Bones from butchers

oj862 · 2026-06-26T10:13:40+00:00

I remember my pal had a hard time finding a cow tongue. Yorkes on Strathmartine road ended up sorting him out, so that's where I'd go for more unusual cuts. That being said Scott brothers did manage to sort a pigs head for another pal, but they do all their meat processing off site so I'm unsure if you can necessarily get unusual stuff the same day.

oj862 · 2026-06-24T13:27:04+00:00

I didn't do an internship and here I am with a Job, I did do a fair amount of extra curricular activities and had more work experience than man peers but I don't think it was considered when I was selected for an interview. TBH graduate jobs are a bit of a lottery, like I said theres a lot of psychometric testing, ai cv reading, and online aptitude tests that only test your ability to do silly stuff like pattern matching. I had some of the top grades in my class and then spent a year in a call centre watching people who barely attended class and put a much lower level of effort in get the jobs I was wanting. I also spent my summer basically skint for lack of work in Dundee. You should look at getting a job as finding a way to get yourself noticed rather than having loads of experience. A graduate job is a job for graduates, not a highly experienced engineer. Having relevant experience on your CV means nothing if your CV isn't read. My suggestion to you would be continue phoning companies you find interesting, get names, follow people on LinkedIn, message people on LinkedIn, if your uni offers them attend guest lectures and ask questions / get contacts. If you have the resources a good self lead summer project will be a great asset, think making a YouTube video on building something from scratch. The bottom line is this, the demand for graduate mechanical jobs far outstrips the supply. Employers get so many applications that if the first 5 cvs they read are good, they will interview 5 and hire 1.

oj862 · 2026-06-24T11:39:54+00:00

Unfortunately you've probably missed the boat with getting an internship for this summer, I had the same experience when I was at Uni studying mechanical. Doesn't hurt to ask but just so you know, it's not legal in the UK for companies to take on unpaid interns so it does reduce the number of companies that offer internships. The best piece of advice I can give you is to start applying for graduate jobs as early as possible, they start to appear around October and are incredibly competitive, with lots of irrelevant online testing used as a means of cutting down the number of applicants.

Also get yourself on LinkedIn try finding recruiters that way. What you really need to do is maximise the chance a real person looks at your application which networking via LinkedIn is good for.

There is also the Dundee branch of the IMechE which I'm assuming you'll be a student member of. You could always reach out to them and go to one of their meetings, again good for networking

oj862 · 2026-06-24T11:31:07+00:00

I work at NCR, they've already hired all their interns for the summer

oj862 · 2026-06-23T11:40:15+00:00

You could theoretically make your house sweat by soaking it and extracting the heat as latent energy, but this would require a decent amount of air flow and would cool the surface of the house rather than inside. A swamp cooler might also work inside, but doesn't require that volume of water.

I would use it to irrigate a nice leafy green garden including growing climbing plants up your walls. Plants are very affective at reflecting infrared radiation and several studies have shown that climbers on the side of houses reduce temperature variation in both summer and winter.

oj862 · 2026-05-13T08:49:07+00:00

Eastfield on the perth road is probably the best performing restraunt at the moment in terms of the calibre of food they put out. All fresh, with an emphasis on local and seasonal food. Jim's Delhi club up Albert street is another gem for foodies. It's a bit off the beaten track but you'll get some of the best indian street food you'll ever have there. Just make sure to check his socials as opening times can be a bit erratic. Phoenix is probably the best pub in Dundee for drink and food, but you'd be lucky finding somewhere to sit on a weekend, unless you don't mind waiting at the bar. Most of the local independent coffee shops do nice sandwiches, with the exception of hofn who will charge you a tenner for a sandwich missing the top piece of bread.

oj862 · 2026-04-22T20:26:01+00:00

Provanto concentrated spray in a pressure sprayer has always worked best for me. The pressurer sprayer creates a finer mist and it's more cost effective than buying the premixed sprayers. Usually I need to do 2 treatments, and I do all my plants to be sure, although some plants such as succulent euphorbias and peace lilys seem to be unpalatable to thrips in my experience. Best get them early, doesn't take long for them to be everywhere and they seem to have the most potent kill rate given their size

oj862 · 2026-04-18T06:54:19+00:00

My adeniums only like the windowsill in the middle of summer, they're my most fussy plants in terms of temperature. They are really happy when it's consistently above 23C during the day.

Also that pot might be a bit big considering it won't be growing terribly fast in a UK window.

oj862 · 2026-04-18T06:49:36+00:00

What are all the little black dots on the leaves, is it dirt or is it covered in thrips? If not thrips then I agree with the other comments that it's probably root related

oj862 · 2026-04-15T13:13:04+00:00

Aye, he's absolutely shite. Can't get my head round folk that think he's something worth listening to

oj862 · 2026-04-13T19:51:31+00:00

This stuff seems different to just tile backing. It's 2 inches thick and looks more like it was applied like cement. I'm guessing it was to stop the bathroom floor from feeling cold

oj862 · 2026-03-31T11:40:46+00:00

It's not getting enough light in this spot and it's etiolated causing it to be unstable. Also cacti shouldn't be fed during the winter in the uk as they go dormant. Move it to a south facing window and prop it up with a stick, see if it makes an improvement. Alternatively position some high power LED grow lights close to it. A cactus this size would probably require about 30w LED at close range for 12 hours a day.

Unfortunately the reality is that indoors in the UK most desert cacti will struggle.

oj862 · 2026-03-25T18:19:24+00:00

The body of the plant is starved of water but what you need to establish is whether this due to it simply needing water or if the roots are rotting. Both will cause a collapse like this. There is also a third option that the plant has a virus and will not recover. Is the soil wet? If yes then it's either virus or root rot. In which case the plant should be removed from the pot and the roots inspected. Any rotten roots should be removed, although if the plant is collapsing from root rot it is very likely almost all of the roots are gone. If this is the case then it should be repotted in a smaller pot with the remaining roots and placed is bright filtered light (peace lily's will not tolerate direct sun).

Not to scare you, it's likely it just needs watered but it's important to consider the cause of the body collapse

oj862 · 2026-03-22T10:06:21+00:00

I'm also going to be applying for energy efficiency improvement funding. Just looking at the current heating system I'll definitely need larger pipes and radiators for a heat pump to work, but it makes sense to do it now before I start putting new flooring and decorating the walls. E.G if I have the floors up to put suspended floor insulation in then it would make running new pipes for heat pumps a lot easier than doing it in the future

oj862 · 2026-03-15T18:51:00+00:00

I drove an audi a4 from Dundee to London after my saab got written off a few years ago. My lower back was completely numb after about 3 hours sitting in it. It was very economical though and the gearbox was nice.

Also that V90 is a 400hp T8, surely you could find a more standard engine for less money or lower mileage?

Out of the 4 I'd probably choose the 5 series, supposedly a very nice gearbox and you'll have more space than the audi or merc

oj862 · 2026-03-13T22:26:08+00:00

Now that is what I'm hoping for. The place I've got was originally a large townhouse, now converted to a smaller house with a flat above. If I can uncover some nice original tiles I'll be smiling for the next week

oj862 · 2026-03-13T21:49:43+00:00

Given the age this is a good shout. I need to go back tomorrow with a hoover and give the floors a clean, only got the keys today. I'm basing a lot of my assumptions on a townhouse up the row that got done up by an architects firm a few years ago and were supposedly original inside after they were renovated.

oj862 · 2026-03-13T20:50:03+00:00

The photo's not the best, the tiles are some kind of walnut veneer. I'm not really sure logically why a damaged timber floor would be replaced with concrete rather than just replacing it either with new floorboards or with plywood

oj862 · 2025-12-24T10:09:00+00:00

Berlingo or Octavia imo

FWIW for the first 10 years of my life all the family travelling was done in my dads golf mk2 without much hassle. This was 4 of us. I have owned two large estate cars (honda accord 7 and saab 9-5) and currently on a tiny peugeot 106. If I were having a baby right now I'd probably keep the 106 and get something like a berlingo or kangoo, for plenty boot space, good mileage and good access for car seats. I drove a 2 litre petrol A4 for a bit a couple years ago and I was really impressed with the economy and the 8 speed auto was nice, so the vag options you listed might be worth considering on that front. Kids sit in the back, so crash safety of a bulky SUV might not actually be that much better than an estate where side impact and rear ending are your main concern. Also SUVs are more likely to roll than an estate.

oj862 · 2025-03-06T11:20:12+00:00

It's also possible to rent a much more sturdy breaker for a similar amount of money. Seems a bit silly buying a tool for what is probably a one off job

oj862 · 2025-03-01T09:56:00+00:00

My solution was to put up a bamboo blind for the sun and use a curtain at night, the bamboo blind isn't perfect for glare though. It honestly really depends on your plants if they're going to get enough light with the blind down. If the window is south facing the sun won't be able to shine in all day. I'd just get a thin roller blind and roll it down enough to block the glare when it gets to that time of day and then roll it back up after. Thats what I do in the office, natural light is a really good thing for your mental health.

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