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  • have you encountered the cycle lanes with the floating bus stops? the slopes are never gradual and the transitions into the roads are always bawcrunching. if you want an example, bilsland drive. also a good example of a cycle lane that wasn't thought out...... also one that ends very suddenly and restarts a few meters later. by smcsleazy (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 10:30pm)
  • 100% agree. by smcsleazy (Wed 2nd Jun 2021 10:54pm)
  • seems to be the sentiment i hear quite a lot. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 12:47am)
  • please explain your thought process here. you left it vaguer than a vague thing and i'd like to know why you said this. do you not like cyclists? if so, why? by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 4:21am)
  • i mentioned in the post that i don't actually want to sue the council. honestly i probably wont. really i just want them to pay for my bike repairs and the money i had to spend on taxi's. this was something that was more than preventable by the council, i'd mentioned to it plenty of times to them over the space of a year. hell, you could make the argument that the last year would have been the ideal time to do something about many of the roads in glasgow that are really bad. so, let me ask you a question. you're in your car, you hit a deep pothole and it bends your wheel or snaps the trackrod ends on your car, you come out the accident fine however. do you try to get your money you had to spend to get your car moving back off the council? or do you just brush it off and say "no big deal?" how about if the pothole you hit causes you to crash your car and end up with an injury that causes you great pain and spending the next few weeks in casts with multiple broken bones, then how do you feel? i could say to you "well it's your fault for not seeing the pothole" but often, you can't easily avoid them. as i mentioned in the initial post, the road this happened on is basically potholes. you can't always avoid all of them. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 4:37am)
  • you never answered my question. do you offer the same hostility to motorists? honestly, it feels pretty scummy the way you word it. it's basically the civic version of victim shaming (not that i'm compering the 2 but the argument is similar.) there are many roads in glasgow that are nothing but potholes. people have complained about them and nothing has been done. also, when one cycles in the woods, there's usually an expectation of being branches, just like when cycling on the roads, there's an expectation that you might encounter. but there is a difference between "the odd pothole" and a poorly maintained road people are often forced to use despite it's condition. if i want to cycle to my friend's flat, i HAVE to cycle on this road OR go councils have a duty to help the people in their council. we all have to pay council tax, most people have to pay road tax (which is a tax given to councils for them to do as they wish) most areas require you to pay for an annual parking pass if you do have a car, parking fines exist and are a great money maker. so why don't glasgow city council use that money to fix the potholes? hell, if they charged everyone i see parked in a cycling lane on the street this happened, they'd probably have enough money to actually fix the road. it's not like i've not requested this. most times, it's easier for councils to ignore these issues or just pay out a settlement to whoever got injured. i was simply gauging if anyone else had similar issues with the council. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 5:13am)
  • i've had a few while out cycling. it's why i tend to wear normal clothes when cycling rather than the skintight lycra. some of the comments have been from women saying "slow down, let me enjoy the view" or "oh look at that guys ass" but it's rare (maybe once a month) i've also had some comments from gay guys too. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:25pm)
  • i'm sorry you had to go through that. i've got female friends who don't like going out cycling without a man with them because of these comments. most of it is down to toxic masculinity. i'm not saying that makes it right. the best tip i can give for the white van crowd/follow you home crowd is to write down their reg and make a minor complaint with the police. i can't say it will do much but even if they get a warning, it will be a good thing. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:21pm)
  • probably a good idea. i've been considering getting a cam for when i'm cycling. more because i wanna document how cyclists are treated in glasgow. but it's probably a good idea. as for the dudes critiquing your bike's setup, yeah those people are probably just trying to pull the "nice guy" side of toxic masculinity. i've encountered the snobby types when out on my bike before so i know how much of a pain they can be. they think because they spent £1000 on their bikes, they know better than everyone else. i can guess it must be worse for a woman since there's always this attitude that women don't know any better, i've seen it in a lot of situations, my AFAB bandmate get's it all the time from other musicians. honestly, if your bike's setup works for you then ignore those fuckers, they just want you to see them as the knight in shining armor. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Jun 2021 8:35pm)
  • given i used to do like 100+ miles a week, if you go by distance rather than time, i guess it's kinda rare. i still get more punishment passes by motorists than creeps. by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Jun 2021 6:43am)
  • yeah. i've noticed it's rarer with gay dudes. part of me dislikes the objectification but even i'll admit i have a nice butt so it's fun to get validated in my opinion. by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Jun 2021 9:09pm)
  • there's a few groups that are used for finding musicians in scotland on facebook results may vary with what kind of music you play. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/830339656979446/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/830339656979446/) [https://www.facebook.com/groups/354549194666640](https://www.facebook.com/groups/354549194666640) both don't allow you spamming your livestreams/gigs/music videos which i think is good but it doesn't stop people from trying. there's also a few toxic folk on them but it's good for the most part. by smcsleazy (Sun 6th Jun 2021 8:51pm)
  • hope you get it back. from what i understand, police don't really care that much about bike theft. best thing to do is keep an eye on FB and gumtree. if you find a bike that matches your description, let the police in charge of the case know. by smcsleazy (Fri 11th Jun 2021 11:36pm)
  • \+1 on the public transport. some areas are really good for public transport, some are a bit starved. if you're anywhere on the tube line, yer golden and you'll rarely have to worry about being late. cycling is easy depending on where you live and where you work, just watch out for potholes and cars parked in the cycle lanes. some area's can have residents that are a little...... eccentric. so keep an eye out for those folk. for the most part, you'll be fine. by smcsleazy (Tue 29th Jun 2021 11:03pm)
  • rose and grants is my usual. it used to be once upon a tart but that closed down..... shame, i always loved the idea of getting my coffee in a place that looked like it was decorated by jessicka addams by smcsleazy (Wed 30th Jun 2021 8:40pm)
  • i can't prove this theory but i'm guessing it's because glasgow city council is insane enough to put cyclists in bus lanes and they realise if motorbikes are in there too, that's going to be more liability that they'd have try ignoring. by smcsleazy (Thu 8th Jul 2021 12:49am)
  • i'm going to second the kelvin walkway. i understand why cycling in the west end fills you with terror. i broke both my arms coming off my bike earlier this year. council won't do anything about the potholes and are actively ignoring me. also given the amount of punishment passes i've received in the west end, it's enough to put the fear into anyone. by smcsleazy (Sun 18th Jul 2021 10:11am)
  • don't worry. i've been out the casts for a few weeks now and i'm back on my bike. i've contacted my MP about it and he's gonna try getting my case seen. just stay safe when ya cycle and don't let my testimony put you off. by smcsleazy (Sun 18th Jul 2021 10:45am)
  • they tend to fuck in a tree on my street so during summer sleep is near impossible cos all you hear is sweaty seagull sex. by smcsleazy (Sun 18th Jul 2021 9:38pm)
  • i'm gonna say it's been pretty bad tbh. maybe like 10-20% of folk actually wearing the masks properly the whole way. honestly, it's why i'm so glad i built my bike before lockdown. meant i could avoid that shit. by smcsleazy (Tue 20th Jul 2021 9:17pm)
  • i'm all for this in theory BUT given it's glasgow city council, i doubt they'll do much. cycling is still the way i get into city center BUT there are some bits that are actively dangerous to cycle in OR the cycling infrastructure is so bad, you spend more time waiting at the lights than the cars do..... well between dodging potholes, being forced off the road by busses and dealing with karen's in their range rovers blocking the cycle lane because they've got to post a #blessed selfie. the honest truth is having less people who don't need to drive is better for those that do need to drive in. less traffic for you to get caught in, less cars on the road means quieter/safer streets, disabled people who have to drive won't have to spend as long finding a parking space because there's not a BMW driver popping into the shop to get a coffee taking up a disabled space. plus most town planners know if you make an area quieter and safer to walk in, it actually brings more foot traffic into local businesses. i do think first bus will probably need to step up their game for this. when i used to live in EK. it was a nightmare getting into work in the morning via bus. i'd have to walk for 10 mins to get to the bus stop then wait...... an amount of time for the bus to actually arrive, then the bus could take anywhere between 45 mins to 2 hours. so maybe bring in an express bus from a lot of the major hub places like EK bus station which will go straight to buchannen bus station..... but maybe removing traffic could speed it up. by smcsleazy (Thu 22nd Jul 2021 9:38pm)
  • indoor venues aren't allowed live music right now BUT a few places have been ignoring that. granted, from what i can tell, most the musicians who are taking these opportunities despite everything are some of the cover/function/singer-songwriter types. these are usually the ones who make most their money on booking nose to nose gigs. just saying it might not be the best idea. i've seen a few local musicians say "well if rangers fans can meet in mass, ignore basic safety rules and cause thousands in damages, why can't musicians play gigs again?" which i think is the wrong attitude to have, and i'm saying this as a musician btw. aye, there's nothing like being on stage when things are right and aye, i get that most bands make their money from gigs (or at least cover/function/tribute bands) but there's a time and a place for it and the tail end of a pandemic where mutated strains are popping up left, right and center...... might not be the best time. by smcsleazy (Sat 24th Jul 2021 4:01am)
  • i've seen a similar car when im in south side, it's a mk6 fiesta and it's driven by someone who looks like he's not long out of puberty. by smcsleazy (Sun 25th Jul 2021 4:58pm)
  • not as bad as everyone says if you keep yourself to yourself. but i'd say it's mostly and old reputation tbh by smcsleazy (Tue 27th Jul 2021 6:32pm)
  • polo/riding room are the best IMHO. by smcsleazy (Sat 31st Jul 2021 10:22pm)
  • i always wanted to play sunn o))) through it. "what is that sound? an army of depressed bees?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6uMbP4--E by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 12:34pm)
  • first time i ever showed my friend pulse demon, his first reaction was "MY BRAIN FEELS LIKE IT'S MELTING" by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 5:13pm)
  • i tend to go on a case by case basis but my friend was like "i've heard a lot about this merzbow, what they like?" i had the album so i showed him. by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd Aug 2021 8:20pm)
  • i live nearby and was in a similar situation to you. i'll say this, if you live in a toxic environment then getting out of there should be your top priority. i don't know about the flats themselves BUT i've went for walks/cycles around there and never had any trouble (except trying to buy a ford cortina from a dude who lived around there but he ended up scrapping it) i have a feeling it's going to be like the street in maryhill where i live where it's best to keep yourself to yourself and avoid people who seem kinda dogy and shady. if it's a TFF then take it and grit your teeth when you need to. that's not the healthiest advice but it's better to live around a toxic environment than live IN a toxic environment. if they are offering you that block as a full time residence, take it and if you find it's too hard to live there, you can always ask for a transfer. just also remember to write down instances of neighbors being dicks, making too much noise or even potential drug dealings you see then report them to GHA. if you start feeling unsafe LET GHA KNOW, if you have altercations with your neighbors LET GHA AND POLICE KNOW. i can't say much more than that, but i'll welcome you to the neighborhood. it's not as bad as reputation makes it out IMHO by smcsleazy (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 12:31pm)
  • thank you. you get an upvote. by smcsleazy (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 2:05pm)
  • i found it was an analogy that helped me in a similar situation. when you're IN that kinda situation, you can't really create a bubble of your own because you're in someone else's space. if you are AROUND that kinda thing, then you can still have your own bubble but dictate who can come in and out. by smcsleazy (Tue 3rd Aug 2021 3:19pm)
  • okome on byres road. by smcsleazy (Fri 6th Aug 2021 10:55am)
  • RS is kinda about it. as bad as maplin's prices were, you could always get parts at short notice there and still buy singles of what you needed. i think RS only lets you buy resistors/capacitors in larger amounts by smcsleazy (Sat 7th Aug 2021 1:32pm)
  • i'm going to say glasgow city council cutting corners. watch how they treat things like uplifts or potholes compared to how quickly they'll come after you for being a few days late with your council tax/utilities payments for an example. i'm still fighting trying to get them to respond for the injuries their potholes caused me in march. i love the city but god damn are the council just not up to much. people complaining about infrastructure? ignore it. someone gets injured as a result? ignore it. people complaining about lack of uplifts? ignore it. by smcsleazy (Sun 8th Aug 2021 5:34pm)
  • i'm no expert on this but i think there's one or two shops on cathcart road near southside music. i've passed them a few times and i always like seeing the cool colours. by smcsleazy (Mon 9th Aug 2021 4:46pm)
  • maryhill and commute by bike. you'll save a lot of money that way. by smcsleazy (Wed 11th Aug 2021 1:44pm)
  • there are some really bad ones tbh. it's meant to get more people to take alternate transport (as they should) but their failing is that busses and cyclists still get caught in them. hell, i'd argue some sets of lights for the cyclists can be just as bad, if not worse. by smcsleazy (Fri 13th Aug 2021 10:59am)
  • ok, as someone who broke both their arms after hitting a pothole, i've got to say your idea of "Go and piss and moan at your local councillor" isn't really an option. i had been complaining about various streets for over a year before the accident and even complaining through official channels, i never got a single reply. i complained to the councillor, i complained on social media, i complained to my MP, i complained to the council's complaints phone line, i complained on their app. nothing. then i broke both my arms after hitting a pothole on my bike. applied for compensation, they "lost" the first form but didn't tell me until 8 weeks in. then after another 8 weeks, i was told they'd look into it. 4 weeks later, i got a reply basically saying "we don't think that pothole could cause an accident" at the end of the day, if people keep complaining on here (which is often the only place we can complain) don't you think it might be a bigger issue than you realise? by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Aug 2021 3:02pm)
  • i'm going to give you a tip. i found whenever i cycle in south side and use the paths there, it's like a 1/6 chance i'll end up with a puncture due to glass in the cycle paths. so bring spare inner tubes and pliers. outside that, i'm not really super sure about good places to cycle around there. sorry. by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Aug 2021 8:52pm)
  • yeah you're not going to find a vintage fender for that price anymore. i mean you might find a 90's MIM if you keep an eye out BUT that'll still be around £350-£400 strung out is good for used stuff but their selection of guitars has been a little bare since. cc music is good BUT they use reverb pricing which is usually off. jimmy egypts is great BUT they've not got much used stock in. guitar guitar is a bit of a "check back regularly" for used guitars but some good stuff on occasion. by smcsleazy (Thu 19th Aug 2021 9:58pm)
  • if it was one of those pressed saddles, i can see why. by smcsleazy (Fri 20th Aug 2021 1:21pm)
  • avoid parks. basically sold me a car, took over a month to deliver it, car had so much paint damage that they never mentioned...... and electrical issues...... and broken door locks..... and some accident damage. all this was under warranty but they still tried to say it wasn't. so before i even drove the car, they wanted me to pay £3000 to fix it claiming wear and tear. i got SOME money back but not a lot..... but i did have to wait a further 2 weeks for them to fix everything but the paint damage (which they refused to do) now, during this time, i was dating a disabled person and needed a car to get them around. they flat out refused to give me a courtesy car even though that was also in the warranty. 2 months into owing the car and the rear drum brakes stick on. it's a common issue with the car and the warranty is still active. parks refuse to call it a parts failure, as an ex mechanic i basically tell them "if you wont do it, i will" but they voided my warranty the moment i said that then told me if i didn't move my car from out the lot within an hour, they'd get the car impounded. so drove the car with no rear drums to my mate's workshop and fixed it there. by smcsleazy (Fri 20th Aug 2021 7:58pm)
  • sounds like an arsehole. honestly, as a cyclist and a motorist (mainly a cyclist) i'm always shocked how bad the cycling infrastructure in glasgow is that motorists and cyclists are expected to share the same space. even when there are cycle lanes, at best they're poorly maintained or thought out. at worst, you find parked cars in them. i've mentioned on here before i came off my bike and broke both my arms in the year after hitting a pothole. the council looked at the street and asked "well our records say there's a cycle lane on this road" i explained to them you can NEVER use that cycle lane because there's always cars in it, which forced me onto the road which caused me to hit an unavoidable pothole and was told "there's no way the pothole could cause that kinda accident" sadly, i think unless you can separate cyclists from motorists, you'll always have the folk who get defensive about their mode of transport. if you've ever had a bad day as a cyclist, you'll likely get defensive and aggressive, i'm not saying it's right BUT i'm saying is it happens. hell, i get annoyed when i see cars in cycle lanes and usually say "hey, that's a strange looking bike you have there. i've not seen that model" they usually hate that. i also get why motorists can get angry, i left more than enough room at a set of lights and a cyclist's pedals took a good 18 inches of paint of the side of my car and ran a red light when he realised what he did. by smcsleazy (Wed 1st Sep 2021 1:08am)
  • i can think of a few places like that in/around glasgow by smcsleazy (Wed 1st Sep 2021 1:30pm)
  • it's basically the same nowadays by smcsleazy (Thu 2nd Sep 2021 7:35pm)
  • from what i understand is there's an antivax march at the same time as some rangers fans are marching AND mardi-gla (pride march) by smcsleazy (Sat 4th Sep 2021 4:56pm)
  • yeah, i went down just there. kinda bit of everyone by smcsleazy (Sat 4th Sep 2021 6:54pm)
  • i mean, i hated living in EK as much as the next person but did they really need to do that? in all seriousness, i hope the lorry driver gets something as punishment. that's someone's home and if the damage is too bad, it's likely they'll never be able to live there again. by smcsleazy (Tue 7th Sep 2021 9:45pm)
  • ok, so i'm not defending her or what she said. BUT i'll say there's a double standard going on here with how the right wing media are reporting on it. i've seen a lot of the right wing papers saying along the lines of "lol, dumb leftie gets cancelled" while in other articles, defending much worse behavior and/or language way more recently, then throwing out the whole "it's cancel culture gone mad" which seems to be the new "it's political correctness gone mad" i don't think cancelling people over old tweets is ever an option. mainly because people can grow or change over time. these tweets were from 7+ years ago and she might be a better person by now, might not be, who knows except the people close to her. i will say this, if she's done any harm, it's likely nowhere near some of the "unintentional harm" boris has done. every time he's made a racist comment on tv, there's been a rise in racist violence. i'll take someone who seems to be trying to make things better for their community over that. by smcsleazy (Fri 10th Sep 2021 7:40pm)
  • i agree with you on both points. honestly, as much of a leftie as i am (and most people traditionally are more left wing than they actually realise on a political compass test) i often don't think "cancelling" is the answer. i've seen lot's of shitty people basically use the excuse of "oh i can't be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ because i'm left wing" which is something i do dislike. from what i've read/heard about janey godley, her crime in the court of public opinion was a few racist/tone deaf tweets from 7+ years ago. yeah, that'll put a sour taste in my mouth in the same way as it would if someone on any side of the political isle would, i'll keep that in mind if i ever do decide to consume her media. honestly, the only thing i know her from is that infamous "trump is a c\*\*t" photo. which i do agree with, he is. by smcsleazy (Fri 10th Sep 2021 8:17pm)
  • i was hearing a lot of loud music on queen Margret drive by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Sep 2021 12:57am)
  • i heard them walking down my street this morning. it should be illegal to make that much noise on a saturday morning before 10:30 by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Sep 2021 3:05pm)
  • i did. 10:30. but the fact they were marching down maryhill road at 8:50am is what annoyed me. by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Sep 2021 8:28pm)
  • i was wondering myself. i heard them over maryhill earlier by smcsleazy (Sun 26th Sep 2021 12:15am)
  • flying duck OR old hairdressers. by smcsleazy (Wed 29th Sep 2021 6:23pm)
  • if you want something nearby that's got that "so bad for you" quality, dario's jalapeno burger is that. but that's all i can really think of by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 10:14pm)
  • yeah. the thing that pushed me into learning how to drive was living in EK and having to deal with first bus. i think the worst example of first bus was a night when i was meeting my friend in town for drinks. i lived near the start of the 18 bus route and they were meant to be every 20 mins before 8 and every 30 mins after 8. i showed up at the bus stop around 6pm (in 2 degree cold). timetable said next bus was 6:05, so i waited. 6:25 rolled round, still no bus. 6:45? nope. 7:05? nope. 7:25? nope. 7:45? nope. so at this point, i was sick and tired of waiting. dude comes up to me with a knife telling me he wanted my ipod (that dates this story) i didn't want any trouble and just handed it over and called the police with a description of the dude and my ipod (i got it second hand and it had the message "to my darling daughter, Megan" on it. just as the police arrive.... so does my bus. i can't get on the bus because i gotta talk with the police about it. 2 hours later, i got my ipod back and i'm too cold and tired to go for drinks with my friend. if my bus had arrived on time, i would have been fine. thankfully, i live in glasgow now and can cycle more. however, i've noticed first bus drivers are less than happy when you're in a space they want to occupy. the amount of times i've had first bus drivers try to force me off the road by driving in the painted bike path is insane. by smcsleazy (Mon 4th Oct 2021 11:30pm)
  • i kinda want them to fix so many of the areas where cycling infrastructure is just fucked and actually start punishing people who park in the cycle lanes (and disabled parking spots too) there's so many streets/roads in glasgow where there's cycle lanes BUT you can't use them because some karen in her range rover decided she needs to make a call. i mean, when i posted about breaking both my arms coming off my bike after hitting a pothole, i seen more than a few people say "why didn't you use the cycle lane?" because the cycle lane on garrioch road is always filled with cars. i've requested parking attendants in the area BUT they'd rather just paint white lines. as far as i see it, the 4 biggest things the council need to do to improve cycling infrastructure in glasgow is 1. separate cyclists from motorists. 2. introduce a congestion charge in glasgow city center. (disabled folk get to drive in city center for free because they need to. same with emergency vehicles and public transport) 3. actually maintain and improve the old cycle lanes (including fining people who park in them) 4. make it so when there are separate traffic lights for cyclists, make sure we're not spending longer waiting at them than the motorists. by smcsleazy (Tue 5th Oct 2021 9:20pm)
  • quick question, have you ever cycled in glasgow? by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Oct 2021 3:51pm)
  • try cycling in/around the city center more, you'll quickly realise there's so many areas of cycling infrastructure that need work. my friend has got a saying "if you see a cyclist cycling on the pavement, it's usually because they don't feel safe cycling on the road" i used to do trails when i was a teenager, never got a single injury. as an adult road cycling, i've broken 3 bones, been forced off my bike/the road and get punishment passed at least once every 2 weeks. it's way more dangerous imho because there's so many bits where the infrastructure just ends in the middle of the road or bits where the cycle lanes are like moon craters. there's some roads where you're even forced to take a longer route than cars. by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Oct 2021 4:11pm)
  • oh i'm glad you brought up london road. that's one of the most common cycle lanes where i get punctures because the council never clean the cycle lanes there. they're always filled up with broken glass or screws. i worked out the areas i get the most punctures on vs. time spent there. for every 1 hour cycling on london road cycle lanes, i've ended up with 1 puncture because they never clean them. the only cycle lanes worse for punctures are the ones in govan by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Oct 2021 5:23pm)
  • i think last time i went to geek retreat was 3 or 4 years ago and my one memory was the smell and one dude 30 year old shouting at a 14 year old for "playing pokemon wrong" by smcsleazy (Thu 7th Oct 2021 3:24pm)
  • i mean, my experience cycling is glasgow usually does involve fears of doom and dread. by smcsleazy (Fri 8th Oct 2021 10:17pm)
  • what car? by smcsleazy (Mon 11th Oct 2021 10:20pm)
  • i've cycled it a few times at night. i wouldn't recommend it. not for the young team but more the lack of light and the often bad conditions combined. even with my "bimmer blinder" lights, they did'nt help me feel safer doing so. by smcsleazy (Tue 12th Oct 2021 11:01pm)
  • after i found a bunch of hair in my cookie, i've not been back. by smcsleazy (Sun 17th Oct 2021 12:26pm)
  • it was like 10 years ago but really put me off the place. by smcsleazy (Sun 17th Oct 2021 2:24pm)
  • typical BMW driver. bet he didn't use his indicators either by smcsleazy (Mon 18th Oct 2021 2:58am)
  • as someone who did delivery, the times you're given to make the deliveries is near impossible. complain about unreasonable journey times? get fired. i'm not saying it's right that they do it, honestly, i kinda dislike it because it helps perpetuate that idea that cyclists are dangerous (even though if you look into the statistics, motorists still cause more accidents) by smcsleazy (Mon 18th Oct 2021 9:51am)
  • ya know, as someone who recently broke BOTH HIS FUCKING ARMS due to glasgow's poor cycling infrastructure, i've got to ask...... WHERE? where are we meant to cycle? on the road? bollocks to that when busses, taxi drivers and arsewipes in their german luxo mobiles are just going to force you off their roads. cycle lanes? half of them are so poorly paved, you might as well just be cycling on the moon. "why not just cycle on the new lanes" oh fantastic, i'll totally do that because it's not like there's never a BMW parked in the cycle lane because "my road tax shouldn't pay for cyclists" even though it doesn't. if glasgow city council wants people to cycle, they've got to actually make it better for cycling. by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Oct 2021 9:21am)
  • ya know, when i lived in EK, i had to buy a car because public transport there SUCKED. the bus during rush hour would sometimes take 1 hour and 45 mins from where i lived to glasgow city center. now i live near the tube line and cycle, it's much easier to get around BUT i've complained about how shit cycling infrastructure is and honestly, if you don't live near the tube line or the trains, you're kinda fucked. the easiest way to get people out of their cars is to make alternate forms of transportation easier, cheaper, safer and more reliable than driving. i don't think glasgow city council understands that and just want to make things shit for everyone by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Oct 2021 5:37pm)
  • also make city center an easier place to walk in. seriously, now people are going back to work, i forgot how noisy city center was by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Oct 2021 7:23pm)
  • it wasn't too bad if you stayed in the village. but i stayed out in greenhills which might have well been the boonies. by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Oct 2021 7:21pm)
  • i could go through the SECC overpass...... but couldn't come back that way. super weird. also, just saying but closing some cycle paths for this then projecting messages about cycling...... yeah. thanks. by smcsleazy (Sun 24th Oct 2021 10:22pm)
  • i wasn't the one who let the conductor know. by smcsleazy (Fri 29th Oct 2021 7:33pm)
  • it's probably the same team who tests for autism. good luck, you can be waiting for 6 years. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Nov 2021 12:50pm)
  • i've been living a more eco friendly life for a while now. i cycle/use public transport for shorter journeys. i pretty much cut out all red meat. i've been eating more vegie/vegan options, i've been trying to avoid things that come in single use plastics. i try to avoid supporting companies that are doing great environmental damage. it's not much but it's more than those people who say "i won't because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ company pollutes more" while still supporting that company. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Nov 2021 5:51pm)
  • yeah. i've never been healthier in my life. like i know it sounds dumb but a lot of small changes can make a big change. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Nov 2021 9:12pm)
  • supercube if you're just wanting a night with you and a group of friends. by smcsleazy (Wed 3rd Nov 2021 8:44pm)
  • glasgow city council being useless again, who's surprised? by smcsleazy (Thu 4th Nov 2021 5:35pm)
  • at this point, glasgow city council is so car-centric, they wont even fine cars that are parked in cycle lanes, even when it would benefit them. so something like this would never happen. which is a shame. trying to cross over the M8 as a pedestrian is really difficult and even if the light is green for you, it's not likely to stop some asshole in an audi or BMW from parking in the area marked for crossing. the 2 biggest improvements you can make to a city and the quality of life of the people that live there is improving public transport/giving people better and easier travel options AND reducing the noise. giving more/better travel options means people are less likely to drive everywhere and those that do need to drive (disabled folk) can have an easier time doing so. cyclists can feel safer since there's less cars on the road and rather than having the painted cycling gutter (which isn't any safer than cycling on the road btw) they can have separated cycle lanes, which benefit those that would still have to drive AND cyclists AND pedestrians. the easiest way to reduce noise is to remove/limit cars from an area. cars cause way more noise than anything else. the road noise can leave you feeling more stressed and fatigued. that's before you've even tried to cross some roads in glasgow. limiting/reducing cars would make it way easier for pedestrians to get to where they need to be. by smcsleazy (Fri 5th Nov 2021 10:35pm)
  • have you ever used the crossings on sauchiehall street going across the M8 during rush hour? it's 3 sets of lights. each set of lights takes about 1 min to change for pedestrians. even if you get lucky and just make the first set, you're likely to not make 2 or 3 so have to wait. it's very common for people in cars to basically just stop on the crossing while the light for pedestrians is green, half the time, business boy in his BMW doesn't care if the light is green for pedestrians, if the traffic is moving, he'll try moving too. now picture doing this is the pooring rain. the noise thing, it's not an opinion, there have been studies on it. here's a good video on it and sources are shown in the description. also, because you clearly have an interest in urban planning, maybe this channel is worth a watch. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8). btw, i love that your solution is "don't live on a main road" i'm guessing you're into the idea of personal responsibility. i'm also guessing you don't live on a main road. we can say all we want "improve traffic flow" easiest way to improve flow is to remove more vehicles from the road. let me ask you something since as mentioned before, you clearly seem to be an expert on urban planning. how many times have you been stuck in a traffic jam, what do you think causes the traffic jam? improve "flow" and you're still going to have traffic. it's a situation of induced demand, aka more people will see the improvements made to that road and think "oh, i hated that bit, i'll use it" and you end up with the same problem. get people who don't need to be in their cars OUT of their cars and get them on public transport, that means there's more space for the people who need to use the car and you will have better flow. by smcsleazy (Sat 6th Nov 2021 12:54am)
  • quick question, do you cycle? or do you just like to complain about cyclists? yes, there are cyclists who cycle on the pavement, i'll admit i've done it to (call the police and lock me up) but often, when you see someone cycling on the pavement it's because they don't feel safe cycling on the road. have you ever been punishment passed? ever seen a bus driver not check their mirrors and try to pull out anyway? i can see why so many people wouldn't want to cycle on the road in those cases. hell, i've seen so many people give up cycling because of punishment passes. also, people in the netherlands don't wear helmets and they have less accidents. i'll admit cyclists should have lights, i do. but that's also like saying all motorists should use their turn signals and check their mirrors...... not as common as you think and really hard to enforce. also, can families not use public transport? but i'm glad you missed my point. limiting cars will make it easier for those that do need to use cars. i used disabled folk as an example, not that glasgow city council makes it easy for them IMHO. the amount of times i've been out with my friend who uses a wheelchair and we've not been able to park in disabled spaces because there's always a BMW 5-series in the space, or someone who's "just popping in" then spends an hour. when we've complained to parking attendants, we've been told "don't tell us how to do our job" hell, there's one road near mine where if parking attendants actually ticketed everyone in a cycle lane, they could make £900 or so a day. but they wont. also, thank you for saying "revenue" rather than pulling out the road tax argument. the road tax argument is really easy to debunk. so yes, stuff like parking tickets is where they probably make a decent amount of money, but most of that money usually goes right back into road maintenance. cars cause more damage to road surfaces than bikes or pedestrians. so wouldn't it be better to get more people off the roads so the people who do need to drive can also have better roads? by smcsleazy (Sat 6th Nov 2021 1:29pm)
  • yeah. i'm gonna be honest. there's a lot of improvements that could be made to public transport in glasgow. it's fine if you live near a tube or a train line, but some areas are just difficult any other way. by smcsleazy (Sat 6th Nov 2021 1:34pm)
  • not just bikes, i love his videos :D by smcsleazy (Sat 6th Nov 2021 1:30pm)
  • agreed. i feel like the tube expansion would have been a good idea, but last i checked, it was pretty much stalled out. a lot of the train services usually need a car to get to, and at that point, why not just drive the whole way? that was what it was like when i stayed in EK. 40 min walk to the nearest station across some of the worst pedestrian paths i've ever seen, might as well just get a cheap car off gumtree. the busses here are...... iffy at best. the closer you are to the destination, the better the experience imho. but the moment you're more than like 5 miles from city center, the worse they get. plus yeah, £2.50 each way, that's gonna add up quickly. i'll admit, i'm quite lucky that i live close enough to city center that cycling is a viable option, as dangerous as it can be. i've found myself using my car less and less by cycling and saved quite a bit of money doing so (maybe like £100 a month or so on petrol, parking and insurance) but i'll admit, if you did live further out or needed to carry a lot of stuff for work, i wouldn't want to cycle it myself. by smcsleazy (Sat 6th Nov 2021 1:55pm)
  • "What sort of argument is, "I don't feel safe on the road so I'm going to cycle on the pavement" in essence what you're is complaining about being feeling unsafe on the road and making it unsafe for those who are walking. I'll just drive down pedestrianised zone because I don't feel safe on the road because of the lorries 🤣" a car can do much more damage to a cyclist than a cyclist can do damage to a pedestrian. and yes, i don't think cyclists should be on the pavement, but at the same time, if you've just been punishment passed by someone, you're going to want to get off the road for a bit. or sometimes the infrastructure that is in place (when it's there) is pretty bad and doesn't actually dissuade motorists. you say "you don't actively have to be involved in something to know it's wrong" i'm not actively involved in urban planning but i know cycling infrastructure in glasgow needs to be better, public transport needs to be better. so many cycle lanes in glasgow spit you out into a busy road, so many of them end up blocked up with parked cars or work trucks. this forces cyclists off a safe place for them and into a place they're not. i will admit, i see some atrocious behavior from both motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. honestly, the worst behavior i see is from the deliveroo/uber-eats riders (seriously, no lights, no reflective clothing and zooming down argyle street at 20mph on your e-bike with the big tyres? you're gonna do some damage) and i never said i don't think cyclists shouldn't have lights/reflectors. i run lights and reflectors because it's safer. but i feel your argument is rather reductive. the honest truth is, we have this car-centric view of the world. this idea that any form of transportation that's not the car is dangerous and for poor people. so many of our cities/towns were built around connecting people in cars. is it any wonder why, when you mentioned taking your family on the train, you mentioned feeling un-safe on public transport? even though there are more car accidents per year than attacks on public transport? also you make fun of people for feeling unsafe on the road, i think i'll take my chances with a junkie over a 2 tonne death machine being operated by a middle aged woman with a phone in one hand, latte in the other and steering the car with her knees. and yeah, i get the carrying stuff argument, it's basically what i use my car for. because i'll be damned if i'm carrying 100kg of guitar amps on the train. but most people who use their cars aren't carrying a lot of stuff, most are sitting in their car alone. that's a person who's sitting in a range rover taking up nearly 4x3M of space could be on a train. but because of this view we have in the uk of public transport that it's dangerous and full of poor people, it pushes more people away from it, including the people it would help the most, aka poor people. when you say "public transport is full of racists and junkies and racist junkies" you're painting the picture that anyone who uses public transport IS that. the whole point of public transport is it's for everyone. "in the netherlands, not scotland" ok, so a little history lesson for you. in the 70's, many cities in the netherlands were having congestion issues, they'd built more roads and that wasn't making things better. they realised something amazing "well the roads aren't the issue.... must be something else..... THE CARS" and as a result, re-thought out their cities. they found than 70% of all car journeys were less than 5 miles, so they started thinking "well if we improve the public transport connections and we improve cycling infrastructure, we can get more people out of their cars" and it worked..... they started looking at areas with more accidents and asked "ok, how can we prevent these in future?" often, what they found was slowing the cars down with good infrastructure and providing better alternatives, and i'm going to repeat this again because so many people make this argument FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO USE THE CAR. and making it safer for everyone. yeah, it's idealism. but i'll take that over whatever idea you're putting forth of "it's fine how it is, except public transport which is full of racist junkies but it's ok because it's for poor people" by smcsleazy (Sun 7th Nov 2021 1:52pm)
  • my friend tried it for a bit and after 2 months, just gave up and bought a bike. they said about 5-10% of the time, the app just wouldn't work. about 50% of the bikes had issues like gear changers not working or someone stealing the seat mechanism. honestly, i feel the money you'd spend on it could be more easily spent on a 90's mountain bike and converting it to a road bike. by smcsleazy (Mon 8th Nov 2021 2:28pm)
  • honestly, my experience with most famous people/people of power has been an air of superiority. i've came across a few famous folk who seem pretty normal..... but a good 90% have been arsewipes. granted, these are people who's job is to speak for the people.... but modern politics is rarely about that. it's about optics. by smcsleazy (Tue 9th Nov 2021 2:50am)
  • i think what people really mean is an end to this form for hyper capitalism we're currently living in. like jeff bezos basically making $140k per min, while the workers in his amazon fulfillment centers make $10 per hour under horrible working conditions. by smcsleazy (Tue 9th Nov 2021 9:10pm)
  • ya know, i was going to try engaging with your argument, but i realised a few things. 1. your username is "epicsexman6969" which just oozes toxic masculinity. but i can also probably guess the last time you had the epic sex was 2002. 2. i had a quick look at your post history, for the most part, you seem to be the kind of person who gets annoyed at small things. 3. a lot of your posts seem to be downvoted, which makes me think that you're not trying to contribute to the communities you're a part of, you just want to rage. 4. you like saints row, i have friends that worked on the saints row games. many of which went un-credited because they refused to do 80+ hour weeks. just letting you know how the sausage is made. in the gaming industry, if you're name's not in the credits, it's harder to find a job in future, so many game devs are forced to burn themselves out. you say no one wants our art, clearly you wanted the art my friends worked on. 5. you made very broad generalizations about "leftists" while also complaining about the laborers you know only making 4 quid an hour. why do you think that is? most socialists want these folk to be paid better, they want them to unionize so they can ask for better wages. that's the whole fucking point of socialism. better pay for people who need better pay. it's the employers that are paying your friends shitty and if they speak, they get fired. but hey, i didn't learn about socialism from the daily mail. 6. you go on to rag on musicians, i guess you must know ALL about the music industry. tell me then, how many gigs have you organized? how many tickets did you sell at the door? how much in drinks did you sell?, can you set up a PA system? you know how to mic up a drum kit? how do you deal with a shitty promoter? you know how to mix for a super boomy sounding room? do you know how to set levels? hell, i bet you think oasis is the best band ever because they play it at the local old man pub and the moment you hear music in 3/4, you get confused. ya know what i see. i see someone who's unhappy with their life and the lives of the people around them, then they see someone who's happy...... maybe a young musician with pink hair and ambiguous gender identity playing music they don't understand and having a fun time doing so. then they see similar people on twitter or reddit protesting the exact same reason their unhappy, but they don't want to think that's the real reason their unhappy because news international papers told them it's the leftists. so they double down on their unhappiness because "if it hurts, it must mean it's real" right? never mind that other people are hurting in different ways, it's about what hurts to you that matters. but rather than try to understand the problem, you'd rather lash out. it's not healthy mate. by smcsleazy (Wed 10th Nov 2021 2:17pm)
  • look into a housing association. by smcsleazy (Fri 12th Nov 2021 1:31am)
  • agreed. my place is a studio place, bit small and awkwardly shaped, but it's only like £300 a month. by smcsleazy (Fri 12th Nov 2021 3:43am)
  • from what i understand, mattress shops are a common one. by smcsleazy (Sat 13th Nov 2021 3:13pm)
  • i'm all for this. there's so many cities in europe that have banned/limited cars from city centres to promote a better experience for pedestrians. this has more benefits than just lowering CO2 emission btw. makes it easier for people who want to take alternate forms of transport (cycling). means disabled folk who need to use a car to get around CAN get around easier. means suppliers will have to invest in EV vans/trucks if they want to do their deliveries to shops. people are likely to spend more time walking around and at a more leisurely pace which increases foot traffic for businesses and the chance that people will buy stuff. so a few years ago, i was in Jyväskylä in finland, it's a small city in finland's central belt. i remember doing some christmas shopping there and it was so great not having to raise my voice to talk over cars or have to stop every few hundred meters because someone built a road right through the middle of the high street. plus limiting cars from the city centre will also improve public transport. make it more difficult for people to drive and more people will use park and ride services or public transport. more fares on these means more improvements, it also speeds up travel times on busses because there's less cars on the road. by smcsleazy (Sat 13th Nov 2021 7:40pm)
  • for a moment i thought i was on the bojack subreddit and someone was wanting advice on a vincent adultman cosplay. can't help you with where to get it but consider my comment a boost to help you find someone who can. by smcsleazy (Wed 17th Nov 2021 8:15pm)
  • considering they called me a liar after breaking both my arms when i hit a pothole on my bike, lost my first claim but didn't tell me until 2 months later then spend 3 months (and several calls to my MP) just to tell me over the phone "there's no way that pothole could have caused that accident so can you please leave us alone" yeah, i'm not surprised about rude GCC staff by smcsleazy (Thu 18th Nov 2021 4:37pm)
  • ok, i'm saying this as someone who was homeless in glasgow. a big part of the problem is applying to be homeless. in the ideal world, you'd go to the council's homeless team and explain "i'm homeless, can you help me?" and they'd say "of course" and help you. in reality, you go to the council's homeless team, wait around for upto 4 hours, get interviewed by them and usually told there's no way they can help you. i'm going to give a TW/CW for suicide, abuse and self harm from this point onward, so if you're sensitive to this kinda thing, now's the time to stop reading. ok, so what happened in my case was i had to escape my abusive mother and start a new life, i was told to go apply to be homeless. at the time, GCC had this rule that if you left your home without a good enough reason (abusive mother wasn't enough apparently) then they could turn you away. in my case, my mother's abuse turned me suicidal and i did try to end my life a few times and i was self harming just to get through the day, because "hey, if it hurts, it's true" was the thinking. after i nearly died, i told the hospital i was homeless and couch surfing, they hooked me up with a social worker who said "just go apply, mention you're couch surfing/rough sleeping and you had a recent suicide attempt because of this" so i went. filled in the paperwork and waited around all day. finally by the time i got seen, i had to deal with this horrible woman who was just as abusive as the mother i'd left behind. basically, i mentioned i was thrown out of my old place, i couldn't get any benefits in place because i had no fixed address, my mother was abusive and i recently had a suicide attempt and self harmed. her first response was "so you left a roof over your head for that?" then demanded to see my self harm marks. now, i want to mention my arm looked nothing like an arm at this point. from my hand all the way up my arm was just cut marks. like maybe the biggest bit of skin that wasn't cut was maybe 2mm x 5mm. i wasn't comfortable showing her my marks but she just grabbed my arm, rolled up my sleeve and said "is that it?" when i started crying, i was told if i didn't stop, she'd call the police. she called the police. i told my social worker what happened and he said "i've heard about this woman, she's pretty notorious, i'll come with you next time in case you get her" i did. i got her again, my social worker did all the talking. i think the thing that bothers me was she acted like nothing happened and she didn't remember me. i made a complaint but never got a reply. but by the end of the night, i was in a homeless shelter. but that's not where it ends. so it's probably a wise move to say, at the time, there was a growing homeless problem, cuts to funding in this kinda situation. i got sent to a b&b type homeless shelter and oh god. you don't know what it's like being in the room next to someone who's being forced to go cold turkey (i didn't know much about the person, i was just warned they were going cold turkey off something) horror movies wish they could have screams like that. also, this place kinda went by prison rules. keep yourself to yourself and don't get involved in other people's business. because of my suicidal past, i was also told i had to stop self harming to be able to move into an assessment center (basically a homeless shelter where you have a room more like a small apartment) and i had to have regular people checking in on me (usually every 2 hours) eventually i got moved into the assessment center and it was a bit better there. mostly. i was technically a witness to 2 assaults and 1 murder while i was there. my mother also found out where i was and demanded to be let in (they ended up getting escorted away by police) my point is, being homeless isn't exactly what people think it is. it can be one of the most mentally harmful things you ever go through, i'm technically still in therapy about it. the sad part, this was only 5 or so years ago. i also want to humanize homeless people with my story because often, i feel the narrative around them is "dirty beggers taking up space on the streets, i'm not going to give them my money because they'll just spend it on drugs" my experience with rough sleeping was very similar to wilderness survival, the only difference is i would have been happier if a bear came up and mauled me to death over a bunch of rich wankers coming home from a night out kicking the shit out of me while i tried to sleep. trust me, you'd want something to numb the pain. if anyone want's a happy ending to my story btw, things have never been better. my mother is no longer in my life, i've got a nice wee place with 2 cats, steady benefits and i've not self harmed in 4 years now. by smcsleazy (Thu 18th Nov 2021 7:47pm)
  • glad i could humanize the situation. by smcsleazy (Thu 18th Nov 2021 9:01pm)
  • yay, i can cycle to ikea without going through the clyde tunnel. seriously, the smell of the cycle lane sticks with you. by smcsleazy (Fri 19th Nov 2021 8:27pm)
  • yet the bike share company will probably say "oh it's fine, no problems with this bike" by smcsleazy (Sun 21st Nov 2021 8:47pm)
  • my experience buying rarer/retro video games from CEX has not been good in the past. if you know what you're looking for, it's fine but the amount of times i've seen them try to pass a reproduction cart off as a real one, told the staff and seen the fakes still on sale the next day is super high. by smcsleazy (Tue 23rd Nov 2021 11:12pm)
  • well in the case of the pokemon games, which is what i really know about, there's a few ways to tell, the carts looking a bit wrong, non-holographic labels, having the circuit boards inside looking different, in the case of the DS era pokemon games, holding them upto the light (if you can see the light through them, they're legit, if not, they're fake) but i've also had a lot of trouble buying other things there. by smcsleazy (Wed 24th Nov 2021 3:40am)
  • yeah considering they basically told me "the pothole that broke both your arms? yeah it couldn't have done that" by smcsleazy (Thu 25th Nov 2021 12:51am)
  • the only ones i know are in/around the west end. there's the afformentioned one outside penny and blacks on GWR or i think there's one in the maryhill tesco. by smcsleazy (Mon 29th Nov 2021 7:23pm)
  • worse than finland. seriously, i remember i went from central finland with -25 and a foot of snow to glasgow with 2cm of snow and there was a 1 hour delay in landing by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Dec 2021 8:54pm)
  • introduce a congestion tax for cars entering city center (disabled exception of course) and any money raised from the congestion tax can go back into better infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and people using public transport. close off byres road to cars, widen the pavements so it's actually possible to get more than 2 folk past at a time and add a cycle lane. introduce a law that 30% of any new housing developments HAS to be social housing or the build cannot continue. make housing developments accessible by public transport and put a focus on walkability first. a ban on buskers/street performers (i'm a musician, but i think 90% of all buskers are pretty bad and the good ones don't make up for the noise and the slowing down of foot traffic) 20% extra tax per year on any building over 10 floors (i think most skyscrapers are ugly and pretty horrible from an environmental standpoint) football teams will have to pay for all damages their fans cause (maybe some rangers fans won't keep destroying george square if it means their team can't afford the good players) and if i've not became public enemy number 1 by the end of my time there.... maybe bring back pivo pivo properly. it was always the best venue in glasgow to play but now it's just another boring irish themed pub for american tourists. by smcsleazy (Mon 6th Dec 2021 4:48pm)
  • not sure. but if waiting lists for housing is anything to go by, it's not enough. by smcsleazy (Mon 6th Dec 2021 4:56pm)
  • yup. same with the road by st. enochs. can never use that cycle lane due to people parking in there. by smcsleazy (Mon 6th Dec 2021 5:30pm)
  • my bad. i should have made it clear that i was talking about office buildings. plus once you go past 10 floors, it can often take way more energy to heat/cool a building. by smcsleazy (Mon 6th Dec 2021 6:22pm)
  • DELETED ya know, every time the subject of infrastructure comes up, i see your name so i gotta ask. what do you have against bikes? NOT THE PEOPLE WHO RIDE THEM, bikes as transport. they take up less space on the road than a car, they're cheaper to buy and maintain than a car, better for the environment than a car, can last way longer than a car, better for your health than a car, better from a noise point of view, safer in the event of an accident than a car for the person you hit. by smcsleazy (Fri 10th Dec 2021 10:06pm)
  • my bad. i confused him with someone else then. i'll delete my comment by smcsleazy (Fri 10th Dec 2021 10:38pm)
  • yeah i had a super bad experience with the glasgow depo, i got a message telling me to wait in all day. then next day i got a message saying the parcel couldn't be delivered and was being returned to sender, i phoned up their customer support team and was told that "they tried to deliver it but no one was in" i called bullshit on that and asked them to find out the real reason. hour on hold and i'm told "they didn't think you lived there" i noticed though, the tracking details never said it was out for delivery and mentioned that. got told to wait for them to look into it. 2 days later i got a phone call saying "ok, so they didn't actually get the package" i call BS on that too because it scanned at the glasgow depo and i've worked in a package depo before. they told me they'd look into it. a week goes by and no reply. i get annoyed with them ignoring my emails so i write a bad review..... SUDDENLY they reply, i escalate the claim to the point where i think jesus and budda were working together to figure out what happened. then i get the email. "the reason your package wasn't delivered was because the depo was too busy and doesn't have the space to leave packages safely overnight, we hope this doesn't taint your image of us and you continue to use us" so, from ordering my package to actually getting my package (i had to have another one sent out and i requested a different delivery service) it took 3 months. my tip for dealing with the customer service is write a bad review on trust pilot, then when they message you, ask to talk directly to the manager of the depo to find out what happened. by smcsleazy (Fri 10th Dec 2021 10:51pm)
  • agreed with the pothole thing. i came off my bicycle and broke both arms after hitting a pothole. glad you're ok though. by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Dec 2021 2:59am)
  • the sad part is, even when you plan for the bus being 20 mins late, that's when first bus pulls it out their and somehow ends up being 45 mins late. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Dec 2021 7:34pm)
  • 24 hour loops of caramelldansen by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Dec 2021 1:45pm)
  • let the police know. my experience is the more expensive the bike, the more they'll try. but likely, the people who stole it will sit on it for a few weeks then ship it off somewhere. by smcsleazy (Fri 17th Dec 2021 6:44pm)
  • oh wow. you're complaining about covid passports because you can't go to spain and be arseholes to the locals. let me pull out the world's tiniest violin. ya know, maybe i'm just more sensitive to these anti-masker wankstains because i know 3 people who died from covid BUT asking people to get vaccinated and wear a cloth on their face is not the same thing as slavery. you're being asked to care about other people, it's that fucking simple. by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Dec 2021 5:51pm)
  • i really wish parking attendants cared as much about cars parked in the cycle lane as they do someone who's got a blue badge and is parked in a legal space. seriously. my friend who's disabled get's like 10 parking tickets per year because they think her badge is fake. i joke that if they put a camera on howards street to catch cars parked in the cycle lane, they could easily fund any future projects in a week. by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Dec 2021 6:11pm)
  • fantastic argument. 10/10. here's a tip for a good argument against something in future. actually engage with the points being made in the post. don't just say "NO" like a school kid on the playground. by smcsleazy (Sun 19th Dec 2021 2:39pm)
  • my friend has. it's not a system on that end. it's usually just parking attendants trying to catch people out. by smcsleazy (Sun 19th Dec 2021 2:40pm)
  • oh wow. we've got up to primary 7 level insults. he's evolving. at this rate, you'll be able to engage properly in an argument around 2150, if the ocean hasn't risen due to crypto bros like you. but hey. it's easier just to call someone a cunt, right? by smcsleazy (Sun 19th Dec 2021 3:05pm)
  • they put you on a waiting list for help or anti-depressants. but it's still worth contacting them about it. by smcsleazy (Thu 6th Jan 2022 3:25pm)
  • we had a bike for good bike in our shop recently and almost everything on it needed fixed. might have just been a bad repair job on their behalf but it was REALLY dangerous. by smcsleazy (Tue 11th Jan 2022 8:28pm)
  • nope. i got mugged after waiting in the cold for 90 mins for a bus and they said "well our records say a bus showed up so you must be lying" by smcsleazy (Thu 13th Jan 2022 12:46pm)
  • i do see them around glasgow but at the same time, i've seen some police pull over the more..... reckless users of them, as they should IMHO. but i think if this shows anything, it's that people want better transport that's not cars and the bus/train networks leave a lot to be desired. honestly, i think a lot of the problems come from the infrastructure in glasgow if you're not in a car. i cycle a lot and very rarely do i feel safe or welcome, that's if you can even use the cycle lanes because there's always someone parked in them. i'm all for alternate modes of transport, but often taking them can be harder than not because there's little to no physical separation between where motorists are meant to be and where cyclists are meant to be. i'd be fine sharing my cycle lanes with e-bikes/e-scooters, but at the same time, i feel for things that can hit those speeds, more needs to be done. by smcsleazy (Thu 13th Jan 2022 5:51pm)
  • yeah. there's a bunch of teens with their carrera mountain bikes who hang out in/around maryhill (usually in the tesco downstairs bit) doing that shit. i think my favorite moment was them pulling wheelies down maryhill road and one of them hit an unmarked police car. sadly they didn't learn their lesson because i seen them do it again. by smcsleazy (Thu 13th Jan 2022 11:40pm)
  • nah. kinda light blue metallic road bike by smcsleazy (Fri 14th Jan 2022 5:33pm)
  • ok. so i'm going to say, as a cyclist. i'm sorry for what happened. it's a shame that this happened and i'm sorry. best tip i can give is report it to the police and also ask with the local shops there if they seen anything. as a person on the autism spectrum myself, i completely understand. byres road is a nightmare if you've got sensory issues and anxiety over busy places, i get why your son was feeling overwhelmed and i think you did the right thing by trying to get him to a quieter place. i'm sorry that happened with you trying to do the right thing for them. i do want to say something to all the folk who are like "it's because all cyclists are dangerous" i do want to humanize people who ride bikes, because the downside of people saying "well cyclists are dangerous" is it does dehumanize and categorize them as an other and not worthy of respect based on the actions of a few. i'm not saying this about OP, i'm saying it in general. an asshole is an asshole no matter what mode of transport they're in. car, bike, on foot or in zepplin. i see cyclists run red lights all the time and same with cars/busses. the main difference i have noticed between the attitudes of cyclists vs. motorists when it comes to running red lights is motorists tend to have a "too late to stop now" mentality where as cyclists have a bit more of a "oh god, i'll have to build up the speed again, guess i'll just sneak past" there is also the argument to be made that the cycling infrastructure on byres road/great western road is non-existant and glasgow city council could reduce a lot of the problems people have with walking/cycling on great western road just by removing the cars, but every time i've mentioned the concept of removing cars on the glasgow subreddit, i always get DM's telling me i'm a stupid tree hugger who needs to shut the fuck up. but proves my point, an asshole is an asshole no matter what. by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Jan 2022 8:10pm)
  • i got to see a bunch of old american cars for the indiana jones movie. that's about it. part of me wishes hollywood would stop trying to make glasgow look like other cities, but it is what it is. by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Jan 2022 8:25pm)
  • i wouldn't. honestly, just get a good pedal bike..... unless you have mobility issues. by smcsleazy (Mon 17th Jan 2022 6:35pm)
  • it's not actually that bad. you just got to build up the leg muscles. by smcsleazy (Mon 17th Jan 2022 6:51pm)
  • yeah. it's been open since around november (i think, don't quote me on that) by smcsleazy (Tue 18th Jan 2022 1:22am)
  • nah. GCC wont do anything. my understanding is no matter how shit they are, GCC will just tolerate it because they'll march anyway or just throw out "but muh freedum" line. personally, i feel like if pride has been canceled 2 years in a row due to this pandemic, so should the orange walks. but hey. i'm sure i'll get downvoted soon enough by people with usernames like "RFCorangeman" and "unionbulldog" and calling me a filthy queer for even mentioning pride. by smcsleazy (Wed 19th Jan 2022 9:58pm)
  • yup. my experience with a lot of these fuckers is they're very bigoted. by smcsleazy (Wed 19th Jan 2022 10:34pm)
  • so basically "yeah they break the rules but they have freedom to do so" by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Jan 2022 1:42pm)
  • it's not as bad as it was in the 90's or even the 00's. by smcsleazy (Sun 23rd Jan 2022 7:18pm)
  • my experience as someone who worked in EK shopping center for 3 years is the security won't do shit unless your store is playing a song that's not on the approved playlist. there was one good dude that worked there for a while who'd move heaven and earth to help you but he retired. if the security won't do anything, best plan is to try catching them in the act (maybe get someone to try catching them on video) then show the security, if they still refuse to do anything, tell the center management. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jan 2022 3:38pm)
  • i know where this house is. i've cycled past it a few times. honestly. it's likely to go for £80k given how the market is atm. shame because i think if done up right, it could be pretty nice. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jan 2022 8:24pm)
  • ive got mine in a few weeks and i've noticed any time i've tried to contact them, i've been disconnected too. i really just want to know what to expect and if they have any tips. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jan 2022 10:04pm)
  • as a neurodivergent adult, i've got to say, this sounds very similar to what i was like at the time. the upside is, it's easier to get him tested than when i was a child (usually it can be done in less than 12 weeks, where as an adult, it can take upto 8 years) i'd say get him tested ASAP. it will help in the long run. there's also a lot of good resources for parents of autistic/ND children (but there's also a lot of bad ones) but i can give some tips for you and see how he reacts. 1. see how he feels in quiet spaces vs. noisy/busy spaces. if he feels less anxious and more comfortable in those situations, that's usually a good sign. 2. does he have any "special interests" like a cartoon or a hobby he really likes? like the kinda thing he'll excitedly talk to you about. 3. when he does react with other children, how is he? does he feel tired afterwards? does he have a moment where his "social battery" just drops off? like he can go from being social to un-social at a moment's notice? 4. does he stim? stuff like jiggle his legs, rock back and forth, flap his arms when feeling big emotions? that might be a good sign too. for example, my stressed stim is drumming on my legs and my happy stim is flapping my arms. 5. how does he describe any friends or family? it's common for a lot of autistic folk to equate someone to their hobbies/jobs over them as a person. for example. if you were to ask me about my friend group, i'd say "my bandmate, my old roommate..... ect" rather than say "oh x is a really sweet person with a heart of gold and also my bandmate" or "oh y is the most loyal person i've ever met and we lived together" small distinction but one they will look for. 6. does he have trouble engaging with things he's not interested with? for example, as a child, i liked pokemon but i didn't like math, so unless i could find a way to equate pokemon to math, i had trouble engaging in it at all. these are just and i realise i'm leaving out things like ADHD because i'm not super knowledgeable about that. but i think taking him to the GP and saying "i think my son might be neurodivergent" is a good start. also, this is going to sound fairly obvious but don't believe those idiots you hear on facebook who say shit like "vaccines gave my child autism" or "being the parent of a child with autism is a curse" i've seen it a lot. in many chases, just making small changes and accommodations is more than enough. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Jan 2022 10:32pm)
  • pretty bad. i had to be suicidal and homeless before i got any help, even then it was difficult. i don't blame the NHS because they're doing the best they can with the budget they're given, it's more just a shortage of resources. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Jan 2022 4:43pm)
  • okome on byres road by smcsleazy (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 5:23pm)
  • i wonder if they'll keep the damages below £20k this time. by smcsleazy (Wed 2nd Feb 2022 8:43pm)
  • should have given him a swift knee to the balls. just saying. ​ honestly, it kinda scares me how few people i see wearing masks in public places now, even with the rise of a new variant. i get that people are sick and tired of living through a pandemic and are trying to pretend it's over but it's made me double down on wearing the mask in public because i don't trust these people. by smcsleazy (Mon 7th Feb 2022 10:12am)
  • i parked my bike outside queen street for a good 5 hours. dunno about the indoor bit by smcsleazy (Wed 9th Feb 2022 8:30am)
  • show up to the interview 6 months late, ask what needs done then say "ohhh...... we don't have the resources for that right now" then when they threaten legal action, do the interview but putting in the least amount of effort possible then say "well we did it, what more do you want?" by smcsleazy (Sun 20th Feb 2022 10:20am)
  • it took everything i always hated about going to gigs at the secc and just made it worse. by smcsleazy (Mon 21st Feb 2022 11:01am)
  • as much as i want to believe it, i don't think i can given how clueless they seem to be when it comes to cycling infrastructure. i love that they used the garscube road cycle path since that's one of the few decent ones they've done..... even then, you're often dodging broken glass and it just randomly ends. but there's so many parts where the cycling infrastructure is non-existent, unusable or actively dangerous which really should be fixed first (like the street where i broke both my arms after hitting a pothole in the roads because the cycle path is always filled with cars) yes, i'm still bitter about that. at this point. i think most city planners know the benefits of better public transport connections, cycling and more walkable neighborhoods. but they keep meeting resistance and when something finally does get made, it pleases no one. honestly. i'll just be happy if they give cyclists a safer way to cross the clyde that's not a massive detour to avoid the clyde tunnel cycle path. by smcsleazy (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 3:39pm)
  • my record was 6 in 7 days. by smcsleazy (Tue 22nd Feb 2022 6:03pm)
  • ive had the one on monday and every day i've been told to call back after 5 just to be told you don't need to come in tomorrow. which is really annoying because i basically had to tell anyone i make plans with that there's a chance i'll be called in for jury duty. by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Feb 2022 3:07pm)
  • mogwai is the obvious one but glasgow had a pretty cool scene when i was a teenager. bands like dananananakroyd, united fruit and we are the physics. by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Feb 2022 8:55pm)
  • ok. can i just say "are ok at music" has one of my favorite album packages ever? you get little cutouts of the band and the gatefold is done up like a stage and the idea is you make them dance to the music by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Feb 2022 9:02pm)
  • ok. first time i met him was in a hippy shop i was dragged into by my friend. i'm very bad with faces but voices i can do. i was playing with this dog in the shop and i was like "oh what's yer name" the owner tells me his name and i'm like "you look and sound like stuart from mogwai" and he gave me the reply "aye, i should hope so because i am" he was super sweet by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Feb 2022 11:08pm)
  • yeah. honestly, i spent a lot of the pandemic going back to the music of my teens and i was so glad to find out they still hold up. by smcsleazy (Fri 25th Feb 2022 12:36am)
  • depends on how good your landlord/housing association is. by smcsleazy (Sun 27th Feb 2022 7:16pm)
  • i heard under maryhill is a mirror universe maryhill which is the exact same except the mcdonalds is a burger king....... so infinitely better by smcsleazy (Mon 28th Feb 2022 5:27pm)
  • might have to start digging by smcsleazy (Mon 28th Feb 2022 6:33pm)
  • they're basically only running essentials since the pandemic started and from what i've read, they don't have any intention on going back. it's why it took 6 months for them to look into the pothole that broke both my arms and all i got was "it couldn't have" by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Mar 2022 1:03am)
  • ok. so backstory. i was on my bike going down a road with a cycle lane but it's one you can never use because there's always parked cars in it. i'd reported both the parked cars AND the pothole a few times over a 1 year period but got ignored every time. i think i possibly reported them once every 2 months or so because they were getting worse. as i was heading straight ahead trying to slow down, i failed to realise how deep the pothole went, went head over handlebars. broke both my arms (2 bones in the right arm, one in the left) i was put in double arm casts for 3 months, the entire time i couldn't drive or ride my bike (my 2 main forms of transportation) so i had to rely on friends giving me lifts or taxis (i had a pretty bad experience in one taxi where the driver just ranted about cyclists for 10 mins then asked "so how did you break your arms?" no tip for him) basically, i had to spend 3 months not riding my bike and i couldn't really play guitar (along with other things) the moment after i got back from the hospital, i made a claim to the council..... 2 months pass and no reply. i contact my MP about it. a week later they message back to tell me they "lost" my application. i save a backup in case and sent it away immediately. 4 months later i get a reply saying "there's no way that pothole could have caused an accident like that, the claim is closed" here's the worst part. all i wanted in compensation was for them to pay for my bike repairs (£40) pay for my taxi fairs (£80 because i kept getting sent all over glasgow) and for them to ticket the people in the cycle lane. they did none of that. i now have pretty bad wrist issues and i'm finally starting NHS physio, but the downside is i can't write a drop handlebar bike anymore (too much strain on the wrists), i can't drive for more than 2 hours without pain AND i can't play guitar like i used to. my MP told me to contact an accident lawyer but every one i contacted said it was pointless because they wouldn't pay out as much as i'd spend and glasgow city council are notorious for not paying out. the sad part was, i did say to myself before that "well if i was to get a payout, i'd use it as an excuse to knock something off my bucket list" and i had the perfect thing in mind..... but sadly, there is a ford capri that shall not be driven into a pile of cardboard boxes for a while....... that's my bucket list item btw. driving a ford capri through a pile of cardboard boxes. by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Mar 2022 2:21am)
  • at this point, i'm more "low key angry" at them. i will say it was annoying to spend a few weeks building a bike with drops just to find i can't use them and have to spend another 2 weeks having to completely change up the bike. i said above about the capri thing and i figure that would make up for the pain and hassle i went through but i've kinda given up on getting anything out of them. at this point i've just resorted to spamming their twitter DM's with pictures of cars parked in the cycle lanes. i've been blocked twice but it takes 2 mins to make a new one. by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Mar 2022 9:34am)
  • it's a start. i'll just be happy if we stop getting phantom busses. if you use the app, it will sometimes tell you a bus is stopped at the bus stop you're waiting at but...... no bus. honestly. i feel like extending the subway and train networks would be the better option in the long run. busses are ok as far as public transport goes but often trains are the better option. by smcsleazy (Wed 9th Mar 2022 4:33pm)
  • when i lived in EK. it was common for the bus to take anywhere between 45 mins and 2 hours. so you'd often have to plan for the 2 hours and have an alternate plan if your bus was very early. for me, that was usually having a quick coffee and a read. then i got a car and found it only took 30 mins. but it was way more expensive. by smcsleazy (Wed 9th Mar 2022 4:37pm)
  • big yin is the one i always remember best. by smcsleazy (Sat 12th Mar 2022 1:28pm)
  • yeah. it's likely a similar deal to a company that tried to hire me a few years ago. the idea is they'll hire you to go door to door. you're likely not actually selling anything. more collecting data on people. the data will get sold on and you'll make a cut of the money. in the case of the one i was interviewed for, they sent me out with someone and he told me "it's a good idea to do this in working class areas since they'll be more likely to give you the details. old people are great for this, in a row of bungalows, you can get 2 or 3 signs ups minimum. we're basically just collecting their details and selling them on to 3rd parties who'll get more information from them. if you've ever had a lot of scam phonecalls, it's because someone you knew fell for it and passed on your information" i felt dirty and never did a second day on that job. they gave me a day's paycheck but i just gave it to charity since i didn't want anything to do with that job. but a few weeks later they were hiring again but under a different company name and numbers. the idea is, once they start getting investigated, they'll dissolve the company and start up with a new name. by smcsleazy (Mon 14th Mar 2022 5:01pm)
  • i know some people will say "oh it's historic and should be saved" but i think the building has always looked horrible and depressing. if you've ever been to cumbernauld, it feels like that building is always watching over you as if to say "you can never escape the depression that only comes through living in poverty" and as a result, i feel it should be knocked down. it's all well and good for people to say "it's historic" but that's not really comfort for the people that have to work/live near there. many of which i've spoken to hate it. i'm also going to say it but i feel shopping centers are kinda the same. i lived in EK for 25 years and that shopping center basically feels like a looming presence saying "you are what you buy and what you buy, you buy from us because there's nothing else to do and nowhere else to go" by smcsleazy (Mon 14th Mar 2022 5:28pm)
  • i did sign a few folk up. that's what i got paid for by smcsleazy (Mon 14th Mar 2022 6:39pm)
  • unlikely. basically due to a chip shortage caused by the pandemic, supply chain issues caused by the pandemic and scalpers, it's highly unlikely. you might be able to find one in CEX but it will be a good £200-300 over sticker price. best tip i can give is try somewhere like game and ask them to put you on a waiting list for one. by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Mar 2022 12:51am)
  • he is the one who blows leaves in the night. by smcsleazy (Thu 17th Mar 2022 11:04pm)
  • i'm probably going to get a lot of shit saying this so i'll preface this by saying i'm a musician, i've been playing for 20+ years and music was my "job" for a while. i dislike buskers because even when they're good musicians (when i say good i mean good at their instruments/good performers) it's still annoying when you're in a hurry and one of them has gathered a small crowd which has blocked off 2/3rds of buchanan street and the other 1/3rd is scaffolding/building works. really messes with the flow of the street. i've used this example before but i worked on argyle street for a bit a few years ago and there was a busker who every day would set up and play the same 5 songs over and over and over again. 3 ed sheeran songs, 1 maroon 5 song and i dont remember what the other was. but he would play them and just kinda strum the chords on the 1st beat of the bar and oversing like hell. he was so loud his little roland street cube would be distorting like crazy. we'd phone the police on him all the time because it was insanity inducing but often, the police would take like 2 hours to show up. so you'd have to deal with 2 hours of "iIIIiIIIm in lOoOoOvee with the shaAaAape oOoOoOof yoOoOoOoOoOoOoOu" distorted to hell and back. btw, i can listen to sunn o))) or boris without getting a headache but that kinda oversinging just does something to me that's like insta headache. and before anyone says "well that's gatekeeping" i used to pull sound duty in a youth center, i'm all for musicians having a place to play, especially since a lot of the good places to play in glasgow have shut down over the years. but i think there's a place for music and it's not when you're walking down the road being forced upon you. tbh i think along with a lot of venues shutting down or moving to the "pay to play" model. a lot of promotors are too focused on chasing the market of "the next ed sheeran" to the point where you're more likely to get turned down for gigs if you don't play that watered down singer/songwriter type music, hasn't helped. it's created a market where if musicians want to get regular gigs, they're kinda forced into that genre BUT it means more people trying to get the same gigs so more people feel the need to busk to make up the difference. as for that busker, yeah. she's quite annoying. i've never seen/heard her finish more than 2 songs without taking a break. sometimes taking a break mid song. if you don't want to busk, don't busk. if you tried that while playing a live show, stopping for no good reason, you wouldn't get gigs. that simple. also. before someone asks "well what would you do about buskers?" ok. if we did have to still have them, i'd do what some cities do. you've got to submit a request for a buskers licence and you'd be told to perform for a committee. they evaluate your performance, aka what do you do, how long is your setlist, how volatile is the setlist to change and give you a place and a timeslot where you can busk. you'll be given a place where you can't cause a lot of disruption to pedestrian traffic, you'll be given a noise limit and told if you go over your time AND/OR noise limit, you'll be fined 20% of any money you've made busking that day. also any police complaints against you with noise would count against you. by smcsleazy (Sat 19th Mar 2022 6:48pm)
  • ive had a few meetings with them in the past and they were pretty hopeless. they told me to show up at 11 then when i got there at 10:50, made me wait for 40 mins just to tell me one of the assistants got the appointment wrong and it was actually for 10. rather than squeeze me in told me to come back again when an appointment came up. when one did come back up. 6 weeks had passed. when i finally did get to see them, i was basically crying and explaining how depressed and confused i was at the time and was basically told "no you don't have depression" this was 4 years ago, might be better now. by smcsleazy (Mon 21st Mar 2022 10:08pm)
  • i live nearby. what does the cat look like? there's a family on my street that has a black and white cat that keeps getting out and it's also super timid. by smcsleazy (Sat 26th Mar 2022 1:17pm)
  • oh i've seen that one too. yeah. that one's friendly if you've got treats but rarely goes near you otherwise. by smcsleazy (Sat 26th Mar 2022 2:42pm)
  • i've never known someone not to get food poisoning from that place. by smcsleazy (Sun 27th Mar 2022 1:27pm)
  • if yu ever get the chance, do glasgow to loch lomond. i did it recently and it's sooo nice. by smcsleazy (Wed 30th Mar 2022 12:32am)
  • i know it's probably one of the "best" but i can't fucking stand EK shopping center. i worked there for a combined 5 years and it's horrible. it's not "dead" but every time i have to go there (which nowadays is thankfully only once every 2 years or so) it seems to get emptier and emptier, worse and worse. but i think if you told me to pick a scabby one, the wee one in springburn is pretty bad. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Apr 2022 11:40pm)
  • they wont. the issue is, the management there only want shops that make the center "look good" which usually means big name stores. if you're a smaller or independent shop in there, you had to follow rules like "you can only have a management approved playlist" this playlist was 8 songs. 2 maroon 5 songs, 2 ariana grande songs and 4 ed sheeran songs. you also had center management coming in once every day or so to make sure you were following those rules or hiring secret shoppers who were always super obvious and would always demand special treatment. also the rent for a shop there is fucking insane and what they charge you seems to be random. by smcsleazy (Sun 3rd Apr 2022 12:56am)
  • i go for the odd long day trip from time to time. i did glasgow to loch lomond recently on a whim (i would have done it back but it was getting dark) sadly, my schedule is chaotic as all fuck. by smcsleazy (Mon 4th Apr 2022 10:41pm)
  • they did my last tattoo and they're great. by smcsleazy (Tue 5th Apr 2022 9:51pm)
  • DELETED it's one of those companies that changes their name every few months because it's basically a door to door/telemarketing job but you're just collecting data to sell to 3rd parties. by smcsleazy (Tue 5th Apr 2022 11:04pm)
  • i've actually had the same issue with reporting cars parked in cycle lanes. council says they don't have the manpower to deal with it and just call the police. the police say it's a council issue and it's not worth their time. by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Apr 2022 5:02pm)
  • ask any local independent garages if they have a "parts hauler/shop car" basically the beater they don't care if anything happens to. it wont be great but it's usually the car they keep running no matter what. also ask any mainstream dealerships if they've got anything that's been traded in and will be sent to the crusher/auction because it's worth more in scrap. they'll usually let those go pretty cheap. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Apr 2022 12:42pm)
  • but i would suggest, if you stay near your work (3-5 miles) and you don't have to carry a lot, look into cycling. there's a lot of proposed upcoming changes which will make things easier for cyclists. i really just keep my car for long trips and moving my amps. my bike has became my main mode of transportation and costs very little to run per year compared to a car. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Apr 2022 1:49pm)
  • like i get being a taxi driver is a tricky job and the pandemic didn't make it better, but if i had £1 for every time a taxi driver just started going off on a rant unprompted, i'd have enough money to pay for a taxi ride to glasgow airport. last year after breaking my arms, i needed to go get a scan at the hospital, couldn't take my bike or drive. i booked the previous and said on the booking "i need to be there by 2:30 so please send your taxi driver to pick me up at my flat by 1:45" 1:45? no taxi. 2:00? no taxi. 2:15 taxi finally arrives and the driver is the saltiest fucker i've ever met in my life. we're going down garscube road and he's just ranting about the cycle lanes and how it's a liberal conspiracy by the SNP to take away our cars and how cyclists should be happy they're even sharing the roads with cars. then asks how did i break my arms, i told him it was from hitting a pothole out on my bike and he says "well maybe now you'll learn people weren't meant to ride bikes" i got to my appointment 30 mins late. i complained to the taxi firm about how late and rude he was and all they said was "well our drivers are under a lot of stress due to covid" didn't even get an apology or nothing. by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Apr 2022 2:06pm)
  • hit a pothole when out on my bike, went head over handlebars and the way i landed meant i broke em both. by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Apr 2022 3:30pm)
  • the riding room used to be my go to but in the last few years, polo (which the riding room is a part of) has got super snobby about not letting you in if you're not dressed nice or not conventionally attractive. delmonicas is better but as mentioned below, it's closed atm. by smcsleazy (Mon 18th Apr 2022 2:56pm)
  • how far away are you from city center? i tend to get downvoted a lot when i say this but honestly, cycling is a great option if you stay less than 5 miles from city center. parking is free and the price of a decent used bike will be about equal to what you'd pay for the park and ride over a few weeks. by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Apr 2022 2:05am)
  • honestly, i kinda feel this. i nearly got hit 3 times yesterday while using the cycle lanes because bmw and audi drivers don't know to not turn in until your path is clear. at one point one called me a cunt even though i was half way across the road he was turning into because "it's my road and you're just using it" by smcsleazy (Fri 29th Apr 2022 5:22pm)
  • yeah. white BMW 3-series by smcsleazy (Sat 30th Apr 2022 1:40pm)
  • i've told this story before but after i broke both my arms in a cycling accident, i booked a taxi and told them to arrive at my flat by 2 because i knew there was a good chance they would be late. taxi driver arrives at 2:30 at mine and the first thing he says to me when i get in the car is "fucking cyclists, they're a liberal conspiracy to take cars away from people" and he just starts ranting about cyclists for the next 15 mins. eventually he asks "how did you break your arms then?" i said "cycling accident" and he responded with "well that's what you get" also cycling down howard street is impossible too because there's always a taxi parked in the cycle lane and you're expected to cross into an oncoming bus to get past. i've told the police about this, they've said they can't ticket. i've told the parking wardens about this and they'll tell me to report it to the council. the council tell me to report it to the police. by smcsleazy (Sat 30th Apr 2022 2:34pm)
  • i did glasgow to falkirk today. it's a long one but it's fun. by smcsleazy (Sun 1st May 2022 9:24pm)
  • box is always alright for underground bands. it can be a little hit or miss since they are one of the few venues that doesn't (or didn't, dunno if that's changed) that didn't do pay to play. old hairdressers is good but it is more on the "indie" side. flying duck is one of the best to play and has a great atmosphere but it is more on the heavier side of indie too. sadly, a lot of the venues in glasgow kinda realised they could make more money if they just hired cover/tribute bands. which means if you want to hear new stuff from bands that might not have the money for pay to play, it might be a little tricky by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd May 2022 2:15pm)
  • i'm honestly considering voting for greens. i'm a long time snp voter but on the local level, i don't see them doing shit. i came off my bike last year breaking 3 bones in both my arms after hitting a pothole i'd been complaining to the council about for over a year. the council LOST my first accident claim form (all i wanted was the money to repair my bike and the money i spent on buses to the hospital) so i had to fill out the claim form all over again. i told my local MP about this and he was like "i'll get on it" still took 6 months for a reply (i'd been out the casts for 3 months at that point) and all i got in my message from the council saying "that pothole couldn't have caused that accident, we will not process your claim any further" and when i asked for an appeal, i got ignored by the council. the entire time, our local MP wasn't helping at all. if it's on a local level, i want to vote for someone who's going to try making my day to day life easier and if that means the greens removing a lane of traffic so i can more easily get around on the bike or by foot. so be it. by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd May 2022 5:07pm)
  • sadly, i don't have the money and when i had a consultation with an accidents lawyer, they said GCC are well known for not paying out or dragging things out to the point where it'll cost me more in legal fee's than they'll pay out. the worst part was, my bike repairs and bus fair came out to less than £100, which isn't a lot to them but that's quite a lot to me. i told myself if i was going to do anything with a payout higher than that, i was going to check one of the items off my bucket list. but i didn't. i've tried to put it all behind me but it's hard to do so. i was in great pain and i'm still in physiotherapy for the injuries. as for my MP. he was zero help the entire time. hell, i said to him "i'll be willing to wave the settlement if i can just talk to someone at the council about the shitty cycling infrastructure in glasgow and what could be done about it" but he just said "i'll pass it along" and never heard back by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd May 2022 7:02pm)
  • personally. i just want someone who'll get the council to actually do shit. there's a pothole on my street that's nearly a foot deep and they've not done shit BUT they did add speed bumps. by smcsleazy (Mon 2nd May 2022 7:41pm)
  • the main reason i started cycling was having to deal with the 60/61. so there is a shortage of drivers right now. my friend who works for first bus said after covid, many bus drivers felt unsafe doing their job and weren't getting any extra pay for working during that time. so many drivers left. they were already having trouble finding/keeping drivers pre-pandemic because one thing first told them was "oh yeah it's a safe job" then witnessing violent crime and being told to just suck it up. first bus refuse to update their timetables to reflect this so it's why you're getting so many phantom busses. by smcsleazy (Wed 4th May 2022 1:15pm)
  • iconic in the village was the only place that never said "are you sure? like are you sure?" when i'd ask for a mohawk. by smcsleazy (Fri 6th May 2022 10:25pm)
  • ok. it's been a while since i last seen some cyclist bashing on here. 3 questions. 1. what street did it happen on? so many streets and roads in glasgow have such poor infrastructure that getting ahead of the traffic can often be the safest move. because a car can do more damage to a cyclist than a cyclist can do to a pedestrian and if you've got an audi/bmw/mercedes/range rover owner breathing down your neck, you'll probably take your chances with hitting a pedestrian than an audi driver punishment passing you. 2. are you aware that a lot of anti-cyclist sentiment, even if not meant that way, has the issue of dehumanizing cyclists to the point where many motorists will be more likely to see them as an "other" and treat them as sub-human? this does have real world consequences against cyclists. anyone on here who's ever been punishment passed can attest to this. 3. have you ever tried cycling in glasgow? by smcsleazy (Sat 7th May 2022 10:57pm)
  • depends. my downstairs neighbors had a party for 3 days straight (like there was still loud dance music playing during the day too) on the 2nd day around 2am, i just got fed up and phoned the police and they said they'd send an officer over. officer didn't arrive till 3am and just told them to turn it down. when the police left, they kept going like nothing happened. after another hour i called the police again saying they're still going. officers arrived 3 hours later, told them to turn it down and they didn't. in the end i went to my friends house to grab some sleep. by the time i got back at 10pm, they were still going and hadn't stopped. the other neighbors in the block had phoned the police and tried asking them to turn it down and got told to go kill themselves. even with that, we phoned the police again and complained. when they finally showed up at midnight, they finally disbanded the party. often the police just think their warning is enough to stop this shit from happening imho. they rarely follow up on cases, even if you ask them to. by smcsleazy (Thu 12th May 2022 2:49am)
  • i don't really use facebook but it sounds like the dude who would approach people and start filming them without permission. i remember one time someone in the homeless shelter i was staying at set off the fire alarm, we all had to evacuate the building and this dude just started filming us waiting for the fire brigade to give it the all clear and he was asking us stuff like "so what do you think of the theory that the government are covering up princess diana's death?" the staff at the shelter were telling us not to talk to him (most people in the shelter were classed as vulnerable adults at the time and under the shelter's care) then the dude just started freaking the fuck out saying it's all a government conspiracy to turn us into sheeple or some bullshit like that. by smcsleazy (Fri 13th May 2022 12:59pm)
  • i've always wondered, does GCC bill the football teams for the damage or is it our council tax that pays for it? honestly, i feel like the football teams should pay for it given how much of a continuing issue it is. by smcsleazy (Sun 15th May 2022 12:07am)
  • pipedreamexplosion said it better below but i do also want to add this. your starbucks analogy doesn't really make sense. if you really wanted to make it a closer comparison, it would be like if a mob of people in branded starbucks clothing went out into the street and started destroying shit because "WOOOO STARBUCKS HAVE BETTER COFFEE THAN COSTA" and doing it in the name of starbucks. starbucks knows this happens when they'll get their yearly reports in but won't do anything about it...... that would be closer. i do think the football teams should pay for it. it's an ongoing issue and i'm pretty sure the fans would be less likely to cause damage if they know that the 50k will mean the price of a season ticket will go up and the team can't afford new players. because it's not just damages and clean up. there's often violence too. hell, i just went into city center yesterday to get a pair of jeans and i got threatened by 3 different celtic fans, i've had the same issue with rangers fans. the last big rangers debacle that happened, i had to run for my life from rangers supporters calling me a "f\*ggot" and threatening to kick my cunt in. police seen it happen and did nothing. there's also the issue of optics. THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. if for entire days at a time people can't visit the own city they live in because these adults wearing one teams colours can't act like grown ups. it's not a good look for the team. these people are doing it in the name of their football team and the football teams often just don't care even though it makes them look bad. plus i'm pretty sure if they can afford to spend millions signing a player, then £50k+ in cleanup should be pocket change. i've stayed near both rangers and celtic's stadiums and let me tell you this, the shit i seen done in the name of their football team is fucking horrible. have you ever had to call in for work and say "yeah, i can't come in tonight? a football fan spray panted their team's logo on the hood of my car and now i gotta spend the night dealing with the police and insurance to get it fixed" by smcsleazy (Sun 15th May 2022 9:03pm)
  • the audio lounge in maryhill isn't free but it's super cheap. i've been practicing there for 12 years and never had a bad experience and the dudes that run it will move heaven and earth for you. if you're a single musician they'll only charge you a few quid an hour. you do usually have to book in advance but some days you can just show up, ask if there's a room and just blast away for an hour or so. by smcsleazy (Thu 19th May 2022 1:47am)
  • in the case of taxi's. most drivers realised they can make more doing food deliveries, which is scary because when i did food deliveries, i barely made anything and ended up being better off on the brew. but i also think it was an industry that kinda kneecapped themselves in the foot. me and my friends have a game when we order a cab. order it to arrive 30 mins early and see if it's still late (it usually is, even pre-covid) and see how long it takes for the cab driver to blame SJW's, immigrants, the snp or greens. my record for this was 2 hours late and 20 seconds to blame immigrants. as for trains and busses, the major issue was during covid, they were expected to keep working but without getting hazard pay and in many cases, even being forced into doing overtime at normal hourly rate. my friend who worked on the busses basically told me before he quit, he was being forced into 65 hour weeks and even had to deal with anti-maskers trying to cough on him when he asked them to put on their mask. i dunno about you but i wouldn't feel safe doing that job. part of the issue with the trains and busses right now is the companies are still using the pre-pandemic timetables without having the staff of the pre-pandemic days and the big issue isn't the lack of staff, it's the staff they treated poorly who wont go back. so often people are told "well if the job sucks then quit" now people have quit and without good incentives to go back, they wont. i can't tell you how many ex employers phoned me during the pandemic begging me to come back, often it was the ones who were the worst to work for too. i will say this though, public transport should be considered a necessity and as a result, efforts do need to be made to get these people back. the issue is, i don't see much of that happening right now. people deserve a living wage, a safe work environment and a good work life balance. we've known since the industrial revolution that this is the case and the pandemic has just made this worse. i realise it doesn't do much to comfort those who've dealt with these, i know i had a hell of a time getting to and from edinburgh on sunday (3 outta 5 trains were cancelled) but i support the workers in their fight for better pay. by smcsleazy (Thu 19th May 2022 2:02pm)
  • probably the same dude i seen get thrown out of the maryhill tesco for wearing one of those hoodies and a matching face mask. by smcsleazy (Fri 20th May 2022 9:53pm)
  • it was one of the early weeks of the pandemic and the security guard was like "you're not wearing that in here, leave" by smcsleazy (Fri 20th May 2022 10:22pm)
  • it's honestly been much better. you can actually have a conversation with your friends nowadays. i do also like the idea there's going to be a cycle lane put in too since it's a common area for cyclists to congregate. i do still wish they'd add a cycle lane down the rest of sauchiehall street and buchanan street because right now, the cycle lanes glasgow does have are really disconnected and both those streets are common for cyclists to use because they come off major cycle lanes and lead to many busy places (queen street station, george square) but there's no infrastructure leading to many cyclists having to choose between the bus gate on hope street/renfield street or having to weave in and out of pedestrians on buchanan street. tbh, i'm just waiting for the "it's all the SNP's fault we can't drive anymore" crowd. by smcsleazy (Sat 21st May 2022 1:45pm)
  • rose and grants is my favorite. by smcsleazy (Sun 22nd May 2022 10:19pm)
  • jimmy egypts is great if you want a laugh and are buying something brand new. not much in the way of home recording stuff though guitar guitar has a good mix of everything but i mainly go in there for the used section. pretty decent for home recording stuff. strung out is great if you like oddball stuff but primarily sells used. not much in the home recording lane though. merchant city music has great staff but doesn't do much that guitar guitar doesn't do. south side music is apparently still around but every time i pass it, it's closed. kenny's music is good but i don't find myself in there much and i dunno why. cc music in the west end has great staff and some good oddball stuff but is a little expensive. by smcsleazy (Mon 23rd May 2022 4:01pm)
  • it was at the carling. i also seen them before that. it was either just before three cheers or just after. by smcsleazy (Sat 28th May 2022 4:14pm)
  • the cycling infrastructure and how little the police, parking attendants and the council want to actually enforce it. by smcsleazy (Sat 28th May 2022 9:14pm)
  • there's one street near mine where i hit a pothole and came off my bike breaking both my arms. GCC lost my first claim and made me apply. 6 months later they asked "why didn't you use the cycle lane on that road? our records show there is one" because there's always at least 8 cars parked in it and it's falling apart "why didn't you ask for more parking attendants?" i have, multiple times but every time, i've been ignored "well because you didn't use the cycle lane, it's your own fault" by smcsleazy (Sat 28th May 2022 9:27pm)
  • well if it's a pedestrian in the cycle lane, just step back onto the pavement if you hear a bell. but glasgow does have a big problem with cars parked in the cycle lanes and that's what i have the issue with. police say it's parking attendants problem, parking attendants say it's not their problem and to report it to the council and the council take 6 months to reply and just say "you should contact police and any local parking attendents. meanwhile, i'll have to ride into on comming traffic and try not to get killed because some karen in her BMW X3 decided she didn't want to walk an extra 100 feet. by smcsleazy (Sun 29th May 2022 12:53pm)
  • yeah. i'm on maryhill road so i get quite a lot of road noise. best tip i can give is use headphones when working at your computer during the day and earplugs at night. it's kinda hell when it's nice and you have sensory issues (autism) like me. you either have to decide between too hot but quiet OR cool and overstimulating noise. saying that. a few weeks ago i overheard one of the best things ever. 2 glaswegian housewives shouting from one side of the street to the other. "HAW, WIT YE UP TAE? A'VE NAE HEARD FROM YA ALL DAY HEN" "AYE, SORRY, AH WAS GETTING MA VAG WAXED BUT GONNAE NAE TELL ANYONE" by smcsleazy (Mon 6th Jun 2022 11:51am)
  • agreed. there are good cycle lanes in glasgow (garscube road is good) but there's so many really bad one or ones that just stop. by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Jun 2022 12:55pm)
  • sadly, i've had similar things happen to me too. a few months ago, i had a dude in a white van throw stuff out his window at me (empty bottles/cans) then pull into the cycle lane in front of me, getting out his van and trying to pick a fight with me and when i just tried to cycle on, he got in his van and chase me for about a mile. i told the police and was told "without video evidence, we can't do anything" even though i had the van's reg, the workplace the van belonged to and a description of the dude. i just want to get where i need to go without having to drive all the time. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Jun 2022 5:46pm)
  • oh jesus, it's GCC website. i'm not expecting a response but i'll fill it out anyway. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Jun 2022 6:07pm)
  • it's a solid white line and it has a double yellow line (although the lines are very thin) by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Jun 2022 6:24pm)
  • so if a mcdonalds employee got out from behind the counter and made a threat to you, you'd be fine with that because "it's a stressful job" no. as mentioned below, they need to act professional. i can give sympathies to a degree because i used to be a delivery driver years ago, it is stressful, but the difference is i never got out of my car to threaten some random dude on the street because i was breaking the law and someone called me out on it. there's also a difference between cyclists using the roads/pavements and cars using the cycle lanes. the big difference is one is a 1+ tonne hunk of plastic and metal that can kill people and the other is maybe 18kg of steel and the fleshy meat pilot. bad/unenforced cycling infrastructure often forces cyclists into those places they can't be. for example, cyclists are recommended to go down renfield street. how safe would you feel going down there between all the busses knowing the only thing that's keeping you from getting hit is if the bus driver checks their mirrors? no wonder so many cyclists find it safer going down buchanan street with the pedestrians. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Jun 2022 7:24pm)
  • i lived there for 25 years. bits are safe, bits are pretty rough. depends where you'll be living. i'm going to echo the sentiment that if you live there, you'll need a car. the place isn't designed to be traversed any other way. public transport connections are poor, cycling infrastructure is akin to a secret the council takes to their graves and walking often means having to go under dodgy underpasses or try crossing a 4 lane road with a speed limit of 50mph. greenhills isn't half as bad as everyone says but if your near the greenhills shops, it can be a bit dicey, same with whitehills and the murry. if your anywhere near the skatepark, prepare for drunk teenagers throwing up in your garden. by smcsleazy (Tue 14th Jun 2022 11:11pm)
  • i feel safer living in glasgow than when i lived out in EK. a few times as a teenager i got beat up for it and the police there didn't want to do shit. granted, that's just my experience with police scotland anyway. although i have still had to leave jobs because homophobic co-workers and the HR not wanting to do anything. it's certainly more progressive than some places imho but there's still a lot of work that needs done. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Jun 2022 3:28pm)
  • tribe tattoos on bank street (just off great western road) by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Jun 2022 3:36pm)
  • yeah. it's quite nice. there's a really nice cafe near there and it's close enough to city center/west end that you don't really need to worry too much. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Jun 2022 8:27pm)
  • it's weird, as a cyclist, i don't think GCC is doing enough right now. half the cycle lanes are unconnected from each other, they often fill up with parked cars making them unusable and some are so poorly maintained that it's more dangerous to use them than to be on the road. i also noticed you complained about helping businesses, many urban planners have been screaming for years that car dependent infrastructure actually hurts many businesses and councils because they bring in less revenue per square meter and maintaining the roads is more expensive than maintaining a single cycle lane which has the ability to move more people while causing less damage to the road surfaces. do you cycle? by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Jun 2022 9:37pm)
  • ok. so as someone who's in a group that has dealt with both pride companies, let me tell you this. the glasgow pride company have been absolutely useless for years. they basically push corporations to the front of the parade and they're given no limit to how many people they can bring. on the other had, the independent groups get pushed right to the back and are limited as to how many people they can have marching with them. 2018, they sold more tickets than the venue could hold and left people stranded outside in the blazing sun and unable to get refunds. the parade routes are always announced last min. from what i read, they picked the same date as edinburgh pride on purpose..... dunno what their thinking was. mardi gla is much better organized and much less commercial. there's still a few gaps in the route but for the most part, it's nearly finalized, there's no limit on group size as long as you can give a rough estimate as to how many people and the organizers actually seem nice. by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Jun 2022 9:46pm)
  • i mean. glasgow pride kinda kept doing this to themselves so it's no wonder so many groups keep abandoning them. as for the train strike, i know quite a few people in various groups who are going to try getting a lift in with people who live nearby that they know just hoping for the best. by smcsleazy (Fri 17th Jun 2022 12:27am)
  • i think many people want a viable alternative towards public transport but because cyclists are often have a bad reputation and the infrastructure in glasgow for cyclists is really poor, people have seen the scooter as the ideal alternative. by smcsleazy (Sat 25th Jun 2022 8:04pm)
  • common wheel in maryhill. it will be more than £50 but will build a bike that will fit you and your needs trying to keep it within a reasonable budget (usually under £200) by smcsleazy (Mon 27th Jun 2022 12:06pm)
  • i've had a lot of trouble with police scotland over the years. like if i had £10 for every time i've had trouble with them, i'd have enough money to buy my dream car. a few years ago i got jumped, there were witnesses, i knew the name and address of the dude who did it. my injuries weren't bad (2 black eyes, 1 broken rib, chipped tooth) but they refused to do anything about it because "oh he's just some junkie, the law will catch up with him" YOU ARE THE LAW, YOU ARE MEANT TO CATCH UP WITH HIM. i still get stopped by the police for "looking suspicious" every so often. but i've found when a crime actually is going on, they won't do shit. apparently an autistic dude in his 30's is a bigger danger to people's safety than i'm sorry you went through that. best tip i can give is write to your MP, write to their complaints team and say in both cases "i am speaking with lawyers about this and expect a reply ASAP" also, ask them for the case number and to see what lead them to raid you. by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Jun 2022 1:05pm)
  • nah but i got a card in my wallet. i can't have things around my neck. it sets off my sensory issues. by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Jun 2022 4:11pm)
  • may i give a cyclists perspective on that cycle lane? 1. it floods a lot and you have no idea what's in those puddles. 2. the cycle lane stops and starts whenever so you often have to go from using the cycle lane to the road and back. 3. it tends to fill up with parked cars on top of point 2. 4. there's often broken glass in those cycle lanes. if your on a road bike, you get less punctures but because of point 5, i wouldn't recommend it because. 5. the transitions between the road level and the bus stops are very poor. in some cases, nearly 2 inches from the pavement to the start of the transition. on a road bike, you feel this and in some cases, risk coming off your bike. 6. the cycle lane goes through stanks, some of which are vertical to the road surface and if you get your wheel stuck in that, your coming off the bike. honestly, while i'm not the cyclist who you see on that road (i actually take a mile detour because i've had some bad experiences cycling on that road) i get why they most likely feel more safe on the road than that cycle path. by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Jun 2022 10:35pm)
  • the dude that runs it is really nice..... but last time i went and it was open, movement inside the shop was hard because it's kinda filled from top to bottom. he has a lot of really great/interesting/rare gear i want..... but getting to it is the hard part. he knows i have a love for 70's stuff and was like "oh aye, i think i've got a 70's musicmaster somewhere but i think it's in a case over there" weirdly, my friend lived next to it and used to message me whenever it was open because it's really rare to see it open. by smcsleazy (Thu 30th Jun 2022 11:30pm)
  • yeah. there's a fairly large local group. if you sign up to aven ([asexuality.org/en/](https://asexuality.org/en/)) and mention your in glasgow and want to meet other asexuals, one of the people who run the meets will contact you. also there are lots of aces in glasgow. i had ace pride flags on one of my bikes during june and had a lot of folk chatting to me mentioning they were ace. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Jul 2022 10:51pm)
  • ok. so it doesn't do anything. royal mail wont shift through them. BUT there's also the aspect that most of them aren't actually delivered through royal mail. they're delivered by people who've been forced into it by the job center and are told they'll get something like 5p per every one posted through a door. by smcsleazy (Sun 3rd Jul 2022 9:55pm)
  • i was in the one near ibrox and it wasn't much better. if you had a drug or alcohol problem, you were kinda made to go cold turkey. my first night there i was in the room next to someone going cold turkey and it was the most disturbing thing i'd ever heard. it had one or two cool staff but the rest weren't great. i had one who nearly kicked me out for being 2 mins late back after curfew. i also witnessed a stabbing in a different homeless shelter. by smcsleazy (Tue 5th Jul 2022 10:10am)
  • i feel like i've seen the jeep your talking about parked around QMD. honestly, while sticking a sign in the window is all well and good, usually the forums for niche cars are the best place to sell a car like that. if there's any jeep forums, that would be the ideal place. but if you've got the ads online (facebook and gumtree) but also want to get some eyes on it, i have a bit of an unorthodox suggestion that might pan out. "shite in the park" is a retro car meet that's being held soon. they love their oddballs and niche cars so maybe look into that. it's outside dunfirmline but i figured someone there might be a jeep fan. by smcsleazy (Thu 7th Jul 2022 11:34am)
  • i'm going to echo the sentiment many have with homelessness. as someone who was homeless for a while in glasgow, i have some absolute horror stories. i also feel the media should be putting more pressure on GCC to actually do things. last year i came off my bike after hitting a pothole i'd been complaining about for over a year, broke both my arms. council "lost" my first claim, dragged their heels on my 2nd claim, patched the pothole that caused it then said "this pothole couldn't have caused that accident" all i wanted was the money i spent on taxi's (£40) and the money to repair my bicycle (£40) but was basically told it wouldn't be worth going to court over. by smcsleazy (Thu 7th Jul 2022 12:40pm)
  • tribe tattoo. by smcsleazy (Fri 8th Jul 2022 12:14am)
  • honestly, i feel like part of the issue is so much of glasgow city centre isn't nice to walk around. they've been shutting off roads to traffic which is great, but there's still so many streets where the traffic and road noise make it difficult to even hold a conversation with someone right next to you. combine that with really bad cycling infrastructure (poorly maintained and rarely enforced..... seriously if i had £1 for every car i seen parked in the howard street cycle lane, i'd have enough money to buy a forklift and move every car out the cycle lane myself) and it seems like a city that talks a big game about prioritizing walkable areas but really doesn't want to actually put the effort in. it should also be said that many times, the rent on the high street (or shopping malls) is higher per sq ft than a space in a retail park. in the ideal world, landlords would lower the rent so smaller businesses would move in, but this doesn't happen. so you've got this catch 22 where big companies don't want to move into a high street store because they don't get enough for their money and small businesses who would likely be fine running a smaller shop can't afford it. by smcsleazy (Fri 8th Jul 2022 9:36pm)
  • i used to work in EK centre and the rent there was shockingly high after the 08 financial crisis but the centre management would refuse to lower rent. their main reason was because they didn't want shops that made the businesses look bad moving in, not realizing that empty shops look worse. by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Jul 2022 11:24am)
  • another vote for dumbrock. the cycle to bowling is pretty good too but i'm not sure if it's worth swimming there, a few times i've cycled from glasgow to loch lomond, went swimming (well i float, i can't actually swim) and cycle all the way home. wouldn't recommend it because i was super tired by the time i got home. by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Jul 2022 11:55am)
  • not really my thing but i've noticed the same folk who liked oasis in the early 00's but never went much deeper than that are the same folk who are into gerry cinnamon now. honestly, as a musician, i often find myself coming across mainstream artists where i'm like "really? people like this? what the fuck" but i've started to try spinning that into a positive thing. of course someone like ed sheeran isn't going to appeal to the dude who spent the last hour listening to orchid, pg 99, antioch arrow, portraits of past and the plot to blow up the eiffel tower. but i can still learn why he appeals to those people. in the case of gerry cinnamon. he comes across as the pub singer who got famous. which is a very inspirational story and appeals to a lot of people who might have good memories of their friend playing a set in some old man pub and getting everyone singing along to Champaign supernova. some people like that. by smcsleazy (Tue 12th Jul 2022 1:55pm)
  • so this article is about garscube road, which is a cycle lane i use every day. garscube road was sketchy as hell to cycle along before they built that cycle lane. it's also a major route for so many cyclist, both commuters and leisure cyclists. it connects areas like maryhill (a mostly working class area where car ownership isn't as possible) to the city centre. so it's been providing mobility to an area poorly served by public transport. but it also connects to the canal paths which lead all the way to loch lomond and falkirk, which means you get a good amount of leisure/touring cyclists. which has been great. i'm not going to pretend it's not got it's problems. it kinda ends as garscube road merges with maryhill road so you have to decide to take the canal path (which is scary as fuck when it's dark) or join back onto maryhill road (where you'll likely be sharing the road with a karen in her BMW X3 driving with a latte in one hand and phone in the other honking at you to get out the way because she lives in bearsden and NEEDS to get home to tend to aiden, jaiden, kaiden and zaiden) it also doesn't help that it kinda spits out out on sauchiehall street which SHOULD have cycle lanes that go right up to buchanan street but doesn't for some reason. this does show that people do want better cycling infrastructure in glasgow, more people are taking up cycling because it's good exercise, it's cheaper than driving, parking is way easier, it's more fun and often faster. so why shouldn't we make more cycling infrastructure? every person off the car and on a bike is one less person in a car so means less traffic when you need to use your car, bikes cause way less damage to roads than cars so less money being wasted. if cyclists are so apparently dangerous then shouldn't you be happy they're not on the road? more people from working class backgrounds can more easily find mobility. if i can have one more complaint about the garscube road cycle lane, this one goes out to the motorists. when your coming out of a junction onto garscube road, your meant to stop at the first dotted line, not the second one. you stop at the second one and your blocking the whole cycle lane. if motorists are means to be the paragons on road safety, you should know that. same with the boxes on road with bicycles painted on them. your meant to stop before those. not on them. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Jul 2022 11:42am)
  • yeah and we don't want cars in our cycle paths but they still end up in there. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Jul 2022 11:47am)
  • i feel like it should be the standard for what glasgow builds going forward. i'd like to see byres road/queen Margaret drive see the same treatment. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Jul 2022 12:34pm)
  • ok. you really don't get the argument people are trying to make so i'll explain it as best as i can. most cyclists are forced onto the pavement by poor/incomplete/non-existent/dangerous cycling infrastructure. but i'll give you an example. look at buchanan street and sauchiehall street. both are busy streets where there's a lot of shops. aka, places for people to go. the sad part is 2 big cycle routes end on sauchiehall street (garscube road cycle path and the route through finneston/west end) and cyclists are basically just spat out around the tesco there right into a busy pedestrian area. if you need to get to somewhere on the middle of buchanan street from one of those paths, what are you meant to do? where are you meant to go? renfield street isn't an option unless your confident because the busses never check their mirrors and the taxi drivers that are on there usually see your existence as sub-human. plus your still taking an indirect route and the safest place to park your bike in city centre is outside queen street station. go down renfrew street? same problem. plus you'd be turning onto north hanover street and 1. that's still taking the long way. 2. just as dangerous. btw, do you cycle? i'm going to say it but i see a lot of "cyclists are dangerous" but usually from people who's last time riding a bike was when they were 12. by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Jul 2022 6:25pm)
  • i was the same when i worked at dominos. mainly because the boss was always skimming off the top by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Jul 2022 10:44am)
  • ok. you've already done the biggest thing which is buying a kinda ratty looking bike. bike thieves aren't usually up on what bikes are good or bad and then to go by how fancy does it look. which leads to this unique situation where something like a flying scot is less desirable than a base model carrera. but i can give you some other tips. 1. park it in an area with lots of foot traffic and where police do foot patrols. my parking space of choice is outside queen street station but there's some other good places. george square, the bike racks at buchannan bus station, outside the costa on sauchiehall street, outside st enochs near glasvegan. the downside is most cyclists in glasgow kinda know these are the safest places so fill up fast. 2. if your bike has a quick release, get a bike lock extension cable. lock the frame with a u-lock (the kryptonite ones are best on a budget) and use the extension on the front wheel. this means no one will be able to steal your front wheel or the frame without looking dodgy. 3. do not park your bike anywhere in town overnight if you can help it. 4. do not park your bike in the tunnel bit on bath street...... EVER by smcsleazy (Sat 16th Jul 2022 9:47pm)
  • i feel your pain. i cycle quite a lot because i can't afford to run my car everywhere. i actually love cyling. there's no better feeling than going down some of the good cycle paths or down the canal at your own pace. BUT the cycling infrastructure in glasgow is pretty crap outside a few roads. some of the infrastructure you are meant to cycle along is poorly maintained at best, confusing/dangerous at worst. usually filling up with parked cars that the council/police/parking will do nothing about. best example is howard street next to the st enoch center. there's a reason no cyclists use that lane..... because you can't. there's always parked cars in it and your expected to cycle into oncoming traffic to overtake them. p.s. glasgow taxi drivers are the saltiest people on the road. i don't wanna say you get used to it, but i will say you get better at dealing with them. if you see a taxi, give it a wide birth. by smcsleazy (Sun 17th Jul 2022 7:50pm)
  • i could say the same thing for most motorists i see driving in city center. learn the highway code and some compassion for other people. let me ask, have you ever cycled in glasgow city center? i see a lot of people say shit like "oh if cyclists don't want to deal with with shitty road users then they shouldn't cycle" rather than blame the shitty road users who see cyclists as nothing but someone on their road. getting convictions for motorists hitting cyclists is really difficult and often, if you go public with your story, you'll be told "oh they probably deserved it because i once seen a cyclist run a red light" by smcsleazy (Sun 17th Jul 2022 9:40pm)
  • it depends where you're coming from. some areas are pretty ok. some are really bad. by smcsleazy (Mon 18th Jul 2022 12:47pm)
  • i have 2 that i have to tell. 1. i'm in the shops using the self service checkouts and hear the checkout next to me say "unexpected item in bagging area" and the dude using it just shouts "YER MAW IS AN UNEXPECTED ITEM IN MA BAGGING AREA" 2. glaswegian housewives shouting across the street "HAW MARY, HAW MARY, AYE, AH JUST GOT MA VAG WAXED" "WIT?" "AYE, AH JUST GOT MA VAG WAXED BUT DON'T TELL NAEWAN BOUT IT" "WIT?" "DON'T TELL NAEWAN AH JUST GOT MA VAG WAXED" "WITS IT LIKE?" "IT'S LIKE DEFORESTATION" by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Jul 2022 4:40pm)
  • glasgow city council could probably fund their cleaning duty and many other civic projects just by placing a camera or two on howard street and fining every car that parks in the cycle lane. seriously. it's like 10 cars an hour. also glasgow city council should impliment a system like they do in finland where it's based on your income and not a fixed fine. by smcsleazy (Thu 21st Jul 2022 2:28pm)
  • and that's before a finland style fines system. by smcsleazy (Thu 21st Jul 2022 4:44pm)
  • why does anyone do anything artistic? it's not about the money, it's about the joy of seeing your work out in the world and seeing people connect with it. yeah, some of it is just teenagers spray painting dicks, but some of it is really cool. i remember freaking out when my friend was coming into glasgow in the morning one day, seen the MF DOOM mural and messaged me a photo saying "just remember all caps when you spell the man name" i was so thrilled to hear about it that i basically cycled as fast as i could to see it because i have good memories of listening to MF DOOM as a teenager riding bikes with my friend's (one of the one's who messaged me) hell, i grabbed this photo in celebration. \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/c0Byqr3.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/c0Byqr3.jpg)) i'd say the joy that bought me was worth any number of graffiti that says something dumb like "ham 4 chez" (this was a real one i seen) by smcsleazy (Fri 22nd Jul 2022 11:03pm)
  • i lived in ek for 25 years and let me tell you, you couldn't pay me to live there ever again but a lot of it is down to what kinda person i am. public transport exists there but unless you live near one of the train stations, you'll need to deal with unreliable bus times (from city center to where i lived in ek, it could take 40 mins - 2 hours on the bus) and cycling is just impossible there (i got into trouble by the police there for cycling on the road AND cycling of the pavement there.... on the same day) so your options are usually suck it up and buy a car OR try walking on streets that force you to always take the long way to avoid slowing down traffic. i know people will say "well just buy a car then" i did, driving there sucks too. if you have kids, better buy them an xbox because there's very little for them to do there. it's basically 5 aside football, underage drink or go to the key/skate park or ek shopping center. also better get used to giving them lifts everywhere too because there's a good chance to get to anywhere, they'd have to walk through some not great areas to get to them. there is EK shopping center but last time i was there (march) it was pretty empty and somehow even more depressing than when i worked there during the 08 finiancial crisis. also hope you/your partner isn't in a wheelchair if you go there because there's a massive slope part where it's easy for the wheelchair to run away from you when going down the slope and it's difficult to push them up the slope. by smcsleazy (Sun 24th Jul 2022 6:39pm)
  • most times i'd rather just take the detour across bells bridge because the amount of effort you put into climbing that fucker, you could take the long way. by smcsleazy (Mon 25th Jul 2022 4:26pm)
  • honestly. given my experiences with pre-booked taxi's in glasgow. i'd just take the bus or if possible, ask for a friend to give you a lift. by smcsleazy (Sat 30th Jul 2022 10:57pm)
  • ok. i'm gonna say it because even though i've not read the comments, i know there's going to be lot's of people saying "but cyclists do it all the time" as someone who's both a cyclist and a driver, i see as much more illegal stuff from drivers than i do cyclists. i'm not saying cyclists SHOULD run red lights, but in some cases it's safer to run red lights or ride on the pavement. if you've ever got ahead of a taxi driver or an audi driver in glasgow, there's usually a good chance they'll try to bully you off the road (riding right up your ass, bumping your rear wheel while your waiting, yelling at you, honking their horn, punishment passing you) so you kinda learn "ok, it's going to be a good idea to put as much distance between me and them as possible" i do want to say there's also a difference between a cyclist running a red light and a car running a red light. mainly that the bike and rider is less than 1m wide, is slower, lighter, easier to thread through traffic AND less likely to cause bodily harm in the event of a collision than a car is. but i still think it's wrong hence why i don't run red lights. where as a car is a 2 ton death machine more designed to protect the occupant than anyone else. i do see a lot of people on their phones when i'm cycling in city center (maybe 1/10 cars i pass) but the issue is, if you say anything about it, your just another rude cyclist. this lead to an interesting case a few days ago when i was cycling down renfield street recently where i was waiting at the traffic lights and a dude on his phone in a silver toyota yaris ran a red light going 20 miles an hour shouting "get the fuck out my way" and coming within 2 inches of hitting me. so i nearly got hit by a car for waiting at a red light..... funny that. even if you have footage of it, police scotland refuse to do anything. i do also want to say, for those saying "well cyclists shouldn't be on the pavement or on the road" good, then give us cycle lanes that we can actually use. so many of glasgow's cycle lanes are poorly thought out, poorly maintained, poorly enforced and unconnected. sometime try playing "the floor is lava: cycling infrastructure edition" in glasgow. it's fucking impossible. the idea is, you've got to get from one side of city center to the other without going on the road or the pavement. you just can't do it. if i wanna get from near the tesco on suchiehall street to st. enochs square, you at least have to do a wee bit on suchiehall street then either split off down renfield street (one of the most dangerous roads in glasgow for cyclists) or stick with the pedestrians on buchanan street. not an easy choice. TL;DR. don't run red lights but keep in mind there's a difference between a car running a red light and a bike running a red light. don't operate a phone while driving or even riding a bike. cycling infrastructure in glasgow sucks and if you don't want to share the road or pavement with cyclists, build them better cycle lanes they can actually use or shut the fuck up. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Aug 2022 7:20pm)
  • charing cross is the worst. no one ever stops for the red light and your lucky if you can cross on the first cycle. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Aug 2022 9:24pm)
  • doesn't mean things couldn't be better. there's a common attitude i see of "well it's better than \_\_\_\_\_\_" that doesn't mean it's not still bad. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st Aug 2022 10:30pm)
  • yeah. honestly, i see how some of the uber eats/just eat riders are and i'm shocked their still alive. granted, from some of the conversations i've had with those riders and from doing deliveries in the past, the times they're meant to deliver the food in doesn't account for things like traffic and assumes you can get up to 20MPH almost instantly. the issue with a lot of delivery services is how they're structured. as for bus drivers, i usually try to be cool to them. i think it's part of that thing from owning a car that was so low, it would hide in a bus's blind spot, so i kinda got into the habit of just making my presence known, honestly, if i can slow down to let a bus out, i usually will. makes more sense to me IMHO because more people are on a bus and i don't want to cause a rough ride. plus i respect how difficult the job can be. by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 12:44am)
  • and car's aren't meant to park in the cycle lane but that doesn't stop them from ending up in them by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 7:07pm)
  • then give people a safe place to cycle. that simple. by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 7:58pm)
  • sometimes. but it's not that simple. most cyclists know it's not a good idea to skip certain red lights on certain cycles. a good example is cambridge street. if your coming off that cycle lane and going onto suchiehall street. the detection system for the cyclists rarely works (i use this route 6 times a week and maybe 1/12 times have i ever seen it work. the idea is, if it detects a cyclist, it SHOULD add you to the light cycle, but it rarely does. you can be standing there waiting for the cyclist specific light for 5+ mins. but there is a stage in the light cycle where, if the pedestrian lights are all green, that's when you run the red light and thread through pedestrians. it's the only way to do it sometimes. yet again, not saying that makes it ok to do, but often what you find as a cyclist is playing by "the rules" is more dangerous or even impossible. by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 7:55pm)
  • ok. i'll admit my comment was pretty blunt, for that i apologize. but there is truth in it. cycling in glasgow tripled over the pandemic and many people realised "huh, maybe i don't need 2 tonnes of steel and plastic to get around" glasgow's roads were emptier and therefore, it was safer for most folk to get around on a bike. glasgow's cycling infrastructure has always been bad mainly because of poor planning on GCC part and other road users. many times, cyclists are forced onto the pavement or into the road because the cycle lanes are poorly maintained or end up with parked cars in them because many folk know that GCC won't enforce it and often, the cars parked in the cycle lanes are owned by rich wankers who can afford to pay the fine. many of the people who took up cycling during the pandemic want to keep doing it, because it's cheaper. glasgow is a city with a large working class population, shouldn't they have the option of affordable mobility AND be able to do so safely? if i was to use my car the same amount i use my bike, it would cost me £250 a month. where as both my bikes runs me about £100 a year combined, and i'm keeping fit, and i'm getting where i need to go quicker. why should i change this? and yes, i'll admit, i think some of the deliveroo/uber eats riders are a menace, i've advocated on here many a time that they're riding is dangerous. but if you didn't want these riders riding dangerously, you wouldn't use these apps that often put pressure to make near impossible delivery times or risk loosing an hours wages. it's not as simple as "deliveroo riders bad" i do think the deliveroo rider was out of line to act in the way they did, i'm not justifying that behavior. but better cycling infrastructure that separates cyclists from pedestrians and motorists would make a difference. or is it easier just to say "fuck off cyclewanker" and be done with it? by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 9:45pm)
  • i agree, it's why i do (mostly) try to suck it up and just cycle on the road where possible. but in most cases, a car can do more damage to a cyclist than a cyclist can do to a pedestrian and so many of glasgow's cycle lanes end in pedestrianized areas, forcing you onto the pavement. many of glasgow's cycle lanes just kinda end when they hit city center or force you to take a longer and/or more dangerous route. do you cycle? by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 9:53pm)
  • nope. i'm genuinely curious. i see a lot of people who've not rode a bike in 20 years, who've never cycled in an city say "all cyclists are dangerous" while ignoring shitty behavior from motorists and just say, like you did in your other reply to me "learn to cycle safely on the road" while ignoring the fact that cycling safely on the road can often be enough to enrage motorist with big cars and small egos. then what? do you know what a punishment pass is? it's when someone in a car passes as close as they can do you or throws stuff at you. most cyclists who cycle on the road have had this, even if we "cycle safely on the road" even if you catch it on camera, getting the police to do anything about it is impossible, ask me how i know. and i said before, i don't think the deliveroo rider who did this was in the right, i think that's a shitty thing to do and i hope they loose their job for that. i don't think cyclists should be on the pavement. but quite often, there's no where else to go. p.s. also referring to your other comment. i'm not a delivery rider, but i have been a delivery driver before and those jobs are designed to keep you poor as dirt. many times the companies don't care, your not an employee, your an independent contractor. it's also common for many of these jobs to have a clause saying if you're more than 10 mins back from a delivery, you get docked an hours wages (not all of them but some of them). maybe they wouldn't have to ride everywhere full speed if that wasn't the case. i'm also not an expensive hobby cyclist. i have 2 bikes and i built both for under £100 each. by smcsleazy (Tue 2nd Aug 2022 10:23pm)
  • honestly, i've lived here for 5 years and the council aren't making it easy for me to get a permit. at this point i've sent them 5 different doccuments they've asked for and it's still not enough. by smcsleazy (Mon 8th Aug 2022 1:04am)
  • that's a lie...... there will still be those american candy shops. by smcsleazy (Mon 8th Aug 2022 9:47pm)
  • there's a varient of covid going around right now where you don't start testing positive until like day 5 of symptoms. i caught it and it was fucking brutal. by smcsleazy (Tue 9th Aug 2022 11:20am)
  • there's a really nice bit along the canal at the claypits where you have a great view of the city \[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/V3gaprn.jpg) by smcsleazy (Tue 9th Aug 2022 1:10pm)
  • so a few days ago i was chatting with city planners and i love that they're going through the effort of limiting cars from the city center. most successful cities all over the world have already done this and replaced it with infrastructure that prioritizes walking and cycling. which is something that's been sorely needed in glasgow. they were also telling me about the plans to connect up many of the cycle lanes that just end and kick you onto the pavement or the road. i love that there's so many great views in glasgow. some great scenery. i think we have some great parks and green spaces. plus can we talk about how nice the canal is? it's just fantastic. but the bad things. glasgow motorists are usually some of the saltiest folk out there. my friend tried driving in city center for the first time in 10 years recently and she just said it felt like everyone was annoyed at her for following the highway code and doing things like not rushing through a yellow light or going 30 on a 30 road. honestly, i don't drive in town unless i absolutely need to. i'd rather just take the bike. i also think there's a big issue in glasgow with the culture surrounding the 2 major football teams. i don't even care about football but i keep up with it so i know when to avoid city center. by smcsleazy (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:03pm)
  • one of my friend's co-workers. they'd heard quite a few stories about my experiences cycling in glasgow (including breaking 3 bones and dealing with the claims process) and wanted to chat. by smcsleazy (Thu 11th Aug 2022 12:28pm)
  • there's a really nice saracen mountain bike on fb marketplace atm. need new tires but everything else looks good and old saracens go forever. by smcsleazy (Sun 14th Aug 2022 12:22am)
  • i heard the noise when i was on cunningar loop a few days ago. it was super annoying and distracting. by smcsleazy (Mon 15th Aug 2022 1:47pm)
  • honestly, as a cyclist and a motorist, i see a lot of shit on both sides. i'd say it's actually 50/50. yeah i see cyclists run red lights and ride on the pavement but i also see just as many cars running red lights, drivers on their phone and parked in cycle lanes and if i had £1 for every car i seen stopped in a bike box, i'd have enough money to buy a forklift to move the car out of the box. but the truth is, people don't want to hear that. at this point, tribalism is setting in. people want to hear "my tribe is right and everyone in the other tribe is wrong" and i'm guilty of this myself. i think cyclists who ride dangerously are cunts. i think drivers who drive dangerously are cunts. but i also feel like better cycling infrastructure WOULD make a big difference by reducing points of conflict. or at least fix many of the dedicated cyclist lights. seriously, i've had times where i've been waving at the sensors for 5 mins at they don't change. in those cases, it's best just to hop the green man if there's not many pedestrians. that's the only time i hop red lights on my bike. for better or worse, cycling in glasgow isn't going to go away anytime soon and GCC are taking this into account. cycling increased 300% during the pandemic and given there's a cost of living crisis going on right now, many people are looking for cheaper ways to get around. p.s. you REALLY wanna make a big difference to cyclists running red lights. maybe don't order from deliveroo or uber eats. they're usually the most unsafe riders on the road not all of them but given that's most the worst ones i see out and about, maybe best not use them. by smcsleazy (Wed 17th Aug 2022 2:05pm)
  • i do it fairly regularly and it's pretty nice. never really had any major issues. there is some bits where the path gets pretty dicey but if i can do it on my "road bike" then you should be fine. by smcsleazy (Wed 17th Aug 2022 9:29pm)
  • i feel like there's 100 different questions someone could ask in this situation but i want to ask, how do you feel about the negative reputation the deliveroo/uber eats riders have in the city right now and how much of it is justified? also, how do you feel about the negative reputation that has on regular cyclists? by smcsleazy (Sun 21st Aug 2022 9:30pm)
  • ok. as someone who lived there for 25 years, here's a few things you need to know. 1. unless you live in an area like the village or hairmyres, you will likely need a car to get around. ek's infrastructure is pretty hostile towards anyone not in a car and public transport connections that aren't the train are really bad. 2. there's a few areas you might want to avoid during the weekend or at night. greenhills shops, whitehills shops, westwood shops and the murray shops come to mind. 3. if you are driving. get used to roundabouts. 4. if you're going out at the weekend, make sure you get the times of the night bus or be prepared to spend £35+ for a taxi home. i don't have a high opinion of living there and personally wouldn't ever want to move back. but if it's only for a year or so and you're near a train station, it's workable by smcsleazy (Tue 23rd Aug 2022 8:16pm)
  • ya know the abortion episode of bojack horseman? well the song from that episode is on spotify...... just saying if someone was to go down there and play that on a big speaker, it would prove a point. by smcsleazy (Wed 24th Aug 2022 6:15pm)
  • DELETED hope you don't have an irish sounding name. my friend got beat up there for having an irish sounding name. not being irish but having an irish sounding name. by smcsleazy (Sun 28th Aug 2022 10:08pm)
  • done. i want the traffic levels in glasgow city center to go back to the levels they were during the pandemic. it was so great being able to wander around city center without having to have my headphones on (i have autism and can be a bit sensitive to noise) i've seen the plans for the transformation and i think it's great, not perfect but a step in the right direction. i've also seen they're finally going to be connecting up some of the cycling infrastructure which is also a big win imho. so much of glasgow's cycling infrastructure just stops and spits you into 3 lanes of traffic where you're always in the wrong lane OR spits you onto the pavement which isn't good for pedestrians or cyclists. i think GCC, for all their flaws know that car-centric infrastructure is unsustainable and the sooner you can get folks out their cars and onto reliable public transport or more active transport methods, the better. by smcsleazy (Tue 30th Aug 2022 1:20pm)
  • i feel like most people who cycle in glasgow have at least one story about shitty drivers. sadly, it's all to common but i see so many folk pushing the blame onto cyclists with "should have worn bright, reflective clothing" or "well you probably should have followed the highway code" doesn't matter if you were following the rules, you still get lumped in with the rule breakers. often, just existing is enough to irritate these folk, so what are you meant to do then? get a camera? oh about that. so i did get a camera and within 3 weeks of me owning it, i got punishment passed. the driver's face was visible in the footage, as was the reg. they passed so close they actually hit my handle bars. filed a police report and when i got a call from the police about the incident, they said they couldn't accept the footage. when i asked why, they said "because we don't have the manpower" when i mentioned it was bullshit they just said "well maybe stay in the cycle lanes" the cycle lanes in glasgow which are complete bullshit. i kinda hate the culture war that's emerged in recent years of "cyclists are all lefty SJW's trying to take away our roads" bitch, i just wanna ride to the shops safely and without being killed. even if i do stick to the cycle lanes, so many of them are so poorly thought out or not maintained/enforced that using them is impossible. even the best one in glasgow (imho) the garscube road cycle lane has it's problems. as much as i don't like the guardian, they did this great article a few days ago on the hostility that cyclists often face. if you're anti-cyclist and you take away one thing from this thread, at least read this and think "what if that was my son/daughter" [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/30/why-do-some-people-hate-cyclists-so-much](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/30/why-do-some-people-hate-cyclists-so-much) by smcsleazy (Wed 31st Aug 2022 1:33pm)
  • yeah i do for safety. i have a bright red cycle bag with reflectors on it, a bike with lights and reflectors. during winter i wear a fluorescent jacket. i look dumb as shit but i shine like a christmas tree. let's see audi bros of the world say they didn't see me then. by smcsleazy (Wed 31st Aug 2022 10:36pm)
  • ok, i think it's a good cycle path. it's nice and wide, it's well tarmacked, you can get some speed up. but i do have some complaints. 1. where it ends near maryhill road, the sensors that detect cyclists are broken, so if you want to get back on the road, the easiest thing to do is press the pedestrian crossing button. the downside is if the traffic is busy, it skips the pedestrian state in the cycle. not good. 2. the pedestrian/cyclist crossing bit that intersects with st. georges road is really bad for motorists running that red light or rushing to get through it. you can usually tell when someone has rushed the final stage of that light because the cyclist/pedestrian cross will be green but they'll still be driving through. 3. the T junctions. i know people say cyclists don't know the highway code but the amount of people i see who pull out into the cycle lane on those T-junctions is kinda annoying. cars are meant to stop on the first set of dotted lines, not the second. outside those small issues, i think that's one of the best cycle lanes in glasgow. which is sad because one of my dutch friends said "this is the best in glasgow?" but i'll take it over bisland drive (seriously, i don't even bother with bisland drive, i take the long way, it's that dangerous) by smcsleazy (Thu 1st Sep 2022 12:01pm)
  • bisland drive is more than just that. the bit where it just spits you out onto the road for a few 100m because the shop owners didn't want a cycle lane outside their shop. fucking horrible. by smcsleazy (Thu 1st Sep 2022 1:10pm)
  • the kelvinbridge one can get pretty full pretty quickly. by smcsleazy (Thu 1st Sep 2022 8:14pm)
  • common wheel in maryhill. by smcsleazy (Sun 4th Sep 2022 7:04pm)
  • i worked in EK shopping centre for 3 years and imho, that place made it's own bed and is now lying in it. by smcsleazy (Sun 4th Sep 2022 7:31pm)
  • i cycled there today from byres road. it was not the easiest place to get to and the ride there isn't exactly what you'd call pleasant. the fact that they recommend cyclists go down this really narrow and winding path then along the clyde just to park up ma bike kinda shows where it's priorities lay. by smcsleazy (Sun 4th Sep 2022 7:46pm)
  • can attest. i grew up in ek and i even remember when centre west opened up. it started going downhill during the financial crisis of 08 and just never recovered. granted, this was the case for many shopping malls. i remember the management saying to my manager at the time, they couldn't put any charity shops in centre west because debenhams thought it made them look bad. which is fair enough but the charity shop i helped out in was constantly having to move because a bigger "brand" wanted that space or because of seemingly random rent hikes. by smcsleazy (Sun 4th Sep 2022 7:55pm)
  • i know, i've taken shites wider than that path by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Sep 2022 11:49am)
  • i'm sorry to hear. obviously contact the police and the council, also check with any of the businesses there to see if they seen anything/have cctv. it's a long shot but one worth taking. best also keep an eye out on facebook marketplace/gumtree but use a wide distance filter. honestly, there's some places in glasgow where it's just not worth parking your bike and it's why the good spaces tend to get filled quickly. by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Sep 2022 11:47am)
  • better public transit. i feel like if public transport is good and reliable, people won't even want to drive their car into town which will make life easier for those that HAVE\* to use a car and those that don't want to use the car. honestly. i know people clown on edinburgh's trams but their nice, cheap and reliable. \*when i say HAVE to use their car, what i mean is people with disabilities. not ride up your ass audi driver who lives in bearsden and is afraid of poor people. whenever me and my friend who's a wheelchair user go into town, we can never use the disabled parking spots because it's always got a bmw, tesla or audi in it. by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Sep 2022 12:41pm)
  • i used to live near there and when i was waiting for my internet to be installed, i would go to the mcdonalds on four corners and use their wifi but also set a timer to see how long it would take for a fight to break out. by smcsleazy (Tue 6th Sep 2022 11:42pm)
  • longest was on a tuesday and it was 2 hours. shortest was about seconds from when i set foot in the door. by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:06pm)
  • cycling in glasgow isn't exactly easy but it's doable if you learn the rules. there are a few cycle lanes around those areas but many of them have cars parked in them. the highway code says you must not cycle on the pavement unless it's a shared path, HOWEVER many times there isn't a safe option. best tip i can give if you do need to cycle on a footpath where there's no cycle lanes is make your presence known when passing pedestrians by ringing your bell. honestly, on the cases where i can't use the cycle lanes (due to parked cars) and the roads are too dangerous, my response is usually to ring my bell before i pass and say "thank you, have a nice day" as i pass because i hate that stereotype that all cyclists are rude assholes when really, most of us just want to get where we need to go. there are apps that let you plan cycle friendly routes and i think some of them have an option that lets you minimize how much you'll be on the road since road cycling is honestly super intimidating and super dangerous. often all it takes for you to be another statistic is one driver in a bad mood. if you do have to do any road cycling, best tips i can give is stay in the middle of the lane. you'll be more visible to drivers and you'll be able to move into the left if they try to pass too close. the legal distance for passing a cyclist is 1.5m but many motorists don't know this so if you ride in the middle, you give yourself some safety. also, as winter is coming, get yourself a good reflective jacket and lights for your bike. the most common excuse motorists give after injuring a cyclist is "i couldn't see them" you don't want to give them that excuse. all in all, cycling in glasgow isn't great but it's getting better. there are many plans in the works to make it easier and to minimize as much road contact as possible. there are also some great places to cycle to on your days off. i highly recommend maryhill - falkirk via the canal or maryhill - loch lomond via the canal. absolutely great views. by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 1:40pm)
  • the canal. i could be having a shit day but going for a wee ride on my bike down the canal always makes me feel happier by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 3:34pm)
  • nah, the vibe in that place is super intense. although i did see one dude who had his pet rabbit on a lead. by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 3:58pm)
  • head up from cowcaddens and go up to the claypits. there's a fantastic bit where you can see a lot of glasgow \[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/V3gaprn.jpg) by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 4:10pm)
  • it's the best thing you can do most times. basically says to the pedestrians around you "i'm sorry i have to be on here, i know i shouldn't but it's the best place for me right now" especially if you've just been punishment passed and need a moment to calm down. i have seen a lot of the proposals for separated bike lanes and redesigns of areas and i think it's a good idea, i just wish they'd hurry up and do them. byres road has been in planning since 2019 and they've still not started it. by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 5:38pm)
  • i've only ever cycled on paisley road west once and my memory was dodging potholes big enough to bend a rim by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Sep 2022 10:16pm)
  • stuart from mogwai is one of the coolest dude's you'll ever meet. same with frances from the vaselines, she just gives off this great energy. by smcsleazy (Sun 11th Sep 2022 12:44pm)
  • honestly, everyone spent years talking up laurieston for me and i was expecting it to be amazing but it just felt like another old man pub but one that attracts people who are like "LOL, i drink in an old man pub" by smcsleazy (Thu 15th Sep 2022 11:24pm)
  • tried that already. checked the bin shed, the utility cupboard, the bin chutes. nothing. i asked all my neighbors and they've not seen it either. by smcsleazy (Fri 16th Sep 2022 7:54pm)
  • the seller was telling me every time he tries to contact them, they palm him off. by smcsleazy (Fri 16th Sep 2022 8:36pm)
  • i've tried that 2 weeks ago. no reply by smcsleazy (Fri 16th Sep 2022 8:35pm)
  • will do. thanks for the tip. by smcsleazy (Fri 16th Sep 2022 8:53pm)
  • it's a dead email. i tried it already by smcsleazy (Sat 17th Sep 2022 9:06pm)
  • i kinda agree that many of these companies need to stop providing their foods in excessive packaging. i also do think in many cases, the area around the shop should be maintained by the shop owners. a cleaner street near the shop makes them look better. sanitation workers in the UK are still underpaid and understaffed. if the shop is adding "value" to the land then shouldn't they also be held responsible for keeping it tidy? i also think the attitude plays a part to though. my mother was a cleaner in the high schools and would tell stories about the teenagers spitting on the floors she'd just cleaned or throwing stuff at her as she worked because "it's your job to clean up after us" which is a pretty shitty attitude that often carries over into adulthood. if you look at japan, there's not many bins around in public places but people still don't litter because they understand "ok, everyone has to use this space and if i litter, i make it worse" so it's more common to hold on to the rubbish till you can get rid of it. they also have community officers who can issue fines for littering. i swear if we got some of those outside the 4 corners mcdonalds, they'd make an easy £1000 per day if every litter violation was £10. it's not one thing that causes litter but i feel like if there were some consequences for making a mess other than "making the city look bad" they'd actually stop. by smcsleazy (Wed 21st Sep 2022 12:33pm)
  • best tip i can give is park your car within eyeshot of a window and leave an action cam/old phone running video (maybe even leave it plugged in charging to avoid the battery dying and running a big SD card) to see if that catches them in the act. are there any times where that's most likely to happen? that will narrow down what time to leave it there. did you mention to the police you suspect it might be a sectarian thing? did you tell them about the "fuck them, they're fenians" comment? if not, might be a good idea. might also be a good idea to ask around the neighborhood and see. also look up the previous residents of your house and see why they left. if you have and you feel the police aren't taking your claim seriously, ask for someone else to take your claim. also, keep a log of events, including photographs. this includes any times they might come across as rude or suspicious to you. don't be afraid to ask your neighbors stuff like "has x said anything about us?" or "does x come across as kinda weird to you?" it does a lot to paint a bigger picture of these kinda folk. sadly, from what i have heard about most people in the orange order, it doesn't matter how nice you are, they've already found you guilty of the crime of being catholic and to many of them, there's no redeeming that. so they feel justified in accusations that are justified. the thinking they have goes something like "x is y and all y are z so x=z" you'd be amazed how much hatred in the world is based on that logic. by smcsleazy (Wed 28th Sep 2022 6:59pm)
  • i feel like a growing number the people who are on the road in glasgow don't want to be driving and/or shouldn't be driving. the big reason is because things like public transport/active transport in this city aren't viable options. so you get many people who don't want to drive forced to do so. if you don't like doing it and you see it as a chore, you're not going to be giving it your full attention. i see this out when i'm driving, when i'm on foot and when i'm on my bike. so many people driving while texting, running red lights, parking on pedestrian crossings, parking in cycle lanes, parking on the pavement, speeding through pedestrianized areas/school zones. it's fucking horrible. best thing you can do if you have footage is give it into the police and explain this was in a school zone and he basically fled the scene. you have his reg but that's often not enough. i had a case where a driver ran a red light i was waiting at on my bike, coming 3 inches away from my handlebars going a good 20mph through the lights. it was caught on camera and i even caught up with the car at the next set of lights getting his face in the footage but police said the car wasn't registered to him and the person the car was registered to wouldn't say who it was driving the car so they could do nothing. but if he has dashcam like you said, that can be used against them. just don't expect a speedy investigation. took the police 6 months to even look at that footage and by the time i'd heard anything back, it had been a year. by smcsleazy (Sat 1st Oct 2022 2:08pm)
  • kelvin walkway? honestly, i cycle that path at least twice a week and i always try to be as kind as possible to the pedestrians when i'm there. give as much distance as i can, ring my bell in good time, thank the person as i pass them and wish them a nice day. i don't like this attitude of "all cyclists are assholes" and as a result, i try being as nice to pedestrians as i can since i know i have the ability to do some damage to them. i'm sorry you had to deal with that. by smcsleazy (Wed 12th Oct 2022 6:35pm)
  • yeah. there's bits of that path where you really should be going slow on a bike and giving as much room as possible. there's bits where you can open the taps a bit but half the time, it's just not worth it. better to go slow and enjoy the ride than bombing down it. by smcsleazy (Wed 12th Oct 2022 7:24pm)
  • my understanding is the police don't really have the manpower to enforce it right now. by smcsleazy (Fri 14th Oct 2022 11:21pm)
  • what i've seen lately is a lot of bikes in glasgow that have been stolen have ended up in manchester on gumtree/ebay about a month later. maybe that's a good place to start looking. if you have the serial number and photos of the bike, the police SHOULD be able to help but often when it comes to stolen bikes, they won't do much. but it's worth a try. by smcsleazy (Mon 17th Oct 2022 4:11pm)
  • i've not heard any major horror stories from glasgow but i've heard in london, they've been a bigger target for bike thieves. basically using an angle grinder on the lock to the bike storage and the bike locks then chucking them in the van. personally, my method to not have my bike stolen is to have 2 retro bikes that look like crap to anyone who doesn't have a knowledge of bikes. most bike thieves want something they can sell quickly and 90's tange frames aren't high on that list but are a joy to ride. by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Oct 2022 1:24pm)
  • avoid parks in east kilbride. they delivered my car 2 months late covered in scratches, dents and paint damage they told me nothing about and just shrugged their shoulders. they also tried to charge me £3000 after the brakes failed, even though it was under warranty. when i threatened to get legal action, they fixed it for free but then voided my warranty. by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Oct 2022 4:23pm)
  • [young legionnaire - colossus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHqvX_KfT2Y) this is honestly one of my favorite music videos ever. amazingly my favorite is another paul mullen related project. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Oct 2022 11:22pm)
  • nah, i wish i did but my boss wouldn't give me time off even after buying the tickets. by smcsleazy (Thu 27th Oct 2022 4:01am)
  • i'm gonna say buy a bike. i live in maryhill and getting on the canal til garscube road then taking the garscube road all the way to city center is the best way. even on my "slow" bike, it's still only 13 mins. by smcsleazy (Sun 30th Oct 2022 1:26am)
  • ok, without context, i dunno. but if i had to hazard a guess, there's a common phrase online which goes "if you're not paying for it, you're the product" referring to the fact that many free services online sell your data to make money. by smcsleazy (Tue 1st Nov 2022 10:30pm)
  • any branch of CEX in glasgow. i've only ever bought 1 thing there without a problem. sold me a phone that wouldn't hold a charge, 6 fake copies of a game (they wouldn't let me examine the cart first but were still selling them at full price) half the dvd's and games i've bought from there have been scratched to hell. i just avoid buying from there now. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 5:03pm)
  • what kind of bike is it? how recognizable is it? does it have any unique features? do you have the serial number? a big thing with bikes lately that have been stolen in glasgow is they end up for sale down south. my friend had a very recognizable bike stolen and it ended up on ebay for sale in manchester. p.s. police wont likely do much to help you. they don't see it as enough of a crime. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Nov 2022 5:25pm)
  • thank fuck. cycling on byres road is just complete hell. walking down it isn't much better. by smcsleazy (Tue 8th Nov 2022 5:53pm)
  • i'd say it's a bit busier than the garscube cycle lane. the garscube cycle lane usually transports about 300-400 on a wet/cold day (according to the counter) and i've seen it as high as 800 on a nice day. i tend to see more people on the suchiehall street one so maybe 400-500 on a wet day and as high as 1000 on a dry/nice day? that's just an estimate. by smcsleazy (Tue 8th Nov 2022 7:07pm)
  • yeah. it tends to be a bit iffy at times. i've seen a few days where it was reading 2 but there was at least 20 people on the lane. by smcsleazy (Tue 8th Nov 2022 8:35pm)
  • so i've spoke with planners in glasgow city council. most of them actually know that carcentric infrastructure costs more than it's worth (apparently a lot of them have read strongtowns and watch not just bikes) and the data supports it. however there's a lot of pushback in GCC because so many people higher up see active transport (walking, cycling) as a gamble. it's why so much of glasgow's cycling infrastructure is kinda disconnected. because it's easier to approve small projects like a mixed use lane here and there over a big redesign (which much of glasgow actually needs) but i agree with a lot of this. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Nov 2022 6:20pm)
  • i feel the best place to ask would be category is books in southside. fantastic wee queer book shop. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Nov 2022 7:19pm)
  • kinda but it's more along the lines of the town planners of the past (the ones who built the M8 through the city) getting in the way of changes for the better because they don't want to change their personal lifestyle. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Nov 2022 7:16pm)
  • well luckily, there's counters on some roads that count how many cyclists use them on a daily basis. it was pretty rainy a few weeks ago and the garscube road cycle counter was up around 250 at 4pm on a weekday. assuming most people come home from work after 5pm and can probably add an extra hundred or so to that number. that's \~350 who are willing to cycle in the rain. sure, that's about half what that cycle lane moves on a nice day, but it's still 50% who are willing to brave the wind and the rain. honestly, when i was in finland, i still seen people cycling and walking around in the snow when it was minus 20. if they can do it, i'm sure we can handle a little rain. by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Nov 2022 1:20pm)
  • they're placed next to the entrance of some of the major cycle routes (garscube road and victoria road pop to mind) they have these big signs with a sensor that detects bike traffic and a screen that tells you how many have used the lane each day and this year alone. they tend to mess up every so often (last week it was reading -220 and i remember thinking "wow, cycling in glasgow is so shit, the infrastructure is taking away cyclists") and it doesn't always register you if you're going too fast. but for the most part, it shows that if you build the infrastructure right, people will use it. by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Nov 2022 1:41pm)
  • yeah. it's a neat idea. it re-enforces the idea that cycling should be a normal way of getting around. aka "hey, 300 or so people use this patch even when it's pouring with rain. that's neat. maybe i can too" by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Nov 2022 2:11pm)
  • sometimes it's worth confronting your neighbors about it, sometimes it can make things worse. best tip i can give is ask them why they keep phoning the police on you. at the very least, it might stop them. by smcsleazy (Thu 17th Nov 2022 7:11pm)
  • so i feel it's a 3 way tie for many reasons. 1. my chemical romance and death from above 1979 in king tuts. normally i don't like king tuts but one of the older kids in school managed to convince security he was my big brother and he'd keep an eye on me. it was before MCR got big. i really went to that gig because i kinda knew MCR but i was really into DFA1979. i remember being in front of frank iero and the dude was giving it his all. 2. eighties matchbox b-line disaster in stereo. it was their final tour and they were one of those bands i always wanted to see but never could. i didn't care for the opening bands but eighties matchbox were just fucking amazing. they were even pulling people on stage during one song and there's video of me staring at guy mcknight like "shit. dude's cute" 3. pup in swg3 a few weeks ago. nobro were great, pom pom squad were great and pup were fucking awesome. i don't think the mosh pit stopped the whole night. it's weird but it reminded me of some of the crazier gigs i went to as a teenager. although because i was in the pit for the whole of the pup set, i was reminded the next morning "just because you still have the brain of an angry 16 year old, doesn't mean you don't have the body of a 30-something year old" but worth it. also. major shout out to the dude doing the stanky leg in the mosh pit. by smcsleazy (Thu 17th Nov 2022 7:39pm)
  • were you the dude doing the stanky leg in the pit? by smcsleazy (Fri 18th Nov 2022 6:05pm)
  • there's a breaker's yard in bellshill which often gets weird/cool cars in. it's called qwikcarpartz. the dude that owns it is pretty cool. he let me have a wander around once to look at all the weird stuff they have. by smcsleazy (Mon 21st Nov 2022 8:52pm)
  • fucking horrible. i waited in all 3 days they were meant to deliver and they didn't. when i eventually got through to a human at evri, i was told they didn't actually attempt to deliver it because they were too busy and just returned it to the sender. by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Nov 2022 6:18pm)
  • i was one of the people who took part in the survey. personally, i'm all for it. at the very least we won't have as many wankers with their straight piped exhaust RS4's making it difficult to have a conversation. plus it means we can actually connect up some of the cycle routes. right now cycling in glasgow basically means "here's a cycle lane. oh it's stopped and kicked you out onto a busy road. hope the audi driver behind you isn't a dick lol" by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Nov 2022 8:06pm)
  • got my money back but it was a rare part i was really hoping to put on my bike but the seller felt so frustrated that they didn't wanna try sending it again. annoyingly, i didn't find out they didn't try to deliver it until a month AFTER i got my refund. by smcsleazy (Thu 24th Nov 2022 8:15pm)
  • \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/N757VUL.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/N757VUL.jpg)) always reminds me of this image. p.s. a few years ago i tried taking a small pedalboard with me to finland, most of my pedals were built/modified by me, a few weren't. i was having to explain them to security and had to explain one of them was a copy of a pedal called "ohnoho blowing up" by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Dec 2022 2:57pm)
  • i see audi drivers run red lights all the time. even when there's not even an ambulance behind them. i never see them get punished so i think you'll be fine. as said before. if the camera caught you, it caught the ambulance so you can argue that. by smcsleazy (Tue 6th Dec 2022 9:46pm)
  • not really, i just kinda notice whenever one runs a red or speeds through a yellow, it's usually an audi. by smcsleazy (Tue 6th Dec 2022 9:53pm)
  • yellow/amber light. by smcsleazy (Tue 6th Dec 2022 10:01pm)
  • i mean it's 6 and half a dozen. amber is pretty much half way between orange and yellow on the colour specturum so if you see people call it orange then why not yellow? plus different people see shades differently. plus if you look at the sign warning of traffic lights ahead..... the middle light does look closer to yellow imho. by smcsleazy (Tue 6th Dec 2022 11:43pm)
  • i'd say it's easily in the top 5. by smcsleazy (Wed 14th Dec 2022 9:55pm)
  • honestly, i always felt like politically, we have more in common with a lot of the nordic countries than england so maybe a social democratic system similar to places like the nordic countries. by smcsleazy (Thu 15th Dec 2022 2:02pm)
  • i wouldn't bet on it. i hit a pothole and came off my bike. broke both my arms (3 bones in left arm, 2 in right) and it also caused a lot of damage to my bike. i always heard making a claim with the council was hard but god damn it. i made a claim and got the email saying "we have received your claim, here is the reference number" 2 month later i called up about it. they "lost" my claim and i had to re-submit it (luckily i saved a copy) 2 months later, i'm told the claim has been dropped because "not enough evidence was given" despite me giving them x-rays, doctors notes, the contact details of 2 police who seen it happen (who were nice enough to see to me and help me get back up the road) and the bike shop who had to repair my bike (to help me claim repairs) i had to contact my MP and ask them to re-open the case. they did. 2 weeks later i was told they investigated the pothole (which was 3" deep) and there was no way the pothole could have caused the accident and it was my fault for not using the cycle lane on that road...... which you can't use because there's always parked cars in it. i was told if i wanted to claim back damages, i'd have to lawyer up but after dealing with that shit, it turned me off dealing with the council for life. by smcsleazy (Sat 17th Dec 2022 9:55pm)
  • if you can convince the people you share the close with. maybe use strips of skateboard griptape on the steps. by smcsleazy (Wed 21st Dec 2022 1:03am)
  • i stay west of the motorway and i've never heard it called WeMo once by smcsleazy (Wed 21st Dec 2022 9:54pm)
  • way to show you have no idea how road tax actually works. it doesn't pay for the roads. it's just that, a tax. collected by the treasury and then divvy'd out. honestly, given how expensive car dependent infrastructure is, it's motorists who aren't paying their amount. you drive your car that only costs £30 per year to tax, it's still doing way more damage by your logic. by smcsleazy (Thu 29th Dec 2022 7:02pm)
  • we do pay tax. that was the point of my comment. if you pay tax in general, it goes towards road maintenance. road tax is a form of taxation that gets pooled and re-distributed. if you want a tiered taxing system then cool, congratulations, you'll be paying way more in road tax that way because guess what, car dependent infrastructure costs WAY more than you think it does. oh and great generalization there. i have never once worn lycra and i honestly think a lot of that competitive cycling isn't fun. most cyclists aren't the competitive types. most just want to get to work in the morning and it's quicker and cheaper to cycle than it is to take the car. i honestly use the cycle lanes where possible (although it can be difficult because there's often cars in them so if you're going to be mad about cyclists on the road, i assume you'll be equally mad that there's cars in the bike lane) cycling 2-3 wide is often safer than riding in line. hell, let's work with your logic about all cyclists and apply it to motorists based on the actions of a minority. all motorists are dangerous cunts who try to run cyclists off the road, run red lights, speed through pedestrian and residential zones while on on their phone or doing their makeup, park in the cycle lane, throw rubbish out their cars at other road users and are trying to give everyone not in the car cancer. doesn't quite work out, does it? see the problem with painting everyone with the same brush? by smcsleazy (Thu 29th Dec 2022 8:39pm)
  • yes because bikes don't have gears like cars do and there's no such thing as waterproof clothes. by smcsleazy (Fri 30th Dec 2022 1:59am)
  • i know. trying to cross maryhill road near the tesco can take up to 4 mins as a pedestrian (i have timed it) by smcsleazy (Fri 30th Dec 2022 9:24pm)
  • at least you're in a warm and dry environment in the car. i spend about 1 hour a week total to cross that pedestrian crossing and my experience is even if you do have the green man, there's a good chance captain fucknugget in an audi is blocking the crossing or just runs the red light while you're trying to cross. if it's cold or raining, that's 10x worse. by smcsleazy (Fri 30th Dec 2022 10:39pm)
  • pivo pivo. played one of the best gigs i'd ever played in there and all the staff were super chill. by smcsleazy (Thu 5th Jan 2023 5:15pm)
  • yup. hit a pothole on my bike in 2021. broke 3 bones in one arm and 2 in the other. council said there was no way the pothole could have caused that damage. i was in casts for 3-4 months. they also said i should have been using the cycle lane, when i said i couldn't because of all the parked cars, they just said it's not their problem. by smcsleazy (Sat 7th Jan 2023 11:01am)
  • honestly. after spending a whole year trying to chase them up (they lost my claim twice), contacting my MP and even a few times where i went down in person to try speaking to an actual human being, i just gave up. the worst part was, all i was asking for was £50 to repair my bike and £30 on what i spent on taxi's going to and from the hospital. btw, the accident was so bad, it caused this. this is steel btw. \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/h56tWDi.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/h56tWDi.jpg)) by smcsleazy (Sat 7th Jan 2023 11:38am)
  • glasgow critical mass does a ride on the final friday of every month. there's also one on facebook called cycle positive glasgow but those rides are a bit scattershot, although their really friendly. by smcsleazy (Mon 9th Jan 2023 12:15pm)
  • then why do we still see uber? as a company, they've not been profitable for years. they just keep getting held up with venture capital money. by smcsleazy (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:14am)
  • VC's wouldn't fund something like a restaurant because it's not a "game changing market disruption" unless it had a twist like food being delivered to your tables by the same kinda drones being used in ukraine. most VC are so disconnected from reality that a good restaurant/cafe isn't enough. by smcsleazy (Tue 10th Jan 2023 10:26am)
  • yes, i did finish high school. i also went to college. not that it matters because i think even children could tell you that things aren't right at the moment. but let's use your line of thought. yes, uber doesn't own real estate such as taxi ranks. it doesn't own the vehicles either. those are 2 pretty big expenditures they're saving on, same with rent and rising heating costs. so by that logic, they SHOULD be turning a profit, right? they shouldn't be held up with VC money, right? well they don't turn a profit and they are being held up with VC money. let's not even talk about how companies like uber treat their "independent contractors" shit is fucked right now and ignoring the human element is messed up. many of these restaurants likely hire 10-20 staff. after covid, many places were lucky to still be open and this fuel/energy crisis/once in a lifetime recession means that's 10-20 people out of a job. that has a knock on effect on distributors which can hire 25-50 people. if that distributor goes out of business then that can be 100+ businesses that all rely on them out of business. shouldn't those VC firms be helping them rather than pumping their money into a business that hasn't turned a profit in the 15 years it's been in business? nah, free market decides. the free market can't decide right now because no one has any fucking money to vote with their wallet. by smcsleazy (Tue 10th Jan 2023 11:47am)
  • always good seeing dananananakroyd and we are the physics on there. i would have also added united fruit but i dunno if their best album (fault lines) is on spotify by smcsleazy (Tue 10th Jan 2023 2:26pm)
  • nah, they're trying to summon santa...... sadly some of the presents didn't arrive on time and summoning santa is easier than evri's customer support. by smcsleazy (Wed 11th Jan 2023 12:01pm)
  • my autism diagnosis was 5 years but i know some people who've been waiting for autism/adhd diagnosis for 8 years. by smcsleazy (Thu 12th Jan 2023 1:46pm)
  • oh they really messed mine up. they said i had autism then 6 weeks later said i needed to be re-tested which took another 3 years. by smcsleazy (Thu 12th Jan 2023 2:03pm)
  • i've cycled there a few times and it seems quite nice and seems to also have good train connections. granted, you can never truly know an area till you live there. by smcsleazy (Tue 17th Jan 2023 12:08pm)
  • mate, you own a bar, i don't think you wanna be telling people to drive home after a few drinks. by smcsleazy (Tue 17th Jan 2023 8:34pm)
  • yup. that's stuff by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Jan 2023 7:34pm)
  • honestly, after my last 3 times dealing with taxi's (one of which wasn't even me ordering a taxi) i'm gonna say, i kinda feel like their digging their own grave. like i understand that many elderly and disabled folk rely on them, but a lot of my friends with a disability have said it's not worth it when the busses are now a lot better for accessibility at a lower price and they don't get lectured on politics the moment they get in the taxi. i have met some decent taxi drivers over the years. big shoutout to the taxi driver when i lived in EK who got me into the ruts and dead boys as a teenager, he fucking owned. but my experience since i've moved to glasgow has been pretty bad. taxi's not showing up but still charging me, taxi's showing up 2 hours after the requested arrival time, taxi drivers flat out insulting me. also, i'll tell you this, i've been cycling in glasgow for 3 years now, if i see a taxi behind me, i know there's a good chance they'll pass too close or start honking at me for not going fast enough or trying to use the cycle lane they are parked in. by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Jan 2023 10:33pm)
  • i had a similar thing. i broke both my arms after hitting a pothole and coming off my bike. i had a hospital appointment, called up a few days in advance and gave them a time an hour before i had to be there. they showed up 2 hours late and the driver just starts going off (unprompted btw) about how the SNP wants to take away roads and turn all men into girly boys who ride bikes. 20 mins later he asks "so how did you break your arms?" i told him i came off my bike and he just said "ha, serves you right" by smcsleazy (Thu 19th Jan 2023 2:33pm)
  • it's funny but even when i was a teenager talking about wanting to get my first tattoo, everyone said avoid rnr tattoos because they're really dodgy. glad i did. by smcsleazy (Mon 23rd Jan 2023 2:22pm)
  • i'm not the biggest fan of buskers at the best of times but i feel recently, the quality of them has really went down hill. i'm not even talking about despacito guy or dancing cats guy. at least that's something different. it's the endless ed sheeran wannabes i have an issue with. if they play guitar at all and aren't singing to a backing track, they just strum one open chord and warble away. it's a shame since there are some good buskers in town (the rockabilly band that play some saturdays) but most just feel like such low effort. by smcsleazy (Wed 25th Jan 2023 2:08pm)
  • i love the canal. the fact that i can ride my bike from city center to falkirk or balloch and barely touch the road is just amazing. i think my absolute favorite thing is gigs. i've been on both sides of the stage all over the country and a glasgow crowd is always just the best. i seen pup a few months ago and i think their singer said it best "you guys are bringing friday night energy on a sunday" which is true imho. by smcsleazy (Thu 26th Jan 2023 2:37pm)
  • so, i've actually spoken to some of the planners in glasgow council and they are trying to get people out of their cars, but they've found a lot of issues in doing so. the big one being the public transit in glasgow isn't always up to snuff. the tube is good but only services a few areas. the trains are ok but not great and the busses are pretty piss poor. as for things like active transit (walking/biking) they've found a lot of people using the infrastructure they've built, but just as many cyclists point out that there are some roads/paths where using the infrastructure is impossible (howard street and argyle street come to mind) because cars keep parking in them and they don't have the manpower to enforce it. even if you did fine all of them £30 for parking on a double yellow, which those 2 cycle lanes are. glasgow is at a similar junction to what london was 15 or so years ago. we know all the health effects car dependent infrastructure has. we know the effects it has on the budget (car dependent infrastructure is way more expensive than you realise and no, road tax doesn't pay for it and if it did, you'd be spending 5x more a year on road tax) they know what to do to go forward is to try reducing the number of cars that often don't need to be there. but that's the hard part. by smcsleazy (Thu 26th Jan 2023 8:09pm)
  • as someone who cycles daily, the best tip i can give is plan your route to avoid/minimize road cycling. doesn't matter if you're following the law, there's always going to be motorists (usually audi and bmw drivers) who see your existence on their roads as an insult. best not give them the excuse. by smcsleazy (Thu 26th Jan 2023 8:37pm)
  • so first and foremost, i wanna say my thoughts go out to the family in this time. i want to make that as clear as possible. losing a loved one can be a horrible experience, especially like this. i hope this actually shows how bad much of glasgow's cycling infrastructure actually is and how bad infrastructure can cause more harm than you think. i also hope it shows many motorists that the person on the bike is just that, a person. by smcsleazy (Sat 28th Jan 2023 2:43pm)
  • honestly, i joke at this point if GCC actually put up cameras for drivers who stop on pedestrian crossings, park in cycle lanes, run red lights (seriously, i nearly got ran over 3 times on thursday from cars running red lights) and speed cameras, they'd have enough money to turn glasgow into amsterdam within 2 years. but yeah, there's obviously a lot of talk about potholes in glasgow, the biggest factors to roads survival is the weight of the vehicles riding on it and the speed their going. yes, the freezing and thaw cycle plays a part but not nearly as much as speed and weight. reducing the speed (if enforced) could increase the life of the roads by quite a bit. i also think enforcement wise, introducing a similar system to what they use in finland where fines are based on your income (along with other things) would help. by smcsleazy (Sun 29th Jan 2023 3:22pm)
  • it took me 6 weeks to get an appointment for a chest infection and i only got seen today after i made a complaint. i used the phrase "i'm looking for healthcare, not trying to do the clyde 1 phone in" because i'd been phoning up every day or so at opening time. i'd got a few appointments but before today but where told they'd be closed that day due to short staff. by smcsleazy (Mon 30th Jan 2023 10:21am)
  • i would honestly love to see something like this, i really would. i love seeing the positive steps GCC are taking to reduce cars in city center and other busy areas. however flawed some of them are. i just wish they'd do more. by smcsleazy (Mon 30th Jan 2023 5:39pm)
  • what do you mean? edinburgh's trams are good. their cheaper than the price of a parking ticket, reliable and nice to ride on. way better than any time i've tried driving in edinburgh. by smcsleazy (Mon 30th Jan 2023 7:25pm)
  • at least their trying to make the effort to get people out their cars which actually reduces traffic by smcsleazy (Tue 31st Jan 2023 3:16pm)
  • i mean there's nothing stopping locals from using it so it's not like there aren't residents using it. when my friend lived in edinburgh, they stayed along the tram line and would use it every day. so it can't be ONLY edinburgh tourists. plus isn't it better that those tourists can get around easily? plus aren't edinburgh trying to extend the tram system? also at least tourists can get from the airport to city center. in glasgow your options are expensive taxi and expensive bus by smcsleazy (Tue 31st Jan 2023 4:12pm)
  • mostly, i think it's an embodiment of the phrase "when you're used to privilege, equality feels like oppression" these are usually people who hate the idea that their lifestyle is wrong and as a result, will defend it against anything that threatens it. the thing you learn when growing up queer and working class is the arguments against hating something usually come from a dislike of seeing there's a human on the other side they might have something in common with. so they dehumanize them and the easiest way is to paint everyone with the same brush. they see things like cycle lanes as something taken away from them rather than something given to other people. many of which are simply working class folk who can't afford a car but still need to get to work. but that would often mean admitting you have something in common with a poor person, which they don't wanna do. so they see one cyclist run a red light and think "see that, all poor...... i mean cyclists are lawless individuals" but never bat an eye at the audi or range rover driver doing the same. it's no doubt the most common thing i hear when i am cycling on the road, even when i'm following the highway code is usually something related to how poor i am (or the odd homophobic insult) right now, we're in a cost of living crisis/recession. car ownership is something a lot of people are having trouble affording right now. glasgow's public transit network is universally considered to be shit, walking some places can be dangerous (ya'll say cyclists are dangerous but i seen 8 cars running red lights in city center on thursday) this is where cycling should be more widespread. my car costs me £1800 a year but my 2 bikes cost me £300 per year combined and do 3x the mileage. it seems like a no brainer to use my car less but the issue is, you're never sure when someone's going to see your existence on their road as an insult to their ego and because of this, you never know when you're going to go from a person on a bike to "cyclist killed" i'm also not denying the amount of deliveroo riders i see breaking the law. granted, i've done delivery in the past and i know the times their given to make deliveries in is often never enough which can cause reckless driving/riding (look into why dominos in america stopped doing 30 min or less deliveries) but if we get tared with that brush then are they just as annoyed with drivers who run red lights, use their phone while driving, park in cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings, punishment pass cyclists and go 40 in a 20? not really. by smcsleazy (Tue 31st Jan 2023 7:46pm)
  • honestly, the police here don't really care. my friend uses one as his main form of transport and says he's not been bothered once. by smcsleazy (Thu 2nd Feb 2023 5:00pm)
  • in my case, it was the woman who worked at the place that assesses you. this was about 5-6 years ago so she might not be there anymore but i do have a story of dealing with her. it's pretty heavy so i'm gonna put it behind a spoiler. CW for self harm and suicide. >!so, i was homeless about 5-6 years ago. i had became homeless due to a combination of issues but the big one was related to my abusive mother. basically i'd been couch surfing for a few months and was recommended i go there after a suicide attempt. i went to the place in the gorbals and after 4 hours of waiting, i got invited in. the woman who worked there just came across as really bitter and unsympathetic. she asked why i was there. i told her i was homeless and trying to get away from an abusive mother. she said "how bad could she be if she was willing to put a roof over your head?" she asked me how did i find out about the place and i said to her the doctor told me to come here and apply after i had a suicide attempt and that you'd help me. she wanted to know how and i told her. she then asked if i self harmed (which i did) and started demanding to see the marks. i don't want to get too graphic but it was bad enough that i did need to go to the hospital for it. i told her i wasn't comfortable. she grabbed my arm, rolled up my sleeve and then said "that's not so bad" which made me feel unsafe to the point of tears. she just responded "stop crying or i'll be forced to have the police escort you away" !< the worst part is, i went back with a social worker 2 weeks later and got her again. she recognized me but because the social worker was with me, she was putting on a smile and being nice. when i told my social worker that's the woman i got before, he just said "i've heard stories about her. let me do all the talking" later that night, i was in a shelter. i wanna say the clyde place shelter was both great and bad at the same time. on one hand, the staff there were so nice and helpful. they got me the help i needed and i wouldn't be where i am without that. the downside was it was a rough place. i kept myself to myself in there. by smcsleazy (Thu 2nd Feb 2023 10:32pm)
  • i love the contrast of how colorful and happy the counter protest is then the last 2 photos are the dour and miserable anti-trans protesters. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Feb 2023 8:44pm)
  • ah yes, because when i think "sensible people" i think of a woman who quotes mein kampf, a rapist and a dude who's so angry at trans women for existing, it ruined his marriage. all of which were in the crowd and associated with that group. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Feb 2023 10:45pm)
  • guitar guitar, merchant city music, strung out guitars, monorail, r-cade are all good options and most of which are fairly close to each other (less than a mile radius). as for live music, it depends what he's into but most of the venues are fairly ok with letting kids in as long as their with adults. by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Feb 2023 1:26am)
  • if i'm visiting my friend in partick, i either have to take a 1/2 mile detour or go down hyndland street. i usually pick the detour because that street where hyndland street meets hyndland road is pretty bad. hyndland street is 1 way but i see so many drivers ignore the no entry then start honking at me for coming the other way on my bike. i also see a frightful amount of U-turns there. honestly, i feel the bit near partick square has been needing a redesign for a while. crossing that junction where hyndland street stops and goes onto dumbarton road is hell as a pedestrian. yeah they added a wee pedestrian island but even then, you see drivers blocking the crossing all the time making it difficult to cross. i tried crossing that road with my friend who's in a wheelchair and it took 3 mins because everyone was stopping on the crossing. it's a very pedestrianized area (lots of shops, partick square) and i'm kinda shocked it's still that carcentric as a result. by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Feb 2023 5:11pm)
  • \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/MGekGsF.png](https://i.imgur.com/MGekGsF.png)) this is the bit i was talking about. i see no traffic lights to cross this bit of road by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Feb 2023 6:26pm)
  • mansfield park but i've heard more people over the years call it partick square. by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Feb 2023 7:53pm)
  • i know there's a set there. but if i'm already on that side of dumbarton road and i want to cross over to partick square, it can be super difficult because every car stops where the pedestrians are meant to cross. my point is, when i was helping my friend with a wheelchair around there, it took us a good 3 mins to cross that road. the island was barely big enough for the wheelchair, let alone me and the wheelchair. it's a heavily pedestrianized zone. so why is it so difficult to cross the road without having to take a 100m detour? yeah if yer able bodied it doesn't sound too bad but what if you're not? by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Feb 2023 10:00pm)
  • honestly, i see so much shitty driving in glasgow. running red lights, running through orange, on the phone while driving, parking in cycle lanes, stopping on pedestrian crossings and such. it's getting to the point where i don't feel safe driving, i don't feel safe on my bike and i don't feel safe walking. given this is what a really busy crossing in glasgow often looks like, it's no wonder people don't wanna walk or cycle here. \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg)) and before anyone see's that i cycle and starts saying "well what about?" i wait at red lights and have been nearly ran over because of it (taxi driver wanted to run the red light while i was in the bike box), i usually try sticking to the cycle lanes but it's easier said than done when there's always a car parked in in (howard street comes to mind but i even seen a jaguar driving down the garscube road cycle lane before christmas) i wear a reflective jacket and have lights on my bike. those are the common criticisms i see towards cyclists on here from motorists. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Feb 2023 6:42pm)
  • i live on maryhill road and have timed the traffic lights near the mcdonalds. 4 mins seems to be the norm. so from green man to green man, 4 mins and half the time, drivers just stop on the crossing anyway. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Feb 2023 7:41pm)
  • hey, gotta do something while i wait given that i have to cross that road 6-8 times a day. also can't cry you a river, might impede traffic and we can't have that. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Feb 2023 8:35pm)
  • so i spent a winter in finland (my partner was finnish) the tags aren't very big. i still have mine from then it's not too big (maybe 4x2 inches) and people could see me fine there. i walk around here wearing a reflective jacket and people still don't stop. by smcsleazy (Thu 9th Feb 2023 11:07pm)
  • yup. my lights keep flickering. it's been going on for a few hours. by smcsleazy (Sat 11th Feb 2023 1:33am)
  • easier said than done. how the report system works in other places in the uk is there's a portal you can upload the footage to as part of your police report. someone who specializes in this kinda thing watches the footage and deem what course of action should be taken, usually fines and points on licence. how it works in scotland is police scotland ask for £300k to do something similar and don't actually make it, then scrap it. they make you fill out a standard police report and then within a few days, you'll be asked to email the footage. you're not allowed to chop or edit the file in any way so the raw video file could be too big to send via email and in my case, the first investigating officer gave me the wrong email address. if that happens, you have to make a formal complaint about how your case is being treated which takes upto 6 weeks. i had to give my SD card to the second investigating officer. after a 3rd investigating officer viewed the footage, they needed my camera for some reason so i drop it off at the precinct. 2 weeks later there's a 4th investigating officer who's taken over the case and wants to talk to me in person. 9 months after starting the investigation, i get from a 5th investigating officer who says "not dangerous" and won't elaborate. then makes you go to a precinct different to the one you dropped your camera off at (and which you HAVE to walk on an active building site to get to unless you drive there) to collect your camera where they broke the battery cover. i wish i was joking but that's what happened to me. by smcsleazy (Sat 11th Feb 2023 2:56pm)
  • i feel like at this point, it's not a good look for the council or the police in glasgow. for the council, it shows their infrastructure isn't good because enough. the easiest way to stop accidents is to slow people down and much of the street design is just "here is a sign that says 30mph so people will go 30 mph" without anything like speed cameras or raised crossings. as for the police, they can victim blame all they want and say "pedestrians need to wear reflective clothing and take more care" but it's not a good look that they don't enforce the rules they're meant to and don't do enough patrols. honestly, my thoughts go out to the family of the person who was killed but i just wonder how long it's going to take before the police and council actually take this seriously. by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 1:50am)
  • i know this all too well sadly. by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 2:01am)
  • you can slow people down in other ways other than speed bumps. narrowing roads is a good example. by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 2:31pm)
  • ah yes, because everyone knows the more reflective clothing you're wearing, the more impervious to the laws of physics you are. no, how about working with GCC to put up cameras to catch people running red lights. how about working with the council to keep cars out of cycle lanes. how about speed cameras in pedestrianized areas? how about pulling over drivers on their phones? by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 3:41pm)
  • and normal folk getting killed isn't a negative consequence? by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 6:20pm)
  • i do cycle and i do wear reflective clothing/use lights the honest truth is if some arsehole driver wants you off the road, it doesn't matter what you're wearing. there's honestly very little cyclists in this city can do. if a car is going 40 in a 20 zone, what is a bit of reflective fabric going to do to protect you? that driver has decided their going to drive dangerously and your attire isn't going to stop that. it makes you more visible, yes. but why is the burden on pedestrians/cyclists and not the drivers? that's my point by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 9:10pm)
  • i'm not saying their deliberate, what i'm saying is people are choosing to drive dangerously and break the law which the police and council won't do anything about. they could put up speed cameras on roads where people run red lights and/or speed through or patrol areas where it's known this happens, but they aren't. i wear reflective clothing and have lights because i don't want to give motorists the "i couldn't see them" excuse. but my point is why aren't we more mad at the motorists that keep breaking these rules? by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 9:37pm)
  • quite a few times. i've never been the biggest biffy fan but i've chatted with him a few times and he seems quite nice. by smcsleazy (Mon 13th Feb 2023 9:40pm)
  • i like bagel mania on byres road. by smcsleazy (Tue 14th Feb 2023 7:59pm)
  • dude on the right looks like he goes out on the town at the weekend wearing a fedora and un-ironically says "how are we doing tonight m'lady?" by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Feb 2023 4:31pm)
  • depends on the housing association you got signed up for and what they're trying to find for you. TFF to tenancy was just over 2 months. i've heard for families, it can be a little longer because there's more demand. by smcsleazy (Fri 17th Feb 2023 11:26pm)
  • it was my caseworker who found me the TFF but after that, i got signed over to a social work/housing association team. this was 5 years ago and it could have changed since then. by smcsleazy (Fri 17th Feb 2023 11:49pm)
  • i agree with your sentiment that if you build the infrastructure and actually connect it up properly, people will use it. honestly, one thing i love about cycling is how much nicer some of the routes can be over driving and as long as you're not road cycling, you can go at your own pace. although i did see you post this exact same link in a bunch of other subreddits. kinda spamming them, don't ya think? by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Feb 2023 2:27am)
  • 1. so you plan for the weather. if you've lived in scotland for any amount of time, you probably have a good raincoat. you can wear it while riding your bike. 2. bikes have gears. ya know, like cars do. 3. well that's no reason to deny other people transportation. right now, owning a car is prohibitively expensive for many people and the public transit here needs work, this is where cycling can be a great option. by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Feb 2023 4:32pm)
  • i'm liking the plans for the metro. glasgow honestly needs better public transport. we have a bigger population than edinburgh and spread wider, but somehow less transit connections? all that's going to do is make people think they HAVE to have a car and increase traffic. by smcsleazy (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 8:34pm)
  • i lived in ek for 25 years and the public transit there was so bad, it made me finally learn how to drive because it's the only way you can easily get around there. the fact i once waited 3 hours on a bus that was meant to be every 20 mins says it all. the trains are much more reliable but i stayed about 4 miles from the train station. by smcsleazy (Wed 22nd Feb 2023 8:43pm)
  • could say the same thing to range rover drivers. by smcsleazy (Sat 25th Feb 2023 4:14am)
  • i would have rather they used a congestion charge over a low emissions zone. a low emissions zone targets the wrong people IMHO. even running a cheap beater right now is expensive as all hell and isn't going to fix the fact that some of the worst drivers in this city are the rich wankers in their BMW M5's or audi RS6's who think it's perfectly acceptable to act like king dickhead and do 45 MPH/run red lights while being loud, obnoxious assholes. at least a congestion charge would mean they have to pay £30 when entering the city center, bringing some money in for the city and reducing traffic. there are other reason's this ULEZ are being bought in. a lot of GCC's money is spent on road maintenance because car dependent infrastructure is expensive AND insolvent. before anyone says "but i pay my road tax" your road tax doesn't actually pay for road maintenance and if it did, you would be actually paying way more on road tax if places were to break even. the easiest way to make roads last longer is to build/maintain less of them. the busier a road is and the heavier the vehicles traveling on it and how fast their going usually determines how long the road is going to last (yes, the thawing process makes a difference too but i spent a winter in finland where their winters get as cold as -50 in some places and their summers are as hot as ours but their roads are nice) GCC are trying to limit it that way so they can justify making the roads in city center narrower, widening the pavements and building more cycle lanes, which i'm all for. cities are built for people, not for their cars. personally, i feel like actually hiring parking wardens would be a good start. there's a joke in the local cycling community that if GCC put a camera on howard street and argyll street outside the bank, charged every car parked in the cycle lane £30, most civic projects could be paid for in a week. people in GCC know this is an issue just like they know the issue with how many folk have been running red lights/speeding through city center/using phones while driving. so i think their seeing the ULEZ as a way to bring these numbers down over fining. a positive effect this will have is a rise in public transit use, which will then mean more money coming in for first bus and scotrail. i just hope they'll actually re-invest it in improving the services and infrastructure over giving it back to their shareholders. by smcsleazy (Mon 27th Feb 2023 12:58pm)
  • yeah i know it's a common pot. my point with that was it's the most common argument bought up by the folk who are like "i pay my road tax" but it should also be said that things like council tax also go towards the roads too. i don't want to get rid of cars. i own a car, i love old cars (i've owned a few classic cars over the years and i go looking for old cars..... ironically on my bicycle) but there's no doubt that they have problems. look at the amount of deaths caused by cars a year because most folk don't like cars, they don't like driving. they see it as a chore, something they have to do because the alternatives aren't great. it's why you see so many drivers on their phone, they don't engage with the act. i find it funny that you bring up the choice not to use public transit and drive because not everyone has that option. right now we're going through a financial crisis and as i said in my comment, even owning a cheap beater can be an expense a lot of folk can't afford right now. if you get £1000 a month and £200 of that is going towards insurance, road tax, parking, petrol and the like, you're going to start looking for other options. plus not everyone can drive. there are people who have disabilities that make driving hard, there are people who find it stressful and don't want to do it, there are people who never learned and are too old to do so now (like my dad) and saying to these people "you have the choice to not use them and get a car" is honestly shitty as hell. things like public transit or active travel can be that option IF you make it safe and reliable. a monthly bus pass is only £58. hell, depending on where in glasgow you live, cycling is often the cheapest option for local trips. my car costs me £2000 a year in total running costs and i only do 3000 miles a year in it. my 2 bicycles cost me £250 a year combined and one of them did 4000 miles last year (the other did about 1000). so the car cost me 75p per mile and the bikes cost 0.05p per mile. but i understand why so many people in glasgow don't cycle. if i had £1 for every close pass cycling on the road (even though i try to avoid road cycling) i'd probably bring in £60 a week. but there's so many areas where there's no cycling infrastructure. transportation shouldn't be seen as a luxury people have to pay out the nose for, it should be seen as a basic right because people need to get around. most millenials and gen z folk want better public transit and walkable cities because they see cars as expensive and wasteful. why not make the option they clearly want/need better? by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Feb 2023 5:10am)
  • scam. i worked for a company that would go door to door asking about loft insulation. the whole idea is to get your information and sell it on to marketing companies. by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Feb 2023 1:55pm)
  • makes sense to me, right now if you want to go from the sauchiehall street cycle lanes to the waterloo street cycle lanes, you have to do some road cycling or take a massive fuck off detour. good to see their connecting things up. plus it will make the area look much friendlier for the tourists who are staying in the hotels around there by smcsleazy (Fri 3rd Mar 2023 9:26am)
  • was it a black macan on private plates? there's a dude who drives one around like his trousers are on fire. i was using the cycle lane on garrioch road and dude just came up behind me honking his horn and shouting "get off my road" as he passed. by smcsleazy (Sat 4th Mar 2023 7:18pm)
  • honestly. my street is getting really gross. they went from bin pickups every 3 days to every 4 days and it's been fucking nasty, and it was pretty poor to begin with. although i've noticed a surprising number of the local businesses using the residential street's bins. like last night i seen a white van i've seen around one of the local fish and chip places just pull up and dump a lot of their waste into the dumpsters on our street. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Mar 2023 4:29pm)
  • partly down to the council not providing enough bins for people to throw away their rubbish or emptying the bins enough. partly a lack of enforcement (aka no real penalty for littering/flytipping. partly cultural. aka the attitude that a lot of folk have of someone else will clean up after me. my mother was a cleaner in the schools and it was all to common for kids to litter right in front of her and then be like "IT'S YOUR JOB" not understanding that they were making her job harder. the issue is it's a bit of a downward spiral. people can't throw away their rubbish so they litter, it becomes so common that it's impossible to enforce, people say "why aren't the council doing more?" while also thinking "well i guess it doesn't matter if i add a little more" i also think there needs to be a change in how products are packaged. less packaging means less waste. by smcsleazy (Tue 7th Mar 2023 2:04pm)
  • keep an eye out on gumtree and facebook marketplace. just set alerts for any b-twin bikes. weirdly, a lot of stolen bikes in glasgow have been ending up in manchester. by smcsleazy (Tue 7th Mar 2023 7:17pm)
  • bike theives know that getting police scotland to actually do anything about it is really difficult. even if you do find it on gumtree and alert the police, there's a good chance they won't do anything. they often don't see a bicycle as worth the risk that could come from it. i know in england, recovery rates is around 1/5 stolen bikes. if i had to guess for here, it's probably lower. by smcsleazy (Tue 7th Mar 2023 8:49pm)
  • collect them all and return them to the venue and just drop them on the floor asking how they like it by smcsleazy (Sat 11th Mar 2023 7:14pm)
  • ok. ask to see the management, then throw em in their face by smcsleazy (Sun 12th Mar 2023 2:46pm)
  • i agree. my retro mtb feels better build to it than my tourer/daily. my understanding is they're repaving it in sections because they know a lot of people commute on it and it's probably safer to close one bit at a time rather than the whole thing for 6+ months. by smcsleazy (Sun 12th Mar 2023 3:04pm)
  • i was listening to them last week. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Mar 2023 7:32pm)
  • not old old but there was a lot of interesting 00's glasgow bands that never got much fame and attention. we are the physics, dananananakroyd, united fruit. all bands i used to see quite a lot and still listen to regularly. i was also in a band around that time and there was a lot of great small bands who only played a few gigs then broke up because it was around the time of the 08 financial crisis and it was difficult to justify spending so much money on practice spaces and driving to gigs when you'd just lost yer job. let alone things like printing t-shirts and giving out demos. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Mar 2023 7:38pm)
  • oh sweet. one of them still plays the shoe? it's just not a physics show without the shoe. (this must make no sense to anyone who doesn't know the band so here's context. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpl6ADQ-xs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpl6ADQ-xs)) by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Mar 2023 9:24pm)
  • they did alright but i always felt like they were one of those bands that split just as they were getting serious attention. i have met a bunch of them over the years (john is an absolute sweetheart) and i get the impression that they never wanted to stop playing but they just were getting disillusioned with being in a band. i did go to their last ever glasgow gig (with united fruit) and i remember just being sad that they were splitting. best wall of cuddles i'd ever experienced (a wall of cuddles is like a wall of death but rather than moshing, you cuddle the other half of the room. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-se5Gwii84](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-se5Gwii84)) i also remember they once stopped a show because 2 guys were fighting and they wouldn't start playing till the 2 dudes "kiss and make up" by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Mar 2023 9:39pm)
  • i broke both my arms after hitting a pothole on my bike. by smcsleazy (Sun 19th Mar 2023 9:49pm)
  • \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/h56tWDi.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/h56tWDi.jpg)) that's metal..... not plastic. basically, all the bike needed was a new saddle and shifter. by smcsleazy (Mon 20th Mar 2023 4:13am)
  • nope. i had to look after myself. by smcsleazy (Mon 20th Mar 2023 12:03pm)
  • this sounds like my old neighbor. basically she moved in below me 6 months after i moved in. every few days she would "forget" her keys and get me or someone else in the block to buzz her in. annoyingly the privacy feature on my handset didn't work. there was no rhyme or reason as to the times. when it started getting really bad imho was when her "friends" got involved. so about few weeks into the pandemic, my buzzer was getting rang maybe 6-10 times a day from her friends at all times of the day and night. i actually unplugged my buzzer in the hopes they'd get the message. eventually her friends just started standing in the close garden "CAN YA LET ME IN, CAN YA LET ME IN?" and every time he got in, all anyone in the block would hear would be them arguing for the next 8 hours, usually followed by the angriest, loudest sex you'd ever hear. eventually this dude started getting super brave and would wait around near the door and try to sneak in after you. we were told by the police and by the housing not to let any of her friend's in. there was one night where the ringing and the yelling got super bad. like he was ringing everyone's buzzers and banging at the security door screaming about something. somehow he managed to get in and was banging on everyone in the close's doors demanding to be let in and screaming. police arrested him and interviewed everyone in the close except the neighbor he was trying to see. 2 weeks later he was back to doing it again. the whole time, we'd been keeping records of this shit and sending them along to the housing and police. eventually (after a few years) housing finally kicked her out. best tip i can give is if your buzzer has a privacy button, use it. take logs of whenever this kinda thing happens and send it to the landlord/housing/council/police. lock your doors behind you (just to be on the safe side) it could make a massive difference. at the very least, it will send a message to her that it's not ok. by smcsleazy (Tue 21st Mar 2023 1:01pm)
  • remember scrummy yummy pizza co? david mclean remembers by smcsleazy (Tue 21st Mar 2023 1:14pm)
  • best fucking pizza. plus the dude that worked there had fucking amazing taste in music. first time i ever walked in there, he was playing quicksand. fucking legend by smcsleazy (Tue 21st Mar 2023 1:25pm)
  • pretty much this. i just went on it on my bike 30 mins ago and my first thought was "my friend in a wheelchair is going to love this" because the gradients aren't too steep so they can get a lot of momentum, even going up hill. might have to take a small break when they get to the top but then it's all back down hill. by smcsleazy (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 3:12pm)
  • i usually yell "thank you have a nice day" and gesture a thumbs up. your mileage may vary. by smcsleazy (Thu 23rd Mar 2023 6:02pm)
  • i know a joke about pizza...... but it's really cheesy by smcsleazy (Fri 24th Mar 2023 12:08am)
  • oh oh oh, ya know what you should do. give him a bookmark and use the excuse like "oh, it's on the house" and have your number on the bookmark along with a winky face. by smcsleazy (Fri 24th Mar 2023 9:03pm)
  • i'm just waiting for saltire blue to respond "but edinburgh isn't glasgow" by smcsleazy (Sat 25th Mar 2023 4:42pm)
  • i honestly hate the level of entitlement some motorists in glasgow. i've told this story before but i was trying to cross the bit of charring cross that intersects with sauchiehall street while pushing my friend in a wheelchair. because everyone kept parking on the crossing like this ( \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg)) ) it took us 10 mins to cross. the worst part was, people who were parked on there would look at me and my friend trying to cross, then just keep looking forward refusing to come to grips with the fact that they are indeed, an asshole. oh and don't think my disabled friend is fine when their in the car. finding a disabled parking spot in this city isn't hard. it's finding one that's not got a range rover or audi in it. by smcsleazy (Sun 26th Mar 2023 9:06pm)
  • honestly, i use the crossing i posted every day and the urge gets higher and higher each day. by smcsleazy (Mon 27th Mar 2023 10:52am)
  • glasgow live has to get that traffic somehow. by smcsleazy (Mon 27th Mar 2023 11:57am)
  • can't come soon enough. cycling down that road is basically a gamble every time. by smcsleazy (Wed 29th Mar 2023 10:49pm)
  • can i bring something about having a blue badge in glasgow? my friend uses a wheelchair and relies on their car to get around. they do have a blue badge but maybe 1 out of 10 times, they can actually use a disabled parking space because it's always filled by karen in her range rover or some raging jizzstain in his fancy german breif. oh and god forbid my friend asks if they could use the parking space. they once had someone start yelling at them saying they don't need a disabled parking space after they were forced to use a regular one. glasgow only has like 12 parking attendants and their notoriously shit at their job given that my friend has been ticketed for forging a blue badge and because the council spends so long investigating these things, it's easier just to pay the £30 parking fine, start the counter claim then claim the refund. keep in mind that process takes a few weeks and my friend only makes around £1000 a month. if they get more than 5 tickets in that month (which is fairly common) that's £150 they then have to try claiming back. aka my friend's experience is most people who drive in this city don't give a shit about disabled folk but are happy to wave it around when someone suggests maybe they don't need to drive everywhere just so they can keep being a dick. by smcsleazy (Tue 4th Apr 2023 10:25pm)
  • clingfilm his car. by smcsleazy (Thu 6th Apr 2023 11:41pm)
  • as much as i dislike his music, i've met him twice and he comes across as super down to earth. honestly, most scottish celebrities i've met have been pretty cool. where as when i was in london, so many famous folk would just blank you if you bumped into them. by smcsleazy (Thu 6th Apr 2023 11:50pm)
  • i swear i've had this audi punishment pass me when i've been out on the bike. the reg looks familiar. by smcsleazy (Sun 9th Apr 2023 2:33pm)
  • it's one of those places where you CAN go there and make friends, but as mentioned before, a lot of their clients is people in their 20's and 30's and it can be a bit overwhelming in there so if they have sensory issues, it might be a bit tricky. i've had to leave there a few times because of loud arguments 2 tables over. a good tip is actually to go onto facebook and type what she's interested in followed by glasgow and see if there's any clubs or groups. if she doesn't have facebook, there's a lot of shops in town that cater to different interests, maybe ask them if there's any groups or places where she can try. most of these shops have their ears close to the "scene" of whatever their into so can warn who/what to avoid. by smcsleazy (Sun 9th Apr 2023 2:44pm)
  • so putting people's lives at risk by making them walk on the road isn't as big of a deal as some dickhead's brief getting scratched? the whole reason the driver probably parked on the pavement was to avoid getting his car scratched which means they think their car is more important than things like the law and pedestrian safety. by smcsleazy (Sun 9th Apr 2023 6:24pm)
  • sadly in scotland, we don't have a dashcam portal for the police. they got given 300k to make one but it never happened. i should mention that police scotland's website doesn't let you upload video and only one photo. they also don't know how to open a .mov file so for 6 months while they were "investigating" footage, i didn't have my camera because for some reason, it was evidence. also when they finally did return it, they broke the battery door on it. why they needed to get to the battery on the camera is beyond me. by smcsleazy (Sun 9th Apr 2023 8:59pm)
  • i was getting it last night in maryhill. by smcsleazy (Tue 11th Apr 2023 10:22pm)
  • honestly. the main reason i learned to drive 12 years ago was because i stayed in EK and even if you left at 7am every morning, there was still a chance you were going to be late if you took the bus and every day there was this girl who'd get on the bus and play beyonce at full blast. like not even on headphones. on her speaker. it made more sense tbh. even if i hit the morning traffic, it was still only 50 mins (at the time) which was a good 30-40 mins quicker. i later moved to glasgow and honestly, the busses inside glasgow are much better than the ones that go outside glasgow (to places like hamilton or EK or motherwell) but still not great. it's really difficult to actually plan your journey because of the endless "ghost busses" and it seems every time i look up the times and give myself 10 mins wriggle room.... that's when the bus is 30 mins late. i still maintain, despite all the aggressive drivers in glasgow, cycling is still the best way of getting around if it's an option for you and i honestly think that's why so many folk are still cycling in glasgow after the covid boom. they realised relying on the busses isn't great and can get expensive, but there's also some pretty good cycle routes and it's fairly cheap to do. sadly, it's not an option for everyone and i do often feel like public transit in this city still feels like an afterthought. by smcsleazy (Thu 13th Apr 2023 9:25pm)
  • kryptonite but it's also worth learning where and how to look your bike. kryptonite u lock, through the front wheel and the frame works 99% of the time. it's also worth getting a bike that doesn't have quick release skewer wheels. most bike thieves will try to steal any parts that can be easily stolen and if someone has to pull out tools to steal the parts, it's going to be harder so they won't bother. i also think what kinda bike you own matters. i have 3 bikes and all of them are mechanically good but aesthetically tatty. one is a retro mountain bike, one is a super ugly tourer and one is a roadster. all 3 are a bit difficult to sell on especially since all 3 are very distinct looking. where as something like a carerra is easy for a bike thief because there's thousands of them and their usually more in demand than something like a dutch bike with backpedal brake or a raleigh wayfairer from the 60's. by smcsleazy (Fri 14th Apr 2023 9:38am)
  • they asked for bike lock recommendations, not a retelling on a conversation about your disapproval of people who wear lycra. by smcsleazy (Fri 14th Apr 2023 9:39pm)
  • it's a good idea and some cleaver use of the space. the rooftop garden seems a bit optimistic BUT i feel it will be worth it when the weather is nice. most good venues aren't JUST venues anymore. i actually like that gigs in glasgow are now no longer confined to glasgow city centre. it brings more people to areas they might have avoided in the past and spending money at the businesses in that area. i'd be curious what the proposed capacity is going to be. i feel like SWG3 is a great venue for acts on the level of alexisonfire, PUP, beabadoobee (the kinda level of fame that the ABC used to hold) but i've noticed a bit of a gap above that. i also think having more venues post covid can be a good thing. a lot of bands got hit really hard by the pandemic and i've noticed an increase in bands bringing other bands with a similar level of fame over with them (the idea is to share road crews, gear rentals and tour bus space..... all of which can be expensive at that level for one band) so i do think for now, it's going to be helpful to have more venues around that level. by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Apr 2023 9:15pm)
  • i stay near the wyndford and i think most people just want them gone. i understand that a lot of folk have made them their homes and that, but if it's anything like the high rise my dad stays in, they'll be falling apart and probably more costly to maintain and keep up to code. plus i think after grenfell in london, most people have seen the issues with high rises and don't wanna see a repeat of that. personally, i'm more curious what happened to that burgundy red cortina that was parked outside one of the flats until 2019. it made my day seeing that when going for my walk in the park. by smcsleazy (Mon 17th Apr 2023 8:08pm)
  • glad their finally going to be doing some redesign to paisley road west. there are bits where cycling on that is like cycling on the moon. when even a mountain bike has trouble, you know it's bad. by smcsleazy (Tue 18th Apr 2023 11:50am)
  • you do know cycling as a means of transportation was considered normal in the UK till the suburban boom of the 60's? you mentioned all the benefits with a car but you can get all of them on a bike. plus it's cheaper, quicker, easier and just more fun. or do you just want everyone to be as miserable as you in the car? by smcsleazy (Tue 18th Apr 2023 12:29pm)
  • maryhill tesco has one. by smcsleazy (Wed 19th Apr 2023 10:48pm)
  • from time to time i've had good luck. i managed to get the whole of death note there. i do remember the mills and boon donation. must have been a good 100 books. by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Apr 2023 7:45am)
  • depends. if it's just a low level thing then it may end up being sold on gumtree and facebook marketplace. but it is also worth mentioning it's super common for higher level bike thieves to steal them, file off the serial numbers then transport them to another city (usually somewhere like manchester or liverpool) and sell them on there. the worst part is, the police rarely actually take bike theft seriously. a friend had her bike stolen and the police didn't want to do anything about it. they asked her how much it was worth (£600 but it was a really cool early 70's raleigh roadster that had been powdercoated and had a lot of cool parts on it) but she was basically told there was nothing they could do. she found it on gumtree for sale in liverpool, it was clearly the same bike, phoned the police to tell them she found it and was just told "nothing we can do" called the police where it was for sale and they said it wasn't worth their time. honestly, the big issue is because many police in this country don't see a bicycle as transport, more sporting equipment, they don't take it as seriously as if a similarly valued car was stolen. by smcsleazy (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 1:55pm)
  • yup. had a guitar stolen a while ago. had the name and address of the person who did it, had proof they did it and all they said was "we can't do anything" by smcsleazy (Sun 23rd Apr 2023 7:03pm)
  • i stayed in london for a bit and i really hated it. like i grew up outside glasgow where it was common to chat with your neighbors or people on the street. but i felt like that was difficult when i stayed in london. it kinda felt like everyone was only looking out for themselves and seen things like kindness and empathy as weakness. i remember watching a dude come off his bike, running to help him up and move his bike out the road and the drivers were just honking at us and no one really came to help me see if he was ok. just kinda staring at me like i was crazy for helping this dude. i went home that night and my neighbor just said to me "i seen you help that man" and just walk into his flat. i always have this memory of trying to chat with strangers while waiting at the lights to cross the road and getting looks like i just insulted their mother. like there was one set of lights that took a while, i made the joke "i think these lights work in geological time" and the other person at the lights who was waiting with me just said "don't talk to me" i found living in london very isolating. it's why i only lasted 12 weeks. but i have this memory of getting off the train in central and within 2 mins, a stranger striking up a conversation with me about the best pizza place in town (the answer at the time was always scrummy yummy pizza co) i know it's a cliche but i kinda love that most glaswegian folk are pretty friendly and chatty. it kinda forces you to be more social than you normally would be. even if sometimes it means having conversations you might not want to have. i do have my problems with glasgow (it's a fucking dirty city, public transport/active transport needs some work) but i kinda still love it. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Apr 2023 1:37am)
  • seymour the gorbals is on fire by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Apr 2023 10:37am)
  • i always remember when i stayed in EK getting on the 31 at lindsayfield to go into town and it must have taken a good 2 hours. don't think that service still runs however. i feel like a lot of the north lanarkshire ones seem to go forever. someone mentioned the 240 and that did feel like an absolute trek and a half. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 12:16pm)
  • so rather than say "this is a good idea because......." i actually want to say why this kind of development is important right now. right now in glasgow, many people are having trouble surviving/affording food, we are in a recession and it's looking to get worse before it gets better. even a cheap car can cost £2000+ per year in things like insurance, tax, mot, repairs, parking and petrol. if you only make £1000 a month (basically what someone on esa and pip gets per month) are you really going to want to spend 1/6th of your money on transport? fuck no. i have 3 bikes and after the initial building of them, i only spend £300 a year on all of them combined. even a decent e-bike is still less than what you'd spend a year on car costs. i think this should be taken into consideration when we talk about transport. many people could benefit from active transit (including drivers) especially those that might not have the greatest social mobility due to finances. when you build infrastructure for people and not their cars, you're sending a message of "hey, there's no shame in walking/riding your bike" and it gets those people out and about and bettering themselves. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 6:05pm)
  • the garscube road cycle path has a counter and even on a bad day (raining and cold) it's reading 300+ riders. on a good day, i've seen it up at 900. might not sound like a lot but when you consider that each one of those people is someone not in a car or on a bus, that's got to mean less cars on the road. i only use the vicky road cycle lane twice a week but even on a bad day, it still reads 300 or so and on a nice day, i seen it pass 1000. i think the vicky road one is only going to see more cycle traffic because they're finishing off the cycle lane near the citizens and that was quite a scary part for cycling before hand. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 6:52pm)
  • i feel like the common argument against cycle lanes is "no one will use them" but in actuality, if you make them safe, make them go where people want to go AND are designed to keep a sense of flow, they'll get used. both garscube and vicky road have their issues. garscube road has a lot of drivers running red lights to turn left and nearly hitting cyclists who are crossing on their green (i see this once a week but i know it happens more) and vicky road has a lot of motorists who creep out and stop on the cycle lane (meaning you often have to go around them. guess they never learned a dotted line means stop in the highway code) but it's still safer than road cycling, which is often stressful. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 9:08pm)
  • so what about the other 150? don't they have the right to safe transport? by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 10:44pm)
  • more people can ride a bike than can drive. by smcsleazy (Tue 25th Apr 2023 10:44pm)
  • the biggest reason people don't cycle in many urban areas is because it's dangerous. yet most people learn how to ride a bike as a kid. car ownership in glasgow is something like 40% (i'm sure u/LordAnubis12 knows the exact percentage) yet our roads are sadly build for those people. glasgow has some of the most expensive public transit in the UK and we're going through a cost of living crisis where many people can barely afford to pay their bills. riding a bike if made safe enough is a good way to maintain social mobility because it can be thousands a year cheaper. not just on the person cycling but on the council. also, i've spoken to city planners in glasgow (they often hold meetings about how to improve this city) their polls showed over 30% of people in this city WOULD cycle if they felt it was safe enough. even if those are over inflated figures and the real percentage is half that, that's still 15% of the people they polled who would rather cycle than drive. if you get those 15% onto a bike, that's less cars on the road. hell, there's also the exposure effect where once cycling becomes more normalized and you see more people doing it, more people will want to do it. most car journeys in glasgow are less than 5 miles. are you telling me you need 2 tonnes of metal and plastic to go 5 miles? or do you just not want poor people to have mobility? that was the point of my original post. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Apr 2023 7:05pm)
  • weird, when i was in finland during winter (helsinki and jyvaskyla) and people were still cycling in 1ft+ of snow and -10. it rains almost as much in the Netherlands and folk still cycle there. there's this amazing invention, i'm gonna keep this a secret but it's called a jacket. it has a magical property where it can keep you warm AND repel rain. what a future we live in. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Apr 2023 7:15pm)
  • honestly, i feel that route changed based entirely on how the driver was feeling. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Apr 2023 8:58pm)
  • "HARD FACTS!" refuses to give anything more than anecdotal evidence by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Apr 2023 9:06pm)
  • go back and read the comment i replied to. you literally said it's a hard fact. even if some people do use these lanes multiple times a day, that's a good thing. it means people feel safe to use them for multiple short trips per day. if a car drives down the same road multiple times a day, it's still considered traffic. so why isn't a bike? it's still using that road for it's intended purpose. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Apr 2023 9:30pm)
  • good set of snow tires. in finland, it's a legal requirement you have to have snow tires on your car or bike when it's snowing. by smcsleazy (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:29pm)
  • i think i know the one their talking about. goes through a wardrobe and there's a goat fellow and a talking lion. last time i take that detour home. by smcsleazy (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:25pm)
  • nah, he wants all roads in the country only to lead to his business. by smcsleazy (Thu 27th Apr 2023 12:45pm)
  • i've asked the same question about the howard street cycle lane for years. my sucsess rate for using that cycle lane is 1 in 15. i often joke that if they just enforced the double yellow line rule on that street, they could make £600 an hour. all they'd need is 2 cameras. by smcsleazy (Thu 27th Apr 2023 1:01pm)
  • mad taxi sounds like the glasgow version of crazy taxi "HAW BAWBAG, IT'S TIME TAE MAKE SOME MAD MONEY YA BASS" \*happy hardcore version of all i want - the offspring starts playing\* by smcsleazy (Sat 29th Apr 2023 9:51am)
  • ok. so i'm going to assume the notebooks have nothing written in them, you're just someone who likes stationary. there are charities that gives children notebooks and the like. my friend collected a bunch of notebooks over the years and never did anything with them and gave them to a charity. i'm not sure which charity but i'm sure you can ring around a few that deal with helping children/adults with artistic endeavors and see if they'd be interested. by smcsleazy (Sat 29th Apr 2023 10:10am)
  • do you have the details of the driver? video of them doing so? witnesses? it's worth going to the police about it if you haven't already but also contact cycle law scotland. by smcsleazy (Mon 1st May 2023 12:08pm)
  • joke's on us. double of zero is still zero. by smcsleazy (Sun 7th May 2023 4:40pm)
  • honestly, trying to push my friend in a wheelchair past that was a pain in the ass. but the council are re-designing the place by widening the pavements and adding cycle lanes so it should start being better soon enough. by smcsleazy (Sun 7th May 2023 4:45pm)
  • honestly. seeing the shit my friend who's a wheelchair user has got to deal with in glasgow made me realise how unfriendly this city's infrastructure and people can be. by smcsleazy (Sun 7th May 2023 10:07pm)
  • honestly, i'm someone who cycles in glasgow and i see a lot of these riders give everyone on 2 wheels a bad name. the rule when cycling in a mixed use area (such as sauchiehall street) is to go at a slower pace and let your presence be known in plenty of time so you can overtake. but the amount of them i see blasting down at 20+mph. it's an accident waiting to happen. i should also mention, most of them don't like regular cyclists. a few days ago i tried parking my bike outside the mcdonalds and had one deliveroo rider tell me not to park there in future if i know what's good for me. the worst part is, i know the reason most of them ride so dangerously because i've done deliveries in the past (in a car though) most of the time, the map systems used to calculate the time it will take don't take into account things like traffic or red lights. basically "you have to go X distance in Y time or you'll loose money" or at least that's how it was when i did deliveries and i can imagine things aren't much better now. i also want to make the argument that better/more cycling infrastructure will make things better/safer (a lot of glasgow's cycling infrastructure is really disconnected or flat out dangerous to use) and i also think things like active transport (cycling/ebike/escooter) aren't likely to be going away, especially lately given we're in a cost of living crisis, public transit in this city is really expensive and owning a car is prohibitively expensive for many folk. but i do think there needs to be better training on the use of e-bikes/e-scooters since many of them are roughly the same size/weight as an old 125cc motorcycle. so the best things we can do is make them safer through things like enforcement, training and infrastructure. oh and deliveroo riders, WE RIDE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PATH HERE. you all have no idea how often i see these folk riding on the wrong side of the cycle lane expecting you to move out their way. by smcsleazy (Thu 11th May 2023 7:28pm)
  • the issue is due to budget cuts over the years in many sectors (emergency services, law enforcement, healthcare) many police are having to prioritize what they do and don't enforce. things like illegally modified e-bikes/scooters are fairly low on that list. by smcsleazy (Fri 12th May 2023 1:03am)
  • i know it's an old clip but the sad part is great western road is still super sketchy to cycle on. it's honestly why i avoid it if i can help it. it's one of those roads where you can be following the traffic laws and still get shit on by motorists shouting "learn the highway code" when they passed their test in 1988 and don't know the correct gap to leave for cyclists or why. honestly, they could probably make it much safer for cyclists if they just removed one lane of parking and put in a 2 way cycle lane. right now the options to get from say byres road to city center is. a. take a mile or so detour and go down the canal/garscube road cycle lane (although a good bit of it has been closed for a while) b. take a mile or so detour and go towards the transport museum and use the mixed use path that goes by the river c. go through kelvingrove (usually annoying pedestrians) and down sauchiehall street but deal with that dodgy as fuck junction/set of lights where motorists park in the box and ignore the red lights because their time is more important than people's lives. so you're usually having to pick between the long way OR the dangerous way. also doesn't help that GWR is more pothole than road at this point. potholes are way more dangerous to cyclists than they are motorists. to be honest, i think GWR's tarmac is at the end of it's life and i'm hoping for a re-design. oh, and for those people who are going to be saying "all cyclists are angry maniacs" honestly, you kinda have to be on edge a lot when road cycling. as mentioned before, you could be following the highway code to the letter and you still might get hit by someone who's whatsapp message is more important than your life. by smcsleazy (Mon 15th May 2023 11:47am)
  • ya know, every time there's a post here about cyclists, i see you make a post like "i seen a cyclist do this" but i've noticed the same level is never leveled at motorists who break the laws. i seen 4 drivers run red lights yesterday, 3 of which nearly hit pedestrians. are you just as mad at that? by smcsleazy (Mon 15th May 2023 12:05pm)
  • i mean, this is something a lot of motorists in the UK don't seem to understand imho. it can be way more stressful and mentally taxing cycling on the road than driving or riding in a protected cycle lane. as you said, you have to be able to predict everything. i've honestly came up with my own rules for how to ride on the road in glasgow. waiting in the bike box? stand to the left of whatever lane you need to be in because sometimes motorists try to run red lights. (seriously, once a month a nearly get hit this way) see a BMW, audi or golf GTI behind you? best just pull in and let them pass, it's more than likely they'll tailgate you or pass dangerously close. don't ever expect motorists to ever stop before the line on a junction that has a cycle lane on it. range rovers are usually driven by people who think texting and driving is fine. never cycle in a bus lane with parked cars. if you're pulling up to a set of lights and see a motorcyclist, wait next to them and say hi. sometimes you're lucky and they'll ride beside you for safety (the unwritten connection between cyclists and motorcyclist is "one distracted driver and you could be a statistic" i'm pretty sure) just because something is "the law" don't expect drivers to follow it. by smcsleazy (Mon 15th May 2023 12:53pm)
  • no it's not. because you don't know how someone is going to act in frustration. they're in a 2 ton metal box capable of 100+ mph, where as you're on a metal triangle powered by tesco meal deals. this is the big issue with road cycling, you don't know how the person in the car is going to react to your existence on "their" road and this is the major issue. you can follow the law and the highway code and be a courteous but quick rider..... and someone can still take offense to you being on the road. also, if it's only a 10 min car ride like mentioned in your first post, maybe you shouldn't take the car if it "frustrates" you. it's ok to admit you don't like driving in urban environments. honestly, it's part of the reason i stopped driving since moving to glasgow, just didn't seem worth the hassle on short trips. by smcsleazy (Tue 16th May 2023 12:46am)
  • not quite baby formula but i seen a dude recently steal nappies from tesco in his kid's pram and just push that thing as fast as he could down the street. i honestly hope he didn't get arrested. by smcsleazy (Thu 18th May 2023 6:46pm)
  • pretty much what i've been doing. things are tough right now and i don't want to make things harder for a supermarket chain currently posting record profits. by smcsleazy (Thu 18th May 2023 6:53pm)
  • no, these guys are actually nazi's who want gays, jews, and POC dead. members associated with the group have previously been with the national front and racist groups that have been classed as terror groups. by smcsleazy (Fri 19th May 2023 6:18pm)
  • yeah but does it meet the LEZ requirements? by smcsleazy (Sun 21st May 2023 1:05pm)
  • count how many people are in each photo assuming there's one person in each car. the current one is definitely more "bustling" by smcsleazy (Mon 22nd May 2023 1:19pm)
  • the one time i ate there, i was on the pan for the rest of the night by smcsleazy (Wed 24th May 2023 2:59pm)
  • you can ride all the way up to the kelpies in falkirk along the canal. might wanna practice a bit before doing that. honestly, even just taking the canal up to kirkintilloch is really nice. also, depending on where you live, i recommend doing your first few trips into town with someone else who cycles. there's lots of local cycling groups if you wanna meet people. despite the folk who say shit like "oh glasgow cyclists are the most unfriendly folk known to man" my experience is they're usually pretty sound and can give you some good tips on staying safe. it's also worth asking them "what cycle lanes/roads/routes have their problems and what are they?" by smcsleazy (Wed 24th May 2023 7:36pm)
  • honestly. i owned a loud car for a while and i hated it. i felt like an absolute wanker and like i was annoying everyone. first thing i did when i got the chance was get an exhaust with an extra muffler in it. i've found as i get older, i really dislike loud cars. especially since i currently stay on maryhill road and you hear all the folk racing between city center and bearsden at all hours of the night. you wanna race fast and make noise? go to a track. i'm sorry to hear about your experience. i do know where you're coming from. i used to walk my friend's dog which had a fear of loud noises and loud cars were a nightmare. i used to have to carry him home when a loud car passed because he'd freeze up. best tip i can give for dealing with a loud cars and that kind of behavior is write down the reg if possible. the legal limit for a car's exhaust is like 80dba and often cars modified in this way go over that. if you get the reg then the police (if they can be arsed) can find out their address and go out and test the noise limits of the cars. although it's also worth mentioning that in recent years many cars have a "sports" mode which makes the exhaust louder. the idea is it's meant to be quiet when you're in town but big noise impresses small minds and sadly exhibitionism is all to common in many car communities. by smcsleazy (Wed 24th May 2023 8:28pm)
  • it's worth mentioning that right now, the NHS are going through a lot and cuts are being made everywhere, especially to a lot of services considered "non essential" sandyford (while offering great and vital services to many LGBTQ+ folk, survivors and lots of other services) has had it's funding cut by quite a bit from what i understand. plus given that it deals with a lot of trans healthcare issues, it's been under fire for a while. the best tip i can give is talk to your GP and keep trying to contact sandyford. i've had good luck going there in person, explaining the situation and asking to be put on the list when appointments become available (not for PREP btw) the staff there are lovely and usually try to be as accommodating as possible given the issues. by smcsleazy (Fri 26th May 2023 11:25pm)
  • i never said it was this guys fault and i've been having enough problems with getting appointments. but the honest truth is i want to remind people that the person on the other end of the phone line is doing their best with the resources they are and being angry at them over the folk who keep cutting the budget isn't helping and a lot of these systems aren't put in place by the staff on the ground level but they're the ones who are often forced to carry the stress. by smcsleazy (Sat 27th May 2023 10:26am)
  • this reminds me of a moment that happened during the pandemic. i live near the mcdonalds on maryhill road. the day they opened that mcdonalds back up, it was only opened up for drive-thru only. for the first 3 days it was opened back up, there was a traffic jam that went 1/4 of a mile down maryhill road. by smcsleazy (Sun 28th May 2023 1:50pm)
  • just be careful at the moment. the canal route to falkirk is closed in 2 places. 1 closure is the bit that leads to the garscube road cycle path. this one is pretty easy. just cross the bridge to the right (if you're coming from town) and go around. sadly the other is between the student accommodation (across from the fire station) and lasts till just after the mcdonalds. i've honestly just been cycling down maryhill road till i get to the garscube road cycle path, but if you're not confident in road cycling, i can't recommend it since maryhill road can be a bit dicey for cyclists. best tip i can give is ride to the student accommodation where you see the blockade, get off the bike and walk down maryhill road till you see the mcdonalds, then get back on the path as soon as you can. it won't be far to walk. by smcsleazy (Sun 28th May 2023 11:00pm)
  • *nah, i seen one shop that was closed. the idea of walkable cities is unfeasible now. let's redesign glasgow city centre so all the shops are big enough that we never have to leave our cars to enter or browse. what do you mean 50% of glaswegians don't own a car? no, they should cater to my way of life, also why is there so much traffic?* by smcsleazy (Mon 29th May 2023 9:51pm)
  • 1. call for a police wellness check (tell her to mention the suspected drug/alcohol issues and mention she feels unsafe) 2. tell her to contact the local housing association. let them know about the wellness check she called. 3. tell her to start keeping records of any situations revolving this person. 4. if her buzzer lets her. put it on privacy mode unless she's expecting a package or a guest. also recommend keeping her door locked at all times for safety. 5. ask the other neighbors in the close if they've had similar issues. your daughter doesn't owe this person anything and if he's actively hurled abuse at her, she definitely doesn't owe him her help. by smcsleazy (Mon 29th May 2023 10:33pm)
  • that one has always been really bad. it was the last resort of drive thru food in ek. by smcsleazy (Tue 30th May 2023 5:46pm)
  • i know quite a few friends who are "car guys" and i can attest. they usually have 2+ cars and their daily is usually some ragged looking POS they don't care if it gets beat up, only that it does exactly what it needs to do. most of their actual money (some of them work in tech making like 100+k a year btw) goes to something cool they only bring out a few times a year and don't dare drive it in the city centre. often it's not even something expensive like a lambo. more likely it's something like a nissan s13. by smcsleazy (Tue 30th May 2023 6:56pm)
  • so when i was growing up, they were a cleaner in the high schools. with a lot of students, there was this idea of "well **someone** is **always** going to be there to clean up after me so why do it myself?" i think a lot of it is based on a sense of entitlement. there's always going to be someone beneath you on the social/financial ladder to clean up after you. personally, the "community enforcement officers" who walk around city center should have the power to fine litterers £10 and if they try to wriggle out of it, it gets bumped up to £50. but i'm the person who also thinks parking fines should be based on income, parking offence committed and the value of the car it's committed in. fines are only fines for poor people under the current system. by smcsleazy (Sat 3rd Jun 2023 12:30pm)
  • oh stop it. you make us sound way cooler than we actually. are. by smcsleazy (Sun 4th Jun 2023 1:48pm)
  • nah it was a thing pre-pandemic. it's been a thing for years. but i am always shocked that these folk don't feel self conscious as their doing so. by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Jun 2023 12:16pm)
  • god. it's weird seeing how wide the pavements are. i love it. i honestly hate walking down great western road at times because how loud is and how narrow the pavement is. by smcsleazy (Mon 5th Jun 2023 12:37pm)
  • i'm not defending how he acted, he was carrying a lot of speed coming down that hill and even though the light was green, he should have still predicted that people were going to cross because there was no cars/busses coming that way. it's a common issue with road cycling in cities. pedestrians will cross when they think they can and most cyclists should learn to anticipate just as motorists should anticipate cyclists. i want to say, i hope this whole thread doesn't turn into "all cyclists are bad" because honestly, most cyclists i've met over the years cycling in glasgow are fairly chill, normal and law abiding. a lot of these folk are an extreme minority. i get why it happens though. road cycling is one of those things where you need to be on edge at all moments. this is why i honestly dislike that one of the main cycling youtubers in the uk is cyclingmikey. on one hand, yes, he's got a lot of dangerous drivers off the road. but he's made being a tool part of it and it doesn't surprise me that some follow suit. by smcsleazy (Wed 7th Jun 2023 10:18pm)
  • there's lot's of better options that taking the car for that trip IMHO. if you were driving in, you'd likely get stuck in the morning traffic on great western road. depending on where you stay in bearsden, cycling/e-bike would probably be the best option. i dunno if you can cycle (you might have a disability or can't ride a bike) but if you told me to do that journey, that's the way i'd do it. get on at the ncr754. break off at maryhill locks, follow the river kelvin and then come out kelvingrove park onto byres road/queen Margaret drive. if not that, i think the best option would be train then tube. both options are good for avoiding the traffic in that area as well. by smcsleazy (Thu 8th Jun 2023 12:03pm)
  • agreed. my 3 bicycles cost me maybe £350 a year in maintenance where as my car cost me £3500 a year in insurance, petrol, parking, tax, mot, maintenance. it was a no-brainer. by smcsleazy (Thu 8th Jun 2023 12:32pm)
  • best tip i can give is avoid the roads. the route i mentioned above is really quiet and nice to ride and fairly easy. but it's worth building up the muscle to do so. maybe try riding 1 mile a day, then 1.5. then 2 and so on until you feel you can do the distance. by smcsleazy (Thu 8th Jun 2023 12:31pm)
  • i think it's because many of the towns outside that you mentioned are still considered part of glasgow or like the suburbs of glasgow. i also think the fact that many people who work in glasgow live in these towns/surrounding areas might also contribute. i do find it an interesting as someone who grew up/lived in one of these satellite towns and now lives in glasgow. there wasn't really much pride in being from these places and there was often this expectation of "well guess i'll settle down here and start a family, bye bye social life" so i wonder if that's changed in recent years. by smcsleazy (Fri 9th Jun 2023 11:07pm)
  • i honestly see this shit all the time both in the car, on the bike and as a pedestrian. red lights seem like a suggestion to these folk, their text messages are always more important than your life/other users road safety, speed limits are just a suggestion and god forbid you get in their way. by smcsleazy (Sat 10th Jun 2023 12:00pm)
  • did they get the bike from the bike hive? by smcsleazy (Sat 10th Jun 2023 5:48pm)
  • no change there then. by smcsleazy (Mon 12th Jun 2023 12:02pm)
  • someone can correct me on this but wasn't the glasgow bylaw bought in after the infamous 2012 jubilee party or am i thinking of something else? by smcsleazy (Tue 13th Jun 2023 11:17pm)
  • a good tip i can give is if you're leaving/returning to the flat, have your audio notes app recording before you leave just to be on the safe side. also if you rent from a housing association, let them know immediately that she's creating a hostile living environment. by smcsleazy (Tue 13th Jun 2023 11:49pm)
  • someone went into the ULEZ without a car that's compliant by smcsleazy (Wed 14th Jun 2023 10:26pm)
  • so i'm into cars but even i think these folk are wankers. i stay above maryhill road and all hours of the night, you hear it. there's a time and a place for loud exhausts (the track) but i don't think 2am is the time and i don't think a residential area is the place. tbh i think at this point, it's more exhibitionism without taking off your clothes. by smcsleazy (Thu 15th Jun 2023 9:27am)
  • i love how as i read this comment. it's currently sitting at 69 upvotes. i wonder if we can keep it that way. by smcsleazy (Tue 20th Jun 2023 6:46pm)
  • not even a sony PS3 controller. it's one of those logitech ones that are known for disconnecting and random input lag. by smcsleazy (Thu 22nd Jun 2023 8:27pm)
  • maryhill and i can hear the drums/bass. by smcsleazy (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 10:26pm)
  • i guess you could say this town aint big enough for the both of them by smcsleazy (Fri 23rd Jun 2023 10:34pm)
  • i'm sorry for your friend's loss. i have 2 indoor cats and normally their quite confident but the moment they hear a backfiring exhaust, they run for cover and i've got to be honest, there's some nights where i'm stuck awake screaming "shut the fuck up" because some 5 IQ fuckwad with his straight piped audi keeps racing up and down maryhill road at 1am. i am a car guy but i'm also critical of this kinda behavior. if you wanna make a lot of noise and go fast, go to a fucking race track or drive on the motorway. hell, i see so many people talking about 90's touge racing in japan but don't realise they chose those mountain passes because people didn't use them at night because it was too dangerous, they would put down traffic cones and "road closed" signs to make sure people didn't drive onto the track and chose those passes because they could make more noise. but the moment you start banging and popping in a residential/mixed use area, you're just being an exhibitionist wankstain who's too cowardly to get their knob out. as for what to do about it. the council can't do much that doesn't involve re-designing the streets to narrow the road. there's some areas where speed cameras and other traffic cameras really should be in place but aren't. maybe once these fuckers see some speeding tickets/tickets for running red lights, they'll think again. although that doesn't solve the noise issue. what does is police intervention. the legal noise limit for a car's exhaust is 80db (if i remember rightly) and many of these cars go well over that limit. you can report some of these cars for doing things like noise to the police but i wouldn't hold out hope given the current state of police scotland. by smcsleazy (Sun 25th Jun 2023 7:37pm)
  • i assume it's the same person who left their bee's on the bike rack on byres road a few weeks ago. by smcsleazy (Mon 26th Jun 2023 5:06pm)
  • one that has stuck with me was when i was using the self service machine and the dude at the next self service checkout just said "yer maw is an unexpected item in ma bagging area, aye, ya heard me right" by smcsleazy (Mon 26th Jun 2023 9:13pm)
  • weirdly, a lot of the cyclists who've been training for the UCI have been saying the roads here are a nightmare. many of the bikes the riders have been testing on have noticed issues. keep in mind these aint steel or alloy bikes, a lot of these are carbon fibre bikes which are really prone to "tearing" when exposed to things like potholes. many of these patches aren't designed to last much more than 6 months btw. they're just for show because a few years ago, there were more frame cracks/punctures than any other race that season. but i don't think these patches are really going to benefit a lot of the normal "commuter" cyclists in glasgow because the patches are just going to be torn up by the weight of the cars. i think as it equates to normal "commuter" cyclists, they've been making some weird choices. gorbals street is a good example. they finally connected vicky road to city centre which was needed because gorbals street could get a little dicey, built a pretty good cycle lane, opened it for a week and now it's closed again because they needed to dig up the road and there's no sign on when it's going to be re-opened. hurrying the work on the canal would be ideal. that's one of the major routes for cyclists in glasgow because it connects areas like maryhill, anniesland, drumchapel and clydebank to city centre by bike. but right now the alternative is "just cycle down maryhill road till you get to garscube road" but forgets maryhill road can be super sketchy for cycling. i don't know why it took nearly 6 months to do a few hundred metres of tarmac but it did. by smcsleazy (Tue 27th Jun 2023 9:31pm)
  • the return of the glasgow band desalvo? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmVI9f2O2ZA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmVI9f2O2ZA) by smcsleazy (Fri 30th Jun 2023 10:48pm)
  • same reason most hate groups/movements do it. many people join these kinda groups because they feel like they have no power in their day to day lives but also feel like their owed something by a world that's moving further and further away. rather than accept change and move on, they often find the people who are angry at the same things they are and who are willing to tell them "it's everyone's fault but ours. these are the people who's fault it is" basically selling them a placebo to the problem they created. the youtube channel innuendo studios has a great video called "how to radicalize a normie" which talks about how many people fall down the rabbit hole into joining hate groups. [the video in question](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55t6eryY3g) if you want to learn more. speaking anecdotally, i've had family members who were skinhead nazi's in the 80's and i've met ex orange order. many of the recruitment tactics and initiations are similar. it's no surprise many of them go after men who feel their masculinity/way of life is being questioned. not saying that other people don't fall into these movements (they do) but they tend to be seen more as tokens or funneled into different hate movements (TERFS) by smcsleazy (Sat 1st Jul 2023 12:23pm)
  • i would rather live in a world of ignorance where i could still see desalvo than addressing that the orange order exist. by smcsleazy (Sat 1st Jul 2023 8:14pm)
  • in my case, they lost my first referral to get seen by physio after breaking both my arms and had to apply again which took 3 months. by smcsleazy (Mon 3rd Jul 2023 11:27am)
  • i honestly stopped going to polo a few years ago because the security was so horrible. by smcsleazy (Wed 5th Jul 2023 2:52pm)
  • i've worked on both cars and bikes over the years and it's much harder to bleed the brakes on a bike than it is a car. by smcsleazy (Sun 9th Jul 2023 10:47am)
  • 14 passengers? every time i see a night bus, it's usually at least 50% full. i think this is just first bus being their usual self and trying to run a service (aka something everyone/most people need) like a business. look how well it's working for the NHS. did they actually give statistics to ridership? because it sounds like their going off pandemic numbers to justify this. by smcsleazy (Mon 10th Jul 2023 10:38am)
  • yes but it is also a service because no matter what you think, people need mobility and people need to get around. only 50% of people who live in glasgow have a car and given the state of the busses in glasgow, i'm surprised it's still that low. glasgow is still a relatively low income city compared to many other places. also keep in mind most wages haven't kept up with inflation, this includes many NHS and hospitality workers who are two groups that rely on night busses. but hey, let me break it down in terms someone who defends big business will understand. let's say you're doing a 5-4am shift at a pub and you're being paid minimum wage. it's about £10 an hour (i'm rounding down but really, it would probably be less after tax) that's a 11 hour shift so £110. a taxi home at that time of night can run you anywhere between £30 and £50 depending on where you live. you've just lost a good 40% of your income that night on getting home. sound fair? by smcsleazy (Thu 13th Jul 2023 11:15am)
  • i can't wait to see this picture on glasgow live by smcsleazy (Sat 15th Jul 2023 9:47am)
  • so many good doggos. 3 highlights were a fluffy chihuahua who was super friendly and was walking around like the parade was for him. an italian greyhound that was just so happy to make friends a labradoodle puppy which was just soooo small but so happy to give kisses. by smcsleazy (Sat 15th Jul 2023 10:46pm)
  • there was 2 prides. glasgow pride and mardi gla. glasgow pride was the one in 2018 where they held the after party in kelvingrove on a really hot day but sold more tickets than the venue could take and had this rule that if you left, you couldn't get back in but they also didn't have enough basic refreshments like water and there was only like 6 portaloo. it was worse for the people who bought a ticket because they had to wait in the burning sun after marching 4+ miles to get in. anyone who tried getting a refund couldn't and people were passing out from dehydration waiting to get in. they were also worse to deal with if you were part of an organization in that they made you register 6 months in advance but also told you that you could only bring a maximum of 10 people. but they would always wave that rule for the companies that could pay more. organizations would often be pushed to the back of the parade route and there was very little vetting that would go on. 2019 had a group of terfs behind us threatening one of our trans members. we basically had to surround her to protect her. when we told the organizers what was happening, they just said "we'll speak to them at the end of the parade route. we kept making complaints about what happened and they just kept saying "we'll put some distance between you and that group next year" glasgow pride had a lot of complaints against them. picking routes that were really unfriendly towards disabled folk, platforming transphobes, events being poorly managed, last min route changes, putting corporate interests first, refusing to give refunds. a lot of people were just getting sick of them and not wanting to deal with them. from what i heard, even inside the council, they were hard to deal with. so mardi gla picked up the slack and have been much better to deal with. still not perfect, but way better. by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Jul 2023 11:46am)
  • depending on your politics, check out ashenspire's album hostile architecture is worth your time. it's weird how a song about living in poverty can be more brutal than death metal bands singing about surgery or various gore. [the law of asbestos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VWzaH_S4Y) by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Jul 2023 2:39pm)
  • oh we seen that one at tinderbox later on. they were so sweet. by smcsleazy (Sun 16th Jul 2023 6:45pm)
  • i'm fine with it. i always think the scotrail livery is quite boring anyway so this really makes it pop imho. reminds me of the 90's and early 00's where the train to paisley would always have some graffiti on the sides. i'm not sure if it was just me reading a lot of books on graffiti during the 00's but there's a lot of planning/effort that goes into it. for what was most likely a dangerous job (likely sneaked into the storage yard) and didn't use any stencils, it's pretty clean looking. i'm not going to change a lot of folk's minds on the subject of graffiti (i know that) but if you want to learn more about the history of graffiti and stuff, look into these books because it's much more interesting than you think. subway art - henry chalfant the faith of graffiti - normal mailer the history of american graffiti - caleb nelson tbh, i just got annoyed when the mural of MF DOOM by the clyde had swastikas painted over it. by smcsleazy (Mon 17th Jul 2023 1:08pm)
  • they got annoyed because the first bus app said the bus had already arrived there by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Jul 2023 9:48am)
  • is this the maryhill depo? i had a case where i showed up between those hours and they told me to come back again tomorrow at the same time. 3 days in a row before i could collect the package. by smcsleazy (Thu 20th Jul 2023 3:57pm)
  • i'm a musician and i seriously dislike buskers. the main issue is the barrier to entry is basically the £300 for a roland street cube (and used they're only like £200) and £20 for a behringer mic. so you often get situations where people who've only learned a few ed sheeran songs are welcome to block the flow of foot traffic and often be excessively loud and oversing (i'm reminded of the dude who oversings the melody to everlong - foo fighters to the point where it took me 1 whole min to realise what he was actually singing) honestly, a big trend i've noticed recently is buskers not even playing an instrument and just singing along to a backing track. hell, the dudes with the toy cats playing old techno songs don't even do that. same with the dudes with the violins that mime along to despacito (yes, they're miming) i feel like NYC has a happy medium where buskers have to audition and they limit certain styles (that way you get less soppy balladeers and more stuff like too many zooz) honestly, there is some stuff that stands out when it comes to buskers in glasgow. the rockabilly band is great. there was an all girl band doing cool alt rock stuff on sauchiehall street a few months ago and i would like to hear more stuff like that. i also would like to see the council enforce places where people can busk without effecting the flow of foot traffic and enforce noise limits so people that work in nearby shops aren't having to hear covers of wonderwall distorted to the point where you can't tell if it's not actually a recording of orchid. but at the same time, i also think it is worth addressing why buskers are more common right now. during the 08 financial crisis, a lot of local venues closed and those that stayed open pivoted to "pay to play" OR only allowing cover bands. it got to the point where in 2012, we were trying to get a gig (we were a post-hardcore/post-rock band.... i'll admit not the most palatable genres) and so many venues were asking us "can you tone down your sound and maybe throw in some well known songs" which just got tiring. venues realised it was also often cheaper and more profitable to hire someone with an acoustic guitar to play covers. often all it took was one clip of them on social media and they could get gigs more easily. so more people pivoted towards playing that kinda music and busking more. i'm not saying there wasn't still venues playing originals that wasn't pay to play. but my experience at the time was most venues did pivot to those models. by smcsleazy (Fri 21st Jul 2023 3:26pm)
  • the big thing is, a lot of the time all the police would need to do is watch these riders to see if their bikes were illegally modified. the big tell is watching them set off or ride uphill. ebikes are meant to have pedal assist but these ones are often modified to just have the motor going at all time. if they've got the bar mits on them even during summer, that's a sign it's illegally modified (the mits hide a throttle control) but at the same time, i've never really seen the police pull these fuckers over, even when they've ran red lights or injured pedestrians (i have seen a few cases of that) i think the big thing would be to treat e-bikes as something you need a rider's licence/training/insurance to ride. as much as daily mail readers don't want to admit it, micro mobility isn't going to go away anytime soon given the rising price of car ownership, environmental issues associated with car ownership (even electric cars), stagnation in wages and car dependency costing councils more and more. the sooner we address this kinda thing, the safer we can make it for everyone. by smcsleazy (Sat 22nd Jul 2023 3:24pm)
  • rose and grants is my favorite. before it closed down, it was tied for first with once upon a tart. by smcsleazy (Sun 23rd Jul 2023 11:24am)
  • once upon a tart? they've been closed for at least 5 years now my bad. should have worded my comment better. by smcsleazy (Sun 23rd Jul 2023 7:27pm)
  • so i think the better question at this point is why do the council/police keep letting them march every few weeks? setting aside religious freedom for now, it's got to be bad press/PR that every time they march, there's news reports/video of them being doing something horrible. you can call it a "news bias" all you want but when it keeps happening, that's not a good sign and it's certainly not a good look that they keep letting this shit happen. it's got to cause emails/letters to the police/council saying "why do you keep letting this kinda thing happen?" that they'll have to spend time and resources answering, a lot of the marches also need to be passed through the council for permission and require police resources so there's that too. so what's left? religious freedom? call me weird but i don't think celebrations of terrorist attacks against catholics and nazi salutes are really making catholics or jewish folk feel like they have religious freedom. these marches seem more like intimidation tactics at this point. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jul 2023 12:54pm)
  • not exactly right. see, the big issue with a lot of people in these hate groups is they've chosen or been lead to believe that the people they hate aren't actually people and therefore, not deserving of being humanized. it's also worth mentioning that platforming a hate group usually leads to increased membership because what these people are selling isn't membership, it's an excuse to take out their anger on the people they want to de-humanize. look at the time nick griffin made an ass of himself on question time. he said london needed to be "ethnically cleansed", talked about how he was friends with the leader of the KKK, wrote a book on how the holocaust was a conspiracy, called LGBTQ+ folk "creepy perverts" and much much more. ya know what happened with the BNP's membership numbers after that? it went up because people resonated with that message. let me ask this. what would the city of glasgow loose if they only marched once a year rather than the 6+ times a year they march? you platform extreme ideas, it only makes them stronger and more likely to keep pushing the envolope because "no one stopped us last time" by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jul 2023 6:11pm)
  • neither are acceptable when members are throwing up nazi salutes imho. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jul 2023 6:19pm)
  • if you celebrate terror attacks to the point of dehumanization and spouting hateful bullshit, you probably shouldn't be marching either way is my opinion. by smcsleazy (Mon 24th Jul 2023 6:21pm)
  • if i had to guess, red car t-boned the ambulance (look at the middle of the ambulance) the red car also must have been doing a decent speed to cause that much damage to itself. at least 30mph, likely more. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Jul 2023 8:11pm)
  • [https://www.crashmap.co.uk/Search](https://www.crashmap.co.uk/Search) it's a good resource to see how many accidents happen on a street/road and how bad they are. it's not a complete list because there's some that don't get reported and some aren't updated. by smcsleazy (Wed 26th Jul 2023 10:09pm)
  • i don't remember the name of the pub but around 2009 in merchant city, i paid £6.50 for a pint of budvar. according to inflation, that's a £10 pint nowadays. by smcsleazy (Fri 28th Jul 2023 11:34pm)
  • yeah, it's a scam. a few days ago i seen him yelling at someone to give them money for the bracelet he basically forced onto a lady by smcsleazy (Sat 29th Jul 2023 10:29am)
  • ​ https://preview.redd.it/2womvqso5yeb1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b365f9767f5a500ed86cd03234bcf1d1070f5080 by smcsleazy (Sat 29th Jul 2023 7:25pm)
  • not great tbh. so my friend is a wheelchair user, public transport is usually the best way to get around but you have to check if the station is accessible first and be willing to make detours. i think the kelvinhall and hillhead tube stations aren't wheelchair accessible. not sure about some of the others. it's not much better if you're in a car btw. glasgow parking attendants LOVE to ticket my friend and because of the appeals process can take so long and it can still come out against them, they've basically got used to setting aside £100 a month for dealing with parking fines. that's if they can actually use the disabled parking spaces since 95% of the time there's some wankstain BMW/audi/range rover in the space. in one case they seen my friend was waiting to use the space. my friend didn't say anything and unprompted he walked up to the car and started saying "you think you're fucking better than me or something just because you're a c\*ipple? if i had my way, you'd all be starving to death" they phoned the police about it and even with the dude's reg and witnesses, they still did fuck all. but that was a more extreme case. bus would probably be your best way to get around. it won't be the most reliable but it's the most consistent way my friend found. just remember to take into account some bits of glasgow are rather hilly so if you're by yourself, give yourself regular breaks. kinda goes without saying i know but my friend found it saps their energy way more. like they told me something like "you use 50% the energy going up a hill than covering the same distance on flat land" sorry i can't be more help but i hope the other comments will help out. by smcsleazy (Sat 29th Jul 2023 8:37pm)
  • yup and in maryhill, some of the traffic lights are down too. by smcsleazy (Sun 30th Jul 2023 11:38pm)
  • i think it's good for glasgow. brings more tourists here and that's got to be good for the local economy and making glasgow seem more forward thinking. but i kinda wish they didn't remove the bike racks outside deichman for it. but that's my only real complaint. by smcsleazy (Mon 31st Jul 2023 4:08pm)
  • it's going to be the one tech inspection where the authorities are going to ignore illegal modifications. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 9:11am)
  • good. i honestly find it kinda shocking that so many buildings in town have been boarded up for a long time. BHS has been closed for at least 7 years and that's 7 years of that building not providing any income. that's just one store. there's a good 15-20 empty shops on sauchiehall street alone. imagine how much money they could be bringing in. honestly, even if they get converted to luxury apartments, i'd still be more ok with that than boarded up shop fronts. at least they'll be bringing in money for the local area. by smcsleazy (Thu 3rd Aug 2023 6:52pm)
  • the one near the clutha is weird. if you're coming from the citizens and you want to turn right (if you're going towards kings court) on the cycle lane, it's difficult to tell what you do at a glance. the green lights go green at the same time but there's no bike box to get yourself into a position to do so. i've found the best practice is getting off the cycle lane a little sooner and just waiting to go with the cars. but then you always get the angry taxi driver shouting "my road tax pays for that cycle lane, you should use it" by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Aug 2023 6:45pm)
  • i wanna say it was much worse before they put in the lights for cyclists BUT i also wanna say i've still caught drivers running to turn left even when the light for cyclists is green. it's something i see 2 or 3 times a week. motorists who don't want to wait for cyclists and think they can just go through no big deal. you also see it sometimes on garscube road if you're coming from maryhill road. i don't condone cyclists running red lights and i certainly don't like seeing motorists doing so. in a battle of physics, 2 tonne car will always beat 70kg of meat and bone on a metal triangle. by smcsleazy (Fri 4th Aug 2023 11:53pm)
  • bmw touring motorcycle? if so i think i've probably chatted with you on great western road. although i usually try to start conversations with motorcyclists at long traffic lights. i think there's a mutual thing of "we're both just one distracted driver away from being another news article" but yeah. that is honestly a big issue with a lot of ASL lines. a lot of motorists think "oh it's just there for entitled cyclists, i'm going to show them" but at the same time, don't understand it's there to help cyclists get into safer positions and give them more room to set off safely and enforcing these kinda things requires resources that many councils would find "wasteful" by smcsleazy (Sat 5th Aug 2023 12:13am)
  • ya know what, i'll bite. it's been said below that road tax hasn't paid for road maintenance in years. it's a tax that's collected and re-distributed, same as things like taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. but here's the interesting part, if that was the case that road tax pays for the upkeep of roads, you would (and in many cases should) be paying more. cars have been getting progressively bigger and heavier over the last 20+ years. mk1 clio had a curb weight of 930kg. the mk5 clio is now 1200kg. that might not sound like much but that's more weight causing more wear and tear on the roads and this is something that goes up exponentially. this isn't even addressing the rise in SUV/crossovers (usually 1500kg+) and the ride in adoption of EV's which are hefty unit's. but road tax has went down over the years. because cars have gotten bigger, things like parking spaces and even lanes have had to get bigger. bigger cars also mean less space on the road for other cars. does someone really need a range rover discovery to drive into town? are you going to say these people really need a car that's going to use (at most) 20% of it's cargo space every day? cycle lanes (if done correctly) are cheaper to maintain, use a less expensive asphalt AND can last longer than a road. more people who live in urban areas can ride a bicycle than can drive, shouldn't they get a say? car ownership is expensive (my twingo was costing me £3000 a year in tax, insurance, mot's, maintenance and petrol) but my 3 bicycles was maybe £300 a year in maintenance. it's a better mobility option for poorer/more working class folk. do poor folk not deserve mobility? better for your physical health, that's less strain on the NHS/tax payer. children can use them (look into bike busses) so less people doing the school run, that means less traffic on your morning commute. cyclists cause less accidents than motorists (statistically) so wouldn't it be better to get some folk out of cars and into bikes? people in mobility scooters can use them too (there's an old guy i see use the garscube road one who looks like he's having the time of his life using it because he can go at full pelt) so do you not want people who need mobility aids to use them? "oh but no cyclists are using them" garscube road cycle lane see's a high of 700 people a day (avg was about 450 but the counter broke recently and seems to only count 70% or so of riders that pass through) victoria road is a high of 900 people a day (avg is usually around 650) glasgow green tends to get 700 per day there are plenty of roads in glasgow that move less cars per day. does that mean we should remove those roads by your logic? it's also worth mentioning that some cycle lanes in glasgow are actually more dangerous to use than riding on the road. bisland drive comes to mind. one of the shop owners on that street likes to leave broken glass in the cycle lanes or blocks them with his van, the cycle lane starts and stops really abruptly, the transfers from lower level pavements to higher levels are more like small curbs (even on my mountain bike, they can be uncomfortable), there's drainage issues so when it's been raining, they flood and the council are never interested in fixing them...... oh and there's always cars in them. most cyclists i know just don't bother with it. there's quite a few like that. but hey, if you don't think cycling in glasgow is "that bad" or "that hard" here's a fun game you can play. go on gumtree or FB market, buy a cheap bike and play "the floor is lava: cyclist edition" it's fucking great btw. give yourself a destination (2-5 miles is usually the sweet spot) and see how far you can go only on cycling infrastructure. see how many detours you have to take in order to stay on the infrastructure. by smcsleazy (Sat 5th Aug 2023 1:34am)
  • sweet. i'll keep an eye out for it. maybe we'll be lucky enough to cross paths when i'm on my ratty claud butler bicycle by smcsleazy (Sat 5th Aug 2023 12:25pm)
  • ok. so i'm gonna speak this from experience. in the past i've asked police, council and parking what to do about cars parked in the cycle lane. council say contact parking enforcement. parking enforcement say contact the police, police say contact the council. it's not something very high on anyone's list of priorities. council don't actually control parking wardens and from what i've been told, the whole of glasgow has less than 15 wardens. they just patrol areas where they know where they're likely to get money. the police can only do something if the driver of the vehicle is in the car and all they do is just tell them to move off. i honestly understand your anger. i use howard street cycle lane a lot because it's the easiest way to get to kings court but i've never not seen at least one car in that cycle lane. the worst example was a dude who was parked in the cycle lane asleep. my friend messaged me 1 hour later with a photo of the exact same car saying "this cunt's asleep in the cycle lane" as much as i don't want to admit it, it's probably just letting it go. i know it's a pain in the ass when you hear all the talk of "cyclists shouldn't be on the road, why don't they use the cycle lanes" without realising some cycle lanes are unusable, but it's best just letting it go. by smcsleazy (Sun 6th Aug 2023 7:27pm)
  • as far as i'm concerned, the bell is a vital safety feature on a bike because it prevents most accidents on mixed use paths (like the canal) and not having one is just an accident waiting to happen. my rule is always go slower on mixed use paths. ring your bell in plenty of time once and see if you get a reaction. if not, ring twice as you get closer but be prepared to slow right down. if the pedestrian still hasn't noticed you, just say "excuse me" as you get close. also always thank pedestrians as you pass. if they have a dog with them, also tell the dog they're a good doggo. yeah maybe like 1/100 times you get an asshole pedestrian but at least you weren't the asshole in that situation. honestly, my favorite bike to ride down the canal is my roadster because it's not really fast and it's brakes aren't great (they work but you kinda have to plan ahead) so it forces you to take things at a slower pace. although that's also the reason i hate riding it on the road. by smcsleazy (Mon 7th Aug 2023 12:46pm)
  • oh great. i get to rant about the ones on maryhill road near the big tesco. so i use these crossing lights maybe 6-10 times a day and always noticed they would take forever to change and it would only stay green for pedestrians for about 10-15 seconds. i started timing them if i just missed the green man on how long it took. about 4 mins. the worst part is, just because it's a red light for cars there, doesn't mean you'll actually cross. i see so many cars just ignore that red light (maybe about 1 in 8 times i've tried to cross) or the people who stop on the pedestrian crossing but in a way that makes it difficult to go around. also special shout out to the pedestrian crossing/cycle lane lights near the top of garscube road. if you're not in the perfect position where the sensors can see you at all times, it just skips the pedestrian/cyclist cycles. by smcsleazy (Mon 7th Aug 2023 6:32pm)
  • my understanding about bike theft and police scotland is they don't see it as a crime. you can have a clear photo of the person's face, their name, their address, the licence plate of the van they put it in...... but they won't do anything because it's not seen as a "high priority" crime. by smcsleazy (Wed 9th Aug 2023 9:17pm)
  • the big issue is even if you're bike is registered, that's no sign they'll do anything. by the time it's spotted for sale somewhere else (a lot of stolen bikes in glasgow end up in manchester or liverpool btw) they'll contact the police there and then that police force will decide if they want to do anything about it. they usually don't btw. the one person i know who's ever got their bike back after it was stolen and found for sale, the police there tried to charge them £200 to ship it back up to glasgow. by smcsleazy (Thu 10th Aug 2023 12:40pm)
  • it's quite difficult to busk there because the streets are really narrow and have a lot of foot traffic so you might get moved along if you're blocking too much of the pavement. by smcsleazy (Thu 10th Aug 2023 10:22pm)
  • weird. i visit edinburgh maybe 3 times a year and i've been called a homophobic slur every time i've been there but have never got the same living in glasgow for 6 years. i mean i guess homophobia is more of a "sophisticated" thing then. by smcsleazy (Fri 11th Aug 2023 9:22pm)
  • oh no, glasgow city council are making things better for the 50% of people in this city who don't own a car or choose to traverse glasgow city by methods that don't involve carting around 2 tons of metal and plastic. by smcsleazy (Sat 12th Aug 2023 8:09pm)
  • i've been a bit on the fence about the whole thing. on one hand, it was a fun atmosphere and some of the events were quite fun to watch (freestyle bmx is always fun) plus it was fun to have chats with some of the riders while i was on my commute (shoutout to the romanian rider who said my 60's claud butler was "really cool" because it is) but there's no doubt that so much of it was poorly planned for every day glaswegians. the busses were basically unusable, walking in town was basically nothing but detours and fuck you if you're someone who commutes by bicycle because GCC removed quite a few bike racks and closed sections of bike routes so you needed to take 1/2 mile detours just to get back on track. if this does anything, i hope it somehow translates to better cycling infrastructure for commuting cyclists in glasgow. but i doubt it by smcsleazy (Mon 14th Aug 2023 10:44am)
  • i had a similar thing in city center but i think it might have been a different person (kinda gothy/alt person) i was chatting with them about their dog, they seen my scars and then just hugged me and said "it's all going to be ok, you know that, right?" i explained that i stopped 5 years ago and she just said "i'm proud of you" by smcsleazy (Mon 14th Aug 2023 11:48am)
  • what is it he struggles with? i dunno if your kid is non-verbal or not but sometimes it's weird things like the radio playing, the small talk from the barber, the sound of the scissors, the sensation of the clippers. as a kid with autism, my pet hate was having to wear the thing that tucked into your neck because i didn't like things too tight around my neck and it never actually stopped the hair getting onto my skin and make me itchy. it might be worth trying to figure out what makes him anxious in the situation. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Aug 2023 11:36am)
  • honestly, it's a mix of entitlement and the lack of enforcement. as someone who's had to help their friend who's a wheelchair user get around, it's a nightmare. cars parked or stopped on pedestrian crossings not willing to move, less lowered crossings than you think, short crossing times, longer cycles for cars (longer waiting times for pedestrians) and really narrow pavements. you realise how hostile life is when you're not in a car. oh and to the eventual reply saying "they should just get a car" they do and what they've found is there's always a range rover mommy or bmw in the disabled parking spaces with no blue badge. all you can do is report it and move on. personally i like the idea of hostile pedestrianism. if someone parks on a pedestrian crossing, you should have full permission to walk over their car or bang on the car and call them a wanker. make them actually feel like shitty drivers because right now, there's no other penalty. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Aug 2023 1:50pm)
  • it's pretty easy. best tips i can give. 1. get a good set of lights for your bike (or get a bike fitted with dyno lights) 2. get a good, waterproof, reflective jacket 3. have a bike with mudguards 4. good set of tires if it's glasgow uni, personally i would go down sauchiehall street and through kelvingrove park. just be nice to the pedestrians since it is a mixed use path. by smcsleazy (Tue 15th Aug 2023 7:30pm)
  • same reason most public transport in the UK sucks. it's privately traded companies who are beholden only to the shareholders. it's run more like a business than a service. a business is something designed to make profit, a service is something everyone can use. there's no real way to hold these companies accountable for their shitty service and even if you don't use them, you're still subsidizing them. good public transport should be quicker, easier and cheaper than owning a car. look at how the japanese rail companies work, they see everyone who chooses to take alternate transport as a lost customer and thinks "how can we get them back?" so they have the most reliable rail system in the world where the train being more than 5 mins late nets you a full refund and a note to your employer explaining why you're late. by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Aug 2023 10:53am)
  • about 2 weeks ago on university avenue? i seen someone nearly get hit by one of these going up the hill at 30mph running a red light. honestly, those are basically on par with some motorbikes performance wise and very unregulated. granted so are a lot of these e-bikes the delivery riders use are unrestricted so their basically akin to a moped performance wise and as a result, i don't think they should be on pedestrian areas. by smcsleazy (Wed 16th Aug 2023 8:50pm)
  • he's a member of a local cycling group and he's been banning anyone who's been bringing up that video. by smcsleazy (Thu 17th Aug 2023 10:46am)
  • you ever have one of those worlds you feel has lost all meaning because people keep misusing it? gentrification can go right up there next to woke for me. by smcsleazy (Sat 19th Aug 2023 11:22am)
  • i've been saying for ages glasgow has cycling infrastructure but it starts and ends where ever the hell it feels like and this is a good example. by smcsleazy (Sun 20th Aug 2023 10:37pm)
  • are you going to build a wall and make the people in maryhill pay for it? by smcsleazy (Tue 22nd Aug 2023 12:05pm)
  • this has been a known issue in the area for a while and most times, the police won't do shit even if they know where they are, mainly because they can't catch them. they sometimes hang outside the mcdonalds but the moment the police show up, they scatter. given a lot of these electric motorcycles and quad bikes have performance greater than a 125cc motorbike and are being driven on public paths without insurance by kids who are no older than 18, it's fucking dangerous. by smcsleazy (Tue 22nd Aug 2023 12:14pm)
  • i'll do my best. i sometimes go car spotting looking for old cars on my bike. i think i've spotted this one in the past (around partick if i remember rightly) so i'll keep an eye out. by smcsleazy (Thu 31st Aug 2023 7:38pm)
  • sadly as someone who owned a 90's mazda, i know how easy it is to break into them. by smcsleazy (Thu 31st Aug 2023 7:52pm)
  • wasn't expecting to see a monkey dust reference today. glad i did. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 11:32pm)
  • i hate using it, i'd honestly rather just take the detour on the bike and go across the bells bridge when going to ikea. it's not just the sketchiness of the tunnel that bothers me tbh, although that does play a part. i've had times where i've cycled all the way to the entrance to the tunnel during the day, rang the buzzer and just got no reply. kinda figured it just wasn't worth using. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 11:45pm)
  • DELETED yup. it's hathaway lane. by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Sep 2023 1:46am)
  • robbie at rm bodywork is such a good dude and puts a lot of heart into every job. by smcsleazy (Thu 7th Sep 2023 11:09pm)
  • road tax doesn't pay for roads and even if it did, you'd be paying way more because car dependent infrastructure costs more than you think. by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Sep 2023 5:42pm)
  • honestly, i've started counting how many drivers i see running a red light, stopping on pedestrian crossings or using their phone while driving whenever i'm going to/from city center. it's at least 2 drivers running reds. 10 drivers on their phones and 4 cars stopping on pedestrian crossing. more if i decide to use this crossing \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HzcKRCw.jpg)) by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Sep 2023 5:56pm)
  • if you've got the airtag location, let the police know and demand to go with them to make sure they actually do their job. most police in this city don't see bicycle theft as an issue. also, keep an eye out on gumtree in places like manchester and liverpool. for some reason a lot of stolen bikes have been ending up there recently. by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Sep 2023 6:15pm)
  • yup. worse if you're helping your friend in a wheelchair try to cross. we had to wait 10 mins before we could because no one was leaving room for us. by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Sep 2023 6:49pm)
  • i find the rise in 4x4's in urban areas fascinating. for the longest time, these were considered work vehicles for people who lived on farms because they were absolutely horrible to drive in cities. then the rise of the range rover in the uk happened and every yuppie who lived outside town with a steep driveway thought they "needed" a 4x4. this normalized the use of them as vehicles you could use in cities. this has been horrible for many different reasons [not just bikes did a video that described the issue better than i could](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo) by smcsleazy (Wed 13th Sep 2023 10:41pm)
  • not this particular walloper but a few months ago when the scottish family party were protesting out front sandyford, i went to the counter protest. it's quite funny because the counter protesters outnumbered them 15-1 and after we turned it into a party celebrating all the joys of being LGBTQ+, they fucked off. by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Sep 2023 11:19am)
  • it's likely one of those situations where if you follow the money, you'll realise it's some alt-right wankstain who also funds neo-nazi groups. when you follow the money for these kinds of groups, that's what you'll usually find. by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Sep 2023 12:03pm)
  • [https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-sandyford-clinic-protest-sees-26448198](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-sandyford-clinic-protest-sees-26448198) \*cough\* by smcsleazy (Thu 14th Sep 2023 4:13pm)
  • EK shopping center. by smcsleazy (Fri 15th Sep 2023 5:49pm)
  • i dunno why this one was downvoted. it sounds exactly like it could be mountain goats lyrics. by smcsleazy (Fri 15th Sep 2023 7:52pm)
  • because the rent there is notoriously high. i was working in a shop there around the time of the 08 financial crisis. they kinda had 2 choices, lower the rent to retain/invite shops OR raise the rent and try to make EK shopping center feel more "exclusive" because silverburn was doing well at the time. they went with the second option and just kept raising and raising the rent. most shops (even the big ones) just left the place. also i used to cycle to work there and i'd ALWAYS have to bring my bike into the shop through the back entrance. when i asked why they never installed bike racks, i was told by center management "only poor people ride bikes, we don't want to advertise that" by smcsleazy (Sat 16th Sep 2023 10:12am)
  • it's worth saying that air bnb is one of the major contributors to the current housing crisis. it pushes up the rent for normal renters, decreases the amount of available housing for lower income folk and also is just super scummy. p.s. probably best not rent an air bnb from you since your post history says you've never had a vaccine. by smcsleazy (Sun 17th Sep 2023 12:33pm)
  • rose and grants is my cafe of choice. by smcsleazy (Tue 19th Sep 2023 5:08pm)
  • i can only tell you what it was like around 05ish but it was a lot sketchier. lot more vauxhall nova with a boot full of subwoofers blasting happy hardcore. by smcsleazy (Tue 19th Sep 2023 5:45pm)
  • every day the same photo is going to be posted but something else gets removed. in a years time, it's just going to be a transparency layer. by smcsleazy (Wed 20th Sep 2023 11:16pm)
  • dominos pizza. i could tell many many horror stories of working there but given what the manager of the branch i worked in was like, i think it's best i don't. by smcsleazy (Thu 21st Sep 2023 7:03pm)
  • my friend worked for them after during the financial crisis and never had a nice word to say about her time there. by smcsleazy (Thu 21st Sep 2023 7:26pm)
  • oh shit, you just bought back a fucking memory. so it's around 08 or 09 and i'm living in EK. EK is one of those places where if it snows bad enough, you're not leaving. the job centre set me up with a job interview for office angels in their bothwell branch which was basically a portacabin on an industrial estate. i didn't have a car at the time and the job centre had this rule that if you couldn't make a job interview, you had yer benefits stopped. the night before there's an orange weather warning for snow. i call up the job centre that night and tell them there's no way i'm gonna make it to the interview easily. i get told i have to try. i phone up the office angels office and ask if i can re-arrange because of the weather, they say no. it took me 11 busses and 5 hours to do a journey that normally can be done in 3 busses and 2 hours. when i got to the interview, the woman was like "well it shows determination that you came here given all that but why didn't you just drive?" when i explained i didn't have a car, she said "well that's a mark against you" i never even got the job...... but i did get the flu and was bed ridden for 2 weeks. by smcsleazy (Thu 21st Sep 2023 11:16pm)
  • my experience with qwik fit was calling a specialist to find the battery in my car (when they could have called me or looked online) for a job where they didn't even need to disconnect the battery. by smcsleazy (Fri 22nd Sep 2023 6:37pm)
  • the path technically won't be open for a while because they're still building it. my understanding is they're doing it in 2 parts. first part is bottom part to about university avenue then moving on to the top end. but i do kinda wonder if GCC are actually going to enforce the no parking rule or is it just going to end up like howard street where there is a cycle lane but no cyclists can use it because there's always cars parked in it. i hope it doesn't because that's one of the busiest roads in the west end of glasgow for cyclists and it doesn't even have a cycle lane yet. it is also worth mentioning that cycle lanes are built to different standards (aka slower speeds and much lower weight) i wonder how much damage the cars being parked there are doing early on and if this is going to effect the condition down the line. that's kinda what happened with bits of the bisland drive cycle lane. now it's actively more dangerous than cycling on the road. by smcsleazy (Sat 23rd Sep 2023 7:28pm)
  • not really that but i have quite a long beard and strangers seem weirdly obsessed with trying to touch it. by smcsleazy (Mon 25th Sep 2023 9:19pm)
  • sometimes you get lucky but the issue is there's also a lot of car dealers out there who'll buy up any road legal cars that are quite cheap, give them a quick valet then double the price. a few years ago i tried to buy a mk2 fiesta (just the 1.1L) because it was in good nick, it was cheap (£800), and it was road legal. as i was on my way to buy it, i got a message from the woman saying a car dealer came to look at it an pressured her into selling it to him first. seen the car 2 weeks later for sale with a listing like "TIMEWARP CONDITION MK2 FIESTA" for £3000 by smcsleazy (Tue 26th Sep 2023 11:31am)
  • i thought this was going to be the case. right now a lot of e-bikes are being stolen for their batteries then abandoned. by smcsleazy (Tue 26th Sep 2023 4:15pm)
  • honestly, i feel my issues with glasgow is there feels like there's very little consequences for doing shitty things. but only if you're rich. littering here is barely enforced but it's a flat fine so even if you were to get a fine, a £30 fine is way more of a big deal to someone who only gets £500 a month than someone who makes £5000 a month. to them, it's barely a fine. the ULEZ was a good idea implemented poorly imho because you're still seeing cars driving into town but it's now worse because it's the people who can afford to buy a new car that meets the emissions standards or just take the hit. honestly, i really want someone to explain to me why a audi rs4 crackling, popping, running red lights and doing 50 in a 30 belongs in the city but my friend's k11 micra doesn't. parking in glasgow is another example. i've mentioned on this sub what helping my disabled friend get around is like in this city. maybe 1/10 times, we've been able to use a disabled parking space. most the time it's filled with some rich wankstain in a bmw x5 with no blue badge. you can report these issues to a parking attendant but last time they did, the parking attendant just said to them "don't tell me how to do my job" and never ticketed the dude. cars blocking the pavement/pedestrian crossings? no punishment but the people who have to use those things every day? well they won't be able to use them which is basically a punishment. i think finland has the right idea when it comes to fines. it's based on your income. for example. if you're on benefits there and you're caught speeding, it's like 60-100 euros. but if you're making like 200k a year and you're caught speeding, you're likely paying like 1000+ euros for that ticket. same goes for things like littering. by smcsleazy (Wed 27th Sep 2023 10:49am)
  • "how dare the police solve current crimes when there's still unsolved crimes from 1995 that need solved" basically what you're saying. but go on, i wanna hear your argument against improving this "shit hole" as you so said. by smcsleazy (Thu 28th Sep 2023 7:49pm)
  • i had a fun experience there once. i got a nice suit for a wedding in a charity shop but i needed cuff links. basically i went directly from the workshop with my clothes covered in grease and dirt and oil. walked in and one woman there was just like "please don't touch anything, just let me do that for you" customer service so good, you don't even have to use your hands. by smcsleazy (Thu 28th Sep 2023 8:01pm)
  • the use of punctuation and grammar in the post confuses me. ya know how those fridge magnets with words on it and you have to make a sentence? it's like someone took all the words that are most likely to trigger a gammon faced tory, put them in their mouth and sneezed them out. by smcsleazy (Fri 29th Sep 2023 10:51pm)
  • so the big issue with the current mini's is honestly the reliability and the prices of replacement parts. my friend had one and it was the second most unreliable car any of my friends had ever owned after a fiat 500. there's one generation of the new mini's where the cylinder head likes to get flooded with fuel. bmw (the company that owns mini) knows all about the issue but it's often cheaper for them to try wriggling out of the warranty. honestly, my response to anyone looking for a car is the same every time. look for something that technology can't make obsolete. often the more bells and whistles a car has (things like touch screens) the more expensive things are when they go wrong. i had a twingo II for a while that used to do 300 miles a night in deliveries and it was fine. the mechanical on it were so simple and cheap that any mechanic could fix it in a few hours. although some of them do have starting issues in the wet (you've got to let the car idle for like 5-10 mins on a wet day before driving) which wasn't ideal. look into the suzuki ignus. my friend has one and despite being kinda ugly to some, it's a funky wee car and it drives great. they've owned it for 4 years now and outside basic maintenance it's been good. by smcsleazy (Sat 30th Sep 2023 11:37am)
  • given my thoughts. the clutha one is pretty dangerous if you need to turn right going towards kings court so i've mentioned that. by smcsleazy (Sun 1st Oct 2023 4:04pm)
  • it's easy to give the "everyone stop being dicks" argument when one party is in a 1600kg machine capable of going over 100mph vs. a 18kg metal triangle. honestly, i see a lot of cyclists breaking the law BUT i see just as many, if not more drivers on a day to day basis breaking the law too. running red lights, texting while driving, passing cyclists too close, 40 in a 20 zone. are you just as mad at them? by smcsleazy (Sun 1st Oct 2023 7:04pm)
  • pineapple shite is definitely going to be the name of my next punk band by smcsleazy (Wed 4th Oct 2023 1:10pm)
  • a few months ago they posted an article about how the queen's range rover wouldn't meet the ULEZ...... personally i don't think she really gives a shit because she's been dead for over a year. by smcsleazy (Thu 5th Oct 2023 1:45pm)
  • honestly, i was recently talking to a friend about kozi/cyber and how much i missed it. i always remember the woman who worked in kozi was super friendly. by smcsleazy (Fri 6th Oct 2023 5:28pm)
  • more a restaurant than a shop but the scrummy yummy pizza co was the best pizza in town for cheap. i also remember a few times they did a "pay what you want" day where all proceeds went to a homeless charity. by smcsleazy (Fri 6th Oct 2023 5:30pm)
  • i feel like i've probably had this cab driver. i got in a cab (he was an hour late) and just started going off about how the SNP wanting to take people out of their cars and into bike lanes to make it easier to emasculate men and remove their balls. completely unprompted too. by smcsleazy (Sat 7th Oct 2023 4:49pm)
  • i dunno, i just stuck my headphones on at that point but i'm guessing it was transphobic. by smcsleazy (Sun 8th Oct 2023 11:41am)
  • it's worth mentioning many of these bikes when de-restricted (which many are) are actually faster than a 60's vespa and usually being illegally ridden on pavements. i seen one yesterday outside the crystal palace basically hit a woman. she was crossing on a pedestrian green light and fucker just comes the wrong way (down a one way street..... get yer limmy jokes out now) and flat out hits her then rides off. by smcsleazy (Sun 8th Oct 2023 7:04pm)
  • honestly. i kinda wish glasgow city council would just do what places like paris did where they just ask "is it possible? yes? ok we'll do a test run starting next month" rather than all the faffing around. it feels like progress in this city takes forever. by smcsleazy (Sun 8th Oct 2023 7:22pm)
  • "i'm not politically driven" proceeds to make a politically loaded statement. by smcsleazy (Tue 10th Oct 2023 1:08pm)
  • [https://www.instagram.com/bumblecatpets/](https://www.instagram.com/bumblecatpets/) she's an absolute sweetheart. by smcsleazy (Mon 16th Oct 2023 6:47pm)
  • tbh i think people often confuse "gentrification" with "area getting better" which is honestly something govan has already kinda been going through in recent years. i lived in govan briefly just as the rejuvenation plan for the area was announced. it's much nicer now but i wouldn't say it's become "gentrified" and it's not really attracting too much in the way of yuppies/hipsters. so i don't think a bridge connecting partick to govan is really going to change that. i think the real change is going to be making things easier to get from one side of the clyde to the other. although, you never know. wee tam could walk to the transport museum one day, realise he wants to be a mechanic, buys a cheap car to practice on, go to college, get hired by a small garage, he rises his way through the ranks, buys the small garage, realises he can make more money if he has a second garage, hire more staff, he buys more property in govan, moves into property development, starts buying all the old tenements, remodeling them and only renting to yuppies and then suddenly govan is the next culture capital of the world like new york or paris...... or just make it easier to get to the other side of the river. by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Oct 2023 1:11pm)
  • slippery slope argument. keep in mind for every area that has successfully moved up market all over the world, there's 100's that haven't and most of the things that make an area attractive don't really apply to govan. public transport connections are ok (mainly thinking of the tube) but those have been around for ages and it's not caused gentrification. it's not really considered a cultural hub for people under the age of 30 so there's that incentive to move there gone. one of the big things that draws folks to an area is nightlife. it's still mostly social housing at the moment so unless housing developers come in and manage to build enough luxury flats in a short period of time that it completely outnumbers the social housing population AND they find people who'll actually want to pay that much to live in that area that is still considered quite sketchy..... it's not hopeful. there's not much in the way of small businesses that would actually make the area that attractive to live in as it stands. one of the big things that draws people to an area is the culture, shops play a big part to that and while i'm not saying there isn't good shops there, there's not enough good shops there that the average yuppie/hipster will say "oh this place is cool, i should move here and start a business" i dunno, maybe that will all change in the next 15 years like shawlands did. but gentrification is usually quite a slow process. by smcsleazy (Wed 18th Oct 2023 2:03pm)
  • ok, so it's worth mentioning that the UK has some of the highest public transport costs in europe (not including london) if you're not commuting inside the city. what you often save by moving further afield, you tend to loose in public transport/car costs. i used to work in glasgow but live in ek (greenhills), at the time a monthly bus pass was like £50 and i'd spend an average of 15 hours a week just sitting on the bus and a further 2 hours a week waiting on busses, i just gave in and bought a cheap car. somehow running a banger was about the same price per month in petrol and insurance. eventually i just got sick of the commute and moved to glasgow proper, bought a bike and find i save way more that way. i think if the option is £230 travel ontop of your current rent, maybe take that into account when looking for a place. by smcsleazy (Sun 22nd Oct 2023 1:10pm)
  • so i volunteered in a charity shop for a while and there's usually a reason for this. in the last few years, there's been a rise in clothing resellers on websites like vinted. for the longest time how it worked was charity shops would get the items in, have a loose value based on the brand and sell on to customers who would get use out of them. but then people started realising "oh i found these levi's in a charity shop for £10 and they're £50 used. i'll sell them for £40 and make a profit" and you bet your ass most charity shop regional managers seen this. they'd hear stories in the news of people finding something worth thousands in a charity shop for like £5. so many of the regional managers would start demanding shops "do their research" so margins for resellers would be thinner and they could make more. really what this did was make the resellers double down. it's also worth mentioning the rise in "fast fashion" where you're expected to replace your wardrobe every year or so means brands that are known for having "good quality" (despite most clothing brands being in a race to the bottom quality wise) means there's often a premium for these brands. oh and the rise of fashion influencers showing off their charity shop hauls (usually as an advertisement for their vinted stores) hasn't helped. oh and remember i mentioned regional managers? ever noticed why some charity shop chains price primark stuff at the same/more as they were priced new? well one chain's regional manager is pretty notorious for wanting to move the brand "upmarket". the shop i volunteered in had a rack for primark/george clothing brands where everything was £1 or less. it was handy for folk who were on a budget. this regional manager hated that we did that and started demanding we raise our prices on them because "people will pay more if they know it's helping a cause" this was during the 08 recession mind. ya know those plain white t-shirts primark sold (at the time) for like £1? she expected us to price them at £4 each. we even asked her if she had ever shopped in a charity shop and she said "no, i'm not poor" and that's not even talking about what she thought of disabled people. honestly, when it comes to clothing, i wonder if we're heading for a future when in 20 years time, people will be looking back on clothing from primark or new look saying "oh the quality is sooo much better than nowadays" because fast fashion has moved to clothing that spontaneously combusts after 1 wear but still cost you £40. by smcsleazy (Mon 23rd Oct 2023 6:38pm)
  • honestly. i kinda agree with what the safety manager says. both police and these delivery companies need to take accountability for this. also yes i also agree with the safety inspections for their bikes part. i seen this monstrosity recently and there's no way in hell this should be safe to ride. \[Imgur\]([https://i.imgur.com/jjeKYjV.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jjeKYjV.jpg)) look at how bent the fork is. there's no way that's going to be anything less than sketchy. by smcsleazy (Sat 28th Oct 2023 5:21pm)
  • legit and safe aren't the same thing though. there's only one way a bend in the fork like that happens, that's a head on collision. it's unsafe for the rider since the steering geometry is now different and likely much twitchier which means it's more unsafe for anyone near the rider in case of emergency. honestly, i'm a bicycle mechanic and some of the shit i've seen these fuckers ride around on puts the fear of god into me. worn out brakes, illegally modified battery systems, tires showing the cords, exposed wiring, bent forks and all this on pedestrianized areas going 20mph+ as for enforcement. the police aren't doing anything. it wouldn't be hard. get one of these e-bikes and patrol up/down some of the areas where these folk do their worst and keep an eye out for the telltale signs. the big one is not pedaling going uphill. put some in front of the lights at 4 corners and pull over every one of them that doesn't stop on red or rides on the pavement. by smcsleazy (Sat 28th Oct 2023 7:30pm)
  • because they're not considered employees. they're considered independent contractors. this is usually done for many reasons but the big ones are accountability and cost cutting. if they were considered employees, they'd be held accountable because they would have had training and there would have been no excuse for the riders breaking the law because "they'd know better" and cost-cutting is because they'd have to pay minimum wage, insurance, sick pay and don't even have to meet basic safety/human rights standards. fun fact. deliveroo left the Netherlands and spain because their contracts (which is the same all over the world) was considered exploitative and illegal. they've also fired workers who were caught trying to unionize/protest shitty working conditions. by smcsleazy (Sun 29th Oct 2023 10:59am)
  • there's a good chance if there has been any demand for regulation, it's been quashed or lobbied against. it's all well and good customers trying to boycott a product but nowadays how venture capital works is companies will be a loss leader until they've carved out a market section then raise the prices. at that point, they can go to the people in power and say "no, you can't regulate us, it will hurt the jobs of many people" despite not actually employing anyone. as long as these companies can claim they provide a service, they can make the argument against regulation. by smcsleazy (Sun 29th Oct 2023 12:15pm)
  • ok, so i'm glad police scotland finally did something about. i kinda wonder why it took them this long. when i was cycling in edinburgh at the end of summer, i noticed it wasn't half as bad there as it is here. i even noticed police on bicycles there on patrol where as here, the only time i ever seen bicycle police was during the pandemic. i also want to say, i hope this isn't just a 1 time thing. i think keeping the pressure on is the best way to make sure things don't go back to normal. by smcsleazy (Mon 30th Oct 2023 8:20pm)
  • i hope we don't loose it. it's my favorite cafe and it's always been a good place to go for a coffee. by smcsleazy (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 11:15am)
  • fixed. by smcsleazy (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 12:37pm)
  • thank you. i sometimes have to go down bisland drive and get wankers shouting "use the cycle lane" despite the fact the cycle lane a. is always filled with cars b. randomly spits you back out onto the road for like 50m c. the transitions in the cycle lane near the bus stops aren't smoothly done so it's basically like going up a curb d. it's usually full of debris (we'll get back to this later) and hasn't been swept once in the last 2 years e. all the drains are blocked so if it's been raining within 3 weeks of the current date, it's just going to be flooded. f. i've found nails on this cycle lane before. and some of these carbrains complain about potholes. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Nov 2023 1:21pm)
  • i tried using this lane recently but couldn't because a bunch of people and a journalist were blocking it. typical. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Nov 2023 1:33pm)
  • ok. my friend is a wheelchair user in glasgow and ya know what the biggest issue they face in glasgow is? non-blue badge users using disabled parking spaces forcing them to come back later. it's entitled wankers parking on the pavement or at dropped curbs meaning they have to take a different route or come back later. it's cars parking on pedestrian crossings meaning they have to wait longer to cross the road. at least if they're out on their electric wheelchair, they can zip down the cycle lanes (they can even keep up with me on my friend's dutch bike) btw, you hinted at something i wanna bring up. you talk about the people in these areas. my friend lives near there and describes it as "pretty dire and impoverished" but i'm confused, why is the default method of getting around these areas an appliance that costs £3000+ a year to run rather than a mode of transport that only costs about £500 at the point of entry and £200 every year or so on maintenance? most cars during rush hour only have 1 person in them and take up more space, that's what makes traffic worse. not flow but inefficient use of space. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Nov 2023 2:00pm)
  • bob doris is my MSP and i've found he's as good as useless when it come to any local issues. by smcsleazy (Sun 5th Nov 2023 4:45pm)
  • 1000 outta 10. incredible good duck energy coming from this. by smcsleazy (Tue 7th Nov 2023 5:47pm)
  • i had a similar experience working in a charity shop a few years back. woman would come in with like 4 kids, they'd run absolute riot and pocket things then just walk off like nothing happened, often leaving a mess for us to clean up. the one time i actually stood up for myself and locked the door behind them demanding they pay for everything and clean up after themselves, the mother started screaming and smashing everything in the shop. we had to phone the police where she got let away with a warning. you'd think they would have avoided the shop after that but nope. 2 weeks later and she was back to her old tricks. by smcsleazy (Wed 8th Nov 2023 10:38pm)
  • i feel like paris during the pandemic had the right idea. put up temporary measures and see how well pedestrians and cyclists take to it and then work out a redesign based on feedback from those groups. by smcsleazy (Sun 12th Nov 2023 8:17pm)
  • best tip i can give is insist it's an emergency every time you phone up. ​ i've just stopped going. it sounds horrible but it's true. i'm trying to get healthcare, not do the clyde 1 phone in. how my GP currently works is you have to call up at opening time.... although because so many other people are also trying to phone up at opening time, really you're put on hold for 40 mins. at that point, they've usually filled out their capacity for the day and will tell you "if it's urgent, go to the emergency room" maybe out of the 50 times i've phoned up, i've managed to convince them i needed an appointment 3 times and given a next day appointment. the issue is 2 of those 3 times, i didn't get seen because they didn't open the practice because of staff shortages. i basically got forced off my anti-depressants during the pandemic. they wanted to review how i was doing on them but i couldn't get an appointment (they wouldn't even give me a phone appointment) and they told me if i couldn't get an appointment by a certain date, they'd stop renewing my prescription. couldn't get one and they stopped renewing my prescription. i'll tell you this, there was a month where i was coming off the meds and i felt like shit. i ended up leveling out eventually but still. the worst part has been trying to get my teeth fixed. i have multiple teeth that need pulled but i have sensory issues thanks to my autism and as a result, it's down on my file that i need to be put under general anesthetic, not local. the emergency team at the dental hospital have told me they can't do anything and i need to be referred onto a different team. they can't refer me on and it HAS to be my GP that does it. my GP has flat out refused or sent me on wild goose chases saying stuff like "oh, we can't refer you on, it has to be the dental emergency team" when i've told the dental emergency team this, they've told me "no, it has to be your GP" when i went back to my GP, they basically said "oh a dental practitioner should be able to do so" when i explained to them i've not been able to sign up for an NHS dentist, they basically told me "oh well the best thing to do is go private, fork out the £100 for the initial meeting then get them to refer you on" i do that and the private dentist says "i dunno why they said that. we can't refer people onto an anesthesiologist" so i wasted £100. i made a complaint to the NHS about how i've been treated, many emails have been sent to different departments over the course of a year of how i've been treated and i'm still no closer to getting seen. at one point the GP head basically said "if you get your dental records from the private dentist, then we'll refer you on" i did so (and made photo copies just in case) and they've said they were going to refer me and haven't. then turns out the reason i've not been referred on was because they never got my dental records despite me dropping them off at the GP in person. i've now given them my records 4 times and still not been seen. my favorite moment was when i just showed up at GP without an appointment wanting to be seen, the receptionist wouldn't talk to me unless i had an appointment and if i wanted an appointment, i'd have to phone up. i phone up the GP in the line of sight of the receptionist staring at her as she answers the phone and when she realises it's me phoning her, she tells me it's rude to use my phone in a doctors reception and to call back some other time. sorry for the rant, i do hope you have less of a hard time as i've been having but it might be worth going to the emergency room if it gets too bad. also don't be afraid to make complaints. they make it difficult to do so and they'll try at any moment to drop your complaint, but it's something. by smcsleazy (Tue 14th Nov 2023 1:54pm)
  • honestly, i don't insist everything is an emergency but at the same time, i've had ongoing issues ignored as a result of never being able to get a slot. again, trying to get basic healthcare shouldn't be this hard and i know for a fact, i'm not the only one of my friends who've just given up on trying. again, since covid, i've only been seen once and it's because i was coughing up a heck of a lot of phlegm, i was given antibiotics and told to book a follow up appointment. the antibiotics did fuck all and i've not been able to book that follow up appointment to tell them they've not done shit. i don't understand what's going on with the dentist thing except everyone involved feels like they don't want to take any responsibility. by smcsleazy (Tue 14th Nov 2023 8:25pm)
  • let's hope this money actually gets reinvested into more active transit and better public transit corridors like what happened in london with the congestion charge. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Nov 2023 12:29pm)
  • you're right and you should say it. honestly, you bought up a good point about how attentive you need to be when cycling and i feel this is honestly something a lot of motorists don't understand. you're not just riding in the middle of the road, you're making sure you don't get doored and/or you've got room if someone decides to pass too close. along with other things like watching the road surface (seriously, if you think a pothole is bad on a car, on a bike it can break both your arms..... i know) trying to maintain speed and constant blind spot checks. it's also worth mentioning modern cars have so much sound deadening that you don't even realise how much road noise there is and how much it can tire you out. i think a common thought in a lot of motorists minds is cyclists are all lycra clad roadie cyclists but honestly, i've found they are in the minority. most people who ride a bike in glasgow are just commuters trying to get to/from work safely. this is why cycle lanes are important, they give those people who aren't comfortable with road cycling but can't afford/choose not to drive every day a way of getting around. it's just a shame that so much of the infrastructure in glasgow is so half assed and disconnected. oh, and to anyone who's going to ask "well why cycle if it's dangerous? why not just buy a cheap car" ok, as someone who had a car in glasgow, total running costs per year were £3000. my 3 bicycles are £350 per year combined. parking my bike is easier and cheaper. from where i live to city center is only 12 mins on the bike where as the same trip in the car was 20 mins normally and 40 mins during rush hour. it's honestly more fun for the most part. by smcsleazy (Wed 15th Nov 2023 9:25pm)
  • yeah, i'll go back in time and tell myself to do so. by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Nov 2023 11:45am)
  • honestly, my experiences dealing with police scotland, i can believe this. hope you get better at living with your disability, i know it's something you'll have to live with so i don't say "get well soon" because i know that's not the case. stay strong. by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Nov 2023 11:56am)
  • ok. tell glasgow city council to actually connect up the cycle routes they build. right now it's basically "cycle lane for 1/2 a mile, spit you into traffic for 1 mile, cycle lane starts again, lasts maybe about 1/2 a mile, spit you back into traffic" hell, what about when cycle lanes are just closed or blocked by parked cars? if you don't think bikes should be on the road then you should be just as mad at cars parked in the cycle lane, right? but let's go back to the cycle lanes being closed. the gorbals street cycle lane. GCC spent years planning and building it. do you know how long it's been open since it was completed in march? 8 days. keep in mind, that's the road that connects one of the busiest cycling routes in glasgow transporting over 1000 cyclists a day. the cambridge street cycle lane has been closed for 2 months now, it was really busy because it was basically the end point of the canal/garscube road cycle lane which at peak would transport 800 cyclists per day. you're basically expected to rejoin the road in both of these cases but oh no, some dude on reddit says bikes don't belong on the road so i guess that means i've just got to walk along with my bike. by smcsleazy (Thu 16th Nov 2023 12:21pm)
  • you won't get through to evri via phone. they make it as difficult as possible. half the options they give on the phone don't go anywhere and disconnect. the best tip i can give is use their online portal and claim that the item has been stolen and explain to them the item received was not the item sent. last time i had one of my packages that was being delivered stolen by one of their drivers, it took 1 month for them to even get back to me and all they said was "we're sorry this happened" by smcsleazy (Fri 17th Nov 2023 7:35pm)
  • it's a step in the right direction but we need a system in the UK which scales based on income and severity of the offence. to someone who makes £3000+ a month, a £30 fine is basically fuck all and often means it's cheaper to risk it and pay the fine. but hey, i'll just be happy if i can use the howard street cycle lane without getting sworn at for having the cheek to try cycling in the cycle lane. by smcsleazy (Sat 18th Nov 2023 5:36pm)
  • i mean it's still best parking it in the bike carriage. but even then i still recommend trying to get on the train before other passengers because there's usually only 1 bike carriage, the bike area fills up quick and if you wanna keep an eye on your bike during the ride, the seats nearby can get filled pretty fast. you mentioned it's a folding bike, i'd still park it with the normal bikes to avoid upsetting other passengers by putting it in the overhead area. there will usually be room in the bike section even if it's folded. also, have fun dealing with the occasional angry boomer who doesn't think your bike should be on the train. last time it happened to me was funny. decided to visit my partner in edinburgh for a nice bike ride around. took my bike on the train, put it in the designated area, belted it up and this middle aged couple got on and the first thing the wife did was start complaining about my bike being there. it wasn't even like a wee complaint. i had my headphones on and every so often i'd pause my music and she'd still be complaining about it and how my bike being there was everything wrong with this country. this went on for the whole 40 min train ride. by smcsleazy (Thu 23rd Nov 2023 1:18pm)
  • i'm gonna be honest. if you're in a public space like a bus or a train, you shouldn't have to hear someone else's music or them scrolling through tiktok or youtube video essay or whatever the fuck, we shouldn't have to hear it. if it's an enclosed space with strangers, you're just being a fucking dick. yeah, you have the freedom to do it if you want. but the flipside of freedom is people have the ability to tell you that you're being an inconsiderate fuckwit. someone briefly bought up the person who said something might be autistic. as someone who's on the autism spectrum, public transport can be borderline overload at times, especially when it's busy. the bus makes so many loud noises (the electric busses are thankfully better) you're usually sitting shoulder to shoulder with a stranger but can't ask them to leave your personal space because that would be rude, they can be really stuffy or cold, you can hear everyone's conversation, crying babies, it's all very overwhelming but honestly can't be avoided sometimes. if i'm gonna go on public transport, i bring my noise cancelling headphones just to make it easier on myself. by smcsleazy (Fri 24th Nov 2023 12:28am)
  • the article you're claiming as facts doesn't even mention 250k. congratulations, you've made yourself look like an absolute tool. by smcsleazy (Sun 26th Nov 2023 10:28pm)
  • i'm sorry to hear that happened to you. honestly, it's better that you're ok than your bike. bikes are replaceable, a human life isn't. i'll give you a quick warning when it comes to dealing with police scotland. if there's no major harm to you, they might try to get you to drop the case. one of my friend's got hit by a car running a red light then ran off. he got the reg, the bike was totaled but he was mostly ok. even though he caught it on video, the investigating officer kept saying because there was no harm, the case wasn't worth the resources. if you have bike/home content insurance, it should cover the damage done to your bike but it also might be worth waiting to see if the driver of the van is found because at that point, their insurance should pay for it since they were at fault. good luck getting the help btw. by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Nov 2023 8:17pm)
  • so if it's not going to be renovated, what is going to happen to it? by smcsleazy (Tue 28th Nov 2023 10:03pm)
  • name checks out. that's what happens when you try to stick an exhaust pipe up there. by smcsleazy (Wed 29th Nov 2023 12:25pm)
  • i mean, from what i've read, they can't do anything about it in many cases. many buildings were bought up by overseas holding companies who are impossible to contact. by smcsleazy (Thu 30th Nov 2023 12:06am)
  • just in case it's this david mclean fishing for ideas, i'm gonna answer "david mclean's maw" by smcsleazy (Thu 30th Nov 2023 10:21pm)
  • unlikely. my understanding is it's listed as a historic building but the owner doesn't want to actually pay for the renovations and thinks the council should pay for it. honestly, because it's spilled out onto the pavement, i think the owner of the building should be paying more because that's 2/3rds of a section of pavement that hasn't been usable by pedestrians since 2010 (no really, look it up on google maps) i know i've mentioned how hostile glasgow can be for wheelchair users but i remember my friend's wheelchair barely fit through there. it's easier for us to cross onto the side of the street with fopp and then cross back over at the set of lights than go through that bit. yeah, it's easier (and safer) to cross the road twice. honestly, i kinda feel like a lot of union street needs renovated because it's just so unpleasant to be there. it's honestly a shit place to be a pedestrian, there doesn't need to be that many lanes anymore, the shops have no good place to put their bins so they just take up more space on the pavement, trying to get through the crowds of people waiting on the bus is just impossible between 4pm and 6pm and the existing pavement there is just crumbling. there's a thought experiment i like to do when i visit a place. when you get off the train in a new place, what is the first thing you see when leaving the station into the street what kind of a message does that send? in the case of union street, i don't think it's a good one. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Dec 2023 2:14am)
  • have you ever had someone call your pallets "a fucking cripple whore" when you've been walking under there? no, i thought not. and yeah, even though you can physically get someone through that space and there's no drug addicts under there. it's still worth mentioning that if you're pushing a wheelchair under there, that means you'll be the only people able to get through that gap because it's not wide enough for a wheelchair and a person side by side. by smcsleazy (Sat 2nd Dec 2023 1:04pm)
  • if he needs general anesthesia, i can only wish him good luck. the current waiting list in glasgow to get seen for that is 6-12 months..... and that's just the waiting list. getting on the waiting list means a referral from your private dentist which you will have to pay for. by smcsleazy (Sun 3rd Dec 2023 10:55pm)
  • honestly, most my friends have given up on the idea of settling down and having kids because they're working 60+ hours for fuck all money on behalf of the billionaires who pay less tax (by percentage). even if they do find "the one" and want to settle down to have kids, both will usually still have to work full time as a result. childcare is expensive in the uk and if you're barely making ends meet, what chance will you have with a kid? by smcsleazy (Wed 6th Dec 2023 1:03pm)
  • no, i get annoyed by this all the time, especially the umbrella thing. i'm at perfect height to get the wee metal bits to the face. also i wanna add a personal pedestrian pet peeve. when you get 2 folk walking down the street, each of them is holding one handle of a big bag taking up the whole pavement. i don't see it that much but got damn when i see it, it brings out the rage in me. by smcsleazy (Fri 8th Dec 2023 7:31pm)
  • i always remember my aunt (pre-9/11) used to knit on the plane then post-9/11 she would get annoyed because she was told it could be considered a weapon. personally, my opinion is if you can hijack a plane with a pair of knitting needles, you deserve the plane. (p.s, to any government officials reading this, i am joking) by smcsleazy (Sat 9th Dec 2023 12:30pm)
  • so the thing about cycling in glasgow is the bits with good infrastructure are (usually) pretty good. if you're anywhere along the canal, you'll be golden. some of the paths along the clyde are really nice, there's lot's of areas that are getting better with every redesign. however, there's still a lot of areas that need addressed/connected up/enforced. there's lots of roads with cycle lanes that no cyclists can use because parked cars or have fallen into a state of disrepair (looking at you bisland drive) and a lot of the cycling infrastructure here is really disconnected and tries to encourage you to take a longer, but safer route. it's also worth mentioning if there's any construction on a road/street with a cycle lane, that cycle lane will likely be closed for the foreseeable future. gorbals street is a great example of this. the cycle lane was open for maybe 2 weeks before construction closed it. it's also worth mentioning that road cycling here is something you should be comfortable with if you're going to ride here but also keep in mind that there's a lot of really aggressive motorists here. like you can be following the highway code to the letter but there will always be someone in a BMW or audi who wants you off the road. i know there's this joke that cyclists are angry but in my years of driving in glasgow, i never had an issue with cyclists but in 3+ years of cycling in glasgow, i've had a few near death experiences from drivers on their phones or punishment passing me. best tip i can give for not having your bike stolen is have a bike that's harder to sell on. if you've got a carrera vengence or something similar, it's likely going to get stolen quite quickly because they're easy to sell on. but if you've got something older that doesn't look as desirable (but in some cases will actually be a better bike for commuting) like a raleigh wayfarer or something that's more personalized/unique looking, you'll likely be fine. the ultimate anti-theft device in glasgow is a bike with a back pedal brake. it's also worth buying a good lock and learning to park your bike properly. the standard cryptonite U-lock needs an angle grinder to break through it. avoid having a quick release skewer if you can help it. if you lock up your bike, try getting the u-lock through the front wheel, frame and bike rack. where you park your bike also makes a difference. if you're a uni student, your accommodation will likely have some bike parking and both the uni's in glasgow have great bike parking. all things considered, don't let the negatives i've said discourage you. treat it more as a warning than anything. for the most part, cycling in glasgow is good. by smcsleazy (Sun 10th Dec 2023 4:25am)
  • those bike lanes just love popping out and scaring the poor innocent motorists by shouting "boo" by smcsleazy (Tue 12th Dec 2023 10:34pm)