Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) News Bargain Books on Union Street are closing down. & From The Stagecoach Website Service Changes From 15th April 2013 Service 5 will be withdrawn Service 9U will no longer operate on Saturdays and will stop earlier. Service N62 will replace Service N60 and will terminate at Ellon meaning no night service to Peterhead. Service 66/66A will replace service 269. Service 69/69A will replace service 286 Service 200 will be withdrawn. The following services will have timetable changes. 1, 2/2A/2S, 4, X6/7/7A/7B/8, 37/37A, 59, 60/61/X60, 62/62A, 63, 65, 66/66A, 67/68/X67/X68, 69/69A, 201/202/203, 204, 205, 210, 218, 220/X20, 221, 274, 275, 421, 727, N17, N37, X7, X17 Edited March 21, 2013 by Cool Thinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) I once kept up an act to a friend for about a year where i would constantly pretend i was eating and drinking things i had found in the street. "check it out!" i would say "i just found this can of Vimto sitting on the street outside, barely any of it has be en consumed" Or "I found these crisps on the ground next to the bus stop, someone must have put them down and forgotten about them" I would purposefully buy food and drinks that were a bit odd, to further strengthen my claim that they were random items i had happened across on the pavement. After a while, and due mainly to the persistence of maintaining the facade of constantly eating street food, i managed to convince him that it was cool to just pick up and eat things lying in the street. The sad thing is, when he finally drank a quite rancid looking bottle of booze he found in the street, i felt nothing at all. I am not sure what i was expecting really. I digress. This thread reminds me of that year. Edited March 22, 2013 by Giles Walker 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Cocoa Ooze have applied for planning permission to open a chocolate shop/workshop on Belmont Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Bargain books is always closing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Bargain books is always closing down. They have only been open for a few months and this is the first time I have seen them with closing down signs, explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Sorry I'm referring to the book shop that located on union st. next to john menzies. I always call it bargain books. whats it called now? The works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Sorry I'm referring to the book shop that located on union st. next to john menzies. I always call it bargain books. whats it called now? The works? Where are John Menzies you have lost me, explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Holburn junction end of union street, next to WH Smith (which used to be John Menzies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Holburn junction end of union street, next to WH Smith (which used to be John Menzies). Just found out why I would not know what John Menzies were because it turned into WHSmith in 1998, beside WHSmith is Pizza Express & The Works. Edited March 22, 2013 by Cool Thinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Person Profile Name - Myles EdwardsAge - 23 (Possibly 24)Where does he live - Desswood Place, AberdeenOccupation - Businessman, Athlete Known For - Starring in the new Bank of Scotland advert, Winning The Union Street Mile Race 2012, Involvement in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow The Miles Edwards advert for Bank of Scotand will air in Cinema's and TV throughout Scotland for 2 years and filming locations included Aberdeen Beach, Revolution Bar Balcony, Belmont Street and Edwards Desswood Place home. See he exists and the smug bastard has his picture on alot of bus stops. Edited March 23, 2013 by Cool Thinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Both the republic's are closing down because the brand has been bought by USC and we already have one in Union Square so they are both going. Warren James will be opening in the Bon Accord Centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The free fall slide from Ramboland has been carried over to Smugglers Cove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Person Profile Name - Myles EdwardsAge - 23 (Possibly 24)Where does he live - Desswood Place, AberdeenOccupation - Businessman, Athlete Known For - Starring in the new Bank of Scotland advert, Winning The Union Street Mile Race 2012, Involvement in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow The Miles Edwards advert for Bank of Scotand will air in Cinema's and TV throughout Scotland for 2 years and filming locations included Aberdeen Beach, Revolution Bar Balcony, Belmont Street and Edwards Desswood Place home. See he exists and the smug bastard has his picture on alot of bus stops.You're a weird, weird guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Plans for a new Morrisons in Mastrick have been scrapped due to Tesco winning the court case. A car from Mastrick was stolen and joyrided and then outside ASDA Portlethen was drenched in petrol and set alight. A Man was killed today after being hit by a train a little north of Inverurie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Memories Memories of shops that still exist there to some extent. WOAH! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Memories of shops that still exist there to some extent. WOAH! Ottakar's - GonePizza Hut - GoneChristmas Lights - GoneTrinity Logo - GoneHMV (Shop) - Still thereHMV (Logo) - Gone 5/6 Gone Edited March 26, 2013 by Cool Thinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Person Profile Name - Myles EdwardsAge - 23 (Possibly 24)Where does he live - Desswood Place, AberdeenOccupation - Businessman, Athlete Known For - Starring in the new Bank of Scotland advert, Winning The Union Street Mile Race 2012, Involvement in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow The Miles Edwards advert for Bank of Scotand will air in Cinema's and TV throughout Scotland for 2 years and filming locations included Aberdeen Beach, Revolution Bar Balcony, Belmont Street and Edwards Desswood Place home. See he exists and the smug bastard has his picture on alot of bus stops. Can you explain this please? I am getting that he is in an advert and that he seems smug to you, can you explain the rest please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Ottakar's sign - GoneWaterstones shop - still therePizza Hut sign - GoneRedundant building - still there. Im sure there was something advertised to be moving in. I would have thought this info had been a Cool Thought by now. Maybe it has im not trawling back to check...Christmas Lights - Gone - yes its not XmasTrinity Logo - GoneShopping centre - still thereHMV (Shop) - Still thereHMV (Logo) - Gone 5/6 GoneIf we are going to be setting rules for interpretation of the photo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Ottakar's - GonePizza Hut - GoneChristmas Lights - GoneTrinity Logo - GoneHMV (Shop) - Still thereHMV (Logo) - Gone 5/6 GoneOttakar's is now Waterstones. Still a book shop, same company, pretty much.Pizza Hut is barely in the photo.Christmas lights - you're right, it's PC gone mad. I miss when the Christmas lights aren't up, even if it is almost April.Trinity Logo - yes, okay. The shopping centre is still there.HMV - jesus I give up Do you really get nostalgic about the consumer experience from like, 4 years ago? That's sad as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 God i miss the Trinity sign, life just hasnt been as illuminating since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cool thinker can you please change your avatar to one of the following, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 This is literally the worst thread ever, yet somehow the first thread I check when I log in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cool, do you only deal in actualities regarding new and failing businesses? Or are you able to predict where retail is headed next? If so, can you give us a summary of how you see the aberdeen high street looking in, say, 6 months from now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cool, do you only deal in actualities regarding new and failing businesses? Or are you able to predict where retail is headed next? If so, can you give us a summary of how you see the aberdeen high street looking in, say, 6 months from now? If anybody on this forum could give an educated guess, it would definitely be Cool Thinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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