r/Glasgow Tools

scwol

Reddit URLhttps://www.reddit.com/user/scwol
Last 12 monthsTotalDeletedRemoved
r/Glasgow posts400
r/glasgow comments7500

Interests:

  • >He is also likely to face deportation. It's not just prison they're getting him with. by scwol (Wed 16th Jan 2019 12:56am)
  • Airport transfers are always overpriced, that probably wouldn't change with a rail link. Look at the Heathrow Express, nearly £40 return for a 15 minute journey. by scwol (Thu 31st Jan 2019 5:46pm)
  • My money-no-object solution: * New station at the airport * Run the trains through Paisley then up the spur into Braehead * New station serving Braehead * New tunnel/bridge over the clyde. Combine it with the new Yoker bridge. * Connect to the existing railway at the depot in Yoker * Run trains through Partick into Central Low Level and/or Queen Street * There's space for the track to be trebbled between Hyndland & Partick. Might be room elsewhere too. * Reopen the disused low level platorm at central. You'd get two major new stations, and could have direct services to the airport from Edinburgh, Fort William and Ayrshire. Monstorously expensive but there's going to be a new Clyde crossing anyway, and the only alternative would be a just-as-cripplingly-expensive Central High Level expansion. by scwol (Thu 31st Jan 2019 6:20pm)
  • >The muck around the friars was normal God they could at least keep the monks clean. by scwol (Fri 1st Feb 2019 10:36pm)
  • He looks like he's straight out of Fantastic Mr Fox. by scwol (Sun 3rd Feb 2019 10:28pm)
  • You *should* be able to get a 3 month permit with an invoice, according to the council website. However when I went in to try and get one, the staff were confused and didn't allow it. [Parkopedia](https://en.parkopedia.com/) is generally the go-to reference for parking spaces and prices. by scwol (Thu 7th Feb 2019 1:13pm)
  • You definitely shouldn't be touching that in public. by scwol (Sun 10th Feb 2019 11:24pm)
  • What trade secrets could a coffee stand possibly have? by scwol (Wed 20th Feb 2019 2:22pm)
  • Someone in your buildling is probably sick of paying exorbitant fees for a factor that can't even spell. But it's fine, they're only digging up your home. by scwol (Thu 21st Feb 2019 5:52pm)
  • Sometimes it can be paperwork errors that cause the failure. Would be nice to know the difference between 'lost a form' and 'mice breeding in the food containers'. by scwol (Thu 4th Apr 2019 7:52pm)
  • Pitt Street, just where that big police station used to be. by scwol (Sat 13th Apr 2019 11:27pm)
  • [It was an actual explosive device, same as the ones sent to sites in London.](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47474290) by scwol (Sun 28th Apr 2019 9:55am)
  • It's been at capacity for some time. It's one of the reasons we don't have a proper aiport rail link, because there's nowhere to run the trains in to. by scwol (Thu 13th Jun 2019 11:15am)
  • Assuming that's a straight-line distance, you seem to have come from either Bawa, Indonesia or Puerto San Julian, Argentina. Am I anywhere near? by scwol (Mon 8th Jul 2019 3:25pm)
  • Depends how 'proper' you're thinking, but the real stuff will only last a few days, maybe a week, outside the barrel. Thatchers sell Cheddar Valley, Traditional and Heritage/'Big Apple' [online](https://www.thatcherscider.co.uk/product/cheddar-valley/), but only in 20L packs. by scwol (Wed 4th Sep 2019 9:55pm)
  • They really are scum. I don't see how begging can be criminalised but this be legal. An Edinburgh-style ban on amplified busking would go a long way to improving the street environment too. by scwol (Thu 5th Sep 2019 9:56pm)
  • The artists have had to be put down as there's no shelters available to take them in. by scwol (Sat 2nd Nov 2019 12:04pm)
  • Most of the roads are still there, and the most polluting, most erratically driven vehicles will still be allowed. *Still* no direct pedestrian access to the newly redeveloped Queen St Station, or to the new avenue planned for Miller/Hannover St. The small pedestrianised sections seem to just be paved over, no extra green space/art work/water features/anything of interest. In fact the main benefit seems to be making it slightly quicker to walk from the council chambers to the subway. Plus some additonal space for the council to flog for private events of dubious public benefit. Colour me very underwhelmed. by scwol (Wed 22nd Jan 2020 4:08pm)
  • It shouldn't be the privately enforced protection racket it is. You shouldn't have to delcare your innocence to a company to stop them sending threatening letters or dodgy 'inspectors' to your house. But if you use the services, you should pay for them. by scwol (Tue 4th Feb 2020 1:36pm)
  • Our moronic downstairs neighbours are doing the same. Feel like nailing their door shut and letting them rot in there. by scwol (Fri 20th Mar 2020 11:42pm)
  • Anyone know what's happening about resident parking permits? Mine's due for renewal on the 17th, but I've not had the letter and no one answers the phone. I know they've suspended parking meters, but they don't mention residents-only spaces. by scwol (Thu 9th Apr 2020 3:50pm)
  • I suppose I'm mostly worried about them suddently starting enforcement again before I'm able to get a renewal -they're still using some postal tax-disc style system from the 70s so without a couple of weeks grace period I'm going to be stuffed. by scwol (Thu 9th Apr 2020 4:20pm)
  • They borrowed money to purchase, build and renovate their shopping centres. Over the years the value of retail property has fallen, as units sit empty for longer and rents stagnate. Of course the value of the debt doesn't fall with it. Now the pandemic has meant most of their tennants aren't paying rent, leaving intu unable to make repayments. Selling malls won't help as they're no longer worth enough to clear the debt. The creditors don't believe a sudden improvement in the retail sector is likely, so they weren't able to negotiate a deal with them. With no other options, Intu are bankrupt. by scwol (Sat 27th Jun 2020 12:43am)
  • If it was council street parking, yup 😬 by scwol (Sat 4th Jul 2020 9:49pm)
  • I assume they'll be ticketing from the 9th, I can't see what else 'restarting enforcement' could mean. What's the point of extending a permit to a date already in the past? I assume the extension is to give people time to renew, but they need to clarify when the extra three months will start. by scwol (Sat 4th Jul 2020 9:48pm)
  • Yup, they're all awful. I do supermarket delivery, and highlights include: - No proper entry systems, you have to phone the tennant and wait for them to negotiate the maze to manually let you in - Multi-building complexes are even worse, they'll have most of the entrances sealed off meaning you have to find your way through one building, cross a courtyard and then navigate the building you actually want. - Endless windy corridors with internal doors, half with yet another code lock - Zero ventilation, the buildings are stifling hot even in winter - Fucking jobsworth security/receptionists trying to tell me I'm not allowed to take the shopping to the kitchen even when the resident is right there and clearly needs help with their five crates of bottled water I'm sure there's "good reasons" for many of the issues but it doesn't half make for an unpleasant building to be in. by scwol (Sun 5th Jul 2020 3:36pm)
  • Isn't this one of the few viable sites for expanding Glasgow's station capacity? A lack of slots at Central is one of the reasons we've not seen a proper airport link, and prevents increasing frequency on the various southside lines. It'd be a crying shame if the opportunity to expand useful infrastructure was lost to a generic development that could be plonked on any one of the gaping brownfield sites in the centre of town. by scwol (Thu 30th Jul 2020 6:50pm)
  • You'll need to find somewhere that dispatches orders from a warehouse in England so you're not caught by Scottish Minimum Unit Pricing or the prohibition on multibuy offers. Unfortunately most online drinks retailers focus on fine wines and spirits as the costs of delivery make bulk alcopops quite uneconomical. If might be easier to keep an eye out for someone driving south and asking them to pick some up for you - if you place a Click & Collect order at a convenient supermarket it wouldn't be too much bother for them. by scwol (Tue 4th Aug 2020 2:06pm)
  • The email has been added to the top of the normal application page [here](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/parkingzonepermits). You can fill out the form in Adobe Reader, then attach it to an email with a scan or photo of your V5 and a council tax or utility bill. If you opt for card payment they will phone you roughly a week after recieving your application and take payment. You no longer get a physical permit, just an email stating your expiry date. by scwol (Wed 9th Sep 2020 3:39pm)
  • Is he no intae letters, or papers and such? by scwol (Thu 22nd Oct 2020 9:09pm)
  • I don't think 'incessent accordian playing' is a protected characteristic. by scwol (Sat 24th Oct 2020 4:56pm)
  • You should be able to take it to anywhere that sells electronics - they're [obliged to recycle it by law](https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities/take-back-waste-in-store). You'll have an easier time at a large chain like Currys PC World. Technically they only have to recycle larger items if you're buying a similar item from them. Anything under 25cm on it's longest side however they must accept from any member of the public. I've dropped off old laptops, printers etc. at PC World and they don't bat an eyelid. I just carried them in the front door, and they asked me to leave it at the tech support desk, no questions asked. by scwol (Sat 14th Nov 2020 12:03pm)
  • >The pizzas will be supplied from Inn on the Green, a new restaurant in Glasgow on Milton of Campsie's Crow Road. Top quality Sun journalism. It's in Lennoxtown, and neither of those places are in Glasgow. by scwol (Wed 2nd Dec 2020 9:58pm)
  • ...anyone know if IKEA have any of those trees left? by scwol (Sat 19th Dec 2020 6:00pm)
  • It's just how Scott's spell it. I've had to switch to Quaker Oats because it annoys me. No, I don't get out much. by scwol (Tue 26th Jan 2021 12:08pm)
  • No, not really. I'm English and have been living here for seven years, and the only sectarianism I've directly encountered is being held up by marches in the summer - when everyone around me would collectively roll their eyes and get on with their lives. Never seen 'What school did you go to?' be asked to me or near me, when people talk about football (no interest myself) it's always purely sporting. It obviously exists, and should be tackled etc etc, but it clearly affects some groups of people more than others and it's very possible to have no real experience of it other than reading about it in the news. by scwol (Thu 28th Jan 2021 1:09pm)
  • Wasn't that a gas explosion? by scwol (Tue 9th Feb 2021 7:32pm)
  • ...do you not? by scwol (Sat 13th Feb 2021 3:06pm)
  • Yeah the whole market seems quite dysfunctional at the moment - surveyors are returning valuations that are nowhere near sale prices. Either the whole profession is wrong, or purchasers are going to be taking a hell of a haircut once normality resumes. Fairly sure I know the flats you're talking about and I genuinely can't see how they make sense at those prices. That battlefield flat needed £20k spent on it at least to make it habitable. Assuming it's a developer that's bought it to flip, they'd need a sale price of £160k to break even... on a one bed with shit parking? Hmm. I'm starting to lean towards calling my search off for a while. Either we'll see a mini-"crash" where properties return to what they were valued at all along, or this premium will start to be reflected in Home Reports and thus become mortgageable. I can't see any benefit to getting involved in the frenzy. I'm quite conflicted about the First Home Fund too. Obviously it would increase my budget, and it is tied to the HR value so that constrains it somewhat, but the last thing we need at the moment is more fuel on the fire. by scwol (Wed 3rd Mar 2021 12:10am)
  • Is that the flats around Lethington Ave? I've looked at a few for sale in there and it's never come up. I thought things like that had to be mentioned in the Home Report. by scwol (Fri 5th Mar 2021 5:14pm)
  • Not a roundabout but the junction at the bottom of the M8 J19 Southbound exit is terribly designed. The left hand lane has arrows for turn left or straight over, but if you try and go straight over you'll hit a giant concrete pillar, so they all end up swerving into the path of the middle lane. From the right lane (right turn only) if you turn slightly too early you end up the wrong side of a traffic island, forced to go back up Charing Cross, so people tend to turn quite late and stray in to the path of right-turning traffic from the middle lane. If you're in the middle lane, you first need to check the person to the left has noticed the pillar, then that the person on the right isn't going to drift into your lane on the expressway. I know it's a lot of roads meeting in a tight space but there's no excuse for that pillar business. by scwol (Thu 29th Apr 2021 1:20am)
  • Not to be condescending, but are you sure it's not actually Milton/Springburn..? Bishopbriggs is pretty much all quiet suburbia. by scwol (Tue 18th May 2021 10:25am)
  • It'll be the usual shit I'm sure, remove parking and narrow some lanes. They're not going to make busses faster, more reliable or cheaper, they're not going to build new rail infrastructure, they're not going improve ticketing systems. They'll just make driving worse, so the other crap options look slightly less awful by comparison. by scwol (Sat 5th Jun 2021 4:05pm)
  • Tell that to London by scwol (Thu 10th Jun 2021 12:21am)
  • I can't see Disney being interested in anything that small. The whole Country Park would be more like it. by scwol (Tue 22nd Jun 2021 4:52pm)
  • That is part of the deposit. Banks are very strict on there being no other lending, secured or unsecured, formal or informal, involved in a property purchase. by scwol (Tue 17th Aug 2021 10:20am)
  • It's not, very much a Scottish phenomenom. In England the valuation is done after the offer has been accepted, and unless you've gone completely bonkers is generally at the same price. That means you can mortgage the full value of the house, rather than only up to some arbitrary point decided by a surveyor. The price a house has actually sold for will always be the strongest indication of its current market value - particularly if there were multiple bids - and I don't understand why this is ignored in Scotland. by scwol (Tue 17th Aug 2021 10:46am)
  • Burying it would be anything but simple, as the [yanks found out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig). by scwol (Fri 10th Dec 2021 10:15pm)
  • Use an online broker like P4D, ParcelMonkey or similar to find cheaper shipping rates. You'll struggle to find a courier that'll accept whisky internationally, and they may we charge more than the bottles worth if you do. That won't be any different in Ireland. You'll probably just have to pack it well and accept the loss if it doesn't arrive. by scwol (Wed 19th Jan 2022 8:49pm)
  • Yeah, factors can be crap but ultimately they just do the admin. It's the owners that are responsible. by scwol (Sun 30th Jan 2022 11:16pm)
  • This should be pinned at the top. It really shows you how badly out of context the remark has been taken. by scwol (Mon 28th Feb 2022 10:07pm)
  • You don't even need to do this. Just knock up some invoices for your landscaping/web design/gnome polishing services and you can get a trade membership as a sole trader. No company registration fees or annual accounts required! by scwol (Fri 11th Mar 2022 11:45am)
  • You need to be very careful with buying at auction - 10% of the purchase price is due immediately, then you are typically bound to complete within 28 days. This is much faster than most solicitors and lenders are used to working, and the penalties for taking longer can be eye-watering. Generally properties at auction have something wrong with them so you may struggle to get a mortgage at all, let alone that quickly. It's not exactly difficult to shift property at the moment, so you have to ask yourself why they've gone for an auction. by scwol (Tue 22nd Mar 2022 8:44am)
  • Public transport is not an employment scheme, it's a vital utility. Obviously we need to tackle rising inequality, but giving a few hundred people cushy jobs at the expense of millions of passengers is neither good for transport or for average incomes. by scwol (Thu 19th May 2022 6:30pm)
  • I wonder what the fares would look like if all passengers had to pay. If someone can't afford a bus ticket, that's an income problem. Not a bus problem. by scwol (Thu 19th May 2022 6:42pm)
  • I actually miss these roadworks, it was so much easier joining the M8 Eastbound from the Clyde tunnel when you could run straight on to the hard shoulder. by scwol (Fri 5th Aug 2022 7:01pm)
  • Probably too late now, but can you not ammend the original journey to depart from Glasgow or Edinburgh? BA will have countless shuttles to Heathrow each day, and they're alliance partners with American so it can all be done with a single booking. It's usually cheaper than arranging separate transport to London, and you can request special assistance so they'll be shepherded by the staff from Glasgow Airport drop off all the way to Raleigh. by scwol (Fri 5th Aug 2022 7:17pm)
  • Are you up for the Fringe? by scwol (Wed 10th Aug 2022 6:52pm)
  • Why should you have to put up with an extra 20 minutes on every return journey due to shit organisation? by scwol (Wed 10th Aug 2022 6:52pm)
  • Not sure about hospitality, but in retail it's just promotions that incentivise buying more that are banned- buy one get one free, 6 bottles for £30 etc. You are allowed to do straight price reductions (Minimum unit price permitting), or bundle deals, like two meals and a bottle of wine for £10. by scwol (Wed 10th Aug 2022 7:05pm)
  • Yes I do feel entitled to a train service from a railway station. If you want people to treat public transport as a serious alternative to car ownership, this stuff needs to change. by scwol (Wed 10th Aug 2022 9:59pm)
  • Glasgow University have been pulling this shit for years. I came to Glasgow in 2013 to study at GU. I'd signed up for accommodation but heard nothing until mid August when they sent a letter saying their accommodation was 'full' and they were looking at other options. Their solution in the end was to block-book private halls on the other side of the city, fit all the rooms with bunk beds and lease us these bunks *at a markup from the standard price of the private halls*. We were free to find other options, they said - but obviously they weren't any. The building wasn't finished for the start of term, so they were still painting and furnishing half the rooms. The internet hadn't been connected, so we were using 3G dongles for the first few months. During my whole time at the university they did nothing but cut student services pleading poverty, whilst somehow managing to spend over £1 billion on a new campus. Clearly the university knew how many students it could house and how many students it was admitting. Claiming three weeks before the start of term that this has taken them by surprise is a bare-faced lie. Is there no oversight on the management of higher education? Between what I saw in my time at GU and the very public dysfunction at GSA it appears vice chancellors can do as they please without any regard for the interests of students or staff. Maybe these people are gifted academics but they are not fit to be running large public institutions. by scwol (Thu 11th Aug 2022 1:59pm)
  • I think I heard somewhere that the cabin heating is actually part of the engine radiator, so it can't be turned off without the engine overheating. by scwol (Sat 13th Aug 2022 11:25pm)
  • I'm a big fan of the vault, I've never enjoyed an errand as much as taking my glass jars back for a bean refill. I love the little loaf cakes they do as well. by scwol (Sun 21st Aug 2022 10:54am)
  • Even if it was the right door, there's other flats in the close that would've been stuck with the damage too. by scwol (Thu 25th Aug 2022 9:01pm)
  • /r/Glasgow is weirdly hive mind-y, even by Reddit standards by scwol (Tue 30th Aug 2022 12:24pm)
  • I'd never heard the term before I moved here. It's not like the big apple, I don't think many people hear 'Glasgow' and think 'Dear Green Place'. by scwol (Tue 22nd Nov 2022 7:58pm)
  • I've volunteered with them previously. It's a great operation providing a vital service. This is only a proposed cut - it can still be stopped and you should [write to your Councillors](http://www.writetothem.com) to encourage them to maintain funding. Some points you might want to mention: * What is the Council's proposed alternative for service users dependent on Food Train for their food supply? * How will the council's alternative compensate for the significant loss of volunteer labour that Food Train benefits from? * For many service users a reliable supply of groceries is a crucial link that allows discharge from hospital or prevents moving to residential care. How will the council mitigate the extra demand former Food Train customers would place on NHS and social care services? Sadly this isn't the first time GCC have left Food Train on the brink like this. The general strategy seems to be to propose sweeping cuts to everything, then maintain the bits that people make a fuss about. Just a quick email or tweet to let your Councillors know you care about this will make a difference. by scwol (Wed 11th Jan 2023 4:27pm)
  • I think if you stay more than 35 minutes the fees charged would exceed the total supply of sterling so that acts as a sort of upper bound. by scwol (Fri 31st Mar 2023 11:45am)
  • Yeah the actual operations are done by private companies but the routes, schedules and fares are controlled by TfL. by scwol (Wed 5th Apr 2023 11:09am)
  • That was my thinking, but I went there last Friday and the music was ridiculously loud. We started off shouting at each other, then they turned it up even more and we had to leave after one drink. It was only about eight as well, I dont think they were trying to get rid of people. I don't really understand what they were going for. It's not like they have a dance floor so all you could do is just sort of stare at each other and nod your head to the music. by scwol (Fri 7th Apr 2023 1:14pm)
  • If I want to get smashed and not talk to anyone I can do that at home for a fraction of the price, but what do I know. by scwol (Fri 7th Apr 2023 7:10pm)
  • I'd be disappointed to see them build on one of the few viable sites for expanding Glasgow's rail capacity. How are we ever going to get an airport link or a 'Clyde Metro' if we don't plan for them? With one hand they are introducing measures like the LEZ to discourage car use, then with the other they are limiting the ability to provide better alternatives. The St Enoch centre is under-used, but Glasgow has no shortage of completely empty buildings and waste ground. I think we can afford to keep our options open with transport infrastructure. by scwol (Fri 26th May 2023 5:17pm)
  • I don't think they should rebuild a grand victorian terminus. Mixed-use with plenty of residential is the way to go. But I do think the site of a former station that still has good rail links is a logical place to build a new station, and with Central being at capacity I think it is obvious that more space is needed. Something like 4 platforms, maybe taking the Ayrshire & Dumfries services from Central. They could run over the line from Shields Rd to High St which is currently only used for maintenance. by scwol (Fri 26th May 2023 6:46pm)
  • >You can get a three-course meal for two people at the Star Bar for less than the cost of a starter at the Ivy That's not saying the Ivy is cheap. by scwol (Thu 1st Jun 2023 12:06pm)