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Do they still do the 'free' snacks? Years ago we did something similar, and used to go in and spend some time wandering about and taking advantage of these. An hour or two free entertainment watching folk lose their money, a snack thrown in to stop you getting peckish, and not a penny out of pocket...

OK! the challenge is try and find the cheapest, least inhabitable property on sale in and around Glasgow. Anyone got a copy of Scotlands Homes from The Herald handy? In fact Sharon will buy it out of the petty cash if it's under £35k. 8) Right! start scouring those property pages. Try this one http...

Modern Fossil wrote:
I miss chimneys

Fossil

I miss the Gorbals, there's nothing on the South side of the river in the first pic thats still there in the second

Azrael, with such a strong riposte I am thinking that you are Mr Jack Docherty himself, sir. I remember now, Mr Don and Mr George were excelent, what was the other guys name. It was Moray Hunter Gordon Kennedy is currently in River City John Sparkes and Morwenna Banks currently voice various pre sc...

Alan - I think the sub station building has always been a sub station, but perhaps part of a previous group of buildings such as a factory / works which were cleared away for the Clyde Tunnel. I don't know if it now serves the Clyde Tunnel, it might. I recall reading somewhere that if a factory was...

crusty_bint wrote:Excuse me... Taken from the Political Compass:

Socialists like Mahatma Gandhi and Robert Mugabe...

I think thats the first time I have ever seen Ganghi and Mugabe in the same sentence!
I got the Dalai Lama too

Maybe the author had been on the ganja

I think the building is a Scottish Power Sub Station housing. There used to be a good chippy along the street i wonder if it is still there? Correct - I had a little look and it looks quite grand for a substation, the facade is red sandstone and the body of the building is in red brick and there ar...

JayKay wrote:Surely this could go on for ages.

...and don't call me Shirley

Did the Stonebridge woman have a 'tash :?: ::): Id love to see a picture of the committee again ::): Fossil No, she didn't have a tash. As for a picture of them, follow the link above Mr Fossil. You were quite right Mr. Fossil she did indeed have a 'tash (in one episode she had a full beard) Alan

Light hearted bit of where do you sit on the big political map scale thingy. http://www.politicalcompass.org/ Tip. Dont dwell thinking about your answer as it will skew the result, just quick Aye's, no's, no way or thats for bloody sure. I came out as a fairly liberal-leftie , similar scores to Gha...

Bex Bissell wrote:He's got a name like a deep sea fisherman, cheers Alan.
Also thanks to Az for the link.
Some crackin characters and Stoneybridge magic.

My 'Absolute' favourite was the Stoneybridge Olympic Bid, absolutely priceless

Alan

Azrael, with such a strong riposte I am thinking that you are Mr Jack Docherty himself, sir. I remember now, Mr Don and Mr George were excelent, what was the other guys name. It was Moray Hunter Gordon Kennedy is currently in River City John Sparkes and Morwenna Banks currently voice various pre sc...

That clip was from his nightly Channel 5 chat show. It was filmed in the Apollo theatre in London. It was a very good show but got a bit tired towards the end of its run.

Alan

A lot of people use the casinos in Glasgow as somewhere to carry on drinking after pub chucking out time if they don't like night clubs.
I used to have a membership purely for this reason, never played the games or the puggies just stayed in the bar.

Alan

I had only spotted it from the tunnel cutting so it was difficult to see. I might pop over later and have a closer look and take a piccy or two.

Alan