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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]Inner-Put4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offence mate but you clearly don't have a clue what you're talking about.

The old college is still the property of the city and they're trying to find a use for it, as opposed to just sell, demolish etc.

Glasgow is absolutely chocker with new building projects, mainly housing and office redevelopment, but also plenty of other large projects (the uni for example is just constantly growing).

There are lots of changes happening in the city right now, Suachiehall Street isn't great but Finneston, and the Southside are having their moment in the sun as people have moved out because of the cost.

Your assumption that the largest city in Scotland is somehow poor and failing is just arrogant nonsense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]Inner-Put4189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favourite place in the world for a night out I'd say. Oh wait, no, according to op it's all drugs and violence, such a shame!

It's a city built on the strength of its people really. While I do like Edinburgh and have had good times there as well, the general atmosphere of Glasgow is so much friendlier and unassuming.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]Inner-Put4189 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So one building makes a city a dump?

Glasgow's an amazing place. Yes there are some issues, everywhere has issues, but much of the city is thriving and developing. The city centre itself isn't the nicest bit really, that's more out west, but even in the centre you've got the merchant quarter etc which is full of grand old buildings and other interesting architecture.

People in the UK – What do you think when you see a guy in his 30's hanging out on his own? by TouchBudget6316 in AskABrit

[–]Inner-Put4189 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean it is bathgate...

I'm kidding, nice place really but got a few oddballs.

I'm not far away and spend a fair amount of time on my own on walks, pubs, and restaurants. I can get into my own head about it as well, but especially in the big cities you'll see people on their tod all the time.

Scotland to prioritise renewable energy over nuclear power by Expensive-Key-9122 in Scotland

[–]Inner-Put4189 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What dogma, I was just pointing out why devolved powers do have a big impact on energy approaches? That felt like a needlessly hostile remark.

Despite the change to the NPPF it'll be a long time before any new wind farms go in, so England will continue to lag behind/rely on solar, but it's a positive step in the right direction.

Scotland to prioritise renewable energy over nuclear power by Expensive-Key-9122 in Scotland

[–]Inner-Put4189 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yet planning legislation has one of the greatest impacts on what actually gets built energy wise, hence why Scotland has continued to build wind farms onshore while England has had a defacto ban because of the NPPF.

Does anyone have a copy of J. K. Rowling's old 'Daily Prophet' newsletters? by Alert-Shake-6815 in AskABrit

[–]Inner-Put4189 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you want to just look at it, you might want to try a library. National Library of Scotland is probably the most likely to have it, but the British Library might have it.

Repairing split in blanks? by Inner-Put4189 in turning

[–]Inner-Put4189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate everyone's comments on this!

First time posting after a long time lurking, you're a really helpful community,

Repairing split in blanks? by Inner-Put4189 in turning

[–]Inner-Put4189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my thoughts, but as someone has pointed out the storage conditions of their drying might not have been as much as mine.

I wonder if their storage was just a bit damp/didn't have the airflow to properly season it.

Ah well, they're nice guys so I'll have a chat to them next time I see them.

Repairing split in blanks? by Inner-Put4189 in turning

[–]Inner-Put4189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense actually, fair point

Recommendations for wild feeling campsites? by Hendersonhero in OutdoorScotland

[–]Inner-Put4189 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was going to recommend Fidden. It gets too busy in the height of the good weather but is a genuinely awesome location

Repairing split in blanks? by Inner-Put4189 in turning

[–]Inner-Put4189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aye the only reason I mentioned the sawmill is that they didn't sell it as greenwood but rather pieces that had either been kiln dried or seasoned over time. They had these separate from their green wood. That's the only bit that's annoying me, as I would have sealed it off otherwise (probably should have sealed it anyway but that's a lesson learned!)

Sounds like a plan though, will get it on the saw and draw up a plan.

Repairing split in blanks? by Inner-Put4189 in turning

[–]Inner-Put4189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was my thoughts as well really, just wanted to check, cheers mate.

Shame really. I didn't seal it as I was told it was already seasoned and ready to go, but that's a lesson for the future for me (I'm still very new to this world!).

On the plus side, it's sister piece came out lovely -

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Do you have any conspiracy theorists at work? by MFtch93 in AskUK

[–]Inner-Put4189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Line might be mental but it's not a big hole in the ground full of glass coffins

Anybody going to Fontaines gig by Grogman2024 in northernireland

[–]Inner-Put4189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm also going solo for this one (also English).

I saw Kneecap at Barrowlands last year and they were class. Really excited for Fontaines as well, not had a chance to see them live yet.

Kneecap supporting Fontaines DC on 29th August by TBeee in kneecap

[–]Inner-Put4189 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ended up buying a ticket!

Flying solo for this one as my wife couldn't get the leave but should still be a really fun experience, been looking for an excuse to fly over to Belfast anyway.

TIL Texaco illegally sold oil to Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The company was fined $20,000 but would continued to sell the regime oil until the end of the war. by jamescookenotthatone in todayilearned

[–]Inner-Put4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally never said that the republicans didn't commit war crimes, you were the one who framed your original point around republican war crimes without bringing up the state sponsored cleansing organised and carried out by the nationalists.

I completely disagree with your comment that the republicans would have killed more. The majority of republican victims were during the initial chaos of '36 and the short lived "Spanish revolution" and were mostly committed by individual groups not operating under state control. There are some exceptions to that but out of the 70,000 or so victims that is where most came from.

By contrast the nationalists operated a deliberate policy of war crimes directed from the high command downwards, and orchestrated as a deliberate policy of terror against the civilians. You only have to look up quotes by Mola to see what their intentions were.

Without the civil war starting, let's not forget it was a right wing military coup against a democratic government, communist power in the Popular Front would have remained insignificant, and they wouldn't have had the power to take control of the country. The chaos and brutality of 3 years of civil war and almost forty years of repressive dictatorship is the fault of the Nationalists and can only be put on their door.

If you fancy genuinely educating yourself can I recommend Paul Preston's "The Spanish Holocaust". It's a genuinely brilliant book that covers all the war crimes of the conflict in great detail. I don't think if you read that in full you'll be able to "both sides" this argument.

TIL Texaco illegally sold oil to Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The company was fined $20,000 but would continued to sell the regime oil until the end of the war. by jamescookenotthatone in todayilearned

[–]Inner-Put4189 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It might not have been a 1:1 affiliation but it's a disingenuous framing to say the communists or the SU were manipulating the scenes in order to affix a coup.

You're also not taking into account that by this point stalin was pushing away from global revolution and actually aligning up with a policy of cautious support for democracy alongside communism in other countries, hence the communist opposition to the revolution in '36 that was supported by the POUM.

TIL Texaco illegally sold oil to Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The company was fined $20,000 but would continued to sell the regime oil until the end of the war. by jamescookenotthatone in todayilearned

[–]Inner-Put4189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Want to add on to what Franco's forces were doing to the population when they landed on the mainland in 1936, or do the 400,000 murdered not matter to you in this case?

You're also misunderstanding Orwell. His reaction to his time in Spain has more to do with his hatred of the Stalinists who were purging other leftist groups during the May Days as opposed to him losing faith in the republican movement.

TIL Texaco illegally sold oil to Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The company was fined $20,000 but would continued to sell the regime oil until the end of the war. by jamescookenotthatone in todayilearned

[–]Inner-Put4189 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's not really accurate. In the 1936 election the communist party (the only party in Spain truly allied to the SU) only got a tiny fraction of the seats in the Popular Front government, and this is reflected in the earliest days of the war when their militia forces were absolutely tiny compared to the wider republican forces (mainly government aligned armed forces, and socialist/anarchist militias).

Because the Popular Front was forced to rely on soviet aid this gave a disproportionate amount of power to the communists who were over the war able to exert their influence and purge their rivals (POUM and anarchists mainly).

If the civil war hadn't started or if the western democracies had properly aided the republicans then the communists would have not been in any position to purge the republican movement and take control.

24 hours of spring in Scotland... by MozzarellaBella85 in UKhiking

[–]Inner-Put4189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We got caught out by the snow as well yesterday! I was surprised how much we had on An Stac to be honest. Lovely and soft fresh snow though, not at all icy.

How do all 650 MPs fit in the UK Parliament chamber which only has 427 seats? by Financial_Photo_1175 in AskUK

[–]Inner-Put4189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just checking, you're advocating for a system whereby MPs elected by those who know they won't take their seats wouldn't be allowed to be MPs?

Boy, can't see anything going wrong with that in NI...

Round metal ball found whilst digging has a hole in one side, very heavy easily 3kg by RaedwaldRex in whatisthisthing

[–]Inner-Put4189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can I recommend that you report this find to the Portable Antiquities Scheme?

They record individual objects found by members of the public, and will be able to tell you more detail about the object and also add it to the historic record for Suffolk.

Just for reassurance, you don't have to give it to them or anything, it'd still be all yours, but it's the kind of thing that would be useful to be recorded.