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Monday, January 15, 2007

BLOOD STENCHED WALL
15 January 2007

When I came home last Friday night at 2am I found blood on the stairwell wall. Yellowish crisps with the shape of craniums were scattered over the floor.

I live in the area where Trainspotting was filmed. 10 years ago this used to be a really rough place to live, it was mainly for drugaddicts and prostitutes - "normal" people from wealthier areas used to stay out of here. These days it is up-and-coming and the recent wave of Polish immigrants has given it a well-needed injection of cosmopolitanism and fresh blood. Young professionals and first time buyers have moved in and parts of it are becoming quite trendy.

During the day it is an interesting place to stroll around. When night falls its character changes. Not at 8, 9 or 10pm, but when it is after midnight there are quite a few people walking around that could be Trainspotting characters. Crime levels and break-ins have increased during the last year (which is opposite to the general perception). And it is probably be the part of town with the highest density of ambulances picking up people. One day 4 drug addicts died, just in this area - apparently they had bought and used a bad batch of heroin. Some people queue for the pub at 8:45 in the morning.

It comes as no surprise to me that Ian Rankin's novels are inspired by the police station situated here.

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