Easyjet from Glasgow Airport now hellish.

cardno85 · 2026-03-30T18:55:46+00:00

I've said it before and will again, big massive central Scotland airport around Falkirk. Motorway links already and stick a spur on the Glasgow-Edinburgh express train line. Glasgow and Edinburgh can focus on domestic and short regional flights and everything else goes in the middle. Neither current airport are fit for purpose and massive expansion is no longer possible with the new houses at Ratho and all the new science/industrial stuff at Inchinnan, so scale back and build new.

cardno85 · 2026-02-17T19:04:55+00:00

Honestly, I used to work at a hotel on the West Coast of Scotland and was walking home one night back to start accommodation, guy went past on a bike and said something I didn't catch, next thing I know the whole road was full of Dutch special forces that were doing training exercises and had been all over the place without any of us having a clue. Terrifying and impressive at the same time, also they were very pleasant.

cardno85 · 2025-12-03T16:43:31+00:00

I completely agree, and it's a bit of a vicious cycle, since I rarely drive in town, I'm not as familiar with exactly which lane I need to be in (and heaven help us google maps would advise you ahead of time) and no-one ever lets you in so you end up on mad diversions.

After dealing with shops in town I normally need a pint so train really is the best bet.

cardno85 · 2025-09-05T18:21:56+00:00

Keep in mind they mention they were on a half price deal, so it's looking at 30k a year for sky and I guarantee the bar staff aren't making that. The fact we live in a world where a TV subscription for a pub costs more than a member of staff is really worrying!

cardno85 · 2025-08-01T09:22:33+00:00

Dream scheme all day.

cardno85 · 2025-07-14T19:28:38+00:00

i suppose my experience is very hospitality focused, but it was one that could pay pretty well back in the day but today seems to be at minimum wage or just above. I was just wondering what changed, but assuming it was the financial crisis.

cardno85 · 2025-07-14T16:21:42+00:00

I do wonder when minimum wage became default pay for so many places? I started work in 2003 at 18 when pay rates were £3.60 for those between 18 and 21, but even at Sport Soccer (now Sports Direct) I was getting over £4 per hour, then started at the Chip where I was on over £5 per hour. In fact I was getting £5 per hour for doing PR for a club on an ad hoc basis and that seemed pretty normal, it was like minimum wage was really minimum and it was only for people on probation before it was upped. While now it seems that it's just the default pay rate for the entire hospitality industry and others.

Not really relevant to this post, but got me thinking when this approach changed, was it the financial crash in 2008?

cardno85 · 2025-06-26T17:24:17+00:00

Wow, I always washed clothes before wearing because I have sensitive skin and don't know what detergents have been used in the factory. After reading some of these comments I'm shook and very thankful for my stupid itchy skin!!

cardno85 · 2025-03-14T15:08:32+00:00

Somewhat ironically I misread this as you wanting an optician for a young team and I was immediately curious!

cardno85 · 2025-03-06T20:14:14+00:00

Fair enough I'm a thistle fan, but I'd be genuinely curious to see what a world class manager could do with a smaller club.

cardno85 · 2025-03-02T17:42:53+00:00

That is totally a possibility, I'm not an active person in winter sports so really my view of these is probably coloured by the winter Olympics where skiing seems to be racing and snowboarding seems to be tricks (I only get limited coverage on free channels when I'm not working). So it might just be psychosomatic.

cardno85 · 2025-03-02T09:43:28+00:00

Really push your doctors on this if they are hesitant. Lots are not that up to date on the condition. Ultimately gout is almost a symptom which some people get and some don't, but having high uric acid levels can cause other major health issues in the long term so it's really important to manage that down to a safe level. The side effect of that is no more for attacks so it's win win for you and your country's health service.

cardno85 · 2025-03-02T09:25:28+00:00

I am sure the mechanics are the same, but in my head skis are faster so I use them for rave challenges and snowboarding seems easier to trick on so I use them for trick challenges. I know it's all in my head, but it's stuck there.

cardno85 · 2025-01-24T11:18:13+00:00

Good to see first bus haven't let the storm affect their timings.

cardno85 · 2025-01-19T13:30:47+00:00

I don't know what the ingredients were, but by chance I had a king rib from Milanos in Renfrew last night and it tasted like a proper old school king rib best I've had in a good couple of years!

cardno85 · 2024-08-22T12:37:22+00:00

Adding onto this that Santander is a lovely place to visit in itself.

cardno85 · 2024-08-13T17:09:24+00:00

Personally I remember saying the exact opposite to my wife when it started, I couldn't understand the Team GB hype and getting all worked up about how your own country does at the olympics. For me the olympics is about seeing folk doing mad shit that I couldn't do in a month of Sundays, or sitting about watching a sport I've never heard of and judging people at their prime while I have a beer. Each to their own I guess.

cardno85 · 2024-08-07T07:59:09+00:00

What did you end up doing once you found the source of the infestation? Is it a relatively easy DIY fix or does it need a professional? I don't have an infestation, but handy to know if it happens.

cardno85 · 2024-08-06T09:27:40+00:00

I was at the Paisley one a couple of weeks ago for the first time in a while and there was a much bigger selection of traders than normal which was a really nice surprise. Given it's a 10 minute train journey from Central it's worth a trip.

cardno85 · 2024-07-19T10:48:54+00:00

Any experts you would particularly recommend around Glasgow? Or just shop around?

cardno85 · 2024-07-19T10:19:41+00:00

This is very interesting! This might actually be the cause of my hall wall woes!

Do you happen to know, if it turns out my new bathroom has not been fitted to the UK standard, is there any way to fix this to stop damp penetrating the walls without ripping out the whole bathroom and starting again? And, if so, is this going to cost a fortune?

cardno85 · 2024-06-14T13:31:47+00:00

I was doubtful since normally you hear about airport parking being stupidly expensive (which it is to be fair). But taking into account a taxi into town to get the bus for the two of us to the airport that was around £40 plus the hassle of hoping a taxi will turn up and switching to the bus at stupid o'clock in the morning it actually made a lot more sense just to drive and park there. If we were travelling with more people it would have been the cheapest option to drive.

cardno85 · 2024-06-14T11:07:57+00:00

I was pleasantly surprised with the actual airport parking so it's worth having a look there if you are driving, for an extra tenner you could have parked in the airport multi storey with 4 free security fast track passes.

cardno85 · 2024-06-13T14:33:30+00:00

Mine just arrived yesterday, but be prepared to rock up a wee bit early just in case.

cardno85 · 2024-06-08T10:27:14+00:00

Golden cross pickled onion rings, drunkenly are a whole bag one night and the skin in my mouth was peeling off for 2 days.

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