The Scheme (Scotland)

[AgentProvocateur]

The scheme is on again tonight. Episodes 1 and 2 this week, then the pulled episodes next week. I've got my judgy pants on!

[K999]

Sorry-was joking. I live in Edinburgh!

[expatinscotland]

Just be glad you could get off the bus and live somewhere else .

[K999]

Fanjo it's not the no 3 or 33 is it?

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Yes I had a colleague who over in muirhouse, left when a guy got attacked by a baseball bat right beside her in the street. Another colleague has just left gilmerton tower block due to people constantly partying and starting fires every week.

[TheCrackFox]

The no49 is particularly illuminating for the amount of conversations barked down a mobile phone - I have overheard neds talking about drug dealing, court cases, dog fighting, evil (?) social workers. Apparently it is always someone elses fault.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

K999, no, a 30

[expatinscotland]

Ever had to go to the DVLA in Embra? Shoot for a summertime appointment if you have to go in the evening so it's still light out when you burn rubber getting out of there :o.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Yes my friend and I call the 49 the ned bus

[expatinscotland]

And the no. 49 is that awful single-decker that's always stowed to the gunners so you can hear everything. I used to take it to Duke Street and that was enough for me without going to the The Jewel (my arse).

[expatinscotland]

'Yes I had a colleague who over in muirhouse, left when a guy got attacked by a baseball bat right beside her in the street.'

The final straw for us is when I went to do the washing up, looked out the kitchen window and saw the tenants in the stair across shooting up in their living room.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Also , I have only once been to 'burdiehoose' in my life..and someone threatened to beat me up

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

*lived in muirhouse I meant

[NettoSuperstar]

I live next to a pretty rough scheme, my friend lives there.

I see the people from there all the time, as the bus I use goes through there, and of course not everyone is like that, but it isn't unusual.

In saying that, when DD was small, and I was struggling on the bus with a baby/buggy/shopping, someone would always help and made sure I had a seat, even if they were stinking of drink, or off to the chemist for their methadone.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Edinburgh is a shit hole with a few nice bits

[TheCrackFox]

I have often though, whilst sitting on the No49, that if I had a bolt gun I could sort out a lot of Edinburgh's social problems.

Honestly, I am normally so left wing but that bus route brings out my darkside.

I have just booked driving lessons as that bloody route has driven me half insane. It is full of neds or people who so not understand the concept of soap and water.

Really scary people always seem to get on at Duke Street.

[K999]

I have relatives who live in Niddrie, Magdalene and Bingham. They're actually not too bad as schemes go.

[BelovedCunt]

i love the 49, pure dead class it is

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Expat, I am glad I can get off the bus, used to live in a really flat in gorgie and life was made miserable by neds/junkies so now we are in a tiny flat elsewhere

[BelovedCunt]

arf @ duke street

[expatinscotland]

'I have often though, whilst sitting on the No49, that if I had a bolt gun I could sort out a lot of Edinburgh's social problems.

Honestly, I am normally so left wing but that bus route brings out my darkside.'

Oh, having lived in these places made me have dreams about my 9mm.

I am completely out of sympathy for living around anyone who won't STFU, no matter what their problems. Honestly couldn't care less if they're on drugs, drunk, had a bad upbringing, whatever, shut up.

Sit the practical at the Joppa test centre.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

The no 14 bus is classy too..I am a 23 kind of lady

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

My iPad keeps dropping words, I typed 'a nice flat in gorgie'

[expatinscotland]

'I have relatives who live in Niddrie, Magdalene and Bingham. They're actually not too bad as schemes go.'

We have a good mate in Magdalene. Except for that guy who just got done for murder there, it's not that awful, IME. His maisonette is haunted, though .

[BelovedCunt]

bet you don't take your ipad on teh no. 49.

niddrie is pretty posh these days!

[expatinscotland]

I used to use the 14 in summer sometimes, but I always sat on the bottom deck or moved to the bottom deck once all the non-neds started to get off.