Aberdeen City Centre

[Fridge]

I’d be wary of booking incase two massive bruisers turn up to kick fuck out of you. What are you supposed to tell the police!

[Don Fonte]

Just now, Fridge said:

I’d be wary of booking incase two massive bruisers turn up to kick fuck out of you. What are you supposed to tell the police!

You got jumped outside the Spar.

[manboobs109]

Just now, Fridge said:

I’d be wary of booking incase two massive bruisers turn up to kick fuck out of you. What are you supposed to tell the police!

She could do whatever she wanted to me with her two massive bruisers.

[Poodler]

6 minutes ago, Fridge said:

I’d be wary of booking incase two massive bruisers turn up to kick fuck out of you. What are you supposed to tell the police!

And the wife! 

[dazzy_deff]

I'd pump Sofi to be fair 

[Dom Sullivan]

19 hours ago, Sooper-hanz said:

Rocket rated hoors on their golf knowledge.

Hole in one?

[Poodler]

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/5075412/more-than-just-a-bus-wheels-in-motion-for-150m-aberdeen-rapid-transit-plan/
 

new fancy buses!

 

wont happen of course. 

[Guest milne_afc]

3 minutes ago, Poodler said:

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/5075412/more-than-just-a-bus-wheels-in-motion-for-150m-aberdeen-rapid-transit-plan/
 

new fancy buses!

 

wont happen of course. 

Look at that

 

they’re not even pretending that this is a serious proposal 😂

[Poodler]

particularly like the alfresco dining experience outside sports direct
 

Probably the noisiest and dirtiest part of Union street😂

 

why do they bother 

[minijc]

Would be good if they just cleaned all the granite on union street, would instantly make the street look better, why the fuck would you pay £60k a year for a wee shop that is filthy as fuck on the outside.

[G31DON]

On 11/24/2022 at 11:03 AM, milne_afc said:

Look at that

 

they’re not even pretending that this is a serious proposal 😂

Are they using a computer program from 1996 to do that mock up? 

"Hey, write 'quality' on the side of the bus. That'll look right smart."

[Oregon Red]

Damn, I sometimes wish we Scots (especially Aberdonians) were more like Yanks. But everything is negative and a joke

 

[Quagmire]

11 minutes ago, Oregon Red said:

Damn, I sometimes wish we Scots (especially Aberdonians) were more like Yanks. But everything is negative and a joke

 

No thanks. 

[alscotoz]

5 hours ago, Quagmire said:

No thanks. 

Seconded 

[The Cockney Don]

5 hours ago, Oregon Red said:

Damn, I sometimes wish we Scots (especially Aberdonians) were more like Yanks. But everything is negative and a joke

 

 

5 hours ago, Quagmire said:

No thanks. 

 

3 minutes ago, alscotoz said:

Seconded 

Thirded.

Although, i'm an "ingloid".  

[Poodler]

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/5120044/aberdeen-council-john-lewis/
 

 

the John Lewis building 

 

get it bombed or get it listed?

[jamiesd]

Get Norco back 

[Edwin Starr]

With the high cost of living these days after Christmas and New year , come February I'm expecting quite a number of coffee shops , restaurants and clothes shops to close .

On-line shopping won't help either .

I really hope I'm wrong because back in the 60s and 70s I remember sitting on the top deck of the number 22 bus on a Saturday morning looking up union street and seeing just a mass of heads that's how busy it used to be .

 

Affa sad to see it all falling apart.

[sigh]

9 minutes ago, Edwin Starr said:

With the high cost of living these days after Christmas and New year , come February I'm expecting quite a number of coffee shops , restaurants and clothes shops to close .

On-line shopping won't help either .

 

I agree with you - and the whole working from home isnt helping the coffee shops / sandwich shops / restaurants etc either due to lack of footfall

On line shopping is here to stay though, town centers are going to be for socialising (bars) or "local" shoppies only  - oh, and nail bars / tattoo parlours / card shops (how many do we need) and charity shops - depressing

[Edwin Starr]

13 minutes ago, sigh said:

I agree with you - and the whole working from home isnt helping the coffee shops / sandwich shops / restaurants etc either due to lack of footfall

On line shopping is here to stay though, town centers are going to be for socialising (bars) or "local" shoppies only  - oh, and nail bars / tattoo parlours / card shops (how many do we need) and charity shops - depressing

Yeah I didn't want to use your last word but you are right .🙄😩

[manboobs109]

Pubs are fucked totally as well.  The stuff the government are coming out with about supporting businesses with energy costs is totally bogus. I've seen a pubs bill of £4200 for one month and the government discount took off £92.

It's a big place with rooms but that level of cost is unsustainable.

[For Fecks Sake]

21 minutes ago, Edwin Starr said:

With the high cost of living these days after Christmas and New year, come February I'm expecting quite a number of coffee shops , restaurants and clothes shops to close .

On-line shopping won't help either .

I really hope I'm wrong because back in the 60s and 70s I remember sitting on the top deck of the number 22 bus on a Saturday morning looking up union street and seeing just a mass of heads that's how busy it used to be .

Affa sad to see it all falling apart.

Aye but the thing is, society has moved on - some for the good and some for the bad. The High Street will NEVER be the way it was primarily due to the British obsession with Supermarkets and the global rise of online shopping. Look at how many independent butchers, bakers, fruit and Veg shops that there were in Aberdeen back in the 80's and early 90's before the large supermarkets started taking hold compared to how many there are now. Those that are left (i.e. Butchers) now offer a far better standard and selection of goods than the previously did primarily as a means of competing with the Supermarket. You will always get people who want the cheapest meat they can buy but similarly there are folk who don't mind spending £60 for a Roast Sirloin joint on a Sunday.

One poster on here answered their own point when they said they had not been in Aberdeen shopping for years and was amazed at how run down the place was - if you don't support local business don't expect it to survive.

Coffee shops - truth is that we are at saturation point with these and they cannot all survive - there is only so much coffee and cake you can eat in a day (take note @ Bluto).

I believe that there will always be a need for shops but, as most have already done, they need to look at their service offering and adapt accordingly - i.e. offer online sales as well as shop.

[Redforever86]

Aberdeen city centre is actually rather nice, clean, modern and well kept if rather dull. 
 

That’s because Aberdeen city centre is basically Union square. 

[For Fecks Sake]

Just now, Redforever86 said:

Aberdeen city centre is actually rather nice, clean, modern and well kept if rather dull. 
 

That’s because Aberdeen city centre is basically Union square. 

Correct - Aberdeen as a whole is on general a safe, clean and nice city. 

[Bluto10]

45 minutes ago, For Fecks Sake said:

Aye but the thing is, society has moved on - some for the good and some for the bad. The High Street will NEVER be the way it was primarily due to the British obsession with Supermarkets and the global rise of online shopping. Look at how many independent butchers, bakers, fruit and Veg shops that there were in Aberdeen back in the 80's and early 90's before the large supermarkets started taking hold compared to how many there are now. Those that are left (i.e. Butchers) now offer a far better standard and selection of goods than the previously did primarily as a means of competing with the Supermarket. You will always get people who want the cheapest meat they can buy but similarly there are folk who don't mind spending £60 for a Roast Sirloin joint on a Sunday.

One poster on here answered their own point when they said they had not been in Aberdeen shopping for years and was amazed at how run down the place was - if you don't support local business don't expect it to survive.

Coffee shops - truth is that we are at saturation point with these and they cannot all survive - there is only so much coffee and cake you can eat in a day (take note @ Bluto).

I believe that there will always be a need for shops but, as most have already done, they need to look at their service offering and adapt accordingly - i.e. offer online sales as well as shop.

 

wise up min. i’m more a cheese and pork scratching kinda guy

cake - lol

[strachanmcgheegoal]

2 hours ago, sigh said:

I agree with you - and the whole working from home isnt helping the coffee shops / sandwich shops / restaurants etc either due to lack of footfall

On line shopping is here to stay though, town centers are going to be for socialising (bars) or "local" shoppies only  - oh, and nail bars / tattoo parlours / card shops (how many do we need) and charity shops - depressing

Tanning Salons and other gay pursuits

[Zeus]

Going to the world class Christmas Market tomorrow.

Cannot bloody wait 

[Joe pike]

2 minutes ago, Zeus said:

Going to the world class Christmas Market tomorrow.

Cannot bloody wait 

£20 should do you.

[Poodler]

34 minutes ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

Tanning Salons and other gay pursuits

The Rosemount one is used by more blokes than birds. Orange gym idiots 

[Zeus]

24 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

£20 should do you.

Will post a scathing review on fubar news about how expensive it is