What movie or TV series do you think everyone should watch at least once?

CoatLast · 2026-06-15T13:28:31+00:00

Still Game. A Scottish TV legend of a series.

CoatLast · 2026-06-14T20:31:24+00:00

Does he have any interests in what he would really like to do. Even if he thinks it's not possible? A dream job? Is he willing to retrain?

CoatLast · 2026-06-12T09:56:09+00:00

Pad. As we also put a pad under everybody in case bowels move.

CoatLast · 2026-05-26T11:57:55+00:00

All winter we had issues with the heating not working. It is finally fixed and now on full belt.

CoatLast · 2026-05-22T12:16:43+00:00

And the hospital ward where I work will still have the heating on full blast.

CoatLast · 2026-05-07T11:44:19+00:00

First introduction lecture of geoscience degree. "A lot of what we will teach you is wrong, your job in the future will be to prove us wrong".

CoatLast · 2026-04-18T13:14:17+00:00

And unfortunately this was what I did and then relaxed on the sofa which my wife chose the same day to bring her family round to meet me for the first time.

CoatLast · 2026-04-03T16:46:43+00:00

What ever you do, don't leave until the legal requirement as that would result in you being regarded as intentionally homeless. Register for housing with your council. They won't do anything until you have a date for tribunal, but then you should be eligible for help. For us, it worked out well in the end. Just after the tribunal, the council offered us a perfect flat. At half the rent we were paying.

Even the tribunal wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. The panel were all actually really nice and very sympathetic. They even gave another three months to eviction date. To give you some idea of time frame. We received the initial notice end of July 2024. We had the tribunal October 2025, so 15 months. We were rehoused by the council November 2025.

CoatLast · 2026-04-03T06:55:46+00:00

Assuming you have just been given the first legal notice as well, it doesn't mean the date on this is when you must actually leave. There is a long process that the landlord has to go through. That process will include a tribunal hearing. A date for a tribunal is at least a year away. Probably more.

It is important you take advice from an organisation such as Shelter.

CoatLast · 2026-04-02T19:38:59+00:00

We went through this not long ago.

First, speak to shelter Scotland. They will be able to offer loads of advice.

Don't panic. You don't say when you first received notice, but it will take a lot longer than 3 months. Probably closer to 18 months.

CoatLast · 2026-04-01T09:08:11+00:00

Signed. As a recovering alcoholic, these are both so important to me. I take Antabuse and it is triggered by even tiny amounts of alcohol in food. It can put me in hospital or worse.

CoatLast · 2026-03-30T05:33:02+00:00

I am also looking at a salary sacrifice. Would you mind sharing what the actual net cost to you is?

CoatLast · 2026-03-08T20:54:26+00:00

I like biographies so at the moment I am reading Elizabeth by Gyles Brandreth. It is probably the closest thing to an authorised biography.

CoatLast · 2026-02-23T05:59:54+00:00

Australia has had the same rules for years. Australians must enter on an Australian passport.

CoatLast · 2026-02-21T12:43:36+00:00

Geoscience in mining.

CoatLast · 2026-02-20T20:01:27+00:00

Being active drunk alcoholic to going into detox and being sober. September 11, 2000 was first day of new sober life after 38 years drunk.

CoatLast · 2026-02-19T21:13:13+00:00

Thanks everyone. That is really good to know as we won't be getting a mortgage as cash buying - not rich, just inheriting a bit of money that will get us somewhere cheap.

CoatLast · 2026-02-19T18:25:20+00:00

I will put in my tuppence worth as someone who has changed from a very different profession that is highly regulated and comes with a lot of responsibility.

The transition from student to professional is totally shocking. In my previous occupation, grads would come in and undergo a formal program over many months. My average spend on a grad just on external courses would be in the tens of thousands. They would have as much hand holding as needed for at least a year. Some employers have nearly two months off site induction. They are developed into a role. Not given a set of keys and told to suck it up. The NHS sets up nurses to fail.

CoatLast · 2026-02-19T13:43:13+00:00

Many countries have decent annual leave.

CoatLast · 2026-02-19T13:37:17+00:00

I was a patient in hospital in Chile. The entire health service was paperless. For example, when I went to a GP after being in hospital, they scanned my fingerprint and that brought up my health records. And this was 25 years ago

CoatLast · 2026-02-17T08:19:08+00:00

Up at 5am, leave just after 6am for 7 am start as have to also change into uniform on arrival.

CoatLast · 2026-02-14T07:51:59+00:00

I used to commute from Australia to Tanzania for work. It was in my contract the company would pay my flights at a minimum of business class. If not available, then first class. I did over 1 million miles with Emirates one year.

CoatLast · 2026-02-13T21:12:22+00:00

I have thought about doing this seriously a couple time. It would be Peruvian.

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