philpeaceFeb 8, 2023
This Is My Glasgow

Whenever I pass this memorial on the Kelvin Walkway, I always stop to pay my respects as my Great Uncle was one of those drafted in by the council to help deal with the aftermath of the explosion.

He was always very proud of the role he played on that day, but sadly his teeth never fully recovered!

#glasgow #publicart #surreal #sherbert #sherbertfactoryexplosions #glasgowsherbertfactoryexplosion #kelvinwalkway #glasgowhistory #weird #weirdglasgow #glasgowsherbertmunicipalworks

Feb 2, 2023 at 4:19pmWeb
Show threadFluffgar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 HAS MOVEDFeb 2, 2023
@thisismyglasgow
XD
Show threadKFCSpikeFeb 3, 2023
@thisismyglasgow
Brillyunt 😂 😂 😂
Show threadSimon BrookeFeb 3, 2023
@thisismyglasgow It is an absolute crime to post that picture without a full transcription in alt text!
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 3, 2023
@simon_brooke I'll see what I can do to add it in.
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 3, 2023
@simon_brooke It seems like it is too long for the Alt Text option on Mastodon.
Show threadCea NoyesFeb 8, 2023
@thisismyglasgow, thank you for a very funny start to my Wednesday. Whoever put up that plaque is brilliant, and kudos to the folks who left it there.
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 8, 2023
@Ceannoy Yeah, it's great isn't it! It always makes me smile when I pass it. Glad to have helped make your day a bit more fun!
Show threadOriel Jutty Feb 8, 2023
@thisismyglasgow Alt text. Photo of sign saying: "This plaque marks the site of the old Glasgow Sherbet Municipal Works one of the leading producers of sherbet in the world. Disaster struck in August 1906 when young Bert Flodden—a boy on a 3yr sherbet apprenticeship—dropped a glass bottle of Pineappleade in powder room B. The resulting sherbet explosion blew young Bert from the first floor into Corcorrans grocer shop and also blew down the retaining wall for the adjacent McGoggins brewery sending beer everywhere. The resulting mix of sherbet and fizzy liquid caused a foam explosion which could be seen from Port Glasgow and was to rewrite the town planning rulebook on the placement of sherbet factories. Local government mobilised quickly to avert disaster and busloads of local Glasgow schoolchildren were drafted in to eat their way through the sherbet foam mountains. Children as young as 6 and 7 worked tirelessly through the night to chomp trapped families from their homes and free up the areas streets and pavements—with no regard for their own dental health. Amazingly, some sherbet residue can still be seen on local buildings and flagstones to this very day."
Show threadPeat BogFeb 8, 2023

@thisismyglasgow
Hang on... "Busloads of local Glasgow schoolchildren were drafted in to eat their way through the sherbet foam mountains. Children as young as 6 and 7 worked tirelessly through the night to chomp trapped families from their homes and free up the areas streets and pavements --with no regard for their own dental health."

WTF someone is pulling my leg.

Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 8, 2023
@peatbog That's about the point where it dawns on most people that the events described in this plaque are probably not real! 🤣
Show threadSister PetraFeb 9, 2023
@thisismyglasgow a friend convinced me that this was real. And then a second friend tried to convince me but I already knew and couldn't be fooled twice, but played along because it's so delightful. I love Glasgow so much. So so much.