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Karen McAtamney

@kmcatamney.bsky.social
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Lawyer in SEN + disability - @kjmlegal.bsky.social, 🏳️‍🌈, exist as kmcatamney or kjmcatamney in various places online. UK. she/her

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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 21h
When you fill a hot water bottle do you use the hot tap at the sink or a kettle full of boiling water? (I've always done the latter but read in the last year or two that you're meant to do the former because of the risk of the bottle splitting and covering you in boiling water).
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A plot feature I saw twice in a day or two: people locking mobile phones away in devices intended to reduce use and then things happening to them that really needed the ability to make a phone call. I hope in the real world nobody starts a mountain walk without good safety equipment.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I watched maybe the last two series of That's Life! (It ended in 1994 when I was 12-13) and liked Esther Rantzen from that (and yes because I hadn't been watching since 1973 I was sad / annoyed it ended when it did) Am sad to read of her death.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just read an NHS email suggesting giving 16 month old toddlers lentils and rice to play with. They were also suggesting sugar, flour and custard powder which would be messy but not generally harmful if eaten, unlike dried lentils and rice that cannot safely be eaten without being cooked.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If we have cot cams in NICUs (which is probably a good idea) how do we resist arguments that there should be cameras in children's intensive care units? AIUI babies who are discharged from hospital in the usual way soon after birth are never admitted to NICUs if they need to go into hospital.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
molke.co.uk/products/tun... £69 for a tunic! Would buy it at half the price but not for that much.
molke.co.uk
Tunic - Eclipse
When bold colours meet geometric design - Eclipse is our latest must-have design. Take your pick from the Eclipse Collection for matching goodness. [Design description: The design is divided into colo...
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Anybody know of somebody like @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com who specialises in helping small businesses rather than consumers?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I wonder what the unintended effects of www.gov.uk/guidance/sta... will be. It's unclear from that link if they can be supplied business to business (imagine being a business offering outdoors experiences wanting to plan for the October half term and wanting to bulk buy these BBQs for future use?)
gov.uk
Statutory Guidelines On Disposable BBQs
In response to the current droughts and heatwave, the Government has introduced statutory guidelines in relation to the supply of disposable BBQs.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
So, the BBC are using the Radio 5 live commentary for the Audio Description of the Wimbledon men's final. That's kind of reasonable (except for the interruptions re the cricket scores) But it's not integrated. The 'accessible feed' on iPlayer has the BBC1 standard commentary.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Any personal recommendations for videos for inserting eye drops? I struggle with it and could do with some help.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Not a football fan, but someone with lots of experience of late nights / all nighters. If you're planning to watch the 1am kick off on Monday morning I suggest sleeping 8pm - 12am and 3.30am - 7.30am.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Feeling pleased I think I'm going to be able to sleep without a fan on tonight for the first night in about a week.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com - Morrisons yesterday told me that free oranges were only for children rather than everybody as a football promotion thing. Can you check / update MSE if it's wrong please? Realise it might be an internal communication problem instead.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Any recommendations for UK ISPs beyond Zen and A&A? Who is *good*?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Single sided facial flushing; internet diagnosticians please let me have your best guesses! Left side of my face feels much warmer than the right. (On my radar but don't necessarily fit well: menopausal flushing, rosacea, degenerating mast cells)
White woman wearing a top with an envelope pattern. The right side of her face is mostly pale. White woman wearing a top with an envelope pattern. The left side of her face is flushed a much deeper shade of pink than the rest.White woman wearing a top with an envelope pattern. The right side of her face is a different colour to the rest.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Feeling annoyed / sad / taken advantage of. Opened a savings account with a bank last December in the expectation I would receive a £25 Amazon voucher about now. The interest rate on the account is worse than I could get elsewhere. Haven't received the voucher. Am chasing but unsure if I'll succeed
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney Anybody here know anything about these newfangled plug in solar panels that are apparently going to be available soon? How they work. What kind of space you need for them. How durable they are. Whether you need smart meters. Batteries. Etc
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com - water companies say they report use of their social tariffs as non-standard payment arrangements to the credit reference agencies. What impact does that have on people's ability to obtain credit?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hive mind: please recommend medication reminder apps. I've tried Dosecast and MyTherapy. Both work for a few days and then stop. I don't know if this is a fault with the apps or my phone. So actually, any tips on Android settings that might be interfering with the would also be good.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Maybe a niche question - I know the Socialist Workers Party doesn't have a good reputation in some circles (can't remember why precisely). Does it have any links to stand up to racism or show racism the red card or are they properly separate organisations? (Cross post from mastodon)
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Sometimes I can't believe what I see; lanyards should always have a safety breakaway so you can't be strangled with your own lanyard. Hanging your telephone from a lanyard with no breakaway is asking for trouble.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Back in the day, HMRC's employer's helpline was good - didn't have lengthy waiting times and could answer most questions. I've now spent 69 minutes on the phone (most of it on hold) to chase something I asked for at the end of June. I'm now being told to expect a response by near the end of August.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I have a suitcase with a stuck handle. Is this repairable in anyway or so I relegate the suitcase to storing stuff at home?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Wonder what the impact on domestic violence is from the England women's football team winning.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Can anybody help me work out why the Afghan data leak feels familiar/ like I already knew it? Has something similar happened re another country? Is it a plot point in a book?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Turned this fan on last night. It tripped a fuse and smelt like I'd struck a match. Is there anything likely to be repairable inside it? It's some years old: I think I acquired it second hand in about 2010.
An upright fan with its blades in a metal cage in front of a pile of clothes/ suitcases / a vacuum cleaner. The brand name on the fan is Lloytron.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
So, Young Sheldon, the last three episodes were good but made me cry - (character death and aftermath) (this is a programme I like because it's comedy)
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Watching series seven of Young Sheldon on Netflix. Wondering what's available that's similar for when I run out of Young Sheldon.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
So can somebody explain why the chanting other than the bit about wishing death on a bit of the Israeli army is offensive? The other bits sound like standard issue protest chanting.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Watching the first episode of Suspicion and it includes places in Oxford that I know and has a plot point involving parked cars outside a College. It's hard to fall into the story when you know how few non-taxi cars you'll see in central Oxford / the overzealous traffic wardens.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
www.gov.uk/government/n... - not unexpected but still annoying:-/
gov.uk
Advice accepted on autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme
The government has accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Reminded why googling song lyrics isn't always a good idea. The reference to a pink pony club is apparently either a reference to a strip club or an LGBTQ+ club. (I'd been imagining it was something like poking fun at hyperfeminity / the "princess" trope)
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
(sometimes sharing reactions is reasonable and more reasoned thought can come later). Jesus fucking Christ. Is he trying to start(?) another war?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Talk to me about hairstyles for shoulder length hair that can achieve both not having hair touching the back of my neck and not putting too much tension on my scalp.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Does anybody understand why @bpas.bsky.social opposed @stellacreasy.bsky.social 's amendment and how their respective proposals for abortion law reform differ?
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Sometimes we have strong reactions to things - and there's usually a reason for this even if it turns out we're wrong or missing a bit of information.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Another annoying TV thing: scenes that are in unnecessarily dark lighting. I'll take a bit less realism for the ability to watch and see what's happening.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
www.savers.co.uk/health-wellb... is the cheapest nasal saline I've found recently. The other smaller cheap one (useful for travel) appears to have disappeared and everybody else's is more expensive for a spray bottle of salty water.
savers.co.uk
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Another annoying TV thing: I want to see fiction where people have enough awareness of personal security to evade social engineering and 'force' the bad guys into a more difficult exercise.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I'm not an expert cross examiner but I know enough about it for TV where it's being done badly to be jarring. You have to ask questions not make long statements. *Stares at Dept. Q*
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Learnt something new this evening. The arms of my glasses contain a gel that's a bit like serous fluid in texture and pus in colour. Somehow one side started leaking into my hair and face without me noticing.
Arm of a pair of glasses against a background of a sofa. There's a drop of greeny yellow liquid visible on part of the arm.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I'm still saddened by the Torchwood episode where a child was sacrificed to save the world. That's what I was thinking was going to happen to either Poppy or the baby with Conrad in tonight's Dr Who episode.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Maybe giving something away here. The Equal Treatment Bench Book has been updated following the Supreme Court's decision and now includes content that looks offensive but is more measured than the probably unlawful draft guidance. One of the things a court cares about is enabling people
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Today = fixing one problem creates another:-( - somebody cutting stuff for me in the garden cut through my telephone line.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
So, I think that puts 45% of my voice in the shared range of pitches men and women use if we trust the app's accuracy. Any other cis people used these kinds of apps? Incubating an argument that relies on the app being reasonably correct.
Details of someone's voice: 24% female, 29% male.
Average pitch: 175.8Hz
Median pitch: 170Hz
High (95th percentile) 225Hz
Low (95th percentile) 153.9Hz
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
My election night rules: record the TV coverage (in case there's a Portillo esque type moment) and go to bed as normal. If the results are bad they'll seem marginally less bad after sleep.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Yesterday also = emergency measures for tolerating the heat in the leisure centre - I wore a (UK) vest. This is a thing because I don't shave my armpits and don't wear sleeveless tops outside my house.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Today = random tech problems day - my radio alarm clock suddenly lost power at 8.50am. Unplugging it and plugging it back in again seems to have worked. - my doorbell receiver making a noise randomly.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Today has started with my bottle of surgical spirit (for sweaty toes) disappearing under my bed:-/ Hoping for some improvement a bit later on.
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Karen McAtamney @kmcatamney.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
*stares at own body* - it's April, with the weather forecast for a cloudy 16 degrees on Sat and I'm still mildly burnt from a cold of hours outside:-/ (thought it wasn't hot enough to burn / my clothing covered more than it did).
Left neck and shoulder of white person with obvious changes in skin tone from sun exposure. The left half of the face is visible too.
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