Sooperstar Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 10 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Damn your cryptic riddles! The answer was: a clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 This has been brewing since Saturday. My son is after some record sleeves to use as wall art. He aint using mine so I said we would go to some charity shops to see if we can get some. Off to Musselburgh. There was a table on the pavement near B&M with some banners and flyers. To be honest, with two kids I didnt give them a second glance. Going into the Cancer Research shop a woman stops me and says "Do you know they test on animals". I said that was of no concern to me as I am with my kids who are wanting to go in to the shop. Same happened outside the British Heart Foundation shop with a different woman. Same thing but she tried to force a flyer into my hand. When I said "no thank you" she tried to give it to my 8 year old daughter. I told her that she shouldnt be handing flyers out to kids. My 13 year old son commented that he wondered if they needed cancer or heart treatment if either of the women would first ask if the medicine had been tested on animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 11 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Perhaps these protestors can take some crumb of comfort that whatever evolves and takes over as the top mammal on the planet will probably test on Homo sapiens. I did say something not dissimilar to my son. It has bugged me as they were very pushy and being out with my kids I was a lot more verbally restrained than if I were on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Dropping the wee man of with the grandparents meant i had to face the bypass this morning and although it was it's usual nose to tail traffic jam that's not my seethe, it's the sheer number of folk driving in terrible visibility conditions with no sodding lights on, most of them really new cars that will have automatic headlights that these arseholes have chosen to switch off for some unknown reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Also car related. Doing 55-60 in a 60 zone when a Mini pulls out onto the road a fair way down the road. No issues. However rather than put his foot down even a little bit to get up to the national speed limit he decided to pootle along at 30 leading me to inevitably come up behind him. I didn’t flash my lights or display any aggressive behaviour towards him. Just muttered a few expletives under my breath. He then starts gesticulating at me in his mirror and put the anchors on meaning I nearly go into the back of him. I back off giving him plenty of room. He then speeds up so I speed up but leaving him room. Next corner he sticks the anchors on again meaning I catch him up and he starts waving at me again!! Honestly don’t understand some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 21 minutes ago, Vlad Magic said: Also car related. Doing 55-60 in a 60 zone when a Mini pulls out onto the road a fair way down the road. No issues. However rather than put his foot down even a little bit to get up to the national speed limit he decided to pootle along at 30 leading me to inevitably come up behind him. I didn’t flash my lights or display any aggressive behaviour towards him. Just muttered a few expletives under my breath. He then starts gesticulating at me in his mirror and put the anchors on meaning I nearly go into the back of him. I back off giving him plenty of room. He then speeds up so I speed up but leaving him room. Next corner he sticks the anchors on again meaning I catch him up and he starts waving at me again!! Honestly don’t understand some people. And some folk wonder why they get a wheel brace through the passenger side window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddysBar Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Driving home yesterday. Crash on the M8 east at Hermiston gate. I was heading for the bypass (east) so I turned off the M90 and went past the airport way to avoid the M8. Lots of other people had the same idea so the stretch from the Gyle roundabout over HG was busy. As you’ll know that road goes from 2 lanes to 1 at the end. The amount of people not letting people merge at the end was ridiculous. Nudging forward to stop people getting in. ****ing idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, il Duce McTarkin said: And some folk wonder why they get a wheel brace through the passenger side window. Seen a lot worse than that😲 plus some off the stuff I have seen lying at hand in punters vehicles, scary. I don't do road rage nowadays 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 On 26/03/2024 at 13:10, Jim_Duncan said: Seems to be a female thing. A few years ago my mate got so fed up with his wife using voice notes he knocked her phone out her hand and it smashed on the floor. Either call or text. It’s not hard. It gets worse Jim, im supposed to get my wage slips through whats App , why , never had one for 2 months, owner getting a text to E-mail me wage slips, total fiasco , never known such a carry on, stupid apps , . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Cold callers , get a website. 2 today, pissed off with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Specky lad at the gym last night. He looked like one half of the proclaimers . He had a hibs football top on! Jesus . It’s an unwritten rule that you shouldn’t wear a football top to the gym ,😂 it looks tacky . Mind you I admire him slightly as the gym is in deep Jambo lad . I have noticed there is a more respectable un spectacle guy too who wears a hearts top !!! Good man 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Easter bargains, you mean dropped to normal price, 😅, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Specky lad at the gym last night. He looked like one half of the proclaimers . He had a hibs football top on! Jesus . It’s an unwritten rule that you shouldn’t wear a football top to the gym ,😂 it looks tacky . Mind you I admire him slightly as the gym is in deep Jambo lad . I have noticed there is a more respectable un spectacle guy too who wears a hearts top !!! Good man 😎 Why would you avoid wearing a football top to the gym? I always do. Mind you, I doubt I'll ever be working out at the gym, then look up to see I'm surrounded by hobos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 and theres the rain on, every day, getting beyond a joke nowmust be the wettest place in the world. SPRING 😅. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c884m42lvk8o.amp How is this sort of thing even legal? When the revolution comes I'd have the lot of these sociopathic, capitalist pigs shot. Edited March 30 by il Duce McTarkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 55 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c884m42lvk8o.amp How is this sort of thing even legal? When the revolution comes I'd have the lot of these sociopathic, capitalist pigs shot. Feck me, my blood was boiling reading that. The housing situation in the UK is an absolute farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c884m42lvk8o.amp How is this sort of thing even legal? When the revolution comes I'd have the lot of these sociopathic, capitalist pigs shot. Makes you glad to live in Scotland 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 30 minutes ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Makes you glad to live in Scotland 😳 It does. Utterly crazy the way that they do things down there and I don't know why they put up with it. Decent excuse for a riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, il Duce McTarkin said: It does. Utterly crazy the way that they do things down there and I don't know why they put up with it. Decent excuse for a riot. Own your house but not the ground it sits on,mad. Remember getting fue duty years ago for my flat, never paid it. I think it was only a couple of pounds a year 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Ground Rent is (as usual) a holdover from Medieval feudalism. You (well, your bank) owns your house. But your Landlord owns the land your house is built on. So you have to pay your mortgage AND rent to the Landlord. Rather often, this also includes the modern scourge that is the serviced, "shared equity" apartment type. So you pay a mortgage on the percentage of the property you own, you pay ground rent to the Landlord, you pay a service charge to the company providing the concierge AND you are legally bound to buy another set percentage of the property every few years on top of that, so you need to save for that at the same time. Edited March 30 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Just went to chuck a bag into my wheelie bin only to find 2 full black bin bags in it. Not placed there by me, and the bin is in my garden so some cheeky ***** actually opened the gate and casually strolled in and fly tipped into my bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Cade said: You (well, your bank) owns your house. No they don't. 1 hour ago, Cade said: Ground Rent is (as usual) a holdover from Medieval feudalism. You (well, your bank) owns your house. But your Landlord owns the land your house is built on. So you have to pay your mortgage AND rent to the Landlord. Rather often, this also includes the modern scourge that is the serviced, "shared equity" apartment type. So you pay a mortgage on the percentage of the property you own, you pay ground rent to the Landlord, you pay a service charge to the company providing the concierge AND you are legally bound to buy another set percentage of the property every few years on top of that, so you need to save for that at the same time. Good post. It's just another legal scam in the transfer of weath. 3 minutes ago, Tazio said: Just went to chuck a bag into my wheelie bin only to find 2 full black bin bags in it. Not placed there by me, and the bin is in my garden so some cheeky ***** actually opened the gate and casually strolled in and fly tipped into my bin. The one on the bottom has a mistakenly discarded bag of grass in it if you can be arsed rummaging about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said: The one on the bottom has a mistakenly discarded bag of grass in it if you can be arsed rummaging about. Aye, a fair chance. Being the petty type I checked all the neighbours bins as they are in the shared back garden to see who is guilty. They’re all in the clear though so no awkward Easter Sunday door knocking to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 59 minutes ago, Tazio said: Aye, a fair chance. Being the petty type I checked all the neighbours bins as they are in the shared back garden to see who is guilty. They’re all in the clear though so no awkward Easter Sunday door knocking to do. Might be Easter eggs 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 15 hours ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Own your house but not the ground it sits on,mad. Remember getting fue duty years ago for my flat, never paid it. I think it was only a couple of pounds a year 🤣 There is still a lot of that in Lewis. Unless you decroft a small portion of your croft, the land your house is on still belongs to the crofting community. We have to pay our fuel every year, but only the croft as we had to decroft the house to get a mortgage. Our annual charge though is a whole £6! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 £4.90 for a single mince pie at a chippy last night in the Grassmarket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranston Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: £4.90 for a single mince pie at a chippy last night in the Grassmarket Was it worth the money Judy? Or just grossly overpriced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, Cranston said: Was it worth the money Judy? Or just grossly overpriced? Both 😂😂 I was staving . I had had a few drinks and it helped me down a few after . Actually funnily enough Neil McCann was in one of the boozers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranston Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, JudyJudyJudy said: Both 😂😂 I was staving . I had had a few drinks and it helped me down a few after . Actually funnily enough Neil McCann was in one of the boozers 👍 Glad it was enjoyable, especially at that price. After a good few drinks though, the proverbial scabby horse comes to mind. Neil McCann was on the radio Saturday saying his family were away on holiday while he was covering Open All Mikes. Better not let his wife know lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, Cranston said: 👍 Glad it was enjoyable, especially at that price. After a good few drinks though, the proverbial scabby horse comes to mind. Neil McCann was on the radio Saturday saying his family were away on holiday while he was covering Open All Mikes. Better not let his wife know lol. Oooooo my ! He looked tanned himself . He was with a crowd of guys and women . I’m not one to gossip 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranston Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, JudyJudyJudy said: Oooooo my ! He looked tanned himself . He was with a crowd of guys and women . I’m not one to gossip 😂 👍 We'll keep it just to ourselves Judy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, Cranston said: 👍 We'll keep it just to ourselves Judy. 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 summer2 weeks of rain, oh wait, might get 2 days of sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 59 minutes ago, Harry Potter said: summer2 weeks of rain, oh wait, might get 2 days of sunshine. Absolutely brutal 😫 Especially when you've got wee ones stuck in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartandsoul Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Harry Potter said: summer2 weeks of rain, oh wait, might get 2 days of sunshine. The weather is pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I paid 4.95 for a bag of chips at the fountain Park fry. Yes chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Walking in the pishing rain to and back from Sainsbury's and I get in the house and forgotten a specific item I'd gone to the shop for in the first place!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hansel said: Absolutely brutal 😫 Especially when you've got wee ones stuck in the house. Even the cat is going tonto - he looks at me, looks at the front door and hopes if I open it, it will be a portal to a different world than the cat flap into the back garden. Pretty good reasoning for a cat tbf, but buddy if we could change the weather by opening another door, everyone in Scotland would have more doors than walls in their houses! It doesn't stop him yowling his displeasure at me though. Edited April 3 by Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawasakijambo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 01/04/2024 at 20:38, JudyJudyJudy said: £4.90 for a single mince pie at a chippy last night in the Grassmarket £4.50 in Longstone chippie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 just went on Netflix, get it cheaper , wait for it, with adverts, , dont think so, i like Netflix so i get away from constant milk float adverts, life insurance, mobile phone tripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 30/03/2024 at 14:26, henrysmithsgloves said: Makes you glad to live in Scotland 😳 While we don't really have the freeholder issue you still see service charges on new builds in Scotland, mainly due to councils only granting planning permission if things like road and park/green space maintenance is covered by homeowners through service charges meaning that folk living in any house privately built in the last 25 years end up paying council tax plus a service charge and all for less services than folk in older houses get for their council tax alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 21 hours ago, JWL said: Walking in the pishing rain to and back from Sainsbury's and I get in the house and forgotten a specific item I'd gone to the shop for in the first place!!! Write a list, and remember to take it. Even for a wee shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 minutes ago, SectionDJambo said: Write a list, and remember to take it. Even for a wee shopping. Or get all 21st century and download the Shopping UK app on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 29 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: No adverts in library books, Harry. aye😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 23 hours ago, JWL said: Walking in the pishing rain to and back from Sainsbury's and I get in the house and forgotten a specific item I'd gone to the shop for in the first place!!! Sainsburys eh? This is your friend. . https://smartshop.sainsburys.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 03/04/2024 at 08:36, Harry Potter said: summer2 weeks of rain, oh wait, might get 2 days of sunshine. Next door neighbour is building a huge boat in the garden 😲 wonder if he knows something 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boag1874 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 At a gig on Tuesday in Stereo in Glasgow, small venue. Been a busy few days and it’s a school night so I just want to stand & watch out the way of the moshpit area and just watch. I have a pretty decent view when gigantor decides to come stand in front of me, no big deal there’s enough space that I can see round him and tall people can to go to gigs too. However the ***** can’t make his mind up where he wants to stand, he starts off leaning to the right so I go left, then about 30 seconds later he moves to the left so I move over to the right, then another 30 seconds or so he’s back to leaning to the right so I’m back to the left, this goes on all of the opening bands set. He’s not dancing or swaying to the music, he’s just constantly changing the angle he’s standing at to watch the show and it’s like having a big moving screen in front of me, unbelievably annoying. I just gave up trying to see round him and moved elsewhere before the headliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Folk who push the button at traffic lights to cross, but then cross before the lights change, so then you sit at a red light letting f****ng nobody across the road!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 27 minutes ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Next door neighbour is building a huge boat in the garden 😲 wonder if he knows something 🤔 What's his name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, Tazio said: Or get all 21st century and download the Shopping UK app on your phone. Too technical for me. I’m a pen and paper man. I know how to use a slide rule though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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