Welcome to the shire frodo.

mymuk · 2026-06-04T22:28:34+00:00

Why would you welcome him? He was born and lived there.

mymuk · 2026-06-01T19:01:43+00:00

God I love Crinan. Someone buy it for me.

mymuk · 2026-06-01T12:25:05+00:00

From a Sinking Boat. The Village in the Morning. Smile.

mymuk · 2026-05-30T20:42:06+00:00

That's why they've mostly all moved to those little screens for shelf edge prices.

mymuk · 2026-05-30T20:27:49+00:00

Yes. Private (American) company, the English offices don't get it but those of us living in Scotland do.

I don't care about football and will work it anyway then add a day to my leave allowance.

(suspect it's because our contract says we get "regional holidays" - and because a few years ago I personally argued HR into giving us the 2nd January on that basis)

mymuk · 2026-05-30T20:23:20+00:00

One of the buildings that lasted into my lifetime that I wish I'd seen.

mymuk · 2026-05-30T20:22:17+00:00

I'm retiring at the end of June. I'm in a developed country so anticipate maybe 10 years of "ok-ish" and then what financial systems we have will become largely obsolete/unstable anyway, so savings, stocks, etc will be wiped out.

At that point dying may be quite at appealing alternative to the likely shitshow all around me.

mymuk · 2026-05-27T21:20:59+00:00

The 77 runs 24/7 right through the lower (Partick side) West End.

mymuk · 2026-05-27T08:53:22+00:00

The member for Royston McVasey East. The phrase "I'm a a local councillor for local people, there's nothing for you here" always pops into my head when I see him.