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the dm etc, is inclined to vastly overstate things to sell their rag. not saying things are not in dangerous territory tho.
.. what will be will be so as you cant change it, just try and get on with what you can. personally if balloon goes up, im near enough to a huge petro-chemical plant that i doubt i will feel a thing:)
The Taiwan thing has been going on since 1945. Originally the fear was that Taiwan would invade China then it swapped over some time in the 1970s.
i see dom rabb has been forced to resign..... he'll be missed;)
Sad news indeed, no doubt his staff will have a whip round... then spend the money on a big party :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Damn, migraine flashes starting, not had any in years, and now two in less than a week.
thats what they call aura i think. my sis suffered a lot with themQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Aura, I did not know that... always spreads across from left side, covering more and more vision, then fading after 30 mins or so. Never got the headaches fortunately, though there's a first time for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I get exactly the same symptoms Steve. No headache though and apparently it is not something to worry about. Had a lot fewer since stopping work but when dehydrated I occasionally get one now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Had a read up about it, and as you say nothing to worry about. Interesting that yours have become less frequent since stopping work, for me it appears to be more frequent since I semi-retired last month - might be the stress of all the jobs Mrs. P is finding for me to do around the house :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Article says that it can be brought on by something we eat, but in my case it might be that I eat everything that's not nailed down.
So far today: 2 posh coffees, 4 shredded wheat, 4 crumpets, 2 ham & cheese toasties, and an ice cream cornet. Maybe it was the cheese.
could be the coffees?
Just one of those big coffee shop jobs starts messing with me.
who knows tbh... hormones, stress etc may be most likely but it may just be an issue with brain wiring and the way it reacts under certain stimuli. my sister never got to bottom of it but its not as bad now as it was when she was younger. she is in her 70's now tho.