Sex and the City - Meets Glasgow
I didn't realise that Glasgow was such a 'racy' place to live until the Daily Record opened my eyes yesterday with the report below explaining that local Glasgow councillors are not the only ones who've been ignoring the lockdown rules of late.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-waitress-who-lockdown-sex-22093552
Glasgow waitress who had lockdown sex with married man after drunken night at Kelvingrove Park has 'no regrets'
Carly, 34, met her one-night stand for a date in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park as Scots were urged to stay at home amid the pandemic.
By Sophie Law - Daily Record
Carly met her one-night stand for a date in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park during lockdown
A Scots waitress admitted she had sex with a married man during lockdown after getting drunk in the park - and has "no regrets".
Carly, 34, had a one-night stand with a bookmaker she met for a boozy date in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park as Scots were urged to stay at home amid the pandemic.
The waitress, who loves to date older and wealthy men, said she knew she was breaking coronavirus lockdown rules but didn't feel guilty because "the sex was great".
Carly met her lover on an online dating site for married men looking to have a secret affair.
She said: "I had tried to stick to the rules during the early days of lockdown but it has been more than two months now and you do get lonely.
"I have been furloughed from my job as a waitress at one of the restaurants in Glasgow and have been spending a lot of time flirting with guys online.
"I met Drew, a bookmaker who has also been at a loose end for the past few months before there is no sport to bet on.
"We went on a date to Kelvingrove Park, both bringing a bottle of wine each.
"You see lots of people out there on the warmer evenings.
"We got on well and he suggested we go back to mine at the end of the evening.
"I was a bit tiddly by then and it seemed like a great idea."
Carly, who lives in Hillhead, Glasgow, added: "We knew we were breaking the rules but so many people are doing it nowadays.
"We are both adults and are aware of the risks.
"The sex was great and neither of us had any regrets afterwards.
"We did it twice and he stayed at mine until the early hours before going back to the family home.
"He told his wife that he was meeting up with a few mates for some beers."
Carly use the affairs site IllicitEncounters.com to meet her lovers, who often shower her with gifts and cash.
She said: "I have had four affairs with old sugar daddies who know how to show a younger woman a good time.
"My wages are only just above the minimum wage.
"I do make some extra cash from tips but they have been cut recently by my boss who now takes a percentage.
"It means I am in debt most months, so dating richer guys helps me to keep my head above the water.
"I am treated to nice clothes and jewellery and it really helps to pay the bills."
Carly added that she does not feel guilty about dating married men.
She said: "They would all be cheating with someone else if they were not meeting me. It's not like I am breaking up anyone's marriage."
The waitress revealed she plans to meet even more sexual partners during lockdown
"Lockdown is coming to an end - I have had offers from a few other fellas in recent weeks and want to move on," she explained.
It comes as a new survey shows Scottish couples are not waiting to have sex anymore.
The average number of dates before sex happens has gone down from three to 2.5 times in the last ten years.
More than half of Scottish singles said they would sleep with a new partner on the first date if the chemistry was right.
Carly said that none of her friends follow the three-date rule anymore before jumping into bed with a new partner.
She said: "All my girlfriends tend to sleep with new guys quicker than that. If it feels right, do it."
Glasgow - Tales From Lockdown (27/05/20)
I do love it when politicians get on their high horse over other people's behaviour while turning a blind eye to events closer to home.
The recent furore over Dominic Cummings is a case in point and it reminded me of this story in The Herald which reported on the behaviour of two Glasgow SNP councillors during 'lockdown'.
Lockdown in Scotland began on Tuesday 24 March 2020 and the next day Cllr Wilson was quoted in The National, from America where he was 'stranded', which reported that Cllr Wilson and his family would be self-isolating when they got back to Scotland.
Yet on the 3rd April 2020 The Herald reported that Cllr Wilson had left the family home in Cardonald to be with his party colleague on the opposite side of the city.
Now I could be wrong, but I don't remember Glasgow's politicians calling for Cllr Alex Wilson and Cllr Mandy Morgan to resign their seats on Glasgow City Council.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18355859.wife-snp-councillor-heartbroken-leaves-party-colleague/
Wife of SNP councillor 'heartbroken' after he leaves her for party colleague
By Hannah Rodger - The Herald (03 April 2020)
The wife of an SNP councillor launched a brutal attack on her 'cheating' husband after he is alleged to have left her for another party councillor.
Glasgow Cardonald Councillor Alex Wilson is understood to have broken the news to his wife last night, telling Pamela Wilson he was leaving her for Glasgow North East representative Mandy Morgan.
The wife of an SNP councillor launched a brutal attack on her 'cheating' husband after he is alleged to have left her for another party councillor.
Glasgow Cardonald Councillor Alex Wilson is understood to have broken the news to his wife last night, telling Pamela Wilson he was leaving her for Glasgow North East representative Mandy Morgan.
Mrs Wilson told The Herald: "I am absolutely devastated. This came completely out of the blue. I don't know how I'll cope financially or how I'll keep a roof over the kids heads.
"He told me he was leaving me to go live with her as they've been planning it since January. We've been together since I was 13, he was 20. It's our 20th wedding anniversary this August."
The couple have two teenage children and just returned from a landmark family holiday to celebrate the councillor's 50th birthday.
Mrs Wilson said: "I'm now saddled with a £5,000 loan for his birthday holiday, a huge mortgage and the usual bills. I need to find another job too which won't be easy in this climate as I can't be out every night and leave the kids at home.
"I also bought him a French Bulldog puppy in November as part of his birthday and to cheer him up as he had just lost his dad.
"Alex always wanted a frenchie. He walked out and left Stanley behind The Herald has contacted Councillors Wilson and Morgan, and has received no reply.
Councillor Morgan's Facebook page has now been deleted.
However a source close to Cllrs Wilson and Morgan said: “This is a personal matter where considerable pain and hurt has been caused to a number of people.
"They will all need time and space to work this through. They’ve all got to make sure the interests of the children who are involved are protected.”
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18331886.scottish-councillor-stuck-us-tells-familys-fears/
Scottish councillor stuck in the US tells of family’s fears
By Kirsteen Paterson - The National (25/03/2020)
Alex Wilson with his daughter, Cara
A SCOTTISH family desperate to get home from the US have told of their coronavirus travel fears.
Alex Wilson – a Glasgow councillor – travelled to the US with wife Pamela and children Adam and Cara on a landmark break three weeks ago.
The Orlando trip was organised to celebrate Alex’s 50th birthday and for the first few days all attractions were operating as normal.
However, major theme parks and other attractions began closing shortly after their arrival as Covid-19 cases in the US spiked.
As of yesterday afternoon, there were 48,000 known cases and at least 600 deaths.
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Now the family are “checking flight information every hour” after their carrier British Airways cancelled their flight home, leaving them to reorganise their trans-Atlantic travel. Currently booked onto a succession of three flights home, the family fears further delays could put them at risk of contracting the virus.
Alex told The National: “We got here before it all really started taking off and we thought it would be okay. But it has really ramped up and, I think, taken a lot of people by surprise in Scotland and in the US.
“I couldn’t believe how quickly it’s been going up.”
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised UK citizens not to undertake any non-essential travel for the next 30 days and to return immediately if commercial flights are still available.
The SNP councillor said: “We have had no symptoms and we haven’t come across anyone who has. We have a flight to Miami, another to Heathrow and another one back up to Scotland and of course we’ll isolate ourselves when we get back.
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“But we’ve had no real advice for travellers and we don’t really know what we are coming back to.
“Our flights have been changing right, left and centre.
“The first flight is quite quiet but the main one back to the UK is really busy. They’re repatriating a lot of people.
“Obviously the air on planes is recirculated and there may be people on there who might not have shown symptoms yet, so we are worried.
“It’s really worrying for us.”
Since the shut-downs began, the family have spent most of their time in their rented villa, using local supermarkets for supplies. There have been the same runs there on essential items as have been seen in the UK, with shortages of toilet roll and other sundries.
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Alex described an air of tension amongst the local population, many of whom work in hospitality and other low-paying industries.
He said: “The lines in Wal-Mart have been massive, there are loads and loads of people wearing masks and gloves.
“Every time you go to a petrol station or use a shopping trolley, there’s a staff member who’ll come along with a spray bottle of disinfectant and clean down everything you’ve been touching. They are really on the ball and they are on top of it but when we first got here there were only 1700 cases in the States, so even despite all the effort they’re making it is still spreading.
“Restaurant staff have been really worried about their jobs. They only make $5 (£4.26) an hour and they rely on tips, so when customer numbers started to go down that really affected them.
“Some were saying they’d rather be paid off because they would make more on social security than they were taking home in their pay.”
Disney and Universal Studios parks have all closed in an unprecedented move, which has also extended to attractions elsewhere in the US.
St Patrick’s Day parades were called off in several cities, while the NBA basketball and NHL hockey leagues have scrapped their seasons.
