Posted by: QuincyMD, Glasgow on 11:00am Thu 26 Jun 08
Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.
Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.
Posted by: mulross, Glasgow on 11:10am Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]QuincyMD[/bold] wrote:
Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.[/quote] Have you actually [bold]read[/bold] the article and not just the headline??? It would seem not, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest as supporters of these kind of ridiculous plans don't usually bother to check out the facts.
QuincyMD wrote:
Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.
Have you actually
read the article and not just the headline??? It would seem not, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest as supporters of these kind of ridiculous plans don't usually bother to check out the facts.
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 11:25am Thu 26 Jun 08
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 11:28am Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] I take exception to that for a number of reasons!
yerauldda wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
I take exception to that for a number of reasons!
Posted by: drunkenmonkey, Glasgow on 11:36am Thu 26 Jun 08
Having looked at all the facts, I'm very much up for having a Tesco and flats built there! It's derelict land needing used up and having a supermarket there is a great idea! I fail to see what all the fuss is about! I would defiantly visit the area and possible some of the small independent shops if a large Tesco was built there but as it stands I never shop in any of the shops on byres road and probably would continue not to if the land was "mixed use"
Having looked at all the facts, I'm very much up for having a Tesco and flats built there! It's derelict land needing used up and having a supermarket there is a great idea! I fail to see what all the fuss is about! I would defiantly visit the area and possible some of the small independent shops if a large Tesco was built there but as it stands I never shop in any of the shops on byres road and probably would continue not to if the land was "mixed use"
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:41am Thu 26 Jun 08
it will go to the 1st one who helps finacially to fastlink!
it will go to the 1st one who helps finacially to fastlink!
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 11:43am Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]drunkenmonkey[/bold] wrote:
Having looked at all the facts, I'm very much up for having a Tesco and flats built there! It's derelict land needing used up and having a supermarket there is a great idea! I fail to see what all the fuss is about! I would defiantly visit the area and possible some of the small independent shops if a large Tesco was built there but as it stands I never shop in any of the shops on byres road and probably would continue not to if the land was "mixed use"[/quote] I don't think many people are in favour of it continuing to be a derelict site... and it doesn't matter if people object to it being a Tesco - that's not a planning issue. It's the [bold]scale[/bold] of what's proposed. But Tesco only seem to build very large and very small stores now, and if it has a negative effect on the surrounding area (congestion, pollution, etc), well tough!
drunkenmonkey wrote:
Having looked at all the facts, I'm very much up for having a Tesco and flats built there! It's derelict land needing used up and having a supermarket there is a great idea! I fail to see what all the fuss is about! I would defiantly visit the area and possible some of the small independent shops if a large Tesco was built there but as it stands I never shop in any of the shops on byres road and probably would continue not to if the land was "mixed use"
I don't think many people are in favour of it continuing to be a derelict site... and it doesn't matter if people object to it being a Tesco - that's not a planning issue. It's the
scale of what's proposed. But Tesco only seem to build very large and very small stores now, and if it has a negative effect on the surrounding area (congestion, pollution, etc), well tough!
Posted by: hugo, south side on 11:44am Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views.
Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
yerauldda wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views.
Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Posted by: QuincyMD, Glasgow on 11:59am Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]mulross[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]QuincyMD[/bold] wrote: Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.[/quote] Have you actually [bold]read[/bold] the article and not just the headline??? It would seem not, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest as supporters of these kind of ridiculous plans don't usually bother to check out the facts.[/quote] Yiu know i did read the article, you know the bit about Tesco building only one store and not being allowed to build flats.
Flats which will house people who will need somewhere to shop and who will not all shop at Tesco but who would probably shop in the local shops.
Think they have shot themselves in the foot with this one.
mulross wrote:
QuincyMD wrote: Freedom of choice in shopping negated by a vocal minority.
Have you actually read the article and not just the headline??? It would seem not, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest as supporters of these kind of ridiculous plans don't usually bother to check out the facts.
Yiu know i did read the article, you know the bit about Tesco building only one store and not being allowed to build flats.
Flats which will house people who will need somewhere to shop and who will not all shop at Tesco but who would probably shop in the local shops.
Think they have shot themselves in the foot with this one.
Posted by: iloveglasgow, glasgow on 12:07pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Tesco should just redevelope at another appreciated site and leave the self-interested STOP to admire the waste ground
Tesco should just redevelope at another appreciated site and leave the self-interested STOP to admire the waste ground
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 12:08pm Thu 26 Jun 08
QuincyMD, you are making no sense... who has shot themselves in the foot?
There is nothing to say that there won't be a supermarket adjacent to the site that's being sold. And there may well end up being flats on that site anyway: what will Glasgow Harbour want to do with it?
QuincyMD, you are making no sense... who has shot themselves in the foot?
There is nothing to say that there won't be a supermarket adjacent to the site that's being sold. And there may well end up being flats on that site anyway: what will Glasgow Harbour want to do with it?
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 12:10pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Plenty open space out East end !
Plenty open space out East end !
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 12:10pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]iloveglasgow[/bold] wrote:
Tesco should just redevelope at another appreciated site and leave the self-interested STOP to admire the waste ground[/quote] They could use Glasgow Harbour's site. The Beith Street site is only vacant because Tesco own it. It would attract a lot of developer interest - and better ideas - otherwise.
iloveglasgow wrote:
Tesco should just redevelope at another appreciated site and leave the self-interested STOP to admire the waste ground
They could use Glasgow Harbour's site. The Beith Street site is only vacant because Tesco own it. It would attract a lot of developer interest - and better ideas - otherwise.
Posted by: hightower, glasgow on 12:10pm Thu 26 Jun 08
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing
Posted by: dan, West end on 12:14pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Anything Tesco does it does for Tesco.
Anything Tesco does it does for Tesco.
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 12:19pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views.
Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories:
1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
hugo wrote:
yerauldda wrote:
tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people
bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views.
Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories:
1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 12:21pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] not really
the site is a tip at the moment
tesco would redevelop it, provide house and jobs for the area
people are complaining for the sake of complaining
hugo wrote:
yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
not really
the site is a tip at the moment
tesco would redevelop it, provide house and jobs for the area
people are complaining for the sake of complaining
Posted by: Aunt Sally, Glasgow on 12:22pm Thu 26 Jun 08
But it now looks likely the firm will be forced to ditch its plans for the flats because a huge chunk of land it needs for access to the plot is to be sold to another bidder.
Who is the other bidder?? Sainsburys/Somerfiel
d/Lidl ??????
But it now looks likely the firm will be forced to ditch its plans for the flats because a huge chunk of land it needs for access to the plot is to be sold to another bidder.
Who is the other bidder?? Sainsburys/Somerfiel
d/Lidl ??????
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, At home on 12:23pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hightower[/bold] wrote:
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing[/quote] Because the council needs the £4 MILLION to fund the [bold]2014 Diddy Games[/bold] and small things like the health and fitness of our children won't be allowed to get in the way!
hightower wrote:
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing
Because the council needs the £4 MILLION to fund the
2014 Diddy Games and small things like the health and fitness of our children won't be allowed to get in the way!
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 12:25pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when
fannies like
you try to ram it down peoples
throats that it does my
tits in
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 12:33pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] Thanks for having the decency to promptly confirm the first part of my hypothesis yerauldda! [bold];-)[/bold]
yerauldda wrote:
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
Thanks for having the decency to promptly confirm the first part of my hypothesis yerauldda!
;-)Posted by: calamero, Glasgow on 12:36pm Thu 26 Jun 08
the happy banter on this web page just gets better and better
its better than the original stories
the happy banter on this web page just gets better and better
its better than the original stories
Posted by: Eh?, Glasgow on 12:50pm Thu 26 Jun 08
seems to me the only difference is that the flats will be built by a different developer. So no real difference. Could this suit tesco more in the current housing climate?
There is no need for another supermarket within the westend and most of teh residents are against the move by Tesco not just a vocal minority
the fastest and most efficient way to killa thriving high st is to build a massive superstore. the westend likes its high st and does not want this development. Tesco will be building a massive store in maryhill. I think one store is enough
seems to me the only difference is that the flats will be built by a different developer. So no real difference. Could this suit tesco more in the current housing climate?
There is no need for another supermarket within the westend and most of teh residents are against the move by Tesco not just a vocal minority
the fastest and most efficient way to killa thriving high st is to build a massive superstore. the westend likes its high st and does not want this development. Tesco will be building a massive store in maryhill. I think one store is enough
Posted by: hugo, south side on 12:50pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
yerauldda wrote:
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo
everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is
it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
Posted by: John Kebab, Glasgow on 12:55pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 1:13pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]John Kebab[/bold] wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?[/quote] yes
John Kebab wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?
yes
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 1:16pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Someone mentioned as 'thriving high street' in the west end? Where's that then? All I can think of is Dumbarton Road and Byres Road, which as far as I see are pretty much just charity shops, pubs, farmfoods and estate agents. Cannae think of a decent existing supermarket either.
Someone mentioned as 'thriving high street' in the west end? Where's that then? All I can think of is Dumbarton Road and Byres Road, which as far as I see are pretty much just charity shops, pubs, farmfoods and estate agents. Cannae think of a decent existing supermarket either.
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 1:16pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]John Kebab[/bold] wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?[/quote] Nope. I'm stumped.
John Kebab wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?
Nope. I'm stumped.
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 1:18pm Thu 26 Jun 08
I just looked up on the web. Very interesting.
I just looked up on the web. Very interesting.
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 1:26pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Pete[/bold] wrote:
I just looked up on the web. Very interesting.[/quote] Really?
Pete wrote:
I just looked up on the web. Very interesting.
Really?
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 1:27pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Well, quite interesting. Ah havnae felt the need to phone my pals with the news, but next time I go into tesco I'll look up and feel quietly satisfied.
Well, quite interesting. Ah havnae felt the need to phone my pals with the news, but next time I go into tesco I'll look up and feel quietly satisfied.
Posted by: CrackerG, Glasgow on 1:32pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters[/quote] Whilst [bold]yerauldda[/bold] could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore [bold]hugo's[/bold] childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with [bold]yerauldda[/bold].
It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest.
I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!!
hugo wrote:
yerauldda wrote: Sydney Meriwether wrote: hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
Whilst
yerauldda could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore
hugo's childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with
yerauldda.
It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest.
I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!!
Posted by: secondcity, Glasgow on 1:52pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]CrackerG[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters[/quote] Whilst [bold]yerauldda[/bold] could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore [bold]hugo's[/bold] childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with [bold]yerauldda[/bold]. It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest. I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!![/quote] CrackerG - that is possibly the truest and most eloquent post I have ever seen on this forum - you are spot on.
The Go Ape protesters in particular annoyed me when they took their young kids out on freezing cold winter days to make the poor wee souls stand in the pouring rain holding placards they didn't even understand.
CrackerG wrote:
hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: Sydney Meriwether wrote: hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
Whilst yerauldda could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore hugo's childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with yerauldda. It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest. I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!!
CrackerG - that is possibly the truest and most eloquent post I have ever seen on this forum - you are spot on.
The Go Ape protesters in particular annoyed me when they took their young kids out on freezing cold winter days to make the poor wee souls stand in the pouring rain holding placards they didn't even understand.
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 1:56pm Thu 26 Jun 08
thank you G
truth is i could probably eat them both alive
it's a safe bet i'm better educated, read and off than they ever will be
however this is the evening times website, a place for lighthearted banter
hardly the place to flaunt those talents
now back to reading the iliad....
thank you G
truth is i could probably eat them both alive
it's a safe bet i'm better educated, read and off than they ever will be
however this is the evening times website, a place for lighthearted banter
hardly the place to flaunt those talents
now back to reading the iliad....
Posted by: secondcity, Glasgow on 1:59pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]CrackerG[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters[/quote] Whilst [bold]yerauldda[/bold] could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore [bold]hugo's[/bold] childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with [bold]yerauldda[/bold]. It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest. I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!![/quote] CrackerG - that is possibly the truest and most eloquent post I have ever seen on this forum - you are spot on.
The Go Ape protesters in particular annoyed me when they took their young kids out on freezing cold winter days to make the poor wee souls stand in the pouring rain holding placards they didn't even understand.
CrackerG wrote:
hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: Sydney Meriwether wrote: hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
Whilst yerauldda could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore hugo's childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with yerauldda. It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest. I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!!
CrackerG - that is possibly the truest and most eloquent post I have ever seen on this forum - you are spot on.
The Go Ape protesters in particular annoyed me when they took their young kids out on freezing cold winter days to make the poor wee souls stand in the pouring rain holding placards they didn't even understand.
Posted by: secondcity, Glasgow on 2:03pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] Why do people like you feel threatened by any type of progress or prosperity, be it for other individuals, groups or the city as a whole?
As for conformist drones - in this day and age, those are the protesters. Every neighbourhood has its loudmouth do-gooder who will bully people into signing petitions - most people just "conform" to shut them up.
hugo wrote:
yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Why do people like you feel threatened by any type of progress or prosperity, be it for other individuals, groups or the city as a whole?
As for conformist drones - in this day and age, those are the protesters. Every neighbourhood has its loudmouth do-gooder who will bully people into signing petitions - most people just "conform" to shut them up.
Posted by: Aly, knightswood on 2:05pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]John Kebab[/bold] wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?[/quote] Go to www.wikipedia.org and type in tesco and all will be reveiled john.
John Kebab wrote:
Anybody know what TESCO stands for? ?
Go to www.wikipedia.org and type in tesco and all will be reveiled john.
Posted by: pete, Bearsden on 2:18pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Actually, I prefer ASDA
Posted by: azg, Sighthill, Glasgow on 2:36pm Thu 26 Jun 08
and how do you like Walmart, Pete from Bearsden? Not the nicest company in the world.
and how do you like Walmart, Pete from Bearsden? Not the nicest company in the world.
Posted by: Eh?, Glasgow on 2:41pm Thu 26 Jun 08
My how this wee debacle has grown wings
Essentially this site is full of doomsayers and malingerers (note toself use this word more) who will see muck in gold and whilst claiming to be the true weegies want us to return to the days of black buildings no jobs and a derelict city scape. They feel threatened by progress and change. Now I like to think fo myself as pro the changes I see alaround me in Glasgow which is much better place to live and work than it ever was. I don't wear rose tinted specs on Glasgow I had them punched off me by lunatics in the 1980s and couldn't wait to escape the midden that was Glasgow. However times move on and cities change. Glasgow is an excellent example of a post industrial city finding a new direction when the heavy industry has left for whatever reason. It is now vibrant, dynamic and outward looking but alas there are those here who will try to **** on any good news for fear that they maya ctually have to crack a smile and see change as being positive
Aye there are still problems in Glasgow, name a city that doesn't but there is now a more much affluent city which is not a bad place to be.
Now away and play tig wae the buses
My how this wee debacle has grown wings
Essentially this site is full of doomsayers and malingerers (note toself use this word more) who will see muck in gold and whilst claiming to be the true weegies want us to return to the days of black buildings no jobs and a derelict city scape. They feel threatened by progress and change. Now I like to think fo myself as pro the changes I see alaround me in Glasgow which is much better place to live and work than it ever was. I don't wear rose tinted specs on Glasgow I had them punched off me by lunatics in the 1980s and couldn't wait to escape the midden that was Glasgow. However times move on and cities change. Glasgow is an excellent example of a post industrial city finding a new direction when the heavy industry has left for whatever reason. It is now vibrant, dynamic and outward looking but alas there are those here who will try to **** on any good news for fear that they maya ctually have to crack a smile and see change as being positive
Aye there are still problems in Glasgow, name a city that doesn't but there is now a more much affluent city which is not a bad place to be.
Now away and play tig wae the buses
Posted by: Aunt Sally, Glasgow on 3:20pm Thu 26 Jun 08
So what if tesco build on an unused site...
just dont go !!
its not as if you goto the unused site !!
So what if tesco build on an unused site...
just dont go !!
its not as if you goto the unused site !!
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, At home on 3:39pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]CrackerG[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]hugo[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do[/quote] why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone [/quote] [bold]Good point hugo[/bold], these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.[/quote] you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when [bold]fannies[/bold] like [bold]you[/bold] try to ram it down peoples [bold]throats[/bold] that it does my [bold]tits[/bold] in[/quote] It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters[/quote] Whilst [bold]yerauldda[/bold] could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore [bold]hugo's[/bold] childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with [bold]yerauldda[/bold].
It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest.
I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!![/quote] Now we're getting somewhere: let's split the first category into groups:
1[bold]A[/bold]. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
1[bold]B[/bold]. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like CrackerG who, having spent their whole educated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
CrackerG wrote:
hugo wrote:
yerauldda wrote: Sydney Meriwether wrote: hugo wrote: yerauldda wrote: tesco town and the go ape proteststs are the same bloody people bunch of housewives with nothing better to do
why is it people like you feel threatened by any type of 'protest or campaign', and resort to slagging and attempting to categorise people who stand up for their beliefs and views. Is it to do with your inherent lack of self belief which makes you a conformist drone
Good point hugo, these people probably fall into two categories: 1. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion. 2. those like QuincyMD, who have a vested interest in the status quo where the authorities make decisions (and profit by them), while everyone else does what they are old.
you really are a mongo everyone's entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid it is it's when fannies like you try to ram it down peoples throats that it does my tits in
It might be better if you stop reading the Evening Times and start taxing your obviously small brain, by reading some books which develop your ability to use real grown up words, instead of spending your time on here being defensive and resorting to infantile name calling. run along now and read your first ladybird book, you know the ones with lots of colorful drawings and big letters
Whilst yerauldda could have structured and worded his argument a bit better, and choosing to ignore hugo's childish reply; I have to say I do, in principle, agree with yerauldda.
It does seem that there will always be a group of people against progress of any kind. Glasgow get to host the 2014 games, therefore bringing in amazing amount of visitors and revenue to the city whilst creating jobs and upgrading poor areas - people find something to moan and protest about; Pollock Park grants permission for Go-Ape something intended to be fun and attract people to embrace the outdoors, visit the park, be healthy and exercise - more protesting; Tesco want to build a supermarket on derelict ground, regenerating the area, giving locals more choice, bringing jobs to the area - people are offended byt his and protest.
I mean come on guys......if you people didn't have something to moan and protest about then quite simply you would be bored. And that's the honest truth of the matter, you know and I know it. Dress it up around as many moral, sociological, enviromental and political arguments as you want.....we all know it's just another excuse to get excited about something and attempt to convince yourself that you have done something interesting today. Get a hobby and stop writing into Points Of View - nobody cares!!!!
Now we're getting somewhere: let's split the first category into groups:
1
A. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like yerauldda who, having spent their whole uneducated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
1
B. the bitter, clueless reactionaries like CrackerG who, having spent their whole educated lives living how they are told by the 'city fathers', resent others having a voice and an opinion.
Posted by: steve4349, larbet on 3:46pm Thu 26 Jun 08
every community should have a tesco,this company has done wonders in getting rid of thousands of wee manky corner shops whos owners thought hygiene was a greeting to a customer.the value range has saved thousands from starvation,and the free tastings magic,you can eat your way round the shop somedays.
every community should have a tesco,this company has done wonders in getting rid of thousands of wee manky corner shops whos owners thought hygiene was a greeting to a customer.the value range has saved thousands from starvation,and the free tastings magic,you can eat your way round the shop somedays.
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, farmfoods on 4:00pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[bold]Tesco is a glorified Farmfoods cheap crap ,but on a larger scale![/bold]
anyway keep up the posts, am enjoying the bickering and the funny posts. Really funny. [italic]I blame the weather.[/italic] and the parents
Tesco is a glorified Farmfoods cheap crap ,but on a larger scale!
anyway keep up the posts, am enjoying the bickering and the funny posts. Really funny.
I blame the weather. and the parents
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 4:02pm Thu 26 Jun 08
I'd love to know how you'd describe yourself, Sydney...
I'd love to know how you'd describe yourself, Sydney...
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 4:05pm Thu 26 Jun 08
syd is rik out the young ones
true story
syd is rik out the young ones
true story
Posted by: Mark fae Partick, Glasgow on 4:08pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Farmfoods doesn't sell cheap, child-produced clothes!
Farmfoods doesn't sell cheap, child-produced clothes!
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, a pub on 4:09pm Thu 26 Jun 08
The name [bold]Tesco[/bold] contains the initials of the owner of the firm, Mr. T. E. Stockwell, who supplied the firm with tea and of the initials of Jack’s surname – Cohen.
Huh and I always thought, it was [bold]Totally Effin Sh*t Crap Overpriced[/bold]
you live and learn.
The name
Tesco contains the initials of the owner of the firm, Mr. T. E. Stockwell, who supplied the firm with tea and of the initials of Jack’s surname – Cohen.
Huh and I always thought, it was
Totally Effin Sh*t Crap Overpriced
you live and learn.
Posted by: Eh?, Glasgow on 4:13pm Thu 26 Jun 08
His maw had a wee fancy for Mr Devine his da was a Russina sailor with a penchant for nuclear sub blue prints on the clyde. How the young family loved their days out with binoculours on the kilpatrick hills watching the boats goin oot and coming back again. it was around this time that his da not yer auld da (who is merely a Clydebank emigre which technically isnae Glasgow never mind the westend) bread young syd with a love of vodka, root vegetables and an eye for cooncil corruption his maw just played him Sydney devine 78s. Happy carefree days before MI6 took his da away tae a place he never came back fae (Giffnock apparently)
His maw had a wee fancy for Mr Devine his da was a Russina sailor with a penchant for nuclear sub blue prints on the clyde. How the young family loved their days out with binoculours on the kilpatrick hills watching the boats goin oot and coming back again. it was around this time that his da not yer auld da (who is merely a Clydebank emigre which technically isnae Glasgow never mind the westend) bread young syd with a love of vodka, root vegetables and an eye for cooncil corruption his maw just played him Sydney devine 78s. Happy carefree days before MI6 took his da away tae a place he never came back fae (Giffnock apparently)
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 4:17pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote]Really funny[/quote]
Unlike you.
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 4:28pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Eh?[/bold] wrote:
His maw had a wee fancy for Mr Devine his da was a Russina sailor with a penchant for nuclear sub blue prints on the clyde. How the young family loved their days out with binoculours on the kilpatrick hills watching the boats goin oot and coming back again. it was around this time that his da not yer auld da (who is merely a Clydebank emigre which technically isnae Glasgow never mind the westend) bread young syd with a love of vodka, root vegetables and an eye for cooncil corruption his maw just played him Sydney devine 78s. Happy carefree days before MI6 took his da away tae a place he never came back fae (Giffnock apparently)[/quote] I'm not ashamed to say that that wee bio brought a tear to old Sydney's good eye... I still have those binoculars (although they were recently retired from operational use by a spanking new £10 pair from Aldi... [italic]bloody cheap foreign imports[/italic]!).
Eh? wrote:
His maw had a wee fancy for Mr Devine his da was a Russina sailor with a penchant for nuclear sub blue prints on the clyde. How the young family loved their days out with binoculours on the kilpatrick hills watching the boats goin oot and coming back again. it was around this time that his da not yer auld da (who is merely a Clydebank emigre which technically isnae Glasgow never mind the westend) bread young syd with a love of vodka, root vegetables and an eye for cooncil corruption his maw just played him Sydney devine 78s. Happy carefree days before MI6 took his da away tae a place he never came back fae (Giffnock apparently)
I'm not ashamed to say that that wee bio brought a tear to old Sydney's good eye... I still have those binoculars (although they were recently retired from operational use by a spanking new £10 pair from Aldi...
bloody cheap foreign imports!).
Posted by: weeizzy1936, partick on 4:34pm Thu 26 Jun 08
having no transport of my own and asda and tesco either govan or maryhill quite inaccessible for me i was looking forward to a tesco opening in the site in partick. albeit i wasnt really happy about the flats etc. however all these people shouting that we dont need it have cars and businesses etc. i wanted to be able to have the choice of what supermarket i went to without having to get on a bus that will take me ages to get to and from partick cross
having no transport of my own and asda and tesco either govan or maryhill quite inaccessible for me i was looking forward to a tesco opening in the site in partick. albeit i wasnt really happy about the flats etc. however all these people shouting that we dont need it have cars and businesses etc. i wanted to be able to have the choice of what supermarket i went to without having to get on a bus that will take me ages to get to and from partick cross
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, tesco on 4:37pm Thu 26 Jun 08
I literally do need those tenalady thingies now, haha, [italic]I think it's brill[/italic] ,[quote]the patter in ere.[/quote] [bold]I blame this farcical Labour government[/bold] and those Sean Combs Games 2014 oh diddy games I mean
I literally do need those tenalady thingies now, haha,
I think it's brill ,
the patter in ere.
I blame this farcical Labour government and those Sean Combs Games 2014 oh diddy games I mean
Posted by: Eh?, Glasgow on 5:00pm Thu 26 Jun 08
weeIzzy Morrisons is just round the corner from you or did you not actually realise this. All these people shouting? whit a load of tesco saver mince. I take it you live at Partick Cross well Morrisons is even closer to you than the proposed tesco and you could walk and not own a business to use it. Shout if you want but people will only point and laugh as weeizzy loses the rag again
weeIzzy Morrisons is just round the corner from you or did you not actually realise this. All these people shouting? whit a load of tesco saver mince. I take it you live at Partick Cross well Morrisons is even closer to you than the proposed tesco and you could walk and not own a business to use it. Shout if you want but people will only point and laugh as weeizzy loses the rag again
Posted by: Hank Marvin, the frozen aisle on 5:09pm Thu 26 Jun 08
haha at the wee dafty who wants a tesco on her doorstep, as she cant be bothered walking to morrisons(much better class in there hen).
I am feeling hungry now reading all the posts, I fancy some of Tesco cheapo Value label [italic]'minced up grey parts of a chicken formed into a dried up clump beaten stupid with a ladel and coated in bowfin stale breadcrumbs[/italic] ' for tea. Oh I think they maybe called it Chicken Kiev. It yasted really lovely. I am old and smelly and lost my sense of taste 23 years ago.
haha at the wee dafty who wants a tesco on her doorstep, as she cant be bothered walking to morrisons(much better class in there hen).
I am feeling hungry now reading all the posts, I fancy some of Tesco cheapo Value label
'minced up grey parts of a chicken formed into a dried up clump beaten stupid with a ladel and coated in bowfin stale breadcrumbs ' for tea. Oh I think they maybe called it Chicken Kiev. It yasted really lovely. I am old and smelly and lost my sense of taste 23 years ago.
Posted by: mulross, Glasgow on 5:09pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]weeizzy1936[/bold] wrote:
having no transport of my own and asda and tesco either govan or maryhill quite inaccessible for me i was looking forward to a tesco opening in the site in partick. albeit i wasnt really happy about the flats etc. however all these people shouting that we dont need it have cars and businesses etc. i wanted to be able to have the choice of what supermarket i went to without having to get on a bus that will take me ages to get to and from partick cross[/quote] Never heard of the Subway/Underground??
Plus, Tesco are opening one of the Metros in Partick - think it's opposite Hyndland Street.
Problem solved :-))
weeizzy1936 wrote:
having no transport of my own and asda and tesco either govan or maryhill quite inaccessible for me i was looking forward to a tesco opening in the site in partick. albeit i wasnt really happy about the flats etc. however all these people shouting that we dont need it have cars and businesses etc. i wanted to be able to have the choice of what supermarket i went to without having to get on a bus that will take me ages to get to and from partick cross
Never heard of the Subway/Underground??
Plus, Tesco are opening one of the Metros in Partick - think it's opposite Hyndland Street.
Problem solved :-))
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 5:12pm Thu 26 Jun 08
morrisons is rotten, and the sainsbury's round the corner on crow road is possibly the worst in scotland
morrisons is rotten, and the sainsbury's round the corner on crow road is possibly the worst in scotland
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 5:16pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Let's have a Lidl
Posted by: weejoe, Glasgow on 5:27pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[bold]Can I Thank Hank Marvin for making me laugh
keep up the good work Hank[bold]bold[/bold][/bold]
Can I Thank Hank Marvin for making me laugh
keep up the good work Hank Posted by: Johnny Punchclock, Glasgow on 5:33pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Why is it that the people who oppose the Tesco's being built are so full of personal abuse for those who disagree with them? The agression being shown here is shocking. It's like a bunch of drunken football fans who've lost and are looking for someone to beat up.
I agree with whoever says the parents are to blame.
[italic](Waits for some eejit to say "he started it".)[/italic]
Why is it that the people who oppose the Tesco's being built are so full of personal abuse for those who disagree with them? The agression being shown here is shocking. It's like a bunch of drunken football fans who've lost and are looking for someone to beat up.
I agree with whoever says the parents are to blame.
(Waits for some eejit to say "he started it".) Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 5:35pm Thu 26 Jun 08
well he did
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, a footballpark somewhere on 5:46pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[italic]well it wasnae me[/italic] , [bold]I only logged in to laugh and add my seriously bad humoured derogatory childish comments too![/bold]
hic ....I ...hic....support the green and blue stripes glasgow... celtigers ....so wasssupp punchy?....I am a non violent drunken football supporter who doesnt like tesco!..! have never shown any aggression....
urine extraction yes, [bold]but aggression never[/bold] ![bold]I personally blame the weather, the parents and the councillors who are related to them.[/bold]
well it wasnae me ,
I only logged in to laugh and add my seriously bad humoured derogatory childish comments too!
hic ....I ...hic....support the green and blue stripes glasgow... celtigers ....so wasssupp punchy?....I am a non violent drunken football supporter who doesnt like tesco!..! have never shown any aggression....
urine extraction yes,
but aggression never !
I personally blame the weather, the parents and the councillors who are related to them. Posted by: Hank Marvin, Cludgie on 5:51pm Thu 26 Jun 08
wow 63 comments for far!
Has anyone else ever eaten Value Chicken Kiev [italic]as per my description above[/italic] ? If so, could you let me know if you also had to walk swiftly with a frown , purple face, pursed lips, and your buttocks tightly clenched for fear it isnt 'just a fart'? within 20mins of masticulation of said offending foodstuff?
Just wondered, oh and reminds me '10 Value Fishfingers ' ingredients include minced up Cods Eyeballs etc.
wow 63 comments for far!
Has anyone else ever eaten Value Chicken Kiev
as per my description above ? If so, could you let me know if you also had to walk swiftly with a frown , purple face, pursed lips, and your buttocks tightly clenched for fear it isnt 'just a fart'? within 20mins of masticulation of said offending foodstuff?
Just wondered, oh and reminds me '10 Value Fishfingers ' ingredients include minced up Cods Eyeballs etc.
Posted by: secondcity, Glasgow on 6:15pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]yerauldda[/bold] wrote:
morrisons is rotten, and the sainsbury's round the corner on crow road is possibly the worst in scotland[/quote] Both are certainly too small to cope with the volume of shoppers that visit them. Particularly when bunches of wifeys decide to stop with their trolleys and have a natter in the middle of the narrow aisles.
Morrisons also needs to drag itself into the 21st century, or into the 1990s at least.
yerauldda wrote:
morrisons is rotten, and the sainsbury's round the corner on crow road is possibly the worst in scotland
Both are certainly too small to cope with the volume of shoppers that visit them. Particularly when bunches of wifeys decide to stop with their trolleys and have a natter in the middle of the narrow aisles.
Morrisons also needs to drag itself into the 21st century, or into the 1990s at least.
Posted by: Sid Noggins, East End on 6:52pm Thu 26 Jun 08
So, let’s get this right. A major-multinational company wants to invest their own money (not public money) in building and regenerating a sh1tty part of town at no cost to the council tax payer. And what happens? A multitude of “no thank you” types object. I think that Glasgow has to realise that just because you have a superior attitude and some fine architecture (plenty of crap weather and plenty of crime) and a lot of “well we’re Glasgow and we’re due sumthing” (sic) does not mean that the city is entitled to anything. I’m half hoping that Tesco says “to hell with Scotland”. Then watch all the bleedin hearts say job losses here, there and everywhere – oh what to do???
So, let’s get this right. A major-multinational company wants to invest their own money (not public money) in building and regenerating a sh1tty part of town at no cost to the council tax payer. And what happens? A multitude of “no thank you” types object. I think that Glasgow has to realise that just because you have a superior attitude and some fine architecture (plenty of crap weather and plenty of crime) and a lot of “well we’re Glasgow and we’re due sumthing” (sic) does not mean that the city is entitled to anything. I’m half hoping that Tesco says “to hell with Scotland”. Then watch all the bleedin hearts say job losses here, there and everywhere – oh what to do???
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, a pub on 6:53pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[bold]OOHHH secondcity you touched upon a fundamental annoyingly but all too common scenario[/bold] , the posher the bint, [italic]the more she glowers ,[/italic] as she and her fellow blockaiselian engage in meaningless chit-chat in middle of an aisle you relaly need to get a comodity from! i.e [italic]"hi how are you keeping; incidently, how's yer mums vagina, after her public prolapse caused by jumping off her seat when she shouted HOUSE and won the £500 last week at bingo?"[/italic] etc
NEW CONCEPT
[quote]TROLLEY RAGE a new phenomenum in being a ****, use your trolley to barge by, when someone politely asks to 'excuse me ' you are SUPPOSED to look sorry and say so and move your trolley.
[/quote]
[bold]WHO ELSE!! Who is a trolley watcher?[/bold]
I am sure there is a club with a little black book, seeing [bold]who bought what[/bold] , and folk serving at checkouts asking [italic]'OOH my, are all those ciders , bailey minis and cans of superlager for you? You greedy b****d'[/italic]
I have had the asian girl say 'oh those curries taste quite authentic' and talk about her mums curries and then the older woman asking me if 'the rosemary conley porridge was nice?', how should I know yet not eaten it, daft bint, I am only buying them cos its a trial price' I politely lied anyway said [quote]oh yes very filling too[/quote] , felt like one of the friggin 3 bears!!
[bold]every little counts[/bold] or
[italic]effin little c**ts[/italic] as I think it should be!
OOHHH secondcity you touched upon a fundamental annoyingly but all too common scenario , the posher the bint,
the more she glowers , as she and her fellow blockaiselian engage in meaningless chit-chat in middle of an aisle you relaly need to get a comodity from! i.e
"hi how are you keeping; incidently, how's yer mums vagina, after her public prolapse caused by jumping off her seat when she shouted HOUSE and won the £500 last week at bingo?" etc
NEW CONCEPT
TROLLEY RAGE a new phenomenum in being a ****, use your trolley to barge by, when someone politely asks to 'excuse me ' you are SUPPOSED to look sorry and say so and move your trolley.
WHO ELSE!! Who is a trolley watcher?
I am sure there is a club with a little black book, seeing
who bought what , and folk serving at checkouts asking
'OOH my, are all those ciders , bailey minis and cans of superlager for you? You greedy b****d'
I have had the asian girl say 'oh those curries taste quite authentic' and talk about her mums curries and then the older woman asking me if 'the rosemary conley porridge was nice?', how should I know yet not eaten it, daft bint, I am only buying them cos its a trial price' I politely lied anyway said
oh yes very filling too
, felt like one of the friggin 3 bears!!
every little counts or
effin little c**ts as I think it should be!
Posted by: jay, partick on 6:56pm Thu 26 Jun 08
THE MORE COMPETITION THE BETTER I SAY, THE LAND SHOULD NEVER BEEN SOLD TO START WITH,IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR BUILDING NEW HOUSES. AFTER LIVING IN PARTICK FOR 25 YEARS I CANT EVEN GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A HOUSE IN PARTICK,SO MUCH FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES.
THE MORE COMPETITION THE BETTER I SAY, THE LAND SHOULD NEVER BEEN SOLD TO START WITH,IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR BUILDING NEW HOUSES. AFTER LIVING IN PARTICK FOR 25 YEARS I CANT EVEN GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A HOUSE IN PARTICK,SO MUCH FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES.
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, a pub on 6:59pm Thu 26 Jun 08
jay it is no nice to use upper case as very hard to read and impolite on web, as it infers anger and shouting the words , just a pointer. incidently, [italic]are you a labour voter?[/italic]
jay it is no nice to use upper case as very hard to read and impolite on web, as it infers anger and shouting the words , just a pointer. incidently,
are you a labour voter? Posted by: Sid Noggins, East End on 7:02pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote]THE MORE COMPETITION THE BETTER I SAY, THE LAND SHOULD NEVER BEEN SOLD TO START WITH,IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR BUILDING NEW HOUSES. AFTER LIVING IN PARTICK FOR 25 YEARS I CANT EVEN GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A HOUSE IN PARTICK,SO MUCH FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES.[/quote]
Who's going to pay for these 'new houses' and who's going to live in them?
THE MORE COMPETITION THE BETTER I SAY, THE LAND SHOULD NEVER BEEN SOLD TO START WITH,IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR BUILDING NEW HOUSES. AFTER LIVING IN PARTICK FOR 25 YEARS I CANT EVEN GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A HOUSE IN PARTICK,SO MUCH FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES.
Who's going to pay for these 'new houses' and who's going to live in them?
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 7:06pm Thu 26 Jun 08
This place is getting more like the Viz readers' letters page by the day... [italic]and, if a may say so, a very fitting and welcome metamorphosis[/italic]!!!
This place is getting more like the Viz readers' letters page by the day...
and, if a may say so, a very fitting and welcome metamorphosis!!!
Posted by: Sam11183, Yorkhill on 7:15pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Morrisons put in a planning application two weeks ago to replace its current supermarket in Partick with a much bigger one on the same site and integrating this with the local train and subway stations.
Morrisons put in a planning application two weeks ago to replace its current supermarket in Partick with a much bigger one on the same site and integrating this with the local train and subway stations.
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, a pub on 8:12pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[bold]dearest sydney , could it be that there are a lot of cheerful witty folk now[/bold] [italic]and the bigots and racists and complainers with extremely rude things to jabber into keyboards are away on holiday or something? or have vacated the building?[/italic] OR [bold]overuse of bold to emphasise the meaningless mimbu jumbo drivel point that I am leading up to forthwith ..[/bold] ..Maybe they are in a modern Tesco or crappy wee minging 'based on presto' type store non upgraded 'Morrisons'( with E coli germs free at paisley meat counters)...trying to ram fellow shoppers with their laden trollies...?? or could it just be, some just maybe are posting under several aliases .Hmmm.
personally speaking, I loved Viz , Think San and Tray , and Percy Pi$shead as they are all [bold]based on real life Glasgow people[/bold] . [italic]And labour voters.[/italic] The advice pages were so funny...
dearest sydney , could it be that there are a lot of cheerful witty folk now and the bigots and racists and complainers with extremely rude things to jabber into keyboards are away on holiday or something? or have vacated the building? OR
overuse of bold to emphasise the meaningless mimbu jumbo drivel point that I am leading up to forthwith .. ..Maybe they are in a modern Tesco or crappy wee minging 'based on presto' type store non upgraded 'Morrisons'( with E coli germs free at paisley meat counters)...trying to ram fellow shoppers with their laden trollies...?? or could it just be, some just maybe are posting under several aliases .Hmmm.
personally speaking, I loved Viz , Think San and Tray , and Percy Pi$shead as they are all
based on real life Glasgow people .
And labour voters. The advice pages were so funny...
Posted by: Darren Wood, Glasgow on 8:58pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]hightower[/bold] wrote:
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing[/quote] Glasgow City Council allowed the destruction of Partick's only football pitch at Mansfield Street. What makes you think they would be interested in building new ones.
hightower wrote:
why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing
Glasgow City Council allowed the destruction of Partick's only football pitch at Mansfield Street. What makes you think they would be interested in building new ones.
Posted by: ahmed yellaf, pollokshields on 9:17pm Thu 26 Jun 08
I have a shop. and we are not selling so many tins of beans now :) with these big fancy shops opening . corner shops are vanishing, turning into swanky coffeee houses. I used to be the only guy who stayed open till late now every one is copying my methods. Tesco can't make up their own ideas. no fair .
I have a shop. and we are not selling so many tins of beans now :) with these big fancy shops opening . corner shops are vanishing, turning into swanky coffeee houses. I used to be the only guy who stayed open till late now every one is copying my methods. Tesco can't make up their own ideas. no fair .
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 10:28pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Darren Wood[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hightower[/bold] wrote: why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing[/quote] Glasgow City Council allowed the destruction of Partick's only football pitch at Mansfield Street. What makes you think they would be interested in building new ones.[/quote] PHA and local people have been working for years to get Mansfield Park redeveloped!
Darren Wood wrote:
hightower wrote: why not build somme decent football pitches if tesco doesnt go ahead. there are already too few of them and it might prevent some/all the kids turning into fat wee b******s like they all seem to be doing
Glasgow City Council allowed the destruction of Partick's only football pitch at Mansfield Street. What makes you think they would be interested in building new ones.
PHA and local people have been working for years to get Mansfield Park redeveloped!
Posted by: George Brown, glasgow on 11:34pm Thu 26 Jun 08
give the west enders something to be proud of and unique.
turn the whole area into a jumbo size ice stadium (skating rink) then save all the polar bears affected by climate change in the arctic, with a bit of luck when the beasts kick the bucket we can recycle them by sticking the heads on library walls we could have a go at home grown fur coats, handbags and slippers to sell to the eskimos
give the west enders something to be proud of and unique.
turn the whole area into a jumbo size ice stadium (skating rink) then save all the polar bears affected by climate change in the arctic, with a bit of luck when the beasts kick the bucket we can recycle them by sticking the heads on library walls we could have a go at home grown fur coats, handbags and slippers to sell to the eskimos
Posted by: Syndy Merriblether, frozen food aisle @tesco on 8:49am Fri 27 Jun 08
George, quick question:[italic]Is what you have taken available in cigarette form or just pill[/italic] ? A[bold]nyway, it would never work, as they eat so many penguins to stay alive[/bold] , and all the chocolate in them turns the polar bears teeth rotten-plus and they still struggle to take the wrappers off.
George, quick question:
Is what you have taken available in cigarette form or just pill ? A
nyway, it would never work, as they eat so many penguins to stay alive , and all the chocolate in them turns the polar bears teeth rotten-plus and they still struggle to take the wrappers off.
Posted by: trench, possilpark on 3:33pm Sat 28 Jun 08
tesco should go ahead with the idea of opening up a super store, with a 'little village ' setting....masonette
s all around on top of the tesco store which could have different buisinesses on the ground floor like hairdressers, barber shop, post office,pub, coffee shop,cinema,video and games outlet, newspaper and magazine shop...anything like that so as not to interfere with the grocery shopping, i saw that idea in a magazine and i liked the concept, handy for the residents too especially for people who need everything at hand ,....no need for bus fare or cars, excellent.(it would need to be designed in a circle or an oval for vistors parking).
tesco should go ahead with the idea of opening up a super store, with a 'little village ' setting....masonette
s all around on top of the tesco store which could have different buisinesses on the ground floor like hairdressers, barber shop, post office,pub, coffee shop,cinema,video and games outlet, newspaper and magazine shop...anything like that so as not to interfere with the grocery shopping, i saw that idea in a magazine and i liked the concept, handy for the residents too especially for people who need everything at hand ,....no need for bus fare or cars, excellent.(it would need to be designed in a circle or an oval for vistors parking).
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