Posted by: Heidthebaw, Glasgow on 11:24am Mon 5 Jan 09
A worthy cause, but I fear there are too many other even more worthy causes to spend money on.
Even they will be behind the queue of causes which aren't too worthy but involve a council fact finding visit somewhere sunny.
If they want the clocks fixed, they need to involve a fact finding trip to switzerland before it will apear on the councils radar.
A worthy cause, but I fear there are too many other even more worthy causes to spend money on.
Even they will be behind the queue of causes which aren't too worthy but involve a council fact finding visit somewhere sunny.
If they want the clocks fixed, they need to involve a fact finding trip to switzerland before it will apear on the councils radar.
Posted by: Brad on 11:59am Mon 5 Jan 09
Perhaps one of our underemployed MSPs could take up the cause. Introduce a regulation to require building owners to maintain the clocks in working order (and at the right time). Better idea than stirring up a stupid fuss about the Hokey Cokey...
Perhaps one of our underemployed MSPs could take up the cause. Introduce a regulation to require building owners to maintain the clocks in working order (and at the right time). Better idea than stirring up a stupid fuss about the Hokey Cokey...
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 12:02pm Mon 5 Jan 09
Slow news day then?
Posted by: mulross, Glasgow on 12:04pm Mon 5 Jan 09
[quote]The four clock faces at St Georges-Tron Church in Nelson Mandela Place were permanently stuck on 12 o'clock - even though the building is undergoing a renovation[/quote]
Maye the fact thatmajor renovation works have been in progress for several months, is the [bold]reason[/bold] that nobody has been running up to check up the clock?
The four clock faces at St Georges-Tron Church in Nelson Mandela Place were permanently stuck on 12 o'clock - even though the building is undergoing a renovation
Maye the fact thatmajor renovation works have been in progress for several months, is the
reason that nobody has been running up to check up the clock?
Posted by: Shifty, Anniesland on 12:19pm Mon 5 Jan 09
Who really needs a clock? There are clocks on mobile phones; on the bottom corner of PCs; in the bookies; in the pubs; times are printed on bus and train tickets etc. If you really need to know the time - buy a watch. At least the clocks mentioned are exact twice a day.
Who really needs a clock? There are clocks on mobile phones; on the bottom corner of PCs; in the bookies; in the pubs; times are printed on bus and train tickets etc. If you really need to know the time - buy a watch. At least the clocks mentioned are exact twice a day.
Posted by: alexparade, Glasgow on 12:23pm Mon 5 Jan 09
That clock at central station hasn't been right for almost a year. In fact the big one on Hope Street isn't working either. Presumably Network Rail are responsible for these. They should be fixed immediately, I mean how hard can it be? How much money would it really take? The plethora of stopped clocks in Glasgow makes the city and it's people look lazy and innefficient. Maybe that's accurate, but can you imagine Big Ben stopping, and nobody fixing it for months? Every other city (including Edinburgh) seem to keep their clocks going, are Glasgow council too busy fining drivers who park in the wrong place to do their jobs? With all these new revenue strams, the council should be able to afford a new set of batteries for some clocks!!
That clock at central station hasn't been right for almost a year. In fact the big one on Hope Street isn't working either. Presumably Network Rail are responsible for these. They should be fixed immediately, I mean how hard can it be? How much money would it really take? The plethora of stopped clocks in Glasgow makes the city and it's people look lazy and innefficient. Maybe that's accurate, but can you imagine Big Ben stopping, and nobody fixing it for months? Every other city (including Edinburgh) seem to keep their clocks going, are Glasgow council too busy fining drivers who park in the wrong place to do their jobs? With all these new revenue strams, the council should be able to afford a new set of batteries for some clocks!!
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 1:57pm Mon 5 Jan 09
Probably Health and Safety rooolz are stopping workers gaining access to the mechanisms.
Probably Health and Safety rooolz are stopping workers gaining access to the mechanisms.
Posted by: George Brown, Erskine on 4:38pm Mon 5 Jan 09
I am a clockmaker and still make a lot of my own parts. for years I plagued a certain Council regarding the number of 'stopped public clocks' in their district and, being born of the old fashioned 'live to work' era and enthusiastic about these mechanisms I even voluteered the work as with 'Old Mortality' (free of charge to the uninitiated) just to see them alive and maintained. the answer to all that was that as the clocks were located so high above ground level and lighting was provided in the towers the maintainance of the mechanical clocks was the responsibility of electricians? the proof of that is obvious. apart from that unions would not allow any one to work for nothing? I have to ask what are the unions doing about government inspired voluntary workers and charity organisations?
I am a clockmaker and still make a lot of my own parts. for years I plagued a certain Council regarding the number of 'stopped public clocks' in their district and, being born of the old fashioned 'live to work' era and enthusiastic about these mechanisms I even voluteered the work as with 'Old Mortality' (free of charge to the uninitiated) just to see them alive and maintained. the answer to all that was that as the clocks were located so high above ground level and lighting was provided in the towers the maintainance of the mechanical clocks was the responsibility of electricians? the proof of that is obvious. apart from that unions would not allow any one to work for nothing? I have to ask what are the unions doing about government inspired voluntary workers and charity organisations?
Posted by: BeeSee on 4:47pm Mon 5 Jan 09
And they've increased the paper charge to 45p an issue for this hard hitting journalism..........
And they've increased the paper charge to 45p an issue for this hard hitting journalism..........
Posted by: Senga Haw, Cuckooland on 9:53pm Mon 5 Jan 09
Just [italic]yet another example[/italic] of Glasgow being the only city to go backwards and lose all ambitions to keep on growing and developing.
This is the city [bold] which became Europe's 4th largest[/bold] (after London, Paris and Berlin) but which has shrunk and gone backwards for decades to now become a provincial, second rate backwater and declining at a rate where we will soon be the 2nd city - not 2nd after London but 2nd after tiny ToytownSnobsburgh.
Bring back Glasgow Corporation as they had the right ideas about being progressive and making Scotland's premier city grow.
Just
yet another example of Glasgow being the only city to go backwards and lose all ambitions to keep on growing and developing.
This is the city
which became Europe's 4th largest (after London, Paris and Berlin) but which has shrunk and gone backwards for decades to now become a provincial, second rate backwater and declining at a rate where we will soon be the 2nd city - not 2nd after London but 2nd after tiny ToytownSnobsburgh.
Bring back Glasgow Corporation as they had the right ideas about being progressive and making Scotland's premier city grow.
Posted by: Moanin Minnie, Not here on 11:06pm Mon 5 Jan 09
[quote][bold]Senga Haw[/bold] wrote:
Just [italic]yet another example[/italic] of Glasgow being the only city to go backwards and lose all ambitions to keep on growing and developing. This is the city [bold] which became Europe's 4th largest[/bold] (after London, Paris and Berlin) but which has shrunk and gone backwards for decades to now become a provincial, second rate backwater and declining at a rate where we will soon be the 2nd city - not 2nd after London but 2nd after tiny ToytownSnobsburgh. Bring back Glasgow Corporation as they had the right ideas about being progressive and making Scotland's premier city grow.[/quote] Senga don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia. Lookup other European cities.
Senga Haw wrote:
Just yet another example of Glasgow being the only city to go backwards and lose all ambitions to keep on growing and developing. This is the city which became Europe's 4th largest (after London, Paris and Berlin) but which has shrunk and gone backwards for decades to now become a provincial, second rate backwater and declining at a rate where we will soon be the 2nd city - not 2nd after London but 2nd after tiny ToytownSnobsburgh. Bring back Glasgow Corporation as they had the right ideas about being progressive and making Scotland's premier city grow.
Senga don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia. Lookup other European cities.
Posted by: linthouse, Glasgow on 10:26am Tue 6 Jan 09
Every parking meter also has a clock and the city isn't exactly short of those ! Apart from that, it should be a matter of civic pride that all public clocks are in full working order and showing the correct time.
Every parking meter also has a clock and the city isn't exactly short of those ! Apart from that, it should be a matter of civic pride that all public clocks are in full working order and showing the correct time.
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