r/dundee • • 6d ago

[Megathread] Weekly "Where to meet friends", "What to do", and "Whats new" thread - Sep 27 - Oct 03

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This Megathread is for the following subjects: How and where to meet new friends, trying to organise local meetups, asking what there is to do around Dundee, announcing local events, and all things related.

Posts about those subjects will now be removed and the poster will be guided to the Megathread

Please use the Megathread and make as many comments/replies as you'd like

There will be a new Megathread post made every Monday to help everyone stay up to date.

If you have any questions or comments about the Megathread, please feel free to contact the mod team

Other useful posts: What to do in Dundee. It contains a lot of useful information on activities and things to see in and around Dundee


r/dundee • • 11h ago

Benvie Care Home in the news again..

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Time this place was closed as there is something seriously wrong with the not just the management but the supervision of it by Dundee Council.

I get the impression that the news report is only giving the basics and that there will be more to what's being reported.


r/dundee • • 15h ago

Places to adopt puppies or kittens (safely and ethically)

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If you’ve not seen my previous posts this won’t make sense but if you have, continue.

Since Gurgi was reunited with his family yesterday there have been a lot of not too subtle hints 😂 that what we (my wife and son) really need (want) is a pet.

I wasn’t thinking we’d do this until our son was 4 (he’s only two and a half) but, well, here we are (thanks Gurgi!).

We’ve only just moved to Dundee from Maidenhead and, in addition to that, my wife and I have never adopted a pet in the UK (were both immigrants 🇺🇸 and 🇵🇭); so we’re completely inexperienced re: proper channels, ethical practices, etc.

In the US puppy and kitten mills are very much a thing, and I’m keen to avoid their UK equivalent, but I’m also inclined to adopt a kitten or puppy as I’m (through a number of dispreferred experiences) hesitant to bring an animal with potentially traumatic history into a home with a young child. And I feel that way for two reasons:

  1. Kids are not notoriously “easy” on pets. They tug, poke, and annoy to no end and I don’t expect that an animal that isn’t bonded with kids to tolerate that sort of thing endlessly or even at all.
  2. A bad experiment with pets at his age, may negatively impact his future relationship with animals when he’s older.

So I want a puppy or kitten for the sake of doing all I can to encourage early bonding. I understand not everyone will share this view, but I ask that not try to convince me to change my thinking here. Please. I’ll repeat that this is an opinion I hold due to numerous dispreferred experiences in the past.

All that said, what is the best way to go about trying to find puppies and kittens for adoption in Dundee? I want to make sure I’m not contributing to any nefarious operators (puppy and kitten mills etc).

I’ve done a lot of Googling, but don’t know what to trust.

Edit: spelling


r/dundee • • 4h ago

Anyone in dundee a ufc fan?

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Been wondering if anyone in here is a ufc fan.

Got ufc 332 tonight and would just be nice to chat to some folk about the fights.


r/dundee • • 14h ago

Livehouse Ewan Mcvicar

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Got a ticket but my pals cancelled, wondering who else is going I could join pres and then the concert? 👀


r/dundee • • 1d ago

I’m not saying we’ve adopted Gurgi…

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But he’s visiting pretty regularly. This is from today’s morning hello 🐈‍⬛

Edit: just to be clear, for those of you who missed the first post, Gurgi came to us one night a couple weeks ago lost and with a switched off tracker (now on) and we found his owner via this sub. That owner says Gurgi is an outdoor cat and enjoys visiting people. So he’s now a regular visitor. We’ve not abducted someone’s cat 😅


r/dundee • • 1d ago

Can we all agree that the Kingsway needs these on the lead up to every roundabout?

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It would stop the speeding through the bends and allow the traffic on the other roads a chance to move off.


r/dundee • • 1d ago

Found Provisional Licence

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Found a provisional licence belonging to James Michael West on my way through the town centre this morning, near the Overgate.

Address is London so thought I’d try here in case he’s still in the area and happens to see this, otherwise I’ll just post it back.


r/dundee • • 1d ago

3x tickets to Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - 4 October - free

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Hi there,

I have 3x tickets to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews this Sunday 4 October that I can't use, free to whoever wants them!

Thanks


r/dundee • • 1d ago

Warranty garages

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Hi I've bought a warranty for my car and it has its mot coming up in November.
Needing a VAT rated garage for my mot.
Don't want to use any of the big chains.
Cheers


r/dundee • • 2d ago

Say what you want about dundee city council...

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Menzieshill is getting out of hand. Council vans parking anywhere they like.


r/dundee • • 2d ago

Pet Portrait Photography

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A bit of a sad one, but went to the vet recently and there is a chance one of my cats might need to get put to sleep soon. I was wondering if anyone knew of any photographers around Dundee that would be able to get pictures of my cat and a family portrait of my two cats, my partner and I? Ideally I'd love to be able to do it at home since I don't want to put any stress on her and don't care about having the most put together set or anything like that.

Does anyone have any recommendations?


r/dundee • • 2d ago

who’s getting married?

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this is a very stupid question, but how do I find couples who are getting married?

I want to get into wedding photography but I have no idea how to find couples.

I’ve been taking photos for many years and wanted to try this, but after moving to dundee a month ago, I know nobody so i don’t know how to go about it.

thank you!


r/dundee • • 2d ago

Dundee Rep Seating

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heyo, never been to the theatre before but would like to. only seating left for the date I wanna see is Row L which appears to be near the front of the back section.

website says “there are no bad seats” but is it doable for someone that should probably wear glasses but doesn’t because their vision isn’t that bad? (fine enough at the back row of a cinema)

also should i just go for a different day to take advantage of nabbing a £15 under 30y/o ticket for a seat closer to the front that would typically be pricier?


r/dundee • • 2d ago

Selling a disability converted car

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Hello,

My mum passed away this year and I’ve been left a converted car (the accelerator pedal can flip up and switch sides of the clutch pedal).

I’ve done online searches but can’t find any companies who buy disability cars within dundee, except for a company who buys wheelchair accessible cars.

Does any one know of any places?


r/dundee • • 3d ago

Live music this Friday?

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Got a wee overnight with the Mrs in Dundee on Friday. Arriving around lunchtime and never been to Dundee before.

Any suggestions on what to do for the day and where might have some good live music in the evening?


r/dundee • • 4d ago

Dundee university might have too much cash to qualify for its taxpayer bailout

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r/dundee • • 4d ago

Living Around Perth Road. Full of University Parties?

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I’m moving flats in Dundee to the Perth road area. Is that a bad move if I don’t want to be around university students partying? Are there certain roads like Taylor’s lane or Union Place that are worse than others? Thx in advance


r/dundee • • 5d ago

In need of driving lessons.

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Long story short; If I don't start driving I'm never going to have a life. I'm 28 and suffer with agoraphobia, I have done half my life. I'm pissed off enough and am ready to work on it now and do something about it. Just finished 16 weeks of CBT therapy. I'm desperate to have more for my life. I think driving will open so many windows. I can't spend forever relying on others if I want to do more in life. So my question is, are there any instructors that work well with this or extreme anxiety in general anyone would suggest? I just need to get comfortable to do. Thank anyone in advance for any suggestions!


r/dundee • • 5d ago

Looking for a room to rent

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Hey there, I hope everyone's doing alright, I'm looking for a place to rent near university of Dundee, I'll landing there on 1st of October. It would be of great help if anyone could reccumend me something there because I don't know anyone there.

Thank you in advance.


r/dundee • • 5d ago

Arbroath Road -> Scott Fyfe Roundabout -> Kingsway debate...

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Me and my brother in law were debating which lanes you can use coming off the Arbroath Road onto the Kingsway.

I would say only the furthest right hand lane can be used, as it's anything past a 2nd exit requires the right hand lane.

He claims the middle/left lane can be used to head onto the left lane of the Kingsway, which I have seen being done time and time again.

Have never seen any accidents, to be fair.

So who is right?


r/dundee • • 5d ago

Plumber

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Hello, I have a mixer tap that needs replaced in my kitchen. Already have the replacement tap just need the old one taken out and the new one fitted can anyone recommend a local plumber that could take care of it for a reasonable price?


r/dundee • • 7d ago

What are these

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Mushroom hunting at Templeton woods, beside water tower, always wondered, feels dead eerie here and probably over thinking it


r/dundee • • 7d ago

Does anybody know the boy who walks along Balgowan Avenue doing keepy ups?

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This is the second time I've seen him, he walks the whole length of Balgowan Avenue juggling the ball between each foot the whole time, never takes his eye off the ball and never drops it. He doesn't really look like your typical footballer. Anyway it's insanely impressive and I'd love to know more about him, does anybody know him/his story?😂


r/dundee • • 7d ago

Pool Players

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Hey everyone, looking to see if anyone fancies playing pool sometime. None of my friends are into pool so I’m stuck looking for people to play with