invergowrie arab Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Wow, never knew this, thought Snootie was only 6/7k, even if it is ridiculously close. Snootie is close to the Ferry though which makes it slightly better, plus the golf course and hotel is pretty smert. Agree with the post in general though. It's 9 miles from the ferry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 It's 9 miles from the ferry. You keep hitting me with these, I never knew that, that's true... thought it was closer, although I can be in the Ferry leaving from here in 15 minutes, Snootie residents have a 5 minute start so still only 10 minutes away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Invergowrie is closer to the ferry than Carnoustie. I'm still not sure what my job was with Angus council but it basically involved needing to know data about each of the towns and wards. My last shit Angus fact of the night. The Brechin high school catchment area is bigger than Luxembourg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 The Brechin high school catchment area is bigger than Luxembourg. Just you settle down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Well this is a lot of Angus based information to take in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) My last shit Angus fact of the night. The Brechin high school catchment area is bigger than Luxembourg. Keep 'em coming mate... Edited February 9, 2016 by tongue_tied_danny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWilliamson Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Johnstone,Port Glasgow,Barrhead,Springside,Beith but the winner has to be Kilbirnie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Been looking at unemployment and economic inactivity figures at work today. North and East Ayrshire would comfortably win the contest if 'biggest shithole' was based around the stats alone. 10% unemployed in Notth Ayrshire. Goodness me. Inverclyde and the city of Glasgow and city of Dundee would run not far behind. Actually not a bad indicator reading that back. Edited February 10, 2016 by Paco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 If you seriously think that the City of Glasgow is a worse place to live than Fife, the bin of Scotland, sure it is. We'll be here sniggering, then openly pointing and laughing at you. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Johnstone,Port Glasgow,Barrhead,Springside,Beith but the winner has to be Kilbirnie.If you mean Springside between Irvine and Kilmarnock then its a village, and not a big one either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 If you seriously think that the City of Glasgow is a worse place to live than Fife, the bin of Scotland, sure it is. We'll be here sniggering, then openly pointing and laughing at you. This. Fife? It's a dump. A brutal, soggy, windswept, post-industrial dump. The fact the denizens refer to it as "The Kingdom" is a sweet-tasting treat. Imagine ruling the place and crying out "a horse, a horse, my Kingdom for a horse". You'd be fortunate to get a 3-legged mule with colic in exchange for the hole. The only nice bits are those on the coast, and they're only lovely as long as you don't mind the North Sea flaying the skin from your cheeks as you admire the view. Also, the only rich part is St Andrews, and if it isn't bad enough that you can see and smell Dundee from around there, the town is inhabited by asshole golfers, home-counties goons that let mummy and daddy down by not getting into oxbridge, and furious locals who can't afford to buy anymore. I like the name given to there though. "The East Neuk". It sounds like an invite to atomically bomb the place off the map, which I hope is why the government expectantly located Leuchars nearby. Sadly the Russians let us down and didn't vapourise the whole region. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Has Greenock seen any improvments with being a cruise ship destination? Just wondering as I think Dundee are hoping to emulate that as part of the waterfront project. Nah, the only actual new building anywhere near the waterfront is the new theatre, which looks like a horrific 60s concrete monstrosity from the outside. Which is fitting, as it's beside the police station which actually is a 60s concrete monstrosity. Other than that, it's just superficial stuff like a really tacky sculpture of a nymph in front of a sign saying Greenock. There are some great parts of Greenock but everyone's first thought when they come off a cruise ship and see their immediate surroundings has to be to get out of here and make it to Glasgow as quickly as possible. Think I said this earlier in the thread when it was first doing the rounds, but typical West of Scotland towns that have some absolute shitehole areas like Greenock, Paisley or Kilmarnock definitely aren't candidates for this. Aye, the very worst parts of these towns really are terrible, but they're too big to be complete shiteholes - you'll find some nice areas in all towns that size. This thread is for places that only have Junior teams and populations under 20000 like New Cumnock or Blackburn, with no nice areas or other redeeming features. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) The worst areas in Scotland for me are in West Dumbartonshire. Clydebank, Dalmuir, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Renton and Alexandria are all desperate places. Particularly Renton and Alexandria. The neds up there are on a different scale to elsewhere. Such a collection of depressing post-industrial wastelands. I actually feel sorry for the people that will likely never leave the area and the limited opportunities they have in life. Sadly there are vast swathes of Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Fife that are the same. Scottish Labour's legacy really. Edited February 10, 2016 by Hammer Jag 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 If exclaves are allowed may I nominate Corby? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Paisley, Port Glasgow & Greenock an easy top 3 that trip straight off the tongue without any deep consideration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) ^^^ idiot found It's always cute though to get the input of a moron who has a hard-on for Norn Ireland; the failed statelet that even residents of Fife get to roll their eyes in disgust at. Belfast is by a country mile the worst dump I've ever visited, and I've been to both Sofia and Cowdenbeath. Just let that sink in. Edited February 11, 2016 by vikingTON -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scary Bear Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 He'll be along just now to tell you that's Greenock the sink is visiting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This. Fife? It's a dump. A brutal, soggy, windswept, post-industrial dump. The fact the denizens refer to it as "The Kingdom" is a sweet-tasting treat. Imagine ruling the place and crying out "a horse, a horse, my Kingdom for a horse". You'd be fortunate to get a 3-legged mule with colic in exchange for the hole. The only nice bits are those on the coast, and they're only lovely as long as you don't mind the North Sea flaying the skin from your cheeks as you admire the view. Also, the only rich part is St Andrews, and if it isn't bad enough that you can see and smell Dundee from around there, the town is inhabited by asshole golfers, home-counties goons that let mummy and daddy down by not getting into oxbridge, and furious locals who can't afford to buy anymore. I like the name given to there though. "The East Neuk". It sounds like an invite to atomically bomb the place off the map, which I hope is why the government expectantly located Leuchars nearby. Sadly the Russians let us down and didn't vapourise the whole region. You obviously didn't see our advert. Fife is great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 You obviously didn't see our advert. Fife is great. It's true - I didn't see it. I plucked out my own eyes after passing through Methil once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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