The Succeeder Stronghold

Gunofgod · Post by **Gunofgod** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:04 am

Hi Ravel, were you a good boy to your mommy?

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:09 am

Bleh. Don't patronise me.

Actually, the net cut off for a little while so I just gave up with it.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:14 am

It's an enema BTW.

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:16 am

Now, is everyone getting along here?

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:35 am

Maybe.....maybe not.

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:01 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager]Maybe.....maybe not.

[/QUOTE]
oh dear :laugh:

The Balance · Post by **The Balance** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:17 pm

[QUOTE=Lestat]It's an enema BTW.[/QUOTE]
At last, someone spelled an existing word !

Happy to know that you wanted to give me a clistere !

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:23 pm

[QUOTE=The Balance]At last, someone spelled an existing word !

Happy to know that you wanted to give me a clistere !

[/QUOTE]

LMAO...sorry..that just go to me :laugh:

Hey...what does you sig translated??

The Balance · Post by **The Balance** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:29 pm

I'm having troubles with DB errors...
let me check the person above you game..
i already translated my sig there... as soon as i find it i put a link in this post !

EDIT: here is the link
http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/showt ... p?p=837159

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:39 pm

Thank you!

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:58 pm

The SS is being neglected

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:05 pm

That along with SYM....

shana · Post by **shana** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:35 pm

This is getting depressing!

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:02 pm

The errors or general silence?

shana · Post by **shana** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:09 pm

Both! *sigh*

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:20 pm

My friend took me to see the gorbals tonight. He is a surveyor and he has been heavily involved in the project. He is rightly proud of it. It is fabulous what they have done. I could never have believed so much could be achieved by throwing money at a problem

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:37 pm

And what are gorbals? The image that I get in my mind is of some thick, hairy pelted gerbil, but I suppose that's wrong...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:40 pm

For years and years and years and years it was the worst area of Glasgow. It was poor and violent and it had a horrible reputation for razor gangs and various thuggery. Famous in "No Mean City" and home of Jimmy Boyle amongst many other things. Really scary place
And it is wonderful now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Boyle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbals

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:42 pm

I wasn't too far of the mark then, as far as the olden days go.

So some gentrification project then?

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:52 pm

Yes. But this is serious. They have built all the houses to tremendously high specifications. The designs were put out to competition and so they have many different styles side by side, from different architects. They are not all beautiful but they are all very very well built. And the whole effect is good overall. They used 1% of all capital expenditure for art and it shows. And 25% of every building is for social rented housing so although it is really a gentrification process there is still a high group of local people still there. And people with a connection or who were on the social housing waiting list got first refusal to buy: at the outset you couldn't sell anything in that area so they were cheap and some people managed. Now they can't afford to buy there but the reserved stock is protected ( I hope forever but the government is mad so I can't be sure)

My friend is so pleased and so he should be. He had a lot to do with this and the whole project was enormously expensive. But it will last this time