The Naitch Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 11 hours ago, Ylf said: I’m from lochee and it certainly has its fair share of characters My other half is from Lochee and that's an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 12 hours ago, Ylf said: Lochee is obviously a part of dundee. Back in my great grans day it was classed as separate. I’m from lochee and it certainly has its fair share of characters We lived in Lochee for a few years and were glad to get out. That sai there was anIndian takeaway place that did the best pakora I have ever tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: We lived in Lochee for a few years and were glad to get out. That sai there was anIndian takeaway place that did the best pakora I have ever tasted. Eastern Spice? They do an excellent Donner pakora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 minute ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Eastern Spice? They do an excellent Donner pakora. No idea what it was called but it was on the corner just opposite the shop that used to be Woolworths. It’s been about 17/18 years since we moved so not sure if it’s even the same place. They did a cold sauce with it that was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Granny Danger said: No idea what it was called but it was on the corner just opposite the shop that used to be Woolworths. It’s been about 17/18 years since we moved so not sure if it’s even the same place. They did a cold sauce with it that was wonderful. It's eastern spice now but it was something like diamond curry bazaar around 2001 when I was frequenting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Lochee is full of junkies now. Plenty of bookies and charity shops. Has a cracking butcher shop though. Sausages are really good. Pubs are a bit meh. Kiddies probably the best one and sandys bar just across from the main bit Has a decent junior football club [emoji2][emoji2] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 The Number 29 bus to Lochee is tremendous. A cabaret on wheels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 The Number 29 bus to Lochee is tremendous. A cabaret on wheels...Yep agree. The odd time I get the bus it’s comedy gold with the junkies. I just put my headphones in and just listen to the junkies. They broadcast everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ylf said: Yep agree. The odd time I get the bus it’s comedy gold with the junkies. I just put my headphones in and just listen to the junkies. They broadcast everything My young lad stays in Glasgow and uses public transport a lot. He maintains that nothing comes close to the Number 29 in Dundee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Angusfifer said: My young lad stays in Glasgow and uses public transport a lot. He maintains that nothing comes close to the Number 29 in Dundee... It's an eye opener. Sad but entertaining at the same time. From the miserable, unfriendly bus drivers to the large number of mutant passengers, the buses are one of the worst things about Dundee. Saying that, the passengers are just as bad in Edinburgh and Glasgow but the drivers are a vast improvement. In reality, all buses are awful. Thankfully Dundee is a compact city so a taxi is not too expensive if you can't drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Other than the Dundee Bus Crawl (First, Original and Best) I hadn’t been on a local bus for decades. Since moving to Monifieth I’ve used the bus quite a few times and it’s great. 95%+ of folk thank the conductor and /or driver as they leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Other than the Dundee Bus Crawl (First, Original and Best) I hadn’t been on a local bus for decades. Since moving to Monifieth I’ve used the bus quite a few times and it’s great. 95%+ of folk thank the conductor and /or driver as they leave. Stagecoach is night and day compared to Xplore Dundee (as they call themselves now). They are cheaper with friendly staff and have wifi. Quick service between Carnoustie-Dundee City Centre too. That was about the only positive about living in that town for me. If I ever need to sink so low as to get a bus in Dundee city centre, I'll happily wait longer for one of Stagecoach's buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Ylf said: Lochee is full of junkies now. Plenty of bookies and charity shops. Has a cracking butcher shop though. Sausages are really good. Pubs are a bit meh. Kiddies probably the best one and sandys bar just across from the main bit Has a decent junior football club I quite like Davie's cafe since it got taken over a couple of years ago. The burgers are pretty good, on a par with most city centre pubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 11 minutes ago, tongue_tied_danny said: I quite like Davie's cafe since it got taken over a couple of years ago. The burgers are pretty good, on a par with most city centre pubs. Pish Nosh is good too and Eastern Spice sells the best kebabs in the city. I still order from there even though I live a good bit away from Lochee now. The church at the north end is beautiful imo. Lochee has some good points if you can overlook the junkies that seem to be multiplying again. But you get junkies in every town around the UK and the world. Even that London. It's sad as Lochee was a proud working class area back in the day, my granny tells me. There are still some great people there but I must admit the number of junkies saddens me and puts me off going to the High Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 28/29 still the Douglas-Charleston route? Used to get that into town regularly.Was through in the ferry at Forgans last week. Well worth a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: Pish Nosh... Need to work on their branding IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 That's yer Braeview away https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/723013/video-braeview-academy-fire-six-fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-high-school/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Litt Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I went to Morgan but still feel pretty sad seeing this. They're obviously still working on it but it looks fucking brutal. The wind will be causing it to spread as well which is a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Ah well, that’s Braeview toast. Arson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Ah well, that’s Braeview toast. Arson? Arson aboot probably. In an admirable piece of understatement DCC have just announced the school, which is no longer there, will be closed tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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