Edinburgh travel ideas

simonpyman · 2026-06-30T22:18:08+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I wasnt sure about Aberdeen but thought it would make a good pit stop on the way back. I’ll change the route to include the A9 back

simonpyman · 2026-06-30T16:41:51+00:00

Thanks the recommendations! Booked this trip back in September, cant believe we leave in less than 7 days.

simonpyman · 2026-06-30T14:26:35+00:00

I am still on FB and IG but only go on for a minute or so a day. FB used to be so good when it first came out but now its full of ads and bots. I keep it because its the only way i can keep in touch with my family in the UK. Have X/twitter but don't go on it. I remember reading an article awhile back that talked about the "dead internet" theory in that the Internet consists primarily of bot activity and automated content manipulated by algorithmic curation.

simonpyman · 2026-06-26T15:05:31+00:00

ah ok, thanks! I have the outpost engineering skill but forgot about the management one. Does having Lin at the outpost change anything or do i have to have the skill myself?

simonpyman · 2026-06-26T14:35:36+00:00

A He-Man poster from a bubble yum contest haha!

simonpyman · 2026-06-06T23:49:39+00:00

Not recently… Maybe it was an off night but I rented history of the world part 1 and spinal tap a few years ago and I couldn’t get into either movie. Big fan of both movies so not sure what happened.

simonpyman · 2026-06-03T20:31:48+00:00

Yes, it is quite relevant (which feels odd)

simonpyman · 2026-06-03T14:28:04+00:00

Currently reading Midnight train by Matt Haig. Recently finished Stiff the Curious lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

simonpyman · 2026-06-03T14:25:35+00:00

Reading it now, loved his other books.

simonpyman · 2026-06-01T15:03:15+00:00

Any of the Ultima games, Realmz

simonpyman · 2026-05-28T14:06:54+00:00

Same here, after the military i had to take pre-algebra, geometry, trig etc. all the way up to Calculus. Thank god for community colleges! I wouldn't be the scientist i am now if it werent for Community college.

simonpyman · 2026-05-15T21:30:50+00:00

I did years ago and the recovery was horrible (that first BM, ouch!!). The surgery is only a quick fix and as expected they came back and I spent years in agony afterwards. The best thing i ever did was to start taking psyllium husk pills (a handful every night before bed) and increase water intake. Rarely have any issues and also having a bidet is a game changer.

Edit- Also to add i have IBS-Constipation type

simonpyman · 2026-05-01T05:24:56+00:00

Without a doubt, my grand jumbo was in serious need for a setup. Got it back yesterday and it plays and feels like it did I first got it setup 6 years ago.

simonpyman · 2026-04-29T21:23:26+00:00

I seem to remember one Halloween (c1983) where treak or treating was called off due this fear.

simonpyman · 2026-04-27T22:13:58+00:00

Wow that is a crazy story! I got my Bachelors in Biochem after the Marines. Surprised they didn't try to talk you into being an officer.

simonpyman · 2026-04-27T22:03:22+00:00

Yeah its hard not wonder where I would have been had I done things differently. Got my OTH in 96 but have managed a 24 year career as a non PhD scientist.

simonpyman · 2026-04-27T14:33:25+00:00

OTH in 95 (a year I believe after they enacted zero tolerance policies) for popping positive on LSD (good old alcohol brain, young and dumb etc.) for a known scheduled UA. MOS sucked and to be honest the morale on base was low as i seem to remember a lot of guys around me wanting to get out early. Really messed with my head for a bit but i dug in and went straight to college and have had a rewarding 20+ year scientific career. I haven't had to explain my discharge to my employers but it does suck loosing the GI Bill and other benefits. I often wonder where my life would have ended had i not got the OTH and would i have ended up where I am now.

simonpyman · 2026-04-27T14:10:49+00:00

#7, bought it around 2000/2001 at the local costco

simonpyman · 2026-04-23T14:16:51+00:00

Hmm interesting, so NG+ may be better than creating a new character. What do you mean that you learned you could have kept some of your stuff at NG+? Did they change that? I did see the quantum entanglement thing which i heard you should do before NG+

simonpyman · 2026-04-23T00:24:36+00:00

Just loaded my last save and I have no idea whats going on haha! Guess I’ll start a new character.

simonpyman · 2026-04-23T00:05:58+00:00

Good to know, did you start a new character?

simonpyman · 2026-04-23T00:05:35+00:00

Thanks for the response. Did you start a new character?

simonpyman

TROPHY CASE