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Can’t even imagine watching all that unfold before your eyes - absolutely horrific

Can’t even imagine watching all that unfold before your eyes - absolutely horrific

Just the headline of that article got on my wick - TW isn’t a rollercoaster ?

Yep - although I sat in the middle (always have done) it did feel higher than usual. There was a kid on the back row absolutely bricking it and crying his eyes out ?

Ranty McRant incoming.... I think I’ve hit the anger stage of grief still mixed with a bit of denial - missing @Roodie so much and kinda struggling to accept that he’s gone. Over the past few weeks my neighbour has been putting his music on between 10pm-midnight for a good few hours a time. The other week he had it blaring out with his sodding door open. I should probably say something but this is a bloke that knocked on my door a couple of years ago at midnight asking if I wanted to do cocaine with him(?!!). Last year his flat was emptied of hundreds of empty lighter fluid cans which he’d been getting high from - 2 vans full of them. It’s a wonder he’s not blown himself up. I had to physically step over him last year on a boiling hot day because he’d decided to have a kip outside his flat along with booze and lighter fluid. I know he’s had help in the past with whatever is the root of the problem and I overheard him talking to my neighbour the other night saying that he’s getting help which is great. Last night I was so angry and in floods of tears - my neighbour put his music on at 9.30pm and was sat outside with the door open. Not only was he playing depressing music loudly but he was inhaling lighter fluid - for over 2 hours. One of my cats was out and she won’t come up the stairs if there is anyone around (my cats are really timid) - I ended up going outside at 11pm because I could see my cat sat at the bottom of the stairs - I walked past my neighbour who was off his tits just lounging on a chair with a sodding wireless speaker on his doormat. He then came downstairs to ask if I was ok and I said I was looking for my cat - he knows from last year that she won’t come home if he’s outside and I’m not trying to be a pain but we had in the last few weeks a local cat that was targeted by the cat killer and the poor thing had his head cut off ?. While I was talking to him I saw my cat go up the stairs so I went up to lock the cat flap - he continued to sniff his lighter fluid and listen to sh1te music until about midnight when he went into his flat and started slamming doors furiously and playing music loudly. Right now he’s sat outside with music playing talking to another neighbour loudly and every so often he goes into his flat to slam doors ?. I don’t mind people listening to music or talking but right now it’s like he’s going out of his way to piss people off with the door slamming. The thing that naffs me off the most is that he is abusing aerosols very openly - if he wants to do that why go outside? He obviously has mental health issues of which he has my sympathy but it’s so inconsiderate of other residents. I’m feeling pretty intimidated and not safe here anymore. I’ve made a complaint and been told I’m not the only one to do so and today I’ve said that I need to move ASAP One of my neighbours rang my doorbell twice in the past hour and I’ve not answered so I’m sat in my living room in complete silence and all I can hear is my other neighbour and his effing irritating laugh. Really need a drink but having to settle with anxiety meds. It might not seem like it from my post but I am understanding of mental health issues having lived with them for almost 20 years but I’m just getting to the end of my tether ?

Thing is - they might not have broken anything or done any damage to property but it’s still trespassing and, had one of them got injured it would probably be the park that would be in trouble. Climbing something like Stealth Is asking for trouble - one slip and bam! I just don’t understand the stupid things people will do for views on YouTube - that dude has a massive following, some of which could be easily influenced into attempting something similar

Not a fan of swinging ships (even Mr Monkeys makes me feel a bit iffy ?). Went on Black Buccaneer today and sat in the middle as I am a wuss and the ride felt noticeably longer than in the past - or it might have been that the kid sat opposite me looked like he was about to chunder any moment and I was willing for it to end

Is that the tit that decided to climb Stealth? I don’t know what it is but he irritates me ?

@CharlieN so sorry for your loss - it’s so hard when a pet dies that it’s hard to explain to people who don’t have any. Hoover is such a brilliant name for a cat and what a gorgeous boy he was. A lot of people think cats are independent (which is true to an extent) but they are like family members. My 2 cats are my fur babies (I call them my girls) and they’ve helped me get through some tough stuff. I’ve also lost 2 cats - one was killed by a cat fight and the other had to be put to sleep - euthanasia is a hard decision to make but we do what is best for our pets even if it means having to let them go. They are some great pics you have - when I lost my most recent cat I printed out pics of both cats I’ve lost and made a frame collage thing which helped and now they’re both on my wall (have lots of pics on my phone but it’s not the same as print outs). RIP Hoover

Ah you have a Bubbleworks one! I had one years ago but lost it - sometimes they pop up on eBay and go for at least £30 ?. Really like the look of tge new Chessie pins they have this year

Reviving a slightly old topic here. Someone should have warned me that pin badge collecting is so addictive ?. At the moment I’m not massively into parks due to recent circumstances however @Roodie and I began pin badge collecting last year -and I’ve been carrying it on (though it’s hard getting just one of each instead of 2 ?). So far I’ve only done Thorpe twice this year which has enabled me to get the recent pins and I ordered some from AT online shop. I still need to get the new CWOA ones at some point. I was wondering if Towers had new pins for Oblivion, Nemesis, Galactica, Rita or Smiler this year as there were none on the online shop - anyone know? Also I have Infusion, Revolution, Valhalla, Big One, Avalanche, Big Dipper and W&G pins from BPB but wondering if they have released an Icon pin? Anyhoo here’s a pic of my pin collection so far - as well as TP, AT, CWOA and BPB I also have a couple of pins from Phantasialand (Phanny logo and pins of each dragon minus one) plus some random pins and charity pins....I may need help ?

35?!! If I had the money and wasn’t petrified of planes I’d love to ride every single B&M. Never gonna happen so I just gawk at POVs The ones I’ve done (in order of preference) are - 1) Nemesis 2) Black Mamba 3) Oblivion 4) Baron 5) The Swarm 6) Gactica 7) Nemmy Inferno So 3 inverts, one flyer, 2 dives and a wing. The one I’ve been wanting to ride the most (since it pretty much first opened) is Incredible Hulk but I’d love to do a hyper aswell. 6 years ago I’d ridden none so I’m not doing too bad I guess

Dammit @Mark9 I’m envious of the amount of B&Ms you’ve ridden - how many in total have you done? I’ve done a whopping 7 ?

If Loggers makes a splash back I’ll eat both of my cats

Last July at MOS they were really strict with ID which I’m sure is the case for all Ministry nights. I saw a bloke who was easily mid 40s get asked for his ID. I was almost 37 when I went and got asked aswell (and I have wrinkles) ? Its not worth taking the risk as I’d be very surprised if you get in (even if you look older than your age). At the risk of sounding like an old fart, wait until you hit 18 then you’ll have no problems as long as you have ID

*rotting

@JoshuaA yup yesterday the dispatches on Swarm and Colossus were pretty slow - Colossus being the worse - the staff could have done with a rocket stuck somewhere to speed them up a bit. We were on the brake run for what felt like an eternity and I desperately needed paracetamol ? I guess at least they were on 2 trains which is good especially as the park wasn’t particularly busy

Yes - totally agree on that one - needs a good clean. Went on DBGT:ROTD:WTF yesterday for the first time this season - in the pre show the girls stood next thought Derren Brown was ACTUALLY there ? Still enjoy the VR sections and ending but man have they messed up the middle part - it just makes no sense to the story line and I miss the train/lights on a stick and seeing people’s reactions to it. I remember saying last year that I wish they had an option to skip the pre-show because once you’ve seen it a couple of times it’s kinda boring - just wondering if they could potentially use the 2 batching areas and have one for pre show and one for people to skip it - just an idea ?

Went on this yesterday not expecting much and having not watched TWD I thought I’d not “get it” - was pleasantly surprised at how they have changed it from X (which I always found quite boring) - only rode it once so didn’t notice everything but enjoyed it - only part I disliked were the really dark bits in the corridors with those horrible plastic flaps - I could barely see where I was going. We had 2 actors at the exit who weren’t very scary but then I’ve done several Fright Nights. One of them reached out to my nieces face and she accidentally gave him a hi-five ?

Really not liking the new Nemmy Inferno music - I’m not the most observant of people but my niece picked up on it straight away and said “where’s the cool music gone” ?

Well said Mr Planenut! It’s important to take things at a pace you are comfortable with - an example of this in my case is that having conquered my fears of the big coasters at Thorpe, it took me 3 years of visiting regularly before I felt able to do both Slammer and Zodiac. What helped me massively was my friend @Flipper who was so supportive (he also got me on Samurai for the first time and Swarm backwards). And as I’ve said before, I was 32 before I conquered my fears so there’s no rush to get out there and face your fears until you are ready - I personally wish I’d done it sooner because in the past I’ve spent so much time being the bag holder!

It’s a shame that you weren’t able to get on some of the rides BUT don’t be disheartened about it. Years ago I was about to go on Vampire and had a panic attack so just walked out of the station. I remember following the construction of Colossus then when it opened I stood for 2 hours waiting for my older sister and her boyfriend to ride it! My first big coaster was Space Mountain (back in 2000)and I think the only reason I went on it was because I couldn’t see the track layout. But in all honesty, coasters look a lot more terrifying than they are in reality. Oblivion looks very intimidating and when I first went to Towers back in 2013, I had done the other coasters fine yet I cried going up the lifthill on Oblivion. I ended up loving it so much - I know it’s easy to say and harder to put into practice but worst case scenario, you go on a coaster and hate it - it’s all over with so quickly you can just say “yup I’ve done it but never again” - since I conquered my fear of rides 5 years ago, there has only been one coaster (out of a fair few) that ive ridden and hated and that was Wild Mouse at BPB. But I’m glad I got to experience it even though I was pooping myself! Youll get there - and I bet that once you take that step (as hard as it is) you will wish you’d done it sooner - the thoughts that go through your head are far worse than what you experience on a coaster but it is difficult to face any fear. I personally am petrified of flying - never been in a plane in my almost 38 years on this planet - I have so many scenarios go through my head just thinking of it. You’ve done Wicker Man so you’re doing better than my younger sister who literally has a panic attack on log flumes and the only coaster she has ridden is Scorpion Express (when it was Runaway Mine Train)!

I was just wondering how you got on - don’t be too hard on yourself - you can face your fear but you have to do it when you’re ready

You can do it! Think positive and just go for it - trust me - Nemesis is worth facing your fear