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SAW stalled today http://www.coasterforce.com/news/park-news/1547-saw-stalledOn an incline too! Not good!

Oh!Don't be like that :DWe love the Rave

I assure you there will be no arguments when I'm in the chat room! And me and Lauren aren't the kind of people who argue ;)And it's not being needy, it's called being sociable. AND Monday night is the TPM chat night thingy.

Wooo well done Holly

Oh the cottage cheese-ing idiots!

Anyone know the renewal prices?Luckily I don't have to worry until Septmeber and I will money saved up by then :blush:Edit - don't worry, just found them.Renewal for standard pass (online) - £108Renewal for Premuim (online) - £126.90That's not too bad

Also agree with Sheepie :blush:I don't mind operators doing their own announcements but the mic or soemething needs turning down, their voices really do sound too loud! I had to cover my ears up

Hmmmm yeah, but for some reason I don't love it as much as the others *Is currently blasting Vampire theme in earphones, with mega bass going on*

In a real ride music mood today :)My favourite themes at Chessie, in no particular order:VampireTomb BlasterRunaway Train (which I think someone previously noted, was not composed for the ride, I know the first half is from a film soundtrack, and the second half I have heard before, not sure where it is from though). This theme I have only recently discovered when searching for Chessie audio and I love it Even if it's not ocmposed for the ride, it still really suits it and really cheers me up when I hear it, especially towards the end when it's faster, it's so happy and cheery and adventury :blush:Wild Asia And of course, The Call To Adventure!

Merged the "How fast will LC12 be" thingy topic with this one as there is no need for a separate topic, and it helps keep the place tidy

Bloody thing has expired, and guess what...I can't afford to renew it :)In a couple of weeks time I will be better off for money, it's just at the moment while my only income is 4 hours a week at work. Grr indeed!

Train fares are actually taking the P now. £25 for a peak return just to Denmark Hill on Monday morning! I know peak fares are expensive but really?! Bloody rip off! Inact, I physically won't have that money on the day and neither will my mum or brother to even lend to me. Good job I can pass as a child, otherwise I'd be having to miss an extremely important appointment!Grrrrr!

Well said Sheepie I remember being told that at my Chessie assessment/interview day

Jord I am getting the same so it isn't just you :(It's very annoying grr!

Why not? The git responsible for killing their loved ones is now dead, JUSTICE!Why would it kick up a fuss?

Wahoooooo!!! *Gets party poppers and party blowers and party hats*The people who lost others in the 9/11 attacks must be so relieved! As David Caneron pointed out, it doesn't bring them back (obviously!) but the people will be soooo reassured :rolleyes:So us Brits had a Royal Wedding, and now the US have this What a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend!!!

While I appreciate what Nicky and Ian are saying, I am personally well aware of how much harder uni is seeing as my brother went and I have friends there now. It might be hurtful to some people though to read that...although yes, it is the truth. This kind of goes back to my previous post about how some people are naturally good in education and some of us really struggle. I feel so inferior and stupid that twice I haven't been able to cope with college. Ha, and to think at the start of my current college course I was considering going on to be a vet or vet nurse. Fat chance of that happening!And yes, college has/does make me miss school and GCSEs! I've said it before to people starting college and they're like "Oh don't be so negative!" I do enjoy learning stuff but at my own free will. I'll have moments where I become engrossed in reading about something and learning from it. But to stay in education and do all that work, spend most of my time dedicated to it...that just isn't me. I LOVE working though, I know I keep saying it but my job is so perfect And it's not a doss, playing around with cats, it's cleaning, to a high standard but at a good speed, especially when we're busy/full! And some jobs are very tiring physically, like when I have to do a "major clean". That's where the empty chalet is fully cleaned, have to lug a full, heavy bucket of water to it, then scrub all the walls/wiring both inside and out, depending on the chalet size it can take from 20-30 minutes! I had one on Monday, last thing after cleaning pretty much all the occupied chalets, three on Tuesday and four yesterday (Wednesday)! Its all I did that day xD The next day after doing one my shoulders/collar bone area hurt. When I get home I sometimes feel pretty worn out and can end up alseep for an hour. But nearly a year after starting there, all the hectic days in the summer last year, I still enjoy it and have never lost enthusiasm.Yet with college, it only took just over 3 months to lose enthusiasm. I don't want to use the word hate because that is too strong a word. The course is great and I have learnt sooo much from it. But the dedication that has to go into it to do well, and the time it takes up on my life, I just can't metally cope with it. I guess what I'm saying is both work and college are demanding, one physically and the other mentally. And my strength is clearly in working and being active, being hands on and doing things. Also I don't mind doing things for living I.e shopping and laundry etc. I may hate some jobs like washing up, and struggle to keep my room tidy, but on the whole I much prefer doing those things to sitting at home, doing research and assignments endlessly. I will feel so awful if I leave because every teacher is lovely and I will actually miss them all! And my friends I made too :PBut me and education just don't mix, I have strengths in other areas and am confident that I am not "Messing up my future!"Ridiculously long post over!

Agree about the school/college thing. I went to college at 16 and left in my second year as I was so unhappy and wasn't enjoying the subjects, plus my grades were pretty crap. I went back to college in September as most of you know, doing what seemed the perfect course for me. I have since January completely lost the enthusiasm, which I put down to depression but I feel better than ever now but still don't want to carry on with college. I have never been naturally good at education, unlike my dad and brother who love learning and find it so easy, they hardly need to revise, they absorb it all and don't forget it. I am the complete opposite, meaning far more effort and motivation is required, which is enough strain on anyone, but add my "mental conditions" and it becomes near impossible. I'm not letting them get ne down or using them as an excuse. The only thing I can stick to is working. I would love to go full time at work, the feeling I get from it is great, it's rewarding. The rewards (feeling accomplished, like I'm doing good deeds and getting paid) are instant. A 2 year stressful loads of assignments college course takes 2 years until you get a grade. The things learnt along the way are just not enough to keep me going. I have trouble with thinking about the future, it's like a near-sightedness to the future. I can only mentally consider the present (this way of thinking is actually a problem many with ADHD etc have), it's like my brain etc doesn't have the capacity to think that far ahead and act upon it. Hence why us ADHDers are often misjudging time and almost always late. I'm still in bed and have 20 minutes til I leave for my bus to work. Exactly.

What people need to realise is that just because two people have the same disorder or whatever, doesn't mean they will both act and behave the same. So pretty pointless making comparisons between you and their friend!And it's great you're making the effort Will This is another issue I have; being told I make no effort to help myself. People like us often put ten times more the effort of others without such difficulties but it can be hard to notice, especially to those ignorant or undereducated on the conditions. To them, they expect us to be on the same "level" as they are. But it's not always possible, we don't think the same way so how could we possibly be the same, and to their standards?There's this ADHD article I downloaded, 40 pages long from a world wide leading expert on it. He made a good point of saying that people with ADHD have a 30-40% maturity lag, so this has to be taken into account, when people are expecting them to do the same as others their age, or when they say "You're so many years old, you should be doing this and that!" And he also says that people with ADHD do get their in the end, but will always be behind cos of this lag. He explained it by comparing it to 2 cars racing each other, one slower than the other. The slower one will reach the finishing line but will always be catching up. It may seem like the chores I do at home are minimal, but for me personally/mentally it's an achievement. And it seems to come in bursts. For a while I seemed to stop but then over the past year I've started doing so much more. This time last year I would not be found doing my own washing, changing bedding etc. And this is what my mum and brother don't get. They need to stop telling me what I should be doing/having a negative attitude, and focus more on what I can do and have positive thoughts and feelings about it. Aannnnd breathe...!

I'm fed up with my brother being such a bossy, moody, nasty c**t. Oh yes, Ryan isn't as nice as you think he is. And he's certainly not hot when he's shouting and grumpy :)He constantly talks down to me and mum and bosses us around, and has these moments where he flips out at me over sod all. A kind reminder just now to turn the Sky box off resulted in him storming in, shouting, "Why don't you f***ing do it, you do f**k all, I'm f***ing sick of you!" He claims he doesn't know why he is in such a foul mood but he better sort it out soon, I dunno how much more I can take. And my mum sides with him, I hate to say it but she must be so thick, when she cannot see how and when he's in the wrong! I left Thorpe cos of the favouritism but it appears to be happening in my own home now! It doesn't matter how mean he is or how much he swears, I get moaned at. Just because my voice is loud and annoying. Yeah that's how odd and annoying my mum can be. They also seem to becoming more and more ignorant to my Aspergers and ADHD. Awkward to talk about on here but I'm so p'd off I don't care right now! I don't give a toss that my Aspergers is only mild, I still have difficulties socially and sometimes I struggle to understand what I have done or said being wrong or inappropriate. So I say something apparently wrong, Ryan goes ape over it, I shout back cos I honestly don't know what I've done wrong and guess who gets the blame, me! A simple explanation would suffice rather than a "Yeah right, don't think you can use your condition as an excuse all the time!" Cheers for that. Y'know, cos I love having mental/behavioural/maturity difficulties SO much that I just pretend they affect me when I want to. Of course, there are times where I do know what not to say but cos I'm angry or whatever it gets said, which obviously everyone does. That's not my issue. My issue is my family being ignorant about when it truely does affect me, and the fact that my nasty brother gets away with treating me like crap. He has depression. Right, well mum has bipolar, I have depression, ADHD and Aspergers but you don't see us acting like that!I have been so so so happy recently and more confident, as noticed by many on here, so I'm really sorry to put you through this awkward rant This is why I love you all so much, you're normal happy people who make me feel on top of the world, my difficulties seem to just disappear (well obvs they actually don't but y'know what I'm saying). Or maybe I really am a selfish bitch who doesn't care about her family (yep that's what I get told pretty much everyday).Ugh I hate these rants and I'm so sorry for putting you through my crappy life stories...but I had to let it all out somewhere.

Agreed Holly. And it's always the same people. Sighs...

Wait so loads of people on here have their own PCs/Macs? Jeez what's wrong with just one family computer and having your own laptop? I feel so underprivilaged! I shall upload a photo of my room when it is tidy, it is horrendous at the moment! Or shall I just take a photo anyway and upload it for the lolz? The mountain of clothes on my chair is wild!

My town has a St George's Day festival every year, last years was really good :)Unfortunately it wasn't as good this year. Not as much entertainment going on, and a lot of corny singing, plus not as busy as last year (I guess as it's Easter weekend), all these factors leading to not much of an atmosphere. :(Was very disappointed, I'd been looking forward to it for weeks and managed to get a half day at work so we could go during the "peak", with all the main/best parts happening. I guess that's the trouble when something once is so good, you anticipate it to be that way the next time and when it's not, you end up pretty disappointed.

I'm ranting cos loads of people are online but not in TPM chat!I wanna speak to all you sexy people :PGET IN THE CHAT ROOM NOW!!!Rer! You fish!EDIT: Also, I know this a rant topic but let's stay calm about Lady Gaga! Not saying anyone is doing anything wrong but just a heads up kinda thing.