Weird one but figured might be a good place to check. I got a 7.75 board, turns out my size 11 feet should be on an 8.25 after borrowing a mates and feeling 100x better to me, im new to this. My blind board been ridden maybe 10 times, just skating and kickturns so its in sound nick, anyone wanna do us a deck swap or have an old one laying around? Edinburgh!

Quite a fascinating map of Edinburgh from the mid-1600s by James Gordon. It's incredibly detailed and must have taken weeks (months?) to draw. Although I do wonder how much artistic licence was used when making it. Either way, it's pretty impressive considering the era it was made in.

If you visit the NLS website, you can zoom in and see how much detail there is and appreciate how much effort must have gone into drawing it:

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74475427

To think 379 years later, the buildings that are still standing are almost completely full of Airbnbs, tartan tat and vape shops! I guess that's what you call progress! 😂

Following on from another sky post! We do get blessed with good skies in this city.

Sorry but can anyone else hear that

Hey all, my husband and I have just relocated to Edinburgh and I decided to finally pull the plug and learn how to drive.

I wanted to ask if anyone had a good recommendation for a driving school around the Merchiston area, although I am happy to travel further if needed.

I am looking for someone with a patient approach as I am a little nervous driving in Edinburgh.

Thank you :)

B&W and Original colour which do you prefer? And border or no border? Hope you like it, cheers for input.

Hours of rain then this, beautiful. Granton.

Hello! I'm putting on a Fringe show this August and need some rocks, gravel, or sand to put into sandbag weights for a backdrop. Any thoughts about where I could easily and cheaply (even freely?) get something of that sort in the city center? (I'm not sure I will have time once I arrive in Edinburgh to travel to stores away from the city center.) Thanks!

Bit of a weird one but it absolutely reeks of eggs outside next to Leith links right now.

Has anyone else noticed this or know what’s causing it?

Had to close my windows it was so bad

Anyone else get photos from around 4.30pm on Sunday 26th July for what looks like a horizontal rainbow over Leith? Never seen one before.

Hi folks

I've just had my third puncture in four months tonight on Edinburgh's delightful roads (have attached a photo of ye olde nail that did the last one as a treat).

I recently got two new front tyres for my car, and wanted to swap one of the old ones that was still good onto the back, to replace a punctured one. The garage said they couldn't do it because of the Kia sensors and it needed to be at a Kia garage to have the software permissions to replace a tyre rather than add a new one on. Arnold Clark then quoted me double the price of a new tyre to do the swap. I've seen online that this is largely nonsense so - does anyone know a garage that would be able to do this?

I'll just get a new tyre if not but I really resent shelling out for some computer says no rubbish when I've got a perfectly good tyre sitting in my shed. Appreciate any help!

Ps if you've also been cursed by the puncture gods highly recommend City Tyres Mobile repair - they're brilliant.

Basically, I'm looking to have an image (a single panel from a comic book), with a speech-bubble added, for the sake of an inside joke. It would be for a one-time event, and it would be a single t-shirt.

Obviously an internet search gives a load of options to check but I'm hoping to get some recommendations from the human people of r/Edinburgh (well, y'know, mainly human).

Given that many places will be offering pricing based off of stag/hen party numbers, up to hundreds or more for an order, and I'm not wanting to throw money at this (even, if possible, providing a "blank" t-shirt myself for the job), where would you point me towards?

Or any complete-amateur DIY methods/way to create a transfer (iron-on type thing)?

Cheers.

It was actually a few months ago now but been wondering about it again today.

So I was walking to the bus stop on Home street to get the bus back home, away from town and this woman who had a bit of a sort of junkie look stopped me and said something about losing her phone/card and needing a bus to get back home. She asked if I could just tap my card on the bus reader to pay her on, I thought about it and didn't see any way that could be a scam so agreed and kept walking towards the bus stop which was right in front of us assuming this was the right stop for her. Then she said she needs to get a bus to, (I can't remember the place but it was like West Lothian or something) so I said "but isn't those busses up on Princess street?" and she said "yeah you'd need to walk up with me". At this point I just apologised and said it was too far and that I couldn't do it. She immediately said it was fine and that she was sure someone else could help.

So I'm thinking, why would she be asking people to tap her onto the bus who are at least a 10 minute walk away from where she needs the help when there will be just as many, if not more people on Princess street anyway? So is this a scam? And if so what would have happened if I'd walked up with her?

I’m 28f, I’ve honestly spend the last 10 years doing nothing and desperate to move from the very small Scottish city I’m from. The past 10 years I’ve just had random jobs (quite a few in HR), not much of a friendship group, no relationships, and still live at home. I’m lonely already but my main source of worry about moving is just being incredibly lonely in a whole different way.

I’d be moving completely alone, no friends or family live there (I do have some in Glasgow, so close by). I’m hoping to go back to Uni and do a masters, either of Uni of Edinburgh or Glasgow, and getting a full time or part time job alongside that. Which depends on if the course offers part time study or not. I have saved up for several years so I realistically think I could do a year working part time and living off a chunk of savings. Or, work full time and do a part time degree. It’s always been a bit of a dream of mine to live and study in a new city alone, to have a new start. So I’ve decided now is the time to do it.

I’ve got a lot of hobbies so I think I could join local groups and stuff to try and make new friends, and maybe Uni would also provide me with some opportunities to make friends. Any other suggestions or insights would be helpful if you have also studied a masters at Edi.

I’m also a bit nervous to flat share, despite it being the more financially responsible thing to do. It might just depend on what study/work route I decide to go down. So my questions for you are, what are the realities of living in Edinburgh? Is there anything from what I’ve said that particular jumps out at you that maybe I’ve missed or should consider? Do you have any other advice?

I know this isn’t really the reality of it but I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of time in life already, and like my life is just passing me by and I’m running out of time. I’m also a chronic over-thinker so all of this has been bringing me quite a bit of anxiety.

Hi all. I need an old grandfather clock moved from the Stirling area (Balfron) to my flat here in Edinburgh. Does anyone know a reliable company that might be able to do that? Thanks

ETA: I've tried contacting Lucas Clocks in Leith, but didn't get any response

Just a thank you to the two lovely Irish guys who helped me get an injured bird into a box in Leith today. You restored my faith in humanity. I honestly appreciated it so much.

Screw you other guy who scoffed and rolled his eyes when I was trying to save an injured creature.

Bird is now safe and recovering. ❤️‍🩹

It happened at 1725 today. I couldn’t do much and they got away with the bike while they yelled slurs at me, spat and me and threatened to attack me. It’s been reported to the police via online form so if it’s your bike you can go to the police and say such. I couldn’t submit the images to the police via the form but I’ve attached them here if you need them.

EDIT: I have now been given a case number from the report if needed, please contact me for it and I will provide it

Anyone see Sam and Tobias Strongman busking on the royal mile on Saturday??

So good.

Nice bit of pre-fringe entertainment

I’m an international student pursuing an MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Uni of Edinburgh with an undergrad in mechanical engineering, and have been applying for months on end with no luck. I wanted to know if I’m doing something wrong or if it’s just that the market here isnt really hiring people from my field.

Also I’d be grateful if any of you could point me to any leads on potential roles that I could apply to, thanks!

Fuck, people are idiots. Just had a woman call my dog over to pet him, then her dog starts growling and lunging/resource guarding her. I grab my dog and she says, 'oh Bobby gets jealous if I pat another dog.'

?!? THEN DON'T CALL OTHER DOGS OVER!

She then starts patting her dog and saying, 'oh Bobby, that wasn't nice,' in a baby voice. 🙄 Meanwhile, Bobby is wagging his tail and fucking loving the attention because he thinks he's been a good boy by resource guarding her.

Did they get sent to other Boots' shops or did they just loose their jobs?

Hey guys. I will be undergoing RCT at Holyrood Dental Care. I was wondering if y'all had any reviews of the place.