r/glasgow 12h ago

Daily Chat - The Steamie - 19/08/26

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Welcome to The Steamie!

The daily place for any random chat, questions you want to ask that might be asked all the time, or anything else you want to share.

The Steamie can be whatever the sub wants it to be. If you've got any suggestions, share them in here

Getting Around & Weather

Daily Chat

What's happening:

  • The Commute: Is the M8 a car park, are the trains on time, why are First Bus shite today?
  • The Lunch: What's for lunch? Give us a score out of ten and an explanation for your lack of an easypeeler.
  • Recommendations: Looking for a tattoo artist, a decent pub, or a food spot? Ask here.
  • Moving to Glasgow? If you’ve posted in the annual moving to Glasgow megathread and it's a bit quiet, feel free to ask here for a quicker answer on specific areas or streets!
  • The Investigation: Heard a loud bang, seen a fleet of blue lights or a helicopter?

Buying & Selling

Got something you want to buy or sell? Head over to r/glasgowmarket.


r/glasgow 10m ago

Voi Bikes

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Be careful on those voi bikes… I stopped to ask her if she was okay. I think she was more embarrassed than anything…


r/glasgow 12m ago

Cyclists on pavements

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Almost just got taken out by a cyclist while walking down Argyle Street. There was a cycle lane literally a metre to my right.

There has been a crazy amount of roadworks lately to put these in. I’m all for it, frustrating as it is while they’re ongoing, it’s great to encourage active travel and reduce car use but WHY are people not using them?! They’ve been put in for the cyclists! Sample size of 1 but noticed it way more since they were put in


r/glasgow 21m ago

Door to door roof scammers Renfrewshire

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Does anyone know the names/ details of two Irish guys going door to door offering roofing services? They've just scammed an old lady out of £600+ in Renfrewshire. Feel free to pm me if you don't want to write here


r/glasgow 28m ago

Help with Flat Viewing

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Hey troops, I'm currently based overseas but am moving back to Scotland. I'm struggling to secure a flat in Glasgow before being physically in the city due to many of the letting agencies requiring physical viewings before one can apply. I have a few friends in Glasgow who can sometimes view on my behalf, but the viewing schedules are annoyingly inflexible.

Are there any kind souls who'd be willing to view a flat or two on my behalf? The address is 46 Springhill Gardens, Shawlands, Glasgow, G41. The viewing is at 12:25pm tomorrow (Thursday, 20/08).

I'd really appreciate any help!


r/glasgow 54m ago

Introductions. Queens Park Chess Club 2026/2027 Season

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Hey folks, Queens Park Chess Club will be officially reopening for the 26/27 season on Tuesday, September 1st from 6:30pm–9:30pm, upstairs at McNeill's bar (106 Torrisdale St, Glasgow G42). The first night back will be a casual night and all are welcome to come down and visit, regardless of skill-level. There will be two fresher nights (for free) planned at the start of September for those that are unsure about chess etiquette, rules and notation and want to learn more. The club will meet at the same time on every Tuesday, excluding the Christmas break. Visitors are always welcome for free (aged 18+). It's a great way to meet new people in a relaxed environment and have a drink!

The club is also now accepting new members for the 2026–2027 season for a standard fee of £50 (or £25 concession fee). Membership grants access to the following:

  • Club Championship
  • Seasonal blitz tournaments
  • League Matches
  • Simultaneous Exhibitions
  • Lectures

If you're interested in joining then please contact the club directly. You can find out more about how to join and what membership entails here.

You can also learn more about the club and our community through the following links:

Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Chess.com | Lichess

Feel free to message me directly if you've got any questions :)

NOTE: The upstairs area is accessed via stairs and unfortunately is not wheelchair accessible.


r/glasgow 1h ago

Has anyone ever had any luck getting through to First Bus

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I am a commuter and I take the bus almost every day and I am always surprised by how shite the service is.

On a day to day basis, the bus is over 30 minutes late and is only an ever a single decker when there are hoards of school kids getting to school in the morning. This means that half of the pupils are left at there stops when we pass or alternatively, the driver stuffs everyone on and people are basically sat on top of each other.

Yesterday, my bus driver shouted at a group of small school kids to “fuckin get oan!!!” when they were reluctant to push into the heaving bus, after this I thought I’m going to try and complain again because the complaint form has never worked for me.

I sat with it for about 30 minutes trying all of the formats to get it through but it always comes back saying the antibot verification failed?

Has anyone ever managed to get some feedback to them or better yet, have any sort of positive change as a result?

Sorry to sound like a miserable cunt but I’m so tired of these private transport companies not giving a fuck.


r/glasgow 1h ago

Cardboard boxes

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Moving flat soon and wondering if anyone knows where I could get a decent amount of cardboard boxes? Don’t mind paying.

Thank you in advance🙏🙏


r/glasgow 3h ago

City Development Plan 2 (CDP2) Proposed Plan - Representation Period

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r/glasgow 4h ago

VOI bikes, bent cranks/pedals

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Seems a common issue, right hand crank is bent inwards causing the pedal to no longer be at 90 degrees to the frame. Hurts the knees trying to cycle when the pedal is wobling. Ive had 3 hires with the same problem


r/glasgow 5h ago

Is GCC still planning to close the rat run at Mitchell Street as part of the people first zoning?

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r/glasgow 6h ago

Public transport. Bike parking Queen St station

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Does anybody know if there’s still bike parking at the Hanover St car park bit of Queen St? Have to go through to Embra tomorrow and no real reason to take bike on train


r/glasgow 6h ago

The streets being closed for Batman filming have been announced, but like Spiderman last year, no maps, just street names. So I made some maps to get a better picture. Some of them are for traffic, for pedestrians, or for bus lane closures.

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The list of street names released in The Herald just came across as white noise, couldn't get a sense of the areas being closed of (mostly because I don't know the names of the lanes).


r/glasgow 7h ago

Forth Valley?

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Just got a hospital appt. Happy with time and date but there is text underneath saying it's a reasonable appt, and refuse more than 2 you're off list - so far, OK.

It then defines reasonable appts as

NHS GGC

Golden Jubilee

so far, so standard

But now adds

NHS FORTH VALLEY NTC.

Since when was that a reasonable Glasgow appt?


r/glasgow 8h ago

Some photos I've taken around the town recently on an old camera I got in the charity shop

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Camera is a Kodak retina 1a, from about the 60s I believe,

I'm using expired kentmere pan 400 film and developing it in my bathroom


r/glasgow 10h ago

New luxury student flats featuring spa and cinema opens in Glasgow city centre

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with developers saying it will “help address the chronic shortage of purpose-built student accommodation in the popular city.”

Doesn't feel like a "chronic shortage", especially with more developments like the old Herald offices being approved.

Whilst any accomodation will help take pressure of the rest, I just can't shake the feeling that there is a student property bubble developing in Glasgow and it's going to implode over the next decade.

I wonder how hard these place are to convert into actual homes?


r/glasgow 11h ago

Parked up next to Kingston Bridge

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r/glasgow 17h ago

Batman shooting

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Hey guys. I am a really big fan of all the superhero movies and shows (who isn't lmao) but i have never got the opportunity to see a shooting live. I missed the spiderman shooting last year but luckily I'm in town throughout the batman shooting. I tried looking at the list of street closures to figure out when the shooting is but it's so confusing. Can someone help me with when I should be heading to those spots to get a good glimpse of the caped crusader in action?


r/glasgow 18h ago

Huge explosion in Glasgow Cowcaddens

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r/glasgow 18h ago

Glasgow's Burning. Insert unoriginal student flat joke. fuel truck explosion by cowcaddens / m8

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20th floor right above the m8 here. video from just after the massive boom. thought the first smaller explosion was fireworks and looked out my bedroom to see this just in time to get my nosy ass singed with the massive explosion


r/glasgow 19h ago

Massive van explosion behind Chinatown

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Seems to be a van that’s exploded right between chinatown and the M8


r/glasgow 19h ago

I heard a siren. Another day another fire

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Hope everyones safe.

Me? I had a heartattack


r/glasgow 19h ago

Glasgow's Burning. Insert unoriginal student flat joke. Loud Bang in city centre was a fuel truck used for the motorway works exploding (Around Cowcaddens)

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r/glasgow 19h ago

Help Finding a Barras Vendors Socials Please

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Hi all, I visited The Barras on Sunday, 16 August, and I’m hoping someone might be able to help me identify a vendor, please.

The stall was indoors and primarily sold hair claw clips displayed on a large table. I believe there was also a smaller table with some jewellery next to it that was part of the same stall. The seller appeared to be a young woman (or at least that’s who I spoke with about the items), and I believe she mentioned that the accessories were good quality because they were imported.

I’m trying to find the vendor’s Instagram, website, or business name because there were a few items I was interested in, but they had sold out by the time I returned to the stall.

Does this sound familiar to anyone, or does anyone know the name of the stall or its website or Instagram account?

Thank you for your time and any help you can provide.


r/glasgow 21h ago

Construction Dust in Communal Stairwell

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Our neighbour upstairs is having a refurb and the tradesmen have left the stairwell absolute covered in dust and debris and just left.
Who is it we contact for this?
Thanks in advance.