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Those are rookie numbers. by saladinzero (Sat 19th Jan 2019 4:26pm)

Same. I'm sure I've seen him more recently than that, but there's no way he'd be allowed out with a rape allegation of this seriousness. Must just be a faulty memory. by saladinzero (Tue 29th Jan 2019 10:41pm)

The Sandyford has really hit the bottom of the barrel with these free condom initiatives. by saladinzero (Thu 30th May 2019 8:11am)

When they closed the Arches, people told them this would happen. by saladinzero (Mon 24th Jun 2019 10:20am)

If you zoom in, the dark circles around his eyes make it look like he's wearing someone else's face as a mask. by saladinzero (Sun 21st Jul 2019 11:21am)

They all do it. Silverburn, Braehead, even the TSB branch near me has a sign like that outside. by saladinzero (Sun 21st Jul 2019 2:10pm)

Also maybe being able to see more than just the spines of books that are so tightly rammed in to the shelves that you can't get them out. by saladinzero (Sat 21st Sep 2019 8:45am)

Yep, they had a sign up that they were closing for renovations when I went over the weekend. by saladinzero (Mon 7th Oct 2019 6:43pm)

Mind when that guy got arrested for [feeding a sausage roll](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/man-goes-to-jail-for-seven-days-1595270.amp) to a police horse? by saladinzero (Sun 3rd Nov 2019 2:02pm)

Pigs are omnivores. by saladinzero (Mon 4th Nov 2019 9:37am)

Because a scary number of drivers navigate only by memory and pay no attention to road signs, LED or otherwise. by saladinzero (Sun 10th Nov 2019 11:43pm)

Fucking Tinder group pictures. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jan 2020 11:40am)

If this is the best we can come up with bring on the apocalypse. by saladinzero (Sat 14th Mar 2020 8:37am)

I should have added, I reckon there'd be a whole day's entertainment to be had watching people wandering the bog roll aisle, seeing none then shamefacedly picking up some kitchen roll. Desperate times, desperate measures. by saladinzero (Sat 14th Mar 2020 10:50am)

Ah I meant the Tesco Extra on Dalmarnock Road. I always call that the Cambuslang one. by saladinzero (Sat 14th Mar 2020 11:47am)

I live out that way now, and saw on the local Facebook group that they didn't restrict purchases per customer and one guy got all the hand sanitiser. by saladinzero (Sat 14th Mar 2020 1:22pm)

Bet if you head to the carboot markets tomorrow you'll find plenty of alcohol gel and toilet paper. Some might even be genuine. by saladinzero (Sat 14th Mar 2020 2:37pm)

Think I'd use kitchen roll over the Metro. Who knows how many hands have passed over that paper before you grab it on the bus? by saladinzero (Mon 16th Mar 2020 11:53am)

Well, you [called it](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/uks-sewage-system-in-danger-of-gridlock-from-toilet-paper-substitutes-coronavirus). by saladinzero (Mon 16th Mar 2020 7:58pm)

You realise that would be child porn, right? by saladinzero (Wed 18th Mar 2020 4:55am)

> we did not, we saw fuck all and he had to drive home with 2 very, very unhappy children in the car. Context is king. by saladinzero (Wed 18th Mar 2020 8:11am)

Pedantry. by saladinzero (Wed 18th Mar 2020 8:54am)

Did you enjoy it when your dad fucked you up the arse when you were young? How about when he made you fuck your siblings? Great times! Or is it only funny when it's jokes cracked about other people's families? by saladinzero (Wed 18th Mar 2020 1:44pm)

Hypocrite. by saladinzero (Wed 18th Mar 2020 1:53pm)

My work WhatsApp group is talking about this image, and I can't decide if it's legit or a Photoshop. Opinions? by saladinzero (Sun 22nd Mar 2020 2:15pm)

So I see. It's important to combat fake news. by saladinzero (Sun 22nd Mar 2020 3:41pm)

> A possible shortcoming for Catch. Staff having a positive, nice attitude towards customers but the attenivness at times may be lacking causing a slight negative tone on the eating experience. Pretty ironic, calling out people for being inattentive while not bothering to spell check your copy. by saladinzero (Mon 6th Apr 2020 3:38pm)

They usually come back when you put the food bowls out. by saladinzero (Fri 15th May 2020 12:39pm)

Someone with a guilty conscience and a need to project. by saladinzero (Thu 28th May 2020 11:46am)

I'm fairly sure the bingo is racist too. by saladinzero (Sat 6th Jun 2020 9:39am)

"Freedom of speech" is not "freedom from consequences". Would you be saying the same if the employee was criticising their employer for not being racist enough? by saladinzero (Fri 19th Jun 2020 4:01pm)

Publish first, fact-check later. by saladinzero (Mon 29th Jun 2020 3:22pm)

I've seen plenty of times where the BBC publish a "breaking story", which is essentially a stub article until they confirm details with the authorities. What was the rush this time? by saladinzero (Mon 29th Jun 2020 3:52pm)

I didn't post it anywhere else? by saladinzero (Mon 29th Jun 2020 5:18pm)

Felt like you were shooting the messenger! by saladinzero (Mon 29th Jun 2020 5:44pm)

I've been spending a lot of time at the Maternity unit at QUEH since my son was born 3 weeks ago, and yesterday they changed the rules to make wearing a mask mandatory for entering both the maternity bit and the main hospital. They give you a mask at the door. Walking around this morning getting breakfast and coffee to bring back to the Maternity unit, the number of people walking around inside with the masks either in their hands or pulled down under their chin was unreal. The staff were no better - no masks on the most part, and the two I saw wearing them (a nurse and an auxillary in the m&s) had them on inside out. Unless *someone* enforces the rule to wear a mandatory mask, people just won't do it; if the hospital can't/won't enforce it, it's hard to see how a minimum wage retail employee will manage it. by saladinzero (Tue 30th Jun 2020 5:49pm)

Nope, as of yesterday the rules were changed. Staff and patients should wear masks before entering the hospital and keep them on when inside. There's new signs up on the doors. by saladinzero (Tue 30th Jun 2020 7:15pm)

He's doing great, thanks. We hope to be out before the weekend, which will be nice. It's been a long three weeks in here... by saladinzero (Tue 30th Jun 2020 7:22pm)

Yep. My wife is a member of the staff Facebook page for the QUEH and there's been people asking on it how they should enforce this policy when no one is sticking to it. To be honest, in my three and a bit weeks of daily visits and the last week of essentially living on the ward, none of the hospital policies are followed. The staff ignore the hand gel at the entrance, they move the chairs about in the canteen to sit together (the signs say only two to a table), and so the patients just ignore it too. At least in the maternity unit it's taken much more seriously. My boy wouldn't cope too well with covid. by saladinzero (Tue 30th Jun 2020 8:48pm)

Is this a sex thing? 🤔 by saladinzero (Wed 1st Jul 2020 9:52am)

Because the owner is a brexit-backing cunt. by saladinzero (Thu 16th Jul 2020 12:38pm)

I'll tell you someone *not* to use...Simon Ash, once of High Street Architects. Not sure of his current trading name, but the guy is a complete con artist. He half-assed our project, it failed the council process and he disappeared with our money. Literally no-contact ghosting. The only time we heard from him after the council knocked back our application was when he accidentally sent us another client's paperwork via email, because their surname matched mine. by saladinzero (Thu 30th Jul 2020 10:30pm)

Yeah that looks like him. The section of his site called 'Disaster recovery!' is fairly ironic. We're hopefully a few days away from our new architect securing building control approval. Once they'd done we'll go the small claims route. I'll have a look at RIAS, thanks. by saladinzero (Fri 31st Jul 2020 7:01am)

What was the plan though? You fed it cheese and chocolate and thought it'd just fuck off itself? Genuinely struggling to get my head round your thought process here. by saladinzero (Wed 12th Aug 2020 12:56pm)

It'd be worse if you called your local MP to try to get something done about it, and she pulls up at the Council offices for your meeting in it... by saladinzero (Sat 15th Aug 2020 10:22pm)

Dealing with folk like this is one of the many reasons I wouldn't want to be in the police. by saladinzero (Sat 15th Aug 2020 10:26pm)

I was thinking more the [little old lady from Mary Poppins](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrRxQVUFN4)... by saladinzero (Fri 21st Aug 2020 12:16am)

Fucking hell. Get a bit of perspective. Step outside, grab a breather. You'll hurt yourself otherwise. by saladinzero (Wed 2nd Sep 2020 11:43am)

I remember when I thought 'brexit' would just be a newspaper word. Sometimes a nickname catches on. The Squinty Bridge is another example. by saladinzero (Thu 3rd Sep 2020 12:12am)

Fuck Dyson, he's a hypocritical Brexit-backing cunt. by saladinzero (Sat 5th Sep 2020 9:47pm)

The guy who invented it certainly does, and I'd personally rather not give him any of my money. by saladinzero (Sat 5th Sep 2020 10:34pm)

No, but my money won't go to James bloody Dyson. Same reason I wouldn't shop in Sports Direct or eat/drink in Spoons. by saladinzero (Sat 5th Sep 2020 10:58pm)

You're too kind! by saladinzero (Sat 5th Sep 2020 11:13pm)

Was supposed to be having the mother in law over to stay tomorrow night. Thanks Nicola, lucky escape! by saladinzero (Mon 7th Sep 2020 6:15pm)

Nicola must resign...herself to another term in office. by saladinzero (Mon 7th Sep 2020 8:39pm)

Or even worse, "good product, delivery went to the wrong house 1/5 stars!" by saladinzero (Sat 19th Sep 2020 9:41pm)

To be honest, I can see how that happens. When Amazon emails to try to get answers from questions, the wording implies it's specifically someone asking you only. Still funny to see it though. by saladinzero (Sat 19th Sep 2020 9:59pm)

There's a wee guy who used to play the clarinet extremely badly outside Merchant Square at the weekends. He'd start out the evening terrible, but as he'd go off and drink his takings then come back to earn more his ability to play would get worse and worse. Eventually, it'd be the same song over and over, completely out of tune. Not great when your flat is across the road and you're trying to enjoy an evening in! by saladinzero (Sun 20th Sep 2020 10:41am)

I can't imagine he's any better at singing than he was/is at playing the clarinet. by saladinzero (Sun 20th Sep 2020 10:50am)

That's the one! by saladinzero (Sun 20th Sep 2020 11:27am)

...have you packed anything *except* rope? by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 12:38am)

Sounds like a wild weekend... by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Sep 2020 9:34am)

All these folks dog-piling you act like they've never made a mistake (or series of mistakes) in their lives. Companies and entities like the council or HMRC or whatever have used the pandemic as an excuse to fuck about and cut back on their customer service. Like you say, you waste precious minutes of your life listening to recorded bullshit like "do you know most issues can be resolved on our website". Just fucking pick up the phone. by saladinzero (Sat 10th Oct 2020 8:24pm)

Absolutely off the top of my head, the only thing I can think of is that they were topping their staffs' wages up to the 100% amount during the first furlough, and because of that precedent they don't want to do it again? Either that or they see an opportunity to get staff to quit without having to go through making them redundant? by saladinzero (Sat 10th Oct 2020 9:40pm)

> Bricking Swans Found my future band name. by saladinzero (Mon 12th Oct 2020 9:53am)

Predators too... by saladinzero (Thu 15th Oct 2020 7:45am)

It's a movie about the making of Tetris, not a Battleships-style pisstake. How disappointing. by saladinzero (Tue 10th Nov 2020 3:06pm)

One time I was in that place getting a haircut and the barber downed tools and ran outside to catcall a lady walking by in her work uniform. Never went back. by saladinzero (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 10:55am)

Sounds like a good business opportunity there. by saladinzero (Fri 11th Dec 2020 9:53pm)

Yeah, you take the corner of the phone and mash it into the button. by saladinzero (Fri 11th Dec 2020 9:51pm)

With vigour. by saladinzero (Sat 12th Dec 2020 12:45pm)

She must've been a real hoot. by saladinzero (Sat 12th Dec 2020 8:01pm)

Just a heads up, the way the NHS has positioned itself for this stage of the pandemic means that not many practices are registering new NHS patients. The reasons are fairly complex, but boil down to them accepting you would basically be them working for free or even a loss if you require treatment that generates laboratory fees. You might be lucky enough to find one that brings you on out of essentially charity, but be prepared for practices to only offer you private registration/treatment. Source: am NHS dentist by saladinzero (Sun 20th Dec 2020 12:16pm)

If you're already registered with a dentist and move house you don't necessarily have to re-register somewhere else. Dentists aren't like GPs where they will refuse to see you if you're out of their catchment area. by saladinzero (Thu 24th Dec 2020 8:11pm)

Actually, it's the NHS that decided that, not dental practices. You can even live in other parts of the UK and be a registered patient in Scotland. by saladinzero (Thu 24th Dec 2020 10:46pm)

GPs make an absolute killing compared to dentists. Having to pay for NHS dentistry comes from the demand for free treatment being so high it nearly bankrupted the NHS in 1951. Well, dentistry and opticians. Anyway, having to pay is nothing to do with greedy (or not) modern dentists. If you qualify for benefits you can get free treatment. by saladinzero (Thu 24th Dec 2020 10:58pm)

That sounds like more of a question for the politicians who set the rules, not dentists. Don't blame those of us in the profession for your taxes not covering our work. If the government was willing to pay for it, all treatment would be free at the point of use like the rest of the NHS. Try contacting the Glasgow Dental Hospital and register yourself there. You might be lucky and get free treatment from the students. by saladinzero (Thu 24th Dec 2020 11:26pm)

Their salt and chili chips are god-tier. by saladinzero (Wed 30th Dec 2020 6:40pm)

Out of the loop here, wtf is a bunkernut? by saladinzero (Wed 20th Jan 2021 2:59pm)

But what are you specifically referencing? by saladinzero (Wed 20th Jan 2021 4:01pm)

I've seen them before from up in the Campsies. They were faint but we watched them for a good couple of hours, and there was loads of people up doing the same. by saladinzero (Tue 16th Feb 2021 9:25am)

Yeah the one above Lennoxtown. We ended up going higher up to avoid the crowds. Would love to see them again, that must've been three years ago or so. by saladinzero (Tue 16th Feb 2021 12:49pm)

Hell will freeze over before the Tories let the housing market crash significantly. by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Mar 2021 7:20pm)

Making cracks about the poor lass being his niece, no less. What a charmer. by saladinzero (Wed 10th Mar 2021 11:14am)

There's a meeting that runs in the village hall where I live just outside Glasgow. They're running in person at the moment. The village Facebook group was up in arms because people assumed it was a party going on. by saladinzero (Sat 20th Mar 2021 1:09pm)

> Everyone advises me to get legal help but I feel this will put up ex’s defences and she will say I was swearing,violent and threatening all of which are untrue. Realistically, this seems to be the only option available to you. It's not like your current strategy of appeasement is working, so you might as well try a different approach. by saladinzero (Tue 30th Mar 2021 7:59am)

Do people actually take subs like /r/JUSTNOMIL seriously? The stories always seem like creative writing exercises. by saladinzero (Tue 30th Mar 2021 9:41am)

Best salt and pepper chips in Glasgow. by saladinzero (Wed 31st Mar 2021 8:16pm)

I've always assumed I couldn't afford to walk through the door. by saladinzero (Sat 3rd Apr 2021 12:27am)

And the buses. They killed a few old folks on Argyll Street over the last few years. by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 11:45am)

It doesn't help that the layout of the street is so bad there. Going from pedestrianised area to the road gives people a false sense of security. by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 12:39pm)

That's happened there at least twice that I know of. There was a summer there that it seemed constant. by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 3:27pm)

Autocorrect 🤷‍♂️ by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 4:06pm)

Did you not see the other person who said the same shit joke and is -11 just now? 🤔 by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 5:32pm)

Why, you offering? by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 5:43pm)

Seems like I touched a nerve. by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 5:41pm)

Been a hard day? Go out and enjoy the sunshine, you'll feel much better. by saladinzero (Wed 14th Apr 2021 5:56pm)

Everywhere up that direction will be a shitshow this weekend. Stay clear. by saladinzero (Fri 16th Apr 2021 11:22am)

"And what colour would you like your unicorn to be, little girl? Ho ho ho!" by saladinzero (Sun 18th Apr 2021 11:36pm)

Ok, I've heard enough. Bake him away, toys. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Apr 2021 12:23am)

Explain how please. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Apr 2021 7:29pm)

Put your money where your mouth is. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Apr 2021 7:46pm)

Yes, very good. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Apr 2021 8:23pm)

YouTube links and a Guardian article with a clickbait title and the opposite conclusion. There's also a Medium article that ends with the conclusion "Of course, despite everything recycling is still good." So beyond the most cursory of examination, the links do not support the hypothesis. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Apr 2021 8:42pm)

I just wondered how suddenly the hat thing ended. Did it fade out gradually, did a generation come along that suddenly stopped it? One of those stupid things it's not worth the time to consider until you do. by saladinzero (Sun 2nd May 2021 12:13am)

Hey, I'm a dentist and I would count that as an emergency. by saladinzero (Sun 2nd May 2021 7:40am)

Were you loading stuff? by saladinzero (Mon 10th May 2021 1:36pm)

It's probably your only chance, but I'm guessing you'd need some sort of proof like a letter from the person you were working for? by saladinzero (Mon 10th May 2021 1:42pm)

No, that's where they keep the butthole spiders. by saladinzero (Thu 13th May 2021 10:42pm)

They sent our beefiest officer down to see Priti. He walked straight into her office with a big truncheon and went, "right, you lot. Wits goin' on?" by saladinzero (Thu 13th May 2021 11:00pm)

Oh, and here was me naively thinking the police might have had some principles after all. by saladinzero (Fri 14th May 2021 7:41am)

Indoor bowls, on the other hand. Place stinks of piss. by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 12:33am)

I don't know if you know this, but 'tinker' isn't a pleasant word when used in that way. by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 9:47am)

That link seems to be broken now. What was the context? by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 10:08am)

Have you considered not living in a wheelie bin? by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 10:14am)

Children being introduced to alcohol isn't necessarily a bad thing. European drinking culture is far better than ours, and generally kids are given wine and so on by their parents. by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 12:16pm)

Would you say the same if they had used a different pejorative like "pakis" or "fags", or is it just slurs against travelers you think are ok to use? by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 1:34pm)

Still not working for me. Twitter is a piece of crap sometimes on mobile. by saladinzero (Sun 16th May 2021 1:35pm)

I used to live near there and it was always like the Wild West, especially first thing in the morning. The parking areas below the bridge (before they got closed off anyway) were mad, people parked on the grass three deep and up on the sloped paved areas. by saladinzero (Wed 26th May 2021 9:43am)

You say that, but I called the police one day after a person living on a right of way let their dog aggressively lunge for my pregnant wife. We had a bit of a standoff where they refused to control their dog and I demanded my right to use the path. The police told me that because the dog hadn't actually *bitten* my wife no crime had been committed. Obviously, not true but what can you do? by saladinzero (Sat 29th May 2021 7:47pm)

[Right of way](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_way). It's a path that runs through someone's property. In this case, the path is her driveway then continues on towards some scrubland. She has an obligation to keep the path open for public use. Allowing dogs to menace pregnant women isn't really allowed either. by saladinzero (Sat 29th May 2021 11:07pm)

£100k?! Surely not. by saladinzero (Fri 4th Jun 2021 11:23am)

That's insane. I genuinely thought that was a typo...my friend owns a house in Milngavnie, maybe I should try to convince her to sell up! by saladinzero (Fri 4th Jun 2021 11:31am)

Did they have natty green cardigans on, though? by saladinzero (Fri 4th Jun 2021 9:24pm)

I would like to subscribe to your daily motivational newsletter. by saladinzero (Sat 5th Jun 2021 10:48pm)

Ever seen Dredd? They'll send Karl Urban in after the dug. by saladinzero (Thu 24th Jun 2021 3:38pm)

Narrator: it was just a window banging. by saladinzero (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 10:48pm)

Do we have to run all subcultures past you for approval now, or is it just the ned ones? by saladinzero (Sun 1st Aug 2021 11:04am)

Club soft drinks, specifically Rock Shandy. I also wish you could get Dale Farm ice lollies over here. by saladinzero (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 11:22am)

You're actually not far off the mark there. It's a bit complicated (as everything to do with renumeration is with dentistry), but essentially the government has temporarily suspended how our payments are made. Normally, I do an NHS filling and get paid £x from the patient and £y from the NHS. At the moment, they're paying us a flat monthly rate of 80% of what I earned in the year before the pandemic. However, when I do a filling now the NHS is subtracting the £x payment the patient provides from the total monthly payment - the more work I do, the less the NHS pays me. It's so weird - I still take the same amount home at the end of the month. I can either work flat out, half assed, or do nothing and it won't matter. It's also why we're not keen on treating new patients - my payment is based on the patient numbers I had registered in 2019. Everyone I've taken on since 2020, I'm effectively treating for free (sometimes at cost, if they need lab work that I need to pay for). by saladinzero (Wed 18th Aug 2021 6:42pm)

It's always the way. I don't know why we as a profession don't educate the public on how the system works (or doesn't work...). by saladinzero (Wed 18th Aug 2021 7:09pm)

I was infuriated when I found out that's what people did there. It was a lovely building that got vandalised after Borders went. Those people were the lowest of the low in my eyes. by saladinzero (Thu 19th Aug 2021 11:19pm)

Yeah, I feel like I'm missing something here. It's hard to see in what circumstance a man would call me 'doll' and not mean it in an emasculating way. It'd be like calling another man 'hen'. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 10:13am)

These comments are just bizarre. No one is answering, just going "aye but older women call men that to". No one's disputing that... by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 10:25am)

I'm not a native Glaswegian, but I've lived here since 2003 and I've never heard a man call another man 'doll'. I would have no issue with a woman calling me that, and it's happened plenty of times I'm sure, but if a guy said it to me it'd be very weird. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 12:48pm)

What a clever and original joke. Well done. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 2:07pm)

You seem like quite a toxic person. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 2:37pm)

Whereas you feel you can comment on the condition of my masculinity from the same? Get over yourself, snowflake. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 2:42pm)

Yeah, toxic. Done with you now, bye! by saladinzero (Tue 24th Aug 2021 2:45pm)

Mine'll eat them, but will subsequently barf them up on the stairs carpet for me to step in in the morning. by saladinzero (Mon 30th Aug 2021 7:42pm)

Turns out taking government money and having your face plastered on TV ads and whatever else increases your exposure, and people love to pull others down from pedestals. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Sep 2021 7:50pm)

You have to make damn sure you're squeaky clean if you want to act like that, that's for sure. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Sep 2021 8:09pm)

Just shows she has no insight at all into how inappropriate her tweets were. Some of them were really out there. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Sep 2021 8:43pm)

I've heard it called Fat Man's Corner before. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Sep 2021 9:53am)

You'd definitely get a bad reception from your client. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Sep 2021 9:46pm)

Why do you think they've got that hole in the middle? by saladinzero (Sat 25th Sep 2021 8:29am)

I usually go out after dark and siphon my neighbours tanks. None of them seem to have had any issues filling up. 👍 by saladinzero (Wed 29th Sep 2021 4:31pm)

OP doesn't know which flat it is. Best put one through everyone's, including your own. by saladinzero (Wed 6th Oct 2021 6:42pm)

I'm always up for a good roll in the morning, if you know what I mean ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) by saladinzero (Tue 12th Oct 2021 4:20pm)

Of course it'll be pointless. It's an international-scale greenwashing event. Nothing of consequence is going to be agreed, certainly not when even the host nation are ripping up their own environmental protection laws. by saladinzero (Mon 25th Oct 2021 3:06pm)

Except that they are [pricing delegates](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/09/scottish-campaigners-condemn-cop26-as-the-most-exclusionary-ever-accommodation) from less developed nations out of being able to have somewhere to stay. Clearly, they are entitled to charge what they want, but affordable accomodation is proving hard to find. by saladinzero (Mon 25th Oct 2021 3:14pm)

It's relying on private home rentals because the government has made no effort to try to arrange suitable accommodations. There's been reports on this all year, and yet here we are. Like I said, these home owners/renters are entitled to charge what they like, but I reserve the right to judge them for open profiteering like this chap in the article. by saladinzero (Mon 25th Oct 2021 9:10pm)

You're getting pelted with downvotes, but you are not wrong. by saladinzero (Tue 26th Oct 2021 10:15am)

Yeah, it's a weird quirk of this sub. There seems to be some folk who downvote every thread and jump on any comment going against the grain. by saladinzero (Tue 26th Oct 2021 10:22am)

The better question is "what's the smell like?" The answer is awful BO. by saladinzero (Tue 26th Oct 2021 10:38am)

Most of the stalls at Christmas markets seem to sell complete tat. I can see the appeal of the food and the drink even if it's way overpriced, but who is buying the fake snow in a tube or the dreamweavers or the novelty animal scarfs? by saladinzero (Wed 27th Oct 2021 4:23pm)

It must be a franchise or a big business, because Edinburgh and Belfast and every other one I've been near has sold the same shite. That said, my partner bought "French" soap from the Belfast one and the guy broke off his mobile conversation and put on the most outrageous fake accent. His Belfast accent had been far broader than mine just moments before. The soap might have been overpriced, but it was worth it for the laugh. by saladinzero (Wed 27th Oct 2021 5:03pm)

If anything scares them into avoiding our planet becoming a post-apocalyptic hellhole, it'll be Prestwick airport at night. by saladinzero (Mon 1st Nov 2021 12:30am)

🎶 Saw the ghost of Elvis In the foyer past secur-ity Followed him up to the gates past duty-free Then I watched him stoat right through Now security they did not see him They just hovered round the room There's a pretty little thing Waiting for the King Down in Prestwick toon 🎶 by saladinzero (Mon 1st Nov 2021 10:56am)

Getting your hole? by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 7:22pm)

It's like when the teachers knew the Ofsted inspectors were showing up for their 'surprise' visit. All of a sudden, everything's working, the classrooms were spotless and the teachers were sober. by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 7:20pm)

Genuinely, I think so. The really prestigious hotels all either in Edinburgh or otherwise miles away. I'm not sure I can name a hotel in Glasgow that would meet the standards of a 'presidential suite', though I'd be happy to be corrected. by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 8:28pm)

Wait a minute, this isn't a thread about COP26. Wtf, is that allowed? by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 8:25pm)

Trying to think what the Premier Inn president suite would be like. Best I can come up with is that it'd have *two* kettles. by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 8:58pm)

Imagine Trump's reaction if Biden stayed there and took everyone back for an after-party to trash the place. by saladinzero (Tue 2nd Nov 2021 9:11pm)

Here's the thing, though. Climate change will affect everyone, no matter their class. The rich will have the resources to cushion the blow. The working class should be standing in solidarity with these protestors; don't buy in to the divisions being stoked by right-wing interests. by saladinzero (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 8:47pm)

I say this as someone who loves a burger; they should be taxing the shit out of red meat to offset the damage beef farming does to the environment. by saladinzero (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 8:51pm)

Dude, we'd be lucky if climate change gave us 15 more years to prepare... by saladinzero (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:00pm)

True, that would be better. However, cheapo beef like you'd get in budget supermarket burgers needs to end. It's not sustainable. by saladinzero (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 9:05pm)

Cumbernauld is one of those rare places that would benefit from a massive explosion. Not the people, though, just the supremely aggressive architecture. Driving through it feels like the layout wants to throttle you. I cannot imagine what it must be like to live there. Maybe if you cycle it's lovely? by saladinzero (Fri 5th Nov 2021 10:21pm)

I understand what you're saying, but it seems to me that there only reason to travel to the town centre is to catch a bus away from there. I will confess, I have never seen inside the concrete monstrosity, but I'm imagining somewhere that could have been a background set in Red Dwarf. by saladinzero (Fri 5th Nov 2021 11:24pm)

Everything. by saladinzero (Fri 5th Nov 2021 11:53pm)

Aye, the taxis deliver the gear. by saladinzero (Sat 13th Nov 2021 1:41pm)

There were more [in favour](https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2015/06/03/remembering-iraq) of the Iraqi invasion than were against it at the time. I don't disagree with the gist of your argument, but that's a bad example. by saladinzero (Sun 14th Nov 2021 1:16pm)

You don't need to charge £4 to curb that behaviour, though. Ten minutes free, £10 if you overstay and no return within two hours. by saladinzero (Sun 14th Nov 2021 3:03pm)

Once upon a time, I worked in the cleansing department in another council to GGC, and the depot guys were the most workshy shitebags I've ever seen. I swear they went out of their way to find a reason not to do a job and once they'd decided they weren't doing it it was nearly impossible to change their minds. Hopefully a councillor can help you, but I wouldn't hold my breath... by saladinzero (Thu 18th Nov 2021 1:50pm)

Cleansing was basically a call centre that acted as a go-between between the public (obnoxious and abrasive) and the binmen (obnoxious, abrasive, and lazy). It was actually a really fun summer job, 9-5 for £10 per hour in 2004 which was damn good money for a student. by saladinzero (Thu 18th Nov 2021 5:23pm)

Bit too close to home, eh? by saladinzero (Fri 19th Nov 2021 10:24am)

Fenton! Fenton! Jesus Christ. by saladinzero (Fri 19th Nov 2021 10:31pm)

Honestly, if you've walked through there and paid attention to the Young Team graffiti a turd will be the least of your concerns. by saladinzero (Fri 19th Nov 2021 10:30pm)

I'm a dentist. Very few practices are taking on new NHS patients just now as we are snowed under with the volume of work that we have with our existing patients. Get yourself on waiting lists and if you have an acute problem (facial swelling, severe pain) call NHS24 for emergency care if needed. by saladinzero (Wed 24th Nov 2021 12:52pm)

The Butchershop has always been good when I've been to it. It's a bit more relaxed than The Spanish Butcher and much nicer than Grill on the Corner or Miller and Carter. by saladinzero (Wed 24th Nov 2021 12:50pm)

Good to know. by saladinzero (Wed 24th Nov 2021 1:26pm)

I tried to find a service this year, but struggled to get any to actually come out. In the end I gave up... by saladinzero (Thu 2nd Dec 2021 1:54pm)

There are board game cafes like Settlers in Glasgow centre, but they aren't particularly pleasant places to spend time in. If you've ever attended a geek event like a CCG tournament, you'll recognise the stench of unwashed body as soon as you walk in. West End Games was quite nice, went there a few times to play bigger board games which we lacked table space for, but unfortunately the pandemic killed that one off. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Dec 2021 2:33pm)

Because a not insignificant number of geeks don't wash often. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Dec 2021 3:09pm)

Question for the ages, that is. My pet theory is that when most teenagers were learning personal care to impress others, the geeks were left socially-stunted. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Dec 2021 7:30pm)

I hope I'm wrong, but I had heard that they had closed and lost the premises. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Dec 2021 9:14pm)

It would be devastating to work so hard to create a dream then something random and impersonal like a pandemic come along and ruin it. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Dec 2021 9:32pm)

Drugs policy is reserved to Westminster, but there's no desire down there to alleviate the drug problem up here. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 11:57am)

It's madness, isn't it? Simple measures that will save lives are just there, but we ignore the evidence to keep conservative voters happy. (small c deliberate) by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 12:49pm)

Both things can be true, but drugs policy needs root and branch overhaul and that means decriminalisation. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 12:51pm)

I don't know anyone on the left who hates drug addicts like social conservatives, so I'm not convinced this is a "both sides" issue. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 2:17pm)

I wasn't talking about political parties. > I’ve met plenty of left leaning people who hate ‘junkies’ or anyone not middle class and up. If you say so. > This sub is full of them. You and I must read different threads, but feel free to post a link to a thread where a left-leaning person talks about their hate for drug addicts. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 5:09pm)

That's what I'm referring to by "small c" conservative. Those attitudes transcend party lines. Your folks aren't Conservatives, but they are socially conservative. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 9:15pm)

I'm not disagreeing with you. People can varied opinions on a lot of things. That doesn't change that opposing proven methods to improve the lives of drugs users being a conservative viewpoint. I'm not saying they are some little Englander stereotype. I apologise if I have offended. by saladinzero (Fri 17th Dec 2021 10:18pm)

Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see. by saladinzero (Thu 6th Jan 2022 7:17am)

I hope you used protection. by saladinzero (Fri 7th Jan 2022 6:13pm)

Well aye, when this picture was made the university had only just been set up so no one knew how to spell yet. by saladinzero (Fri 7th Jan 2022 6:12pm)

Pizza Hut and that Italian bread out of Subway. by saladinzero (Sun 9th Jan 2022 1:38pm)

> Many places aren’t taking on new patients but they have to/ find you one if you don’t have one. What do you mean by this? I've been a dentist in Glasgow for more than ten years, and this has never been the case. by saladinzero (Fri 14th Jan 2022 8:16am)

Oh there's no doubt practices are struggling, we're snowed under with work and emergencies and having to turn away unregistered patients with pain is not easy. However, calling the NHS line for help is not the same thing as the practice being obligated to find you a dentist, which is how I interpreted the above post. by saladinzero (Fri 14th Jan 2022 10:25am)

> You are entitled to a practise and to be seen. Not exactly. You are entitled to get care, but not at a practice, especially if you are not registered anywhere. > The scot nhs website has more info on your rights and who to speak to about them. Like I said, I work in the industry... by saladinzero (Fri 14th Jan 2022 11:48am)

Well that drug money ain't going to launder itself, is it? by saladinzero (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:11am)

St Kilda. by saladinzero (Wed 19th Jan 2022 11:40am)

Zero chance. I wouldn't risk it. by saladinzero (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:57pm)

Just was swim holding it over your head. Using your arms is a sign of weakness. by saladinzero (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:57pm)

No but you see, there's money to be made. Can't be leaving that island unexploited. by saladinzero (Sun 13th Feb 2022 9:00pm)

[Crab mentality](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality). by saladinzero (Mon 14th Feb 2022 1:15pm)

Lemon Tree's God-tier salt and chilli chips disprove this entirely. by saladinzero (Thu 17th Feb 2022 6:38pm)

Yeah, their delivery is shocking. But those chips...👌 by saladinzero (Thu 17th Feb 2022 7:24pm)

£700 is about the standard fee to have root canal treatment provided by a specialist endodontist. £350-450 is what a private general dentist would charge for a root treatment. Everyone telling you their cheaper prices here aren't making a like-for-like comparison, as I can guarantee you there are no endodontists providing treatment in Glasgow for that little money. Source: 14 years experience in dentistry by saladinzero (Sun 20th Feb 2022 8:29pm)

You have no idea what you're talking about. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Feb 2022 8:04am)

You're not wrong. I tried for months to get a reliable company to do some repairs to my roof and every single guy was dodgy as fuck. Even the bigger companies seemed to run as fly-by-night. The fella that ended up doing it was the only one who returned a quote and even then he never showed up when he said he would, he'd just rock up when it suited him and expect to start work. We engaged him from one of the bigger Scottish companies, but after a while I realised he had taken the job on as a homer, even though he was showing up in work uniform and driving a work van. by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 9:10am)

I wonder if there's a word for that feeling when you see a nonsense word that the moment you read turns out to be very familiar? I've never seen that word written down before! by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 10:49am)

I guarantee you GMB don't know that, either. by saladinzero (Mon 28th Feb 2022 1:40pm)

Just out of pure curiosity, why are you so interested in invasive species? by saladinzero (Thu 3rd Mar 2022 11:00pm)

What job do you do? Mind if I come by unannounced and you can give me your labour for free? by saladinzero (Thu 10th Mar 2022 5:28pm)

With mechanics, you get what you pay for. Personally, I wouldn't let a Halfords mechanic within ten feet of my car. by saladinzero (Thu 10th Mar 2022 5:52pm)

In before op replies "possil". by saladinzero (Tue 15th Mar 2022 1:54pm)

Can't imagine covid can have been too kind to that business...Op might be best to check if it's still open first. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 4:38am)

Jesus wept. I hope you don't try kissing anyone after that. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 4:35am)

That's good to hear. Too many good niche businesses didn't survive. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 7:32am)

Everyone has a plan until they get ~~punched in the mouth~~ a car to the face. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 1:54pm)

You've just got to love those rush hour warriors that pull across their lane to try to narrow the gap and prevent you from filtering past them. There's nothing like attempted murder to sharpen the senses. by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 1:53pm)

That's just what the Freemasons want you to think... by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 1:57pm)

Surely faster than the car in front, in this case? by saladinzero (Mon 21st Mar 2022 1:55pm)

Have you ever heard of something called a "joke", bud? Also, rocket science is all about the study of momentum and inertia, so... by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Mar 2022 8:46am)

Rockets and internal combustion engines are controlled by separate physics, are they? Where did you get your education and can we request a refund? by saladinzero (Tue 22nd Mar 2022 3:28pm)

If only *square go* were [accepted by Scots Law](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_v_HM_Advocate). by saladinzero (Sun 27th Mar 2022 5:21pm)

If it's got fentanyl in it, potentially everything. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 11:07am)

I was in Amsterdam a few years ago and saw a mobile electronic billboard in the city centre, the sort of one they put at the side of roads to advertise closures and so on. It had a message on it about a dodgy batch of cocaine, and was encouraging people to get their stuff tested. We need measures in Glasgow like this to drop our drugs deaths numbers. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 11:05am)

Really? No one has died from bad pills in Glasgow? That's news to me. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 6:32pm)

So you know fine well how much information about bad batches of pills would save lives. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 7:23pm)

Oh, you're right. Let's not do anything to help on the meantime. God forbid we try to actually do something. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 7:38pm)

If only someone had done [research on exactly this subject](https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-020-00444-6). Where's your journal article to back this crap up: > some billboard/posters absolutely does nothing to stop or even lower drug deaths. by saladinzero (Mon 11th Apr 2022 8:35pm)

This is someone I know personally, so I would never pretend that I've seen her as a counsellor, but she is incredibly lovely and very very kind. [Keeley Craw/Mothership Counselling Services](https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/for-parents/counsellors-therapists/161-mothership-counselling-services-keeley-craw) by saladinzero (Wed 20th Apr 2022 9:17pm)

Still better for you than Best Kebab. by saladinzero (Sun 24th Apr 2022 8:35pm)

I apologise. by saladinzero (Sun 24th Apr 2022 10:23pm)

And yet people act like it can't or won't work here. So frustrating. by saladinzero (Tue 26th Apr 2022 11:19am)

But really only if they put on a West End accent. by saladinzero (Mon 9th May 2022 10:36pm)

Too easy, sometimes. by saladinzero (Sun 22nd May 2022 8:42am)

It'll be 8/500 strength, so pretty low. They have warnings on the packets about long-term use and addiction. by saladinzero (Mon 23rd May 2022 10:30am)

> Only 40% of eligible Scots voted to remain. About 1/3 voted to leave and 1/3 didn’t care enough to vote either way. Yeah, you don't count *don't know/don't care* non-voters as anything except for tacit votes *for* the status quo. You certainly don't get to pretend that they somehow favour the non-status quo option. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 10:41am)

Why are you assuming I'm looking to speed when I've said nothing of the sort? by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 11:45am)

Heading in the opposite direction, so from Hillington towards Paisley, when the contraflow rejoins there's no traffic and people floor it. The traffic going the other way looks vicious... by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 11:53am)

After five minutes of informative research into wtf you are saying, I agree. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 12:13pm)

I'm quite happy to see them used in residential areas. There was an interesting [article](https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/us5xwf/plymouths_first_20mph_camera_catches_thousands_of) I read about one in Plymouth catching thousands of people in a really short timeframe. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 1:09pm)

Did your mate just assume the cameras were off or something? 60mph isn't even close to the limit there at the moment. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 1:10pm)

That the gatso one? That's been there for years. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 1:26pm)

Did you see the signs saying 40? by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 3:35pm)

Is that a trick question? by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 3:42pm)

Show me someone who admits to a pattern of law-breaking online and I'll show you an idiot. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 3:59pm)

Like I give a fuck. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 4:32pm)

The law doesn't give a shit about that. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 4:31pm)

I doubt that, but you are still an idiot if you publish anything online about illegal acts. Case in point, the idiot in this very thread bragging about doing over a tonne on that stretch. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 4:30pm)

You're going to have to try harder than that, I'm afraid. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 4:49pm)

Yeah, that's not how it works. by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 5:29pm)

It would be more interesting to hear more about how you think driving 50mph+ through 40mph **average speed** cameras will be reset by anything on your dash or otherwise. Do you think each camera is independent of the others or something? by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 6:17pm)

> Each incriment between the cameras is a new zone. Got a source for that, champ? > Try resetting your avg speed and youl see travelling at 40mph shows an avg speed of around 37 Genuine question: do you understand how stupid that maths/logic makes you sound? by saladinzero (Fri 27th May 2022 6:22pm)

Pointing out someone's lack of understanding of basic maths is not a fight. Using sexist bullshit terms like "on the blob" is certainly a good way to start a fight, though. by saladinzero (Sat 28th May 2022 9:43am)

> As long as your average stays below 40mph between each camera, or even the full journey if thats easier, youl be brand new. Yes, that's correct. And not what your previous posts said. by saladinzero (Sat 28th May 2022 9:42am)

If you're a sexist, I guess. by saladinzero (Sat 28th May 2022 9:41am)

What tedious bullshit. by saladinzero (Sat 28th May 2022 10:51am)

You have not provided any proof that average speed cameras measure only between each increment. None. And you won't, because it doesn't exist. by saladinzero (Sat 28th May 2022 12:40pm)

Even if he’s getting 10 people to give him a quid every hour, that’s pretty good with cash in hand and minimal outlay. He looks old enough that he probably gets the bus in for free, as well. All it costs is his dignity. Which…yeah. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:54pm)

I used to work there, in healthcare, and it was a pretty nice place all told. As someone else says, it has a good community feel and the local businesses were pretty friendly. I don’t know if he’s still there, but there was a guy who worked in the corner shop on Tweedsmuir road who called me his blood brother because I took his tooth out when he was in pain. Like, every time I went into the shop. Not going to lie, I loved it. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:58pm)

The council banning amps would go a long way to solving the noise pollution problem in the centre. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:55pm)

How many have you asked? by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:55pm)

What is with this subreddit and downvoting every thread? This one is sitting at 44%, and it’s about news that I wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 10:00pm)

There's a lot of wannabe hardmen on here, that's for sure. More so than other city subs, for whatever reason I don't know. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Jun 2022 10:48pm)

You think a busker is going to leave all their takings on full display of passers by, by saladinzero (Mon 6th Jun 2022 8:03am)

Sure is better than doing nothing, though. by saladinzero (Mon 6th Jun 2022 9:52am)

By what metric do you consider Scotland *broken*? by saladinzero (Sat 18th Jun 2022 9:51pm)

That's easy, knife crime in Glasgow. For what it's worth, I agree with you on some things. I'm a NHS contractor with one foot half out the door. I was frontline in primary care and I know that the government's leadership was disastrous and shambolic throughout. It's not fair that people are downvoting you for your opinion. Edit to add: Drug deaths are not fair to lay at any door but Westminster's. Drugs policy is not devolved. Similarly, I don't agree that kowtowing to the oil companies is a better alternative. If the last few months have shown anything, it's that the oil companies are not our friends. They are currently engaged in open warfare with the rest of us. by saladinzero (Sun 19th Jun 2022 12:01am)

> Better and cheaper public transport is required so people aren’t tempted to drive in. This is the key. The council have been having great fun with the stick approach, taking away free parking and setting up bus gates and this LEZ thing, but they really need to get on with the carrot now. I can park at the park and ride in Robroyston, but if the trains aren't running at times to suit then it's a pain in the ass. The bus is extortionate from where I live, it's honestly cheaper to drive in and pay parking. by saladinzero (Fri 24th Jun 2022 11:49am)

A day's shopping is never going to be a couple of quid at Buchanan Galleries. 4 hours is £7.50! by saladinzero (Fri 24th Jun 2022 11:51am)

Why do *you* think they were privatised? by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:03pm)

How's your heid? by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:23pm)

Never seen a busker in Pollock park and I don't see how one there would enhance the experience... by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:26pm)

The sand dogs are such an obvious con that I feel conflicted about stopping them from doing it; it's almost a public service for teaching the credible observational skills. by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:25pm)

The wrong crowd being "people who visit the park regularly"? Are buskers invisible to those of certain generations? 🤔 What a weird thing to gatekeep 😂 by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 6:36pm)

They're just concrete covered with a layer of sand, and the "sculptor" just swipes the brush around and makes it look they they've just finished making them. Edit: or plastic, I guess? Either way, they certainly didn't sit there all morning building dogs out of builders sand. by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 8:32pm)

*Zing!* by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 8:49pm)

Oh yeah, you sure schooled me 😂 by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 8:47pm)

Imagine being so dense you think Big Bang Theory invented the word [zing](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/zing). Embarrassing. by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 8:56pm)

Jesus wept. Just stop. You're embarrassing yourself, and over what? Some weird attempt at gatekeeping buskers at a park? by saladinzero (Mon 27th Jun 2022 9:57pm)

Hah, insider scoop! by saladinzero (Tue 28th Jun 2022 10:10am)

Even if op is afraid to call the police, it's unbelievable that no one else has thought to call the police. by saladinzero (Wed 29th Jun 2022 11:22pm)

Are you saying that if you believed the police to be incompetent you just wouldn't bother reporting an ongoing crime? Seems defeatist to me. by saladinzero (Wed 29th Jun 2022 11:30pm)

Really? Your original reply was so garbled that I genuinely couldn't tell. by saladinzero (Thu 30th Jun 2022 1:27pm)

Says the person who can't write properly. by saladinzero (Thu 30th Jun 2022 1:42pm)

Ah, drunk doesn't count. People can even stomach Best Kebab when drunk. by saladinzero (Sat 2nd Jul 2022 1:43pm)

You've willingly gone to more than one Blue Lagoon? by saladinzero (Sat 2nd Jul 2022 1:40pm)

Which one did Bieber visit? That's probably their HQ. by saladinzero (Sat 2nd Jul 2022 5:23pm)

Long story short, we're all covered in piss. by saladinzero (Fri 15th Jul 2022 4:39pm)

I always wondered (but not enough to look it up) how fuel worked with those car clubs. Did they have a company card you used to fill it if it ran out or did you claim back what you put in it? by saladinzero (Fri 15th Jul 2022 8:29pm)

Stranger Hings. by saladinzero (Fri 15th Jul 2022 8:27pm)

Easy to see how it made sense for them to switch to electric, though. by saladinzero (Fri 15th Jul 2022 10:39pm)

Bearsden is the only place I’ve ever heard of that has seen [death threats ](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14097931.police-probe-death-threat-mystery-bearsden-resident-threatens-execute-council-staff-cycle-path/) over a cycle path. by saladinzero (Wed 20th Jul 2022 10:10pm)

That's ridiculously bad design, the inner door open button should override the outside buttons even simply as a safety precaution. by saladinzero (Sun 24th Jul 2022 9:50am)

Yeah, exactly. Can people not just...wait until they arrive? by saladinzero (Sun 24th Jul 2022 10:57am)

So what? If it's made the trains more pleasant from traveling, then keep it. by saladinzero (Sun 24th Jul 2022 10:56am)

Kinda sad that so many people are so reliant on getting boozed up to enjoy themselves. Same as people who drink heavily in the airport, to be honest. by saladinzero (Sun 24th Jul 2022 6:10pm)

If the delivery guys were driving cars instead of electric bikes would you also blame the app for them ignoring the laws, I wonder. by saladinzero (Mon 22nd Aug 2022 10:37am)

Covid has broken the old model of NHS dentistry. The government brought in lifelong registration back around 2010 or so, and this has led to practices having way too many patients registered per dentist. It was just about working because a fair proportion of those people only appeared sporadically, but now that we've been through covid these sporadic attenders are now all wanting to be seen at the same time, on top of our regular attenders. I can can't see all the people I have registered, let alone taking on new patients. If you saw me today for a checkup and needed to come back for a filling or whatever, you'd be lucky to get an appointment before November. I can't remember exactly, but before the change you were automatically deregistered by the NHS after three or four years of not attending. by saladinzero (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 5:12pm)

The big question is how oversubscribed NHS dentists are able to see private patients so quickly. The problem is being made worse by greed, of that I have no doubt. by saladinzero (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 6:31pm)

What exactly do you mean by "something else"? Hiring scabs to do it? Bringing in the army? by saladinzero (Sun 28th Aug 2022 3:06pm)

Yeah, my initial intention was just to donate them to charity but I made the mistake or guesstimating how much I'd spent on them over the years... by saladinzero (Thu 1st Sep 2022 6:09pm)

Thanks, I'll give it a look! by saladinzero (Thu 1st Sep 2022 7:15pm)

Cheers, I'll pop along and have a chat with a list of titles 👍 by saladinzero (Thu 1st Sep 2022 8:58pm)

I'll be going through them tomorrow, so I'll send you a list 👍 by saladinzero (Fri 2nd Sep 2022 12:08am)

The bouncers were making sure you were armed? by saladinzero (Fri 16th Sep 2022 1:49pm)

Uber only gives an estimate upfront then charges when the journey is completed. by saladinzero (Fri 16th Sep 2022 5:04pm)

[For the curious](https://www.quora.com/If-you-stood-on-the-surface-of-Io-how-large-would-the-other-Galilean-Moons-of-Jupiter-appear-in-the-sky). by saladinzero (Mon 26th Sep 2022 12:10am)

Even worse, it's a Burger King, not a KFC. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Oct 2022 2:52pm)

You should definitely go out and test this theory. Be sure to report back your results in 6 weeks or so. by saladinzero (Wed 19th Oct 2022 6:36pm)

Maybe I'm missing sarcasm in your reply, but the police aren't above [things like that](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/06/two-met-police-officers-jailed-photos-murdered-sisters-deniz-jaffer-jamie-lewis-nicole-smallman-bibaa-henry). by saladinzero (Sun 30th Oct 2022 10:07am)

Just so you know, you've posted this from the wrong alt... by saladinzero (Sun 30th Oct 2022 10:30am)

Are you in pain with it? The NHS will only offer you an emergency appointment if you have pain/severe sensitivity. A private emergency appointment with a dentist will probably be £100-300 if it can be fixed with a simple filling. by saladinzero (Sun 30th Oct 2022 12:29pm)

Yeah, that sucks. You can buy temporary filling kits at chemists, but they're generally not that great/long lasting. It's worth a try, but I very much doubt the dental hospital emergency section will see you with just that. by saladinzero (Sun 30th Oct 2022 12:38pm)

*part of a root canal. The dental hospital will not have completed your treatment in an emergency appointment or for £14. Don't get fooled into thinking that it's all sorted. by saladinzero (Sun 30th Oct 2022 12:36pm)

Robroyston is currently being blessed with a brand new, horrendously ugly book distribution centre. It's amazingly and overpoweringly out of place, so bear in mind that you'll be forced to look at the bloody thing every day as you head past it to the train station in a marsh or the slip roads to the M80. Genuinely, the only highlight of Robroyston is that when you're leaving it for Glasgow the two roundabouts make the shape of Mickey Mouse's ears on Google maps. That's it. by saladinzero (Mon 7th Nov 2022 11:20pm)

They add extras on to the meter for baggage, as far as I understand how that system works. No tip required, at least as compensation. by saladinzero (Tue 15th Nov 2022 5:38pm)

What's so bad about it? by saladinzero (Tue 15th Nov 2022 5:41pm)

> We have heard nothing but bad things about the (assuming now previous) owner, wrapped up in court cases and not paying staff etc, which we assume has lead to this closure I doubt it. More likely, producing a whole load of artificial snow and keeping an entire warehouse cold enough to keep it frozen won't come cheap with current energy prices. by saladinzero (Wed 16th Nov 2022 8:25am)

Not going to lie, the thought of op lying in the road and pulling out their phone to report the pothole made me laugh. by saladinzero (Wed 16th Nov 2022 11:38pm)

Global warming solved! by saladinzero (Thu 17th Nov 2022 10:17am)

What's the prices like these days? by saladinzero (Thu 17th Nov 2022 11:44pm)

Walking past the shop on my way to work, they've got advertising up with women with a wide variety of body types at the moment. Could be part of that promotion. by saladinzero (Thu 17th Nov 2022 11:43pm)

Hmm. How much will you pay me? I'm okay with losing a kidney, but Evanescence? by saladinzero (Fri 18th Nov 2022 12:14am)

I don't know why we don't just adopt some system like what3words for deliveries. It can't be any less prone to human error than conventional postal addresses, but far simpler. by saladinzero (Sat 19th Nov 2022 9:59pm)

How did you get shafted? by saladinzero (Sat 19th Nov 2022 10:01pm)

That's just depressing. by saladinzero (Sun 20th Nov 2022 10:09am)

Driver for First Bus? by saladinzero (Fri 25th Nov 2022 1:35pm)

I tried talking to my parents about their orphanage threats as an adult and they completely denied all knowledge... by saladinzero (Sun 4th Dec 2022 11:46am)

The Park Bar. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Dec 2022 11:51am)

You definitely could examine the trees before bringing them to be wrapped in previous years. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Dec 2022 8:23pm)

You talking about Khublai Khan? If so, nothing of value was lost. That place was disgustingly unhygienic. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Dec 2022 8:25pm)

Personally, I could do without risking food poisoning until *at least* date five/six. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Dec 2022 8:56pm)

Hyndland. by saladinzero (Fri 9th Dec 2022 4:43am)

Getting a blow job will do that for a fella. by saladinzero (Fri 9th Dec 2022 4:46am)

Says you, I still remember the Great Quinoa Shortage of 2015. by saladinzero (Fri 9th Dec 2022 5:50pm)

I have never in all my days seen the word spelled like that. 🤔 by saladinzero (Fri 9th Dec 2022 10:13pm)

How much would healthcare cost you in the US? Gotta factor that in. by saladinzero (Sun 11th Dec 2022 4:17pm)

Do you know how much I pay out of pocket for my healthcare? £0. The point here is that a big salary of $100k is not going to be take-home pay after taxes. A large chunk will go to paying for insurance. I doubt you were on $100k as a teacher, by the way, so $200 probably represented a much higher proportion of your income on healthcare than what I actually paid in my income taxes towards our socialised healthcare system. If someone is looking at the relatively higher salaries on offer in the US, they need to remember the other outlays that you lot need to make from your paychecks. I'm not saying that that calculation will necessarily still favour remaining to work in the UK rather than emigrating abroad, but it's important to remember when comparing raw salaries. by saladinzero (Sun 11th Dec 2022 7:08pm)

There's so much evidence of how much the NHS cost per head versus the cost of healthcare systems around the world. Just Google it and have a look yourself. I agree that the service is being allowed to collapse, and this will surely cost people their lives. It should be criminal to be so incompetent in public office. However, if funding had even just kept pace with inflation things would not be this bad. The issue isn't the system is my point. by saladinzero (Sun 11th Dec 2022 11:16pm)

> If someone is looking at the relatively higher salaries on offer in the US, they need to remember the other outlays that you lot need to make from your paychecks. **I’m not saying that that calculation will necessarily still favour remaining to work in the UK rather than emigrating abroad, but it’s important to remember when comparing raw salaries.** Did you miss where I addressed that? by saladinzero (Mon 12th Dec 2022 11:33am)

East Kilbride. by saladinzero (Tue 13th Dec 2022 8:48am)

Chucking diggers into ponds seems a bit wasteful to me. by saladinzero (Fri 16th Dec 2022 9:17am)

Reach Media is literally a cancer on news media. by saladinzero (Sun 18th Dec 2022 2:46pm)

You should have burned the building down before leaving, otherwise the correct response. by saladinzero (Thu 22nd Dec 2022 8:46am)

Definitely this. Further up the thread, they suddenly felt the need to bring up [trans people in sports](https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/zu00re/_/j1gkavz) apropos of nothing. by saladinzero (Sat 24th Dec 2022 3:04pm)

> Seeing some results online of using vinegar, chilli’s, cayenne pepper near the area haha but I doubt that’ll even work. Unless you somehow contrive to attack the owner in some way, this is only going to punish an innocent animal. Please don't do that. Edit: please don't attack the owner either. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Dec 2022 7:32pm)

I've never done bar work, but surely cleaning out the lines would be a basic requirement for hygiene before starting to serve? Correct me if I'm wrong, though! by saladinzero (Mon 26th Dec 2022 7:35pm)

Huh, interesting. I'd have thought it would just be one of those daily tasks, like how kitchens supposedly get deep cleaned after every day. by saladinzero (Mon 26th Dec 2022 7:46pm)

Interesting, thanks for the info. Another question for you, what, if anything, do bar staff do when a customer rejects a pint for tasting bad? I've genuinely been served beer that tastes like chemical slime and been met with a disbelieving look when I've brought it back to the bar. Would they taste the beer or test it or whatever? by saladinzero (Mon 26th Dec 2022 11:12pm)

How is it dangerous? by saladinzero (Mon 26th Dec 2022 11:44pm)

Thanks! I guess it's not really an established protocol then, but I'm glad some people like yourself have good standards! I've definitely had beers that I didn't like the taste of, but there's something almost-indescribable about the taste of an "off" pint. The thought of it being down to a dirty glass has awoken a new fear in me, however... by saladinzero (Tue 27th Dec 2022 12:00am)

Ah, I see. I hadn't thought about the nature of the chemicals, but it makes sense that it would be caustic stuff. by saladinzero (Tue 27th Dec 2022 12:22am)

Source? by saladinzero (Wed 28th Dec 2022 4:21pm)

I had an upstairs neighbour once who thought it was fine to put his duvet in the shower and leave it on to wash it while going out to his lectures for the day. Funnily enough, the shower tray wasn't long overflowing and flooded us down below. His mild surprise when he found out what he'd caused was the most infuriating part of the fiasco. by saladinzero (Thu 5th Jan 2023 6:32pm)

I don't think he was thinking tbh. Probably pissed himself and was trying to hide the evidence while still drunk... by saladinzero (Thu 5th Jan 2023 7:54pm)

Given how terminally online I am, the mods must be working quick that this is the first I've seen it too... by saladinzero (Sat 7th Jan 2023 6:50pm)

Have you written to your MSP about getting stonewalled by them? Might be worth a shot with a wee letter online outlining what’s been going on. by saladinzero (Sat 7th Jan 2023 9:23pm)

You could even mention that fact in your letter, to highlight how long this has been going on. by saladinzero (Sat 7th Jan 2023 10:24pm)

It's a fact of life that some people will never care enough about others to lift a hand to clean up after themselves or to help others. Doesn't matter whether it's communal bins, close security doors, lifts, whatever. They don't give a shit and will break it just to spite you if you complain. by saladinzero (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:53pm)

Old-school meaning the trebuchet treatment, you mean? Sounds good to me! by saladinzero (Wed 18th Jan 2023 12:48pm)

It's always a pleasant nostalgia trip when you see one still in business when you're abroad. by saladinzero (Wed 18th Jan 2023 12:45pm)

I know it's a scary time for you, but do you really think there's freelance radiographers that hang out in reddit looking for work? by saladinzero (Wed 18th Jan 2023 12:50pm)

I helped a friend empty his wife's flat of furniture down there, and watching the crowd outside the pub under the bridge near the Untouchables was better than any TV show. The selection of needles in the close was a downside, though. by saladinzero (Tue 24th Jan 2023 11:23pm)

Fuck off, it's about increasing the commuter belt for London, nothing else. If it were about improving services in the North, they'd have stayed building it in the North and not in London. by saladinzero (Fri 27th Jan 2023 8:34am)

In fairness, that would be a life-altering experience for anybody. I certainly couldn't blame them. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Feb 2023 10:37pm)

I had no idea. I thought it was just laid up there for repairs or something. I can't imagine how awful it would be to live a family life on there. What do the kids do for school? by saladinzero (Fri 10th Feb 2023 10:08pm)

Is that place still open? I haven't been in there in years. I might go this weekend and get some salt and chili chicken. I was always impressed by the standard of the food served to other diners, and slightly ashamed of my fried chicken and rice. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Feb 2023 10:09pm)

Can't believe this is languishing at the bottom of the thread. The best by far. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Feb 2023 10:18pm)

At least they get to spend some time off the ship. by saladinzero (Fri 10th Feb 2023 11:34pm)

Smart lad, I bet she was saving the best for last. by saladinzero (Mon 13th Feb 2023 8:23am)

The Winter Gardens is a sad sight now. Genuine cultural vandalism by the council. by saladinzero (Mon 13th Feb 2023 8:47am)

Went in to the West End yesterday, specifically to go to get salt and pepper chicken from Crazy Wok, checked Google for the opening hours and everything, got there and it was closed. Son of a bitch. by saladinzero (Mon 13th Feb 2023 10:47am)

That's on you for not realising the Main Character was coming. by saladinzero (Mon 13th Feb 2023 10:46am)

Queen Street used to have both, before the refurb. Talk about a backwards step. by saladinzero (Tue 14th Feb 2023 4:43pm)

I was curious about the etymology of the word, and it's nothing to do with [boats](https://www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view/id/4758#:~:text=DINGIE%2C%20DINGY%20v%20to%20rebuff,to%20keep%20a%20(romantic)%20appointment): > Dingie is a derivation of the Scots ‘ding’ which is defined in the Dictionary of Scots Language http://www.dsl.ac.uk as “To knock, beat or strike: to drive; to push suddenly and forcibly; to displace or overturn by shoving” and the very earliest example of ‘ding’ in DSL comes from the Legends of the Saints by John Barbour (1380) by saladinzero (Tue 14th Feb 2023 4:48pm)

I'm sorry, some times the truth can be painful. by saladinzero (Tue 14th Feb 2023 6:31pm)

> It is hoped that the new fee will help raise £185,000 for the city. What a waste of time and effort. by saladinzero (Sun 19th Feb 2023 10:15am)

The cultural cost is not worth that level of return. by saladinzero (Sun 19th Feb 2023 10:22am)

> There’s plenty ways to consume it that don’t impact the lives of those around you. Which is true, but UK medical cannabis must be vaped. Thems the rules. by saladinzero (Mon 20th Feb 2023 9:10am)

Is this the same group as killed that guy walking home from the pub on Balmore road last week or the week before? On the dirt bikes? by saladinzero (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 9:24pm)

I'm going to regret asking this maybe, but what is \#WATP? Something sectarian? by saladinzero (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 9:21pm)

Oh I see. I assumed it was along the lines of FTP, which one of my lovely neighbours decided was a necessary addition to the phone box in the village recently. by saladinzero (Thu 2nd Mar 2023 9:42pm)

If you're going that far just for fish and chips, go to Troon instead for The Wee Hurrie instead. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 11:53am)

Let me know the next time you go. I'll gladly finish off what you can't 👍😊 by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 12:15pm)

I'll need to try it next time I pass Ayr. Normally, I wouldn't stop. Because Ayr. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 2:04pm)

No way, the Hurrie is on a different level to the pavilion! by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 2:39pm)

> go to Kilmarnock No, I'm not making that mistake again by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 3:42pm)

As far as open prisons go, I'm sure it wasn't. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 3:47pm)

When I was at university, I went to Kilmarnock for outreach clinics. Aside from clinics in Yoker, the people I met there were the wildest out of all the areas I worked in during my career. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 5:07pm)

Any wild stories you'd like to share? You must get all sorts working in there. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 5:54pm)

Worse than that, every penny spent tackling the mammoth task of picking up after them is effectively money stolen from other important budgets. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 6:18pm)

What did a glizzy supper turn out to be in the end? 😂 by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 7:04pm)

That sounds brutal. I wouldn't go near one because the food is disgusting, but that solidifies it for me. Awful business. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Mar 2023 7:03pm)

Which of the owners are you related to then? by saladinzero (Mon 6th Mar 2023 12:20pm)

r/Glasgow is one of the least friendly subreddits I know of, or at least the most downvote-happy. by saladinzero (Sun 12th Mar 2023 9:40am)

It’s my birthday this week, so they're getting ready for the big parade. by saladinzero (Mon 20th Mar 2023 9:18am)

Go to Glengoyne. It's close to Glasgow, but not in the city. There's some lovely walks near it, and I'd recommend eating at The Old Mill in Killearn or head across to Edinmill Farm for grub and good play areas/more walks if you'll be travelling with kids. by saladinzero (Mon 20th Mar 2023 10:25pm)

By the way, it's also not too far from a walk hilariously called the Whangie, which it's easy going to cool rocks (so long as it's not been raining). There's also a famous landmark out that way called The Devil's Pulpit, but it's really busy with people parking like idiots and I have never been to it... by saladinzero (Tue 21st Mar 2023 12:17am)

I remember a better time. by saladinzero (Tue 21st Mar 2023 10:54am)

Does op seem the type to willingly contribute to communal costs? by saladinzero (Wed 29th Mar 2023 3:24pm)

And then pony up their share to hire a cherry-picker? I guarantee you the work will fall under communal costs within the factor agreement (and probably the deeds too). by saladinzero (Wed 29th Mar 2023 3:25pm)

I guarantee he bragged about it to his mates as well, except recasting himself as the hero. by saladinzero (Fri 31st Mar 2023 9:07am)

False. Seagulls are creatures of hate; they don't know love. by saladinzero (Fri 31st Mar 2023 6:26pm)

Stop washing and see if it goes away by saladinzero (Tue 4th Apr 2023 8:28pm)

Which part of addressing climate change and air pollution have we acted on quickly?! 🤔 by saladinzero (Tue 4th Apr 2023 8:27pm)

Was in response to "if we waited too long". Wasn't meant to sound pointed toward you though, sorry! by saladinzero (Tue 4th Apr 2023 8:30pm)

All a ring road will do is encourage more cars on the road. There's loads of research to show that, and it was the big criticism of the M74 completion. The money (and inevitable upheaval) would be better put towards public transport links. It would be mad to be looking at expanding the roads at a time like this. by saladinzero (Tue 4th Apr 2023 8:38pm)

Wasn't [this guy](https://www.stefbaxterpottery.com/), was it? by saladinzero (Mon 10th Apr 2023 9:12am)

To be fair, he was just the physical acting/stunts. They dubbed in the voice, like with Vader. by saladinzero (Sat 22nd Apr 2023 6:48pm)

I've noticed it too. I thought maybe storage for delivery drivers? I don't think they'd be allowed to trade vehicles there, but I honestly don't know the relevant laws. by saladinzero (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 9:21am)

No, it's an armadillo. by saladinzero (Mon 24th Apr 2023 10:31am)

Kids spaces are something you don't appreciate until you have direct experience of navigating a busy carpark with a small child. by saladinzero (Thu 27th Apr 2023 3:18pm)

I used to work as a dentist, and you shouldn't underestimate how challenging bringing an elderly person in to a practice can be. Going to their houses is virtually impossible. I'm not saying it's right that they should use that to prevent a cycle lane being provided, but maybe it could be modified to allow disabled patients to be dropped directly to the door? by saladinzero (Thu 27th Apr 2023 3:17pm)

A trebuchet would deliver a 90kg family member across the river no bother. Would be much faster than a minute too. by saladinzero (Thu 27th Apr 2023 3:20pm)

When my son was born, I drove him around in a Toyota GT86, looks totally impractical but when he was little it worked surprisingly well. Plus, the pram fit in the boot, which was great. Anyway, I was in Buchanan Galleries multistory, on my way back from the shops. I overheard this guy criticising my car parked in the parent/child space to his wife. He then sees the baby seat in the passenger seat and says, "oh maybe I was wrong" then locked eyes with me standing beside the car with pram and baby. He looked mortified and shuffled off 😂 by saladinzero (Thu 27th Apr 2023 7:01pm)

I learned this the hard way as a young teen when I travelled with friends across from Belfast to Glasgow to visit on a bus day trip, fully expecting something like Alton Towers... by saladinzero (Sun 7th May 2023 11:44am)

The days before the internet were a more unpredictable time! by saladinzero (Sun 7th May 2023 2:02pm)

It's like one of those cursed objects that you ditch but it shows up again in the morning on your finger and suddenly you've got frosted tips and a flame shirt on. by saladinzero (Wed 17th May 2023 11:48pm)

Lying. by saladinzero (Wed 17th May 2023 11:45pm)

It's also most likely complete balls: > The name is first documented in the 15th and 16th centuries as Gorbaldis, and its etymology is unclear. It may be related to the Ecclesiastical Latin word garbale ('sheaf'), found in the Scottish Gaelic term garbal teind ('tenth sheaf'), a tithe of corn given to a parish rector. The taking of garbal teind was a right given to George Elphinstone in 1616 as part of his 19-year tack ('lease'). The placename would therefore mean 'the Sheaves'. The name is similar to a Lowland Scots word gorbal/gorbel/garbal/garbel ('unfledged bird'), perhaps a reference to lepers who were allowed to beg for alms in public. Gort a' bhaile ('garden of the town') conforms with certain suggestions made by A.G. Callant in 1888, but other interpretations are also popular. [Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbals) by saladinzero (Sun 21st May 2023 11:01am)

They start just after the Paisley junction. by saladinzero (Tue 23rd May 2023 10:33am)

Why can't you take the train or coach? Your rabbit will need to be in a carrier in a taxi anyway, so what's the difference to him sitting in a carrier on the train? by saladinzero (Thu 25th May 2023 11:09am)

I wasn't doubting op, I have never kept rabbits as pets, so it was a genuine question. That said, in my experience, some pet owners can be very precious about their animals. by saladinzero (Thu 25th May 2023 1:28pm)

[A tale as old as time](https://i.imgur.com/JBhr1TM.jpg). by saladinzero (Sun 28th May 2023 8:30pm)

The food they output isn’t especially bad, but the layout of the car park of the one in Milngavie is the worst I’ve ever seen. It regularly backs up and gridlocks itself due to the narrow entrance, and the cars backed out block the road in both directions. The car park is also split into two levels, with concrete ramps and metal railings which make parking on the lower level really awkward, especially if you have multiple people in the car - someone’s door is going to be up against a concrete wall. by saladinzero (Tue 30th May 2023 10:25pm)

I live in Torrance, and I wondered why they finally decided to relay the main street last week and the road up to Torrance roundabout this week. That might explain it. by saladinzero (Thu 1st Jun 2023 9:45pm)

We should be building houses to sell to people who want to live in them, not as investment vehicles for rentier capitalists. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Jun 2023 1:52pm)

Okay, that's the council sorted, but what about the manhole covers? by saladinzero (Sun 4th Jun 2023 1:58pm)

Who is "we" in this context? Fringe loonies? by saladinzero (Sun 4th Jun 2023 1:56pm)

Yes, I already did. That's why I asked if you meant fringe loonies. by saladinzero (Sun 4th Jun 2023 2:01pm)

It's a volcano and we're about to be Pompeii'd. by saladinzero (Tue 6th Jun 2023 6:06pm)

Tell me about it. I went home and slathered myself in batter in preparation of being deep fried by pyroclastic flow. Any minute now... by saladinzero (Tue 6th Jun 2023 7:25pm)

> The art of taps aff is not dying, it’s evolving No, that's skin cancer. by saladinzero (Mon 12th Jun 2023 7:27pm)

You've all got friends? by saladinzero (Tue 13th Jun 2023 7:27pm)

Given how nasty the pigeons are in the city centre, I wouldn't be surprised if it just didn't have any legs. by saladinzero (Fri 16th Jun 2023 9:03pm)

How drunk were you when you went after your gig? Had you consumed any mind-altering substances? by saladinzero (Fri 16th Jun 2023 9:06pm)

That's how you survived. It's like Blue Lagoon, only ever palatable when you're half cut. by saladinzero (Fri 16th Jun 2023 9:11pm)

Sure it is. The moderators use it to post the thread every day. Running a sub involves more than just banning people. by saladinzero (Sat 17th Jun 2023 1:13pm)

Do you really think people will migrate in significant numbers? I fully support the protests (and think they should have gone further), but I just don't see it. The internet is a different place compared to when the Great Digg Migration happened, and I don't think it's as likely to recur now. I hope I'm wrong, though. by saladinzero (Sun 18th Jun 2023 7:23pm)

I don't want to use Reddit if it means I have to have it constantly pushing ads at me. I'll sadly delete Apollo and try Lemmy. Like I said, I hope I'm wrong. by saladinzero (Sun 18th Jun 2023 7:44pm)

Try [this one](https://youtu.be/20nl3qhp7cg). by saladinzero (Tue 20th Jun 2023 1:41pm)

Quite fragile this morning, huh? by saladinzero (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 8:22am)

If this was clever reverse psychology to encourage me to fill it out to spite a misogynist, mission accomplished 👍 by saladinzero (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 12:02pm)

Saying that the only people who will respond to a consultation about the punishment of misogynistic crimes are 'nippy lassies' is very much misogyny. by saladinzero (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 1:28pm)

There's a "castle" in Springburn, and a much bigger place (but not really in Glasgow) out at [Bardowie](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardowie_Castle). by saladinzero (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 3:25pm)

That final picture of the lady looking up and T-posing has the feel of a cursed photo in a horror movie. by saladinzero (Sat 24th Jun 2023 10:33pm)

If you stare into her eyes long though you'll see it by saladinzero (Sat 24th Jun 2023 11:52pm)

Have you ever visited a city in the "third world"? by saladinzero (Thu 29th Jun 2023 8:54pm)

"Here we, here we, here we fucking go!" by saladinzero (Tue 4th Jul 2023 7:43pm)

He approached me the other day and I wanted to ask him for his autograph for everyone on here. Maybe next time. by saladinzero (Thu 6th Jul 2023 10:49pm)

The marchers probably wouldn't, but the followers can be rougher. This [video](https://old.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/pr6zy2/another_driver_attacked_by_a_loyalist_band/) sprang to mind for me. They probably let op away unscathed because they were clearly an outsider and would settle with just intimating them, but if you had attitude like that guy in the video you'd be in trouble. The police would soon step in, there's usually a fairly high presence (that the taxpayer funds). by saladinzero (Thu 6th Jul 2023 10:57pm)

Lemon Tree for the salt and chilli chips alone. God-tier. Probably the worst in the city for delivery, though. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 6:46pm)

> they offer Morrisons and Co-op too but those come from elsewhere I don't know anything the Co-op (because I never did those), but the Morrisons deliveries come from the actual shop itself. The staff there pick it and some poor sap collects it from the back of the store and delivers it in their car. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 8:57pm)

I've got [bad news](https://tchaiovna.com/home-page-2/the-tchai-ovna-farewell-festival/) for you. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 8:55pm)

Me too. I went religiously when I was first living in Glasgow back in 2003. I'm a bit concerned that they're advertising a Ceilidh in their festival. That sounds a bit dangerous in that space... by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 9:07pm)

The one in Cardonald, and another one (I forget where) too. The complete lack of security surprised me when I did it - you could just walk in, pretend to scan groceries and leave with bags of stuff if you really wanted to. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 10:03pm)

If I still lived closer than a 30 minute drive, I’d be barrel-shaped. by saladinzero (Sat 8th Jul 2023 10:18pm)

The staff go out at the end of their shift and slash your tyres. by saladinzero (Sun 9th Jul 2023 10:48am)

I took the bus in from a village on Sunday to see the Banksy exhibit, and had to take a bus to Kirky and walk on the way back because no one seemed to know if the bus was going to go. It was on Google and on the printed timetable, but the guy in the info desk didn't think it ran any more. I get that it's a Sunday, but I wanted to have a beer afterwards and taking the train means driving to the station. The service is already a shambles. by saladinzero (Wed 12th Jul 2023 11:41pm)

A former Bullingdon club member would recognise the taste, right enough. by saladinzero (Mon 17th Jul 2023 12:54am)

I know some people love it, but I could do with less of the mythical sparkly guff on distillery tours. by saladinzero (Mon 17th Jul 2023 12:51am)

Someone's taking really good care of that. A labour of love! by saladinzero (Mon 17th Jul 2023 12:57am)

Don't lick the trains. by saladinzero (Mon 17th Jul 2023 11:12am)

I saw a metalhead busking outside m&s on Argyll Street last week. He had a sign about being a Ukrainian veteran or something, which made me suspicious, but he was indeed shedding on the guitar. by saladinzero (Fri 21st Jul 2023 9:33pm)

Sell it for face value, you shit. by saladinzero (Fri 21st Jul 2023 9:37pm)

Just once in the whole year. by saladinzero (Fri 21st Jul 2023 9:36pm)

I wrote to my council (EDC, not GGC) about a dangerous pavement design by my house and was told to fuck off because there were no recorded injuries yet. They told me in plain English that until that happens, they won't consider making the street safer (and this is a junction with my house on one corner and a church and a primary school on the others). Of course, when I wrote back pointing out that this seemed pretty irresponsible, they ignored me. by saladinzero (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 10:18pm)

I refuse to believe that any Comic Con has only one Deadpool in attendance. by saladinzero (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 10:29pm)

I drove Amazon flex for a while and the cars I would see queueing up to collect parcels to deliver were unbelievable. There were at least two people who were doing gig economy deliveries in Teslas, and I'd see someone in a fancy Mercedes or Audi every single shift. by saladinzero (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 10:26pm)

I rest my case. by saladinzero (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 10:51pm)

Not the MP, the council. I guess I could've written to the MSP. by saladinzero (Sun 23rd Jul 2023 8:21am)

Tell me more. What's next? by saladinzero (Wed 26th Jul 2023 11:56am)

Too late for that, I suspect. by saladinzero (Wed 26th Jul 2023 1:01pm)

Just take them drinking? Aside from that, Pollok Park is always good for a walk, you can visit the big house while you're there. There's also the transport museum. by saladinzero (Thu 27th Jul 2023 11:54am)

Tell them the cold and rainy weather is character forming. by saladinzero (Sat 29th Jul 2023 8:25pm)

It had an amazing 2-for-1 Cineworld deal in it when I was first in Glasgow in 2003. We had a supply of them and abused it so hard, saw nearly every movie that was showing that year. by saladinzero (Mon 31st Jul 2023 12:03am)

Cuz our accent is fucking sexy, so it is. by saladinzero (Tue 1st Aug 2023 11:20pm)

The ones I see on Sauchiehall Street would be amazing at the uphills. I see them going up the hill without even pedaling most of the time. by saladinzero (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 8:20am)

Hey now, that's unfair. They did a bit for the COP26 bigwigs too. by saladinzero (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 12:41pm)

I did this last year, and for me it was worthwhile. I had my issues with how the course was sold, and there were some serious deficiencies with some elements of the teaching (mostly that the lessons were clearly outdated) and in the equipment provided (renting one of their macbooks was a huge mistake - I expected better than a 2015 model machine for how much they charged). The careers pipeline side was clearly DOA even at that stage, and that was a core plank of their business strategy - if a partnered business hired via their framework, the business paid 10% of the new developer's first year's salary to codeclan as a hiring bonus. I feel so sorry for the instructors and for anyone who was enrolled. None of them will be getting much back after the liquidation process has ran its course 😕 by saladinzero (Sat 5th Aug 2023 12:04am)

Fucking hell, was using [google](https://www.google.com/search?q=newspaper%20delivery%20glasgow&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) so hard? by saladinzero (Sat 5th Aug 2023 11:21pm)

Then be more specific in what you are asking for because on the face of it, this is a moronic question that could easily be solved by either Google or walking in to your local shop and using your mouth to ask the person working there. > Finally, if you’re going to advice someone to Google something, the ‘Let me Google that’ tool is much more amusing Lmgtfy hasn't been funny since 2010. by saladinzero (Sun 6th Aug 2023 7:53am)

...the very first hit on that google search I linked is for a newsagent doing exactly what you were asking for. But what you meant to ask was whether any corner shops still provided delivery, which is a much more specific question, and regardless going in to the shops near you and asking them is going to yield far more useful information than 'aye, the one by my bit does'. Anyway, I'm done with this now. Good luck to you. by saladinzero (Sun 6th Aug 2023 10:12am)

> this is a moronic question that could easily be solved by either Google or walking in to your local shop and using your mouth to ask the person working there. by saladinzero (Sun 6th Aug 2023 11:45am)

When I replied to this thread as the first comment last night, op hadn't given any context whatsoever beyond a single sentence question. They didn't say that they were specifically looking for a small business to deliver, what area they were looking for, or even that they aren't even here. But go on, tell me more about how I can't read. by saladinzero (Sun 6th Aug 2023 12:43pm)

Fuck off 😊 by saladinzero (Sun 6th Aug 2023 12:48pm)

How many of you were living on board it at once, though? The government want to boost the capacity to 500 by putting in bunk beds. by saladinzero (Mon 7th Aug 2023 11:31pm)

According to Wikipedia, it had about a 200 person capacity when it was first built. The government want to keep 500 people on it now. It's not comparable. by saladinzero (Mon 7th Aug 2023 11:30pm)

By hygiene, I meant waste. More than doubling the capacity to 546 seems a brave choice with pipes designed to handle only 222. Additionally, the corridor and living spaces were sized for 222. Cramping people in to what were already limited spaces is a recipe for disaster, be it fire, sickness, or just the outbreak of violence humans are prone to when cooped up like animals. by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 12:37am)

> I doubt "the pipes" are rated to handle 222 people Why? The ship will have been fitted out for the capacity for which it was designed. I doubt the government have added more toilets (and the pipework to support them). I also don't think that it has a sewage treatment system, but even so it was built to handle a fixed number of bums. by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 8:59am)

> I'm rusty on all the legislation certification. But, if the vessel can't be run safely with the new capacity. That's on the Maritime and coastguard agency who would have done inspections and whatever insurer signed off on it. Seeing as the fire service have yet to sign off on it (that I last saw reported, at least), I don't know if I'd be so sure about that. Why do you keep putting the word pipes in scare-quotes? Do ships not use pipes and plumbing to move waste around? by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 9:18am)

> Just that pipes won't be rated to a number of toilets. They must be rated to something, and that will be tied to the number of arses using the system. I don't believe that ships are built without sewage capacity in mind. There's no way that's not regulated. by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 9:43am)

> I understand your concern, and I'm not saying there won't be issues. All in saying is there are eternal regulatory bodies and insurers (that I assure you don't want to risk their money) that wouldn't let a soul on that vessel if it wasn't suitable. Same goes for housing, and yet we ended up with the Grenfell Tower disaster. 🤷‍♂️ by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 10:11am)

We were, the point I was making is that appealing to authority to be regulating these things falls down when the regulators are captured. by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 10:18am)

Time will tell, I guess. Personally, I don't believe the barge will ever reach the planned capacity due to legal wranglings. by saladinzero (Tue 8th Aug 2023 10:29am)

Try the local artist shops in Buchanan Galleries and St Enoch's. I forget what they're called, but they're both upstairs in those centres. by saladinzero (Fri 11th Aug 2023 10:46am)

Why would they do work for you for free? 🤔 by saladinzero (Sat 12th Aug 2023 9:47pm)

> but I suppose people like to charge for everything these days People like to eat, and trade their professional skills for money. by saladinzero (Sun 13th Aug 2023 7:58am)

And I'm just giving you some sorely needed perspective on it 😊 by saladinzero (Sun 13th Aug 2023 8:02am)

My neighbour does this, except his speciality is doing it right after the bins get emptied 😠 by saladinzero (Sun 13th Aug 2023 8:33am)

Just had to do a double take at that road sign in front of the red pillar. Looked a little swastika-y for a moment. by saladinzero (Sun 13th Aug 2023 5:00pm)

Is that a lethal product to sell in the UK? I hour so, though they should be handing them out for free at venues. by saladinzero (Mon 14th Aug 2023 11:40pm)

At last, the Govan problem is gone. by saladinzero (Tue 15th Aug 2023 12:06am)

Sorry, typo. Legal, not lethal. Thanks, swipe typing autocorrect 😌 by saladinzero (Tue 15th Aug 2023 12:13am)

So any time I have been in to visit Crazy Wok (to enjoy my deep-fried salt and chili chicken), the food that majority around me are enjoying looks incredible. It's been there for years and the place is always busy around mealtimes. If you decide to visit, be warned that it's shut on Sundays, despite what Google thinks. by saladinzero (Tue 15th Aug 2023 12:12am)

Exactly! by saladinzero (Tue 15th Aug 2023 10:54am)

What I wouldn't give for a "buy again" option... There's so many UX improvements they could make, even just showing you the ticket immediately after purchase would be an improvement. by saladinzero (Thu 17th Aug 2023 7:21am)

And you dad's name? Wan Punch Da. by saladinzero (Sat 19th Aug 2023 8:13am)

Wan Pump Da? by saladinzero (Sat 19th Aug 2023 10:59am)

Important: do not exceed the speed of sound while pelting down the hill. by saladinzero (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 11:48am)

The high-rises in Glasgow are much more modern than what you've pictured and don't have those open central staircases any more. The layout is generally a lift lobby with the apartment doors off that, with a much narrower staircase to the side closed behind fire doors. Source: spent a lot of time going up and down them when delivering for Amazon last year. by saladinzero (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 4:34pm)

Dm me hun. Pure snakes on here xxx by saladinzero (Fri 25th Aug 2023 1:26pm)

Really?! Let’s go fucking leather them! by saladinzero (Sat 26th Aug 2023 11:22pm)

It’s just classism, except coming from the other direction. by saladinzero (Sat 26th Aug 2023 11:20pm)

Another lie by Big Swan. by saladinzero (Sun 27th Aug 2023 1:09pm)

RS ma hole was right there... by saladinzero (Fri 1st Sep 2023 7:12am)

It's a daft suggestion, for a number of reasons. 1) we don't have the infrastructure in place to handle the number of tests were currently need to administer. 2) the amount that you would need to spend to accommodate universal re-tests every 5 years would be astronomical 3) spending that amount of money on driving infrastructure when we should be looking to **reduce** the number of cars on the road would be counterproductive. Those billions should be spent on improving public transport. by saladinzero (Sun 10th Sep 2023 10:44am)

Wow, that was incredibly lucky! Good job tracking it down! by saladinzero (Sun 10th Sep 2023 10:52am)

The point I was making wasn't just that it's not feasible, but also that it is counterproductive to what we should be doing - reducing the number of cars on the road. Why burn money on testing infrastructure that will not be needed down the line when (hopefully) less people need cars? by saladinzero (Mon 11th Sep 2023 2:22pm)

I like safes, but I couldn't consume a whole one. by saladinzero (Sat 30th Sep 2023 1:56pm)

> it wouldn’t make a difference because they technically aren’t doing anything illegal. Just being dicks. Didn't the law recently change to make passing a cyclist within 1.5m illegal? by saladinzero (Mon 2nd Oct 2023 12:17am)

Student accommodation. by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 6:37pm)

Good luck trying to sell/rent a flat with blue lights in the close! by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 6:39pm)

I dunno. You could sort the issue with a better security system at the door, cameras, whatever, but a blue light is like a beacon to anyone visiting that it has been used as a shooting gallery in the past. I wouldn't rent/buy a place with needles lying in the close, but I equally wouldn't hand over my money if it had anti-injection lighting! by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 7:11pm)

Maybe it was apparent to you, but there's no evidence of it in what you wrote! by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 7:39pm)

I don't know about you, but I don't live in a hospital toilet 😂 by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 8:21pm)

Thanks? by saladinzero (Tue 3rd Oct 2023 8:26pm)

The first one is looking down Jamaica Street along Glasgow Bridge in the city centre. You can see the Custom House on the right side. by saladinzero (Mon 9th Oct 2023 9:47am)

[Made up](https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/two-teenagers-charged-with-reckless-conduct-after-firework-hits-pram-3426928)? by saladinzero (Mon 9th Oct 2023 9:51am)

Lemon Tree are the King. Never had better. by saladinzero (Fri 13th Oct 2023 9:32pm)

Yep. Go collect is my advice, though, because their delivery is always terribly slow. by saladinzero (Fri 13th Oct 2023 9:48pm)

Social media. They are in different bubbles to you, which is likely why you don't hear about them but they do. by saladinzero (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 12:17pm)

By law, drones like that should be [marked with operator IDs](https://register-drones.caa.co.uk/labelling-drones). Can you see one on the body of it? by saladinzero (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 12:33pm)

Me too, but I don't brag about it by saladinzero (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 1:46pm)

I'm not trying to undermine the excellent advice you've been given already, but if you do decide to tell him to piss off then you should be prepared for more backlash. Personally, I wouldn't allow him to enter the home again and I certainly wouldn't have any conversations about rent face-to-face. I also wouldn't put it past this joker to try to evict you over this. Bearing in mind that he's already trodden on your rights with the no notice inspection then the mind games over the rent, he's probably not going to be following the law on evictions either. by saladinzero (Thu 26th Oct 2023 11:58am)

Clearly I'm thick, but could you explain the irony to me? by saladinzero (Sat 28th Oct 2023 9:43pm)

M&S sell decent umbrellas for a reasonable price. by saladinzero (Wed 1st Nov 2023 12:20pm)

The Butchershop is better than the Spanish Butcher, in my opinion. Marco Pierre White's place on Waterloo Street (now closed) was one of the worst restaurants I've eaten in in Glasgow. If he has a new place, then maybe that's better, but it's was a huge disappointment. by saladinzero (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 9:43pm)

"Squirty cream", yes. Squirt squirt cream, no. by saladinzero (Sun 5th Nov 2023 2:22pm)

A change of sole is as good as a rest? by saladinzero (Tue 7th Nov 2023 3:51pm)

It's not that big, they only seem to be using a small part of the overall footprint of the place. I think most of it must be lying completely empty. by saladinzero (Sat 11th Nov 2023 8:42pm)

Where op was cycling is not counted as motorway, if you follow the off-ramp from the M8 on street view, there's an End of Motorway sign well before that roundabout. Personally, I'd still not have cycled on it because that particular roundabout is a death trap at the best of times, let alone on a bike. by saladinzero (Thu 16th Nov 2023 11:11pm)

I don't know if it's grow lights, but I was driving along Boclair road last night and it's definitely coming from the training grounds there. by saladinzero (Mon 20th Nov 2023 4:40pm)

Nice beaver. by saladinzero (Wed 22nd Nov 2023 11:30pm)

I'm sure there was a hipster bakery in the southside a couple of years back that shut its doors because they'd gotten *too* popular. by saladinzero (Thu 30th Nov 2023 2:26pm)

Bread Meats Bread, went in recently, and shrinkflation has hit their sides **hard**. The burger was okay, but you used to get a big dish of chips that'd be enough to keep two people going. Now, it's just enough for one. by saladinzero (Thu 30th Nov 2023 11:47pm)

Their maple syrup bacon sweet potato fries are incredible and they don't hold back on the toppings, it's just made it very expensive to eat there now. by saladinzero (Fri 1st Dec 2023 6:01pm)

Imo it should not be on the other passengers to enforce that - the cabin crew should notice and deal with it, especially on a 4 hour flight. by saladinzero (Tue 5th Dec 2023 10:33pm)

Unpopular opinion - fast food restaurants should charge a 10 or 20p fee for single-use plastic sauce pots like we do for carrier bags, to be donated to community clean-up projects. by saladinzero (Wed 6th Dec 2023 3:27pm)

Tiso Glasgow Outdoor Experience has a good range of outdoor walking/trainer hybrids. It's a bit pricey, but there's loads of choice and a great (and not pricey) cafe upstairs which is a bit of a hidden gem. by saladinzero (Wed 6th Dec 2023 3:30pm)

Only on the weekends. by saladinzero (Wed 6th Dec 2023 4:48pm)

Super Bario doesn't have Point Break. Unfortunately, the last time I was there (about a month ago), it was really run down. A fair proportion of the machines were either broken entirely or in very poor repair, the pinball machines in particular. Wouldn't recommend it any more, which is a shame as it used to be really good. by saladinzero (Tue 12th Dec 2023 9:51am)

> They're still making money, and it means they don't need to have their own drivers and website for taking orders. Or to provide customer service when it inevitably goes wrong somehow. by saladinzero (Tue 12th Dec 2023 3:46pm)