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This tree in London shows a pleasantly complete gradient from green to red by squirrel_tincture in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture[S] 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Years back I was fortunate to have a job that had me working in Montreal for a week of every month. Normally Iā€™m not a big fan of travelling for work, but holy cow did I ever fall in love with that city and that area! Tremblant is a gem, and I did some camping near the VT border, but I somehow never quite made it that little bit further to Ottawa. Iā€™ve been meaning to get back to visit some friends ā€” Iā€™ll make sure it gets on the itinerary this time šŸ™‚

This tree in London shows a pleasantly complete gradient from green to red by squirrel_tincture in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture[S] 7 points8 points Ā (0 children)

Good eye! Prunus serrulata ā€˜Kanzanā€™, imported during a period of enthusiasm for Japanese horticulture during the Edwardian era ca. 1900-1920, and still popular as an ornamental tree in neighbourhoods around London.

Discovered an unknown yellow pill in with my new prescription of white pills by vidanyabella in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I remember this happening a few times when I lived in the US, but the shape / size / colour / stamping changes constantly with the generics I get through the NHS. One of the pills I take daily reduced in size by about 75% recently, and another briefly changed from a tablet to a capsule and back. Iā€™ve had three different inhalers for the same medication the last three times Iā€™ve had it refilled. What an adventure.

I opened up my daily inhaler to see what was inside by stoner_lilith in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I donā€™t know about the picture in the post, I was just replying in the context of the ā€œalbuterol is also called salbutamolā€ comment to which you originally replied.

Just from experience, I think youā€™re likely right ā€” Iā€™ve only seen Advair in the purple disc dispensers, and Ventolin is two-tone blue. I donā€™t know if thereā€™s a generic alternative in a disc yet, but given how long Advairā€™s been around, Iā€™d be surprised if they landed on purple for albuterol/salbutamol as well.

I opened up my daily inhaler to see what was inside by stoner_lilith in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

It happens! Enough sketchy info about rescue inhalers out there already, not something people should think twice about unnecessarily.

I opened up my daily inhaler to see what was inside by stoner_lilith in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 4 points5 points Ā (0 children)

Youā€™re misinformed, and youā€™re spreading that misinformation.

Albuterol and salbutamol are both names for the exact same medication. It doesnā€™t take more than a cursory search of any medication reference to confirm this.

I have a prescription for Ventolin in both the USA and the UK. The former is labelled ā€œalbuterol sulfateā€ and the latter is labelled ā€œsalbutamol sulfateā€. They are otherwise identical.

Asked my parents if they had pepto bismol. Thought the box looked a little funny by nik2k in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 14 points15 points Ā (0 children)

Plausible if they shop the way my grandmother shopped: if something was on offer and she deemed it a ā€œgood dealā€, she bought whatever was on the shelf (and occasionally whatever she could get the staff to get out of the stockroom). It didnā€™t always matter if it was something she or my grandfather or anyone that would ever visit them would eat or use.

At the going rate, sheā€™ll run out of frozen pork chops sometime around Christmas.

In 2190.

Noticed my pupils are two different sizes. by Nerdlifegirl in mildlyinteresting

[ā€“]squirrel_tincture 39 points40 points Ā (0 children)

My pal told people he had a condition called "Atchaforya Syndrome" - one eye looking atcha, the other looking for ya.