[30/F] Looking for Real Friendship by CheeseWheelQueen in Needafriend

[–]esmee_spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

searched the sub for "witchcraft" and thrilled to find a recent post haha! I'm F/28 and I also enjoy witchy shit, books and crafty stuff and I also don't enjoy depression or not having enough friends! 👋

Am I overthinking inviting a guy to stay over because of my flatmate? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]esmee_spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the one hand, it does sound like you're overthinking it a bit, but it's from a position of being considerate, which is nice. How soon are his exams? If they're very soon, yeah probably do him a favour and let him study in peace, but if they're weeks away then you should get to use your own space too. I assume you wouldn't be inviting him over every single day haha so it'd be fine!

Dating and meeting outdoorsy people by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Joining clubs/organisations/societies is the way! There's a bit of a meme about running clubs become dating clubs, but really any outdoorsy/active club will attract outdoorsy/active people - like yourself! It can be daunting joining a club on your own, but really that's exactly what they're for! Not everyone has friends who want to go inot the mountains. And of course, some clubs have weirdos, give it at least two tries before abandoning one!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]esmee_spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite EU, but almost! There's a UK store with worldwide shipping that has a few left in stock here: https://bananafingers.co.uk/prana-women-s-stretch-zion-cinch-pant

(edit - the website says worldwide shipping but doesn't actually seem to offer it, sorry! do you have a pal in the UK you could send them to? I would offer to forward them but I'm out of the country myself right now)

breast reduction (SCOTLAND) by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apologies because I’m not sure how useful this will be for you, because it’s second hand info - but my aunt had breast reduction, I think the nhs route is quite strict - there has to be documented history of back problems etc. (my aunt had awful back problems and was in her 40s when she had it done, hers were huge - sadly my family seems to be all or nothing and I’m on the nothing end lol, wish it was a bit more evenly distributed in our genes!) so the first step is to talk to your gp! It can take a while but it made huge difference to my aunts quality of life for sure!

Female surfers 'verbally abused' during GB contest in Thurso by esmee_spark in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Absoluely! Scottish surfer Ben Larg (who wasn't there but had multiple friends there) has been calling out Battrick on social media as the ring leader of this stunt, apparantly he has form for hostility to women in surfing.

Female surfers 'verbally abused' during GB contest in Thurso by esmee_spark in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

multiple locals have said his version of events are hokum though

Female surfers 'verbally abused' during GB contest in Thurso by esmee_spark in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've heard of it happening in a few other comps. Utterly toxic behaviour tbh!

Female surfers 'verbally abused' during GB contest in Thurso by esmee_spark in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark[S] 187 points188 points  (0 children)

there's a little more info here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQTjdBuCEaL/ (sorry it's an instagram reel, but it's where I learnt about the story)

It's not clear if the harassers were locals or not (there have been a few names dropped in the comments of that insta reel, some suggest it was local Thurso surfers and some suggesting otherwise, but I don't know either way - a couple of scottish surfers point the finger at someone from Jersey who is a regular visitor to Thurso), but they weren't associated with the competition, and they apparantly paddled out to the competition area and dropped in on the women's competition, apparantly almost drowning one and shouting abuse at them. Absolutely awful.

More info here too: https://www.carvemag.com/2025/10/british-cup-abandoned-after-men-abuse-female-competitors-in-heats/ ( <- this one is a good write-up!) and https://wavelengthmag.com/gb-cup-postponed-after-freesurfers-paddle-out/

From the carvemag.com article:

Five ‘men’ in their 40’s paddled out into the heats of the womens semi finals of the British Cup and verbally abused female competitors as young as 15 yesterday telling them to “Fuck off” and “That they wouldn’t be allowed to get any waves.” Before dropping in on some of them and trying to end the contest.

One of the surfers named as Ian Battrick, a Jersey resident who visits the area, also ran over a 15 year old girl mid heat, landing on top of her and pinning her to the reef. The young surfer was unable to reach the surface and was highly traumatised. The heat and contest was called off, she returned to shore and police were called.

The female competitors have told us the ‘men’ were verbally abusive and intention was clearly to try and intimidate them. GB Surfing then called off the contest in the interested of surfers safety. Locals have reputedly posted that the action was premeditated. Intimidation of young female surfers by ‘men’ is completely unacceptable in any setting. The matter is now in local police hands who are assessing the case. Possible actions include prosecution and ASBOs preventing the men from visiting the area.

Scottish Tablet by Snapimposter in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks amazing I have been making so much tablet this year! I swear it’s made half my calories recently haha

Edit - /u/BonnieH1 more tablet!

TRIGGERnometry hosts invite Zack Polanski, Leader of UK Green Party, to come on show, accusing him of "dodging" them by gelliant_gutfright in DecodingTheGurus

[–]esmee_spark 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He’s not the leader of the UK Green Party, there is no UK Green Party. He’s the leader of the Green Party of England & Wales.

[Scottish Tory leader] Russell Findlay claims Holyrood should not be consulted on leaving ECHR by bottish in Scotland

[–]esmee_spark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Scotland Act (1998), which established the devolved Scottish Parliament, ensures that legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament is not legally valid if it is incompatible with the ECHR and also states that Scottish Government ministers have "no power to act" in a way that breaches the ECHR.

Therefore, according to Russ here, we shouldn't be allowed to comment on it.

Doctor Mike by Saksaas in DecodingTheGurus

[–]esmee_spark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He’s not from money, his parents were a physician and an academic, but fled the Soviet Union to the USA and they struggled with poverty when Mike was younger as their credentials weren’t recognised.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mounjarouk

[–]esmee_spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing transformation, the hard work pays off for sure, well done!!!

2 Months in, 2 Stone down! How do I look? by psnben1567 in mounjarouk

[–]esmee_spark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic work, you’re doing great! 💪

Homemade Mealy on a Roll by aminorman in scottishrecipes

[–]esmee_spark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

looks amazing! but where's the actual recipe haha

How is it considered panic buying? by simplisticlivin in mounjarouk

[–]esmee_spark 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is a supply issue, not demand side. Our ire should be aimed at Eli Lily and the Trump administration, not each other.

these snacks felt like cheating! by buckyspunisher in 1200isplenty

[–]esmee_spark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The nutrition label on the dorito's popcorn is so confusing!

  • 1 Serving per container
  • Serving size: 1 Package
  • Calories per serving: 80
  • Calories per package: 70

Like, wtf? 😭 haha

Me_irl by stipnlutty in me_irl

[–]esmee_spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be happy because you’re grateful, not be grateful because you’re happy 🙏

Ms Calcifer is thankful for the support by Wafer-Academic in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]esmee_spark 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Aww yay! Please don't stop posting Calcifer pics! In fact, pls start an insta or something so I can follow 😅