:07pm)

it's a controversial subject by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Nov 2019 3:04pm)

Sarti serves a tuscan calf's liver dish by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Nov 2019 3:03pm)

I remember getting it as a free dvd with a sunday paper about 15 years ago. Didn't keep it, mind, so this information is likely of little use. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Nov 2019 10:51pm)

I've used the 28 day ones since they came out and never had any problems. Note that if you get a registered card online (i.e. it has your picture on it) then if you lose it you can get it reissued and don't lose your season ticket. If you lose an unregistered card you also lose the value on it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Nov 2019 6:00pm)

I got a pretty decent one from Zara for £80 a few years ago by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 1:57pm)

> Residents can enjoy exclusive use of the development's Sensory Garden aye, it'll be a real feast for the senses, that's for sure by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 6:47pm)

Last time I went to the grosvenor, one of the hobbit films I think, I couldn't hear a fucking thing for the incessant drunk screeching of the audience It's basically like trying to watch a film on a telly in Wetherspoons just before chucking out time by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 9:48pm)

I haven't been for ages, but originally the problem was that when they first opened they sold cheeseboards you could take in, meaning that within weeks the carpet was full of trodden-in stilton by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 9:46pm)

I miss the pre-G1 Ashton Lane, I still regularly think back to the day I got a massive all-day breakfast in the cafe (where Vodka Wodka is now) then went to see Star Trek Generations on a screen probably smaller than today's average telly, and still had enough change from a tenner for a poke of chips after /old by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 10:15pm)

Ashton Lane is basically a West End theme park, where the unwashed masses can convene at the weekend to play at being monied bohemians; getting pissed up on spritzes and shovelling olives into their mouths, before getting a minicab back to their breezeblocked estates, where they dream of sharing hummus in oak-panelled parlours and talking of school catchments. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Nov 2019 11:47pm)

> I know nothing about Bristol but someone just recommended me Just to add to other people's comments, I have found that Glasgow and Bristol are very similar - about the same size, relatively cheap places to live, fairly good job opportunities, good music/arts scene and relatively friendly people. Glasgow is cheaper and has Scotland on its doorstep, but Bristol has better weather. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Nov 2019 11:39am)

I think you need to be prepared for how much worse the weather is here than the south of England Isle of Wight: Average rain days/year: 120, Average annual rainfall: 870mm, Sunshine hours/year: 1927 Glasgow: Average rain days/year: 167, Average annual rainfall: 1245mm, Sunshine hours/year: 1265 by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Nov 2019 1:06pm)

depends on where you're looking - sure, central Bristol is pricey but there's plenty of areas that aren't that expensive - renting in Fishponds, for example, is about the same kind of price range as the southside of Glasgow, and a similar demographic by 'cheap' I mean relative to pretty much anywhere else in the south of England, and the ratio of wages to rent is about the same in Bristol as it is in Glasgow, so you get a similar quality of life by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Nov 2019 4:33pm)

Boris Johnson shits himself on live TV before chucking a sackload of kittens in the canal and passing a law that all underwear must be made of sandpaper Latest poll: Conservatives 55% (+7) by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 12:49pm)

I've seen them being chased by quad bike police through Anniesland by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 1:16pm)

No idea. I know they arrested someone over the auld lady, but did no-one get charged? by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 2:11pm)

It's not necessarily the same people, but for a while over the summer there was a group of various ages with quads/scramblers tearing up and down the Maryhill canal at 50+mph, actively trying to run people down etc, and then it all went quiet after the woman was killed in Knightswood. by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 4:40pm)

Well, I've never seen them before either but the second time I was out and saw the gang, down around Temple gasworks, a pair of police on liveried quad bikes came shooting past about 5 minutes later. I guess it might be specialist equipment normally only used outside the city for e.g. farm thefts by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 5:24pm)

yep, they're good so long as the haircut they're giving out is the one you want by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Nov 2019 5:39pm)

Private Eye investigated the ones in London as a front for tax evasion: https://i.imgur.com/OZlHbhm.jpg by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Dec 2019 9:03pm)

It's the Sighthill 'Transformational Regeneration Area': https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=33447&p=0 So yes, lots of social housing. The clearing is in part also removal of industrially-contaminated topsoil. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Dec 2019 9:10am)

office xmas party season is most definitely underway https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/alcohol/pubs-to-trial-professional-lanes-20181221180885 by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 1:19pm)

a plectrum and a slap by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 10:51pm)

Seabrooks by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Dec 2019 11:57pm)

Probably took the last parking space outside Kember and Jones, the ladies who lunch can be vicious by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Dec 2019 3:08pm)

Worth pointing out they learned this one from the lib dems https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/16/lib-dems-criticised-for-selective-use-of-polling-data-on-leaflets by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Dec 2019 3:03pm)

The problem is that the 'I've got money and want to keep it so I'm voting Tory' strategy doesn't work now that they've quite clearly demonstrated an inability to keep up economic growth and reduce the deficit, meaning that even if you're taxed a bit less, you're going to end up paying more for everything and suffering horribly from post-Brexit exchange rates, and the hit on the value of your assets that will come from general economic fucked-ness So even the traditional 'as long as I've got mine' Tory voters should be running for the hills if they were thinking at all objectively by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Dec 2019 3:07pm)

I agree - I think it's probably a great place to live (cheap cost of living, loads of good amenities) but was lukewarm about it as a holiday destination. Some good museums and bars/restaurants, but the 'amazing clubbing scene' was just massive queues of yanks instagramming themselves doing Yurp. Tbh between the brutalist architecture, miserabilist attitude of the locals and shitty weather you're as well staying in Glasgow and saving on the flights. by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Dec 2019 2:53pm)

I'd also highly recommend the Stasi Museum, although I gather that's just had a load of stuff nicked by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Dec 2019 7:38pm)

This yer NHS, aye? Be a real shame if something happened to it.... by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Dec 2019 10:46pm)

I stand corrected - I confused debt and deficit by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Dec 2019 7:39pm)

A quick google suggests these kits cost about £40 a pop, so I doubt they'd be used for random testing - as far as I can see they're used when someone has already committed a road traffic offence, has been in an accident, or is driving erratically. by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 1:14pm)

Seems strange to me that the places with diverse menus are 'a bit restrictive' compared to your other options which are all steak houses But out of that list, Spanish Butcher is awesome but a bit staid/formal so I wouldn't really suggest it as a place for a relaxed family do. Porter and Rye is also good food but a bit cramped and tends to be packed with twats in suits, so also wouldn't recommend for a family thing. Butchershop fits that bill much better, much more festive atmosphere, and good at handling large groups (and great steak, of course). These are all among the most expensive restaurants in Glasgow, if that matters, but your post suggests that isn't an issue It's not central, but the Wee Lochan is great for a celebration meal and also well-suited to your carnivorous brood by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 3:26pm)

Not a pub but https://www.strathunion.com/ents/event/1193/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 6:21pm)

There's lots of really good vietnamese food, would highly recommend at least one or two meals - very cheap too. Frederichshein area is best for wandering and nibbling around bars and cafes. Would second trying to find a christmas market off the beaten track as you'll get better value for money (bigger mugs) and fewer tourist crowds. There's also little ones that pop up in neighbourhoods for a few days, often with more interesting craft markets rather than the usual crap you can get at St Enoch. I seem to remember there was a dedicated website listing them. For museums I recommend the Stasi museum as a very well-constructed piece of DDR life (and less kitchy than the actual DDR museum) and the Museum of Technology if you're at all interested in either old computers or planes. If you want to go to the main museums on the island then best to get there early in the day or book cos the queues get mental by lunchtime. by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 8:04pm)

seconded by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 8:05pm)

Haha, yeah, I remember that - was a bit weird doing it in history class, though, especially after all the other pupils had left and it was just me and Mr Braithwaite by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 11:31pm)

downvote for being a dick, upvote for being a correct dick by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Dec 2019 11:37pm)

Also has a special dark and christmas ale section, usually with some excellent belgian seasonal beers by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Dec 2019 9:35pm)

I've not up or downvoted anyone here, and I'm not going to respond to you with hate, but merely provide some counterpoints to your reasons for supporting conservative > he Australian immigration system is one of the most effective in the world and they want to be introduce a similar points system. We already have a points-based immigration system based on the Australian model, it was introduced by the previous Labour government. The key difference is that it does not of course apply to EU nationals. However, one of the key differences between Scotland and rUK is that we have a specific demographic challenge which will be extremely challenged by any barriers to freedom of movement. We really, really, need immigrants and our economy will be significantly hurt if any restriction is imposed on their entry to the country. Lots of good economic analysis here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/uk-immigration-policy-leaving-eu-impacts-scotlands-economy-population-society/ > They’re going to increase funding to the police Ok, that one's easy because the proposed level of funding doesn't even make up for the cuts in police numbers and spending *the Tories themselves imposed* since 2010 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47225797 > NHS in clearly set out ways The Conservatives pledge for NHS spending is lower than any previous government since the 1950s https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-how-generous-have-the-conservatives-been-with-the-nhs I'm not even going to start on the number of leading conservatives who have written books or given speeches on the fundamental disbanding of the NHS, they are a major threat to its very existence The Tories are taking us to a No-Deal Brexit as policy, which from the government's own modelling will hit GDP by 7.6% https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760484/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf. The idea that Labour's spending plans are less ludicrous than being able to heavily invest in public services under a recession larger than the 2008 crash doesn't really work. > there’s no way the government can afford to buy all that back I assume you're a subscriber to the 'household finances' model of the national economy? A government can easily nationalise a profitable system without any real terms cost to the public purse. Most of our infrastructure (railways, energy companies, telecoms) are owned by the nationalised companies of other EU countries who have quite happily taken them into nationalised ownership on our behalf and charge us for the benefit. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Dec 2019 3:23am)

I've never been to M&C (like you, I'd rather not spend that kind of money at a chain when there's good local equivalents) but I do gather that they are good and consistent across branches, and I'd happily eat there if someone else is paying https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/nov/24/miller-and-carter-liverpool-the-steaks-are-good-restaurant-review by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Dec 2019 2:17pm)

Reading more into this I'm actually on the side of the Paesano guys If Sugo (Glasgow) and Sugo(Manchester) were one-off restaurants then they could both use the name and there would be no issue here. They're two different restaurants in two different places who can peacefully co-exist without impinging on each others' business. The issue arises when they are looking to establish a chain using the name. There can only be one national chain of Sugo Pasta restaurants. By lodging the trademark 'Sugo' with relation to pasta restaurants in 2017, Paesano have the rights to that. Paesano have always looked for this to be a chain from inception, whereas the Manchester guys have only made that intention clear by opening another restaurant more recently and without securing their IP to do so. The issue isn't that Sugo (Manchester) established a restaurant first. It's that Sugo (Glasgow) established the intent to create a chain of restaurants of that name, before Sugo (Manchester) did. With respect to establishing the brand for future expansion, the Paesano guys were there first - if Sugo (Manchester) had wanted to register the trademark in 2015 they could have done so, but didn't. So, yes, Sugo (Manchester) is clearly impinging on Sugo (Glasgow)'s trademark by opening a second restaurant after Sugo (Glasgow) reserved the rights to do so. Sugo (Manchester)'s second opening comes after the trademark, that's the key issue, not who had a restaurant first. And clearly Sugo (Glasgow) need to resolve this legally now before either company invests too much in a brand they might have to relinquish. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Dec 2019 10:37pm)

sorry, just doing anything not to think of what's coming tomorrow by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Dec 2019 11:41pm)

Interestingly enough, the 'silent Tories' were a feature of every election in recent history, with the notable exception of 2017. I don't think people are scared to say they're voting for them any more. It's entirely acceptable now to be an openly racist bigot, where previously you'd have kept quiet about it. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Dec 2019 11:51am)

Yeah, and I'm not versed enough in the law to make that call for who does have the earlier right - I know that there is a distinction between a single restaurant and a wider franchise in such applications - but I guess my point is more that suing them isn't "intentionally being a cunt to a little hard-working business" but trying to resolve the trademark issue where informal avenues have failed. It's not about suing them for financial profit, it's about getting ownership of the name sorted as early in the business expansion plans as possible. If Paesano don't have the right and need to rebrand, they need to know about it now rather than when they've got 10 restaurants and brand recognition. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Dec 2019 12:26pm)

they're numbered, that's what they're noting down next to your name when you turn up by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Dec 2019 12:32pm)

You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that trademark checks are a key part of business expansion - fine if you're a one-off family-run cafe, not quite such a good excuse for a multi-million-pound commercial venture. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Dec 2019 12:31pm)

Absolutely - if the number of ballots in the box doesn't match the number of names crossed off the list, they can match ballot papers to names. I remembered wrong - it's the number of the voter that is recorded on the paper, not the other way round by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Dec 2019 12:00am)

https://twitter.com/CNEScotland/status/1205553980505575430 by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Dec 2019 1:47pm)

Was at one of them big massed multi-company xmas do's yesterday, a few hundred folk The look of terror and incomprehension among the non-Glasgow attendees when the DJ put Beautiful Sunday on was something to witness by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Dec 2019 2:00pm)

yup it's that weird thing, you never ever see anyone *learning* the slosh, but somehow everyone knows it, like it's contained in west scottish DNA by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Dec 2019 5:52pm)

I seem to remember some poll a few years back for the UK's worst motorway junctions, and the M8 from Charing Cross to Townhead came second to the M6 Spaghetti Junction by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Dec 2019 8:24pm)

The tories only gained 5.5% in the popular vote; in other words, only about 1 in 40 people actually changed sides The real blame here are the leaders of the opposition parties who failed to come to any tactical arrangement, thus neatly dividing up the anti-Tory vote between themselves, and ensuring a total failure under FPTP by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Dec 2019 10:29pm)

> If you visit Germany, trains mostly run like clockwork. They're currently the last example of a good rail franchise in Europe, the terrible punctuality of Deutsche Bahn is currently a big issue over there. All 3 times I've taken German trains in the past year I've been horrifically late - last time my train was *6 hours* behind schedule, for a 2 hour trip. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/trains-on-time-germans-deutsche-bahn-railway (it used to be good, it's just the past few years its become a total disaster) by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 1:46pm)

As someone who remembers British Rail, I really want to understand step 2: how we intend to make a nationalised rail service *good*. Because a) there are lots of shitty nationalised rail services around Europe, and b) we were fucking awful at it last time around. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 1:51pm)

If you've got the brains for software engineering, why not go the whole hog and become an electrical engineer? One of the highest paid and most sought-after fields in employment, especially with the massive growth in renewables. https://www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/electronicelectricalengineering/ourcourses/ Alternatively, if you don't want to go back and study for ages, look up Wind Turbine Technician jobs - many offer on-the-job training/apprenticeships and it definitely gets you out of your chair and around some fantastic locations. https://www.renewableuk.com/page/Careers As for age, I didn't even really start my career until mid-20s, and changed completely mid-30s. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 2:02pm)

On the other hand, driving up the A82 might be an 'interesting' experience for someone used to wide open US roads. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 2:08pm)

Note that Inverary Castle is not an 'old' castle like you might be imagining, it's an 18th century stately home. Worth visiting, but not the sort of medieval thing you might be looking for (i.e. it wasn't built as an actual fortress). You can see a list of castles around the Glasgow https://thecastleguy.co.uk/castle/bothwell-castle/ but bear in mind there's not much of most of them left (any medieval castle which wasn't intentionally maintained is basically a few crumbling walls by now). The best well-preserved 'big' castle nearby would be Stirling Castle, which is a 40-minute train ride from Glasgow city centre. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Dec 2019 2:14pm)

Curry houses and pubs. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Dec 2019 2:44pm)

It's just the 10 miles or so where the road follows the western edge of Loch Lomond - the road is really narrow because it's squeezed between the loch and steep hillside, and was never built to carry the amount of traffic it does now. So while it's an amazing bit of road in terms of scenery, the driver doesn't really get to enjoy it because they're too focussed on squeezing through the narrow gap between the stone walls and the oncoming tourist coaches that barely slow down. It's fine when it's quiet, though. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Dec 2019 3:08pm)

What is to stop 1 year becoming 5 years after building delays and then becoming permanent once right of access is established? What guarantees do you have the road will be reverted afterwards? What will stop the road past your house being used indefinitely by people who have got used to it? What actual wayleave and access rights are in place? Are you buying without a solicitor? Get a solicitor. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Dec 2019 11:39pm)

which courses specifically? strath is better for most engineering degrees but UoG has some specialities by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Dec 2019 4:05pm)

You don't go yourself, you send the help, obvs. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Dec 2019 2:05am)

https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/kelvin-walkway.shtml by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Dec 2019 11:20am)

To be honest, 'real' Hogmanay is spent with friends and (if you know them well) neighbours in the comfort of one's home. The Edinburgh street party thing is a just a big corporate event that is now about a quarter of its size compared to its 90s heyday. Ashton Lane and the George Square thing (is that even going anymore?) is a miserable experience where you pay a load of money to queue hours for a drink. If you want to go out, find a good local pub and stick to that. Or, for some 50+ folks, something like the Oran Mor night might be a good bet https://oran-mor.co.uk/event-calendar/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Dec 2019 11:28pm)

I believe it was set up by someone who used to work at Mellis'. by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Dec 2019 3:36am)

who is 'they' - that put the fence up? by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Dec 2019 7:59pm)

The short story collections are great - *Unlikely Stories, Mostly* is a cracker Out of his other novels, they're all good but *Poor Things* is probably my favourite, like a Glaswegian Frankenstein by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 1:09pm)

Not unexpected, but a huge loss. If you haven't read *Lanark*, take this as motivation to read one of the great works of Scottish literature. (wonder if he finished the translation of Dante's Divine Trilogy?) by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 1:06pm)

Yes! Traditional pub quizzes seem to be dying a death - all the most recent ones I've been to in Glasgow have been those crap app-based ones. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 1:38pm)

*Hell: Dante's Divine Trilogy Part One Decorated and Englished in Prosaic Verse* came out last year, and *Purgatory: Dante's Divine Trilogy Part Two Englished in Prosaic Verse* this year, my wife got me them both for birthday/xmas this year, I've only read Hell but it's really good, and some nice artwork included as is/was his custom. I've always loved that inscription/typesetting was as important a part of his work as the prose itself, and he had a sympathetic publisher who respected that and worked with him - get as nice a copy of Lanark as you can as it's genuinely beautiful to look at as well as read. For similar reasons, his *Anthology of Prefaces* is just a great esoteric work that's lovely to have and keep for dipping into. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 5:46pm)

Get up early, head down to the park and hurl abuse at the smug joggers while drinking super by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 9:26pm)

I don't know who's doing what on NYE, but I wouldn't rely on being able to get food in a pub, as they'll be rammed. Might be ok if you're there early though. Might be worth trying Babbity Bowster or Blackfriars in Merchant City, both do food, good beer and might have live music on. Bloc is another good bet, but again will want to get there early for a shot at a table. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Dec 2019 9:34pm)

My wife and I keep all 4 of our bikes in our 1-bed top floor flat. If you want external bike storage, rent a house with a shed. The close is not your storage area. (and, as you've found, really not a sensible place to keep a bike worth more than about £50) by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Dec 2019 11:17pm)

that's illegal in the US, not here I mean, you'd almost certainly be pulled over and breath tested, but the act itself isn't illegal by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Dec 2019 7:58pm)

as someone who lives in said area that is now the last remaining free public car park in the west end, I cannot wait for residents permits to arrive next year by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Dec 2019 8:10pm)

at least it's live, never really felt right knowing Jackie was pre-recorded (probably in July) by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Jan 2020 12:27am)

Black Pine (just opposite Paesano) is really good by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jan 2020 10:42am)

If you haven't got an interview, then might be worth running one of your applications past someone to make sure you're not saying something that's putting ppl off. I know it sounds shitty, but you need to tailor how you present yourself appropriately for a part-time coffee shop gig as much as you would a graduate job. For example, you might be padding your application out with stuff that would be relevant for applying for a graduate-level job, but is going to be a turn-off to a coffee shop who just want someone reliable to do shifts and aren't going to bother with someone who is clearly going to disappear at the first opportunity. Keep it focussed on the job you're going for and the job spec. Similarly, you're presumably looking for part-time work you can fit around your studies. Don't tell them that now. Just make like a normal applicant, then you can deal with study/work management once you've got through the interview stage, rather than them just assuming you're going to be a pain to schedule around. I assume the university careers service can help in this? Or just run an application past someone you know who has been successful in similar? by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jan 2020 6:01pm)

Like a damp THX1138 by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jan 2020 11:28pm)

Keep away from Lidl then by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 12:01pm)

Don't. The Scots Thistle is a pernicious and invasive species in North America, and spreads with the wind to the detriment of native thistles. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/managing-scotch-thistle.htm by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 12:23pm)

Ah'm on the keto now, Daisy, nay mair fox shite fur me by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 12:44pm)

Deep fried pizza (without the crunch) is the greasiest thing you'll ever eat in your life, as the pizza acts as a giant oil sponge, but the point of pizza crunch is that the batter keeps that from happening - most places do both, sure you got a crunch? Anyway, Merchant Chippie is indeed a good place to go and uses decent oil. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 7:50pm)

should probably clarify that's the Jaconelli's chip shop up by Wyndford Locks, not the more famous Cafe Jaconelli of Trainspotting fame at Queens Cross which does mostly fry ups and ice cream. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 7:55pm)

Common problem, then is that the oil isn't hot enough so the batter doesn't solidify in time to stop it penetrating into the internal matter - usually a sign of a crap chippy that's either using cheap/old oil or underheating it to save on energy bills. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 8:37pm)

ONE OF US ONE OF US by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 9:52pm)

I think it's become worse since the margins are tight, and all the other costs (fish/potatoes, minimum wage) have been going up and up in recent years, but with competition between shops and the impact of deliveroo etc they're cutting corners wherever they can. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jan 2020 10:02pm)

I hear those things are awfully loud. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Jan 2020 2:24pm)

Seconded, Vodafone have the best signal/coverage but are stupid expensive and have ridiculous punitive charges, if you go for Voxi you get all the benefits of the Vodafone network but without the downsides. Also, 5G. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Jan 2020 7:16pm)

First of all, stop with the 'a man would never get this' stuff, that's facebook and reddit hearsay. A court cares primarily and absolutely about the children's safety and wellbeing. Second, "whether I should hold tight to see if her family can talk sense into her" - she's a textbook addict, talking isn't going to fix this. She needs counselling and rehab. I don't see any positive outcome here that doesn't include her signing up to that. Third, you can get a lawyer's consultation, which won't break the bank, just to assess your options, and - most importantly - to make sure that the actions you take right now (being the one who has left) don't prejudice any future proceedings. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jan 2020 3:47pm)

Deep tissue is what's needed. The achilles heel clinic on GWR has several sports masseurs who can advise and provide what's needed. Any physio clinic should have this, though, really. A proper masseur will assess you and prescribe a course of sessions rather than you guessing what you need. > His masculinity isn't so precious it needs to be a bloke I've had deep tissue massage from a tiny wee NHS physio lass and believe me they don't need raw strength to put you through the wringer. Would recommend bringing your own spoon to bite on. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jan 2020 7:44pm)

Don't think there's any independents left, Gforce was the last after the place in De Courcy's arcade shut down. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jan 2020 7:55pm)

https://www.drumlanrigcastle.co.uk/ https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culzean https://www.jupiterartland.org/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jan 2020 8:02pm)

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NKNWS by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jan 2020 2:05pm)

The legal restrictions are found in the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2004 The time periods and corresponding permitted noise levels have been defined as follows:- Daytime 07.00 - 19.00 hours L Aeq 41dB Evening 19.00 - 23.00 hours L Aeq 37dB Night-time 23.00 - 07.00 hours L Aeq 31dB. https://www.gov.scot/publications/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004-guidance-noise-nuisance/pages/1/ Generally, though, it's only really enforced for parties and amplified music. In reality, if you're moving into a tenement flat (i.e. the majority of city residential areas, built roughly 1890-1920), the soundproofing will be awful and you'll be driving your neighbours mad (especially anyone underneath you) if you practice outside of normal working hours. So while playing your cello will be legal, you'd be best coming to an understanding with the people living around you about what times are least likely to bother them. by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jan 2020 5:00pm)

I use a wall-mounted hanger in the hallway. You can even get ceiling hoists to store it out of the way above head height, take advantage of those high tenement ceilings. by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jan 2020 7:01pm)

Good call, you shall shortly see me cutting about Finnieston in these beauties https://www.nps-solovair.com/products/s0-1022-bur-g?variant=21314095120448 by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jan 2020 9:09pm)

> inside the close *seethes* by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jan 2020 9:13pm)

If you're worried they'll notice a couple of screws in the ceiling (which seems unlikely), then just remove them and stick in a bit of woodglue/polyfilla before you leave. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 1:48am)

eh? by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 11:36am)

All ceilings have joists by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 1:16pm)

Strathclyde used to be a technical institution prior to becoming a full university, so it is naturally stronger at science/engineering, but it has some good arts degrees too - including history. Glasgow's history degree is ranked higher (and it's generally a stronger uni in Arts subjects), but both history degrees are well above average in the national rankings (or certainly the difference between them isn't significant enough to make that the deciding factor for a single semester of study). by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 1:15pm)

Tap on the ceiling. If it's hollow, not a joist. If it's solid, joist. They will also be evenly spaced. Most wire detectors also come with joist detection mode. All joists are strong, as they're what's holding the building up. If the screws and hooks were strong enough, you could suspend a car from your ceiling joists. So, yes, all you need to do is find your joists, sink in a couple of screws and taps, and you too can have a bike winch, and after you've taken it out all that's left is a couple of small screw holes, which can be very easily filled in. If you're in a new concrete build it would be trickier to do without being obvious cosmetically. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 2:22pm)

In this respect the EU is a positive thing - migrants are coming from outside the EU, and the EU permits refugees to seek asylum in any EU country, not just the one they first enter, as well as having collaborative programs to share the strain. This is why Sweden and the UK have e.g. Syrian refugees crossing via land and sea. If Italy weren't in the EU it would have to deal with them itself. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 5:18pm)

Yes, Strathclyde is right in the centre of the city, and the University of Glasgow is in the (mostly residential, affluent) area of the city known as the West End, about 2 miles to the west. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:32pm)

I assumed this was going to be asking to bring back a bacon butty by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:39pm)

Munro's on GWR is pretty good Sparklehorse does one that tends to be a bit more music-oriented (but depends who's doing it) https://pubquizzy.com/pub-quizzes-by-area/glasgow-the-west/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:42pm)

Temperature dropped really suddenly this evening - went for a run and nearly ended up on my arse a few times, loads of black ice on pavements Be careful in the morning, folks by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:44pm)

Compared to almost anywhere in the US, it's great. Extensive local rail network, small but convenient subway system. The punctuality can be a bit poor, and it's all a bit dirty, so people moan about it a lot, but in total it's pretty good and you can live here and get about quite happily without a car (as the majority do). The buses can be a bit expensive and shit (mostly because of the companies that run them) but again it's a step change from what I saw passing for a bus service in most US cities. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jan 2020 10:59pm)

Absolutely, my neighbours just don't understand that I'm only trying to get better at my timpani, clog dancing and pneumatic drilling. by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jan 2020 2:27pm)

OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRB0sxw-YU by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jan 2020 2:56pm)

The Daniels said they didn't like Paesano pizzas, too soggy by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jan 2020 6:20pm)

Normally make my own lunch, but if I fancy a treat: Where the Monkey Sleeps, Social Bite, Bath St Burger by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jan 2020 8:24pm)

*sniffs air* ooh, is that a cappuccino stall I can smell? I could really go one right now *walks round corner* no, just a fat bearded wanker and their CLOUD OF LIES by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Jan 2020 2:54pm)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/university-to-be-turned-into-student-housing-20191112190707 by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Jan 2020 5:50pm)

It's not another fucking superhero movie, it's a dark and gritty reinvention of the genre You'll be able to tell because the main character will talk in a really deep voice And then there'll be some bollocks about how villains and heroes are actually two sides of the same coin, like how there wasn't any crime before the police were invented Finally, after ages of pissing about, the hero will solve everything by doing something that he could have just done at the beginning and saved us all 3 hours. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Jan 2020 5:58pm)

The problem is that whenever Glasgow is used in a film, it is usually playing the part of another city (San Francisco in Cloud Atlas, Philadelphia in World War Z, London in Fast and Furious etc) so the exposure aspect doesn't really work if the audience doesn't know where it's being shot by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Jan 2020 7:57pm)

'Hole in the Wall' is an old slang term for a pub, so there's lots with that name. That one doesn't look anything like your picture - note the curved walls. Pretty sure the trongate answer is correct. by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Jan 2020 1:30pm)

Credit Unions will usually do it at the going exchange rate without any fees or commission, automatically making it better than anyone else. I've used the one in Partick a few times. by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Jan 2020 11:20pm)

> Anything we should be aware of when looking at renting that we might get screwed over on? Renting in Scotland is very different to England, tenants have far more rights. e.g.: Pretty much all agency fees are illegal other than a holding deposit which must be offset against rent. There is also no longer any 'duration' of a lease, they are on a month-by-month basis. All deposits must be placed in a recognised deposit scheme. Know your rights, because despite all of the above there are still plenty of shitty agencies who will try and pull a fast one, as well as private landlords who feign ignorance. Note that there are also plenty of scam listings on major websites. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/housing/renting-a-home-s/starting-a-tenancy/ https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/guides/renting_privately https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord/the_private_residential_tenancy by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jan 2020 1:15am)

While I'm on your side, those are some poor examples - Paddy's Market was in some railway arches, and the Buchanan St steps are barely 30 years old. by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jan 2020 6:17am)

https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancies-tenants-guide/pages/ending-the-tenancy-notice-to-leave/ there is no duration. You just have to give 28 days' notice to leave. So technically you could move in having paid your first months' rent, hand in notice that day, and leave 28 days later without any penalties. As above, because this is a fairly new change, you may still find many landlords trying to get you to sign a 'short assured tenancy' of 6 or 12 months. These are no longer valid. by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jan 2020 1:03pm)

otoh, I passed a manual test and have only ever owned and driven automatics since, and would probably never buy a manual again. Pretty much all hire firms do plenty of autos these days for foreign (US) visitors, and autos are enough of the market now that they're easy to find (with the added benefit they tend to be better maintained and cheaper to insure). Also most of the Co-Wheels car club cars in the city are autos. So I think your argument would have stood maybe 10 years ago, but autos are becoming the norm now, and given that the days of the ICU are numbered, there's really not that great a case for having a manual licence nowadays. by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jan 2020 5:33pm)

and that 30% will become 100% over the next 10-20 years as the ICU goes extinct. by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jan 2020 5:34pm)

I would take SAT as a red flag - while the above changes are recent, they're not so new that ignorance is an excuse, and all landlords were contacted by the government about it. So if someone is still pushing an SAT, at best it shows that they're out of touch with their responsibilities as a landlord and unlikely to be easy to deal with, and at worst they're actively trying to scam you/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jan 2020 11:49am)

I knew I was getting old when they stopped giving me the cool kids chat and switched to the old man banter. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jan 2020 2:24pm)

heyyyyyy *finger guns* vs 'how are you doing, sir, lovely weather today isn't it, just out for a walk yeah?' by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jan 2020 3:14pm)

Just FYI, for private treatment it's worth giving BUPA a call to find out what price they'll give you on pay-as-you-go treatment, I can't speak for dental work from experience but for most treatments it's usually cheaper than going to practices direct as they bulk negotiate prices. I did this when I'd been waiting 6 months for NHS surgery and the price was a lot less than I expected. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jan 2020 3:26pm)

or you need new shoes by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jan 2020 4:37pm)

The book 'Sunset on the Clyde' talks about this - it's essentially part of a wider move in the 1960s and 70s where, due to the improvements to the road network in Scotland and increasing access to cars, small passenger ferries became replaced by RORO ferries with big capital costs, where the maximum economy was reached by finding the shortest crossing point between two maintained roads and running as frequent a service between them as possible. In the case of Millport, there did indeed used to be several passenger services into the the village itself, which went bust after the main service was started in 1972 to the upgraded 'tattie pier' in the north of the island. If you look at the geography, it's clear that a ferry going Largs-Cumbrae Slip can do 3 or 4 times as many crossings per day than one doing Hunterston - Millport. The bus service on the island might be insufficient, but it would be way cheaper to run a second bus than to have a massive ferry running all the way round the coast and tripling the ticket price. Repeat for pretty much all the Scottish islands until they all have one optimised service running the shortest distance, where there used to be thousands of independent services. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Jan 2020 1:50am)

leftovers? from a steak pie? by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jan 2020 7:00pm)

1. take mince 2. pack into rectangular container by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jan 2020 7:58pm)

upvoted for level horizon by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Jan 2020 9:16pm)

Watch the film [Apostasy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729896/), it'll make you feel a lot better by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Jan 2020 9:46pm)

I've seen Summerston as being listed in the West End a few times now by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jan 2020 3:03pm)

Best to stay inside with a stockpile of food, keep the curtains shut, and don't answer the door or go out for any reason. Nothing to do with the virus, it's just January. by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Jan 2020 9:03pm)

It's not a franchising system like the railways, they're a licensed private bus operator, i.e. they make money from running buses wherever they think demand is sufficient. They do have some contracts with the council to run subsidised (i.e. loss-making) routes, but basically they're as free to run whatever buses they want for however long they want to do so (subject to meeting the conditions of the licence). This is why we have multiple companies, there's no inherent monopoly over services for the council to take over. There's no good reason for there to be one, unlike the railways which are physically constrained by the need to run on specific railway lines. There is nothing stopping the council from setting up their own bus company. It's just that they would be running in direct competition with First and would so likely have to run at a massive loss, or only run the subsidised routes, again at greater cost due to economy of scale - so it would be a bad use of public money. So the potential sale of First Glasgow would have allowed the council to establish a company that would be economically viable by having reduced upfront costs and competition. If that's not on the table, then the council can't realistically enter the market at any scale. The only way this changes is if the Scottish Government makes radical changes to the private bus operation model. While there have indeed been such changes proposed over the past couple of years, with significant support in Holyrood, remember that despite somehow painting themselves as social democrats, the SNP are very much centrist and pro-private business and are in favour of the private operator model. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jan 2020 6:12pm)

As a point of opinion, I think people get too bogged down in private vs public and the nationalisation debate. Privatised services can be run very successfully with the right regulation, and nationalised services often have perverse incentives that lead to inefficient management. The reason we privatised so much stuff in the 80s/90s - under both Tories and Labour - was because by that point most public services were bloated, inefficient and expensive. I do feel that the upsurge in support for renationalisation is only amongst those not old enough to remember how bad the previous public companies were. There's nostalgia for the Corporation Buses of the 1950s, but you won't find many people saying, "I wish it was like how it was in the 70/80s." Changing the source of funding and the regulation model doesn't inherently make any difference to the quality of the service. While there is a good template in what Lothian Buses has achieved, we could just as equally have a well-funded and efficient privately-operated bus service if we just regulated e.g. First Glasgow a bit better. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jan 2020 9:06pm)

I'm not sure the Transport Bill as it currently exists permits that, I think it just makes it easier for councils to operate within the current marketplace. I may be wrong though. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jan 2020 10:53pm)

No, not unless the operator were in breach of their licence in some manner. If they did it would be challenged in court. Transport policy is devolved to the Scottish Government, not to the councils. Councils have to operate within the national system, so to change that it has to happen at a national level, and be done in a manner that treats all operators fairly (i.e. you can't do something to First Glasgow alone, you have to do it to McGills etc too) otherwise those companies can sue the government for lost revenue (on the basis they've invested under the assumption of future revenue). Again, there are proposals going through Holyrood at the moment to make it easier for councils to create their own local services, but these will still exist alongside private operators by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jan 2020 10:51pm)

A long, long way from a Tory - my point is that privatisation can work with sufficient, well-designed regulation. The Tories' neo-liberal approach doesn't include the latter, so I would generally look outside the UK, such as to the Scandinavian countries and Germany, for successful well-regulated industries. They manage to be social democracies utilising private financing. Looking at the UK's basket cases (each of which is a substantial argument of its own) and saying that nationalisation is the answer is to avoid the actual issues in each case which don't disappear when you change the financing model. In many cases the major problems which plagued the early privatised systems in the 90s have now been fixed, and to enact transformational change back would risk it happening all over again. Really we're agreeing - we've been absolutely shite at privatisation in the UK because we're so bad at regulating and sacrificing to the neo-liberal altar. My point is that the failure of privatisation in the UK should not be taken as a de defacto case for nationalised industries, because we were shit at those too - and there is a whole spectrum of regulatory principles which mean at heart the difference need only be about financing if we want it to be. But as it stands I have as little faith in our (real or potential) government's ability to successfully establish well-run state companies as I do in them to successfully establish good regulators, because to my mind the principles required to do so are pretty much identical, and both main parties love ill-advised top-down non-technocractic interventions too much for either way to work. by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Jan 2020 2:43pm)

Studying art obviously tends to be attractive to the idle rich, but GSA has always had a reputation of being more demographically diverse than most, with lots of scholarships and access funding available. It also has loads of vocational/professional courses in design etc rather than just being about fine art for the independently wealthy. by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Jan 2020 7:55pm)

While there isn't currently a minimum standard, it should shortly be law for private lets to have an EPC rating of at least E by March 2022, which won't be the case if it's single glazed. https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-efficiency-private-rented-property-scotland-regulations-2019-consultation/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jan 2020 2:38pm)

I think in part the confusion people have is mistaking the whole of Maryhill Rd being Maryhill, rather than it being the road out to Maryhill. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Jan 2020 9:06pm)

Even though there's not really anything there, I have affection for Perth because if I'm there it's because I'm about to go up an awesome mountain somewhere nearby, or have just done so. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Jan 2020 9:32pm)

Garscube Rd and the surroundings will be the closest unrestricted parking, a good 20-30 mins walk. No free parking anywhere in the city centre, obvs, there's a few places around £5/day but that's as cheap as it gets. Use the park and rides, or try and find somewhere unrestricted to park near the Ibrox/Partick/Shields Rd subway stations and ride in. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 1:58am)

Me neither. 4 corners at noon? by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 10:24am)

Undercover police operation in secrecy shocker. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 10:43am)

You're responding to an article where the problem has been addressed in what appears to have been a very successful manner. Although I suspect what you're angling at is that you believe *all* people of a specific 'community' (the definition of which I assume you have some criteria you'd like to share) should be treated according to the actions of a criminal minority. I think there's a special word for that. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 10:50am)

> You can call out community specific issues without automatically wanting to put every person in that group in a camp. Ok, now explain what *specifically* you mean by 'calling out' a community-specific issue, and what *specific* action you think should be happening that you believe currently isn't allowed to happen. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 11:16am)

I myself live in one of the areas I recommended for unrestricted parking, and I don't really find the masses of commuters using my area as a car park a problem, because being commuters they all fuck off at 5pm and there's plenty of spaces when I get home. I don't believe I have any inherent priority right to the space in my neighbourhood. If I want guaranteed parking, then it's up to me to buy a house with a driveway. I'm already a cunt for having a car and sticking its emissions in everyone's atmosphere, the world certainly shouldn't be encouraging me further. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 1:31pm)

The hipsters are in Dennistoun / Battlefield. West End is just folk with money. by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jan 2020 5:21pm)

this argument is moot seeing as that's not how it works as it would be illegal for the council to provide tax relief to a single commercial development. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:22pm)

as soon as something becomes a revenue stream, it will get milked. A nominal £1 today would be £10 after a couple of budget reviews - see London museum admission fees for an example. Don't open the floodgates. See also: tuition fees. We didn't oppose the introduction of £1000/year fees in 1998 when I was a student because we thought that was an unfair amount of money to pay for university education - quite the opposite - we opposed it because we knew the number would rapidly rise as successive governments sought to maximise revenue. And here we are. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:26pm)

This is indeed true, but something needs to be cut somewhere, so if you want to keep these then you need to say what you want to get the axe instead. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:30pm)

People have already mentioned Tiso OE (the big one up North Hanover St) but specifically on insoles they stock all the different types of Superfeet and will let you try them out in boots on their fake mountain trail by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:38pm)

When I used to need somewhere cheap and cheerful to stay I used to use the Kelvin Hotel on Great Western Rd, which is 2 minutes walk from Hillhead Subway. It's not glamorous but it's fine for the price by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:43pm)

also airbnbs aren't allowed in Glasgow for flats with shared entrances, making most of them illegal here by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jan 2020 3:41pm)

As your first marathon? Might want to try and squeeze a flat one in first if you can by meepmeep13 (Fri 31st Jan 2020 2:39pm)

I was going to just try and ignore it but today my dream job appeared in my inbox, pays nearly double what I'm on now and based in a lovely bit of the continent. Applicants must be EU citizens at the closing date in February. :( by meepmeep13 (Fri 31st Jan 2020 2:37pm)

I guess if you're planning to walk a good proportion of it, that's fine, but if you want to run it - the issue with that kind of event isn't fitness or stamina, it's glycogen management. You're going to be doing the calorific equivalent of 40 miles on the flat, and until you've run extensively beyond the 20/25 mile barrier it's hard to gauge how your body will react. Running it is about equivalent to twice that distance/height in hiking. In a traditional marathon if you get in trouble you can just walk it in, but in something like the Glencoe race you could be suffering quite a way and do yourself some actual harm. I'm not doubting your capability to do it, but it is pretty much getting into ultra territory, and I'm just surprised anyone would go straight to that without a normal marathon as a self-assessment. by meepmeep13 (Fri 31st Jan 2020 6:36pm)

I realise I didn't strike the tone intended - which was meant to be supportive, but via strongly encouraging to get to that goal via an intermediary step. I'm sure anyone else in the running community would agree that the step from half marathon to trail marathon is way more than just the distance. I'm sure she'll make it round, but the difference is between a fun day out and a miserable 'just making it round'. The Glencoe marathon is *tough*. As for gatekeeping, I'm sure she's more than capable of assessing my advice and those of others and ignoring me entirely if she wants to. by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Feb 2020 12:26am)

Age: * 18-24 * 25-29 * 30-34 * 35-39 * 40+ ouch. by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Feb 2020 11:13pm)

I'll ask you pretty much the same question that I asked the guy above and didn't get an answer: What *exactly* is it that you want to say that you think you're not allowed to say? by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Feb 2020 3:07pm)

there's a great dub scene in glasgow, start here and the berkeley suite nights: https://www.mungoshifi.net by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Feb 2020 9:51pm)

also to add that Mungos Hifi always plays the final night of this festival, which also usually features as much dub & reggae as it can fit in, and is only a bus ride from Glasgow https://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/ PM me if you want any details, I've been every year for 15 years by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Feb 2020 3:41am)

Hah for some reason I read dnb as dub. Too many dub nights have ruined my brain and inverted my n's. by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Feb 2020 10:46am)

I'm not sure you get great lawyers at minimum wage plus commission by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Feb 2020 10:49pm)

growing closer without moving by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Feb 2020 5:16pm)

Bean sauce is too watery, makes the chips soggy. Should be sausage, chips, ketchup with optional egg. by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Feb 2020 6:39pm)

> a permanently available public space where people can meet, sit, protest and walk through I'm wondering how seriously the word 'permanently' will be taken - i.e. whether they will cease using the space for commercial revenue. They should never be allowed to fence the whole square off for weeks 4 times a year just to stick up a ferris wheel nobody goes on. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Feb 2020 9:26am)

the name's a hint by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Feb 2020 9:49pm)

are you saying they bait with mates rates for gates but create waits, late dates and debate rebates? by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Feb 2020 9:47pm)

For whisky, there are two key pubs really: The Pot Still and the Bon Accord. Cocktails, historically, have never been as much of a 'thing' here as they are in the US, and the weird licensing laws make them a bit tricky, so you probably won't find the quality here really compares very well to the US. You'll get a perfectly *adequate* cocktail, but nothing that's going to be memorable. Having said that, it's worth dropping into Rogano, an original Art Deco restaurant/bar which will otherwise tick all the instagram boxes and does all the classic cocktails of that era. Similarly, we don't really have the concept of 'dive bars' - we have pubs, and these are the singular thing you can experience in the UK that don't really exist anywhere else other than Ireland and Belgium. Sample the great real ale and craft beer scene. Pubs like the State Bar, Tennent's, Bon Accord (and many others) will give you a real taste of Glasgow. In Merchant City, avoid the generic bars and head for Blackfriars or Babbity Bowster. And don't worry, there's plenty of americans here, we're used to your volume settings. by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 12:27am)

well, I love a good cocktail, so will try some of your names out, but the ones I've been to I wasn't particularly impressed by. Tell me who will make me a decent Manhattan and I'm there I'm not saying cocktails in Glasgow suck, just that in my experience there's nothing hugely special here, especially to someone coming from the US my point on licensing is referring to fixed measures and the 'dive bar' thing is a classification distinction, I would have called most of those rock bars, and in my experience what someone visiting means is 'pubs'. by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 1:23am)

> looking for seedy and grimy too if you want to experience the more 'typical' Glasgow boozer, with its middle-aged bronchitic alcoholics, bizarre all-times-of-day karaoke, no-nonsense landlord, very limited choice of drink and scarily cheap food, then from the Merchant City just head east a little to Gallowgate where you'll find plenty by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 3:16pm)

I thought the glass front was alright til they stuck up all the cheap cladding panels around it by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Feb 2020 3:49pm)

those steps look like those ones you get in projects like this that are slightly too long for single strides per step, and you have to choose between stuttering your way up with 2 feet per step, or looking like John Cleese comedically striding up by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Feb 2020 6:29pm)

this is already a problem in the new station by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Feb 2020 6:26pm)

same, always found the city centre Enterprise to be great, if a little pricey - guess you get what you pay for last time, I booked a Skoda Octavia for a week's holiday, and they gave me a Mercedes E220 instead, which was nice. by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 12:07am)

I live in an ex-HA flat, and it's literally written into my deeds that I'm not allowed a cat or dog without written permission from the HA, so if I rented it out I'd have to say no pets. I'm not convinced that's legally enforceable though, and there's plenty of other folk ignoring it. by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 4:35pm)

looks like they posted straight to the mother lode /r/longboyes/comments/f1tj9y/foster_longboy/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 6:24pm)

I think it's just that the HA tenants aren't allowed pets, and as it's mixed HA/ex-HA flats in the close (with the HA as factor) the rule was put into the deeds under right-to-buy to keep it consistent. I think there was also something in there about the maximum size of horsecart I can park up. by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Feb 2020 6:21pm)

just to agree with others that, unlike other european countries, there is almost no significant history of antisemitism in Scotland so there isn't any real reason to expect 99% of people to have any reaction or care at all about your background. Simply put, there's never been enough of a jewish population here for anyone to consider it, we've got enough of our own ethnic/cultural divisions to keep such folk busy. on the other hand, Glasgow is historically and culturally socialist/labour, and due to the links between that and the Palestinian cause, there is a small but significant anti-zionist fringe, and you *may* encounter the odd wank who considers you personally to blame for their persecution. Such people are, however, far more likely to be boring/annoying rather than actually threatening. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 10:51am)

St Lukes had a couple on when I was there last weekend by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 2:15pm)

Generally speaking, one of the big companies is always cheaper than the others at any given point in time - they take a temporary loss to recruit customers, then hike their prices and one of the others then takes over being the cheap one. So yes you gain from switching in the short term, but only really gain in the long term if you continually switch. Personally I only noticed significant savings when I got a smart meter and switched to a time-of-use tariff with Octopus - as I don't usually get home until 7pm, and the peak pricing is 4pm-7pm, I've found I'm saving quite a lot. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 2:21pm)

Reid Timber in Bridgeton is a mother lode of wood supplies, a proper Aladdin's Cave of raw materials, with a lovely and knowledgeable owner. Seriously, ignore all the other answers, this place is where you want to go. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 7:10pm)

I think this very much depends on the specific engineering discipline, course, and aims for after graduation. (I personally don't think unions should come into the equation at all - he'll make friends and have a good time in either) If it's electronic, Strath outright. If it's Biomechanical, probably Glasgow. Civil and Mechanical? Couldn't fit a midgies tadger between them. In all cases, though, neither is a poor option. One thing I will say though is that while Glasgow has been a permanent fixture high up the engineering league tables, it does rest on its laurels, while Strathclyde is rapidly accelerating upwards and getting high accolades / more and more funding, and for most subjects has better links to advanced research and industry. (ex-student of both) by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 8:06pm)

What's for ye'll not go by ye and other shitey platitudes of that ilk by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Feb 2020 8:13pm)

seems like as good a purpose as any by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Feb 2020 3:53pm)

the Nancy Smilie shops (2 in west end) mostly sell pricy stuff but also have a range of cheaper costume jewellry type things by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Feb 2020 3:55pm)

Do you like Kipling? I don't know, I've never kippled etc by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Feb 2020 4:04pm)

do you mean when a bit of tunnel nearly caved in? about 5/6 years ago I think by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Feb 2020 4:02pm)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering is basically Strathclyde's flagship department, and is one of the big EE institutions of the country, these days on a par with the big names like Imperial and Manchester. That doesn't mean Mech isn't also good, or that those depts at Glasgow aren't either, just that Strath's EE is clearly the best in Scotland by a mile, has a serious name for itself, and is respected as such in industry. In practical terms, size does matter for Engineering (as it defines the amount of facilities students have access to) and it's a big department. by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Feb 2020 9:55pm)

The West End is essentially an architectural and historical classification: specifically, the area of terraced 'villa-style' tenement housing built following the opening of the Great Western Rd in 1840 until approximately 1910 and conserved ever since. As such, it includes Hillhead, Dowanhill, Kelvinbridge/side/dale, Partick(hill), Broomhill Woodlands/Kelvingrove/Finnieston/Yorkhill do not generally fall under that same definition (having been developed for different purposes with different architectural styles) but are often grouped in as nowadays they are fairly contiguous in character. Anything north of Maryhill Rd or West of Crow Rd is definitely not part of that, as that is generally built much later. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Feb 2020 3:39pm)

I also (massively) overpronate and have been recommended orthotics used in neutral trainers by 2 podiatrists, a physio, and the staff of two of the above running shops. Doing so has seen me go from someone who couldn't run more than 2 miles without being in agony to being a marathon runner. I'm not saying you're wrong but you are going against pretty much every expert opinion I've come across. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Feb 2020 6:44pm)

I've used both achilles heel and Run4It several times, both are mostly good but I prefer Run4It as often a little cheaper, and have the treadmills so you can properly try before you buy. I did get what turned out to be some bad advice from Achilles Heel, but it was on something quite specific so won't hold it against them too much. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Feb 2020 6:40pm)

also whenever they say 'George's Cross' rather than 'St George's Cross' I want to pull the emergency stop and pedantically insist nobody is going anywhere til they get it right. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Feb 2020 3:58pm)

bloody students by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Feb 2020 3:56pm)

http://www.thehomeremovalscompany.co.uk/ Used them several times, really professional and reasonably priced - last time it was even in the middle of a blizzard on NYE and they worked their arses off to get us moved, bringing in an extra lorry and 2 more ppl without charging me anything extra. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Feb 2020 10:02pm)

I have a mate who is similarly trained in horticulture and I know they've really struggled to get work in that field (as it were) - I think due to there being a few local courses and not that many big gardens there's a lot of competition. I think to get any luck they had to look much further afield and commute a long way to places in e.g. Ayrshire. Not getting responses to unsolicited contact sounds pretty usual, as I'm sure you know it's one of those areas of employment where you need a foot in the door. I think like you suggest there is a lot more seasonal work. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Feb 2020 11:16pm)

it depends on the size of move, really - if you've got furniture to shift and a fair amount of stuff, then its well worth getting the pros in because they'll do it all in a tenth of the time you would yourself wouldn't use any of the national firms unless you're actually moving across the country, local firms are half the price also, a key difference between a moving firm and men with ven is insurance by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Feb 2020 12:10am)

> more just rich people now it was literally built 150 years ago for the rich people, it's always been the rich people area > edgy I hear Possil is the new Friedrichshain by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Feb 2020 6:52pm)

just chillin with the homies down Kember and Jones by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Feb 2020 7:00pm)

Not relevant here - this is a heat network, not an energy supplier by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Feb 2020 9:47pm)

fuck yes - I often go running that way and having to navigate down through that tunnel is horrible, I think so many more people will make use of the forth and clyde with this connection by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Feb 2020 11:32pm)

It's been a little while since I've been out clubbing but Archaos is pretty good, Destiny's as a backup by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:28am)

yeah, usually it's ok but I've had a few near misses with white vans that don't slow down and forget they have wing mirrors by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Feb 2020 2:36pm)

From the looks of the pictures they're claiming land currently used by the scrapyard? Hope so, anyway by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Feb 2020 6:49pm)

If you heard it from a taxi driver then it's probably bullshit; if you heard it from *several* taxi drivers then it's definitely bullshit. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Feb 2020 2:48pm)

aren't most property auctions like this? If it was sellable it wouldn't be being auctioned. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Feb 2020 2:51pm)

Exactly, the status quo isn't an option, costs are ever-rising. There have to be cuts, and increasing the tax reduces the size of those cuts. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Feb 2020 6:50pm)

also, I'm old enough to remember what happened last time they tried to reform council tax in Scotland... by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Feb 2020 9:28pm)

in which case they can just set a closing date - no-one uses a property auction without good reason, because then they lose auction fees on top of conveyancing only real exception is will execution where the executor isn't interested in the property and just wants rid by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Feb 2020 4:12am)

ooh, I'll help with the canal, great scheme by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Feb 2020 3:39pm)

https://youtu.be/LstIgtkEe50?t=23 by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Feb 2020 7:57am)

kilt-wise, for my wedding I got a really good 2nd-hand one from one of the vintage shops on Ruthven Lane (can't remember which one, but it had a full rack of them). Paid something like £140 for a full weight one in perfect condition, great buy was wondering if you'd be out at Glentress today - it was slightly challenging conditions! Although the drive back was worse than the race, and a good few smashed up cars facing the wrong way along the sides of the M8 by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Feb 2020 4:42pm)

Would recommend watching the film Apostasy, great depiction of the life of JWs in the UK. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729896/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Feb 2020 9:19pm)

If you follow the Kelvin Walkway west from the botanics it connects up with the canal about a mile later at Maryhill Locks, and then you can follow the Forth and Clyde canal as far as you like in whichever direction you like, ending up in either Balloch or Edinburgh. The canal paths are usually runnable even in the snow and ice, unlike the pavements. by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Feb 2020 11:43pm)

My most regular route is basically your second one in reverse, so hello fellow runner I've almost certainly passed at some point by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 1:53pm)

in the van? by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 1:58pm)

Problem is that the bit that joins Allander and Kelvin Walkway is barely maintained (actually impassable last time I was there due to knotweed and brambles) and definitely not good for running. Alternative is to run along Balmore Rd but that's not good in terms of traffic by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 3:13pm)

the massive devaluation of the pound in recent years has had an impact too, a lot cheaper to study here than euro/dollar countries by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 4:22pm)

Less studenty than the other streets around there, though - quite pricey as they're very nice flats by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 4:20pm)

bet when he waved the mirror round you still went, "aye, great cheers" by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 4:31pm)

35% of non-EU students in the UK are from China, this isn't a Glasgow thing. Manchester Uni alone has 4 times as many chinese students as Glasgow Uni. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Feb 2020 7:26pm)

A simpler explanation is that Glasgow and Strathclyde both run joint degree and exchange programmes with Chinese universities. by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Feb 2020 10:11am)

You couldn't reasonably cycle the Kelvin walkway (it's literally just a muddy path alongside the river for half the way, and it's rather meandering as a result, and has lots of stiles to cross). I know there has been intention for there to be a complete cycle lane between Milngavie and Glasgow but I don't think much of it is yet in place, and the A81 is not generally a cycling-friendly road. Someone else might know of an alternative backroad route. by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Feb 2020 2:45pm)

Everyone here seems very trusting of the police to say, "oh it's fine you waited to tell us." Maybe it is, I don't know. But given the stakes I think I'd want to be 100% sure I'm not going to face any personal repercussions. Especially given someone else here saying they were interviewed under caution when they did nothing wrong at all. Given the stakes, I think I'd personally want to be represented in my approach to police. Or to find a way to report it anonymously via a lawyer. To be clear, 100% report it, but get some proper legal advice on how to do so rather than just the advice of randoms on reddit. At the very least ask r/legaladviceuk rather than here. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 12:35pm)

I bought my first house in 2005, value crashed in 2008, and I eventually sold it in 2014 for 25% less than I bought it for. And you know what? It was *still* tens of thousands of pounds cheaper than renting over the same period. The counterfactual isn't other investments, it's against throwing money away. And from what I see, I got the worst of it, I know very few people from that period who actually ended up in negative equity, especially not by now. > In the 2008 crisis I seen people in Glasgow still bidding huge sums for flats that have now, in some cases, halved in price. Any examples? > but I can assure you that in the broader market it's currently over valued you're guessing, just like anyone else - you have no way of knowing whether the historical market values are a valid indicator of future performance, particularly in an area of relatively high economic growth like Glasgow > I've seen many friends blackmailed into staying in the same house (or go bankrupt) due to very high negative equity. In Glasgow? Really? Again, show me some pricing figures for anywhere around the city that would demonstrate this Glasgow's housing market is, at the moment, demand driven - there simply isn't enough decent central housing stock for the current growth in employment (and the growing trend for under-occupation with folk who can afford to living on their own in 2/3 bed places). You're not betting on global financial markets, you're betting on Glasgow's continued growth, which is connected but also separate. You can see this by simply looking at how little Glasgow's property prices actually declined in the 2008 crash - if you bought a flat at typical market values in 2007 you'd still be sitting pretty now. The simple shock tests that any mortgage advisor would apply continue to apply - could you comfortably afford your repayments if interest rates went back to 8-10%? What would you do if you lost your current job? Could you ride through a drop in property value? Might you have to sell at a specific point in time (e.g. relocating for work)? Yeah, house prices can go down as well as up, don't mortgage yourself to the hilt and give yourself plenty of breathing room, but you're buying a house for a much longer period than coronavirus will be around. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 1:56pm)

For what it's worth, I entirely agree with you on the '150 years old' point - tenements in particular are reaching the end of their original engineered lives, and people do buy tenement flats thinking they're invincible structures that will last forever. That can be a very costly mistake. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 2:24pm)

But if you're looking at an area of similar housing (i.e. a street of nearly identical tenement flats) then you can assess the trends in value without knowing individual values. You get the values from those that bought before the peak and hence aren't influenced by negative equity. I just pulled up data for a random street in Hyndland that fits this, and from what I can see the only negative equity is if you literally bought in 2007 and sold within the next 2-3 years. I saw just one flat where someone appears to have paid an insane price and lost significantly, but the price was so mad that it was a terrible decision under any scenario and very unlikely to have been based on a mortgage. I have no doubt the market for multi-million houses in Dowanhill is a lot more volatile and susceptible to financial market changes, but that's not really a useful indicator for your average buyer. And for the rent vs mortgage aspect you're still ignoring that the mortgage gives you returns in the form of an asset, which renting does not. That makes a negative return on a house *as a place to live* still, overall, a net positive present value. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 2:20pm)

Ok, you're making two separate points. Your first point is to not purchase property without assessing uncertainty and to take your personal circumstances into account. This is just blindingly obvious and absolutely nothing has changed in the past few months to make this novel advice. You should always buy with the understanding prices might drop and you should assess your own ability to ride through devaluation. The second point you're making is that the downturn in stocks from the coronavirus is in fact the beginning of a far wider market correction that will impact everything from jobs to housing. That is quite a different claim, as you're taking a market projection and claiming it as fact. And your advice to investors to reduce risk exposure to construction and property equity funds is not something that directly equates to 'don't buy a house' again because you're using the wrong counterfactuals. If you sell your primary residence, it's normally to buy a new primary residence, so as long as you've repaid enough to be able to sell, then the actual valuation isn't that important as your mortgage is over 25/30 years rather than the time you own a single property. > a market that has just passed by You're claiming this as objective fact! Even under bad Brexit scenarios you don't know the performance of property as an asset class relative to other economic indicators. Please separate out your 'good sound generic advice' from your nostradamus 'the end is here' stuff. You might be right, you might not. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 2:49pm)

I'll just add one more point - it might surprise you to learn that us younger folk *know all this already*. We know prices are crazy high, we know it's unwise to be bidding over home report value, we know people got hurt in 2008 but for fuck's sake we just want somewhere to live that we have some certainty over, where we can paint our own walls, where we can have some hope of not renting in perpetuity and having perhaps the opportunity to retire while we still have the last vestiges of health left. Have you spoken to your own children about their actual experience of renting? What it's like to be working these shitty post-2008 insecure jobs and then going home to a place that isn't yours? Where the bathroom is going mouldy, you aren't allowed to paint over that woodchip, the energy performance is appaling, and in the back of your head the knowledge that at any moment in time you might get a letter serving you notice? I'm aware you've deleted it but come on, posting about how you've made your money and then telling the next generation exactly how the drawbridge has been pulled up - as if they didn't know already - is some serious 'ok boomer' level shit. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 3:28pm)

This. OP is looking for advice, I'm sure they're fully aware the police exist. by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Mar 2020 4:30pm)

That's 290,000 to 650,000 deaths after mass annual vaccination campaigns, and mostly in places with poor medical infrastructure. We're talking about a more virulent disease that has no vaccine and can seemingly spread without symptoms and having that death rate even with the best medical care. We simply don't know yet whether it's virulent enough to spread to a full pandemic. If it does, best case is an international campaign to restrict its spread pending a vaccine in 12-18 months, meaning huge economic impacts (i.e. no travel or large gatherings). Or maybe it's not virulent enough and it'll just peter out with localised management. We just don't know yet. This isn't fearmongering, this is just the current state of knowledge - an unmanaged pandemic would likely kill in the order of 10 to 100 million people. We should know more fairly soon as we see how fast it does or does not spread within populations such as Scotland with minimal exposure. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Mar 2020 2:54pm)

I'm not worried about getting the virus itself and the risk of dying from it, but I am worried about the secondary impacts that will be coming if it isn't contained: namely, that the NHS will be pretty much unavailable for any other treatments, that it will trigger a major recession and the impacts that will have on businesses and jobs (on top of what's coming anyway), and food shortages both due to bulk buying and supply chain issues. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Mar 2020 4:44pm)

I think this very much depends on where you live; you may have forgotton about SARS and bird flu, but I can guarantee that for a citizen of e.g. Hong Kong, these events are still very present in people's minds and affect daily life. H1N1 infected something like 20% of the world's population in 2009, but had a very low fatality rate. Now imagine if it had had a high one. You're right these happen regularly, you've just been lucky enough not to have been in the time or place of some of the awful ones. Saying, "well it hasn't affected me before so it can't be serious" is entirely wrong - it won't be serious until it is, and part of preventing a pandemic is taking it very seriously every time, and it why billions of dollars are spent on international disease management efforts. So you're right not to get into the media frenzy that this is the end of the world, but this is absolutely something that needs to be taken seriously each time it occurs, and making the public aware of the risks of transmission is an important part of that. Ignore the media and just listen directly to the WHO - at the moment they seem fairly optimistic that this isn't going to translate into a pandemic. https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---2-march-2020 by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Mar 2020 6:04pm)

can only vouch for north of the Clyde: if you want flat and fast, Victoria, but it's also waaaaay too busy in my opinion for the size of the paths, don't like it myself as you're just tripping over people going for PBs Springburn is a really nice course, a little bit undulating but a more reasonable number of people Ruchill is hard but good for training, nice little parkrun that is very friendly, probably my favourite Drumchapel is probably the hardest, very small and paths through woodland, so not really far off trail running if that's what you're into, it's slightly struggling to get numbers so could do with support by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Mar 2020 3:04pm)

Thanks - part of the fun of parkrun is trying out all the different ones, and they're all friendly There's a local guy who goes around trying all the different ones and writes reviews from the point of view of his dog: https://letsgetready4crumble.com/ It's twee, but it's a good dog. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Mar 2020 10:51pm)

that's literally what this charity does by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 1:17am)

As a charity and registered company, their accounts are publically available https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=3076 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC137419/filing-history 2019 summary from what I understand (not an accountant): about 14% of funds were spent on internal staff and overheads, and the rest going to housing and tenancy support services either directly or via partnership organisations. The combined salaries of the 8 management staff is £427,000 and the CEO has a salary between £90k and £100k, trustees are not paid. All in all pretty good for a UK charity. by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 1:15am)

Judging by the past few days, Glasgow Uni seems to have found a new marketing opportunity by going to the US and saying, "look! coming to Scotland is cheaper than studying here!" by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 10:08am)

Just because something is a charity doesn't mean its income is public donations. The majority of this charity's funding comes from local authorities, and it then works to distribute that funding to local action organisations. So again, that's literally what this charity does - and then supplements its income with public fundraising activities such as this, on behalf of those smaller organisations (which according to the above accounts it does at zero cost). by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 10:12am)

MÖR by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 8:01pm)

5 reasons for the childless to buy a house: 1. It's cheaper overall than renting 2. You can do what you want with it 3. After you retire you really don't want to be paying rent because your pension will likely be a lot less than you're used to living on 4. When you need to go into a home you can sell it and you'll be set up in cushy comfort for the rest of your days But most importantly... 5. If you don't have kids you'll save yourself at least a house's worth of money so you might as well treat yourself to a house by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Mar 2020 11:04pm)

As it's cheap to manufacture but expensive to transport, it wouldn't make economic sense to ship it around the world. Most of the main brands are made here in the UK under licence, but apparently the own brand stuff is mostly from a company in Germany. /bumwadfacts by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Mar 2020 3:00pm)

There are various course available: City of Glasgow College does a 12 week course in jewellery making as well as an HND https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/courses/hnd-jewelleryhnd-jewellery-design-scqf-level-8-2nd-year-applicants-2020-08-31 and GSA does a BA in Silversmithing and Jewellery http://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-degrees/silversmithing-jewellery/ which you can also transfer into via the above HND by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Mar 2020 12:47am)

> make my own schedule surely your schedule is set by the rich cunt's stomach by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Mar 2020 12:51am)

Have a look at the ITA - if you're earning under £22k it'll pay up to £200/year for training to help people like you into new areas of employment, which would cover a beginners course, if they're accredited by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Mar 2020 10:26pm)

Or C) follow the WHO advice to take prompt action on individual early outbreaks (such as disinfecting this sports centre) so that the chances of A) ever being required are reduced. > 97-99% of people will recover from I guess it depends on whether you think 3% of the population of the country - about 1.5m people across the UK - is something worth avoiding or not. > This virus has thrown a light on peoples sense of risk. You are many orders of magnitude more likely to die of heart disease, cancer, car accidents etc than this. False equivalence as risk is usually described in deaths/million people/year - over the next 12 months, if there were a full blown epidemic, you would be far more likely to die of coronavirus than any of those things. by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Mar 2020 6:09pm)

It's estimated that 80% of the world's population caught swine flu, but fortunately the vast majority was asymptomatic and the fatality rate was very low. 3 million is not an unreasonable figure for such an outbreak. by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Mar 2020 6:11pm)

Well, that might change very shortly after today's COBRA meeting by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Mar 2020 3:34pm)

You have to. You have to find out. You need to go into the great unknown with a fucking ding by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Mar 2020 3:36pm)

one of the main issues is that if you close schools then how does the health workforce deal with childcare? by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Mar 2020 3:49pm)

I haven't had experience of that specific treatment but when I needed a scan and elective surgery for something else with a huge NHS waiting list I phoned up BUPA pay-as-you-go and they quoted me decent prices for services from the Nuffield hospital in Kelvindale by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Mar 2020 8:16pm)

Being 'internationally focussed' also means that when you shut down a uni, you're saying, "scatter, dear students, and carry whatever you may have contracted at the uni across the world to your most vulnerable family members." However, it may be better that happens now rather than when the academic year normally ends, as that may coincide with the peak. by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Mar 2020 1:23pm)

Nextdoor solely exists to complain about your neighbour's bin habits by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Mar 2020 12:33am)

I went to the pub yesterday, but there was a lady sitting at the bar basically hacking her guts up, so I turned around and left again. I wouldn't be too concerned if people were self-isolating properly, but all evidence is that they aren't. by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Mar 2020 6:39pm)

You know the virus is already widespread in the UK, right? by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Mar 2020 6:37pm)

I mean, we should still be testing where it is worth doing so, but there is no particular reason to test people coming into the country over people already in the country, unless they are coming from stays in specific hotspots e.g. North Italy. As we have a limited testing capability we have to deploy it where that information is going to be useful. And there is one very good reason not to be testing inbound flights: https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/status/1239102590719332354 by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Mar 2020 11:14pm)

why do you have so few bins? That seems like the real issue here by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 1:38pm)

to be fair, about a third of the residents of this city always sound like they're on the verge of ejecting their lungs onto the pavement, so it's kind of hard to know what's corona and what's business as usual by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 3:26pm)

well, the government has just now said people should avoid pub, clubs and theatres, so while they haven't formally instructed bars etc to close, that's likely not far off - probably most likely once places realise that their liabilities towards their staff outweigh their need to be open by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 5:29pm)

the article is a bit shittily written, but I don't think the change to 3-weekly is for flats, only houses with their own front/back entry by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 6:07pm)

lots of international oil/gas workers coming and going? by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 8:30pm)

Priceless used to be the place to go back when buying local was the thing https://www.pless.co.uk/ but online will always be much cheaper by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Mar 2020 10:24pm)

Go home. The restrictions are likely to be in place for 3 to 4 months, possibly longer. Scotland will still be here, you've got your whole life to come back some day. And Inverness isn't very exciting anyway. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 11:44am)

Too early for chicks - they're just starting to nest by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 12:15pm)

A lot of people are pushing the govt to follow France's lead in freezing mortgage/rent/bills etc and guarantee a basic income, so I imagine it's likely something will be said in this afternoon's press conference by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 2:36pm)

she's only after your bog roll by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 2:47pm)

All the stores fully restock each night, the issue is shortage of shelf space rather than shortage of supply. Just get there early. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 3:06pm)

It would be good to have a subsection for volunteering resources. For example, North Kelvin Community Council is coordinating local volunteers to help those self-isolating: http://www.northkelvincc.org.uk/covid19/#2 by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 3:18pm)

A few more facebook links Glasgow Covid-19 Community Aid: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2327240904235433/ East End self-isolation support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/649788075775645/ South Side self-isolation support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthsideSIS/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 3:33pm)

They are being daft, not you. The current rate of spread of coronavirus in the UK is a doubling every 3 days. There are now suspected to be more than 50,000 infected. Greater Glasgow and Clyde has the second highest number of cases by local authority in the UK (last time I looked). If any of the 10 of you are carrying C19 and infect the rest, with a potential 15% fatality rate in high-risk groups, the odds that one of you will die as a result of this gathering is far from insignificant. I suspect that as the situation has only really changed markedly over the last day or two, the less news-aware people in society have yet to catch up with what's happening. As a result, you should hopefully find that by the weekend people are suddenly changing their minds about this. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 4:31pm)

they might think you're making the wrong choice now, but I can guarantee within a week they'll have changed their minds by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Mar 2020 4:47pm)

Need to get some of those people moved to the other side, they're making it all off-balance by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Mar 2020 9:01pm)

I've been on the other side of the interviewing table and you always get rejected folk who want to know what they 'did wrong', or who are upset that they didn't get the job when they met all the criteria, as though that guarantees you the position. You didn't do anything wrong, you were perfect for the job. But unfortunately, there were several people who were perfecter, and there is only one position available. Also, I would recommend that if this happens to you, wait a while and get back in touch with them (like, 6 months or a year later) and ask if they're looking for anyone - you may find that they suddenly see a benefit in doubling the manpower of that specific role after it's existed for a while. I've recruited people this way more than once. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Mar 2020 9:07pm)

the same businesses that will pay no rates for the next 12 months and can get immediate grants to tide them over as well as access to pretty much infinite borrowing? by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Mar 2020 9:13pm)

Contact your MP and tell them this. There is a lot of lobbying going on in Parliament to make the government support people in your situation and this is evidence that the current packages are insufficient for companies to keep people on their payroll, despite what they are claiming. The more people can be shown to be losing their jobs on day 1 the more pressure can be placed on the government to implement income support. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Mar 2020 9:11pm)

excellent when we get to the other side of this, I'm going to be really interested to find out which businesses made an attempt to minimise the impact on their employees, and which just dumped them instantly, so I can understand where to spend my disposable income in the future by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Mar 2020 9:55pm)

while I agree on this article, note that of the countries with the top 10 number of cases, 5 are currently in national lockdowns (China, S Korea, Italy, France, Spain). 3 others (Iran, Switzerland, Germany) are in partial lockdown. We are #10. We *should* be in lockdown by now, as we have far lower ICU capacity than any of those countries. And as for it being several hundred miles away, Greater Glasgow and Clyde has the 3rd highest number of cases of any local authority in the UK, meaning that even if it isn't a national lockdown, we are still likely to follow London. So, yes this isn't happening yet, but I'd put good money on it being in place by the end of the month. The Coronavirus Bill giving the government emergency powers to do this is currently going through Parliament. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 12:52am)

I agree, if the army reserves are being deployed I see this as a good thing. We need to be doing everything we can and that is obviously a source of labour that can help take some of the strain off hospitals. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 1:02am)

Another useful link, containing detailed advice on what to do if you or someone in your household is showing symptoms: https://covid-at-home.info/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 4:18am)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/18/10000-extra-troops-to-join-british-armys-covid-support-force It's not martial law, it's supporting existing NHS / Local Authority measures. There is of course various measures available to the government under the Civil Contingencies Bill if they do want to enforce a complete lockdown, but none of that is yet being invoked. Most of what is being hyped up is contingency planning and not stuff that is actually happening. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:04am)

The Coronavirus Bill, giving the government additional powers (which arguably they already have) is meant to go through Parliament by the end of the month. The extent to which that, and the existing powers under the Civil Contingencies Act, is used, will depend on how fast hospital admissions increase in the coming days. Instead of being nervous, we need to realise that - as can be seen if you go out - far too many people are ignoring the govt's advice, and that for most of us, a lockdown just means enforcing that advice and carrying on doing what you should already be doing. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:14am)

Why on earth would you take 4 healthy children to a hospital at this time? by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:32am)

If only she had a friend who could help with that by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:41am)

It's pretty worrying for two main reasons: a) the government pretty much already has the power to do everything it needs under the Civi Contingencies Bill, and b) the CCB is restrained in power by needing to be re-approved by Parliament every 28 days, and is worded so that it can only be invoked under emergencies. This new bill doesn't have those protections, so the chief worry is that this is being designed (probably by Dominic Cummings) as a set of powers the executive can retain in perpetuity and use well after CV is over. The principle that executives use national emergencies to enact power grabs is long-standing. Good info here: https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1240226362415349761 by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 10:47am)

I like https://www.glenlyoncoffee.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 11:33am)

Here's a list of resources I've seen mailed around, not preschool specific but some of it should be useful: Online resources: - BrainPop - Curiosity Stream - Tynker - Outschool - Udemy - iReady - Beast Academy (Math) - Khan Academy - Creative Bug - Discovery Education YouTube Channels: - Crash Course Kids - Science Channel - SciShow Kids - National Geographic Kids - Free School - Geography Focus - TheBrainScoop - SciShow - Kids Learning Tube - Geeek Gurl Diaries - Mike Likes Science - Science Max - SoulPancake Lots of board games, library books (and Kindle), tinkering/upcycling with household junk, etc. Some resources to help with kids at home: *Scholastic has created a free learn-from-home site with 20+ days of learning and activities. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html *Pretend to travel the world..Go on a virtual tour of these 12 famous museums. https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours *This is the awesome free curriculum that we use. Everything from preschool activities to 12th grade is here! https://allinonehomeschool.com/ *List of thinking games by grade: https://allinonehomeschool.com/thinking/ **More awesome free learning websites that we like to use** https://www.starfall.com/h/ https://www.abcya.com/ https://www.funbrain.com/ https://www.splashlearn.com/ https://www.storylineonline.net/ https://pbskids.org/ https://www.highlightskids.com/ https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ https://www.coolmath4kids.com/ http://www.mathgametime.com/ https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ https://www.switchzoo.com/ https://www.seussville.com/ https://www.turtlediary.com/ https://www.e-learningforkids.org/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 12:32pm)

I literally just copied and pasted from an email, no idea who is originally responsible! by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Mar 2020 3:36pm)

Did my usual evening jog a couple of nights ago, passed about 5 times as many runners as normal, many of which looked like it was their first time out - looks like it's becoming a popular past time! by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 10:23am)

It's one thing stockpiling bog roll, but it's pissing me off the amount of fresh fruit and veg that is going to be thrown away because people have panic bought stuff they'll never use before it goes off (not directed at you, just a general rant!) by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 10:25am)

Tiso of all companies should be able to ride through this, because after months of quarantine sales of outdoor gear will go through the fucking roof also, they were fucking hiring new staff 3 days ago! by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 11:50am)

The bottom line is that evictions have been stopped until May 28th at the earliest. They cannot make you leave. I would, right now, instruct your landlord that you are intending to find another flat but will not be leaving the premises until you have been able to do so, and it is entirely to their solicitors to amend the sale instructions to deal with this. I repeat, they *cannot* currently make you leave the flat, no matter what they tell you. You don't need them to give you an extension. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 12:59pm)

You can certainly buy a car for £300 to £600, if that's what you're asking. How much it will cost to pass its next MOT is another question.... by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 2:43pm)

Going out for a walk is absolutely fine, it's not airborne transmission so there's very little risk outdoors as long as you keep a bit of distance. Even in most of the places under proper lockdown (e.g France, Spain) people are allowed out to exercise. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 4:26pm)

It's not an enforced thing (yet). The more people take measures to distance themselves, the more the transmission rate will be reduced and the overall spread of the disease will slow. The modelling that is informing the government's strategy assumes a certain proportion of people carry on like normal. So the rate of hospital admissions in the next few weeks, which is really the critical determinant of how many people will die, depends on how much people respect the concept that personal action leads to group benefits. In response to this, society has divided into two groups: Group A, also known as GBOLs, who respect this and are doing everything they can to help this reduction in transmission. Group B, also known as Cunts, who aren't. The ratio of A to B determines how fucked we are in 2 weeks' time. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 4:30pm)

absolutely I imagine it's the same if you're a lifter, but I've been training all winter for a marathon that was meant to be in 2 weeks, if I sit around too much my adjusted metabolism is going to make me put on 5 pounds a week by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 11:05pm)

I was in Maryhill Tesco on Wednesday and, apart from a few key things like bog roll and dried pasta, pretty much everything was in stock. Veg was a bit low but stuff was still available if you weren't trying to make a specific recipe. I think today has been particularly bad with the new announcements, but it should calm down a bit over the next few days, I think by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Mar 2020 11:20pm)

Worse than that, the BBC news is still running a sports segment which literally consists of, "there was no sport today." by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 12:09am)

Can anyone confirm if the council recycling centres are still open? Specifically Dawsholm. Wanting to clear some crap out of my flat to maximise space for the foreseeable future by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 2:43pm)

any snow up there? I'm going to get out in the hills as much as possible but going to follow the advice not to put yourself in any danger, so was going to stay below the snow line by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:53pm)

cheers, I've chucked it all in my car and if the place is shut when I swing by it can just stay there, it's not much use for anything else right now by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:52pm)

Kids are apparently particularly high risk as vectors for CV. She's just come from a school environment, mingling with all the other kids. Presumably you're self-isolating. Imagine she visits, gives you CV, and you subsequently die. Now imagine in 10 or 20 years when she looks back as an informed adult and realises it was probably her fault. Ask her to self-isolate with her mum for a week first. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:58pm)

note that the NHS is going to be contacting all at-risk people on Monday, apparently by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:55pm)

Yes, 2 people I know down south died yesterday. One had lung cancer and was on the way out anyway and probably got it while in hospital. The other, sadly, was barely in his 50s and a normal healthy bloke. 10 days ago he started to get a cold. Fuck all the people going to the pub. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 11:02pm)

Announced today, it's in a few news reports this evening, e.g. https://www.ft.com/content/e2ddd346-6baa-11ea-9bca-bf503995cd6f > The government said up to 1.5m people with underlying health issues in England alone — who face the highest risk of being hospitalised by the virus — should stay at home to “shield” themselves. “Do not leave your house for at least 12 weeks starting on Monday,” it said. > People with specific underlying health conditions, including some being treated for cancer, will be contacted by the NHS this week. > The list of 1.5m includes people either taking medication or receiving treatment or have health conditions which puts them at greater risk of developing serious complications if they get the virus. > This includes those who have received organ transplants, are living with severe respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and severe chronic bronchitis (COPD) or specific cancers like of the blood or bone marrow. > People identified as belonging to one or more of the at-risk groups will be contacted by their GP practice, specialist or both strongly advising them to stay at home for a period of at least 12 weeks. > They will all receive a letter this week and then frequent text messages providing reassurance and advice, the government said on Saturday night. Can't say for sure if this applies to Scotland though by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 11:24pm)

And so they can plug the pigeons in to recharge by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 11:26pm)

Indeed, and it made me correct 'on Monday' to 'from Monday' which is an important detail by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Mar 2020 11:36pm)

Might give it a miss and find something quieter then, cheers by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Mar 2020 12:23am)

I haven't yet seen a supermarket without them. I don't think the panic buying is as bad here as reported elsewhere, with the obvious exceptions of bog roll, soap/disinfectant and pain killers. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Mar 2020 1:10pm)

Went to Maryhill Tesco this morning after dropping the car off for its service (need to make sure it's good for supporting isolated elderly relatives). Pleased to see the store was almost completely fully stocked; nice and quiet with people keeping their distance from each other; staff handing out disinfectant wipes; floor markers at tills to keep queueing folk apart. Apparently now opening only for elderly/at-risk people 9-10am mon/wed/fri. Kind of surprised how busy the roads are, still, though. by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 9:32am)

I'm pleased to see that even in these difficult times our phantom mass downvoter is still putting in the hours by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 12:30pm)

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/22/riot-police-swoop-pub-full-drinkers-coronavirus-lockdown-12437586/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 3:20pm)

PSA: just picked my car up and the guy said he's really busy this week and then he's shutting up shop on Friday The government has said that it is not going to extend/defer MOTs for private vehicles (as they have done for commercial ones). I expect this will change (I mean it has to really), but on the assumption it doesn't if you have an MOT or service in the coming 2-3 months you're probably best getting it sorted now while garages are still open by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 5:55pm)

https://twitter.com/MartinSLewis/status/1242143752820600833 by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 6:01pm)

I think that given tonight's announcement the police aren't going to have any spare time to enforce it, but do you know if it's also enforced via number plate recognition? by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Mar 2020 10:06pm)

This is because the person without symptoms might not catch it until day 7 (the last day the symptomatic person is infectious) so then their own 7 day clock starts. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 1:09pm)

I'm following the govt advice and sticking to one form of exercise each day - a triathlon. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 1:12pm)

Govt advice is to return to your 'primary residence'. So she should already be back here if she's not a key worker down there. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 1:11pm)

It was in all the stuff yesterday/day before about telling people heading to second homes in the Highlands/Wales to stay at home https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-essential-travel-guidance by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 1:43pm)

They can, but [the mean incubation period is 6 days, and 95% of cases within 10 days](https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.5.2000062). Basically if you convolve this distribution with the fact that the transmission might occur at any point in those first 7 days, then the chances of anyone being infectious in a household after 14 days of self-isolation are very low. Not zero, but very low. So those numbers have been chosen as a balance between risk of further transmission against the issues caused by self-isolation and the likelihood of the instructions being ignored. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 2:05pm)

from a few days back https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/fl0b6i/daily_discussion_for_coronavirus_covid19_19_march/fkx7hml/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 2:51pm)

Wasn't that long ago was it? Like thought it was part of the changes after St Smeato's Day by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Mar 2020 4:26pm)

really should be relaxing that minimum unit pricing law right now, if ever there was a time for cheap cider by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 10:31am)

It's a good course at a good university that will give you a good degree in a very employable field. But you'd better figure out if you want to code or not, because that's what you're going to spend the rest of your life doing... by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 12:39pm)

unless it's a middle class bloke like me necking a crate of Chablis from Majestic, then it's fine by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 12:37pm)

Anything you can do to get more recognition? It seems Fyne Ales can't fill kegs fast enough to meet online demand by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 1:56pm)

if you have a second property mortgaged and rented out, and you don't have the financial resilience to bear a few months of missed rent, then imo you *should* be foreclosed on by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 2:48pm)

well, 3 month, but yes? by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 2:45pm)

the burden does already lie with the bank, in the stress-testing that they do prior to lending. Any buy-to-letters complaining about the current situation should have enough in the bank to ride this through, otherwise they probably wouldn't have been able to leverage the credit in the first place so I'm very skeptical of landlords who claim that they can't survive without the rental income for a short period by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 2:54pm)

I think you need to evaluate what a career in data analytics would involve. How do you expect to analyse data without writing code of some sort? by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 4:09pm)

Yeah, I'm just making it clear what's involved. I work next to a team of data scientists, and they spend 7.5 hours, every working day, writing Python/R/SQL. If you don't want that as a working life, then it would be best to decide that before investing a year and £13000 in a degree which is very strongly leaning towards those kinds of careers. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 4:55pm)

Doing my best to help! https://twitter.com/meepmeep_/status/1242879169161244673 by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Mar 2020 6:21pm)

or do both by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Mar 2020 8:43pm)

welcome to reddit, where doing even the bare minimum is too much for some by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Mar 2020 9:17pm)

followed by the sound of people trying to shut sash windows that haven't been opened since 1998 by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Mar 2020 9:21pm)

that's not a long-term issue though, that's simply that they can't currently do inspections and are understaffed due to self-isolation by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Mar 2020 7:05pm)

I mean, the recession isn't in any way tied to housing value or economic fundamentals, it's the virus. The criteria became a lot tougher after 2008 because that recession was directly caused by weak lending criteria (and in part the new financial regulations designed to prevent it happening again forced the banks to be tougher on lending). If anything, if you're in a reasonable position to borrow for a house in the coming years, banks are going to be even keener to lend to you because they're going to be making fuck all returns from other instruments, with stock and bonds going nowhere. They're naturally taking a very risk-averse position right now, because we really have no idea what the length of the CV19 depression is going to be, but once that uncertainty is resolved I'm sure that lending will be back to normal - albeit with the possibility of having to deal with a hell of a lot of people who have defaulted in the meantime. by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Mar 2020 12:25am)

Virgin Mobile have been giving out free additional data (and their packs are pretty good anyway) With the obvious proviso that Branson is a cunt by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Mar 2020 12:51am)

The Virgin brand is licensed from Branson, so he does still get money out of it and any business using the Virgin name, irrespective of ownership by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Mar 2020 2:00pm)

this misrepresents the situation as much as it did last time it came up two restaurants can, and do, have the same name without any issues. The issue is that both brands are looking to expand and franchise, so have competing IP, and so need legal resolution. I'm not sure what friendly resolution there is to work out here, one of them has to rebrand, and neither wants it to be them. Sugo Manchester is opening a huge new restaurant with shitloads of venture capital, so don't fall for the little family restaurant instagram let's just be friends thing, that's just as much corporate PR as Paesano does. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 2:20pm)

It's just the italian word for pasta sauce A quick google maps check shows me another 5 italian restaurants in the UK with that name, and Paesano isn't challenging them because they're not trying to become chains, that's the issue by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 2:31pm)

Two multi-million pound expanding food businesses are having a legal dispute. Both are using their PR channels to go, "we're so ickle and cute and nice and fluffy not like those nasty other people with their big nasty lawyers". There's no good/bad guy here, just finely-honed legal and PR departments fighting over a trademark they are both able to claim. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 2:39pm)

^this I'm not saying Paesano are good guys here, but just that this is standard corporate level trademark defence on both sides and if you boycott them then you'd also need to boycott pretty much any mainstream chain business. cos, you know, that's what both Sugo Glasgow and Manchester are now. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 4:41pm)

I mean, ok there's some cars that maybe shouldn't be there, but 'mobbed'? I count about 10 people in the busiest picture. By comparison, I went for a jog yesterday down Kelvin Way and had to patch it because there were literally hundreds of people on about 200m of the path, no way to socially distance, joggers and cyclists inches from each other but that's arbitrarily ok because no-one drove there? Same thing at Spiers Wharf today, far too many people to keep 2m apart. Luckily Ruchill Park was quiet. There simply isn't enough park space in the city centre / west end for everyone to get outside safely, perhaps it should be ok to go a little further from your doorstep, as long as you're respecting the 2m rule. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 9:25pm)

well, if you want to get into it then I'd argue that of the two companies, the one that attempted to establish a chain for which it didn't hold the trademark, while rejecting an offer to licence that branding, and then pretending it's a teeny family restaurant to elicit sympathy in a cynical PR move, is probably not the one with the moral high ground by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 9:44pm)

I fear you're right, but to my mind that's as much due to the government advice being unclear, muddled, misinterpreted and (in cases like this) not really justifiable, rather than people intentionally being cunts and doing things to spread the disease. When even the police are getting it wrong, what hope have we for the average person getting all their info from Whatsapp groups? by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Mar 2020 10:51pm)

Driving to a place to exercise is NOT against the rules! It's not even advised against, and this is being misinterpreted on social media and by police- the only rule is against gathering in groups of more than 2. As I mentioned yesterday I still don't understand why driving to a park is a problem if people are distancing themselves. If it reduces the number of people cramming into city parks (see the state of Kelvingrove this weekend) it can only help. Ten thousand people heading to Snowdonia is a problem for many reasons. Twenty cars at Mugdock is not really an issue, and a lot safer than anything happening at your local Tesco right now. And, how, for example, are disabled folk meant to get out otherwise? by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 9:40am)

While you are low risk for being infectious, it is not zero- viral shedding continues for up to 37 days https://www.thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lancet/pdfs/S014067362305663.pdf and you should continue to take precautions after self-isolating by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 9:49am)

As with all the govt advice 'safely' means low, rather than zero, risk by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 10:04am)

And if all the local spaces near to my home are rammed with people to the point where self-isolation isn't possible, as was the case over the weekend, I would apply 'where possible' and 'common sense' to mean driving a few miles to somewhere quieter would be not only permissible, but actually a good idea! by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 10:00am)

Unfortunately neither the police nor self-appointed social media police are very good at common sense or restraint, which is why a rule that doesn't exist is being enforced by roadblocks. I mainly worry about the implications of measures like this for the concept of policing by consent if this is in place for 6+ months; there simply isn't the manpower to enforce the laws that do exist if people start to question the over-reach that is going on. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 10:19am)

The problem stems back to the government liking 'nudge' over explicit rules, and repeatedly using the term 'non-essential'. This is why we had folk still going into infectious workplaces for completely unnecessary jobs, and why we now have real/internet police making their own definitions for it when it comes to leaving the home. The government needs to ditch that term completely and make it absolutely clear what is and is not allowed, and to take into account the impact on vulnerable people (including those suffering from domestic abuse and mental health) when they're doing so. If, as with the evidence you've linked, the intent is to get 75% (or whatever) of people obeying the rules, then it's not going to be very long before some of those 75% look at what the other 25% are doing and then questioning it all. And then we have to enter the properly draconian lockdown, because consent has been lost. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 10:52am)

The government modelling assumes there will be somewhere from a 50 to 90% compliance rate with social distancing guidelines, so it appears to me we're doing well and at/beyond the upper end of that; my concern is that the compliance significantly varies locationally and demographically, with poorer/vulnerable households less able to comply, with concommitant implications for where the disease spreads. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 11:02am)

So if nobody at all should be going to Mugdock, why is Mugdock and the roads to it not just closed outright? Because we can apply common sense to the situation and responsively deal with the scenario of 10,000 people heading to Mugdock if and when it happens, and in the meantime assume that the very small number of people who are using it have a valid reason to be doing so, such as - I repeatedly highlight - the case that not everybody has access to open space near their homes. I am NOT saying 'everybody go to Mugdock! Free for all!' I am saying that we are under a 'common sense' regime then 'common sense' dictates that 20 cars, or even 100 cars at Mugdock is not a problem that needs police attention. 1000 cars, maybe. This zealous overaction by the police is by definition diverting their attention, and at the weekend their attention would have been far more useful to preventing the spread of disease if they were parked on the Kelvin Way fining the hundreds of cyclists cycling inches from pedestrians! Patrolling remote car parks is the last thing they should be wasting their time on. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 11:34am)

> Others see you doing this so they think "if u/meepmeep13 can do it then so can I" Again, are you saying that because *most* people have no justification to go to Mugdock, *nobody* should be allowed to go to Mugdock? So in other words it's all about optics? That we should appear to be in a police state where all travel is banned in order to avoid having to *actually* be a police state where all travel is banned? In which case, why not just impose the ban and be done with it? The implications of all of this for civil liberties is terrifying, and I absolutely agree with https://davidallengreen.com/2020/03/the-extraordinary-legal-situation-of-the-coronavirus-lock-down/ > The police, in turn, have been given wide powers to enforce these regulations, including the use of coercive force. > And in turn, again, the police are interpreting these wide powers even more widely, with roadblocks, drones, and a made-up restriction on “essential travel”. > Those with mental health problems, and those in abusive households, are being made to feel that the law means that they have to stay inside. > This is actually not the case at law. > The Regulations provides scope for leaving the house for such important reasons. > One can hardly dare imagine what is now happening behind closed doors, with vulnerable people believing (wrongly) that the law prevents them escaping. > And one must dread the real consequences of this. I am treating the Mugdock case as one exemplar of how we are inventing rules that do not exist, and do not need to exist, and we need to allow people to get out. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 12:00pm)

I'm happy to leave it - I will add to your different angles aspect that I am considering the fact that we are very likely to need to do this for 6+ months, and hence I am considering what is actually sociably tenable from the point of view of a strained police force policing by consent, and what that means for social distancing and avoidable deaths. What appears reasonable now may look very different in due course, and once we begin to understand the substantial negative implications of the lockdown on vulnerable people as it is currently enacted. (I also have no intention of going to Mugdock and have not touched my car for 2 weeks) by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 12:06pm)

Yeah, the current tests are far from perfect so it's likely (statistically) that the small number of such 'reinfection' cases are people who initially tested positive when they didn't have it and it was some other infection with similar symptoms. Current science still points to immunity after infection, but unclear if it's long-term (I gather it is for most other coronavirii). by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 12:20pm)

I don't doubt the draconian one has better impacts in the short term, but in the long term I'd argue the voluntary one will have much better outcomes overall, and we need to be thinking long term. Bottom line is that with only ~150k police officers in the whole of the UK, any policy has to effectively be voluntary because we simply can't realistically police these measures if more than a very small percentage choose to ignore them, which becomes increasingly likely over time. The issue to me is that for the voluntary measures to be effective, we need much better definition of what is and is not reasonable and permitted, and better protection for vulnerable people. The perception that we're all under a mandatory curfew is really not helping how this pans out long-term, and is really dangerous for those in e.g. domestic abuse situations. by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 12:56pm)

I've been disappointed by Nextdoor, was expecting some high quality neighbourly moaning on there, but apart from the Phantom Penny Whistler of Kelvinside there's not much happening by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 1:48pm)

> Also, police don't get to make up laws and rules because they feel like it Sadly, this is [happening a lot right now](https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1244632412446961667), with police even [deciding what is and is not 'essential food'](https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1244587899200450563). fortunately the [head of the Met has just told police to chill out a bit](https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-03-30/cressida-dick-enforcing-coronavirus-rules-is-last-resort/), hopefully Police Scotland will follow suit soon by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 3:51pm)

And the courts are going to be overwhelmed when this is over so trying to get an order on you could take forever by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 4:19pm)

While it's likely evictions will be banned shortly, they haven't yet, so don't issue any ultimatums until that's in place DO keep records of all interactions though, including the evidence that you've tried to come to a compromise, as this will definitely be in your favour if down the line he tries to get a court order to make you pay arrears by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 4:21pm)

oh fuck, I'm agreeing with George Osborne https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/1244640253027258370 too late to retract everything? by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Mar 2020 5:22pm)

Or Weightrose by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 12:22am)

Another good not-ridiculously-priced option is the [Dualit 75015](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dualit-75015-Coffee-Grinder-Black/dp/B005VBNSJ8/) by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 12:15pm)

If it helps, even the police themselves are agreeing with you https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/30/uk-police-guidelines-coronavirus-lockdown-enforcement-powers-following-criticism-lord-sumption by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 12:29pm)

The police enforcing laws that don't exist and self-appointing themselves arbiters of government *guidance*, when we still have freedom of movement is, frankly, a massive civil rights issue. Some examples: [Police deciding how many members of a household can go to the shops](https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1244632412446961667) [Police deciding what food is and isn't essential](https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1244587899200450563) [Police making up a list out of thin air of what they think are invalid reasons to be outside](https://twitter.com/MPSClissold/status/1243894522838421505) [Police deciding that sitting down in the park isn't allowed](https://twitter.com/MPSRaynesPark/status/1244329582687289349) [Head of the Met Police herself telling police to chill out](https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-03-30/cressida-dick-enforcing-coronavirus-rules-is-last-resort/) [New guidance being given to police to stop them over-reaching](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/30/uk-police-guidelines-coronavirus-lockdown-enforcement-powers-following-criticism-lord-sumption) And, importantly, [why being concerned about this is not putting civil liberties above public health](https://davidallengreen.com/2020/03/what-the-police-are-getting-wrong-about-the-coronavirus-regulations/) [More reasonable discussion of why police have misunderstood the lockdown](https://twitter.com/Raphael_Hogarth/status/1244656601799237632) by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 12:48pm)

Is being able to avoid an abusive spouse a luxury? Is being able to manage chronic claustrophobia a luxury? If you're living 4-to-a-room in a Govanhill slum flat, is staying inside 23 hours a day still the most reasonable course of action? You need to consider the many people for whom a lockdown is a literal nightmare with no known end. This is why we need to be able to exercise some flexible judgement as to what behaviour is and is not 'reasonable' in the context of the need for self-isolation. Blanket imposition of rules that, again, are not laws, will lead to horrific outcomes in some sectors of society. Some people are giving up a lot more than luxuries. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 12:57pm)

Absolutely, we each have our part to play, and I'm not at all suggesting we shouldn't each do everything we can to self-isolate. I'm personally not going out at all other than one small jog each day in a quiet park, and occasionally to deliver things to elderly relatives to help them stay at home. But I am fortunate that I live in a flat with my wife in a healthy supportive relationship, and I can follow the self-isolation guidelines without any significant negative impacts on my mental health or employment, and hopefully I can do so for as long as this takes. (also I don't think anyone should be downvoting anyone here, it's all valid points of view) I don't know about anyone else, but even 2 weeks in I'm seeing friends, neighbours and relatives who are taking this badly. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 1:12pm)

But the issue is that the police are taking advice that is reasonable for the case of jogging and applying it as a blanket measure, as though it's law, which will in turn force people in domestic abuse situations to stay at home. This is the exact problem we're highlighting - the advice is meant to be about common sense and judgement, applying the guidance on a case-by-case basis, but instead the guidance is being applied as a justification for *everyone* to have to stay permanently indoors. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 1:15pm)

I already know some friends and relatives who, despite being healthy and in fairly normal living circumstances, are taking this really badly. I'm really worried about the widespread mental health impact if this goes on for months. I mentioned before I also know someone who has died from CV19, and his wife (who didn't get to see him in ICU) is currently at home alone in their flat. So, you know, that's making me very grateful for my own blessings. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 1:20pm)

At the very least, it fundamentally undermines arguments about there being no Magic Money Tree, being unable to house the homeless, it being acceptable to pay key workers less than a living wage, UBI being unfeasible magical thinking (notice the extreme pains the government is going to to make sure their employment support measures can't be called that) and it being ok to size the NHS to slightly less than typical seasonal capacity. I would like to think some of the behavioural elasticity we have demonstrated can now be channelled into tackling climate change through similar measures - if we can stay home for months, then maybe we can also be a bit more flexible about transport usage / remote working and learning, and open to new ways of using renewable energy in our lives that require far less extreme modifications to our actions. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 1:30pm)

It's certainly a nice area, but we looked there as well and personally I think it falls into a bit of 'worst of both worlds' - that is, you're paying peak West End prices with generally still pretty small tenement flats, but not really getting any of the benefits of it with not that many amenities nearby - it's a fair walk to Byres Rd etc. We kind of thought if you're going to be that far out of town, you might as well go just a little further and get a proper house with a garden for the same price in e.g. Anniesland or deepest Kelvindale. There is still some good stuff dotted around there though (albeit mostly very pricey), and good transport nearby, so it kind of depends on your priorities. I'd also note that there is a big difference between being actually on Crow Rd (it's busy with traffic almost 24/7) and being in a quiet st just off Crow Rd. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 4:10pm)

Again, it's entirely a personal situation so can only vouch for personal experience - we're a childless professional couple, and rented somewhere near there for a couple of years. We liked it initially for the relative peace and quiet, leafiness, and cleanliness, but after a bit we found we weren't going out anywhere near as much as we used to because everything was a bit far away (the walk to the pub feels a lot longer on a miserable wet winter evening), and it felt a little bit like 'giving up' if you know what I mean? We then decided we should either move out of the city altogether or go back somewhere more central, decided on the latter. But one of the benefits of renting is that you can just make those decisions whenever, it's hardly a permanent choice by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 4:21pm)

Oh definitely, the money has to come from somewhere, but this extinguishes the argument that there are some things we just can't fundamentally do or afford, things that have always been laughed off as impossible in principle. We will also have demonstrated that it would have been substantially cheaper to invest in some of these safety nets and capacities ahead of time rather than only doing it when the crisis appeared. It should also perhaps highlight that we really do need all these public services and, as has been recently demonstrated in Scotland, a huge number of people do actually support progressive tax increases to pay for it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 4:43pm)

also beware that the area is absolutely hoaching with middle class couples dropping mop-haired vegan sprogs left right and centre, so careful if your other half is at all broody by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 4:50pm)

> Compelled speech Come on, get your Peterson-isms right. Compelled speech is forcing you to refer to other people by their preferred pronouns, not asking you for yours. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 11:05pm)

er....you do know that you can just put in the default title for your gender? Or do you refuse to fill out any form that asks for your title? by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Mar 2020 11:17pm)

it's whatever you want it to be by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Apr 2020 12:01am)

I'll save everyone's effort and guess this ends with 5G and mind control by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Apr 2020 1:18pm)

Hi there - our gas fireplace failed it's last safety check due to a blocked flue. Any chance you could DM me the sweep's details, if he deals with gas fireplaces? Mainly want to work out if it's worth keeping or just get it taken out, blocked up and done with. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 12:23am)

> also it fucks up your brain function and memory also suspected to be effects of long-term MDMA use fortunately, it appears to be reversible - so maybe lay off it a bit? It's clearly not doing you good by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 1:53am)

If you've had that many things go bang in a short space of time might be a good idea to get your electrics checked by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 2:52pm)

An electrical safety test should be pretty cheap and quick, it's the fixing it if it fails that might be expensive In the meantime you should also do your own inspection of e.g. light fittings and sockets to see if anyone has done a bodge job somewhere and that's causing problems, and check the appliance fuses are the right ratings (especially any dedicated shower/cooker/washing machine sockets/switches) - if someone has put in too high a rating it might be one dodgy appliance that's buggered all the others by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:02pm)

well, I hope it is by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:44pm)

reading up the instructables for intubating someone with a washing machine hose by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:41pm)

They're cropping up on the Argos website now and again, I think they're recalling stock from stores to sell online by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 4:53pm)

> I think finding another tenant in the current climate will be unlikely You might be surprised, there's likely to be a fair few folk losing their current places for various reasons, as well as plenty of international students who have been unable to return home by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 5:29pm)

It's not just the lockdown, they've been pretty much sold out since xmas by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 5:25pm)

If it's not on Strava it didn't happen! I like the advice that Strava should limit uploads to one a day in order to keep thousands of joggers/cyclists at home also [compulsory link](https://twitter.com/stravawankers) by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 5:53pm)

I'm seeing it more that if we keep the total deaths under that of a bad flu season (about 30,000 in 2014/15), then that can be seen as a success, but will - as with Y2K - be treated by some idiots as meaning that the lockdown was unnecessary by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 8:10pm)

Tonight on our street there was an elderly greyhound out for its evening dump, when suddenly all the flats on both sides erupted into applause It looked hella confused by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 9:00pm)

Greyhounds don't get the recognition they deserve, leading the way in staying at home and doing nothing by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Apr 2020 11:01pm)

I had no idea cat racism was a thing by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Apr 2020 7:16pm)

aren't all the big supermarkets doing that now? went to Crow Rd Sainsbury's yesterday and it was only 30 in store, which made it very easy to keep out of each other's way by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Apr 2020 3:12pm)

Because they're more than a month ahead of us, and when they imposed a lockdown, they really meant it The Chinese strategy wasn't "smooth the curve" but "there is no fucking way we're letting this out of Wuhan and if that costs more lives there so be it" if you're in Wuhan, there's a sensor fitted to the outside of the front door, so the authorities know the instant you try and leave your flat, as well as all the mobile phone tracking the CPC already has in place. This also meant they massively increased the intra-household spread, so like I said probably increased deaths locally. It's also meant that they have been able to immediately lock down on any new infection centres - as opposed to countries like the UK, which really have no idea of how the virus is spreading. In short, they could do things only a dystopian authoritarian police state could do, which was very successful in a case such as this. See also South Korea, which has very similar state apparatus even if it is ostensibly more liberal. This doesn't mean all their reporting should be taken at face value, we know they covered up at the start, but their huge drop in deaths is entirely consistent with their strategy. We should also ask what they would gain from covering up at this point - it's pretty obvious that, as with the first cases, that would be doomed to failure by the nature of the illness itself. by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Apr 2020 3:21pm)

Tried it recently, you could tell the beef was good quality but it was absolutely tiny - even though I ordered the large one, and I'm not a big eater, I could have managed 3. It was singed on the outside and still completely cold/raw on the inside. Something like £18 with chips and a can. (before you tell me that's how they should be done, I love a rare burger, but this was literally still fridge temperature in the middle) by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Apr 2020 3:59pm)

dunno, could be someone got 'the best of bagpipes' on their stereo by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Apr 2020 2:54pm)

We also have to question her suitability on the basis of clearly being incapable of sound decision-making. I mean, having a home in Edinburgh AND Fife? Once is a mistake, etc by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 11:40am)

For Switches, keep an eye on the Argos website as they seem to be reclaiming stock from stores to sell online and they make them available as they come in (I also wouldn't bother with the Switch Lite, playing handheld for long periods is a bit of a pain) by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 12:23pm)

just like the conception then by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 2:39pm)

it's also spring by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 2:50pm)

Arguably, some parts of it are essential, given that their role is also about ensuring emergency vehicle access Also, disabled people still need to get to the shops and medical appointments like the rest of us, and can't if allocated spaces/pavements/dropped kerbs are blocked Imagine the state of it if people knew there was no parking enforcement by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 7:16pm)

> almost nobody is driving right now None of the cases I stated have anything to do with the number of people driving. It's a state in every residential area right now because everyone is trying to park at home where normally a proportion of cars would be elsewhere. A police response means a reactive response, which means the car blocking the fire lane only gets moved once the house is on fire and the fire engine can't get in, which means the house has burned down by the time help can get to it. Similarly, a disabled person is not going to phoning the police to report every one of the hundreds of cars blocking their way in/out that there would inevitably be if it became a free-for-all. Are supermarket delivery drivers who can't get to their customers going to be phoning the police? Of course not, they'll just skip the delivery and move on. It's utterly unreasonable to suggest that anything close to parking order could be maintained by police. If that were the case, we wouldn't have parking wardens in the first place. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 7:46pm)

we're going to have to agree to disagree - where I live parking is a total wild west, my street is blocked all the time, people completely block pavements, my disabled downstairs neighbour has to get her parking space cleared about once a week, and the fire lane at the end is cleared by the parking enforcement about twice a week and I've not seen a police car on my road once during the lockdown I dread to imagine what it would be like if people knew there was no traffic wardens by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Apr 2020 8:45pm)

Michael Gove has been unsuccessfully trying to hide his glee by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 9:57am)

unscrew and detach the u-bend (with a bucket underneath) and clean it out manually as 90% of the time that's where the blockage is by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 11:17am)

the walkway is my normal walking/running spot but I've been keeping well away as it's far too busy at the moment as others have said, you do get police there sometimes, also because of the spate of people bombing up and down it on quad bikes/scramblers last year by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 11:20am)

reported, you were clearly standing still for too long by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 12:17pm)

The terrifying thing is that, apart from maybe Sunak, he's the most competent person in the current cabinet by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 1:33pm)

It's a hefty price stag by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 5:08pm)

Also the arseholes seeing this as an opportunity to bomb about (see the fud the other day boasting about doing 100+ out to Dumbarton) - there's pedestrians/joggers like myself using quiet bits of road to avoid passing on the pavements and this would be safe to do were it not for that small subset of drivers ignoring all the normal rules. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Apr 2020 6:51pm)

I don't know, but I might wander down to Dumbarton Rd just to see the state of it, likely somewhere between Hogarth and Bosch by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Apr 2020 12:24pm)

you understand that we don't just do this stuff without checking, right? by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Apr 2020 8:43pm)

MPs/MSPs have caseworkers, their core job is looking after the interests of their constituents and helping out in cases like this where normal institutions have failed to resolve an issue. That's literally what representing a constituency means. This is why they run surgeries etc If you live in the Govanhill consitutency, then you absolutely can contact Nicola Sturgeon and expect her help, although obviously it's unlikely to be her *personally* who takes action. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Apr 2020 8:25pm)

While there is no guarantee a single vaccine will work, we could have multiple candidate vaccines under development in parallel. I was reading an article about this that was discussing the reason this doesn't normally happen is that vaccine development is immensely expensive and only the 'successful' developer makes money out of their product, so there is little investment in multiple versions of the same potential vaccine. CV19 is so significant though, that an intergovernmental body would surely fund a huge number of candidate vaccines even if all but one of them turn out to be useless. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Apr 2020 9:47pm)

my workplace is currently establishing contingency plans for us to be working remotely for the whole of 2020. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Apr 2020 11:34pm)

you know MOTs have been extended by 6 months? by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 1:15pm)

Not disagreeing at all (other than an ABS fail isn't at all the same as a faulty brake system) but you don't need an MOT to make a car roadworthy - he could have taken it in to get it checked and the safety-critical things fixed but explicitly asked not to have an MOT certificate done in order to avoid having it deemed untaxable/uninsurable for another 6 months if he's going to bin it. For example, the exhaust issue will probably be the standards having moved rather than the car degrading. by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 1:36pm)

yeah, my first car was an old golf that finally did 18 years / 230k before being sent to the farm - and it was running fine, it was just the tightening exhaust regs that made it uneconomic by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 1:53pm)

fair enough, it wasn't a "you should do this" it was a "in case you didn't know" by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 1:50pm)

I thought it was more historical continuity of constituencies - for example, while Milngavie might today have the appearance of a Glasgow suburb, back in the 19th century it was an entirely independent industrial centre, and it wasn't really until the post-war building programme that the two became as contiguous as they are today. So it made entire sense for it to be in a different constituency / council area originally. by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 3:34pm)

While I don't disagree with many of the points, I disagree that this is being presented as a particularly Glaswegian issue - London doesn't include the millions in the affluent commuter towns in the Home Counties, Manchester doesn't include Altrincham and Sale, etc etc etc Also, a greater compass doesn't allow you to cherrypick - if you're going to add Bearsden and Milngavie to the city, shouldn't you also be adding Clydebank and Paisley? by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 3:30pm)

However, the recent Glasgow City Region Deal, worth around £1bn, does include all 8 local authorities rather than just Glasgow City itself, so the 'Greater Glasgow' level does effectively exist even if it's not expicitly called that http://www.glasgowcityregion.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 3:54pm)

Take a quick look at the history of Bearsden and you'll see that's not true - it's been an independent town since around the time Glasgow became a Royal Burgh. The areas of housing that connect Bearsden to the city mostly didn't exist before 1940. by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Apr 2020 8:26pm)

It isn't, and has never been either a Royal Burgh or City. While it has a cathedral, the concept of 'cathedral city' is an English thing and has never conferred city status in Scotland. by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Apr 2020 2:06am)

it's our wedding anniversary so I went to the shop round the corner for a bottle pretty sure I got papped coming out with my prosecco for someone to post on their facebook for doing non-essential shopping by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Apr 2020 2:30pm)

if I went home empty-handed, at least one by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Apr 2020 1:14am)

Canal: busy as fuck, don't even bother Kelvingrove Park: actually quite quiet by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Apr 2020 1:04pm)

https://twitter.com/GlasgowLocavore/status/1249340407680585728 by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Apr 2020 3:34pm)

I was wondering if people are heading to the canal/walkway assuming that the parks will be hoaching, when in fact everyone thinking that is causing the reverse by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Apr 2020 8:45pm)

Main negative factor is having the M8 right next to you. Otherwise it's fine, all the good food and shops on your doorstep. Very studenty. by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Apr 2020 3:31pm)

[They reckon the planes put people off. Them and the power lines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-GVRvsZrA&t=5) by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Apr 2020 6:04pm)

[Full film on youtube for those that haven't seen it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-GVRvsZrA) (which is probably everyone outside Australia) by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Apr 2020 6:44pm)

I know, right? Reprinting a paper from that famously left-wing sensationalist journal, *Science*, and interviewing all those left-wing sensationalist epidemiologists with their crazy neo-marxist views on ridiculous SJW bullshit like 'viruses' and 'immunity'. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 11:00am)

It's pretty clear that there's going to have to be *some* kind of measures in place until a vaccine is available, which puts us into late 2021 / early 2022, but it's really far too early to tell how extreme those measures will have to be, and we'll see from the stats that come out of the countries already starting to relax restrictions. It's very unlikely we're going to need to stay in the current lockdown for that period, though - as with the Imperial study, it will likely be an alternating relaxation/reintroduction of measures as the number of cases increases/recedes, and likely only back to a full lockdown come the winter peak. The key thing that's going to allow us to ease restrictions more fully pending a vaccine is mass testing. How fast we can get that working like South Korea is inherently going to define how much freedom we can have. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 11:07am)

One thing we really need is for our government to stop treating CV19 as a political issue and follow the lead of Germany etc in just being boring, bureaucratic and factual. We know testing equipment is hard to get hold of, we know supply chains are difficult, just tell us how you're getting on and when we might expect things to be in place. Instead, we still have a government that is obsessed with spinning everything and going on about 'ramping up' testing without actually giving out numbers or managing expectations. Or like the issue around reporting deaths from care homes. Just say, "it's hard to get good data from care homes because we don't have the capacity to test yet, and it's difficult to establish a cause of death." We understand. Instead, it's being spun and palmed off as not an issue. We know getting PPE is a problem. Obviously it's a problem. We accept it's a problem, just tell us what the plan is and how long it's likely to take to get PPE to hospitals. I hope to God the fact that the interminable Labour leadership election is now over and we have a boring bureaucrat in place as the Leader of the Opposition some of this stuff might start to happen. Just say what's happening. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 11:29am)

Anyone know what the Silverburn Tesco is like these days? Need to do a big shop for my self-isolating parents and it's on the way, but wasn't sure if it'd be quiet from being a bit out of the way, or mobbed as it's a giant Tesco. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 12:57pm)

I'm a runner, and so many times as I've stopped when I've come up behind someone to let people coming in the other direction past before I overtake, another runner has come up behind me and sprinted through the gap. There's just too many stravawankers who can't bear to slow for a second. Although I've also just been out for a run and 5 times I stopped and asked couples walking to please not straddle the path and force me to run between them. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 3:59pm)

Whereas I'd argue it's the last bastion of UK investigative journalism; they were the UK paper that worked on with Süddeutsche Zeitung on the Panama Papers; they were the paper that worked with Wikileaks on the 2010 diplomatic cables that made Assange (in)famous; they were the original publishers of Edward Snowden's leaks; they remain the only paper pursuing the connections between Vote Leave and Russia/Aaron Banks; they broke many of the recent MPs expense scandals. Carole Cardwalla's ongoing work on CV19 is likely to be very important when the inevitable inquiry occurs. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 4:10pm)

Crow Rd Sainsburys had some when I was in last week, I think you just have to get there first thing. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 4:37pm)

thurs 10am. they'd sold out of all the other types of flour but there was strong white I think everything gets restocked nightly, it's just the lack of shelf space compared to the number of new amateur bakers by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 4:57pm)

I'm not going to disagree the clickbait stuff exists, but every paper has to do that now - it's there to bring in the ad revenue that pays for the decent stuff, it's not instead of it. Bottom line is that the paper was haemorrhaging money before Viner, and I think she's been pretty open about this. I don't at all get what you mean by the 'divisive' bit though, most of it has nothing to do with UK politics (or any politics) and meant for US clickthrough volumes, it's just your standard 'animal pictures of the day' and stolen twitter lightweight stuff. Is this an Owen Jones thing? by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 7:29pm)

I had a full fry-up about 5 then a satay tofu stir fry about 8, I can't stop eating, about to go back to the fridge for some cheese by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 9:37pm)

strangely I don't seem to be despite being on about 5 meals a day plus snacks, plus too much booze I think the subconscious stress uses up quite a lot of calories by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Apr 2020 10:10pm)

Sainsbury's has all of those and others like Stewart by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 12:43pm)

was just there again, they had about 20 bags of strong white left, probably gone now though by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 1:10pm)

some people just live under a rock....I was out doing my weekly shop today and heard someone asking, "why is the McDonalds shut?" by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 1:23pm)

was just thinking this....that sickness at sea is one of the cases for which every ship has to have detailed contingency plans by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 4:52pm)

Married to a vegetarian, so mostly do so myself, with the odd bacon sandwich and occasional meaty treat days where I devour a whole roast chicken on my own. Tonight was 'spanish' vegetarianism, where a sprinkling of ham doesn't count. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 9:53pm)

^^^making ^^^sourdough by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Apr 2020 9:58pm)

while yer about, a couple of people have mentioned removing the listings part of the steamie header? it's just telling us what we're missing out on here's some comment tags you can borrow if you're short, I've been stockpiling them: ##### ''' ''' by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Apr 2020 4:22pm)

good bot by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Apr 2020 5:57pm)

next time she comes round, just start coughing by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Apr 2020 6:09pm)

it's a valid concern. Just yesterday I handled about 10 different bottles of wine looking to see which one I wanted, and as I told the wife, it would have just been dangerous for me to put any of them back by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Apr 2020 8:17pm)

all the running events I was planning to do over this year have all been rescheduled for Aug/Sept, so assuming that's allowed to happen (obviously not a given), I'm going to be running something every weekend for 6 weeks, including 3 marathons. So I'm keeping that as a notional target for training, getting out nearly every day but keeping it as slow as possible to avoid injury I'm finding the best places for running right now are what would normally be the busy roads in and around the city centre! It's a bit surreal by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Apr 2020 5:50pm)

I was also planning on doing Glencoe, but that was meant to be at the end of the season after lots of other stuff to build up to it, so going to see how I feel nearer the time, maybe I'll just do the half. My main goal is Loch Ness marathon in October I've also had to give up on my normal running routes because of the sheer number of people, but it took me a little while to realise that main roads with wide pavements are great right now, particularly as you generally don't need to stop at pedestrian crossings at the moment, and you can use the (mostly) empty bus lanes to avoid people. My running club is also sharing lots of ideas of new places to run, and there's some really non-obvious places that are great. I'm on the north side so not much help to you, but maybe look up Strava/Garmin heatmaps for alternative ideas where you are? I guess the other thing is that the good weather is bringing everyone out, that's bound to end at some point by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Apr 2020 6:13pm)

She was chased down Montrose St by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 3:11pm)

I have a soft spot (sorry) for [Soft Top Hard Shoulder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_Top_Hard_Shoulder) featuring a youthful Peter Capaldi by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 3:18pm)

Like Trainspotting, Shallow Grave was set in Edinburgh but actually mostly filmed in Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 3:17pm)

Orphans is also filmed and set in Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 3:21pm)

I don't know, I think that while the Hitman games are great, the missions in the 2 rebooted games are all essentially the same mechanically - I played the Paris level of Hitman 1 to absolute death, then never really bothered with the rest because there wasn't really anything new to do in them, just the same thing in a different setting. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 3:28pm)

While the advice currently only applies to England at the moment, the CPS clarified the rules last week and you're fine > Exercise can come in many forms, including walks. Exercise must involve some movement, but it is acceptable for a person to stop for a break in exercise. However, a very short period of ‘exercise’ to excuse a long period of inactivity may mean that the person is not engaged in ‘exercise’ but in fact something else.It is lawful to drive for exercise. https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/Documents/What-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse.pdf by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 6:14pm)

> I am exercising in my garden lucky you by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Apr 2020 8:56pm)

Esso on Maryhill Rd by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Apr 2020 12:06pm)

> high growth potential depends what you mean by 'potential' but we're in a global recession with a stock market crash and a massive growth in unemployment, I wouldn't be expecting to gain value on anything for a little while by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Apr 2020 8:52pm)

it also depends on how their floor has been set up - if it's laminate with cheap underlay (i.e. how any landlord on a budget does it) then the whole thing becomes a massive antisocial noise transmitter by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Apr 2020 1:47pm)

Right to Buy was a terrible, terrible policy and it won't be returning to Scotland any time soon. Having said that, HAs can and do sell off properties of their own accord, so there's no harm in asking them. If you're in a block of tenement flats that's already largely been sold off then they might be keen, because I know some HAs are more than glad to be getting rid of maintenance responsibility for some older properties that are becoming a liability, and then investing the money in newer stock. But one of the issues with Right to Buy is that it's created the administrative nightmare of having blocks of flats with mixed HA/private flats, forcing HAs to have arms-length factoring organisations contracting their own services, so an HA won't generally be keen on selling off individual flats. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 2:00am)

For what it's worth, your question is entirely reasonable, people bought council flats long before right to buy, and will continue to do so under select circumstances. Absolutely nothing wrong with that if the HA is getting value (which they will if they are setting the terms rather than the ridiculous undervaluations of right to buy) and can re-invest in other stock. I will just re-iterate, though, that the chances of you personally being able to buy the specific flat you're living in is very very slim. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 1:44pm)

Saw in PMQs today that apparently a testing 'superlab' is opening in Glasgow later this week - anyone know more details? by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 1:59pm)

Or it's that more people over 55 have medical conditions that put them at-risk? i.e. should be shielding already by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 1:59pm)

The key reasons are that a) it effectively subsidises more affluent renters to buy a home through increasing the rents of less affluent renters; b) it transfers money from local authorities to government without anything going the other way; c) many properties are more valuable as rental properties and the people who bought them don't live in them as intended, in London for example they are often bought up by developers and then leased back to the HA at greatly increased cost; d) the discounting means the HAs never got the value of the properties and so could never replace the social housing stock they lost. So even if you're not a critic of social mobility (the idea that you improve working class people's lives by giving them the opportunity to become middle class - such as by owning a home - rather than bringing up the general living standard for everyone by providing greater access to cheap housing), the bottom line is that as a fiscal policy it has directly led to today's widespread housing crisis and is the predominant reason HAs struggle to provide enough homes to those that need them, and also contributes to the underfunding of local authorities, who again are often paying much more for housing support than they otherwise should. See https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/26/right-to-buy-margaret-thatcher-david-cameron-housing-crisis - but criticism of the policy is by no means only a lefty thing. It's also not the case that allowing long-term tenants to own their home is inherently a bad thing, but the way it was enacted by Thatcher was essentially a cynical welfare-destroying public cash grab. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 4:09pm)

When I used to recruit for entry-level positions, we'd always get applications from older folk who had reskilled/retrained, often after being made redundant from other roles, and we would initially be keen on them. But then as soon as the conversation would turn to salary negotiations, they'd always be looking for way more than we were offering. They'd be looking for £40k+ for a £20-25k entry-level position, on the basis of their years of experience in something entirely unrelated and of no value to us. Then you'd offer the same thing to the new graduate and they'd piss themselves with excitement. So in my experience it wasn't a direct preference for young applicants by us, it was more the assumption by older applicants that age automatically creates an entitlement to a higher wage irrespective of relevant experience, and even if you did come to a negotiated salary, they'd resent you as an employer. Not a universal experience, but this happened many times. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 11:06pm)

For the case of completely reskilling to a new industry, if you're just talking about money, you need to consider the income you're losing in the process. i.e. if you spend 5 years getting the appropriate skills to get a £10k payrise (I can't think of any -legal- job where you could be paid that kind of money quicker than that), and lose £50k of income over that period due to having to work part time to fit in the studies, then you're into your 50s before you've broken even. Far better would be to find something complementary to your existing skills/experience that will be additional, rather than starting from scratch - maybe a management qualification that lets you jump up the ladder, or an MBA-type thing you can do while in-role? by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 11:12pm)

I think any decent employer these days would recognise the value of diversity in a workplace. I've always been very wary of the modern 'techbro'-type companies that seem to insist on you fitting into their stereotype (which in practice often means very restrictive working practices) rather than the idea that people can bring more than just what's in the job spec. I've applied for jobs at companies and removed my application just on the basis their recruitment process is poor and I don't want to work with the kind of people its biased towards. Some areas of work are going to be inherently biased towards a certain age/gender profile, but a company that is uniformly that profile should be viewed with suspicion. Also, in my experience, the mother returning to work after the 10-year childrearing gap, or the burnt out accountant wanting to do something different, are far and away the most driven employees, because they've figured out what they want to do. But fundamentally, if 2 people have the same relevant skills on paper but want very different salaries? Yeah, that's only going to go one way. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Apr 2020 11:38pm)

The bit that gets me is presenting the Rest and Be Thankful as a quiet backroad blocked with sheep, rather than a fuckload of never-ending roadworks backed up with 10,000 motorhomes by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 2:54pm)

I've also been trying to figure out for ages if that opening shot is a digitally-enhanced Rest and Be Thankful with the queue of motorhomes edited out by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 2:58pm)

This would be something to bring up with your local community council. by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 7:35pm)

It's not normal at all, and it's inviting chancers in to test people's front doors. If the pubs were open you'd guaranteed be getting folk taking a piss in your close. by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 7:41pm)

the bin men normally leave it jammed open by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Apr 2020 11:45pm)

> lunch hark at you and your specific mealtimes by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Apr 2020 1:57pm)

> the recipes to steak bakes first, set up your rat traps by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Apr 2020 1:55pm)

Enlighten us with the reason you think speed limits exist. by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Apr 2020 2:35am)

I'd be careful about this. They may actually be seeking to drop a tenant that is now riskier than before in terms of being able to pay rent, and have no problems with ditching the contract for the new place if the lease hasn't started yet. Your suggestion assumes Slater Hogg gives a flying fuck about their public profile, when every indication is to the contrary..... by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Apr 2020 2:43am)

I don't entirely follow you...are you saying that the 1 week extension went on for longer without agreement? I'd say that if the 1 week was by agreement then you'd have to suck that up, but if they delayed further without an agreement then you should only be charged at the rate of the flat you should have moved into, as they are in breach of their lease. If you agreed beyond that first week (you shouldn't have) then yes you're going to have to pay that additional rent too (not morally, but sadly legally). At what point did you sign things, and what dates were on them? Bottom line is that even if morally/legally things are on your side it could take a very long time to resolve, and it would be massively in your interest to avoid the additional payments getting worse by any means...if that means a credit card, that is still better than (say) 6 months of additional payments pending an arbitration that you might lose. It might be better to contact Shelter than CAB, but bear in mind both are overwhelmed at the moment, increasing the case for using the credit card before things get worse. by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Apr 2020 2:50am)

I posted this last week, but in England the Police College clarified the rules for police forces - we could do with something like this for Police Scotland. Classified under 'likely to be reasonable' is 'Driving to countryside and walking (where far more time is spent walking than driving).' > Exercise can come in many forms, including walks. Exercise must involve some movement, but it is acceptable for a person to stop for a break in exercise. However, a very short period of ‘exercise’ to excuse a long period of inactivity may mean that the person is not engaged in ‘exercise’ but in fact something else. ***It is lawful to drive for exercise.*** https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/Documents/What-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse.pdf by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Apr 2020 4:45pm)

For pub quiz purposes I'm compiling a list of all the areas within the Glasgow City Council area with 'hill' in the name. Can anyone add to this? Blackhill Broomhill Clydeshill Cranhill Crosshill Dowanhill Fernhill Firhill Gilslochill Govanhill Haghill Hamiltonhill Hillhead Hillington Jordanhill Lambhill Maryhill Partickhill Priesthill Ruchill Scotstounhill Simshill Springhill Yorkhill by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 11:54am)

just to disagree with your last point, the main reason the UK has had it so badly is because the government pursued a 'herd immunity' strategy for far too long before realising their error and hastily reverting to a lockdown, far too late, and further meaning that attempts to procure PPE and testing started long after they should have done obviously I can't say what a different government would have done, but this was a massive error we can directly pin on this government (most likely Cummings), that was in direct contradiction to the strategies of almost any other country we still don't know the decision-making process that led to that flawed strategy, as it was all done in secret, but it's not being pro-Labour or anti-Conservative for it to be absolutely clear that they have fucked this one up to the cost of tens of thousands of lives. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 2:02pm)

I'm the other way round, the fantastic weather has made me sad for all the things I could have been doing, whereas if it's horizontal rain I can say, "oh well, I'd probably just be staying in anyway" by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 2:09pm)

Part of the problem is that we don't know what the scientific evidence they keep on claiming drove their strategy prior to the Imperial report of 16th March actually was - SAGE is still clouded in secrecy, with the evidence now appearing that political advisers (Cummings/Warner) were sitting on and driving what is meant to be an independent scientific committee. So it appears that the strategy may not have been a scientific one at all, and the "they thought people wouldnt comply with a lockdown if they started too early" was just an attempt to change the narrative once they realised just how badly wrong they were after the Imperial study. They were never intending to lockdown at all. The other aspect is that the government was warned last year that we were in an unprepared position in terms of a potential pandemic response (then put in terms of a novel flu strain), in terms of NHS readiness/PPE etc, and the govt chose to postpone doing anything about it in favour of putting resources into planning for a No-Deal Brexit. What makes me angry about this is that none of this should be political. Coronavirus is not political, the deaths are not political, the obvious things we should have done and should be doing are not political, but this government *made* them political by treating it as a political issue that could be spun and talked down, as though it could be overcome by 'believing in Britain'. Even now they're gearing up to attack Labour on what should be a bipartisan issue. We are all now paying for that massive hubris. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 2:57pm)

Mini-recycling points are still being emptied- I had a load of cardboard to get rid of (also from furniture packaging) so tore it up and put it in one of the large recycling bins just up the road Otherwise advice is just to leave items at the back of the property and wait for bulk uplift to recommence by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 4:12pm)

Not at all - in fact the powers that are enacting the coronavirus lockdown are almost all devolved, it's just that to date there has been little divergence. You are currently locked down under the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act. Scotgov has its own scientific and medical advisors, Police Scotland has its own sets of legislated powers (which are already different to England). In practice there has been little difference between the approach in the 4 nations because all have agreed to follow the UK Action Plan, but this may change in the future if there is a medical and scientific case for different easing of restrictions according to regional cases. The UK Coronavirus Bill was explicitly approved by votes in all the devolved Parliaments, and whose consent was explicitly required under the Sewell Convention. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/coronavirus-and-devolution by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 7:52pm)

I'm not familiar with it - isn't it just the name of a street? by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 8:09pm)

not necessarily - our different demographics, population density and the fact that we appear to have been about a week behind England in early infections means that our infection rates and peak might be different to there - which would in turn justify diverging in the point at which we relax shutdown. ScotGov has already published the points of reference for this, which the UKGov has not. This is similar to the federal policysetting going on in e.g. Germany by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 9:11pm)

and literally tonight the First Minister for Wales is setting out his own plan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/wales-ready-to-lift-coronavirus-lockdown > “We have the power to do it, definitely. I’d rather we did it together. If we can’t get to that point and we think there are things that are right to do for Wales then we will go ahead and do that but my ambition is that we do things still together across the United Kingdom. The Coronavirus Act does respect devolution. It puts the solution in our own hands and we have already done things differently in a range of different matters where that’s been right for us” by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Apr 2020 10:41pm)

ahahhhahahaha caught up in the charity spirit you can just borrow a gpx file off someone else's account, manually edit the timestamps, and re-upload it by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 3:49am)

I'll let Sturgeon herself respond to you on that https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1255117051309559814 by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 4:06pm)

And why a devolved progression from lockdown may be justified: https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/1255148119416700929 by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 4:31pm)

Sweden's isn't a herd immunity strategy at all - they are effectively trying to socially distance almost as much as we are, it's just that they aren't legally enforcing it. They have the same furloughing measures that we do. Also, it remains to be seen how successful that will be - the evidence is that there may be a big difference in public response between Stockholm and other parts of the country. If they've got it right, fantastic, but under uncertainty and the absence of knowledge of how the R0 varies with distancing measures, the precautionary principle should definitely apply. It also looks as though, like us, they might be heading for a huge death rate in care homes, as well as areas with lower incomes and higher housing density. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 5:17pm)

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/coronavirus > Collection of food waste from all properties (houses and flats) is suspended from Wednesday, 25 March, 2020 until further notice. Please place food waste into your green/metal general waste bin. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 7:18pm)

Almost all of the ones I've seen are open, they're just online order/delivery only by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Apr 2020 7:21pm)

thirded, was a very happy tenant of theirs for a few years by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Apr 2020 12:19am)

reminds me of when I used to live in a ground floor flat on a corner near some pubs, every Saturday night just after midnight we'd have drunk people having really, really tedious circular conversations right outside our window for hours naw, naw but what it is is aye but ye canny say that these days can ye her sister put her up tae it and now she wont even let me see the dugs by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Apr 2020 11:51am)

lockdown is not going to suddenly 'stop' by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Apr 2020 7:55pm)

Martin, is that you again by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Apr 2020 9:06pm)

sometimes even if you don't want to by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st May 2020 1:26am)

obviously you can go crazy, but if you don't want to break the bank, then I have one of these and it's great: https://www.delonghi.com/en-gb/products/coffee/coffee-makers/pump-espresso/dedica-style-ec-685m-0132106168 possibly the single item I am most grateful for under lockdown bear in mind you need a decent burr grinder too, this is a similar cheap but good one: https://www.dualit.com/products/coffee-grinder so total outlay about £250, which is about the minimum without buying crap that will break in no time by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st May 2020 1:39pm)

most home machines have a milk steamer nozzle too, takes a bit of practice to get right by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st May 2020 2:56pm)

ready for your first gig then by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st May 2020 3:10pm)

the other aspect is that (under normal circumstances) if you get into the habit of using it to take coffee into work in a thermos cup or similar, and so not buying a takeaway coffee every day, it pays for itself in a few months I love a good coffee but when I did the sums and realised I was spunking away over £1000 a year on coffee shops I had to stop myself by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st May 2020 7:54pm)

I'd agree with other posts here that as an area it's fine these days - ie I wouldn't be worried about coming home at night other than the occasional pack of scrotes on bikes who seem to be rife round there - but there's still a small dodgy contingent around some of the blocks of flats, so might want to just give the close a good look round when viewing Remember, though, one of the benefits of the new tenancy agreements is that you can give notice and be out in a month if you get a psycho neighbour by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 5:05am)

It's dead quiet even now, and even when the canal is hoaching with folk I reckon people just don't like walking up a hill by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 1:15pm)

> It will take a lot of time, money and work to drag it out of the doldrums, and I'm not sure the council want to do it. Through funds such as the City Deal a huge amount of redevelopment money is now going into Springburn, Hamiltonhill and Possilpark, so the future is looking up. Not sure why you think the council wouldn't want to do it, I'm sure they're happy with any investment as long as the money can be found. by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 7:02pm)

I've adopted the arabic method of using my left hand for anything unclean and right hand for anything involving touching myself (as it were) by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 7:06pm)

On the OS map there's a gap between two of the house boundaries which leads down to the loch - on streetview you can see it here: https://goo.gl/maps/EJVEUz7izLBhwJzy8 Looks like it's overgrown (perhaps encouraged by the homeowners) but perhaps that's meant to be the way in? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 8:40pm)

next to the weirdo by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 10:06pm)

not my invention - it's an awesome twitter account https://twitter.com/stravawankers by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd May 2020 10:41pm)

I love those little cottages, have always fancied buying one if it ever comes up and restoring it properly, it's sad they're clearly not well loved (though I assume there's horrible conservation constraints) by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th May 2020 7:27pm)

I think that's the old Pinkston Power Station at Port Dundas which used to power the trams - was only demolished in the early 80s, and apparently when the tower was built in the 50s it was the biggest in Europe https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSE00212 by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th May 2020 8:10pm)

Little Curry House on Byres Rd is doing delivery (not collection) I think it used to be part of Mother India but splintered off? Same folks own the Punjabi Rasoi takeaway up by Firhill Stadium by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 2:12am)

I absolutely love the dosas, they're amazing, but everything else just doesn't seem quite up to the same standard by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 2:10am)

There is no herd immunity strategy, that was scrapped back in March once they realised that would lead to (optimistically) 150,000 deaths in the first wave. The lockdown is not about reducing exposure to at-risk people, it's solely about reducing the transmission rate to below 1 and containing the infection. Currently in Scotland R is somewere between 0.7 and 1. If we let everyone under 40 go to work the transmission rate would be back above 1 and the virus would spread exponentially. If the R is greater than 1, then hundreds of thousands die. If it is less than 1, it is under control. In time we'll learn to what extent we can relax restrictions (re-opening schools, some workplaces) while still keeping R under 1. The more tracing and testing we can do the more that can displace some of the need for reduced movement. All best explained here: https://ncase.me/covid-19/ And see p25 of [this](https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2020/05/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-further-information/documents/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-further-information/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-further-information/govscot%3Adocument/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-further-information.pdf) for a good summary of ScotGov's strategy by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 4:51pm)

I'm on the side that thinks data privacy is an incredibly important issue and the govt should not have any rights to my data beyond what is explicitly required to do CV tracing, while at the same time acknowledging that my personal data is utterly uninteresting to anyone and I don't really care who has it. I'll fight for the principle of privacy til my dying breath, but I'll install the app whatevs cos I'm just not that interesting. If anything, I'm watering down the data of all the people that do have good reasons for privacy. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 4:55pm)

Sweden has done well so far....again it all depends on whether their methods have kept R below 1 or not. Bear in mind they're still effectively in lockdown, it's just not legally enforced. Almost everyone, as here, is still furloughed and working from home, and most businesses shut. They also have a big growth in care home deaths. If when people start mixing again the R increases above 1, then we will lock down again. Again, what we don't know is how much mixing we can do without it going above 1, and as above that's literally all that matters. Maybe we'll be able to do a Sweden, maybe not. Nobody knows yet including the Swedes, who could turn out to be a cautionary tale. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 5:56pm)

I don't disagree, but that's something to be evaluated after the first wave, which is now passing. If you do that analysis for the first wave alone then you definitely kill less people by locking down. In the longer term, through second and subsequent waves, then absolutely that balance has to be struck, and again it depends on knowing the effectiveness of different distancing, tracing and testing measures, which will be learned over the next few months. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th May 2020 9:52pm)

It's asian fusion (chinese, malay and thai), but Opium is amazing by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th May 2020 12:21pm)

At the moment, I find Kelvingrove and the Kelvin Way are far too busy. The Maryhill Canal and so on out West is ok if you go early but gets very busy from noon onwards. So if you're up early a good 13-mile route (though very flat) is to follow the Kelvin Way and then Canal all the way to Clydebank, drop down to the Clyde and then follow the cycle route back through Yoker/Scotstoun to Partick. At the moment I use Ruchill Park for shorter high-intensity runs (it's very hilly) as the paths are very wide and the park is nice and quiet even at peak times. For longer runs, I head out through Ruchill/Possil and join up with the Forth and Clyde canal at Lambhill, which skips out the busy section and means you're only really sharing the path with a few cyclists, and just out and back as far as I can be bothered. Another quiet 13-mile-ish route from the West End with some reasonable hills is to again head to Lambhill, follow the Balmore Rd out past the Western Necropolis to Bardowie, Torrance and then back along the Forth and Clyde. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 5:17pm)

This is Scotland. Literally anywhere outside of this city has good hills and nice scenery. Just head North and West. Or South. Maybe not East. Maybe some inspiration here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScottishHills/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 5:30pm)

Isaac Newton was a bit of a cunt too but that doesn't mean he was wrong about gravity by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 5:46pm)

He wasn't wrong; it was just discovered that it was an approximation accurate for a specific domain rather than universal, once we began to understand relativity. Classical mechanics are still very much 'correct' and useful within the non-relativistic domain. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 6:43pm)

it depends which bit you're talking about. The Firhill/Maryhill/Anniesland parts are often mobbed, gets a lot quieter west of Clydebank and east of Lambhill by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 7:15pm)

I've always liked Strathbungo by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 8:10pm)

One thing I've been doing quite a lot is running on the right hand side of the road in the bus lane - it's almost completely empty due to reduced bues services/taxis, you're out of the way of normal pedestrians, and you can see if anything is coming towards you and hop back on the pavement when you need to by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th May 2020 8:58pm)

and Lambhill by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th May 2020 2:57am)

It entirely depends where you live - the price you get quoted will be entirely what they think they can get away with for the area you live in. When I lived in Hyndland everyone quoted me £50+, moved to [not posh area] and the same companies quoted me £15-20 for the same job. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th May 2020 8:53pm)

ooh good call by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th May 2020 12:21am)

On the other hand, I've seen someone cutting about in a Countach a few times, and that I can respect, given that it's an absolute disaster of a car to own and maintain and it's clearly a pure labour of love by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th May 2020 12:20am)

That's what, £20 of fuel? I'd be amazed if you couldn't find someone who would gladly siphon it off for you, people go to enough lengths to steal it by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th May 2020 8:58pm)

While the points made by others are valid in that the *financial* risk in this situation lies with him, not you, there are two things I'd be concerned about: 1. Safety: does the place have valid gas and electrical safety certificates? Does he have building insurance? Have appliances been tested and are there working smoke/CO alarms? All these are things that would have to be done to be a registered landlord. 2. If the place isn't registered, and the council finds out, and it's not up to the above safety requirements, you could be out on your arse sharpish. Given the risks/fines involved, I'd want to know what his reason is for not registering. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th May 2020 3:28am)

It would only be blackmail if you were using the threat of reporting them to get them to do something else to your gain (e.g. pay you hush money). by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th May 2020 10:43am)

East end of Ruchill Park has a pretty serious 100m uphill a few of us runners use for that purpose, about a 1:6 https://goo.gl/maps/YXqbn1qXr2gFiPd4A by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th May 2020 4:42pm)

No way, fair enough it's an institution, but the chips are soggy shite and the guys running it haven't given a fuck since 1998 by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th May 2020 8:38pm)

I passed a pub tonight that was clearly shut, with the exception of the jakey guy trying his best to capture his escaped dug which had made it out through the definitely-not-unlocked storm doors and he was wrestling it back through the car park while his mate watched for police by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th May 2020 8:33pm)

Little Curry House by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th May 2020 2:10pm)

Only in NI, not licensed for use anywhere else in the UK (yet, we know Johnson has a soft spot for them) by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th May 2020 2:44pm)

Right now? Fuck knows by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th May 2020 11:32am)

A few years ago I viewed a house with a completely clean home report, all 1's across the board, and when I got there it should have been condemned - it was visibly subsiding with no level floors, and a 9 inch crack (no exaggeration) in the brickwork from ground to roof on both sides where the whole building was about to collapse. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th May 2020 9:56pm)

yeah, that thread title has probably caused a lot of people to shit it unnecessarily by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th May 2020 2:40pm)

Usually it's communally owned but one person sneakily has the only working key, uses it for their bikes and will feign total ignorance if challenged, and take a huff if anyone else tries to use it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th May 2020 2:51pm)

it already did, we're in the transition period til the end of the year but we ceased being members of the EU 4 months ago. We are not EU citizens any more. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th May 2020 7:37pm)

There's a lesser-known bylaw which states that anybody who lives within the enclosing buildings is eligible to claim a tax of one (1) sausage or burger. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th May 2020 2:24pm)

£160k is not buying a 2 bed in the west end, even a 1 bed will start at around £180k in Kelvinbridge/Woodside. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th May 2020 2:27pm)

But are they mortgage-able and fit to move into? The bargains are usually ones in buildings that are fucked (especially the case in Woodlands, or the subsiding tenements around the edge of the Kelvin), or need complete gutting If there's a 2 bed on a fixed price that didn't shift for 3 months pre-CV19, there's definitely something wrong with it I guess there's also the distinction between an actual 2 bed and a 1 bed that's had the kitchen converted and internalised by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th May 2020 5:18pm)

It varies by building, really, but when I was in the market there seemed to be a lot of places in the area between Queen Margaret Drive and Maryhill Rd that had subsidence problems - Botanic Crescent, Garrioch Rd, Clouston St and around there. Saw a place on Shakespeare St where the entire building had cracks in all the internal walls. Woodlands/Woodside tends to have different issues where a lot of the buildings have been very badly maintained and are showing their age, damp, mould, vermin etc. Generally use the home report as a guideline, but just bear in mind that most tenements are reaching the end of their design lives, and don't make the assumption many people do that they were built to last forever. Just check the general condition of the building and how well its been looked after, and get a survey if any concerns at all to avoid an expensive mistake. I would also recommend taking the factoring company into account in your decision, and the building insurance premium can be another indicator of issues. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th May 2020 8:25pm)

Scheherazade on Bank St is an institution - I think the owner is Iraqi rather than Irani, but it's a good place for ingredients from that part of the world. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 12:44pm)

Weather turning to pish in 3...2...1... by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 5:08pm)

I mentioned before that some years back I was on crutches with a non-weight-bearing leg injury, and he saw me struggling my way up Bank St. So he brought me out a chair to rest on and gave me a cup of tea and a chat. Lovely guy. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 5:30pm)

Used to be loads of them, in the early 90s you'd pass 3 or 4 Fire and Brimstone guys on a walk down Buchanan St - says something about how the city has improved that there's only one and he's notable by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 8:53pm)

saw him a few days ago, he's fucking massive by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 8:55pm)

Maybe he's just oot the foreign legion by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 8:54pm)

maybe he's from Cambuslang and has a different origin story for each customer by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 10:34pm)

A Galloway music festival which would normally have started today and run through the weekend is instead taking place on Zoom from tomorrow afternoon (though the 'campsite' is already open) Includes Shooglenifty tomorrow, Afro Celt Soundsystem on Saturday, Mungos Hifi on Sunday, it's all free but they're taking donations through Justgiving for musicians https://www.facebook.com/events/540699090166003/?active_tab=discussion by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 11:12pm)

If it had happened they'd have immediately paid witnesses for cameraphone footage, which would definitely exist for any proper barny > Why are people so quick to assume that they're being misled all the time It's the Daily Record, not Reuters by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 11:19pm)

> I'm based in the woodlands Eccentrics thread------> by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 11:16pm)

don't know what you mean by not excessively expensive, but the Ikea ones are good - I have a Markus and my missus has a Langfjall and both are very comfortable and good for the back. Wheels are optional on the latter by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st May 2020 11:46pm)

I previously used one of these, which is pretty good for the price: https://www.staples.co.uk/black-leather-office-chair/cbs/297789811.html?promoCode=&Effort_Code=WW&Find_Number=297789811&m=0&isSubscription=False much prefer my Markus though I guess the main limitation is what is available at the moment! by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd May 2020 12:22am)

just thought it was funny, like he's living off nuts and berries in Pollok Park, no slight intended by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd May 2020 1:58pm)

Luxury student flats, can get at least 3 in there stacked vertically by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd May 2020 3:28pm)

Spitfire Espresso reopened yesterday https://www.spitfireespresso.com/covid19 by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd May 2020 10:32pm)

Mine is doing phone consultations, but not treatments - I believe emergency treatments are still going ahead, so it's up to them to refer you for this or not. I would suggest you probably only have a few weeks to wait until dentists reopen - possibly even from 28th, as I expect it will be one of the first things allowed. by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd May 2020 11:32pm)

genuine question - why did you write this? by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th May 2020 3:39am)

tenner says that in a year's time Johnson is gone and Cummings is lurking in the background, puppeteering PM Gove by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th May 2020 8:04pm)

remember Cummings was originally one of Gove's spads - this is why Johnson can't sack him, because he will immediately defect to the enemy and begin planning a leadership challenge, which Johnson would lose because he's fundamentally crap by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th May 2020 8:07pm)

It's seagull nesting season, they're being territorial and defending their nests, and I'm afraid that this is part and parcel of living in a top floor flat in Glasgow. It does tend to quieten down as the chicks become more independent, and is normally over by July once they fledge. One approach to dealing with it is to become an amateur ornithologist and actually take an interest in the breeding pairs, their chicks and behaviour. It's a lot more complex than just squawking! by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th May 2020 3:29pm)

Phase 3 says, "In this phase you can drive beyond your local area for leisure and exercise purposes." I think if you need to use public transport, and it's just for leisure, then you would be supposed to wait until Phase 4. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th May 2020 4:47pm)

looks good on its IG page by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th May 2020 7:16pm)

Look, we've all got pallets to smash, there's no good time to smash your pallets and particularly under lockdown we've just got to try and be tolerant of each others' pallet-smashing needs. by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th May 2020 5:05pm)

the only 'dorms' that are far enough away to need transport rather than just walking - Wolfson Hall - give you a free bus pass with your accommodation fee by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th May 2020 10:42pm)

Absolutely agree with this. Lived in Hyndland, noisiest most obnoxious neighbours I've ever had, constantly disturbed by expensive stereo systems at full blast and barking overbred shitehounds. Moved to an area of HA housing, get on really well with my neighbours and it's dead quiet. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 2:47pm)

it's too windy 99% of the time by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 5:29pm)

Yes, but "People are encouraged to walk, wheel or cycle where possible." by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 5:27pm)

Ruchill is always pretty quiet because it's up a bit of a hill. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 9:04pm)

we're all just prepping for the breakdown of society mate, don't judge by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 9:33pm)

not been in the golf course, it's away from the main park, but I think the whole area is a lot nicer than it was then, bar the odd gangland shooting by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 9:37pm)

https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/1266053458756603905 by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 10:55pm)

perhaps the government's own target of 20,000 when they decided to start lockdown? https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-vallance/uk-aiming-for-under-20000-deaths-from-virus-government-chief-scientist-idUKKBN2142M7 by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th May 2020 11:30pm)

if I remember rightly, the original Imperial modelling that led to the lockdown being imposed assumed that 50% of people ignored social distancing rules, so I think we've done pretty well by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 12:34pm)

The wrong sort of chocolate digestives by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 12:31pm)

M&S is selling 3-packs of disposable ones for £3 by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 4:26pm)

just went for a run in the park, reckoned on it being hard in the heat, hadn't reckoned on it being all the harder for being surrounded by folks with bbq's and chilled cider by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 6:57pm)

it's ok, I have chilled cider now by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 8:29pm)

There's a set of outdoor gym bars etc at intervals alongside the canal path near Speirs Wharf, e.g. https://goo.gl/maps/2zWWk7kA8dYHmt7t6 - follow streetview east and you can see what there is by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 8:39pm)

they were doing deliveries/collections, not sure if that includes the growlers though by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th May 2020 8:36pm)

If anyone is a late night nosy bastard like me, it looks like first video is corner of Melvaig Place / Wyndford St, and second is Garrioch Rd at the mini-roundabout behind Tesco by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st May 2020 2:08am)

I'd also suggest a nice comfy hybrid type of thing, but something not too heavy so it's a bit easier on the hills. Certainly no need to spend the fat end of your price range. Though it doesn't sound like you're considering it, I'd definitely caution against a 'proper' road bike unless you really want to get into that kind of cycling - Scottish road surfaces are awful and having skinny tyres really limits some of the places you can go. A cyclocross-type bike is a good compromise that gets you most of the lightness/speed of a road bike but with the ability to ride on rough surfaces. Bike sales are through the roof right now - not surprisingly - so to a large extent you're going to be limited by what you can find available! by meepmeep13 (Sun 31st May 2020 4:28pm)

Being considerate towards your neighbours is also part and parcel of living in a flat. When I bought this place, the first thing I did was replace all the floors before I moved in. I put a note round to all my downstairs neighbours, apologising for the noise, explaining exactly how many days the work would take, the dates it would be, the hours the work would be done, and gave out my mobile number if anyone had any specific times they wanted work to cease. Hammering and sanding for days on end without even putting a note through a door - particularly during lockdown when everyone is indoors all day and already at their wit's end - is frankly being a cunt. Similarly DIY-ing something for weeks on end rather than getting a professional in to do it in a tenth of the time and saving everyone's nerves. by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Jun 2020 11:40am)

It's not so much tightening as making what are currently guidelines (e.g. do not travel more than 5 miles for exercise or leisure) into legally-enforced restrictions with fines. This is in response to police having to turn loads of cars back along e.g. the A82 yesterday. by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Jun 2020 1:58pm)

The other things you've probably been hearing are south of the border, where it looks like they're easing lockdown far too fast due to political pressure, and so will probably have to bring restrictions back in again if it leads to a second peak. Here in Scotland we haven't done the same, our lockdown is still mostly in place and being relaxed far more slowly, so that shouldn't be an issue. by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Jun 2020 2:46pm)

bellends aplenty https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-52892409 I'd kill to get back out and up a hill, but I aint going until the Mountain Rescue says I can by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Jun 2020 4:47pm)

What do you do if, like me, you just want to go to the Sainsburys? by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Jun 2020 10:59pm)

oh, we definitely do, it's just not the #1 story - but it still spent the best part of the week there, which is unheard of for that kind of thing. It's perma-fucked this govt and their ratings, and there's now a whole load of knives out within the party also, in continuing Cummings news, he's failed to get out of the sexual discrimination case that's been nipping at his heels for some time, and now there's Durham council investigating planning permission issue over the not-second-home this govt has too much of a Parliamentary majority for there to be any forced result, but now everyone has heard of Cummings, hates the cunt, and now that's going to be ever-present in every govt decision they try and sell the public - particularly important given that he's the key strategiser for the EU transition talks. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Jun 2020 12:14pm)

also Co-Wheels, who have electric minivans parked around the city. I think, though, in both cases it takes about a week to join - you have to go through a licence check etc and wait to receive a member card you use to access the vehicles by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Jun 2020 11:01am)

fair enough, I haven't used the Enterprise one for a couple of years so they must have added this since (I joined when it was City Cars) by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Jun 2020 11:19am)

also recommend the Farne Islands, where the puffin population has been booming. Wonderful day trip from Seahouses, and as England has basically given up on lockdown you may find you're able to get there sooner than anywhere up here. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Jun 2020 7:47pm)

yeah, [that kind of thing would never happen here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-52921981) and if it did, then our better system of oversight would prevent [the police officers responsible getting off scot-free](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/03/no-charges-for-scottish-police-over-sheku-bayoh-death-in-custody) by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Jun 2020 4:00pm)

I'm not entirely disagreeing on the CV19 front, other than to say it has been shown in other european countries that properly distanced public protesting is very possible if well organised (which I don't think has happened here). But I would continue to point out that this is a very pressing problem for the UK *in particular* - not just in recognising the general nature of racial issues. Our PM's past commentary on black people is well-known, as well as his desire to militarise the police, and we're barely a year on from the Windrush Scandal, one of the worst cases of institutional racism in modern British history, and from which nothing has been learned. There is absolutely a pressing need to address these issues here, I agree that mass protests right now are perhaps not the way to deal with them, but we do need to make sure our own government gets the message in some manner. Also bear in mind that the right-wing figures of this country are also attempting to capitalisie politically on what is happening in the US and that needs some form of opposition. by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Jun 2020 6:26pm)

Not saying this as justification, but the accumulating epidemiological evidence suggests that there is virtually a zero rate of transmission outdoors, even in close proximity. Given the current estimated infection rate in Scotland, it's unlikely that this gathering would actually cause any discernable increase in cases. Of course this still isn't known for certain, so the precautionary principle applies. by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Jun 2020 6:59pm)

it was one of the main justifications given by the government's scientific advisors for relaxing the restrictions on outdoor movement/activity south of the border a few weeks ago A good summary of recent studies here: https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1257392347010215947 by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Jun 2020 10:18pm)

a few hundred quid also buys a sewing machine and loads of blackout material, which you can just cut to size and block stitch onto existing curtains this isn't meant to be a 'holier than thou' post, but this is one of those cases where it's actually quite quick and easy to do it yourself by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 11:55am)

Systemic, not systematic, btw. Or did you just mean experiences of racism generally? by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 3:52pm)

Ruchill Park still seems as quiet as ever (possibly except peak weekend bbq times) and has great views over the city. When I need to get out I head out along the Forth and Clyde but it's a bit of a walk before you get out of the city proper. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 3:58pm)

I used to live in a very rural bit of Scotland and I remember one day one of my neighbours being in a fit of fury, pointing at his copy of the Mail and going on about 'them', 'coming over here and taking our jobs'. I had to point out we were at least 20 miles from the nearest non-white person and neither of us knew anyone unemployed. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 3:55pm)

no, they mean different things - systematic means doing something in an organised and efficient manner, so systematic racism would be bigots going round with checklists of minorities to offend on clipboards by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:03pm)

Not at all trying to justify it, but it's increasingly apparent from [the epidemiological evidence](https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1257392347010215947) that outdoor events are very low risk for transmission, and that the prerequisites for the spread of the disease are extended indoor contact with poor ventilation. This is the reason the [UK scientific advisors gave for relaxing restrictions south of the border](https://inews.co.uk/news/coronavirus-catch-outside-indoors-why-get-covid-19-explained-426628). Of course, this is not yet fully understood, so mass outdoor gatherings should not be condoned until the mechanism of transmission is better known, but just to mollify people's concerns that these gatherings are going to have any significant impact on the transmission rate. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:10pm)

if there's two groups not commonly associated til now, it's racists and dictionary owners. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:20pm)

one thing I'm wondering - if as it appears R is significantly below 1 in Scotland, but possibly slightly above 1 in the North of England, with no apparent attempts by UK Gov to alter that course (and a very vague unpoliceable proposal for regional lockdowns that could exacerbate the situation), could we end up in a situation a few months from now where the border is closed? by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:25pm)

clearly I didn't mean that as the totality of racism, it was just an illustration of the difference in definition. I understand now that you think I might have meant people were being unnecessarily offended as an attempt to minimise racism, I can assure that was in no way intended - I meant more like a reference to twitter trolls and the sort of wanks you get at alt-right protests and what they might look like if they worked systematically. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:37pm)

does it piggyback on spare 4G data capacity or something? not a vodafone broadband customer, but I just left them as a mobile customer after nearly 20 years after a billing error that it took them months of phone calls to correct and never got properly resolved, their customer services are awful by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jun 2020 1:29pm)

I hate it when you get a flatpack church from Ikea, and then when it's finished you've got an extra arch left over by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jun 2020 1:36pm)

aw man, I just chucked the allen key thing by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Jun 2020 8:22pm)

and one of those rare occasions in Scotland you get to properly use the awesome word petrichor PETRICHOR! by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Jun 2020 4:39pm)

I'd say Newcastle and Liverpool are very similar (victorian-era merchant wealth based on being port cities, major industrial decline in late 20th century, now undergoing a resurgence with strong food, art and music scenes, lots of good architecture, big student populations), possibly also Sheffield in some respects. by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Jun 2020 8:42pm)

Bear in mind while the regulations have eased in England, likely still at least a few weeks until they ease to the same point in Scotland, so you'll be going from somewhere with relative freedom to somewhere with less. Though, as others have pointed out, it's not really being policed to any meaningful extent - it's more that you'll be able to go to shops/cafes etc sooner south of the border. by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Jun 2020 6:13pm)

Usually not; but everything is negotiable. However, as someone who has been in the same position, there are usually plenty of places available specifically listed as unfurnished. by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Jun 2020 6:46pm)

this. It's shite. So many good chippies in Scotland, so few in the centre of our largest city. I think block-wide planning proposals like this should now be judged on the quality of the fry they plan to have on their ground floor. You don't get to make a new high-rise unless there's half-decent chips at the bottom. by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Jun 2020 5:07am)

It wasn't a statue, it was the memorial to Keith Palmer, the policeman who was stabbed by a terrorist outside parliament in 2017. If there is one way to make sure you get lifted, probably falling down every staircase in the station on the way, it's pissing on a memorial to a policeman. by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Jun 2020 2:33pm)

It's not a cover-up, these cases are secret operations because a) it doesn't help you to fully follow the different leads and uncover the full extent if the criminals know you're onto them; b) to protect the identity of victims; and c) to prevent Yaxley-Lennon-esque lynch mobs from identifying and attacking people who have the right to a fair trial. Operation Cerrar was conducted under exactly the same level of secrecy as any such operation would be conducted by any police unit anywhere in Europe. People were charged, arrested, imprisoned and deported; now the case is concluded the information is public; what crimes, exactly, were covered up? by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Jun 2020 8:10pm)

Merchant Chippie? Definitely by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Jun 2020 8:15pm)

The scary thing is that for most of these violent thugs, there is a wife/girlfriend/children trapped in lockdown with them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 12:26pm)

I think it's fairly obvious that my comment was meant as additional to the sentiment of the original post. If it's not obvious, you should read it as, "The scary thing [in addition to what's already been written] is that..." by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 1:54pm)

It works the other way too, I think the police handled this like an Old Firm crowd- just get them to and from the stadium as quickly and smoothly as possible and don't worry too much about individual behaviour Which isn't really appropriate in a case like this where they're targeting random members of the public by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 1:57pm)

That's great to hear, if true by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 4:56pm)

the post where almost every comment is against those twats and the few comments supporting them have been downvoted to oblivion? Seems pretty united to me, the only real division is over the appropriate police response by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 5:00pm)

I've always suspected he might be a shill for Big Citrus by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 6:16pm)

Thursday is the review date, any changes would be in effect from next Monday at the earliest. Same as last time - announcement on the Thursday, but no actual rule changes until after the weekend. by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Jun 2020 9:48pm)

and every so often the bar just randomly stops serving for half an hour by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Jun 2020 7:19pm)

is that one of Drygate's? by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Jun 2020 7:20pm)

if you mean the [Servant Grunt](https://amnesia.fandom.com/wiki/Servant_Grunt) then I don't think they're similar other than having a smooth bonce and beady eyes by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 2:51am)

er....wouldn't identitarian politics oppose attacks on white British heritage? by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:06pm)

I genuinely can't tell if you're being facetious, wilfully ignorant or just a bit dim by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:20pm)

The BBC has changed their coverage slightly but their initial report covered it with their usual false equivalence and presented it as two equal and opposing protests, as opposed to one lawful and peaceful pre-arranged one and a load of fascists turning out to beat them up. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:26pm)

either you're about to launch into a pre-prepared Jordan Peterson script about why identitarianism isn't a white nationalist movement but actually a counterpoint to [insert pseudointellectual racist bullshit flavour of the month], or you've just got indentitarian politics confused with identity politics and are hastily trying to cover your tracks by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:32pm)

fair enough then, that's definitely the preferable answer, identitarianism is well out there into the hate group world by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:42pm)

that's actually sort of intentional, to give it a false legitimacy - using the claim that identity and location are inseperable, and that it theoretically applies to all identities. It just so happens that the only 'identity' its adherents actually apply it to, as a justification for hate crime, is white european. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Jun 2020 11:48pm)

Depends what you consider a reasonable distance - I'd avoid Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, and anywhere Fort William/Ben Nevis-ish because they'll be mobbed as soon as lockdown is over. The Cairngorms are massive enough for the entire country to get lost in and not bump into each other, but if that's a bit far then maybe head to Perthshire where there's lots of lesser-known lochs and hills, Loch Rannoch area for example. The main limiting factor is going to be how long the tailbacks are on the A82/A9 from half the country trying to do the same. by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Jun 2020 1:47am)

This lot are based out of there https://glasgowkayakclub.com/ with storage behind the stadium by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Jun 2020 11:56am)

there's hardly any beer gardens around Glasgow anyway, can you imagine the state of the hill behind Brel? by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Jun 2020 3:26pm)

yeah, there's a few but those few are going to have to cope with a hundred thousand beer-starved folk, it's going to be a mess so I'm not surprised they're holding off by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Jun 2020 3:54pm)

currently doing my best not to learn from your mistake by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Jun 2020 6:30pm)

Let's say I started my own organisation, with no hatred, bigotry or controversy. Let's say it celebrates the glorious history of the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer. We can all get behind that. We have banners, we play tunes all dedicated to the wafer. No negativity, though, we're open to all, if you prefer a chocolate digestive - sorry, a half-coated - then you can join us too. Anyone of any biscuit-based joy is welcome. Let's say we then approach the council and demand the right to close streets and parade in our hundreds down them every weekend for 6 months of the year, culminating in a fortnight where we're parading nearly every day, with a final day where we take over half the streets of the city centre, and Police Scotland has to provide all the security. The council would, rightly, tell us to get fucked, probably give us licence for one day at most and charge us for the policing. Why, then, are these guys, who **are** divisive, sectarian and marching for hate, allowed to do that? Nobody else is. It's a false equivalence to say we're being tolerant of the marches when the reality is we're giving them a massive leeway to do things nobody else is at all free to do in the same manner. The Orange Folk should get their one day a year and that's it. by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Jun 2020 8:06pm)

*spits out teacake* by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Jun 2020 9:27pm)

As with every place this is argued on reddit, this comes down to a fundamental understanding of what freedom of speech is. Freedom of speech is the right to say whatever you want without the *government* punishing you for it. Freedom of speech is **not** the right to say whatever you want whenever you want anywhere you want. Freedom of speech allows you to write articles in newspapers, or to arrange private meetings, and say whatever you want (albeit in this country and many others up to the limits of hate speech). It does not allow you to say what you want in other public or private spaces, where your speech is limited by, for example, laws around harassment or public order, and other people's rights to privacy and quality of life. For example, I cannot go and stand outside your house and sing You Cannae Push Your Granny Aff The Bus for 16 hours each day at your bedroom window, because that would be a disturbance of the peace and violate your right to privacy. Similarly, the Orange Order do not have the fundamental right to sing The Orange Maid of Sligo twice weekly on Sauchiehall St, because that would go against other people's rights to use that public space. What they do in their own lodges, however, is fine. by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Jun 2020 9:39pm)

I didn't mean necessarily a closed border in the true sense, but police at the border checking if people travelling north are doing so with appropriate cause - for example, right now, people in Scotland are not allowed to travel more than 5 miles for leisure, with no such restriction on people in England. If too many English folk were travelling north to go on holiday/walk in the hills etc, presumably Police Scotland would be empowered to turn them back at the border? Not that I genuinely think that will happen, I'm just imagining a case with a more extreme difference than now, where English holidaymakers could genuinely undermine a conservative Scottish lockdown strategy. by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Jun 2020 4:40am)

don't know if related, but yesterday afternoon the police were breaking up a mass party of underage drinking in the Wyndford area, hundreds of teenagers who then went on the move around the west end by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Jun 2020 1:55pm)

yeah, a load of them had got onto the abandoned bridge over the Kelvin at the end of Wyndford Drive, which I think is when police got involved by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Jun 2020 2:34pm)

yeah, that was them. As you say there wasn't any trouble, the police seemed to be fairly light touch and just trying to get them to disperse by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Jun 2020 5:42pm)

to be fair, there's plenty of them dotted around the villages of Scotland too by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Jun 2020 12:35pm)

I carry at mask at all times but only wear it indoors, as has been said outdoor transmission risk is virtually nil unless you maintain close proximity > looking at me or trying to avoid me I mean, we're all looking at each other and avoiding other to socially distance, I don't think it's anything to do with wearing a mask by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jun 2020 2:43pm)

It's not your mask, everyone has seen people wearing masks, it's not remotely noteworthy. Ok, there's not as many people wearing them that should be, but there's still plenty of them around. People are just nervous in public at the moment, that's all Anyway, even if it is making people avoid you - good thing, no? by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jun 2020 5:05pm)

you know what would improve that, a great big shitey ferris wheel with no-one on it by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jun 2020 5:27pm)

if you've been in when the sun is low on a winter's afternoon then 'beautiful' becomes 'completely blinding' tenner says they'll be adding tinting film within the year by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jun 2020 8:31pm)

I don't think there are any statues to slave owners in George Square - closest would be General John Moore who suppressed a slave rebellion on St Lucia. 5 of the 11 statues are artists/scientists, and I think all the monarchy / politicians are from after abolition. by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Jun 2020 10:53pm)

Must protect Lobey Dosser from Rank Bajin by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Jun 2020 8:18pm)

> There is no dangerous wildlife in Britain There are adders, and you'd be wise not to piss off a stoat by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Jun 2020 8:21pm)

I've only seen them a handful of times, but I know several folks' dogs who have died from bites by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Jun 2020 10:59pm)

Always better to charge a nominal amount (even just a fiver) than list it for free, it gets rid of most of the chancers by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 12:30am)

I think this depends on how much of a 'fixer-upper' it is - the folk who pay well over valuation tend to also be the ones that want a place ready to move into with no work needed. If it needs additional money spent then that also further constrains the proportion they can borrow. by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 12:27am)

If it's got a garden then I would expect it to be in higher demand in the current market, people are wanting to get out of the city into the suburbs and beyond and it's already seemingly having an impact on purchases by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 12:25am)

I'm off out now but my planned route goes past somewhere selling ice cream after about 1 mile and may not go much further, and there's a cider in the fridge for when I get back by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 6:27pm)

also, the city has something like 90-odd parks - why does everyone just head to the same one? I was in Ruchill park while this was going on and there was about 20 people in the whole place by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 7:40pm)

by the looks of it the issue is a self-organising mass of drinking teens who are all going together to wherever the party is at same issue as was at the weekend around Wyndford, what started as a small gathering of drinking bams turned into literally a thousand all across the social divide in the space of a few whatsapp-driven hours listen, fuckos, you can have more than one party at the same time, just break yourselves up a bit and we can get along fine, I get FOMO but you're really just choosing between which wank is going to throw himself off something tall to impress you by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Jun 2020 10:15pm)

this particular snowflake has lost a good friend to CV19, who died in ICU alone given that approximately 1 in 1000 people have been killed in the UK by the virus, you might want to bear in mind just how many snowflakes here are likely to have a dead friend or relative. by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 4:08am)

straightforward question - given that the IFR for children is so low, why do you think they are not exempted from the lockdown? by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 4:06am)

And given what we know now, why are children still not exempted from lockdown anywhere in the world? (I'll give you a clue, it starts with 'asymptomatic' and ends with 'carriers') by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 9:03am)

awareness of what exactly? the fact that being stabbed or shot is bad for you? this isn't Movember by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 3:09pm)

you don't need to show stabbed/dying/dead people to get that across by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 4:54pm)

https://twitter.com/angrypiln by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 5:09pm)

Also: https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/1276579424687853576 by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 7:32pm)

alrite Nige by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 9:28pm)

to paraphrase Stephen Colbert, that this thread is so concerned with the facts clearly shows it has a left-wing bias by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 9:42pm)

and has himself [failed to be elected seven times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Nigel_Farage) by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Jun 2020 9:45pm)

you can take your 'raised concerns' and raise them all the way up you, then fuck off back to your crispy basement lair by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:11am)

I am 'raising concerns' that you appear to be a racist bellend who has no interest in interacting with anything on this subreddit other than opportunities to be a racist bellend by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:36am)

aye, the brigade has arrived by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:49am)

> How am I racist? Because you only ever engage with anything on this sub when race is involved. It's your thing. You're a straight-down-the-line, whataboutery, it's not my side that's bad, classic, racist, with a smattering of 'oh but *I'm* not the one being intellectually dishonest' sealion wankery. Seriously, just accept that you have a problem with skin colour and fuck right off. by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:45am)

help, everyone, he's raising concerns by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:56am)

So you think you're a fan of brutalist architecture, eh? Name me 5 concrete examples. by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 1:25pm)

I used both for several years, tended to Co-Wheels as they had lower mileage costs and generally better availability of cars. I've had a few minor issues, but in all cases they were quickly fixed with a phone call (specifically a) they passed me a bus lane fine that was from someone else's booking, just confusion over dates, b) a car was away being serviced but they hadn't removed it from the booking system and c) when the petrol card was declined and had to pay out of pocket). Bear in mind that's over about 4 years and hundreds of bookings, so no I wouldn't worry about it, they're grand. It's worth joining both just to have more choice of vehicles, particularly for busy times. It's only a fiver a month which you get refunded against bookings anyway. by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 5:07pm)

with cooler temperatures hopefully cooler heads will prevail by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Jun 2020 6:47pm)

Their customer services have been fine every time I've contacted them, never any problems. As someone else has pointed out, the source of bad reviews is probably just because the mobile app is a bit shit. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jun 2020 4:03pm)

We're about a year and a bit into the Government's Action Plan to do something about it https://www.gov.scot/publications/ending-homelessness-together-high-level-action-plan/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jun 2020 7:58pm)

I think the main idea there is that there are real limits to the extent to which you can help such people, as many of them do not want to be helped - no amount of funding for alcohol/drug counselling and emergency housing etc will make a difference to someone who is far enough into the downward spiral. Instead seek to intervene earlier in the process, identify and intervene the points at which someone is in that downward trajectory, and so prevent the number of people who enter that state in the future. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Jun 2020 8:41pm)

The inside of the State Bar, with the awesome central bar and the old theatre stylings by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Jun 2020 12:50am)

The problem with all these places is that they're missing the main attraction they have in their home countries...the fact they cost fuck all. Like, a Taco Bell burrito is the best thing ever when it's $1, when it arrives over here and it's 3 times that, the appeal kind of vanishes Though I'm guessing a large part of the price difference is food standards, so in the event of a US-UK trade deal, we can probably expect a HUGE expansion of these kinds of places and a drastic drop in the quality of their produce, this is where you'll be getting your daily dose of campylobacter by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jun 2020 4:56pm)

check out Westerton and Knightswood, there's quite a few 2-bed semis out that way with little breezeblock garages by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jun 2020 9:47pm)

One additional problem is the idea imported from the US by our native 'fucking bellend' division of the political spectrum - that masks are a symbol of state control, lefist communism, and so to some people (fucking bellends) it has become not a health issue but a political one. So on the one hand, as soon as the govt mandates mask use, you're going to get a mass of fucking bellends taking massive exception to the whole thing, because if the state is mandating it then it must be wrong and muh rights On the positive side, it a) helps to instantly identify fucking bellends and b) may even thin their numbers a little, natural selection and all by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jun 2020 10:12pm)

Very old school. It's the place to go if you want to make like a 30s gangster and splash out the thick end of £100 on a round of oysters and a lobster thermidor, but for decent seafood there's far better, more modern places. It's still pretty cool in its own way, though, and certainly not bad by any means by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Jun 2020 10:19pm)

a) this needs a shitty mspaint drawing b) please update with the fallout by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Jul 2020 5:59pm)

Same, go there most days, it's quiet almost all the time, mostly just families and folk walking dogs. The pond is a popular teenage bucky-swilling spot but never had any trouble off anyone I'd say it's safer than Kelvingrove these days! by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Jul 2020 7:30pm)

oh lordy we passed through the Children's Wood while out a couple of scorching Saturdays ago, it was like the opening of The Warriors by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Jul 2020 8:00pm)

I believe the technical term for such folk, as used by mumsnet, is CFBs. by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Jul 2020 10:22pm)

yeah, and it's been very popular recently, lots of groups out playing though I think the ones who take it seriously get annoyed if you call it frisbee rather than disc golf by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jul 2020 4:48pm)

Very easy to follow, it's just the Union Canal towpath. If the canal isn't next to you, you've gone wrong. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jul 2020 5:03pm)

I think it's Insp. (as in Inspector) Anderson by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jul 2020 5:00pm)

bits of the Edinburgh end have been improved, but most of it outside the city is still pretty rough by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jul 2020 10:13pm)

good point - if you're planning to do an out and back, bear in mind that the upwind way will be twice as much effort as the downwind way. 90% of the time the wind is behind you going Glasgow -> Edinburgh by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jul 2020 10:35pm)

Just to be clear, when they ask such questions it's not to 'put him off', it's to make sure the patient has considered all the consequences and eventualities of a procedure that is very difficult to reverse. All patients are asked such questions, as appropriate to their age and situation. It's the same for any elective surgical procedure - the consultant will always check that the patient is aware of, and recognises, the possible negative consquences of a procedure which is not essential, even if the case for having the procedure is very very strong. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jul 2020 11:21pm)

this will show you etsy sellers in Glasgow https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=mask&locationQuery=2648579 by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Jul 2020 12:27am)

How's the roads/parking? Kind of assumed any hills reasonably near Glasgow would be hoaching this weekend by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jul 2020 3:27pm)

Fucking boomers by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Jul 2020 7:54pm)

A dehumidifier works wonders, and will make the place generally a lot more pleasant to live in. We got an Ecoair one for about £120 for a similar flat and it worked great. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 12:11pm)

crap! If a place as popular as that is going under, the sector is fucked. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 12:09pm)

The running costs are (at least partially) compensated by having reduced heating costs due to reduced humidity, and similarly the sensible heat is raised a few degrees, meaning you need to run heating less depends somewhat on how you use it and the nature of the building, but in our case we found it pretty much paid for itself by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 12:34pm)

I can imagine that rather than being a financial decision it may just be a 'sod this' thing - running a friendly neighbourhood restaurant is not going to be much fun for a while by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jul 2020 2:13pm)

Looks like the council is already undoing its good work on cycle lane provision during lockdown: https://twitter.com/isersmalone/status/1280790122074603523 https://glasgow.gov.uk/article/26044/Dumbreck-Road by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jul 2020 11:51am)

NO SHIELD SURFING PERMITTED ON THESE PREMISES by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jul 2020 1:43pm)

And other high-risk groups are excluded too - the issue isn't that deferral shouldn't occur, as that's in line with the false negative rate on testing, it's just that the aggregation is too great so low-risk people (e.g. monogamous homosexual relationships) are lumped in with high-risk ones, and vice-versa. The alternative to the current system would be individualised risk assessment (i.e. to recognise those monogamous relationships, and similarly also defer heterosexual promiscuous ones) - later this year we should be hearing if that's going to be recommended by the FAIR steering group. by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jul 2020 4:02pm)

I don't even understand how it addresses the outcome of the problem. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jul 2020 1:59pm)

Sturgeon did say that the reason she'd delayed introducing this was concern over enforceability and whether it would be putting unnecessary additional risk on shop staff by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jul 2020 2:58pm)

Did the same both times I've bought a house. Time-limited offer, 24 hours to accept or decline, stating no intention of taking part in the auction. Both offers accepted within the hour, and in both cases reasonably sure I paid less than it would have got at auction. (also, of course, plenty of times we tried this and got rejected) by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jul 2020 2:55pm)

I'm old enough to remember when seatbelt wearing was made compulsory, and sadly even then there were bellends who refused to wear them on principle For a bit of time in the early 90s, if you were in a group going out in a car together, there'd be an impasse with the driver refusing to set off until someone's bellend mate put their belt on by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jul 2020 3:00pm)

aye, there's bus shelters and waste ground too by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Jul 2020 5:19pm)

also have to consider that at least half the population pays no attention to the news whatsoever and probably has no idea there is a rule by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jul 2020 1:20pm)

was there too, saw one old bloke wearing it with his nose out, getting telt off his missus by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Jul 2020 10:22pm)

2m rule is still in place in Scotland until Wednesday https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-can-and-cannot-do/pages/shopping-eating-and-drinking-out/ > From 15 July outdoor and indoor hospitality venues can be granted an exemption from the 2 metre distancing requirement. However this exemption is dependent on additional mitigating measures being in place highlighted in new guidance. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Jul 2020 1:00pm)

I think this reinforces the point. You talk about 'the cycling community' whereas nobody ever talks about 'the driving community' in the same way and decides that the wanker in the audi tailgating them is representative of everyone that owns a car. There are folks in cars and folks on bikes, in both cases there are arseholes. by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Jul 2020 11:10am)

also on the 'nice big victorian cemetries for running round': the Western Necropolis at Lambhill, and Sighthill Cemetry by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Jul 2020 11:50am)

seconded, used these guys for my thesis by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jul 2020 2:21am)

I posted here last year when something like that happened where I was the bystander to someone having a bad accident, and I know what you mean about that sense of lack of closure where you don't know what happened to the person after the emergency services took over. In my case I carried on shopping before realising halfway round the supermarket I had a huge stain of someone else's blood all down me. Tell a few people, I'm sure even posting here has helping a bit. Obviously nothing is on you, but I understand entirely that sense of responsibility you're feeling. by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jul 2020 4:14pm)

Buy the Egyptian Halls, sort them all out, then stand at my windows throwing water bombs at goths and junkies by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jul 2020 4:17pm)

My top tip, if you're wild camping, don't have a schedule - both because a) you're not really going to know what speed/distance your body is happy with and b) you might stumble across some spots you really fancy stopping over in but aren't on your 'itinerary'. If you're reasonably fit, the 7+ day 'typical' itinerary is really, really slow. That's only about 13 miles a day, with no real hills involved, so really that's only about 4-5 hours even at a moderate pace, you can be done by lunchtime. Of course, you can smell the roses and take that time, but just highlighting that the 'typical' recommended daily mileage ends up with a hell of a lot of time sat around a tent doing bugger all, which isn't much fun in rain and midges. I've been doing a lot of outdoorsy stuff since lockdown ended, just back from a bit of hiking and camping in the Cairngorms, and just to warn you that with the lack of foreign holidays the 'famous' hills and walks are absolutely heaving right now, with police closing rural roads and carparks due to unmanageable volumes of traffic and 'wild' camping. Personally I'd recommend doing one of the other long-distance paths than the WHW until it's calmed down a bit. by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jul 2020 4:27pm)

Strathclyde Principal has a (university-funded) very fancy place there too by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jul 2020 7:15pm)

I think the drug dealers tend to stay local due to the nature of their business, they're more of a Bilsland Drive lot by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jul 2020 9:03pm)

lived here 20 odd years, have never worried about what colours I'm wearing, regularly wear blue or green, have never once had anyone give a shit about it. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Jul 2020 12:24am)

it really only seems to be the well-known places, and then only on Sat /Sun (Sat being worse than Sun), and obviously also weather-dependent for example, last weekend we drove past Ben Lawers (absolute disaster area, rode got closed by police) to Glen Lyon (pretty quiet, no worse than a typical July). This week I went up to the Cairngorms past Glen Lui (absolutely packed, road full of campervans), to Glen Quoich (saw a total of 8 people across 3 days). Today drove up the A9 (tailbacks of caravans), did a couple of hills at the Drumochter pass (saw a total of 3 people across 2 Munros). Just pick your spots and it's fine. A9 is also a lot easier going than A82 to get north. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Jul 2020 7:42pm)

Earls Seat https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/dumgoyne-earls-seat.shtml by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jul 2020 1:06pm)

A better way to look at it is that Scottish property surveyors are still undervaluing everything by 10%. by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jul 2020 9:14pm)

I like [Glen Lyon Coffee](https://www.glenlyoncoffee.co.uk/), based up in Aberfeldy by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jul 2020 10:32pm)

It peaked at Billy Fucking Joel, no point in trying to better that by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Jul 2020 12:14pm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square,_Helsinki literally Baltic by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Jul 2020 11:08pm)

And then he fucks off to the highlands in the company of A A Gill, one of the most genuinely unpleasant people to have ever lived I've never watched any other Bourdain than that episode, and I've not been tempted to as he just seems like a completely egoistic bellend, don't really see the appeal of watching him twat his way round the world patronising people by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jul 2020 1:41pm)

if, though, the episode for the place you do know well appears to completely misrepresent/patronise it, how do you know it's not doing exactly the same for the others you don't? it's like when you read a news article about something you know a lot about, and it gets everything wrong, and you realise that must be the case for all the articles about the things you don't know a lot about by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jul 2020 5:49pm)

no guarantees, but one of the impacts of Brexit is that the UK is currently prioritising a trade deal with India, and one of the likely outcomes is that it will become easier for you to get a working visa (slightly ironic given that this is the exact opposite of the outcome a lot of people who voted for Brexit thought they were voting for) by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jul 2020 10:22pm)

oh man, are you ever going to be pissed if you read the full City Centre Transport Strategy by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Jul 2020 1:41pm)

> billion pound international behemoths one of Cummings' mates from uni, you mean by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Jul 2020 1:44am)

The people who debate over whether it should be pronounced scone or scone, always forget the third pronounciation, scone. by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Jul 2020 1:45am)

whether that specific sign ever actually existed is unclear, but 'no blacks' and 'no irish' signs certainly did, and that phrase has long been a general reference to the hostile environment that existed prior to the Race Relations Act, when it was legal for businesses to discriminate If anything it's good to know that some younger folk have never heard of it.... by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Jul 2020 4:29pm)

N***** was also quite a common name for black dogs, back in the 40s by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Jul 2020 6:22pm)

This is a great book to dip into and find new stuff: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780853239376/Public-Sculpture-Glasgow-Britain-McKenzie-0853239371/plp by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Jul 2020 2:36pm)

Yes, you would definitely need to fix them securely so as not to kill anyone, but to do so you would need to drill into the outside wall, which does not belong to you (or your landlord) and would likely be in violation of the deeds. As you can see from the fact that some people do have window boxes, nobody is going around enforcing this, but it could cause issues for you (or your landlord) when you came to sell the property and it was evident you had tampered with the building fabric without permission. Window boxes are also expressly not allowed on tenements in conservation areas (again, rarely actually enforced). by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Jul 2020 5:42pm)

I'd also think that the cost of replacing a piece of unique Victorian ironwork (as most tenement banister supports will be) would be significantly more than the value of a bike, and almost certainly not covered by the insurance... by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jul 2020 12:20am)

> It is gentrifying very quickly though. I remember when people were saying this the first and second times around by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jul 2020 1:53pm)

please read the wild camping guidance of the outdoor access code if you haven't https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/practical-guide-all/camping there's a lot of folk 'wild' camping at the moment where in reality they're just parking up in a layby, getting pissed and trashing the area, so it's really important to preserving our rights that those of us who aren't arseholes heed the rules as closely as possible. There are landowners out there who will take every opportunity out there to lobby government to get rid of wild camping rights. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jul 2020 2:42pm)

Drumgoyne Hill / Earls Seat, drive up the A81 and park just next to the Glengoyne Distillery, about a 20min drive each way https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/dumgoyne-earls-seat.shtml by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jul 2020 5:50pm)

The point of it is that it's a very small amount of money injected to stimulate much larger cashflow - it's to try and get people to return to restaurants and keep that sector operational, which in turn means a smaller drain on the public purse due to fewer businesses closing and fewer people being unemployed. As it stands, because of the age profile of hospitality workers, a generation is already being wiped out. (remember some countries like France operate a voucher scheme like this in normal times too) by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Jul 2020 1:36pm)

Colonsay is nice and small enough to pretty much walk/cycle around by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jul 2020 7:44pm)

Also white, also been kicked off my bike by young scrotes in a park Which isn't of course to say that someone non-white isn't *more* likely to be attacked in this way, but if I'm cycling about I definitely give feral packs of wheeled youths a wide berth by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jul 2020 2:07pm)

Few days? It was about 6 weeks with barely a drop of rain by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jul 2020 3:46pm)

The real answer is that this entirely depends on whats in your deeds, factoring agreement and buildings insurance. Chances are, though, that as others have said, if it's damage to a pipe that only drains your property then it's your liability, and if it's damage to a pipe that drains multiple properties then it's shared. Similarly, depending on the policy, if it's wear and tear it may not be covered by the insurance, and if there's any damage to the neighbouring property they would need to claim under their own insurance. by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Aug 2020 12:01am)

I remember seeing something on the reddit frontpage that was a video from someone in Scotland rinsing their washing up with the tap full on and no washing bowl (I can't remember why, it was part of some kind of skit) The first 10,000 comments were all yanks and aussies up in arms over the ridiculous wastage of water and how much it must be costing on the meter and the huge environmental impact and the poster was the worst kind of inhuman monster for just letting water run down the sink I think we sometimes forget how blessed we are with all this free rain :) by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Aug 2020 6:15pm)

One thing to bear in mind is that, now that there is no minimum lease duration - you just rent month to month - the worst case scenario is that you move in, find out it's actually a shithole, give them notice, and move out again 28 days later. So the 'risk' of letting in this way is greatly reduced to how it used to be. Holding fees are technically illegal but plenty of agencies are still doing them, so I wouldn't see that as a red flag. You can refuse to pay it, problem is that in a sellers market they might give the place to someone who will. You'll get the money back one way or another, they can't keep it, and if they try to you can get several times the money back in a small claims judgement. If anything paying a holding fee (as upfront rent, not as a standalone fee) works in your favour, as it stops them letting it to someone else before you've signed the lease. by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Aug 2020 6:22pm)

re: 3. Tap water is drinkable and healthy throughout Europe by law. The only issue is that in some (hotter) countries in order to be so it can be highly chlorinated and not taste very nice. Fortunately in Glasgow we have some of the best drinking water in the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Katrine by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Aug 2020 8:50pm)

I just used these guys on Maryhill Rd for the first time for a full service/MOT: https://www.driversautocentre.com/ they're fairly new, all seemed professional and reasonably priced. The car definitely needed new brake discs (which I knew beforehand not least from the noise) but even then they fully checked it out, phoned me up with a good price and didn't push it on me, and unlike Kwik Fit didn't invent things to replace. NEVER use Kwik Fit. Or National. Or any of those places, their entire business is based on persuading you to replace things that don't need replaced. by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 9:46pm)

fluid on your shock absorbers, eh? oh dear by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 10:19pm)

The thing about these kind of accusations is that the accused can stand up for themselves via the same open media, and if they are a decent human being, it's fairly simple for them to give their side of the story and most will accept that it's impossible to know who is telling the truth. The interesting thing is that, in most of these cases - as here - the person involved does not actually do this, but responds instead as a shitty human being and then provides further corroborating evidence that the accusations are true. by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 10:17pm)

well, as above, you *can* and it's perfectly healthy and safe to do so, but it's absolutely bogging and the locals would think you very weird. In some very hot parts of Greece/Spain it's pretty much impossible to keep the water down, it's so chlorinated by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 10:21pm)

I think that was the case even without this scheme by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Aug 2020 1:15am)

sorry, misunderstood if that's what you meant by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Aug 2020 1:19am)

Mime artists are a good low-budget option by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Aug 2020 3:54pm)

I feel like I'm the only one who remembers that it didn't rain for about 6 weeks in April/May and people were going mad with the heat did I dream it, it seems improbable in retrospect by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Aug 2020 2:08pm)

at the moment it seems ok, our new case rate is about the same as the national average, not like the big surge in NHS Grampian by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Aug 2020 2:06pm)

Love Rugs in Tradeston has a good mix of cheap and fancy, all the way up to the absolute finest Persian rugs by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Aug 2020 1:38am)

The fundamental driver of Glasgow's market is that the amount of property available on the market is substantially less than the number of people wanting to buy, because the majority of flat owners sit on their properties as a long-term investment or as a rental property rather than selling it on when they move up the housing ladder. If your property is remotely desirable there are still thousands of folk ready to snap your hands off. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Aug 2020 11:49pm)

I'm in the same area, and I don't know if it was yours but even during lockdown (June-ish) I saw a 'for sale' sign go up across the street. Two days later it was a 'sold' sign. Two weeks later it was a 'to let' sign. Two days after that it was a 'let' sign. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Aug 2020 11:57pm)

Was waiting an hour in a massive tailback along the A82 coming home tonight from up north, assuming it was tourist traffic, cursing all the bloody motorhomes etc, turns out an 8yo girl's been lost in the water at Balloch: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/balloch-girl-missing-water-river-18742596 by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Aug 2020 10:00pm)

ah, the old days, back before they levelled the horizon by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Aug 2020 11:38pm)

it is gas, there's a pipeline straight through to Paisley where they refill the chemtrail planes by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Aug 2020 12:24am)

was up the A82 yesterday, and obviously the laybys and parking places were all completely full due to everyone being out in the hills, but I was particularly impressed by the person who had parked their Audi on the A82 itself, on a corner in a 60mph zone. they'd taken the 'no parking on verges' sign quite literally by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Aug 2020 1:25pm)

Also, the M8 by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 12:01pm)

Obviously this is a thread for staff rather than patients, but yeah I had the misfortune of a few hospital stays a few years back; Western Infirmary, Gartnavel and QEUH in short succession. Gartnavel was alright, but the Western was like something I'd have seen in a report from behind the Iron Curtain on Newsround in the 80s: barely slept for 5 days due to the continuous chaos on the wards (didn't get a pillow for the first 2), free-roaming dementia cases having to be helped by other patients due to lack of nurses, toilets constantly blocked, MRSA outbreak ongoing. Staying at the QEUH after that was like a dream. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 12:13pm)

North Glasgow totally exists and is Springburn, Sighthill, Possilpark, Parkhouse, Milton etc. It has a large Afro-Carribean community. The reason it's less referred to is because that part of the city was historically more industrial than residential. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 1:05pm)

It's a long-established trend for immigrant communities to be some of the harshest critics of the next wave of immigrants to those areas, without any hint of irony. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 1:28pm)

Or the most obvious example being our Home Secretary, spearheading the new hostile environment to immigrants despite being a 2nd generation Gujarati-Ugandan. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 2:22pm)

Bottom line is that once you take into account the fact that Brel gets the discount money back from the government, they've just taken £150 for £120 of food. The only discrepancy is whether they're stealing £30 from the customer or the taxpayer. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:49pm)

Remember Brel gets the £60 credit back from the government. So, in other words, they've just sold food and drink priced at £120 for £150 of revenue, which is definitely immoral and *probably* illegal, if they're calling it a deposit. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 3:46pm)

If there is a boundary, it's Crow Rd/Anniesland Cross by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 6:31pm)

(her) by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 6:36pm)

on the one hand you claim it's been left to rot, but at the same time refer to the Sighthill TRA, at £250m one of the biggest urban redevelopment programs in the UK? The council tried to get a lot more money for North Glasgow but failed to win funding from central government. There's also the £86m Canal and North Gateway plan which might bridge the gap between centre/west and north by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 6:35pm)

Just wielded my powers of diplomacy to gently persuade a junkie who's been hanging around our close since 9am 'waiting for his mate' that he might be happier waiting outside in the sun. Fuckin hate it when people buzz in people they don't know by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 1:58pm)

Hi guys I'm looking to buy a house in the West End and have somehow accumulated a budget of £500k despite barely being a functional adult and being unable to use google. Is Dowanhill scary? by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 5:24pm)

I just saw smoke coming out of a building and a load of fire engines speeding up the road towards it and lots of people running about shouting, "FIRE!" Anyone know what's going on? by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 7:22pm)

Others have mentioned the heroin. Burglary was a huge issue thanks to it, and people would constantly be trying to break in, I remember if you lived in a big shared flat you'd arrange with your flatmates to try and make sure there was always someone in. Chased off guys trying to break through window bars so many times. The bit that no-one ever believes is that Byres Rd was a bit of a shithole til the early 90s, really run down and basically just a load of student bedsits. I think the opening of Penguin Coffee(?) was the turning point. The bit I miss was how cheap and simple it was to live - I didn't grow up here, but arrived as a teenager with £200 in my pocket and I was sorted. You didn't have any of these letting agencies, references, deposits - you just went down to News and Views, phoned a few numbers, and as long as you had a few 20s in your pocket and weren't too concerned about bare wiring or carbon monoxide poisoning, you had a new home by that evening. I lived on Hillhead St for a while for £35 a week. The absolute worst case, if you turned up as a student at the start of the year and had absolutely nothing organised, is that you'd end up in Finnieston. Obviously this is the west-end studenty view, but the Young Ones really wasn't far off. It was great. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 11:22am)

I think Bibis is about as close as it gets. Glasgow doesn't have a substantial Mexican community. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 2:49pm)

Fire and brimstone preachers on Argyle/Buchanan/Sauchiehall St, as common as buskers are today by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 2:09am)

it's the details you forget...I'd completely forgotten that secure entry wasn't really a thing until the tenements got renovated late 80s, coming home and always wondering in the back of your head if your door had been kicked in while you were out by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 2:06am)

There's an excellent drama that was made by the BBC in 1975 about Orange Marches called 'Just Another Saturday'. It features lots of real shots of the city and people, and even a cameo by the Big Yin. While it's a bit earlier than you're asking for, Glasgow in the early/mid 80s wasn't really any different to that depicted until the major renovations/works in the late 80s, so it gives a really accurate image of the place, though obviously focussing on sectarianism as its main theme. It's a bit hard to find but it is on youtube if you can VPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aiBSZ-zUeU&list=PL8C77E6AFB06A2591 by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 2:17am)

I think the over-riding legal aspect will be the designated Clydeport zone - I don't know specifically how it relates to swimming, but it certainly restricts permissible activities leisure craft, which are normally otherwise free to access open water, so I imagine swimming would be restricted under the case of endangering shipping channels. The Land Reform Act is not a blanket instrument, it's just the default where no other restrictions apply - try swimming up to Faslane/Coulport, for example. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 5:02pm)

Or it was originally built before and then refaced later by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 9:04pm)

they'd have to be pretty major works to put people off right now, it's a big sellers market, perfect time to shift such a place the 'buy any property' guys really are last desperation places, you'll lose tens of thousands by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 9:09pm)

if it was before July 2016, it might have sold under right to buy, which generally sold to tenants way below market value by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 8:47pm)

> I can imagine a lot of couples who lived in a nice 1 bed who both worked elsewhere suddenly finding themselves working from home and falling over each other. that's us, wanting to move before one of us murders the other by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 9:58pm)

That's no different to normal though - we bid on a place in Kelvinside 3 years ago that was offers over 200, HRV 230, got 20 bids and went for 280 by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 9:56pm)

it's already disallowed by the council on properties that don't have individual entry, which is basically all flats by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 9:55pm)

Another factor is that people who haven't been furloughed and have carried on working, have had nothing to spend money on. That's an additional 5 months disposable income in savings, so a lot of people have more to spend, particularly professional couples. by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 10:03pm)

my understanding is that there is also potentially legal recourse against the surveyor if they overvalue a property, so they will always tend to be conservative in valuations by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 11:13pm)

Just had a quick scan and I'm not seeing many. You can get a licence from the council to do it, and it's also permitted if all the flats in a block are short-term lets. There's certainly a lot less than there was before the ban by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Aug 2020 11:11pm)

And not taking holidays, or doing any travel at all so no commuting costs or car expenditure, and most especially childcare. Plus it's just been a good time to tighten belts anyway. We've certainly hacked a not-insignificant extra amount off the mortgage since March. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Aug 2020 2:34am)

it depends where you are in the network - there's some locations where the chlorine will be stronger due to secondary treatment, or I think it can also be stronger if the pipes around you have been replaced (as modern plastic pipes don't absorb any chlorine unlike older metal ones) by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Aug 2020 7:20pm)

The closest unrestricted parking (for now, restrictions are coming in) is up Belmont St into North Kelvinside. You normally have to go pretty much to Maryhill Rd to get a space, though. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Aug 2020 1:01am)

not yet, but it's coming https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NKNWS by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Aug 2020 1:05am)

Hy Gyys, I'm moving to Glafgow this Michælmas to study Alchemy and lookyng for lodgyngs. Ys Anniefland safe or ryfe with ye banditry? by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Aug 2020 1:33pm)

I've also noticed that in the first hour or so of works, when they're closing down a section of M8, they start with using red 'X's on the gantrys before actually physically blocking it with cones, and a lot of people (nobends) just ignore that and drive on through. So the motorway appears open when it actually isn't. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Aug 2020 1:38pm)

I used to live in that tenement, and that house was always being used to film Taggart, it was basically the nearest house to BBC Scotland that they could pretend was out in the countryside with the right camera angles by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Aug 2020 2:16pm)

And the person responsible for TalkTalk winning that accolade has just been appointed head of public health in England by Boris Johnson. by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Aug 2020 6:13pm)

Just to add to the other complaints, given that particular one particular city in Scotland is home to a substantial offshore renewables industry, which employs large numbers of people, alongside a declining oil industry making them redundant, it would have be worth being able to separate out the answers for that location from the rest of Scotland if nothing else by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 12:42am)

You're sick of the sight of the things, right? by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 12:40am)

Well, the main countertheory among deniers is that it's just solar cycles, so the argument there would be that we don't need to do anything about it because it will cool down again in a few years. Obviously, that few years seems to have been a long time coming. The other countertheory, of course, is that it isn't actually happening at all, it's a lefty conspiracy to bring down capitalism or whatever, so we definitely don't need to do anything about it. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 12:57am)

yeah, when I used to live away from Glasgow I'd have to get hotels here quite often - it was pricey enough, and god forbid any big event was on at the SEC, you'd be paying London prices for a travelodge in Hamilton by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 1:29am)

I'm not an expert on the matter, but I suspect you would need to heat up the inside first either by baking or microwaving as it won't be in the oil long enough to cook through completely by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 3:21pm)

As a fellow ex-country bumpkin, I wouldn't say you get used to it, you just gradually resign yourself to fate. Today's background is the relentless chipping of pointing off the chimney of the opposite tenement, the lady downstairs shouting at her cat, and the continuous piercing shrieks of seagulls. \*sits rocking backwards and forwards in the corner* by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 3:25pm)

Practically every tenement building in the city would cost a cool half a million to bring up to the standards of a new building. They're old and past their design lives, and anyone who buys a tenement flat should be aware of these kinds of costs appearing (particularly if the roof hasn't been repaired since they were all done in the 80s, because that's the lifespan of the tiles). But in reality, the stuff that *actually* needs done (usually the roof and some stonework) will be about 20% of that bill, it sounds like they're recommending masses of utterly unnecessary stuff. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Aug 2020 6:24pm)

You would need to declare it prior to missives though - if you sold the place without declaring outstanding works the factor has told you about, the buyer could sue. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Aug 2020 6:26pm)

For that kind of money you should be getting 3 or 4 at least, and with firms not connected to the factors (who have a clear interest in inflating costs) by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Aug 2020 6:32pm)

Well, you could build *something* for that price, but you definitely couldn't recreate a Victorian/Edwardian-era sandstone tenement. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Aug 2020 7:52pm)

Well, if you've taken out a 30 year mortgage on a home and then all that's left to show for it is about 15-20 square metres of building plot, then yeah that is going to be pretty bad. Anyway, a well-maintained tenement that isn't subsiding should have another couple of centuries in it - the main structure is solid engineering, as was the norm for those eras. Certainly demolition and rebuild isn't the economic choice, because you're just replacing it with something that will have a shorter design life. Maintenance costs of tenements isn't much more than for modern buildings (and I'd argue probably less than a lot of the shittily-built 90s/00s flats around Glasgow), it's just all too common that you have cases like this when no significant maintenance is done for 20 or 30 years, because factors are shite, and then a big bill comes along at once. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Aug 2020 8:40pm)

Better is Garden Fresh Exotics on Park Rd, much friendlier and fresher stuff, including paneer by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Aug 2020 5:48pm)

And fat businessmen with their nieces by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Aug 2020 12:09am)

It's utterly soulless. Due to the proximity to Blythswood Square/Financial District its clientele is mainly fat middle-aged businessmen accompanied by said nieces. When I went most of our meal was ruined by what I think was an SPL footballer and his wife having a screaming argument at the next table. The food is good, it does seafood well, but it's fairly uninspired. Expensive bits of sole and lobster cooked in massive volumes of butter, very 90s. by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Aug 2020 1:58pm)

Yeah, I prefer Gandolfi or Two Fat Ladies. by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Aug 2020 2:57pm)

I think I might own the last nicely proportioned genuine 1 bed in the west end by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Aug 2020 5:36pm)

and also make sure not to add any soundproofing to adjust for the fact that the new 2nd bedroom directly adjoins the neighbours living rooms and kitchens by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Aug 2020 6:13pm)

You know the first holiday you took to somewhere mediterranean, and you were old enough to drink (or at least to get away with it)? You'd no idea somewhere could be so hot, your balls were making the sound of velcro with every step, and then you chanced upon a shaded bar and wrapped your chops around a cold pint of the local lager and it was the greatest thing you'd ever tasted? And then you'd be amazed by this native beer, and you'd push a few cans into your bag to take home with you to enjoy when you got back? And when you did, and you were back in moderate climes, it turned out to just be standard shitty tin-tasting corner shop crap? Well, each crap lager has its place and this is Tennents home. It tastes right here. It's our local lager that hits the spot in the cold and gloom, beckoning from our own tacky bars, and would taste like the cheap shite it is anywhere else. But we're not anywhere else, we're here. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Aug 2020 10:56pm)

Was out hillwalking yesterday, when I heard a posh Scottish lass, about 20yo, saying to her friends, "there's all these little bugs flying about and landing on me, they're getting in my hair and it's really itchy" How do you grow up in this country without being aware of the existence of the midge? by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 11:59am)

there's no way to distinguish fact from rumour if folk don't add references to their statements by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 6:44pm)

It's not bonkers if the tracing data shows it's currently spreading in homes and not pubs. Same as they did shut pubs in Aberdeen because that's where the problem was there. Get used to it, this whack-a-mole is the way things are going to be managed for some time to come. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 6:42pm)

or, like other countries such as Germany, this is a good reason to extend the furlough? by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 6:46pm)

you look for common factors across multiple cases. That's how they found the bump in Aberdeen was from pub crawling. For us they'll have identified key house gatherings, like had already happened with some groups of school pupils a few weeks back by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 6:50pm)

Every individual thing that we have open contributes to whether or not R<1. If R<1 then we can manage this disease. We now know that full lockdown takes us to something around R=0.6, so we can have some stuff open and still stay with R<1. So the question is which of our 'normal' practices are most deserving of being allowed to operate, because we have to choose what we do with that small amount of latitude we have, To my mind, because of the long-term impact on mental health and life prospects of children, schools should be the highest priority after essential services. If we subsequently discover that having schools open with every mitigating tactic still keeps R>1, while everything else is closed down, then fair enough it isn't safe to keep them open. But to me, schools being closed while pubs are open would be completely unacceptable as an order of priority. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 7:39pm)

Another point will be that I imagine 90% of people are (like me) still avoiding the pub and will do as long as this thing is around, but 90% (like me) are visiting friends in their homes. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 7:44pm)

I believe there is a clause in the legislation that makes local restrictions universally applicable across the UK based on primary residence by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 10:58pm)

There is a clear distinction between being wrong at the time with the information then available; and being wrong with the benefit of hindsight. CV19 has been a lengthy and ongoing learning process hindered by the nature of coronavirii that prevented useful comparison to previous vectors. In many ways SARS turned out to be a best case scenario compared to the range of possible outcomes projected from initial epidemiological evidence, which is why they were so fast to respond, where CV19 is closer to a worst case. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Sep 2020 10:55pm)

per infection, for a disease that does not confer long-term immunity. This is the really important aspect people seem to ignore. If this was allowed to be endemic, depending on co-morbidities, you could be looking at life expectancy dropping by a couple of decades, because you'd be rolling that dice once or twice a year. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Sep 2020 11:44am)

That reinfection case tells us only about antibody resistance, not about long-term t-cell immunity, which is what matters. We simply don't know anything about that yet. If CV19 behaves like any other coronavirus then once you get beyond the antibody period there is likely no enhanced immune response to reinfection. So your thesis that a u40 who has had it is much less likely to die if they catch it in their 80s is also completely unsupported by evidence. Yes, I'm conjecturing. But based on what we know about coronavirii, and the fact that age is already established as a co-morbidity, the scenario I'm proposing - where we basically have a version of the common cold endemically killing 1 in 200 people over 60 every year - is not unreasonable. And that reinfection - again, just like the common cold and every other coronavirus we know - would give a huge reduction in life expectancy (although obviously in practice it would lead to mass shielding). We don't yet know enough about co-morbidities to say if this would happen, or if only specific people are genetically at risk, but it's credible enough to give us cause not to permit CV19 to be endemic and 'run its course' because, fundamentally, its course will never be run. And that's not even considering the non-fatal effects of long-tail covid. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Sep 2020 12:44pm)

lucky bastard, I've got the kitchen cupboard by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Sep 2020 11:08pm)

If this is from the 80s he's probably looking for a fresh vein by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Sep 2020 11:12pm)

We're away camping, and the campsite was nice and quiet until late last evening when a load of shiny cars pulled up and 20 of the finest examples of the Glasgow Uni accent formed a corral around us. Nice enough folk but I've been lying awake all morning surrounded by their bants and oh my gorrd it's the wirrrst by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Sep 2020 9:36am)

checkout->confirm by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Sep 2020 9:49am)

on the flip side, I've been sat on the last Prestwick bus sitting still at the terminal for 2 hours waiting for a delayed flight, because it won't go until all booked passengers are on by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Sep 2020 10:16am)

'near Ruchill Park' covers a range from some of the poshest areas of the city through to some of the roughest estates so you're going to have to be a little more specific by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Sep 2020 1:07pm)

west end radio cars do a fixed price of (i think) £16 anywhere in west end to airport, 24hrs by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Sep 2020 10:35am)

what by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Sep 2020 2:16pm)

sorry, I wasn't around so didn't know by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 2:19am)

This is sad, mainly because I've got a gift voucher I got as a present just before lockdown by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 10:28pm)

jog the mile to keep warm? by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Sep 2020 5:15pm)

you can get running outers that scrunch up tiny, I have a Salomon softshell jacket that packs up to less than the size of a tennis ball, even fits in the back pocket of my shorts while running. £40 from Tiso or Cotswolds I think it was by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Sep 2020 6:43pm)

Why spend precious time educating yourself on epidemiology when you could just make simplistic assumptions about how it all works that are easy to criticise? by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Sep 2020 9:24pm)

In Aberdeen it wasn't homes, it was pubs, which slightly undermines that argument. Plus track and trace isn't just about single cases, it's about tracking correlations between multiple cases to identify superspreader events, which appear to be key to the disease's rise. If multiple cases can be traced back to that workplace, even if the specific names are unknown, then it will be temporarily closed, as is happening already on a case-by-case basis. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Sep 2020 9:20pm)

If anything, I think they tend to nick cheaper bikes because less likely to be marked/traceable and easier to sell on gumtree quickly by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 1:28pm)

> lack of space indoors This is not a valid excuse for storing your bikes in communal areas. We have 4 bikes in our 1-bed flat. Buy wall mounts. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 1:27pm)

If the loft insulation is shite, then you won't cadge heat and in fact will lose it faster than any of the flats below you. Good insulation makes a huge difference if you're on the top floor. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 5:24pm)

You had to pay? We got ours done for free about 2 years ago. The flat opposite was being being renovated, and the loft surveyor chapped our door to ask for the loft keys. We asked him what we needed to do to get ours done at the same time, he just gave us a form to fill out and sign and it was all done. I think it might have been free under the ECO? Anyway, I agree it's well worth having done as we basically hardly ever need to use the heating now as we trap all the heat from downstairs. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 5:23pm)

> then it can be tricky to get the permission to change the windows Nobody bothers, and I've never heard of it being enforced outside of very fancy areas. I'm in a conservation area but a glance along the street and there's tens of different types of non-compliant windows out there. *Technically* it could make the place harder to sell, but if you have a flat in any of the conservation areas you're not going to be short of buyers who will overlook it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 5:27pm)

I didn't really look into it as it was a spur of the moment thing and no mention of cost was made; maybe it's because our building is majority HA-owned and factored in an area that is mostly low-income. I also know some companies were struggling to find enough low income households to meet their ECO targets, so maybe the guy just took the opportunity to fudge the paperwork and improve their stats. Hadn't really thought about it til now. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 6:19pm)

There are more than enough drug addicts in the world with enough drug treatment programs and drug treatment research that it isn't necessary to come up with opinions drawn directly from your arse. The evidence already exists on this and there are experts to ask who have worked their entire lives in this field. Personally, I don't know anything about it, so I'm not going to express an opinion, because an opinion which has not looked at any of the evidence is less than worthless, and something tells me yours falls under that category. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 9:02pm)

A 'friendly debate' which has as its starting point a euphemistically-worded version of 'drug addicts don't deserve treatment and should be left to die'? by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 9:13pm)

Oh christ it's a sealion by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Sep 2020 10:10pm)

https://twitter.com/danthomascomedy/status/1294905895688835072 by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 5:39pm)

Panino. And the plural of panino is panini's by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 6:23pm)

he sounds like a good egg by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 11:01pm)

just get some ear drops and it'll likely be clear within a day or two, probably don't even need to trouble your GP by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Sep 2020 12:53am)

I don't think it's that out of keeping with other UK cities, and generally city council areas have much higher tax than rural areas. But one issue is that the proportion of people on benefits is higher than the UK average, so there are fewer people living in the city who pay full council tax than might be expected, so effectively rates need to be higher to get the same income per resident. There's also the fact that property bandings and valuations are massively out of date, so it depends also where in the city you live. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Sep 2020 3:18pm)

The Germans are good at this https://i.imgur.com/yvf4oVl.jpg by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Sep 2020 3:51pm)

Yes, but city regions also get substantial subsidy from central government to compensate for this by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Sep 2020 12:18am)

Just have to hope nobody installs new boilers and gives her a massive plook and nipple [like the hockey player at Partick station](https://goo.gl/maps/M4EJ31r9w8ugn8du7) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Sep 2020 5:37pm)

that's England by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Sep 2020 10:57pm)

nobody's allowed out til we know who did it by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 11:24am)

I'd just appear live on telly, turning off the main tap at the Tennents Brewery "right, see this fuckos, it's no getting turned back on til R is under 1." by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 4:47pm)

Strathclyde is definitely closed on Monday (as much as that means anything these days) by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 6:24pm)

In Scotland there are a handful of public holidays which date from a more industrial era, which are traditionally staggered by location - this has the very sensible effect of meaning that the entire country isn't trying to go away at the same time. The Autumn bank holiday is, in Glasgow, this coming Monday. However, the number of businesses and employers that actually recognise these local bank holidays is fairly small and gets ever smaller- generally speaking if your employer is not Glasgow-based, you won't specifically have the day off, and many businesses that operate across the UK only recognise UK-wide holidays. The one that is more widely recognised is the Glasgow Fair 4-day weekend in July. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 6:30pm)

it does fuck with the timetables somewhat by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 7:13pm)

There's a brewing supplies shop down in Thornwood http://www.innhousebrewery.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 8:51pm)

I think both are on pretty dodgy ground, as evidenced by the fact it's opened the door to this cesspool of edgy shite opinions by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 2:55pm)

In the same respect that Marie Kondo invented putting your stuff in boxes, lazy sunday magazine journalists who had run out of things to write interminable bollocks about decided a year or so ago that the Danish had invented the concept of putting on a jumper when it's a bit chilly. by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 3:41pm)

and the butcher's van flogging bags of mystery meat with the plants in the crowd who would always score a sackful of steak for a fiver, and then some poor wifey would get suckered and get a bag of rotting donkey by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 6:39pm)

I've never met anyone who ever owned a legit Amiga game by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 6:36pm)

I think the games stalls at the barras were killed off before P2P was really a thing - the raids became too frequent and FACT started handing out serious fines in the late 90s. I don't think there was much left going on after 2000, and that was a couple of years before bittorrent really got going by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Sep 2020 3:12am)

if GlasgowLive is just reposting stuff from here, and you allow people to repost stuff from GlasgowLive, doesn't that run the risk of an infinite loop that crashes the internet? by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Sep 2020 4:25pm)

Yes, physios are open - I've been going to Achilles Heel which reopened about 2 months ago. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Sep 2020 4:31pm)

That's a pretty cushy setup, a lettings company that takes its share of the rent but doesn't seem to actually provide the landlord or tenant with any services in return > Again, not the landlord fault Doesn't matter if it's their fault, it's their *responsibility* However, your contractual responsibility to clean the carpets remains, irrespective of their failure to do gas checks. These issues are not connected to each other. You could report them for the gas safety failues, and they might get fined / struck off the landlord register, but you're not going to see any money from that, and you're still going to have to get the carpets cleaned to get your deposit back. And effectively blackmailing them *might* help, or could just mean a whole world of new problems. Personally I'd just pay the £50 or whatever it costs to get someone in with a steam cleaner, and then once you have your deposit back report them to the appropriate authorities over the gas safety issue - if only to protect future tenants. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Sep 2020 5:35pm)

any further info? by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Sep 2020 2:57pm)

Nah. Speaking as a 40-something dinky, not having kids and earning a salary makes you comfortable, but you don't get rich unless you inherit money or exploit a workforce. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Sep 2020 4:39am)

there'll be more good weather, crisp autumn days are great for hill walking. I know what it's like at the moment, can end up not leaving the house for days without really realising. But letting yourself sit on your arse for a bit is good for you too. Maybe just get out the door and go round the block for 5 mins. I forced myself to do this the other day and then once I was out ended up just walking randomly for like 5 miles, didn't go anywhere in particular but just being out of the flat helped a lot mentally by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Sep 2020 1:52pm)

Yes, I meant it in the sense of 'make full use of' rather than the underhanded/unfair sense (I am socialist in that I believe people should should have a stake in the profits of their own labour, but that doesn't preclude a business owner also making a good amount of money - just that they should do so from their ideas/IP rather than purely from the difference between a worker's value and their pay) by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Sep 2020 1:59pm)

James Allan in Hyndland does amazing sausages (recommend the pork and black pudding, or the italian), as well as all the usual, including stir fry stuff. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Sep 2020 3:54pm)

You can do a 7-day trial of the Arlington Baths and they have massive Victorian bathtubs by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Sep 2020 9:33pm)

Although I don't know what the timetables are like at the moment, the bus makes it pretty easy - there's only a single road that loops round (with a minor road across the middle) so you just hop on and off as you need to. There's also plenty of taxis in Brodick will take you wherever from the ferry. It's also great for cycling - a lap of the island is a fairly strenuous but good day out. by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Sep 2020 6:34pm)

Beer is tasty and makes you clever by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Sep 2020 9:39pm)

They might not have 'accepted' it, it might just have been left outside their door. A couple of weeks ago I opened my door to find a full indian takeaway sitting on my doormat - fortunately it was meant for the flat opposite so quickly found its true destiny, but no idea how long it was sitting there. by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Sep 2020 9:40pm)

From the ones near me it seems to be being interpreted as new free parking by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Sep 2020 1:55pm)

I also go to Paris quite a bit (have family there) and I would say it's one of the worst places for dogshit, that and human piss I'm not saying that makes Glasgow any better, but Paris is fucking manky by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Sep 2020 11:06pm)

Coming to see you isn't self-isolating. From that link: > It is important to avoid contact with other people in your accommodation in order to reduce the risk of transmitting coronavirus. > Avoid contact with them and minimise the time you spend in shared spaces, like kitchens, bathrooms and sitting areas. > You should stay in a well-ventilated room with a window to the outside that can be opened, separate from other people in your home. > If you can, you should use a separate bathroom from the rest of the household. by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Sep 2020 12:46pm)

Ikea Markus. Not cheap but very functional. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Sep 2020 5:35pm)

You mean when it was sold off to become the Duck Club or before that? by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Sep 2020 7:41pm)

see, I thought the renovation was good because it stopped that terror of having to share a table I miss it terribly in either form by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Sep 2020 9:51pm)

are we talking '3 attempts to reverse park' daft mistakes or 'mowing down an entire line of OAPs waiting at a bus stop' daft mistakes? cos bear in mind once you've passed you'll be driving out there on your own with nobody to stop you making those daft mistakes by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Sep 2020 11:43pm)

The JustEat Investigation Unit might not play by the rules, but they get results. *nobody's leaving this room until we find out what happened to that pakora!* by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Oct 2020 11:46am)

Looks like [Willo the Wisp](https://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory/willo-the-wisp) by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Oct 2020 8:39pm)

Bilsland Drive has them too (lots of cunts parking in them though) by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 12:04am)

lived round there 20 years ago, it was still mostly visible by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 12:01am)

Johnson had a big surge in popularity after coming out of ICU, and used it to dismantle the state. Don't assume this will go at all well. by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Oct 2020 12:07am)

I've rented at all levels, and when we were finally in a position to buy, there was absolutely no question we were going top floor and no argument. 1. Nobody to walk around above you 2. Nobody to flood you 3. You get free heating from everyone below you 4. The sun shines directly into you rather than living in a damp midden The only downsides are that if your factor is shite and the roof is poorly maintained, you're the one that gets the fallout, and if you're in an area with seagulls you're going to hear them more than anyone. I've both broken my leg and been recovering from surgery while living upstairs, the stairs are a bit of work but good solid tenement banisters make it easier than you'd think - going up and down is no harder than being out and about on crutches. Absolutely no question in my mind whatsoever the positives outweigh the negatives. by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Oct 2020 1:59am)

Nah, the 5 mile restriction was completely shit. Might not make a difference to many, but getting out of the city at weekends is what keeps us sane. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Oct 2020 12:43pm)

To a certain extent, there is selection bias in that the ones that are desirable were more likely to be preserved rather than knocked down. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Oct 2020 2:58pm)

It's a function of both infection rates and prevalence. We can tolerate higher infection rates (as we have been for a few months) if prevalence is low. Right now prevalence is rapidly increasing, so we have to act now - otherwise we'll be back where we were in March within weeks. If this (and other measures) is successful and prevalence is reduced over the next few weeks, then we can tolerate opening things and an increase in infection rates again. Also, in a few weeks we might be over the surge that's come about from schools and universities re-opening. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 3:58pm)

Did you pay any attention back in March? Even at low hospitalisation rates, if allowed to increase, the NHS would be overwhelmed by a factor of 20 or 30. That mortality rate will increase massively as a result, because people will be dying in their beds unable to receive therapeutic oxygen or ventilation. There will be no economy because no fucker, you included, will *want* to leave their homes if this becomes endemic and there is no medical treatment available. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:04pm)

Because we had a lockdown and successfully reduced the infection rate! Remember the whole 'flattening the curve' thing? by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:22pm)

Is that based on self-reporting or active patient follow-up? Because almost everyone I know who has had confirmed symptomatic COVID has claimed to have persistent issues, just mostly minor (mostly anosmia/breathlessness) and so not worth seeking treatment. Anecdotal, of course, but wondering if it's something that's underreported. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:27pm)

Also that Sturgeon has been very careful to keep it a non-political issue as per Germany/France etc, whereas Johnson has been more than happy to take the US line of mixing up CV19 with everything else that's going on, turning people's voluntary compliance into a function of political allegiance. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:42pm)

Wait, I thought the main criticism of the SNP was that they are drastically over-spending public money and Scotland has a huge deficit? I can't keep up. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:39pm)

We had a long lockdown, but ours was nowhere near as severe as those in France and Italy, for example - they just locked down harder for a shorter time. And the trend in most continental European countries isn't that dissimilar to our own right now, it's going to be a tough winter everywhere. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:45pm)

I'm on the left and no fan of the SNP, but they've been consistent in opposing austerity in Westminster voting, and the Greens supported the last Holyrood budget There's many criticisms of the SNP's fiscal policies, but I'm not sure supporting austerity is one of them. Many of the cuts have been 'least worst' options rather than intentionally gutting public finances, which is what I consider austerity to be by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 4:54pm)

> This idea that we can just continue to shut down entire industry's at a whim when cases flare up isn't a viably strategy Why not? It's literally the strategy that was proposed from the beginning, back in the Imperial report in March that instructed the first lockdown. That modelling clearly showed the need for repeated cycles of increasing restrictions every few months, in particular in the winter season. > Are we supposed to stay in this sort of state until a vaccine arrives? ....yes? Although not just a vaccine, in the shorter term therapeutic treatments may become available that mean we can greatly restrict transmission, and of course the better we get at testing and tracing the more loose we can be with restrictions > The idea that we can eradicate it from a country like Scotland/UK is impossible. There is no eradication plan, but you're talking about it like there is a continuum of zero infections, to some infections, to some more infections, to lots of infections. It doesn't work like that. If R and prevalence get beyond a certain point, we go to widespread infection in a matter of weeks. At the moment we are facing prevalence being higher than in March within 3 weeks. There is no 'balanced' position like you suggest- either infection is under control or it is not, and sadly the position we have to be in to keep infection under control appears to be stricter than we might have hoped these past months. Fundamentally, hospitality = socialising = people in close proximity = infections. Yes, the impacts on that sector of the economy are awful, but that's a straightforward brutal reality of the situation we are in. Hospitality - as we know it - is fundamentally incompatible to a world with CV19 and no vaccine, or at least until we manage to get a far far more active test and trace system running. To my mind, the clear thing we should be doing is helping hospitality businesses to reconfigure to more takeaways/home deliveries etc, and helping employees to retrain to work in other sectors, recognising that this could go on for a long, long time. > Or you know, how about actually enforcing the restrictions we currently have? The vast majority of new infections are in peoples homes. What do you actually propose for this? People live together, there's not much we can do about that. (note that Belgium and Germany are currently also closing pubs and restaurants as of today) by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 5:31pm)

> If you think that shutting down entire industries at a whim is a valid and sustainable strategy long term, then I'm really not even sure where to start. I think this is our fundamental difference. We can shut down the entire hospitality industry. We already did shut down the entire hospitality industry. We are doing it again now. I entirely agree it's going to have huge economic implications. I entirely disagree it's on a whim - it's being done because it's the least worst option of all the possible strategies we have in reducing the infection rate, and right now it's in response to an extremely rapid and worrying surge in cases. > Yes, but is possible to reach a point with the right level of restrictions where the R number is 0.8-1.2. Yes, and as we've gradually learned over the course of the year, it appears that we need to reintroduce some of the earlier restrictions to do that. Which, sadly, includes restricting hospitality. > Hospitality is not the driver of the current wave of infections. No single factor is the driver, it's the sum total of all the myriad different ways in which we can infect each other, and how people behave. The main driver right now is probably schools and universities, but unless you're advocating they should close instead of pubs and restaurants? > I would start by actually handing out the big fines to people who are breaking the rules The main problem is that the rules are broadly unenforceable. We are entirely reliant on people voluntarily complying. Many people do not. Without 100x as many police, and informants in every home, there is little we can actually do about this. To my mind, the main problem is the whole 'getting back to normal' narrative we have had since the first lockdown. Until a vaccine or therapeutic treatments or universal testing, there will be no getting back to normal. Far better that we openly acknowledge this now, and take the necessary economic mitigation to protect and help those who it affects in the relevant sectors, than to continue to pretend we are only ever a month or two away from business as usual. Hell, there may not ever *be* a vaccine. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 6:22pm)

So you think the whole 'flattening the curve' thing was a lie? That the NHS would be able to cope if we left the virus to its natural R=4? by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 7:19pm)

If the NHS is overloaded (again, the modelling suggests this would be by an order of 20 or more - 20 people requiring hospitalisation for every one that gets it) then that means no oxygen therapy for anyone that needs it, no intubation, no respirators. Suddenly the small minority that die from CV19 becomes a much bigger minority as all the extreme cases that would have survived fine with oxygen don't receive it. People die in their beds. You go to your job, happy your economic status is preserved, literally stepping over the bodies of people who have struggled into the street to get help with breathing that doesn't exist. 300,000-500,000 die in the space of about 6 months. I'm not overdramatising - this is literally the scenario that made the government U-turn in March from herd immunity when the science made it clear what that would entail. When you say 'sounds harsh' please understand exactly how harsh you are being. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 7:34pm)

I'm sure there's plenty of more detailed studies, but this is the first one I pulled up with numbers https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(20)30367-0/pdf Of a sample of CV19 patients hospitalised with pneumonia, 72% were male, median age 60, 52% showing severe and 17% critical symptoms, 13% needing mechanical ventilation So while age is a strong co-morbidity, it's very wrong to see it as a thing just for old people (depending on your definition of old). I know 2 people that have had severe symptoms that required hospitalisation - both men. The first (age 48) can still barely climb stairs 3 months later. The other (age 52) is dead. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Oct 2020 8:29pm)

see all of this? *gestures vaguely at the total basketcase shithole dumpster fire that the UK has become over the past 5 years* that's him by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Oct 2020 1:59pm)

If they have it in stock, Nisbets (of which there's a branch on Glassford St) do the Dualit 75015 for about £60 which is a pretty decent budget burr grinder by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Oct 2020 5:57pm)

There's also * X is being stopped = X is being blamed which isn't the case, we all know that the surge is most likely from schools etc reopening, but we have to can other stuff in order to keep the schools open by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Oct 2020 6:02pm)

Most importantly, most of the way to the House of Bruar carvery. by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Oct 2020 6:23pm)

so it's a bubble except that sometimes you mix with other people and not everyone works from home so exposes co-workers/customers and it's 3 times the size of any permitted bubble for which you're not eligible anyway > I'm taking it seriously *doubt* by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Oct 2020 11:41pm)

> innovation ah yes, that incredibly novel, never-before-seen genius invention of selling food and drinks to people and then fucking over your staff to maximise margins Musk-like brilliance by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Oct 2020 12:06am)

If this is news I may be misunderstanding what is meant by 'pop-up' by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Oct 2020 2:47pm)

Cos it'd be harder to put them next to Thornliebank by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Oct 2020 6:30pm)

there's a good chance that, like other coronavirii (e.g. the common cold) you'll get immunity to a specific strain, then the next year the one that comes around might be a different strain to which you're not immune, I think there's already 4 identified strains (but all identical symptomatically and in immune response) this means herd immunity isn't a long-term strategy either and it also means that if there is a vaccine, it may need to be regularly updated like the flu shot by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Oct 2020 11:26pm)

Not a wank at all, I've been using it forever and had no idea it was wrong by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Oct 2020 1:05am)

same by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Oct 2020 2:37pm)

Turkish/Greek/Cyprus coffee are all the same thing, but the exact brewing methods can vary slightly. The important thing is, given the strength of the animosity between the nations, to call it by whichever nationality it is you're speaking to! by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Oct 2020 3:21pm)

yeah, they've been going a couple of days already by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Oct 2020 10:08pm)

This place in Bridgeton is amazing for wood: http://www.reidtimber.co.uk/ Seems to have limited opening at the moment by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Oct 2020 12:45pm)

If case numbers drop enough by the end of the 16 days, then things will reopen, if not, they won't. Not sure how much more info you can really expect than that. From the latest stats I would expect the national-level restrictions to be relaxed, and maybe for the central belt generally, but I think the chances of stuff in Glasgow and Greater Clyde reopening are very low - we are a national epicentre of cases. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Oct 2020 12:51pm)

I'll make an exception for any tiffin that comes from a plastic tray thing in the chippy, and costs a very specific number of pence by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Oct 2020 3:59pm)

When this happens it's usually a fault somewhere in your local network; in an urban area like Glasgow most of the network has redundancy, so that few seconds is what it takes for the network to automatically reconfigure itself and re-route power around the fault. So nothing to worry about, Scottish Power will already know about it by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Oct 2020 7:08pm)

Not the answer to your question, but Ikea does a pretty good desk with manually adjustable height (via a crank handle) for about £200, I've been using one of these. I wouldn't want to stand at a desk all day, but being able to switch between the two is great. In fact, as a taller gent just being able to have a desk 4" higher than normal has sorted all my back problems compared to working in the office by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Oct 2020 7:12pm)

I would say that even if that is a bad idea in December in terms of the spread of the disease, I think they would expect a huge proportion of people to ignore any restriction. So instead they may go for restricting the number of households, in the hopes that this reduces the spread, rather than a blanket ban on household visits which almost nobody will respect and turns into a free-for-all. by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Oct 2020 3:54pm)

just to confirm, for co-wheels you can join under 21 as long as you've had your licence for >12 months and it's got no points by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Oct 2020 5:46pm)

potentially but sounds a bit of a ballache https://www.co-wheels.org.uk/faq_can_i_use_a_foreign_driving_licence by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Oct 2020 9:21pm)

THE BEAST OF CALDERCUILT by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Oct 2020 8:43pm)

I tip £2 for pretty much anything - I did my share of shitty service jobs in my 20s to get by, and remember how much difference those tips made to me then, compared to how much I'll notice that money missing now. by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Oct 2020 12:33pm)

Most service jobs might get minimum wage, but few get a living wage by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Oct 2020 12:35pm)

The flat matching mine in the next tenement block seems to order a lot of takeaways, and at least once a week at the moment I get n Uber Eats guy at the door clutching 4 bags of McDs asking if this is No. 9. (it's not) Nobody knows who among our forefathers placed the mysterious symbols which can be found on the front doors of tenement closes, nor what their intended purpose was - perhaps for ritual worship, even human sacrifice - but some say that just by looking at them one may be granted a divine vision of knowing what address you're at by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Oct 2020 2:52pm)

It's clearly referring to Jacques Le Fist, the famous gallic enforcer of the East End by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Oct 2020 10:20pm)

cenrist by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Oct 2020 11:11pm)

Won't somebody think of the Stefan Kings by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Oct 2020 7:57pm)

We need to look after our sociopathic entrepreneurs, otherwise who will we go to when the virus is over and we need to rebuild our sub-minimum-wage zero-hours toxic hospitality industry? by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Oct 2020 8:53pm)

> We've known that uni would be online for months A huge part of the problem is that the unis themselves have refused to admit this until very, very recently, out of fear that if new students knew in advance about ODL they might decide not to start their courses this year. Even now few are admitting we're not just a week or two away from business as usual. by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Oct 2020 8:00pm)

my monthly mortgage payment + factor fees is still £300/month less than the identical flat next to mine costs to rent that and I can put as much blu-tack on the wallpaper as I like, which you can't put a price on by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Oct 2020 5:03pm)

while my mortgage advisor basically advised is to take the same deal we'd found through our own research a) he didn't charge anything (commission only), b) it was good to have confirmation, because there's lots of deals out there with non-national banks which aren't listed on comparison sites etc and c) when we came to remortgage, he managed to renegotiate the lenders revaluation, moving us to a different LTV and lower interest by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Oct 2020 6:47pm)

I've used Johnsons the Cleaners a few times on fancy down duvets, always seemed fine. Not cheap, though, and they send it off so takes a week or so. by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 6:50pm)

DELETED Just to be pedantic, Bodyshop at Home is an MLM but it isn't a pyramid scheme - people working for them aren't able to recruit people beneath them. MLMs like Bodyshop at Home can be legit, because they are actually genuinely trying to sell a product albeit by using/abusing people's social networks; a pyramid scheme is far more abusive because the product itself is irrelevant and whoever is at the bottom of the heap has to get shafted for those above to make money. A pyramid scheme only works by fucking someone over; an non-pyramid MLM like Bodyshop can just be about selling a product. by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 6:58pm)

Sorry, I deleted because it turns out B@H does involve recruiting other sellers - it's not strictly a pyramid scheme because you don't buy product yourself, but it is in a grey area by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 7:04pm)

If I remember rightly, there's one day a week when they get collected and another 3 or so days later when they get returned, so if you time it right it's only a few days, if you time it wrong and just miss a collection it can be up to 10 days. by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 8:00pm)

> They also almost certainly did not receive a direct order from the government to investigate this. How would you explain, then, that they have been exercising discretion and allowing this van to operate for some months previously? What has changed their approach if not an instruction from above? by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Oct 2020 3:51pm)

Indeed, given that the police have been turning a blind eye to this van for a few months, they've clearly been instructed to stop doing so. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Oct 2020 3:50pm)

I'm also not a legal expert, but most of what you said applies to what a court would have to demonstrate in order to *convict* someone, whereas the level of evidence required for the police to *charge* someone is much lower. The police don't need to prove anything, that's up to the procurator fiscal. However, note that nobody is actually being charged with drugs offences, purely obstruction of a search. Which I think backs up that the police could have done this at any time to date, but for some reason have chosen to do it now. Overall, though, I don't think this really matters - such actions shouldn't be at the discretion of the police, because we can't and shouldn't expect police to be moral arbiters, because their job is purely and simply to apply the law as it stands - it should be decriminalised. by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Oct 2020 1:21am)

Cultural relativism, though - bear in mind someone who has grown up in India and Dubai has been exposed to an extremely different set of political ideas than you or I, Trump could even seem left of centre when compared to the Sheikhs of the UAE. If he still supports Trump after living in the UK for a year then, ok, but the guy is literally asking to be exposed to new people and ideas. by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Oct 2020 3:46am)

it might be slowing though, Glasgow has very very slightly fewer cases this week than last, and it takes a good 2-3 weeks for any effects of restrictions to be reflected in the data by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Oct 2020 12:56pm)

It seems relevant to point out to an Offshore Wind MSc student that Trump has continuously opposed offshore wind development, based primarily on personal offence he took to the Aberdeen offshore wind farm located near to his Scottish golf resort, and has extended this into moratoria since becoming president in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_Scotland_Ltd_v_The_Scottish_Ministers https://renews.biz/63431/trump-reins-in-offshore-wind-progress-in-the-carolinas/ https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/pipe-dream-that-kills-birds-or-good-paying-jobs-trump-and-biden-clash-over-wind/2-1-899174 https://www.4coffshore.com/news/trump-tirade--wind-turbines-cause-pollution-nid15626.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-s-windmill-hatred-worry-booming-industry-n1060206 by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Oct 2020 5:19pm)

It's a bit of a Uni of two halves: a few of Strath's departments are (arguably) the best in Scotland and among the best in the UK; physics, business school, electrical/mechanical engineering to pick a few. Most of the rest, however, are fairly mediocre. This basically reflects the fact it used to be a purely 'technical' university and only broadened out when it got its royal charter in the 70s, unlike Glasgow which is a standard 'ancient' university which has tried to cover everything for centuries. But yeah, generally I wouldn't look to strath for most humanities subjects. (disclaimer: studied STEM at both Glasgow and Strath, had more fun at the former but found the courses better at the latter) by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Oct 2020 12:35am)

I've lived in a couple of areas with shit parking where the permit zones have been brought in...and to be honest it's made fuck all of a difference. The fundamental problem is that an average tenement in Glasgow has probably at least 4 or 5 resident-owned cars (or several times that in affluent areas where every fucker also has a runaround and a campervan), but only 2-3 actual parking spaces worth of pavement outside it. by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Oct 2020 2:03pm)

There's very little evidence that any particular course of CBD (in the absence of THC) has any effect on mental disorders: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30401-8/fulltext So while that doesn't mean you shouldn't try it, nor that it won't work, any advice you get on doses/variants is just going to be anecdotal rather than scientific so just give it a stab and see what happens. by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Oct 2020 10:38pm)

staying at Tier 3, but given there are a fair few council areas at tier 3 which have much better stats than us (see Edinburgh), it looks like cases will need to drop a lot to reduce to Tier 2 https://twitter.com/ConnorGillies/status/1321791372245061633 I'm resigning myself to Glasgow being Tier 3 all winter, I think we're just too densely populated / economically deprived to be able to sustain any other level. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Oct 2020 1:16pm)

yeah, I asked /u/timlardner to turn it off back in April because it was just automatically listing lots of gigs that clearly weren't happening, I guess those listings sites might be more useful again now by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Oct 2020 1:59pm)

Although don't make the mistake I did, it's closed on Mondays (I'm not joking, genuinely happened to me a month or so ago) by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Oct 2020 11:04pm)

Also Mhor Bread in Callander by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Oct 2020 11:05pm)

well, I was up that way anyway so it was only a minor detour :) by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Oct 2020 1:22pm)

to be allowed to be called cider in the UK it has to be at least 35% apple/pear juice (this was brought in to stop White Lightning etc), so if this is an alcopop it may not be legal for sale here - at least in that packaging by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Oct 2020 2:43pm)

ooh it's nice down that bit when it's not utterly pishing, when this is over I'll be having a bucket of mussels outside the Crown in Portpatrick by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Oct 2020 2:52pm)

While it's been shite, the stats today from Independent SAGE show that the central belt restrictions have been having a strong effect and we're now on the downturn, so at least to some extent it's been worth it, and has avoided the need for a full lockdown like England might now be facing https://twitter.com/IndependentSage/status/1322173041112211456 However, like I said yesterday I think this points to the likelihood of things being this way pretty much over the winter; we might see some relief but I don't think we'll be back to pubs this year. by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Oct 2020 2:55pm)

it's a controlled substance so no, not legally without a medical exemption (which is only for a very very few conditions like extreme epilepsy) CBD oil basically exists because it's the only active component of cannabis which can be sold legally (ish) by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Oct 2020 12:34am)

one way to look at it is that there's fuck all else you could be doing at the moment; why not make the most of lockdown by studying as much as possible, so the time isn't wasted and you've got something to show for it when normal life resumes also universities haven't had much time to move to online learning, and your lecturers etc are also going through the same shite as you, while physical learning may not return for a while yet they should get better at delivering it online by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Oct 2020 1:08am)

I'm going to presage this with the fact that under the current restrictions the current recommendations are to not travel outside the greater glasgow area unless necessary, but that's your call, and I'd argue that if you're just going to places to be outside in the open air then you're not increasing risk, other than in the use of public transport to get further afield by bus or train, you can look to the citylink buses towards Oban or Skye, and you can stop off at Arrochar on the former which gets you to the hills of the Arrochar Alps, including Ben Arthur. Train to Crianlarich is another area of 7 Munros that you can easily get lost in and will be almost entirely empty this time of year, and home in time for tea [Walk Highlands](https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/) is a huge repository of information regarding walks and hiking, with lots of detail about public transport availability (though obviously the vast majority of Scotland's wild spots can't be done via public transport within a day). (also of course bear in mind that winter and winter weather is inbound, so don't go up into the hills alone if you don't know what you're doing) by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Nov 2020 2:35am)

even Data eventually learned human emotions by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Nov 2020 2:09pm)

Just because you've put your lucky boxers on doesn't mean you're getting your hole by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Nov 2020 3:19pm)

health is a devolved matter so what England does is it's own business, their restrictions don't cover us, and because we increased restrictions 3 weeks ago (i.e. when the scientific advisers were saying to) we don't need a full lockdown as our cases are - it appears - already starting to decline. As /u/lordanubis12 points out there is an issue over furlough payments (as that isn't devolved) but that shouldn't in any way affect what restrictions are in place here by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Nov 2020 3:15pm)

In terms of etiquette, the norm would be to set a few (and really, just a few) off from your own garden in a relatively controlled manner, accompanied by the appropriate 'ooohs' and 'aaaahs'. It's not cool to set them off out the back of flats as every dog in the vicinity will shit itself. Some folk use parks, even though it's not allowed, but in some ways it's preferable to firing them off right outside other folks' homes. Firing them off randomly in the street is something only bams get up to, don't do that. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Nov 2020 3:31pm)

And, fortunately, if evicting in order to sell, just now you need to give 6 months' notice for that very reason. https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/eviction/eviction_of_private_tenants/grounds_for_eviction_for_private_residential_tenancy_tenants by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 1:11am)

Fortunately, North Kelvin is quite strictly defined http://www.northkelvincc.org.uk/about-the-area/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 1:19am)

I'm going to go to the next meeting of the North Kelvin Community Council to inform them they don't exist by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 1:18am)

You can see the wards here: http://lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/boundary-maps There is a map of community councils from 2011: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/chttphandler.ashx?id=19499&p=0 There were some changes made in 2017 to council/ward boundaries but I can't find a single up-to-date reference that shows them together by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 2:09am)

Personally, if I was looking to sell I would do it as soon as possible. The housing market has been quite buoyant recently due to all the pent-up demand from lockdown, with prices as high as they've ever been. However, with more and more people going on furlough/being made unemployed, no end to CV-19 in sight, and the double-whammy of the end of the transition period in 2 months' time with the prospect of No Deal widely shafting everyone, there's more than a few people predicting a fairly sizeable economic depression next year which would probably mean a crash in house prices. Also, if you're permanently abroad then I'm guessing the exchange rate will also be important, and all of the above could be exacerbated by potential devaluation of the pound. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 2:18am)

I think last time Clinton conceded defeat about noon our time, the day after, but if Trump loses he'll do the same....never If it's very marginal and there are state-level issues as with 2000, then it could go on til December 8th (final deadline for states to get their shit together) but even then could carry over into next year This is a great page explaining all the shit that could go down if it's close and Trump throws his toys out the pram: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/16/us-presidential-election-scenarios-timeline by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 10:29am)

I was watching a US thing last night where they were focussing on marginal states and going through county-by-county what local issues and candidates might be important. It was absolutely ridiculous hearing all the minutiae of these incredibly little corrupt little local cases, and looking at the map at these ridiculously gerrymandered areas, I'd never really realised before how gamified the whole electoral system is over there - anywhere the republicans take over the legislature, they completely rewrite the local electoral system and map in their favour, and it's been that way since Nixon. The Republicans have not won an election in a fair and straightforward manner since Reagan, it's always been through gerrymandering, voter suppression and then disputing votes and clawing back individual areas until they have just enough to win - they have successfully created a system of minority rule. I thought 2000 Bush/Gore was bullshit, but in reality that is what is played out in every county across the map every 4 years anywhere the contest is close enough. It's astonishing how broken the system is. What's interesting is that, under Trump, for the first time they're openly admitting to this strategy, because the world is so fucked right now that actually saying you're going to break the electoral system wins you votes. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 10:48am)

yeah, our Electoral Commission might be a bit shit at its job, but at least we have one for the purposes of balance, I will point out that the Democrats are responsible for [this monstrosity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district#/media/File:Maryland_US_Congressional_District_3_(since_2013) by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 11:57am)

oooh, very fancy. Love that bit but could never afford it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 4:18pm)

I'm given to believe the low road is fastest by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 4:16pm)

If Biden wins key states tonight then he has effectively won, as the postal votes will be more Dem-biased than in-person voting. Under normal circumstances his opponent would then concede rather than wait for postal votes to be counted, but this isn't a normal opponent. What might take longer is if it's close or Trump wins some marginals, when the postal votes will matter, and we know in that case Trump will declare an early victory (despite that not being the case) and try and make all hell break loose. by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Nov 2020 4:23pm)

As long as needed, it will be 'reviewed regularly'. Basically til whenever the local caseload and growth rate is low enough to be moved down a tier. As I've mentioned before, there are several areas with significantly lower metrics than Glasgow that are also on Tier 3 (such as Edinburgh), so don't expect that to happen any time soon. by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Nov 2020 11:54am)

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/overview/ > This new system will be introduced from 2 November. Details of the levels applied to each part of the country were set out on 29 October 2020. > Levels will be reviewed on a regular basis. About as much detail as we have right now by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:17pm)

yeah, I'm not seeing data which backs up this estimated case load by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Nov 2020 3:39pm)

today's flavour of conspiracy bullshit is that less reliable PCR tests are being promoted by governments in order to increase the false positive rate and make it appear there is a second wave when actually there isn't, and the reason the government wants to do this is...er...um...probably something to do with paedophilia? Don't know, they never explain that bit. by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Nov 2020 1:41am)

yet again it didn't quite make it onto the list of the world's coolest neighbourhoods maybe next year by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Nov 2020 4:23pm)

Assuming you still want to be West Glasgow-ish, Westerton might be a good area to look for that kind of money by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Nov 2020 1:44pm)

Was it John 3:16? This is the one you often see christians holding up on signs at sports events in the US, it's like the tagline for evangelical christians, nothing controversial about it "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Nov 2020 6:31pm)

Because ideally we need to close both, but as a pragmatic compromise that still allows people living alone to have somewhere to go to meet people. It's not a scientific analysis of which is ok, it's just a compromise position between 'everything shut' and 'everything open' where we can have 'some things open but not so many it leads to a big surge' which would be the case if both cafes and restaurants were open. Cafes are prioritised because they tend to serve more people who are vulnerable/lower income, and people spend less time in them so there is lower potential for spreader events. This is your weekly reminder that 'X being closed' does not mean 'X is to blame'. by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Nov 2020 7:51pm)

Although having Glasgow stand-in for early 80s USSR isn't the *strongest* vote of confidence in the aesthetics of our city by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Nov 2020 6:44pm)

cos you might be out testing your eyesight in seriousness, one of the problems is that the more aggressively you enforce self-isolation, the more you disincentivise people from getting tested in the first place - people might decide to ignore their symptoms out of fear they'll get a visit from the police. This is the main reason it's kept as much a public health rather than policing issue here, the efficacy of test and trace is reliant on people getting tested in the first place. by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Nov 2020 1:35pm)

Well, that sounds like a challenge by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 12:48am)

last time I went they asked me what music I liked, and I said I didn't mind, and that's how I ended up having to lie still for 40 minutes listening to fucking U2 by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 2:58pm)

really they should just go with the background noise and put on some Aphex Twin by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 5:27pm)

yeah, I was hoping he'd done with his self-promoting wank, but disappointingly one just appeared round the corner from me this week. Tempted to buy a roller and cover it up again, cos they're fucking shite. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 6:03pm)

Street art is fine, I'm not saying I expect to like everything, but after several years of the same boring shitty character over and over again, this is just self-promotion rather than an artistic endeavour. Clearly whoever does this thinks they're being an incredible iconoclast, when any artistic value it had wore out years ago. It barely bore repetition once, let alone fucking hundreds of them - after the first 2 or 3 it's no better than a young team tag. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 9:26pm)

The agro increases every time a new one appears, and now there's one I have to walk past every day, increasing the agro a little each time. It's the repetition far more than the content. If Leonardo Da Vinci was going round the city at night painting the Mona Lisa on every flat bit of wall he could find for years on end, I'd still be like, "alright Leo, we get it, cracking picture of a lass, maybe try something else now, eh?" by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Nov 2020 9:57pm)

you're going to be really pissed when you find out where the money came from to build it by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 3:07am)

I just said I have no problem with street art and I don't expect to like everything. In fact, I did like it the first time or two I saw it. But again, if you insist on repeating the same piece over and over, then that is no longer art and just self-promotion, and I have a problem with someone using public space to massage their ego. by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 1:13pm)

is it? by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 1:22pm)

Have another read of my posts, I've explained it pretty clearly that it's purely the repetition that is the problem, where public space is being used to massage a single artist's ego. I have no problem with a bit of paint on a wall, but using the entire city to repeat the same motif without any variation or creativity beyond the initial concept is well, at best, just plain boring? You don't see any of the other many talented street artists of Glasgow repeating themselves over and over. by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 1:20pm)

Oh look you're taking issue with me stating the same thing repeatedly in a public space by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 1:31pm)

> you can't even name the guys insta page FS ohpanda > he doesn't go about telling everyone he's the one that does them he doesn't need to when he has his legion of social media acolytes like you to tell us > Even if you don't like it there's little kids out there that love these things, pure dragging their parents round the whole of Glasgow to see how many they can find in one day. "Come on dad, let's find all the eccie gurners!" Seriously? > It's legit a drawing that means something to him How about trying a drawing that might mean something to other people? That's my whole point about it being ego-stroking rather than public art by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 1:51pm)

I didn't use the word cynical What is the reason for repeating the same motif over and over, then? Enlighten me Also, still finding it funny that you guys are giving me a hard time for posting something multiple times by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 3:42pm)

It's a genuine question, and you're the ones that keep on alluding to there being some greater artistic mission here - so, please, what is the artistic statement being made that you guys are defending? What is the deeper aesthetic value of mr gurning eccie face that I, an involuntary consumer of art, am just not seeing? by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 3:55pm)

Here's the thing - I do feel this strongly, so don't let my casual discussion hide that, I'm just doing it to de-escalate. I didn't feel that strongly until this latest work appeared, but the fact is, it appeared in a local community garden I'm involved with, and unless he specifically contacted the organisers of that community garden (which I am not aware that he did) to check they were ok with him co-opting a space they're already trying to improve for the public good then that is frankly out of order. So treat it like a maniacal rant if you like (when really it's just that it's 5v1 so I have to post a lot of replies to stand my ground), but if I'm going to be beset upon by ohpanda's IG followers, then I'm going to defend my position in the hope that he sees something of this and understands that he should not assume the general public agrees with his co-opting of public space. by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 8:21pm)

it's perfectly safe to go running in the parks at night if you're fast enough by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Nov 2020 11:30pm)

To be fair to them, trying to drive a bus up Maryhill Rd is my idea of hell by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Nov 2020 12:05am)

iirc a cyclist was killed just along from that bit of GWR a few years ago by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Nov 2020 1:20am)

You might have better luck over at /r/nazioftheday by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Nov 2020 8:42pm)

wait, you mean I can now go there and *not* have to sit next to other randoms? Excellent by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Nov 2020 5:05pm)

depends what you mean by lockdown; you can still go out, it's not fully back to the restrictions of March/April/May, there just won't be much to go out *to* by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 2:55pm)

The big thing to bear in mind about Japan/Korea/China/Taiwan/HK is that they've effectively been in Covid-prevention mode since SARS and bird flu. These countries are used to dealing with outbreaks of airborne infections, and a huge proportion of people wear facemasks as a matter of course. They were ready for this in a way the west wasn't, and furthermore have a much stronger tendency towards authoritarianism, which is very helpful when dealing with outbreaks. The China stats are entirely believable for a country which has near-totalitarian power and minimal human rights, because they have the capability to take preventative steps we cannot, with a population that is inherently compliant with state edicts. You don't fuck about with house parties if your neighbour is a member of the CCP and you're in a surveillance state. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 5:07pm)

Yeah, about 10 confirmed cases of reinfection reported worldwide. Far far far more likely (by an order of about a million) to be a false positive test - or bullshit rumour - than actual reinfection. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 5:14pm)

Or, "why aren't we more like Taiwan?" Well, for a start, we didn't spend 38 years under martial law and death squads, their reference point for civil liberties is a little different to ours by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 7:28pm)

https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(20)30445-3 > Indeed, of nearly 30 million cases to date since December 2019, there have been only ∼10 documented and confirmed cases of re-infections by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 8:11pm)

Well, clothes are kind of essential - imagine the optics if wee Jimmy, 5, from Cumbernauld, dies of hypothermia because his mum couldn't get him a winter coat while his classroom has all windows open during a cold spell? I'm not suggesting that keeping all such shops open is the right answer, but making clothes unavailable during a Scottish winter doesn't seem entirely rational either by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Nov 2020 12:47pm)

Jimmy's maw might not have an internet connection or a credit card. [Only 50% of households in Scotland with incomes below £15k have an internet connection](https://www.cas.org.uk/system/files/publications/internet_access_in_glasgow_2015_final_-_aug_15.pdf) and [1 in 8 adults in Scotland do not use the internet at all](https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-people-annual-report-results-2018-scottish-household-survey/pages/7/). Many people on universal credit won't have any way to pay online. Again, keeping all clothes shops open isn't necessarily the answer, but closing them all could have some quite adverse impacts on already vulnerable households. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Nov 2020 1:39pm)

The one in Partick isn't quite as terrible as the others, the guy who runs it is quite decent by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Nov 2020 4:42pm)

Paesano - it's stone cold pretty much as soon as you get out the door, and it's not a good kind of pizza to eat cold. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Nov 2020 4:48pm)

Oh, I love Paesano pizzas - it's just that I don't think they're very good for takeaway unless you eat them right out the door by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Nov 2020 7:08pm)

I remember this - it's how I got home from a friends New Years' Eve party in 2008 when the roads were blocked with snow It was pretty epic, but I don't think it merits a t-shirt by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Nov 2020 3:55pm)

no worse than all the supermarkets selling dishwasher salt and kettle descaler by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Nov 2020 5:19pm)

Then you deserve limescale and weird tea by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Nov 2020 5:37pm)

Post them back through his letterbox by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Nov 2020 12:55am)

Grunting Growler have a really good selection of fancy and obscure ones You can also buy Greuze Boon in Waitrose by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Nov 2020 2:44pm)

the Glasgow Reel obviously by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Nov 2020 2:41pm)

If you've got storage heaters you'll be getting cheaper offpeak electricity to charge them, I think Economy 7 is about 8p/kWh off-peak by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Nov 2020 2:48pm)

That's A bollard, THE bollard is 6 back from that one by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 2:44pm)

I'm in G20 and while I haven't noticed any difference in the quality of water, I have noticed Scottish Water vans doing a fair bit of work in the area and the pressure has been going up and down quite a lot the last few weeks. Really shouldn't be affecting what's actually coming out your tap though by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 4:03pm)

Also, I love the "we found a cheap flat" bit - hooray for middle class guilt! by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 4:05pm)

Check the price history - if it sold for a ridiculously low value sometime prior to 2016 then that was probably it being sold off under Right to Buy. (although it can be hard to tell what's ridiculously low, and what's just the fact flats in Dennistoun used to be dirt cheap anyway) by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 5:25pm)

North Kelvinside is generally very nice, it's where I live and I'm not sure exactly where Oban Court is but if it's off Oban Drive then that's a pretty good area, good amenities, not far from the main West End and lots of nice restaurants etc. You're also near https://northkelvinmeadow.com/ which is great for kids As for North Woodside Rd, it depends which side of Maryhill Rd you're talking about. If to the west, then it's the same deal. If it's east of Maryhill Rd then that's not a great area; it's not terrible but quite deprived compared to North Kelvinside. Generally speaking, Maryhill Rd is the dividing line between some quite nice areas and some quite rough ones; you want to be on the south/west side of it. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 5:34pm)

It's...ok...but I would definitely prefer Oban Court out of the two. By ok, I mean not dangerous, but not particularly pleasant. It's all kind of ex-industrial and big council housing blocks. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 5:43pm)

Just being anal by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 5:46pm)

I mean, yes, things haven't been great lately, but that area has always been pretty awful. I think the only difference at the moment is that you don't have the crowds of 'normal' people to dilute all the junkies etc, so it seems worse, but thats always been their haunt. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Nov 2020 9:29pm)

1. This time last year the council was poised to buy up First's franchise, but First decided not to sell. If First don't sell the council can't make them, because 2. The ability to convert the franchise system like you suggest is not within the council's power; the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 is starting to change that. by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Nov 2020 8:51pm)

normally this would trigger a by-election, either by the MP resigning or a recall petition coming from Westminster supported by 10% of the constituents the party then provides a new candidate and the resigned MP either stands for re-election as an independent or stands down entirely usually the MP resigns in order to avoid the negative associations of the recall petition, so to have a better chance of standing as an independent if we're talking about Ferrier, she's being hard-nosed about it all because she doesn't think she did anything wrong, so it'll just take a bit longer awaiting the petition to happen, but you can expect a by-election in early 2021. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 2:27pm)

Do you mean you're £200 in debt to them? If you're in credit they should be reducing, not increasing your DD. There are quite a few possible issues: 1. The wrong meter is allocated to your account. Check the MPAN on your bill against the meter in your home. 2. The smart meter was fitted recently and you have a backlog of usage that you're catching up with (if, for example, you're one of these people that didn't supply meter readings before it got fitted) 3. You're paying for a previous tenant's usage 4. The previous tenant used much more than you and the estimated usage is that much higher as a result 5. There is an error in the recorded value that got carried over when the smart meter got fitted etc etc etc Unlike what other people are saying here, ScottishPower does not charge that much more per unit than other utilities that it should make a significant difference to a 1-bed flat's bill. So you need to read the *actual* bills, find out what your *actual* usage has been, not focus on the DD amount, and work out what the discrepancy is that's caused you to get £200 in debt. As you have a smart meter, you can compare this to your actual rate of electricity use and do the maths. The chances that the metering is actually wrong is pretty slim, it's just far more likely that you've slipped slowly into debt for one od the above reasons. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 5:18pm)

This is what I mean though - others here are going 'switch to another supplier' when that is not the issue here. Either SP has made a mistake, or OP is mistaken about their own usage or billing. Shifting to another supplier is not going to resolve the issue between OP and SP and he needs to figure out if its him or them that's in the wrong, and there's no way of doing that without looking at the actual billing details and figuring out if it adds up or not. And then, once this is resolved, then switch to a better supplier. Doing that now however is just going to make it even harder to sort out. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 7:07pm)

I've been with Octopus for a couple of years (to get on their 'agile' tariff) and price-wise it's been great, but the billing has been a fucking nightmare - they've never managed to charge me correctly for gas or electricity. They always respond quickly and politely, but I've never had a correct bill from them and keep on having to raise it with them. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 7:30pm)

I have smart meters, I can see all the correct usage on my online account, so I have no idea what the issue is at their end but each month despite the metering being correct and visible I only receive a bill for electricity or gas, never both, and have to chase them up to get the other. Currently they think I'm massively in credit to them and they want to reduce my DD, when in reality it's just they haven't charged me anything for electricity since April. Keeps on happening, they fix a bill every time I ask but never seem to fix whatever bug in their systems is causing it. If anyone else was offering a ToU tariff I'd shift to them! by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 7:37pm)

You're assuming that SP is in the wrong here. OP hasn't supplied anywere near enough information to determine that. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Nov 2020 7:34pm)

I'm amazed there aren't more proper ToU tariffs yet, the concept of being paid to use electricity is keeping me with Octopus despite a) the billing issues and b) the negative prices not really making that much difference to the bill (yet) by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Nov 2020 11:16am)

It all depends on whether the vaccine prevents transmission as well as infection - if it does, then once enough people are vaccinated, we can all return to normal irrespective of whether you're actually vaccinated for not, as the disease will be pretty much wiped out due to an absence of transmission. (international travel may of course still be restricted for some time) See for example countries like NZ and S Korea which are living pretty much normally now as they managed to supress the disease without a vaccine. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 1:42pm)

Source? As far as I'm aware we only have enough vaccine procured for a third of the population by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 1:45pm)

Yes but that's still in clinical trials, and multiple doses per person are needed I'm not quibbling about vaccine availability, I'm just asking you to say where you heard this about everyone being vaccinated by spring, because that goes against what I've heard about how fast these will be deployed, I can't find any reference to it in today's news and if it's true I really want to know by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 2:15pm)

One more time, PLEASE tell me where you heard that everyone will be vaccinated by spring, I'm not trying to debate any other point. Please either provide a source for that statement or retract it. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 2:52pm)

That sounds in line with expectations; we might have access to the vaccines themselves but logistically it's going to take a long time to give everyone their 2 doses, and from what I'd heard it's going to be more like a year to get through everyone. But as above we don't need to wait for everyone to be vaccinated to relax restrictions, so it does sound like normal life by summer is reasonable as long as non-vaccinated people are ok with an ongoing low level of risk. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 3:23pm)

I think it's relatively unknown what the impact on transmission will be and we'll just have to see what happens, particularly with respect to the response between doses. It may well be something that varies between candidates. I think we can be fairly optimistic though, even though personally I'll still be cautious for some time due to the unknown 'long covid' issue which concerns me by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 3:58pm)

velo who? by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 10:46pm)

I know, that thread was such a trove of well-reasoned and incisive discussion by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 10:58pm)

shhh no-one tell him about the secret Wendy sub by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Dec 2020 2:18am)

My keyboard's too jammed with spilt quinoa and hummus to post too often by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Dec 2020 4:56pm)

You're going to be really shocked when you find out where BBC Scotland is based by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Dec 2020 5:27pm)

Just pointing out that it shoudn't be a huge surprise if you come across Glaswegians defending the BBC, given that around a thousand of them literally work for the BBC by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Dec 2020 12:00am)

there was a non-shitty Paddy's Market? by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Dec 2020 5:50am)

Can anyone recommend me a gas boiler person? Ours is about to leave this world and I'm struggling to find anyone that can see us this side of christmas by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 9:23am)

oops by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 10:36am)

actually it seems like the reverse - if I want a new boiler I can get one installed tomorrow, but if I want an existing one repaired everyone is too busy and they don't want the work I have got someone now though, after a morning spent on the phone by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 2:12pm)

I initially thought it was fatal but a bit of research this morning showed me it's probably only a ~£80 part that needs replaced but yeah, worst time of year to be trying to get someone at short notice long johns ftw by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 2:19pm)

I thought a flu shot was the placebo for Novavax, or was it different in each country or something? by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 5:32pm)

Yeah, we've done that, it was called vaccine trials by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 5:30pm)

few hours ago, down to level 3 from Friday 6am https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Dec 2020 6:46pm)

You might be getting downvoted, but the Chief Scientific Advisor said this yesterday https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-masks-restrictions-patrick-vallance-b1768392.html Also, mask wearing in Asian countries persisted and became normal after bird flu, which is one of the reasons they've been so good at dealing with Covid. So I think it will become more of a societal norm here even if Covid is not a risk anymore - it stops the spread of so many bugs. by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Dec 2020 11:26am)

I don't think there will be a post-covid. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 12:36am)

I know nothing about cars, but I'm enjoying the responses "reverse it 3 metres, go forward 2, fold the wing mirrors in and out 9 times then hold down the boot button for exactly 17 seconds and that should reset it" by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 12:34am)

The social distancing shouldn't be necessary once vaccines are widespread enough, but CV19 is likely to be endemic now and we're basically going to be in a world where seasonal colds are potentially a lot more serious. So I think mask wearing will generally remain normalised, but not mandated - so yes like Asian countries. There's a lot of unknowns - such as the impact of the vaccine on asymptomatic carriers, how the different virus strains might be evolving (it could become a lot less serious). But it's also not just about CV19, the disease has highlighted how bad we are at spreading airborne infections, and CV19 is but the latest in a series of such pandemics, we have to be ready for the next one. Of course I'm assuming everyone (society, government) is sensible and logical. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 10:25am)

When the tenements were built, it was normal to fill the void between joists with a material that was a mixture of something like ash and shells, which was extremely effective as a sound and heat insulator https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ash_deafening In many tenements this was removed during renovations; this is something worth checking and, if so, you can refill the void with a similar modern material But as others have pointed out, don't underestimate how much noise is actually coming through the walls and voids by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 11:41am)

Lupe Pintos have whole dried ones (and I think maybe tinned) Sainsburys has ancho chilli flakes in their spice section by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 1:53pm)

It doesn't need to be brown envelopes - Itison has a contract with GCC, the amount of which they refuse to publish. The cost of reinstatement is down to Itison, though, and they have to post a bond for it. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/697417/response/1671183/attach/html/3/FOI%207343418%20RESPONSE.pdf.html by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Dec 2020 3:27pm)

It's pretty grim, but I go through there quite a lot and it never feels particularly dangerous, just a bit sad. Biggest threat is the local convoy of kids on scramblers and quad bikes getting a chaser off the polis Saracen St is just a focal point for junkies and alkies who don't look like they could do anyone much harm, and most of the rest is just alternating rundown housing and waste ground with hardly anyone about Most notable sight is the Bardowie St estate which is home to a big african community, very poor but there's a church there with a massive shiny jag parked outside There's a lot of investment and redevelopment coming into that area though, so should hopefully improve in coming years by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Dec 2020 12:53pm)

I think calling it a 'plan' is generous by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Dec 2020 1:03pm)

You want a 4-slicer with contiguous compartments that can be used to do 2 long slices horizontally instead This is what I have and it works perfectly for this: https://www.kenwoodworld.com/uk/products/breakfast/toasters/ttp210-toaster-0wttp21001 by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Dec 2020 5:46pm)

I know, they must have missed a meeting of their local Toasting chapter We should report them to the Arch-Crumpeteer (May His Butter Be Overflowing) for investigation and re-education All Praise The Crispness by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Dec 2020 1:18am)

No idea, but that place has always been a mismanaged clusterfuck by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Dec 2020 3:01am)

Home Bargains is like a perfect storm of all this shite Was in the Crow Rd one yesterday and a guy literally came up behind me, grabbed my shoulder and pushed me out of the way to get at some shower gel by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Dec 2020 3:06am)

Cochno Hill and reservoir Dumgoyne and the Earls Seat are probably just about that distance away by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Dec 2020 8:42pm)

Not seeing much of a case for reducing us to Tier 2 for a bit yet, so I'd say nothing is going to improve at least until New Year + a few weeks to abate the inevitable holiday surge. If I was gambling I'd say no reprieve until March. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Dec 2020 6:16pm)

A pretty important and relevant Home Office report which came out today which I can guarantee these dogwhistle bellends will ignore: [Although high-profile child grooming cases involve Pakistani men, existing evidence does not prove a link to ethnicity](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/grooming-gangs-review-race-religion-home-office-b1774161.html) And when it's the xenophobic and racist institution that is the Home Office saying it, you know it's true by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Dec 2020 9:29pm)

On behalf of all the other people who like climbing hills and wild camping, and have been sat at home for the last couple of months, you're not meant to be travelling between council areas like this. Glasgow is Tier 3 and you should not be leaving the council area until we have had our level reduced. It's not just about whether you're interacting with other people, you're potentially putting a strain on the emergency and health services of other areas, which in rural parts of Scotland are very limited The Scottish Mountain Rescue are under huge pressure because people are going out to places they are unfamiliar with, and they've been very clear on telling people to stick to the rules Don't ruin this for the rest of us who would love to be in the hills right now If you're based in Glasgow, stay in Glasgow until we're out of Tier 3. by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Dec 2020 6:39pm)

I thought your other videos from around Scotland were taken recently, but if they were pre-lockdown then fair enough by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Dec 2020 6:43pm)

Whenever anyone suggests renationalising railways, telecoms, energy I do always wonder if they're old enough to remember British Rail, BT and the energy boards and how fucking awful they all were - yes, even in comparison to what we have now Both models are shit, the issues are not really connected to whether its privatised or nationalised, it's fundamentally about whether the government cares enough to effectively regulate either, and as a country we've proven ourselves repeatedly up to the task of fucking both up by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Dec 2020 6:46pm)

Yes, again with the right regulatory structures - if you provide natural monopolistic companies with the right to pass through R&D costs to consumers, then they will more than happily invest in R&D As an example, we've had massive growth in renewables and innovation in the energy sector completely under a privatised regime, incentivised by regulated markets and appropriate subsidies, the rate of change in that sector since the 90s has been completely different to anything achieved under the energy boards Nationalisation vs privatisation is only about the funding mechanism, neither has any inherent properties that mean you can or can't regulate and incentivise either form of institution as you choose. My argument is that in the case of natural monopolies it actually doesn't make a difference as the organisation of the companies/institutions involved is pretty much the same - really the only difference is whether the 5% returns and the risks of financial collapse are borne by pension funds or the public purse by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Dec 2020 9:23pm)

I'm really pleased it's open for the break, the closure has cut off my normal running routes. Glad the new bridge is coming though, I hate going through that underpass on foot, just not sure why construction has to take quite so long... by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 2:57pm)

Don't worry about 'prestige' employers genuinely don't care which university you went to outside of the Oxbridge/London old boys world. Glasgow and Strathclyde are both respected in Scotland. Glasgow is obviously better heard of internationally (because it's got the name of the city) but again I don't think that really matters. What matters is the quality of the course and content - do whichever sounds to you like the better course of study for what career you want. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 3:03pm)

https://thecopyandprintshop.com/ on GWR by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 3:04pm)

https://www.gov.scot/news/new-guidance-issued-for-the-festive-period/ > other than for specific exemptions, travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK will not be legal Not sure what the specific exemptions are, but I'm guessing it's this list, which wouldn't cover just normal bubbles without a specific need e.g. to provide care https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-travel-and-transport/#exceptions by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 9:37pm)

https://twitter.com/MCrilly/status/1340382139578257408 > Students in Scotland, under Scottish law there are restrictions to travel, however there is an exemption for “travel to... college or university (for example to or from home at the start or end of term” by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 9:47pm)

tiers and bubbles don't matter for this new guidance, no crossing the border full stop, unless you have a specifically exempted reason such as providing care to someone vulnerable for christmas bubbles, you can now only travel within Scotland. the list of exemptions is from last week, the new guidance today over-rules anything in that, I'm just using it as an indicator of what the exemptions might be by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 11:37pm)

with the added fun fact that the new strain was identified in September and the increased transmission known by government for at least a week, so yet another example of Johnson and co being utterly incapable of making decisions until they're forced to by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 11:42pm)

yes, students travelling between home and study are exempted from travel restrictions https://twitter.com/MCrilly/status/1340382139578257408 by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 11:48pm)

> I was quite shocked Nicky was going on about Scottish Independence during all of this I thought she'd been very careful to treat politics and covid as very separate issues - do you have any examples of when she's linked the two? Other than arguing for greater powers for Scotland to deal with it (as a separate debate from independence). She could very easily have leverage Covid to help the independence argument, but as far as I'm aware has not done so at all. Unless you're arguing that Covid means she shouldn't discuss independence at all for the duration of the pandemic, which seems somewhat stringent given that Westminster politics and Brexit have been happily meandering along all the while by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Dec 2020 11:46pm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUI_%E2%80%93_202012/01 > VUI-202012/01 was discovered in September 2020 by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Dec 2020 12:44pm)

The new strain wasn't present in Scotland until now, though yes I entirely agree more should have been done by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Dec 2020 12:45pm)

'reported' on wikipedia just means that's when it made the news it says there discovered from testing of positive samples in Sept it doesn't really matter, I'm not arguing action should have been taken before December as it wasn't an epidemiological issue before then, but it should definitely have been taken a week ago once the transmission rate was known, rather than yesterday by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Dec 2020 12:54pm)

Someone mentions they're from Govanhill 20 flee, screaming by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Dec 2020 2:02pm)

only if we can invite the glasgowcity guy by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Dec 2020 2:00pm)

we already had queues out of the ports due to businesses stockpiling ahead of january, it's making a bad situation even worse by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Dec 2020 11:04am)

the key difference being that we can't move christmas or ask the virus to give us a bit of time, but we could have moved Brexit by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Dec 2020 1:29pm)

just did my ~~panic~~ christmas shopping, supermarkets very busy but no more than typical for the season, and everything is well-stocked saw a lot of people buying massive amounts of bogroll, though, so I think that's going to be the flashpoint again (even though there's no shortage, it's all made in Manchester) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Dec 2020 1:34pm)

it's been said that the only reason these people are ministers is because they'd be fired from any other job as another example, our Minister for Transport back in the news today with responsibility for dealing with the Dover crisis is the wonderful Grant Schapps, previously caught selling pyramid schemes under a pseudonym as a second job while a standing MP, and who was caught taking bitcoin bribes in 2018 while leading the All-Parliamentary group on Blockchain. Dodgy as absolute fuck yet still somehow in a job. by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Dec 2020 5:33pm)

should see the queue out of Mellis' though by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Dec 2020 4:34pm)

I find the canal paths are good as the surface is rough enough to still be grippy even when its icy by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Dec 2020 2:33pm)

Unfortunately when most of the tenements were re-roofed in the 80s/90s it was not with slate, but ceramic tiles with a useful life of around 30 years, hence lots of roofs needing re-done right about now by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Dec 2020 2:34pm)

Almost always communal works are shared equally, it will be covered in the deeds. And in a tenement almost always the flats are going to be roughly the same size. All flats benefit from the roof existing. by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Dec 2020 2:36pm)

NZ did well by early shutdown, but Australia didn't - they were having a pretty shocking time, particularly in Victoria Also rather important is that it's currently summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and neither country has yet gone through a covid winter like we're experiencing when transmission rates rise independently of people being arseholes The better comparison would be Japan or South Korea by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Dec 2020 7:54pm)

on the other plus side, I can easily see numbers going up massively once it restarts by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Dec 2020 9:24pm)

> I'm sure to be the slowest /last. Parkruns are excellent because they are incredibly welcoming to all abilities. You won't be last because there is always a tail walker, bringing up the rear at a very slow pace, usually accompanied by a few folk walking the course due to age, injury, or holding a baby. You can see times on the parkrun page, it looks like there's a fair few finishing Tollcross in 40-45 minutes which is pretty much walking pace. by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Dec 2020 9:28pm)

> When it finally does start spreading in Glasgow we've had it pretty much from the start, first reported with 9 cases in Glasgow on 19th December by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Dec 2020 3:24am)

That's what I meant, Glasgow & Clyde was one of the first places outside London to report the new variant by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Dec 2020 1:17pm)

yeah, they've got a few brands in their spirits selection, but I don't know enough about sake to know if they're decent or not by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Dec 2020 1:20pm)

Just saw this via a friend - might not be very spacious but otherwise fits yer bill? https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/lanarkshire/glasgow/15587120 by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Dec 2020 4:11pm)

just remember your ability to get back to life as normal is not necessarily dependent on getting the vaccine; if it's effective in reducing transmission (and all signs so far point to yes) then it will suppress Covid well before that - we can't estimate accurately yet, but it may be that life as normal returns when e.g. 50% of the population has been vaccinated by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 4:07pm)

You mean like the EU Working Time Directive? I've got some bad news about that... by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 4:31pm)

trying not to think about this too much though... https://twitter.com/PaulBieniasz/status/1344459067717279744 by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 5:38pm)

It could also spectacularly backfire by creating the perfect conditions to promote vaccine-resistant strains... https://twitter.com/PaulBieniasz/status/1344459067717279744 by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 5:43pm)

It's not just selfish people, there are valid scientific reasons to be concerned about this change in strategy https://twitter.com/PaulBieniasz/status/1344459067717279744 this change also undermines medical consent in that you're giving people a different treatment to the one they agreed to - you should't be retrospectively altering the treatment for people who have already had the first, purely on medical ethics grounds by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 5:48pm)

Twitter is just another means of disseminating information, so it entirely depends who you listen to and the critical faculties you apply to them - that very blog then links to a twitter thread providing an update on the Pfizer vaccine and emphasising the highly experimental nature of the UK rollout https://twitter.com/Dereklowe/status/1344644935186833414?s=20 by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Dec 2020 5:57pm)

You know you're posh when your bread comes already stale by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Jan 2021 8:28pm)

Schools and universities closed would be the main thing by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 12:43pm)

At the moment it's largely up to the uni and the course to make that call. While I think most have been running online, the campuses have been open and some accredited degrees that require labs etc have still been going in person by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 4:05pm)

that's the rain, it's going to be lethal out there tomorrow by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 4:49pm)

nah, that would be completely counter-productive - getting a few tins to drink at home is what they want us doing, restrict sales and you'll have more pubs opening on the sly, more house gatherings, alkies searching around there's a reason off-licences have been included in 'essential retail' by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 7:35pm)

Maybe, but I think that was only brought in during the first lockdown before we knew how little it spreads outdoors; as long as people aren't meeting in groups I don't think there's any benefit to that restriction any more by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 9:14pm)

There is an emergency recall of the Scottish Parliament tomorrow to discuss new measures, with school reopenings specifically being mentioned by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Jan 2021 9:15pm)

Symptoms can actually take up to 30 or 40 days to show, but the vast majority will be in the first 10 days, so its balancing the proportion of cases that will stop with the likelihood of compliance by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Jan 2021 4:49pm)

> this is a £65k flat this might be *why* it's a £65k flat by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Jan 2021 10:19pm)

I ordered a set of Kahtoola Nanospikes that are arriving tomorrow afternoon, so we can expect tropical conditions to return from about lunchtime I reckon by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Jan 2021 5:54pm)

All the bins on our street got done this morning, which is good as I'm sure I saw a caveman out back by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Jan 2021 12:51pm)

Walk on the sunny side of the street where it's melted Also many roads have been gritted where the pavements aren't, considering walking in the road if there's not much traffic by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Jan 2021 1:37pm)

I went to Dawsholm yesterday afternoon, busy but no queue by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Jan 2021 5:11pm)

t by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Jan 2021 5:39pm)

We've been getting a lot of positive words from our employer - take time for yourself! prioritise mental health and family! keep work and home life separate! etc - while simultaneously having a massive upsurge in the amount of work we're being expected to do that means we don't have time to do any of those things I blame psychotic workaholic manager types who don't have the sufficient imagination to deal with lockdown any other way than working even harder and expecting everyone else to follow suit and such people will always be sitting on Zoom from their conservatory/converted shed office rather than a kitchen table covered in toddlers, not realising that not everyone is working from a 4-bed detached in Newton Mearns by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jan 2021 12:34pm)

I'd also recommend the film [Ratcatcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcatcher_(film) for its depiction of the last days of the Glasgow slums in the early 70s by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jan 2021 4:47pm)

re: edit this is because to a certain extent the tenements that have been preserved are the 'villa'-style late Victorian/Edwardian ones that were always fairly spacious and tending towards middle class, while the early Victorian workers' tenements featuring single ends are the ones that got demolished in the 60s and 70s by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jan 2021 4:46pm)

yup, that's us. Not saying we have it particularly hard, but the joint combo of the stress of WFH continually getting in each others' way, and the stress of work being overly busy is just too much. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jan 2021 5:00pm)

you won't get a van in either by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jan 2021 10:57pm)

Soft Top Hard Shoulder (technically a road trip film from London to Glasgow, but Glasgow plays a key part) by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jan 2021 11:13am)

seconded, George is great and no fee, helped us get better terms on the remortgage by negotiating the value directly with the lender by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jan 2021 2:15pm)

a) most advisers work on commission so you shouldn't need to pay fees b) not all lenders are on comparison sites, there's lots of small lenders who can do very favourable deals c) it's good to have someone who knows the ins-and-outs, ours shifted us to a better L2V and lower interest by renegotiating the property value with the lender (their estimate was artificially low due to the volume of right-to-buy sales in the vicinity), saving us a few grand over the loan period - not something we could have done ourselves, he knew who to pick up the phone to by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jan 2021 2:20pm)

get some running spikes that fit onto your trainers. I have a pair of Kahtoola Nanospikes (£35) and I can run on black ice with gay abandon by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jan 2021 3:08pm)

if you took the subset of photos with stands of food, people smiling and laughing, grannies holding hands, you'd think it's a charity fundraiser fete or something, before QAnon came about this would probably have been a Macmillan Cancer do that's what's perverse here - in that mess there's genuinely good intentions, good people, but lacking in critical faculties or having any general understanding of the world around them, and so having their positive spirit subverted by bad faith actors into weird radicalist bullshit by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Jan 2021 4:38pm)

Try different wifi channels on the router (in a city it can sometimes be congested channels rather than just yuor building) Also if it's a newish router it will probably be using 5GHz rather than 2.4GHz, try changing it to the latter 2.4GHz will generally work better for signal propagation than 5GHz, its peak speed is lower but at 450mb/s will still be significantly faster than your broadband so shouldn't make any difference by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jan 2021 2:27pm)

Upon a hill there stood a dookit It's no there noo cos sumdy took it by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jan 2021 2:45pm)

From what I know, the arrangements are byzantine and mysterious, and while there are surely men of a certain age to be found in pubs to explain it all to you at great length, you will almost certainly regret asking. I've always assumed that the long-lived ones that never seem to be burned or graffittied have connections to *local businessmen* Inter-generational blood feuds have extended from dookit rights and the claims on the pigeons that roost therein; it's important to know that the dookits are less for housing pigeons than for stealing them from your competitors, either for breeding or ransom by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jan 2021 5:11pm)

Closest is probably to follow National Cycle Route 754 north-east along the Forth and Clyde canal. Once you're past Lambhill (about 2 miles from Byres Rd) it's pretty much open countryside https://goo.gl/maps/soHmaKqxNA73uG336 by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Jan 2021 3:12am)

It's a North-East Scottish thing rather than local, but in supermarkets here you can find a thing called a buttery. (also known as a 'rowie' up north) It's basically a croissant but made with lard instead of butter and a good dose of Calvinism. Toasted with butter and jam it'll lower your life expectancy in wonderful ways by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Jan 2021 7:41pm)

[My loaf is a pan, I'm a Kelvinside man](https://vimeo.com/242303051) by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Jan 2021 9:14pm)

last time I tried to run the Kelvin Walkway the section (about 1 mile) east of Balmore Rd was completely overgrown and impassable - I'd recommend just cutting out this section by going along the road instead (traffic permitting). The rest was all fine with trainers by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Jan 2021 9:54pm)

> Trumpist logic I think I can see your problem there by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Jan 2021 6:18pm)

Westminster and and Scottish Governments have both announced that restrictions won't be eased until at least mid-February, and more likely March, so your work is probably basing it on that https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/lockdown-how-long-last-when-end-covid-england-rules-date-rules-817728 by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jan 2021 12:44pm)

Green bins and blue bins are usually collected separately, different trucks by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jan 2021 12:41pm)

This is a great time for getting stuck into excessively long and repetitive games without feeling the normal guilt that you should be doing something more worthwhile by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jan 2021 12:53pm)

Why go by the last 7 days? Obviously the rate is going to increase as vaccine manufacturing ramps up and the number of injection sites increases. The Government is planning that all UK adults will be offered vaccine by September. https://apnews.com/article/business-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-89797ad678c18042d18386985a38859e by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jan 2021 2:15pm)

It's amazing how many conspiracy theorists are divorced dads separated from their children, there's definitely a link I don't know whether the separation kicks off their removal from reality (as a kind of displacement activity to avoid confronting their personal issues) or if the conspiracy theories come first and lead to the separation by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jan 2021 3:48pm)

Do you have any idea if there's a maximum period to claim back illegal deposits? We paid a £250 holding fee to Fineholm in 2016 and backed out of the let, they kept the fee. Should have pursued them then but we were in a bit of a housing mess at the time with other things to worry about. Would we still be able to claim it back? by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jan 2021 12:58am)

But even that's badly worded due to using the word 'extra', it contradicts itself. What does 'extra' actually mean? Shittily-worded legislation is why agencies got away with this stuff being a grey area for a while until it was tested in court by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jan 2021 12:52am)

Sure they're homeless and it's not just a makeshift pub? Seen similar up Ruchill/Lambhill way and it's just folks who can't cope with their local being closed by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jan 2021 8:39pm)

oh for fucks sake by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 1:33pm)

No it's not allowed, no 'most people' are not doing it, and no 'most people' are not ignoring lockdown restrictions. > I assumed that longer rides are fine as long as you start and stop at your front door You assumed wrong. Stay within 5 miles of the Glasgow City boundary. This isn't just about the risk of you being in contact with other people while out riding, it's also that if you have an accident or need assistance, you're putting pressure on more rural resources and putting workers there at increased risk. It sounds like you know what the restrictions are, you just want excuses to ignore them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 2:23pm)

There's a small site I've been running for about the past 15 years, and 99% of my problems with it have been hosts buying each other up and having to deal with forced migrations. It's always "it'll be a seamless transition", then site breaks and new host says, "oh we don't support that sorry." I'd love a host that included in its package a guarantee not to sell itself to GoDaddy for 10 years. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 2:27pm)

And what part of that over-rides the instruction to remain within 5 miles of the boundary? by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 5:19pm)

> Saab 93 > I have no idea how to fix it myself oof by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 5:27pm)

Well, it clearly is ambiguous given that we have two separate interpretations. It says you can start and stop your exercise within the 5 mile limit. It does not say that allows you to ignore the 5 mile limit between the starting and stopping. Note that the restrictions also state, "Travel no further than you need to to reach a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a socially distanced way," further demonstrating that going on a 40 mile ride round Lanarkshire is fully taking the piss. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 9:09pm)

The key part of the legislation is that those are '*examples* of what constitutes a *reasonable excuse*' - in other words, there is discretion to determine what could be considered reasonable for leaving home. > especially given there has been no clear steer against it from government That's what "Travel no further than you need to to reach a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a socially distanced way," is, a clear steer from the government on how to interpret the rules around what is reasonable. > I'd argue the cycling round the roads of lanarkshire is far more in the spirit of the rules than piling in to queens park, for example. The guidance shows that you can go further afield if you need to in order to socially distance. If Queens Park is hoaching, then that is a reasonable excuse to go elsewhere. This is why the legislation is not explicitly enforcing a strict boundary, because there are clearly cases where it would be *reasonable* to go further, and also because the shape of council boundaries would create difficult edge cases arbitrarily restricting some people more than others. A road trip round an entirely different council area does not fall within that guidance. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 10:21pm)

I think we're right on the edge of iciness so it depends on elevation - I've come a cropper on slightly higher ground e.g. around Ruchill, so wouldn't be surprised if Muirhead was worse than elsewhere But yeah, trail shoes or spikes are the answer by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 10:55pm)

Interesting study that backs up what you're saying: https://stanfordeconjournal.com/2018/07/08/shin-michelin-star/ Basically, having a Michelin Star (or 2 or 3) increases prices significantly, but *earning* a star makes little difference - indicating that restaurants with stars are generally already charging the price premium their customers are willing to pay before they are given them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 11:18pm)

Yeah - called Parthenon I think it was? Always busy by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jan 2021 11:20pm)

SE corner of Ruchill Park has a pond / 'nature reserve' bit, no wooden fence though by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Jan 2021 5:37pm)

3 key things I always look out for: 1. The state of the close. This tells you well the communal parts are being looked after, which acts as a sort of proxy for how well the building is likely maintained 2. While you can't see the roof, again similarly you can get a good idea of what the state is likely to be by checking out the guttering - look for plants growing out of it, how recently its been painted etc. As part of any purchase you should always find out when the roof was last replaced because for many it was in the 80s/90s and they're coming up for needing done now (which could see you out of pocket £5k-£10k) 3. Stand next to the exterior wall at the entrance and look directly up. You're trying to see how straight the wall is, looking for any signs of untreated subsidence, particularly where there's bay windows. If it's bowing outwards and there's no iron reinforcement bands, that's a big potential problem. Similarly while looking at the close look carefully for any cracks - a few lines in the plaster from age is one thing but a floor to ceiling crack that doesn't follow any clear structural feature is potentially a big issue. Obviously none of this replaces a proper structural survey, but can quickly indicate red flags by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:48pm)

> avoid blocks with social tenants totally disagree - dealing with an HA can be a lot easier for getting communal works done than dealing with factors and individual tenants. If the building is HA-factored with HA tenants, then the HA has a direct interest in keeping the building well-maintained. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jan 2021 6:50pm)

Some daddys money, but more techbros earning more money in silicon valley than they know what to do with, and with a small smattering of folk who *really* know what they're talking about and are worth listening to by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jan 2021 7:57pm)

just because he has £3k of stock doesn't mean he has £3k of money until he actually sells that's the tricky bit by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jan 2021 7:56pm)

The key part is the short sellers on the other side - hedge funds that have taken out massive negative positions on GME - have to buy back the stock at whatever the price is. wsb discovered that those negative positions were bigger than all the available stock in GME (which was meant to be illegal after 2008 - you're not supposed to short stock you don't actually own), so by buying them and holding them it basically holds the stock to ransom from the hedge funds The whole thing is a chaotic mess that could play out in several ways but a) it's got absolutely fuck all to do with the actual value of GME and b) it all starts tomorrow when a big load of shorts expire and the short sellers have to buy, potentially starting a big price surge (the 'short squeeze'). A lot more complex to explain is the possibility of a 'gamma squeeze' coming afterwards which could *really* make the price rocket by orders of magnitude (see VW stock in 2008 for a previous example) It's risky as fuck to be involved with, but there is still huge potential upside. I've got a small amount of spare cash in for fun but I sure as hell wouldn't touch it with any real money by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jan 2021 8:04pm)

I mean the fundamental thesis of the whole thing still stands, but if you bought in at e.g. $50 and the short squeeze goes to $1000 then you're risking $30 to make potentially $950, which is a great risk:return ratio. If you buy in now, you're risking $300 to make $650 which is a terrible ratio given all the ways this might pan out. by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 1:01am)

T212, who currently aren't allowing purchases. It's also been inaccessible at key times. I definitely wouldn't recommend buying in now, price has nearly doubled in after hours so buying at open tomorrow could go badly wrong - wouldn't be surprised if it hits $500 at open only to immediately collapse to $100 again. Remember the stock is really only worth about $15 and at some point in the next few weeks it will return to that. At current prices the upside isn't worth the risk - particularly given the way the game is currently being rigged to stop retail investors from even seeing the upside if it happens. by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 12:14am)

I don't know about anyone else, but my 9-5 is so full of unnecessary Zoom meetings that I often don't really start doing any actual work until the evening by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 11:23am)

I'd love to be in a position to do that - without going into specifics I work in an area which is massively inundated under the current situation, so work is just crazy in all aspects. It's not just Zoom, I calculated that since xmas I've received on average 1 email every 40 seconds during working hours, so it's not until 5pm comes around that I feel I can actually concentrate on anything. I can cope with lockdown, or I can cope with insane work pressure, it's the combo that's killing me by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 1:12pm)

I actually like my job! Just not in this volume by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 7:03pm)

We saw no squeeze, so I'm 99% sure a deal has been done and this is already settled, so I don't think you're far off. My thesis based on today's activity (or lack of it) is that GME is waiting for year end on Sunday, then on Monday pre-trading it will announce a new share release which will settle the shorts and create a new price of somewhere around $150. The shorts cut their losses to a manageable level, Gamestop becomes a $10bn company that can go out and make huge acquisitions, most of r/wsb does pretty well overall, and the only ones left out are the folks who bought in the last 3 days. I got out today at a small profit, I don't believe the squeeze is going to happen now. by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 9:26pm)

Not any more, based on what happened today it seems just too likely a deal has been struck behind the scenes and the squeeze is dead by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jan 2021 11:33pm)

careful on the dogecoin, that's not memes, that's a straightforward pump and dump by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jan 2021 1:15am)

/u/AstroZombie1 please clarify that you're not in a flat, because these changes normally only apply to properties with their own front door - and hence their own bins - and you're worrying folk unnecessarily by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jan 2021 3:33pm)

genuinely impressed at how quickly they dumped, not even pretending cryptocurrency sucks by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jan 2021 3:37pm)

The issue over bins not being collected due to covid/christmas/council fuckwittery is entirely separate, flats with shared bins *should* be on 8 day collections for green bins and 16 day collections for blue bins, which I think has been ok for most people by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jan 2021 5:45pm)

yeah. Every time I nearly buy some bitcoin/ethereum I back out because it's just a pyramid scheme....but obviously kick myself because it's a pyramid scheme I would have been on the right side of (first time I nearly bought bitcoin was when it was about £20, set up a wallet and everything, backed out at the last minute...gah) by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jan 2021 10:37pm)

See all these millions of folk banging on about the stock market. Soon as we're allowed out again there'll be a mass collective realisation how fucking boring that shite is (I include myself in this) by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Feb 2021 5:17pm)

it's a shithole because of the steelworks, but also there's lots of well-paid jobs because of the steelworks by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Feb 2021 5:20pm)

> Carlyle's influence waned in the 20th Century, as his ideas were often seen as foreshadowing the totalitarianism prevalent at the time. No guesses as to which bargain-bin honey monster subscribes heavily to Carlyle's 'great men of power' theory by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Feb 2021 1:12pm)

I don't think it's valid to compare a doctorate - which is really only of value to an academic career (or at best a very focussed R&D role in industry) - with an MSc that can effectively act as vocationally-focussed training. Plus, by implication, doing a PhD means an additional 3+ years not gaining vocational experience, which is a big negative aspect, compared to only 1 for the MSc. (also Oxford and Cambridge don't charge any more than anywhere else so not sure why mom and dad need to be rich to go there) by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Feb 2021 2:21pm)

This is kind of impossible to answer unless you tell us what your existing academic qualifications are. by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Feb 2021 2:19pm)

I'm not disagreeing with your first two points in its entirety but you seemed to be using the fact a PhD isn't useful to a career as a software developer as evidence an MSc isn't either. As someone who has recruited developers, having an MSc in a relevant aspect of computer science/IT is definitely a good thing to have on your CV. And as for vocational experience, the point is that you are spending 3 years predominantly working at a university rather than within a company, with all that entails with regards professional qualification such as chartership, project managerial experience, the normal grad scheme rotations. So of course a PhD has benefits applicable to certain roles but it comes at a significant negative cost compared to someone entering industry 3 years earlier. And as someone who self-funded their way through Oxbridge, fuck off with that rich folk connections shite. That world that everyone thinks exists is just for the Eton->PPE->Westminster subset - they're just normal universities for anyone in STEM, and personally I've got a hell of a lot more out use of my vocationally-relevant postgrad Strathy degree than that one. by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Feb 2021 3:27pm)

Just went for a run in the park, got to see all the wonders of Glasgow in the snow - toddlers making snow angels, kids sledging and shrieking in delight, students having snowball fights, families sharing out a thermos of hot chocolate, a hypothermic alky being carried off in an ambulance... by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Feb 2021 4:00pm)

Not West End but I saw this place had a load in the window and it's probably a lot cheaper than West End: https://goo.gl/maps/dPRKt6VYdfmN5oFo9 by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Feb 2021 3:23pm)

I think rather than a service mine needs moss removal by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Feb 2021 12:28pm)

Saw a guy running round in full on walking boots, seemed to be doing ok by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Feb 2021 6:34pm)

that would be ungentlemanly by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Feb 2021 3:36pm)

I fitted it in my (tenement) flat and while it improves things, it's nothing like actual soundproofing. It improves privacy but it won't fix problem neighours Before: could hear every detail of every conversation downstairs, almost like being in the same room Now: can't hear normal conversations, can still hear if they're shouting at the cat by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Feb 2021 3:15pm)

That was planned all along by the progamming schedulers who have links back to the Bin Laden family in the 60s as part of a CIA programme funded by oil sheiks to investigate the impacts of sleep deprivation as part of the creation of a new world, one in which.... by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Feb 2021 4:45pm)

In many cases it's just telling you what the proportion of social housing is, which overlaps with but is not equivalent to deprivation. One end of my street is rated 2 and the other end 9, but there's really no difference you could discern other than the low end is mostly owned by an HA and the high end is mostly private. If anything the HA housing is in better shape and has nicer tenants. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Feb 2021 11:19pm)

Not an expert, but I imagine one of the problems you will face is moving/extending the soil pipe as, depending on location, if it's even possible this would likely involve amendments to parts of the building you won't own - there's a reason tenement chodbins tend to be next to the exterior wall by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Feb 2021 1:12am)

"travel to provide care, assistance, support to or respite for a vulnerable person" is explicitly permitted in the regulations by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Feb 2021 1:51pm)

I seem to have an inverse Glasgow Problem: just let the binmen in do the green bins, which are pretty much empty because they were emptied on Thursday afternoon Wondering if the problem isn't that GCC don't have the capacity to empty bins, but that they don't seem to know which ones need doing by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Feb 2021 2:36pm)

that's Big Innes' bathroom by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Feb 2021 1:45pm)

same, got one last year when it became apparent the nights were going to be long and PS5s were going to be rare as rocking horse poo enjoyed Zelda, Ori, Hades, about 20 other games I can't remember and of course Mario Kart, Pokemon and Animal Crossing. Currently scratching away at Dead Cells by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Feb 2021 2:19pm)

While I wouldn't recommend Possilpark generally to anyone, if you're out on Balmore Rd (ie towards Lambhill) then it's not too bad, newer housing and that area isn't what I would call dangerous by any means - being on a main drag helps. Basically you want to be well away from Saracen St. I'd say roughly Stronend St is the dividing line between 'alright' (north) and 'fuck no' (south). by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Feb 2021 4:30pm)

Given the government has a limited supply of vaccines, you haven't given any reasoned justification for why you should get a more effective vaccine over someone else. All the vaccines are effective enough to be worth using; all the vaccines we can procure will be used on someone; why shouldn't that be you? What right have you to demand a better vaccine over somebody else? You're entirely within your rights to refuse whichever vaccine is offered to you; you have no right whatsoever to demand preferential treatment. by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Feb 2021 8:56pm)

In which case - and I can't stress this highly enough - get the fuck out of there. That's basically the epicentre of Possilpark's social problems, being right next to the only pubs that serve the area. The street there is always full of junkies - you will be accosted every time you go in and out, you will have people constantly trying to get into your close and flat, and it definitely won't be safe at night. I know you want people to reassure you it's ok, but the centre of Possilpark around Saracen St is literally one of the worst spots in the whole of Glasgow, and we're not overstating it to be dramatic - it's really bad. If you really can't afford better, you'd be so much better off finding somewhere further out - Knightswood, Scotstoun, Yoker, just to pick some random places in the north of the city where you can find cheap flats - and getting the bus in to work. by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Feb 2021 9:31pm)

we are all Ellie Harrison now (minus the 15k grant) by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Feb 2021 1:18pm)

> undermining of Corbyn Sorry, but on what basis is any newspaper required to uncritically support a particular party leader? Just because the Murdoch-controlled media on the right does theirs doesn't mean an editorially independent newspaper has any moral obligation to do so for the left. It's not the Guardian's job to get Corbyn elected, and in case you haven't noticed they're not hugely warm on Starmer right now either. And they did support Corbyn's policies, they did call for him in the 2019 GE, the main issue was his ambivalence (at best) on Europe, which was clearly not something that meshed historically with the Guardian's fiercely pro-European sentiment. Are you suggesting they should have ignored that in order to be a true Corbynite propaganda organ? by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Feb 2021 5:01pm)

while not very politely put, he's right - there's no limit to the amount of times you can go out to exercise. It was restricted in the first lockdown, not now. by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Feb 2021 7:40pm)

Victoria Park is nice and flat with good wide paths, great for running Or join National Cycle Route 7, it passes along the southern edge of Partick and you can head out west along the old disused railway line by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Feb 2021 2:34pm)

I may be completely missing the point but I don't understand at all how what is being proposed is different to Council Tax. As Council Tax is based on property valuations, and property valuations are based on the combined value of the house and land, isn't this the same thing, the only difference being proposing the completely preposterous idea that valuations could be updated 'automatically'? > three options for a replacement tax are assessed: A Local Income Tax, a Land Value Tax and a Property Tax Funny how they brush over the Local Income Tax altogether... > the value of the property can be assessed based on the average value of houses in the surrounding area No they can't, automatic mortgage calculators show that this doesn't work, you'd have a million legal claims the day you tried to launch this > a system of exemptions is put in place. This will be particularly important in the case of small farms Overnight every reasonably sized house in the Clyde Valley suddenly plants some sunflower seeds and gets themselves reclassified as a smallholding by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Mar 2021 2:42pm)

/r/valheim by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Mar 2021 4:15pm)

there's loads of open servers to join, great thing about it is there's no in-game voice chat, no need to talk to randos if you don't want to your character and equipment persists independently of servers, so you can just log in and out of different ones as you choose - having a persistent server/group only really matters if you want to take on a serious project like building a massive longhouse see it as a way to find viking pals, it's great by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Mar 2021 7:21pm)

Bear in mind you also need to compare it to the sunk cost of paying rent - I bought my first house at the peak in 2005, and it had lost 25% of its value when I came to sell 8 or 9 years later. I still saved around 20k over paying rent for the same period. Because we had been living there long enough, we weren't in negative equity - it sounds like your mistake was buying a house only to live in it for slightly over a year? by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 2:39am)

Just a tip, when we were in a similar situation we took to ignoring closing dates and just making direct take-it-or-leave-it offers at around 10% over HR. This is in the West End. Yeah, we got turned down a few times (even though in one case our offer was actually higher than what it then sold for at closing), but then we found one seller where we viewed it the day it came onto the market, offered them 9% over the following morning with a 24hr deadline, and they accepted instantly. Some folk won't bother going to closing if you get in quick. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 2:37am)

ELI5: Alex Salmond might be a bit rapey but it's important to make sure that doesn't distract from the real issue of women getting above their station. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 12:12am)

I remember literally running down GWR during first lockdown it was so quiet by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 1:38pm)

Otherwise known as 'whatever animal Mother Hubbards is now' by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 5:45pm)

When 10-20% over valuation is the norm, as it has been for nearly a decade, then it's the valuation that's wrong. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 5:54pm)

> does anyone have experience getting a leaky roof in a tenement fixed? Yes, I phoned the factor up, some guys inspected it that afternoon, did a temporary patch and then it was fixed properly a couple of days later and each flat was billed £26 from their float about a month after that. So the fact that it's a known issue that hasn't been fixed even in getting the flat ready for sale is a massive red flag that there's somethingy fucky going on in terms of communal repairs. Even the shittiest factor can fix a leaky roof pronto, they'll just charge a fuckload for it. Does it even have a factor? > And has anyone else noticed inconsistent category ratings between surveyors? Lol, yes - viewed a semi which had a clean sweep of category 1s, it was visibly subsiding and about to collapse with 6-inch wide cracks floor to roof all through the outer walls on both sides. by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 5:50pm)

to be fair, anywhere you can get food in Hyndland always looks full of miserable cunts by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Mar 2021 8:06pm)

Legally yes, but following the guidance, no: "Exercise can start and finish at a place in your local authority area (or up to 5 miles from its boundary), but you should travel no further than you need to reach to a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a physically distanced way." I've taken this as meaning that it's fine to head up the hills if you can get there by your own power from your front door, but you shouldn't be driving/using public transport to get there. Others will inevitably disagree. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 1:45pm)

Depends if he's visiting in order to co-ordinate logistics or just for a photoshoot as part of their new assault on the elections. Almost certainly the latter. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 1:54pm)

"you should travel **no further than you need** to reach to a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a physically distanced way." by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 6:42pm)

Justify it to yourself however you want; Glasgow is full of parks that are nowhere near busy enough to be a problem for social distancing. I say this personally as someone with a car who also runs and hillwalks and I would desperately love to be out in the hills - literally every weekend of my 'normal' life is spent out in the wilds - but if everyone went out to the hills then that's where the crowds would be. That's how it was last summer, if you remember. I don't drive anywhere to exercise, because I don't need to. I would love to, but I don't **need** to. When the guidance permits, then I will be the first person sprinting up the Kilpatricks. Right now it's pretty clear that's not what I should be doing. You do you, but don't tell me I'm wrong. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 8:32pm)

The guidance exists so that those who live in places without parks can get to places they need to - nobody on this sub who lives in the city should need to be travelling to get to somewhere distanced, nowhere is that busy. The risk and impact of travelling to remote spots for exercise is low only if a small number of people are doing it. That is the core problem - that there are several hundred thousand people in this city who would like to be going on nice big country walks. If only a small proportion of them do it (as now, ie only those ignoring the guidance or who actively need to) then it's fine. If it was broadly allowed, however, you wouldn't have a handful of people strolling in the hills, you'd have thousands heading to Mugdock or the Kilpatricks, snarling up roads, causing policing issues over traffic, issues with emergency service access, crowds at chokepoints, mass mixing of people in rural car parks etc. Again, this is literally what happened last year. This is why the guidance exists. Anybody ignoring the guidance is implicitly saying it is *them* that gets to be in the small number of people who can safely head out to the local wild spots while everyone else stays at home. Ergo it is not necessarily risky to head out further than needed to exercise, but it is massively selfish because clearly it is not tenable for *everyone* to do it. Most of us, not all of us, need to stay local, and the guidance is fair in making sure the ones who do travel are only those who *need* to. I stay home so that others who **need** to can exercise in those remote spots. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 9:44pm)

bear in mind the age-related impact appears to vary significantly by strain - under 30s are not as resistant to the strains now circulating as they were last year and proportional deaths by age have greatly shifted by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 10:17pm)

Again, it's within the law to do so but not within the guidance. So it depends on whether you consider what you call 'the rules' to include the guidance. I've set out here pretty clearly why it would be problem if most people didn't follow the guidance- make your own moral choice whether you should be one of those who does or doesn't. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Mar 2021 10:37pm)

> No neighbours complained. Looks like they just did. Keep your bikes in your flat. by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Mar 2021 2:47pm)

Also that repairing any cast iron bits of Victorian/Edwardian banister that were broken to get at the bikes can cost many times more than the bikes are worth by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Mar 2021 6:11pm)

Maryhill is generally much better these days than it used to be, and I would say round that bit is pretty safe, it's on the right side of things. However, there's definitely still a lot of social problems in the area, as you say the Wyndford Estate isn't great but you're a little away from it. I'd recommend taking a walk up there in the evening and seeing what you think - I think basically you're close enough to Maryhill Rd/Wyndford and the Tesco that you'll have the odd nutter / gang of roving bike sprogs to deal with but the location itself is fine. (For info, Garrioch Rd is where the policeman got attacked during the Wyndford 'riot' last May but that's not exactly a day-to-day occurrence) by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Mar 2021 5:18pm)

I mean, some of us are entirely oblivious to football, it isn't so pervasive that it cuts through to people with no interest in it - I had no idea what the fireworks were about til I saw the stuff in the news about George Square. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Mar 2021 6:31pm)

Yeah, my first thought was, "oh there's probably been something football" Apart from the obvious opening celebrations of [Dental Assistants Recognition Week](https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2021-archive/february/dental-assistants-recognition-week-scheduled) by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Mar 2021 7:25pm)

If you need additional leverage to get out of the tenancy, then check the flat meets the newer stricter fire regs - particularly the requirement for interlinked heat and fire sensors. See point 6: https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-safety-guidance-private-rented-properties/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Mar 2021 2:09pm)

I'm absolutely fine with football in general; it's football in *Glasgow* I have a problem with. In my decades here, I've simply never had a positive interaction with anyone or anything connected to the Old Firm. It's just a source of danger, inconvenience or just plain having to put up with divisive, racist, boring shite from people day after day after day. From getting beaten up in school from literally day 1 through to marches and having to avoid the tube as a commuter at certain times, it's a constant tiring source of friction. If you support a team, you have something positive to counterbalance that. We don't. However, it is just about the Old Firm- I live pretty much next door to Firhill and have never had any reason, bar the odd bit of dogshit and parking issues, to ever have any complaint about that club or its fans. If someone's interest in the sport is solely and simply that then there is no reason for them to triballistically support one of the two main teams which represent the backwards sectarian/racist divide in Scotland. My 'perspective on the world' is entirely informed by the fact I have never met a Celtic or Rangers fan who didn't hold an implicit tolerance for the shitty politics of sectarianism, even if they're not directly involved in it themselves. If your love of football is literally just that, why be attached to one of the teams who explicitly continue to promote the backwards sectarian divide in our country? Why subscribe to the tribalism? It's nothing to do with feeling superior, it's about being fucking bored of having to deal with the repercussions of a frankly completely unimportant thing that people ascribe a ridiculous level of importance to, and expect the rest of us to tolerate it when it spills over into our daily lives. Take control of your 'sport'. by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Mar 2021 2:52pm)

I'm not sure what aspect of being an SNP member at all conflicts with anything I've said. Paying a monthly subscription to a centrist party means you're immune from being held accountable for the actions of a group you voluntarily identify with? by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Mar 2021 4:13pm)

Because the choice of team you support is an entirely voluntary action. You can support literally anyone you like. So if you have chosen to support a team whose name is synonymous with one or other side of the sectarian divide, again when doing so *is an entirely voluntary action* then yes, I absolutely consider you as implicitly supporting all the negative aspects of that organisation. Accountable is perhaps the wrong word, but I would instantly question why someone who seems to be otherwise progressive has decided to be an adherent to a team that represents so much more than just kicking a football about. At the absolute best, you've managed to turn a blind eye and internalise the issue, which I don't respect as a moral or ethical position. Again, if it's just about the football, why not a team that literally just plays football and doesn't have any of this to deal with? To use your analogy as an SNP subscriber - actively supporting a party as opposed to merely voting for them - I would ask you about your comfort level with the history around Souter and Section 2A: you don't get to be selective about which aspects of the organisation you support you identify with; you own all of them. by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Mar 2021 4:27pm)

> I can think Brian Souter is a cunt while still thinking the SNP are the best chance of independence. There you are - you've accepted the negative connotations of a body that you support, and have consciously balanced that with the positive aspects you perceive come from that support. It's a reasoned position I can respect. Yet you aren't able to do the same for your football team. You're telling yourself it's just a small fringe of supporters who happen to associate with your team and that's not it's identity. Rangers and Celtic are irrevocably entangled with the sectarian divide. They were born within it, you cannot isolate them from it, and both clubs only take the absolute minimum of actions required to deal with it - because it's a fundamental part of who they are. I think you know this. > Do you think as a five year old when you pick your team you have any perception that people are going to project all sorts of shit onto you No, but I expect that as you become a politically-aware adult you grow to understand the politics and issues that surround those teams and that you make a conscious decision - as many do - whether to continue your support, recognising that in the case of Rangers and Celtic it is not only a decision about football. You do not have to support this team and nobody is forcing you to do so, so again I expect you to accept that supporting a sectarian team as an informed adult means you are either supporting, or at best choosing to minimise, sectarianism. If you don't feel you can change your allegance from what you grew up with, then maybe ask yourself why? Is it perhaps an internalisation of something more than football? Isn't supporting the team your father/grandfather etc supported and feeling unable to dissociate your identify from that, literally the definition of the sectarian tribalism that is the problem here? by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Mar 2021 5:32pm)

I think it's just come around faster than you expected - I know quite a few folk in their 40s who are getting their appointments now. West Dunbartonshire, anecdotally, also seems to be well ahead of Glasgow The target is for the whole country to have had a single dose by the end of June, so I think your expectations were just unnecessarily pessimistic - or that you have misjudged just how far along the age distribution you are :) by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Mar 2021 5:31pm)

the one in the old public toilets? by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Mar 2021 6:03pm)

underfloor heating is normally used in combination with a ground source heat pump and shitloads of insulation, which you're obviously not going to have in a flat it doesn't really suit gas-fired central heating if you just want a toasty bathroom floor then yes, you could just fit some electrical resistive coils underneath the tiles but it'll be fairly costly to run by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Mar 2021 8:49pm)

Yeah, if you want toasty floors then just persuade an OAP to move in underneath you by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Mar 2021 9:30pm)

Bear in mind this is the first budget year for the equal pay settlement; apparently this is responsible for more than half of the cut by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Mar 2021 2:32am)

When making a decision on how much to spend, figure out what the total cost of compound interest over the expected mortgage term is going to be at the rate you're paying it back Ie. if you can afford to pay off £1000/month, and you buy a property with a mortgage of 150k at average 3%, you will pay it off in 15 years and pay £36k in interest. If you buy a property with, say, another bedroom with a mortgage of 200k, you will take 23 years and pay £77k in interest. So if you're looking at a 3 bed flat that is 'only' 50k more than a 2 bed one (for example), ask yourself if the extra room is actually worth 8 years more mortgage and the additional £91k you will actually pay back. (obviously this assumes you live in the same place throughout, but it illustrates how much you can save by aiming to take out a smaller mortgage you can pay back in a shorter term rather than, as most people seem to, mortgaging themselves to the hilt for their dream home as their first house, and spend most of their lives paying back the compound interest on a box room they didn't really need) by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Mar 2021 2:46am)

She's turned the cygnets against us by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Mar 2021 10:08am)

Had a mate who got a financial fraud trial, had to sit through months of spreadsheets by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Mar 2021 10:10am)

It's currently closed between Bilsland Drive and the Stockingfield junction, you need to go down Maryhill Rd for that bit https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DIVERSION-MAP-v7OCT17.pdf by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Mar 2021 1:50pm)

So for most of the 2010s people internalised the kitchen of tenement flats to make an additional bedroom For most of the 2020s people are knocking through the tiny kitchen that results to make an open-plan living room, but ending up with no storage My prediction for the 2030s is people converting the box room into a decent kitchen, re-erecting an internal wall to put cupboards in for storage, and realising that the people who designed the tenements a century ago knew what they were doing by meepmeep13 (Sat 13th Mar 2021 3:21pm)

hopefully at some point we realise the madness of valuing by number of bedrooms, and the stupid internal layouts that result, and join the rest of the world in simply using internal area by meepmeep13 (Sat 13th Mar 2021 4:31pm)

I've said before that I sometimes wonder if I have the last 'proper' unreconfigured 1 bed flat in the west end, with a full-size kitchen AND a walk in cupboard. Almost extinct now. by meepmeep13 (Sat 13th Mar 2021 6:00pm)

Depending on the age, it could be ones that used to have a communal bathroom, so they were reconfigured to give them individual ones, which made a big dent in the living space by meepmeep13 (Sat 13th Mar 2021 7:23pm)

Because it's an example of murderous violence against women that is being used to highlight all the other cases of murderous violence against women. by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Mar 2021 4:10pm)

Why should I, a man, deign to speak to a woman about their experiences when I can just ignore everything that's being said and hammer away with my fists at my keyboard with the first thoughts that come into my head, most of all relating to me, as a man? Because after all, even though this is about women, isn't it really about me, a man? I'm finding it difficult to understand what the problem is, at least without having to read things written by women, who aren't men. I'm a man by the way, and I would like to make it clear that because I don't personally murder women I'm pretty sure this problem doesn't exist, and even if it did I'm not going to actually *talk* to women to find out. Did I mention that I'm a man? Because that's what's important here. If any women have any questions or clarifications about my position on this matter, which you clearly didn't ask for, please ask a man to restate them for you. by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Mar 2021 4:18pm)

Doesn't mean that house necessarily accepted it - I've opened my front door to find a JustEats takeaway left on my mat Turned out it was for neighbour opposite, but if it hadn't a label not much I could have done by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Mar 2021 5:10pm)

Absolutely agree with this, while individual improvements don't necessary up the value, marketing a property that in combination has a 100% bill of health and is completely ready to move into instantly bumps up the amount of interested parties and the bids you can expect go up accordingly by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 1:42pm)

I think there's some in the arboretum and along the Kelvin Walkway from there by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 4:00pm)

It used to be common but I haven't seen one since the 90s, pretty sure they're all meant to have been replaced with cards by now (yes, someone did, and yes, there was various ways to hack them) by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 7:28pm)

Is this an ancient-looking meter or something new? If it's old (like decades old) then it should have been replaced by the electricity company some years ago with a card meter. The fact it hasn't done so is a red flag that the electrics are way out of date and the landlord doesn't care about their legal responsibilities for your safety. If it's a new-looking device, then your landlord is taking the money in order to resell electricity to you at a profit, and this is a red flag because it means they're a profiteering cunt. At the very very least, don't sign up without a very clear understanding of what they're going to be charging you for the electricity. by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 7:32pm)

Is this actually a flat or are you subletting part of a property, like a bedsit? That might explain why the landlord is taking care of bills...or may be illegally subletting. This all sounds well dodgy. Are they on the landlord register? by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 8:48pm)

If it's a private listing on gumtree, remember it could be a scam - don't put a deposit on a flat you haven't seen to somebody you haven't confirmed is the landlord. by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Mar 2021 11:01pm)

I miss the good old days of choleric slums, smog and razor gangs by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Mar 2021 5:08pm)

you can be legally tied in if the tenement is majority HA-owned, but that's not really an issue because HA factors are normally the good guys (as they have a vested interest in the building) otherwise the arrangement will be in the deeds and the norm for a 100% privately-owned tenement will be that the factor can be changed with a simple majority of flats agreeing by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Mar 2021 11:59pm)

Got my jab at the Louisa Jordan on Monday - does anyone know if I'm going on foot, do I just head to the car park entrance at the Stobcross Rd end? by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Mar 2021 1:50pm)

Thanks- I'm not in the least concerned - this is sooner than I expected, so I suspect I might have been elevated to priority group 6 based on blood problems I had some years back, getting treated for which definitely inured me to needles :) by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Mar 2021 2:10pm)

When I had one (Panasonic) I used it pretty much constantly for a few years - if you can find somewhere to bulk buy flour then you're getting a loaf for about 50p, and there's plenty of varieties of flour to use. Also handy for making quick pizza dough I guess the only downside is that there isn't that much variety in terms of bake/consistency, it's very much 'breadmaker bread' which although good can get a bit boring after a while. by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Mar 2021 3:14pm)

Thirded, we save it for Friday nights by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 12:16am)

I bought a top-floor flat and took a different strategy - the seller couldn't confirm when the roof was last repaired, so I assumed it was the 80s (which meshed with what you could see from the ground). This means that the roof will probably need some major works during the time I own this place. I did a guesstimate of how much that would cost for a place of this size, divided by the number of flats, and we basically set that amount of money aside (both mentally and physically) when making our offer. In the event, we've only had one small leak over the bay window that needed patching, but if the whole thing needs redone then we're ready for it. by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 3:44pm)

Stan Laurel (of Laurel and Hardy) started his music hall career, aged 16, at the Britannia Panopticon at Trongate, and created his famous character while performing around Glasgow until he left for America a few years later the Panopticon is still there, one of the oldest surviving music halls in the world, and worth a visit when things reopen by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 10:15pm)

For the first point, Sunday opening was barred in public houses throughout Scotland from 1853 to 1960, and highly restricted until 1976 by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 11:09pm)

yeah, all-day opening was made legal in 1976 but I think the practice (as in England) continued for many years- and you'll still find many rural pubs that do this mainly because there isn't the footfall mid-afternoon to justify being open. by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Mar 2021 11:48pm)

The house is the collateral against the loan, so you can't borrow more than the bank thinks the house is worth. Usually they'll take the HR valuation - although the lender will usually do their own checks and may adjust this value, this will rarely be upwards (so similarly don't automatically assume you can borrow up to the HR value either). by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Mar 2021 2:05am)

more like 3x these days, gas prices have gone up a lot by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Mar 2021 8:08pm)

I've seen this trend - property developers ripping out perfectly functional gas boilers to replace them with electric ones plumbed into the same central heating. The tenant then has to pay an additional £500-£1000 a year to heat their home to the same level. Why do they do it? So they don't have to spend a measly £50 a year on a gas inspection certificate. Cunts. It should be banned. by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Mar 2021 8:10pm)

You'd only get an incentive if you're installing heat pumps, which nobody is doing on flats in Glasgow. There is no government incentive that supports fitting a resistive electrical boiler. It's not just the cost, it's the hassle and liability. Rental agencies simply don't want to have to deal with gas appliances. This is becoming a widespread practice, and as I say it's at huge cost to the tenant. by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Mar 2021 9:30pm)

the problem is access - if you have a difficult tenant who won't arrange to be available to let a gas inspector in, then the landlord is still liable in the event something happens unless they can demonstrate all reasonable steps were taken but yes, you're agreeing with my point - the incentive for a landlord to replace gas with electric boiler is very small, it's only a minor inconvenience. However, there is absolutely zero incentive for them to keep the cheaper gas boiler, despite the huge cost implications for the tenant. Hence you end up in the situation where a landlord makes an economically terrible decision that a private homeowner would never do. It doesn't affect the marketability because the majority of people aren't aware how much more expensive resistive electrical heating is to run, and they can sell it as a 'modern' replacement by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 2:57pm)

Are you sure you're not reading about heat pumps rather than electric boilers? Electric heating *can* be lower carbon if using heat pumps appropriately paired with renewable supply, and will be more so in the future when there is more renewable energy on the grid, but it isn't *inherently* more environmentally friendly just by being electric The biggest source of electricity in the UK is still gas, so at the moment a resistive electric boiler is less environmentally friendly than a gas one, because you're still burning gas to get the same energy, but if you convert it to electricity first then you also have conversion losses and the heat loss through transporting it through the grid Heat pumps = low-carbon, the future Electric boilers = no better than gas, but a lot more expensive to run Storage heaters = somewhere in the middle by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 4:21pm)

I have a car but apart from driving the long way to the supermarket once a week to keep the battery going, it's doing fuck all under Covid, cos we're not allowed to go anywhere by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 4:32pm)

It's a Potterton Gold electric boiler, as stated in the other thread Running costs will be fairly high - about 3x what you might pay for gas to deliver the same heat. How much it ends up costing you entirely depends on how much you use it, which depends on what temperature you want your place at and how energy efficient it is. But if you just leave you thermostat on constantly at >20C then I reckon you're going to get a pretty nasty electricity bill. It would be sensible to keep an eye on your electricity meter and keep a tab of your daily use so you can see how much its costing you. Check your electricity contract to see how much you're paying for each unit of electricity to do the sums. (another question is do you have 1 or 2 electricity meters? If 2 then you might be able to use an economy 10 tariff where you get cheap off-peak electricity and can heat the place up at night at lower cost - but usually this is only the case if you have storage heaters) As it's now spring and the weather is good, it shouldn't need to be used too much. Another thing to check is if you can independently control radiators - ie you can save a lot of money by only heating rooms you spend a lot of time in, and leaving e.g. bedroom and bathroom unheated. As for operation, you shouldn't need to touch anything in those pictures other than the thermostat. by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 7:19pm)

yes in public spaces and after 11pm so unless these folks have very large private gardens then they're breaking the law by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 9:08pm)

It's an offence to "fire throw, cast, or fire any fireworks in or **into** any highway, street, thoroughfare, or public place" https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/38-39/17/section/80?view=plain by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 10:44pm)

I can't speak for the process but I live in a mostly HA area and there's plenty of single male working tenants, so it must be possible. There's a lot of small flats out there that an HA wouldn't be allowed to let to couples or families, so you're not necessarily back of the queue by meepmeep13 (Sun 21st Mar 2021 10:47pm)

He's got some neck by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 1:27pm)

Make it yourself, it's a piece of piss and way way cheaper I've seen chilled tubs in Sainsburys and Waitrose by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 9:58pm)

Mine is my own from iteration, adapted to my own taste, but has never failed me: * 1kg chinese cabbage * 35g sea salt (the proportion of cabbage to salt is v. important) * 6 cloves garlic, grated * 50g piece of root ginger, grated * 200g bag of red radishes, thinly sliced (I'd use daikon if I could find it but this'll do) * a bunch of spring onions, thinly sliced * 2 tbsp of gochugaru * 2 tbsp of gochujang * 1 tbsp of fish sauce (this is probably the ingredient you add to taste, can omit if you find it unpleasant) * 1 tsp sugar * chilli flakes to taste Cut up the cabbage into strips, put in a big bowl and pour over the salt, thoroughly massage it into the leaves. Cover with cold water and leave for a couple of hours. Drain and rinse a few times. Mix all the other ingredients in, stuff into a suitable sterilised container, making sure all the air bubbles are pressed out. (I use a fermenting jar but tupperware is fine) Leave in the jar at room temperature, pressing it back down daily to squeeze out the air (or use a weight but I find that unnecessarily fiddly). Once the ferment is going (usually takes 1-2 days, can tell from fizziness and the smell) I usually give it a couple more days at room temperature (again, this is to taste - longer is stronger tasting but also more acidic, also depends on how warm it is) then transfer it into the fridge. Usually I can tell when it's at a perfect ferment when the wife goes, "jesus fucking christ is that smell your kimchi oh god I'm going to my sister's" You can really mess around with the ingredients as much as you like, the only thing I'd say is don't mess with the salt/cabbage part as that's key to getting the ferment going, and I think the gochujang is very helpful to success as the rice component gives a good substrate for the bacteria to thrive. by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 10:41pm)

They're my factor and they seem pretty good - dealt with a roof leak pronto. For more minor stuff I've had to pester them a few times but stuff eventually happens, and the charges always seem to be very reasonable compared to what I hear private factors charging. They've also been proactive on a few things, sorting out our back area and bins for example without it being asked for. I mean, being a good factor is a pretty low bar to hit I think. I certainly wouldn't replace them (not that we can). by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 10:53pm)

As the owner of a maintenance contracting firm who enjoys artificially inflating works and skimming the difference, as well as taking free golfing holidays at the taxpayer's expense, I can say that the SNP council is extremely poor compared to the previous Labour one and I hope we revert as soon as possible. by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 10:51pm)

> Worst part is having to keep your mouth open for so long. I find it's good to practice beforehand by repeatedly looking at something very surprising by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 10:58pm)

yeah, I'm just going on what I can get on my weekly Sainsburys shop by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Mar 2021 11:17pm)

One of these runs near me, and they're great to see - but so quiet you need to keep an eye out! Given the number of people that seem to get flattened on Argyle St by the current noisy ones.... by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Mar 2021 3:45pm)

In one flat I lived in the entire living room ceiling plaster fell in after my upstairs neighbour dropped a big CRT TV, so yeah by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Mar 2021 8:35pm)

Sorry about that hailstorm, I got my bike out and pumped up the tyres for the first time this year by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 1:07pm)

The vaccines are working even better than expected, hospitalisation rates are plummeting, the Louisa Jordan is being closed down, and there shouldn't be any need to increase levels from this point - the only decision left to take is how rapidly to remove restrictions as the vaccination program progresses. Progress may not be as fast as you would like, but take heart that everything from this point is only moving in one direction. Compare this to last summer when we didn't even expect there to be a vaccine for 2 years, if one was even possible to make by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 1:16pm)

The covid laws are all enacted as temporary legislation which has to be explicitly re-approved every 6 months by Parliament - this happened yesterday in England with strong opposition. The Scottish legislation expires in September. I think it very unlikely there will be another extension without a very good reason. by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 1:21pm)

Yeah, I think it's for the end of the month, but the armadillo will continue as a vaccination centre by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 4:07pm)

It doesn't work like that - this is but one small part of the UN activity that goes on, the vast majority of which is remote They then convene for a conference where final legislation is negotiated, agreed and signed (hopefully), the preparations have been going on for years by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 7:01pm)

I'm old and out of touch and if even *I* can recognise half the bands on there then something is very wrong by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 8:33pm)

If someone drops an empty can in the street, that person is causing the problem. If that can then sits in the gutter untouched for the next 3 years, then the council is also a part of the problem. by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 8:48pm)

The other issue is that 2 seasons' worth of festivals have been delayed to September, when they'll all be happening at once, so actually trying to book acts for those weekends is probably a struggle and no surprise TNSMT is SCRPNG the BTTM of the BRRL by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 8:45pm)

Roast Beef and Mustard Brannigans. Forever in my heart. by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Mar 2021 11:11pm)

I didn't think Finnieston was being sold as anything other than an area with lots of bars and restaurants. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Mar 2021 4:03pm)

No-one who writes these articles has even set foot in Scotland, let alone Dennistoun by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Mar 2021 4:02pm)

It's completely sustainable if the demand is there (which it will be as long as there are jobs and universities) and nobody is building any significant volume of new flats (they're not). A crash would be if the housing market was a bubble being sustained by people buying property as investments (as in London); that's not the case here, people are buying either to live in or to rent out to others to live in. The market will only crash if people stop wanting to live in Glasgow (which may happen if remote working becomes the norm) or if the economy generally crashes and properties foreclose / fewer people can borrow. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Mar 2021 9:19pm)

Mechanisation from the 70s killed off the vast majority of coal jobs compared to the hayday - and is basically what made plants like Longannet economic to run. There was probably a lot fewer people working to move that coal around than you might think! Fossil power stations are actually not great for job creation compared to their overall economic throughput - in terms of pure employment numbers, each coal power station like Longannet would only employ around 200 people, and around 20 such plants have closed down around the UK since 2001. The coal industry in 1993 (ie just prior to Kyoto and us beginning to close down coal generation) employed 44,000 people. So ignoring that includes non-electricity uses of coal, that's about 50,000 people employed by the industry. By comparison, around 120,000 people are employed by the UK renewables sector today, with an expectation that this will double in the next decade. Offshore gas employment is difficult to separate from oil, but at least another 150,000+ jobs at the moment. Obviously the jobs aren't a like-for-like replacement, but one of the advantages of the switch to renewables is that, in fact, it creates a lot more opportunities, and supports economic development outside the main urban areas - hence the push for a 'green' recovery that has multiple societal benefits beyond just emissions reduction. In the particular case of Longannet, the proposed train manufacturing plant proposed for the site will employ about 5 times as many people as the power station did. by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 11:32am)

SSE used to run such a museum in an old tram power plant in Bournemouth but it shut down a few years back Given that quite a few have interesting architecture, there's more than a few repurposed power stations around - Tate Modern being the most famous, housed in what was Bankside power station Or of course we could do the German thing of turning them into pretentious nightclubs by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 12:14pm)

Don't know if you've been but you can book onto tours of Hunterston, including a viewing gallery of the reactor hall by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 1:16pm)

You won't get let into the LJ without an appointment letter by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 7:51pm)

They're not. by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Mar 2021 7:50pm)

same, did us good, works on commission by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Mar 2021 10:27pm)

Can empathise by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Mar 2021 4:16pm)

More fundamentally, fewer people are selling at the moment because it's a pain in the arse to arrange under lockdown. So less supply = more interest from buyers = higher prices. by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Mar 2021 4:15pm)

> Healthy Activities > Tantrum Doughnuts seriously though, I'd give anyone my unconditional love in return for free tantrum doughnuts by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Apr 2021 8:53pm)

I've also given up on Scottish road conditions and am making the switch from road to gravel this year Was fancying one of those Ribbles but the lead time is now about 3 months, which would be half the cycling season gone, so have gone for a Planet X instead. Still got to wait about a month though, hurry up by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Apr 2021 12:56am)

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/03/easter-egg-hunt-uk-shoppers-disappointed-by-shortages by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Apr 2021 2:07pm)

If I were you I would try I would make contingency plans for work tomorrow - you'll probably be ok, but there was no way I would have been able to go in the day after my jab, I was physically shaking with a fever. It was completely gone by the afternoon though. (as I say most likely you'll be ok, just warning about the worst case) by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Apr 2021 4:17pm)

A few years ago we shopped around and bought a decent super king with drawers from Archers on GWR for about £450, they had some pretty good package bed/mattress deals in store on end of line stuff. We've been pretty happy with it by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Apr 2021 3:54am)

that just sounds wrong- when I was renting a 2-bed in Hyndland, which I think are probably the most valuable flats in the city, we weren't paying anything like that by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Apr 2021 5:24pm)

Park Circus? Ok, maybe that could merit a band F The banding is based on the value of the property (or rather, what it was valued back in 1991 or whenever they did them) by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Apr 2021 6:43pm)

The city car club has electric vans dotted about you can use by the hour (fairly wee though) by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Apr 2021 6:57pm)

We should be more like West Africa, only 3 pieces of litter across 16 countries! by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Apr 2021 4:04pm)

Was about 8 hours for me, jab at noon, started feeling feverish about 8pm, slept it off with paracetamol and fine by lunchtime the next day. Don't worry about it, it's really not that bad and a hell of a lot better than the alternative! by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Apr 2021 3:10pm)

like he's going to pass, he's going to jump straight on it, have all our homes demolished and force us all as indentured labourers to rebuild the country in Georgian pastiche by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Apr 2021 9:15pm)

what's the difference between 'wanting to appear more cautious' and 'being more cautious'? by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Apr 2021 1:57pm)

Yesterday I went out for an evening walk, came across a lassie standing next to a junkie unconscious on the ground in his own fluids, looking like he might have OD'd. She'd already called an ambulance, which drove past without seeing us, so I ran after it to direct them to him. As soon as the paramedics got out, he suddenly leapt up, shouted, "I'm fuckin' Rick and Morty man!" and sprinted away off down the street karate chopping. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Apr 2021 2:45pm)

or in the city centre the ones that come barrelling up a busy pavement, because it's a one-way street and they want to take a shortcut against the flow by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Apr 2021 10:46pm)

Absolutely this - I have no problems with cyclists generally (being one myself) but some of the folk you see with a massive padded cube strapped to their back look like they've never ridden a bike before they took up the gig, wobbling insecurely all over the place and terrified to go on the roads instead of the pavement I think the gig companies should legally have to provide cycle proficiency training by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Apr 2021 10:50pm)

So you think they should intentionally govern badly so nobody can question their motives? by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Apr 2021 3:31am)

I'm wondering if it was named after St Martha as that timing would perhaps mesh with the construction of St Paul's Church (now the Strathclyde Uni chaplaincy centre) http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB45641 (Martha was a biblical figure mentioned in John's gospel) by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Apr 2021 4:51pm)

this was my nickname in school by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Apr 2021 5:03pm)

when it's the end of the financial year in the council signage department and you need that budget spent by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Apr 2021 5:14pm)

One issue though is that if you want to use the cars for going hiking at weekends, so does half the other members of the club, and in the summer you have to literally book weeks in advance if you want a car for a whole Saturday/Sunday by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Apr 2021 2:11pm)

I haven't used co-wheels for a while, but aren't most of the vehicles still petrol? by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Apr 2021 2:10pm)

It entirely depends on the utility value of the other 5% of the time. I tried for a few years to do as you say - cycling within the city, public transport for commuting to work, car club for weekends and hire cars for holidays, but the simple fact is it was overall cheaper to own a (cheap, shitty) car outright than to bear all the above ongoing expenses, and about 100 times more convenient for facilitating my outdoors lifestyle. I'd love for it to be otherwise, but you just can't beat the fundamental utility value of having something you can just jump into and go. Yes, if I needed to economise then the car is probably the first thing I'd ditch, it's absolutely a luxury rather than a necessity, but while I can afford to run one I definitely will because it facilitates everything I want to do in my free time. by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Apr 2021 8:10pm)

> pubs in the centre with beer gardens I can think of.....3? So I reckon you're already too late. by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Apr 2021 10:51pm)

> Insurance generally gets cheaper with experience and depends on the car. I'd also note that while it does get cheaper, there does appear to be a 'base' level no amount of no-claims or choice of car will get you below, that comes from the risk of street parking in Glasgow - when I lived outside the city with a cheap, low risk car and lots of no-claims built up and off-street parking I could get insurance for less than £150 but since I moved to a flat in the city without dedicated parking I've struggled to get quotes under £400, this seems to be the minimum. by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Apr 2021 12:09am)

Freedom of expression in the UK (as with most places) does not permit breaches of the peace. In simple terms, it's entirely my right to assert that aliens are beaming 5G directly into my brain and making the frogs gay. It would not be my right to scream this through your letterbox at 3am. It would also not be my right to assert that *you* are beaming 5G directly into my brain, as this would be defamatory. Unless you are. I bet it's you. by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Apr 2021 2:31pm)

That was a thing we like to call, an "example" Freedom of expression does not magically over-ride all the other laws in place, and it does not give you the right to create a disturbance or breach of the peace, or any other law regarding anti-social behaviour. by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Apr 2021 3:16pm)

definitely a sign of how much Glasgow has changed that a street preacher is something to be remarked upon - I remember in the 90s walking down Buchanan St was a permanent gauntlet of these guys, spitting fire and brimstone everywhere in the city centre by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Apr 2021 4:02pm)

the downvoting is just the regular phantom downvoter who stalks the sub and mass downvotes stuff, particularly certain people he dislikes by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Apr 2021 6:50pm)

depends, might be something the patient has 2 of by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Apr 2021 11:47am)

6 Degrees North does a really nice Pilsner called Peloton, you can usually get it in Sainsburys for about £1.50 / 330ml bottle by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Apr 2021 5:59pm)

The vast majority of it is done remotely. The actual face-to-face meeting is the conclusion of 5 years of meetings, in order for national representatives to complete negotiations and (hopefully) sign the final legal documents. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/cop26-preparations-to-intensify-after-compromise-on-virtual-talks The COP is literally the face-to-face component of the UNFCCC, that's what it's for by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Apr 2021 1:51pm)

We made the opposite move (country to city) and I would love to be able to move out again, and hoping that working arrangements will permit this. There's loads of socialising in the country, it's just that you kind of have to make the most of what's there. I knew a lot more people out there than I do here. The main negative is that while you get to know lots of folk around you...it's compulsory and you might not necessarily want to know all of them. There will be wankers, there will be village gossip, huge dramas over minor things, and it's hard to get away from. The absolute most important thing is to make yourself known as friendly and helpful to your neighbours, and then others will do the same for you, and it makes life so much easier. Also, while I don't think this applies to anywhere you've listed as they're not particularly remote, beware of places with a strong 'natives vs incomers' mentality. Many rural communities around Scotland - I'm thinking particularly where there's a big farming community - can be very hostile towards city folk who migrate there. Get to know the 'vibe' of each place before you make a decision, even villages a few miles apart can be very different in character and how welcoming they are. All the other aspects you might expect - lack of diversity, conservative attitudes (country folk can be *astonishingly* racist), multi-generational grudges over a field boundary - are all there in spades but I wouldn't put this as something to put me off. Rural life is great if you can do it and have an income. The absolute #1 thing to consider about rural life in the West of Scotland though - half of it will be in winter. Think of Glasgow weather but with literally fuck all to do when it's dark and raining. This is what drives the vast majority away from such a lifestyle, winters are long dark and depressing. When looking at places to live, think about what it will be like in the middle of January, not July. by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Apr 2021 4:57pm)

last time I moved, without thinking I packed some of those big cubic boxes to the brim with just books, and then realised that I could barely push it along the floor, let alone pick one up movers turned up, I apologised to the guy and said I could repack it into smaller boxes if they gave me 10 minutes he just laughed and picked one up under each arm by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Apr 2021 5:08pm)

got all excited because I thought this was a talk on [Project Gemini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini) I mean, I'm sure microservices backend is exciting too, I'm just the wrong flavour of geek by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Apr 2021 5:11pm)

It all depends on variants really - the vaccines impact on current variants means we should be permanently out of lockdown but that might change The India variant is the one of current concern This is a good summary of the current position: https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1383905260603789313 by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Apr 2021 4:18pm)

It's because if you allow them to sell alcohol indoors while pubs can't, then lots of restaurants/cafes will effectively operate as pubs, with folk going for a token meal to get hammered See the 'substantial meal' nonsense that went on in England when they tried what you're suggesting https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdkpg/substantial-meals-tier-2-pubs by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Apr 2021 5:38pm)

I live just around the corner. It's perfectly safe in the direction of the university, you're just on the edge of North Kelvinside which is all west endy and fine. You get some nutters out along the canal round the back of the stadium now and then, but as long as you're not hanging around the canal path alone at night you're fine. The football crowds are ok as it's Partick Thistle and never seen any problems with them. Nice area, lots of parks. However, the block of tenements on Northpark St aren't great - there's a reason they're cheap. Mostly in pretty bad nick, some right sketchy folk in that block and often when I walk past there's some wanker blasting sectarian tunes out the top window. Wouldn't recommend. by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Apr 2021 3:46am)

I think (could be wrong) it's QCHA? They tend to look after the backs quite well by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Apr 2021 2:24pm)

I'd say at the moment demand for housing is massively outstripping the volume being made available for sale, so 20% wouldn't be odd right now. by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Apr 2021 2:30pm)

but not farting by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Apr 2021 3:37pm)

As others have pointed out, it may well say that in the property deeds but you're not the owner so that doesn't affect you directly. The neighbour could contact the agency/landlord and they might have a word with you to ask you not to do it, but given the average agency/landlord couldn't give two fucks I think this is very unlikely to happen, and as nothing is in the lease you can't get in trouble for it (it's their omission). Property deeds are often full of all kinds of conditions nobody actually enforces, and in most cases (like this) are actually unenforceable. If said neighbour had politely pointed this out to you in a friendly manner then that might be one thing, but if they've just shoved a passive-aggressive note then the proper response is to buy the biggest pair of y-fronts you can find and leave them permanently waving in the breeze. by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Apr 2021 10:25pm)

this can't be true. are you saying that if my garden was next to a primary school playground, and I set up a small shooting target facing it, and took potshots every breaktime, I wouldn't get in any trouble so long as I didnt miss? by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Apr 2021 4:13pm)

I'll keep your goats if I can water my stagecoach horses at yours by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Apr 2021 4:17pm)

that's what I'm getting at - you do have a duty of care to ensure the projectile *can't* go over/through the fence rather than it only being illegal *if* it goes over/through the fence so presumably Mr Crossbow is going to be acting illegally if he's not shooting into sandbags or similar, rather than it only being an offence if he skewers the neighbour's dog by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Apr 2021 5:53pm)

There's a lot of street works going on at the moment (scottish gas and scottish water in particular both digging up a lot of roads) - could just be a diesel generator somewhere around? by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Apr 2021 1:18pm)

could be the SECC then - they're currently decommissioning the Louisa Jordan and starting to get set up for COP26 so probably going to be a fair bit of noise from that direction for a while by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Apr 2021 1:38pm)

Dunno about bootlickers, but you'd be hard pushed to find anyone who remembers the city before the ordnance was introduced in 1996 who'd disagree with it by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Apr 2021 10:02pm)

Has anyone told them we're coming out of lockdown? Could even tell them it's because of their protests, long as it shuts them up by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 5:19pm)

If it helps to understand, the flat opposite mine is pretty much identical to mine, and was bought by a property developer for buy-to-let at almost exactly the same price about a month after I bought mine. The advertised monthly rental for that flat is 170% of my mortgage payment. It has never been without a tenant. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 5:16pm)

It's called progressive taxation, it's a fairly simple concept. The more of something you have, the more tax you pay on it. It helps redistribution of wealth and reduces economic inequality. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 6:32pm)

Maybe they should genuinely work hard rather than inheriting barrels of cash in the form of property. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 6:35pm)

Once the pubs are reopened I'm really not looking forward to the spectacular new level of Pub Bore we're going to be subjected to by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 7:18pm)

However, the general yield on buy-to-let is quite poor these days, so actually the 4% does go some way to making sure that additional properties are seen as a less attractive investment than other places - part of the issue that created the buy-to-let boom was that the return on investment was, for a good chunk of the last decade, outperforming the stock market. 4% won't deter your average person looking to buy a second home for whatever purpose, but it does make the difference in reducing the volume of boomer investors who only favoured buy-to-let because it was a couple of % better performing than their pension funds and better for guaranteed retirement income than buying an annuity. And of course it's those latter ones who are the shitty landlords with no interest in the property other than as a financial vehicle, which in turn leads to awful letting agencies who cut every possible corner by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Apr 2021 8:32pm)

There's no such thing as 'securely chained up in the close' because no matter how good your lock, it's only connected to 100-year-old cast iron that is brittle enough to be smashed with a hammer, and will probably cost significantly more than the bike is worth to repair. Keep your bikes in your flat by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 3:10pm)

fair enough, but the close is basically no safer than the street - in fact less so because it gives them a nice sheltered area to work on the lock and able to hear anyone coming getting into a close is as difficult as pressing all the buzzers and saying, "Amazon" by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 4:02pm)

yeah, I'm sorry you found out this way - I guess the other thing is to ensure that if you were going to do it (which you shouldn't because it's a fire risk and storing anything in the communal space is usually prohibited in the deeds), make sure yours is the cheapest in the close! We have 4 bikes in the hallway of a one-bed flat, there's lots of good vertical storage solutions to keep them out the way - wall hooks/winches, or freestands if you're renting and can't drill by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 4:19pm)

presumably being downvoted by people who aren't aware that veal calves are slaughtered at pretty much the same age as pigs to make bacon, or sheep to make lamb or they think you mean white veal, which isn't produced in the UK, or crated veal, which has been illegal for 30-odd years by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 5:17pm)

there was a huge fuss over crated veal being shipped from the UK to France back in the late 80s/early 90s, big newspaper campaigns and animal rights protests. It was also conflated somewhat with the BSE crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brightlingsea because eating veal has never really been a big thing in the UK, this firmly cemented the idea in people's heads that veal = crates and animal abuse, as opposed to UK veal being rose veal, which is just beef slaughtered a bit younger. (of course, the idea of slaughtering calves is still problematic of its own accord, but it's literally no different to eating bacon or lamb, they're all killed around the 4-6 month mark, so being opposed to veal only really makes sense if you're vegetarian across the board) by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 7:12pm)

Entirely depends on the value of the bike and how difficult you make it to nick. Are there people who will try and nick it? Absolutely. Will they bother trying if it's a 50 quid pile of rust held on by a reinforced D-shackle? Probably not. by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 8:27pm)

a more general catch-all is that spontaneous public applause is only ever to be used sarcastically - the obvious one being if someone drops a tray of glasses in a pub by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 8:30pm)

is the fake monk still around? thought the police had dealt with him by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Apr 2021 10:56pm)

yep - they said at the time that they would be trying to fill as much of the gap as possible from leasing out council properties so I'm wondering if, in the case of library closures, it's less the cost of running the libraries being saved than the opportunity to generate income from the buildings they occupy by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Apr 2021 1:38pm)

grab onto something and pull up by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Apr 2021 1:40pm)

Won't be until 17th May, it's outdoor alcohol only til then by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Apr 2021 1:50pm)

Can't learn from mistakes if you don't make any by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Apr 2021 3:26pm)

All Grade 1s across the Home Report, too by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 12:04pm)

In terms of pro-independence parties, you have SNP, Greens, Solidarity, SSP and Alba. Other than the SNP, only the Greens and Alba have any realistic chance of list seats. SSP might get 1. If you were voting SSP you'd already know about it, so Alba if you're that weird uncle, Greens otherwise. by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 12:09pm)

2-bed? You could easily convert that into a horrifically inconvenient 4-bed and double the rental value by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 12:33pm)

Barratt Homes 6 months on by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 1:14pm)

Poll out today shows Patrick Harvie taking Glasgow Kelvin from the SNP and giving the Greens a constituency MSP and 10 list MSPs https://twitter.com/guy_ingerson/status/1386958600032161792 by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 3:57pm)

I think it's quite likely - the incoming SNP candidate is pretty much an unknown, so highly likely to lose some of Sandra White's long-standing supporters, and we can likely expect a pro-indy socialist shift from Labour to Green. It doesn't need much of a swing, in scottish election terms. by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 4:58pm)

they said they were going to, but you're right I don't see them on the lists anywhere by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 5:25pm)

> listed at 90% of home report to get interest ugh it would get exactly the same level of interest at 100%, it's a sellers market, all a reduced listing number does is waste people's time. If you wouldn't accept 90% then don't list 90% by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 5:50pm)

nearly everyone who has tried to buy in Glasgow/Edinburgh has been that last person at some point and had to waste their time going through the process to learn better. The undermarketing system is stupid, doesn't even achieve what it tries to (because, believe it or not, people know how much money they have to spend on a house) and as I say it achieves absolutely nothing but wasting people's time as they have to request home reports to find out what the valuation is. It doesn't really matter if everyone is 'on the same page' because there's no consistent undervaluation - it can be 90%, 80% even 70% depending on how big a cunts the estate agents are, again just wasting time because you have no idea from the listing how much the valuation is likely to be so you still have to go through the process, and enough places are still listed at 100% (as is the norm outside of the cities) that you can't assume everything is underlisted anyway. yes all your viewers understood but that doesn't consider the sheer number of people who looked at your listing, went "ooh" and then looked at the home report and went "fucks sake not another one" Yes, the estate agent recommended it but it's our moral responsibility as human beings not to facilitate their arseholery by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 6:46pm)

so is OP if he thinks the prices aren't too bad by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Apr 2021 6:51pm)

entirely understand your reasons for doing it; I'm trying to argue it doesn't just work against buyers, it actively works against the sellers too we wasted our first couple of months trying to buy a place not knowing this 'system' and in retrospect putting in stupidly low offers because we'd taken 'offers over' on face value so while a proportion of buyers from within Glasgow know the situation and do bids that you're expecting, you have no idea how many of the bids you received were actually way lower than they might have been because they didn't have any quantitative measure of your expectations. Imagine what a buyer moving from London, for whom our property values are chickenfeed, might bid if they actually knew what the minimum price really was. when I sell my flat, I'm definitely putting it on at offers over valuation because I think this increases the chance of higher prices at closing by widening the pool of buyers rather than filtering for those who 'get' the system by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Apr 2021 12:52am)

Get the ones from Lidl, super cheap and much better size than the 'official' ones by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Apr 2021 1:47pm)

No Mean City is a fun read, but take it with a massive pinch of salt because it is literal pulp fiction, re-written by a London journo to sensationalise Glasgow as a free-for-all of gang violence. While there was widespread organised crime at the time, the book is the origin of the 'razor gang' myth. by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Apr 2021 6:27pm)

[How Late it Was, How Late](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Late_It_Was,_How_Late) controversially won the 1994 Booker Prize despite being written in stream-of-consciousness Glaswegian It's great but really depressing, basically about an alcoholic going blind Also, we've had a few of these threads before, a search should bring them up by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Apr 2021 6:31pm)

Please report back afterwards with your review. I'm of the opinion that Munchie Boxes are a great idea in theory but in practice they're good for 10 minutes then you're left with a massive congealing mass of cold chips and doner meat sweating oil, which just isn't pleasant in the way cold pizza or a kebab are by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Apr 2021 5:30pm)

In 1994 maybe by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Apr 2021 10:04pm)

The one on Clarence Drive (Paolos?) is shite, but I take £9 as a good sign you're getting an actual decent piece of haddock rather than 2 scrawny anaemic scraps of what is probably pollock by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Apr 2021 10:28pm)

good fish and chips, but disqualified on a technicality for being about 50m outside the West End by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Apr 2021 10:26pm)

it's been a year or three since I lived round there, but I seem to remember them having two different price tiers for a haddock supper? You could pay a couple quid more for a decent fish by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Apr 2021 11:54pm)

On https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ you can filter for walks accessible by public transport by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Apr 2021 1:11am)

yeah, there was definitely a point the guys just went, "fuck it" by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Apr 2021 12:29pm)

I like the Family Party one where it says they're against 'confusing children' It's not clear if that's a verb or adjective by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Apr 2021 1:41pm)

I can't speak for their hiring processes but I find their logo extremely distressing https://i.imgur.com/vHAfNyR.png by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Apr 2021 2:53pm)

a bird chargepoint by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st May 2021 4:21pm)

was up there yesterday, was lovely out, barely a soul to be seen once you got a mile in by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd May 2021 2:36pm)

I believe the vaccine allocation is scheduled for an 11 week gap, with the intention that gives time to make the appointment and be within the recommended 12 weeks so normally you would expect to hear this week for an appointment next week by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd May 2021 6:56pm)

I mean *gestures vaguely at the window* by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd May 2021 8:31pm)

It doesn't work as a conspiracy theory, though. The building wasn't listed, was already scheduled for demolition, and agreement made with the neighbours for the planned development to progress. Like so many conspiracy theories, this one lacks the important detail of who exactly would benefit from this happening and how, because if anything in this case the ensuing investigation and clearance is just going to hold up redevelopment that was already going ahead. Who gains from this fire? by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th May 2021 3:16pm)

I went both Green, but I'm a Labour member who is pissed off about Hollie Cameron Out of interest, what do you see as strong points for Stewart? Seems like another SNP cardboard cutout, doesn't seem to have anything to say about the constituency by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th May 2021 5:27pm)

more scared of Harvie's Canuck enforcer, tbh by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th May 2021 6:15pm)

last couple of polls show the SNP losing...Harvie was only 14 points behind at last election, he'll gain from Labour due to the Cameron issue and this time he's facing a new unknown SNP candidate rather than Sandra White by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th May 2021 11:07pm)

Despite gentrification and economic renewal from the 60s onwards, gang-based knife crime remained a stubborn problem in and around Glasgow - basically an ongoing cycle of gang culture that resisted the benefits of social change. Here is an excellent article which talks about the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), introduced by Strathclyde Police in 2005, which decided to follow some radical US programmes and to treat violent crime as a public health issue, to huge success. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/24/violent-crime-cured-rather-than-punished-scottish-violence-reduction-unit by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th May 2021 9:48pm)

if there's one thing worse than a Ponzi scheme, it's missing out on a successful one by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th May 2021 9:59pm)

yes, it says so on it by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th May 2021 2:10pm)

A famous example was of course Bobby Sands - MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, while in prison in County Down. And as that illustrates, the simple answer is that people are free to elect whoever they want to elect. The downside is that safe seats tend to get candidates parachuted in - for many years Scottish seats were home to mediocre Labour MPs with little to no connection to the area. However, if residency were required you could easily see 'token' residency being used to achieve the same end. It goes further than that - you don't even have to live in the UK or even be a UK citizen to stand for election. There, is, however, an expectation that an MP elected to represent a constituency does spend time there and run surgeries and be contactable/visible to the electorate. So they might not be resident beforehand, but an MP who didn't engage with their constituency at all would be in breach of their obligations. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th May 2021 11:59am)

based on completely spurious anecdotal evidence, I believe that everyone who has lived in Glasgow for more than 10 years has, at some point, lived on Otago St by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th May 2021 4:43pm)

I was there nearly 20 years ago, they were always filming Taggart at that wee house at No. 49 pretending it was a country cottage out in the sticks by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th May 2021 4:50pm)

Not just a racist, fascist and islamophobic hate merchant....she used to be a fucking recruitment consultant. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th May 2021 10:26pm)

imagine if Alba fail to get any list seats but take just enough votes from the SNP to lose them a majority by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th May 2021 1:28pm)

Also North Kelvin, £50/month factor fees including insurance, of which I think about £30 is insurance So your number sounds pretty typical - if it seems surprisingly high bear in mind tenements are 100-150 years old and well beyond their design life by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th May 2021 4:17pm)

And Kaukab Stewart (Glasgow Kelvin) the first woman of colour in the Parliament's history by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th May 2021 9:14pm)

Completely disagree, I think you're meaning progressive rather than socialist - neither Labour nor the Greens are socialist parties - Labour was up until [the adoption of a new Clause IV under Blair in 1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clause_IV) (but of course contains socialist groupings), while the Greens have never been explicitly socialist, advocating environmentalism without any particular economic model. Nobody should at all mistake the SNP for socialists as they are very much pro-capitalism and private finance - again progressive policies are not socialist if they do not involve public/shared ownership of capital. by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th May 2021 8:57pm)

Don't forget to encourage their musical abilities as early as possible by getting them e.g. toy drumkits/xylophones/vuvuzelas, that really goes down well with the parents by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th May 2021 12:29pm)

I remember there was a post here last year about them skimming/double-counting the eat out to help out vouchers too by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th May 2021 9:35pm)

You've really captured that 'coming in to land after 2 weeks on Tenerife' vibe by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th May 2021 11:42pm)

remember not everyone is a first time buyer. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th May 2021 3:43am)

If you're buying it as a place to live for some years, rather than a straightforward financial investment, don't worry about the actual value if you're not at risk of negative equity. If you're going to live in it for 10 years, you have literally no idea what the market is going to do over that time period and what it'll be worth when you come to sell. All that matters really is whether the monthly cost to you is worth it as a place to live, and to compare against the sunk cost of renting. As a comparator, I bought my first house for around that value in 2005 at the peak of the market. I sold it nearly a decade later for £20k less than I bought it for - which is an impressive loss in the UK housing market. Over that period, taking into account the loss, I still saved 10s of thousands of pounds compared to renting. Or to put it another way - which would you regret more - moving in having paid £96k, or bidding £90k, missing out and discovering you could have got it if you have bid £96k? Also, if you love it enough to consider that amount, almost guaranteed someone else feels that way too. In the current market, I'd be surprised if you got it for £90k. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th May 2021 3:42am)

oh god I once made the mistake of going up there with a hire car which was wider than normal, not knowing what it was like, and ended up jammed on a corner with a 20-car tailback, had to get out and ask everyone to reverse never going there again by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th May 2021 4:47pm)

the worst part was the hire car was a brand new white Merc E-class (they'd given me a free upgrade, I'd only booked a Skoda), so I looked like an absolute cunt by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th May 2021 7:34pm)

I want to see a plan for the Green Tenement. We're in one of the most ambitious countries in the world for aggressive reduction in carbon emissions. We have incentive schemes for building insulation, low-carbon heating systems, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, PV panels, all kinds of great initiatives at making our housing stock greener and healthier places to live. All these things are great if you live in a rural or suburban area in a detached or semi-detached, yet none of this applies to the half a million or so tenement flats across the central belt. We can't install heat pumps. We can't charge EVs. We can't install decent insulation. We can't put PV on the roof. We can't do anything to the main building fabric. Complex ownership rights, as well as fundamental Victorian/Edwardian engineering, stand in the way of progress. These are solvable problems. Countries like the Netherlands have big retrofit schemes in train for their aged housing stock. What does a Green Tenement building look like, and how do we achieve it? What better use could we be making of the shared and open spaces around them? If this involves difficult answers - which it undoubtedly will - then we should make progress on them now. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th May 2021 8:22pm)

If it replaces the 48 covers downstairs (the article says there's 2 of these structures), then that's 70000/(60*48) = £24/cover/day, or say £6 per diner (2 lunches and 2 dinners, as it'll likely be running at full capacity throughout given the popularity) Seems achievable, given that most of the running costs of the kitchen payroll etc are already sunk costs by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th May 2021 5:14pm)

Because the Scottish vaccination program has been determined by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation, a UK-wide body. The Scottish Government has merely implemented the JCVI's recommendations. by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th May 2021 8:18pm)

Glasgow is pretty much bang on the Scotland-wide average vaccination rates by age group So our 'slowest to vaccinate' is purely because our population is younger than other council areas by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th May 2021 8:15pm)

This is of course one of the key arguments against dawn raids being used indiscriminately as part of the 'hostile environment'. Because dawn raids are being used irrespective of circumstances, we can't make the assumption that these folk have committed any crimes - because we know that the vast majority of such cases have committed no crimes, they're merely appealing asylum claims, and have been resident entirely legally. Were the Home Office to restrict the use of dawn raids to cases where it's actually justified, rather than just people appealing asylum claims, then we might be in a situation where assumptions like yours would be appropriate. But they don't, so they're not. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 2:13pm)

When I looked at the dashboard yesterday the Glasgow vaccination rates by age group seemed to be pretty much spot on the Scotland average (maybe 1 or 2% out). I think there's just a lot of 40-somethings to get through! by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 2:18pm)

It helps if you understand that the Home Office is not the independent arbiter of asylum cases, it is the body that tries to oppose asylum claims, with the courts and legal system being the arbiter. So in cases such as these where the HO has refused asylum they still have a legal right to challenge that decision. Meanwhile the HO enacts a dawn raid to imprison them pending that appeal. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 2:23pm)

If you're genuinely interested, a very timely article about the Home Office https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/cruel-paranoid-failing-priti-patel-inside-the-home-office Even if you agree with our immigration policies, they're a total fucking disaster when it comes to applying them by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 2:25pm)

For more context, these are asylum seekers - ie they immigrated legally by requesting asylum at the point of entry to the UK, and have been legally resident here pending their asylum claim. Asylum seekers may be housed anywhere in the UK, so they could have entered anywhere in the UK and in this case Glasgow council is putting them up. When an asylum claim is refused by the Home Office (which they do in the overwhelming majority of cases, given the nature of that institution - see [more details here](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/cruel-paranoid-failing-priti-patel-inside-the-home-office)) then the claimants have a right to legal representation and to appeal that claim. Meanwhile, as part of the 'hostile environment' policy introduced by Theresa May, the Home Office will institute a dawn raid to imprison the asylum seekers in a detention facility pending that appeal. So the important context is that these dawn raids are not proportionate or required in the case of people who have entered legally, registered with the authorities, and lived in our country at a registered address pending the outcome of a legal process. These dawn raids are entirely designed to be threatening and hostile, to make it clear that such people are not welcome whatever the merits of their claims. How do the authorities know where to raid? Because we literally housed them there. Here in Scotland we are far more pro-immigration and pro-asylum than the UK generally, and these Home Office practices are heavily opposed here. They are unnecessary, disproportionate, and dehumanising. And that is entirely intentional. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 2:57pm)

The thing is, it's not as though I'm describing some left-wing take on the situation. The disproportionate use of dawn raids in order to create a hostile environment to asylum seekers is literally UK policy. I'm not saying the quiet bit out loud, they're entirely open that this is the intent of the system. The key bit is disproportionate. Even if you agree with the use of detention pending asylum appeal, it's a massive waste of taxpayer money when asylum seekers going to ground literally is not a problem here. > They're used because it's incredibly difficult to actually find these people during normal working hours normally because they're out working. If you restrict this practice then the deportation arm of the immigration service becomes incredibly less effective. That's just fundamentally bollocks, asylum seekers aren't allowed to work, and as someone who volunteers for a refugee charity I can tell you the vast, vast majority are just sat at home all day because they have no money, nothing to do and don't know anyone. Bashing in doors at 7am achieves fuck all apart from overtime payments and winning votes with certain parts of the electorate. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 3:10pm)

Presumably in your time at the civil service they taught you the difference between immigration detention and an arrest warrant by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 3:27pm)

If these people had committed any actual crimes, then this wouldn't be immigration officers, it would be dealt with by the police in the same manner as any other crime. So they will be being 'removed' to a detention centre because their asylum claim has been denied. The issue is, essentially, that doing this via dawn raids is disproportionate and dehumanising, and massively disruptive to the communities who have been housing asylum claimants as their neighbours. This is all theatre as part of the UK's 'Hostile Environment' policy, it's entirely unnecessary from a practical point of view and exists only to win votes with a certain part of the electorate. Registered asylum seekers going to ground is not a problem here, and even if it were these folk would not still be at their registered address, they'd be long gone by now. There's also a broader civil liberties issue here. What the Home Office can legally do today to asylum seekers who have committed no crimes, they might be able to do to you or I tomorrow. Accepting the practice of government vans swooping in to residential areas to forcefully remove people is one end of a very, very long wedge. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 4:01pm)

It appears to be entirely arbitrary See for example the case last month, where 8 immigration officers were somehow needed to detain a single elderly man in Maryhill, who was so much of a risk of flight or violent crime they left him at a hospital and said they'd come back for him another time https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-mps-condemn-inhumane-dawn-20491755 by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 4:18pm)

yes, the reason is the Hostile Environment policy, to win votes based on appearing tough on immigration it's all theatre, again for any cases where there is actual criminal activity the police would deal with it as with any other crime committed by a UK resident if you're giving the Home Office - the most dysfunctional arm of the state since it was completely fucked over by the Blair government under anti-terror legislation - the benefit of the doubt, I'm starting to suspect you haven't really worked in immigration! Even if you agree with UK immigration policy they're a total disaster at applying it Just for shits and giggles it looks like we're starting to use forceful detention on EU workers who should be legally allowed to enter: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/eu-citizens-arriving-in-uk-being-locked-up-and-expelled by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 4:30pm)

That's literally what the Hostile Environment means! Making life for immigrants and asylum seekers as difficult as possible just for the sake of making it as difficult as possible in the hopes that it persuades other immigrants to leave voluntarily Again, I'm not inventing this stuff, *this is literal government policy* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 4:43pm)

I will of course defer to Sir John Curtice - it's an interesting phenomenon because although polls on attitudes come across as similar, the activity at the polling booth is diametrically opposed. What this reflects is that while there is a similar division in attitudes, the strength of opinion is markedly different, and those pro-immigration north of the border are more likely to do something about it, with the opposite true down south. This is perhaps reflected today with the sheer number of people getting off their arse and heading down to Kenmure St, compare and contrast with the kinds of anti-migrant marches in England we rarely see here by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 5:04pm)

He's had plenty of civil and informative responses already in the other threads, he's just being disingenuous now by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 5:13pm)

I said defer, not refer - your link contained data from Curtice's report here https://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/1672027/Do-Scotland-and-England-and-Wales-Have-Different-Views-About-Immigration.pdf By diametrically opposed, I mean that the leading party has an explicitly strong pro-immigration stance (as opposed to e.g. Labour which is pro-immigration but some way down their policy agenda) and that this is politically tenable to the electorate - and in fact the Scottish Conservatives have been broadly pro-immigration in a notable division from the UK party. Could the Westminster Conservatives take a similar line and expect to survive at the polls? There aren't notably less migrants here - [around 7% of net migration is to Scotland, with 8.4% of the population](https://theferret.scot/scotland-attracts-four-percent-uk-immigrants/) - and of course there's protest groups south of the border, but the fact of the utter failure of explicitly anti-immigration groups to attract any votes in last week's elections shows that similar attitudes don't translate to similar politics. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 5:32pm)

If someone commits crimes then the van that turns up outside their house generally says 'Police' on it rather than 'Immigration Enforcement' by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 5:35pm)

But you said earlier I don't know the circumstances and referred to a rapist being deported (although I note you conveniently ignore all the other people on that flight - I guess that makes it easier to deport whoever you want as long as you chuck one criminal on the same plane) If by 'circumstances' you don't mean criminal activity, what exactly did you mean? by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 5:44pm)

> Most are happy to just assume that they are persecuted refugees ...and they pigeon hole all asylum seekers like this that's literally government policy! It's all part of the Hostile Environment and 'deport first, appeal later' strategy that gave us the delights of the Windrush scandal https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-mays-deport-first-appeal-later-immigration-boasts-blamed-for-windrush-scandal_uk_5ad9db37e4b029ebe0234b85 what about the case last month? 8 officers for 1 elderly gent in Maryhill at 7am on a Saturday, who they ended up dumping at a hospital? Clearly not much of a threat of flight or criminal activity Also bear in mind these dawn raids have recently restarted after a couple of years hiatus, they haven't been a constant practice. How did we manage to do without them for so long if they're so important to controlling all these criminals? > just because they've not been charged with a crime does not mean they're not involved in criminal activity a question for you: why on earth would someone seeking to enter the UK in order to carry out criminal activity do so by registering at a known address and in full sight of regular immigration checks? by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 6:22pm)

Well, as I have to go now I shall just say that I look forward to hearing the details of this particular case, which will no doubt come out in due course, and hearing exactly what illegal activity these gents have been up to by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 6:52pm)

I'm looking at https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview Go to vaccinations by NHS board | Local Authority, Age Group and Sex Compare 'Scotland' to 'Greater Glasgow and Clyde' for % of vaccinations by age group and they look pretty much the same; in fact for 40-49 (the 'current' age group) Glasgow is ahead of the national average for 1st vaccinations at 62.4% vs 61.2% by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th May 2021 11:32pm)

I think the issue (as mentioned in the article) is that half of Eusebi's seating is in the basement, and due to covid ventilation requirements they can't use this even after restrictions are relaxed by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 12:25am)

It's Pollokshields Think of it like being woken up on xmas morning by the noise of your jewish neighbours being arrested There's a narrative (not saying it's true) that the fact that this was conducted in Sturgeon's constituency during a significant holiday there, just after her election victory, is not a coincidence and was sending a message to the local population. These dawn raids are not normal practice and have only recently restarted after a long hiatus - remember the [Glasgow Girls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Girls_(activists)? Even if not intentionally targetted, it was at the very least highly insensitive. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 2:24pm)

Consider the wider context: https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1392927953529544710 "If we're wrong, and it does get out of control...then we're in a situation where we're going to have to go back to even harsher restrictions than we are in now, for longer...and that seems a much worse scenario than waiting a few weeks where we are now to be sure we can open up in the longer term. This isn't a time-limited thing, we are vaccinating, but we still don't have 80% of adults fully vaccinated, that's still a few months away, we will still get there in the end, it's just a question of doing it more safely and a tiny bit more slowly." Remember this time last year we didn't even know if a vaccine was possible. Think of the bigger picture, a few weeks is nothing in the face of what could have happened, and is still fully capable of happening pending further vaccination. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:24pm)

It's been said all along that the timetable was based on cases continuing to decline and that they might be amended based on local caseloads and hospitalisation. I get that you're pissed off, but the rate of relaxation of restrictions has always been based on the growth rate of cases, and right now the cases here in Glasgow are increasing so we have to take action. And taking action earlier means less harsh restrictions than if we continued to relax now and had to control it later. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:28pm)

> who's stick to them 100% rigidly for the last year me by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:32pm)

The problem is the new India variant which is the source of the main upsurge in the UK - it's more contagious, higher chance of hospitalisation, appears more resilient to some vaccines and is seemingly having a greater impact on younger people than previous variants. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:43pm)

That is not necessarily the case for the India variant, which seems to be more severe in younger people than previous ones. And of course it's not just about death - we still don't really know or understand the implications of long Covid or non-symptomatic cases. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:51pm)

We currently have 12 different variants being tracked in the UK - we don't lockdown based on new variants appearing, most of them don't make any difference- it's only specific 'variants of concern' that increase transmission/hospitalisation that we respond to. Unfortunately the India variant currently spreading is one of those. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:58pm)

The magic number being cited by SAGE (although of course still dependent on ongoing evidence) is that once 80% of adults have received both doses then that should be the critical point at which transmission is suppressed by immunity and no further lockdowns will be required. This assumes of course that vaccines are effective against future variants, but data so far is pretty positive in this respect. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 5:55pm)

By holding back do you mean second doses? The UK programme already diverged from WHO recommendations to prioritise first doses by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 6:01pm)

No, the experts don't see lockdown as a forever thing, the vaccination programme is the exit strategy. Yes there will need to be ongoing testing and perhaps more targeted vaccination campaigns, but given the very high uptake in the UK (itself positive for the long-term but also a cause of delay in getting younger folk vaccinated) we should soon get to the point lockdowns are simply not needed in any form. But fundamentally there are still enough unvaccinated people - and yes it sucks it's particular age groups - that restrictions are unfortunately still needed, and likely to be in some form until the autumn. After that a key aspect is going to be the extent of vaccination in other countries (particularly the developing world) - as this will be the primary source of new variants. So once the UK has its own house in order we need to move to helping other countries catch up, as it will help us too. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 6:08pm)

I thought the only stockpiling was for ensuring second doses for the remaining at-risk groups (I'm in priority group 6 and still haven't received my second) by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 6:17pm)

I'm certainly going to be diverting myself away from this subreddit by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 6:26pm)

Obviously in 2014 a massive concern for the universities was loss of access to EU funding Whereas we've mostly lost that anyway now by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 6:25pm)

the % for Wales seems to vary by data source [here it's only 57.5%, and the 78% is for over-40s](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55855220) The dashboard for Wales only gives a headline figure rather than a percentage- I'm wondering if the discrepancy is that the population of Wales isn't really known? by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 7:13pm)

Actually I just really hate pubs and the economy by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 7:23pm)

That was at a point when no vaccines existed and we had no idea about the epidemiology. The 3 weeks was what was originally legislated for as a first step, nobody claimed (least of all the scientists) that would be the end of it - the Imperial model that was used as government evidence for that legislation had I think 6 months of interventions as a baseline. Now that we know more, based on the typical time lag between interventions and transmission rates, I'd guess we're looking at a 2 week extension of level 3. Again, we'll just have to see. Nobody has a crystal ball, each new variant has different epidemiology, and it of course also depends how seriously people take the restrictions. Bottom line is, cases go up, we need more restrictions to prevent more extensive outbreaks. Cases go down, we can remove them. At the moment they're going up. This bit isn't ~~rocket~~ viral science. by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 8:00pm)

I mean research funding, the UK has received over 7 billion euros in research grants from the EU Horizon 2020 programme (out of 77bn total) Obviously we also pay into that funding, but participation was always net positive for the UK because our universities are good and so we win a lot more funding out of the funds than we pay in - 2nd only to Germany The Brexit deal keeps us in Horizon 2020 (thank god, otherwise there would be a lot of redundancies) but no guarantee we'll get to be part of the next 100bn programme starting in 2022, which is a massive loss to university finances, and the UK government hasn't made any guarantees it'll cover the losses by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 11:17pm)

I don't disagree - the UK approach has been far too scared of making difficult decisions, and people have been promised a timetable that was always the optimistic schedule. Sturgeon has done better than Johnson but only very marginally. There's no reason that we couldn't have been another New Zealand if we'd acted early and decisively. I also think we're currently still paying for the relaxations over christmas when the Kent and South Africa variants hit us. On the other hand, the cases in Moray are already coming down again without increased restrictions, so hopefully a short level 3 extension and a kick up the arse from Nicola will be sufficient to see us do the same. My only worry is what 50,000 football fans are going to do tomorrow... by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th May 2021 11:30pm)

Take it it hasn't killed anyone close to you then by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 4:05am)

Funnily enough, the question is moot because they actually died 3 days before the first lockdown started, completely fit and healthy and relatively young (51) So, no I'm not looking for a medal but I can't help but wonder if those that are so blase about the restrictions we live under haven't *quite* grasped the magnitude and signficance of the disease which we are very, very lucky has only killed 1 in 375 of the UK's population, as though the existence of a lockdown occurring independently in every country on the planet wasn't evidence enough Every unnecessary action each of us takes in their own self-interest may cause another horrific slow asphyxiation in A&E and anyone who can't bear another 2 weeks outside the pub to prevent that, I think hasn't taken the time to educate themselves on what that looks like And anyone like yourself who is condescending about it hasn't quite appreciated the number of people who it has already killed, and hence the number of people out there who have suffered loss by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 4:23am)

Of course the rules aren't an absolute. But yes, every individual action needs to be balanced against the potential impact. But what the rules are, instead, is a social contract. A measured and scientifically-informed assessment of what we need to do, collectively, to ensure the correct direction of travel - and accepting some deaths along the way - but to eventually return to a normal, functioning society and economy. So in that context, every action I take that breaks the rules is a very slight amount of pressure pushing against that social contract. If I go to a mates' place for beers tonight, that equates to another few other people who are obeying the rules not going to their mates' places for beers later because of the marginal impact I've had on the rate at which transmission is reduced and the delay it has on the relaxation of restrictions. So, fundamentally, any action taken outside the rules is equivalent to saying, "I think my own right to do X exceeds other people's right to do X later, and I am willing that those who are obeying the rules have to do so for longer to pay for what I want to do right now." Separately from any direct impact on deaths it's fundamentally selfish behaviour, because it holds us all back from the freedom we all want to enjoy. All I'm pointing out above is that, actually, yes a lot of people are sticking strictly to the rules, because they recognise the importance of that social contract. I guess it's the usual tragedy of the commons and whether you recognise that society is simply the composite of the actions of individuals like yourself and your personal actions have consequences. (For what it's worth, on a level of pure self-concern, I also know quite a few folk my age with long covid and I'm very keen to avoid that, and I think younger folk should be far more worried about it) by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 4:51am)

There are pretty significant differences - restaurants have 2 hour restrictions, disinfection routines, ventilation requirements and most importantly contact tracing in the event of exposure That's why the relaxation for restaurants etc is pretty identical with the relaxation for socialising at home - the point at which you can do what you're talking about at home is also the point at which you'll be allowed to do it in a restaurant (level 2) by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 5:14am)

The vaccination rate has been pretty constant throughout this year, and 28% of 30-39 year olds in Greater Glasgow have now received a first vaccination The only issue has been that in April the majority of doses were being given as second jabs to existing priority groups - now these have been dealt with the first dose rate has accelerated again https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 2:28pm)

if it helps, the total volume of the injection is less than half a millilitre, you genuinely don't even feel it. If you look away you won't even know it's happening by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 4:06pm)

and I'm sure everyone's going to be well-behaved and return to their own homes for an early night by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th May 2021 4:57pm)

the availability of the vaccines is the constraint, the rate of vaccinations per day has been pretty constant the only issue has been that, during April, 2nd doses for vulnerable groups were the majority of jabs, so 1st doses slowed down significantly. Now almost all the priority groups have had their 2nd dose, 1st doses for 30+ are picking up rapidly. we're now at 65% of 40-49 and 28% of 30-39 have recieved first doses in greater glasgow and clyde (and anecdotally everyone I know 40+ has now had their letter if not yet the jab) plenty of data here: https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th May 2021 2:56pm)

also, conversely, the fact that parking requirements weren't a big feature of Edwardian and Victorian-era residential developments by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th May 2021 3:55pm)

I don't think the 700k number is a stockpile, that's just the number of under-30s left to receive a first vaccine, and to be offered non-AZ alternatives? Doesn't mean we have those doses ready to be used It's still supply constrained according to the CMO https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57021667 by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th May 2021 7:30pm)

The comments here are so classist. This is clearly a celebration of working class culture, a transient piece of outsider performance art. The guy in white trousers is playing the part of the downtrodden proletariat, railing in frustration against the middle-class who surround and suppress him. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th May 2021 8:20pm)

Yeah, I was politely dumped from a couple of consortia bids because having UK participants was seen as a risk to the bid success. Although there's an particular funding track where we can participate as Scottish members rather than UK, and this doesn't seem to have the same problems... by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 1:58pm)

or maybe it's the large Sikh population and there having been no travel ban with India until far too late which is, of course, the source of the India variant ie I don't know either but you should be careful about making stuff up, just because it sounds believable doesn't make it true by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 2:13pm)

But you're still treating it as though there is a pragmatic compromise to be reached, that there is a healthy middle ground between tackling the virus and avoiding those negative impacts. To do so is to misunderstand the nature of the virus. It's either under control or it isn't. It multiplies exponentially. If caseloads are allowed to increase, they don't stop increasing, and with the new variants deaths will still be significant. There is no middle ground here. If cases are rising, we *have* to take action to suppress them, or we're back into mass death / NHS overwhelmed scenarios, exactly the same as it was last year. Only once enough people have been vaccinated does that change. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 2:18pm)

It's not a precautionary measure, cases are rising rapidly in Glasgow. It's a reactionary measure to something that is already happening. Whether the rules used to reduce that growth are the right ones is a different debate, but fundamentally we have to keep the rate of caseload growth stable or negative. For it to be Draconian would have to mean unjustified or excessive, but the fundamental is that the caseload is increasing so that inherently is a justification for measures having to be taken. I'm not sure why you think either of our governments would want to be excessive about this - they certainly don't benefit in any way, either politically or economically. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 2:30pm)

energy / climate change by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 2:53pm)

Let me put it another way - the current estimate is that we will reach the critical mass of vaccinations around August this year, ie about another 3 months, after which any further restrictions will be unnecessary, based on the fact that vaccines appear to work well across all variants. Are you suggesting that rather than gradually ease restrictions over those 3 months in response to caseloads, we just dump everything now and live through a tidal wave of cases for that period? Or do you think we should never have locked down in the first place? And what is hyper capitalist about preventing people from working? Hyper capitalist would be letting the proletariat die while making profits for the capital owners safe in isolated homes - which is essentially what we would be doing if we re-opened everything right now. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 2:52pm)

I entirely agree with you on more nuanced rules - the problem is that, originally, we did have them, and if you remember there was a nation-wide cacophony of "the rules are too complicated! how is anyone meant to know/follow them!" and that's why we ended up with overly simplistic blanket rules that prevent people from doing reasonable things so I'm not at all arguing that our rules are the best they could be, nor that the impacts are at all fair and equal, and especially not arguing that more couldn't be done to support those it impacts negatively, especially around mental health. All I am arguing against is the idea that we could manage/cope with a caseload that is permitted to remain positive in growth. And the fact that almost every country in the world, on every conceivable part of the political spectrum, is taking exactly the same base approach suggests there is good cause to be doing so rather than there being some high-level motivation to keep people indoors. (personally I'm also far from happy, also locked in a tiny flat with no outdoor space and batshit neighbours, but in my case have been kept relatively sane just by being too busy, having a job that's been made harder by covid) by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 4:03pm)

yeah, funding is still very competitive as with any other discipline, but the sheer number and volume of funds out there makes it a very job-secure area of research to be in plus if you run out of funding the fallback is just to go and get a boring job at a utility for £££ only downside is that the background is moving so fast it can actually be hard to make sure the research is ahead of the industry - spend 3 years on a grant researching some theoretical new tech, then when you come to publish no-one's interested because some venture fund's already gone and built it! by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 4:11pm)

About 3 more months, when as OP points out we reach the critical mass of vaccinations (estimated at 75%) that means mass immunity alone is sufficient to suppress transmission and restrictions of any kind are no longer required. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 4:17pm)

It's interesting, because for most disciplines getting an academic position is the only way to ensure a stable career, and like you say then you have grant pressure etc Whereas I've happily stayed a researcher because I only need to win funding sufficient to cover myself (and because of the volume of grants I'm in demand with academics to work on their bids and they do it for me), and so I don't really need to worry about job security, and can get on with doing the actual interesting research with minimum exposure to internal politics Only downside is you have to consciously ignore how much more money you could be making in industry, I took a pretty hefty pay cut to come into academia and still haven't closed the gap, and now the pensions are for the chop by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 4:27pm)

Nobody is selling because it's a right pain in the arse to list and move at the moment. So lack of supply is what's driving prices up. Wait til restrictions ease then it should settle a little. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 5:26pm)

how do you get a copy? by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 8:51pm)

My missus is early 40s, G20, got her letter yesterday by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th May 2021 10:52pm)

This is what happens if you move to Glasgow without starting a thread on 'what are some good areas of Glasgow to live in' by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 9:35am)

I've asked some friends in London who have used these, and they said they use them for cheap commuting runabouts but definitely wouldn't keep a fancy bike in them, and they do get targeted for theft by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 10:31am)

I'm waiting to hear about my application to our version of the R&T track (I'm at the *other* place) but given that your experience seems to be very common, I'm not really too bothered - it doesn't pay any more, and really the only advantage is permanent employment which as I've said in my case isn't really a problem It's sad that the academic model is so broken - I don't have an issue with it being high pressure or competitive, we get to spunk away taxpayers money on research, after all - but I don't like that being good at the game doesn't generally equate to actually good research And it's also sad that it's so incompatible with family life, and so many people like yourself leave once they've had kids. I was at an internal teaching training workshop recently, where they gave an example of an assessment being handed in by students on Friday afternoon, marked over the weekend and returned first thing Monday, as an example of *good* practice. Fuck that. Anyway, time to go and mark 50 exam papers that aren't a part of my job spec nor am I supposedly authorised to do by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 11:15am)

me too, was wondering if this was a sequel to the guy who couldn't be persuaded renting at the top of Saracen St might not be the best by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 11:35am)

Is there anywhere in Glasgow you'd be afraid to go in the daytime? Nowhere is that bad. Also I'd argue that Wester Hailes, Pilton and Muirhouse are as shit as anywhere Glasgow has to offer. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 12:12pm)

> some areas in Glasgow have become no-go areas. Govanhill for example lol, Alex Cairnie, is that you? by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 1:03pm)

she's a cavalier. if she can manage swords and muskets, she can do hydraulic levers by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 1:05pm)

Also North Kelvinside and in the conservation area, we have those 'fake' sash tilting windows that look the job from the outside. The previous owner did them about 5 or 6 years ago but I know it was done by Wilton Glazing on GWR so maybe worth talking to them - I can't remember the cost (I've got the receipt somewhere so can look it up if you care) but it wasn't anything crazy. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 2:20pm)

We asked about this when we bought, the owner was basically "these were the ones recommended by the local company as meeting the local planning rules" and as we were trying to buy in North Kelvinside we didn't make any further issue about it. We're counting on the same happening when we come to sell- someone might care about it, but there'll be a big queue of other buyers behind them who won't. As you say, a quick glance out the window shows none of this is enforced. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 2:26pm)

https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/kzl5xw/alex_cairnie_is_back_in_govanhill_half_threatens/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 2:58pm)

I'll dig out the receipt later and check, might be my memory playing tricks on me by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 3:41pm)

found it yes, sorry, misremembered - Wilton Glazing did the internal doors windows were fitted by A&J Ralson in Uddingston, product was Blair Windows double-swing http://timberwindowsolutions.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:17pm)

Always liked Butterbiggins Rd too by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:29pm)

Kenmure by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:27pm)

Stair St just off Maryhill Rd does what it says on the tin https://goo.gl/maps/H9ApTPUANP5er28u9 by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:26pm)

There's that bit of Carntyne where all the streets are, for some reason, named after really posh bits of Edinburgh - Morningside, Ardmillan, Fettes, Loretto, Warriston That has to be a town planner taking the piss by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:36pm)

If it's an HA, they usually only factor buildings where they own a majority of the flats, mixed tenancy is just a pain in the arse for them. By the sounds of it they may have sold them all off. Generally HAs don't do factoring outside their own assets. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:48pm)

hope they're right, my holiday is booked for the 11th by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 5:56pm)

Prince Albert Rd Dick St any others? by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 6:14pm)

yeah but why choose the really really posh names for a bit of basic breezeblock housing it would be like Wester Hailes having Dowanhill Rd and Newton Mearns St by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th May 2021 10:30pm)

while it's too early to be sure, the data is showing the first inklings of the current surge coming under control: https://i.imgur.com/qLt7iq2.png if things are heading in the right direction, I'd guess another 2 weeks to get back down to the level 2 rate by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th May 2021 3:19pm)

I don't think that's fair, I once walked through there to get to the Commonwealth Games track cycling and that makes me an expert on the area, at least among my book club by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th May 2021 5:27pm)

oh, wonderful! did he have the *banter* by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th May 2021 7:44pm)

Haven't been in 20 years but pleased to see they're keeping up the half-arsed tradition by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th May 2021 12:44am)

Pfizer initally recommended 3 weeks, UK (controversially) moved to 12 weeks as part of their prioritisation of first doses But current evidence suggests the UK strategy has actually led to increased resistance I believe NHS Scotland schedules for 8+ weeks just to make sure it happens within 12, allowing for rescheduling / supply availability by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th May 2021 4:01pm)

yeah, North Kelvin is moving to controlled parking at some point, but until then it's the closest free parking to UoG https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=24442 by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st May 2021 2:13am)

if it makes you feel any better, I had a similar case where we asked what they wanted (10% over HR), we offered this, and they turned it down and went to closing cos they thought they could do better. We didn't bother putting in a closed bid. the winning bid was substantially less than we offered by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st May 2021 3:25pm)

Unless things have changed substantially since I were a nipper, I'm pretty sure schools do educate kids on litter? Whether they listen is another matter by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd May 2021 10:52pm)

Litter picking areas of the school grounds was a common punishment at my school, never outside the school area though by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 4:49pm)

But bear in mind the key finding that a single dose is only 33% effective against symptomatic conditions, so this greatly increases potential exposure at this point in the vaccine programme, with less than 40% of adults having received both doses by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 5:45pm)

Folk just wanting to get into the next Christopher Brookmyre book by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 6:00pm)

If you've had 2 doses, which is less than 40% of adults. Single dose AZ is only 30% effective, which represents a significant proportion of adults right now by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 7:44pm)

hence my comment by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 8:32pm)

1. The risks of serious illness for this variant are much greater for non-vulnerable people than previously 2. We *still* don't know the long-term prognosis for this disease, with strong indications that even minor cases appear to have long-term pathologies for ongoing lung and brain conditions, and this is one of the main causes for maintaining a precautionary approach across all age groups 3. you're literally replying to an article stating that restrictions will be relaxed if ICU numbers do not rise, which appears to be exactly what you're arguing for by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 9:10pm)

Fair enough on the first statement - I was basing it on the earlier evidence from India, but I can see now that this has been superceded in the past few days. On common sense, it appears to me - if the goal is to suppress the transmission of the disease - that common sense is to decrease restrictions if case rates are decreasing, and to increase restrictions if cases are increasing, with the overall trend being towards easing as the vaccination coverage increases. If you're arguing otherwise then you're clearly comfortable with unrestrained transmission of the disease because you don't think non-hospitalised cases matter. Which is clearly a problematic position because a) you're again ignoring the implications of long-term pathology which are still completely unknown, especially in children, and b) it's not just Humza it's literally every country in the world bar Brazil and the US. So you're free to disagree on whether it's the right approach but it's entirely disingenous to suggest that the strategy isn't informed by the very simple and entirely common-sense goal, being used all across the world, of 'suppress infections pending vaccination because we still don't really know what we're dealing with'. I want to get on with life, but ideally for the next 40 years rather than risking my long-term health to get out a few weeks earlier. by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd May 2021 9:46pm)

Because we still don't know what the long-term pathology of this disease is https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/prevalenceofongoingsymptomsfollowingcoronaviruscovid19infectionintheuk/1april2021 by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 2:51pm)

How would we know about the long-term effects of a disease that's only been around for just over a year? by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 3:35pm)

A 'flavour' is not an accurate representation of a viruses pathology. Polio, for example, can remain asymptomatic and dormant for decades before killing someone. We know that CV19 affects neurological tissue - what if everyone who contracts it in mild form now develops Guillain–Barré syndrome in 10 years time? What if like the 1918 flu epidemic it unleashes a massive Parkinsons time bomb? We. Simply. Don't. Know. So in the absence of knowledge, we suppress the disease's transmission. This has been the aim all along, and is the simple aim of almost every country in the world. We have 3 tools to do this: 1) restricting behaviour (lockdown), 2) testing and tracing, 3) vaccination Initially we only had 1. Over 2020 we developed 2. In 2021 we now have 3. Once 3 is sufficiently developed then we don't need 1 any more. We are almost there, estimates are that we need somewhere between 70-80% of the population fully vaccinated to achieve this. We have of course been able to reduce the extent of 1 as 2 and 3 have increased, but can only do so in response to transmission rates. It would seem rather illogical to give up on suppressing transmission of the disease now when the pathway to zero restrictions *and* suppressed transmission is mostly achieved. We're nearly there, notably well ahead of almost every other country in the world. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 4:04pm)

I think there's 2 problems: 1. there seems to be an issue with people not turning up for 2nd vaccinations (god only knows why, maybe the experience of the 1st put them off, or they don't think they need it), and 2. now we're dealing with younger age groups there's a much greater chance of letters going to wrong/old addresses. On Nextdoor I've seen lots of folk reporting letters being delivered for international students who left the country years ago which makes it clear we definitely need to get to online bookings rather than blue letters by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 4:39pm)

It's very well staffed, so I'm sure if you make yourself known to them at the entrance you'll get help I got mine in the SECC rather than the hydro, but there were people everywhere to help guide you from entry to registration to the vaccine booth, so they won't let you go in the wrong direction by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 4:45pm)

Just like the other person I've responded to, are you not aware that you're saying "we should relax restrictions if the increased transmission doesn't result in increased hospitalisations" on a link that literally says "we'll relax restrictions if the increased transmission doesn't result in increased hospitalisations" by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 5:02pm)

Bear in mind that, because Strathclyde is in the city centre, it's close to both train stations, the main bus station and the subway, so you can basically live anywhere you want by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th May 2021 9:28pm)

> she's moving on the plinth Plinth Albert? by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 3:07pm)

I don't remember exactly but last year wasn't it amazingly hot in April but then turned to wintry shite during May again? Then hot again for 'normal' summer by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 6:09pm)

I've been camping every May bank holiday weekend for the past 20 years (up until last year) and I can definitely confirm it is not normally a scorcher. 2019 was particularly horrible. by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 6:13pm)

not far away enough for it to be substantially different weather by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 6:21pm)

Fortunately there are weather records, 2017 and 2018 were both memorable scorchers, but if you take a look longer-term peak daily temps of 14-16C and showers is far more the norm by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 6:37pm)

set up alerts on Civil Service Jobs, the CS is a big recruiter in Glasgow (and East Kilbride where whatever DfID is called now is based) by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 8:01pm)

why not treat this as a learning experience where, instead of assuming they're paranoid, perhaps understand you've had the good fortune to live a life blissfully unaware of the dangers of dating strangers as a woman, and that what you see as a rare edge case is actually far more common than you realise? If you're still skeptical, ask some women you know about their experiences by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th May 2021 8:10pm)

Airlines will usually only allow 12kg or 15kg luggage per person - don't book without also pre-paying for baggage, which can be very very expensive. Definitely don't just turn up at the airport and pay at the desk, the fees will be huge. by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 5:19pm)

book your ticket online as early as possible - it's very expensive if you buy it the day you travel, and if you buy an advance ticket you can get much cheaper ones if you don't mind what time you go at https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 5:16pm)

Emmaus took mine, needs fire safety tag by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 5:30pm)

is that universal? I thought they had lower allowances on their domestic flights with little diddy planes by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 7:49pm)

I think that discrepancy is fairly small for lower-grade positions, and more than made up for by the pension. Also, they have a very good working culture compared to the private sector in my experience. But yes, depends on the role - definitely low pay for most IT roles, fairly good for social/health positions I think by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 9:02pm)

Only because, on this instance, it suits his ends to tell the truth. Next week he will return to sociopathic liar mode if that suits that particular situation. Regular reminder that he outed a closeted gay pakistani Vote Leave worker in revenge for reporting their illegal electoral activity: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/21/shahmir-sanni-nobody-was-called-to-account-but-i-lost-almost-everything by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 9:09pm)

Big difference on accountability is that Johnson is trying to bury any possibility of a Covid inquiry by delaying it until it's effectively worthless, while Sturgeon has said it should start as soon as possible by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th May 2021 11:42pm)

The reason you have no idea where they start and end is because most such areas have no defined boundaries - they just bear the name of the villages that used to exist there, and as the city expanded they just grew into each other. You'd probably start local wars by trying to define them. Just imagine the local outrage if you tried to draw strict lines between Hyndland, Dowanhill, Thornwood, Broomhill and Partick, for example. And think of all the poor estate agents, no longer able to describe Summerston as being in Kelvinside by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 2:30pm)

Remember the Great Hummous Shortage of '17? Byres Rd Waitrose was like the fall of Saigon *you weren't there man* by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 2:48pm)

2 weeks more I reckon - 7 day case rate is dropping but we're not there yet, and vaccine-conferred immunity is slower to develop for the India variant by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 2:46pm)

It's not clear, but isn't that diagram showing it'll remain open to pedestrians and cyclists? by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 2:56pm)

unfortunately while there are plenty of low-case areas, it's pretty well spread out now, basically the whole of the south side and some clusters in north glasgow https://i.imgur.com/5WIOSeD.png from [here, cases by neighbourhood](https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/phs.covid.19/viz/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview) by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 3:03pm)

I didn't say anything about what the response should be, just showing that the idea that the elevated case rate is contained to a few postcodes isn't true. It could have been if we had a decent (or any) local suppression strategy, but we don't and that's why we're all going through this shite 15 months on when we could have been New Zealand. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 3:58pm)

NZ enacted travel quarantines from 3rd February 2020. We didn't until *this year*. NZ enacted local lockdowns starting on 14th February 2020, as soon as they had their first case of community transmission. We didn't until March 23rd, despite our first confirmed community transmission being identified on 21st Feb. There is nothing NZ did that we couldn't have done, because we did all the same things, the only difference is that we did them far far too late. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 4:50pm)

I mean, COP26 is kind of about the people too...just 7 billion of them. If the COPs don't succeed then there won't be a habitable planet to clean up. The 'world leaders jetting in to sign agreements' is only 1 component of the COP26, it's a massive event for climate researchers, green companies, NGOs etc etc to meet up and try and sort shit out. Waste and recycling is included in it. We're not the enemy. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 5:21pm)

I didn't say anything about closing the border, I said travel quarantines. No need to disrupt imports at all, they have nothing to do with transmission. NI has already had cross-border restrictions by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 5:31pm)

Any particular reasons why? They haven't done anything we haven't also done, only difference is timing. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 5:51pm)

Lorry drivers are required to test on entry to the country, face £2000 fines if they don't, and are quarantined if they fail. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 5:51pm)

And NZ had those issues too, with regular outbreaks caused by inbound travel. NZ did not close itself off from the world, its border was also porous, and it had regular novel cases of community transmission. The difference was that in every one of those cases it immediately took an elimination position. So it's not about preventing any cases entering the country ever - NZ never achieved that - it's about the response to community transmission when its detected. We're also an island nation, with what has been enacted over Brexit clearly showing we can enact strict border controls if we need to, and given that Ireland was ahead of us in identifying an elimination strategy I'm pretty sure a joint Common Area approach would have been possible. But again, that's not the important bit - elimination is about recognising you can't stop cases entering your country, and what your response is when they do. In our case, even if you take the stance that the first wave was unavoidable due to it being endemic, we had the opportunity to implement an elimination strategy prior to the second wave: https://www.independentsage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200717-A-Better-Way-To-Go.pdf NZ also had a second wave, just like us. Compare the responses. You're right, though, there is an important distinction to be made between the UK and NZ - and most of it was made clear yesterday. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 6:27pm)

well, they seem to have been better informed on elimination than 'real' SAGE, who said on 13th March 2020: [measures seeking to completely suppress spread of Covid-19 will cause a second peak. SAGE advises that it is a near certainty that countries such as China, where heavy suppression is underway, will experience a second peak once measures are relaxed.](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888783/S0383_Fifteenth_SAGE_meeting_on_Wuhan_Coronavirus__Covid-19__.pdf) I won't raise China's stats as I'm pretty sure how you'll respond to that, but for another example of elimination, let's see how big that second wave in e.g. South Korea (home to the 2nd busiest freight terminal in the world outside of China) was, eh? by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 7:32pm)

Sainsburys and Marks & Spencer both sell organic free-range chicken breasts There used to be a guy at the Partick farmer's market did whole organic chickens but not seen him for a while by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th May 2021 9:56pm)

if it's Perthshire, she probably wasn't even talking about Covid by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th May 2021 3:26pm)

There's no prioritisation, the surge in first doses is in addition to providing second doses - those are still going ahead on the same schedule. (bear in mind not all priority groups have completed their second dose - I'm in priority group 6 and am getting my second next week bang on schedule) by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th May 2021 4:36pm)

The powers were reviewed and renewed by the Scottish Parliament between 11th and 26th March, and are currently in force until 30th Sept. https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/home/News/20210326.aspx by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th May 2021 7:04pm)

These things are not exclusive of each other Just found out my sister-in-law is an anti-vaxxer. Sigh. by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th May 2021 4:54pm)

she's not stupid, but she is massively addicted to social media and doesn't seem to be able to critically filter the shite she consumes on a daily basis Facebook really is the biggest threat to mankind's survival by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th May 2021 6:18pm)

you can also try different kinds of oats for different texture: jumbo oats if you want more bite, pinhead oats (what yer heelan granny has) for more stodge by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th May 2021 7:19pm)

I can just imagine Douglas Ross as First Minister guiding us through this crisis "yeah, ok, a hundred thousand people died unnecessarily but look on the bright side- some of them were gypsys" by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th May 2021 8:49pm)

I guess in freshwater lochs the visibility would be almost zero too by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 10:34am)

2 hours at the hydro today. Had a book, thanks to warnings here, but unfortunately the guy behind me was an utter bellend, moaning and swearing the entire time before shouting at the staff for letting clearly disabled folk skip the queue Lady who did my jab said they were 26 jabbers short today cos of the holiday weekend by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 1:58pm)

Lady doing my jab at the hydro today said 26 of their vaccinators didn't turn up for their shifts today, which is pretty shite if true Having said that, pretty evident from the queue (which was long but well-organised, plenty of chairs and water being handed out) there appears to be a substantial minority so entitled they can't possibly bear the inconvenience of a slight wait for a free vaccine against the killer virus that's fucked everyone over for a year. Christ, have some perspective, or at least realise a) there's nothing any of the staff can do about it, there aren't another 20 vaccinators hidden behind a curtain waiting for your pissy fit to swing them into action, and b) there's going to be even less of them if they have to take shit from arseholes 8 hours a day by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 2:16pm)

I'm going to take that number with a pinch of salt- maybe they were redeployed elsewhere and the lady who did me wasn't party to that info I also saw one leave the hall in tears while I was waiting, so even if true I'm also not going to assume laziness is the sole reason why they might not be turning up- as I say, it does seem they've been bearing the brunt of aforementioned arseholes (the irate twat behind me got specifically funneled to a vaccinator who clearly wasn't going to take any crap from him) by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 4:20pm)

I asked the council if it was ok to have a skip outside my house They said, sure, it looks like I could do with the exercise by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 4:39pm)

I was in the 2nd jab queue, which as you might expect was mostly older/vulnerable folk, so there were more than a few who were clearly struggling with queueing for so long. (plenty of assistance on hand, though) It probably won't come as any surprise that it wasn't any of them who were doing the complaining I was also wondering, sure, a 2 hour wait isn't ideal but come on, have none of you ever had an NHS appointment before? by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 4:37pm)

what does it achieve spending those 2 hours making a scene about it? None of the people present are responsible for the delay or able to do anything about it, and nobody in the queue wants to spend those 2 hours listening to someone else pointing out the very obvious and moaning about a 2-hour queue for a free vaccine that's been rolled out in world record time, while in an area where they're trying to surge vaccinate as much as possible, seems to lack a bit of perspective can it for now and write to yer MSP afterwards if you feel hard done by by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 8:44pm)

Did you see the bit about them being short of vaccinators this weekend? They're also dealing with overflow from other centres, and trying to accommodate the surge vaccinations in response to the latest outbreak at the same time as honouring existing bookings. You can't expect the norm for an abnormal situation. There's no indication this is the norm, it's only been the case this weekend. Nobody is being turned away, everyone with an appointment is being seen in order. Almost all of the queuing is inside the hydro, seats are provided and water being handed out. Anyone with difficulties is being attended to and prioritised. It's as well-organised as it can be within the constraints of the situation. And again, this is a different point to the one made- if you're sufficiently self-important that 2 hours out of your life is untenable, then by all means feel unhappy about it afterwards, but while you're in the queue just deal with it. Myself and /u/vacant_gonzo are literally talking about grown children who couldn't bear being in a queue without whingeing constantly to everyone around them, and in the case of the guy behind me, literally screaming at the staff who weren't responsible for or able to do anything about it by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st May 2021 9:45pm)

Just spoke to your boss, they say it's far too nice to be back at work and it's ok if we all go to the beach instead by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 9:22am)

seconded, they're perfect for if you want to help but on your own time and terms by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 11:45am)

as my mum used to say, "close your mouth, you'll catch flies" by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 12:05pm)

Update at 2:15 apparently https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1399692863894691840 by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 1:32pm)

She just said Glasgow City moves into Tier 2 on Friday night by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 2:18pm)

I mean the case rate in Glasgow has finally stabilised and started to reduce over the past few days, but I appreciate that's not as attractive a narrative by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 2:38pm)

This is the third wave, second was the Kent variant in October to March by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 3:13pm)

Most importantly, no travel restrictions by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 3:15pm)

yeah, try "Mission Accomplished" instead by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 3:29pm)

What they're worried about is basically what's already happened here (and a few spots in N England) happening across the country by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 3:31pm)

There's a 2-3 week delay in seeing if hospitalisation rates increase in response to transmission, due to the incubation period of the virus So given the surge in cases only started about 3 weeks ago, it's taken until now to confirm the absence of any link by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 4:16pm)

yeah can't wait to go to the IMAX...oh. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Jun 2021 5:51pm)

Note that Calmac isn't currently guaranteeing bike space due to demand, although I imagine worst case is having to wait for next sailing by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 11:26am)

lucky bastards, both doses of AZ absolutely floored me for a couple of days - good to hear there's nicer options if this might have to become a seasonal thing by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 11:47am)

alternatively, do use spoons but take over the biggest table you can find, download the entire internet and take as many free coffee refills as possible, make your visit into a net loss by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 11:50am)

1st was definitely worse, but 2nd was still bad for me - I don't think this is the case for most people though. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 2:09pm)

bookings are only for cars though? by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 2:19pm)

Ciao Paolo on Crow Rd are good by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 2:20pm)

Ah, ok. I can see that there's been some disruption due to one of their Stornoway ferries being out of service, it says normal Arran services resume tomorrow which might improve things by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 6:05pm)

It's a chicken and egg scenario but as the market develops we'll likely see [charging bollards and lampposts](https://char.gy/) become widespread by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 12:23pm)

One aspect I have an issue with is the amount of time these events render the space unusable for, and I think this could/should be drastically improved. A 3-day festival often actually means the loss of public amenity for weeks, with fences and portaloos etc sitting in place for far longer than necessary, and then in the case of parks the grass being fucked for the rest of the year. So I'm happy for these things to take place where they're reasonable, but I'd like to see a lot tighter constraints placed on how they're built/torn down, because as far as I can tell there doesn't seem to be much pressure placed on organisers to minimise the impact. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 2:27pm)

The Riverside Festival is particularly shite in this regard - like having an upstairs neighbour who's into EDM, might be great for them but all half the city can hear is dumpf dumpf dumpf dumpf for 2 days straight. Plus, definitely showing my age but it's just a bloke putting a record on and I refuse to accept there's anything of significant artistic merit in pressing play. And I say that as someone who used to get off my tits to DnB in the day, keep it to sweaty basements by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 4:41pm)

I don't think that argument works so well for things like TRNSMT, that are utterly generic and indistinguishable from 100 other money-spinning festivals around the country featuring the same acts. I get there's demand for the events, but it's hard to argue they have some kind of cultural contribution by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 4:50pm)

I wasn't meaning cultural contribution in absolute terms - of course people want to see bands and I'm not at all arguing there isn't value in them doing so I meant within the context of the discussion, it's hard to make the case for events like TRNSMT specifically happening within city parks given the amenity cost, if they don't really have any cultural connection to the city specifically. TRNSMT would be exactly the same festival and experience whether it was on Glasgow Green or a brownfield site round the back of Cumbernauld or a farm in deepest Ayrshire. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:15pm)

I agree for most of the stuff, it seems to be dealt with efficiently - as you say because it's expensive and going to be used elsewhere - but there always seems to be a long tail of less critical elements that take forever to be cleared away. A good example is the Mela - Kelvingrove always has masses of fencing and shite left lying around for at least a month afterwards. Anything put on in George Square seems to take *forever* to erect and again always left with piles of leftover fencing getting in the way for ages afterwards. My suspicion is that the stuff you're talking about is the stuff that's leased and has contractors looking to minimise the time it's in use, whereas the stuff I'm talking about is the council's bit so they don't give a shit by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:26pm)

Pent-up demand - we effectively have 2 years' worth of house buying going on in one year, exacerbated by the 'dash for space' due to home working by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jun 2021 12:05pm)

> but have they really saved £50k in 15 months by not paying for bus/train travel to work In all honesty, as 40-something DINKYs, yes. Not just travel, but basically spending absolutely fuck all on anything for a year and a half. Also, and I keep on repeating this every time people ask about how people afford offering over - remember not everyone is a first-time buyer. If you already have a home and have paid off a chunk of the mortgage, the sale of that gives you significant capital to potentially over-offer on the next one, if you're happy to take on a bit more mortgage again. And people are, because they're working from home and want to invest more in where they live. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jun 2021 12:10pm)

If there's a lift, £1000/year would be cheap by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Jun 2021 10:03pm)

Seen a few along the canal by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:14am)

wine rack or homebrew storage, depending on which wendy stereotype you're going to adopt by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jun 2021 1:14pm)

I often eat alone when away on business, and often see others doing the same. Never had any issue with it, and a lot of places will give you a quieter seat away in a corner so you're not surrounded by folk chatting away feeling like you're listening in. Businesses tend to stop worrying about the number of covers when I basically order for 2 anyway. by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jun 2021 8:33pm)

What? Sustrans is the *last* example of that, they literally created 12,000 miles of cycle network by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Jun 2021 8:43pm)

Lion poo. Seriously, cats fear bigger cats https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Roar-Lion-Manure-Repellant/dp/B0002B7OT2 by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Jun 2021 2:33pm)

The author of the book the article based on visited mosques around the country and when he visited the Central Mosque in Glasgow, they asked him to stop taking pictures. So this is clear evidence that the whole of Glasgow is under Sharia Law, apparently. The best bit is that it also names Didsbury as a no-go area. Didsbury is Manchester's equivalent of Bearsden. by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Jun 2021 4:43pm)

It's the other way round, the Daily Mail was [openly supporting fascism](https://i.imgur.com/1JEsqAC.png) while Rupert Murdoch was still in nappies by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Jun 2021 5:48pm)

There's one at Murano St halls, haven't tried it myself but looks in ok order https://goo.gl/maps/gBiAZD1kXjSFfAid8 by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Jun 2021 7:31pm)

They seem to be recommending MyBus for anyone with mobility issues https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/your-health/health-issues/covid-19-coronavirus/for-patients-the-public/covid-vaccinations/getting-to-your-vaccination-clinic/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Jun 2021 6:09pm)

It's not necessarily the same support act at every gig, so might depend when/where by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Jun 2021 8:37pm)

Ha! Yes- take a clipboard and scribble on it after each mouthful for extra special service by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 4:26am)

Just to add to the list: Wyndford estate (run by SSE) by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 12:01pm)

I'm not saying it's a scam, it sounds genuine, but there's nothing in what you've said that proves it isn't a scam. For the sake of argument, it would be entirely possible for someone to look up the landlord's name on the public register, and fake bank cards with that name and their own account no. You have a signed agreement, stick to what that agreement says and let the other parties sort that out. Even if it's legit, if you paid the money direct to the landlord the agency might still come after you for non-payment. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 1:04pm)

Whatever else happens, you can't get turfed out without going through an eviction process. At the moment, due to COVID, the *minimum* notice time for an eviction due to rent arrears is 6 months. https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/eviction_of_private_tenants/grounds_for_eviction_for_private_residential_tenancy_tenants by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 1:06pm)

It's a thing for the parents, not the kid - like how 1 year birthday parties are for them to celebrate not fucking it up completely by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 1:48pm)

I've also had a few of these around my flat the past week, never had any problems before and no obvious infestation They look like some kind of dermestes beetle, which generally live outdoors in winter then come into houses in the spring/summer to find moisture, which perhaps matches them appearing at the moment given the spate of hot weather Whatever they are, I don't think they're one of the species to be very worried about - just check dark/damp corners for larvae by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 4:23pm)

I was resisting replying on the basis I'd end up writing far too much, but I'm twitching too hard based on the other responses here. The history of district heating in the UK is complex; it has happened at various times (we are currently on the 3rd major tranche of it being used, with previous rounds in the 50s and 70s), but really the key factor is to reverse the question- why would you expect us to be like the Scandinavian countries when our energy economies are completely different? We have different resources, costs of extraction, building stock, extant networks etc etc While what /u/arcade_advice says about use of waste heat is almost-correct on a purely energetic level, it ignores that you have to get the heat from the source into homes. And thanks to the Edwardians, we already had town gas supplying homes for heat, cooking and lighting, with an existing network that we could plug North Sea gas straight into. So on economics, replacing all that infrastructure with heat networks doesn't really make economic sense compared to just reusing the existing network and having home boilers. The only other country that had such significant access to North Sea gas at the same was Norway, and the Norway of 1960 was a very different country to the UK of 1960 in terms of infrastructure - they were basically building a new economy from scratch so had energy infrastructure and house building going on at the same time, making it a lot more cost-effective to combine both. The Netherlands is really the only country that is comparable to the UK in terms of resources, and they have followed pretty much the same path as us. There's also a lot of geology to deal with (you have to get large pipes and thermal stores into the ground) and local housing stock profiles (retrofitting heat networks is prohibitively difficult and expensive) so the economic benefits of heat networks are highly locational, and again have to compare against the base case of methane + individual domestic boilers being a very economic solution. The other major consideration when comparing to Scandinavian countries is the geopolitics and how different countries responded, in particular, to the oil shocks of the early 1970s. The Scandinavian response was generally to empower local municipalities to take over energy issues and to cover off issues around energy security and socialisation (as obviously the colder the country the greater the desire to socialise access to heat for maximum welfare), leading to joint planning of energy and social housing stock. (and incidentally this is also why the first commercial-scale wind power was developed, in order to diversify away from oil) In the UK we basically took to massive investment in North Sea infrastructure rather than localising the issue. Anyway, this all gets turned on its head in the context of carbon emissions, where burning methane in your home is no longer the counterfactual, and heat networks can be a key tech in urbanised areas, but note that the vast, vast majority of networks in the UK and Scandinavia are *not* low carbon at all. They *could* be, but most of them are just burning the same gas as you would at home, and often with greater efficiency losses due to the amount of pipework involved. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 7:43pm)

I think my wife would be happy with either of those outcomes, to give her some respite, as she can only feign interest for so long I'll just add that the Scottish Government is promoting a municipal-type approach to heat and efficiency, recognising that it's a social problem as well as an economic and planning one; there's some constraint over what can be done with energy being a reserved matter, but this posts the way towards a Scandi-type system of local energy planning for the future: https://www.gov.scot/publications/local-heat-energy-efficiency-strategies-lhees-phase-2-pilots-evaluation/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Jun 2021 8:54pm)

It's amazing how much I can eat when work is paying by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jun 2021 3:01pm)

It's pretty strict security too, they say, "getting your jab?" and you say, "aye" by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jun 2021 3:05pm)

I haven't been down that way for a while, but I thought the damaged part at Windmillcroft Quay was still closed? Works aren't supposed to be repairing it til next year by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jun 2021 3:43pm)

while the city skyline itself isn't special, the backdrop of the Campsies/Lomond hills on a clear day is definitely worth a view although you'd get the same experience with a 4-pack at the Ruchill flagpole by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jun 2021 6:10pm)

bear in mind that Uber's business strategy is to hike prices once they've successfully decimated the existing licenced operators by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Jun 2021 11:03pm)

same for Lock 27 by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Jun 2021 6:26pm)

Instruct your solicitor to make the offer by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Jun 2021 10:56am)

I hope you and /u/SteamieBot will be very happy together by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Jun 2021 10:28am)

no, mine came in 3 days by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Jun 2021 10:28pm)

ahahahhaha this sounds amazing by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Jun 2021 2:37am)

and as a call centre employee do you think that was fair? by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Jun 2021 3:23am)

they weren't checking at all last couple of times I went by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Jun 2021 9:54am)

From what I know of pigeon folk, if it's a homing pigeon that's got lost, the first thing it's owner would likely do when reunited is wring its neck by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Jun 2021 6:53pm)

Meadow Road in Thornwood is good Tantrum Doughnuts also do great coffee and North Star Cafe for no-nonsense stonking italian coffee by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Jun 2021 7:41pm)

also Tajura in Finnieston and Pie-Pie on the Broomielaw for greek coffee and milk pie :) by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Jun 2021 7:58pm)

Is it ex-HA? Ours has a similar clause that any pets have to be approved by the HA who own the majority of flats in the close. But yeah, I don't think it's in any way enforced as someone downstairs has 2 fucking huge Bull Mastiffs in a 1-bed flat by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Jun 2021 8:36pm)

or you can pick them up without appointment at test centres, I got 24 on my way past Possilpark test centre https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk/ (you don't need to go in if that's a concern, they bring them out to you) by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Jun 2021 12:15pm)

Finally got a new bike I'd ordered ages ago, jumped on it yesterday all excited, ended up going all the way to the Kelpies and back, forgetting I've barely ridden for years MASSIVELY paying for it today. Anyone got a spare arse? by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Jun 2021 1:59pm)

I believe they stopped collecting them at the start of Covid, then decided they would only resume for a subset, and remove them from anywhere were tenants have been using them for general waste ours is still there and got collected recently for the first time in a year, but our close is well-behaved and respecting of bin diversity I'm wondering if they'll expand this collective punishment concept to other services "Sarah, 9, brought back her Mr Men book a week late. MARYHILL LIBRARY SCHEDULED FOR CLOSURE" by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Jun 2021 6:10pm)

you specifically have to request a fridge collection (which I think you already have to pay for) - they have to be disposed of separately in order to prevent CFCs escaping by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Jun 2021 7:35pm)

Check your rating? I got one bad score off an Uber (the driver was pissed they had to wait a couple of minutes for my elderly mum to make it down the stairs) and for ages afterwards I couldn't get a ride by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 12:36am)

I'd say anywhere from £60-£120/month for a duel-fuel tariff depending on the level of insulation, the people underneath you, extent of WFH, and how much of a wuss you are in winter If you've a smart meter, Octopus Energy do a smart tariff where you pay more for electricity between 4pm-7pm but less outwith those hours, I've found I save about £10-20 a month by using that tariff and avoiding using the shower/washing machine/dishwasher during those hours (nothing else has high enough demand to make much difference) by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 2:05pm)

I developed it in my late 30s, then magically this year it seems to have disappeared. Weird. by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 6:56pm)

so much this, also it's amazing how many folk think that if there's no women/non-white people present, that's carte blanche to be casually sexist/racist with the interviewers by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 8:29pm)

couple of them camera-nicking monkeys please by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Jun 2021 8:32pm)

There's a huge amount of redevelopment money going into the area, but said redevelopment consists of basically completely bulldozing and starting from scratch. New housing developments, parks, community facilities - the future is bright. The parts where it hasn't yet been erased from the earth are pretty much the worst bits of the whole city - not necessarily dangerous, but definitely grim. Huge drug and drink problems. Avoid completely. by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jun 2021 11:51am)

Believe me, visiting for an afternoon will give you more than enough of the picture by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Jun 2021 12:27pm)

I'm going to agree with this, insofar as I've been to a lot of places in Europe, and anywhere there is a city or town of any size, there are drunken youths being antisocial in public. It's not an economic or social thing (although they might affect the frequency), it's a testosterone thing. A recent example, I was waiting at a bus station on the Swiss/Liechtenstein border - a small commuter town in possibly one of the most affluent places on the entire globe, everyone in big posh houses, almost 100% employment and everywhere pristine like the queen was about to visit - and yet, there they were, a group of 8 teenagers drinking the local equivalent of special brew and picking fights with anyone who came within 10 yards. It's universal. by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jul 2021 10:54pm)

It was the train/bus station in Sargans, so nearby- could have been the same guys Checking back this was 2016 by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Jul 2021 10:47am)

walk along the Kelvin way - up past Summerston it disappears into woodland and with the passing herd of roe deer you wouldn't know you're in the city (once you get past the last group of drinking neds) Similarly the canal, once past Possil Marsh, feels like open countyside by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Jul 2021 12:24pm)

In a similar vein: https://www.citycentremuraltrail.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Jul 2021 6:26pm)

On the latter part, a Glasgow-Edinburgh commute (or vice versa) is doable but pretty painful, and not really something you want to do for the long term. Once you add on door-to-door travel time at each end, you're losing pretty much minimum 2.5 hours per day. If you're in a relationship and only one of you is doing this, it leads to a pretty unequal setup, with one partner leaving way earlier and coming home far later than the other. From experience, would not recommend. We were doing this for about 18 months and after about 6 it sucked hard. And that's ignoring the £2k/year in train fares. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jul 2021 11:31pm)

While both cities have a reasonable tech job market, I would say that neither is particularly huge, and it's good to keep your options open. So I would suggest looking for jobs first, and then making decisions on where to move based on that. It may be that each of you finds the job you want in a different city, and so the best arrangement would be to live somewhere between them (e.g. Stirling/Falkirk) and commute in different directions. I've explained upthread why working in one of the two cities and living in the other sucks as an option. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jul 2021 11:37pm)

Speaking from experience, living in remote west Scotland away from civilisation is amazing ^^^for ^^^4 ^^^months ^^^of ^^^the ^^^year by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jul 2021 11:43pm)

Even if you haven't done much walking, the route is a lot easier than it's reputation - it mostly goes around stuff rather than over them, so doesn't really involve that much climbing at all, and with the exception of part of the Loch Lomond stretch the paths are very good. As a result, you can expect to average about 2 to 3 miles an hour, which means that if you follow the 'recommended' 10 days you're going to be only walking at most 4 or 5 hours a day, which means you'll be done each day by lunch and spending a lot of time sat around campsites being eaten alive. So I'd really recommend going for a 7-day itinerary even if unfit, but even better - don't have an itinerary at all, and leave yourselves the options of different length days depending on the state of your feet and the weather. In terms of prep, you really only need to get your feet sorted. Get them used to walking 10+ miles several days in a row, wearing the boots/walking trainers you're going to use. This will make all the difference between a happy jaunt through beautiful scenery vs a gruelling blisterfest. The other thing is, as I've said, the WHW bypasses all the cool stuff. You get to see amazing mountains, but you don't go up them. Leave yourself a spare day or two to take detours. If nothing else, you might be glad of a spare day at the end to head up Ben Nevis rather than immediately jumping on the train home. by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Jul 2021 10:16pm)

3 days is doable for an experienced and fit walker carrying minimal equipment - the ultrarunners do it in one go https://westhighlandwayrace.org/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Jul 2021 10:48pm)

Just wait til you hit 40 by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Jul 2021 1:10pm)

It was closed off when I was there on Saturday by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Jul 2021 10:45pm)

The John Muir Way from Helensburgh to Dunbar has a cycle-friendly variant that can be done in a couple of days with a single night stopover (it says 4-5 days but frankly you could walk it in that), but you might need to deviate from the route a bit to find somewhere to wild camp https://johnmuirway.org/doing-route/cycling-route/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Jul 2021 10:53pm)

Given the chaos being caused by the J17 closure, and the fact it's not likely to re-open for a couple of years, I'm guessing it's part of trying to figure out a better set of diversions than just funnelling everyone down Dobbie's Loan - maybe a counterflow or something by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Jul 2021 10:47pm)

It seems to vary for me, often ok but I've had a few times lately where J16 has been backed up all the way to Rockvilla and nothing's moving by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Jul 2021 11:37pm)

Are you female or non-binary? If not, then you're being politely asked not to attend, so that it can be a safe space for female and non-binary people who might otherwise be put off attending such events due to the typical demographic. By 'not policed' they mean they're not going to ask questions or look inside your pants at the door, as with any such safe space, because obviously policing gender like that wouldn't be very welcoming. As you identify as male, you're being asked not to attend this course, and instead go to one of the many other such courses that will welcome you. by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jul 2021 1:08am)

Because there'd be no justification for it; the justification for having a female & non-binary event is clearly made. by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jul 2021 1:31am)

Yes, because as it says in the link. Existing events (for which anyone of any gender is welcome - there's no absence of provision here) are male-dominated. Hence having an explicitly non-male space increases access and inclusion. Having male-only spaces would not. Not responding further because if you haven't grasped the concept of safe spaces by 2021 then I'm not going to carry on a bad faith discussion. by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jul 2021 1:38am)

yup, got hit near Kirkintilloch yesterday by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jul 2021 1:36pm)

The support structure is fucked and the bridge props need to be replaced before it can re-open. Someone here who claimed to be in the know suggested that would be the likely timeframe https://swtrunkroads.scot/scottish-south-west-trunk-roads/m8/essential-works-m8-j16-j17-woodside-viaducts/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jul 2021 4:36pm)

It's the phantom downvoter(s), don't take it personal, they do it to everything by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Jul 2021 12:54pm)

Co-wheels car club has electric vehicles (including small vans) for about a fiver an hour by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Jul 2021 12:51pm)

> so smart meter reads really only work if you stay with the supplier who installed the meter This is only the case for a subset of SMETS1 meters which weren't able to be updated to the new DCC protocol, so this issue only applies to about 1 in 5 meters in the UK, and only ones installed before 2018. by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Jul 2021 12:58pm)

Just seen the weather forecast for the holiday weekend oof by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Jul 2021 2:29pm)

He's a keen cyclist so anyone near the Sustrans route should keep an eye out by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Jul 2021 5:06pm)

> Just like most people you know have has ... measles Er...no. It kills 1 in 3 young children it infects, and is incredibly dangerous for pregnant women. Measles has not been something we accept spreading since about 40 years ago, it's a very serious disease. Cases in the UK are in the low hundreds per year, and that only because of the rise of anti-vaxxers. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 7:42pm)

A lot of running clubs use the track at St Peters The Apostle school in Clydebank - proper 8-lane all-weather 400m track with floodlights etc I don't know the arrangements but if a Scottish Athletics member you might be able to arrange access. Or join one of said clubs :) by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 9:08pm)

Maryhill is 200m Plus last time I was there it had been competely fucked by quad bikes by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 9:14pm)

If you're not familiar with Scotland then leases here are month-to-month - ie you could move in to whatever you can find just to have somewhere to live, then move out again with 28 days notice once you've found something better. Many agencies will tell you the leases have 6/12 month terms, but this is a lie - such agreements were outlawed a couple of years ago. There is no minimum term. https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord/the_private_residential_tenancy by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 9:21pm)

Great. Out of interest, in your future where catching covid becomes a normal and repeated occurrence, where do those of us vulnerable and shielding fall? by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 10:31pm)

So, then, perhaps it's important to consider the wide spectrum of what 'endemic' means, and that Covid could be endemic in the sense of measles (massively infectious but almost entirely suppressed in the West by an incredibly effective vaccination campaign and case management) or even Polio (effectively non-existent by a huge coordinated multi-decadal campaign across the globe) rather than in the sense of flu? It's pointless to extrapolate from existing diseases, because Covid is like none of them. The nature of Covid's 'endemic' nature is what we choose it to be, and I hope that, unless you're proposing curtailing life expectancy by 1 to 2 decades and writing off the quarter of the population with co-morbidities, that flu is not your baseline for success. by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 11:08pm)

sorry, I'm wankered and missing the pub by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jul 2021 11:33pm)

By law all deposits have to be placed in an independent secure scheme, so they can't keep your deposit without valid reasons (which you can appeal) https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/paying_for_a_home/deposits/tenancy_deposit_schemes Basically, you have a lot more rights as a tenant up here - doesn't mean landlords and agencies don't still try it on, but generally it's now very easy for you to claim all your money (and in the case of deposits 3x the amount as damages) back if they do See also all advance fees/holding deposits/agency charges being illegal by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Jul 2021 12:50pm)

Last time I was up there the loop east off Balmore Rd was completely overgrown and barely passable on foot, let alone bike - and bypassing this would entail cycling along the worst bit of the road for about a mile by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Jul 2021 12:59pm)

Was gonna say, ours is relatively civilised compared to the gauntlet of pickpockets you get at e.g. Gare Du Nord or Milan Centrale the second you step off the train by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 1:57pm)

At face value, it's the statement that trans rights are not entirely compatible with the hard-won sexual equality of women and should be carefully managed so as to not infringe on those freedoms In reality, it's blowing minor issues of implementation (e.g. changing rooms, womens prisons) out of all proportion in order to legitimise transphobia and the blanket denial of trans rights and identity by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 2:41pm)

It is, his decline into rabid extreme transphobia at the total cost of his career and family is a pitiful story to say the least by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 2:45pm)

Kind of, but it's so extreme that you have to wonder if there's cognitive decline at play by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 2:54pm)

aye, me and the lads have got the Ubers ready for some banging nights out in Carlisle and Berwick upon Tweed by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 2:50pm)

And also worth noting that a significant proportion of TERFs have have never previously had any involvement in or shown any concern whatsoever about the RF bit by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 3:17pm)

nooooooooooooooooooooooo by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 4:06pm)

The key aspect is whether you think that niche issue (which has already been dealt with for some decades now by the relevant governing bodies without any cause for wider concern) has any relevance to the wider question of trans rights in society. by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 4:11pm)

In much the same way conflating homosexuality and paedophilia was used to deny gay rights until disturbingly recently by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 5:20pm)

Ah well, best of luck with becoming sure by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jul 2021 7:25pm)

Note that GCU is right next to the central bus station, Queen St train station, and the subway. You could basically live anywhere in the city (and beyond) and have an easy commute. I know public transport is a dirty word in the US, but if you weren't fixated on walking then the city is your oyster. by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jul 2021 8:55pm)

it's not automatic, you have to request it via the booking website, but the letter is available as soon as you've had your second it's proof of vaccination, not immunity by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jul 2021 9:46pm)

Mine came in 2 days by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jul 2021 9:45pm)

to me North Glasgow is Springburn / Possilpark / Sighthill and those kinds of areas rather than Maryhill I still wouldn't call them dangerous (these days) but definitely among the shittiest parts of the city and to be avoided by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 12:30am)

How about a good bit of brutalism: Glasgow Uni: Boyd Orr, QMU, Hunterian, Rankine, Adam Smith Strathclyde Uni: McCance/Collins buildings with the International Style Livingstone Tower on top Savoy Centre Wise Offices on Charlotte St Bourdon Building on Renfrew St Anniesland Court Old City of Glasgow College Building (not brutalist but similar vein) Other 'so bad it's good' stuff: Kentigern House, Tay House, Cineworld Temple/Provan Gasworks, Ruchill Hospital Water Tower by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 12:31pm)

> the response is no sorry, that's your allocation That's clearly bollocks; each of the tenements on our street (8 or 11 flats) have 6 blue bins apiece. by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 5:18pm)

Are you sure it's tendonitis and not a partial rupture? If it's that bad I'd be tempted to get a second opinion by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Jul 2021 3:58pm)

bear in mind the 10 from 4 household restriction indoors (15 from 15 outdoors) - not passing judgement on whether to respect the rules, just that if you try and do this indoors you might be putting staff in a difficult position by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Jul 2021 5:16pm)

Last of the restrictions should be dropped on Aug 9th, but until then https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-0/ As I say, I doubt any venue is going to care about what goes on outside, but they're still expected to prevent groups mixing indoors until then - not entirely unreasonable seeing as about 1 in 40 people in Glasgow have Covid right now, so it's also about protecting workers by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Jul 2021 6:02pm)

it's easy to rule out a full rupture - presumably they did the calf-squeeze thing? but partial ruptures can be harder to diagnose without a proper scan - tendonitis can definitely be painful, but if it's too painful to walk and not noticeably getting any better after a couple of weeks, you should let your GP know as that could indicate partial rupture, which may not heal on its own. How it happened matters too - did you specifically do something that hurt it, or has it just gradually come on? by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Jul 2021 8:46pm)

It's been so hot, the Possilpark ice cream vans have started selling ice cream by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 1:57pm)

I'm not sure if it's been resolved yet, but the normal Arran ferry was replacing one of the hebridean ones that was out of service, meaning a smaller ferry than normal doing the Ardrossan-Brodick route by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 1:55pm)

Received Pronounciation Historically, it means the 'clipped' affected English accent that was used by BBC presenters up until the 1970s, but has been pretty much extinct since regional accents became acceptable in the media. The queen speaks 'old' RP. Nowadays it's used to refer to any English accent which isn't clearly of a particular region, and as a result is associated with either posh folk/tories who have avoided their 'uncouth' local accent (hence the negative connotations of RP), but can also just be people who have grown up in urban areas like London that have a big mix of languages and accents. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jul 2021 5:38pm)

The Ruchill one is apparently restarting on 14th Aug, don't know if that's across the board by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jul 2021 6:14pm)

Just back from a day out in the Ochils, set off early specially as we assumed it would be rammed between the weather and the holidays Got there and no cunts about, car parks and hills empty, barely saw 5 people all day Everyone too sunburned and hungover? by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jul 2021 6:16pm)

yup, once got a black cab there and got stung by the out-of-city-limits surcharge (although he could have warned us and just dropped us inside the limits, as you say it's right there) by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jul 2021 7:58pm)

exception to the gig one - my first date with my wife was to a gig, but it was to a band we discovered we were both into, and wanted to see (this also works well because it doesn't have to be a pressured 'date' as such - just two people arranging to go along to a gig together) by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jul 2021 8:11pm)

Don't know about feigning, I'm one of the many folk who is having to use J16 instead of J17 and the first couple of times I ended up in that lane - no way of knowing til you get to the end of it that it's turning right (which is my eternal gripe about UK road markings, why put the lane direction only in the spot where there'll always be a car on top of it) by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Jul 2021 12:16am)

I just donated one to [common wheel](https://www.commonwheel.org.uk/) in Maryhill, by the looks of the workshop they have a fair few available by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Jul 2021 1:46pm)

Everyone here is being very nice about Govan, and I wouldn't disagree with anything that's being said, but not knowing your frame of reference I would just point out that [Govan was recently found to be the 8th most deprived neighbourhood in the entire of the UK](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/centreforspatialdemographics/documents/PopChange2_DeprivationChange.pdf) So, you know, while that doesn't mean it's a post-apocalyptic wasteland, nor that the people aren't sound, set expectations accordingly by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Jul 2021 1:55pm)

The report is from 2018, but yes fair point hadn't spotted it was 2011 census data As I said, I'm not disagreeing that Govan has been improving, I'm just trying to give a bit of a basis for someone who has given no frame of reference - and as their post history shows they're coming to study at UoG and have been looking at Hyndland, where people are saying 'better than it used to be' it might help to establish what that really means I'm guessing the sort of person that can afford international student fees and more expensive neighbourhoods might find Govan a bit of a shock :) by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Jul 2021 2:55pm)

Firhill end is fine, but there's a big difference between south of Maryhill Rd and north of it, most streets are fine but a few are a bit iffy. It's basically right on the edge between affluent west end and shitty north Glasgow. I live right there, feel free to message me if you want to know about a specific street Right by the Tesco is sort-of-ok but you are right next to the Wyndford estate which is a bit of a hotspot for antisocial stuff (the roundabout right at the back of the car park is where a police officer got attacked during last years' heatwave when the estate kicked off) by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jul 2021 6:46pm)

You can watch live here: https://map.blitzortung.org/#5.41/54.146/-3.884 Currently the thunderstorms are a bit north of us, and not looking anywhere near as bad as they were down south You're overthinking, Glasgow's drainage can cope with most of what gets thrown at us, I'm off out for a run by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jul 2021 7:16pm)

I think they also communicate it badly - a yellow warning over an area doesn't mean 'this whole area is going to have thunderstorms', it means 'there's probably going to be thunderstorms and they'll be somewhere in this area' by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jul 2021 9:12pm)

I remember getting a talk from the police where they showed us graphic pictures from Lockerbie fuck knows what that was meant to teach us by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jul 2021 9:15pm)

# # # # by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jul 2021 11:55pm)

Doesn't even make sense unless you think the catholic church is in the habit of setting fires in order to deconsecrate its own land by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Jul 2021 9:46pm)

People brazenly driving through red lights at pedestrian crossings seems to have become a new thing by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jul 2021 1:39pm)

sounds like a euphemism for prison by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 11:03am)

In answer to your first question > Like who has that much money on top of a deposit! Non-first time buyers, who have the capital from the sale of their existing house to use to cover a greater down payment. Effectively, you only need to raise a deposit the first time you buy a house - as that money is captured in the value of the property, and you pay off part of the mortgage as well, you then have that equity to use in future purchases without having to use savings again. by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 5:46pm)

Tell them you do pay road tax, but you're a zero-emissions vehicle so it's free. by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 6:01pm)

The trick is to not eat so much that you can't leg it when the bill comes by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 8:12pm)

They're shite because the roads department was £3000 short this year, it's all your fault by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 11:03pm)

Clearly if they were the 4th best offer then there's at least 3 people who would buy it off them at that price by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 11:11pm)

That's a weird question - there's nowhere in Glasgow it isn't safe to walk down the street, and even if there were still such areas, if she's just visiting then it's very unlikely she's going to have any reason to go to them I mean as with any city have a little care if walking home alone from the city centre at 3am, and don't go in the parks at night, but that's about it by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 11:17pm)

there are extractor kits specially designed to be completely installed from inside (the outer bit unfolds, a bit like doing a ship in a bottle) - no external work needed by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 4:29pm)

As a test, pretend to be a potential buyer and see if you can get a viewing (which of course you can subsequently cancel) As others have pointed out, you really really shouldn't be having problems getting viewings in the current market, especially at your listing price. Strongly suspect the estate agent is the problem by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 8:45pm)

[can be done from inside](https://www.toolstation.com/xpelair-simply-silent-extractor-fan-wall-kit/p28327) by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 10:40pm)

West on the Green? by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Aug 2021 10:55pm)

2 days for me by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 1:33pm)

most places that are bought to rent out, though, have N+1 bedrooms, where N is what they had originally so the +1 room is always crammed in via internalising the kitchen or similar hence when OP is looking at 2-bed rentals, he's really looking at converted 1-bed flats by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 6:44pm)

The whole area is still uncontrolled parking (though not for much longer), so just patrol Murano St and the streets south of Maryhill Rd and you'll find something by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 6:51pm)

Fuck that, it's bad enough on holiday when you're a hostage at your table, dying of thirst or wanting the bill and you haven't seen a waiter in an hour, long live bar service by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 3:41pm)

If you are both named on the council tax bill, then you should have separate identities and accounts on the system, with details provided in each of the 2 bills which should have been addressed to each of you individually. You need to each log into those separate accounts and do the address change for yourselves. by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 6:44pm)

Don't get me started on the apps - they just make everything needlessly complicated Sometimes you just want a quick pint, and preferably not one that gets poured and then spends half an hour going flat and warm until someone's available to bring it to you Pubs weren't broke, don't need fixing, and is definitely something where the old normal should return by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 6:50pm)

pay no heed to the votes on this subreddit, it's all just the luck of who clicks up/down first, then everyone else follows by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 8:14pm)

Some days people want to be activists and challenge those in society who oppose equality Some days people just want a haircut by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 8:25pm)

It's not a recommendation of a trans-friendly hairdresser. OP asked for a recommendation of a trans-friendly hairdresser, not unsolicited advice on their current status in society by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 8:57pm)

If doing this, really would recommend using purification tablets or a water filter e.g. https://www.tiso.com/tiso-wago-1126789/water-to-go-go-bottle-filter-black-tiso-wago-1126789 While most of the time you'd be ok without one, there is a lot of livestock in Scotland and it only takes one dead sheep or deer upstream to make you very, very ill indeed- and no way to tell from just looking at the water by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 11:48pm)

I tend to be self-sufficient (I don't like stopping and tend to be cycling places without any facilities) so if on longer rides I use a hydration backpack, and also carry some purification tablets as a backup by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Aug 2021 11:55pm)

In terms of leaving a contract with a factor, if you have more than half of the residents all agreeing to terminate the contract (exact majority needed might be in the title deeds but cannot be more than 2/3rds), then there is nothing the factor can do. [More info](https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2013/03/common-repair-common-sense-guide-to-managing-tenements/documents/common-repair-common-sense-short-guide-management-tenements-scotland-pdf/common-repair-common-sense-short-guide-management-tenements-scotland-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/Common%2BRepair%252C%2BCommon%2BSense%2B-%2Ba%2Bshort%2Bguide%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bmanagement%2Bof%2Btenements%2Bin%2BScotland.pdf) Self-factoring is certainly possible (and I think more common over in Edinburgh) but somebody needs to take responsibility for collecting money, dealing with people who don't pay, arranging contractors to do work, organising insurance etc etc - so it's not without significant overheads by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 12:03am)

Check the title deeds for the flat - the procedures for appointing/cancelling factors should be detailed there If it isn't in the title deeds (e.g. they haven't been updated since devolution/the Tenement Act 2004), then there are legal defaults which basically require a majority of properties to agree - see my link below by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 12:21am)

> was never an issue there for any trans people wow....just, wow by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 12:37am)

Aside from the problematic conflation of Katoey and transgender woman, I'm genuinely marvelling over the idea of the experience of transgender people in Thailand - in any context - being something we should aspire to Never wondered *why* most of the hairdressers are Katoeys? by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 1:05am)

I've already incorporated the big slide into my running route by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 9:13am)

[Just walk up to any test centre and ask for them](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/test-and-protect/coronavirus-covid-19-get-a-test-if-you-do-not-have-symptoms). They gave me 4 packs (28 tests) last time. No need to order or book. by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 11:32am)

Not great for my sleep patterns, I've got eurosport so I've been up far too late nearly every night watching any old shite like 2nd round canoe sprint qualifying Really felt for the british lassie in the 400m hurdles who ran straight into the first hurdle on her first heat. Imagine 5 years of training and flying across the world just to fuck it like that on international telly. She looked absolutely mortified by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 12:13pm)

Also cos Rune Glifberg is so old he was a playable character in THPS1 by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 2:12pm)

shhh don't tell them about the samosas by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 3:41pm)

this, Rishi's dosas are amazing £15 gets you a 'family dosa' the literal size of the table by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 3:41pm)

Fineholm, unbelievably, make the rest look good by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 5:43pm)

I'm with QCF and pay £50/month (incl. insurance) by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Aug 2021 9:18pm)

Literally just bought a new tent, sorry guys by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Aug 2021 4:55pm)

https://www.lightningmaps.org/ is better because you can literally see the thunder rolling across the map at the speed of sound before you hear it in real life, but for some reason doesn't seem to be working at the moment by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Aug 2021 5:05pm)

If you know the code and the problem is that the bin men don't, the short-term solution seems pretty obvious? by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Aug 2021 11:24pm)

And 90% of the time it's 'look what happened yesterday in Glasgow' above a picture from Wolverhampton that's been doing the rounds on Facebook since 2009 by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Aug 2021 11:26pm)

Ok, but how do you know they've actually done anything with it? Have you met council workers? If the bin men aren't able to get in, then clearly the new code hasn't been communicated to them, so someone needs to be there with the door open waiting for them. At the same time you could ask them what they think the code is and find out if they can update their app or whatever they use to note it down Similarly if the problem is that the have the right code but are sacking it off because they don't want to deal with the backlog - the solution is exactly the same, be there waiting for them by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 12:01am)

I'm not disagreeing that this *should* be fixed by talking to the depot, or contacting GCC, or the factor But we know GCC are dysfunctional, we know binmen will find any excuse not to empty bins, and we know factors are cunts. Again, the depot *saying* the bin men know the code is absolutely no guarantee that's true, and the evidence it's not true is because the bin men are not emptying your bins. The depot are just telling you whatever gets you off the phone and avoids anyone having to take responsibility for fixing it. So I'm purely suggesting that - while it would be ideal that this could be resolved by the way you're doing it - far, far easier than banging your head against all of the above, is surely just to talk directly to a bin man when they come to empty your bins? by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 12:32am)

electricity is about 16p/kWh and gas is about 4p/kWh, so it's a pretty huge difference by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 2:18pm)

is it just normal electric resistive heaters or storage heaters with two meters? If the latter, you can save a lot by getting on an economy tariff and learning to use them correctly by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 2:24pm)

you mentioned there is a smart meter one option that can help is to join the Octopus Energy Agile tariff https://octopus.energy/agile/ (they're currently the only company providing this as far as I'm aware) basically your electricity price changes over time and is linked to the wholesale price of electricity - which in Scotland varies a huge amount thanks to the amount of wind power on the system so what ends up happening is that you pay a lot more (about 3x as much) for any electricity you use between 4pm and 7pm (ie peak times), but a lot less for electricity outside that time, and at night the price can go to zero or even negative (ie you literally get paid to use electricity - counterintuitive I know but it's true) so if you use that tariff, and keep an eye on the prices through their webapp, and turn your heating on and off according to the price of electricity, you can save an awful lot (and also be a lot greener because you're basically maximising your use of renewables) obviously it's a bit of an overhead in terms of effort, but you can save a chunk by doing this by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Aug 2021 3:35pm)

Could be there is a restriction on reporting, i.e. it relates in some way to ongoing criminal proceedings by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Aug 2021 2:50pm)

If you like your meat, The Spanish Butcher will happily take a good chunk of your inheritance by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Aug 2021 5:35pm)

did you see the economist's survey a little while back? You're absolutely right - some cunts won't be happy unless we are constantly in lockdown - quite irrespective of covid! [A quarter say nightclubs and casinos should never reopen; almost two in ten would support an indefinite ban on leaving home after 10pm “without good reason”.](https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/07/10/some-britons-crave-permanent-pandemic-lockdown) by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Aug 2021 1:22pm)

back to COP26, he should be working on solving the climate crisis not fannying about by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Aug 2021 2:36pm)

the leader of the free world drinking bucky is not a laughing matter, thank you very much by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Aug 2021 6:23pm)

I'm intrigued by the derogative use of middle class round here My parents were both schoolteachers. This makes me pretty firmly stereotypically middle class. What aspect of this am I meant to be ashamed of? by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Aug 2021 7:35pm)

I think, though, that you're conflating class and wealth. Middle class people - and upper class people - can be poor and have those experiences, and working class people can often be wealthy and protected in those ways. Who is more likely to live in a 4-bed detached down a nice safe cul-de-sac in Newton Mearns? The teacher, or the self-employed tradesman? Class has little to do with how protected you are from the shittiness of everyday life. My grandmother was self-declared upper class and could have told you exactly what order to put the spoons out, but spent her life as a single mum with 4 kids in a bedsit. I don't want to get into a pissing match over poverty, quite the opposite, I grew up in an average street in an average bit of a big UK city, and I absolutely had to deal with all of the things you describe, and like anyone else there were dry periods where my parents were unemployed and food was a luxury. Those experiences are just normal in Thatcher's Britain, any demographic or economic data shows that the median experience is way, way lower down than people think. This is just normal life. And similarly, in terms of anti-social behaviour, there are many low-income deprived communities across the UK which somehow don't suffer from the same problems Glasgow has. Aggressive behaviour and shitting in closes is awful to deal with no matter what frequency you encounter it or who your dad knows. I think there is a particularly Scottish attitude - deeply held by many Glaswegians in particular - that looks to inverse snobbery and self-pity as a displacement activity- woe is me and my life in particular, why should I do anything about improving things while *those* folk all eat foie gras and laugh at me. I have certainly had the conversation before where someone accused me of judging them because they had a 'working class' accent, and I had to point out that no, I was judging them because they were being a twat. by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Aug 2021 9:02pm)

The best pub in Glasgow - The Three Judges in Partick - has Sunday jazz sessions, not restarted yet though as far as I'm aware by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Aug 2021 4:14pm)

They all have facebook pages, and I'm pretty sure every one in and around Glasgow is restarting this Saturday. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Aug 2021 5:54pm)

also from my understanding of the statements, the cones etc on the motorway itself aren't there for work to be carried out - they're to restrict the number of lanes/volume of traffic on the problem bit so there isn't too much weight on the affected piles by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Aug 2021 11:35pm)

Isn't that just London being weird? Nowhere else in the UK does the junctions-without-lights thing I find it terrifying as a pedestrian there, given the speed people seem to drive - trying to dive across busy junctions when there's no sequence for pedestrians to cross, no idea if that taxi being driven like a drag racer is going to give you time or just mow you down for being a filthy walker in other words, it's the Londoners that are mad by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Aug 2021 11:43pm)

Absolutely zero skill, that's part of the point of it. You can literally walk round if you want. It's very welcoming to any and all. by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 12:27pm)

was looking forward to it restarting, but I did the Three Lochs Way yesterday and can barely move today by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 12:57pm)

I think they stopped allowing them because the scanners often struggle to read screens - particularly if it's wet - and it leads to big finish line queues with folk faffing about trying to find the right app and screen brightness etc by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 1:08pm)

Parkrun is really just a front, shadow funded by HP and Epson to get people to buy more printer ink by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 1:27pm)

All the big city centre parks are about the same price, but if you're willing to walk a little e.g. from anderston or across the Clyde from Tradeston there's a lot of cheaper options https://www.parkme.com/en-gb/glasgow-uk-parking by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 2:01pm)

I used Achilles Heel for orthotic insoles before, fortunately in my case the £50 generic ones worked fine, but if I remember correctly I was quoted about £140 for custom ones (this was about 2 years ago) by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 5:13pm)

you can see it on the event pages, e.g. [the fastest time at Victoria Parkrun today was 17:02](https://www.parkrun.org.uk/victoria/results/latestresults/) by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Aug 2021 10:02pm)

Went up to Arrochar for a daunder up a hill With £1/hour parking, it's no wonder you pass all these folk in running kit sprinting up and down the hills as fast as possible by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Aug 2021 7:28pm)

2 days for me as well. Search the subreddit, others have asked this a few times, all responses seem to be 2-3 days by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Aug 2021 7:26pm)

re: side note it might be easier to pass outside the city, but that also means you'll be a less competent/confident driver in the city I did my lessons/test in a tiny rural town with one roundabout and one set of traffic lights, meant passing was an absolute piece of piss. I then spent the first year of my licence absolutely shitting it whenever I had to deal with things like big junctions in rush hour or dual carriageways.... by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 12:57pm)

We pay £50/month factor fees of which £30 is insurance for a similar tenement, but it really depends on your building - there might be specific reasons (subsidence, weathering, previous claims) why your building is more expensive by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 1:00pm)

Wasps only build nests seasonally - they don't get re-used, and in September once temperatures start to drop the queen will move out and the rest will die off So if you've been living with it there without any problems, I wouldn't worry about it by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 4:53pm)

Net migration to Scotland in year ending June 2020: [+16,900](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/scotlands-facts/scotlands-net-migration) Number of new-build homes constructed in Scotland over the same period: [17,029](https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/article/scotland-hits-100-000-affordable-homes-milestone-but-covid-hits-recent-completions) by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 10:14pm)

We used George at the same place (both for initial mortgage and remortgaging), would also recommend - he's also good for advice on navigating the local market by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 11:44pm)

I don't get how that's an improvement, presumably the answer is still no, doing things in a different order doesn't magically make them more affordable Here, you have exactly the same information but in addition you know in advance what you can borrow on a place so don't waste time with solicitors. How is that worse? by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 11:51pm)

It's the same banks lending the same mortgages and valuing the property using the same basis Why would the same bank value property differently in Scotland compared to England? The home report value is just a guidance, banks will do their own assessment based on exactly what you're talking about when deciding whether to lend, and their valuation is a long-term one rather than the current position of the market, making it difficult to borrow when the market is as it is at the moment. > If you are willing to offer that much for a property, then the house is generally deemed to be worth that amount No, that's patently wrong. A bank is not going to lend you more than their valuation, in England or in Scotland. The bank wants to make sure the collatoral covers the loan and their calculation of what they are willing to lend does not take your offer into account in any way. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Aug 2021 2:22am)

The Tenements Act applies to more than just traditional tenements (though was written with those in mind): basically if it's a block of flats within the city limits and doesn't have a lift, it's probably covered https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18323 The first place to find out more is your property deeds - this should list processes for appointing a new factor, disputes etc The Tenements Act does two things - it provides a set of default rules for cases where the deeds do not have anything in them (ie a lot of older properties), but also defines limits to what rules can be included in property deeds So, for example, if your deeds say nothing about appointing a new factor, then the default simple majority of properties applies. If the deeds state a bigger majority is needed, it cannot require more than 2/3rds of the properties to agree. There's also I think some complexities I'm not familiar with around the appointment of property managers for new builds If you think they're overcharging - most there sounds like they're taking the piss but just about within legal limits, but the insurance sounds way off - you need to lodge a complaint with them, and if that isn't resolved satisfactorily you can try and take it to a first-tier tribunal Most importantly, log *everything* https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/housing/repairs-and-improvements-s/property-factors-providing-services-to-homeowners-s/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Aug 2021 4:20pm)

Got given a free Capri-Sun, probably the first one I've had since I was 9 They're shite now though - the paper straws are too weak to pierce the film Fuckin turtles by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Aug 2021 4:45pm)

it's the UK, an 8 hour drive takes minimum 10 on a good day by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Aug 2021 1:20pm)

something something new food concept something something sharing plates something something gochujang by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Aug 2021 1:29pm)

Look up online escrow services, might be one that'll handle multiple people paying in? by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Aug 2021 8:58pm)

GWhat Every One GWants by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Aug 2021 11:37pm)

pub crawl in Finnieston with a crowbar by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Aug 2021 12:07am)

while I agree that AC are shit generally and I wouldn't touch them for a car that's relatively new/expensive, 2 of my cars have been ones that I've bought off AC at a really good price because they basically wanted them off their forecourt (ie they were trade-ins too low value for the space they were taking up) so if you're looking for a cheap first car, and just want to buy something outright rather than finance, you can actually do alright from them same applies to most dealers - just look out for trade-ins they want to shift and you might find they'll take any reasonable offer just to be rid of it by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Aug 2021 7:19pm)

I've actually got a MIJ strat that's been sitting gathering dust and needs a bit of work and I've never got around to selling it, was going to see if he wanted to take it off me for that kind of price, then he went full nutter by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Aug 2021 10:42pm)

Top tip for restaurateurs: if you're going to run an open kitchen, maybe employ a chef who doesn't leave all the used pans on the floor and stand in the middle of them picking his nose and inspecting the results Didn't stay to try the food by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Aug 2021 12:20am)

my wife did it a few weeks back, she had to sit quietly in a comfy chair in an adjoining room with free tea/coffee for 3 hours with the other jurors, then the trial was postponed for some reason and they were all sent home with a packed lunch she had to be ready to go back in for the next couple of days but it didn't happen basically, take a book by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 3:21pm)

Most 'rough pubs' are just a collection of alcoholic regulars drinking themselves into an early grave A pub crawl of them would be thoroughly depressing and enough to make anyone methodist by mid-afternoon by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:21pm)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Netrunner/comments/mivnfe/welcome_what_is_netrunner_faq_and_getting_started/ It's an amazing game. Unfortunately the company that makes it stopped supporting it a few years ago, but it's still very active. There's a free website you can play it online, and if you get into it you can probably pick up a complete set of cards on ebay for not very much these days. There was a Glasgow netrunner club that met weekly in town, don't know if it's still going. It has a pretty steep learning curve, but there's plenty of youtube tutorials etc and it's well worth learning, especially if there's 2 of you learning at the same time so not getting obliterated by all the experienced folk by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 9:31pm)

it shouldn't be - airbnb isn't allowed on flats in Glasgow unless they have their own front door (doesn't stop people doing it though) by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Aug 2021 9:53pm)

see p11 https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=36872&p=0 by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Aug 2021 8:34pm)

same area as me, eh? I've also been following the scenes, I'm all happy cos the new 1-way system is going to stop my street being a rat run the bit I don't get is the massive fuss over whether it's 6pm or 10pm, makes no difference, surely you're going to need a permit in either case? Unless your plan was to drive in circles every time you got home a bit ahead of schedule? by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Aug 2021 9:13pm)

https://smokybarreljerky.co.uk/products/triple-jerky-offer-3-x-200g-resealable-bulk-expedition-pouches great stuff but pricy by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Aug 2021 9:17pm)

it's a good stop for lunch (get some seafood on the harbour), but Oban is more of a place to get to other places rather than a destination in itself. The area is lovely, the town is a bit meh by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Aug 2021 9:15pm)

well, exactly, I don't usually get home til after 7pm, and I'd be mighty pissed if I have to pay for a residents permit but the spaces are still full of non-permit-payers when I want to use them overall, it's going to be a massive improvement - the only bit that I think is shit is the woefully inadequate amount of EV chargers by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Aug 2021 9:47pm)

2 more to add: Black Pine on GWR in Kelvinbridge Meadow Road on Dumbarton Rd in Thornwood by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Aug 2021 8:55pm)

Just back from up that way just now, was barely stabbed at all by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Aug 2021 9:57pm)

the Scottish school holidays are over but the English ones are still on by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Aug 2021 12:51pm)

yeah, it seems to all be going strong, lots of new capacity and hopefully a brewery tap to visit soon only issue is that we're now approaching a year late for crowdfunder rewards HINT HINT by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Aug 2021 4:52am)

Lidl and Aldi are often surprisingly good (if a little variable) for local breweries, all kinds of weird and wonderful local stock by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Aug 2021 4:56am)

haven't they had another spot on Byres Rd for some time, or is that a different lot using the same name? by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 1:34pm)

ah ok, got confused as even their logo/colour scheme is almost the same, and there seems to be a trend for cheap popular places cashing in by opening expensive upmarket versions of themselves by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 1:57pm)

https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/6h829b/helicopters/diwjxtn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 3:05pm)

you know how during lockdown the city centre looked particularly grim with junkies and nutters, not because there were more of them than normal, but because all the 'normal' people had gone and weren't diluting the insanity? that's Facebook. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 3:10pm)

If he caught up with you at the lights what was the point in overtaking? by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 8:28pm)

Yes, typically they have a box for cyclists ahead of the traffic into which they are permitted to filter, making overtaking cyclists before lights a somewhat pointless endeavour I have no idea whether the cyclist was being a twat, but OP's actions sound like a case of MGIF by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Aug 2021 9:21pm)

Garden Fresh Exotics? Yup, they always have them in, super cheap too by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Sep 2021 1:56pm)

4.5 hours by train on the west coast line by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Sep 2021 8:27pm)

I know Celinos in Partick has pasticcini on their dessert menu, so I assume they probably have them for sale in the deli too by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Sep 2021 1:36am)

We've had this in my area, all the small bins around me have been replaced with one big bin. It's never emptied. It just overflows onto the street until someone (i.e. me) reports it on the app. Then 3 days later its overflowing again. Repeat ad infinitum. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Sep 2021 12:49pm)

Dunno, it's a bit marmite by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Sep 2021 3:56pm)

Don't worry, at some point you'll do something more embarrassing and then that will replace it as the 2am cringe by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Sep 2021 3:55pm)

are you some kind of methane-vent-loving cyanobacteria? I literally got sunburnt lying on the beach yesterday by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Sep 2021 11:20pm)

It's an old railway line so I think it counts as flat (definitely stops being flat once past Kilbirnie though) by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Sep 2021 3:40pm)

while I don't doubt they're being hit by import issues (a lot of 'asian' brands are actually manufactured under licence in the EU), they seemed to be having this problem before any of the Brexit constraints actually started, so I think there's something else at play by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Sep 2021 6:25pm)

Fair enough, not trying to gatekeep - just that with railways almost never going above 1% gradient, that's about as flat as you could ever possibly hope for in the west of Scotland Is she dutch? by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Sep 2021 12:17am)

Where are you getting that info from, because that's not what NHS Scotland are saying, you're supposed to be treated the same as a fully vaccinated person https://www.nhsinform.scot/clinicaltrialparticipants by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Sep 2021 5:24pm)

got to put some effort in, that new tour material isn't going to write itself by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Sep 2021 5:46pm)

Theft has actually been illegal in Scotland since devolution by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Sep 2021 6:42pm)

or a hedgehog by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Sep 2021 6:55pm)

Years ago I went to the Stand and she was compere-ing. Didn't know her, didn't know of her, just some random between acts. She was doing the thing of filling in time by talking to the front row, as comperes do, but she seemed to have confused 'exchanging edgy chat with a few folk' and 'hurling repeated unfunny insults at one person' - so basically between acts what we got was some horrible woman literally throwing insult after insult at this one poor wee lassie at the front. Literally just, "ahahaha you're a fucking wee slut aren't you, bet you're a fucking whore. This your mate, aye? Bet he fucks you an 'aw". No-one was laughing, several people specifically asked her to stop it. Some folk thought maybe it was a stooge and this was the setup for something but the poor girl left in tears at the interval after three rounds of this shit, and so did most of the audience. And later I found out that was Janey Godley and her 'comedy' act. by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Sep 2021 5:20pm)

The Britannia Panopticon? For extra obscure points, how about the old Vogue Cinema in Possilpark, as briefly featured in the music video for [What Becomes of the Broken Hearted by Robson and Jerome](https://youtu.be/NAcGUpQJsjQ?t=138) by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Sep 2021 5:28pm)

My wife just did it, when she phoned the night before they said she had to be available by phone in the morning and prepared to go in if selected In the end she was selected and had to go in but the trial didn't go ahead, she just spent the morning waiting in a side room with free coffee and food before being sent home at lunchtime Take a book, there can be a lot of sitting about by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Sep 2021 6:31pm)

That was the Monday, she had to phone again on Monday evening, was told to wait by the phone Tuesday am, was told Tues morning she wasn't needed that day and to call again in the evening, and then Tues evening was told that was it. Apparently the free packed lunch was pretty good by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Sep 2021 6:51pm)

I bet he secretly likes hummus but hates himself for it by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Sep 2021 2:53pm)

Me too, I'd happily camp right into winter weather but for the fact it gets dark so early by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Sep 2021 3:21pm)

Sitting in Wemyss Bay waiting a couple of hours for a ferry cos apparently they've all been cancelled due to fog Now, l'm not calling Calmac workshy, but I can literally see Rothesay from here by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Sep 2021 8:06am)

Cue 20 new threads from confused international students by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Sep 2021 8:14am)

aye but the next 2 were cancelled as well, and its only 35 mins away so there's been more than enough time since the fog has cleared to do a couple of crossings the 0905 is back on so all is well by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Sep 2021 8:51am)

exactly- I'm not the first to notice their tendency to cancel off-peak services at the slightest gust over the past few years, and they've even been hauled to parliament about it whereas, for example, I've never known the stromness ferry to be cancelled, even under conditions where I really really wish it had been however, I made it to bute and have seen a dolphin and an otter, so all is well with the world by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Sep 2021 9:31pm)

Nesbitts or whatever it's called on Glassford St sells decent whetstones pretty cheap Takes a bit of practice (have a go on a cheap knife first) but pays for itself as a skill by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Sep 2021 9:49pm)

I was an early adopter of both clubs and it was great- got rid of my car as I never failed to get one when I needed it, loved not having to deal with parking/insurance/maintenance (and overall it cost about the same) Then gradually the schemes became more and more popular, but the car numbers barely changed, and then one day about 2 years ago I couldnt visit my sick mum because absolutely nothing was available anywhere all weekend So I became a car owner again :( (also had some shitty dealings with co-wheels a few times, including cars I booked turning out not to exist) by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Sep 2021 7:20pm)

Up to a point. How many other causes - of any kind whatsoever - do you think would be granted rights to conduct 34 seperate marches on the same day? by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Sep 2021 7:56pm)

Proscribed groups are a thing. It's not the thin end of a wedge if you have clear rules for what counts for proscription, which we do, in the form of Hate Crimes legislation. The fact that the Orange Order has so far successfully avoided being defined as a hate group is a separate argument, but the idea that we can't ban groups from public assembly on the basis of their message is pretty evidently false, given that we already do. If they aren't an anti-catholic hate group, then why do they care if they get to march past catholic churches? by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Sep 2021 8:02pm)

Well, the word 'similar' is very busy there - the Orange Order is perhaps partially defined by the proscription law, in that they've sloughed off the parts that would cause them to be proscribed and kept them at arms length (similar to how the BNP repeatedly distanced themselves from parts of themselves in order to maintain recognition as a political party) So the Orange Volunteers - the part of the OO that has committed acts of violence and terrorism - is a proscribed organisation, and it's a matter for the reader as to whether there is actually any meaningful separation between the groups other than that created retrospectively in order for the OO to avoid proscription by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Sep 2021 8:39pm)

Bear in mind too, though, the Orange Order was actually proscribed for much of those 200 years - it was banned (along with the catholic Ribbonists) within a few years of its formation, and the current incarnation is a reformation from the early 20th century that successfully lobbied government for legitimacy and gained it under dubious means. It's always danced along the fine edge of legitimacy and militancy, it's just got a lot better at distancing itself. Arguably the only reason why we see a lot more marching on the protestant side is because the parallel catholic groups never managed the same political feat - not surprising given the obvious leanings of the British state. by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Sep 2021 9:49pm)

If you park in the big laybay about a mile further north along the A82, there's a farm track that goes underneath the railway and up Glen Falloch. This is normally used as the access route to the 4 Munros around the glen, all of which are fairly hard-going, but the road up the glen is itself a fairly easy and pleasant walk among spectacular scenery. After about 2 miles the farm road ends but you can carry on along a fairly good footpath (if a bit boggy in places) for another couple of miles right to the bottom of Beinn a'Chroin by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Sep 2021 1:17pm)

Human Rights Act, Article 11, Freedom to Assemble: Everyone has the right to freedom of **peaceful** assembly No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of these rights other than such as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or **public safety** or for the protection of the **rights and freedoms of others** So again, I'll happily accept there's an argument over whether the OO marches are peaceful, affect public safety and/or are detrimental to the rights and freedoms of others, but if anyone here is making a lazy argument it's you acting like the right to assemble is universal when it morally, ethically, and legally, is not. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Sep 2021 3:03pm)

I think the key difference between us is that you don't acknowledge the fundamental nature of the Orange Lodge and what it represents - as seen by the way you 'both sides' it with the false comparison to cairde na h'eirrean, who are not an equivalent organisation. As I pointed out yesterday, the equivalent anti-protestant groups to the OO were proscribed in the 19th century and no longer exist. The key part of the above is not the 'peaceful' bit but the 'rights and freedoms of others'. The OO was founded as a splinter group of existing protestant/masonic groups *explicitly* to further the cause of the Protestant Ascendancy. In other words, the removal of catholics from public life and office, and the institution of a two-tier ethno-cultural state in Ireland. The OO is not an expression of protestant culture or unionism (both of which are entirely valid), it is an *explicit* expression of opposition to catholics having equal rights to others. Those wishing to march as an expression of their own Ulster Protestant culture should be entirely free to do so as self-expression. Those wishing to march for Unionism should be entirely free to do so as political expression. Those wishing to march for the advancement of the Protestant Ascendancy through the oppression of another ethno-cultural group have no right to that expression because it is predicated on the removal of rights of another. The OO fall as squarely into the paradox of tolerance as any neo-nazi group, and if those involved merely wished to march for self-expression or political goals, there are plenty of other protestant and masonic banners under which they should do so. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Sep 2021 4:38pm)

I think Hobbes sorted that one out quite some time before the OO by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Sep 2021 9:01pm)

keep going, Locke next, at this rate you'll be up to an 18th century understanding of human rights by the start of the week (he approved of child labour, I'll save you the effort of digging up on him) by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Sep 2021 11:14pm)

while it was a different council, I managed to get the 100% premium removed from a previous house that I was having difficulty selling pending a not entirely dissimilar situation - I contacted the council and demonstrated that I was not intentionally trying to leave it unoccupied and was trying to sell it, but it was unmortgageable pending the result of the issue I doubt GCC will tend towards understanding, but just sharing this as proof that it is possible to get these additional charges removed by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Sep 2021 6:19pm)

DELETED There'll be loads of them. Pretty much every little corner shop is a UPS collection point, look for the sticker in the window. Check the shops nearest you? by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Sep 2021 2:27pm)

To be fair, if I had to drive a bus from Summerston to Parkhead and back every day I'd probably run out of human kindness halfway through my first shift too by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Sep 2021 5:58pm)

I've actually made a spreadsheet to work out which Munros are doable in a day from Glasgow (i.e. up to 16 hours for driving in both directions and the walk itself, based on google maps and walk highlands estimates), and it's about 70 This includes stuff like Glenshee, which might be a fair distance, but you can get around 6 tops there and still be back in Glasgow for dinner by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 2:05pm)

It's far less about the salary of the bosses, and far more about the return/dividend to those that hold equity in the business, which does make a substantial difference It also translates into financial risk exposure, cash holdings, assets and liabilities etc Fundamentally co-ops are an entirely different business structure - while it might not make a difference to the salaries that can be paid, it makes an immense difference to where the company's profits go - the employees are the shareholders, and so personally gain from the success of the company. This gain, just as with a shareholder in a private equity-financed company, can be huge. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 4:58pm)

I think you're wilfully misunderstanding what a co-op is. Under a co-op, as you've already argued, the salaries of the workers aren't necessarily any different - they exist in the same competitive market with the same downward price pressures The difference is that if the company grows and is profitable, the returns go to the employees rather than shareholders - and also permits them to make decisions for the long-term benefit of the company and future returns, rather than e.g. private equity which may prioritise short-term returns over long-term investment, or at the extreme even seek to asset strip and run down (very common in this particular area of business) So in no way is a worker in a co-op *worse* off than in a private equity setup, and there are many ways in which they might be significantly better off. They still have their contracts, they still get their contracted pay. A co-op doesn't change the terms of employment, all legal rights to contracted pay and redundancy etc still exist. And the risk is just the same under both scenarios - if the company does badly, they lose their jobs. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 5:30pm)

> I think you misunderstand what a co-op is, not me. No, it's definitely you, you seem to be unable to separate out 'being paid a salary' from 'owning equity' and incapable of understanding that private equity is but one mechanism of financing a company. Explain to me why a co-op running at a loss, as long as it is not bankrupt, makes any greater difference to it's employees wages than a private-equity-firm running at a loss? There's no reason why the books are any different Private equity is not the only route to financing a company, just because the workers own the company does not mean they are the source of the finance. Obviously they are not, because if they were they probably wouldn't need the jobs! by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 7:14pm)

Dunard St? If so, yes, it's a particularly screamy one Nice of the council to give the kids the job of painting the new parking spaces though by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 7:41pm)

At this point, rather than bang my head against what you clearly believe a co-operative is, I strongly suggest you go and read up the very easy to find information on how the UK's many, many co-operatives are structured and financed, and the various forms they take. Their very existence, and the role they've played in the UK economy for roughly 150 years, by definition undermines your attempts to argue that they are unviable. At the very least, understand that there is a whole parallel world of co-operative financing, utilising socialised and/or public money at social discount rates, which has little in common with the world of capital investment you inhabit. (as an aside, I'd love to know your take on Islamic banking - an entire world of finance without interest!) For info, I've worked for a co-op, I sit on the board of a co-op, have been involved in setting up several co-ops, own equity in co-ops through community funds, and am a published author on co-ops, and have had a role in the future financing of Scottish co-ops through the new SNIB. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Sep 2021 8:48pm)

isn't there one on Glasgow Green and another by the Bus Station? Or I've been to the one in Possilpark and that's barely 40 mins walk from the city centre by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Sep 2021 12:59am)

Worked there for about a year when it opened (was on Bothwell St before that), miss it ^not ^really by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Sep 2021 11:46am)

mind a few years back when the entire city stank and it turned out to be a farm out by Erskine that was not just spreading shite, but actual human shite on his fields by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Sep 2021 6:54pm)

also I'm guessing that despite having no discernable work routine or source of income, you own the flat outright so the HA can't touch you by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Sep 2021 6:51pm)

as we're only just down the road from Grangemouth it shouldn't be as much of a problem here by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Sep 2021 1:05pm)

it was struggling before the import restrictions came in by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Sep 2021 7:46pm)

*I'm* taking rational precautions *They're* panic buying idiots by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Sep 2021 7:50pm)

was over in Linlithgow yesterday, bright and sunny, was absolutely roasting then driving back along the M9 we came back to the West of Scotland Wall of Unrelenting Gloom by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Sep 2021 3:56pm)

Pacific Quay is part of the COP26 site by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Sep 2021 4:22pm)

the SECC is the Blue Zone where all the main international politicking will be going on with all the diplomats/negotiators etc the Science Centre is the Green Zone where public groups / NGOs / charities etc will be doing their thing Cessnock Quay is the Innovation Zone for green businesses / techs / start-ups to show themselves off by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Sep 2021 5:41pm)

Cessnock Quay? As above, that's where there's going to be a temporary structure to house the Innovation Zone by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Sep 2021 9:50pm)

On a Friday night? Rammed to the gills by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Sep 2021 4:01pm)

See you in a couple of months once the demands swing back the other way, yet again by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Sep 2021 9:08pm)

I really don't have any strong feelings - I broadly agree with you, but also think that for the most part reddit's built-in systems take care of it, I only think it's the low-effort comment-bait stuff that breaks the pattern and needs active moderation. I just find it funny that this is barely 2 months since there was a big load of folk complaining about the *lack* of moderation, it seems opinion swings back and fro on a regular basis and there's no way you mods can win. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Sep 2021 10:50pm)

Wow, even on a streetview from 5 years ago that building is clearly fucked Yay for absentee landlords and factors by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 9:00am)

if I were a better photographer and, more importantly, not a lazy bastard I would have liked to have done a project documenting the 'shanty pubs' that turned up in various parks and bits of waste ground while the real ones were closed last year by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 11:46am)

I saw them pretty much anywhere with trees in North Glasgow - the woods in Ruchill/Cowlairs/Eastfields Parks, along the south side of the canal through Lambhill and Milton, out by the Kelvin at Summerston. Basically the sort of places you would normally see kids out drinking, but taken over by pub regulars sharing out bags of cans instead of going to their local. Usually made from widdin pallets, stacks of bricks and tarps, along with random furniture gathered from the streets. I saw the police patrolling and breaking up gatherings (back when you weren't meant to be meeting in groups) which meant they also gradually evolved as works of urban camouflage Life will find a way by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 12:31pm)

I use Strava, when creating a route you can tell it to follow the 'most popular' means between two points, filtered by cycling heatmaps As most of the data is recorded from recreational cycling, I find this means it almost always prioritises cycle paths over roads I think Komoot is supposed to be good for similar reasons but haven't used it by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 2:36pm)

there is indeed legal recourse through the council, all shared ownership properties carry a duty to contribute to common maintenance and you don't even need a majority to enforce it https://underoneroof.scot/articles/1097/Work_Notice/Enforcing_repairs_yourself if it isn't happening then it absolutely *is* the factor's fault because that's literally their job by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Sep 2021 2:43pm)

Yes, Glasgow is literally as bad as Donetsk, a city where there has been ongoing civil war for 7 years that has killed 13,000 people, shelled almost every building in the city, and displaced 2.5 million Ukranians. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Sep 2021 12:40pm)

They tend to calm down once they're a month or two in and they've got over the initial excitement / liquidated their student loans by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Oct 2021 4:19pm)

Maryhill definitely *used* to be rough, as it was home to a pretty high volume of drug pushing up to the 90s, but a large part of its reputation is simply that it's the closest not-posh bit of the city to the West End, so it's the only 'normal' bit of Glasgow that incoming Uni students generally come into contact with. In reality, it's very average Glasgow, and not dangerous at all, beyond a few shitty pubs. by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Oct 2021 9:15pm)

I don't know the details, but a work colleague of mine was learning Polish and ended up in some kind of social & cultural exchange / language learning thing via the Polish club next to Kelvingrove, seemed to involve going to the pub a lot by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Oct 2021 10:19pm)

> I believe that if you don't request a refund by 12 noon, they keep the money. This can't be legal. by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 1:35pm)

Huskies and rollerblades by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 7:40pm)

https://ciaopaolo.co.uk/ have always been good for me by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 10:23pm)

This is the complete opposite of my experience, I've gone as an NHS patient, been completely happy with all the treatment and never been upsold anything - but I haven't been since lockdown and I've just noticed the owner Paul (which is who did my treatment) has sold up and it's under new ownership - is your experience with the new owners? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Oct 2021 1:42am)

I tried the one in Finnieston after hearing the hype, the burger was literally raw in the middle. Not rare (I like rare), actually completely raw cold mince. £15 with chips. Meh. by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Oct 2021 2:54am)

Gets my vote, basically 5 Guys but done properly by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Oct 2021 2:56am)

The Japanese case is an example of 'working to rule' which is often used as a less drastic strike option for workers that are used to being taken advantage of (unpaid overtime, etc). As a university employee, we often use working to rule as a form of industrial action because it's pretty universally acknowledged that if university or teaching staff only did the bare minimum their contracts required of them, schools and universities would swiftly collapse as they are completely dependent on informal labour. The problem is, working to rule requires there to be some aspect of your job that you can refuse to do without violating the fundamentals of your contract - so the Japanese were able to drive the trains but conveniently forget to collect fares, for example. Scotrail drivers, however, don't have any 'work to rule' option - as their job is strictly defined, and highly safety constrained - they either do their job or not. by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Oct 2021 2:53pm)

Part of the shared policy programme that the Greens required the SNP to commit to includes specifically diverting a huge chunk of Transport Scotland budget to active travel measures, so both the money and the political will is there, this isn't just lip service https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-shared-policy-programme/pages/responding-to-the-climate-emergency/ > increase the proportion of Transport Scotland’s budget spent on Active Travel initiatives so that by 2024-25 at least £320m or 10% of the total transport budget will be allocated to active travel by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Oct 2021 12:30am)

this is because, being a UN summit, many of said visitors will be coming from countries without effective vaccination programs - trying to impose restrictions would prevent many developing nations from being represented, when they're exactly who we need to attend by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Oct 2021 1:01pm)

A lot of different recommendations here, but weirdly nobody suggesting the Shish Mahal on Park Rd which is the place that claims to have invented it. It's a pretty good, though completely traditionally British, curry house, and it will do exactly what you're looking for. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Oct 2021 8:55pm)

Was a member for a while, neither positive or negative really - it's just a space with some equipment. The equipment is reasonable and you can normally get what you need, but on the other hand there's not much floor space and the weights area is normally full of a weights clique. So it's only really worth joining if you're planning on spending a lot of time on cardio machines. You get a free session with a PT when you join, but mine was a total bellend who took the piss out of me for my lack of upper body strength. Like, that's why I'm here guy On the plus side they made it easy to cancel membership, no drama like some places. It was only £15 when I was a member though, deffo not worth double that compared to what other places are offering by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Oct 2021 10:55pm)

your stereotype might apply to later stuff but part of the magic of BSSM was that EVERYONE was listening to it, that and Nevermind were my generation's Sgt Pepper can understand how it feels like a cliche to anyone under 40, but it wasn't in 1991 by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Oct 2021 6:19pm)

it's the other way round - the majority of negotiations have already happened, but are not yet public - this is the final stage required to have face-to-face fast-track discussions to resolve the remaining sticking points, and then (hopefully) to be able to announce the combined set of NDCs and new Paris Agreement legal framework so, yes, a lot of what will be going on really can only be done face-to-face as it's direct multilateral negotiations to deal with the stuff that *hasn't* already been resolved remotely. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Oct 2021 1:57pm)

I'm guessing you've never had a job where you're expected to run a constituency office, and that requires you to be in another city for around 100 to 150 days per year Just a reminder: if expenses like this weren't permitted, only people with private means would be able to be MPs/MSPs. Think through the logical conclusion of that. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Oct 2021 4:14pm)

there's hunnerds of these places now, do you reckon in Peru they have places you can pet/walk sheep by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Oct 2021 8:02pm)

Only the ones right at the back of the top floor (i.e. that serve the restaurants) are open, I think they've shut the others for this very reason. Still a good option, though, if you can be bothered trekking up three floors Rating **** : nice and clean bogs, pretty quiet, but deducting a star as most of the taps don't work Source: needed a shite by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Oct 2021 1:41am)

It's means-tested and even if she does own the flat it wouldn't be counted if someone else lives there. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/care/paying-for-care/paying-for-a-care-home/do-i-have-to-sell-my-home-to-pay-for-care/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Oct 2021 4:19pm)

opposite the Broomielaw, next to the Squiggly Bridge (which is just off to the right of this pic) by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Oct 2021 3:08pm)

Different bridges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradeston_Bridge by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Oct 2021 3:25pm)

you do new neighbour a favour and they don't invite you in for a cuppa while you wait? by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Oct 2021 7:59pm)

Google 'Kelvin walkway attacks' and you'll see that while such things are infrequent, they do happen - less young teams, more opportunistic weirdos Personally I've avoided it since the really nasty shit went on there back when I was a student by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 2:03am)

Around 2003 there was a group of men that conducted a spate very violent rapes and assaults on lone men around the Kelvin Walkway (Belmont St and Queen Margaret Drive area), dragging them off the street and down into the bushes - I think at least one of the victims barely survived. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/12/ukcrime I was a student living on QMD at the time and we all had to make sure we only went out in groups, big police presence too, but nobody was ever caught by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 1:19pm)

The lanes/exits aren't closed for roadworks, they're closed to reduce the volume of traffic over the affected parts by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 1:37pm)

And the alternative is? by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 1:41pm)

I mean, I guess that would be a very temporary solution Might not want to hang about on it, though, if they did by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 8:27pm)

Join both car clubs (enterprise and co-wheels) and you get a bigger pool of vehicles You should be fine in the evenings/wee hours by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Oct 2021 8:37pm)

You haven't said how long a period the £300 bill is for. Council tax rates are here under 'what do I need to pay': https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/counciltax For a band D property, council tax plus water rates plus sewerage comes to £1845.18 The default is to pay this in 10 monthly installments, so you should be paying £184.52 a month. The fact there is a student there makes no difference as the two of you are not exempt, so no discount. Look under 'reduce my bill' to see if you qualify for any of the benefits based / low income thresholds. If not, welcome to the world of the graduate. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Oct 2021 4:29am)

it's in case you went private instead of waiting, or it's been so long you've moved away by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Oct 2021 3:01pm)

just for info, my wife self-referred to the Nuffield rather than waiting and it cost £280 for an ultrasound checkup by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Oct 2021 7:58pm)

I knew the job market was tough but https://www.facebook.com/jobs/job-opening/521796688912333/ by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Oct 2021 3:00pm)

SEE THEY'RE FUCKING EVERYWHERE by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Oct 2021 3:18pm)

Also there's no way there's that many folk into taking alpacas for a stroll I reckon the alpacas are the secret crime bosses by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Oct 2021 3:15pm)

We tried that and now they beat us at cricket by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Oct 2021 2:51pm)

would also recommend Elenas by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Oct 2021 9:34pm)

I don't know, but someone round here *really* doesn't like tapas by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Oct 2021 10:23pm)

ah yes "I was going to stab this person to death in front of CCTV, but given the recent review of sentencing guidelines I'm not so sure this is the right course of action" is definitely a thought that would go through their heads by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Oct 2021 10:28pm)

> Users who have had their Facebook accounts banned have had their devices rendered inoperable. Just to add to this, I have an OQ1 and a 15-year-old FB account which I never use. One day I logged into FB to find that my account had been deleted - like it had never existed at all. I have no idea why, it's a genuine personal account, never done anything at all iffy with it (basically never used it other than to link to my OQ), FB never responded to any communication and now my OQ is effectively a brick as a result. So, yes, definitely take into account when you buy an OQ that it could be bricked at any time without any recourse. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 12:05pm)

He's 16 so will almost certainly be tried as an adult, and if convicted of murder will face a mandatory life sentence, with a typical minimum sentence of around 21 years. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 1:41pm)

My experience is that they seem to struggle with the number of covers, I've had a great meal there when it's quiet but at peak times it definitely becomes a bit slapdash by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 1:44pm)

"see you next week when am oot the Bar-L" by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 2:43pm)

First to the left could be Glasgow Cathedral? Or maybe the Tolbooth by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 3:13pm)

I thought this was one of the reasons the razor used to be the weapon of choice by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 6:03pm)

Remember the Scottish legal system is entirely separate. Anyone over 12 in Scotland can be tried in a criminal court for serious offences and will face the same sentencing guidelines as an adult, the only difference is the institutions they go to when convicted. Historically, Scotland has actually been rather severe by international standards when it comes to the criminal responsibility of children- the age of criminal responsibilty was 8 years old up until a few years ago. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/law-and-courts/legal-system-s/taking-legal-action-s/young-people-and-the-law-s/ To give you an example, Alisha Macphail's murderer was 16. He's currently serving a life sentence with a 24 year minimum term. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Oct 2021 6:08pm)

can't they do that thing with ramen and sandpaper by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Oct 2021 6:29pm)

The buses aren't striking during COP26. That other thread is incorrect. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 6:39pm)

“Any potential ballot does not effect[sic] services during COP26" Misleading title. The ballot is during COP26, any actual strike would be well after that. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 6:37pm)

If the old lady downstairs doesn't get hers on soon I might have to consider turning mine on, too She's also not taken in her mail for ages, lazy moo by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 6:42pm)

Not that it affects you (as others say it's not your job to deal with the factor), but a) repairs under a certain amount shouldn't need approval from anyone because there should be a float maintenance fund to cover it; b) even if that doesn't apply, the factor doesn't need permission from anyone to do essential repairs, which the front lock definitely counts as; and c) even if that didn't apply, you only need a majority of flats to agree to any works for them to go ahead by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 10:24pm)

to be fair, we did postpone it for that exact reason, it was meant to be last November by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 10:20pm)

Why would that be better? by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 11:02pm)

It's 60,000 people from 196 countries; I don't think the prevalence of CV19 among the small number of UK staff (who are all vaccinated and tested) is really going to make much difference And besides, this has been years in the planning - moving it to another country isn't an option unless it was postponed by the same amount by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 2:30am)

I think the police should be focussing on real crime rather than advancing their own space program by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 12:44pm)

there comes a point when prices have been significantly over HR for so long, it's the HR values that are the issue, because they clearly have no connection to market value by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 7:44pm)

I wonder what kind of explanation there could be for fireworks towards the end of October / start of November We'll get our best guys on the case by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 7:54pm)

it's reported as a single live round, so presumably it went through one person and into the other by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 9:04pm)

Subway should still be fine and walk over from Bridge St - it's not *that* many people coming by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 9:08pm)

According to www.velorim.co.uk/localcenters/ Bike 4 Good will take them, but I haven't tried myself by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Oct 2021 8:09pm)

if you actually care, here is a good article that describes what's going to be happening, and that should give a pretty good idea of why a summit is needed *as well as* all the remote preparations that have been happening https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/4039086/success-look-cop26 by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Oct 2021 7:44pm)

I admire your commitment to persuading folk here of the benefits, but of course they're going to be pissed about the interruption to their lives if they've never had any previous engagement with climate policy, and haven't bothered to even do a cursory reading of what's going on - it's fine to moan about disruption, but it's pointless trying to engage with someone who sees the inconvenience of the next few weeks as as a valid reason to disband the UNFCCC altogether I'd just leave them to their catharsis, I've been avoiding COP26 chat on here for the same reason - much better to expend energy on the actual summit itself than try and persuade folk who are just going to be pissy about anyone taking any positive action about anything ever by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Oct 2021 7:52pm)

I know nothing about this, so perhaps you can reassure me - as I've been thinking about getting an assessment myself Isn't there an implicit financial incentive for a private provider who only deals with ADHD treatment, to give a positive diagnosis, so that you buy their services? Like, has anyone ever gone to e.g. ADHD Direct and been told, "nah, you're fine, off you go"? by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Oct 2021 2:17pm)

also people painting it as a jolly, where I can tell you the pub quiz is a very serious matter indeed, gotta stop Friends of the Earth from getting a hat trick by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Oct 2021 2:40pm)

they're all the same company, that's why it's the same tat being sold at spectacular margins by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Oct 2021 4:52pm)

it was a flyer handed out to journalists at the budget briefing, so yes it's a screenshot of a phone photo of a larger piece of paper by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Oct 2021 6:18pm)

interesting though that the new tax method basically equalises for a given % abv, making previous 'luxury' alcohol cheaper...are we going to have to start dodging flying corks in the parks? by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Oct 2021 6:20pm)

https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/halloween-spooky-kelvindale-woods/ there's also normally a kids parade through Hyndland, I don't know who organises it, but I think it starts at Lauderdale Park where there might be signs up about it by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Oct 2021 5:56pm)

award-winning implies that, at some point, she's ripped the fluff off someone's barse in front of a judging panel with clipboards by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 4:31pm)

"that's only a 2/10 I'm afraid, most of the pubes are still there" "...yes, but have you checked *your* pants?" ".....ooooooohhh" *round of applause* by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 6:01pm)

Take them to a recycling centre, the metal will get re-used by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 7:30pm)

To be fair, this isn't really an integrated transport pass - it's just all the bus drivers/train conductors etc have been instructed to let anyone with a COP26 travel pass through There's no actual IT behind it all, as would be needed for an Oyster equivalent That's not to say we shouldn't have such a thing, but what the delegates have been given isn't the same at all by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 8:32pm)

Tradeston/Laurieston/Gorbals seems to be particularly rife, plenty of them running around in the open by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 8:37pm)

but is it actually tracking journeys / subtracting from credit like an Oyster would, or are the barriers just letting her through? because my understanding is it's the first that's the tricky (but obviously not impossible) issue that prevents us having an Oyster by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 9:29pm)

I've heard that the passes are only meant to be for travel to/from the COP site - so out of interest, is that actually programmed in? Or does it just blanket let you travel anywhere? by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 9:30pm)

ngl, while this is all a parallel universe about which I know nothing, you're selling her so well I want to go and get my nethers denuded just for the spiritual experience by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Oct 2021 10:34pm)

I treat it as the progressive taxation we don't have i.e. when I was younger and earning not much more than minimum wage myself, I didn't tip because I was already stretching myself by going out very occasionally now I'm older with plenty of disposable income, I tip well to make up for the fact the minimum wage is shit and should be higher. by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Nov 2021 4:31pm)

In the first case, I'm trusting the restaurant to split those tips between all the staff, which I'm pretty sure most places do. In the second case, I make choices as a consumer that attempt to replicate that - I'm not buying any clothes from sweat shops in Asia, I look to living wage employers for services, and so forth. Even, however, if in both cases you were completely right and it isn't possible to distribute wealth in a perfect manner, it's still better to do so to a limited and biased extent than to not do it at all. A chef not receiving a tip is not a valid reason not to tip a waiter, just as it not being possible to make ethical consumption choices in every case doesn't mean I should never make an ethical consumption choice when I can. You do you; I'm just explaining what I do, which as I stated is predicated on being able to afford to do so. by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Nov 2021 6:43pm)

you'd definitely need some balls to set fireworks off tonight by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Nov 2021 11:22pm)

I nearly took out a ninja cyclist on Maryhill Rd a few nights ago, changed lanes without realising he was right next to me He was dressed entirely in black, with a black beanie on, carrying a black rucksack on a black bike with no lights or reflectors Just saw the terrified whites in his eyes through my passenger side window at the last millisecond, the rest of him was literally invisible in the dark and rain, came *that* close to sending him under the wheels of a lorry Why oh why oh why would you cycle in heavy traffic while making yourself as invisible as possible by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 6:18pm)

They presumably had no idea - none of this would be public info This is a common pattern with dodgy academics - they quietly resign before any actual consequences catch up with them, and then take up a new role elsewhere with a clean slate. Universities obviously prefer this as it means they avoid negative press and can brush it under the carpet as the perpetrator becomes someone else's problem. It's that last part that is the problem, by trying to avoid negative press the universities essentially facilitate abusive behaviour. The Kevin O'Gorman case at Strathclyde is an exemplar of this. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 6:26pm)

I'm a cyclist myself, and while I wouldn't go down Maryhill Rd during rush hour in the first place, let alone at night, if I did I can guarantee I'd be lit up like Liberace's christmas tree by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 8:32pm)

I am ok with most of it; it's just that part next to the Tesco with the 2 or 3 terrible junctions that become a total free-for-all in peak traffic - it's bad enough in a car by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Nov 2021 9:37am)

Add at least 50% to the energy bill if you're taking out a new deal right now, prices are fucked by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 9:43pm)

Also agree with this. The cost of moving the furniture and the hassle of organising it to be removed and sold is almost certainly greater than the money they'd get for it on e.g. gumtree. Bet you'll get it for free. by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Nov 2021 9:50pm)

well, to give one example, it's no coincidence the Brexit campaign appealed to things like 'the Blitz spirit' and portrayed it as being at war with the Germans - it gained the overwhelming support of the boomer generation, who grew up in the shadow of a victory in Europe they never got to participate in, and who adopted latent xenophobia towards our neighbours over cooperation you can see the frustration that they never got 'their' war by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th Nov 2021 3:07pm)

I've done that way in trainers - it's fine in terms of the surface, but if it's been raining your feet will be soaking wet, there's a lot of standing water on the path through Glen Loin and a bit of brashing through undergrowth as it's not that well maintained by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th Nov 2021 3:15pm)

If that's the worst you're having to deal with in terms of noise in a tenement you're doing ok by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Nov 2021 12:20pm)

There's a few pubs around the route (usually smaller/quieter ones) who won't serve pubcrawls - if they turn you down don't be a dick about it, there's plenty others that will by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Nov 2021 10:04pm)

Green Zone is open to the public (ticketed), Blue Zone is delegates only, but most relevant Scottish universities/companies/NGOs have a restricted number of delegate places to use as they see fit by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Nov 2021 11:09pm)

There's certain words that trigger right-wing bots which summons brigading. For a while posting anything with the word 'refugee' or 'immigrant' would get a load of racist posts within minutes, usually from folk with no idea they were on a non-US subreddit. Not surprising that 'AOC' is also included in their word lists. by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Nov 2021 11:12pm)

Obviously it's a complex subject but if you're interested the following is a seminal work on how we can achieve increasing quality of life without it being inherently detrimental environmentally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_Without_Growth by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Nov 2021 11:16pm)

Drax runs, not surprisingly, Drax Power Station, previously the largest coal power plant and single carbon emitter in Europe but now runs entirely on biomass (I think the last turbine was converted earlier this year). They've also been buying up wind and hydro assets. Not that biomass doesn't have questions about it, but it's a long way from coal by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Nov 2021 10:56am)

While their point is incredibly unpopular, it is entirely accurate. I used to live on an unadopted road with zero council services in a remote part of Scotland. We received no road maintenance, bin services, cleaning etc etc - it was all up to ourselves. Still had to pay full council tax. The only bit we were let off was the water and sewerage. Tax is not a payment for services. The money collected might be used to provide services, but taxation is not legally linked to their provision in any way. by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Nov 2021 6:08pm)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/christmas-booze-already-finished-20151128104238 by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Nov 2021 8:17pm)

a what now by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Nov 2021 10:21pm)

But with 12 years to do something about it; ie the majority of people buying would be doing so knowing the commitment they're taking on, so should be those with the means to do so The requirement would also stimulate a secondary market in companies which do EPC upgrade work against equity release, which is exactly the kind of thing the housing market needs Alternative ideas as to how we sort out the absolute shitshow that is the quality of existing Scottish housing stock welcome by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Nov 2021 3:18pm)

I've booked into Ka Pao for my birthday, any dishes you'd recommend? It's one of those menus I'd happily eat everything so no idea what to get by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Nov 2021 9:38pm)

I want to try the Duck Club but I don't think I'll ever get over the Rio Cafe closing by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th Nov 2021 9:41pm)

Having been to both, I would say yes by meepmeep13 (Sat 13th Nov 2021 2:24am)

WHY LORD WHY by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 2:41pm)

I don't know how broad a definition of crisp we're going here, but M&S Cheese Tasters are the acknowledged gods of the puffed wheat world by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 3:03pm)

> Saw a flat I love and can offer above HR If you're not familiar with the market, be prepared for disappointment by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 3:05pm)

I've seen Summerston advertised as 'West End' a few times now by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 3:18pm)

Ryanair used to have a Vienna flight that actually landed in Bratislava, so not even the same country by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 3:16pm)

they're like wotsits, but the *best* wotsits https://twitter.com/puffclub by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Nov 2021 6:14pm)

thanks for the pointer - logged in to do this and discovered I've got an appointment already booked and coming up and never got a letter about it! by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Nov 2021 2:07pm)

https://emmausglasgow.org.uk/donate-furniture-household-goods by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th Nov 2021 6:10pm)

There is a number on the appointment letter for folk with such issues; I'm guessing they either reschedule closer or arrange transport by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Nov 2021 2:26pm)

A useful thing to note is that there is no minimum term to tenancies in Scotland any more; you could literally hand in your notice on the day you move in and move out 28 days later. (doesn't prevent agencies still claiming 12 month leases, but there's no such thing) as a result, one approach is that you can just find somewhere shitty to make do and then find somewhere more permanent once you've moved by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Nov 2021 10:33pm)

booster letters seem to be a bit slow - I wouldn't expect one til the 6 months have elapsed, and probably with less than 2 weeks notice. as pointed out above check online as if the 6 months is approaching you'll probably already have an appointment even if you haven't had a letter yet by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th Nov 2021 10:37pm)

If it's a combi boiler depending on the model it may be a pre-heat setting, it will switch on for a few minutes every few hours irrespective of the temperature setting just to keep some pre-heated hot water ready. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Nov 2021 11:33am)

Rishis Indian Aroma on Bath St does amazing dosas with all the trimmings for a fiver by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Nov 2021 4:31pm)

I could tell you but *exhales, stubs out cigarette* I'd have to kill you by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th Nov 2021 11:45pm)

That's not how it works Almost all PhDs are funded by research councils, which cover all the fees and overheads, and then typically pay the student an annual stipend of around £15k-£20k, tax free (exact value depends on which council, higher values for STEM, lower for arts). Only self-funded PhD students pay fees, and in my experience the very few people doing self-funded PhDs are folk with private wealth who don't have to worry about money. by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Nov 2021 9:14pm)

a slight caution is that bioinformatics is highly abstracted from biology - it's an interesting field of research of its own accord, but treat it more as a field of computer science that happens to have applications in biology. I got initially excited about bioinformatics because it sounded really cool - the interface of computer science and genetics - but then when I discovered it was basically about creating efficient algorithms for regular expressions, and really rather decoupled from actual genetics, I cooled on it really fast think of it like being a sparky at CERN - you're really important to the project, but you're not doing the actual quantum physics by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Nov 2021 9:25pm)

obviously there's a spectrum and some courses might be closer to molecular biology, and be more interesting to a biologist as a result. But bioinformatics is, at core, the abstract computational problem of pattern matching billion-character-long strings of A/C/G/T as fast as possible, which I (as a biology grad) personally found dull as dishwater once I realised that, and I think a lot of fellow biologists were similarly disillusioned with it as a field of study. Pays well though! by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 12:05am)

There’s Partick Cross and Cessnock, Hillhead and Merkland Street.... by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 2:20pm)

Just stopped a junkie trying to make off with a wee wifey's money at a cashpoint in town Not a single police to be found the whole of Sauchiehall or Buchanan St All we need is a few more fire and brimstone preachers and the city centre will be back to the 80s again by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 2:27pm)

The introduction of MUP certainly worked, but after this point I suspect it's marginal gains? i.e. is increasing the price of a cheap bottle of wine from £5 to £6.50 really going to make much difference to alcohol-related deaths in the same way that MUP getting rid of industrial-strength cider did? I'm not sure about this bit: > they say inflation will have "significantly eroded" the effect of MUP surely it makes no difference what the cause of the price increase is? If inflation takes care of the problem independently of MUP isn't that a good thing? Household incomes and benefits certainly aren't tracking inflation, so it's not like alcohol is becoming cheaper through purchasing power by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 2:42pm)

[there's a new type of music that's emerged from the streets of america, where people talk over the music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8qtxts1jY) by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 3:11pm)

when I say, "stopped" I don't mean anything physical, I could just see what he was about to do (skulking right in her blind spot poised to grab the cash), so walked up to him and told him I could see what he was about to do, he belted off up Hope St he was clearly rattling, 007 he was not by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 5:36pm)

having spoke to the potential victim afterwards, I think I saved you from having to get a tartan shopping trolly surgically removed by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Nov 2021 9:11pm)

also, only use a credit card online, not a debit card that way if someone re-uses your details, they're only taking the bank's money, not yours by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Nov 2021 6:07pm)

Ooh the glesga banter by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Nov 2021 11:08pm)

I used to rent unfurnished (owned my own place, sold up and went back to renting for a while) Bear in mind that once you own your own stuff you can only ever rent unfurnished thereafter, and moving becomes a lot more costly/pain in the arse Also sometimes unfurnished sometimes does or doesn't mean white goods, which is a further level of complexity when it comes to finding a new place, with landlords usually unwilling to take stuff out that's already there It's nice to have your own stuff, but it does make things a bit difficult overall. If you're just going to furnish with the same Ikea stuff 99% of landlords use then I'd argue not much point by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 12:48pm)

Reminder today is the last day to fill out the council's active travel consultation: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GCC_ATS/ Please, just take 5 minutes to click on the link then spam 'agree' with all the cycle route/accessibility stuff, the more responses they get doing this the easier it is for them to justify public expenditure (or disagree if you like cars, whatever) by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 12:55pm)

Cottiers- had a ceilidh there for my wedding with about 60 folk, was a perfect size by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 2:19pm)

congratulations! We found Cottiers to be very well priced compared to other venues, and they were great to deal with, so would recommend. We had a wedding meal in the restaurant, and then a celidh in the hall. The band was [Celidh Minogue](https://www.ceilidhminogue.co.uk/), who I would also recommend (we'd seen them at other folk's weddings), they know Cottiers and how to do a more intimate session and get folk dancing - you can choose how big a band you want It's also got lots of quirky architectural features so is great for getting your wedding photos We had our actual ceremony in one of the Glasgow Uni rooms, but wouldn't recommend that as a) it was stupid expensive and b) they were a total pain to deal with, that part of the day was quite stressful as a result by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd Nov 2021 3:51pm)

Although induction hobs are more efficient, bear in mind that gas is about a third the cost of electricity per unit energy, so induction hobs overall are still more expensive to run And in terms of price trends electricity prices just track gas prices, because most electricity in the UK is generated from gas anyway by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 2:40pm)

(sorry, this is very much my thing) interestingly it wasn't leaked, it was very much open policy but the government actually did a big U-turn - BEIS published the detailed proposals for consultation last month, and it was up on their website for about 3 hours before someone in govt decided that anything indicating a rise in gas bills would be politically toxic right now, and it vanished just as soon as it appeared, with govt pretending it never happened but yes, in the long term we can definitely expect something like this to occur - but unlikely to happen as above until gas prices rebound back down to 'normal' levels (whenever that might be - probably when China gets its long-awaited recession) by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 5:02pm)

mother lode (sorry) by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Nov 2021 1:33am)

Look, there's a 99% chance you're genuine and nobody is doubting that. But on the basis that there is no way to verify your identity, in order to allow for the 1% chance you're actually a loan shark looking to break his kneecaps, it's simply best practice to pass information onto police rather than you directly. There is nothing personal or specific about this case to that; we post this instruction on every post that is looking for a missing person. We hope you find your brother. by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Nov 2021 4:17pm)

Be pure Be vigilant Behave https://i.imgur.com/ChGdQQS.png by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Nov 2021 7:45pm)

spoke to your student union? by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Nov 2021 11:05pm)

I know that Alison Thewliss (MP for Glasgow Central) has taken up the cause of similar issues at Strathclyde in the past https://twitter.com/alisonthewliss/status/1357056622581932032 by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Nov 2021 12:19am)

also top floor with double glazing, got loft insulation sorted pretty much straight after we moved in, massively improved it - really cheap to heat now by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Nov 2021 1:19am)

they're looking at cutting it down to 5 months anyway by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Nov 2021 3:22pm)

"I'm not carrying this bag of shite all the way round, I'll hang it here and get it on the way back" "oh dear I appear to have taken a different route home never mind eh" by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Nov 2021 3:40pm)

Tenement buildings were generally built by the Victorians and Edwardians between around 1970-1920. As a result, they reflect the engineering of that era and are well-built, overengineered and generally very solid buildings. However, being old buildings, their state today depends on how well they have been looked after over the last century. Generally speaking, the ones that weren't looked after were bulldozed in the 1970s/80s. The rest, that have survived with building fabric maintained, are now generally very desirable buildings that represent a build quality that doesn't exist nowadays (due to the cost of labour and masonry). Well-maintained tenements will still be standing in 2100. An East Kilbride new-build will be lucky to make it to 2060. by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Nov 2021 3:21am)

exactly, cross the border into England and the difference is night and day by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Nov 2021 12:14pm)

simpler than that, TP is the bulkiest item in the supermarket so there are fewer units of it on the shelves than other essential items therefore, it's the first thing to appear to 'run out' when there is any increase in demand given that actual *use* of TP is pretty much constant irrespective of shopping habits, and its all manufactured domestically, it is in fact the *least* likely item to run out of stock, it's just the vast majority is in warehouses rather than on shelves by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Nov 2021 4:06pm)

I thought one of the few benefits of London was the huge number of decent cheap eats When I'm down there I usually make a beeline for the Lebanese joints on Edgware Rd by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Nov 2021 4:26pm)

If you've just arrived at Glasgow Airport and picked up your hire car, your first experience of driving on the wrong side of the road - and indeed of Scotland in general - is likely to be Paisley's one-way system and for this we can only apologise. by meepmeep13 (Mon 29th Nov 2021 4:31pm)

random question, but as the owner of one, where do these 'two random nouns and a number' usernames come from? by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Nov 2021 11:14am)

Lockdown was required because we didn't have vaccines, so no - not unless Omicron turns out to be vaccine evasive. If it has particularly high transmissability and symptomatic rates, then we might see a return of the level 1 restrictions on public gatherings and travel, but no evidence yet that will be necessary by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Dec 2021 12:18pm)

Didn't 2 Unlimited sing about there by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 9:57pm)

A bit like H then? [He didn't make it](https://i.imgur.com/TcKedrI.jpg) by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Dec 2021 9:59pm)

Stewart Brewing do an excellent trail 10k that starts at Roslin Chapel and ends at the brewery, they hand you a can as you cross the line by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 2:42pm)

what if it's 1 particularly annoying kid? by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 3:11pm)

Have you looked around North Kelvin? I'd say on my street more than half have 'illegal' PVC non-sash windows. This isn't enforced, the only point at which anyone would care is when you're selling, and in the current sellers market that isn't going to matter by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 6:33pm)

just take a glance at the wide array of different windows around any conservation area and you'll see to what extent this has actually been enforced, nobody cares by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 6:31pm)

I've always liked, for its honesty rather than wordplay, [Bammy Beverages](https://goo.gl/maps/aTaU6gLfTujB3fmg9) in Firhill by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 9:13pm)

Some parts of North Kelvin were added through boundary changes in 2011, but the Conservation Area has been in place since 1972 - my own street was added in 1985 See p117 of https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3423&p=0 for map of the boundary changes Even Hyndland, which has been under some kind of conservation order as long as such things have existed, is full of PVC windows by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Dec 2021 9:52pm)

this is the sort of thing that would work great as a festival van by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Dec 2021 6:03pm)

The forecast currently says about 3 hours of snowfall on Tuesday afternoon followed by rain, so chances are there'll be nothing left by teatime. Snow tends not to lie much this early in the winter as the ground is still warm. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Dec 2021 10:24pm)

Countries in the Arctic Circle better prepared for winter shocker by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Dec 2021 10:22pm)

Sartis on Wellington St is my go-to for birthdays etc I don't think the one on Renfield St is anywhere near as good by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Dec 2021 12:19pm)

It's up to you to sort out with each landlord - suggest to new landlord a move-in date of 28 days from signature of contract, see what they say I definitely wouldn't hand in your notice to current landlord until you've signed for a new place, that risks homelessness If new landlord wants you in sooner (i.e. don't want to miss out on a few weeks' rent) then you might have to overlap the two rentals for a week or two (more cost, but gives you a bit of time for removals/cleaning) by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Dec 2021 12:49pm)

queens park farmers market, every second saturday morning by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 4:24pm)

same one, alternates between Partick and Shawlands by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 6:33pm)

https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowMarketsOfficial/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 6:32pm)

> Any new buildings have to be in keeping with the rest of the buildings on the street. Street full of blonde sandstone tenements? New buildings got to be blonde sandstone. Prince Charles, is that you? This is broadly frowned upon these days as it falls into pastiche - rather new buildings *should* be architecturally distinct from those around them, else everything just becomes bad copies of old stuff that we can't actually build any more because it was based on there being a labour force of a million stonemasons living in penury. by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 6:42pm)

Still holding out for an update from that guy who was asking if living above a pub at the top of Saracen St was alright, and wouldn't take no for an answer by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Dec 2021 6:49pm)

tbh living underneath 4 students with creaky floorboards, even if well-behaved students, does sound like torture by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 2:36am)

My parents live in Staunch Tory Land and pretty much everyone they know was having christmas parties last year, and ignored restrictions pretty much entirely throughout the pandemic - even though a non-nominal number of them died from covid as a result I think people underestimate just how seriously wine and nibbles are considered as a human right by some sections of society. They're not anti-vaxxers, they just genuinely would risk death in order to hear about Giles' anecdotes about his new pied-a-terre in Provence by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 1:22pm)

I'm not an expert, but given concrete floors are completely flat, if there are creaking floorboards this indicates they've been badly fitted, no? And should be resolvable by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 1:30pm)

I'm impressed you can look at the record of this lot and think any of this is by design Maybe 2 years ago, but now? It really is just the clusterfuck it appears to be by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 4:53pm)

We have this issue - Deliveroo/Ubereats people keep on turning up at our door with deliveries for the same flat number but next tenement block along Basically google maps takes them to our front door and they don't bother to look at the big number on it Usually we just tell them their mistake, but once we came out to a load of MacD's just sitting on the doormat by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 8:42pm)

Ovo bought SSE's retail business. Ovo and SSE are still separate companies. by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Dec 2021 11:23pm)

I mean...you thought a bank will just lend you any amount irrespective of the value of the collatoral? I know in England you can often get a mortgage over the surveyed value but you still have to get it approved by the lender by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 11:00am)

or sometimes not even that. We had problems borrowing on our place- its in an area of social housing, so historical prices were heavily skewed by right-to-buy: our mortgage advisor had to get involved to persuade lenders to take the HR at face value, and caused us problems again when re-mortgaging basically, don't put in an offer without running it by your MA first by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 11:06am)

I think someone mentioned here a couple of weeks ago there was a big covid cluster at a glasgow sorting office, so they're probably catching up or its being done elsewhere by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 11:11am)

with the corollary to only get people experiences if you're definitely sure it's something they actively want to do, as you're basically committing their time to something on their behalf. Also, a lot of them are, frankly, shit as a man of a certain age I've had more than a few 'experience' presents from people who clearly didn't know what to get me, and then I've had to take a day off and drive halfway across the country to take part in a thinly-veiled marketing exercise for something I couldn't be arsed with, surrounded by other middle-aged blokes all hoping it ends soon /grumps by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 4:12pm)

Been there a few years back, there's a chippy called Cambuslang which coincidentally is Cantonese for following through by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 5:48pm)

most indians will be open by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 5:45pm)

Aside from obviously naff 'make your own gin' (aka spend 2 hours being sold gin), a good exemplar of what I'm talking about was a track session at Knockhill - in that it would have been a great present for someone, but was completely mis-chosen for me I'm not into cars at any level beyond them being useful to getting between two points, and specifically I haven't driven a manual since 2003. So not only did I have to spend hours trapped in a car being shouted at by a 19-year-old petrolhead (my worst nightmare) but, rather than zooming around in an octane-fuelled adrenaline rush, it was basically reliving the agonies my first driving lesson So in my case it was more of a 'destroy a hot hatch gearbox while being laughed at by neds' experience Plus, as I say, having to take a day of annual leave and drive all the way across to deepest Fife and back, and not being able to enjoy a drink as any part of the experience....just not for me by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 9:26pm)

Zoom has no way of knowing what's in your tea mug by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 5:12pm)

one bed covers a wide variety of different flats though, further highlighting the insanity that is the UK habit of valuing on number of bedrooms rather than, like literally everywhere else in the world, the floor area I have a one-bed that is bigger than a lot of two-beds; if I chucked in a dividing wall it would literally go up in HR value by about £50k for absolutely no increase in amenity by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 7:52pm)

anecdotally, it seems to me that Shawlands/Battlefield is actually more expensive than the west end now (or the non-swanky bits of it anyway) by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 7:56pm)

the public health messaging is imperfect therefore I am absolved of all personal responsibility by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 8:01pm)

yeah but I think even some non-controversial parts of the west end like Partick and North Kelvinside/Kelvindale are now cheaper than Shawlands/Battlefield by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 8:11pm)

not responding to you in particular, just seems to be what folk here are arguing by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 8:15pm)

which is fine - but how we got to where we are now, and what needs to be done about where we are now, are two entirely different issues saying you can ignore restrictions because you aren't happy with how public health has been handled, is like saying it's ok to stand in the middle of Charing X because you think the M8 should never have been built through the city - you might be right, but that doesn't really change the danger of the situation by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 8:58pm)

oh definitely. I think, though, that even if you're not into the restrictions for supressing the general spread, I'd really really not want to be catching Omicron at the moment on a purely selfish level - because in about 3 weeks time, if you need an NHS bed, you're going to be fucked by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Dec 2021 9:38pm)

well exactly; 90% of the time you need to reduce the number of advertised bedrooms by 1 to arrive at what was originally built it's utterly insane to me that tenement flats, which literally commonly housed 3 generations of the same family when they were built, had fewer bedrooms than now, when typically there's only 1 or 2 people living in them dear property redevelopers: I DO NOT WANT MY SOFA IN THE SAME VOLUME OF AIR AS WHERE I FRY THINGS by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 1:52am)

it works, some (particularly old) folk are oblivious about the market, and when they realise what a pile of cash they're sitting on and can trade it in for a massive bungalow in Buckie by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 1:58am)

This is the thing - it's not particular to Glasgow We've been looking Stirling area and it's possibly even crazier by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 2:00am)

long story short, the entire viaduct is major fucked and will take literally years to fix, the restrictions are to reduce the volume of traffic over the fucked bit while they de-fuck it https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/m8-glasgow-roadworks-bottleneck-will-not-be-removed-for-another-two-years-3430274 by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 3:20am)

I chucked a full bottle of this evil shit down, left it for a couple of hours, and it solved all my problems https://www.amazon.co.uk/HG-Liquid-Drain-Unblocker-1L/dp/B000IU3VS0 by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 3:29am)

if you're in a tenement, you'd need to be away for at least a couple of weeks during a serious cold spell for this to be an issue - all that stone and the ground underneath holds a serious amount of warmth by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 4:36am)

I am extremely skeptical about all these private ADHD diagnosis companies that have suddenly appeared, who presumably have all kinds of follow-on services to sell by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 2:38pm)

That's Geoff by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 2:37pm)

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/forms/futureprocessions/FutureProcessions.aspx it's the Sean Mcillvenna flute band, a small but notorious pro-IRA group Republican marches are the minority but they do exist by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 3:03pm)

well exactly - I live in Glasgow because there's no way I could face the M8 commute 5 days a week if, as it looks, I'm only going to have to be physically present 2 or 3 days a week, then I'm getting the hell out of dodge to somewhere with a garden and fewer dogshite by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 3:27pm)

2010/11 was the big freeze, freak conditions I was living outside the city at that point, recorded -24C one morning when everyone got up and nobody's cars would start, even our underground soil pipes froze up by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 4:25pm)

yeah, so many pro-catholic posts on this sub, we're all closet papists here or maybe, just possibly, orange marches are WAY more frequent, visible and notable so get the majority of attention. Most people aren't even aware there are republican marches - I've lived here about 20 years and I think I've come across 2, ever, and neither was remotely the size of lodge shenanigans All sectarian stuff is shite and I think most here share that opinion by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 8:26pm)

Please explain how this is hypocritical by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Dec 2021 8:40pm)

seems fairly obvious to me that there aren't 1000 comments because, unlike OO posts, nobody is trying to defend it? Hard to have a massive argument when no-one is making the pro-IRA case I can pretend to if it would make you feel better by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 1:12am)

The Gaelic Language Act 2005 was voted through unanimously, so there's nothing politicised about it. The strategy, as with many indiginous languages across the world, is not to make life easy for its few speakers while it quietly goes extinct, but to *actively encourage* its use and growth to the point where it becomes an official language of the country again. So we don't write 'Ambaileans' on an ambulance to cater for 20,000 old folk in the Western Isles, we write 'Ambaileans' on an ambulance to normalise its use and encourage people to engage with the language. Note that the law does not place any legal requirement to do this; it's entirely up to local authorities what they do to promote the language. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 3:19pm)

> his aversion to absolutely every vegetable known you can take the Scotsman out of Scotland etc by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Dec 2021 8:59pm)

they'll definitely turn you away, no walk-ins at the mosque by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Dec 2021 1:56pm)

btw, the recycling bins next to the fire station on Maryhill Rd seem to be emptied regularly, I use them when ours are full - also has a big cardboard bin by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Dec 2021 11:41pm)

as a COP26 attendee, can confirm - no way into the premises without a daily test, full contact tracing for positive cases detected during, and vaccine passporting was in place for delegates coming into the country (I think there was also a specific scheme to get vaccines to delegates from countries where they were difficult to get?). Everything that could have been done was being done Also worth pointing out that Scotland and the UK are still currently 'world leaders' in covid rates - the majority of delegates were attending from locations with far lower infections than us by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Dec 2021 3:30pm)

Haven't used them for a while (for obvious reasons) but pre-pandemic I always used to book via West End Radio Cars for early flights, never had one be late. It was a flat fee of £16 from anywhere in the west end to the airport (though probably a bit more now, I imagine) by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Dec 2021 9:32pm)

ah, missed that probably a few quid more, yes by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Dec 2021 10:24pm)

I've also seen it at a Yorkshire wedding by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 9:40am)

yup, my moderna booster was worse than my first AZ wasn't sure how much getting the flu jab at the same time was responsible though by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 9:56am)

ah the old ones why does the new pound coins have 12 sides? so you can use a wrench to get it out of an Aberdonian's fist by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 12:36pm)

It's not that long ago rents were generally cheaper than mortgages...because that's the way round it should be (what with the landlord keeping the capital) Flat opposite mine (identical) rents for 73% more than my mortgage by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 12:54pm)

you may have answered your own question there by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Dec 2021 7:30pm)

My wife was there a few days ago and had to wait about an hour by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 12:30pm)

seconded, my favourite takeaway. Chilli garlic chicken and chana poori for me. also good and old school - they deliver themselves rather than using any of the apps, and it's cash on delivery. Always arrives pronto and toasty by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 3:07pm)

when did you sign up? due to the massive price spike if you signed a contract recently you're probably paying twice as much as someone on a fixed deal that precedes it - the energy companies are losing money hand over fist for the latter, which is why so many small suppliers have gone bust by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 3:11pm)

if it was a fixed deal taken out in the last say 3 months then it probably would have been on ridiculous rates, but most of them still are, seems unlikely you can halve your bill by switching right now so given you've said you don't have a smart meter, are you sure it's not just a metering issue? you might be paying £190/month via an automated DD, but are you actually using £190/month? is it all estimated billing? are you overpaying and building up credit? by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 4:29pm)

When you take out a new deal, particularly if it's in winter (as that's when you use more), they usually set you up to overpay initially - and then once you're in credit they bring the DD amount down. You probably are still saving by switching, I think a fixed-rate tariff today is less than 3 months ago, but it won't be saving you *that* much. Important thing is to compare the unit rates you're paying. I'd also recommend that if you're on a new fixed-rate, check again in a few months because if gas prices stop being crazy then there will be much cheaper offers available than right now by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Dec 2021 4:49pm)

Fox sake by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 3:13am)

> When or will it be removed? On this specific point, *all* Coronavirus-related legislation both in Westminster and Holyrood is specifically time-limited, and has to be explicitly renewed by the respective Parliament every 6 months. Many contingencies have already lapsed and been revoked (e.g. lockdown enforcement - which is why the current restrictions are guidance only with no legal force) The current legislative package for Scotland expires in March 2022, having been renewed by Holyrood in September. I believe it permanently expires after this renewal - it's limited to 2 years including renewals, a new bill would have to be brought in next year re-establishing any powers. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-extension-expiry-scotland-act-2021-report-scottish-parliament/ Simply put, every bit of Coronavirus legislation has a very specific end date, and limited extensions can only be enacted by a majority of Parliament. There is no room for your implied fear of government enacting indefinite powers - because for the same reasons you fear such powers, a Parliament would never vote them into law. There is no need for Covid-related legislation to be permanent, so it is never designed to be. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 5:40am)

Eusebi - freshly-made pasta is their thing by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 5:14pm)

That's not what happened. The argument is over franchising rights, not the names of restaurants themselves. Both the Manchester Sugo and the Glasgow Sugo are trying to open *chains* of restaurants, and they are competing over the right to name the chain, not an individual restaurant. Loads of restaurants have the same name, that's not an issue. Glasgow Sugo's claim is that Manchester Sugo, by opening a *second* Sugo restaurant with the same name, is violating their trademark as the Glasgow Sugo registered the trademark in order to franchise it. At worst, it's just two competing business interests, neither is the good guy. It's all just hipster business twats either side of the border. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 5:10pm)

Fair enough, don't know anything about him - my main point being that it's just a legal spat between two big multi-million investments rather than a Brewdog type 'sue anyone that uses the word' and really not worth a boycott by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 6:06pm)

I do have one big criticism of Sugo, which is the portion size Like, they're 'primi'-sized plates, but in a restaurant that doesn't do secondi. Either offer secondi or make them full portions by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 6:32pm)

variable - shops are definitely quieter than usual for christmas, but most pubs were still hoaching yesterday priorities I guess by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 7:17pm)

Don't give Aitken ideas by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 7:15pm)

I hear they're playing SWG3 soon by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 8:38pm)

Sarti's has the menu divided into Antipasti/Primi/Secondi, but the pasta portions are so huge I've never dared try Italian Caffe Enoteca offers most of its pasta dishes in half sizes, which amounts to the same thing by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Dec 2021 11:54pm)

I'm in Garscube, it's a broadish range of abilities but a fairly serious club overall, probably one of the largest with a typical session having around 60-80 people plus loads more juniors. They do coached track/rep sessions on Tuesdays, and 6-8 mile tempo runs on Thursdays, with extra seasonal training e.g. Cross Country on Saturdays and lots more informal sessions for e.g. people marathon training It's a good club if you're looking at improving/competing, but I'd say a bit less social than others, again because most folk are pretty serious and competitive One thing I'd note is that (pre-Covid) track sessions often take place at St Peter the Apostle out in Clydebank, and others are in Maryhill, so you'd have a hell of a trek from the south side by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 1:50pm)

seconded - the dosas are properly authentic, served on a little metal tray with sambal and chutneys by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 7:11pm)

Bear in mind that NCB doesn't help that much if you don't have off-street parking as that kind of caps how low a quote you can get by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 7:58pm)

Don't need a majority of Tories if the other parties vote for it But yes, as the PM is currently under ransom to the libertarian wing of his party, we're unlikely to see anything until the NHS is in full meltdown by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 9:14pm)

Step 1: Check your deeds, this will detail any legal requirements for communal works and shared costs Step 2: Read up on the Tenement Act 2004, this will tell you the default situation (in case your deeds don't have anything about that in them) as well as the limits Most of the information you need is summarised here: https://underoneroof.scot/ In the case of your door it's going to matter if there was a door there before (so replacing it is considered repair, and you don't need everyone to agree) or if there never was one (in which case it's an improvement and they do) Also - you mention maybe a couple of the flats are housing association - could it be that your local HA is actually the building factor? by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 10:16pm)

Should also mention that I think all the clubs will let you try them out for a number of sessions before requiring you to join by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Dec 2021 10:41pm)

LFT negative doesn't mean you don't have covid, only the reverse is true. You can have symptoms for several days before you get a positive by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 8:44pm)

why even have one in Glasgow? It's one of the most running-friendly cities about, hunnerds of parks, canals and rivers with great long uninterrupted paths oh yeah, rain never mind by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Dec 2021 11:07pm)

I'm with you, I like running in rain, but stop when it gets icy But I appreciate it's not for everyone by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 1:57am)

we're only at 70% double vaccinated and 44% boosted in the UK by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 1:46pm)

I read that as "just wear a top hat" by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Dec 2021 10:01pm)

sorry, I've already got dibs on Stout Corner by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 2:21pm)

Mouse Hunt (1997) is the same film but better by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Dec 2021 7:56pm)

Every place I've worked has had an official policy on this, usually along the lines of having to build up holiday entitlement pro-rata in your first year There's no such thing as a 'faux pas', there's your statutory rights and your work contract, and you're due everything that's in them by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Dec 2021 1:01pm)

steady on there Harold Bishop by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 1:40pm)

it's crap these days, half the shelves are bare by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 2:11pm)

ANPR in a police car will flag up your lack of MOT and cause you to be pulled over by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 2:15pm)

blimey, just found their administration filing - claiming they made a loss of £1.2m in 2020, sales were only 35% of normal due to all the chinese restaurants being closed by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Dec 2021 3:20pm)

any reason other than brand loyalty? They're the same construct by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Dec 2021 3:06pm)

Shilling Brewing had a fair variety last time I was in by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 4:03pm)

When did you buy the car? Feigning ignorance of the phasing out of diesels might have been credible if you bought it new in 2014, but even then it was pretty clear this was on the cards. I ditched my diesel in 2016 because it was obviously going to be barred from Glasgow In fact, they delayed the introduction far longer than they had to, the ban was announced 4 years ahead - you've been given more than enough time to switch to a compliant vehicle, and you've still got 17 months to sort it out > uses very modern technology clearly it doesn't, because if it had a Euro 6 engine then it would be exempt So no, no sympathy here by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:26pm)

Take it as you didn't answer, you didn't buy it new then So you probably benefitted from getting a bargain from someone who was paying attention - didn't perhaps wonder why a non-Euro 6 diesel was going cheap? by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:33pm)

> perfectly serviceable vehicles that happen to generate dangerous particulates and nitrogen dioxide pollution which demonstrably leads to deaths in built-up areas serviceability is not the issue, public health is by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:37pm)

dunno, plenty of posh folk drive banged up old mercs etc as a status symbol by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:41pm)

you get that the ban is because particulate emissions from old diesels in built-up areas literally kill people, right? by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:39pm)

Because your car emits particulates which can kill people if driven in built-up areas. That's why you should. And yes, there is an issue that your car represents a big sunk cost for you. That's why you've generously been given 4 years warning to do something about it, and I reiterate that if you bought a pre-Euro 6 engine blissfully unaware it was going to be phased out, that's entirely on you because that's been on the cards for nearly a decade, and again will have been reflected in the price you paid for it by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 6:47pm)

well that was an emotional rollercoaster by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Jan 2022 7:53pm)

upside of getting the booster: you get greatly extended immunity to severe illness and death if you catch either of the two main covid variants in the UK, both of which arose since the vaccines were developed downside of getting the booster: you lose an hour or so one afternoon maybe having to queue, and get a bit of a headache for a day everything else you're banging on about: of no relevance whatsoever to how likely the virus that currently infects about 1 in 40 people in glasgow and has already killed 160,000 people in the UK is to harm or kill you by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 6:47am)

really? I tried that one recently and it was the stalest bit of sad old haddock I'd had in a while, completely rank the original Old Saltys in Finnieston was alright in the beginning, but they've gone way downhill by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 7:18am)

for info, knowing that I'm somewhere in your vicinity, we have 6 blue bins between a block of 11 flats, which hardly ever fills up so it sounds more like you should have more bins than a collection frequency issue by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 3:44pm)

If you go to https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/walk-search.php, you can used the advanced search to filter for walks that are accessible by public transport You can also search the subreddit, this question has been asked many, many times by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Jan 2022 10:47pm)

The timetables seem entirely notional - I've never known them to be collected on any kind of regular schedule in North Kelvin. On average it seems fine, but sometimes weeks go and other times it's 2 or 3 collections in the same week by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 2:48pm)

I've been here over 4 years, it's always been like this Previously lived in other bits of the west end where you could set your clock by the collections, no idea why NK is so random by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 3:20pm)

Bear in mind they also fall behind due to the xmas break (and the sheer amount of recycling xmas itself creates), always takes the first few weeks of Jan to catch up, but they usually do by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 3:54pm)

Because hospitalisation rates are very low, and essentially NHS capacity is the key driver for restrictions (flatten the curve etc) It appears that Omicron does lead to milder symptoms, and the successful booster programme is also greatly reducing the risks of the disease - if not the infection rate At the moment there are only 42 ICU cases of covid in Scotland (of which I understand only 1 is Omicron), about a quarter of nominal ICU bed capacity, so unless that changes, no need for restrictions by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Jan 2022 3:58pm)

https://i.imgur.com/P9JqMeK.png by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 4:21pm)

Because restrictions are being gradually relaxed as a) evidence increases that Omicron is far less symptomatically severe than Delta, b) Delta is rapidly declining in cases and c) the success of the booster programme In other words, there is less concern over increasing infection rates as long as hospitalisations are manageable, so we can afford to be more relaxed about isolation requirements And obviously any change in the rules is going to create a point in time at which the rules change by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 4:29pm)

> the fact they're bringing the rules in from a set date makes 0 sense how do you bring in a rule not from a set date by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 4:32pm)

oh right, so is the issue that you and /u/HaggisTheCow think that the new rules don't apply to anyone currently isolating and they still have to complete the 10 days? Because I think it's pretty clear the new rules apply to everyone, as it applies to when you exit self-isolation by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 4:43pm)

Again, I think you're reading it wrong - the rules define when you can exit self-isolation, so they apply equally to anyone already isolating as to anyone starting isolating now. by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Jan 2022 5:14pm)

Fair enough, I misunderstood I can speculate as to the reason for that, given it seems to be an active decision - Omicron only became the dominant variant in Scotland around 16th Dec, so existing isolating cases are more likely to be Delta (and hence of greater concern) than new ones by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Jan 2022 12:22am)

yes, that money is returnable to you in full, and if they refuse the Shelter website has a guide to getting it back: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/accessing_accommodation/deposits_and_accommodation_agencies/unlawful_fees#title-1 in reality they know they have to pay you, they're just testing if *you* know, and they'll pay up as soon as you send them a letter reminding them of the law by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jan 2022 5:29pm)

My mum wouldn't watch Billy because of 'all the swearing' Even after the watershed you'd rarely get a 'fuck' on the telly in the 80s, so him using them as punctuation tended to overshadow the actual jokes, for many folk by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 11:30pm)

I mean, that there's a Flying Scot, Reynolds 531 frame with a Campagnolo groupset, so pretty much at the top end of what you could get as a touring bike in 1980 by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Jan 2022 11:36pm)

Absolutely, if you think that reselling and scalping are good things that should be encouraged by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 12:22pm)

Cafe Casablanca is a new place that's just opened a few months ago on Maryhill Rd in Firhill, run by a lovely Moroccan gent, does all kinds of teas/spiced coffee and North African snacks/pastries, would recommend https://www.facebook.com/Cafe-Casablanca-102445742192444/?ref=page_internal by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jan 2022 1:28pm)

Don't think there's any left since that one off Byres Rd shut a couple of years back by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jan 2022 5:20pm)

still need to give you advance notice I once had a letting agent not only go in without notifying us, but they left the front door unlocked - when I got home I was skulking around the flat with a broom handle expecting to catch a burglar in action by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jan 2022 7:20pm)

Something like the hutting movement? https://www.thousandhuts.org/ with the most well-known in the area being Carbeth http://www.carbethhutters.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jan 2022 10:53pm)

Dunno, but Pete Bland in Kendal is worth the round trip... by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 9:28am)

I went to these guys on Vincent St when I had similar problems last year (I think it's quite common at the moment if like me you're working from home and using in-ear headphones for long periods) https://www.thehearingclinicuk.co.uk/ear-wax-removal/ Not the cheapest but the guy was great, they have all the kit by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 10:17am)

Being a UK brand focussed on fell running, Inov-8 are much better designed for the kinds of muddy conditions you get here - Hokas are really meant for the kind of dry gravelly stuff that the yanks consider trail running by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 12:14pm)

the folk I linked up there use microsuction, which I gather is even safer than the water jet things by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 2:29pm)

I have both Hokas/Inov-8, and I find the Inov-8s too minimal for running on actual trails (my shins and knees rapidly give in), but if going actual off-trail they're definitely the only choice Are you going to Glentress next month? Was hoping to do the half marathon but probably won't make it thanks to injury by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jan 2022 2:27pm)

would recommend Glentress - I did the 10k a couple of years ago - it's fairly easy going but it was in a blizzard which made it exciting. The half marathon route is a fair bit more serious, sad I probably won't make it Dalmeny looks good, though again I'll have to note it down (and with luck Glencoe) for 2023 I think, probably have to stick to the walking and cycling this year by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 4:01pm)

So you're saying it was fine until you joined? by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 8:56pm)

please don't lump us Gen Xers in with the Boomers by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Jan 2022 10:50pm)

Or alternatively r/glasgow is 90% students and you'd be better asking on a forum that might have actual film production folk on it? by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 4:34pm)

There's also cases like Hobbs and Shaw, where Glasgow was a stand-in for London replete with red buses, and World War Z, where George Square was pretending to be Philadelphia, both closing down the city centre for days at a time I'm personally not so keen on these kind of stand-in cases - if filming is going to bring the city centre to a standstill, I think it should only be for cases where it's actually going to bring Glasgow itself to folks' attention, not where it's just cheaper than filming in the locations they're actually wanting by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 4:30pm)

I don't know how useful it would be unless you have a trailer and were willing to drive a bit, but when I lived in the wilds I had a scavenging licence from the local Forestry Commission office - basically for a nominal fee you're allowed to pick up all the left over bits from areas they've felled (also knew a fair few folk wouldn't bother with the licence and just go collecting on Sundays) by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 6:48pm)

seconded, proper aladdins cave of awesome bits and pieces by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Jan 2022 6:52pm)

Rent controls, as seen in most of Europe but us, is the compromise state - you can privately invest in housing but at a government-controlled rate of return that balances the needs of the tenants and halts the runaway rent inflation we're currently seeing. Scottish Government has repeatedly looked at bringing these in, and I think it's the key solution. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 2:28pm)

The real problem is the lack of social housing. Thatcher managed to successfully persuade everyone that social housing is only for people on benefits, arranged for all the good stuff to be sold off, and it's carried this ridiculous stigma ever since because in everyone's heads social housing = tower blocks. The demand for rental housing should be met by large volumes of decent quality social housing, and where private rentals exist, they should carry the same kinds of regulation that we see e.g. in France and Germany with rent controls etc. This should also include enforced requirements about insulation quality etc. The absence of these things is not the fault of shitty private landlords, they are merely the symptom of our fucked up housing sector. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 2:25pm)

ITT: people learning about why passive income from capital accumulation has a few issues May I introduce you all to this chap called Marx who had a few things to say on the matter by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 2:33pm)

Which of course subscribes to the great fallacy of capitalism that nothing happens without a profit motive To which I point out: Housing Co-operatives, of which there are around 700 around the UK, including several in Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Jan 2022 6:08pm)

Yeah, I got my manual licence 20 years ago but my first car was an automatic (not by intention, just found a bargain), and I've never owned a manual since Occasionally drive a manual to keep in practice, and I just don't see the point now fuel performance is much the same, it's a pain in arse, especially for urban driving by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Jan 2022 12:34am)

Most Housing Associations have factoring companies (to deal with the properties in their blocks sold under right-to-buy); check if your local HA is taking on new blocks. As HAs have an active interest in the blocks they manage, they tend to be a lot better than the private ones. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Jan 2022 9:59am)

who said it was ok by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 12:08pm)

did you report it? Council claim to remove all offensive graffiti and flypostings within 2 days https://glasgow.gov.uk/article/23777/Graffiti-Removal-Service by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 6:59pm)

Bit out there, but the City College has a glass and lead glasswork school, might find a willing student there https://www.facebook.com/artglasscogc/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jan 2022 11:13pm)

Last time I was in they'd stopped doing sushi, I think they lost their sushi guy during lockdown by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 3:44pm)

It used to be great, have been a regular ever since it opened, but sadly it's gone way downhill - I think they were hit very hard by lockdown, lost their good chefs, and had to up prices and down portions to survive by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 7:58pm)

Bear in mind that if you buy an old diesel you won't be allowed to drive it in the city centre from next year: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=55545&p=0 Some of the bargains you can find might be because of this by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jan 2022 10:47pm)

If you're really stuck, it's deep into the off-season and you could probably get a bargain rental in a static caravan park somewhere about these parts by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 12:16am)

er...Russia invaded Ukraine nearly 7 years ago and are still an occupying force by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 1:25am)

"A further grace period is proposed for vehicles registered to residents within the LEZ, reflecting their restricted options in respect of choosing to enter the LEZ. Therefore enforcement of entry restrictions for vehicles which fall within this category will begin on 1st June 2024." by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 2:25pm)

That's certainly an...interpretation by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 2:24pm)

"if you choose to live in the city centre then you have to play your part in reducing the level of deadly particulates that demonstrably kill people" by the time the ban comes in it will have been *8 years* since the LEV was announced, I think that's beyond reasonable by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 2:47pm)

It was first proposed in 2014, announced in 2017 and started implementation in 2018. by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 3:11pm)

I really can't be bothered arguing about the basic facts of moving troops over an internationally-recognised sovereign border, but I must admit to being extremely intrigued as to why a member of /r/glasgow is repeating the Duma line by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 4:00pm)

I'm not, it's obviously unnecessary I'm again wondering why someone from Glasgow is pushing Russian propaganda - not to argue with you, just genuinely curious! by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 5:20pm)

and pretty much the same as anywhere else in the country, /u/Scottish_Man, the only regional difference in energy prices between areas of the UK is a few % for local network charges by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Jan 2022 5:29pm)

The best part is the 'annexation' is a lot more seedy than that suggests King Christian of Denmark was basically skint what with the Black Plague and the like, and couldn't afford his wedding dowry, so he pawned Orkney and Shetland to James III of Scotland in 1468 in its place, planning to pay it off later However, Christian didn't really own Shetland under the way the Norse legal system worked, and it wasn't really his to pawn, so when the Norwegian nobles who *did* own Shetland (and had spilt quite some volume of blood to own it) found out about this, they were not surprisingly a bit pissed and made multiple petitions to James and his descendants over the coming 2 centuries to have it back as the rightful owners The Stewarts successfully held the claim to Shetland by, basically, ghosting them, and in particular paying off the (Norwegian) Earl of Caithness by giving him a chunk of Fife to make up for it, at which point they claimed Orkney and Shetland as forfeit and officially part of Scotland. Previously that kind of brazen attitude might have meant war, but the Norse were too weak at that point in time to do much about it Which reminds me, I must go and play some more Crusader Kings, that whole era of history is amazing by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Jan 2022 10:25pm)

not really, the Russian position on Crimea is that the local population really actually want to be part of Russia please so it's just recognising their right to self-determination and not at all a military incursion of a sovereign state, no whereas in the 15th century serfs had literally no rights and nobody could have given a flying fuck whether the population of Shetland wanted to be part of Norway or Scotland, that's entirely up for the nobles who own the land to decide also nowadays we have things like the UN to arbitrate (or try to), if they had existed back then they might have called out James III on his shenanigans and told him to give the islands back to Norway the only equivalent then was the Hanseatic league, who being a trade organisation were basically happy with whatever kept the peace and fish sales going (so actually not dissimilar to the UN I guess) by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 12:18am)

The short answer is that, while self-determination is recognised under international law, the only case where this definitely equates to a right to secede (i.e. opt out of a country) is in the case of colonial countries declaring independence from their coloniser. In other contexts, the right to secede is directly opposed by the right of countries to 'territorial integrity', and so unless there is a specific case for why secession is required for a population to enjoy the way of life they desire, there is no fundamental legal right for them to do so. So, while the UK govt gave the powers of a referendum to Scotland in 2014, there is no international law that required this - and similarly the government of Spain is under no requirement to recognise the right of Catalonia to secede. Only - in the general view of the UN - if the human rights of the people of Scotland/Catalonia were being oppressed by their membership of those countries would that change. Arguably, in both cases, the devolved powers that exist give both all the freedom they need to self-express while remaining part of the UK/Spain respectively. Of course, there may be reasons why it might not be politically tenable for those governments to forbid succession...but there is no fundamental international law requiring them to allow it. Sturgeon could win 90% in a referendum tomorrow and it would, legally, mean nothing. And as with anything UN it all depends on how other countries feel on the matter...see for example Kosovo, whose declaration of independence is only recognised by slightly over half of countries by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 12:56am)

Not sure about all those parts, but Erengisle Suneson (Jarl of Orkney a few decades before Henry Sinclair) was pretty loaded and an important guy in Norway/Sweden around the time, but didn't have much to do with the isles by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 2:51am)

yeah, the bus is much quicker and easier by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 2:59pm)

The pilot episode of Taggart featured a young woman found strangled on the Wyndford Estate, make of that what you will by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 7:37pm)

Just saying, but I'm guessing rich London landlord has no idea how much new bins could cost..... Also, [unoccupied housing in Glasgow is now subject to a council tax surcharge of 100% if unused for more than a year](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17169). Sister may have been visiting in order to pretend the flats are in use. Somebody could use the information that they are in fact empty to their advantage, perhaps. by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 3:11am)

gas storage only temporarily delays the issue; it lets you ride through short fluctuations of a month or two, but once it's used up you're just as exposed (as those countries are finding) - if we still had the Rough facility open it would have maybe helped us in November but it'd be long empty by now plus the whole problem is in part caused by the extended winter last year meaning that national gas reserves across the world were already depleted and didn't get a chance to be restocked before this one by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 12:30pm)

this is completely untrue. Cambo is the first project to have had any influence from climate change policy and that wouldn't have been up and running for years anyway. If anything, policy has been pushing us towards increased utilisation of North Sea gas reserves as we've shut down coal we've had about a 1/3rd of our supplies from imported LNG for years, and the reason we've been using it in preference to local reserves is that it was massively cheaper; we had the total opposite problem until very recently, OPEC oversupply in 2019/20 was trashing the domestic market due to incredibly cheap gas being available from Saudi Arabia/Russia if anything, COP26 commitments are the way out of this as renewables are by their very nature not dependent the international cost of fuels and the geopolitics around them by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Jan 2022 12:37pm)

Watched that BBC Brewdog investigation last night and while there was nothing particularly new (guy's a total roaster who regularly harasses female workers, the Equity for Punks is a barely-legal scam and their green stuff is bullshit), the best revelation was discovering that he's invested a big chunk of the equity proceeds in Heineken, the company Brewdog have repeatedly named as the brewing establishment they're supposedly rebelling against If nothing else, worth watching for the american Brewdog ultra-fans (featuring tattoos and painful rapping) that turn up about halfway through by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 6:25pm)

I think it would be fair to blame it on *both* the financial misadministration of the Labour council, and the SNP government (who have been running central funding for 15 years now) who failed to address the growing and well-documented funding issues in Scotland's largest city I don't think anyone comes out of this blameless by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jan 2022 10:02pm)

Devon by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Jan 2022 12:53pm)

Today's Nextdoor highlight: someone who's moved from London complaining about the high council tax on their 'modest 3-bed flat' in Hyndland by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 1:55pm)

The average here is going to be meaningless, it entirely depends on what job sector you're going into. Engineering grads are massively in demand and are going to get companies competing for them with attractive offers, while other folk are going to be in over-subscribed fields and fighting over minimum-wage scraps. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 7:33pm)

Looks like £22k is bang on the median entry-level salary for architecture https://jobs.architecture.com/staticpages/10290/salary-guide-2022-architects-and-architecture/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 7:39pm)

while this is true, it's London that is the odd one out (because it gets so much from business rates) - Glasgow is not significantly more than any other city in the UK besides London anyway, it's more about the use of the word 'modest', as though their pokey little pied-a-terre couldn't possibly be band G, it barely even has space for the au pair by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jan 2022 10:57pm)

spare a thought for those that teach engineering, who can expect their students to exceed a lecturer's salary within 2-3 years by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 1:53pm)

It's fine, just a quiet bit of Ruchill. Because it's kind of cut off by the canal, only downside is that it's a bit of a walk to get anywhere, and you have to walk through the less nice bits of Ruchill - however the new Stockingfield Bridge is meant to open in September and will give direct access to Maryhill Rd https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/stockingfield-bridge/ If it's a cottage flat then most important will be who your neighbours are by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 2:00pm)

M8 is the massive stinking 30 stone guy standing in the way of the drinks by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 3:23pm)

Bishopbriggs has finally turned up after 7 missed buses, with Auchinairn and Milton dangling half-conscious from each arm by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 3:53pm)

Dowanhill couldn't make it cos he's doing a 5-show stint at the Hydro by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jan 2022 8:29pm)

I did exactly this, first degree in biology then MSc in IT(software and systems) at UoG. However, my experience is probably not useful to you as this was 20 years ago and I already knew how to do software development and was really just a) doing it to get a formal qualification and b) because the Scottish Govt was handing out grants (remember them?) to do IT conversion courses. So, yeah, my experience of the year was mostly playing pool and eating taxpayer-funded toasties in the Research Club (remember that?) I didn't go into software development, but all the people I'm still in touch with from that course who did are doing very well for themselves and nowadays earning 6 figures as principal developers. Oh, and I also met my wife on the course. So yeah, it went well overall. by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 7:38pm)

OP, if you don't want to call the police, consider reporting this to Crimestoppers - they're an independent charity who take anonymous reports of things like this and follow it up with the police https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 8:18pm)

Bear in mind that a lot of people are still working from home so might have had to lose such furniture to make space for working by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Jan 2022 8:23pm)

ScottishPower is installing an electrolyser at Whitelee, and I believe there are proposals to use this in hydrogen buses by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Jan 2022 2:53pm)

I mind the discussion over in r/scotland about whether flats in the same close need to be interlinked*...like aye, right, I'm definitely going to be ok living with an alarm in my flat wired up to the stoner downstairs who burns toast every night at 4am *they don't in case that isn't obvious by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st Jan 2022 4:49pm)

thanks! that should sort me, about half the price of the other ones I'd seen, too by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st Jan 2022 4:45pm)

There's a reason 90% of conservation biologists have plummy accents - because it's not an actual job, it's all trust fundees who don't need a salary by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 3:49pm)

I got a manual licence, but for [reasons] my first car was an automatic, and to be frank I've never gone back nor wanted to. Autos are everywhere now, have comparable fuel efficiency and especially given the internal combustion engine should no longer be on sale by the end of the decade, I don't think it's worth bothering with a manual licence unless you particularly want one. The only times it's caused me any issues is hiring a car in smaller places on the continent, but even then they've usually had something in stock for the yanks. Having a manual licence was handy the one time I borrowed a mate's campervan, but that's about it. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 4:06pm)

I disagree you forget (I went literally a decade without driving manual and picked it up again within about 10 minutes), but you do think, "why do people bother with this shite" as you grind repeatedly up and down the gears in traffic on the M8 by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 4:10pm)

straight to auto by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 5:03pm)

depends on the car I think - for me it was a wee car just like the one I'd learned in, just drove it round the empty streets of Broomhill a few times til the muscle memory came back borrowing the campervan a few years later was a bit more of a learning experience, but same as it would be for someone who hadn't driven anything with a heavy clutch I think. Got stuck in a traffic jam on a steep hill and had to do 20 hill starts with a car up my arse, nearly cried by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 5:15pm)

not unless it's paesano by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 9:50pm)

even ignoring the organic part, a farm in Lanarkshire is going to have about a fifth the yield of an equivalent farm area in the south of spain, due to reduced growing season/temperatures/sunlight at our latitude compound that with the now incredibly high cost of seasonal labour thanks to brexit this is fundamentally why almost none of your supermarket veg (other than things suited to our climate like leeks and broccoli in season) comes from the UK, it's all from the mediterranean (or africa/south america out of season) - the increased yield more than compensates for the shipping costs by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 10:02pm)

I'm a regular customer and continually astonished at the rate of staff turnover, seems like nobody ever works there more than a month or two by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 10:10pm)

You misunderstand how government borrowing works. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 10:16pm)

In which case I shouldn't need to explain to you the household fallacy, the concept of social discount rates, the role of inflationary controls and debt leveraging via bonds from the private sector in managing national debt and so forth. And, of course, even if the tax payers paying it back eventually were the totality of it, that's not at all a reason not to borrow - if the rate of return the debt generates is greater than the interest to be paid on it, then that's of benefit to the future tax payer, not their cost. How exactly would you propose anything public be built without leveraging debt against tax? I somewhat doubt your financial advisor credentials if you can't understand that public debt is net positive - have you never read the Green Book? by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Feb 2022 11:08pm)

Stopped doing sushi by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 3:45pm)

That there is an old gas condensing boiler (that probably belongs in a museum) - while it provides both heating and hot water, it is not like a modern 'combi' boiler in that it doesn't provide hot water on demand, instead filling up that tank once or twice a day. You want to leave the boiler turned on all the time, set the thermostat to the tempature you want your flat to be at, and then adjust the drayton controller for it all to run at the hours you want. Easiest just to read the manual here: https://www.draytoncontrols.co.uk/sites/default/files/SM%202%20(I.%20Guide).pdf 1. No, the thermostat will turn off the boiler whenever the air temperature is above the thermostat setting 2. See that little box on the side of the tank? That's measuring the temperature of the water in the tank and goes back to the Drayton control unit. If you have the hot water set to 24/7 then whenever the water goes below a certain temperature it will be heated up again. Would recommend not doing this, you'll be paying a lot keeping water constantly heated - use the once or twice a day mode according to your usage, the insulation will keep it plenty warm. Press the 'advance' button if you want hot water on demand outside this schedule (e.g. half an hour ahead of when you want to run a big hot bath, or if you've used up all the hot water and want to do the dishes). 3. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they're separate loops (they usually are, but this might be some weird old model) 4. Each radiator will usually have a valve on it on the inlet pipe that you can rotate to turn individual radiators on/off but you can't control the actual temperature of the water going into them. These valves often have numbers printed on them to give the impression you can, but all these do is restrict the flow rate which makes little difference. Basically the thermostat/control device is just sending heated water to all radiators round a loop whenever the thermostat measures the air temperature at its particular location is less than the value you have it set to. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 4:00pm)

I more meant if you can run the two independently, I think there are old models out there where you can only have hot water if you also run the heating by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 5:41pm)

walkhighlands search function allows you to filter for routes accessible by public transport by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 1:57pm)

Usual reminder for someone moving from outwith Scotland: private rentals here have no minimum term and 28 days notice, so you can literally find somewhere just to get started and move out a month later. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 3:08pm)

just tagging on here as a lot of people seem confused by it: today's announcement is a rise in the energy *cap*, not the price of energy itself. It's not additional to the existing price rises. it only affects you if you were on a variable rate tariff, in which case you're now going to be exposed to the same price rise everyone else has already suffered (where previously you were effectively being subsidised by your supplier) if like most people you're on a fixed rate tariff, it makes no difference, you're either already feeling the pain or will when your current deal ends. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 3:12pm)

Would recommend reading up on how it works here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancies-tenants-guide/ a) because you have a lot more rights as a tenant than down south b) because that in no way prevents letting agencies and landlords from trying it on, so it's worth knowing your rights (e.g. it's illegal to charge any fees to the tenant other than the deposit, which must be held in an independent protection scheme) by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 3:15pm)

was going to say, 80s kid and if someone had a bath then it would be considered wasteful if someone else didn't make use if it. Didn't get a shower or central heating til about...1993 I think? and this was a middle-class household by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 10:18pm)

don't worry about it, there's some pretty epic downvoting going on across the sub today by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Feb 2022 11:13pm)

2? Hark at you! We had the one and I remember being scared of it as a kid because of the process of lighting it by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 12:06pm)

any examples? This thread seems pretty typical of the subs attitude, i.e. Glasgow isn't too bad these days, but there's still plenty of racist arseholes about to watch out for. No matter how wonderfully enlightened folk think Scotland is, I don't think anyone has remotely claimed racism doesn't exist. That would be over on r/Scotland. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 2:12pm)

The UK has 6 international interconnectors and there is a project (currently temporarily on hold) to directly connect Scotland to Norway via a 400 mile subsea cable. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 6:14pm)

Hunterston was closed because it was fucked, having run for 21 years longer than its original design life. At absolute best it maybe had one more year of (extremely unreliable and very expensive) operation. Nuclear plants are closing down because they've reached the ends of their useful lives, not due to any politics. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 6:10pm)

Extremely important to note that North Sea gas resources, once sold off to energy companies, do not belong to Scotland or the UK - only the tax revenue and leasing payments. Only renationalisation would change this. Any company which extracts oil or gas in our waters has paid for the right to do so and can sell it to whoever they want - including sending it to continental Europe, if they're offering better money than the UK suppliers are. This is happening right now, if we want 'our' gas then we have to out-bid the Netherlands/Belgium for it. So opening Cambo would make approximately fuck all difference to UK gas prices, because it's only making a dent in the European-wide market, not the UK one. The UK Treasury would get a good wodge from the leasing and taxation on that, but that's in no way hypothecated towards reducing energy bills. And fracking in the UK is such small-scale, localised and costly projects that it was never going to have the same impact on UK gas prices that it had in the US - that's a lie by lobbyists. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 6:22pm)

Firstly, there's no shortage of ex-nuclear sites for new build nuclear - that's really not the constraint and due to transmission costs it's very unlikely any new nuclear would be built in Scotland preferentially to e.g. Wylfa or Heysham if the moratorium was abandoned Secondly, it's unlikely the sites at Hunterston (and later Torness) will be abandoned outright - in fact I think it's likely we'll see them occupied by other forms of baseload such BECCS or hydrogen/CCS CCGT, both probably commissioned and up and running years before a nuclear reactor would be able to get going (which takes at least a decade assuming you can persuade anyone to finance it) Germany is a different case to the UK because they have zero indigenous gas resources of their own (hence the Nordstream kerfuffle). While gas prices are a disaster right now, that is also ignoring that we've had it pretty fucking great for going on 30 years due to gas prices being low (this is partially why it hurts so much - gas has been so cheap for so long we got used to energy overall being unrealistically cheap). by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 6:56pm)

It's HVDC transmission, losses over that kind of distance are around 2% to 3%. For comparison, total losses from power station to home in the GB network are around 9%. by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Feb 2022 8:55pm)

[Don't](https://i.imgur.com/Jf5s0Tj.png) by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 3:42pm)

While it's fine safety wise, a lot of the buildings on James Watt St are in a bit of a state - I'd check the flat carefully for damp etc if it's in one of the buildings next to the storage unit It's also a very narrow st with high buildings, so bear in mind you'll have almost zero natural light - it's really dank even in the summer by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Feb 2022 3:49pm)

also bearing in mind companies have to pay energy bills too, so will be more than happy to not be responsible for providing light and warmth to their employees by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Feb 2022 4:07pm)

Ceilidh Minogue did ours, were great and you can choose the size of the band to fit your budget by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:23am)

Ruchill Park is almost West End, and quite nice for a saunter up to the flagpole with a view right across the city and beyond by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:21am)

There's still a million of us clinically vulnerable folks out there and we'd appreciate it if you carried on masking a while longer for our benefit by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:36am)

I was meaning UK-wide, about 4 million were notified in total https://www.health.org.uk/publications/reports/assessing-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-population The recommendation to shield has ended, basically meaning the outcomes for vulnerable folk are highly dependent on measures taken by the rest of the population, including mask-wearing So you do you, but just because it's not mandatory doesn't mean you're excused from the moral consequences of your actions, and it would seem to me that while it's pretty obvious this virus is still absolutely everywhere, those consequences exist. It's a risk of a cold for you, it's still a decent risk of death for me. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 11:59am)

I guess I've just never understood why mask-wearing is anything but an incredibly minor inconvenience that is literally the most minimum effort thing you can do to protect other people It's about risk and proportionate action, and I'm not asking for any other measures to be maintained, just the one tiny thing you can do to help out the vulnerable, while we're still at a prevalence of around 1 in 200 and that number doesn't seem to be dropping any further. To me the direction is more important than the number- infection rate has stalled at a level that still presents a serious risk to vulnerable people going out in public. If I go to the supermarket and it's full of maskless people, I turn around and go elsewhere, and right now it seems I can't go anywhere. I understand the issues for e.g. schoolkids, but I don't think you're one of them. And on mainland Europe there doesn't seem to be this particular weird opposition to face masks, I guess I don't really get (and would genuinely like to hear from you) what the problem is with it. Is it a libertarian thing? by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 2:01pm)

Extra bonus fun of looking through all the windows to criticise the interior design choices of people with more money than sense by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Feb 2022 5:26pm)

If this lot are Conservatives, I'd love to know what exactly it is that they're conserving They're mad Trump-style libertarians who have just used the tories as a means to power, they're almost the diametric opposite of toryism Even Thatcher didn't go as far as stochastic terrorism by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 12:36pm)

You'll be waiting a long time, because you know the answer and you're just being a cunt by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Feb 2022 10:13pm)

I think there's been a few plans for flats there but the most recent was refused permission - too big / impact on natural light etc by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 4:36pm)

specifically, likely to be part of the Scottish Gas Networks upgrades going on (arrow pointing in direction of gas flow) by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 10:18pm)

Refuweegee will take non-perishable food https://www.refuweegee.co.uk/your-donations by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 10:21pm)

they don't actually dig everything up - a lot of it is just feeding plastic pipe through existing ducting by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Feb 2022 10:47pm)

Supposedly, was banned as part of 2021 Transport Act, with secondary legislation enforcing it due to come into force in 2023 (but could still be delayed further) by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Feb 2022 4:50pm)

Yes, but that whole section of M74 was only built 10 years ago, and connected up to the M8 in one direction, but not the other by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 12:01am)

As a supposed comedy film that starts with images of starving Boers in concentration camps, I think that's the least of its problems by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 3:44am)

Given that it has Kitchener saying "these camps are the reason we're winning this war" I'd suggest that the way it's drawing attention is pretty problematic. I haven't watched the whole film but it sounds like the director for some reason has a thing for excusing all the sins of the Empire. Again, in a *comedy* film? It's, at best, all a bit weird and tonally misjudged, suspect the director is pushing back against the misogyny issues of the other films by trying to be an edgelord by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Feb 2022 8:34pm)

imagine a cross between a croissant and aberdonian misery by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 5:55pm)

No, no dates yet for it to be introduced, all still free parking. However, as all the signage is already up it seems to be having an impact on the amount of cars parked here during the day, which is nice And parking is really only a problem on Belmont/Wilton St, just head up towards Dunard St and there's almost always space, only exception is when there's a match on at Firhill by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 6:22pm)

yeah, while you can get them in some supermarkets better to get them at source - I have a dealer who brings me a bagful now and then from up Elgin way by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 6:26pm)

they're essential to life up north to provide the calories needed to get through harsh winters - but bring a highly efficient lard delivery system to our milder climes, coupled with already low life expectancy, and you'd be lucky if anyone made it to their 40s by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 10:32pm)

Shelter pages are also useful https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/renting_rights/renting_from_a_private_landlord by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 10:39pm)

since 2017 there is no lock-in period allowed. Many landlords/agencies will still claim there is one and list a minimum term, and you're probably best keeping your intentions to yourself, but legally there is nothing they can do to stop you leaving as early as 28 days into the tenancy. https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancies-tenants-guide/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 10:35pm)

your mum was working for the clowns by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Feb 2022 11:56pm)

yup, I lost 20% of the value of my first house when I bought in 2005 and sold in 2014 (in Scotland but not Glasgow) still net positive vs renting though by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 4:16pm)

alternative opinion: the market is just doing its thing, it's the home reports that are atrocious. If the 'market value' is consistently £20k+ under what places are selling for, then by definition it's not market value. by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Feb 2022 4:48pm)

The 'realtor' (by which I assume you mean estate agent) doesn't do the HR, it's done by independent assessors I gather that not long after HRs were introduced, there was a case where an assessor was sued for giving too high an HR value and this leading to negative equity or something Anyway, the result is the same - assessors are incentivised to be conservative in their estimates to avoid comeback later, but their valuation is treated as hewn in stone by mortgage companies HRs are broadly a very good thing - they massively simplify the homebuying process - but the valuation process and how it is treated by mortgage companies needs to be revised because it's being treated as 'market value' when it clearly isn't. You see the same misconception here with people consistently asking how many % above HR to bid - that's not how it works, and that's why you're being outbid. You need to consider the market value, which may or may not have any connection to the HR value. A 3-bed flat in the West End sells for £300k because a 3-bed flat in the West End is worth £300k to somebody, not because that's 20% over some notional HR. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Feb 2022 2:06pm)

> 18p/kWh lol - it's up around 30p/kWh for a new tariff at the moment by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 2:37pm)

a typical immersion heater is 3kW, so running it for 4 hours would use 12kWh, which would be 12*£0.29 = £3.48 a day so that's maybe £100 a month explained do you know how to use the storage heaters? if they're running constantly off the day rate that's most likely your problem by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 2:40pm)

Linlithgow? It's got the nice loch area right in the middle of town, several country parks within a few miles, and generally very green and pleasant by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 8:29pm)

the West End was never cool by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Feb 2022 11:46pm)

Ethereum alone consumes 113TWh/year, which is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of the Netherlands https://digiconomist.net/ethereum-energy-consumption Argentina is slightly higher at 125TWh Fun fact: a recent study estimated the future excess deaths associated with the carbon emissions from bitcoin mining in 2021 to be around 19,000 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962200007X?via%3Dihub by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 3:30pm)

That means that paper will be appearing in the next edition of that journal, which is in June 2022, but has already been reviewed and accepted, so is available online in advance (academic publishing is weird) by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 3:57pm)

if you click on 'more' underneath the abstract it shows you the article history: Received 11 August 2021, Revised 1 January 2022, Accepted 4 January 2022, Available online 25 January 2022, Version of Record 25 January 2022. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 4:00pm)

in reality, though, you need to fill out all the competences with evidence and this always involves some level of bullshitting. Better to embellish your work history with anecdotes than to lose out to someone else who bullshat better This, of course, is the fundamental flaw with STARR - it heavily incentivises faking it. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 4:59pm)

which is a great example of something you can make up to fill out a competence that is almost impossible for the panel to check! by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 5:08pm)

well obviously don't do it if you can't make it fly, but fundamentally it's all part of the game speaking as someone who has been on the interviewer side of the table many times, STARR is great in concept but almost always undermined by neanderthal managers who want to railroad the results to the decision they made within the first 30 seconds (based on the colour of someone's shoes/suit/skin) and you have to do everything you can not to give that guy the ammunition he's looking for to disregard you in favour of their favourite/bustiest candidate by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Feb 2022 5:40pm)

If you allowed hitch-hiking on freight trains: 1. Glasgow to Euston 2. St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal 3. Amsterdam to Yiwu (near Shanghai) via the New Silk Road https://www.railfreight.com/specials/2018/03/07/amsterdam-added-to-new-silk-road-with-new-rail-freight-line/ (although I suspect trains running the full route end to end are extremely rare occurences) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 1:47am)

The best job I ever had, by some way, was a couple of days a week in a second hand bookshop (i.e. the days the owner would take off) - basically just being paid to sit and read and drink tea all day. by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 3:22am)

If you're missing NY-style pizza, Rockvilla Pizza does the closest I've found (not really West End but not far off) Sushi - Sushi Riot in Hyndland is good BBQ - you're in the wrong country I'm afraid by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 1:56pm)

railway gauges are the limiting factor here and Russia uses a different gauge to Europe (Russian vs Standard gauge), and China uses a different one again normal practice is 'gauge swapping' at borders (you switch the rolling stock onto different bogeys), but there are also variable gauge trains which can run on both - these are used for the Moscow - Paris/Berlin services China is also introducing these to provide direct through services, so in time the kind of thing I'm proposing might be a single freight engine So basically it's complicated, and depends on how you define a 'train' - so-called 'block trains' simply refer to a contiguous unit of freight, and we even now have 'intermodal block trains' (i.e. seamless freight transport over rail and sea links) which if you stretched your rules really far would get you from UK to Japan in a single step https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/03/03/maersk-to-pioneer-first-ever-block-train-japan-uk-via-transiberian-railway - it wouldn't be a single train, but if you climbed into one of the containers on the train at one end you'd still get to your destination on a train with the same overall configuration without having to get off or change at any point :) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 3:42pm)

The webcam for Ben More (almost exactly the same height as Ben Lomond) should give you an idea of conditions: https://www.benmorewebcam.co.uk/ Don't go up Munros in winter if you don't know what you're doing, and especially not alone - the summits are basically proper alpine conditions this time of year by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 3:59pm)

also, the road is currently closed for resurfacing 9am to 4pm: https://twitter.com/lomondtrossachs/status/1490990907834855424 by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 4:06pm)

The snowline is somewhere around 750m so should be mostly clear, and the Cobbler has the advantage that you can get up to that level on nice easy clear paths, but the last stretch will probably still be pretty icy - the back path is fairly gentle and easy to bail out from if you need to Note the mountain weather forecast for Wed is currently not good, high winds, snow and poor visibility above 600m: https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/scottish/west-highlands They highlight 'risk whiteout' - i.e. definitely don't be going above the snowline if you don't know how to navigate in zero-visibility conditions by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 4:45pm)

Yup- but was thinking that because it's been a fairly mild winter there's actually not that much snow and ice at the moment, it's really only the peak that would be winter conditions, so on a nice day it wouldn't be much of a risk - you could be down and off the snow in minutes if needed But totally agree even in best conditions doing it alone without winter gear is stupid, twist your ankle at 800m and you're probably fucked from wind chill-induced hypothermia before the Lomond Rescue get to you by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 7:20pm)

you should be raising hell with your solicitor; missing a completion date is a breach of contract and not something that should be lightly dismissed. At the absolute minimum you should have a clear new completion date and compensation for the interim delay no, it shouldn't fall apart if the contract was complete (which it must have been for funds to be transferred) - you can even get a court order forcing the seller to complete if need be by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Feb 2022 7:32pm)

while the food is great, I've never found it to have much atmosphere (it's very 50yo businessman and their niece) and wouldn't particularly recommend it for a stag group Butchershop seems a bit more relaxed and used to large groups by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 8:32pm)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/we-need-to-look-after-our-own-first-say-people-who-would-never-help-anyone-20150907101741 by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Feb 2022 4:53pm)

nah, this has been planned since Euromaidan, which he took very personally take some reassurance that he's also been squirreling away $200bn of stolen Russian assets via family members etc - can't spend it if the world is a nuclear desert by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Feb 2022 9:33am)

Just firing off my last emails, controller charged, fridge stocked, hello Elden Ring weekend by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Feb 2022 4:48pm)

even if it were Just Another Souls Game that's 100% a-ok with me by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Feb 2022 4:47pm)

Not a huge range, but the Three Judges is a real ale pub in Partick which always has 2 or 3 cask ciders on draught (and has a mini cider festival each autumn) by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Feb 2022 1:29am)

ooooh not been since pre-doom by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Feb 2022 1:25pm)

I'm signed up to civil service job alerts for any technical roles in Scotland, and it scares me that the lead nuclear security manager at Faslane, a role they've advertised several times in the past few years, pays £40,000 plus relocation by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 5:09pm)

The little chinese supermarket on Crow Rd (opposite the Sainsburys) has them source: bought loads last week by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 5:35pm)

They've just redone the one on Maryhill Rd and I swear it's trying to take on Waitrose by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 9:27pm)

it's right on the edge of Kelvinside by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Feb 2022 10:38pm)

It's twice the size it was before after taking over the Iceland, and there's definitely a lot more fruit and veg than before by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 12:41am)

all of which would matter if there was some kind of minefield/security fence running along Maryhill Rd barring anyone from Kelvinside/North Kelvin/Woodside/whatever unless they show their Maryhill ID card at the guardpost. There isn't, and as a result, Maryhill Lidl is used by people living in the West End, like myself, who has used it both when I lived in Kelvinside *and* North Kelvin. It's the next closest supermarket to Byres Rd Waitrose after Partick Morrisons. by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Feb 2022 9:23pm)

Not remotely by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Mar 2022 8:57pm)

Not assuming, it's just very similar and likely to be the closest thing you can find internationally, because chip shop curry sauce is a particularly UK thing by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Mar 2022 5:09pm)

Is it definitely fixed 21k or could you go back and negotiate? Just tell them this. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Mar 2022 7:47pm)

Yes, the grade of the job won't be negotiable, but each grade has multiple pay bands within it which is meant to reflect experience, so they will have some discretion. Worst case is they say no, there's absolutely no harm in asking. Depending on the role you may also have a pay progression within the band, i.e. your pay goes up by a percentage each year until you hit the pay ceiling for your grade. In which case, you might find that while the role pays 21k now, you might be earning 24k in a few years, and then more after that (as opposed to your pay often stagnating in a private sector role unless you get promoted) As others have pointed out, public sector tends to pay less but makes up for this in deferred wages - i.e. your pension. Find out the details and you might see that overall the 21k public sector pay package is actually significantly better than the 24k private one. by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Mar 2022 11:18pm)

also they show you inside your ear on the camera and the guy doing it is legit far too excited about ear wax and clearly loves his work, 5* experience all round by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Mar 2022 2:04pm)

oh god yeah I ordered one of them in a cafe in Lisbon, wanting a light snack, as I'd had it described as 'a Portuguese croque monsieur' light snack it was not, amazing it was by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Mar 2022 2:21pm)

There's also time-of-use tariffs starting to appear, a couple of suppliers do them for customers with smart meters (although really meant for people who can make proper use of them, such as with EV charging) - I'm on one of these tariffs and occassionally get paid to use electricity in the middle of the night in return for paying a little more for peak electricity. While it's not *meant* for doing your washing, it's not *not meant* for that, and as others have pointed out this is a big social problem brewing as such tariffs might expand in the context of high energy prices. I don't do it, but there's only the thin line of sympathy for my neighbours that stops me. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Mar 2022 1:00am)

Given the total energy use is the same (one load of washing is one load of washing, one EV charge is one EV charge), isn't incentivising time-shifting of electricity demand actually better than storage, as it effectively achieves the same thing (resolving temporal imbalances between renewable generation and electricity demand) but without any round trip losses? (assuming we're restricting it to things that don't bug your neighbours, like EVs and heating systems) by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Mar 2022 1:25am)

It's a bit of a way, but the wild goats in Galloway Forest Park are awesome and a load can normally be seen hanging out next to the road here: https://goo.gl/maps/WN89Pk8ciH1CBqEEA Take some carrots by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Mar 2022 12:58pm)

Sundays at 3pm (not sure if it's back to being every week though) by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Mar 2022 1:43pm)

airbnb isn't allowed on flats with shared entry, I don't think there's enough of it here to have had much impact by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Mar 2022 6:10pm)

yeah, it does happen, but it's tiny numbers compared to other cities where airbnb is gutting the market by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Mar 2022 7:07pm)

Go to GHA. Even if pets are allowed in those properties, I'm certain that using communal areas like that isn't. In my HA pets are allowed but have to explicitly get permission from the HA, and that permission can be revoked if there are complaints from neighbours. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Mar 2022 6:51pm)

Seconded to get a quote from Octopus - they've actually reduced bills slightly recently and have stated they're losing money to retain customers by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 2:49pm)

Your usual reminder that not everyone is a first time buyer and if you already have equity paid off then these things aren't so much of an issue by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 6:28pm)

> I want to live in a nice tenement flat within a good, lively (but safe!) area You and half of Scotland. Nice tenement flats have *always* gone for crazy prices over HR, that's nothing new. It might be a bit worse than usual, but I was seeing 35% over on 2-bed tenement flats when I was trying to buy 10 years ago, and even my first time around 20 years ago. Even while the rest of the market was crashing post-2008, nice tenement flats were still holding value. by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 6:32pm)

Really the only craziness is the idea that the Home Report value has any meaning. I don't know why people use it as a benchmark, it clearly has no relation to actual market value, and £250k is actually a pretty low value for a good-quality 2-bed flat in a large city in the UK. Decent tenement flats have always been aspirational, when I was first getting on the housing ladder I would never have dreamed of buying one as a starter home. I don't think the market has changed much, I just think people's aspirations have, and I do worry about all the folk who have mortgaged themselves to the tits to spend quarter of a million on their first place. by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 7:40pm)

As mentioned up there, you'll find it's usually only the pristine ready-to-move-straight-in places that get these offers - it's folks from elsewhere in the country to whom that extra 28% is approximately fuck all (because they're selling a £700k flat in the SE somewhere) and are willing to pay to avoid the hassle of having to arrange any work. If you find somewhere that needs even just a little work (i.e. a kitchen or bathroom that could do with an update, a damp window or something) you'll normally find that, while it'll still go over HR, the crazy highballs won't be interested by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 7:56pm)

I'm not talking about fairness or otherwise, it's just on that on these threads people always seem incredulous about people offering over HR, not realising that if you're buying your second or third home then you have equity to release so the mortgage value isn't a limit like it is to a first time buyer. No judgement being passed, that's just how it is, people who have paid off 10 years of a mortgage can also afford to offer by effectively re-mortgaging, it's not just rich cunts by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 8:04pm)

oh I agree it's an important value for borrowing, but I maintain it's a completely inconsistent value that might as well be plucked from the surveyor's arse. The fact that different areas have 'typical offers over percentages' is proof that there is no consistent methodology to it. case in point: when I came to sell my first house, the HR value I was given was 80k, when other identical properties had sold for £100k that year, so I challenged it. The same day they sent me an amended report with a value of £125k. Similarly, I jumped at the opportunity to get my current flat because it was so patently undervalued in the HR and the seller didn't know better so yes they're important values but when everyone goes OMG it went for x% over HR, then that is *entirely* due to the HR value being utterly unconnected to the market value, because a house is worth what people are willing to pay for it, not what some surveyor makes up to avoid future liability by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 9:40pm)

Depends how massive you mean by massive, but Maryhill Tesco carpark has 3 or 4 of those large mixed recycling bins that have loads of room if they've been recently emptied, just do a tour of big supermarkets by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 10:08pm)

I had some luck with the Currys waiting list a few months back, didn't take it cos I was skint at the time but could have got one by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 10:11pm)

Just to add, you really don't want to be double-insured on buildings insurance, as at best this can make claims really slow and complicated (as the insurance companies will look to reclaim costs from each other), and at worst can potentially breach the insurance terms and invalidate the cover. If you have a communal building insurance then all you need is personal contents insurance, which would be the normal practice for 90% of tenement flat owners. by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Mar 2022 10:42pm)

Maybe so - I know they weren't accepting new customers for their flexible tariffs, but perhaps they've extended this to all tariffs on the basis they're losing money (£50/customer/year they claim) by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Mar 2022 4:21am)

With the current cloud forecast, I wouldn't hold out much hope of seeing them anywhere by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Mar 2022 11:41pm)

he has a new one, can't remember what it is but he's posted a few times recently by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 2:34pm)

Fellow crowdfunder here, assume you're on the FB page? Not really much more to add than is on there, at least not without getting a bit doxxier than is appropriate about the owners by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 2:38pm)

They've openly said they'll refund anyone who wants by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 3:38pm)

Note that GHA are planning to demolish the high flats - this might be better in the long run with respect to antisocial behaviour, but note that in practical terms this might make living on Wyndford Rd itself a bit of a nightmare while the work is actually being done (as far as I know a date hasn't yet been set) by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 7:22pm)

Now I look the refund comment has mysteriously disappeared.... by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 11:29pm)

The minikegs were meant to be a one-off for the crowdfunder by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 11:32pm)

So the minikegs are out of date, were crushed last week, but are available for us to come and collect? What? by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 11:31pm)

Yeah, unless I'm misremembering - they said to email them to arrange a refund, now that comment is gone by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Mar 2022 2:34pm)

Just to add, if I remember correctly part of the original call for help was to help them meet the costs of the new Deposit Return Scheme, which is a bit of a disaster for small indie breweries due to admin costs (besides adding 20p to already pricy cans) However, the DRS was actually delayed and isn't coming in until August next year: https://depositreturnscheme.zerowastescotland.org.uk/ Personally, I've long written off my £50, if they had any genuine intention of meeting their rewards they could have just sent us all a pack of cans in goodwill rather than all this minikeg/t-shirt palaver. But like you it means I'll never buy their stuff again, which is a shame because they make good stuff which I regularly bought, and I threw money in because I wanted them to survive. Whereas as far as I can tell all I've done is helped someone buy a new house. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Mar 2022 2:50pm)

You'd maybe just possibly scrape by if you didn't use too much heating, but you'll spend a lot of time walking past nice pubs and restaurants you can't afford to eat in, so I'd question why you'd want to live in the west end as that's really the main benefit by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Mar 2022 4:28pm)

Westerton - it's a good middle ground between Drumchapel and Bearsden by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Mar 2022 8:23pm)

Put it this way - either you were giving your money to someone so desperate as to ask for help, or you were giving your money to someone desperate enough to set up a very low-reward scam In both cases they probably needed the cash by meepmeep13 (Wed 16th Mar 2022 3:08pm)

now I want to open a kebab shop called Meatspace by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Mar 2022 2:50pm)

If Brussels were bombing hospitals in Newcastle until the UK govt allowed Scotland to secede and rejoin the EU, then maybe Otherwise, no by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Mar 2022 2:28am)

"you never see any boots on the ground these days" [police send out patrols to busy areas prone to anti-social behaviour] "why aren't they solving real crimes" by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Mar 2022 2:31pm)

It is the same person - Mr Habitual Contrarian Fair enough, in contrast to him you've at least proposed a solution - albeit 'be more like the Polish police' is an interesting one, to say the least by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Mar 2022 6:16pm)

Not a country park per se, but the walks up around the North Third Reservoir and crags are spectacular by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Mar 2022 12:13pm)

Yeah, and it's not a small difference in that tax bracket- someone in Scotland earning £50k pays around £1.5k tax more than they would in England by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Mar 2022 10:53am)

Although if it's an HA they may well not be allowed a dog in the flat in the first place (depending on the type of flat and the HA) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Mar 2022 11:37pm)

That's like chucking some peanut butter in a Pot Noodle and calling it pad thai by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Mar 2022 12:14am)

I think in Spain it's very regional - Catalonia is very easy to find veg options everywhere, but in Andalucia ham is basically considered as important as oxygen by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Mar 2022 1:19pm)

just pop into your local branch of Separatist Vexillology Supplies by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Mar 2022 4:22pm)

I'd say if you're replacing multiple sockets you should also be doing a ring continuity test, and if you're not replacing like for like (adding potential extra load beyond the rating) then it's definitely in sparky territory just for safety checks - 90% chance it would be fine, but you're relying on the previous guy having balanced everything correctly by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Mar 2022 1:52pm)

yeah, there's a [live webcam here](https://youtu.be/I2yrz1yyYqM?t=16) by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Mar 2022 3:12pm)

We settled, but on buying a small 1-bed flat in a desirable area (on the basis we could sell it overnight when we want to and should hopefully appreciate) rather than a 2-bed in an area where those things might not have been true. With hindsight, we would most definitely not have bought a 1-bed had we known we would be spending 2 years working from home. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Mar 2022 9:18pm)

was going to say, not just a blue lagoon, but a *deliveroo* from blue lagoon? it's not the chippie's fault, God is punishing your life decisions by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Mar 2022 2:57pm)

And all that shit about just wanting to protect those they love You're literal billionaires, stop trying to be normal and just buy an ED-209 by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Mar 2022 4:29pm)

Kenwood TTP200 is the same but much cheaper, don't seem to make them any more but looks like you can find them for about £30-40 by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Mar 2022 12:34am)

not even the first time it's been asked :) https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/kbswrh/a_very_glaswegian_problem_a_toaster_that_would/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Mar 2022 12:44am)

Not local, but Glen Lyon Coffee up in Aberfeldy are great for mail order by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Mar 2022 5:13pm)

closed a year back, sadly by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 9:09pm)

their own stuff is reasonably priced, though by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 9:14pm)

The State Bar is CAMRA's Glasgow pub of the year, and well deserved by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 9:11pm)

Doublet is terrible for keeping its beer though, always having to take back sour pints by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Mar 2022 9:10pm)

Easter holidays mate by meepmeep13 (Thu 31st Mar 2022 2:02pm)

Don't know where you are, but R Mobile on Great Western Rd next to Kelvinbridge has always done me good for repairs and their prices are reasonable by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Apr 2022 11:38pm)

> I think I'll need to be vaguely near the uni as I can't drive and don't want to throw money away on public transport everyday It's not throwing money away if the monthly cost in transport is less than the money you save in rent by living further away. For example, a monthly pass for the subway is about £50, whereas the difference in rental prices between different areas served by the subway is more like £200-300/month. Regardless, £400pcm including bills isn't going to happen anywhere in the city. by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Apr 2022 9:08pm)

Don't think any of the HAs offer housing to students by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Apr 2022 11:03pm)

I don't mean that you can't be a student and live in an HA, but if your only reason for applying is that you've come to the city to study and haven't yet found a private rental, most HA's allocation policies are going to place you at the very bottom of what are currently very long waiting lists In contrast, there are other cities where HAs specifically own and offer student housing - I think there's been efforts in this direction in Glasgow but nothing concrete yet by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Apr 2022 11:39pm)

I think you're reading too much into it. It's just a list of professions with accreditation - i.e. independently verifiable. The only implication round being 'trustworthy' is that someone using their accreditation to falsely witness an application would lose that accreditation if found to have done so, under the terms by which they've been granted it. i.e. you're presumed not to want to risk your career as a police officer to falsely represent someone's application, where unaccredited professionals wouldn't have that risk. The UK list adds plenty of other valid accreditations, but that's all it is. by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Apr 2022 10:31pm)

'engineer' isn't a protected term in the UK like it is in some countries. Chartership is a professional qualification granted by a few professional bodies and is only given once you've done a recognised degree and have a proven track record. It's a pretty intensive process to get accreditation and takes a few years of professional practice. It's basically a badge that says you know what you're doing and can be trusted to design bridges / handle deadly voltages / not make things explode. by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Apr 2022 10:37pm)

Don't bother with Mr Muscle, that stuff doesn't do anything, if it's a shower it's probably hair and you want the proper shit to deal with it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/HG-Liquid-Drain-Unblocker-1L/dp/B000IU3VS0/ Available from all good hardware stores (if it's not hair, then a couple of kettles of hot water and a good go with a plunger will normally suffice) by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Apr 2022 5:02pm)

(price of a haircut X number of haircuts per year) - (number of working days X daily chair rental) by meepmeep13 (Tue 5th Apr 2022 6:11pm)

It's a 1-bed, but it has the floor area of a typical 2-bed Chuck in a dividing wall and would it be so ridiculous? Just highlights the continuing craziness of valuing on number of bedrooms rather than, like the rest of the world, floor area. by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Apr 2022 1:18pm)

I don't know how they're doing generally, but the big Maryhill Tesco seems a *lot* quieter these days than it used to be - meanwhile the new Lidl at Firhill is absolutely rammed at all times of day I don't think it's just folk tightening their belt - go in the Lidl and it's genuinely better/fresher produce as well as cheaper, I think the budget supermarkets are upping their game (the new branches are a lot nicer) and eating into Tesco's market share by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Apr 2022 6:20pm)

I don't know what form the agreements with student housing providers take, but private tenancies in Scotland, by law, don't have minimum terms any more - you can leave a tenancy at any point with one month's notice. They also can't ask for more than 6 months rent up front. So while they *say* they only offer one-year tenancies (and obviously they want to do that because it's hard to fill in any gaps), if you check the actual agreement you might find that actually, you're free to end the tenancy at any point (I don't know the specifics of student housing so maybe there's some special reason why they can do this, but I'm not aware of it) by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Apr 2022 6:31pm)

I don't often buy meat so I'll take your word for it by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Apr 2022 1:28am)

I'd get one of these and keep it in the spot https://i.imgur.com/Pt3FwNx.png by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Apr 2022 12:57pm)

There's no rules or expectations. I've lived in tenements where everyone knew each other well and invited each other to parties every other weekend, to ones where I didn't ever speak to any neighbour at all over several years. I'd say just introduce yourself when you bump into folk in the close (ask about the bins as an icebreaker!) and you'll rapidly find out who wants to know their neighbours and who wants left alone. It's Scotland, being a rude and unsocial bastard is the baseline. by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Apr 2022 1:07pm)

1. Don't live 'downtown' unless you have a really good reason - it's not like Buenos Aires, the city centre is mostly dead at night and generally not the nicest place to live. On that kind of salary (assuming pounds) you probably want to be in West End or Southside 2. Public transport is pretty good and it's not a big city, and generally not very car friendly in terms of parking etc. So I wouldn't bother with having a car just for getting about Glasgow. On the other hand, if you want to get out of the city and enjoy more of Scotland a car is almost essential. 3. No idea, but it certainly won't be like BA 4. If that's pounds, that's way more than enough to live comfortably - median income here is about £30k for a full-time professional. Rent is increasing rapidly but it's still a very cheap city for the UK by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Apr 2022 12:59am)

1) If you're working in Tradeston then, as other people have mentioned, look at Shawlands and around there - nice area, lots of good bars/restaurants, and you could walk to work. West End is nice but boring, Southside has a bit more going on for someone your age 3) There's nightlife here but, you know, the weather. Lots of good clubs and music, but it's going to be quite different to BA, it's not like we can hang around the beach drinking Fernet-Branca. Also South Americans are not that common here (again, the weather doesn't help), so apart from a bit of Tango you're not going to find much in the way of Argentinian culture That's not meant to be negative - I have a Brazilian friend who loves it here - it's just going to be rather different to home in how people socialise. You'll have no problems finding parties and friends, and if you can actually dance you'll be fighting them off with a shitty stick (as the saying goes) by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Apr 2022 5:49pm)

Once you get your cycling legs, if you want to get closer to the Campsies without sharing roads with cars, you can go further along the canal to Kirkintilloch, and then join the Strathkelvin Railway Path which runs completely flat through Milton of Campsie, Lennoxtown and finally ends at Strathblane It's a nice easy ride and The Stables have a bike rack for when you've earned a pint and burger on your way home :) by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Apr 2022 11:47pm)

These deliveroo/justeat riders are really pushing the bounds of what can be considered a bike, aren't they? Saw one today that was closer to a lunar rover by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Apr 2022 4:34pm)

Don't even understand why he's getting pissy about it, his TV show is quite literally - and completely openly - funded by the Russian state media company. It's not some controversial claim. Even Salmond had the sense to shut down his RT show when the war kicked off, but I doubt Galloway has much other cashflow to turn to by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Apr 2022 5:08pm)

Isn't that about the same as a room+bills in a private rental? Emphasis on the +bills bit. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Apr 2022 7:28pm)

Plus they're all in the centre/west end, and you only have to rent them for the academic year by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Apr 2022 8:56pm)

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 2:00am)

You could probably make a few quid charging entry to all those urbex wanks by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 10:52am)

you think he'd be good at dOiNg HiS oWn ReSeArCh by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 11:08am)

https://twitter.com/generoom/status/1376084811421454337 by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 3:22pm)

Not true. You can ignore it on the basis they almost certainly won't bother getting a court order for a single ticket, but they absolutely can. by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 10:44pm)

The restrictions aren't in place yet, they've not finished putting in all the infrastructure. It was supposed to start around now, last we heard is that it will be 'soon'. They covered up all the signs with binbags originally (honestly), they lasted about a day. by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Apr 2022 10:42pm)

I literally live in the parking area, can 100% confirm the restrictions are not yet in place, as evidenced by the fact my car is parked almost permanently on Wilton or Dunard St without a permit, and no permits are yet available to buy. No idea why we're being downvoted. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 4:54am)

It's Thai, as they're basically a 60s thai pyschedelic rock tribute act Might be thinking of Altın Gün, who are quite well known and doing the same for Anatolian Rock by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 1:20pm)

A home is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. If the HR value is consistent with that, then that's a lucky coincidence. If the HR value is consistently less than what places are selling for, then it's the HR value that is wrong, as it is supposed to reflect market value. Also remember that on a 3% mortgage over 25 years you will pay back 50% of the value of the property in interest anyway. And then also take into account avoided rent costs. Essentially, for all of the above reasons and more, using % over HR as a metric doesn't really make any sense. Unfortunately it's what mortgage companies use as part of their lending criteria, but it doesn't really mean anything. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 4:38pm)

Not a retro act per se, but Liraz is definitely influenced by that genre by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 4:50pm)

I don't see what you're getting at - are you suggesting private housing shouldn't be an open market, and that there should be some kind of price control? How on earth would that work? There's massive systemic issues in the social housing sector (or lack of it), but that's a separate issue by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 7:44pm)

£9k over HR in the west end, so pretty good really by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 7:41pm)

They'll lend you £142500 on that property, because that's 95% of the value. You then need to pay the other £7500 as your deposit. The maximum they'll lend you for any property is £151000, which means that the most expensive property you can offer on is one with an HR value of £151000/0.95 = £159000, with you paying the other £8k as a deposit. Bear in mind you'll also need to pay conveyancing fees (about £700) and any other solicitor's fees, plus 2% of the amount of the sale over £145000 as stamp duty. Anything you want to offer over HR will have to be in addition to all that, and straight out of your pocket (i.e. you can't borrow it, and you need to show where it's coming from). So if you have £9k savings it doesn't sound like you'll be able to offer over at all. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 8:03pm)

Nah, it's been back for a while, and there's even been some 0% ones recently. But the interest rates are pretty punishing. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 8:06pm)

A huge proportion of my music collection has come from picking random countries around the world and seeing what they were doing in the 60s and 70s so many fanastic local subgenres of funk/soul/jazz/prog/psychedelia by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 8:54pm)

Current scheme is til the end of the year I think by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 9:34pm)

Good point - limit is £175000 for first time buyers by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Apr 2022 12:17am)

and also if /u/Sparky23389 is looking at borrowing right near their limit, they should also go through the stress test and affordability criteria with an advisor - understanding exactly how much the monthly repayments could be under higher interest rates, which may be coming our way soon of course, interest rates would have to go up a lot for buying to be worse off than renting, but still best to understand the risks before committing to going balls-deep into debt by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Apr 2022 12:20am)

I can't remember the last time I got a black cab in the West End and the driver *didn't* go on a racist rant about Chinese students by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Apr 2022 4:29pm)

My favourite was the guy whose black cab was the most fucked black cab I've ever seen, and who drove the entire way stuck in 1st gear without meeting my eye or ever saying a word. Not that I could have heard him over the noise of the engine screaming at 5000rpm as we trundled along at 20mph, leaving bits of exhaust along St Vincent St. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Apr 2022 4:28pm)

There is the general argument that cults send folk door knocking and onto the streets, even though it almost never leads to converts, because them having doors continuously slammed in their faces helps keep them in the cult - it supports the idea that they're better off in it than out in the uncaring world where everyone shuns them by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Apr 2022 5:39pm)

They do have their freedom of expression. Targetting your expression at a specific group of people, rather than the public in general or the government, however, is harrassment, not free speech. People's right to a life free from hatred and harassment transcends others' right to free speech. Nobody is arguing these religious fruitcakes shouldn't be free to chant their slogans in George Square or outside Holyrood, just not outside a womens' ward directed at a specific group of people. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 5:23pm)

> We don’t have free speech here in Scotland Not sure what you mean by this. Freedom of expression is guaranteed under the Human Rights Act. If you mean we don't have absolute and universal freedom of speech - well, nowhere does, because that would be fundamentally unfeasible as universal rights are not compatible with each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 5:26pm)

The SNP is not, has never been, and does not pretend to be, socialist. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 5:44pm)

The US only has freedom of speech (as defined by the First Amendment) *in relation to state actors*, again it's not a universal freedom. We have exactly the same rights here - you are entirely free to criticise and protest against the government, but that right does not extend to being allowed to infringe on the rights of others with relation to e.g. having privacy or quiet enjoyment. Exactly the same in the US as for the UK. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 7:03pm)

And make no mistake - this is literally why they do it there - to intimidate those attending the clinics, and in turn, through publicity, to dissuade other women (who are already potentially vulnerable) from attending those clinics. The freedom of speech element is entirely pretence, in their head every woman they can scare off from seeking medical advice is a life they've saved for jesus. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 7:15pm)

You say in your post that you're worried about negative equity. Negative equity is owing more on a property than it is worth, and e.g. being unable to sell or move because you literally owe the bank more than you could get from the sale. If you paid over using cash you've inherited/been gifted, then negative equity is not a concern because you don't owe anyone that money. So don't worry about that. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 10:20pm)

An economic crash doesn't necessarily mean house prices devaluing - in fact it can mean the opposite, because depending on the nature of the crash it might mean people divesting from e.g. pension funds/stocks and reinvesting in properties because it's a safer place to put your money. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 10:29pm)

To give some useful perspective on the worst case scenario, my experience might be useful. I bought my first house around the peak of the market in 2005. I paid approximately 10% over the already extremely high asking price (this was before Home Reports came in). I borrowed/begged everything I could to get it. After the 2008 crash, my home lost approximately 25% of the value compared to what I paid for it. I sold it at a significant loss when I moved to Glasgow. But you know what? I lived there for 7 years and *still* saved tens of thousands of pounds compared to renting, even after taking that loss on the chin. So remember - the mathematics of buying a home to live in are entirely different to the mathematics of buying a home as a financial investment. All that matters is what the home is worth *to you as a home* compared to the monthly payment you'll be making on the debt. Remember, if you're taking out a 25-year mortgage, on an average 3% rate you're paying back 150% of the capital over that term anyway, which eclipses anything the market will do. So don't get bogged down in whether you'll get all your money back, if you're planning to live there for more than a few years the market would have to devalue *a lot* for it to be a bad financial decision. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Apr 2022 10:25pm)

A flat will still, generally, be cheaper than a house. And yes, many people moved out of the city during the pandemic under the 'race for space' and home working. I now strongly suspect a lot of those folk will have realised the reality of rural living (2 buses a week, your choice of shopping being Spar vs Co-op, one shite chinese takeaway in 15 miles, absolutely fuck all to do from October to March), seen the energy bills for their 4-bed badly insulated rural property, are currently wondering how they're going to get to work when they can't even get diesel, and when you put it all together with the end of home working they will be starting to migrate back again. by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Apr 2022 3:01pm)

Well, I've spent 28 years of my 40 living in rural west Scotland, so it's born of experience - I love rural life, and am planning to move to Argyll as soon as work circumstances permit. But my superficial treatment of rural life in that post is based on experience. That is, I lived for a long while in a small hamlet of 20 houses 5 miles from the nearest village in an idyllic part of the west coast. About one third were occupied by folk who'd lived there since the houses were built, working for the Forestry Commission or Hydro. Another third were people like myself, younger and there medium-term for other work. And the final third were what we referred to as the 'fairweather' inhabitants, typically 40-somethings with families, or newly-retired, moving from the city with unrealistic Grand Designs-inspired ideas of what it would be like. We'd take sweepstakes on how long they'd last. Any given summer on average 4 houses would be on sale, and almost always the ones most recently arrived. Most would move back to suburbia after 2 winters. Some would stick it out a third, but few people who had not grown up in rural surrounds would actually stay long term. The simple fact is that the things I've listed - as well as the evil midge - do over-ride many folks' enjoyment of all the great aspects of rural life. The winter and the rain is just an absolute fucker when you don't have the amenities of a city. And I haven't mentioned the other shocks, like narrow-mindedness, xenophobia/outright racism, and lack of cultural exposure. The tales I could tell about when an Indian family moved to the village... So, yes, based on my lived experience of rural Scotland, I am absolutely expecting that a big chunk of folk who moved to rural areas of Scotland during lockdown, and have just lived through 2 depressing winters in their new rural lives, will be fleeing back to the ease and variety of choice granted by city life. Or, at the very least, to be opting for the east coast where the rain and midge is somewhat less of a concern. Not for no reason is Fife the most expensive place to buy a house in Scotland. by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Apr 2022 10:34pm)

There's a whole group of them based in Possilpark who like to get into chases with the police, they were regularly causing chaos up and down the Kelvin Way during lockdown. The full convoy includes some ridiculous beach buggy thing by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Apr 2022 2:32pm)

Do you mean the white 80s Countach that can sometimes be seen around? In which case it's entirely understandable, just keeping that thing running and on the road at all is a true labour of love by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Apr 2022 11:27pm)

It's not just that - the press just doesn't generally report suicides of any kind unless there is some specific public interest in doing so. There's very good evidence that media coverage of suicides itself increases suicide rates. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Apr 2022 8:50pm)

I know a couple who got a mortgage while they were both PhD students, so it's definitely possible. I think lenders can reasonably safely assume that someone with a PhD is probably going to have a job afterwards. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Apr 2022 8:59pm)

No, it doesn't guarantee a job, just like having a job now doesn't guarantee you'll have one for the next 25 years But it's a strong *indicator* of employability and future income, which is what lenders are actually assessing when they look at your area of employment and pay history by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Apr 2022 10:37pm)

Right, but I imagine the unemployment rate for drop-out PhD students (given they will have a strong bachelors or masters degree to be accepted in the first place) would be similarly extremely low Remember, mortgage lenders are basically spread betting on default rates, nobody is 100% guaranteed to repay by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Apr 2022 10:43pm)

I think this is true in terms of employment within the specific field of study; I think it's absolutely untrue to extrapolate this to the general employability of people with PhDs. You might not get your dream research job, but that doesn't at all make you unemployable. At worst it's of no benefit, and you're still a graduate with a decent first degree or masters. The unemployment rate for PhDs is somewhere around 1%. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Apr 2022 10:50pm)

Charcoals is very good, but it's a pretty traditional curry house menu with gujarati leanings rather than being the kind of thing OP is looking for Still, it has a big selection of chai/breads/dahls so might be about the best option in the absence of any proper gujarati places by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Apr 2022 2:58pm)

It's not Glasgow, but if it's desperate Kalpna over in Edinburgh does gujarati-style thali (all vegetarian) and is very good indeed - if you're not far from Queen St station you could be there in an hour :) https://www.kalpnarestaurant.com/menus.html by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Apr 2022 3:00pm)

The obvious one is Rogano, an original 1930s Art Deco restaurant and cocktail bar. Food is decent but there's better seafood places, it's definitely a place to go for the interior decoration rather than the food Sadly closed down under covid and hasn't re-opened yet by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Apr 2022 7:19pm)

I can see it taking a while, but it always seemed to be popular and very profitable, and it's not like the space could be used for anything else, so it'll surely be back at some point by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Apr 2022 11:34pm)

I'm pretty sure income for MMRs is only assessed on the initial application and there's no issue - I don't think there would be any legal avenue to evict you just on the basis of improved income. The idea of the scheme is that you'll naturally look to move out at some point of your own accord, once you've managed to save enough to buy your own place. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Apr 2022 3:13pm)

I'm guessing the same crisis is creating more drivers/riders too Certainly seems to be a lot more about recently by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Apr 2022 9:31pm)

They said they'd do it for our street when they took the cars away to mark out the new parking bays Did they fuck, just painted over the rubbish by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Apr 2022 9:32pm)

I'm not sure about the catchment area, but the new(ish) Woodside medical centre is pretty good, have been able to get appointments pretty quick including same-day by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Apr 2022 11:46pm)

Or maybe everyone is able to sit around enjoying the sunny weather because the police are there? While it hasn't been too bad of late, it's always been a problem spot on hot days by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 1:34pm)

even the classic, "trying to talk to someone isnt a crime" in there, because of course women are legally obligated to tolerate all rapey approaches from creepy men, it's in the job spec by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 1:38pm)

I won't disagree - a few months back I helped stop an attempted mugging just off Sauciehall St, and as the guy was running away, rather than call 999 I foolishly thought the best thing to do would be to run down to Sauciehall St/Buchanan St and grab an officer who would undoubtedly be there.... by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 1:50pm)

Have you been in since the refit? Definitely not cheap as cheap as it was by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 5:59pm)

Used to be mine too, but after the refit it's definitely less stuff at higher prices. It's basically another Roots and Fruits now by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 6:01pm)

and for all the guys who say a physical response will stop it I still remember the time I was out in Edinburgh with my (now) wife, we were between pubs and I'd gone on ahead to get some cash. I saw her coming down the street to catch up, and some guy who had been trying to chat her up and not taken fuck off for an answer had followed her out the pub, and grabbed her arse. She literally turned round and punched him as hard as she could in the face. *And he took this as a come on and literally chased her down the street when she started running away* And you know what made me realise how bad it is? She wasn't particularly fazed. "this is what men like that do when they think they can get away with it." by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 7:50pm)

Yeah, and I hear those two countries are best pals anyway so wouldn't mind the mistake by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 8:48pm)

God, I wouldn't go near that. In unrelated news, I'm off to Thailand next week, can't wait to try the street food scene I've heard so much about by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 8:46pm)

ah well - I went about 20 years back, had amazing food, brought back giardia so he's not wrong by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 9:29pm)

me too, I find that most times it is simply the observation that you are, indeed, a big man, and that this cannot be allowed to pass without comment. by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Apr 2022 11:21pm)

I've seen it for sale in the chinese supermarket opposite Sainsburys on Crow Rd, their stock of fresh food is pretty variable though Also M&S sells a mixed tub of 'exotic' mushrooms which sometimes has them in. Emphasis on sometimes. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Apr 2022 2:13pm)

which is different to now how by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Apr 2022 4:18pm)

that's got to be the longest word ever spelt correctly in the history of shite graffiti by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Apr 2022 4:21pm)

Oh look, that Glasgow insults thread is now a Glasgow Live article. by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Apr 2022 9:32pm)

definitely wasn't always the case, folk avoided it at night when I was a student and that was well before Karen Buckley by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Apr 2022 6:18pm)

Catch on Gibson St, or make the walk to the Chip Chik Inn in Anniesland by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Apr 2022 6:26pm)

Cafe Casablanca in Firhill, just opened recently, basically a Moroccan greasy spoon by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Apr 2022 6:33pm)

Cossachok's gone? Fuck, loved that place by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Apr 2022 6:30pm)

Mongolian BBQ has no connection to Mongolian cuisine, it's just chinese food cooked on a grill, invented in Taiwan apparently An actual Mongolian restaurant in Glasgow would be amazing, I'd be well up for some yak butter tea by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Apr 2022 6:36pm)

You know the cost of living crisis has got bad when Norwegians are complaining about our prices by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Apr 2022 12:25am)

really? seems like most folk could distinguish between the actions of Putin and a Glasgow restaurant founded by someone who left Russia while Putin was a part-time taxi driver by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Apr 2022 1:37am)

It's been mentioned before, but Tennents Super is a trendy imported beer in Italy, you can get it on tap in fancy Milanese bars and watch our tramp fuel being sipped on a Friday night by the great and good of the fashion world by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st May 2022 2:40pm)

> Labour; SNP has made this probably one of the worst managed councils in the whole U.K are you a goldfish by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 6:47pm)

I just find it hilarious that anyone who has lived in this city for more than 4 years can think that a Labour GCC is the solution, and I say that as a fully paid-up Labour Party member! I mean, how short are your memories? by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 8:05pm)

When have I heard that before? Oh yeah, 2017, when people wanted to vote for anyone but Labour. I'm not remotely defending Susan Aitken or the SNP, they're useless and she's genuinely awful, but don't give her undue credit - she's following exactly in the footsteps of decades of shitty Labour council leaders. The rot started 30 years ago, not 4. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 8:20pm)

I don't know, but for a start treating it as a two-party system - choosing option B purely on the basis of not liking option A - is daft because we have a transferrable vote mechanism that means all the options are on the table. Instead of choosing SNP or Labour, choose the party you want to force them to have to enter a coalition with, that you think will hold their feet to the coals. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 8:49pm)

Uh? The person I responded to did, and I did, that was the entire point of this chain of responses by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 11:03pm)

...yes? So if you don't like SNP or Labour, you can dilute the proportion of the council they represent. It's not a 2-party system up here. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd May 2022 11:02pm)

The State Bar has won CAMRA's Glasgow Ale Pub of the Year 7 out of the last 10 years, always reliable for a good selection of interesting ales by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th May 2022 2:14am)

downvoted everyone just in case folk are starting to feel good about themselves by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th May 2022 6:12pm)

to be fair, some of them do seem to have upped their game since the pandemic, don't remember this kind of thing happening very often https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61307622 by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th May 2022 6:18pm)

And remember that if you're not voting Tory, vote for everyone but Tory by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th May 2022 6:16pm)

Are you outside Glasgow? The Greens are running a full slate in the city. They're more targeted elsewhere, don't have the resources to stand in every council by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th May 2022 6:15pm)

a trespasser on the line could be doing something that might cause a train derailment or similar by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th May 2022 10:14pm)

you bastard, when we run out of the tiny pencils that's when democracy ends and the tanks roll in by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 3:48am)

Nearest unrestricted parking is North Kelvinside / Firhill (until the new restrictions start in August) That's about a 10-15 minute walk from the north end of the park by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 3:19pm)

It's a debt recovery company, so I guess it depends on if you are aware of someone you might owe money to I think they deal with unpaid council tax? Have you registered your student status with the council? by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 3:27pm)

It's all just part of their kink by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 3:44pm)

That sounds nice, but what do you actually mean in practice? People are allowed to have whatever political affiliations they like, that's an inherent human right So even if you ban explicit party sponsorship/funding/labelling, you still can't stop a candidate from saying, "if elected, I will enact the principles of [chosen party]" I mean, at core, all a political party is, is a means for political candidates of similar intent to pool resources and form voting blocs that are greater than the sum of their parts, so they will always exist in any electoral system. If anything it's better that they're formalised and open, else the same thing will happen but just behind closed doors. by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 4:25pm)

even if not, remember she only barely won her last leadership challenge (19 votes to 17) so, depending on who steps forward, I think it's likely she'll be voted out following this result https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18309253.susan-aitken-wins-snp-leadership-vote-glasgow-city-council/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 4:34pm)

remember she only won the last leadership challenge by 19 votes to 17, I think after this result it's unlikely she'll remain leader https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18309253.susan-aitken-wins-snp-leadership-vote-glasgow-city-council/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 4:33pm)

If it's victorian iron, then don't even need to saw - a good smack with a hammer will do it Your bike is only as secure as what it's attached to, and in the case of tenement bannisters, that's not very That and the repair cost of 19th-century ironwork is normally significantly more than the value of the bike by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th May 2022 4:47pm)

If you join the M8 eastbound at Dobbies Loan (junction 16) then right now, because you join just after the roadworks, you actually merge into an empty lane Alternatively, you could book some advanced driver lessons, where you explicitly practice motorway driving with an instructor by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th May 2022 10:54pm)

They are, gradually - it's basically in order of priority by traffic volume. I believe Kilmarnock is next in the running after the East Kilbride/Barrhead work is done this year By 2035 the aim is to have only the very extremes of the network left running diesel, with a decision made for the right route to decarbonise this (with hydrogen as an option) The reason more hasn't been done is that on a pure cost basis it simply isn't worth it on Scottish passenger volumes, so it's really only post-Paris Agreement that getting rid of diesel trains has been seen as valid policy. by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th May 2022 11:15pm)

Because either you're complaining about people moving here and buying a place to live, in which case it is a bit off to be complaining about it because that implies that only born-and-bred Glaswegians should be allowed to own a home here here, or you think (as many people here seem to) that half of Glasgow is owned by BTL landlords from London, which just isn't true. by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 12:04pm)

Also, they didn't pick it, they wrote it themselves by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 12:00pm)

see, the xenophobic bit is that you're looking at a local issue, which is being replicated everywhere in the western world and not particular to Glasgow, and - on the basis of no evidence whatsoever - choosing to blame it on *those people over there* by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 1:19pm)

In reality, people in England looking to invest in property won't generally look north of the border because our higher stamp duty rates and tenants rights mean that they'll get a lower rate of return on BTL. The big areas for that kind of investment are northern english towns, or the midlands, where you'd make more money on BTL than up here. The rate of home purchasing in Glasgow by non-local or international buyers is actually very low indeed. And I think you're massively overegging the attractiveness of our city if you think the wealthy are buying boltholes here. That's a problem for the Highlands, Fife, and Edinburgh, not this damp corner. So essentially you've constructed a fictitious scenario in your head to be angry about. House prices are going up because normal working people are taking up bigger and bigger mortgages to pay for them, in the face of a general housing shortage. by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 2:32pm)

Monaco is so terribly *gauche* these days, darling, let's buy a 2-bed in Thornwood by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 4:48pm)

It's still a great area for those reasons, but he's absolutely right on the restaurant/pubs thing - it's mostly taken over by chains now. Hardly any decent pubs left, half the cafes are shitty Kothels, every new restaurant in Hillhead/Kelvinbridge is now the half-arsed offshoot of something in Edinburgh and priced equivalently. Very little room for independents these days by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th May 2022 4:54pm)

Westerton? It's the suburban bit between Bearsden, Anniesland and Drumchapel by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th May 2022 10:47pm)

yeah, I lived in a top floor flat around there about 20 years ago, and I remember most weekends you could look out to either Dawsholm or Ruchill and see cars ablaze, seemed to be the in thing around then by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th May 2022 10:47pm)

a good easy progression from hill to Munro, doing walks that are all day-trippable from Glasgow, is: Conic Hill -> Tinto -> Ben A'an -> Earls Seat -> The Cobbler -> Ben Lomond by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th May 2022 6:40pm)

>All of the other bars mentioned on this thread Lock 27, Weatherspoons and Three Craws are fairly safe, conservative boring bars for settled middle class families, young professionals etc. I think the term you're looking for is 'chain pub'. Everyone goes to chain pubs. by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th May 2022 8:09pm)

A whole thread about Anniesland and nobody's mentioned the Chip Chik Inn by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th May 2022 11:21pm)

The Rupee Room does a smashing no-frills curry with a view out to the esplanade by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th May 2022 11:26pm)

was going to defend it, then remembered the last time I was there it was to buy a PS3 on release from the games store by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th May 2022 11:35pm)

yeah but there isn't a border guard who takes your chips off you as you cross bearsden rd by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th May 2022 12:56pm)

absolutely, everyone knows you need to leave them clear for delivery drivers to park in by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th May 2022 1:42pm)

Not remotely excusing the behaviour, but you of course have no idea what spaces were available at the time they parked, if they did so last night then there were almost certainly cars in those spaces that left this morning. Same as when you see someone parked like a cunt across 2 spaces in a car park - you don't know if there was a car already parked, now gone, which was already across 2 spaces forcing the next car to have to do the same by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th May 2022 3:37pm)

and key to point out that Aitken barely survived her last leadership challenge, so all it would take to oust her is another viable option appearing. So I think it highly unlikely she'll keep the leadership through to 2027 by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th May 2022 5:23pm)

Maybe I'm just Principal Skinner, but isn't the point of an elopement that it's done without the knowledge or presence of family? by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th May 2022 8:56pm)

Fucked that they've even managed to outsource their most basic responsibilities as an employer by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th May 2022 11:13pm)

If you show your proof of address to the council, you can get a voucher to buy a special 'Glasgow Mac' which is a reversible raincoat - blue on one side, green on the other. Then at specific points between the west/east of the city, there are street signs that indicate where you should take off your jacket and turn it inside out before proceeding If you're particularly fond of your raincoat, I think there are some specialist clothes shops that will stitch a green inner to it that will convert it into the above by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th May 2022 10:37am)

A salary of £60k would put you in the top 5% of income in the UK. https://ifs.org.uk/tools_and_resources/where_do_you_fit_in by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th May 2022 10:42am)

If a lot of taxi drivers changed to food delivery under lockdown then maybe a lot of them will change back as people are going to be ordering fewer takeaways due to belt tightening? by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th May 2022 11:46am)

Yes, but I imagine food delivery will be hit harder as it's always a luxury, whereas as with OP taxi rides aren't just for getting back from a night out, there's always going to be business no matter how tight things get by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th May 2022 6:28pm)

Pinkston Bog, aka Stinky Ocean? Definitely not natural, definitely not amazing. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd May 2022 1:16pm)

I've got an unwanted basically brand new steam controller if you want it- got it free in a deal, used it twice, it's crap by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd May 2022 4:14pm)

being a teacher pays something like £28k to £42k in Scotland, and that is the most stereotypically middle class job it is possible to have source: about as middle class as it is possible to be, both my parents were teachers by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd May 2022 7:13pm)

I'd say that's upper class, only about 1 in 20 kids go to private schools by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd May 2022 7:19pm)

> I think "middle class" salaried folk aren't checking their account balance at the end of the month. Never heard of the 'squeezed middle'? Key voting demographic, middle class folk who can't quite make ends meet by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th May 2022 12:04am)

> More shockingly even lower class people tend to call themselves middle class What? Scotland is the mother lode of inverse snobbery, as shown by this subreddit where middle class is treated as an insult and only salt of the earth working class folk are 'real' people. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th May 2022 12:06am)

try cycling there by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th May 2022 1:53pm)

The US gives us a false sense of familiarity by speaking English. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th May 2022 2:05pm)

depending on whether you're talking about the westbound J25/J25A works or the woodside viaduct J17/18 works, the answer is either yes or fuck yes by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th May 2022 2:57pm)

Was looking forward to a peaceful jubilee weekend, what with hardly anyone giving a shit in these parts, until I remembered the orange folk might be using it as another excuse However, it seems they're going to do all their big jubilee marches over in Edinburgh, and we're going to have it nice and quiet https://news.stv.tv/east-central/orange-march-to-take-place-in-edinburgh-city-centre-to-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th May 2022 3:13pm)

North Third Reservoir is really spectacular from up on the crags, and a good choice of walks https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirling/north-third.shtml by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th May 2022 3:20pm)

apparently (though I've yet to see them) there's otters in the Firhill basin by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th May 2022 4:48pm)

Lots of runners and cyclists use that hill for training, so may be serious by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 2:21am)

seconded, I did this last year in 2 days of about 15 easy miles each, saw otters and dolphins in the 1st 5 minutes from setting out at Kilchattan the first half is a lot better than the second, in my opinion (the second half is more of the featureless stuff OP is trying to avoid) so just doing the Kilchattan Circular then back over to Rothesay is a good day's walk and probably doable between the first and last ferries by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 12:44pm)

Used to live next to a bowling club, don't remember seeing much actual bowling going on by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 3:28pm)

While I wouldn't recommend the whole route as the middle third is mostly a boring slog through the military areas, the first and last legs of the Three Lochs Way are very enjoyable walks in their own right and very accessible by public transport Either the ~8 mile walk over the hills between Balloch and Helensburgh, varied terrain along the old Stoneymollen Rd, great scenery with a train station at each end https://threelochsway.co.uk/the-route/balloch-helensburgh/ Or get the bus to Inveruglas and walk to Arrochar down through the scenic Glen Loin, a fairly easy 6 miles but can add on an out-and-back along the high track on the east shore of Loch Long towards Glen Douglas https://threelochsway.co.uk/the-route/arrochar-inveruglas/ (in reverse) by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 3:41pm)

I think you've answered your own question: they're an opposition party, but they're in opposition to the SNP, a party with which they have more in common than not (at a domestic policy level). So you're left with a party used to being firmly on one side of a simple political axis not really being sure where they belong anymore. The current focus on unionism is also in part due to Sarwar's leadership (he was a figurehead of the Better Together campaign) As a member myself, the socialist/grassroots basis is still alive and well (and not lacking in pro-indys - see the Hollie Cameron debacle), it's really the leadership that is having an ongoing dissociative breakdown. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 6:01pm)

While I'm hardly a fan of Sarwar, this is always a shitty ad hominem. Karl Marx was upper middle class and lived off loans from wealthy business mates. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 7:30pm)

Not at all - the relationship between socialism and unionism would make a great politics exam question, but in the general sense, socialism is about increased federalism and cooperation between states, on the basis that the class struggle is universal and transcends borders. So in that sense, socialist internationalism opposes further secession of states because sovereign boundaries only hinder socialism through increasing artificial boundaries between localised movements. This is also why the Scottish Labour line is generally pro-federalist rather than simply pro-status quo unionist (see also the idea of a left-wing Brexit). However, the relationship between socialist internationalism and the concepts of sovereign nations states is complex because to many the ultimate endpoint is the abolition of sovereign states altogether as a relict of imperialism. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 8:55pm)

I get that the idea of a federal UK leads to knee-jerk dismissal by the entrenched sides of the independence debate, but I don't see why it's a shitty idea. The other European federal nations seem to point towards it being a very successful model, and one that would permit most of the goals of the independence movement without the horrendous economic shock that would come from outright secession. It might not be what you personally see as the best outcome, but it's still an improvement on what we have right now. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th May 2022 10:43pm)

One of the basic principles of a federal system is that neither a local nor federal government has the power to unilaterally alter the constitutione. This is one of the arguments *for* a federal system, in that it would render the UK government (which may or may not be in London) incapable of removing powers from the states, whereas Westminster is currently able to unilaterally enact UK-wide legislation which contravenes devolved powers. by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th May 2022 1:14am)

I did say it was more complex and worthy of an exam question, but fundamentally a socialist view would be that the workers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland are every bit as oppressed by imperialism as those of Scotland and that unilateral secession would be a failure of solidarity by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th May 2022 11:19am)

Anyone know if outdoor drinking is going to be allowed for the jubilee? I have vague memories of the by-laws being temporarily suspended last time around to allow street parties It's what she would want by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th May 2022 12:16pm)

ah well, there goes my plan to set up a trestle table with pimms and a union jack on Duke St by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th May 2022 2:17pm)

Right, so the aim is to supplant the bourgeoise capitalist state in its entirety, not to secede from it I'm trying to think of any example from history where a socialist state has seceded without it being a precursor to reunification/war (e.g. Vietnam) Plus, like a left-wing Brexit, a socialist independent Scotland isn't what's actually on the table. Hell, it'll still have QE2 as a monarch. And if it rejoins the EU, free-market social democracy is as far left as it will ever possibly go. by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th May 2022 3:25pm)

Pickled egg and a bag of cheese and onion by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th May 2022 7:45am)

Join one of the car clubs, £30-£40 a day and you can book for up to a week by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th May 2022 8:09am)

I've been sideswiped and called a hun for wearing an orange cycle helmet by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th May 2022 8:19pm)

I'd quite like that mock-tudor house that's sat out in Kelvingrove Park, looks like it could do with some love https://goo.gl/maps/6G4XDEzuqcRdbCae9 by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 11:20am)

to put that into context, the Glasgow Climate Pact includes increased pledges over the Paris Agreement by around 20 billion tonnes CO2 per year through to 2050, so by my estimation every ton of carbon emitted by holding COP26 will be paid back 3 million times over by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 12:03pm)

It's essentially a ratcheting mechanism. The main problem with countries trying to decarbonise is that it affects trade competition - if internal policies raise their costs of export, then it's detrimental to national income because a neighbouring country with lower environmental commitments will have cheaper exports. If you can get all the countries to agree simultaneous reductions of a similar order of magnitude (as, essentially, the EU has already done internally) then that disparity in trade disappears and you can use that level of commitment as the basis for the next COP, get to the next level of ambition, and so on. We're now in a world where most economies now see the overall economic benefit of moving to low-carbon tech (in terms of air quality, health outcomes, energy resilience, internal economic and social development), for most countries it's really just this trade imbalance that needs to be resolved, and so each successive COP should see us ratcheting (ever too slowly) towards a 2C or maybe possibly 1.5C goal. I think COP26 got us to 2.4C - a long way behind where we want to be, but the trajectory is right. Of course there are still some basket case countries out there: Russia that wants global warming to destabilise the west and open up arctic shipping, USA being in a permanent political deadlock between the centre right and a death cult, Australia that is somewhat in denial of its place on the frontline of the apocalypse. But broadly domestic political will exists across the globe in a way it previously didn't - green policies win elections. There's also a parallel discussion on how this trade issue can be resolved by the use of cross-border carbon tariffs (i.e. emissions are priced into exports), which was also a big part of COP26 discussions, as well as the financing side which is redirecting money to low-carbon tech on a massive scale (this is why it was a *good thing* the city was full of loud suited wankers for the conference, it's a sign the big banks are now on board because they definitely don't care about climate change in and of itself). by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 12:43pm)

it's sad to say, but one of the biggest motivators to green policies has been the simple fact this stuff isn't theoretical any more. Hard for politicians to push for more coal extraction when half the eastern seaboard is literally on fire by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 1:07pm)

Check out Genoa for the ultimate clusterfuck of motorway planning by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 1:40pm)

Built for the 1901 international exhibition, apparently, as a reproduction of model villages elsewhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_International_Exhibition_(1901) by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 1:47pm)

To be fair, they are somewhat constrained by geography (the port area is a natural arena surrounded by mountains) but it is rather surreal walking around the medieval old town with the equivalent of the M74 20 metres above your head by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th May 2022 2:37pm)

Strathclyde Uni owns a complete one for the sole use of its beloved principal by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st May 2022 12:43am)

Has she ever tried ice climbing? A taster session here could be fun: https://www.ice-factor.co.uk/learn-to-ice-climb/ It's also in an area with loads of great mountains (such as the Ring of Steall) if she's into that, so could be a fun combined trip by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Jun 2022 8:06pm)

> shite I see on UK subreddits about football fans and how superior rugby fans are Please provide a link to any time, ever, someone has said this on this sub by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jun 2022 12:48pm)

then why are they whining about their weird persecution complex strawman here by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jun 2022 7:22pm)

> I disagree with most of yous > despite the bad press they get, particularly on here Even if it's in reference to other UK subreddits, has anyone actually claimed rugby fans are well-behaved? Got a link to someone saying that? I've done the best searches I can think of comparing rugby and football fans in the UK/Scotland and all I've found is this thread and other ones from football fans claiming the same persecution. Literally the only pro-rugby-fan thread I found was on /r/rugby, for fucks sake Everyone knows rugby fans are cunts, because the folk who hate rugby cunts the most are the *other* rugby cunts by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Jun 2022 8:31pm)

Cycle route 7 is entirely flat south as far as Kilbernie (it basically follows an old railway line from Paisley), about 25 miles from central Glasgow. Decidedly *not* flat after that for a short on-road stint through the North Ayrshire hills, but then goes to the coast at kilwinning to stay flat again all along the dunes down to Ayr. Lovely ride, and lots of train stations to get home again once yet legs are knacked or you've eaten too much ice cream. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 7:58pm)

"Have you heard the good word of our saviour Jesus" by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Jun 2022 12:16am)

Salad by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Jun 2022 10:12am)

Even on the deep-fried stuff the southern county fairs have us beat by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Jun 2022 9:33pm)

Years back I was on crutches with a broken leg, and was slowly making my way along Bank St on a hot day. He saw me as I went past the window, and hurried out with a chair and a glass of water to give me a rest partway home. Lovely guy. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Jun 2022 6:39pm)

Colin's by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Jun 2022 1:29am)

Done it a couple of times, no hills to speak of. Only bits to watch out for are just after the start where the SECC carpark verges on ankle-breaking trail running, and not seeing the testicle-level bollards on the Portland bridge until it's too late Also, being a men's event, watch out for a) 90% of the participants setting off at a pace to rival Mo Farah before keeling over a mile in - know your pace and stick to it irrespective of what everyone else around you is doing - and b) prodigious levels of phlegm flying around and on you from folk who were clearly sent there by their GP, haven't trained, and are suffering from acute respiratory distress It's a fun morning, enjoy by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Jun 2022 9:39pm)

Tagging on here to say that apparently Blackfriars will be reopening sometime in july by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Jun 2022 9:55pm)

It's not about whether they'd 'risk' it, it's just that there's no chance the party *could* remain unified once the Indy umbrella has gone. Without that, there's literally nothing holding the wings of the party together. A split would be inevitable. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Jun 2022 11:00pm)

Fluffy and thick? Do you mean deep pan or chicago rather than NY? NY style is literally the thin neapolitan-style but Americanised (more cheese, basically), it was brought to NY by Neapolitan immigrants by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jun 2022 1:02am)

I think it's more PC just to call it the Crichton now by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Jun 2022 9:58pm)

they don't use all the colours listed on the website - that's only for really big events. Like /u/cardno85 says I'm pretty sure orange is the last pen, and includes pretty much the slowest 50% of runners. There isn't much segregation compared to other events as it's not many runners on a big wide course. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Jun 2022 6:50pm)

yay there it is by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Jun 2022 8:38pm)

It's a condition by the Greens for entering coalition with the SNP that 10% of the Scottish Government's transport budget goes to active travel, so yes it will happen by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Jun 2022 8:35pm)

The reason you'd fail in a test for doing that is because, even if it's for a brief moment, you're not in full control of the car while you switch from footbrake to accelerator. Handbrake might be an annoyance, but it's the only safe way to do it without having a third foot grafted on. Plus, never been in queueing traffic on a steep hill with some twat a centimetre from your back bumper? by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Jun 2022 5:02pm)

Is the difference that as a professional driver you're driving things with big enough engines that you can hold it stationary with the clutch while the engine is idling? by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jun 2022 10:55am)

although one thing I find crap about driving around Glasgow is the frequent absence of road markings - if you drive somewhere unfamiliar you often have no idea which lane you're meant to be in I've sometimes been yellow box guy because the markings were last painted in 1993 and are 90% pothole by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jun 2022 12:05pm)

Oh absolutely - when I do it it's an honest mistake for reasons beyond my control, but if anyone else does it they're worst cunts by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jun 2022 2:07pm)

*scotland I blame John Knox for making fatalist miserablism part of the national psyche by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Jun 2022 5:31pm)

Lots of people currently want to buy a home to live in and have the money to do so; people who own homes don't currently want to sell them because they're about the only appreciating assets in a world of inflation and low equity growth. Handily the upcoming recession should quickly put paid to both sides of the equation. by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Jun 2022 7:36pm)

It's tax avoidance, see the BBC link by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 9:54am)

His AMA video from just before the Ukraine invasion, where he is asked what he thinks of Putin, mysteriously disappeared too Turns out he's a bit of a murderous autocrat fanboi by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 10:04am)

Problem is that money laundering is a *little* more complex than just making up cash customers, because that's incredibly easy to audit. It's a nice story but I'm skeptical because if it was the case then running an american candy store would be like rolling out a big welcome mat to HMRC saying, "audit me and find some drugs cash as a bonus!" Whereas the point of the tax avoidance setup is that they are openly dodging tax, but arranging it so it's basically impossible to actually pin down someone to send the bill to, and making it more costly than it's worth for local authorities to pursue. It only works for low-value crimes, not proper organised laundering where more investigation would be warranted. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 11:31am)

Anyone know anywhere in town I can pick up a box of those little salt sachets? (other than thefting them in bulk from a takeaway) Tried Nisbets but they're out by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 11:42am)

Nah, it was literally deleted the day of the invasion, was posted only about 2 weeks before that by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 1:51pm)

Students are just graduating and moving out at the moment- number of available places should improve during the summer by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 2:31pm)

I've heard rumours the staff in Five Guys aren't actually american by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 3:05pm)

Nah, HMRC is one part of government that always gets well funded, because it's basically a massive funding multiplier. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 6:57pm)

But you've just demonstrated there that the bar is providing an actual product to actual customers - it's only the origin of the cash that is being disguised, and that wouldn't be picked up by an audit, so wouldn't be detectable without a proper stakeout and detective work. This is also the case for e.g. tanning parlours and taxis- you have verifiable customers and services, you're just hiding the source of the cashflow, and doing it within business that are very difficult to observe - part of the attraction of tanning parlours is that they have opaque windows, and there's no way for an auditor to verify what product each customer actually bought, same as the pub. Whereas these candy shops are sitting there absolutely obviously not having any customers, with big open windows of rotting stock visibly not being sold to anyone. It's just too shit a way to hide money laundering and especially given there's an alternative explanation that makes way more sense - it's the absolute bare minimum to create a 'real' business to prevent the building owner having to pay vacant business rates. Sorry it's that boring. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Jun 2022 6:56pm)

a) also depends on cloud cover, which is generally a lot higher on the Atlantic coast b) need a subsidy regime, which not surprisingly the tories axed some years back. Only current subsidy available is for solar thermal, not PV by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Jun 2022 3:59pm)

I'm medically vulnerable, haven't stopped wearing a mask, and no-one has ever mentioned it. Still plenty of people wearing them, we're just a minority now. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 3:02pm)

The price of electricity is tightly coupled with the price of gas because gas is the predominant form of electricity generation in the UK and sets the wholesale price of electricity. So when the price of gas doubles, so does the price of electricity, which is part of the reason for the cost problem being so bad in this country. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 3:07pm)

Gas is one third the price of electricity per unit energy. That's pretty much all you need to know, and is basically the reason gas is used for heating in the first place. Storage heaters using off-peak tariffs help reduce the cost of electric heating a tiny bit, but not much. Electric resistive boilers are only installed by scummy landlords because they're very cheap to install but fantastically expensive to run. by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 3:06pm)

Resistive electric boilers are very cheap, it's heat pumps that are a lot more expensive (but cheaper to run because they generate 3 or 4x as much heat energy as they consume electricity). Heat pumps are incredibly rare in flats though, I've never seen one on a tenement by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 4:53pm)

Electric resistive boilers and electric storage heaters are different things Storage heaters are normally installed wherever a gas connection isn't available, and is where you get those big chunky radiators that look like this: https://i.imgur.com/QFlaqAI.png Electric resistive boilers power normal-looking radiators, and can look like a normal gas boiler, or sometimes long thin stick things Storage heaters are more expensive than gas, but cheaper than resistive boilers because they charge up at night on off-peak electricity. To back up the 'scummy' thing, housing associations are explicitly banned from installing these because of the cost it causes tenants to keep warm - only private landlords can (at the moment) install them. When the price cap gets lifted this autumn, if you try and heat a flat with a resistive boiler, you're going to be bankrupt. So gas > storage heaters >>>>> resistive heaters by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 5:02pm)

The closed section of canal is supposedly meant to be re-opening in July, and then the new bridge opens in September (but I note Scottish Canals have gone a little quiet on this) by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 5:14pm)

https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/vgdfyt/the_steamie_monday_20_june_2022/id2q64s/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Jun 2022 5:18pm)

they don't literally have to run it themselves, it could be incorporated into SPT, or some new public body across the 8 City Region councils by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jun 2022 4:45pm)

Because the UK spent much of the 80s as a Friedman petri dish after Thatcher and Lawson saw the work of the Chicago Boys in Chile and, for some reason, thought it was a success by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:15pm)

no you're not, you're there by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Jun 2022 11:58pm)

Sadly the manager Paul left just before xmas, the new one doesn't seem to be as good and the last couple of times I've been in I've been served some right manky pints Still fine for a T though by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 2:29am)

Someone else has mentioned it but the State Bar is the regular winner of the local CAMRA branch Glasgow Pub of the Year. Awesome boozer and great building - it used to be the bar of a old time music hall, so has a really cool central bar and furnishings, with loads of music hall memorabilia While it's a little walk from the centre, it's also very close to the Bon Accord, which is the other city centre real ale place worth visiting by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 2:32am)

I'm in North Kelvin and go running along the Kelvin Way and the canal all the time, all year round, including after dark. Once the canal path re-opens in Maryhill (should be sometime this summer) you can do a good ~4 mile circular route out to Wyndford Locks along canal and back along Kelvin way, with extensions along either if you want to do more You do get the odd nutter after dark, but as long as it's not too late there's still plenty of folk out walking dogs, I've had a few run-ins with arseholes over the years but never any real trouble Main dangers are groups of feral kids from the Wyndford estate and occasional lone alkies/junkies in the Firhill basin area, but usually if you're running you're past anyone who's going to give you hassle before they've made their mind up to do so by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 1:56pm)

Note the Kelvin Walkway is mostly unlit and gets properly dark (as it's down in a little valley in that part of town) so headtorch is recommended if only to avoid dogshit The only real bit I'd say to avoid at night is the canal north-east of the Stockingfield junction, there's been a few attacks in the area of the Lambhill Cemetery recently and a few years ago a couple of joggers got stabbed out that way by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 2:23pm)

Oh come on, reddit is the home of bUt ThEy'Re ToO bUsY lOoKiNg FoR oFfEnSiVe TwEeTs etc by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 2:30pm)

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Possil Mad Max Reenactment Society Though haven't seen them on the canal paths for a while, think they tend to stick to the roads as their mate in the dune buggy can't follow by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 3:33pm)

Committee Rooms on John St has a big upstairs area for private bookings, good for 50+ people You also used to be able to book out their mezzanine bit, which would be good for 10-20 by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Jun 2022 3:35pm)

call me aberdonian but I'd actually struggle to enjoy a gig that cost me £90 just because I'd be so aggrieved at shelling out £90 by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jun 2022 8:47pm)

While I remember those attacks (I was living on Queen Margaret Drive at the time) they were more than 20 years ago now It's all a balance of risk - if you wanted to be sure of not bumping into a nutter then you'd never go out. Similarly I wouldn't hang around the canal at 3am, but on a winter evening when there's still loads of folk out? I wouldn't worry too much Or alternatively just run when it rains, that keeps the weirdos indoors :) by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Jun 2022 11:07pm)

fair enough, I wasn't living in Glasgow 10 years ago, missed that round if they happened 20 years ago and 10 years ago does that mean we're due another round of Rapey Walkway soon? by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Jul 2022 12:38am)

if you've bought a ticket to Luss then the driver will know to stop there, he has a list of required stops when he sets off otherwise don't assume he will and just ask by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Jul 2022 4:08pm)

Housing Associations are not-for-profit, so unless your landlord was *really* generous, your rent is most likely going to go down by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Jul 2022 8:35pm)

normally said when you're literally the only remaining person in the shop by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Jul 2022 11:19pm)

I thought it was a height hierarchy, Big Man > Big Yin I'm 6'3" and often get called the former but never the latter by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Jul 2022 11:21pm)

Man, fucked on all 3 counts, that sucks by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Jul 2022 9:34pm)

is that open again? last few times I went the 'everything else' bit was still shut after the fire by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Jul 2022 10:26pm)

Meteoblue, but go to the multimodel page, where it basically overlays and summarises what all the different underlying weather models (that go into the different web pages and apps) are predicting, to give you a probabilistic prediction i.e. if 15/17 weather models say it's going to be sunny, you have high confidence, if only 5/17 say it then you know not to rely on it It's basically like checking all the weather apps at once https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/multimodel/glasgow_united-kingdom_2648579 by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Jul 2022 2:34pm)

Terry Waite's Allotment (this is going back a bit) by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 12:03am)

similarly Help I'm Trapped in a Quiz Team Name Factory by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 12:01am)

Small point of detail: he isn't gone. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 1:14pm)

Interview with bollard guy by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 1:43pm)

Fun fact: in 1890 the Glasgow District Subway Company was awarded the contract to build the Subway, including 6.5 miles of tunnel, 15 stations, 30 carriages and a cable hauling system. It opened 6 years later. In 2016, Stadler and Ansaldo STS were awarded the contract to build and commission the new 3rd generation trains for the subway. It is now 6 years later. We still do not have an official date for them to enter service. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 6:09pm)

> as you tend not to be able to create extra rooms in most Glasgow flats due to layouts of tenements (although not always the case) As the owner of one of the few remaining 1-bed flats with a proper kitchen, I massively disagree with this. Converting the kitchen into a 2nd or 3rd bedroom and creating an internal kitchenette or joint kitchen/lounge through conversion of cupboard space is pretty much the norm these days. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Jul 2022 6:18pm)

If you're talking about Musselburgh, that would not just be much of a faff, but probably several faffs and possibly even a kerfuffle by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 4:18pm)

dunno, I tried one once, it was rubbish by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 4:35pm)

alternatively, the answer to climbing anything up the A82 in summer is just to start early, and aim to be coming down by the time everyone else is coming up - similarly in the hot weather, get all the climbing done in the morning before the swelter sets in, because usually the clouds will linger through til lunchtime even in the best conditions then ideally you're down, back through Dumbarton and in the pub by 4pm when everyone else is queuing through Luss by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Jul 2022 8:43pm)

While the ban on drinking in public is arguably far less warranted these days, if you'd been around to witness the state of the city when the ban was introduced in 1996 you'd instantly understand why it was brought in by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Jul 2022 1:05pm)

west? by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Jul 2022 1:49pm)

thirded, did this today but getting through Balloch itself was a bit like that Calvin Harris gig by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Jul 2022 12:01am)

A warm weekend *without* a biker/motorhome/twat in a convertible having a horrific crash somewhere around Loch Lomond would be notable by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Jul 2022 6:42pm)

Especially for pasta, I'd say it's the best in the city by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Jul 2022 9:50pm)

Just going to back up what everyone else is saying- there is absolutely no need to live in the city centre to attend Caledonian Uni, it's insanely easy to get to by any mode of public transport you choose. It's literally next door to the main bus station. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Jul 2022 5:29pm)

But where will they fit the shitty ferris wheel and depressing market o' sheds that nobody goes to, 3 times a year by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jul 2022 12:24am)

Second this, the fife coast out around Pittenweem/Elie/Anstruther is lovely. by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jul 2022 11:23am)

Given your posting tendencies, you should probably visit Findhorn at some point by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jul 2022 11:32am)

The god-bothering / crystal-fondling bit is a subset of the ecovillage, most of it is normal folk by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jul 2022 12:21pm)

Orkney is shite though, they've got proper hard water like the south by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Jul 2022 11:33pm)

Aggressive / inconsiderate driving (particularly speeding through amber/red lights and blocking junctions) seems to have massively increased the past couple of years. There's a pedestrian crossing just next to me on a main road and the number of folk I've seen nearly flattened by someone just not giving a shit about the lights is crazy I was thinking it was just a consequence of the pandemic, making everyone a little more egoistic and selfish, but then I read the cocaine thread by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 12:05pm)

There's hundreds of them now, and you can request new locations on the website https://www.cyclehoop.rentals/ Not cheap, though, £72 a year by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 12:11pm)

It's a non-negligible amount of money for a very basic static piece of street furniture with no maintenance cost, it's clearly a profitable business and I think it shouldn't be Personally I'd add the cost to the parking permits and make them free by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 1:31pm)

Anyone in your close having work done? Tenement plumbing can be a total maze, if you isolate one flat to e.g. fit a new boiler it often cuts off loads of others in the same block by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 2:44pm)

I think we've clearly established on this sub that anyone who stores their bike in the close is a worst cunt, particularly if they come on here to whine about it getting nicked by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 2:57pm)

They don't, they genuinely think the tax they pay is hypothecated to be spent on roads. It isn't, it's just a general tax on car ownership. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 3:17pm)

To give some allowance, Charing Cross is a confusing mess of a junction for any driver not familiar with it, and the signage is useless by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 3:22pm)

While I don't condone it, cyclists creeping through reds is pretty close to a victimless crime, which is most definitely not the case for BMWs flooring it through an active pedestrian crossing by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 3:20pm)

We have 3 in our top floor one-bed flat. It's not an issue. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 3:27pm)

I'd say I'm a very confident cyclist, and can generally keep up with / maintain position in traffic, but there's some roads I just won't go on because they're fucking lethal no matter how careful or aware you are by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 3:25pm)

The crazy thing is Scottish supermarkets still stock dishwasher salt by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 4:03pm)

I'm in the middle of it this week. Been phoned by clerk several times to see if I'm available, but never actually been asked to attend. by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 4:08pm)

That's Blackfriars open again by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Jul 2022 9:48pm)

You're comparing one of Western Europe's richest and sunniest cities to one of its poorest and rainiest. There are vast cultural, political and city planning differences that come with this. I'm not saying there aren't valid lessons to learn from our neighbours or that we shouldn't improve the city, but to assume it's this easy is incredibly naive, especially since all these observations are based on a week's holiday. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Jul 2022 12:58pm)

has been the case in Glasgow for some years - short term rentals not permitted without planning permission for properties with shared entry by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 1:11am)

I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that while there is nothing legal preventing them doing this, as nothing is binding until missives, there is however a code of conduct for solicitors that means offers should only be accepted in good faith? Have a word with your own solicitor by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 4:24pm)

Do you actually know the other offers exist? This is standard 2nd hand car salesman behaviour, to pretend other offers exist to get you to increase yours. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 4:27pm)

Art stuff: Miller's on Stockwell St next to St Enoch's Centre is the place to go by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 5:01pm)

No, if you 'frequently' let your entire flat then licensing is required (with council discretion about what constitutes 'frequent'). Only subletting rooms is permitted without a licence. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Jul 2022 11:16pm)

> Fratelli Sarti I thought Sarti was still owned by the Sarti family, just different parts of it? Or is this something more recent? by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Jul 2022 2:29pm)

https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/services/McG/23?date=2022-07-17&direction=inbound by meepmeep13 (Sun 17th Jul 2022 8:43pm)

*resists* by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 12:52pm)

They are a thing, but are licenced and I gather the council is very restrictive on the number of street vendor licences they give out. Big difference between here and US is simply space - there aren't many places to put a van that isn't going to be annoying someone with its diesel generator or whatever. This is why you often find them on industrial estates where it isn't an issue. I think a lot of folk set up food vans just to tour around doing festivals and events, rather than seeking out a permanent pitch by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 1:57pm)

I think you get 2 years' grace if you weren't balloted, 5 years if you were But from experience they don't actually keep track of this, if you get another citation you just need to tell them you've done your duty by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 6:33pm)

Meh. Having spent a fair bit of time in both, Canada is slightly less insane but still has the same underlying money-worshipping society Maple syrup tho by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 6:48pm)

each day is a different trial, you're basically on call until the next batch of jurors take over by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 7:56pm)

I tip because a) I can afford it and b) 20ish years ago I worked in hospitality and anytime anyone tipped (which was rare) I really, really appreciated it because I was absolutely skint all the time so I basically see it as paying myself through time by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Jul 2022 10:59pm)

I was driving past the Devil's Pulpit on Sunday, and not only were people parked in the 'no parking' layby bits (as usual), and not just on the double yellows (as usual) but also directly on the road *and also in the opposite lane blocking the entire road in both directions* I was just amazed, I know that area is rife for dickhead parking on a warm weekend, but it takes a special kind of person to think "I know I'll just block all the traffic to Drymen and Aberfoyle for an hour while I go for a dip" and it took a massed queue of people honking their horns for the twats to come out and shift their shitty Fiat 500 by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 1:52pm)

I don't agree with your thesis, independent businesses seem to be popping up all over in previously vacant/abandoned units Just next to me there are a whole swathe of retail units that have been vacant for years (and judging by the mouldy signage, have been that way for a decade or two) In the past year or so, they've all re-opened and filled with independent businesses - tattoo parlour, ice cream shop, hairdresser, cafe etc by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 3:50pm)

https://imgur.com/mn1uDRW by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 7:44pm)

Pair of half-decent hedge shears will cost about £20 by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 7:57pm)

You can get something *called* a flat white in McDonalds, but it's just the same milky coffee as all the other milky coffees. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 8:31pm)

Saying hipsters choose something doesn't mean it's bad - usually quite the opposite - it just means it's popular with hipsters. Flat Whites were imported from New Zealand during the period NZ became cool, it's peak hipster I also like them by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 8:30pm)

And so the cycle of alternate over/under moderation continues by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Jul 2022 10:05pm)

I mean, being hipster became mainstream a while back - peak beard was a few years ago now by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 12:41am)

If it's a guy with long hair and a flat cap, that's Martin that runs Tchai Ovna, he's often to be found around the west end noodling away on his sax by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 12:18pm)

The shitloads of private student housing has greatly improved the quality of life in tenements. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 4:07pm)

On the flip side, I think Glasgow would be a much nicer place to live but for the particularly West Scottish miserabilist mindset that not only is everything fucking awful, but that it should remain so and nothing should improve for anyone, ever by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 4:12pm)

I'm as left-wing/woke/pro-immigrant as they come and I agree something should be done about the organised begging gang(s), they clearly have an enforcement crew that keeps genuine homeless folk off their prime spots. It's just so blatant when you see them handing over their sleeping bags as the minivan brings along the next shift I don't think banning begging is a solution, but they're effectively running a citywide scam and it should be addressed on that basis (See also fake monk guy who I can't believe is *still* getting away with it) by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 4:22pm)

It's almost like we're more than one person by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:24pm)

Eh, their mindset is more 'nobody is better than they ought to be' which allows for things to improve because having nice things is what God intended for you all along. I don't base this just on a pissy stereotype, for a while I worked on a community group (not in Glasgow, but nearby West of Scotland) and it staggered me that there was this persistent, substantial minority of people who were absolutely and fundamentally opposed to any change or improvement in their lives *even when it came with absolutely zero negative impacts* - people who openly stated that they didn't see why things should change in response to any attempt to make things better One example that absolutely flabbergasted me was when we were trying to get a big load of old lead waterpipework replaced for a group of houses. It was being entirely paid for through grants, absolutely no cost or effort required from anyone other than having their supply cut off for a few hours to switch from old pipes to new. Not just one, but several local folk *explicitly lodged complaints to stop the work going ahead* and I quote, "we've been drinking leaded water for decades and it's never done us any harm". (I mean, there might be a specific correlation in that example, but I have many others) by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:31pm)

Separate controversial statement: the West End is not, and has never been, hipster. It's boring and posh, and always has been. by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:37pm)

~~about Edinburgh~~ by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:43pm)

Conversely, some folk seem to be weirdly obsessed with the contents of other folks' underpants by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:42pm)

I can't think of a single problem in my life that can't be traced back to a Tory by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:41pm)

On the flip side I'm in a 7/4 block in a similar setup, so the HA (Queens Cross) always gets yes votes - but they've been great at proactively getting work done, it's always really cheap using their in-house teams, and for minor stuff they've basically just written off the cost altogether as it's not worth their time billing the 4 (e.g. we never get charged for any inspection work, even if its requested by a private owner). Way better than any fully private block I've been in by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Jul 2022 6:50pm)

Usually because it's almost never the pertinent point News: 476 schoolchildren were gunned down today as a lone gunman emptied multiple clips from his assault rifle into the local orphanage and kitten sanctuary Gun nut: Actually it's a magazine not a clip lol by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 3:13pm)

Because it's technical vs vernacular use. The vernacular use of 'machine gun', includes pretty much anything that can fire multiple bullets at a time, which might be technically incorrect, but everyone understands what is meant. Nobody actually thinks OP meant a team of steel-clad robocops with Gatlings in tow Similarly, in my field it's very wrong to call electricity transmission towers 'pylons' because that refers to a solid rather than latticed structure. Do I go round correcting everyone who calls them pylons? No, because everyone understands what is meant even if it's the incorrect technical term by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 3:37pm)

I have insurance through cycleplan for my fancy bike (as home insurance won't cover to that value, and I want more explicit cover for use away from home) It's not cheap though, about 7% of the value of the bike per year by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 3:42pm)

I think large parts of the CS / Scottish Government have hiring freezes on at the moment, but it's going to depend on the department. DFID in East Kilbride was doing a lot of recruitment not long ago I think by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 5:36pm)

They can defend themselves, they've got vats of boiling oil by meepmeep13 (Sat 23rd Jul 2022 1:47pm)

that's 1960s by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jul 2022 5:42am)

also 60s by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jul 2022 5:45am)

Not many bars keep original fittings, and fewer still would have kept 80s ones The only pub I can think of which still has 80s elements is The Variety Bar, but only the exterior There's probably a few flat-roof pubs that were built in the 80s, but I doubt they're what you're looking for by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jul 2022 6:09am)

also 60s by meepmeep13 (Sun 24th Jul 2022 6:11am)

are you saying it smells a bit.... fishy? by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 12:39am)

Blink twice if she's in your flat with a sushi knife right now by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 1:39am)

You'll be graduating with one of the most sought-after degrees in existence from one of the best UK departments in that subject. Frankly, when you graduate, as long as you can manage to not punch your interviewer in the face, you'll walk into a job within about 5 seconds. You don't need to be worrying about this stuff, an internship is great for your own experience but employers really aren't going to care that much about whether you've done one. The universities simply aren't putting out enough engineering graduates to meet industry demand right now, especially for the energy sector. I really, really, wouldn't worry about it. Personally, I didn't start thinking about my career until about 3 months *after* I graduated, and I've done just fine. by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 12:06pm)

The Offshore Wind industry in particular is booming (and by implication, the network companies who have to accommodate it) - earlier this year 25GW of leases were taken out in Scottish waters, including huge amounts of new tech https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/01/17/breaking-scotland-awards-25-gw-in-scotwind-auction-more-than-half-for-floating-wind-farms/ For comparison, maximum electricity demand *across Scotland as a whole* is around 5GW. When you graduate in 2 years, the demand for electrical and mechanical engineers from the offshore wind sector is going to be through the roof. So if you're into renewables and infrastructure, boy are you picking the right time to graduate by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 12:19pm)

I'm not sure what you mean by 'standard power' - you mean you don't want to work for a utility company? That's fine, there's hundreds of SMEs/consultancies/government/third-sector organisations supported by the industry too by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 1:07pm)

well, all your responses here seem to be negative towards anything anyone is suggesting, so the first thing might be to figure out what you *are* interested in I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just trying to reassure you that there will be no shortage of jobs when you graduate so don't stress about it by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 1:22pm)

only been down once, was mental having to swerve around all the folks coming the other way by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Jul 2022 10:38pm)

While they can cost a bit to run, you should find that once you've had it running for a while the reduction in heating costs in winter more than make up for it by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Jul 2022 2:05pm)

there's loads of laundrettes, just find your nearest on google maps also some petrol stations have machines, again google by meepmeep13 (Tue 26th Jul 2022 11:11pm)

I guess it's basically being offered for speculation- the space isn't usable, and you couldn't fix the building yourself, but you're basically gambling on a property developer buying the site and having to buy you out of your share of the land rights by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Jul 2022 2:23pm)

Possibly, but I can't see there being much profit in it, and I assume you'd still have to pay some rates in the meantime by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Jul 2022 6:44pm)

While people might take on stupid large renovation projects, I don't think that would ever be the case here because you're only buying the flat, not the main building structure, so you'd never be able to do it up. It's not a question of difficulty - it's fundamentally a total non-starter. by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Jul 2022 6:57pm)

Hang on - I've just realised what the reason might be If you have a second property that's left unoccupied, in Scotland after a certain period the council can start charging you 200% council tax (to disincentivise folk sitting on unused property) One of the exemptions to that is if you have the house on the market - so it's probably just a listing to dodge the extra tax by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Jul 2022 7:00pm)

Always 25 minutes, unless you assume it's 25 minutes and then it's 15. by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Jul 2022 9:05pm)

Pie Pie on The Broomielaw - Greek cafe that sells a selection of slices of savoury and sweet filo pastry pies all made fresh (e.g. Spanakopita, Galaktoboureko) and pretty much nothing else (apart from great coffee) This might be fighting talk, but Eusebi does the best pasta in town Cafe Casablanca on Maryhill Rd for a Moroccan breakfast with mint tea by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 12:05am)

Eusebi has a full vegan menu if you're craving decent italian by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 12:23am)

Does seem like the kind of place where you'd be staring wistfully over the road to Mother India by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 2:14pm)

Just remembered another one - the dosas at Rishi's Indian Aroma on Bath St Proper game changer - everything else they do is fairly meh but their dosas are unreal and dirt cheap by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 3:12pm)

You're looking at it backwards - most folk flying into Scotland are coming to visit Edinburgh, not Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 4:18pm)

Not to be a dick, but that sounds about right - you're not paying for heating in the summer, so you *should* be in credit at this point in the year and a similar amount in debit around February, averaging out at zero across the year. If you're only £231 in credit going into August then you probably are underpaying, depending on your total use by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 4:47pm)

yeah, because Edinburgh airport was much smaller back then, it had very little capacity until the 00s you also have to take the decline of Prestwick into account - Edinburgh benefited a lot from easyjet/ryanair etc cutting their Prestwick services by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 4:58pm)

you have to take the cap rises into account, it was 55% in April so you should expect your DD to have gone up by around that amount whenever your fixed price expired (currently expected to be another 77% in October) get a quote from another supplier compare DD amounts for your historical usage by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Jul 2022 7:00pm)

it's almost as though ingredients are somehow cheaper and fresher in a hot country that grows food by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 12:16am)

"South of the river at this time of night" is a literal London cabbie meme by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 2:11pm)

Cottiers? by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 3:30pm)

Thanks for the reminder, I signed up a while back but they haven't sent me any begging, I presume they only do this once they know what group you are? by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 3:36pm)

ah fair enough- I donated years ago and can't remember what I am but it wasn't one of the special ones by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Jul 2022 3:51pm)

While I agree it sounds like your water heater is responsible, if you're WFH don't underestimate the power consumption of a desktop PC and monitors, especially if it's some kind of overpowered gaming PC, or if you're leaving it on overnight Also, check the seals on your fridge/freezer - if there's any air gaps this will massively increase their consumption As suggested, one way to figure it out is to use your electricity meter to track your daily usage (note down the number and subtract the difference from the previous day) and each day turn off a different device to see the effect it has by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Aug 2022 1:17pm)

In descending order of seriousness: https://www.garscubeharriers.org.uk/ https://maryhillharriers.com/ https://www.westendroadrunners.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Aug 2022 5:03pm)

The company went bust last year, mainly due to covid trashing their sales while all the restaurants were shut https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3939049 by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Aug 2022 10:22pm)

It was mainly covid - they reported that during 2020 sales were only 30% of normal due to restaurants being shut Brexit won't have helped by meepmeep13 (Mon 1st Aug 2022 10:22pm)

I'd keep a wooden spoon handy for what might appear through it later by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 2:00pm)

Sounds to me like it's pretty clear from the deeds it's yours, you've made all reasonable attempts to accommodate any existing use, crack on with the crowbar by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 6:18pm)

If two people are running side-by-side on the pavement, they're the arseholes here by meepmeep13 (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 9:34pm)

Absolutely - could it be even worse than Catwoman? by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 5:24am)

you can typically borrow up to 4x your salary, so assuming a 90% mortgage you would need a salary of £56k to buy a house worth £250k £56k is a lot for one person. 2 salaries of £28k, though? A couple will also be sharing rent and be able to save far more as a result. singletude is your main issue here. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 1:39pm)

Exactly - my tenement flat was my second property, not my first My first was the cheapest habitable place I could find, and I bought it without help when I was earning £21k and my partner was unemployed, it was the proceeds from selling *that* that got me the deposit/money over for a tenement flat Far too many folk complaining about the cost of housing seem to think it's a reasonable expectation for a 2/3-bed tenement in a nice-ish area to be a starter home, where that's always been expensive and desirable property by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 2:29pm)

My guess is that, psychologically speaking, once you're in that world of PCH it's a slippery slope, you just end up getting used to it and having something slightly nicer each time...and once you're used to paying £500pm well why not go to £600pm and have that shiny landrover like other folk on the street by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 2:36pm)

Problem is it's targeting the wrong people - the energy retailers are not profiting here, in fact more than 30 of them have gone bust because they were losing money before the price cap went up. Even now many of them are refusing to take on new customers because wholesale costs are higher than retail, and they're losing money on retail. The ones profiting are the UK oil and gas companies whose extraction costs have not increased, but whose revenues have, because we are integrated into the European market and paying continental european prices for UK extracted fossil fuels. The obvious solution to this is a windfall tax on those companies (BP, Shell etc), which the tories have steadfastly refused to do, not surprisingly because they all have fingers in that pie. (to a lesser extent *some* renewable operators are also making hay out of high wholesale electricity prices so should also be windfall taxed - so here SSE/ScottishPower should be targeted) Ofgem can't do much unless government instructs them, because it's not a failure of regulation - the market is working as intended, gas costs are just extremely high due to Ukraine (and some other confounding issues). by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 3:30pm)

see my comment below - Ofgem can't do much because this isn't a failure of regulation, gas is just really fucking expensive right now it needs government to instruct Ofgem to take action by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 3:39pm)

It's not just losing homes that is a problem Imagine if we have a cold snap like 2010 again, with 5 million homes unable to meet their heating costs as temperatures head towards -20C. Tens of thousands could die. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 3:35pm)

There's 90% mortgages available right now, and with the mortgage guarantee scheme you can even get to 95% the interest rates are a shiter, thoughbut by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 3:46pm)

Yeah, so 20% over + 10% deposit would mean needing £75k in cash savings Again, a fuckload of money for someone on their own. For a couple each earning £28k, that's say 25% of their income saved over 5 years, which is entirely doable if you have shared living costs. So, again, it's a lot of money - but definitely achievable for a couple in a way it isn't for someone on their own. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 3:55pm)

oh, they are an independent regulatory body, but a regulatory body only enforces regulations, it doesn't write them. Government does that. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:03pm)

Long story short, pre-Ukraine gas prices were already predicted to increase substantially in 2022 due to a) post-covid demand rebound and b) lack of stored gas due to a very long winter in Asia and parts of Europe in 2021, but not by anywhere this order of magnitude But then you add on the Ukraine situation, cutting off a huge component of gas flows into the European market, and that has hugely exacerbated the situation. Additionally you also have countries attempting to replenish depleted long-term gas stores going into the next winter (to hedge against what might be even worse prices) Nothing is predominantly to blame, but it is a perfect storm of conditions. Some elements may relax in the next year or so, such which might mean this winter should be the peak, but even in the medium term we're going to still see pretty high prices. That also assumes there's no further shitstorms to come (watch South China Sea shenanigans closely) A better way to look at it is that for the past 3 decades we've been complacent about artificially low gas prices, which we shouldn't have taken for granted, and that we are woefully underprepared for 'real' gas prices There are long-term solutions - we can wean ourselves off gas by the end of this decade, and have been on that path anyway - but there's not much that will make a dent as soon as this winter. Everyone who can lobby for a windfall tax already is, and either Truss/Sunak has their hand forced by a recession, or it awaits a Labour government who would surely win an election if the Tories don't do anything about this. But even a windfall tax won't make much of a dent. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:12pm)

On the spin side, I'm actually very surprised that Brexiteers haven't been making more of this - that we're having to pay EU prices for UK gas reserves because we're integrated into the continental market, where, were we decoupled, we'd actually be very well protected from what's going on in Ukraine (albeit having had to pay higher costs in the interim) I guess they're wary of that argument because the logical conclusion of that line of thinking is nationalisation of UK oil and gas reserves by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 4:31pm)

See my comment below - yeah it's a lot of cash, but it's an achievable amount for a couple on average salaries saving up for a few years This all still assumes that £250k HR tenement flats are starter homes, which really means that the main issue here is expectation management. When I was first looking at getting on the housing ladder I never remotely dreamed of buying something like that. That's rung 2 or 3, not your first place. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 5:25pm)

The difference being that Spain produces around 15% of its electricity from gas, and for us it's more than 40% Gas prices set the price of electricity in the UK, they're tightly coupled, which is not the case across Europe. And further, because Spain is hot, there is neglible gas use for heating, which means their gas storage facilities are available to mitigate price fluctuations for electricity production. We closed most of our gas storage in 2016. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 6:04pm)

Most folk will still inherit a chunk of some size when their parents die, though, even if it's just half of a bungalow in Airdrie, that's still some money. Reddit skews young so that doesn't affect many here, but most people 40/50+ living in a nice house have dead parents to thank for some part of that. by meepmeep13 (Wed 3rd Aug 2022 6:33pm)

"Can you guys recommend any dive bars?" Why yes, if by 'dive bar' you mean 'shit pub', then we have plenty of those if your idea of a good time is having your ear bent by an ageing racist alcoholic of questionable continence by meepmeep13 (Thu 4th Aug 2022 8:47pm)

ok by meepmeep13 (Fri 5th Aug 2022 1:15am)

The bigger Morrisons sell this stuff, it's seriously good https://www.creamogalloway.co.uk/ice-cream/where-buy-cream-o-galloway-ice-cream by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th Aug 2022 4:21am)

Closed section of the Forth & Clyde Canal through Maryhill re-opens on Monday https://twitter.com/scottishcanals/status/1555488683192623105 No set date for the new bridge to open yet by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Aug 2022 3:34pm)

#GlasNoShittyClowncil by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Aug 2022 3:30pm)

I think they missed a trick, could have gone for the full #CashCowShittyClowncil by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Aug 2022 4:26pm)

all that will lead to is more American Candy/souvenir shops- as discussed on other threads, those places basically exist to avoid paying rates on vacant property by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th Aug 2022 5:35pm)

there's a really interesting paper from Germany where a woman provided exactly the same job application for multiple jobs, and compared the number of invitations to interview she received when she used a German vs a Turkish surname, and provided a photo with/without a headscarf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793919875707 and a similar analysis done for Muslim applicants across several european countries https://academic.oup.com/esr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/esr/jcac032/6633824?login=false results are as disappointing as you might expect by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Aug 2022 12:33am)

Joanna Goodbite on George St next to Strathclyde Uni unfussy decent cafe for soup/sandwiches etc, a bit of space to sit inside (gets busy during term time though) by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Aug 2022 4:19pm)

It's more like 25: ow, that's going to hurt tomorrow 45: well, that's that permanently fucked by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th Aug 2022 8:42pm)

Looks weird, the rock you've been living under shouldn't consume any energy by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Aug 2022 4:14pm)

It won't hit as hard *on average* being the important distinction - those on lower incomes will be hit far harder than 2008 by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Aug 2022 5:07pm)

If he really worked for SPEN, he'd know that really it's a guy inside each wind turbine pedalling by meepmeep13 (Tue 9th Aug 2022 6:11pm)

Fruit booster from Cafe Nero + a hipflask of rum by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Aug 2022 11:06am)

"what shall we call our new venue?" "how about something glamorous that distracts potential ticket buyers from the fact we're plonked right next to a busy stretch of motorway and they're going to be listening to traffic noise and inhaling fumes during gigs?" "nah" by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Aug 2022 11:17am)

a reminder that the government's consultation on abortion clinic buffer zones closes tomorrow: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/bufferzonesscotland by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th Aug 2022 4:29pm)

I think outdoor gigs should be regulated according to the relative importance of who's playing 70s rock legends on farewell tour: crank it up so the whole city can hear Current chart-toppers popular with the Gen Z crowd: aye alright but shut it by 11, it's past your bedtime One-hit wonder 90s band you're surprised to learn even still exist: turn it down, everyone's going to be seated and drinking spritzes anyway EDM DJ just pressing play on a laptop: cancelled by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Aug 2022 5:40pm)

It's the opposite - more folk coming than ever before because of all the people that deferred their studies over the past couple of years. by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Aug 2022 5:57pm)

One additional issue to note is that this year is seeing a huge rebound in student numbers, as people who deferred their entry due to covid/travel restrictions are now starting their planned studies. Similarly the student rental market has been down for a couple of years because of lower international student numbers, and so a lot of private rentals that would have been student digs now have either turned to longer-term lets or been taken off the market altogether. So this isn't necessarily a long-term issue, but this year is pretty much a perfect storm of demand and supply issues. by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th Aug 2022 5:55pm)

With respect, Reddit literally is Facebook for the generation that abandoned Facebook when their parents took it over We're 25-45 and stuck here because Instagram is shite and Tiktok scares us by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Aug 2022 12:58am)

I buy them from iMart Oriental on Crow Rd, Matthews on Garscube Rd also has them by meepmeep13 (Sun 14th Aug 2022 7:55pm)

shouldn't your mileage rate also include depreciation/maintenance? when I was running a car for work purposes the mileage rate was about 15p/mile above the petrol cost, and cos I ran an old banger I generally profited from it if they're literally just paying for the petrol you should have a word by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Aug 2022 9:49pm)

How old are you? Byres Rd was a total dump until around early/mid 90s, I remember the first coffee shop opening - Penguin Coffee - and starting the upturn. Up until that point it was just a load of shitty bedsits and slum landlords Cheap as fuck to live in, mind, it was great - my rent was £30/week for an entire basement flat in Hillhead by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Aug 2022 9:59pm)

These youngsters don't know they're born Hillhead and Kelvinbridge were total dumps until the late 90s, great places to be a student though by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th Aug 2022 10:03pm)

so how does it work - you have to supply petrol receipts? because there is an explicit tax incentive for companies to reimburse on a rate of 45p a mile, which includes depreciation and maintenance: https://www.gov.uk/expenses-and-benefits-business-travel-mileage/rules-for-tax (ok, the overhead is obviously reduced as it hasn't been updated for current fuel prices, but still, this is meant to be what you get) by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 12:34am)

this does seem to happen a *lot* more these days, and given that it's nearly always 30-something estate-agent looking blokes in Audis/BMWs, my guess is it's not entirely unconnected to the popularity of coke by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 1:44pm)

if you're on variable make sure and give them a reading the day before the new price cap comes in (1st October), otherwise you're paying future higher prices (which will be nearly double) for electricity you're using today by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 1:47pm)

I couldn't possibly condone such behaviour by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 1:58pm)

even been getting them on Great Western Rd at Kelvinbridge recently by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 7:50pm)

While it's not officially decriminalised, Police Scotland have a policy of warning in the case of public possession rather than arresting However, it is currently classed as Class B which means all it would take is one arsehole copper to take a disliking to you, and you have a criminal record and shipped back to the US pronto Basically don't take the piss and put a policeman in the position of having to make the call on that, be discreet and they'll turn a blind eye by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th Aug 2022 8:38pm)

Seconded on Black Pine and Meadow Rd, my two favourites as a west end coffee nerd by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Aug 2022 3:13pm)

Edinburgh festival knock-on effect by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Aug 2022 3:15pm)

This was my first thought - sits on the A713 on the way home It's the place where Danny Macaskill did his 'Industrial Revolutions' video (fuck me, 10 years ago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th Aug 2022 10:55pm)

I used to have a wooden house. Dealing with insurers felt like living in some alternative universe where I was the only person in the entire world insane enough to have considered wood to be an appropriate building material. by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 12:14pm)

This is pretty much it - they can take you to court over unpaid tickets, and they do have the right to charge you (albeit limited to something like £70), but they won't bother for a one-off Just ignore and after a few letters you won't hear again. (depending on the company they also do the thing of sending you a letter that looks like a court demand but is still just a threat - so read them carefully) by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 12:38pm)

isn't that half the fun of modern art galleries by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 1:59pm)

Also important to note that in 2017 the Tories implemented the Trade Union Act, which included various measures to make balloting for strike action as difficult as possible, including enforcing paper postal balloting (which, notably, they don't require for their own leadership contest) and increasing turnout thresholds https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trade-union-act-measures-come-into-force-to-protect-people-from-undemocratic-industrial-action This means that the bar for legal strike action by a union is set very high, and not something that can ever be taken lightly - if a union wants to proceed with strike action, it has to achieve a supermajority via archaic means, so for a labour force to reach that bar means they have definite grievance. It's portrayed in the media that unions call for strikes willy-nilly but this is a long way from the case, it's really hard to get legal strike action going, so you know it matters when they reach that stage because all other avenues have been exhausted by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 8:32pm)

Not to make light of the state of things, but a morbid bit of me is slightly excited to see PM Truss and how absolutely unhinged things are about to become at the top - Johnson was mendacious and uninterested, but she's genuinely batshit By this point I think we're pretty much guaranteed a Labour/progressive alliance government in 2024, so really it's just sitting out the interim with some popcorn, there's basically nothing we can do until this lot finally bury themselves in squalor Batten down the hatches, watch out for your neighbours, stock up on candles by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Aug 2022 1:06am)

Which alone is reason for strike action - that way lies a general strike Tories need to be reminded that workers rights to collective action weren't 'given' to us out of the kindness of the government, and they can't be removed on a whim by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Aug 2022 11:35am)

sounds like exactly the sort of thing a thetan would say by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th Aug 2022 6:22pm)

The only real benefit travel agents had was that they had access to flight/hotel databases before you could find it on the internet. They really didn't offer anything special. As an example, back in 1998 I was planning a trip to Australia and because I had plenty of time the travel agent offered me a free stopover somewhere in South-East Asia. Having never been further than France before, knowing fuck all about the world, I asked them what they would recommend, and they booked me a stopover in Jakarta, and I trusted them cos you know travel agents should know about what's good, it's their job [That turned out to be a fun trip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia) by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 12:05pm)

I've heard it as Type 3 is enjoying the fact it's over and you never need to speak of it again by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 1:24pm)

it has a bit of a vicious cycle to it, in that the longer you take, the more shit you need to carry, so the slower you go, and the longer it takes.... most people carry waaaay too much stuff, given there's plenty of shops along the way by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 1:23pm)

Nah, me and Suharto go way back by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th Aug 2022 1:48pm)

Definitely - I'd say lugged trail trainers are best because of potential mud in the first half, but I'd never do it in full walking boots, that's just asking for podiatric misery and there's nothing that needs them by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Aug 2022 12:06am)

Witnessed a good old-fashioned mob lynching last night 7 guys bashing in the front door of a tenement, dragging out some jakey-looking guy, pinning him to the ground and giving him a kicking, while a load of wifeys stood around shouting, "get the paedo!" Fortunately 3 vans of polis turned up pronto before too much harm was done. I'm not sure what the endgame was but they seemed bemused when the polis started wrestling everyone away, like they were expecting a pat on the back and medals or something We're going back to the 70s boys by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Aug 2022 9:01am)

Firhill, Braeside St to be exact by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Aug 2022 7:02pm)

yup https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/aug/30/childprotection.society this lot definitely looked like they'd just piled out of an afternoon session in the pub, rather than Scotland Yard by meepmeep13 (Fri 26th Aug 2022 7:01pm)

Dunelm usually gets mentioned by meepmeep13 (Sat 27th Aug 2022 2:23pm)

Even then, property is a good hedge against inflation so those that can afford to might shift capital into the housing market Expectation is that the rate of increase will slow, but house prices won't actually drop Depends just how bad the now-guaranteed recession gets by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 10:10am)

I thought the stress tests (that they were recently talking about scrapping) did exactly that? Doesn't take into account energy expenditure though by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 1:08pm)

this one I really don't get - if you don't want to carry it, then at just hoy it into the bushes to biodegrade rather than bag it and leave it to rot gradually by meepmeep13 (Sun 28th Aug 2022 11:04pm)

Nothing stopping you signing up for both, that's what I did, gives you more cars to choose from Used them for about 5 years, some niggles (cowheels trying to pass on bus lane fines that were for other users, enterprise not logging when cars were unavailable due to servicing) but both generally work alright by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Aug 2022 1:11pm)

Which I entirely agree with, but you need to balance that against vulture capitalism - the people with enough capital to be unaffected by the next 2/3 years, who will buy up property as they know the value will be secure in the long-term, and able to extract rent from those unable to continue to afford their mortgages Long story short, in UK recessions house prices never dip to anywhere the same extent or for the same length of time as the rest of the economy, because property is a hedge against those issues for wealth management by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th Aug 2022 3:40pm)

Please don't cycle on the pavement. If there's a section of road you're not comfortable with riding, get off and push. by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Aug 2022 2:12pm)

Careful about helmet-mounted cameras - they can be dangerous in a collision as the mount/camera can be pushed through the helmet into your skull You may be aware, but anyone thinking of doing this should carefully check the type of mount they're using, or consider alternative mounting places by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Aug 2022 2:10pm)

If you absolutely have to go on the pavement, then you shouldn't be going significantly faster than walking speed anyway, so it costs you little to get off and push. Ultimately to act otherwise is to prioritise your time over other people's safety, which is exactly the behaviour we're here criticising drivers for. Bottom line, it's illegal. by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st Aug 2022 4:24pm)

I thought we were supposed to be getting Tim Tams as a benefit of brexit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-australia-sign-historic-trade-deal We've been lied to! by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 3:00pm)

I've still never dumped in a train toilet. A stoater being sucked down that improbably tiny hole is not something I care to ever witness by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 8:35pm)

Hay bales over the M8 by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Sep 2022 11:31pm)

DELETED Cross-union action isn't legal in the UK - if the teachers union hasn't balloted and launched an official strike then they have no legal protection from repercussions for not attending work. You can't strike on the basis of a union you're not a member of. by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 8:37am)

You're right - what I was saying related to having different employers, but I can now see you are protected if the strike action is being called by another union against your employer. Have deleted. by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 9:14am)

now subtract what your energy bills are likely to go up by next year by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 9:28am)

The standing charge in Scotland alone is 49p/day right now, so with electricity to be 52p a unit from next month, your £30 a month is equivalent to 30kWh, or a unit a day. That's an average energy consumption of 40W, which is equivalent to having an efficient fridge plugged in and a couple of energy saving light bulbs on. I'm sorry to say that if you plan on using heating, a washing machine, or having any hot water, or any electrical devices, you aint going to be on £30/month. Even the lowest energy use households are going to be on at least £150/month once the new cap kicks in. by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 10:57am)

the West End/Uni by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 11:01am)

I'm looking forward to Monday, when everyone else in the world goes, "who?" and they all get sent *that* video in response by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Sep 2022 11:17am)

I mean, the situation we're in is broadly because for the past 35 years the government has agreed with you, and not tried to decide who can and can't own energy assets and resources. So you're going to have to compromise on that position if you want something to change. by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Sep 2022 12:57am)

The Minor Injuries Units are exactly for this kind of thing, you just turn up - it's like A&E but for stuff that doesn't need going to A&E, including lower leg injuries Queues can be a few hours depending on when you go There's no real point in using webchat/phone for something like this, it needs assessment in person by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Sep 2022 11:25am)

Getting fed up with the new trend of drivers ignoring the pedestrian crossing near my house - stopping on it, driving through the red etc Crossing over today and there was yer black Audi SUV parked up on the zigzag lines, driver gabbing away on his phone, blocking visibility of the crossing and causing traffic to have to change lanes (including 2 fire engines with sirens going), for some reason this was the one that tipped me over Went up to his window, pointed at the zig-zag lines, asked him if they knew what they meant "aye, no stopping" and I said "well could you not fucking stop here then please" Swear to christ this made him and his passenger go red fucking livid they both opened their doors and made to jump me, fortunately both fat bastards (father and son I think) so was halfway down the street but they were just screaming "fuck off you cunt" repeatedly til I was out of sight what has happened to folk lately, never used to have to deal with this kind of shit by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Sep 2022 6:31pm)

The main reason it was women is because, before supplements and good dietary practices were common, pregnancy -> calcium deficiency -> teeth falling out So it was more that having your teeth sorted was a part of preparing for motherhood by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 2:43am)

It's true, used to be a fairly widespread habit across the UK It's more than just about hygiene though - women could expect to lose a lot of teeth naturally due to calcium loss from pregnancy (where now taking calcium supplements is the norm), so really it was just expediting an inevitable process and avoiding spending most of your child-bearing life with excruciating toothache by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 2:40am)

"The most efficient washing machine model tested was the Ebac AWM74D2H, which costs just £15 a year to run" Think they might need to remove that claim now by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 10:50am)

I went on the powerboat cruise from next to the Riverside Museum. Got bottles thrown at us by bams on the Glasgow Green bridge. by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 2:02pm)

Lock 27's outdoor seating is on the canal by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 2:06pm)

There was West End Games in Woodlands, which was basically that - but it didn't survive the pandemic (they still run events, but don't have a permanent home at the moment) by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Sep 2022 2:05pm)

to be honest, I really enjoyed it as an engineer, seeing several centuries of dock infrastructure from water level, but I can easily see it being a pretty miserable experience for your average punter! by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Sep 2022 12:57am)

Could try Solly's African Village on GWR in Kelvinbridge - don't know if they sell alcohol. Just to warn though, Nigerian Guinness (and, really, guinness brewed for most warm countries) is more like a strong black lager than a stout as we know it, and meant to be drunk very cold. It's maybe worth trying for the experience, but really not very nice compared to the irish stuff. by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Sep 2022 1:06am)

corpses? by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Sep 2022 10:35am)

yeah, it's subjective obviously, but more meaning that if OP is expecting 'irish guinness but stronger', he might be disappointed by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Sep 2022 11:45am)

That really depends what gets announced tomorrow. If there's no government support, then from October the price cap means an annual gas+electric bill for the average UK household of £3800. While a 2-person household is smaller than the average UK, tenement flats are also less efficient than average. So I'd probably take £2500-£3000 (i.e. aroun £250-£300 a month) as a benchmark if you're expecting to use the heating and keep warm. Depends of course on your specific flat, how much energy you'll be using etc. On the other hand, it sounds like tomorrow the price cap is going to be pegged at around £2500, so I'd say £150-£200 a month is more likely. Chuck, I don't know, £20-£30 a month on top of that for your internet. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Sep 2022 12:34pm)

The price cap applies to variable tariffs and not to fixed-rate ones, so it's unlikely you got a better fixed-rate deal than being on the variable tariff, unless you're talking about being on some 2-year deal from before this all began. The advice is generally not to take out any fixed-rate deal for the foreseeable future, and to default to variable tariff when your current deal expires. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:39pm)

Your third point is wrong- smart meter rollout costs are shared between all consumers, whether you have one or not by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Sep 2022 5:44pm)

Tiso and Cotswold both sell some MSR tents, but they won't sell just the cover However, check out: https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ I've used them for equipment in the past and they dispatch very quickly, most stuff I've received next day by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Sep 2022 1:21am)

agreed- i think mozza is the 3rd best pizza, after Paesano and the other Paesano by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Sep 2022 11:44am)

seconded, I make my own - it's really easy, you can make it to your own taste (lots of fish sauce and extra hot for me), and you can make a kilo of the stuff for about £3 of ingredients by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Sep 2022 5:51pm)

Most large supermarkets have both, but can get them cheaper at asian supermarkets by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Sep 2022 6:31pm)

skeet = clay pigeon by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Sep 2022 8:56pm)

Strange, Glasgow's always had such a good reputation abroad by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Sep 2022 10:59pm)

*reels off list of affluent capitals with medieval centres* generally speaking, in post-industrial cities without historic centres, the city centre is *not* the place that you want to be, as that's the main area for deprivation and social problems. Might be useful to bear in mind for wider travelling by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Sep 2022 11:02pm)

It's not a situation we've had since 1953, so fuck knows to be honest At a guess I'd say typical public holiday: public stuff shut, private businesses probably mostly open by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Sep 2022 8:01pm)

Not if your contract of employment says otherwise. Which many, such as mine, do. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 10:09pm)

That's the statutory basis, but it entirely depends on what's in your contract. My employment contract explicitly stipulates that other than the christmas period, my annual leave is mine to take as and when I choose, so for them to mandate that I must take the 19th off would violate my contract. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 10:08pm)

I can't even What exactly do you think an employment contract is? A novelty piece of paper? What is the point of one if you don't think it has any legal meaning? by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 10:36pm)

No, employment legislation sets the MINIMUM statutory rights of an employee, that cannot be superceded by an employment contract. An employment contract can include any terms that are above and beyond those statutory rights, and is a legally binding agreement between employee and employer. For example, do you think if I sign an employment contract that has an annual salary of £100k, the employer can just pay me minimum wage, because employment legislation says that's all I'm legally entitled to? Or do you think I could take my employer to tribunal for breach of contract? Because it's exactly the same for holiday entitlement - if my contract says I'm entitled to choose when I take my annual leave entitlement, then that's a legal agreement between me and my employer IN ADDITION to my statutory rights. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 10:51pm)

Still closed, and suffered a load of water damage at some point during the pandemic, but apparently are still planning to reopen eventually. by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Sep 2022 11:20pm)

yeah, the place is called Garden Fresh Exotics, they normally have fresh jalapenos in stock and are fairly cheap by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Sep 2022 1:43am)

I've said this before, but it's now been longer since the award of the contract for the new trains, than it took between the awarding of the contract to build the entire subway and it opening in 1896. by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Sep 2022 12:26pm)

I would totally have helped, but I was on a strava segment PB. Sorry by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 2:50am)

Crianlarich? You've got 6/7 cracking Munros in the vicinity which can be done in a circular route (or a couple of separate loops if you don't fancy boggy slogs) over 2 days with an overnight camp, and loads of trains by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 12:55pm)

Also, you've done the West Highland Way, but have you considered the West Island Way? Easily doable by train/ferry from Glasgow with an overnight camp https://www.westislandway.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 1:04pm)

Going for a drink with folk you'll spend the next 4 years trying to avoid by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 1:48pm)

Meh, I think it's two independently nice 7 mile walks (Stoneymullen Rd and Glen Loin) connected by a miserable 20 mile slog through the MoD land at Glen Douglas by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 3:17pm)

5 ferries is more of a cycling thing? Otherwise it's just 50 miles of walking on B-roads by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 3:22pm)

yup, I saw otters and dolphins within the first 5 minutes my only recommendation would be to do reverse of the normal direction (i.e. start at Port Bannatyne and do the north bit first) because then you save Kilchattan for last, which is the best bit by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 3:42pm)

Video taken in Motherwell: https://twitter.com/RhiannonHayes12/status/1570157723882323968 by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 11:17pm)

Mint choc chip ice cream delivery for that guy by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Sep 2022 11:21pm)

you need 2 wires for traffic volume so you can tell which direction each car is going by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Sep 2022 10:38pm)

So in both cases you're paying about £3 overhead per drink So not entirely unreasonable, given that at the moment the actual cost of drinks is only a small component of a bar's running costs? by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Sep 2022 9:37pm)

If the designated driver is buying his own drinks he needs new steaming pals by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Sep 2022 10:50pm)

Legally if you set up a camera that films and records a public/shared area, then you need to have appropriate signage and a data protection policy https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-using-cctv/ Even then it can be challenged, if you don't have a justification for it - i.e. your specific building has previously been targeted The only way to get around this is to ensure that the camera *only* records your property (i.e. is facing towards your front door, and does not point outwards into the close or external areas) Basic principle is that your neighbours have a right to privacy, so don't film them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Sep 2022 1:50pm)

Obviously shouldn't complain because it's free, but I'm fascinated by NHS coffee - the weird grey water you get if you ever stay over in a hospital. It's like the entire NHS Greater Clyde gets one small jar of Tesco Value instant a month and they have to eke it out. Honorary mention goes to the iCafe on Glassford St - the coffee itself is pretty good, but the ordering process is painful, it's always as though you're the first person who's ever ordered a coffee and the till screen is rendered in egyptian hieroglyphics. I once ordered a coffee and a muffin and they asked for £24. I pointed out this didn't sound quite right. The guy apologised, stabbed away at the screen for 5 minutes, then asked for £18. by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Sep 2022 1:46pm)

What's the deal with staff turnover at the Tinderboxes - I use them all the time but I don't think I've ever been served by the same person twice Is everyone on a dodgy 'trial' shift or something? by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Sep 2022 2:26pm)

It's been a while since I used them, but back when I did I found Sainsburys was best for fruit and veg freshness (I know they're perceived as pricier, but Sainsburys tends to come out cheaper on price comparison than Tesco/Morrisons, behind only Asda/Aldi/Lidl) by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Sep 2022 2:46pm)

A big part of the issue is that because of a lack of students for the past couple of years, a lot of private student landlords either sold up, or rented out to non-students, so meaning their stock isn't available for the academic year by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 4:41am)

don't know why you're being downvoted - current OBR forecast is that we will be paying back loans to the tune of £150bn by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 12:32pm)

> Python for deep learning in neural networks. I don't know what that is about £80k/year starting salary by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 12:42pm)

Sapporo Teppanyaki? My idea of hell, but if you like having fried potatoes thrown at your face by a chef who's been doing the same comedy routine 3 times a night for 8 years it's great Food's actually not bad once it's stationary enough to eat by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 6:14pm)

This should probably be stickied, so that when folk need it they can find it fast https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/q5ihaz/where_are_the_best_toilets_in_the_city_centre_for/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 6:22pm)

Apple Education discount, if you're likely to be in the market for any of their stuff in the near future - basically discounts everything by about 10-20% to the point where it's a decent competitive price for the specs rather than overpriced Apple crap by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 6:26pm)

Bonus points if you can get your Japanese chef - who is actually Brian from Cumbernauld and 3rd generation chinese - to break character by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 7:16pm)

Don't forget your delay repay, I used to make a decent profit going to and from London on the company dime by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 10:07pm)

Almost always when there's a packed train there's a half empty one 2 minutes behind it by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Sep 2022 10:05pm)

Just note that the Strathkelvin Way between Lennoxtown and Kirkintilloch is being upgraded, and there's still currently a stretch that's impassable https://johnmuirway.org/news/show/route-closure-between-lennoxtown-and-kirkintilloch (and it's really impassable - believe me, I've tried) You can just bypass this bit by going on the A891, but would just warn that's not the most fun of roads to cycle by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Sep 2022 10:43am)

you'll never be a landlord with that attitude by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Sep 2022 3:36pm)

You want us to list every dodgy building in the entire centre, west and south of the city? by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Sep 2022 3:11pm)

Ok, I'll start, 38 Northpark St has a guy on the top floor who blasts rangers tunes out his window throughout match weekends by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Sep 2022 3:39pm)

also LAUK is generally unhelpful in cases like this because even the good posters don't seem to realise Scotland has an entirely separate legal system by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Sep 2022 2:56am)

You can basically live anywhere you want, and you've chosen Garnethill? by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Sep 2022 12:22pm)

fair enough, I'd just assumed that being city centre and next to art school etc would have made it an expensive area if I had a remote job I'd be nowhere near a city centre, or even a city, get a nice big house somewhere for the same price by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Sep 2022 5:32pm)

> somewhat strange place this is the politest description of Stranraer I've heard by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 12:07am)

Garscube Rd is a good example- excellent segregated bike lane pretty much all the way into town now by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 4:21pm)

Saving this post for a couple of years' time, when we'll all be wishing stuff were that cheap by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 4:26pm)

I'm with Limmy on this one by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 5:03pm)

can't find the original, but here it is converted from twitch to tiktok to twitter https://twitter.com/paulbIack/status/1551588388364582912 by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 5:24pm)

you can dream, but you know it'll be Susan Calman by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Sep 2022 9:47pm)

tl:dr; "the building has moved slightly since it was originally built, which is entirely normal for a 100+ year old building in an area that used to have mine works. It has almost certainly stopped moving and isn't going to fall down any time soon." I've never seen a tenement flat home report that *didn't* say this by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Sep 2022 1:57am)

Yep - if house prices drop in response to interest rates going up, it's of no overall benefit to new buyers, because the amount you end up paying to service your mortgage is the same, and you end up with less £££ of house at the end of it by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Sep 2022 2:00am)

The new Teaching and Learning building has loads of study space and no access control by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Sep 2022 10:19am)

Whatever you do, don't add a bit onto your reading to get future energy at today's price, that would be very wrong by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Sep 2022 12:12pm)

That's just the £400 off from the Energy Support Scheme, which is being passed through as an automatic DD reduction from October to March by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Sep 2022 12:15pm)

> On the other hand I wonder if this would increase pressure for government to intervene Isn't this somewhat redundant now that the government has intervened? by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Sep 2022 12:20pm)

they did go bust last year.... by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Sep 2022 1:31pm)

Must have been the Atmosphere by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Oct 2022 11:51pm)

most of that area is restricted parking - the halls do have their own small car park though. If that isn't available, would suggest you'd be likely to find somewhere in the unrestricted streets around Firhill (e.g. Northpark St) or definitely Murano St by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 12:04am)

Multivitamins generally only have a small amount - I've just checked my pack of Sainsburys ones and they only have 5ug of Vitamin D each, which is pretty much nothing. It'll say on the pack Individual Vitamin D supplements will have 25ug or more - I usually take a multivitamin *and* a 25ug vitamin D tablet daily between October and March, moving to a 75ug vitamin D tablet during the winter months where I go to / leave work in the dark and barely see daylight 5 days a week by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 9:22pm)

disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or anyone who should be listened to on this matter but the advice is for 10ug/day supplement https://www.gov.scot/publications/vitamin-d-advice-for-all-age-groups/ and more than that if you have restricted exposure to daylight / low vitamin D intake in your diet (which I would think would apply to most of us) as Vitamin D is safe below at least 100ug/day, I just tend towards the higher side to be sure I'm getting enough. Anecdotally I would say I've found a massive improvement in how I feel in winter since I moved to the higher dose supplements - I used to feel like absolute shite at least 4 months of the year - but that should be treated as per all anecdotal evidence. by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 10:17pm)

why would people outside of Britain know what Bristol, Sheffield or the Isle of Lewis is like by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Oct 2022 11:20pm)

😬 by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 11:04am)

No, but pakora/pink sauce as a standalone takeaway item is way more common in West of Scotland than most of the UK - we're not the only ones that have pakora but we're way more into them. The massive piles of bright red chicken sitting waiting for pubs to close is definitely a Glasgow phenomenon by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 5:45pm)

A pizza from an indian takeaway by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Oct 2022 5:53pm)

If you join one of the car clubs (Enterprise/Co-Wheels) they're nationwide, and you can rent for several days at a time (think the limit is a week). Haven't used them for a year or two but it's about £40/day plus 20p/mile for a small car. by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Oct 2022 1:18am)

see, I'm massively into jazz and funk, so SP should be right up my street, but they just leave me cold - all very talented, but somehow less than the sum of their parts by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Oct 2022 7:22pm)

problem is that once you're over 40 jazz clubs are basically the only late-night music you can go to and not be assumed a pervy weirdo by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Oct 2022 7:48pm)

similar facial expressions too by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Oct 2022 8:19pm)

Student let availability isn't a conspiracy, it's happening in pretty much every uni town/city across the country and it's an obvious result of a massive rebound in student numbers after campuses being shut for 2 academic years and landlords quitting the student market by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Oct 2022 3:09pm)

Not a documentary, but it features big in Wild Rose by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Oct 2022 3:05pm)

Yeah, I think I keep on being recommended them because they get classified as jazz funk, but they're neither particularly jazzy nor funky. They seem to be closest to jazz fusion, which in my personal opinion is a genre that should never have been revived (each to their own, of course) It's weird because I like a lot of the individual artists and collaborators - Cory Henry in particular is great - but as soon as that 4/4 kicks in I'm asleep. Even when they're doing african polyrhythms they somehow suck the life out of it Also the clean-cut audience in headphones in the studio thing by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Oct 2022 4:58pm)

I think Father Ted already covered this by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Oct 2022 1:45am)

It changed hands recently Haven't been yet, but apparently the new owners have changed it a fair bit by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Oct 2022 3:43am)

A lot of people do these courses (myself included) in order to get a formal stamp for stuff they actually already know by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Oct 2022 2:47pm)

I did the UofG MSc 20 years ago and, while I didn't go into software dev myself, everyone I've stayed in touch with who did is pretty much in six figure lead dev/architect jobs and doing very well for themselves I gather the Strath MSc is very similar, don't think one is noticeably better than the other by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Oct 2022 2:45pm)

I mean the dock is literally just a £2 bit of plastic with an HDMI adaptor so no real reason not to include it by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Oct 2022 4:46pm)

John Lewis own brand ones tend to be pretty good without breaking the bank; can get jacket and trousers for about £150-£200 and there's a good selection to try on in the Buchanan Galleries store by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Oct 2022 7:23pm)

They're managing the folk who make less than 60k per annum That and STEM stuff - IT/engineering/medicine are all fields you can get to that level quite quickly with some good experience under your belt by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 1:03pm)

It depends on a lot of things - number of dependents, are you talking about sole or joint incomes etc But generally the older you get the higher a desired income is, because the greater proportion you're saving and putting away for retirement My rule of thumb has always been to try and earn at least my age in £k, which has worked pretty well in matching my expectations of financial comfort at different ages - £40k would have been an unimaginable sum when I was 20, but now I'm in my 40s it's the baseline of what I need to service mortgage/pension/bills and being able to do fun stuff while my knees still work by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 1:08pm)

It's also kept me a healthy bit ahead of inflation, which wouldn't be the case any more.... by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 1:34pm)

not right at this moment, but we can expect it to get back down to low single figures again once Putin finally trips out of a window by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 5:53pm)

It helps to remember that a workplace pension isn't a benefit, it's literally part of your pay - and this is something that dawns on people as they progress in their career and retirement stops being a notionally distant concept by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 6:03pm)

I mean 'benefit' as in added extra - too many people treat workplace pensions as a nice thing to have, like free gym membership or health insurance, but not something they base their decision to take a job on - they just look at base salary Whereas in reality your employer's pension contributions are literally part of your pay package, but deferred - and you should base your decision to take a job, and financial calculations, on salary + pension contributions Civil service / NHS / most public service jobs look a *lot* better when you do this maths by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 8:51pm)

Nah, it's about 50/50 energy/covid (see e.g. France as a useful counterfactual), and even then QE and borrowing has a temporary effect Might take a new government to get things under control, but 10+% is definitely not the new normal by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 8:58pm)

For civil service you need to take the pension into account, it's one of the best schemes in the world and is a substantial part of the pay offer by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 8:55pm)

Vest Kebab by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Oct 2022 11:24pm)

I've been to loads of places around the world that will convert English but not Scottish or NI notes - mainly because our ones have too many different styles and they refuse them because of the increased risk of forgery Also seen places that will change them but offer a worse exchange rate than English notes by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Oct 2022 11:28am)

In addition to all the other good advice, [turn down your flow temperature](https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/articles/turn-down-the-boiler-flow-temperature) by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Oct 2022 4:36pm)

Recruit the other parents into a full-on underground toddler Fight Club by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Oct 2022 5:30pm)

not if you're the only employee and earning below the VAT threshold, no by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Oct 2022 8:27pm)

If you're on the edge of the west end, then QCHA has recently been installing these on all the tenements they factor, for maintenance/cleaning access by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 1:31am)

on top of corporate tax on profits you still pay either income tax if you're paying yourself as an employee, or dividend tax, if you want to take any of the profits from the company. yes, being a limited company can reduce tax and liabilities, but generally if you're under the VAT threshold then you're unlikely to save more tax than it's going to cost you in accountancy fees to do all the additional filing involved by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 2:59am)

Something a bit different: the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (basically a prime training ground for the next generation of scottish jazz artists) is playing at Drygate on Saturday, £13 https://snjo.co.uk/concerts by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Oct 2022 6:17pm)

Not quite what you're asking for, but this book is massive, encyclopaedic and essential - basically covers the ornamental architectural works of the entire city https://www.amazon.co.uk/Public-Sculpture-Glasgow-Britain/dp/0853239371 by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 1:00am)

It's still a hard time to be looking - I know that there's still a backlog of students (particularly international) who have been living in hotels/short term lets and are still trying to find a place, so you're still competing with them Covid fucked over the rental market in a big way because the lack of students for 2 years meant a lot of landlords quit the market or moved to non-student lets, so it's all had a big knock-on effect, especially this year when student numbers have surged due to deferred entry I don't have data to back up this assertion, but alongside housing availability I also believe underoccupancy is a part of the problem - it seems to be really common now for people to live alone in 2/3 bed flats (either by choice or because it's all that's available to folk coming here alone) where previously those same properties would have housed an entire family (or, going back a bit, several generations of the same family) by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 3:53pm)

I might be alone in thinking this, but I've always seen "and one for yourself" as something you do in your local to a barman/landlord you know well and has been serving you all night, rather than something you would do generally Either way it's certainly never expected, and I would put the number of people who ever do it to be a substantial minority by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 5:19pm)

As others have said, don't worry about it - if paying by cash it's normal to round up to the nearest pound but otherwise don't worry it's not expected here like other places Cab drivers don't have feelings to hurt by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 5:20pm)

Don't know if it's of interest, but in the deepest shittest part of the winter each year - end of January/start of February - we have about 3 weeks of celtic/world music concerts and the city is full of musicians https://www.celticconnections.com/ Listings for 2023 just went up a few days ago. If it's at all your bag then it's worth being around on one of the weekends - though you'll need to buy tickets for most things asap, and of course hotels will be pricier. The late night festival club each night is where you'll get to see loads of random musicians, having done their gigs, playing sessions with each other with lots of drinking (again, get tickets asap) Because of the type of music it trends older, but it's still a good mix of people and stuff to see by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 10:13pm)

Arlington has a long waiting list at the moment by meepmeep13 (Fri 14th Oct 2022 10:18pm)

Cooking Find a new recipe I fancy, make a thing of going to find the ingredients (i.e. going to a few different small shops rather than just picking up everything from Tesco), give myself a good bit of time to make it all in a relaxed manner with some music on, then eat enough of it the diabetic coma supplants the depression by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Oct 2022 1:19am)

and so the posts begin by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Oct 2022 1:31am)

Obviously, but didn't want to say by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Oct 2022 3:11pm)

If it's less than £5k, then just apply to the small claims court for unpaid services. Court fees are about £100. If they haven't declared bankruptcy (which it sounds like if they're running next year), and there's a paper chain that shows you agreed to play for a certain sum, then they can't just dingy you. If they don't defend it, you'll get a default judgement for the full sum and your court fees. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Oct 2022 7:03pm)

You can absolutely tell them to fuck off, as long as you're not damaging the building it's entirely up to you how you want to live My old agency used to do the 6 month inspections, and once they wanted to do it while we were away on holiday, so we said go ahead and do it (they had keys). Came home to find the front door had been left open for a week. Thankfully the postie had spotted this and pulled it to so nobody noticed it wasn't locked. Went fucking mental at them. by meepmeep13 (Mon 17th Oct 2022 9:18pm)

They're doing it just to annoy me specifically and personally, so I have to keep on dispelling this myth that they're laundering money when they're just tax avoidance schemes. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 10:35am)

Business rates are a tax, and one that the property owner avoids by having a tenant. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 1:26pm)

Feel free to correct Westminster City Council then https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-15/fake-wonka-bars-flood-london-s-top-shopping-street by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 1:44pm)

Again, I'm not making this up but basing this on what's been reported The owner of the property is not setting up a fake business, the candy store is essentially a big franchise of dubious origins. The owner of the property, by having a tenant, is then not liable for business rates, as this falls to the tenant. The key part is then that the candy store ownership is deliberately obfuscated so that the council is unable to find who is liable for the business rates and they go unpaid. The council tries to enforce their claim, but only uncover a nebulous set of foreign holding companies that never reply to anything. The staff working at these stores feign ignorance. So it's avoidance on the part of the property owner, but evasion on the part of the tenant. And counterfeit candy is used because it's basically the quickest/easiest/cheapest way to set up a notionally legitimate operational business. The reason that this is preferable to having paying businesses in that property is that you have to remember commercial landlords tend to have huge amounts of these business spaces, and witholding space from the market allows them to price gouge existing and prospective tenants, and overall profit by being able to maintain ever increasing rents on the properties they do let legitimately, whereas otherwise due to the failing high street their overall rent intake would decrease. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 2:28pm)

> I don't think the polis would do anything Well they certainly won't if you don't tell them. Given you can report anonymously, what's to lose? https://crimestoppers-uk.org/campaigns-media/community/Scotland by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 4:09pm)

What if it's so bad the barbed wire has been nicked? by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 7:29pm)

Pot Still is the main whisky pub, but the Bon Accord is also good and near Kelvingrove Lismore is less good for whisky but still a decent pub and their toilets get [reposted on reddit every few weeks](https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottishPeopleTwitter/comments/eygn97/dont_want_to_piss_off_the_scottish/) by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Oct 2022 8:59pm)

If you secure it inside with a gold standard lock then the main cycle insurance companies will cover you for theft But good luck with getting a spot, they're massively oversubscribed - I applied literally the day they were launched and didn't get one by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Oct 2022 3:52pm)

Picnic on Ingram St is a pretty decent vegan cafe for soup/sandwich/coffee by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Oct 2022 9:27pm)

pub, curry, pub by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Oct 2022 9:50pm)

He's absolutely right though, running every day without rest days is a pretty much guaranteed route to injury, even if it's only half an hour at a time. 4 days a week with some form of low-impact alternative exercise on the off days? Far more reasonable and sustainable. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Oct 2022 2:29pm)

you went to a good place if they didn't try and use that to sell you 4 new shocks, wishbones, washer blades and a whole new car by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Oct 2022 9:37pm)

I like Perth, and I have no idea what you would do for a day there. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Oct 2022 9:47pm)

Wear the usual, and if anyone asks what you're meant to be, just roll your eyes and say, "isn't it obvious?" and walk off by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 2:23am)

They have a majority, but they still need to form a government or a GE will happen by default. At the moment, them being able to do that is far from given. Particularly if Johnson is seriously going to run by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 9:43am)

At the moment Johnson wouldn't even be returned as a sitting MP by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 10:48am)

It's something of a tautology, because a PM isn't something constitutionally defined - it's essentially the role undertaken by the member of Parliament who is able to command a majority and form a government. So someone who was unable to form a government would be unable to approach the monarch and be appointed PM. So the only case that would apply is if someone has formed a government but is no longer able to - which is indicated by either a VoNC or, as with yesterday, the 1922 or PLP persuading a PM to resign before that occurs by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 10:44am)

There is, however, potentially the situation where MPs in (very) safe seats, who currently aren't under great threat in a GE, see that even they could possibly lose their seats if the party keeps hold of power for another 2 years and continues to misgovern So in that case there could be enough Tory MPs who would support a VoNC and prevent any new PM from commanding confidence, which would lead to a GE by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 10:52am)

He could, but convention would dictate that the only circumstances in which he would do that is if there appears to be no MP who can command a majority which might end up being the case by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 5:31pm)

The current polling suggests that the vast majority of them would indeed lose their jobs by meepmeep13 (Fri 21st Oct 2022 5:29pm)

They also have to have the confidence of that majority. With Johnson, that is not a given. (although I doubt anywhere near enough of the party would oppose him to overturn the majority) by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 1:54pm)

He lost that confidence and with it the governmental majority, that's why he had to resign in the first place. And while some MPs who did that are now back to supporting him, the fact he's currently still under investigation by the privileges committee would cause many of the same MPs to resign/abandon the whip/cross the floor if elected leader, much as they did to oust him just a few short months ago. Again, I don't think enough would do it to overturn a majority of 70, but it's a possibility. by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 2:23pm)

When I lived in the arse-end of nowhere, Mother India was the one I and friends would make an annual pilgrimage to by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 3:05pm)

Don't think it's that new - about 10 years ago I was on crutches for a good while, and I had to stop using the buses because about 1 in 5 journeys I was getting thrown to the floor by heavy use of accelerator/brake by the driver, and really genuinely concerned I was going to break something else Fortunately for me it was a temporary thing, but it must be fucking awful being old or disabled and relying on First to get about by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 4:41pm)

You want one experienced in handling foreign cash offers, as you'll have a lot of money laundering checks to deal with by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 4:48pm)

Don't go telling everyone, pretty sure that's illegal under Scottish licencing by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Oct 2022 4:46pm)

Fair enough, I've had a look and it looks like free samples don't fall under minimum unit pricing, which is interesting i.e. you can't discount beer below minimum pricing, but you can give it away for free, as long as it isn't "irresponsible" - implied you can give it away to taste, but not hand it out in quantity https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/04/guidance-implementation-minimum-pricing-alcohol/documents/00534378-pdf/00534378-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00534378.pdf (I don't personally care either way, I just like looking up legal stuff) by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Oct 2022 12:48am)

even more so as a result by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Oct 2022 12:50am)

It's shite since it re-opened. What was once a really good ale pub, went in last week and all the ale was off. Now it's just yet another overpriced merchant city lager bar. by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Oct 2022 3:02pm)

It's had a change of management - it closed down in 2020 and only reopened a couple of months ago by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Oct 2022 10:38pm)

Don't worry about it- the price part is just the little unit trying to do an estimate, and getting the unit price wrong for some reason. It's a £5 bit of plastic, bound to be a bit screwy. It isn't involved in your billing in any way, mines has sat in a drawer since the day it arrived. It's only consumption data from the main meter which is being sent to Scottish Power, and they base all their billing on that - and 7.55kWh partway through the day is a completely normal number by meepmeep13 (Sun 23rd Oct 2022 11:58pm)

nah, a fish tea is when you sit in and get fish, chips, pot of tea and buttered bread as enjoyed by non-posh pensioners across the land by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Oct 2022 4:21pm)

A chilean friend taught me to make pisco sours, and I'm addicted by meepmeep13 (Mon 24th Oct 2022 6:05pm)

75ug/day by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Oct 2022 11:57am)

I found taking 25ug didn't do much for me, but moving to the 75ug tablets added pep, vim and a spring to my step Which could either be placebo effect or the short-term benefit of my body digesting its own kidneys by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Oct 2022 5:07pm)

Singl-end in garnethill by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Oct 2022 6:49pm)

Just to add on here, if you're failing to get any assistance elsewhere, this is exactly the sort of thing you can take to your MSP's surgery by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Oct 2022 11:10pm)

I think this is the case for most chippys now, also because of rising fish costs - so they've had the choice between compromising on product and price, and not surprisingly in glasgow they've mostly opted for the former. Anywhere charging less than a tenner for a fish supper and it's probably undercooked chips and a bony piece of generic white fish by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 2:28pm)

Because it was literally only first reported on a couple of weeks ago, and so far only by this one NGO by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 6:16pm)

Operating a police force on foreign soil? Absolutely. But you need actual evidence about what is happening which doesn't happen overnight - this NGO's report is the first step in uncovering that. As this is happening in multiple countries, I suspect a joint approach will be taken. And again, while I have no doubt this is indeed happening, bear in mind that the evidence is currently only being presented by one organisation - trust, but verify by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 6:53pm)

eh, they're not that dodgy, just depressing as fuck by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 11:26pm)

You've got the Woodside Inn marked as 'the only Partick Thistle pub in Glasgow?' - the main one is the Star and Garter on Garscube Rd, and there's also Munns just up on Maryhill Rd Another couple of stereotypically shit Glasgow pubs up that way are the Castle Vaults and the Royalty Bar (no prizes for guessing the football affiliation of that one) by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Oct 2022 11:30pm)

one more missing is the Viking opposite Maryhill Tesco, actually quite a decent pub, good spot for an all-day breakfast with a pint by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 12:43am)

Currently on day 3 of white goods delivery men making up bullshit reasons to avoid delivering to a 3rd floor flat by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 11:26am)

wow, I've been in Rockvilla pizza loads of times and never even realised that was a pub next door by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 1:47pm)

yeah, but this is the actions of a state rather than organised crime - that has huge diplomatic implications, as the CCP is undermining the domestic jurisdiction of another country just imagine the reverse case, if China discovered secret UK government bases inside mainland China supporting free speech campaigners by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Oct 2022 11:07pm)

That's just intelligence by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Oct 2022 1:17am)

HAP Lettings on Great Western Rd It's about 5 years since I rented, but when I did it was with these guys and they were great- the owner said he quit his old agency to start his own because he was fed up with how shit they were to owners and tenants. Always fixed stuff promptly with really good retained workmen, responded to everything fast and were really helpful. I think they aim towards the 'professional' market, i.e. fancier end places, and probably charge a bit of a premium, but based on my experience as a tenant I'd go straight to these guys if a moral void ever replaced my soul and I decided to become a landlord by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Oct 2022 4:27pm)

The recent wet spell came just after a really long period of dry weather, works both ways Sometimes by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st Oct 2022 9:20am)

I liked the food but completely soulless as a venue by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st Oct 2022 10:06am)

Peckhams by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 3:36pm)

The 'crackdown' is merely the completely accurate view that using a private home as a short-term let is a fundamental change of use, so requires planning permission. You couldn't buy the top floor of a tenement and open it as a commercial hotel without planning permission, so why should you be able to turn it into an Airbnb, which is literally the same thing? by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 4:26pm)

Have a look out at the other flats' windows along the street and you'll see how seriously the conservation area restrictions are taken by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Nov 2022 8:24pm)

No, but you might buy a 1st class for a longer journey which includes that connection by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 12:01pm)

Yup, people moan about broken stuff a lot but never actually report it When I moved into my current flat there were a whole load of things broken on the street (broken streetlights, potholes, grafitti, kerbstones out of place, chronic dogshit etc etc) and neighbours moaning about the state of things - I just spent a couple of hours taking pictures and submitting reports and then within a couple of weeks everything was sorted by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Nov 2022 5:49pm)

It's difficult for non-first time buyers too We're looking at moving up a rung, the interest rate rises are bearable as it's not a big change in capital, but it's hard to bid when you have no idea what your current place is going to go for, or if you'll even manage to shift it in time to exchange by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 3:53pm)

I mean, rundown has always been a pretty accurate description, it's part of its thing by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 5:03pm)

Also, if you're into overpriced high st burger chains, Smashburger is way better by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 5:07pm)

Old Salty's An impressively fast decline from a brief reign as possibly the best chippy in Glasgow to (one of) the worst by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 5:06pm)

maybe folk who haven't been for a while last time I went (and definitely the last) I'd say it was actually worse than Blue Lagoon by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 6:58pm)

sorry, but who is rating it highly? Everyone knows it's the costa of high street grub, it's simply convenient and vaguely reliably not terrible. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 7:13pm)

> it's like a greggs for folk far west of belfast sounds like you got it also, as any Canadian will tell you, it's a shadow of its former self before it got taken over by Burger King, I went to Canada years ago and the donuts and chilli were great and fantastically cheap by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 7:31pm)

say more about SinglEnd? Just started going there on the regular by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 7:31pm)

Maybe I'm just old but I've stopped going to gigs at the Academy because even when it's bands I'm really into I've never had a good time there. In fact when it's bands I'm really into it's made even worse that the venue is ruining it - shite sound, aggressive security, terrible beer, generally unpleasant atmosphere all round by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 7:35pm)

They always have very specific individual needs though that takes half an hour to order cos hairy-arsed Gary, 36, 200 lbs and drives a bulldozer all day, gets upset if the square, red sauce and egg aren't in exactly that order or if the yolk is a bit too runny by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 7:42pm)

I like the way they always avoid saying "it was in the close" because really they know where they done fucked up by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 10:02pm)

took a disabled relative there for a gig they wanted to see, on the basis it supposedly prides itself as a disabled-friendly venue friendly was not the word I would use, in retrospect by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 11:02pm)

it's not meant as an insult, merely incongruous that big manly construction men are often incredibly childishly fussy about food by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 3:53am)

pretty much any hotel deal you find online, phone them up and they'll often beat it, as booking direct means they don't have to pay a ~20% cut to the booking site by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 4:13am)

Had a nice winter trip to Lisbon a few years back - not quite as hot as e.g. the Canaries but still warm enough to sit out, and lots to see and do by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 4:16am)

Greggs Outlet shop on Maryhill Rd cos 4 sausage rolls for £1.55, 2 belgian buns for 50p and it's on my way to work by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 12:34pm)

plus their cake is dry as fuck, which is an even bigger crime by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 12:30pm)

How dare you, Captain Tom™ will be turning in his grave by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 12:42pm)

it's basically anything that didn't sell the previous day or is overstocked, so often yes by meepmeep13 (Fri 4th Nov 2022 2:27pm)

Hen's teeth mate by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Nov 2022 6:47pm)

I was on the fence, but for the first time in 20 years of Glasgow life a pack of scrotes fired one straight at me in the street tonight and now hangings too good etc by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Nov 2022 9:29pm)

Counter-opinion: they have no way of knowing what your running style is, because they have no treadmills. They're just doing it on having you walk up and down a couple of times, which is basically useless as a gait assessment. They completely mis-fit me for my first pair of running shoes, had to go to a podiatrist to find out why I was getting awful knee and hip pains who basically told me it was because I was wearing neutrals despite huge overpronation, which the AH staff person had entirely missed. I don't know if Run4It's staff are better, but they at least have treadmills by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 1:57am)

Racists? In Glasgow??? by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 2:59am)

Motorways aren't in the test https://www.gov.uk/driving-test/what-happens-during-test More than likely you'll be asked to parallel park though, and I'd suggest getting the hang of it as it's a pretty essential skill in a city by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 12:24pm)

real cars you basically get asked to do one of the 3 reversing tests, and which one will depend on what is available during your test. As parallel parking spots are generally more frequently available than parking bays, you're more likely to have to do it, but it depends on the route your examiner uses by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 12:34pm)

this was a few years before that, so fair enough if they've added one by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 1:48pm)

That works for some people, but not all. Personally, I couldn't run more than a miile without being in screaming shin pain until I got trainers that dealt with my overpronation. Age is a big consideration. Older folk will get away with this a lot less than younger (due to reduced tendon elasticity). by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 1:51pm)

https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/x6r4t2/nigerian_guinness/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 4:07pm)

You're making 'custom fitted' sound like the trainers are literally made to fit your feet It just means knowing what of the 3 types of soles best fit your gait, it doesn't mean spending any more money because they all cost the same amount, and almost all running shops do it for free If I'm wrong, it's 5 minutes out of someone's life and maybe a few quid more if they end up splurging cos the salesman upsold them (when of course you can just turn round out of the shop and buy the same trainers off amazon). If you're wrong, it's a short road to injury and an immediate end to someone's ambition to take up running. I think the precautionary principle is fairly sound here by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Nov 2022 10:55pm)

Alternatively, maybe you're being subjected to workplace bullying by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Nov 2022 1:27pm)

I use the Garscube lane and I think it's been gradually but consistently creeping up over time - because it was a road nobody previously would have cycled down to get from west end to city centre, it's taken a while for people to realise the new segregated lane exists and how convenient it is Does have the problem that it doesn't really link up very well at the city end though (yet) by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Nov 2022 8:21pm)

That's the impact of the greens entering coalition with the SNP, which specifically included this demand: > increase the proportion of Transport Scotland’s budget spent on Active Travel initiatives so that by 2024-25 at least £320m or 10% of the total transport budget will be allocated to active travel https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-scottish-green-party-shared-policy-programme/pages/3/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 1:29pm)

If the weather is good, the tide is out and you're feeling fit then the Elie Chainwalk is awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0urjeo11T0 https://jamescarron.wordpress.com/features/elie-chainwalk-step-by-step-guide/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 2:06pm)

Seems high if that's just legal fees, but does the quote include all the compulsory bits and bobs like property search, discharge fees, money transfer etc? Cos those add up to a few hundred £ too by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 2:33pm)

I don't know the full details of what is actually involved, but the solicitor has to pay fees to the Scottish Registers for the process of checking ownership and processing the sale. It's basically all the stuff that makes you the legal owner of the house. These are all standard fees that are passed straight through to the buyer and should be itemised separately from the legal fees: Property Search fees, usually £90.00 but dependent upon the property Registers of Scotland – fee for Advance Notice, £20 inc VAT Registers of Scotland – fee for Discharge, £70 incl VAT Then there's usually a small (£20?) electronic transfer fee for processing the cash itself So if your quote includes those then it's probably fairly typical. by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 2:46pm)

You can save a few hundred quid by using an online conveyancing firm, but I've heard horror stories about them by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 3:24pm)

Last time I was aff it Shilling also had a good selection of NA cans and bottles, some IPAs you definitely wouldn't have known if you weren't told by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 5:33pm)

I think the issue is that online conveyancers are fine if everything goes smoothly, but because they charge a flat fee they basically leave you high and dry if there are any issues with the process, where a local solicitor would charge you an hourly rate and an estimate but be able to take on more challenging stuff So I've heard of folk having to basically start the whole sale process again once they've hit a roadblock and the online conveyancers won't do shit, meaning they've had to shell out twice And the couple of hundred quid you save just isn't worth that risk by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 7:44pm)

as above, you might be compariing apples and oranges if the legal fees are £750 excl VAT, then once you've added VAT, searches and registry costs and LBTT, you would get to at least £1200 no way someone is getting £750 all-in by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 7:49pm)

because 'the back' of something is further away than the thing itself, in the sense that the 'back' is the far side from you if you were standing in a field and someone said 'go to that tree over there' or 'go to the back of that tree over there' which is further away? by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Nov 2022 9:12pm)

https://www.snacksonline.co.uk/products/golden-wonder-pickled-onion-crisps-32-5g-32-pack on special offer, £16.99 for 32 packs with free delivery by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 3:54am)

Last night I was running down Garscube Rd in the cycle lane, and passed a cyclist coming the other way on the pavement, and we just exchanged looks There's probably a romcom in there somewhere by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 11:18am)

also amazed to discover that despite carrying enough batteries to carry the national grid through christmas, none of the fuckers have any lights by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 11:20am)

Little Curry House on Byres Rd. Also arrives really fast and does cash on delivery only, no pissing about with apps and arsey tank cyclists. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 7:58pm)

When I needed to buy pile cream I swear they turned the music up to make me shout it by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 8:08pm)

Woman. Same one covering the town centre in anti-oil slogans and her instagram account. by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 8:36pm)

That's a bit like asking what internal organ you least need Depending on what 'Maryhill South' means that could be a good shout. Unless it's the Wyndford Estate. Hamiltonhill is undergoing big redevelopment at the moment, improving fast Yoker is a bit out of town but perfectly ok by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Nov 2022 9:00pm)

prices have dipped quite a bit recently, was around 17p/unit yesterday, even started going negative again all depends on a mild winter really by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Nov 2022 5:55pm)

that only applies to power sold in the power exchanges - the majority of wholesale electricity (around 80% I think) is sold bilaterally far more of an issue is the use of marginal pricing in the european gas market, which is why gas producers in the North Sea can get paid the european (Ukraine-affected) price despite their costs of extraction not increasing. EU is trying to implement a price cap though this is not progressing well (bear in mind that in both cases we have also benefited from the reverse case, our costs reducing due to suppressed gas prices, for many years pre-Ukraine, so it's swings and roundabouts) by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Nov 2022 6:05pm)

Virgin mobile uses the Vodafone network, much cheaper/better customer service by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 11:08am)

For info, virgin mobile now (as of last year) uses the Vodafone network and is much cheaper for the same excellent signal by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 11:07am)

Garscube Harriers run an occasional Beginners and Improvers class, 10 sessions over 10 weeks meant to bridge the gap between Couch 2 5k and the standard of the main club (which I'd say is minimum sub-1 hour 10k) Last BIG was in Jan so might be another soon? It's a big and friendly club, range of abilities but definitely more for folk who more want to improve than be social, training is fairly intense Garscube are the biggest club in North/West, others are: West End Road Runners is a smaller but more social club, Maryhill Harriers somewhere between the two, and Westerlands CC is for wiry hill racing nutters. There's also jogscotland and Achilles heel groups, and an lgbt-friendly club whose name I forget (outrunners?) by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 12:55pm)

Ta! by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 1:11pm)

Victoria: flat but very popular and busy Springburn: flat and quiet alternative Ruchill: quiet but quite a brutal course Drumchapel: nice jaunt through the woods, smallest of all by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 1:45pm)

Yep. From my experience I'd say Ruchill is nastier overall because the downhill is so short and steep you barely get any respite, and feel like you're running uphill for almost the entire course, but I think Queens Park is slightly more elevation in total Certainly no-ones getting a PB at either by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Nov 2022 6:47pm)

A few months back is pre-interest rate hikes tho, that's what OP is talking about by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Nov 2022 4:19pm)

Also gone to shite under new management. Last pint I had there was rancid. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Nov 2022 4:22pm)

Last time I went in all the ale was off. In Blackfriars. A sad time indeed by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Nov 2022 4:21pm)

This is the key thing, interest rates of 5-6% aren't on their own enough to put people off buying (although it will reduce what they can borrow), but people like me looking to buy who can wait a bit aren't going to risk taking on a mortgage at 6% today when it might be back down to 3 or 4% in a month's time by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Nov 2022 8:50pm)

https://i.imgur.com/kSlI27r.png by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 12:05am)

This case is explicitly covered in the FAQ. Full council tax will be due, but the council will only pursue the non-student residents for it. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19804 > If you live with someone who is not a student or who can be disregarded from Council Tax for any other reason you will not receive a discount on your bill. The student will be made non-liable for Council Tax purposes. This means that students are excluded from liability for Council Tax where they share liability for a property with non-students and that only the non-students in a property will receive a bill. The non-students will be responsible for making sure all Council Tax due is paid although they may be to reduce this amount by claiming Council Tax Reduction which is an income based reduction. > Example: A student and two non-students jointly rent a flat. The student completes a Council Tax exemption/ discount form and supplies proof of student status, the student will not be held liable for Council Tax and the two non- students will be billed the full amount of Council Tax due. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 2:58am)

Not true, see my reply to OP - only the non-student residents are liable and billed by the council. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 3:00am)

Mostly it's exported for sale in developing countries by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 1:04pm)

Housing bubbles are normally characterised by lots of speculative investment and empty properties, separate from actual housing demand. In Glasgow's case, this is purely a lack of supply to meet housing demand in a city with a strong employment sector and lots of inward investment. You say yourself there's an acute shortage of rentals, which is the opposite of a bubble. Prices will wibble about a bit dependent on interest rates and other economic issues, but it's definitely not a bubble, and you'll be waiting a long time for it to pop if you think it is. by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 4:53pm)

You didn't get an invite to the group? by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Nov 2022 6:54pm)

Since 1996, the Scottish equivalent of English counties are Council Areas, of which Glasgow City is one. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Nov 2022 3:45pm)

The counties and burghs haven't existed in any official capacity since 1975. So you can refer to them, but they're not a 'correct' answer. I think confusion arises because many of the county names are still in use as named council areas. But Glasgow City is a specific example where that doesn't apply - e.g. Glasgow used to be (partially) in the historic county of North Lanarkshire, but it is definitely not in the modern definition of the North Lanarkshire Council Area. by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Nov 2022 4:30pm)

Give them a chance to get home, they're all stuck in queues on the Kingston Bridge by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Nov 2022 6:59pm)

so in other words all the things they're going to prioritise are the things that should be prioritised? by meepmeep13 (Thu 17th Nov 2022 10:00pm)

I imagine they'd need some kind of action plan by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 12:52am)

Strathclyde Uni's Centre for Lifelong Learning has various day and evening classes by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 4:57pm)

Efes, and wouldn't call it Greek out loud- it's Turkish by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 9:58pm)

Rogano? Shut down during lockdown. Supposedly coming back but no date set. by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Nov 2022 11:14pm)

Can afford, don't. Just seems wrong not to deal with your own feculence. Also, missus is from Yorkshire though so would probably divorce me if I suggested such a flagrant misuse of funds. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Nov 2022 2:39pm)

Cos you should clean up after yourself. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Nov 2022 9:58pm)

Lazy = not cleaning up after yourself. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Nov 2022 10:00pm)

And I'm sure that's why you do it, not because you're too lazy to clean up after yourself by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Nov 2022 9:59pm)

You're getting the idea by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:48pm)

No, but I clean up after myself, because it's my mess. The efficiency argument doesn't work because a cleaner has to travel, and unless I'm particularly shite at cleaning up after myself, doesn't do it any better than I would. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:52pm)

Because they should clean up after themselves. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:51pm)

Why not work and study full time and clean up after yourself? by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:50pm)

If cleaning up after yourself is working yourself to death then you're doing it wrong by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:59pm)

Those are all things that require specific skills and so benefit from being done by professional people in a socialised, centralised manner. Whereas cleaning up after yourself requires no professional training and is in fact something we all learn to do from nursery school. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:58pm)

it's your mess and you made it, so you should clean it up by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 12:56pm)

Spend it how you like, just don't pretend it's not being lazy. Out of interest, I really would like to know what proportion of people have cleaners have *never* cleaned up after themselves. I suspect there is a strong division between people who were brought up to clean up after themselves (and so like myself see *not* doing so as a moral failing) and those who weren't. There's a staggering number of folk out there who have never grasped a toilet brush and are entirely comfortable with someone else doing it for them. I'll never understand that. by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 1:18pm)

I mean, if you look upthread this chain entirely began because I gave my *personal* opinion on the fact that I *personally* would never hire a cleaner for my *own* moral reasons, it was you lot that took umbrage, so seems I might have caught a nerve? by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 2:24pm)

but it's fairly strong to call it asinine when it's clearly a difference in values, and mine being those many, many people (especially, I would say, in Scotland) have been brought up with - if you're able-bodied, you clean up after yourself, and it isn't a responsibility you can derogate. In the same respect as at nursery school you are taught to put your toys away in their box, and not to give your milk to Jack to do it for you if my mother was visiting and a cleaner turned up, she would be absolutely mortified, politely escort them away (ensuring they'd been paid, of course) and then give me a clip round the ear and hand me a mop I think it's a fascinating subject, because it's clearly something that divides strongly across social and possibly generational lines by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Nov 2022 4:17pm)

Don't know if you're familiar with the Seven Stanes - 7 different forest-based world-class MTB centres scattered around the South of Scotland. https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/activities/mountain-biking/7stanes A few of them host training courses - for beginners can personally recommend the Dirt School which is based at Glentress, where they have trails of all levels https://www.dirtschool.co.uk/courses/ They're all a bit of a way from Glasgow (most of the Stanes are 1.5-2 hours drive away) but if you're at all into MTB you'll be wanting to visit them anyway, should be able to find ride-sharing opportunities if you don't have a car Closer by there's also stuff at Aberfoyle and Cathkin Braes, but Aberfoyle is more gravel than MTB and am personally not familiar with CB by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Nov 2022 4:31pm)

Glasgow Gothic Krampus market on 27th Nov and 4th Dec: https://glasgowgothic.co.uk/shop/ols/products/krampus-special-seasonal-market-glasgow-gothic-krm-spc-ssn-mrk1 by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Nov 2022 4:41pm)

I'm old enough that when I got into MTB there wasn't yet any kind of suspension (at least not that any normal person could afford) - a hardtail can do anything a full suspension can bar full-on downhilling, you just need confidence :) I've never owned a bike with rear suspension and regularly do all the seven stanes red routes, and my wife (a beginner) learned at Cathkin Braes on an entry-level hardtail just like yours I'd recommend a beginners course where you can learn the basic ideas of shifting your weight around to deal with different obstacles, it'll build your confidence and skills really fast Almost all trails will allow you to bypass individual obstacles you're not yet comfortable with If you have a car, I'd really recommend the Blue trail at Kirroughtree - it's the next step up from basic trails, very few proper obstacles (and all optional) just lots of sweeping singletrack that's really really fun. I've done it on a no-suspension gravel bike just to reassure it's not hard by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Nov 2022 10:46pm)

Another voice supporting the bus, it's way more reliable than any cab firm Only thing though is to check the timetable because in the wee hours they're hourly rather than half-hourly (the side of the bus says 'every 30mins 24/7' but this is a lie) by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Nov 2022 11:01pm)

Also old enough to remember the belt, it was seen as the easy option because it was over immediately, and it made fuck all difference to anyone's behaviour. If anything it was a badge of honour for the nutcases. by meepmeep13 (Mon 21st Nov 2022 11:14pm)

Didn't what was PC World (Aldi now) used to be a big bowling alley in the 90s? by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 1:31pm)

The staff are just baked, they have no idea who has been before or not or even what direction up is by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 4:10pm)

more running trivia: at the 2008 world cross-country championships in Edinburgh 6 runners from the Eritrean team claimed asylum in the UK they subsequently won the right to stay, moved to Glasgow and joined Shettleston Harriers en masse, which is why if you look at club races in the Glasgow area you see course records held by folks like Weynay Ghebresilasie and Tsegai Tewelde, who have gone on to represent GB/Scotland at Olympic and Commonwealth games so if you live on the Southside and see an Eritrean flying past you in the park, it's likely one of these guys by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 4:26pm)

and The Belle while we're in that vicinity by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 4:37pm)

You ordered: xmas goose We substituted: toilet duck by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 7:10pm)

I can understand the concern over tax havens, but what exactly is the issue with high street companies being registered in the UK? by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 7:58pm)

Had my reception there too (drinks/meal/ceilidh), it was great. Can't remember what we paid but it certainly wasn't anywhere near £9k. Probably half that for about 50 folks iirc. Few years ago, mind. by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 12:27am)

They do. They don't at Hyndland though by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 10:54pm)

I know you're taking the piss, but I work in a sector which relies on people accepting lower wages than they're worth in return for a 'fulfilling' career, and we're haemorrhaging folk who just can't afford to make that choice any more by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Nov 2022 10:59pm)

It's been a few years since I commuted from Partick, but when I did at peak times there was almost always 2 or 3 people checking tickets at the bit before the escalators Usually not there outside peak time though (just like High St) by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Nov 2022 12:29am)

wasn't Sheffield where the council was trying to chop down all the trees? by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Nov 2022 7:52pm)

"The sentence Carroll chose for the piece, from the more than 200 she generated in Excel spreadsheets" https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/public-art-year-in-review-database/indestructable-language-it-is-green-thinks-nature-even-in-the-dark More than 200? In spreadsheets? The marvel of it by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Nov 2022 10:04pm)

The season of weird sandwiches is upon us by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Nov 2022 1:52pm)

Had to check too, I was well onto Radio 2 and comfy slippers by the time this ragamuffin came on the scene by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Nov 2022 7:43pm)

Check out the Climbing Academy, walls in Maryhill and Cessnock, do beginners classes and a Monday night beginner's club where you can meet nice people and look up at each other's bottoms https://www.theclimbingacademy.com/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Nov 2022 9:16pm)

The second answer here seems to do the maths and suggest about 100ft https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-maximum-a-golfer-can-hit-a-ball-in-terms-of-height by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Nov 2022 11:53pm)

sorry to bore but the transmission network is designed to be sufficiently redundant such that any line can trip and it won't affect anyone by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Nov 2022 11:50pm)

Reading through the results, there seems to be a clear north-south bias to 'greenness' that is out of keeping with anecdotal knowledge (Sheffield being a key example) This combined with the lack of validation of their method, suggests that maybe the methodology for detecting vegetation is flawed and works better in the South of the UK than the North (i.e. where vegetation is 'greener') If I were a reviewer, this would be getting a clear 'major revision needed' flag by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Nov 2022 4:54pm)

In my experience it's a very good thing - as the HA owns properties within the building, it's in their own interest to maintain the building as well as possible Also far easier to arrange communal repairs as they can effectively self-approve joint works Currently factored by QCHA, previously a tenant with Partick HA, both were good by meepmeep13 (Sun 27th Nov 2022 1:54am)

Won't there be some impact from ASLEF as well though due to cross-border trains and connections? by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Nov 2022 12:35pm)

Farmers. I'm from a rural bit of Scotland, and basically if you own land you vote Tory because they used to look after farmer's rights and land owners generally. Not so much the case these days, but very much a strand of folk who vote how their parents voted etc by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Nov 2022 9:56pm)

You need to offer a lot more than that to stop someone going to closing (because they can be fairly sure you're going to offer the same amount at closing, and others might offer more) That doesn't necessarily mean it'll get more at closing, though As an example, I offered 10% over for a west end flat a few years back, and the seller turned it down and went to closing. We weren't that dead set on it, and found somewhere else we were interested in, so didn't bother submitting our bid for closing. It sold for slightly less than we'd offered. So the answer is there is no way of knowing what it'll go for at closing, it entirely depends on how much of a dream home it is to other buyers and what their cash reserves are, but you'd need to be doing *at least* 10-20% over to stop it going to closing in the first place. Remember that you only find out what the successful bid was, not what the others were. So, bluntly, if it's your dream home, what is the highest number you can afford that you wouldn't regret having paid for it? Bid that, and live in blissful ignorance of how much higher you were than 2nd place. (or, as I did for another place, bid a ridiculously high number you can barely afford, then still come in £50k lower than several other bids) by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Nov 2022 1:05am)

-23 hours thanks to not accounting correctly for time zones when booking connecting flights by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Nov 2022 11:13am)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/we-need-to-look-after-our-own-first-say-people-who-would-never-help-anyone-20150907101741 by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Nov 2022 12:20pm)

I'm a member and yeah, it's not a small amount of money, but it's good value when you take all the facilities into account - the place is a not-for-profit I believe the current renovation plans include replacing the Victorian bathtubs (which are cool but no-one really uses) with more saunas/steam rooms by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Nov 2022 2:25pm)

Broadly, yes, it looks like you should be able to get and afford a mortgage that should allow you to find a small flat in a not terrible area, with just about enough saved for a 10% deposit. But the amount a mortgage lender is willing to lend you depends on a host of factors, particularly as a solo buyer So just go and speak to a mortgage broker (plenty of free ones) who will take you through getting a mortgage in principle which will tell you how much you can borrow by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Nov 2022 3:59pm)

1. might cause problems because it's a threat to future affordability, but as it's pretty long term it should be ok - again they're likely to look at your broader history (i.e. have you been unemployed for any stretches between contracts), and which sector you're working in. If you think it's going to be permanent soon might be better to hold off until then as more lenders will take you on and will have better repayment terms 2. Well mortgage rates are about 4-5% and savings accounts only 1-2% so yes overall better to put money into the mortgage than savings, but allowing for keeping a decent buffer of savings. Many mortgages have overpayment options which might be a good way to deal with this - you can overpay the monthly amount from your savings, and this comes off the capital amount you owe, but you can still access that money (e.g. to cover future payments if you're unemployed, or to draw it back out if you need the money - effectively treating your mortgage as a high-interest savings account) Again, you lose nothing by talking to an advisor, it's free, so might as well find out from them? by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Nov 2022 4:13pm)

Looks to me like it's the courier who has the life hacks here by meepmeep13 (Wed 30th Nov 2022 11:39pm)

> so maybe moving out in 3-5 years In this case you need to be careful - if there was a big decrease in house prices within that time then you could end up in negative equity and be unable to sell your flat when the time comes to leave. Taking a high LTV mortgage over such a short period exposes you to a significant risk here. (negative equity is when the value of your property is less than the remaining loan leveraged on it, so you can't discharge your remaining mortgage by selling) by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 1:41am)

Absolutely this - if Saracen St was an RPG character, it put all its points into Levantine food by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 2:43am)

Arlington Baths will let you do a trial visit for £20, they have massive Victorian bathtubs https://arlingtonbaths.co.uk/join (or befriend a member who can sign you in as a guest) by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 3:13pm)

Chinese supermarkets are great for kitchenware, especially large saucepans - not sure where I'd recommend now Seewoo is closed, but maybe Matthews or Chung Ying Another good shop (although a national chain) is [Nisbets](https://www.nisbets.co.uk/glasgowstore) on Glassford St For fancy shit (Le Creuset and stuff like that), the basement of Papyrus on Byres Rd is a cookware shop by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 3:20pm)

Report them and they usually get fixed in a few days Problem as with all these threads is that nobody reports broken stuff by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 6:06pm)

In some cases it does take longer if it's more than just a bulb replacement, I think they're also replacing a lot with lower energy lighting at the same time by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 7:02pm)

I wouldn't at all defend their entirely reactive maintenance practice, but it's the reality of what we have to live with. There's nobody driving round checking streetlights, you have to report stuff. And my experience is that reported stuff actually gets fixed pretty quick. Not always, but often. by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 8:01pm)

And that's what your Community Council and Councillor's surgeries are for - have you actually tried them? I'm not saying our council are wonderful, it's just that there are ways to get things fixed, and a process to escalate it. It's a lot more effective than moaning about it on here, and in my experience people moan without having tried anything to get things sorted by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Dec 2022 8:58pm)

Matthews has become my Seewoo replacement, but the iMart Oriental on Crow Rd is also good as a smaller place by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Dec 2022 7:00pm)

Spoons is ~£12 including a drink by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 1:25pm)

Just to add the important point that while iMart Oriental has various locations, most of them are just small shops for noodles and snacks, it's the one on Crow Rd that is a larger supermarket-type place by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 4:19pm)

The efficiency is slightly counterintuitive, because it works like a reverse refridgerator They're around 300% efficient (i.e. you get 3 units of heat energy out for every unit of electricity you put in), depending on the exact installation location and building thermal properties So basically you get heat energy for about a third of the running cost of resistive electrical heating, however the upfront capital cost is fairly substantial, hence the grants. Pre-Ukraine the overall cost per unit energy (taking into account upfront cost) would be about equivalent to a gas boiler, but obviously right now they're actually a lot cheaper overall, and especially if combined with insulation upgrades. If you've got an eligible home this is a no-brainer by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 7:16pm)

It's basically just an aircon unit plumbed backwards. They work fine, provided they're installed correctly. Already hundreds of thousands of them out there in the UK. by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 7:23pm)

Yes, heat pumps generally need to be installed in energy efficient buildings in order to operate effectively - as you can see, this is a supplementary grant alongside the grants you can get for those efficiency improvements, so you can do both at the same time! Yes, radiators will often need to be replaced, but not always - it's very property-specific. Pipes usually don't need to be upsized. Grants/loans can cover these things too. Anyway, if you're happy with your existing system, and also not interested in getting away from burning fossil fuels (either on cost or carbon) then this isn't really being targeted at you. But bear in mind that at some point over this decade replacing your (natural) gas boiler won't be an available option. by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 9:28pm)

I don't know, we haven't spoken in centuries by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Dec 2022 11:26pm)

Pretty sure a large chunk of the clientele pays from a bunch of rolled-up 20s by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Dec 2022 3:19pm)

Are you on the top floor and is it on the ceiling at the outer wall? We had a very similar issue, and it turned out that it was just the gutters needing cleaned out, it just so happened they were overflowing right above our bathroom window. by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Dec 2022 6:42pm)

£1 plus £1 per disk, meaning that Monkey Island 2 cost more pirated than legit by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Dec 2022 10:15pm)

same, this thread is amazing lore by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Dec 2022 9:53am)

You would too if you had knees this sexy by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Dec 2022 12:03pm)

I just waited for a rainstorm, took a picture of it overflowing from the window, sent it to the factor 2 guys came and cleaned a ton of moss out, no problems since by meepmeep13 (Thu 8th Dec 2022 12:10pm)

One key bit to add to this Gen X love-in: how fucking cheap everything was I came to Glasgow about '96 with literally nothing but a hundred quid in cash ~~and a pocket full of dreams~~ and for that I got set up with a place to live and walked into a job, all cash in hand, no references, flat shares and bedsits anywhere you wanted I'm going to disagree on empty businesses - huge swathes of the city centre were derelict (and no-one ever believes me that Byres Rd was a hole), but the thing was that building regulations barely seemed to exist, and this was the key thing - any fucker could start up their own business and find some space to rent for peanuts, and that's *why* all the stuff like the Arches and underground bars and internet cafes were able to exist, everything was so casual, it was easy to get stuff off the ground And then you could go out and have a decent night out even if you were majorly skint, pints for less than a quid, cheap food everywhere (by fuck I miss the old grovesnor cafe), so easy to get in places without paying Some negatives to balance it: heroin fucking everywhere, getting burgled on a monthly basis, sectarian shite was an order of magnitude bigger than today, trying not to die from carbon monoxide in winter cos gas safety hadn't been invented by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Dec 2022 1:36am)

Waterstones on Sauchiehall St actually sells quite a big selection of games, mostly mainstream stuff like that - left hand side of the ground floor by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Dec 2022 9:57pm)

They do, they have a specific section for them at this time of year by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Dec 2022 9:57pm)

The Moroccan cafe at the end of the street seemed to be having fun this afternoon by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Dec 2022 10:04pm)

Ruchill is pretty good, whole place is on a hill so you've got the choice of 4 or 5 different runs of varying steepness by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Dec 2022 6:54pm)

The spikes are meant for ice, no? by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 11:44am)

Belmont St? Yeah that bridge is always lethal by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 11:42am)

Reminder you can claim about £300/year tax relief on WFH costs if working from the office isn't an option by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 11:40am)

It's a bit ambiguous, because it depends if your job requires you to be in Glasgow, not if you could live in London and work at the office and are distance working by choice https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 12:11pm)

Probably shorter to list the ones that *do* pay all their performers nowadays by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 10:33pm)

Just give in to becoming a grumpy shut-in misanthrope like the rest of us by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Dec 2022 10:51pm)

Pensioners are being well looked after in terms of support payments- depending on income and benefits they can get up to £600 Winter Fuel Payment, a £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, a £150 Warm Home Discount and a weekly £25 Cold Weather Payment. So check your gran knows about all this! She should have got letters by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 2:29pm)

While they don't yet have a Glasgow store, for decent outdoor gear I'd recommend Alpkit: https://alpkit.com/ Their clothing is really well made and, while it's toward the premium end, it's generally a fair bit cheaper than the Rab/Montane/Mountain Equipment etc equivalents Their base/mid-layer stuff is especially good, and they have a repair service for all their stuff at the store in Edinburgh by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 3:31pm)

Most boilers will have an automatic frost detection system that will briefly fire it up once the circuit temperature reaches around 5C irrespective of what you're doing with the thermostat The water in your central heating should also contain anti-freeze fluid, so that's not going to be an issue unless you let things really drop (i.e. leaving the house empty and not running the heating for weeks) Usually first thing to go wrong is the boiler condensate pipe (which dumps water from your boiler into your waste pipe) freezing up and stopping the boiler from working. It should be insulated from external walls but often isn't. For this reason it's a good idea just to run your boiler a few minutes a few times a day when outdoor temps are subzero even if you're not using it otherwise. You can tell it's becoming blocked if your boiler starts makes watery gurgling noises and stops running by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 4:33pm)

Not-very-fun fact: we'd need a record low December, for 2022 to not still be the warmest year on record in the UK: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2022/very-mild-autumn-keeps-2022-on-track-to-be-the-warmest-year-on-record by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 4:36pm)

As for the pound a day part, that's the standing charge - currently capped at 46p for electricity and 28p for gas. So on a dual fuel tariff you're paying 74p every day even if you use literally zero gas or electricity - it's not your pilot light you're being charged for. You can check the details of your specific tariff to see what you're being charged but it's most likely that amount. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-advice-households/check-if-energy-price-cap-affects-you The reason standing charges are so high at the moment is because that's how the costs of all the suppliers that went bust (e.g. Bulb) is being recouped. by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 6:32pm)

[Map of grit bins](https://glasgowgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=e99ff0bfd5a44fd6a1c68de66e123299) including links to request a refill by meepmeep13 (Tue 13th Dec 2022 11:40pm)

Are they storage heaters? by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Dec 2022 3:04am)

Had a Robin Hood in my class. His dad had the same name. by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Dec 2022 3:01am)

Humane tilting trap and a dab of peanut butter by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Dec 2022 3:07am)

Are you actually charging them overnight? Just turning them on in the morning won't do much (sorry if this is patronising and obvious - just I know a lot of people with storage heaters don't know how to use them) by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Dec 2022 12:46pm)

It depends on the exact model but turning them on is usually just doing the 'storage' part - i.e. the heat is going into the internal storage bricks. Some storage heaters also have a 'boost' function which will put out heat like a normal resistive heater, but they tend to be pretty wimpy (as it's meant to supplement the storage element) so won't do much I think dual tariffs don't really make a difference at the moment as both are currently following the same capped price If you can't afford to run them as storage heaters by charging overnight then I'd probably just buy a cheap oil-filled electric radiator or two (assuming they're available right now) as that will probably work better for on-demand heating by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Dec 2022 2:47pm)

I think he's the last person you could accuse of being anti-renewables, given he sold off all their thermal assets to Drax in 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/16/scottish-power-wind-drax-sale-uk-energy-firms by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:19am)

Strikes are meant to be disruptive. Now you should register the disturbance as extenuating circumstances using Strath's processes, and encourage all your classmates to do the same. This then passes the disturbance on to uni staff, who can escalate to management who are negotiating with Unite etc And then report it in your course feedback forms and, most importantly, the NSS. Make this the problem of the employers refusing to negotiate, not the employees with just cause for strike action. by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:06pm)

cos it doesn't fit in the box otherwise by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Dec 2022 8:03pm)

There is also an overarching body of the 8 councils for the Glasgow City Region that has been working together on things like transport policy, so there's every likelihood that if this was taken up for GCC it would include the others as well. For example, the block grant from Westminster for 2016-2030 was awarded as the Glasgow City Region City Deal, not just to GCC by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Dec 2022 2:49pm)

I'm not sure that liberal means what you think it does. Liberalism definitely does not favour subsidised public transport. by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Dec 2022 2:55pm)

They definitely do mean things, which is exactly why I'm calling him out on it. In the UK context, liberal means pro-individual liberties, limited government, private property, and free market economics. Thatcher was a liberal. She, famously, did not like buses. by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Dec 2022 3:56pm)

If they can't get the number of hours in a day right, I'm not going to trust their food by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Dec 2022 5:56pm)

I don't think there was any era where getting a chippy delivered was a good idea by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Dec 2022 4:16pm)

Was walking up sauchiehall st about 6 and could smell this acrid stench, looked up and saw this just as the fire engines were arriving - wasn't much of a blaze really Hundreds of people stood around gawking, though - my first thought was that whatever is making that smell is not something you want to be inhaling, get away pronto, don't be hanging around huffing pure carcinogen by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Dec 2022 7:11pm)

yeah, looked more like something was on fire inside the carpark rather than the building itself being on fire by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Dec 2022 7:43pm)

You want the 900 AIR service (not all 900s stop at the airport) https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/glasgow-to-edinburgh-airport/ Note it runs hourly in the small hours, stick to the timetable and don't go by the adverts that say every 30 mins 24/7 I use it regularly, never had an issue by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Dec 2022 12:47am)

Sapporo Teppanyaki, not 90s but 15 years old and still going strong The food is mediocre and extremely overpriced, the schtick is well-worn and it's surely not somewhere you'd ever go more than once, yet somehow there's still a steady stream of custom packing it out every Friday night to have a fried potato thrown at their face by a Chinese student pretending to be Japanese in a barely-the-right-side-of-casual-racism manner by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 12:12am)

Have a listen for running water - we had similar in our close past couple of days, turns out one of the flats (whose tenant was away) had a burst pipe and it was seeping into the close by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 1:10am)

Christie Butchers in Broomhill does good pie by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 1:43am)

Fair enough on the student part, but almost every Japanese restaurant in Glasgow is Chinese/Malaysian owned, however Sapporo is extra special in being neither of those but specifically only hiring 'asian' chefs and then requiring them to put on an act in a certain way. Or do you think they genuinely speak little English, and the various mannerisms they put on are celebrations of Japanese culture, rather than straight out of 70s British stereotypes? Place is weird as fuck to me by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 12:29pm)

That one on GWR next to Oran Mor, 727 food or something. Fucking awful by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 12:34pm)

Used to go to the one in Partick quite often and it was...ok? Not great, not terrible, satisfactory when sober by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 12:35pm)

Know him pretty well, and while I've never heard anything like that myself, I also wouldn't put it past him as he does go off on weird rants and isn't quite all there Don't do tea, kids by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Dec 2022 12:42pm)

Let me put it another way that avoids the issue of which specific country they're from Teppanyaki is not an Asian cuisine, it's from the US. Anyone can cook it, just like e.g. Wagamama as a non-specific pan-asian restaurant chain has chefs of all ethnic backgrounds. ST, as a chain, is not owned or run by Asian people. Most of its directors are white europeans from Manchester. So why do they only recruit chefs of Asian background, and advertise themselves as having 'Asian Chefs' if not for the restaurants to basically be an Asian cuisine panto? Doesn't really matter if it's Thai or Chinese staff or whatever - basic fact is the restaurant has a 'Japanese' design brief and they include their staff in that, no matter how weird and othering that is by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 1:29am)

WeMo you mean by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 9:02pm)

Use the cheese amnesty bin by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 9:01pm)

Tenements are noisy, it's a simple fact of Glasgow life, and anyone who can't cope with that shouldn't live in one. It's one thing if you're being actively anti-social at weird hours, but kids running around for a bit? Entirely normal life. If they're talking about studying then they're probably students who won't be there long-term, and they may just have unrealistic expectations based on that being their first Glasgow flat, and won't be there for the long-term anyway. Ignore them, they can come up and talk to you face to face if they care that much by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Dec 2022 12:26am)

Someone put cream and peas in a Carbonara by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Dec 2022 4:40pm)

The NHS also has a centre offering homeopathy at Gartnavel, so that's not really in itself evidence of efficacy by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Dec 2022 7:54pm)

*unsubscribes* by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Dec 2022 12:06pm)

Shelter is one charity that explicitly doesn't do this - all the fundraisers are properly contracted employees on an hourly wage. by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Dec 2022 4:05pm)

Loads of the important finds in fossil history were made in Scotland, there's loads of places as we have a huge mix of geology https://ukfossils.co.uk/ has lists of sites, from Glasgow you're looking at either Ayrshire or East Lothian for good beaches. I think Arran has quite a few sites too Note that some of the best places for finding fossils are old quarries and mine spoil heaps (which are in abundance in this part of the world), rather than beaches by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Dec 2022 4:11pm)

You'd be right 95% of the time - Shelter is pretty much the notable exception in the charity sector Only downside I've heard (close relative used to work for them) is that employees are put under a lot of pressure to donate part of their salary back to the charity via internal fundraising events, which I think is a bit shitty given they're only earning the living wage by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Dec 2022 7:58pm)

Sunshine No.1 on the Southside sell some of their stuff too, bought a couple of things as xmas presents https://sunshineno1.com/collections/vendors?q=Pots%20From%20Scots by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Dec 2022 9:27pm)

Really adds up though unless you're on some kind of deal by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 3:29pm)

The higher bits of South Lanarkshire seemed fairly well covered when I was driving up the M74 yesterday by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 3:39pm)

Students are all away so The Ark might be quiet? by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 6:01pm)

I complained to the BBC because a piece on Radio Scotland 'both-sides-ed' it by giving equal airtime to Gillian Mackay (the MSP leading the legislation on buffer zones) and an American evangelical nutcase from an extreme right-wing pressure group based in Alabama They responded saying this was a reasonable neutral position accurately representing the debate in Scotland because the american pressure group had sent a representative to join the protests at the QEUH and so deserved equal airtime Don't underestimate the impact these yanks (who have a *lot* of lobbying money) are having over here, and they've already got quite a number of MPs in their pocket by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 6:08pm)

I've just looked up the details, and the group was the 'Alliance Defending Freedom' (ADF), based in Arizona. Apparently they have a UK branch (they basically have a registered office in every country, in order to claim media spots like this) so this made it ok according to the producers The piece was on The Nine (so fortunately probably only had about 10 viewers) but it was back in June so too late to submit further complaints by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Dec 2022 6:32pm)

> I know many Scottish people are not in favor of abortion I am in no way against people with that point of view being given airtime to make their argument. My point is that it was a piece about the debate around buffer zones in Scotland, and so people not in favour of abortion *in Scotland* should have been interviewed to give that perspective. The person they invited was instead a representative of an extreme evangelical US lobbying group utterly irrelevant to the topic in Scotland. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Dec 2022 5:49pm)

We are happy for anyone to talk about it as much as they like, just not within a buffer zone, because that's not exercising free speech for the purposes of free and open debate, that's just straightforward harrassment. And in case you're not aware, not being Scottish, we don't have absolute free speech in the UK (quite apart from the fact no country has absolute free speech because that's not a thing) - in fact we have quite a number of laws against hate speech, which standing outside a clinic accusing women of murder is. And, again, the opinions of US extremists are not relevant to the debate in Scotland, in the same way as I wouldn't expect an Arizona news station to interview me about abortion clinics in Phoenix. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Dec 2022 8:25pm)

> Anywhere that is public society has no buffer zone for free speech. As I just said, the law of every country in the world disagrees with you. There are many public places where you cannot say whatever you want, and there are many things you can say in public spaces which are illegal, and for which you can be prosecuted. Free speech is not absolute anywhere. Besides, abortion is currently legal in the UK. If you have an issue with that, take it up with Parliament to change the law and lobby to change public opinion on the matter to vote for those laws. That is the proper process in a civilised democracy. Harrassing women for exercising their legal right is not justified because you disagree with them having those rights. Anyway, you're clearly far too invested in the issue to understand or respect democracy, so have a nice day and I hope you and nobody you love ever end up in a situation where abortion might be medically required. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Dec 2022 10:05pm)

If you're working in Linwood, then living anywhere on the north side of the city is going to end up a fairly miserable commute. As others have mentioned, your rent could get you a fairly nice place in Paisley (which doesn't have a great reputation generally, but has some nice areas, particularly towards the south), and that has good transport links for wherever your bloke ends up working If you're not set on the 'city' option, take a look at some of the towns/villages further out that way - Lochwinnoch could be a good shout, nice place out in the country pretty quiet but 25 minute train straight into Central and Clyde Muirshiel park / Semple Loch on your doorstep by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 3:26pm)

I know folk get sick of the 'where should I live' posts, but this one has specific requirements, they've done a bit of groundwork and come up with some ideas for themselves, and would genuinely benefit from some local knowledge, so seems entirely fair unlike the usual low-effort/zero response threads by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 4:24pm)

Last few times I've been to Bacchus it's been completely dead, even on a Friday night by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 6:06pm)

The Belle and The Sparklehorse in Hillhead/Partick are both 30+ meccas that still manage to be lively by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 6:05pm)

The extra pints add another couple of miles to the beer scooter by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Dec 2022 9:15pm)

It's pretty much every university town/city in the UK, because landlords who were letting to students either took on long-term tenants during the pandemic, or sold up, at the same time as a big rebound in student numbers due to deferrals https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/26/uk-student-housing-reaching-crisis-point-as-bad-as-1970s-charity-warns In Scotland, I think Aberdeen and Dundee are the only universities that don't have a student housing crisis Glasgow Uni previously told students to de-register if they couldn't find somewhere to live, Edinburgh Uni is putting up students in improvised bunkrooms, Stirling Uni is using backpacker hostels, St Andrews is housing students in Dundee by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Dec 2022 1:47pm)

You're actually not wrong - look up 'stinky ocean' - the sulphurous smell in north/west Glasgow is a legacy of the old chemical works at Sighthill and the coal power station at Pinkston, loads of old underground sulphur deposits that leach into the groundwater by meepmeep13 (Sat 31st Dec 2022 6:11pm)

Lasagne and Psychonauts 2 here by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Jan 2023 12:22am)

Bike for Good do adult beginners lessons from their Victoria Rd hub https://www.bikeforgood.org.uk/get-cycling/cycle-training/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Jan 2023 1:37am)

Not the help you're asking for, but if you're in a flat often default wifi channels are congested due to the number of people around you, or blocked by stone walls, and it can help to change the wifi channel you're using....google instructions for your router to figure out how to change it. Particularly an issue for BT routers by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Jan 2023 1:42am)

23,000 the vast majority of which will be found in Glasgow also that's 'speaking at home' - there are going to be 10 times that who speak it as a 2nd language by meepmeep13 (Sun 1st Jan 2023 4:14pm)

Jaconellis by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Jan 2023 4:53am)

Not unless it's your phone or you're in MI5 by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Jan 2023 6:31pm)

Going back to their day jobs as diversity champions, I imagine by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Jan 2023 11:39pm)

Surely there's limited scope for creative accounting in black cabs given their mileage and fares are all logged? by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Jan 2023 11:41pm)

> but that can simply be reset or deleted I didn't think that was true - I thought licenced taxis had to use approved taximeters that are annually tested and sealed, and are required to turn them on for all journeys where a set fare hasn't been agreed, and occupied fares are thus recorded separately from other mileage So the only scope to take money would be to not record a journey, and I can count maybe 2 or 3 times in a couple of decades I've had to explicitly ask a black cab driver to turn his meter on I can understand that HMRC don't audit taximeters by default, but presumably all the data is there if they did want to? by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Jan 2023 12:29am)

They have a 3 barks rule, apparently by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 3:02pm)

> striking hasn't changed it Going to disagree on this - a lot of the recent strikes have been very successful in improving pay and conditions by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 3:26pm)

"I'll just leave it there and get it on the way back" "oh dear I seem to have taken an alternative route home what a shame" by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 8:39pm)

or rather that someone has witnessed the dug doing its shite, so they feel they have to bag it, then as soon as nobody is looking they patch it by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 8:38pm)

Have you met people, they're awful by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 9:18pm)

Scrolled down to look for this, Rio Cafe was my immediate thought - loved that place, so friendly and reliably unreliable Anytime anyone visited Glasgow I'd take them there for their hangover breakfast by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 6:58pm)

Singl-End in Garnethill has a small outdoor area which is well sheltered and heated by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 6:56pm)

The Captains Rest site seems to be in a continual competitive cycle to see who can create the most irritating pub The menu for whatever-it's-called now makes me want to punch someone by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 7:00pm)

It's got worse patter than /r/ScottishPeopleTwitter by meepmeep13 (Thu 5th Jan 2023 8:15pm)

Oscar and Hollies on Crow Rd is nice and spacious/quiet for working in by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 10:59am)

It's student housing for graduates I think they fulfil a specific niche - they're basically targeted at relatively well-paid young professionals who are coming to the city for work (e.g. Barclays, Morgan Stanley etc) , prefer to live centrally, might only be here for a year or two and don't want the hassle of figuring out viewings etc or dealing with private landlords, and are willing to pay over market rates for convenience and serviced apartments so they don't have to learn how to clean It's not remotely a solution that will deal with the shortage of housing that affects the other 95% of the city's population, for that we need build-to-rent developments from not-for-profits at below-market rates: i.e. social housing Anyway, trim that down and shove it in your Glasgow Live article by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 5:34pm)

Replying like last time to point out that this is for OTC wholesale trading, which is a minority of the UK market, really just dayahead balancing - something like 80% of energy is sold via bilateral contracts ahead of time and not marginally priced by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 5:38pm)

Somewhere between 0 and 100% by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Jan 2023 11:57pm)

Same, also <50, got the flu jab at the same time as my covid booster at PBH in November, they were more than happy to give the flu jab to anyone who wanted it irrespective of age by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 4:05pm)

I thought that while they don't *need* a human driver, they'll have one anyway because of the union by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 5:55pm)

Repeating my usual comment: In August 1890, The Glasgow District Subway Company was given authority to build a 6.5 mile pair of concrete/iron-lined tunnels, 15 stations, a continuous moving clutch and cable system, and 20 single carriage trains. It opened on December 14 1896, 6 years and 137 days later. On 4th March 2016, Stadler Bussnang and Ansaldo STS were awarded the contract for the supply of 17 driverless trains. That was 6 years and 310 days ago. by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 6:05pm)

A fair comparison also depends on how day one of the new trains goes... by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 6:11pm)

I'm an engineer myself, I understand the complexities, but the overruns of the modernisation programme are substantial and nobody in government seems to be holding anyone's feet to the fire over it. The trains are nearly 3 years overdue to enter service (so far). I've repeatedly contacted SPT to find out expected dates for different works (my own local station has been sitting half-finished for years now when they claim it was finished 5 years ago), and they never reply or provide any information. Even now, can you or anyone say - even vaguely - how long the testing might last and when we expect the new trains to run? by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 8:47pm)

I mean, there were definitely negotiations between SPT and Unite back when this was being commissioned, so I imagine that redeployment will absolutely be as a result of those discussions - I sincerely doubt SPT would be offering same pay indefinitely without the Union being involved! by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 9:02pm)

*service* industry shut down, infrastructure and engineering projects carried on - in fact a huge amount of transport infrastructure projects got ahead of schedule during the pandemic due to an absence of passengers/customers as far as I'm aware the subway modernisation programme only halted briefly in April 2020 and carried on from the summer by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 9:28pm)

I did a few years back but just got a template response (so clearly I'm not the first person to do so), but it's someone else now who might be more useful by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 9:33pm)

iirc network rail took the site back over, at a guess sometime around the early noughties by meepmeep13 (Sat 7th Jan 2023 9:35pm)

Planting is a terrible idea unless you have a country estate - had a neighbour who replanted one in his back garden 20 years or so ago Ended up costing him thousands in repairs to all the damage the roots did to his foundation and sewerage, spruce get big fast by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Jan 2023 3:49pm)

In February though... by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 5:17pm)

I like the Lake District out of season, as if the weather is shite there's more to do than if you're stuck somewhere in the sticks in Scotland, and there's pretty good bus services One place I'd recommend is Coniston - you can get a bus through from Kendal which is just off the west coast main line at Oxenholme. Nice village with about 4 or 5 decent pubs, probably some cheap accommodation that time of year, and lots of different types of walking on the doorstep from lakeside ambles through to mountains like the Old Man by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 5:23pm)

It's the coldest month of the year and you'll get a whopping 9 hours of daylight by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 6:20pm)

No, I'm just saying that staying in what is effectively an uninsulated converted shed might not be much fun at that time of year, and given it'll be dark 15 hours a day - and Lamlash is pretty much a ghost town in winter - you'll not be out of it much I'd rather camp, it'd be warmer by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 8:15pm)

I'm not an expert but I'd say it looks like the problem is the rubbish is outside the bins rather than in them by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 8:41pm)

Dude, nobody is more racist about the Roma than Czechs and Romanians, it's a massive cultural issue there by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 8:49pm)

Ah yes, 90s Glasgow, famously clean, tidy and devoid of antisocial behaviour by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 9:00pm)

Given the bins are a council service you'll be wanting one of the councillors for Southside Central, such as Alexander Belic or Soryia Siddique by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 9:07pm)

Flat next to mine rents to students, every new batch I have to have a word about how to use the bins and to not leave stinking bags sitting in the close hoping they magically disappear They always just seem genuinely ignorant about how to use bins rather than intentionally antisocial, they just need to be taught basic adult skills by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 9:21pm)

Only cos they finally resurfaced Dobbie's Loan by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 9:28pm)

Fair enough, we're in agreement because I like those things too, as long as there's somewhere warm to return to I've used a glamping pod in November out of necessity and it didn't hold much glam by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 9:59pm)

Started already, first the claypits and now https://www.qcha.org.uk/find-a-home/hamiltonhill-development/hamiltonhill-masterplan by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:03pm)

It's not gone completely because there's still deep deposits, but a huge amount of the rejuvenation works basically involved taking away all the contaminated topsoil across the whole area, which has helped a lot by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:01pm)

You jest, but the Baghdad Bakery attracts us Wendies from afar by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:08pm)

could do with a lick of paint by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:10pm)

as a fellow North Kelvinite, the new parking controls are awesome - I can park right outside my flat! At almost any time of day or night! I'd never dreamed of such a thing by meepmeep13 (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:22pm)

I would class reading things that come through the letterbox other than takeaway menus under 'adult skills' by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Jan 2023 12:25am)

The loch is Loch Gilp and the town is Lochgilphead, all one word- as in the settlement to be found at the head of Loch Gilp /placename pedantry by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Jan 2023 4:57pm)

Gone to shite unfortunately - just standard pre-cooked pub menu now by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Jan 2023 7:30pm)

Looks like Ben Vane from just below the Loch Sloy dam? by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Jan 2023 7:35pm)

Those cars look far too shitty, needs more shiny new Fiestas on crippling PCP deals by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Jan 2023 9:05pm)

As it might interest a few folk here, just found out that West End Games (that used to be on Woodlands Rd til they lost the premises) is re-opening tomorrow at a new venue next to the Tesco on Queen Margaret Drive, they've got various D&D/MtG/board games/wargaming etc events planned all weekend https://www.facebook.com/WestEndGamesGlasgow by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Jan 2023 10:24am)

"The Wyndford estate has a very special ambiance, which is much sought after but is hard to achieve and replace." I'd agree on the first part by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Jan 2023 2:09pm)

To be fair, I don't think it's 'quaint charm' it's more that some specific architectural concepts in their creation were entirely novel and influenced future thinking around similar spaces, along with utilisation of (for the time) advanced manufacturing techniques. This means that - even if they're shite as functional buildings - they have importance in the general evolution of building design, that will be permanently lost if they're demolished. However, I think if they want to make this as a case for their preservation, then they need to point to some real-world evidence of this value. I'm willing to bet you could count on the fingers of one thumb the number of architecture students/historians who have actually visited the Wyndford Estate to appreciate its form and construction. by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Jan 2023 5:11pm)

What's the deal with all the wooden ducks by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Jan 2023 5:16pm)

It's probably RSV, I've got it and so does half the country. 5 weeks for me so far too by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Jan 2023 9:45pm)

obviously it depends on the flat, but I was looking at 1-beds in Thornwood 5 years ago and that was about the going rate then? Pretty desirable location these days, great transport links, loads of shops, pretty decent selection of local cafes/restaurants by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Jan 2023 8:13pm)

Unless you have some specific route you haven't mentioned, neither the UK or Norway will give you right to remain long-term unless you're coming here to work for an approved employer, or are looking to start an innovative business/belong to an occupation identified under a skill shortage. Which tattoo artist, I'm afraid, is not. So, yeah, might want to do some research around your options there as on first reading 4 of your 6 options aren't viable. As for Ireland, I really like Cork - check out Denis Cotter's famous Café Paradiso restaurant if you get a chance, it's brilliant and they do a full vegan menu as well as vegetarian by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Jan 2023 10:35pm)

Chung Ying is closer to Merchant City, but Matthews is better by meepmeep13 (Sat 14th Jan 2023 11:01pm)

The accessibility point is valid though - unless you're a serious mountaineer or skier a lot of the Norwegian outdoors is going to be off-limits for a good chunk of the year, compared to the lower terrain and milder climate of Scotland, which is open to walking in all but deepest winter by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Jan 2023 12:30am)

You have seen my hypnotism permit. My hypnotism permit is in complete order. You will not ask for my hypnotism permit again. Fix the bins. by meepmeep13 (Sun 15th Jan 2023 4:42am)

If it's for short-term lets, that requires planning permission as it's a change of use. If it's previously a single address that's being converted into multiple addresses, then I'm pretty sure that would also need planning permission. You can find details here if anything has been lodged: https://publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application If it hasn't, then I would get onto the council planning department pronto. Alternatively, if you've only been there a short time there is the possibility all the planning already went through before you bought your place, in which case your solicitor done fucked up for not bringing this to your attention. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 12:33pm)

You said you have been notified - who notified you, if not planning? by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 1:45pm)

Definitely do lodge a representation, as this is formal and means it can't be ignored. (they can decide against you, but they have to consider you) You want to itemise the 'material considerations' that the planner needs to take into account that affect you as a resident. As a starter, these should be: - increased housing density and the implications for use of communal areas (e.g. stairwell, bins) - due to intended use, higher proportion of residents in temporary accommodation, with implications for how well property is likely to be treated and maintained - higher noise impacts on existing residents, particularly as this is the higher levels of the property - if this is a west end tenement, something about new configuration not being in keeping with original building design - for example, you're going to have bathrooms and kitchens over other resident's bedrooms - if short-term lets/student tenants, highlight the increase in antisocial behaviour and disturbance that will result - implications for building security - lack of parking spaces Literally anything you can think of that negatively impacts you as a resident. But keep them separate and clear, thus forcing the applicant/planning officer to have to deal with each specifically. Do reference other cases where such planning has been refused by GCC - someone else here has already listed one. You should also be able to look up the representations made against that case from my link above, and which successfully stopped it - use those as a good example! by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 5:27pm)

October this year is for existing airbnbs, it's already enforced for new ones. So kind of depends on how 'new' these actually are but if there's a planning application lodged then looks like they fall under enforcement. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 5:33pm)

And just thought that, separately from the representation, you might want to point out to the planners that the conversion work has already been going on - depending on what exactly the planning permission is for, this might itself be a breach by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Jan 2023 6:43pm)

One end of my street scores 2 (dark red), the other 9 (dark blue). There's no visible difference between the two. by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Jan 2023 1:17pm)

no-one is saying you can't drive in, you just have to do it in a car which isn't pumping carcinogenic particulates directly into pedestrian's faces which doesn't seem entirely unreasonable by meepmeep13 (Tue 17th Jan 2023 9:51pm)

> There is very little help available for the drivers. There's loads of help available for the drivers, who have been aware of this for 5 years: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=56498&p=0 "Almost 28% of the fleet is currently LEZ compliant, with an additional 63% eligible for retrofit. In all cases there is an exhaust treatment solution commercially available with 80% of the cost, up to £5000, covered by an EST grant. Transport Scotland data indicates that costs of exhaust treatment solutions are currently around £7000 with the amount above the grant maximum payable by the operator. There is also an alternative scheme available for some vehicles allowing for the installation of a new engine and subsequent conversion to run on LPG. This scheme similarly covers 80% of the cost, up to £10000. Again, data from Transport Scotland indicates that the cost of this treatment is currently around £13,800, with the amount above the grant maximum payable by the operator. It should be noted that this cost can be offset by the lower operating costs of a new, LPG fueled engine. For ~9% of the current fleet there is no retrofit solution available. However, in response to this, GCC amended the licensing rules allowing for older vehicles to be purchased and registered which are eligible for retrofit. These operators may also be able to benefit from the disposal scheme which provides £2500 for disposal of non-compliant vehicles. It should be noted that these vehicles generally comprise of the oldest in the fleet, some of which are more than 20 years old." by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Jan 2023 2:04am)

zorbing by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Jan 2023 2:48pm)

to the Cursed Earth? by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Jan 2023 2:47pm)

Just in case you missed the recent time wee scrotes set up a roadblock to throw a breezeblock at a cyclist from 30 ft overhead https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20110782.glasgow-man-had-whiplash-attacked-brick-kelvin-walkway/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Jan 2023 7:42pm)

Go to the recycling depot and intercept folk at the cardboard drop off point? If Dawsholm is anything to go by, you'd be sorted in about 10 minutes by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Jan 2023 1:15am)

Celtic Connections starts tonight by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Jan 2023 1:15pm)

Rishis Indian Aroma on Bath St, just for the dosas by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Jan 2023 5:51pm)

Tried Chakoo for the first time a few weeks back, while well-cooked everything was incredibly bland. Don't know if they've intentionally toned the spices down for a city centre audience or what. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Jan 2023 5:50pm)

I think oil prices have had a big impact on how long restaurants are re-using vegetable oil in friers etc, hopefully as they're coming back down this will improve by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Jan 2023 12:52am)

Calvinism, innit by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Jan 2023 1:30am)

At one point a while back I lived in a group of houses where we found that the lead level in the tapwater was above legal limits, and figured out it was because there was a short stretch of old communal lead water piping that had never been removed and was decaying, so we arranged a council grant to get it dug up and replaced. Zero cost to residents. I shit you not, a couple of residents actively tried to block the work from happening, on the basis that "it's never been a problem before" and "things should just be left alone". It's the Presbyterian attitude in a nutshell: change is bad, and change *for the better* is even worse, because it means someone somewhere getting something they don't deserve. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Jan 2023 5:05am)

Obviously the catholics have much their own version of the same via a different route, but it's the Calvinist Work Ethic that is the source of this whole idea that only the working man who succeeds off the sweat of his own labour deserves (limited) rewards in life, and that everyone else is to be pitied and pulled down where possible. It's wrong to aspire, because that makes you a member of the aspirational classes. You see it on this sub too whenever anyone mentions charitable causes, which immediately get bombarded with cynicism and disdain. Charity is weakness, because it results in people improving their lot in life without having personally worked for it. That's a very uniquely Presbyterian point of view. by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Jan 2023 4:26pm)

I got an HR report value increased on my previous house by about 30% just by asking them to by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 3:09pm)

> Also if you don’t know (it might be obvious but I didn’t realise) your mortgage will be on home report value only. While this is a good guideline it's not that simple - lenders will generally do their own valuation which may be more or less than the HR value, and if similar properties in the same area have been consistently selling above that value then they will sometimes lend more. A good mortgage advisor can make all the difference here. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 3:11pm)

that would fall under Trading Standards - https://www.tsscot.co.uk/consumer-advice/local-advice/ suggests you should contact the Glasgow office by email at ts.enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 3:28pm)

No, that's just the baseline that some lenders use - it's not a hard and fast rule. I got my mortgage offer revalued up by £15k over HR by my mortgage advisor talking directly to lenders, and using local house price sale values as evidence. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 5:28pm)

George Williamson at Mortgage Advice Brokerage - they get recommended a lot on this sub by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 7:57pm)

that's benefit of hindsight to a certain extent - one of the early issues was we didn't know what the risk of covid was to pregnancies/newborns, as some early data showed a link between Covid and stillbirths - and guidance was for pregnant mothers to isolate as much as possible - it wasn't til mid-2020ish there was enough data to determine it to be relatively low risk so back around lockdown 1 we were definitely still operating under the precautionary principle by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Jan 2023 10:10pm)

Pretty sure this came up on the sub a while back, do a search - if I remember correctly there's a private club or two in the area with access to ranges but you have to be a member by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Jan 2023 6:47pm)

Just don't try and pronounce it, leave that to the locals by meepmeep13 (Mon 23rd Jan 2023 7:14pm)

they've converted the streets round me to a new one-way system it's calmed the traffic hugely, and made the residential streets feel so much safer for walking/cycling or at least it would if the signs weren't completely ignored by taxi drivers, who still fly through at 40mph against the flow and honk at you if you're in the way by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Jan 2023 4:01pm)

trunk-level water distribution is designed to have redundancy for events like this, so they should be able to redirect flows once that part has been isolated, might be shite pressure for a while though by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Jan 2023 6:29pm)

Our governments do already encourage this https://ready.scot/prepare/emergency-kit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-emergencies/preparing-for-emergencies by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Jan 2023 11:57pm)

Because there's a lot of disagreement, here is some polling on the subject: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/economy/articles-reports/2020/06/30/who-and-how-much-should-you-tip-UK only 5% of people never tip at restaurants nearly half have asked for service charges to be removed, and of those people 14% do so because they prefer to leave a cash tip instead so, no, what you did is not unusual by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Jan 2023 11:55am)

Tipping for food service has always been a thing. *Expected* tipping at a particular % is an american thing that has appeared in the UK more recently. It has no reason to exist here because waiting staff are not exempted from the minimum wage, unlike in the US. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Jan 2023 12:19pm)

That the clock in the logo for the Times Square pub next to St Enoch only has 8 hours on it by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Jan 2023 1:06pm)

But your experience will be based on a sample of restaurant visits, rather than the consistent behaviour of individual customers, so if you include the large chunk of people in rarely/sometimes/often and how often they don't tip (depending on those definitions), that sounds consistent by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Jan 2023 2:11pm)

I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Jan 2023 7:30pm)

No, that's not at all what I said. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 3:20am)

Just learned the West Coast Mainline is going to be closed completely between Glasgow and Carlisle between 4th March and 16th April - no replacement bus, nothing https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/planned-engineering-works/engineering-works-detail?incidentref=d258871124cb42f792a8c6a87c3cac9d by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 9:50am)

What I meant was that the difference between the 5% and the 25% is mostly going to be due to the fact that - according to the poll - most people tip some of the time rather than always/never e.g. if never/rarely/sometimes/often/always corresponds to tipping 0%/25%/50%/75%/100% of the time, and the proportions in the poll are correct, then we would expect the average rate of tipping - as witnessed by a member of waiting staff - to be about 60% So if anything it's the other way round - the poll under-predicts tipping rates compared to what raging-big-fart says. Which might be explained by the opposite of what you said - that it's likely people who tip more go out more. by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 9:59am)

yeah, but it would be good if there were more mitigation as this basically completely cuts off Scotland from North-West England for 6 weeks like expanding the Glasgow-Dumfries-Carlisle trains for the duration, or coordinating with the bus companies for extra services as it stands the one megabus a day is going to be completely mobbed by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 1:13pm)

Really the only reason I live here: it's a city with all the wide choice of employment and amenities that implies, but you can also get out of town, climb a serious mountain, and be home in time for tea by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 1:57pm)

Yeah, I've had a summons pretty much every year for the past 7 years, usually around now. I've never actually had to attend, though, just ringing the hotline for a few nights before being stood down. I kind of wish I did have to attend, so that I could get excusal for a while by meepmeep13 (Thu 26th Jan 2023 9:56pm)

Elena's in Yorkhill, because the menu easily covers all 3 meals and has huge variety by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Jan 2023 1:25pm)

Simple rule: if the horizon is 1 degree or more off horizontal, picture gets removed That'll deal with 99% of the low-effort shite by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Jan 2023 3:51pm)

> I find Scots are better tippers than the English There was a study a few years back that showed Glasgow has the highest tipping rates in the UK https://press.opentable.co.uk/glasgow-takes-over-from-london-as-uks-biggest-tippers-whilst-dining-out/ by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Jan 2023 4:42pm)

There is a thing called the 'Glasgow City Region' which shares some block funding (including the £1bn City Deal from the UK Government), it includes GCC and the surrounding 7 council areas https://glasgowcityregion.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Jan 2023 2:03am)

For a long while Edinburgh had Scotland's only decent permanent Jazz club* (the creatively named Jazz Bar), now we've got the Blue Arrow which evens things up a bit *apart from the one in Aberdeen but that doesn't count by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Jan 2023 2:11am)

ah crap, thought I hadn't heard much from it for a while. Seemed to be doing alright it was good, had a pretty broad remit - only downside is that being on Sauchiehall St you'd get randoms coming in at pub closing time with no interest in the music talking loudly over everything by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Jan 2023 2:54am)

They aren't changing gender, they already are that gender. This concerns whether they are legally recognised as that gender or not, trans people don't cease to exist just because the state doesn't recognise them by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Jan 2023 7:02pm)

No-one who has actually lived in Germany would expect otherwise, the efficient stereotype is most definitely not borne out in practice The one European country with a rail network even less reliable than ours by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Jan 2023 5:33pm)

Also the crazy pensions cap thing where GPs can actually end up losing money if they work, leading to involuntary early retirement by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Jan 2023 5:36pm)

Don't for a second mistake my statement for sympathy for their lot, but like anyone else I'd like to see a doctor and if there's a perverse financial incentive that's causing them to fuck off I'd like that not to be the case by meepmeep13 (Mon 30th Jan 2023 11:51pm)

The Southern on S Clerk St is good/reasonably priced for pints/cocktails/burgers by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Jan 2023 12:04pm)

There's a huge slump in mortgage approvals and buying happening right now thanks to interest rates, so I wouldn't take what the estate agents are saying as at all given So the answer is fuck knows by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Jan 2023 12:27pm)

John Lewis' own brand stuff is pretty good, around £200-250 for a two piece wool suit by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Jan 2023 2:30pm)

St Lukes by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 11:39am)

I can't see me, I think this picture was taken before my lot (UCU) turned up by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 6:03pm)

For whisky (no-one has called it scotch here since about 1973) there are 2 main pubs with hundreds to choose from each: The Pot Still and The Bon Accord. The Pot Still is in the city centre, The Bon Accord is not far from Kelvingrove Park where I think some of the cycling (trials?) is taking place. by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 6:06pm)

You can mostly thank our NUS support crew for that! by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 6:46pm)

Pretty much all the unions have been successful in getting better pay offers, still for the most part not high enough but the strikes have definitely been achieving something For the downvoters and anti-strikers, this chart nicely summarises the background: https://i.imgur.com/MSCuJOT.png by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 6:51pm)

As I say, they're all good - just bear in mind that the ones right on the A9 (Dalwhinnie/Tomatin) are going to be the epicentre of mass tourist groups, so getting even a little off the track will mean a slightly better experience Series 5 episode 1 of Still Game is essential viewing before any distillery trip, by the way (and was filmed at the Glengoyne distillery just north of Glasgow) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m13ZZ-xZUbI Scotland is great for gin, as huge amounts of botanicals grow wild here, and pretty much every village in the land has sprouted its own variant. Two of my favourites are [Stirling Gin](https://stirlingdistillery.com/gin/) (good balanced citrus/botanicals) and [Hills and Harbour](https://craftydistillery.com/products/hills-harbour-gin-70cl) (slightly more interesting one from the South West coast with lots of wild seashore plants like buckthorn that tastes amazing) If you have the time, there's a shop in the city centre (with a smaller branch in the west end) called the [Good Spirits Co](https://www.thegoodspiritsco.com/) that are very friendly and knowledgeable and will see you very right on all things spirits - just go with a budget in mind by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Feb 2023 9:07pm)

The % is cumulative, not annual And the train drivers dispute is primarily about the conditions attached to the pay offer (i.e. worse arrangements for overtime etc), not the % itself by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Feb 2023 12:41pm)

I mean, it's a 2-bed in the West End, literally the most desirable type of property in the city since about 1890. 30% over HR for a west end 2 bed in decent nick and ready to move into isn't unusual. The way you need to look at it is that for any vaguely desirable residence the HR value is a massive underestimate of actual value. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Feb 2023 12:53pm)

about to go up again today by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Feb 2023 12:58pm)

It's got a train, yes, but fuck all planes by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 12:56pm)

needs some Dredd-style lockdown shutters by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 1:24pm)

just sounds like a standard issue pub bore by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 5:13pm)

I think it was 1 car originally for the cable system by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Feb 2023 10:49pm)

Some of the Jazz Festival gigs in June will be during the day https://www.jazzfest.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Feb 2023 3:59pm)

not what it was by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Feb 2023 3:43pm)

Episode 3 was one of the best bits of telly I've seen in a while by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Feb 2023 4:09pm)

Wild? I was absolutely livid by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Feb 2023 4:14pm)

or these statues by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Feb 2023 10:48pm)

Red light jumping does seem to be a new thing that's appeared the past couple of years by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Feb 2023 12:02pm)

Or that as the majority of cases are in later life, the healthy folks are the ones living long enough to develop it by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Feb 2023 12:01pm)

I've taken to cycle commuting now that 90% of the way is segregated cycle lane, but ngl that other 10% really has me reconsidering. Not that the bit of road is particularly bad, and I'm a lifelong, confident and experienced cyclist - but just the number of drivers on it who genuinely don't care if you live or die by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Feb 2023 5:55pm)

Exactly. The most Glasgow pub is probably one of those old-but-completely-unmemorable ones halfway along Dumbarton Rd mostly frequented by pensioners drinking half n halfs by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Feb 2023 10:27pm)

Housing Associations make the best factors, because they have an actual stake in the building ownership. On the flip side, HA factors generally won't adopt any building they don't own property in. by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Feb 2023 11:32pm)

I thought it meant advertising revenue by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Feb 2023 2:19pm)

there's a few folk who have taken the hump with this sub and just downvote everything, don't worry about it by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Feb 2023 8:58pm)

Stoneymollen Rd is an old coffin road between Helensburgh and Balloch, great walk, about 8 miles over the hills with a train station at each end https://threelochsway.co.uk/the-route/balloch-helensburgh/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Feb 2023 9:54pm)

Non Viet for good authentic pho by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Feb 2023 5:51am)

I've lived in Glasgow for more than a quarter of a century, and I've never known a time Govanhill *wasn't* up-and-coming by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Feb 2023 11:23pm)

Carmunnock and Third by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Feb 2023 3:39pm)

remember nearly everything on this sub gets downvoted initially, thanks to the efforts of some folk with an axe to grind who have nothing better to do by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Feb 2023 8:38pm)

I hadn't heard the Possilpark Mad Max Reenactment Club for a while, so I thought the police had finally caught up with them I'd note they were kids when they started, but this has been going on for years so they must be adults now, and one of them is clearly a much older guy by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 3:18pm)

these things are a fucking menace out in the sticks as well - go for a walk in the woods anywhere in e.g. Stirlingshire and you're likely to meet some arsehole on a scrambler or quad bike going way too fast round blind bends on a forest track on the plus side you can hear them coming a mile off by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 3:48pm)

the murder happened in the same country as Glasgow is in by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 5:58pm)

Creed III? I think the last thing I want to see projected 100ft high at 27 billion dpi is Stallone's face by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 8:03pm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row,_Los_Angeles by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 11:18pm)

Completely acceptable by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Feb 2023 11:55pm)

By 'pond' you mean 'the forth and clyde canal'? That bit always has lots of floating rubbish in it because it's literally the end of the canal...all the rubbish from all along flows down and accumulates in that bit because it's downstream from locks on both sides, it doesn't mean all that stuff was dumped in that particular spot and Scottish Canals do clean it up pretty regularly, there's a special wee boat that goes up and down, it's currently working just the other side of Speirs Wharf by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Feb 2023 6:32pm)

you'd be better off reporting it to Scottish Canals, given it's the canal their head office is about 400 yards to your left by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Feb 2023 6:35pm)

The Scottish Wildlife Trust has 120 reserves and only about 100 employees, most of whom are over in Edinburgh I think you need to be reasonable about how much they can do by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Feb 2023 10:57pm)

? They don't have a majority (only forming a council via working agreement with the Greens) and only have a thin lead over Labour (39 vs 31 seats), so I don't think this has been the case since the heady Labour days by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 3:39pm)

It's fine round there, basically the gentrifying edge of the west end - only thing I'd bear in mind is if it's Hayburn St you're right next to the (pretty busy) train line by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 4:20pm)

Don't underplay the energy part, particularly as she highlighted this herself. I've spent a bit of time working in government, and the life of senior ministers is *insane*, I couldn't imagine sustaining it for months, let alone years. A relentless, hour-by-hour schedule from morning to night where you have to be constantly on top of your brief at the same time as pre-empting the knives from all sides and being ahead of the election cycle, where your enemies have a *lot* more time to think about how to take you down than you do to defend yourself Personally I think politics would be a lot better if it were the norm for people to step down before they burn out, but some never want to give up the reins by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 4:54pm)

Absolutely this. I lived here in the 90s, left for a bit in the 00s, came back in the 2010s When exactly was this halcyon period where Glasgow wasn't a litter-strewn decaying dump? by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 5:59pm)

The bottom line is that the leader of a government's #1 job is creating and holding together a government. For the SNP, that means holding together all those different factions, including managing the trans-right/GC split and the different independence groups, and be able to e.g. maintain the working alliance with the Greens Mhairi isn't remotely in the position to do that - maybe at some future point, but she simply hasn't developed the political capital across the party - and maybe never will, as that would almost certainly involve compromising some of her principles Just on a purely functional basis, party leaders have to either come from the party centre, or to have something up their sleeve that allows them to control the opposing wing. This is why Sturgeon was so good - she controlled the centre well but also had the political nous and strategy to see off e.g. Salmond and Cherry rather than compromise If Black took over the party the government would fall in days, and I say that as a huge fan of hers by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 6:19pm)

The bottom line is that the leader of a government's #1 job is creating and holding together a government. For the SNP, that means holding together all those different factions, including managing the trans-rights/GC split and the different independence groups, and be able to e.g. maintain the working alliance with the Greens Mhairi isn't remotely in the position to do that - maybe at some future point, but she simply hasn't developed the political capital across the party (one of the reasons it tends older, you need time in government to develop it) - and maybe never will, as that would almost certainly involve compromising some of her principles Just on a purely functional basis, party leaders have to either come from the party centre, or to have something up their sleeve that allows them to control the opposing wing. This is why Sturgeon was so good - she controlled the centre well but also had the political nous and strategy to see off e.g. Salmond and Cherry rather than compromise If Black took over the party the government would fall in days, and I say that as a huge fan of hers by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 6:20pm)

this isn't a thing, unless you went into a vegan cafe by mistake not least because oat milk is fucking expensive, nowhere is handing that out by default by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 6:39pm)

I did find it funny when people here are complaining about all the addicts Like, you *definitely* weren't here in the 80s/90s then by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Feb 2023 6:38pm)

I believe (hearing anecdotally) at the moment waiting lists for private treatment are nearly as bad as the NHS, as so many people are going for the private option For the guilt aspect - it's not like you stop paying your NI contributions, you're still paying for the NHS in addition to your private subscription by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Feb 2023 3:39pm)

Problem is that means the system becomes institutionally biased towards people who are independently wealthy and can afford to give their time for free Payment exists to ensure people on lower incomes can afford to do the job by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Feb 2023 4:02pm)

> but it was worth it I mean obviously it covers you for more expensive contingencies, but just to be an annoying pedant I'd just point out that 10 years @ £50/month = £6k so for this particular case you'd have been better off putting the money in a savings account than paying insurance by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Feb 2023 5:24pm)

And for the particular case of Chinese students (who I similarly work with a lot), it's definitely a subset who are wealthy. Yes, the ones who are wealthy are often extremely so and flash their cash and so create something of a stereotype, but the majority are in fact quite the opposite - from Chinese middle class families (whose income is much lower than in europe) who have scrimped and saved every penny to get their child a western education as an investment. They're usually living on extremely tight budgets. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Feb 2023 9:19pm)

There's a new one right down the end of Maryhill Rd next to St Georges Cross by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 12:12am)

Depends what you mean by healthy - if you mean 'salad but more exciting' check out Five March and Sylvan for restaurants, Serenity Now for a cafe, or Sprigg for takeaway by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 12:19am)

I don't think it's actually illegal, because it's all ahead of signing any agreement and isn't a hidden fee - the Greens are wanting to clamp down on it as part of their plans for rent controls, but legislation hasn't been drafted yet by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 12:25am)

no, here: https://goo.gl/maps/xQKcWFxYqkt7LJeh7 by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 3:26pm)

thought common practice was to stick a load of tea towels in it as a mute by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 7:19pm)

they were actually really good on our street - I had inconveniently arranged a new washing machine to be delivered while the pavement outside my flat was just a giant trench. I went out in the morning and spoke to the cable workers, and they rearranged all the barriers to make a special parking space for the delivery van, and then created a ramp over the trench big enough for the trolley and helped it all get sorted so I wouldn't have to postpone the delivery for a week traffic can't help but be fucked, but I think they've been strongly encouraged to minimise disruption to residents in any way they can by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Feb 2023 7:17pm)

that scene was also filmed on Montrose St and St Vincent St by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 12:45am)

"we" aren't doing anything "some people" are join them if you want to, don't if you don't by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 12:29pm)

loving that your comment history repeatedly bemoans the inability to have a calm discussion around trans rights without people flinging insults, when you've literally just flung insults at me without my having expressed any opinion on the matter whatsoever by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 5:07pm)

That sounds pretty good tbh, but '3 bed semi' covers a huge possible range of roof areas, and that's the key driver of price if you're buying slate by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 9:07pm)

with a name like that it deserves it by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 9:06pm)

This year it's been an absolute shitshow with loads of students having to cancel their studies due to not having anywhere to live https://thetab.com/uk/glasgow/2022/09/23/glasgow-uni-emails-students-advising-them-to-drop-out-if-they-havent-found-housing-yet-25052 However, a large part of this has been due to the big rebound in student numbers this year (loads of people postponing during the pandemic) so it *may* be better next year But the key driver is broadly a lack of rental accommodation in the city, so I'd say it's hard but possible, just make sure you start looking as early as possible by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 10:57pm)

I don't think it's uniquely bad in Glasgow - a lot of university cities/towns are reporting the same thing - but I'd say Glasgow is at the bad end of the spectrum because there's a student housing shortage at the same time as a general housing shortage But, as I say, I think if you're looking 2+ years ahead I wouldn't let it affect your choice - a) it's likely to improve in that timeframe and b) it's a *lot* easier to find new accommodation when you're already here (e.g. moving from 1st to 2nd year) than it is remotely by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Feb 2023 11:38pm)

A lot of European countries apply it as a tax on hotel rooms. It varies by local authority, but in Spain for example you pay anywhere from a 0.50 to 4 euro surcharge per night on your hotel room which goes to local councils. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Feb 2023 10:49pm)

I can only speak to the Spanish case but there it's applied to 'tourist' accommodation, i.e. you'd pay it at a hotel next to the beach on Ibiza but not at a travelodge in a business park by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 1:11pm)

You're on the west coast of an island in the North Atlantic, i.e. the windiest place in Europe So yes it's linked to the storm, but storms like Otto are entirely normal, expect a few each year to cause a bit of disruption (quite often they're linked to the hurricanes that hit the eastern US, we get the remnants once it's moved across the ocean and died down a bit) by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 1:55pm)

Annoying lack of advance warning, but the canal towpath from Firhill to Spiers Wharf is now closed for a bit for anyone else like me that commutes that way https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/forth-clyde-canal-towpath-upgrade/ Plus side is it's being integrated into the national cycle network, so should be nice to use once done, including the solar lighting they've installed around Ruchill so it can be used after dark by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 2:22pm)

shhh I need to remortgage soon and don't want him to be overbooked by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 2:33pm)

> 70 A train passes Kennishead station, in the foreground the scraps of timber which have been laid on the tracks for sabotage, in Glasgow, April 26, 1965 sorry, what? by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 4:57pm)

one of the big projects that did this en masse was the Glasgow East Area Renewal (GEAR) project which ran from 1976-1987 by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Feb 2023 6:25pm)

and Eurostar was originally meant to go all the way to Edinburgh HS2 is just another in the list of train projects that were originally touted as connecting the whole country (in order to persuade taxpayers across the country it's worth it) but curiously never got far beyond the midlands by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 10:14pm)

Tickets for the cycling World Championships in August have just gone on sale for anyone that cares about that kind of thing Looking forward to the Deliveroo vs Ubereats pedestrian slalom by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Feb 2023 11:19am)

nah, just bought some ridiculously overpriced tickets for some track races and BMX freestyle I gather the Trials will be unticketed, which should be worth a look by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Feb 2023 12:44pm)

Completely normal, it's winter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_joint The road surface has a meshed metal grille covering it, can see it here: https://goo.gl/maps/68wCVUmmvYZcLiSv5 by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Feb 2023 5:11pm)

> but I can tell you right now my landlord will be looking for a tenant who wants to stay for at least a few years and obviously you should be telling every prospective landlord, that you're looking for somewhere to stay long-term, safe in the knowledge they can't legally hold you to any minimum term by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Feb 2023 10:27am)

I'm still not sure why you're so angry at me. I'm not trans. by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Feb 2023 4:42pm)

Note that North Kelvinside is so-named because it's on the North of the River Kelvin, not because it's the northern part of Kelvinside. They are separate areas, and I think you currently have them combined? by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Feb 2023 6:27pm)

It gets complicated whenever you're talking about the former indpendent burghs that were incorporated into the City of Glasgow - Govan, Partick, Maryhill, Hillhead - as each of these has a separate historically wider definition distinct from (and confused with) their local usage today There's no right answer to that, it isn't really reducible to a single level representation by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Feb 2023 6:40pm)

students by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Feb 2023 6:47pm)

This thread's responses summarised: "I should be allowed to pump carcinogenic particulates directly into the faces of city centre pedestrians because my mpg is more important" by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 2:25pm)

Bet you haven't bothered to read a single actual document relating to air quality strategy for Glasgow by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 2:32pm)

Which is bullshit, not least because we have the subway park and ride, which is reliable and means if you do drive you can get into the city centre without going into the ULEZ zone and get cheaper parking at the same time by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 3:45pm)

You're reading something different from what I wrote. I am not claiming the subway is a universal public transport system. My point being that the ULEZ is entirely avoidable even if you are a car commuter because there's plenty of completely reliable services and locations you can leave your car outside the ULEZ, most of which are also vastly cheaper than the mileage and parking cost of driving into the city centre. The subway is one example, there's also plenty of reliable train stations with parking, and yes while FirstBus is a bit shit right now there's still plenty of reliable bus services if you're selective about where you leave your car. So the idea that the ULEZ charges unfairly penalise people who have no other choice is patently bollocks, because those choices already exist. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 4:00pm)

a) poor people are already priced out of the city centre by parking charges, again I'm highlighting an alternative which is cheaper (£5.70 for all-day parking and travel, you'd spend that just on petrol idling in traffic around charing cross) b) have you seen the state of traffic these days? You could definitely get into the city centre via park and ride faster than you can drive it c) I think you're giving away your own snobbery if you think the subway is dingy and horrible d) public transport is absolutely adequate for avoiding commuting by car. It might not be as wonderful as we'd like, but the idea it's non-functional is just daft, especially *if you own a car and can be selective about which services you use* and lastly, *you can completely avoid the charges by having a compliant car, for something anyone buying a car has known was coming for years* - also bearing in mind that the only reason non-compliant older diesels have been so cheap for 'poorer people' is because of ULEZs meaning no-one wants to buy them! by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 4:27pm)

Clearly we're not going to agree on whether Glasgow has a functional public transport system sufficient or not, but on your last point, as with OP I'd encourage you to actually read some of the air quality strategy to understand why this is needed and how it is going to have a pretty huge impact. The M8 contributes only around 10% of particulate emissions detected in the city centre. Around 68% of NOx and particulates come from private vehicles, buses and cars driving through the centre, and it is estimated to result in hundreds of excess deaths per year. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 5:02pm)

[Yo, can I fuckin get you something, bro, you want an espresso, pale ale, you want a tat, you want to fuck, whatever you want, it's your day man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTdCzIduUb4) by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 11:03pm)

oops by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Feb 2023 11:23pm)

Dawsholm recycling has a scrap metal / white goods collection point by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Feb 2023 10:50pm)

we're expected to be back in on average 3 days per week, but nobody is checking, and there's basically now two camps: folk who are always in and folk who are never in seems to be working fine by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Mar 2023 10:59am)

Yeah but are you a Rangers Thistle supporter or a Celtic Thistle supporter? by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Mar 2023 11:06am)

I was for Celtic because the Celtic kids at primary school punched harder than the Rangers kids (not even joking) by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Mar 2023 11:09am)

For the most part, they wouldn't be built today, not because of a lack of architectural ambition, but because workers rights and H&S now exist and you can't get away with paying Irish navvies 10p a day to undertake extremely dangerous unregulated building work by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Mar 2023 8:27pm)

bear in mind that none of the grass around George Square is actually permanent - there's way too much footfall and use as commercial space for a lawn to survive. It gets lifted and returfed pretty regularly by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Mar 2023 10:54pm)

In Locavore's case though, their Viccy Rd place has been successful, it's then making the extremely dubious decision to try and expand into other areas (e.g. muscling in on Roots n Fruits turf, the daft Garnethill place) during a cost of living crisis I use the Partick shop a fair bit but it must be losing so much money, and there's very little they sell that isn't available elsewhere (often cheaper) Great it's a social enterprise and all but still needs to make sensible business decisions by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 12:39pm)

The new stores are still in crap locations though, I don't think they were viable businesses even under good timing (as I say, the Garnethill one was *never* going to work). There's been loads of zero-waste shops that have tried and failed in recent years and they don't seem to have learned from that, still renting massive commercial spaces that they're using really inefficiently, when I've never seen anyone ever actually use their mung bean optics by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 2:35pm)

I mean, it is Ruchill, putting a big blank white canvas up there is asking for it. It was being continually graffittied before it was even open, and the security fencing was being dumped in the canal on a near-daily basis. I'm surprised you're surprised, this must be about the hundreth time it's been tagged at least. It even had a burning car driven into it in December https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23205592.probe-launched-stolen-car-damages-new-stockingfield-bridge/ by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 3:56am)

No one place, but I keep my eye on a few venues and listings Some upcoming gigs I know about: [Martin Kershaw Octet at the Merchants House, 12th March](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jazz-at-the-merchants-house-presents-martin-kershaw-octet-tickets-513970137517) [Dock in Absolute and Dave Milligan at the Mackintosh Church, 23rd March](https://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/artist/dock-absolute-dave-milligan-solo) [Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Oran Mor 19th May](https://oran-mor.co.uk/whats-on/event/delvon-lamarr-organ-trio/) Also worth keeping an eye on SWG3, St Lukes, Broadcast places like that also have the odd jazz thing [SNJO have a few things planned](https://snjo.co.uk/concerts) [Cory Wong is playing the Barras in October, which is at least jazz-adjacent and is definitely worth catching](https://barrowland-ballroom.co.uk/2022/11/15/cory-wong-14-oct-2023/) And obviously there'll be the Jazz Festival in June by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 3:35pm)

Step 1: request a detailed breakdown of the increase in charges. As an arms-length HA factoring organisation, they cannot unilaterally increase charges to that extent without there being some external cost reason, as you do not have the choice to change factors Unfortunately, if the cost increase is due to an increase in buildings insurance, there's probably not much you can do other than ask them if they've sought multiple quotes. Otherwise: Step 2: make an official complaint to the factor. Cite the code of conduct for factors. https://www.gov.scot/publications/code-of-conduct-for-property-factors-2021/pages/section-7--complaints-resolution/ If no resolution: Step 3: take it to a first-tier tribunal https://www.housingandpropertychamber.scot/ Your poverty claim is irrelevant to all of this and will get you nowhere - as the owner of a property, you are liable for the cost of its maintenance. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 6:26pm)

Wouldn't apply in this case as it's a majority HA building This is the problem in these cases - you can never get a majority vote to dismiss an HA factor, because the HA owns the majority of properties so has the majority of votes Usually, though, this is a good thing because it means the factor has an interest in the maintenance of its own building, I'd always take an HA factor over a private one by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 9:51pm)

Is this one of these reddit skewing younger things? Being handed an asset in your 20s is extraordinarily privileged. Being handed an asset in your 40s/50s (as it seems OP is) is called your parents being dead. by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 10:04pm)

lead poisoning is a far more gradual, long-term thing, and as it persists in the body you wouldn't get better just by moving away for a bit, the symptoms would persist Scottish Water (or a private testing company) will just do a blanket test for everything from a tap sample, bacteria levels and heavy metals by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Mar 2023 12:52am)

When I subcrawled in the 90s there was a general consensus that it was ok to skip Ibrox and Govan and make up for the missed drinks in Partick by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Mar 2023 7:49pm)

A future without Morton's Rolls https://twitter.com/zanyzaz/status/1632054645613797378 by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 8:10am)

It's where you go down the docks and get it done by Sweaty Pete and his rivet gun by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 10:49am)

R Mobile on GWR up towards St George's Cross, were great when I needed stuff done, and charged me half of what anywhere else quoted by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 2:56pm)

Somehow 787 on GWR manages to be even worse Which wouldn't be notable, except that it's right next door to Cail Bruich, which must represent the steepest spatial decline in culinary standards in Europe by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 3:09pm)

They do a battered fritter roll tho by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 3:05pm)

Depends- both in my current and past managerial jobs my workload has meant that I have to use weekends to catch up with email, and I think that's fairly normalised (at least in my sector). But I would only actually send weekend emails to other managers- for anyone below me it's getting delayed delivery til Monday. No-one below me gets emails out of their working hours because I know that comes with an expectation on them to respond. by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 7:13pm)

No, it would need to be above your kitchen floor by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 9:33pm)

Not an expert on the plumbing, but pretty sure in most tenements the joists and the space between them either counts as communally owned (i.e. you'd need a majority of owners to give you permission) or the division point is halfway down the joists (i.e. you'd need your downstairs neighbour to give permission) If I was said downstairs neighbour, no way I'd agree, not only for the risk for of brown ceiling stains, but also having to listen to jobby transit across my ceiling There's a reason all tenement bogs originally sat next to the exterior wall by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 9:31pm)

Fair enough, only commenting on the experience of the 4 or so tenements I've lived in- but I thought this was part of the reason fuck all tenements have any deadening these days? I.e. it's had to come out whenever someone in the 80s/90s renovated and nothing was put back by meepmeep13 (Sun 5th Mar 2023 10:00pm)

Uh? by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Mar 2023 2:02pm)

Everything that changes over time correlates by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Mar 2023 8:37am)

Why stay in a country that's heading towards being a libertarian dystopia, when you could move to a country that's already there? :tapping_head: by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Mar 2023 8:36am)

Three Judges is usually good for that by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Mar 2023 4:26pm)

I'm currently reading a biography of Putin, does that make me pro-Russian? by meepmeep13 (Thu 9th Mar 2023 10:07am)

seems like not many folk on this subreddit have done the walk of shame home in their socks, after making the mistake of wearing shiny new shoes in front of the school bullies by meepmeep13 (Fri 10th Mar 2023 9:27pm)

I'd say the fact they also did cars in disabled parking bays - my next door neighbour coming out this morning in her wheelchair to find out why she had a ticket - means the difference is moot Absolute cunts by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 6:44pm)

I'd also suggest the overlap between 'west end folk who own a car and a residents permit' and 'people who will go to a Byres Rd student bar' is vanishingly small So it really only has any marketing value as a publicity stunt, relying on intentionally misleading people and creating controversy by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 7:04pm)

I'm planning to pour myself a nice dram later, settle down into a cosy chair, and check out nextdoor by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 7:18pm)

I'm not sure 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' really applies to local businesses whose licence is open to local objections, especially as - having covered the whole West End - I'd put a very high probability on one of the victims of their prank being someone on the council board by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 7:22pm)

Now I'm in my 40s, it's out for lunch, pints in the afternoon, home for tea about 5/6ish before the cunts start to appear, rest of the night dozing at home with a few bevvies and a film by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 9:17pm)

Apologies, I keep forgetting it's only possible to care about one thing at a time But yeah, it didn't bother me at all - saw it on my car, saw it everywhere else, immediately clocked it was just a shitty flyer. Peel it off, chuck it in the bin, get on with my day However, I live in an area of social housing which was completely flyered too - my disabled next door neighbour, coming out in her wheelchair to see why she had a ticket (this takes her at least an hour to get ready) - the elderly couple downstairs, the wife suffering from severe dementia, being repeatedly reassured by her husband (who I had to help because he didn't have his readers) that nothing was wrong as he tried to get her in the car. Mostly folk in the area on low incomes to whom a parking fine would be a really big deal, waking up on a weekend to think they've got to find £60 from somewhere. So, no, to most it's not a big thing. But to a small minority of elderly/vulnerable folk, fucking with people like this, just to promote some shitty student pub, is really not good. by meepmeep13 (Sat 11th Mar 2023 9:29pm)

Labour laws by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 8:26pm)

I hassled them about this on twitter after they did the same for the Phase 1 works, specifically asking what Phase 2 works entailed....they 'noted my feedback'. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 10:11pm)

I'm sure your health check would have covered this, but one of the roles of Vitamin D is in the creation of Leptin, which is a hormone that regulates appetite - a tendency to overeat in winter can be an indicator of seasonal Vitamin D deficiency by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Mar 2023 10:18pm)

There's an unsexy Bulbasaur? by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Mar 2023 7:50pm)

Might be relevant, though, that this is the second time it's happened - which would indicate negligence by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Mar 2023 8:20pm)

As the middlest middle class person in middle class land, I'm still hoping at some point someone's going to explain to me what's wrong with being middle class. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:12pm)

That's not what that means by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:10pm)

Note that much of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs is permit-controlled camping - and it is policed by the park rangers https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/camping/go-wild/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:19pm)

Note the canal path is currently closed between stockingfield and claypits: https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/forth-clyde-canal-towpath-upgrade/ Yesterday it was still closed at the claypits end when I went past by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:17pm)

The walk round Mugdock/Craigmaddie reservoir at the top of Milngavie is nice, proper paths and completely flat (once you're up there) by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:23pm)

It's less wealth and more the fact in many cases you can't enter the country on a student visa *at all* unless you have £10k in ready cash https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/money So most international students do arrive with their year's rent money all in a lump, that doesn't mean that they've come into that money easily by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:51pm)

How can I be a traitor to the proletariat if - as I'm repeatedly told - I'm not a member of the proletariat myself? (I also spent most of today on the picket line, mostly surrounded by other middle class folk, but let's not let a good stereotype be wasted) by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:13pm)

As usual with these discussions, we clearly have a very different understanding of what middle class means, and I think you mean upper class. 5% of the population goes to private school. That's the upper class. I call myself middle class because my parents were both university-educated schoolteachers, the most typically middle-class profession to have, and I grew up in a suburban terraced house with a garden which they owned with a mortgage. That's what the middle class is. The folk in the middle. Not the folk at the top with the private school and the range rovers. As for 'never had to worry about anything financially' have you never heard the term 'squeezed middle'? And it's a well-known phenomenon in the UK that much of the cultural working class has higher incomes than the cultural middle class - the stereotype being the schoolteacher on the public sector wage vs the self-employed plumber. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:40pm)

ok, fair enough - thought it was about the green cafes etc (which of course can be criticised on their success, but they're fundamentally not trying to hide shady practices) by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:49pm)

Where did I elevate myself? I'm calling myself middle class, because by any economic, social or cultural definition you could possibly choose I simply am. I'm also a worker, like most middle class people are. We don't live in a 19th century world of proletariat and bourgeoisie, when nowadays the vast majority of the population are both workers and - to varying degrees - asset owners. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:46pm)

Often (depending on country of origin) they need both And as they are limited in amount of working hours they can do, most do arrive with their rent for the year saved up Not at all excusing landlord behaviour, but explaining it by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:50pm)

I entirely agree with you in that the separation into working/middle/upper class is entirely pointless in the modern world, but not that the world divides neatly into two - it's now a spectrum. I'm a worker, but I have a pension. That pension is formed of investments in publicly-listed companies, which profit from the labour of workers. So I simultaneously profit from my own labour, as a salaried worker, while owning capital that profits from others'. So am I not both worker and capitalist? Isn't pretty much everyone in our society some proportion of both? by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 7:13pm)

Of course, I'd be a rubbish socialist if I hadn't Who's the bigger class traitor - me, the middle class card-carrying guy on the picket line, or the genuine working class red wall citizen voting Tory to keep the immigrants out? by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 8:09pm)

I think you're still misunderstanding my original post, which was meant in quite the opposite manner - there's no pride, I don't think my middle classness is relevant to anything whatsoever, and people ranting about the middle class are, as you correctly point out, completely missing the genuine systemic inequities that exist It was meant more as frustration against those that think that anyone born in anything other than abject poverty has anything to contribute to improving those problems See also the perjorative 'champagne socialist' as though it's a bad thing to want other people to have the opportunities you did by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 8:23pm)

leftism wouldn't be so fun without the infighting! by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Mar 2023 8:58pm)

For furthest West, here's a random tenement building in the middle of Port Bannatyne on Bute: https://goo.gl/maps/rvaGCKZoNo9mGDnVA by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Mar 2023 10:54pm)

Usually you have to put a small amount into a general float fund when you move in, but that's just for small maintenance items - big works like this get costed and charged outright based on the deeds Still way cheaper than renting, but yeah folk buying a tenement flat often overlook that they're buying a share in a decaying 120-year old building that's reached the end of its design life and will have maintenance costs by meepmeep13 (Fri 17th Mar 2023 11:04pm)

Your friend should have reverted to their solicitor as the previous owner was in breach of contract for not disclosing agreed works in their questionnaire, and they would be liable for (at least a substantial proportion of) the costs. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Mar 2023 2:33am)

I bought a top floor flat in a similar condition. I simply factored my potential share of a roof replacement into my financial calculation, and made sure that after buying the flat I had that amount of savings left over and ring-fenced. 5 years later and I haven't yet had to pay it. by meepmeep13 (Sat 18th Mar 2023 2:38am)

Other than National Insurance, we don't do hypothecated taxes (the official term) in the UK. The recent health and social care levy was a rare exception. by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Mar 2023 11:02pm)

Ruchill Park flagpole also good by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Mar 2023 11:17pm)

This also happened on my street a few months back (not far from there) - obviously I have no idea if the guy they dragged out and started kicking shit into was guilty or not, but I'm pretty sure the watching crowd of wifeys shouting, "kill the fuckin pedo!" at their red-faced husbands weren't particularly concerned with evidence or due process The mob got really uppity when 2 vans of police showed up and started arresting *them* rather than the guy they were battering, all confused like they genuinely thought they'd be getting medals or something by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Mar 2023 11:27pm)

I've found it inconsistent- absolutely banging the first time I went, then went back a couple of times and food was nowhere near as good (food arrived cold, eggs overcooked, things like that) The cake is always great though by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 12:06pm)

"Hey, Alex, it's your agent here, you need to get onto that Scandi-noir train pronto, it's printing money. Doesn't matter what it's about, just make sure you get something about a girl and Sweden in the title." by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 12:12pm)

I'm just here for the 'near West End' part Possilpark? Summerston? Drumchapel? by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 12:22pm)

That's a fuck of a lot of driving, bear in mind it takes double the time to drive a distance than what you're probably used to in Canada, we don't generally have big straight highways like you guys once you go north (other than the A9) I would also say that pretty much all distillery tours are the same, there's hundreds to choose from, so rather than spend the best part of a day driving to Glenfiddich, why not choose one a bit easier to get to? For example Dalwhinnie is one of the bigger distilleries and you could just stop off on the way to the Cairngorms. Or there are a couple of distilleries in Glasgow itself Also bear in mind August is peak season in the Highlands too, with hotels generally in very high demand, so if you want to stay anywhere around the Cairngorms (e.g. Aviemore) book early Also agree there's no point in visiting Inverness - it's just a boring town with nothing really to see. by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 4:06pm)

If it's part of the rental property then it's the tenants right to sublet it, not the landlord - else they'd be effectively levying rent on the same space twice by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 4:17pm)

Well, it sort of is and isn't, based on the annual accounting rules around the NIF - while incoming NI contributions are not strictly ring-fenced, the NIF has to operate as a separately balanced account from the general Treasury receipts I didn't think that level of detail worth getting into here by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Mar 2023 10:23pm)

West Coast >>>> East Coast The Cairngorms are great, but unless you're planning on doing some hiking, there's not really much else to see or do? If you have a car but limited time, a really good day's drive would be to explore Argyll, arguably the most scenic of the Scottish regions. From Glasgow, take the A82 up the west side of Loch Lomond to Arrochar, then the A83 over the Rest and Be Thankful to Inverary and then Crinan, up north through Oban, and then back over the A85 past Taynuilt and back via Tyndrum and Crianlarich About 5-6 hours driving, loads of lovely towns and villages, and you'll get to see an epic list of Scottish highland scenery. You'll literally want to get out and stare at the view every few miles If you stay over somewhere on the way, you could extend the loop further North to take in Glencoe by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Mar 2023 1:33pm)

Fun fact: the reason that junction doesn't have a 'cross' name (like e.g. Partick Cross) is that until 1977 it was a T-junction - the tenements used to extend along the south side of Dumbarton Rd. The big paved bit outside the Rosevale Tavern is where Rosevale St used to run [Picture looking down Crow Rd in 1969](https://imgur.com/zmEuNj4) by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Mar 2023 2:10pm)

Plus the minimum/living wage roughly tracks inflation (plus a bit) so whenever they were talking about £6 was probably worth pretty much the same as £10 is now by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Mar 2023 3:33pm)

*wipes wotsit dust from mouth across back of sleeve* we find the defendant guilty, m'lud by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Mar 2023 9:26am)

I loved that thread with the guy complaining about graffiti on the new Stockingfield bridge, oblivious to the fact that when it first opened bams literally drove a car into it and set it on fire by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:57pm)

About another year to go If you want to see why, just take a look at the extent of the works going on from ground level at Cowcaddens - they're basically rebuilding the entire gantry of that section while it's in use, a shitload of engineering going on by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Mar 2023 5:40pm)

surely if you had a 'high risk/high reward' job you'd want to be home for a nice early bed to be able to handle the risks and get the rewards the next day by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 3:58am)

yes, that's how wheelchair ramps generally work by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 6:07pm)

What was Whitney Houston's favourite form of coordination? hand-EYEEEEEE by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Mar 2023 12:26am)

I'm not sure 112 square metres can be called pokey - you could fit two of mine in there by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Mar 2023 7:39pm)

It's a 2 bed duplex, with 2 bathrooms, a mezzanine and a balcony. £450k is about right once you factor in that it's new and fitted/furnished with high end kit? Also bear in mind it's fixed price so it's probably the equivalent of an 'offers over £350k' listing by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Mar 2023 8:13pm)

Average price in Paris is about 10k euro/square metre, something like this would be well over a million euro anywhere within the peripherique by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Mar 2023 8:16pm)

Contact the council's Trading Standards team at ts.enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk They're responsible for enforcement of pricing regulations by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Mar 2023 2:44pm)

SSE Energy Services is not actually a part of SSE any more, it was sold off to Ovo in 2020, so those profits are nothing to do with the retailer you're buying energy from Retailers aren't profiting at all at the moment - over 30 of them have gone bust (which is part of the reason for the standing charge hike - the costs of bailing out customers of failed retailers is passed through in the standing charge), and Ovo has been on the brink of bankruptcy for some time (not excusing profiteering at all, but it's important to note it's only a particular subset of the sector - basically anyone selling wholesale gas - that is making hay) by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Mar 2023 7:52pm)

Not only that, but while claiming to oppose climate change, they literally exhale carbon dioxide directly into the atmosphere! The hypocrites by meepmeep13 (Sat 25th Mar 2023 9:02pm)

I'm guessing the police and fire engines were responding to a guy in a hoodie on the roof of a building where Argyle St meets Miller St by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Mar 2023 12:24am)

You know most chain hotels increase the price as the rooms get booked up, right? by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Mar 2023 12:22am)

It's at times like this we need a roving investigative reporter like David McLean who isn't afraid to roll up his sleeves and ask the hard questions by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Mar 2023 3:23am)

Just to add to 2nd hand criteria, save yourself money and worry by getting something with a timing chain not a timing belt. A lot of what you'll find out there for £4k will be several 10,000s of miles overdue a belt change with either a huge cost of replacement (depending on model) or the fear in the back of your head of your engine fatally exploding halfway along the M8. I'd also say at that price range you really really want to find a mate who knows about cars that you can take with you to check out any 'bargains'. by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Mar 2023 5:09pm)

Seconded, big fan of Hyundai's as bang-for-buck in the cheapy 2nd hand market, my i30 cost £7k and has passed every MOT with flying colours for years by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Mar 2023 5:05pm)

Walked past the Stockline plastics factory today, which I didn't realise was still trading Seems weird to be running a commercial firm with a big public memorial to all your dead colleagues right outside, you'd have thought the company would at least have changed its name after the inquiry by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Mar 2023 5:31pm)

Black cab drivers (cunty ones anyway) pretend not to know where something is and play the arse like this when they don't want your fare, because technically they're not allowed to refuse any ride. So he was probably at the end of his shift and looking for someone that was going somewhere on his way home. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Mar 2023 1:08am)

I'd love a blog along the lines of James vs Burger where someone goes into every pub/bar in Glasgow and orders a Dry Martini Where's that guy who was trying to have a pint in every pub, that can be his follow-up project by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Mar 2023 2:37am)

Ventilation is the obvious thing we've almost entirely ignored, that the epidemiologists have consistently been shouting for. Massively reduces transmission in busy and confined spaces, with zero behavioural change required, and is beneficial to health for all kinds of reasons. It all just stacks on top of the major issue of UK building stock being absolutely fucked by any kind of European standards and no-one in power giving much of a shit. by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Mar 2023 4:58pm)

I am entirely sympathetic to your cause, but equally baffled by how a motorway speed limit in any way contributes to it . by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Mar 2023 11:54pm)

I'm wondering what the issues are with South Yorkshire that you think will be substantially different here? I'd love that Glasgow were truly some diverse welcoming ideal, but the sad reality is that any negatives you've experienced where you are now as a result of your backgrounds are likely to be replicated here. While we don't have the background of northern English white brexity nationalism, we do have our own special local brand of racists. I don't mean you shouldn't move here, but perhaps be realistic about how different it actually is here to elsewhere in the UK- fundamentally it's a large relatively poor post-industrial city with its own share of social problems. by meepmeep13 (Fri 31st Mar 2023 2:18pm)

So far by meepmeep13 (Fri 31st Mar 2023 6:00pm)

As I'm sure you're entirely aware - seeing as you've lifted that out of context and wilfully misinterpreted it - that doesn't literally mean 'working for a living is fundamentally undignified', but that the way workplaces are organised means you often have to leave many of your rights, and a good chunk of your dignity, at the door to be allowed to work there. I mean, a institution supporting workers' rights is a bit unlikely to be trying to abolish work, no? As is really clear if you read literally any of the rest of article, it's not arguing against working, it's arguing against the status quo of how workplaces are organised. by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Apr 2023 5:14pm)

Also the film is appearing shortly, the latest project of Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite) so should be interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things_(film) by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Apr 2023 12:59am)

And Gray's *Poor Things* - also set in Glasgow - is the latest project of Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite) so should be interesting - has Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, so imagine it will shortly go from relative obscurity to everyone's reading list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things_(film) by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Apr 2023 1:01am)

Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) is about a Glaswegian (a youngish Peter Capaldi) taking a road trip home from London by meepmeep13 (Mon 3rd Apr 2023 3:32am)

I think you capture the pertinent point - there's nothing wrong with calling it Scotch if you're not in Scotland, but when you're in Scotland it's a superfluous term, because obviously the local whisky is, by default, Scotch. Just like if I went to a New York pizza joint and ordered a New York-style pizza, I'd sound a bit daft, because obviously it's New York-style pizza, I'm in New York. It's just pizza. by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Apr 2023 6:27pm)

This is because, being a whisky person, you're probably into whisky which isn't scotch, so you need to say scotch to distinguish it from other whiskies. Especially online with an international community. Whereas offline, if you're in Scotland, the term Scotch is redundant, because of course the whisky is Scotch, you're in Scotland. So calling it that just makes you sound a bit daft in the head. by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Apr 2023 6:39pm)

SECC walkway, if you're ever in the long stretch on your own by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Apr 2023 4:25pm)

It isn't. Cheapest oldest freezer-burned fish and shite chips by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Apr 2023 6:38pm)

Fucking awful by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Apr 2023 6:37pm)

Black Pine in Kelvinbridge or Meadow Rd Coffee in Thornwood, both stonking by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Apr 2023 6:35pm)

His Edinburgh pals will think he's all gritty and urban when he goes back. by meepmeep13 (Wed 5th Apr 2023 6:40pm)

I'm like that- I know that the accident rate in the UK is very low, but for me it's that I can never turn off that bit of my brain reminding me that we're continuously passing inches from other steel boxes with a combined delta-V of 150mph, and that the only thing keeping me from spending the rest of my life with a feeding tube is the awareness, reaction time and active interest in safety being taken by a random selection of the british public, most of whom spent lockdown rediscovering their inner bellend. If not for that, I would merely see it as a tedious means to an end to get places I can't cycle/walk. by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Apr 2023 11:24am)

Reposting a recent suggestion: If you have a car but limited time, a really good day's drive would be to explore Argyll, arguably the most scenic of the Scottish regions. From Glasgow, take the A82 up the west side of Loch Lomond to Arrochar, then the A83 over the Rest and Be Thankful to Inverary and then Crinan, up north through Oban (home to one of the smallest and oldest distilleries), and then back over the A85 past Taynuilt and back via Tyndrum and Crianlarich https://goo.gl/maps/fgaGv6Xh3rkzyFhU7 About 5-6 hours driving, loads of lovely towns and villages, and you'll get to see an epic list of Scottish "highland" scenery (it's technically not the Highlands, but in reality it looks more like the stereotypical Scottish Highlands than the Highlands themselves, and in most cases when the Highlands turn up in films it was actually shot somewhere in Argyll). You'll literally want to get out and stare at the view every few miles If you stay over somewhere on the way, you could extend the loop further North to take in Glencoe. Plus if you give yourself time, literally any little detour off the coastal route will take you somewhere spectacular. by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Apr 2023 7:08pm)

gonna have to narrow it down I think by meepmeep13 (Thu 6th Apr 2023 7:35pm)

Emphasis on used to. Shit now. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Apr 2023 8:43pm)

Visit all the necropoli - as well as the well-known one in the centre, there's Eastern, Western and Southern ones too Walk along the Kelvin Way from the Riverside Museum to Milngavie by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Apr 2023 9:21pm)

> It's a shop for middle class folk to feel smug about shopping in. They sell some stuff I want that other places don't supply, at prices I'm (sometimes) willing to pay. Not entirely sure why that makes me smug, but hey if you want to extend your bashing of the company to its customers, I'm sure that'll help your cause by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Apr 2023 5:01pm)

If you have any worrying cracks anywhere that look like they might be caused by subsidence, mark across them with a pencil so you can see if they're actively moving or not Most tenements have moved a bit over time, but settled down, so everything can seem a bit worryingly wonky but isn't actually an issue any more - but the mark can just help reassure that's the case Another thing that isn't important now but you might really want to know urgently at some point - where your water shut-off valve is. If you can't find one in your flat ask your neighbours, sometimes they're shared between flats, or somewhere in the close by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Apr 2023 10:28pm)

Note that most home reports just say the roof was checked from ground level, i.e. they weren't checked at all - so basically the home report tells you nothing about the state of the roof. However, I'd say /u/snashbox360 example is bit extreme- most often when tenement roofs are redone it's just the tiles and flashing, which usually comes to something in the region of £5k-£8k per flat Unexpected expensive repairs are, unfortunately, just part of the territory of owning part of a >100 year old building. Fortunately they tend not to happen too often. by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Apr 2023 10:34pm)

This - I wanted to buy a 'proper' 1-bed flat with full-sized kitchen (cos I'm a foodie who loves cooking) and they were almost impossible to find, having all been converted into 2-beds. I did find one eventually, and it's great, including having the sleeping alcove office like /u/GoGoGoldenSyrup describes and plenty of storage. by meepmeep13 (Mon 10th Apr 2023 3:10pm)

A small but significant minority of bus drivers are just arseholes who see every passenger as a major inconvenience to their job of driving an empty bus in circles all day and knocking off an hour early. Don't take it personally. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 1:16am)

Definitely broker, most of the time it doesn't cost you anything because they get their commission from the mortgage provider, not you. Reason to use one is that they will know about deals and insider knowledge that may not be available to you as a customer, and can negotiate better rates on your behalf Recommend George Williamson at Mortgage Advice, he often gets recommended here by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 1:21am)

Ruchill Park too by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 4:07pm)

Excellent. I work in a similar area, and while I wouldn't call it a hobby, my wife does get bored of me getting distracted by electrical infrastructure whenever we're away. When we went on holiday to the south of Spain a few years back she was wondering why I was so insistent on [taking a day trip to Cadiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pylons_of_C%C3%A1diz) More locally, I like spotting some of the really old ornate electricity distribution boxes dotted around Glasgow that persist from the Corporation/area board days by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 4:19pm)

Are there any active clubs in Glasgow these days? I played a bit with the Glasgow Uni club back in the Hetherington days and have always vaguely considered getting back into it by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 6:02pm)

I remember trying to buy some when the big freeze of November 2010 hit. Guy in the shop said he didn't have any in, but could order some, expected delivery was...March by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 9:51pm)

Definitely Dowanhill, especially round Observatory Rd- west end prices but all the homes are massive detached places with big gardens or crazy fancy townhouses. Lots of footballers and more than a few celebs. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Apr 2023 11:58pm)

Hyndland prices are mainly because the tenements are the best in Glasgow - huge high ceilings, big airy closes, massive hallways, built solid as fuck and covered in period features like oak panelling and stained glass £400k for 2 bed seems crazy, but then you set foot in one and you see why, proper Victorian luxury pads (Had the joy of living in one for only £850/month just a few years ago, seems mad now) by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Apr 2023 12:06am)

Cover all but the edge and get a Consequences tattoo by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Apr 2023 12:14am)

Gold-trimmed express lane for the sole use of the Principal, I expect by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Apr 2023 8:53pm)

They're thinking of opening an artisan bakery by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Apr 2023 8:57pm)

I can't speak for how effective it's been, but a huge part of the improvement works was basically removing all the contaminated topsoil across the whole area - google satellite view gives a good idea of the scale of work involved by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 11:56am)

The But and Ben in Croftamie fits the bill perfectly - lots of outdoor seating, great coffee, breakfasts and cafe during the day, restaurant in the evening at the weekends by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 4:20pm)

Was going to say, sounds like OP's reached that age when everyone trades in their pub loafers for a pair of walking boots by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 4:28pm)

https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ gives information on public transport for all of the walks, and you can use the search feature to find walks within a certain distance of glasgow accessible by public transport that fit whatever criteria you choose by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 5:03pm)

Bit of polyfilla, rent it to students, take it out their deposit when it falls out again by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Apr 2023 9:47pm)

North Third reservoir, about 40 minutes drive towards Stirling, similar scenery to the Whangie Loads of good walks around the Ochils, such as Glendevon or Alva Glen by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 1:32am)

That's not an easy-medium walk like the Whangie, that's 2 munros and a full day outing involving scrambling by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 1:30am)

Not off, but reduced capacity - definitely don't just turn up at ardrossan expecting to get on without a booking by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 1:53pm)

I prefer Arran due to its diverse landscape and huge amount of different things to see, but if it's just for a weekend and low level walking I'd say Bute would be better overall- easy to get about, the walk round Kilchattan Bay to the old abbey is lovely, Ettrick Bay is a great spot, Rothesay is a nice little town. You can follow the West Island Way for a tour of the island, though the north of Bute is mostly boring plantation forestry. by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 1:59pm)

Yeah, I'm not claiming they're hard Munros but as a reference point the Whangie is literally a 2 mile walk on a big path round a bit of almost-flat sheepy farmland Also, anything over about 600m is still winter mountaineering conditions, definitely shouldn't be sending a hillwalking newbie into the Crianlarich hills til the ice and snow is gone by meepmeep13 (Sun 16th Apr 2023 9:16pm)

Given Glasgow tax rates are significantly higher than rural ones, a lot of people will nominate their Glasgow flat as their primary residence I guess, meaning limited additional revenue for GCC by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Apr 2023 3:09pm)

Also Garscube Rd, the redesign has worked really well- if anything I'd say traffic flows better than it did before despite giving space over to a segregated cycle lane by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Apr 2023 3:17pm)

A local tax decoupled from the value of property assets? We could even trial it in Scotland first! by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Apr 2023 5:33pm)

No, a rental property is not a second home. This affects people who own multiple properties for their own use, not landlords. by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Apr 2023 5:31pm)

Why not? The council has been gradually expanding resident permit zones outwards across the city, and they make a good chunk of money out of it. It's already in their plans to expand the QEUH restricted zone by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Apr 2023 5:36pm)

coming from a rural bit of Scotland myself, a pretty common thing is for someone to inherit their granny's highland cottage, and just to keep it as a wee holiday home rather than go through the cost and bother of doing it up and selling it so I think there's quite a lot of folk with second homes but aren't necessarily that well-off, and hopefully moves like this will persuade them not to sit on property they're not actively using by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Apr 2023 1:32pm)

Absolutely. Whenever I go back to the village where I grew up (where my parents still are) it's shocking a) how expensive property is now and b) how the majority of places are now holiday homes, making the place a ghost town out of season. When I lived there it was maybe 1 in 10 houses a holiday home, now it's like 2 in 3 and absolutely no chance of anyone on a local salary being able to afford anything by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Apr 2023 2:28pm)

Elenas in Yorkhill - spanish bar/restaurant where you can sit outside and have tapas, and pretend you're in Barcelona if Barcelona was cold and shit by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Apr 2023 12:41pm)

I don't know about costs, but I know our HA uses Total Homes, a social enterprise that offer bulk waste uplift services, so they might be a good place to ask for a reasonable price https://www.total-homes.com/services/Clearing-Services/ by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 12:58pm)

The 60 from Easterhouse to Clydebank (or 60A to Milngavie) takes a couple of hours on a good day, and basically crosses the whole city on its longest axis by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 1:07pm)

If you're including Citylink then it'd be the 915/916 to Uig I think by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 1:11pm)

One of the big problems that doesn't seem to be addressed is the city centre. I can cycle in from the North West of the city, now, by multiple different routes, to get to work. All lovely and segregated options, easy and safe. But as soon as I get past the M8 and hit Cowcaddens, I'm thrown straight into 4 lanes of traffic which - even as an experienced and confident cyclist - makes me feel incredibly unsafe, especially at busy times, with buses and bellends flying by mere inches from my elbow. In all these plans I see lots of improvements made in connecting different areas to the city centre, but nothing that I can see that deals with the city centre itself. And surely that should be the critical core of the plans? People aren't going to want to commute by bike when, despite 95% of their journey being safe, the last 5% remains deadly. by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 5:11pm)

But the DRFs are just suggestions rather than actual funded plans, no? by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Apr 2023 5:55pm)

The official map on the UCI website is so over-stylised as to be useless other than seeing it goes Edinburgh->Fife->Glasgow, but the details should be figure out-able from this: https://twitter.com/BenjiNaesen/status/1573254631442239488 by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Apr 2023 1:48pm)

I'm not sure which exact ones you mean, but I cycle round there and tbh the vast majority of cyclists use the canal path for commuting into town, as it's completely away from the main road and entirely flat. I'm sure you've seen plenty of folk there Maryhill Rd itself really isn't safe for cycling, and ones like Bilsland Drive aren't very useful at the moment because they don't really connect to anything else yet by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Apr 2023 2:28pm)

Getting a tenement above C is pretty much impossible due to the basic building construction by meepmeep13 (Wed 26th Apr 2023 6:03pm)

The clue should have been in the fact that those shelters sold out almost instantly and you can't get a space in one for love nor money by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:02pm)

> the fucking LEZ zone the LEZ zone is not about disincentivising car use, it's purely and simply trying to reduce the level of air pollution and carcinogenic particulates in the city centre, and is a legal requirement on the council with respects to their responsibilities on air quality. It's an entirely separate issue, and one that would be happening even if we had no plans to promote active transport / reduce car use by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:10pm)

actually, the M8 contributes very little (something like 5-10% of total) to the NO2 and PM pollution in the city centre - the vast majority is due to heavy traffic and pre-Euro VI engines on particular streets. Hope St in particular is way in excess of legal limits https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=50447&p=0 regardless, the M8 being a complex issue means it's even *more* important to do something about the local emitters we can control, not less by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 1:14pm)

If there's more than one non-student in the flat then there is no discount. (you can look at it as students being basically 'invisible' for calculating council tax: i.e. one non-student living with any number of students gets the same discount as if they were living alone, and similarly more than one non-student pays the full amount irrespective of students being present or not) https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17215 As for who has to pay it, that's something you should agree with your new flatmates, preferably in writing and before you move in. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 4:06pm)

> to whoever is in charge of the house It's billed to anyone registered as living there, and they will send the same bill to multiple people if multiple people are registered there. There's nobody 'in charge' and multiple people can be pursued for the same debt if it comes to it. by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 4:18pm)

Probably wouldn't even have got much for him with only one ear by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 4:37pm)

pub by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 4:37pm)

Emmaus (homeless charity) will take them and give them to folk moving into new housing https://emmausglasgow.org.uk/what-we-can-accept by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 5:03pm)

I assure you, officer, the puppy gimp suit is all part of an elaborate sting operation by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Apr 2023 5:00pm)

It doesn't even make sense as an insult, and the fact you seem so keen on repeating it just makes you sound creepy as fuck by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Apr 2023 2:03pm)

Don't know why you're being downvoted, there is that exact charge in England and Wales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_Life_(Preservation)_Act_1929 However that only applies (as for all murder) if there is actual intent, and would only apply in the case where the mother survives and the foetus doesn't There is a current campaign for a similar charge in Scotland as there have been (a small number of) cases where harm has been caused in order to effect a miscarriage, but was only charged as assault on the mother by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Apr 2023 4:20pm)

Glasgow's sewerage system was built in different areas between about 1895 and 1915, around the same vintage as most tenements, so depending on the area many tenements were built before there was any sewer network for them to connect to by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Apr 2023 5:01pm)

They do go on most of the year though, while predominantly a seasonal activity they're perennial bellends by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Apr 2023 5:07pm)

This and Meadow Rd are my two favourite places for really good coffee. Both a bit pokey for any extended chilling though by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Apr 2023 5:11pm)

Could have been Christian Scientists? They have some weird ideas about healing disabilities in lay people, and they have a branch down Finnieston way. The membership would fit your description I think JW's do also try more 'targeted' stuff like this too by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Apr 2023 5:15pm)

My favourite coffee is a macchiato, and I will always praise Meadow Rd as being, to date, the only place I've found in Glasgow that actually makes them as they're meant to be - most places give you more like a cortado which is not at all the same thing (having said that, I must give praise to Black Sheep on Sauchiehall St who despite being being a soulless chain can actually knock out a great coffee to spec - they've got some great baristas) by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Apr 2023 3:05am)

I've found Celinos to be pretty generous with the portions by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Apr 2023 2:16pm)

I'm not a massive eater, but I usually order and easily finish two of their pastas When I saw the plates, I thought that was what you were meant to do by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Apr 2023 2:15pm)

They seem to make them 'primi' size - the way Italian places give you a pasta course followed by a meat/fish course, so it seems like they're trying to be authentic, but missing the second course I'm not complaining at all, it's nice to have a light pesto-ey pasta followed by a stonking beefy ravioli one, it's a great way to eat by meepmeep13 (Sun 30th Apr 2023 2:22pm)

^ people on this sub seem to treat tenement flats as starter homes, which has never been the case my 1-bed tenement flat was my second step on the housing ladder, and only now - after nearly 20 years of home ownership and monthly mortgage payments - am I ready to take on the purchase of a decent 2/3 bed tenement flat. by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th May 2023 1:05am)

Main issue is far more likely to be the amount of time it takes to pick up the car, they can be feckin useless Still, 2 hours should give plenty of leeway Just checking you know the service has reduced capacity due to issues with the ferries at the moment, make sure and book because a good chance you won't get a space if you just turn up by meepmeep13 (Sat 6th May 2023 7:45pm)

When I was a kid we always made the trip to Lowther Park (near Penrith!) instead You know Scotland's Theme Park is terrible when Cumbria's Theme Park is worth the extra distance by meepmeep13 (Sun 7th May 2023 6:09pm)

Wouldn't recommend changing suppliers while you have a metering issue, as that just makes the situation worse Also, I'm with Octopus and they haven't sent me a bill for over a year due to a similar issue, so I disagree they're any better. These companies are all outsourcing smart metering installation/maintenance to the same people so it doesn't really make much difference in that regard. by meepmeep13 (Mon 8th May 2023 4:14pm)

That's Barry, the last NHS dentist by meepmeep13 (Wed 10th May 2023 10:14pm)

Hi, head of the deliveroo bikes here, sorry about that won't happen again by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th May 2023 8:24pm)

Harder to nick, too - you're not getting away fast with one of those if you can't activate the motor by meepmeep13 (Thu 11th May 2023 8:50pm)

I had one the other night who kept on buzzing me at 11pm insisting I'd ordered a takeaway when I hadn't, like I might have done it without realising, buzzed me 5 times getting increasingly angry til I turned it off by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th May 2023 11:52am)

As someone who does a fair bit of recruiting and interviewing I feel like I have to repeat this a lot to failed candidates who ask for feedback: not getting a job does not mean you were not seen as being able or qualified for that job. It just means there was someone else we preferred out of that recruitment round. I interviewed for a role this week. We had 12 applications who met the basic job spec. We shortlisted 6 who met all or most of the enhanced spec. We then invited 3 for interview, and gave the job to the 1 that stood out. All of those 12 people could have done the job, not just the 1. That 1 was just the best person out of the 12. That is casting no aspersions on the other 11, all of whom could have done it. I would happily have given the job to any of them. Don't take it personally - you simply don't know who you're up against. One day, you'll be the 1. by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th May 2023 10:11pm)

I can only speak for myself but the simple reality is that if you interview a lot of people for a position it all becomes a blur - you remember the best few but it can be really hard to recall everyone individually, particularly if you do 6+ interviews in the same day, which is entirely normal. So I wouldn't be remotely surprised if your feedback was actually based on their experience of someone else and they're misremembering who is who. On the other hand, I do try and give genuine feedback not meant as "if you'd done this you'd get the job" but as "this might improve your chances in your next application" - so it might grate but them commenting on your speed of response might be a polite way of saying you were talking over them? (which in my experience some keen candidates do) And, of course, you may just have been interviewed by arseholes you wouldn't want to work for anyway. It never ceases to amaze me how bad some people are at doing interviews, which is a skill in itself, and one few people are trained in. by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th May 2023 11:13pm)

I'm a big fan of Ruchill as just being the perfect compromise parkrun - a good bit of hills to keep the PB arseholes away but not so much it breaks you if you're hungover, relatively small (about 60-80 runners is typical), nice open park with wide paths, good and friendly by meepmeep13 (Fri 12th May 2023 11:23pm)

Both of my go-to takeaways have recently stopped using all delivery services and do it all themselves now by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th May 2023 3:08am)

Takes too long to get out of the gimp suit by meepmeep13 (Mon 15th May 2023 8:59pm)

a chain store by meepmeep13 (Tue 16th May 2023 10:10pm)

Garscube Rd by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th May 2023 12:15am)

Simultaneously impressed but not surprised by all the American Candy stores being on there - how do you fuck up storing pure sugar? by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th May 2023 4:19pm)

This depends on your funding source and how the PhD funding is. *Some* research councils have applied an increase, others haven't, and are leaving it to your institution. Some existing students are somewhat left in the lurch. Regardless, though, /u/notgotapropername you should speak to your supervisor about this as most faculties/universities have ways to bulk up stipends, and if your supervisor is a professor they will almost certainly have discretionary funds they can use - it may just not have occurred to them to do so. by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th May 2023 8:09pm)

There's a local org that does uplift/recycling, don't know what they charge but they're a not-for-profit https://www.total-homes.com/services/Clearing-Services/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 17th May 2023 10:45pm)

There are two large groups out there who don't generally advertise their presence: - folk with large intergenerational money, basically spending their ancestors gains - not enough to not have to work, but plenty enough to turn an average income into a high one - people living the grand life entirely on tick (you can borrow a fuckload of money on 2 incomes, and get a long long way into the red before reality comes knocking) by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th May 2023 1:54am)

[whooosh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)? by meepmeep13 (Thu 18th May 2023 9:16pm)

If it's anything like my HA she probably had no idea when it was happening until the workmen turned up at her door, with my HA you just tell them when you're going to be in over the next 2 weeks and someone turns up randomly and with no warning by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th May 2023 4:36am)

More broadly, the Ardrossan-Brodick route is at the heart of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_fiasco , which is why the other guy told you to 'read the news' as it's been a pretty major political scandal for the SNP for some years by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th May 2023 5:02am)

At root, it's all down to the issues with MV Glen Sannox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Glen_Sannox_(2017) by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th May 2023 5:00am)

> greater Glasgow > really scenic pick one by meepmeep13 (Fri 19th May 2023 2:28pm)

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/we-need-to-look-after-our-own-first-say-people-who-would-never-help-anyone-20150907101741 by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th May 2023 1:33am)

Tell them that top floor flats are available and they should consider moving to one if this is such an issue for them by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th May 2023 6:05pm)

I went through BUPA On Demand and paid about £300 for one plus £250 for initial consultation at the Nuffield hospital in Kelvindale, but that was about 10 years ago - that was the price without insurance (this was after exhausting all NHS options and being told the pain was all in my head, for anyone that's critical - turns out it was not, indeed, in my head) by meepmeep13 (Sat 20th May 2023 10:25pm)

Bet you also think older drivers should be regularly retested once they get to a certain age and nuclear power is underused by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd May 2023 8:27pm)

There's no shortage of good places others will recommend, but I'd just add to avoid eating at BAAD itself - the kitchen is an overpriced disaster with pretty strong odds of being left hungry by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd May 2023 9:30pm)

Can you not see the difference between approaching someone in a setting that is explicitly social (such as - indeed - a sports club) as opposed to a setting such as a gym where they likely have no desire to interact with anyone and such social consent is not implied? At absolute best it's rude and intrusive, and generally if a man is making an unsolicited approach to a woman in such a setting she isn't thinking, "hmmm is he kinda cute or not" she's thinking, "hmmm how likely is he to follow me home when I leave." by meepmeep13 (Mon 22nd May 2023 11:32pm)

He provided Overused Trite Reddit Opinion No.3 ("Police Are Too Busy Chasing Up Social Media Posts to Arrest Actual Criminals"), I just added No.s 1 and 2 by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:34pm)

Now that this is solved, one of the things I used to love when I worked in a customer-facing call centre was people who believed that you could unilaterally make up an address for your home, and as long as the postie knew what was meant it was official So you'd get folk insisting their address was something like 'Ivy Cottage on the Mews' and you'd spend ages insisting no such place existed until they'd finally give in and admit it was actually 12A Scruntfuttock Road by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:38pm)

Some of us appreciate your work here by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:47pm)

Shish Mahal does great pakora. Basically still the go-to place for anything old school british, tandoori/balti etc by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:46pm)

Specifically for dosas, and pretty much only for dosas: Rishis Indian Aroma on Bath St Their dosas are amazing, and you can get one of the size of your table by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:44pm)

Wait for them to go out and then chuck everything back over into their garden? by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 2:52pm)

It covers all versions of the "Police Don't Arrest Actual Criminals Anymore" meme, which includes the "they won't arrest minorities / majorities / random group of people I don't like" variants. Someone always posts it on any mention of any crime anywhere in any country on reddit. by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 4:03pm)

I think it's funny he always gets upvoted for Pollok but downvoted for Byres by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 4:05pm)

Three Judges in Partick always has a 'real' cider or two on (often Lilley's stuff which I think is great) and around November usually has a cider 'festival' for a week or two where they give over a few more pumps to it by meepmeep13 (Tue 23rd May 2023 9:05pm)

As a customer, it seems to be a completely different set of staff almost every week, which is a pretty big red flag by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th May 2023 12:14pm)

It's a box in the fridge behind the bar rather than hand pump - was the mango one last few times I've been by meepmeep13 (Wed 24th May 2023 1:15pm)

I like the part where the person who has been round the whole circle 47 times already today has to try and remember what station is next by meepmeep13 (Thu 25th May 2023 8:47am)

wet sheet over the window or just wait a week by meepmeep13 (Tue 30th May 2023 9:11pm)

Saw someone still cutting about in their Canada Goose jacket yesterday, some commitment to fashion there by meepmeep13 (Wed 31st May 2023 11:28am)

Yes, but only the dogleg through Cally - if you go straight along Dobbie's Loan then you skirt the edge by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 12:22pm)

A large part of it might be folk like me who until fairly recently used to go out to nice restaurants pretty regularly (like 2-3 times a month for my wife and I, proper poncy foody types), but just can't justify that cost any more - we can still afford to go out, but now stick to cheaper places like cafes and 'casual' dining where the money goes further. And even then we only eat out these days if we're going to a gig or something, which we don't do much either because ticket prices have pretty much doubled in a couple of years. So I wonder if the increased business of cafes and pizza joints etc is matched by a drop in custom for proper restaurants by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 1:52pm)

I appreciate that the costs of the businesses in terms of everything has gone up, and don't begrudge paying for things I know I'm going to enjoy, but it does mean that I'm not going to try things out like I did before. That band I heard on 6music and quite liked playing at SWG3 for £20? Great, I'll give them a go, maybe grab a bite on the way. Now it's £40? Fuck that. by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 2:58pm)

No, the section of Dobbie's Loan in the picture is not in the LEZ and you can get from the M8 to Garscube Rd along the south side of the M8 without entering the LEZ. Only the dogleg via Cally Uni in OP's picture is in the LEZ. Source: drive it every day by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 3:16pm)

only if you turn off Dobbies Loan towards the city centre - Dobbie's Loan itself is outside the LEZ, and you can get from the motorway slip to Garscube Rd without entering the LEZ by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 3:15pm)

I think what happens is that due to GPS accuracy google confuses the congestion on the westbound M8 at that point with the slip road, and thinks traffic is backed up there too by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 3:21pm)

It might be disproportionately at the bottom end (which would make sense with flat costs such as e.g. cost of energy going up) - but I'm finding that all the random/less-known type of thing I used to go to in the £15-20 range is now commonly £30+ by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 4:41pm)

The other thing that zaps my nips is places insisting on increasingly ridiculous 'please return table by' times, especially when they aren't remotely organised enough to actually turn over the covers in that time So many places now giving you the table for 90 minutes but take an hour to actually serve any food by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 4:48pm)

It's a bit pricy, but there is a Pevsner guide to Glasgow which is basically the authoritative tome (it's about 35 years old now but I can't think of anything built in that time that would be worth seeing other than the Riverside Museum) by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 6:12pm)

Also, the now-ubiquitous 'small plate' shite makes it spectacularly easy for 2 people to piss £100 away without even being fed properly by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 6:23pm)

Glasgow has many wonderful types of architecture, but harmony is most definitely not the word I would use to describe the result It's kind of cool for that though, if a total mess in places by meepmeep13 (Thu 1st Jun 2023 7:25pm)

Yeah, but the cost of ingredients is only about 1/8th of the costs of a restaurant getting cooked food onto a plate in front of your gaping maw, that's pretty standard - most of the cost is the overheads of labour, energy, and rent of running the restaurant I used to work in a Scottish cafe and on the regular you'd get old ladies turning up with their own teabags insisting on a free cup of hot water. It's like, lady, the cost of the teabag is not the issue by meepmeep13 (Fri 2nd Jun 2023 11:26pm)

you never know, maybe this will be the one that fixes it by meepmeep13 (Sat 3rd Jun 2023 4:26pm)

oof by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Jun 2023 8:06pm)

not at all a Thistle fan, and my heart was in my mouth for all 47½ hours of that match can't imagine what going through all that was like for a supporter by meepmeep13 (Sun 4th Jun 2023 8:54pm)

and everybody clapped by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jun 2023 1:58pm)

This. Best dosas in Glasgow by a mile, and super cheap too by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jun 2023 3:26pm)

er...I'm referring to the fact that in the scene, everyone clapped when Spock neck-pinched the punk by meepmeep13 (Mon 5th Jun 2023 8:51pm)

Cos then we can market them to the american tourists as 'dive bars' and they get all excited and make those funny noises they do by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 9:01pm)

And that's how you get even more american candy stores by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 9:18pm)

At least the council gets rates from the boarded up shop by meepmeep13 (Tue 6th Jun 2023 10:20pm)

He's not turning into or from a road, he's barrelling straight down it like a cunt by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Jun 2023 8:36pm)

The 'hierarchy of road users' that was introduced last year would apply by meepmeep13 (Wed 7th Jun 2023 10:08pm)

The Ark if you're a student, Babbity Bowsters if you're an old fart like me by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Jun 2023 3:32am)

shhhhh by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Jun 2023 1:03pm)

It can't be that rigorous - one of my colleagues at a previous job was a compulsive liar who got fired for fraud Next time I saw him, I bumped into him in a corridor at GLA on my way to a flight - he was wearing a ground crew vest by meepmeep13 (Fri 9th Jun 2023 1:28pm)

mmm you can really taste the refuse centre by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Jun 2023 7:01pm)

Now I'm not saying they should take this as a sign from god, but I do notice that the thunderstorms tomorrow are perfectly timed to coincide with the kick-off of marching season by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Jun 2023 7:45pm)

I find it's entirely tolerable outside of the academic year by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Jun 2023 7:51pm)

Where the fuck is /u/eddiecointreau when you *really* need him by meepmeep13 (Sat 10th Jun 2023 11:21pm)

I just did it for the buzz by meepmeep13 (Sun 11th Jun 2023 3:27am)

update: [the culprits have been located](https://i.imgur.com/rXomF3D.png) by meepmeep13 (Mon 12th Jun 2023 2:06pm)

Seawater is salt water. To make it drinkable you need to desalinate it, which uses a lot of energy and is quite expensive. It's used quite extensively in e.g. the Middle East https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination In a country like ours with more than sufficient rainfall to meet our needs, it's far cheaper just to expand reservoir capacity. by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Jun 2023 8:32pm)

I normally love it too, but the hayfever is fucking brutal this year, can barely function by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Jun 2023 9:00pm)

it's not that humid though, my hygrometer says only 35% right now by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Jun 2023 9:06pm)

While there's plenty of shops will sell you a coconut (most big supermarkets have them) they're going to be a sad, wizened thing that will just make you homesick by meepmeep13 (Wed 14th Jun 2023 9:05pm)

couple of years ago we rented a cottage right on the NC500 and it was like watching Goodwood, endless fat balding middle-aged blokes in convertibles, wife looking utterly miserable spitting midges far better were a) the guys doing it in a convoy of vintage tractors (as long as you weren't stuck behind them) and b) the bloke going round barefoot with a donkey by meepmeep13 (Thu 15th Jun 2023 2:25pm)

Usual reminder that the American Candy Stores are for dodging business rates, not money laundering by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jun 2023 9:13am)

Basically that the ownership of the business is hidden behind multiple holding companies, and the council is unable to actually trace somebody who is responsible for payment of rates So basically the landlord/subletter (who would be traceable) avoids paying the empty property rate, while maintaining artificial scarcity for the rest of their portfolio and keeping their rents high https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-news-american-candy-shops-oxford-street-council-tax-business-rates-b1005515.html by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jun 2023 3:22pm)

On behalf of hayfever sufferers, thank fuck, now we can enjoy the summer too by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jun 2023 5:54pm)

It's not that it'll stop the trees and grass having sex in our faces, but part of the reason it's been so bad is the extended lack of rain, so the pollen that's already out there is continually circulating along with all the dust in the air from dried-out soil So a bit of rain, even just a brief spell, suppresses a lot of the existing pollen into the ground and stops the cumulative effect So, yes, tonight should make a big difference after such a long dry period by meepmeep13 (Fri 16th Jun 2023 8:04pm)

*taps the sign about the LEZ being nothing to do with carbon dioxide* by meepmeep13 (Sat 17th Jun 2023 1:35am)

Not new this year, been munched by them fuckloads the past 2-3 years by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Jun 2023 4:15am)

All students are irritating to anyone with a job/kids etc. Students hanging around in student groups doing student chat are just fundamentally annoying noise to anyone that has to live around it, even if they're well-behaved ones. Yes, even you about to downvote this. Especially you. You're the worst. by meepmeep13 (Sun 18th Jun 2023 4:35pm)

Whichever doesn't currently have a landslide by meepmeep13 (Mon 19th Jun 2023 5:25pm)

It's been a few years since I rented, but when I did HAP Lettings were great by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jun 2023 5:53pm)

ooh you've just uncovered my kink.....available parking spaces in the West End by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jun 2023 8:01pm)

might have to pass a football during your vinegar strokes though by meepmeep13 (Tue 20th Jun 2023 8:00pm)

hello person I have almost certainly met (been about 20 times myself) by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 2:07am)

annual thing where the taxi drivers take disadvantaged/special needs kids for a day out to Troon https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23589356.glasgow-taxi-drivers-prepare-76th-glasgow-taxi-outing-trip/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 1:53pm)

Isn't it just the one guy who's been at it for years? by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 1:50pm)

Norway were part of the coalition forces in both Iraq wars, if that's what you're referring to by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 3:49pm)

But you've only posted a picture of one guy, and it's the same guy I always see doing it - Chinese, often wears a bucket hat, always works alone, and as I say has been working this and other scams for years Have you actually seen others? by meepmeep13 (Wed 21st Jun 2023 4:02pm)

[Kronoform Scorpia](https://i.imgur.com/8ZG4FZT.png) I only had a cheap knock-off which stopped working in about a week by meepmeep13 (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 3:58pm)

software dev is not a reasonable thing to compare yourself to, they're crazy salaries at the moment, pretty much the only sector you can earn that much that fast just remember a) software dev goes in crazy bubbles so they have crap long-term job security and b) at the back of their minds is the encroaching possibility of AI rendering 80% of them redundant by the end of the decade by meepmeep13 (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 9:18pm)

that's why I'm leaving the other 20% - the folk who'll be able to work out the right AI prompts by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 12:18am)

that's the problem isn't it - will AI be able to write *good* code? No. Will the majority of companies care? Also no. by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 12:21am)

My place about half an hour ago by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 10:18pm)

I think they've greatly cut down on the cocktails, just 3 or 4 basic ones on the menu now, but I'm sure they'd oblige if it's not busy by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 10:26pm)

There's a Polmaddy down in Galloway that's pronounced like that by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 10:33pm)

Reckon you'd have better luck on the Scottish Conservatives facebook page by meepmeep13 (Sat 24th Jun 2023 10:47pm)

if he wore a Ralph Lauren rugby shirt, yes come on, check out the brooch, white blouse and tweed skirt combo on the lady, that's a Tory tradwife of the highest order, no chance any of these people were anywhere near a car boot in Blochairn by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jun 2023 12:02am)

Come on, just look at the details, everything here is minted Kid in £200 Ralph Lauren rugby shirt ✓ Mum in blouse, tweed, broch combo ✓ Gammon dad ✓ Kids with the public school haircut ✓ Living room with medieval flagstone floor and chandelier ✓ Vintage walnut furniture and antique silverware ✓ These people are loaded and they're all wearing the literal Tory uniform of rugby shirts and tweed, these are for sure our betters. by meepmeep13 (Sun 25th Jun 2023 4:57am)

Could it be any connection to a 'scoorie', which I thought had that meaning - though the only reference I can find for it is the Lanark 'Whuppity Scoorie' festival (is she from Lanark?) by meepmeep13 (Mon 26th Jun 2023 5:50pm)

since when did itison start owning venues? by meepmeep13 (Tue 27th Jun 2023 6:17pm)

While I'd file it under "not as bad as it used to be" that area is still an epicentre of drug problems and the behaviour that goes with it. Hang about Saracen St for a few hours on an evening and witness for yourself- personally I'd put that immediate area as literally the last place in Glasgow I'd want to live. Once you get a little away from Saracen St it's not quite so bad, Hamiltonhill in general is alright-ish. by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Jun 2023 1:01pm)

I'd just say that between the QCHA Hamiltonhill redevelopment and the Sighthill works, that trend of neglect is definitely being reversed, and generally the southern edge of North Glasgow is improving fast, it's just not quite reached Possilpark yet by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Jun 2023 1:15pm)

There's call centres and there's call centres though- I worked in customer support at BT a while back to make rent and it was miles better than e.g. cold calling/sales jobs at places like Kura Go through agencies for the better jobs by meepmeep13 (Wed 28th Jun 2023 6:17pm)

I have 4 bikes in my 1-bed flat. If you can't store that many, you shouldn't have that many. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 2:03pm)

I have 4 bikes and a 1-bed flat. All the bikes are in my flat. I wouldn't even consider storing them in the close. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 2:01pm)

re: edit: this is absolutely the problem - 120+ year old cast iron railings are a) rather fragile, so a thief can simply get the bike by smacking it hard with a hammer and b) EXTREMELY expensive to repair because it's such a specialist and bespoke item the value of the railings greatly outweigh the value of the bike that's chained to them, and it's just fundamentally insecure by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 2:00pm)

2 of us each with 2 bikes - mountain and road by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 3:23pm)

Yaaaaay there it is by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 9:16pm)

I think you're confusing the GCC equal pay settlement with something else entirely by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 9:15pm)

It's going into the money pit that is inflation. This is what an inflationary economy does - it makes it more expensive just to maintain services, so you either have to continuously raise revenues in line with inflation (which nobody can afford), or you have to cut services. This isn't particular to GCC or Scotland- this is the inevitable result of more than a decade of austerity, Brexit, and rampant out-of-control inflation - public services across the UK being trimmed a little more every year. It's happening to the arts, to schools, to the NHS, to utilities, everything, all at once, because it's the whole economy that's fucked. by meepmeep13 (Thu 29th Jun 2023 10:58pm)

are you a goldfish by meepmeep13 (Fri 30th Jun 2023 4:40pm)

Greggs used to put a plastic bit over the top of their pink jammies for this exact reason, then at some point in the past few years they stopped, now you leave your icing in the bag by meepmeep13 (Sat 1st Jul 2023 12:25am)

Isle of Bute, loads of lovely secluded bays, and there's a bus goes round most of the island so you barely need to walk at all by meepmeep13 (Sun 2nd Jul 2023 3:42am)

Peelham Farm make really good organic ones, and can be found either at the Partick/Queens Park farmers markets, or are stocked by places like Roots & Fruits / Locavore (though what's in stock often varies) by meepmeep13 (Tue 4th Jul 2023 10:25pm)

he's been about for *years*. The bracelet thing is new, he used to mainly do the thing where he'd try and get you to sign his book, and then follow up with request for cash. Mainly preys on old wifeys doing their messages. Absolute cunt. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Jul 2023 12:05pm)

If old-fashioned British curry house standards is what you're looking for, it's hard to beat the Shish Mahal, the original. Flock wallpaper, 27 page menu, efficient but perfunctory service, smashing pakora, tandoor and biryani. Straight out of Brick Lane or Curry Mile. by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Jul 2023 11:10pm)

I agree, but I'd put Birmingham's Balti Triangle on an even par with Glasgow - and possibly the only reason to go to Birmingham (see also Bradford) by meepmeep13 (Fri 7th Jul 2023 11:50pm)

Closed like...4 years ago? It's So Good now, new owners. Pretty decent/cheap but nothing special by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Jul 2023 9:53pm)

I donated literally 300 books in one go to the Byres Rd Oxfam, including a whole degree's worth of OU textbooks, they're more than happy to take them (with a bit of prior warning) It's also the best place to donate university texts, as they're one of the few bookshops that will actually sell them by meepmeep13 (Sat 8th Jul 2023 9:55pm)

Also, you can finish most of War and Peace by the time your tea arrives by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 1:45am)

Shut up, grandad by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 2:27am)

when I was at primary school we were mates with the rich kid - by which I mean his dad was the local pub landlord and he had an Amstrad. One weekend the four of us were round the pub being annoying, and his mum told him to take us somewhere else to play (i.e. fuck off you're annoying the regulars), and handed him a tenner for us to spend at the paper shop A fucking tenner. In 1986. To go to the sweet shop. £2.50 each. My weekly pocket money was about 30p at the time, ie the cost of a Beano and a Mars Bar. You couldn't imagine £2.50, you'd be in a diabetic coma before you'd spent half that. I think I had a Terry's Mint and a can of *real* coke and took home enough flying saucers to see me through the summer I think that was also the day I became socialist by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 2:26am)

A few of my preferred places all fairly close to Glasgow: 1. The Kilpatricks: e.g. start at Cochno and head up to the reservoir, loads of trails in the hills 2. Earl's Seat: once you're up on the tops there's loads of trails to choose from 3. The Whangie 4. North Third Reservoir 5. Drumchapel parkrun 6. The Trossachs, particularly between Aberfoyle and Loch Venachar 7. Carron Valley trails 8. The Ochils, starting at either Dunblane or Glendevon Westerlands CC have some routes on their website, but they're a bit more dedicated to hill running than trail https://westerlandsccc.co.uk/category/westies-routes/ If you want a set route, just plug one of the above locations into strava, set to running and follow the heatmaps of where others have gone. I usually just head off randomly and then use the GPS to guide me home when I'm ready to turn back by meepmeep13 (Sun 9th Jul 2023 10:03pm)

LEZs and ULEZs are different things, Glasgow has an LEZ, but people often (incorrectly) use the terms interchangeably. At some point in the future, the LEZ may become an ULEZ. by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 2:16pm)

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/forms/planningenforcement/planningenforcementform.aspx by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 2:41pm)

I'm in the conservation area but half my street is shitty white PVC, I thought they only really enforced for listed buildings by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 2:57pm)

> The university grrrr by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 7:58pm)

I was, of course, being facetious, but just pointing out that there are 4 universities in Glasgow, so calling it 'The University' is a bit patronising to the ~60,000 students at the other 3 by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 8:36pm)

Caledonian is the other one in the city itself, UWS has a campus in Paisley which is within the sub's sidebar definition of Glasgow There's also the Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Conservatoire which aren't Universities by charter but are degree-awarding Higher Education institutions, I think they do so by affiliation with Glasgow Uni and St Andrews respectively by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 9:43pm)

Not that the name makes any difference to a university's status, but even if it did, it's officially the University of Strathclyde and the University of the West of Scotland by meepmeep13 (Tue 11th Jul 2023 11:37pm)

No, it's actually the stuff the guy falls into at the end of Robocop by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jul 2023 12:11am)

I'd struggle to fill an hour there, let alone several days by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jul 2023 12:17am)

https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/14p1c0n/housingwhere_to_live_megathread_for_july/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jul 2023 2:11pm)

> but social housing wasn't created to allow tenants from the private sector to seek cheaper housing in the social sector Aneurin Bevan and the 1945-51 Labour government that kickstarted the post-war reconstruction would totally disagree with you, the estates built then were meant to be for people of all backgrounds "the working man, the doctor and the clergyman will live in close proximity to each other" It was the following Conservative government who shifted towards social housing for low income tenants only (principally to enable slum clearances rather than as a stated long-term policy), and it's fair to say the role of social housing in the UK has been an area of open debate ever since by meepmeep13 (Wed 12th Jul 2023 2:18pm)

> Not only do we pay an extra 1% on all levels of tax in Scotland. Not true, the basic rate (20%) is the same up to £25,688, and we have a 19% starter rate band between £12,571 to £14,732 that doesn't exist elsewhere You need to be earning over £27,850 to be paying more income tax in Scotland than the rest of the UK. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 1:18am)

We could simplify things a lot by having a flat-rate per-capita charge set by the local authority, which would remove the need for complex calculations related to property valuations, and greatly reduce the cost of administration. Scotland would be a great place to trial such a scheme. Just needs a catchy name. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 1:23am)

At least we killed off the absolute travesty that was Right to Buy so your friend can't also buy that flat for a fraction of the market value by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 2:48am)

I gather this is one of those aspects that does differ between Scotland and England - in England Housing Associations are allowed to charge 'pay-to-stay' rates to high-income tenants, i.e. they can't evict them once they earn above the means testing threshold, but they can charge them the going private market rate (and being not-for-profit, use that to subsidise other tenants) by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 3:12am)

Not really, I have degrees from both Glasgow and Strathclyde, have briefly studied at Caley, and worked professionally with GSA by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 3:47am)

Right, but the median income only pays about £120 more income tax per year than in England, so the idea that the Scottish taxpayer is heavily put upon isn't true, for most people the difference (in either direction) is extremely marginal. I like paying tax, personally. Tax pays for stuff. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 12:13pm)

In isolation, around an additional £500m/year is raised from the differential rates - most of which is directed into additional welfare spending How it affects the Scotgov budget is complex because of how tax revenues interact with the block grant, and kind of depends on the counterfactual - because devolved tax revenues are hit by the fact that growth in Scotland has (in recent years) lagged behind the rest of the UK. So yes Scotland raises more tax than if the bands were set the same to the rest of the UK, but no Scotland doesn't raise more tax than if taxation wasn't devolved, if that makes sense. You'll find plenty of robust debate on this issue elsewhere! by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 1:36pm)

Because in general incomes (and growth) in Scotland are lower than the UK average, if Scotland had the same tax rates as the rest of the UK, it would raise less tax per capita. So Scotland has to have higher tax rates to have the same level of public spending. So the Scottish Govt isn't taking significantly more tax overall (£500m is less than 1% of the overall budget) but it is using devolved powers to take it in a more progessive manner, increasing the burden on higher/top rate payers and enacting relief to lower-income taxpayers and benefit claimants. However, as I say the way this interacts with the Block Grant isn't simple and that also needs to be considered to answer the question of whether there is a net benefit to devolved taxation or not, and that's beyond the scope of a reddit post. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 1:57pm)

Again, it entirely depends on your counterfactual. > we'd just get the block (Barnett) grant paid out of exchequer receipts from the whole of the UK, right? ...being the key point. Had devolution of taxation not occurred, would the pre-devolution Barnett formula still be in place? Extremely debatable. > and the burden on lower earners is at most £21 less per year. But the progressive tax arrangements also include higher-rate payers subsidising e.g. the Scottish Child Payment, which essentially acts as relief to lower-income households. So again, you can't really assess any of this in isolation - you need to consider the full distributional effects of the devolved budget in total. In absolute revenue terms, it really makes little difference as everything roughly balances out - all it really comes down to is whether you are for or against a more progressive system than the UK average. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 2:28pm)

I'm actually impressed by the number of 'bus, taxis and bicycles only' signs, and traffic lights telling you turn left only, you must have ignored to get here by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 8:44pm)

They're all taxis, bar OP by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 8:46pm)

> I went into it a foot to turn right Just for separate info, you should *never* swan-neck - that is, counter steer to make a turn, this counts as dangerous driving and is how many cyclists/motorcyclists get injured or killed. It would be an instant fail in a driving test. You should never, ever need to steer left to make a right turn or vice versa, and I'd really recommend advanced driving lessons if this is something you do as a matter of habit, because it means you're braking/steering far too late. by meepmeep13 (Thu 13th Jul 2023 9:05pm)

Partick / Shawlands farmers markets: https://www.citypropertymarkets.co.uk/markets/farmers/ by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jul 2023 4:58pm)

I think that's only raw milk and cream, other dairy products are ok by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jul 2023 5:02pm)

The relevant legislation would be the [Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/14/contents) by meepmeep13 (Sat 15th Jul 2023 10:58pm)

depending on which exit you mean, you didn't necessarily enter the LEZ just by leaving the motorway - most exits skirt the LEZ and the entry points are clearly marked by meepmeep13 (Tue 18th Jul 2023 1:40am)

The amount of rubbish in the streets is: [ ] people's fault [ ] the council's fault by meepmeep13 (Wed 19th Jul 2023 8:41pm)

As much as it pains me to defend Tories, I would point out that a) deregulation of the postal service was required by an EU directive, b) the market was originally opened to competition under Gordon Brown which would inevitably lead to it being sold off, c) it was Peter Mandelson who led the review which recommended doing so and d) it was Vince Cable, as business secretary in the coalition government, who was chief architect of the legislation that led to its sell-off Of course Cameron/Osborne were more than happy with all of this, but the fucking of Royal Mail has been very much an activity of all parties by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jul 2023 1:52pm)

You'll be able to cross the route, you just have to wait until the stewards let you through. by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jul 2023 2:03pm)

2 years? Otago Lane has been fighting off the developers for at least 12 years http://saveotagolane.co.uk/ by meepmeep13 (Thu 20th Jul 2023 5:01pm)

isn't that a scene in Neds by meepmeep13 (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 6:50am)

You get repeatedly asked to do if even if you do respond I've been called up pretty much annually for the past 5 years - always willing to do it, but have never actually had to attend court, so I never get let off. Anecdotally it seems your chances of having to actually go to a trial after being summonsed is only about 1 in 5. by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jul 2023 5:54pm)

Bullshit - the only way you're getting unit rates like that is if you're still somehow locked into some kind of pre-2021 tariff, which I don't think is possible Current best tariff from Octopus for a new customer is double the unit prices what you're quoting, same as most other suppliers, nobody is offering those kind of numbers by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jul 2023 6:04pm)

Right, so your rates track wholesale prices. Your rates for the day are NOT representative of your rates over the year. Funnily enough, wholesale prices in the middle of July are not the same as the rates you'll be paying in e.g. December. Perhaps you'd like to provide a screenshot of your total bill for the past year? By the way, I am also on a Octopus wholesale tracking tariff. by meepmeep13 (Tue 25th Jul 2023 10:09pm)

Anecdotally, I think a lot of people who buy these things do so *because* they're bad or unconfident drivers- it makes them feel safer for the inevitable crash they're going to have by meepmeep13 (Thu 27th Jul 2023 6:16pm)

The LEZ for buses came into effect in stages from 2018-22, all the buses have been compliant for over a year now (the LEZ isn't a blanket ban on all diesels, it just sets standards on the type of diesel engine on the basis of particulate emissions) by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jul 2023 8:11pm)

Because their use case falls into a grey area of blue badge use (he's entering the LEZ without her in the car), they will need to register for specific exemptions for that vehicle: https://www.lowemissionzones.scot/blue-badge-exemption If they live at the same address and it's the main vehicle she uses she should be able to get a long-term exemption by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jul 2023 8:21pm)

Low *particulate* emissions. The LEZ has fuck all to do with carbon or other environmental concerns, just particulates - i.e. the carcinogenic stuff. by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jul 2023 8:57pm)

Apologies if this is what's already in place, but because your post is a little ambiguous, just so it's 100% clear: having the vehicle tax registered for the blue badge exemption (which is what will show up as ok on the LEZ vehicle checker) isn't sufficient to cover the case of someone else using the vehicle - there also has to be a specific LEZ exemption for the trip in question. If there is e.g. a one-day exemption in place through the transport scotland website, then this should mean your father is fine to enter the LEZ alone at any point that day. If this is what they have and they're still getting fined, there's a contact address on that page, as the one-day exemption should prevent any automatic flagging for that day (in other words, because the blue badge in general permits dropping-off/picking-up by another person, the exemption should also permit this, but they've made it explicitly tagged to nominated trips to prevent people borrowing blue badge-registered vehicles to escape the LEZ restrictions) by meepmeep13 (Fri 28th Jul 2023 8:55pm)

Kind of depends on your standards - it's not a great area of Glasgow, but also far from the worst. Location is pretty convenient, but it's the dodgier end of Maryhill and mostly social housing and high flats. There's also an orange lodge on Sandbank St, so comes with that extra package. by meepmeep13 (Sat 29th Jul 2023 3:12pm)

speaking of which, I've got an orange cycling helmet, and I'm always getting compliments about it from drunk arseholes in rangers shirts like...it's just an orange helmet. so cars can see me. by meepmeep13 (Mon 31st Jul 2023 11:31pm)

You do know what the city was like pre-Bruce Report, right? The plans they came up with might be a travesty, but I'm not sure 'the city coped fine before that' really stands up as an argument, given it was mostly victorian slums by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 2:40am)

Glasgow hosted the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships and regularly hosts the UCI track cycling champs too. As for bringing all the disciplines together, it also has the Commonwealth Games (which had road, track and mountain) as evidence of capability. So I think putting this down to inside men is doing the city a bit of a disservice, we've a good record of a range of cycling events, and the proximity of world-class mountain biking to urban areas is a massive plus in our favour. by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 4:22am)

Almost comical how they completely dug up and relaid Cleveden Rd, but only to exactly the point the team time trial route does a 180, and not a centimetre more by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 4:27am)

I think you'd have to be pretty jaded to not even fancy a 5 minute gander at the BMX freestyle or trials by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 4:31am)

My reading of this is that there wasn't enough evidence to get a conviction in a jury trial (sounding as though it would be easy for the defence to discredit the victim), so they've had to do a plea deal by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 8:45pm)

At the bottom of Gibson St is great, they fly down the hill at ridiculous speeds and literally take off when they hit the bump where it crosses Bank St by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 11:33pm)

Even when we were fortunate enough to have a grey bin it got emptied at best twice a year by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 11:30pm)

Not for everyone - by the last lap, I remember in the euro champs loads of supporters egging on riders trying to get up it after they'd spent their all, great atmosphere by meepmeep13 (Tue 1st Aug 2023 11:41pm)

Us bourgeois of the affluent west end do indeed venture into Possil, to get some of that sweet Baghdad Bakery bread by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Aug 2023 4:05am)

I think we're currently between breeding cycles, make the most of it as likely they'll be back in force in a week or two by meepmeep13 (Wed 2nd Aug 2023 7:16pm)

It's the *World* Championships. Many of our esteemed two-wheeled visitors may not be entirely au fait with UK traffic law. by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 2:17am)

But again it's the *World*, not *European* championships - and blanket prohibition of cycling on motorways is pretty much just a European thing. In the US, for example, cycling on Freeways and Highways is by default permitted and only prohibited on a local and case-by-case basis. Other countries participating do not have roads designated as motorways with separate restrictions in the first place - see the example someone else posted of the Kenyan and Sri Lankan national teams being escorted off motorways because they didn't know they shouldn't be there by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 10:41am)

How have you not noticed the 10 miles of barriers that's appeared across the city in the past week by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 10:53am)

Probably cleaner than the pros too by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 10:57am)

I don't remember it being much of an issue at the Euros, the circuit if pretty long - but yeah there is always the issue that your average pedestrian or deliverooer doesn't quite appreciate the speeds the peloton approaches at, tries to cross at the last minute Biggest risk has got to be the near-certainty of a Just Stop Oil group halting the races at some point, though I assume the protesters will do it in a safe manner by meepmeep13 (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 10:56am)

This isn't just across the ocean in the US, this is just across the water in Northern Ireland, whose religious and political history is not entirely unconnected with our own. The DUP was a literal part of the UK Government from 2017-19. The recent UK Minister for Health, Maria Caulfield (who was thankfully demoted by Sunak), voted against buffer zones outside abortion clinics and against legalising abortion in Northern Ireland. And those same US groups are lobbying *hard* here in the UK with the backing of big money. The Alliance Defending Freedom, for example, have a big UK presence and are regularly invited to speak on news programmes against buffer zones. by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Aug 2023 8:07pm)

> The DUP was never part of the UK government. That's just factually incorrect. Tomato/tomato, the confidence and supply agreement directly changed UK Government policy in several key areas away from their election manifesto. > The UK has always had a tradition of designating issues like abortion as "conscience votes" for which MPs are not whipped. And as we know a) the definition of what gets a free vote changes all the time and b) Parliamentary conventions have had a significant recent history of being ignored when convenient. Remember that Iain Duncan Smith instituted a 3-line whip against adoption by unmarried couples, and William Hague did the same against repeal of Section 28, both comparable 'conscience' issues. by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Aug 2023 9:54pm)

This isn't at all to minimise anything, but if you find yourself stuck on the wrong side of barriers please do just ask for help from one of the blue-jacketed stewards, part of their reason for being there is to help out members of the public to navigate the disruption, and there's loads of restricted entry/exit points they can use to let you through as long as they accompany you (of course they're all just members of the public with a coat on so each one may be more or less useful, but I've seen them guiding disabled folk on shortcuts through restricted areas so they are there to help) by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Aug 2023 10:36pm)

When I walked past yesterday afternoon about 4pm the sign said the next walk-in tickets were for 10:20pm So sounds like you'd need to get them at least a little in advance by meepmeep13 (Sat 5th Aug 2023 11:58pm)

While I don't disagree the disruption could be better managed, can you name a city of Glasgow's size that doesn't host mass sporting events? by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Aug 2023 5:57pm)

Knowing the UCI, I'd put the blame far more squarely on their shoulders - it's really their event and GCC are basically handing over the city to them for the duration, and working around them in terms of minimising disruption. The UCI coming in and dictatorially making logistical decisions with no warning would be entirely on brand. I agree on general marketing though - I think GCC/sport scotland have soundly failed to get across just how big these championships are, and what a major win it's been for Glasgow to host it - this isn't some niche sport, this is one of the biggest televised international sporting events outside of things like the Olympics, with viewer counts in the 100s of millions. I stood on Great George St today and witnessed the exact moment Van Der Poel caught Bettiol and attacked Van Aert/Pedersen/Pogacar to lead out a 20km win and take the world title - as a cycling fan, witnessing the greatest names in the sport today fighting it out in the dying stages of an epic criterium course literally inches from your nose is like having a seat behind the goals for a last-minute equaliser in the Champions League Final. Or something like that, I don't know much about football. by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Aug 2023 7:04pm)

The route isn't being used again until Tuesday, and they fully check it before each event, so go for it by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Aug 2023 10:48pm)

Nightmare is overstating it, unless there's a race on (which there isn't tomorrow) then you can quite happily go through one of the many, many gaps in the barriers. Getting across George Square is a bit of a palaver because of the fan zone but that's about it. Certainly not worth changing plans over. by meepmeep13 (Sun 6th Aug 2023 10:54pm)

The city loop is being used for the mixed relay time trials on Tuesday, then next weekend is the U23 men's road race on Saturday and the women's elite race on Sunday. Then it's all over and we can all put this trauma behind us by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 12:13am)

Not a great example given it hosted the start of the 2014 Tour de France, so out of the entire UK is probably the location which has hosted the single most significant (and, if you like, disruptive) cycling event in the country's history Which then led to it hosting the Tour de Yorkshire 3 times, and Leeds being part of Yorkshire hosting the 2019 Road Cycling Championships (i.e. what was happening this weekend) by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 2:27am)

Team GB are getting far and away the biggest cheers at all the events I've been to. There's plenty of Dutch and Belgian fans in town for the road stuff (as there will be for any road race anywhere anytime), but it's definitely a majority British crowd overall. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 8:27pm)

I'm a big cycling fan and this week has been brilliant. Aside from the men's RR going down in cycling history as one of the all-time great one-day races, I've seen some epic track events, and enjoyed the really important precedent of the paracycling getting equal prominence in the scheduling. Today I spent all afternoon on Glasgow Green watching the mens and womens BMX freestyle finals, with [a frankly reckless disregard for the basic laws of physics](https://i.imgur.com/ls9a9OJ.png) from the best riders in the world today. The crowds and support have been amazing, and all the foreign visitors I've met have nothing but praise for our city. I entirely understand those with no interest in this being peeved at the inconvenience it's caused them, but I hope they at least appreciate this event has been among the best of its kind and - as the first time the UCI events have been held together - Glasgow has really set a benchmark that will undoubtedly be remembered by the 100s of millions of international cycling viewers. by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 8:37pm)

That whole junction is a clusterfuck from both a car and pedestrian perspective, and absolutely fuck trying to cycle it. Part of the problem is that the lights for the main junction and two different pedestrian crossings are in such close proximity to each other (and with elevated lights) that it's really easy to confuse a red at one with a green at another That and the whole slalom thing due to eastbound cars stuck turning right, and the bottleneck caused by the frankly dangerous central reservation for cars turning right out of Kelvindale Rd I'm surprised there aren't more accidents there by meepmeep13 (Mon 7th Aug 2023 9:36pm)

We have slang too. In fact, the modern use of the term 'slang' is itself from Scots. by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Aug 2023 2:32am)

It was part of the time trial route today, but only from GWR as far as Kelvindale Rd - though I think the closure extended to the roundabout at Burlington Av? https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/crdwch/en-us/default/Stage/4/Map It should be open again for the rest of the week, closed again all along Cleveden Rd for the road races on Saturday/Sunday, then that's the end of it by meepmeep13 (Tue 8th Aug 2023 8:43pm)

For anyone not overcome with cycling-related trauma, from 8th-12th the events on Glasgow Green - BMX Flatland and Trials - are free unticketed entry https://www.cyclingworldchamps.com/championships/trials/ by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Aug 2023 1:27pm)

oh, go on *shakes bag* by meepmeep13 (Wed 9th Aug 2023 6:35pm)

Used to be pretty common on Ashton and Cresswell Lanes by meepmeep13 (Thu 10th Aug 2023 11:26pm)

The big roads connecting the city centre and west end are quite good for running at night e.g. Garscube Rd is well-lit and you can use both the pavement and the quiet cycle lanes without having to stop to cross side roads or GWR has nice big wide pavements, and again is well lit and generally busy enough to be safe depends how far you want to go, but a loop starting at Cowcaddens going Garscube Rd -> Queen Margaret Drive -> GWR back into town would be about 4 miles, safe, well-lit and involve minimal stopping or just an out-and-back along GWR as far as you want to go by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Aug 2023 1:38am)

Friend of mine had their bag lifted while we were there too, a few months back by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Aug 2023 11:00pm)

yeah, tried it once for a fish supper and while the chips were ok-ish the fish was the saddest, dodgy-smelling freezer-burnt bony runt from the bottom of the trawler that even the ship's dug would have refused by meepmeep13 (Fri 11th Aug 2023 11:10pm)

you mean I Saw You *feels old* by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Aug 2023 4:33am)

"Christ is the head of the church" - Ephesians 5:23 by meepmeep13 (Sat 12th Aug 2023 2:17pm)

This - absolutely fuck doing the A66 on the regular, it's a mess. I've lost weeks of my life to tailbacks on that road by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 12:14am)

As featured in the film *Neds* where the main character lives up there for a bit while homeless by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 12:11am)

> The slightest excuse to inflict some suffering on somebody they deem worthy Interesting that you apply that to the lady calling him out, but not the guy literally insulting the disabled by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 1:05am)

In many ways, this guy is a hero, taking the bullet and reminding us all of the daily need to not accidentally post horrible comments about disabled people. Barely a day goes by I don't nearly accidentally post horrible comments about disabled people, just a small slip of the finger is all it takes. This could have been literally any of us. Just put yourself in his cunty shoes for one minute and think what it must be like and thank your blessings it wasn't you. by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 1:12am)

No it isn't, in much the same way as calling you a bellend isn't either by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 1:52am)

Are you perhaps confusing the american/canadian use of the term (which is indeed a misogynistic slur reserved as an insult for women) with the UK/Australian one, where it's a general-purpose all-gender insult? by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 3:38am)

I think, after 2 packed weeks, I've finally reached my fill of how much cycling I can watch. You can all have your city back now by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 6:16pm)

It is a big deal in politics, the Scottish Government have been pushing for decriminalisation for some years, but it isn't a devolved matter and the Tory line is pretty obvious (as the Labour one will follow). https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/07/scotland-proposes-drug-decriminalisation-in-westminster-challenge Simple answer is that being hard on drugs still wins votes as most voters in the UK are relatively unaffected and insulated from their effects, and have no real interest in properly addressing the problem. Easier to just 'other' the victims than empathise with them. by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 8:25pm)

Police Scotland are already under guidance to only 'confiscate and warn' for personal possession of cannabis, which goes against UK classification as class B. But fundamentally the Scottish Government cannot set policy in areas where it has no legislative power, so advising on priority of enforcement is basically all it has. (Note our batshit Home Secretary wants to make it Class A for fuck's sake) by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 9:56pm)

Kinetics on Garscube Rd is a dealer for a few trike brands that do mobility/electric assist, they mostly deal in recumbents so probably wouldn't have what you're looking for in stock (the shop itself is small and doesn't carry more than a few display models), but might be a place to ask by meepmeep13 (Sun 13th Aug 2023 10:32pm)

The Drug Death Prevention (Scotland) Bill is active as a private members bill (Paul Sweeney), but unfortunately we have a new first minister who doesn't have it high on his legislative agenda by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 3:12pm)

With regards the Heroin Assisted Treatment Centres - essentially it's up to the individual health boards - Tayside NHS is looking like it might open the 2nd one in Dundee soon So the Scottish Government has done its part by making the centres legal and funded, but it can't unilaterally force health boards to build them if they don't individually see the benefit by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 4:52pm)

Buy a packet of plain scones and a packet of white sauce mix, voila biscuits in gravy by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 5:38pm)

Unlikely to get more authentic than the place the secret police are eating at by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 5:37pm)

https://www.argyllholidays.com/loch-lomond-holiday-park/lomond-royal-platinum-hot-tub-lodge-sauna-4-bedrooms by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 5:45pm)

Hopefully this advice isn't too late, but there are plenty of scams out there, including people who will impersonate agencies and use photos/videos from real properties to scam you out of months of advance rent. (you then turn up to pick up the keys and find that nobody has ever heard of you and someone else is living there) The thing to do is to a) check that the agency you're dealing with is a real, physical business (i.e. that you can find their office on google maps) and then b) to directly contact them via their registered business contact details (i.e. a phone number and NOT the email address you've previously been talking to) and talk to them directly to ask for confirmation that you are indeed dealing with them and not a scammer impersonating them. No proper agency will mind you doing this. All landlords have to be officially registered, so you should also check that the details you've been given match that on the public database: https://www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk/search The fact it's listed on rightmove/zoopla means you're almost certainly fine (as only legit registered property agents can list on those websites) but it's still worth checking. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 9:18pm)

Depends how much you're willing to pay. The actual process of exchange and so forth is pretty easy, getting an offer accepted is the hard bit. by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 9:22pm)

While that money won't stretch to West End prices, you might find something West End - adjacent, where you have pretty much the same access to all the good stuff even if the specific location isn't as nice. Areas like Firhill, Ruchill, Whiteinch, Temple - the quality can vary from street to street but some reasonable and quiet places out there Also with all the redevelopment work going on Sighthill might be worth a look as it's completely changing as an area, and with the new bridge it's only a short walk into the city centre by meepmeep13 (Mon 14th Aug 2023 9:32pm)

It was a Labour Government that controversially fired David Nutt from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs when he recommended reclassification of drugs based on actual harm, and the then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith who reclassified cannabis from Class C to Class B, and refused to follow their recommendations to downgrade ecstacy to Class B by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Aug 2023 12:24pm)

I'd fundamentally disagree with 'going right back to the start'. You can't argue that Keir Hardie didn't represent the working class, and we have a lot today (like the NHS) to thank the working class members of the Attlee government, like Aneurin Bevan, for. It was Blair who broke the link between Labour and socialism in 1995 with the changes to Clause IV by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Aug 2023 1:45pm)

It's their mating season by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Aug 2023 9:23pm)

Entirely feasible, plenty of cycle routes and mostly flat between those two points, but as others point out your biggest enemies will be the weather and the amount of daylight by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Aug 2023 9:21pm)

I reckon some of them might have made that on the Gibson St descent by meepmeep13 (Tue 15th Aug 2023 9:24pm)

Yesterday someone tried to overtake me while we were stationary at a red light, which is a new one by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Aug 2023 3:05pm)

fuck me this sub really can find a tenuous shite tinge to anyone trying to do anything to improve things by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Aug 2023 3:16pm)

Yes, it's legit, elecreg.co.uk is the national site for managing the electoral roll They do seem to do their best to make it look like a phishing attempt though by meepmeep13 (Fri 18th Aug 2023 4:40pm)

Also, are you sure this is a real agency and not a scam? Due to the shortage of rental housing there's a lot of fake listings out there (particularly on places like Gumtree), they ask for an up-front fee then you never hear from them again. by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Aug 2023 9:28pm)

to a /r/glasgow miserabilist, if it isn't being done then it's a necessary and overdue improvement, if it is being done then it's unwanted gentrification that way you get to moan whatever happens by meepmeep13 (Sat 19th Aug 2023 9:49pm)

...while burning a sack of coal by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Aug 2023 3:27pm)

Did that one a few years back and haven't repeated it due to having exactly the same experience - loads of coach to 5k folk blasting the first half, then walking the rest and having a natter, blocking the railway path and ruining it for anyone who's actually trying to do a 10k. And then *they* get pissy at anyone trying to push through them Thankfully there's no shortage of 10ks out there, and most of them don't include Ferguslie Park by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Aug 2023 3:41pm)

Roastit Bubbly Jocks on Dumbarton Rd does an excellent haggis/neeps/tatties/whisky sauce What you're looking for is often called Balmoral Chicken (that's meant to mean the chicken breast is stuffed and rolled with haggis, but plenty of places just use it generically to mean chicken and haggis in some combination) - if you're looking for a cheap option then most of the bigger Belhaven pubs (such as the Old Schoolhouse in Kelvinbridge) have it on the menu for about a tenner by meepmeep13 (Sun 20th Aug 2023 5:03pm)

I've seen the police chasing these guys with their own quad bikes several times, and being pursued by car on Balmore Rd (they're based in Possil). They don't cause any specific trouble other than driving about (albeit often at dangerous speeds), they just fancy themselves as being in Mad Max or something. The main reason I think they wear scarves is because a couple of them are actually grown adults. by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Aug 2023 2:30pm)

I see this place has finally ground down your positive and optimistic demeanour one of us! one of us! by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Aug 2023 6:04pm)

it says they'll be running shuttle buses to Balfron, which takes about an hour on the X10/X10A that runs hourly from city centre/maryhill rd by meepmeep13 (Tue 22nd Aug 2023 6:09pm)

I've always reported steetlights through MyGlasgow and they've always been fixed (eventually) without having to chase - used to take days, now takes months though by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 1:56pm)

I don't know specifically of any steps, but Cowlairs Park and the area just to the north behind Saracen Primary is all ex-tenement housing areas that were built on a hill and have been demolished, good chance there'll still be some stairs left in place I reckon by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 2:23pm)

Only because they didn't include Fraserburgh by meepmeep13 (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 3:38pm)

don't need to overnight, you can get to Fort William by 10am by either train or citylink bus and yeah, local taxi firms will get you to Mallaig, but arrange it in advance. Might find they have several people trying to do the same journey and can share the cost by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Aug 2023 1:48am)

I'd suggest you're unlikely to be the only person in this situation, so it might be worth posting on e.g. the island facebook group and seeing if there's a car pool running? (note there's also a small private ferry that operates from Arisaig, though that runs even earlier - however that might give you other hotel options https://arisaig.co.uk/islandferry/) by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Aug 2023 1:54am)

there's arseholes and shitty teenagers and then there's police being attacked and abducted https://news.stv.tv/west-central/man-allegedly-abducted-and-stabbed-police-scotland-officer-at-flat-in-maryhill-glasgow and this isn't a one-off - I remember in 2020 the full force of Police Scotland coming down on the area after a female PC was attacked in the street behind Tesco by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Aug 2023 8:09pm)

Yes, but these kind of things happen in and around the Wyndford Estate *a lot*. One policeman being attacked is equivalent to your examples, twice is a pattern. It's only a small area of housing, for that rate of attacks (there's plenty more in the past few years, like the woman who was randomly assaulted in the street, or the kids throwing concrete at cyclists) it's definitely an outlier compared to the rest of Maryhill. I'm not saying you can't live a happy life in the Wyndford Estate, but the question OP is asking is quite literally how it compares to other areas. And bottom line is that a lot more violent shit goes down in Wyndford than in Maryhill on average. I agree that Maryhill generally is fine. by meepmeep13 (Thu 24th Aug 2023 9:14pm)

At this point nearly everybody online has been involved in some kind of data breach https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (legit site) will tell you what information about you is in freely available leaked databases by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Aug 2023 4:18pm)

And they say 'no more experimental MRNA vaccines for kids' - well done, you've already won. The JCVI is not recommending any further vaccinations for kids outside of clinical risk groups. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-autumn-2023-vaccination-programme-jcvi-advice-26-may-2023/jcvi-statement-on-the-covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-autumn-2023-26-may-2023 by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Aug 2023 4:40pm)

The slower trains are just the ones taking a longer route and stopping at more places for all the folk who live in between the two cities. If you're just going direct between Glasgow and Edinburgh you'd take the fast one from Queen St, there's plenty of them. by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Aug 2023 4:48pm)

An honest opinion from a Glasgow resident - as a tourist, stay in Edinburgh because the centre is much nicer, and has better pubs. by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Aug 2023 4:52pm)

do book it though, can be busy at night by meepmeep13 (Fri 25th Aug 2023 5:05pm)

Also was a family seen in the new Claypits / Firhill Basin area last year by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Aug 2023 9:29pm)

Looks like that's the Co-Wheels car club logo on the side, likely a batch of new vehicles waiting to be driven out to their individual homes, or possibly existing ones gathered up ready to go for servicing. Those BMW EVs are one of their main vehicles. That's as close as you can get to the West End without restricted parking so the best place to leave them. by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Aug 2023 9:24pm)

Can often see Roe Deer in the woods / farmland up Balmore Rd out the back of Summerston Mind they came all the way in to Buchanan St during lockdown: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18454708.lockdown-deer-spotted-glasgows-buchanan-street/ by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Aug 2023 9:31pm)

And Partick Thistle (which I think is the cause today) by meepmeep13 (Sat 26th Aug 2023 9:34pm)

There's plenty of buses, you have to work a little bit around the timetable but easy to see most of the island by public transport as it's pretty much just two big loops by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Aug 2023 9:49pm)

first time on this subreddit? by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Aug 2023 10:11pm)

Baghdad Bakery on Saracen St does amazing Iraqi Samoon and other flatbreads, not quite the same but similar kind of thing by meepmeep13 (Mon 28th Aug 2023 10:16pm)

Chapped on a neighbours door last night to ask them to keep the noise down, and they did Still buzzing by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Aug 2023 2:28pm)

And on top of this most big engineering consultancies (UK-wide and international) have Glasgow offices supporting the sector, as well as shitloads of associated SMEs by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Aug 2023 2:43pm)

Don't know what to do with all this frozen pish now by meepmeep13 (Tue 29th Aug 2023 9:54pm)

I'll just meh this as I ended up in customer support hell with them that took about 18 months and several complaints to fix, but to their credit they did eventually fix things once I finally got the right person to look at the problem But I wouldn't say they're any *worse* than any of the others by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 12:24am)

To be fair the retailers like Octopus don't actually run/own the metering companies, that's all done by third parties, and because of the smart meter rollout the 3-month wait for an engineer is standard. Would be the same for any company Note that this can work in your favour - companies aren't allowed to back bill for more than 12 months, so if you haven't received any accurate bills for that 18 months you're basically getting that first 6 months of energy for free https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/check-energy-back-billing-rules I found out from one of the engineers trying to fix our meter (which didn't need fixed) that the reason they prefer email is that actually a lot of Octopus' support is AI/chatbot based - which is why they automatically booked engineers for me 5 times despite it not being any fault at my premises. So if you have anything complicated there's absolutely no point in going through their main email address, they'll just send out another engineer rather than investigate properly. I'm sure you've done it already but I went via issueresolution@octopus.energy and after about a month finally got in touch with someone who knew what they were doing, and about a month after that everything was magically sorted by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 9:36pm)

It's not weird when you consider that the Chinese diaspora in Europe is about 2.5 million people, and the Japanese only about 150k. It's only the Pacific region you find Japanese-owned restaurants outside Japan. by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 10:44pm)

I've heard rumours that the staff at Five Guys aren't actually american by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 10:39pm)

Reminder for anyone in the new North Kelvin/Woodside parking control area that the first year's parking permit expires tomorrow by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Sep 2023 5:20pm)

It was C A Games originally, but I think it became something else and finally closed about 2017? by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Sep 2023 9:51pm)

Ah yeah, that was it - CA Games was downstairs for as long as I can remember (think I got my N64 there?) til about 2008, then Shmup Games was upstairs something like 2012-17 by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Sep 2023 10:50pm)

I used to go here too when I lived in the area, was great having a barbers where you didn't have to talk about football by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Sep 2023 7:53pm)

This was 5+ years ago so may have preceded her going off the deep end, don't remember any chat like that by meepmeep13 (Mon 4th Sep 2023 9:35pm)

Black Pine on GWR by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Sep 2023 1:50pm)

Why not Ikea? Markus is the best office/gaming chair by meepmeep13 (Wed 6th Sep 2023 9:52pm)

Yeah, if I'd spent 10 times as much on approximately the same amount of moulded plastic and aluminium I'd tell myself that too by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 12:15am)

Opticians make all their money from obscene markups. Just get your prescription off your optician (should be free on the NHS), measure your pupillary distance (get a ruler online), and then order your glasses from an online optician. My optician quoted me £630 for my most recent pair, went online and got exactly the same frames/lenses for £170. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 12:24am)

Please name a different approach that we could try that we haven't already. The MAB came about only after 5 years of complete intransigence by UCEA and refusal to negotiate on any aspect of the deterioration of conditions. We've exhausted every other option. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 4:25pm)

Ivy is a shite overpriced chain these days by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Sep 2023 7:49pm)

Also, since 2019 any ticketed event held in any Glasgow park already has to pay an Environmental Levy of £4 as a surcharge (increased this year from £2.50), which is meant to be ring-fenced funding for the costs of running these facilities So it seems a bit rich to introduce a controversial tax which was literally brought in to allow GCC to keep things like the Kibble and Winter Palace open, and then to close them or ticket them *as well*. If the Levy isn't covering the costs for which it was designed, then where is that money going? by meepmeep13 (Fri 8th Sep 2023 12:39pm)

https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/167g5sl/housingwhere_to_live_megathread_for_september/ by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Sep 2023 3:32am)

Dear students: welcome back, lovely to have you again, please don't walk 5-abreast along the pavement. Cheers by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Sep 2023 6:36pm)

so sad to see all these kids going out and getting trollied by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Sep 2023 6:35pm)

You're going to struggle to get advice here because obviously we all live here and don't stay in hostels...however seems that staying in a hostel directly above a nightclub would be either a) hellish if you want to get sleep at any reasonable hour or b) great if you're planning on coming here for clubbing and want to make pals by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Sep 2023 9:20pm)

Oh god no escaping the subcrawls by meepmeep13 (Wed 13th Sep 2023 7:55am)

Paesano is exactly the same today as when it opened, bar being about £2/pizza dearer by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:38pm)

Overhyped: Gamba. Epitome of the whole stereotype of fancy cooking = butter. Utterly devoid of atmosphere and for footballer's wives. Underhyped: Rishi's Indian Aroma on Bath St. Fucking amazing dosas. Don't bother with anything else, just the dosas. by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:40pm)

tonkatsu and a side of prawns for me, my current #1 place by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:49pm)

yeah, I take steak frites and a pint at Drygate over any of the dedicated steakhouses in town by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:48pm)

It's barely been open 6 months, obviously no-one talks about it yet by meepmeep13 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:47pm)

Talking about it like it was in the 1970s when it only closed about 2 years ago by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 12:06am)

One benefit of visiting Genoa is it makes you realise the M8 running through the middle of the city isn't actually *that* bad by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 5:11pm)

Shameless pattertheft by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 6:48pm)

The J16-17 viaduct was heading in that direction... by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 6:46pm)

BAAD- not sure they intended to name it as a concept restaurant, but everything was uniformly terrible. Including, fortunately, their accounting, because they forgot to charge us for half the stuff we ordered, and we weren't in any rush to correct them because it was still a rip-off. by meepmeep13 (Fri 15th Sep 2023 6:52pm)

Presumably there's other food besides steak by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Sep 2023 1:59pm)

Personally I think Smash Burger does 5 Guys better than 5 Guys and works out a bit cheaper by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Sep 2023 2:04pm)

Walked into the one on Byres Rd with the open kitchen, chef was stood there with the floor covered in dirty pans, picking his nose and inspecting the results. Went elsewhere. by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Sep 2023 2:01pm)

Katsu by meepmeep13 (Sat 16th Sep 2023 8:49pm)

Most of Strathclyde Uni - particularly the chunk of buildings on George St/Richmond St featuring the Livingstone Tower by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 4:07pm)

It perhaps helps if you understand that Scots, which is where many such words come from, is not derived from modern English, but that both modern English and Scots evolved seperately from Middle English - a language spoken across much of Britain from around the 12th to 15th centuries. And in Middle English the word 'frae' meant 'from', which in turn came from the Norse 'fra'. So the evolution of 'fra' to 'frae' to 'fae' is fairly obvious, it's English that is weird for having 'from', which is to do with Germanic roots. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 4:26pm)

Strathclyde has one of the best ranked journalism/media/comms schools in the country - it's literally 4th on that list (also, OP already listed the courses they're interested in) by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 4:43pm)

Yeah, tends to be a problem with league tables, they often miss out universities just due to the naming of courses - and universities game this by naming their courses to get into easier rankings (apart from the many other reasons why league tables are bollocks) by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 5:02pm)

Hate to piss on your triple-cooked halloumi fries but the entry requirements for Strathclyde are higher than Glasgow for media courses by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 5:35pm)

I'd say that broadly: 1. Strathclyde/Caledonian tend to provide more vocational learning than Glasgow in their degrees so would be better suited to someone specifically looking to gain practical skills - the English/Linguistics course at Glasgow is going to be mostly theoretical rather than applied to creative media 2. Strathclyde has a much higher ranked journalism/media school than Caledonian so would be the preferred choice of those two (and has a much broader choice of degree specialisms just due to being a much bigger department) 3. But if you're particularly interested in Digital Media, the DMIS course at Glasgow Uni is supposed to be very good, does teach lots of practical skills and is connected to a well-rated computer science / IT dept So I'd say it's between Strathclyde and Glasgow, but the choice between them dependent on specifically what course content you're interested in following, as well as the joint options you've mentioned. Both are excellent choices. by meepmeep13 (Mon 18th Sep 2023 6:15pm)

And it's completely pointless - it's not about the university, it's about the department you'll be studying in. 'Good' universities have shitty departments and 'shitty' universities have good departments. Most post-92 universities come from a background of being very, very good at one particular subject area. All 3 unis (and of course the FE colleges) have distinct offerings that make them each the best choice in particular areas. by meepmeep13 (Tue 19th Sep 2023 3:59pm)

Important detail: the mortgage will *usually* cover the home report value, but lenders will do their own check on the property before lending (i.e. checking local sale values, property history etc) so before putting an offer in, make sure you have your mortgage in principle confirmed against *that actual property*. You don't want to be in the situation where your offer is accepted but your lender finds an issue that means they'll only lend against e.g. 90% of the value or won't lend on that property at all. by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Sep 2023 1:35pm)

Carron Valley and the Fintry Inn by meepmeep13 (Wed 20th Sep 2023 2:22pm)

on the other hand the guy who fell asleep on our landing went absolutely mental when we woke him up, started trying to kick people's doors down, and the police ended being called anyway by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Sep 2023 12:56pm)

It's definitely depressing, but most of the inhabitants who might pose a threat would struggle to stay upright in a stiff breeze by meepmeep13 (Thu 21st Sep 2023 1:15pm)

Isn't it that the Wellington St and Bath St restaurants share the same toilets, despite being half a block from each other? by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 3:58pm)

https://twitter.com/hooliganscz1999/status/1705134135818273248 "Info United Family (Betis): Wednesday at night we talk with Rangers to agreed a fair play. They dont answer the mobile and we wait for more than and hour at the agreed place. We try to fight with them for two days. We agreed a fair fight with them, At same numbers and no weapon for after the game. And they come to us 100 vs 30, with stones, flares and iron sticks. It can be demonstrated with evidence and conversations that they have deleted from Telegram. " Let me get this straight...they're trying to decide which team is better by having two pre-selected squads meet in a particular location at a particular time without any weaponry and to undergo a physical competition according to some pre-agreed ruleset? Have they considered using a ball? by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 4:14pm)

I remember it well (being of the 80s myself), I just didn't realise there were 'rules' or a 'fair fight' to it, like massive mismatch of numbers was normal - usually it was the away side, massively outnumbered, trying to do flying attacks on the home side by meepmeep13 (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 10:24pm)

I've not got that impression from Bike for Good, but an alternative is Common Wheel in Maryhill, who seem happy to take most things, I've given them a couple of old bikes in the past by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Sep 2023 2:34pm)

For anyone like me who is eligible for a covid/flu booster, rather than wait for a letter it looks like there are loads of appointments available at short notice if you go through https://vacs.nhs.scot/ - I just checked and got an appointment at the central mosque for tomorrow by meepmeep13 (Mon 25th Sep 2023 5:28pm)

They're not building anything, it's going in the existing Health and Social Care Centre which is completely the other end of Hunter St from the few remaining flats. I sincerely doubt you'd notice any difference, especially as most of the people who are going to use this facility will already be frequent visitors there. by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Sep 2023 5:27pm)

Like you suggest, ignore everyone else that sets off like Kipchoge up Vincent St, you'll be overtaking them a mile later when they're revisiting their breakfast Also don't underestimate the climb over Kingston Bridge, it's a lot steeper than it looks in a car After that there's not really any hills to speak of, so you'll be dandy from then on by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Sep 2023 10:03pm)

Mono, if there isn't a gig on by meepmeep13 (Wed 27th Sep 2023 11:23pm)

Springburn - they've got the high ground by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Sep 2023 12:18am)

Judging by last time I was up Saracen St, most of Possilpark couldn't fight a stiff breeze by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Sep 2023 10:10am)

Fight would be over by the time they've got through the M80 tailback though by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Sep 2023 12:03pm)

til the Grand Ol' Opry arrive with their *real* guns y'all thought that Confederate stuff was just cosplay by meepmeep13 (Thu 28th Sep 2023 2:29pm)

top tip in life: whenever someone says they'll 'try' to do something, it means they're not going to do it. by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Sep 2023 5:24pm)

[Dammit, Lawrence, can't you just pretend like we can't hear each other through the wall?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6wqHnXwQ1Y) by meepmeep13 (Fri 29th Sep 2023 6:48pm)

If by 'up here' you mean Scotland, I would say that generally Scottish chippies are very good - it's Glasgow that's the outlier. Head to the east coast (e.g. Fife or Aberdeenshire) and you'll find plenty of chippies that are among the best in the UK. A large part these days though is cost - the price of both fish and oil has increased massively in the past 5-10 years or so, as well as energy costs more recently making running a chippy hugely more expensive. If you're somewhere affluent, like London, then a chippy will keep up the quality, keep buying haddock/cod, and up its prices. In Glasgow, far fewer people can afford £12-15 a supper, so instead they now buy the cheapest generic white fish and turn down the oil temperatures (hence flabby batter and pallid chips) to keep the price down to what people are willing to pay. by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Sep 2023 1:12am)

Most back door keys are the same hexagonal security key. (you may notice the lock is only on the inside) by meepmeep13 (Sat 30th Sep 2023 2:19pm)

> The more you push men away Who is 'you'? In what way are men being 'pushed away'? What does that even mean? > 'Stop demonising them for being alive' Who are you talking to? Who is doing this? What are you talking about? > people who do try get called names and chewed out for attempting. Sorry, what? When has this happened? Who has tried what and who has called them what names? by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 10:22am)

Where? I see a lot of similarly vague posts about men collectively being victims, without any explanation whatsoever of what they're victims of Be specific, who is doing exactly what to whom? by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 12:01pm)

Sorry, I still don't get it. I think we're interpreting the poster in completely opposite ways. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 2:39pm)

A simple one: why do you think the poster is victimising men? I read it as entirely the opposite. A clear-cut case of Betteridge's Law - framing it as a question rather than a statement to imply the answer is 'no' and a nuanced problem - it sounds to me a thoughtful event that is intended to deconstruct all the very issues raised in this thread. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 6:21pm)

I wouldn't say there's any particularly good one since Brian Maule closed shop earlier this year There's a few brasserie places like La Bonne Auberge and the Atlantic that are ok but nothing special Wee Paree is good but that's more of a fancy cafe than a restaurant Personally I'd either go to Number 10 (a great bistro but isn't specifically French cuisine) or get the train to Edinburgh where there's loads of good French places by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 9:39pm)

I respectfully disagree - Glasgow is a fantastic city for decent, cheap places to eat of all kinds of cuisines. As is Edinburgh. But the latter tends to be better for higher-end dining, as you might expect for it being more affluent. I'd say Edinburgh has a much higher proportion of chain places than Glasgow, it tends to be where most national chains open their first or only Scottish branch. by meepmeep13 (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 11:39pm)

In which case fair enough - I don't think it's just domination by the chains, though - Glasgow has long been notorious as a place where fine dining comes to die, with many, many failed attempts to establish high end joints over the years. Covid also killed off a fair few of the city's better independent restaurants (farewell An Lochan) by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 1:34am)

Had a pretty good work xmas lunch at The Citizen on St Vincent St a few years ago, about that many folk by meepmeep13 (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 5:24pm)

the slosh by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Oct 2023 9:12pm)

We've had loads of great weather this year, it's been awesome August was one of the driest months of the past few years Rainfall for the year so far has been about 30-40% less than the annual average https://www2.sepa.org.uk/rainfall by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Oct 2023 9:18pm)

What? We've had like 3 separate heatwaves, it barely rained at all for about 6 weeks in May and June, we had a huge heatwave where it hit 28C daily for a couple of weeks. I got sunburned camping and was cooking outdoors for about a week at the end of May (because strangely the heat also meant a lack of midges) Do you not remember the long weekend just at the start of september where it went over 25C for about 4 days in a row? I did several bbqs that weekend, folk on here were complaining about how to cope in overheated flats, same for middle of July I swear some of you are goldfish by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Oct 2023 10:17pm)

Not remotely joking. Sure, when it's rained it's rained a lot - *because* it's been so hot - but we've had 3 separate extended heat waves in May/June, middle of July, and early September, all with temps 25C+ The data is there to see, it's been a dry hot year by any historical comparison by meepmeep13 (Wed 4th Oct 2023 10:27pm)

When I went service was mostly good but they seemed a bit understaffed and hard to get hold of once the place was full up. With respect to older folk, the music in there is pretty loud. Even in our middle age we were struggling to hold a conversation. I think the tables nearer the door are a fair bit quieter. This was a Saturday night though, so I don't know if they turn it up at the weekend. Food is still amazing, I'll happily go back, but I wouldn't take my parents. by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Oct 2023 3:50pm)

Safeways on Byres Rd, i.e. a supermarket you could actually do your shopping at by meepmeep13 (Fri 6th Oct 2023 3:59pm)

we call them shit pubs here by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 7:11am)

racism = 1 / foreign restaurants by meepmeep13 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 7:16am)

That's an impressively brazen overlooking of the 'occupied' part of the occupied territories, good work by meepmeep13 (Mon 9th Oct 2023 8:17pm)

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre is a good use of an hour by meepmeep13 (Wed 11th Oct 2023 1:28pm)

And of course the fact that the whole 'gender critical' framing is explicitly designed to ensure a form of hate speech evades classification as such by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Oct 2023 7:37pm)

And it's amazing how many folk who have never expressed the remotest interest in women's rights before now have suddenly been awestruck with solidarity by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Oct 2023 7:54pm)

The DorkyFrench Vegan Bakery on Trongate....no, wait, come back! I'm not sure how they do it but their stuff is seriously good and you wouldn't know it's nut/plant butter instead of dairy by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Oct 2023 8:43pm)

Well obviously you go to the National Trust and your nan for a decent scone, not a patisserie by meepmeep13 (Thu 12th Oct 2023 8:46pm)

That's the Freedom Bakery who supply a lot of places by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Oct 2023 12:29pm)

as well as A&E there's also the minor injuries units, in case that's relevant to OP by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Oct 2023 4:22pm)

doesn't seem to have affected his illustrious career as Head of Pothole Inspections and Bin Emptying for GCC by meepmeep13 (Fri 13th Oct 2023 10:06pm)

and the online reviews are all manipulated, so from Google ratings you get a mixture of genuinely good places with chain places that have paid for SEO, and if you go on e.g. Trip Advisor then the highest rated restaurants in Glasgow are some extremely mediocre Indians and TGI Fridays at The Fort. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 5:36pm)

Oh, they definitely are. Google is just a bit more diligent at filtering for it. Here's a great example: [Santa Lucia](https://maps.app.goo.gl/APCgCtDakZ9nHRyZA) in the Merchant City. A really, really mediocre, overpriced Italian renowned for terrible service. They rebranded a couple of years ago in order to wipe the slate clean, and it's completely obvious the vast majority of the reviews are completely fake. Lots of them date back to even before it opened. At 4.6*, is - behind Paesano - the 2nd highest rated Italian restaurant in the city on Google. by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 8:21pm)

Most pubs have tomato juice by meepmeep13 (Mon 16th Oct 2023 11:02pm)

In order to avoid the possibliity of ~~things getting better~~ gentrification, not only should they not build this bridge, they should dynamite all the roads into and out of Govan. In fact, we should probably build a wall around the whole area, just to make sure nobody gets ideas above their station. by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Oct 2023 4:22pm)

ooh is that the same Wee Lochan that closed up on Crow Rd a few years back? by meepmeep13 (Wed 18th Oct 2023 4:36pm)

Police Scotland apparently going to do something about enforcing laws on e-bikes/e-scooters in the city centre https://twitter.com/PSOSRoads/status/1714657442376655351 by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 10:39am)

I've been called multiple times and have been released on Wed/Thur every time. I've never heard of it going over a week, that's when a new group of potential jurors should take over. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 11:43am)

yeah, I saw it in 3D when it came out, it's one of the classics of the peak 'made for 3D' era alongside e.g. Dredd. The opening sequence is great. In 2D it's just an ok film. by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 1:08pm)

Bloc, has daily deals (burger tuesday, steak wednesday etc) by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 3:11pm)

"They will then carry out patrols to educate and enforce any offences." by meepmeep13 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 5:30pm)

The easiest way to view it is that students simply don't exist when considering council tax. So, yes, you're effectively a single person and eligible for the discount. by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Oct 2023 3:45pm)

It's ambiguous, could either mean town=city centre or 'anywhere in the city' (i.e. in the same sense as 'the hottest ticket in town') happens a lot here, thread a couple of days ago asking for the best fried chicken in town and everyone was recommending places in West End/Southside I suspect an age difference in who reads it each way, the latter is more of an americanism adopted by the young 'uns by meepmeep13 (Fri 20th Oct 2023 7:51pm)

I'm guessing it's because the non-official reddit apps were killed off, and the official reddit app is utterly shite for seeing stickied threads by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 12:41am)

Normally midges live for about 10 months but fit in 2 breeding cycles each year, which gives the big peak in late summer (i.e. the ones you get bitten by in August are also the offspring of the ones that hatched in May) However if you have a mild enough spring (so the first cycle is early) and a mild enough autumn, then they sometimes get 3 generations in, and you get a late surge just before the weather finally cools enough to kill them off It's not usual, but this year seems to have had just the right conditions for midgy grandkids by meepmeep13 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 4:17pm)

52% of the population of Gaza are under 18, and the last elections held there were in 2006 - i.e. half the population weren't even *alive* when Hamas were elected into power, let alone eligible to vote And even if 100% of them had voted for Hamas yesterday, civilians are civilians are civilians. Nobody is a legitimate military target purely on the basis of their political beliefs. by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 4:23am)

And unless you pick up a weapon to fight with Hamas, that still doesn't make you a legitimate military target. Seriously, we sorted this shit out in 1949 after coming to terms with the fact that firebombing Nazi civilians maybe wasn't ok by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 3:46pm)

even if that were true (it's not: war crimes by Hamas do not permit war crimes by Israel) if you believe Netanyahu is restricting the IDF to only targeting Hamas facilities, and that the IDF have somehow gone from the massive intelligence failure of having no prior knowledge of the largest Hamas military buildup in history, to somehow knowing exactly where all their resources are within Gaza, boy do I have a bridge to sell you by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 4:51pm)

cool but if you're actually interested here the doctrine of proportionality applies to cases like this: https://lieber.westpoint.edu/proportionality-international-humanitarian-law-principle-rule/ of course, as long as the US has a veto on the UN security council and wields it in Israel's favour, this is entirely theoretical - in real terms, Israel does pretty much have a carte blanche to commit whatever atrocities they want, and by god the israeli right are going to use it by meepmeep13 (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 5:11pm)

> Most public sector forced redundancies don’t happen because frankly we can’t afford to do them. Public sector employees have no greater rights to redundancy payouts than private The simple fact is that public sector employees are harder to make redundant because they're largely unionised. As (to a slightly lesser but still significant extent) is HE/FE. by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Oct 2023 10:24am)

An fortunately that's not how running an educational institution works. a) HE/FE institutions are not-for-profit - they just seek to maintain an operating surplus, b) they are highly regulated and constrained and can't just hive off bits that don't make a profit c) most teaching departments run at an effective loss, which is covered by central block grants at an institution level by meepmeep13 (Tue 24th Oct 2023 10:33am)

yeah, we've got on-street bins in our street for a similar reason and it's a fucking disaster. They fill up in about a day because they're just used for general flytipping by every business within a mile, then people just start piling up household rubbish around them, then the wind and the seagulls/foxes get stuck in and our street might as well be landfill at this point on-street bins only work if they're emptied extremely regularly. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Oct 2023 1:46pm)

A temporary injury isn't, however, a disability (in the legal sense), and there's no requirement for accessibility arrangements to cover such cases. That might seem like a shitty distinction, but it is the legal one: the problem (especially bigger) venues have is that people can and do abuse any latitude - suddenly *everyone's* grandad has a fall which just so happens to get them cheap seats with a decent view. This is the reason a lot of venues explicitly don't allow temporary injuries as a valid reason for accessing disabled seating. However, as you say, most places would then use their discretion and give you access in person once they can see you're not taking the piss. by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Oct 2023 2:20pm)

find a second kid and a trenchcoat by meepmeep13 (Wed 25th Oct 2023 11:29pm)

> a startup client you shouldn't take working at a startup as being representative of the whole sector. Startups are notorious for having toxic, techbro-laden environments full of folk treading on top of each other to climb the ladder. Conversely, because software dev skills are so in demand there are plenty of good employers out there, who have decent working environments, supportive teams and a social life. Maybe you've decided the world of software isn't for you, but from everything you've written it sounds like it's still a thing that could motivate you and give you great job satisfaction, and it's a bit sad if you've been entirely demotivated just because your first employer in that space turned out to be shit. As others have pointed out, there's also a wealth of IT-adjacent jobs where your skills would also be highly valued. You should have absolutely no problems finding something that pays well and is also good for your mental health. by meepmeep13 (Fri 27th Oct 2023 2:40pm)

I got a right grilling about my medical history before they would give me mine, I think this time around they're not handing it out quite so freely by meepmeep13 (Sat 28th Oct 2023 9:13pm)

I mean you could just buy contents insurance like the rest of us, but you do you by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 7:48pm)

Look, I realise it's annoying that the law prevents you from getting to use your baseball bat on someone, I sincerely hope the opportunity you're clearly hoping for arises. On the basis, however, that you're incredibly unlikely to ever be in the life-threatening situation that legally entitles you to attack someone with your bat, may I instead suggest therapy as this really isn't something healthy to be fantasising about, and sleeping with a weapon is mental in a country where random armed home invasion is incredibly rare. by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 8:05pm)

The bit of Glasgow that isn't Mogadishu, clearly by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 9:12pm)

Better wanking over a waifu pillow than you weirdos' erotic fantasy of some scenario where you get to twat someone with a baseball bat (I think most Somalian people who live here would be quite happy with me using Mogadishu as an example of a lawless city - why the fuck do you think they're here in the first place) by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 9:47pm)

for what? by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 10:11pm)

Do you sit at home 24 hours? What if they come when you're out? Is your baseball bat good at putting out fires and averting floods too? The other great thing about insurance is that you get your stuff back AND don't face 5 to life for assault and GBH But sure, I guess fantasising about caving in teenagers' skulls is the appropriate and proportionate response to something that is incredibly unlikely to ever happen. Edit: sorry, that last bit was sarcasm again, remembered you need pointers by meepmeep13 (Sun 29th Oct 2023 10:31pm)

If they ride road-legal bikes with lights and a speed restrictor then there's no issue. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 1:42am)

Probably can't get the turnover because of all these groups of lager drinkers by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 1:47am)

Or just get some lights and don't remove the speed limiter? by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 8:48am)

I mean, in case it wasn't obvious, that's essentially what's happening - it's a real ale pub that needs to keep cask volume turning over, but is in a prime student location, so they're finding excuses to turn away groups of lads at busy times who are obviously just going to be necking lager, in favour of ale drinkers by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 8:45am)

The bigger M&S food halls (e.g. Argyle St) with bakeries have individual-sized ones that are pretty good I imagine Cottonrake does a good one but haven't been for a while by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 2:15pm)

> why the fuck would I use a slower vehicle? In order to comply with the laws every cyclist is bound by. This isn't some special persecution, this is simply asking that you obey the law as it stands. Delivery riders aren't of course the only ones flouting e-bike regulations, but as you yourself point out, you have a specific financial motivation to do so. You seem to be suggesting delivery riders should get some special derogation from road safety laws because you want to make more money. That makes no logical sense. You want to go faster and make more income, get a motorbike and a licence. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 3:19pm)

Firstly, nobody is saying we shouldn't clamp down on those things too. If you're complaining about this subreddit, there's shitloads of threads about dangerous driving. Secondly, I absolutely agree on the plight of delivery riders. Ubereats/Deliveroo etc *only* exist as profitable businesses because they flout regulations at all levels. They should be completely barred from operation in the UK, and it's likely only a matter of time before that happens. Lastly, prior to those companies coming to this country, do you think we never had takeaways deliveries? Before they started the race to the bottom, did we not indeed have plenty of gainfully employed delivery motorbikers and car drivers, employed on a retained basis with expensed mileage that covered all the costs you state? So I think we entirely agree on the problems - but the solution to me is applying the laws of the land until these companies fuck off, not to further erode e.g. pedestrian safety to help them tan riders and consumers for ever increasing profit margins. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 3:49pm)

Kelvindale somewhere up Bellhaugh St is probably the closest bet outside the restricted parking areas. It's the wrong side of the botanics for the entrance though, so a bit of a walk. Otherwise if you're happy to pay, then find somewhere around North Kelvin though you might have to be most of the way to Firhill to get a space. Don't chance it with not paying, the wardens know Glasglow is on and are making hay. by meepmeep13 (Tue 31st Oct 2023 10:07pm)

There's a big fancy house on Kelvin Drive ([here]( https://maps.app.goo.gl/NukBvsvry7cGL6tm8)) that really puts the effort in every year, the house really looks the part when all vampire-d up, they usually have sound effects and mannequins and everything by meepmeep13 (Wed 1st Nov 2023 3:49pm)

You should differentiate between new build for private sale vs social housing, as well as the different regulation in Scotland vs rUK. A lot of the recent social build around Glasgow has been excellent quality housing. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 6:59pm)

If it's ADS then everything you need to know is here: https://revenue.scot/taxes/land-buildings-transaction-tax/additional-dwelling-supplement-ads If you're paying it because you haven't yet sold your existing property (as your post history suggests) you can claim the ADS back once that sells, as long as it's within 18 months, and both are your primary home. by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 10:02pm)

Number 16 by meepmeep13 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 10:06pm)

North Third Reservoir up towards Stirling, great view from the crags and a selection of nice walks (can be a bit muddy though) by meepmeep13 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 8:49pm)

Yup, I've used a fair few banks over the years and so many of the young upstarts quickly turn shit. I've ended up sticking with Nationwide because they're simple and dependable, have pretty good savings account offers if you have a current account, and don't constantly try and sell you loans. by meepmeep13 (Sat 4th Nov 2023 4:54pm)

There's a new place just opened on GWR near St George's Cross that looks the part, been meaning to give it a shot by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Nov 2023 1:17pm)

This is it: https://lotuslebanese.co.uk/ Apparently they already have a place on Dumbarton Rd in Scotstoun by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Nov 2023 2:29pm)

Common causes of higher than expected electricity bills: - old fridges/freezers with poor seals - is the compressor running non-stop? - gaming PCs left on all day / bitcoin mining - can be as much as 500W load which would be 12kWh a day alone - people taking long showers (a 10kW shower will use 1kWh every 6 minutes) - running a dishwasher on the highest temp / longest cycle - similarly washing machines use a *lot* of energy per load, particularly at higher temps As others have suggested, your smart meter should allow you to view the kW load in real-time, switch devices on and off and use this to find the culprit Fundamentally your usage isn't really that high for 3 people. I don't think this is a metering or billing issue. by meepmeep13 (Mon 6th Nov 2023 2:46pm)

I don't think that's generally the cause of this Glasgow-specific behaviour - literally anything that makes you stand out can draw attention. Which could include being alone and female, but daring to read a book in a public place is also sufficient I'm slightly taller than average which means I get the tedious 'hawright big man how's the weather up there' chat about 20 times a week by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Nov 2023 11:45am)

I'm a big guy and I get this same shit all the time, probably more than most - the tedious 'hawright big man' chat Difference in lived experience is that I find it a minor annoyance that I largely ignore (nah, you're alright big man you're alright you enjoy yir day), whereas I can easily see that depending on context it could equally be harrassing or intimidating by meepmeep13 (Tue 7th Nov 2023 11:56am)

Watch out for folks creeping up behind you with a 9-pack of toilet paper by meepmeep13 (Wed 8th Nov 2023 2:09pm)

As a middle-aged white guy, I hate their assumption that I'm as racist as them. by meepmeep13 (Sun 12th Nov 2023 9:07pm)

Current CAMRA Glasgow pub of the year https://glasgow.camra.org.uk/halloffame.php Other recent winners are the State Bar, The Three Judges and The Laurieston (which is sadly up for sale) by meepmeep13 (Mon 13th Nov 2023 10:58pm)

I like a proper shit gable-end mural. Like [this one](https://maps.app.goo.gl/u4UNBmRr9gKQCoJdA) hidden away in Firhill, or the kids stoned out of their gourd on Maryhill Rd by meepmeep13 (Tue 14th Nov 2023 10:42am)

Have you been recently? They've definitely watered down the menu for the city centre crowd. Used to like their original place, but agree with /u/meu03149 their new place serves incredibly bland curries. by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Nov 2023 1:10am)

Yes, because your van puts out a lot more particulate emissions, which is what the LEZ is meant to abate, because it's about improving air quality. *yet again points at the sign saying the LEZ has nothing to do with climate change* by meepmeep13 (Wed 15th Nov 2023 10:43pm)

It's the A82, even if there is snow it's a major road so it'll be cleared and gritted. No need for special tyres, I don't know anyone that changes theirs. Just allow a bit of extra time for crap weather. by meepmeep13 (Thu 16th Nov 2023 1:37pm)

oh fuck, the London half-floor landlord shite has finally arrived here by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Nov 2023 4:14pm)

as someone who works in the city centre with a hard limit 1-hour lunch break, it's the only sit-down place I know I can *reliably* get sat, served, eat and back to work within that hour. That alone is special other big cities have lots of places that recognise this city worker need, Glasgow places don't seem to get it by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Nov 2023 4:16pm)

my issue is that I don't really understand the concept. They're serving primi-size pasta dishes but not offering any secondi? So either I have one pasta dish and leave still hungry, or I have two, which is a major amount of pasta by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Nov 2023 4:23pm)

Didn't we already do this exact thread a couple of months ago? by meepmeep13 (Sun 19th Nov 2023 4:27pm)

or worse now Greggs have stopped putting greaseproof paper on top of their doughnuts, and when you pull your pink jammie out of the bag all the icing stays behind by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 2:40am)

I viewed one house which had category 1's across the board - got there and it had a 6-inch gap in the brickwork, ground to roof, on both sides of the building and was visibly subsiding to the point I was scared to go in by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 5:03pm)

off the top of my head Shilling, Jaw Brew, Drygate do weissbiers by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 5:01pm)

Their own stuff is priced pretty reasonably (and is pretty good too) - about £5-£5.50 a pint by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 8:41pm)

Me too. But I think their Overtone prices aren't that much difference to the cans? Which is more of an indictment of the can prices My main issue with Shilling is that it has all the atmosphere of a Ryanair departure lounge, with about the same odds of losing your bag by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 8:52pm)

[Another example for you](https://maps.app.goo.gl/JJG3HxXsMZxZvRqeA) by meepmeep13 (Mon 20th Nov 2023 10:34pm)

https://www.reidtimber.co.uk/ great little shop in the east end https://www.reidtimber.co.uk/ghisels-carving-knives-and-gouges by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Nov 2023 4:05am)

I give traditional thanks I only have to visit my family once in the festive season by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Nov 2023 4:12am)

Check the opening hours as it's just a tiny place and isn't open every day. Owner is a really friendly guy who knows his stuff, he'll sort you out. If you're into wood it's a proper aladdin's cave, all kinds of weird and wonderful chunks of stuff for turning and carving by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Nov 2023 12:27pm)

As someone well into my 5th decade, if I can recognise more than half the names on the lineup, something has gone terribly wrong by meepmeep13 (Tue 21st Nov 2023 9:31pm)

Brexit has made it a massive ballache for international acts to come to the UK due to all the visa paperwork and additional costs required, which is having a huge impact on the festival scene. Much easier to go to Ireland as part of an EU tour. See also Celtic Connections which used to be renowned for having a huge selection of World Music acts, now has approximately fuck all, and plenty that are meant to happen get cancelled by the Home Office. And vice versa - all the UK acts are losing out on European gigs, motivating them to play UK festivals instead. by meepmeep13 (Wed 22nd Nov 2023 4:23pm)

I don't think these arguments are incompatible - for example, you wouldn't assume that anybody who wanted to would be able to turn their hand to carpentry and make a professional career out of it? So yes it's not unique to computing but as with any field you need to consider if you have the right foundation to succeed in it. Having taught computing, it requires an analytical and problem-solving mindset that is able to deconstruct and handle abstract problems. This doesn't mean you have to be a nerd/genius, but I would agree it requires a way of thinking that not everybody has. I've met plenty of students who might be otherwise intelligent but are fundamentally incapable of understanding what a variable is, who simply cannot think in abstract terms. So if someone is considering a career in computing, I would always first ask them how they got on with mathematics in school. Not that you need to be a good mathematician to work in computing, but if that person completely disengaged with maths in school and like many people dumped it as early as possible, that's a red flag they're likely to feel the same when it comes to learning how to code. (of course that isn't universal - there are plenty of folk who later discovered a love for maths as a result of having a meaningful application for it via computing) I'd also argue that a not insignificant minority of people graduating in IT/Computing will never make it as professionals, because you definitely can muddle through an IT degree even if you don't have that capability. I'm sure recruiters would back me up on this. by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 2:07pm)

fair enough, I assumed because you gave Ireland as the example you meant she hadn't played the UK by meepmeep13 (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 2:14pm)

dammit, me too by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Nov 2023 12:53pm)

and much much cheaper than e.g. locavore by meepmeep13 (Fri 24th Nov 2023 1:58pm)

Sorry dude we only have seafood and bbq meat feast type things basically by meepmeep13 (Sun 26th Nov 2023 1:03am)

Theirs is in cans I think by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Nov 2023 1:11pm)

also bear in mind that in December, you'll have barely 6 hours of daylight in Northern Scotland (and the sun won't get much above the horizon, so it kind of feels like perpetual dusk), and generally night driving on unfamiliar rural roads here is *really* slow, even without snow and ice - I'd recommend doing as much driving in the daylight as possible by meepmeep13 (Mon 27th Nov 2023 10:32pm)

Yeah, northern lights is the common name here too We're still a bit far south to see them regularly, but apparently this year is perfect conditions for them so you might be lucky - they were visible as far south as Fife last week, but you need to get away from light pollution for them to be visible (as with everything astronomy-related in Scotland, the main enemy is the local climate - you might have perfect aurora conditions, but if it's the middle of winter a good chance there'll be a load of cloud blocking the view) by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 12:12am)

> a southern belle either this doesn't mean what you think it means, or this is a *very* interesting night by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 12:56pm)

> Lack of mixed tenure accomodation in the proposed development Would anyone other than students genuinely want to live right in the middle of sauchiehall st? by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 6:46pm)

There's still a massive shortage of student accommodation in Glasgow (something like 3 students per available bed), which puts huge pressure on the rest of the rental sector. Given that you've got 2 HE and 3 FE institutions in the city centre, non-students are for the most part not remotely interested in living right on Sauchiehall St, the arse has fallen out of the retail sector, and there's little other use for this site - isn't this kind of a win-win? I'm really failing to see the negatives here, given the benefits it provides to relieving that pressure on existing 'normal' flats where e.g. families would actually want to live by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 6:58pm)

Check out Reid Timber in the East End, the guy has a little aladdins cave of timber sourced from all over the place, and the owner is very helpful and would definitely be able to advise https://www.reidtimber.co.uk/ (their website only lists mail order stuff so doesn't detail all the wood they keep in stock - can't vouch for the origin but I've definitely seen pieces of that size in stock) by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 8:30pm)

But in the context of a housing shortage, more dedicated student accommodation *increases* the availability of other housing, and makes it more affordable. That means more choice and lower costs for you as a student if you don't want to live in halls. If we ever get to the point where there is an excess of accommodation, then the first thing that will happen is that people will stop trying to build more capacity. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 9:06pm)

I know it doesn't really help you in any immediate sense, but what happened does constitute a Hate Incident under the reformed Public Order Act, and Police Scotland are required to track and report on the frequency of such incidents. You can report it (anonymously if you want) here: https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/c3/ So even if the police can't reasonably do anything about this specific incident, it still helps to report incidents so at least the police and government know they've happened, and LGBT+ organisations can use the reported stats as evidence to improve policy around transphobia and discrimination. Also, because of the updated legislation, you might find the Police are actually more active in pursuing this than you might expect - harrassment on the basis of sexual orientation is now considered an aggravating factor so should be taken more seriously than other such incidents. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 10:10pm)

yes - if their behaviour makes someone concerned for their own safety to the extent they have to leave a public space, then that is sufficient for the police to be involved but obviously they would do so in a manner proportionate to their age - ideally by informing a parent and/or teacher of what has happened in an attempt to nip the behaviour in the bud fundamentally it's up to OP, as the victim, to decide what is worth reporting, not you or I. And as I've indicated, you can report the incident purely for recording purposes, not in the expectation of any police action. by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 10:49pm)

Dude, you literally work for the authorities by meepmeep13 (Tue 28th Nov 2023 11:21pm)

It's architect-speak that means it will have stuff on the ground floor that non-residents can access - usually means shops, co-working spaces, cafes that kind of thing It's normally a requirement in urban planning to implement stuff like this, in order to avoid having dead streets that are entirely enclosed by private entry systems by meepmeep13 (Wed 29th Nov 2023 3:07am)

skip the middle man and just report it to the graffiti removal service directly via the link above, they'll do it next day if it's racist/sectarian etc by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 12:51pm)

yeah, it was called Salsa by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 12:57pm)

I had no idea it even existed til now, despite being their key demographic and working literally 2 streets away by meepmeep13 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 3:16pm)

Aly's back by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Dec 2023 1:24pm)

Careful, spend that long at SWG3 and someone will paint over you by meepmeep13 (Fri 1st Dec 2023 4:16pm)

Plant the bus stop seed under the trolley and wait by meepmeep13 (Sat 2nd Dec 2023 6:53pm)

Just for info, if you can get registered with an NHS dentist (and there do seem to be a few around who will take you, just might take a bit of phoning around), then with a referral your costs for a course of treatment is capped at £384. If it's something that requires GA then it's probably likely you'll hit that cap, but guaranteed you'll get everything done for that price. Note that NHS referrals for dental surgery have been very slow recently due to the huge covid-generated backlog - I just had to wait over a year for a wisdom tooth removal - but from what I can tell apparently they've managed to clear a huge amount of backlog and waiting times are down to months again. by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Dec 2023 2:55pm)

no, your dentist by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Dec 2023 9:43pm)

didn't know that - mine was done at the Albion Clinic, had to pay about £60 (think it would have been about £300 if non-NHS) by meepmeep13 (Sun 3rd Dec 2023 9:44pm)

How does having foreign (mainly Chinese) students equate to trading names and reputations? If anything it increases their standing, in demonstrating they can compete in an international market. And how does the nationality of students make a difference to academic standards? Degrees are regulated and externally audited in the same manner irrespective of who is studying them - if anything increasing international recruitment increases scrutiny, as external funding bodies want to ensure the degrees they're covering are value for money and meet their own educational requirements. by meepmeep13 (Thu 7th Dec 2023 1:36pm)

One thing to bear in mind is that their English is usually only learned in a classroom at that point - when they first arrive here, they can be absolutely fluent at reading and writing but struggle significantly with conversation because of the speed and the fact they are usually completely floored by Scottish accents. Usually they're fine after a few months. I teach a fair number of Chinese students each year and I find them to be mostly very driven - given the pressures on them from families sending them overseas at significant cost - and hard-working. There are of course a handful that don't take their studies seriously and treat their time abroad as a holiday, but I wouldn't say the proportions are any different to home students in that regard. I won't disagree with the issue around cheating being endemic in certain education systems - but we find that can be dealt with pretty well by making the UK's treatment of such concerns absolutely clear at the start of the year and clamping down hard. A huge part of this is communicating that our degrees are not competitive and assignments are not marked on a curve - for some nationalities it can be somewhat ingrained that they *have* to cheat otherwise they'll not keep up with their peers (who they assume are also cheating) and will fail as a result. If cheating continues to be a widespread issue on a course rather than an edge case then I'd say that's on the course organisers for failing to address it - we have the tools. by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Dec 2023 3:36pm)

sorry, I was spitting feathers by meepmeep13 (Sat 9th Dec 2023 4:09pm)

1. Take any common vegetables (cabbage, carrot, broccoli) 2. Place in a saucepan of salted water, bring to the boil, leave to simmer for approximately a month by meepmeep13 (Sun 10th Dec 2023 10:24pm)

also not a fan of the open gangway - no longer able to strategically get on a different carriage to the drunken subcrawlers/football fans you just know you're going to get tanked up arseholes running up and down the length of it by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Dec 2023 3:08pm)

~~doctors~~ coked up solicitors by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Dec 2023 3:30pm)

Time taken from signing of contract to commissioning of new trains: 7 years 9 months Time taken from creation of Glasgow Subway Co in 1890 to building and opening of 6.5 miles of tunnel, steam cable system, 20 single-carriage trains and 15 stations: 6 years 4 months by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Dec 2023 5:49pm)

A better comparison then might be the Newcastle Metro, which also ordered bespoke trains from Stadler, in 2020 - if those enter service in early 2024 as planned then that will be just over half the time SPT has taken. by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Dec 2023 7:03pm)

I mean it would be a shite comparison if the original timeline of the new trains was meant to be 7 years, but it was meant to be less than half that. So it's just meant to illustrate the ridiculousness of the magnitude of the delay. If anything, we've got faster at infrastructure projects since the 19th centrury thanks to mechanisation. If you want a more like-for-like comparison, see my comment above re: the newcastle metro by meepmeep13 (Mon 11th Dec 2023 8:41pm)

My heart genuinely going out to the teenage girl having dinner with her dad upstairs in Katsu as the 50 inch telly inches from their table played W.A.P. at full volume Longest 3:07 of both their lives by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 1:50pm)

Hi there Treaty of Berlin by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 1:57pm)

I think ScotRail tends to come in the middle of the franchise rankings by punctuality/cancellations/customer satisfaction etc, but yeah the bad ones (Southern, Northern, Transpennine) are *really* really bad. Try and get anywhere around Manchester and you'll be grateful for what we have by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 2:30pm)

If you know the name of the business, look it up on Companies House to get the name and address of the directors by meepmeep13 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 10:53pm)