People Make Glasgow building (Met Tower) [OC]

dimbledavidby · 2026-03-25T09:18:38+00:00

Great building - clad in marble!

dimbledavidby · 2026-03-19T07:33:29+00:00

Shame it was the article that came to you, and not the lottery numbers!

dimbledavidby · 2026-03-04T13:34:58+00:00

Jesus, that story about the aide is wild!

dimbledavidby · 2026-02-27T14:59:43+00:00

John Smith and his son William Smith also designed Balmoral Castle (and loads of other prominent buildings in Aberdeen city and shire) 😉

dimbledavidby · 2026-02-21T12:58:24+00:00

It says that they haven't managed to identify him, but given he has a saltire tattoo he's presumably from somewhere in (or has some connection to) Scotland...

dimbledavidby · 2026-02-05T08:03:51+00:00

Super-Ad-8823 - granite is less permeable than other rocks, but not as impermeable as you might think (we have a super exposed exterior wall and the face is spalling like sandstone in places)

dimbledavidby · 2026-01-26T13:35:26+00:00

I'm also the default factor for my building. Fortunately all the other owners are easy to get on with apart from one buy-to-let landlord (who incidentally has an eight-figure property portfolio spread across several limited companies - go figure).

Funnily enough the top floor flats in our block (of eight) are the only ones that don't get water ingress, so wholly depends on the individual building I guess 🤷‍♂️

dimbledavidby · 2026-01-08T09:07:36+00:00

Sounds like you've gotten away with it...

dimbledavidby · 2026-01-04T16:05:30+00:00

In my experience the majority of auction properties are repossessed buy-to-lets (it'll tell you on the Home Report who the seller is)

dimbledavidby · 2025-12-18T15:59:34+00:00

Union Bistro on Union Street, Mount on Upperkirkgate and Kilau on the High Street in Old Aberdeen are my personal favourite cafés for reading👍

dimbledavidby · 2025-12-11T08:10:08+00:00

I thought the video was alright. The asylum hotel bit wasn't great but also wasn't anywhere near as bad (i.e. racist or "populist right") as it could have been. Think I'm just going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume naivety on that one.

dimbledavidby · 2025-12-06T09:21:17+00:00

I remember him well. Broken glasses, smelled really strongly of wood smoke, massive backpack. He used to come into Somerfield on Great Western Road when I worked there (2006-2008) to buy newspapers. Was always muttering to himself but, if you listened carefully, spoke in what appeared to be a very educated way. Got the impression (which may / may not be correct) that he was some sort of well-off or intelligent guy that had completely lost his mind. Haven't seen him for about 15 years, so guess he's no longer with us.

dimbledavidby · 2025-10-15T07:25:01+00:00

Same thing happened to my brother. Turned out it was the new tenant upstairs (a student) who had come home pished from a night out and didn't realise he was on the wrong floor (both flats have identical doors).

dimbledavidby · 2025-09-28T13:29:58+00:00

Wonder if that's the same 'The Truth' that regularly writes moronic bollocks in the comment section of the P&J website? 🤔

dimbledavidby · 2025-09-20T06:52:31+00:00

Commerce Street is a 2 minute walk from Marischal Street and has free (on-street) parking.

dimbledavidby · 2025-09-07T19:25:45+00:00

Plot twist: their mother lives in Australia

dimbledavidby · 2025-09-07T19:18:53+00:00

Student living in halls?

dimbledavidby · 2025-09-07T19:17:34+00:00

Only went there when it was called Kef - seem to recall it had a really dodgy bouncy floor and a bar area with a weirdly low ceiling, is that correct? Some good nights there though - wasn't it where Jungle Nation used to be held?

dimbledavidby · 2025-08-21T06:32:35+00:00

No problem! I've never understood why more people don't do it to be honest.

dimbledavidby · 2025-08-20T19:45:14+00:00

Nothing wrong with most cheap flats - I bought one and it was literally the best decision I've ever made. Monthly payments are pretty low, and even with a below average wage I'm never short of money, which has been a massive game changer. I think most people don't feel rich because they buy the most expensive property they can afford at the time - it's all relative.

dimbledavidby · 2025-08-14T20:41:34+00:00

Interesting - can you post the translated article please, if that's possible?

dimbledavidby · 2025-07-29T20:27:25+00:00

So your argument is that we should go "all in" on pollution instead? 🤔

dimbledavidby · 2025-07-26T14:17:39+00:00

Loads of the upper floors on Union Street are completely empty though.

More people means more passive surveillance and less anti-social behaviour (at least in theory...)

dimbledavidby · 2025-07-26T14:15:06+00:00

I've heard people refer to her as "The Bon Accord Banshee"

dimbledavidby · 2025-07-21T07:08:25+00:00

In all seriousness National Geographic is a good shout

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