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Charles Rennie MacKintosh Building . What Now?


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This is not an issue I am feverously excited about, but I can understand (I suppose) why it is still heading the news with some media.

The circumstances, which by now everyone will be aware of (Approx 4yrs since previous fire) which destroyed just about everything.

Ready again for another grand opening. Then the same again. But my question is around the Figure of £100M. to rebuild building etc.

Maybe in today's term's where daft money is spent on a whim (eg fitba world), this might be money well spent.But really is it? No sure.

As well as on this issue, & on more general terms, I wonder if we really do have our priorities right...World & UK Hunger, Poverty, Pain?

(I'm not trying to make any UK political points here, so if there is any responses on this, & general topic, please chose words carefully)

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12 minutes ago, Gedee said:

This is not an issue I am feverously excited about, but I can understand (I suppose) why it is still heading the news with some media.

The circumstances, which by now everyone will be aware of (Approx 4yrs since previous fire) which destroyed just about everything.

Ready again for another grand opening. Then the same again. But my question is around the Figure of £100M. to rebuild building etc.

Maybe in today's term's where daft money is spent on a whim (eg fitba world), this might be money well spent.But really is it? No sure.

As well as on this issue, & on more general terms, I wonder if we really do have our priorities right...World & UK Hunger, Poverty, Pain?

(I'm not trying to make any UK political points here, so if there is any responses on this, & general topic, please chose words carefully)

I hear you Gedee, but if we followed the line of thinking, would governments only spend money on healthcare and/or education?  Culture has some value and can bring in tourist dollars etc. There are probably plenty of other things that money is being wasted on.

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9 minutes ago, HK Blues said:

I hear you Gedee, but if we followed the line of thinking, would governments only spend money on healthcare and/or education?  Culture has some value and can bring in tourist dollars etc. There are probably plenty of other things that money is being wasted on.

Good Response HK' and I take well the points you make...I have an open view on this & with that in mind, I hope others post in.

Maybe adding the last comment on the wider issues was unnnecesary, because this kind of injustice requires a policy change

as well as a complete total mind-set change. Money spent on Art & Culture etc I would imagine is pretty insignificant in context.

However, I would have thought it would have been impossible to replicate the uniqueness of the original works & design of CRM.

Maybe once (to future generations) it would be OK to say this is NOT totally "the original"...But to say this is actually "second copy"

might be kinda stretching it a bit. As you probably gathered I'm no expert here. But I think it might be time to just let go & move on.

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33 minutes ago, chomp my root said:

A hundred million would get you a hell of a weekend in Amsterdam. Just saying. 

Sometimes chomp I feel you may be lacking, in the basic feelings & awareness of social injustice in the world today.

But putting this sense of irresponsibility aside, as a travelled man of the high seas, where are these local hot spots:chaplin:

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2 hours ago, Gedee said:

Sometimes chomp I feel you may be lacking, in the basic feelings & awareness of social injustice in the world today.

But putting this sense of irresponsibility aside, as a travelled man of the high seas, where are these local hot spots:chaplin:

"The peasants are revolting" etc. ;) 

I've not been to 'Amsters' for 20 years Gedee, I'm sure its changed a bit, maybe one of the young team can let you (and me) know the places to go. :D

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2 hours ago, chomp my root said:

"The peasants are revolting" etc.  

I've not been to 'Amsters' for 20 years Gedee, I'm sure its changed a bit, maybe one of the young team can let you (and me) know the places to go. 

Hi chomp (thanks for the update)...Eh dinnae get many holidays these days.

Weel the truth o' the matter is, eh really dinnae get ANY holidays these days.

Even if eh did, with the present restrictions on meh pocket money spending,

I've basically nae spending money. Do you know any addresses that offer...

Buy One & Get one Free. This wid gie ye a chance to redeem yir reputation.

I cut a mean dash in meh Long-Johns. A a few persons have stood in awe at the quality of my Juicy Plums :jawdrop:

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1 minute ago, Gedee said:

Hi chomp (thanks for the update)...Eh dinnae get many holidays these days.

Weel the truth o' the matter is, eh really dinnae get ANY holidays these days.

Even if eh did, with the present restrictions on meh pocket money spending,

I've basically nae spending money. Do you know any addresses that offer...

Buy One & Get one Free. This wid gie ye a chance to redeem yir reputation.

I cut a mean dash in meh Long-Johns. A a few persons have stood in awe at the quality of my Juicy Plums

Sounds like you're just the fellah to get a BOGOF. ;)

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