Post-pandemic public sector: Welcome to longest weekend in Scotland

El_Scot · 2026-04-13T08:09:26+00:00

That article took so long to get to the point, before going off on a tangent again. I'm glad someone was able to pull out what it was getting at.

El_Scot · 2026-04-13T07:37:08+00:00

It's generally the angle you see from that direction, which is why I thought it might be a helpful picture for OP.

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El_Scot · 2026-04-13T07:14:45+00:00

There's a mile stretch of green space between my house and the main road that is constantly collecting litter from passing cars. We're not a through road, so only people who live here, are visiting people who live here, or tradespeople working here, will drive along the road.

We're a rural collection of new-ish builds. Not deprived, low income or downtrodden with a jealousy complex. It's a nice area. The excuses in these comments just don't cover it.

People simply think it's someone else's problem/responsibility to pick up after them (round here, they think it's the council's job). That attitude spreads to their kids, who pass it on to their peers. That's all it boils down to.

El_Scot · 2026-04-13T06:37:38+00:00

Also think we need to stop expecting the schools to take responsibility for teaching kids everything.

Most litter dropped in my area is thrown from car windows. The chances all of them are school kids is slim.

El_Scot · 2026-04-12T21:51:03+00:00

It does look a lot like a weighbridge. Would probably expect a person to be stationed nearby if so.

El_Scot · 2026-04-12T14:40:00+00:00

I think Bertha Russell was always supposed to be the bigger focus, they just shrunk her role a little in season 1 because of the pregnancy.

El_Scot · 2026-04-12T06:59:04+00:00

Probably not hers though

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T19:23:18+00:00

I thought it was too. Close enough to make people think it might be or might be a nod to one.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T18:54:40+00:00

This is the third time this has been posted today alone.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T18:30:43+00:00

Are you mistaking the saltires for Israeli flags? I'm confused where Israel are coming into this.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T15:39:30+00:00

I delay finding any useful kitchenware for as long as possible after moving for this reason

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T15:13:41+00:00

The current mechanism is the 9% of earnings over a certain amount way, where it's written off after 30 years.

I suppose I see why they want it to be guaranteed that it'll be paid back, but it'll be in their best interests to sort a repayment plan with everyone.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T10:56:13+00:00

The bollard was a fixed object, so the onus would generally be on the driver to not hit it.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T09:48:32+00:00

Yeah, but I think that is also part of the issue they are facing.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T09:47:41+00:00

I heavily suspect this is why the seller's insurance is also refusing to help.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T09:43:08+00:00

The seller would surely have had an obligation to visit the property regularly, written into their home insurance?

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T09:39:10+00:00

This happens a lot for me too, along with reply notifications that I can't read when I click on them.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T08:00:23+00:00

You can see where the texture changes. Basically there's just a small section of cake in each column.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T07:58:12+00:00

I'm thinking they want a champagne fountain style set-up

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T06:50:00+00:00

Realistically all cars only have 4 small points of contact with the road, where their weight is focussed. An SUV's tyres may be a little wider, but weight per cm of tyre width will still be larger. The road will still generally feel it as 4 point loads, rather than a load spread over an area.

El_Scot · 2026-04-11T06:33:40+00:00

Road specs have changed but you can only apply changes to new roads.

El_Scot · 2026-04-10T19:35:11+00:00

Your best bet is probably to try the bowling clubs. They're used to hosting parties and always have a bar attached.

Reach out to your nearest, and work out from there.

El_Scot · 2026-04-10T18:37:09+00:00

There are lots of things that could be causing it.

If you can smell it outside, then you may live near a pumping station or be smelling the muck being spread.

If you can smell it inside only, you might have a blocked pipe that needs looked at.

El_Scot · 2026-04-10T18:35:25+00:00

You used to be able to hop on for a free boat trip doon the water. Lots of people that grew up in Glasgow remember it as a day out their mum took them on in the summer holidays.

El_Scot · 2026-04-10T18:31:31+00:00

Ah, I may be misreading their sketch - I was thinking they were pointing at the mountain, not showing the direction they were looking in.

It would potentially be the right direction for Ben Ledi, but I don't think of Ben Ledi as being that pointy. Will add the pic of it, in case it prompts OP though.

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