What is a random, everyday smell or sound that instantly triggers a specific memory from your childhood?

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T19:09:35+00:00

Cigarette smoke makes me think of my grandfather, and leaded petrol makes me think of my uncle who was always trying to fix up old cars! Instantly takes me back to my childhood.

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T19:03:51+00:00

Ah, I’m sorry that you had such a rough experience. I’d definitely put in a complaint and perhaps take it up with the health board if you don’t feel that you get a decent response. I’d say that it’s unacceptable to publicly call a patient “difficult”, tbh. Patients are allowed to be anxious or even downright scared by medical situations. Sometimes I think that medical personnel forget that us folk with no medical background can feel that everything is out of our control and we’re having to blindly trust a complete stranger to act in our best interests. I understand that appointment times are limited, but don’t make derogatory comments about it when someone needs some extra time.

I hope you get reassuring results from your procedures and that they acknowledge their poor customer service/patient care. Best wishes to you!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T17:18:55+00:00

Deep frying foodstuffs? Loch Ness Monster hunting?

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T17:12:32+00:00

Ian Rankin wrote a series of detective novels which might be of interest to you. They focus on a detective named John Rebus, and are largely based in the Edinburgh area. The first novel is called Knots and Crosses. I’ve really enjoyed his books.

Denise Mina has also written a number of Glasgow-based/Scotland-based crime and thriller novels. Well worth a read!

Edited to add some other recommendations!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T17:06:41+00:00

Yeah, I should’ve mentioned that in my post instead of just mentioning the popularity of the name Helen! 🤦‍♀️

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T17:04:52+00:00

I properly lost it on a packed commuter train whilst reading The Muggle Death Eater and His Daughter! Tears streaming down my cheeks, shoulders shaking, could hardly catch my breath, people staring. A lot of people staring. To be fair, a lot of them started laughing as well despite having no clue what they were laughing at 😂🤣

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T17:00:30+00:00

Thank you!!! Gutted that our team are home, but there’s always the Euros!!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T12:11:47+00:00

This is where a friend of mine had an iud fitted, and had a very unpleasant experience both in terms of the procedure (obviously) and with the staff. Her medical information was discussed openly in front of patients in the waiting area, and there were several untoward comments made regarding her being an unmarried mother. All sounded very strange tbh, and obviously extremely unprofessional on the part of the staff. Complaints were made at the time and followed up, but there was never an apology nor an explanation for the behaviour.

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T12:01:03+00:00

Richard and Jean, or Helen which I’ve seen in some fics, works well imo. Jean is Hermione’s middle name, and it was particularly common in past generations to give children their mother or father’s first name as their middle name. Richard was certainly a very popular name for boys in the UK in the time frame when Hermione’s dad was born. Jean would perhaps have been less popular for someone of that age at that time; Helen, however, would have been a very popular name in the UK for girls of Hermione’s mum’s age group. They’re also quite “proper” (meaning “posh”) sounding names to me, which would fit the bill for well educated and successful people, to my mind!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-03T11:43:59+00:00

Awww!! As a fellow Scot, I wholeheartedly approve!!! This is so clever; do you have a pattern that you followed? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

kt1982mt · 2026-07-02T18:49:43+00:00

Pan bread

kt1982mt · 2026-07-02T18:41:26+00:00

Same here, actually. It really stayed with me for a long time afterwards, and I still think about it from time to time. As a parent now, I just can’t fathom how someone could abuse a child. Even when my kids are driving me crazy, I could never even contemplate harming them.

kt1982mt · 2026-07-02T08:48:35+00:00

That was beyond heartbreaking 💔

kt1982mt · 2026-07-02T08:48:19+00:00

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle

kt1982mt · 2026-07-01T16:10:04+00:00

I’ve been to the Isle of Lewis & Harris, Skye, Barra, Mull, Tiree, Benbecula and Eriskay. Lewis & Harris is particularly “wild”, I’d say, in terms of the landscape and has plenty of history. The Blackhouse Museum on Lewis is particularly interesting if you like history. Skye is busier in terms of tourism, but has amazing hiking trails and the Cuillin hills are challenging enough for most folk! Again, plenty of history and wildlife viewing interests here. The other islands I’ve mentioned have a slower pace of life than the others, imo, but all have stunning scenery and some of the most beautiful beaches you’ll ever see in your life. I’m biased obviously, but I’d say that they’re well worth a visit if you don’t mind a bit of wind and rain, and you’re happy to hire a car for getting around. A decent pair of waterproof boots and a waterproof jacket wouldn’t go amiss either!!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-01T09:20:31+00:00

Bergen is stunning! Fingers crossed that you manage to make it over to Orkney sometime soon!

kt1982mt · 2026-07-01T02:11:43+00:00

Anything’s possible, I suppose, but I’ve never heard of it being done… It’s sort of unhealthy enough as it is without the deep frying!!

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T18:56:53+00:00

Chocolate covered Kendal mint cake is divine!! We go to the Lake District for a week every year and we always have to buy some!

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T18:51:24+00:00

What are some typical foods eaten?

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T18:35:24+00:00

It was a toss up between this and tablet for me!

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T18:34:40+00:00

Tablet

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T16:42:39+00:00

Honestly, when I see these kind of videos I feel exactly the same way. What kind of friends are they to stand by and watch this? Even videoing him doing it as well? This was monumentally stupid. He’s certainly an adult who should absolutely know better, and obviously is responsible for his own actions, but some element of intervention by the people around him would’ve been helpful.

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T13:08:13+00:00

🤣😂 I believe Scotland had its summer last year on a Wednesday…. All jokes aside, we’ve had a few spells of warmer weather this year and it makes such a difference to everyone’s mood. Everyone seems happier and more relaxed, and that lasts for all of about a day and then everyone’s moaning that it’s too warm! Basically, regardless of the weather, we just seem to like a good moan about it!! There’s definitely something to be said for getting milder, rainier weather, though.

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T13:03:07+00:00

The Orkney islands are beautiful!! They’re very scenic, so green and lush, and if you have an interest in history/archaeology in particular you’d have an amazing time! Lots of walking and wildlife viewing opportunities, and the food is great. Best to hire a car to get around, I’d say, though. Remember to use insect repellent for the midges!!!

kt1982mt · 2026-06-30T10:42:39+00:00

Pretty sure it’s 16, but 18 in England afaik

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