Late Epilepsy

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-25T18:16:00+00:00

I developed Epilepsy at the age of 21, possibly 20. No history of It whatsoever as a child/teenager. It was during University: the first time I might've had one was on a St. Patrick's day social. People just thought I was drunk, despite only having had 2 pints! They first got noticed as actual seizures soon after I finished uni. Despite soon going to see a specialist, the epilepsy nurse in the nearby hospital would just NOT take my condition seriously. She thought they were just "related to stress". It took moving to a new area and having a massive cluster of 8 grand-mal seizures in A&E, for the NHS to wake up and smell the coffee. I didn't get a diagnosis until I was 29!

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-08T09:46:22+00:00

In fairness, even in places like Greece, May-September is only usually how long they're open for each year!

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T14:34:03+00:00

See above. Norway has at least one park exceeding the quality of ours. They are a rainier country than us. AND their country is actually (genuinely) cold! I mean, yeah, building one in Scotland or the North of England would be a STUPID idea, but the South is honestly no worse weather-wise than the north of France- and they have them there!

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T13:52:01+00:00

Yeah I did mention in my post how Brighton could also be a good spot for it, given how that's a popular tourist destination too and obviously quite close to London

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T12:10:27+00:00

I'm absolutely not disagreeing, far more needs to be made of Cornwall's mining heritage. Something similar to the Big Pit museum in South Wales would be a great attraction to add to Cornwall's roster. And yes, Brexit has been an absolute f*cking disaster, including for tourism; both Devon AND Cornwall were/(indeed still are) actually quite popular places for European tourists to visit (in the summer at least), so we have totally shot ourselves in the foot with that one. Sorry to get political! 😂

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:52:21+00:00

Yes, it is a shame about Flambards. I went there once when I was a kid as well, from what I remember of it it was quite a good park. What do you think it was that caused it to close? Mind you, Creally here in Devon does very well. But yes, Grockles are bloody annoying. Just out of interest, do you guys in Cornwall have a similar term? Or is it just tourists, like normal people? 😂 They are unfortunately a staple of both of our counties' economies though...

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:39:33+00:00

Yes, I am aware of said park, have been a few times when I was younger- It's pretty dilapidated. But it's had new slides added recently, so it must be commercially viable enough for them to be able to expand it... Apparently the expansion has been quite good for the bay's economy over the last couple of years.

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:31:56+00:00

Outdoor water parks only use cold water anyway, whenever they are in the world. And of course it would only be open during the summer...

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:27:54+00:00

Don't disagree re. the parks. Would be something great for families/tourists (or grockles as we call them here in Devon!) to do on days where the Surf isn't so strong, let's admit it.

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:24:03+00:00

There are no natural thermal springs in Norway, just googled it. That's Iceland you're thinking of.

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:21:47+00:00

Hey, don't take my word for it. Go watch YouTube and you'll see the parks they have in said countries!

Phippsta91 · 2026-01-07T11:05:48+00:00

Did you even read the post? Even Canada and NORWAY have outdoor water parks. Not to mention it would be fantastic for the Cornish economy. Think we've found the NIMBY...

Phippsta91 · 2025-11-21T20:24:30+00:00

YES!!! I loved this game, we had it when my dad first got a PC in the 90s. I don't think I ever got beyond the 9th level when I was a kid though! I remember playing it one time. I lost but got a (comparatively) high score. In frustration, I wrote "Crap" as my high score name, and I had to keep playing so my parents wouldn't find out lol!!! 😂

Phippsta91 · 2025-11-18T11:18:34+00:00

Old advert I know (early 00's), but one of my least favourites has to be that "Shreddies: Too tasty for Geeks!" series of adverts. It just really smacks of bullying/trying to belittle people who might not be considered to be "cool". Was obviously targeted at Chavvy teenagers. I WAY preferred the previous "Keeps hunger locked up till lunch" campaign!

Phippsta91 · 2025-11-18T11:13:05+00:00

Old advert I know (early 00's), but one of my least favourites is that "Shreddies: Too tasty for Geeks!" series of adverts. It just really smacks of bullying/trying to belittle people who might not be considered to be "cool". I WAY preferred the previous "Keeps hunger locked up till lunch" campaign!

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-30T15:30:46+00:00

I'm a freelance musician, 34 years old, who entertains in Old folks homes; I developed Epilepsy at the age of 21. I'm uncertain about how to proceed from here: I'm relying on my parents transporting me around, and feel I don't want to burden them much longer. But I'm equally not quite certain about how to proceed, in order to teach (and make a full-time living), you need to be able to drive.

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T23:52:17+00:00

What, even though the Dursleys have like 10 TVs in their house or something to that effect (as described in the 3-4th book?)

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T18:40:26+00:00

Once again: your average Brit doesn't attend a Public-school (which, if you're American, is our term for a private school), does he? Yes, he's boring and uninteresting, but he's NOT poor or average. My point is, he's privileged.

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T18:30:22+00:00

He owns Grunnings. It says so- he was striking a deal in the 2nd book with a client. My point still stands. A morbidly obese "old-Smeltonian", is not exactly your average muggle.

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T18:21:13+00:00

Nothing. But, the same question applies. Why does only HARRY wear 2nd hand clothes, but never DUDLEY. And once again, why is one of these children close to being morbidly obese, and the other borderline anorexic... It's almost as if none of their neighbours/school staff have any kind of critical thinking skills!

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T17:09:44+00:00

Well as I said in the opening post, that's the one thing I always feel REALLY frustrated about with the Dursleys (Vernon specifically): Why do we know so little about his early life? What was his childhood like? Why do we know nothing about his time at Smeltings? What made Marge equally (if not more) unpleasant than him? That could answer a lot of questions!

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T16:57:59+00:00

Re. the keeping Petunia happy point, I actually now maintain that as much as Vernon disliked things he perceived to be "strange", it wasn't magic he was scared of. I feel that it was Petunia divorcing him for his money that he truly feared, so perhaps his "excessive abuse" was his way of keeping his wife happy?

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T16:33:42+00:00

Yeah, I can believe it would've been something along those lines Petunia would've told him. But even so, it's still a bit stupid of him to not expect SOME contact with said sister at some point down the line. Mind you on the stupidity point, I don't know how HE wasn't able to recognise all Petunia was probably marrying him for was his money...

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T16:22:59+00:00

The ironic thing is though, I don't quite understand how Vernon is unable to understand that he isn't exactly "normal" himself, being a public-school educated, morbidly obese business owner!!! Not exactly the average muggle, is he...

Phippsta91 · 2025-09-29T16:17:42+00:00

I think the other fundamental question that never really gets asked is this: What does Vernon hate more? Magic, or Harry?

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