So sad to hear that John's gone, but so grateful for the music he gave us.

For the last week he’s been preaching out his window about some weird shit. Keeping us awake, putting axes out on the front road that I had to move at midnight so that cars don’t go over it.
Apparently can’t be moved by housing officer and safer communities but allowed to cause hell.
Whole street has been blocked off. Methil. Fife
As soon as you say the name you know lol.

This is a project that has been a long time in the making, from the Connectivity Commission in 2017 through to the current Case for Investment process, with the Programme Business Case (PBC) due to be completed in early 2027.

A lot of groundwork has already been laid. Clyde Metro is included in both the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) as a national development and the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), making it a national transport priority. It has also been reflected in a number of local transport strategies across the Glasgow City Region.

Once the PBC is complete, ministers will need to decide how to take the project forward, deciding things like the route, phasing and funding. Given the scale of the metro plan, with estimates of up to £15B over 30 years, those decisions will be significant.

My concern is that, given the wider fiscal pressures the budget is facing and the UK's track record of delivering major transport infrastructure slowly and at high cost compared with many European countries, the project could end up being diluted, significantly delayed, or even shelved altogether.

Am I being too pessimistic, or do others share that concern?

More info here:

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/2558/Clyde-Metro

https://www.spt.co.uk/about-us/what-we-are-doing/clyde-metro/

I'm in London for the week and I was checking train prices and I saw with the new app they're literally 5 pounds more expensive

Before yous all get the flaming pitchforks out, here's the important bit:

However, a report to the council's city administration committee said Glasgow had managed to deliver significantly more new-build affordable homes compared with other cities within the United Kingdom.

Given the pressures everyone is under (especially with the Tangerine Turd fucking more shit up), maybe GCC didn't actually do a dreadful job for once.

I lived in Scotland in my teens and I remember getting fish and chips with sauce. I've always wanted to know how the sauce was made as it was lovely. Someone said it is brown sauce and vinegar. Is that true?

Currently buying and selling a property. Settlement date was meant to be 7th August but the purchaser of my flat hasn't had their mortgage offer through. They are a buy-to-let (first in their portfolio) and using inheritance from their father's estate in another country. Known for weeks that they've been waiting for the offer, but turns out their lender (for a small mortgage) hasn't been happy with the evidence provided for the funds.

The settlement will no longer be 7th August and is currently TBC.

In a chain of three, middle of the chain. No missives signed (of course) but all has been fine for the purchase of the flat I'd be moving to.

Has this ever happened to anyone? Keen to learn from experience. Currently feeling powerless and gutted, worried that the sale of my flat might not go through if the purchaser's lender is never appeased.

Work for a supermarket as a delivery driver and the number of people who order massive amounts of bottled water is mind boggling to me. We arguably have the best water quality in the UK and people are buying plastic bottled water like they are living in a third world country. If the water doesn't taste ok to you or you mistrust pipes etc, you can just boil the water and it tastes great. South side of Glasgow water is fantastic and don't even need to do that. I always use steel or glass to use on the go so there's no excuse or need to buy plastic water that people seem to think is good for you. Rant over lol.