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A FIRE AT a scrapyard in Glasgow in Scotland left 3,000 homes without power.
The blaze broke out at Japanese Auto Parts on Helen Street, near Ranger FC’s Ibrox Stadium, at around 4.30pm yesterday.
Around 50 firefighters were in attendance and the fire has now been brought under control but is still burning.
Some 3,000 homes were without power for a period of time. Scottish Power thanked customers for their patience.
Peter Heath, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s deputy assistant chief officer,told BBC News the fire engulfed “a building which is approximately 100 metres by 40 metres”.
“At one side of the building that is on fire is an electrical substation which supplies a significant part of Glasgow and Govan area and at the other side there is a large storage facility.
“Our activity in the last few hours have been ensuring that we protect these and we have been successful in that to date.”
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I still can’t believe a company that basically allows you to hitch a lift with unlicensed strangers for a fee is a viable business model.
I must be getting old.
Oh no, I find myself in agreement with John Gahan. Uber is a company run by deeply unethical people – people who threaten to smear journalists, people who try to interfere with fundraising for rivals, people who try to weasel out of responsibility when one of their drivers kills a 6 year old girl, people who hike up their prices during natural disasters. I uninstalled the app people ai ever had the chance to give a penny to these kinds of people.
Uber are sc-um. End of story.
Plus, why would you need them when we’ve already got a perfectly good Hailo?
That $40bn valuation is a joke, tbh.
@JohnGahan in Ireland all uber drivers are licensed. If it’s uber black they are licensed corporate limousines and they driver holds a spsv licence which is the same as test a taxi driver sits. It is the vehicle licence which is different and you will see the license on the corner on the front and rear windows. All these licenses are issued by the National Transport Authority and an Garda Siochana
Been there, done that..
Imagine the possibilities if uber invested in self driving cars. Your smart phone would become your car keys. Or if they expanded into buses, no more 3 hour 20 minute bus eireann trips for hour and half journeys.
My smart phone is my car key.
The door opens automatically when I’m 10 feet from the car – even though the phone in my pocket/bag.
Its been around for years, the technology – and the android system has added new dimensions with its new management/use of GPS etc.
When an app like that gets valued at €40bn – it’s time to sell all your tech stocks as soon as humanly possible.
Tick tock tick tock …
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