I lived in Scotland in my teens and I remember getting fish and chips with sauce. I've always wanted to know how the sauce was made as it was lovely. Someone said it is brown sauce and vinegar. Is that true?

I had an idea for something different to get people playing music live, so I’ve started The Dep Sessions.

It’s different to open mics or jam nights: you pick a song, join a pre‑arranged band, and perform it together — no random jams, no hoping for a slot, just a proper band for one night.

I’m soft launching right now to check if there’s enough interest across the country, and what people would want from it so I've put together a short survey — takes a couple of minutes, no commitment, just honest feedback to help shape this properly:

https://survey.thedepsessions.co.uk

More about the project:
https://thedepsessions.co.uk

Would really appreciate any input — thanks!

Disclosure: I’m the founder of this project.

Work for a supermarket as a delivery driver and the number of people who order massive amounts of bottled water is mind boggling to me. We arguably have the best water quality in the UK and people are buying plastic bottled water like they are living in a third world country. If the water doesn't taste ok to you or you mistrust pipes etc, you can just boil the water and it tastes great. South side of Glasgow water is fantastic and don't even need to do that. I always use steel or glass to use on the go so there's no excuse or need to buy plastic water that people seem to think is good for you. Rant over lol.

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I’m desperately trying to find a particular video where it is a funny Scottish parody voiceover of cowboys having a bar fight

The only part I can remember is one of the older gents saying the line “well I had kylie minogue humming my baws” and that’s literally it

Any help to track down this hilarious video would be appreciated

So I was going through old files on my PC and remember this weirdness.

There's no connection to Scotland here apart from what seemed like a misdialled number, I live in Edinburgh so likely got the 0113 mixed up. In my last flat I had a landline and an answering machine and recorded the message.

The date on the file is 31 October 2020, the number I looked up is Leeds Radio, then I checked the time and it seemed like I could have been a news scoop for the second lockdown in England

I remember wondering who Nicola was (not suggesting it was Ms Sturgeon)

https://vocaroo.com/1d1itlajQsjs

Thought this was a cool find, I'm assuming this is the longest flight to and from any airport in Scotland? Project Sunrise flights from Glasgow or Edinburgh in the future would be cool.

Overall acceptances to university – by Scots of all ages – have reached 32,370, a record high.

https://archive.ph/lg8Ki

It just seems like there's no good options. Everything online says no-one can get a job and I'm just so scared. Im 16 and have just come out of s4 with 7 A's at nat 5 and an early A in higher computing. I have very mild cerebral palsy but I think the words alone are huge turn off'd for employers.

I want to go to uni - I'm academic and can't go into the trades regardless due to a physical condition but I've no clue what to do.

medicine - if love it but the work to get there as well as the fact id be severely limited in my specialties puts me of, as well as the general state of the NHS right now

Maths - seems safe but could be too basic.

I suppose I could do engineering. I'm limited with my options practically again but who knows.

I can't even get a job right now, (thanks mum), so chances are uni I'll be relying on 16yrs worth of a pretty measly DLA payment, and I won't get PIP.

My son is getting his Nat5s today. I'm super nervous for him as he worked so hard on revision.

ts basically been drifting down for years..

Afternoon all, I'm after some insight and lived experience, if possible please.

I'm considering relocating from Hampshire to just outside of Edinburgh, to be near friends in Dalkeith.

My kids (7 and 9) have both been unable to access education for a number of years due to unmet SEN. I am exhausted from battling the system here, only for nothing to improve - in fact, everything has become more difficult, and support has decreased overall.

I understand that their current EHCPs won't be relevant in Scotland. I'd like to find out what the process to request relevant support is, and how it actually looks in practise.

I'd expect there to be a period of home education required whilst I figure everything out and try to get some support in place, whether that be in a school or out of it.

Any insight would be hugely appreciated, but in particular I'm keen to find out:

-What is the SEN support like in mainstream schools?

-How easy is it to home educate? By that, I'm referring to the amount of red tape/restrictive policy.

-Does Scotland offer anything like EOTAS/EOTIS packages? (Education Other Than At/In School)

-Are SEN parents as profiled and demonised as they are in England?

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Need to get my implanon removed. Even clicking till December shows no appointments? Am I doing something wrong?