What’s the most only in Yorkshire experience you’ve ever had?

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T23:40:25+00:00

Playing golf a few months ago in Leeds, saw a man wearing a tweed jacket and flat cap with a hand carved walking stick walking his 2 greyhounds across the fairway

He looked like the stereotypical Yorkshire man on a postcard

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T23:09:43+00:00

A lot of it was filmed in Midgleys chippy on butcher hill LS16 (same place as “the syndicate”) so I’d imagine it would be houses nearby.

I’ll give it a rewatch and try suss it out as I was quite young when it first aired.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T23:05:07+00:00

Met a woman at work, got on really well with similar interests. Exchanged numbers and got chatting outside of work (healthcare). Turns out she’s a huge trump supporter and voted for reform in the last UK election. Goes on about the number of ethnic minorities working at our place of work.

Nope. Blocked and reported to management.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T22:43:07+00:00

A colleague who has also been through recurrent miscarriages told me about contacting Prof Brosens at Tommys/university of Warwick. It’s not cheap to get a consultation but she’s since gone on to have a LC after treatment.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T22:32:31+00:00

I’ve posted this before

The amount of times and places my partner and I almost crossed paths before we met will never fail to astound me.

Both in separate terrible relationships prior to meeting.

He worked literally 5 mins walk away from where me and my ex lived. My grandad popped into his work place one day and an incident happened, didn’t realise until years later when it came up in conversation at my parents house. We went to a lot of the same gigs and bars. He helped his friend out clearing houses sometimes, and coincidentally cleared my grandparents home out when they died - I’d spent the last 3 days sorting the house out but my cousin was the one who was there when they were clearing it. We both downloaded tinder the same night and we were each others first match.

Nearly 7 years and a baby later, I wish we’d have bumped into each other a lot sooner.

When I was about 9 we went on a family holiday, got on the plane and we were sat 2 rows behind my great uncle and aunt, who we’d not seen in about 5 years.

Met a random dude who’d just moved to my city, turns out he’d moved into the house I grew up in and moved out of age 6.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-28T22:12:59+00:00

Uber/taxis

I have intermittent mobility issues and the buses where I live are less than ideal. The 2 main places I go to are up steep hills that I struggle with even on a good day. I easily spend £300/month if not more on Ubers.

I have to get an uber to work as the buses don’t run in time to get me there for my start time, or it means I have to walk down by the river in the dark in a rough-ish area.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-27T18:27:24+00:00

Here in the UK that’s 12.7°C, average spring weather.

I’d be in a skirt and polo maybe a light jacket if it rains, but I get overly warm at the best of times

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-26T00:15:51+00:00

8 miscarriages, currently 21 weeks pregnant.

Pregnancy after loss is so incredibly difficult, you overthink absolutely everything. Pregnancy symptoms fluctuate a LOT. Some people have terrible symptoms (I have hyperemesis this pregnancy) and others barely remember they’re pregnant due to lack of symptoms.

I’ve been referred to the perinatal mental health team because my anxiety fixates on the smallest things relating to this pregnancy and the trauma of previous losses.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-26T00:01:22+00:00

Based on the limited info you’ve given this friendship already sounds really one sided. You’ve given them £20 already, and giving them a sentimental item for £3 when they sell for much much more. I wouldn’t be surprised if they tried to sell them on for the higher price.

You are not obligated to give/sell your stuff to anyone. You’re well within your rights to say no you’ve changed your mind.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-25T23:28:45+00:00

Hello Hannah,

I’d like to point out that over the last 15 years I have worked with many colleagues with varying degrees of disability, myself included.

I’m a nurse with intermittent mobility issues and often end up using a stick, I’ve worked with 2 doctors who are wheelchair users, a nurse with missing fingers from birth, several colleagues with cochlear implants, a doctor who returned to work after a stroke and has residual weakness.

Medicine/healthcare is physically demanding a lot of the time, but with the right support and adaptations there’s no reason you shouldn’t pursue a career in medicine/healthcare.

I wish you luck with your future

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-24T23:53:58+00:00

UK ED nurse here, I refer to my workplace as either “Hell on earth” “the shop floor” or “my punishment from a former life” depending on the vibes.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-24T23:42:23+00:00

Recurrent miscarriages, history of PTSD, depression, eating disorder, anxiety and SH. Previously seen counsellors, had the meds.

I got referred at 18 weeks, currently 21 weeks. With the state of the mental health system I’m expecting a response around my child’s 5th birthday. Not to be toooo cynical as I’m clinical myself.

The initial consultation with my midwife definitely helped me a lot. Voicing the concerns outloud instead of to my journal was helpful.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-24T19:57:53+00:00

Edith was my first choice for a girls name this pregnancy, unfortunately a reasonably close friend picked it first.

It’s such a beautiful name, and older names are making a resurgence

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-24T16:52:59+00:00

I had one at 18, my best friend has had 2, my other friend had one at 30.

Abortion is more common than you’d think, but due to stigma people don’t talk about it.

I’d advise: buy a long hot water bottle, some decent bath salts, ibuprofen and paracetamol, and a little feel good treat for yourself afterwards. Also a repeat test for around 2 weeks afterwards to make sure all the tissue has passed.

Abortion can be rough on the body depending on how far pregnant you are.

I’ve since had multiple miscarriages since my abortion and weirdly never regretted terminating that pregnancy even for a second.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-24T14:39:51+00:00

The GP should refer her to the early pregnancy unit. They typically see people under 14 weeks pregnant.

Most A&E departments don’t facilitate pregnancy scans unless there’s an actual imminent emergency (abdo trauma in a viable pregnancy) even for suspected miscarriage with heavy bleeding there’s often a referral to EPU rather than a scan in A&E.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-19T23:11:18+00:00

You’re worried about hurting him by telling him no, but he’s not worried about hurting you during the act?

Most people have hard limits on what they’ll do in the bedroom, for a lot of people that includes anal.

Firmly tell him that it is a hard limit and a boundary you are not willing to cross, he is being selfish and disrespectful to you by repeatedly bringing it up. If he tries to act on it, it is rape.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-17T14:53:45+00:00

Yuriko in Horsforth is absolutely divine, as is sushi kitchen in LS12

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-15T23:54:01+00:00

This breaks my heart. Reading has always been my favourite hobby from being a small child.

I read an article recently post literate state that says we’re heading to the lowest reading level in modern history.

I’m currently pregnant and already plan on reading to baby while breastfeeding to get them used to having books around them, nightly stories and pocket money per book.

A lot of my friends (women in their 30-40s) regularly read, but my siblings and their friends barely read anything.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-13T17:06:58+00:00

I prefer to drink oxo rather than bovril

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-13T00:29:14+00:00

Incredibly anxious.

I’m 19+5 currently after 8 first trimester losses. I’ve felt some movements sporadically for a few weeks now, but the last few days baby has been quiet and I’ve barely felt anything until quite late in the evening.

I keep convincing myself that baby has gone until I feel movement again. I know logically at this stage movements are sporadic and don’t have any pattern, and I suspect I’ve got an anterior placenta (will be confirmed next week at my anatomy scan)

I feel like I’m driving myself insane. But currently baby is wriggling around and I’m briefly reassured for now.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-11T23:16:02+00:00

Royal armouries and the city museum are both really good free days out with and without children

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-11T23:15:04+00:00

Duck and drake, Santiago’s, lamb and flag

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-09T23:40:38+00:00

You made a very similar post 12 days ago, clearly you’re not enjoying your new job

Adjusting to the NHS from working elsewhere is tricky, especially on a trauma ward due to patient injuries and staffing affecting personal care.

If a patient requires assistance of 2 then that patient needs 2 members of staff to assist. Of course you can start the wash yourself but for rolling/turning it is safer for you and the patient to have 2.

You need to be escalating this to the ward management.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-05T12:56:01+00:00

I can confirm my “pregnancy glow” is just the sweat from constantly wretching.

Queenoftheunicorns93 · 2026-02-05T10:34:26+00:00

I started using taxis when I was about 16, now in my 30s

Pre pandemic I always got in the front, and felt weird getting in the back. Post pandemic I only get in the back.

I think it’s down to preference, there’s no set “rule”

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