Moments of Nostalgia

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Similar to a chippy after swimming, I always got a chippy after BBs as a supper.

Another unhealthy supper memory was my mum making homemade crisps in the chip pan. Lightly covered in vinegar and salt. I decided to try make it as an adult and almost set the kitchen on fire. I saw a version using an air fryer recently and we've just got an air fryer so I might give it a go.

I returned home from Dalry Baths one day to see 3 or 4 fire engines in my street, my granny had had a chip pan fire and put the pan under the cold water tap, kitchen was gutted. 🚒

At least she was fine.

[BILLYHIBS]

Anyone remember potato fritters from the Chippy ?

Over to you Scouse

[Itsnoteasy]

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BBs. I went to Scouts rather then BBs and it was always seen as a bit nerdy by my fitba mates. I took a bit of a slagging.

What they didn't know was my scout troop had the biggest bam to normal guy ratio I have ever seen. It was full of absolute nutters. One year to the complete horror of the District Commissioner we were leading the District Flag camp going into the final day which would have meant our troops patrol representing the District at the area competition. With but a couple of hours to go we were informed we had been docked 100 points then a few moments later were told that we were in fact disqualified so serious was the offence. Suspecting some Glasgow Rangers refereeing we argued our case only to be told the disqualification was because one of our number had pulled a knife on someone from another troop's patrol for a perceived slight and we should think ourselves lucky there was no police involvement.

We cycled through leaders at some rate. We eventually got a guy who sorted things out. He was a great guy. Ex army but not one those who called the Queen 'the boss' types. He told us he had grown up in a ****hole, had a ***** childhood and the army offered him a job and then a trade he wouldn't otherwise have got. He was no bull**** and most of the bams respected him and behaved around him because he was one of those hard guys who didn't have to act hard. We all sort of drifted apart as we hit 15/16 but a few of us got in touch with each other then in contact with him a couple of years ago and met him for a beer to catch up and say thanks.

Sounds like yer catch up would have been at Saughton Prison.

[Itsnoteasy]

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Anyone remember potato fritters from the Chippy ?

Over to you Scouse

You still get them.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Anyone remember potato fritters from the Chippy ?

Over to you Scouse

We sell them, still pretty popular.

[BILLYHIBS]

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We sell them, still pretty popular.

👍

[Just_Jimmy]

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We sell them, still pretty popular.

I love them. Always get them with a chippy.

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[DH1875]

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We sell them, still pretty popular.

Much is a portion of fritters these days?

[Smartie]

What is a potato fritter?

Just a bit of potato dipped in batter and deep fried?

Are they good?

[BILLYHIBS]

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What is a potato fritter?

Just a bit of potato dipped in batter and deep fried?

Are they good?

Thin slices of potato dipped in batter and deep fat fried

Delicious

[Jones28]

I don't know if this counts as nostalgia or not but my wife has an app called Timehop which produces "on this day" photos from her library.

10 years ago to the day we were wine tasting at Villa Maria in New Zealand. Since then it feels a bit strange to note all the changes in our lives, from marriage and kids, house moves, job changes.

It seems like we packed so much in to our 20's that the idea of being in the same house/job in 10 years time feels quite alien.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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I don't know if this counts as nostalgia or not but my wife has an app called Timehop which produces "on this day" photos from her library.

10 years ago to the day we were wine tasting at Villa Maria in New Zealand. Since then it feels a bit strange to note all the changes in our lives, from marriage and kids, house moves, job changes.

It seems like we packed so much in to our 20's that the idea of being in the same house/job in 10 years time feels quite alien.

Got a similar photo from Amazon Photos yesterday from London Hibs Burns Supper in 2017 with The Scottish Cup, what a night. 🍺🥴🍺

[HibbyAndy]

Still got a bottle of Fahreneit aftershave in my room that i never use anymore but every now and again i give it a smell and honest to god the first thing that i think of is a girl i dated in Bonnyrigg and i wore it on our first date ! Clear as the nose on my face i can remember it like yesterday the minute i sniff it , Love Nostalgia , Got far far to many memories on here to share but the ones that can take you right back to that present day are very precious

[HibbyAndy]

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I have to watch my relationship with nostalgia as it can lead me to unhappy places. At my worst I have a tendency to wallow.

It’s funny because there are some things that I loved at the time but don’t feel remotely nostalgic about - I’m mainly thinking of stuff like cramming as many bottles of cheap alcopop as possible down my neck at student night. After having eventually been at Uni for 7 years, whilst my boozy, young, free and single days were lots and lots of fun, I wince when I think of them rather than pine for them.

One thing I’d maybe go for… I was going to a family funeral a couple of years ago. For about 10 minutes, before we headed up to the funeral in separate cars, it was just my mum and dad, my brothers and myself in my mum and dad’s house. No partners, no kids, no grandparents, just the five of us as it had been so much growing up. My mum commented on it having not happened for such a long time. I’d probably choose a run of the mill dinner, just the five of us. Piss taking, bullying, correcting grammatical slip ups or destroying anyone if they said anything stupid, stealing chips off each other… it was a great training ground for all sorts environments we’ve found ourselves in since. Obviously we still see each other but the dynamic is very different with my parents being older, the 3 of us having wives / partners and there being 6 kids between the 3 of us.

The problem with nostalgia imo is that it can stop you appreciating the stuff under your nose that you’ll be nostalgic about later. I find that the more I make an effort to appreciate something at the time then the less I feel the need to pine for it later. Kids growing up, growing out of outfits and stopping doing things is an emotional rollercoaster though.

Smartie , Nailed it mate , It's why i always try my hardest to enjoy a special occasion you are going to , No even that to be fair , Just Taking my kids to somewhere like Pizza hut or Cosmos for a scran and finding something funny , It's that 'finding something funny ' You will remember for years and years and will talk about at xmas dinners , Just enjoy life guys , Make memories now to cherish forever

[overdrive]

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Still got a bottle of Fahreneit aftershave in my room that i never use anymore but every now and again i give it a smell and honest to god the first thing that i think of is a girl i dated in Bonnyrigg and i wore it on our first date ! Clear as the nose on my face i can remember it like yesterday the minute i sniff it , Love Nostalgia , Got far far to many memories on here to share but the ones that can take you right back to that present day are very precious

Similar to that with me in terms of two trips I've been on. I used the Lynx Dark Temptation shower gel on a trip to Turkey in 2008 and it always reminds me of that holiday.

Likewise, I think Dove for Men had just been released when I went to New Zealand in 2010 to visit my ex's sister who lived there and had the shower gel and deodorant with me on that trip. When I smell it now I can still remember the shower in my ex-sister-in-law's flat and doing specific things in NZ that I just associate the smell with.

[He's here!]

Not so much nostalgia, but I'll quite frequently be doing something unremarkable like, say, chopping onions or just walking up the stairs and a powerful memory will suddenly enter my head. It's not as though I've got some music playing that will jog that memory or that I'd been thinking about that era in my life. I sometimes to try to analyse what prompted that particular recall but there's no obvious trigger. I guess it's just the way the mind works.

[Scouse Hibee]

Making memories now is my nostalgic mission. I have so many happy memories of my own that I try to make as many now as I can with my family for them to remember. I just love to give and help others have great times.