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I don't know how fast it goes but it leaves the station slowly then once the whole train is on the lift it speeds up a bit.

Well me and my brother thought Eastenders was quite sad with Peggy leaving etc. I've only properly started watching it over the past year or so, but it's still a shame to see a big character leave. End of an era!Why didn't she say goodbye to Pat?

Eastenders in 5 minutes, Peggy's last episode! It won't be the same without her!

LOL! :unsure:Loads of people are going on about bad acting/saying they were over the top. Umm, maybe cos they just escaped from a burning building? Hello?! And it's a soap, it's not meant to be an Oscar winning performance! Besides, I didn't think it was bad acting at all. Yes all Peggy did was run around and scream...but her pub and home were on fire. I'd love to see someone escape from a fire and no panic :)However I have to admit that some things were pretty daft. Like no one notices the fire at first, no one hears Peggy screaming or wonders where she is, no one smells smoke, the pub doesn't seem to have any fire alarms/sprinklers (just like it has no CCTV!)...and Dot was smoking 2 cigarettes in a pub? Well I guess the smoking ban doesn't matter in this case! XDBut it's a soap, nothing is ever that realistic, nothing is meant to go smoothly, if it all did it would be crap!

Call me sad or over the top, but Eastenders was epic and quite moving I think. As my brother described it, "too much to handle" Poor Peggy though :PI thought she was saying "My pub" at the end, but she was actually saying "let it burn". I thought it sounded like she was saying the word burn but I couldn't work it out so I just assumed it was "my pub". :)I wonder how she will leave...

The Queen Vic is gonna burrrrrrn tonight!

Well thank goodness **** Face has been removed! :unsure:I was about to have a right go at him (about the whole rules being made up thing, when I attended on that ride for 2 YEARS, and often staff had to ride if there were 13/14 guests to make up for the missing weight)!*Ahem* anyway...Assuming we don't count testing the rides as staff, no I haven't had a ride to myself Otherwise I've ridden Colossus and XNWO alone many times!

I should be able to come to this, seeing as I'm on half term that week (or as Plumpton call it, "Study Week" )Cant believe it's nearly that time of year again!

Because pod 6 is nearest to the exit, meaning disabled people can be let off first, so it's mainly in case of emergencies.

The front row queue on Sunday was just about quicker than the normal queue Made a nice change to be front row, and what a way to ride after not having been to the park since March/April!

^Hmm that is pretty random. I could understand if you actually were depressed etc and it's good they want to help people in those situations...but yeah, when you're perfectly fine, that's just odd and annoying!

15 people make it heavy enough to pull down (with a big rope or crane or something, can't remember) if there's a power cut etc. So presumably without that much weight, it won't come down! Sounds silly but that's how it works!This was the case when I worked there in 2007 and 2008 anyway, but I doubt they would change it. So I'm confused But they would never run it with only 1 person...unless the staff are that bad!

Incase of a power cut etc, should the ride get stuck "at the top" so to speak, it needs to be weighted enough to be pulled back down. No joke :(And yes Marc is correct, Slammer has to have a difference of 2 people on each side, so if there are only 3 people, they would have to put 1 on 1 side, 2 on the other etc.

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Finally ordered my new Annual Pass! It should be ready to collect at Thorpe! About time too

I want to type loads of stuff cos I replaced my buggered laptop keyboard yesterday and now I don't have to keep using the On-Screen Keyboard for certain keys! I can type all normally and super fast again! Woo woo!!

Well now my Annual Pass has been ordered, and I'm collecting from Thorpe...I should be going soon!

I think I know what you're on about! I had it but when I played it in Windows Medya Player it was fine. Hmmm.

Hmm interesting point!Well I do know one thing...if I remember correctly, when trained on Colossus they said that if the train is at the very top, like coming off the lift hill, they call emergency services, probably to avoid what you described in that video!Otherwise, if it is entirely on the lift hill, it shouldn't move anywhere!

I can understand your point, but there is a reason why they do this. If the ride stopped for whatever reason on the lift hill or brake run, they evacuate from the back of the train first. And the steps on the hill and platform on the brake run are on the right hand side, hence why the disabled seat is on the right hand side :lol:However the disabled seat is the front right, and you said you sometimes get put in the back one. I know you said you get cramp in both but the front has more room, making it more comfortable, and they should be following procedure and putting you in the correct seat! Next time they put you in the back one, tell them you need the leg space of the front seat. If they for whatever reason continue not to follow the procedure, make note of the staff member's name, go to Guest Services, they will hopefully pass it onto the rides managers/TLs, who will hopefully have a word with the n00b responsible. Hate to dob people in but if they're not doing their job properly...

^Agreed.Everyone is allowed their own opinion but there's no need to get so nasty. Grow up or don't post on here.Anyway...I hate it when people are all like "Oh I did ok I guess" then they tell you they got 4 As, an A* and the rest are Bs! Erm, actually they're pretty excellent results! My brother pointed out that they might be saying it because they were capable of getting higher grades so they're disappointed they didn't, but on a CV etc, no one thinks that far into it. You compare those results with mine (5Bs, 5Cs) and it looks far better.However, I'm gonna contradict myself and say, even though my results were good, the BB in Science should have been AA, my C in IT should have been a B, maybe even an A, the B in Media Studies should have been an A. If my "problems" had been diagnosed at that point then I would have been given support, given extra time on exams, possibly been on medication...things definitely could have been a lot different, and possibly better.But at the same time, because I had those difficulties, I couldn't cope with college, left early, worked at Thorpe, made some great friends, had some bloody great times, moved to Chessie, left, couldn't get back to Thorpe, so did voluntary work for Cats Protection where I found out about Plumpton College, applied, at the same time got a perfect job at a cattery...and now I'm about to do what I've always wanted to do and something I am naturally good at and enjoy a lot, and hopefully this will lead to a successful career working with animals! Plus I now know why my brain is screwed up So college should be better this time round, and I'm doing something I'm passionate about :lol:K I'll be quiet now

Well done everyone! You've all done really well

Wow, I've just had my provisional license rejected in our local off license. What a wind up, and there were other people in there, probably thinking I'm some underage chav. But I make it worse for myself by acting nervously, which I only do because I'm anxious about people's stupid, rude reactions My brother saw a man who was in his early to mid 20s but looked about 30 have problems in the same shop served by the same man. He's obviously had a lot of problems before and just wants to be on the safe side, which is fair enough, but not for us genuine over 18s! Talk about patronising...And when I was waiting to be served, some big moody-faced woman came in and barged past me, saying "scuse me" all fed up when I'd already moved forward. Maybe if her arse wasn't so big and she learnt some manners...But after all that my mum went in and got my drink for me and the guy apologised lol.

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