J.T.F.Robertson Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Sharpie said: So you are still going back pretty regular Jim. I haven't been back in can't remember how long, don't miss it, and to be honest I would be a wee bit afraid whether I could handle all the changes. When I came to Canada I really worked at settling here, and not going back all the time, which was tempting, however when both parents were gone the need seemed so much less. I am happy for you that you obviously still get much pleasure from the old home grounds, I do have a wee bit of envy, sometimes feel disloyal. Now with life doing its thing and so many happy memories of life here, I guess to Canada I am like a bad smell, hard to get rid of. Aye Bob, still at it but this time it was more a case of not having been back for two and a half years, and not getting any younger, was more a case of "what if". I enjoyed the limited things I did but found myself getting overly stressed about all the tests you had to go through before you were even ok'd to get bahck, and as I'm easily stressed, kinda put a mental damper on things. Had to cancel my return flight/hotel as my first mail-in test didn't get back to me until the actual date of my return flight so was useless. Sent away for another kit, before discovering they had a facility at Newbridge where you could get a one on one, in person test. All in all cost me 240 quid for all that then had to re-book my hotel at Gatwick, followed by my flight back which cost CDN $1000. Keep in mind, I was doing all this knowing if the PCR test came back positive, I was screwed, so the trip wasn't quite what it usually is. Booked for six weeks but had to stress for an extra one. I think the best day I had was at the 5-2, D.U. game, thought we had a chance at the league after that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertarian Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 23/06/2018 at 23:09, will-i-am-a-jambo said: This looks like it was proposed in 2007 unless l've missed them looking to re-instate it elsewhere? Back then they were proposing it would 'only' cost £15 million, so not sure what that would equate to in today's prices. Seems like a cheap option if you compare that to the near £1bn for the tram (shudder). Would love to see it happen but l'll not hold my breath! The south of Edinburgh desperately needs something. You only have to see the volume of traffic on the by-pass to see it is badly needed. Just requires political will. Heriot Watt University carried out a feasibility study of reopening the south suburban line a number of years ago and the cost came in at a fraction of what was/is being paid for the trams. Our political masters are continually imploring the public to give up the car and to switch to public transport, yet are unwilling to invest in improving public transport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister T Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Not your usual joggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) On 06/01/2022 at 21:13, NANOJAMBO said: Where was this please ? While it is advertising the Alhambra, I was curious as there's nowhere off Leith Walk that has that sort of slope. The brickwork looked familiar and indeed the slope so I checked the Alhambra I often deliver to in Dunfermline, and right enough! If you go onto Google Street you'll see the very inset post box, painted black, on New Row. Cool photo, mind. Edited January 10, 2022 by ArcticJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Vittoria Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Vittoria Here Odd seeing just the little cafe. They slowly but surely snaked their way around the block buying each shop as it closed down. First Murray’s and then the Kennel Club on the next corner. Also Eatalia is them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Tazio said: Odd seeing just the little cafe. They slowly but surely snaked their way around the block buying each shop as it closed down. First Murray’s and then the Kennel Club on the next corner. Also Eatalia is them as well. Yeah, didn’t know they had that little place first, hadn’t seen that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Cambusnethan Street and Dalziel Place, early 190’s, built in 1895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 54 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Cambusnethan Street and Dalziel Place, early 190’s, built in 1895 Its funny but I just look at these old buildings and think not a bad house there, lot of windows, even the bay windows give you a wee bit more exposure to the sides. Then and I refer to my locality here, and I guess some in Edinburgh they build concrete no character entities, that by comparison are temporary residences before demolition and new temporary entities. I look at that picture and see solid, imaginitive design, and skilled building craftsmanship built for extended time and looks absolute c lass in all ways.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 21:51, Mister T said: Not your usual joggers Aberdeen fans transport surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Salvesen fleet in Leith harbour. That is Leith, South Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: Salvesen fleet in Leith harbour. That is Leith, South Georgia Interesting place. When the whaling stopped they basically just got in the ships and left so it’s like an abandoned factory from a video game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 52 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: Salvesen fleet in Leith harbour. That is Leith, South Georgia My dad would have been on one of those whaling boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Sewerage out flow pipe Portobello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I know I could have pm’d this, but someone else might have missed this too. The fact it’s history, I thought I’d chuck it on this thread. Not sure if you have watched, or already know about this @Sharpie but if you’ve not, I thought you might enjoy it. The Force: A story of Scotland’s Police. A three part history of the police in Scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gvfb0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1943 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryheart Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 11/01/2022 at 22:26, Radio Ga Ga said: 1963 As a guess is that at the top of Clermiston Road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, henryheart said: As a guess is that at the top of Clermiston Road? I think so too. 42 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Grassmarket? Bottom of Victoria Street. 37 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 1943 The windy Waverley Steps? Edited January 14, 2022 by Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpie Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Awright you guys who pished against the police box.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: When I was a wee boy in the 70s the Grassmarket was a scary place with all the mad alchies wandering about fighting themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The Volunteer’s Rest Morningside’s earliest tavern at Canaan Lane and forerunner of the Canny Man, built nearby in 1871.The Edinburgh Volunteers who practised shooting at Blackford Hill frequented the hostelry. Johnny Kerr, the first “Canny Man”, so named for warning customers not to drink and drive their horses! “Ca’ canny, man!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 21 hours ago, Mister T said: When I was a wee boy in the 70s the Grassmarket was a scary place with all the mad alchies wandering about fighting themselves. Castle Trades Hotel, meths drinkers, and they’ll smell of pish all come to mind from that era and before. Definitely a scary place best to be avoided until the above hostel closed in the eighties, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wonfiveone said: Castle Trades Hotel, meths drinkers, and they’ll smell of pish all come to mind from that era and before. Definitely a scary place best to be avoided until the above hostel closed in the eighties, I think. Auto correct and alcohol combined strike again- “they’ll” should read “the”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 43 minutes ago, Wonfiveone said: Castle Trades Hotel, meths drinkers, and they’ll smell of pish all come to mind from that era and before. Definitely a scary place best to be avoided until the above hostel closed in the eighties, I think. Brasso and milk was another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Another one was to steal a bottle of milk from a door, then take the mantle of the stair gaslight and run gas into the milk, a common arrest on the Tron,Grassmarket,Cowgate, beats particularly was a Drunk and Incapable from those cocktails, the trip to the box to wait for the Wagon was accompanied by a clearing of the bowels after those concoctions, its unbelievable what a human being can pass with accompanying odors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I always remember the sound of the meths drinkers voices as they shouted at you. Screeching with their vocal chords destroyed by the concoctions they’ve been drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 14/01/2022 at 21:38, Mister T said: When I was a wee boy in the 70s the Grassmarket was a scary place with all the mad alchies wandering about fighting themselves. My maternal Grandparents lived down the Grassmarket in the 60's (at Heriot Cross), remember having to walk past the doss house to get to their house, I was only a wee lad but can remember it. The Grassmarket back then was completely different to how it is nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obua Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: The Volunteer’s Rest Morningside’s earliest tavern at Canaan Lane and forerunner of the Canny Man, built nearby in 1871.The Edinburgh Volunteers who practised shooting at Blackford Hill frequented the hostelry. Johnny Kerr, the first “Canny Man”, so named for warning customers not to drink and drive their horses! “Ca’ canny, man!” So he must have been related to Watson Kerr, I remember he was a bookie as well I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: My maternal Grandparents lived down the Grassmarket in the 60's (at Heriot Cross), remember having to walk past the doss house to get to their house, I was only a wee lad but can remember it. The Grassmarket back then was completely different to how it is nowadays. A lot like the old Leith Shore area when I started drinking all these many years ago: definitely a place to be avoided if possible at that time but now completely transformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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