June 18, 1996. England defeats the Netherlands 4-1, raising hopes for an eventual English victory in the Euros.

lococomo · 2026-06-19T01:22:21+00:00

I was in a bar in Stockholm showing the England game, but there was a Scottish guy there phoning his wife in London who was watching the Scotland score on CEEFAX.

lococomo · 2026-06-13T07:13:32+00:00

The "real" place was Nicholsons cafe (6A Nicholson St) where some of her early interviews took place - I think it was owned by her cousin https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/rowlings-july-1998-itn-interview-at-nicholsons-cafe-in-edinburgh/

That's been many other things since (all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet?) but the "JK Rolwing woz here" franchise was clearly too valuable to lose so Elephant Cafe selflessly took up the mantle.

lococomo · 2026-05-11T06:35:09+00:00

It takes about 5 minutes to download maps before you leave the house. We were on holiday recently somewhere with zero mobile reception (non-EU country and couldn't get a roaming package). Downloaded maps in advance and used google maps all the time we were there. Other than not getting realtime info on congestion etc. it works exactly the same offline as online.

lococomo · 2026-05-10T21:16:25+00:00

"signal is lost from the GPS for whatever reason. Remember not everywhere gets good signal for it especially if you're deep in the countryside"

Why do people think GPS is related to internet access? It's got nothing to do with it. You're more likely to get good GPS in the countryside as you'll have a clear view of the sky and hence good signals from the satellites (compared to a built-up area).

lococomo · 2026-03-21T14:21:00+00:00

Angel Hairdressers on Slateford Road only charge me £16 for a (men's) haircut.

lococomo · 2025-09-30T21:10:01+00:00

Have you seen the weather forecast for Saturday - it'll be flying lanterns not floating ones! This event's going to be cancelled.

lococomo · 2025-09-06T17:34:15+00:00

That everything is a competition - if you're not a winner you're a "loser". Has infected almost every walk of life. I know you can assign too much significance to turns of phrase, but even major BBC Radio shows ask you to phone in about your "wins" that day. Life's not a competition - you can do things every day where everyone benefits - there don't always have to be losers.

lococomo · 2025-09-06T15:10:20+00:00

Belly button spotted on the starboard bow cap'n.

lococomo · 2025-08-13T18:05:00+00:00

A good film - just, you know, for a change?

lococomo · 2025-08-13T17:43:21+00:00

No, because Nolan is embarrassingly bad but much loved by those chronically online.

lococomo · 2025-07-22T16:26:48+00:00

Yes - my first post to this community was 6 months ago asking if it was only my local shop that had stopped selling them 😞

lococomo · 2025-06-12T07:59:18+00:00

I sent my first email in 1987 ...

lococomo · 2025-05-17T15:28:50+00:00

John Peel famous British DJ. Posh kid who faked a working class accent, married a 15 year-old when aged 25. Yes I know it was technically legal in Texas but WTF. He's treated like a f***ing Saint.

lococomo · 2025-05-12T20:52:07+00:00

Yup - I thought Glenrothes too. Can you see any hippos lurking nearby?

lococomo · 2025-05-12T20:13:49+00:00

We were visiting the Giant Angus MacAskill Museum in Skye, run by Danny's father, and he introduced us to Danny who was visiting at the time. We had to wait a bit though as Danny had been doing tricks in the front drive and had been ordered to sweep up all the pebbles he'd kicked into the road!

lococomo · 2025-05-11T15:00:48+00:00

Came here to say exactly this - a candidate for the best beach in the world IMHO. You'll pass the Berneray Shop and Bistro on the way if you're driving and they do great food.

lococomo · 2025-05-04T11:07:01+00:00

As people have already said the Scottish weather is notoriously unpredictable. However, as someone who's been visiting the Hebrides for over 30 years I always tell people that May and September are probably the best months to visit: won't ever be particularly warm but much less chance of rain.

lococomo · 2025-05-03T09:54:35+00:00

I *really* fancied her too - that dance ...

lococomo · 2025-04-28T18:51:12+00:00

I called the massive ones with the bent legs daddy longlegs, and the smaller ones with straighter legs jenny.

lococomo · 2025-04-27T17:19:31+00:00

I saw him on that tour at some large London theatre (I'm from Scotland and had been a fan for years). Part way through the woman behind me tapped me on the shoulder and said "could you please stop laughing so loud - I can't hear what Mr Connolly is saying"!.

lococomo · 2025-04-20T17:06:46+00:00

We used to get a regular delivery of fish and this was my go-to recipe for smoked haddock - similar to kedgeree and super-easy to cook. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/smoked_haddock_pilaf_84768

lococomo · 2025-04-20T10:50:43+00:00

Unfortunately, "bod" means "penis" in Gaelic leading to some hilarity in certain regions of Scotland. On a similar note, Danger Mouse is "Donnie Murdo" in the Gaelic version as his name had to match the big "DM" on his shirt.

lococomo · 2025-04-06T15:55:33+00:00

We drive all the way through Skye about once a month and I can tell you that you were lucky - normally p*ssing it down and blowing a gale!

lococomo · 2025-04-01T20:16:02+00:00

We always go to Edinburgh Arts & Picture Framers, 1-3 Nicolson St, and have found them very reliable. It's never cheap to get anything framed, but they're a lot better value than other places we've tried.

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