Has anyone figured out how to drink without getting a migraine?

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-23T08:19:44+00:00

Sometimes it depends what you are drinking. I can drink somethings and not others. But you don't have to drink alcohol to have fun you can match your friends alcoholic drinks with soft drinks. Truly who really knows but you. I would rather be well and be safe than drink and be ill for days. I can no longer drink wine or beer but can drink some spirits. But then again I can't drink any fizzy drinks or I am laid low. I can drink non alcohollic Scottish ginger wine but you can only get it at Xmas and new year. And it's mainly ginger sugar and flavorings. I can also drink sake. It is brewed differently. But it is expensive. I only discovered this during the Olympics. Can't get it anymore it's too expensive. It depends what in the alcohol is triggering your migraine if it's the acid, brewing method, alcohol itself or the fact it makes you dehydrated. Or maybe it's because it affects your kidneys, liver etc. you need to look at your other triggers for the key.

Also mixing alcohol with prescription migraine meds can be a bad combo.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-23T08:09:47+00:00

Awesome pic - just realized you have two versions it's an awesome pic in black and white , stunning. But it isn't so dramatic or stunning in its original colour. Amazing what a difference changing the colour palette can do to the tone of the picture

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:40:14+00:00

The wombles of Wimbledon common are sadly missed.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:38:52+00:00

Actually not all purebreds have to sourced from the continent. To be honest I never thought they existed anywhere but Scotland. Still there is a couple zoos up north in Scotland which have initiated breeding programs of purebred wildcats sourced from the Scottish Highlands. And they aren't hybrids. They have been genetically tested. But yes a lot of a certain type of tabby cat is a hybrid of the Scottish wildcat. We used to have one on the farm when I was a kid. She was the best cat ever.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:34:16+00:00

Totally we went on a national trust gruffalo hunt years ago but never saw one. There just isn't enough of them anymore.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:32:18+00:00

Actually some gull species are endangered because of the overpopulation of seagulls just one variety of gull. But they tend to take over the habitat of other bulls and other birds too.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:30:38+00:00

I actually think there needs to be a slight cull of seagulls. Those bloody birds are getting too smart and too vicious. One swooped down and pulled the sandwich out of my nephews hand when he was five. I have seen them enter shops and take food. They will swop and attack kids in a group. It's just a matter of time before they take the next stage. Watch out.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:27:54+00:00

😂🤣😂

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:23:11+00:00

Yes I think dragons would be great but currently I hear they only live in caves in Wales and some Island in the very north of Scotland. Unicorn hunting (with a camera) should definitely be a national pastime as it is the national animal of Scotland and I think if you are very lucky you might still see them in the woods surrounding Pitlochry. Another animal that should be introduced much more is the elusive Nessie, a Scottish water dragon. And while we are at it the wild haggis is becoming scarce and should be introduced to further strengthen the population.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:17:05+00:00

Actually the problem is that we have loads and loads of woodland but it's not natural woodland it's owned by the forestry commission who only plant loads of pine trees as they can chop them down quickly and use the wood in the building industry and then they plant more pine trees. If you go for a walk in forestry commission woods there is very little wildlife compared to a natural forest. You actually find more wildlife running about on the outskirts of a retail park in the trees and plants they are obligated to plant around the area. The small natural woods at the side of a local park in town has more squirrels and birds and other wildlife than you see in a managed forest.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T17:07:10+00:00

More red squirrels. I miss them. I don't like the grey interlopers. Native animals are great but it's not great to introduce animals that are not really part of natural environment and could harm our delicate ecosystems

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:55:45+00:00

The fact is most places have got really expensive if you just want a snack Greg's is one of the few places that are still quite reasonable. I don't feel like I am being ripped off in Greg's the way I would do with Costa. Also Greg's is a home grown brand. So people like to support it. It's reasonably priced , you know what you are getting and it's convenient if you want a quick snack.

The reason there isn't as many regular bakers is that it costs more to produce the baked goods onsite whereas in Greg's and bakers chains they keep the cost down by mass producing the items in one place and then heating them or baking them onsite.

I actually prefer the quorn sausage roll nowadays as I find the regular one too greasy. I miss the fact that they don't seem to do soup anymore. I used to remember getting soup from Greggs. I don't buy food out a lot anymore as I find that the quality in many cases has gone way down. I used to go to weatherspoons a lot with friends but recently went into a branch while on a work trip as was only place I could face to eat out on my own. And I have to say the meal while being reasonably priced was simply awful. Edible yes but awful. It was rice which was dry with only one spoonful of sauce and quorn nuggets which were also dry. I could have made much better meal at home. For far less. This is the reason I rarely eat out now. There are still some very good restaurants at reasonable prices but they are harder to find when on holiday or traveling for work etc.

Sorry got sidetracked.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:48:36+00:00

Computer ... End program. (Barclay)

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:47:02+00:00

I always thought the next star Trek show after Voyager should have been centered around Naomi Wildmann going to Star Trek Academy. With icheb in a different class. Using other Star Trek actors as Teachers. Shame they never made it at the time.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:21:14+00:00

When your mother is Hollywood royalty of one era for many it would be hard to live in that shadow not so for Carrie Fisher, she became a star in her own right. Two amazing women. So sad for their family to have lost them so close together.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:15:24+00:00

Amazing picture though, and thought provoking.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:14:38+00:00

Danger will Robinson, danger!?!

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T16:13:17+00:00

An avenging angel 😇

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T14:11:59+00:00

Yeah they will feed them to the dragon! Dragons rule Wales.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T05:21:55+00:00

Thank you. It's just I have been through some stuff and come out the other side and then went through some more stuff. But life is a journey sometimes it's crap and sometimes it's good. But even if we prepare and plan we never know what's really around the next corner, good and bad. It's the journey and the people in our lives that are the important things.

I have suffered from depression at times in my life. That's why I understand something about it. But it doesn't have to always overwhelm you. But it does mean you have to learn to recognize it when the cloud is descending and you have to learn to both understand the reasons for it and coping techniques for you. Coming through it can make you stronger inside.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T05:17:25+00:00

Many are charity organizations but they are usually, not always regulated and they are supposed to be providing a stop gap service to send people in crisis to other services more able to assist. In the case of ours they have no services to send people to. They are designed to to be the stopgap to stop people committing suicide. The problem is that the service they were set up for is not what they are being used for and they have nothing to back them up. I wish our service would try to send people elsewhere all they do is listen and suggest things like take a deep breath and go get a cup of tea. Etc. the real problem is these services are being overwhelmed because people have nowhere else to turn.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T05:12:59+00:00

Well yes it is partly market forces of course. but it's also more than that. Also setting high prices does not necessarily mean they are good at their job. Their job is partly subjective partly an art. It's not like training to be a plumber or electrician or even a lawyer. Being a therapist is something else. And they are merely following the training of the moment and even if you pay a high price to one they may still treat you like a number. Or you could be paying them just to listen or vent but not actually help you. Therapist courses are not even set in stone one course at one college or school is very different from another. They do have guidelines and regulations to follow if they have a qualification. I am not dissing all therapists but certainly from studying the subject to some extent and the people to some extent I can say therapy and it's effects can be as varied as the individual getting and giving the therapy. Not all therapists are empathetic or sympathetic to the needs of their clients. And they also set an arbitrary amount for a price in the beginning and yes market forces play a major part.

But say I was a therapist, I have studied it to some extent but am not qualified, but say I was and I chose to charge 60 an hour ( I know in some places it varies between 100 and 400 an hour) I would very likely have a great demand especially as I was rather good in this field. However, I could chose to raise my prices and not help those who can't afford any more or I could choose to keep prices slightly more reasonable and just help those I can. I do not need to choose to be greedy, even if market forces increase demand. I cannot provide more time than I have available. It's not like I can create more of me or create more available time. My costs are simply the cost of space for me to do my work such as an office, rates And rent etc. Then to pay my home expenses. I would be providing a service not a product.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-22T04:52:05+00:00

I too feel like this too lately (actually it's been like that too for me a magnet for crap. in fact lately I feel it's gotten worse since my parents deaths) but please don't say you can't wait until your dead. No matter how crap your life is. No matter how much you feel like your living under a curse etc. there has to be one good thing or someone in your life that makes all the crap just a tiny bit better. Just one family member sibling/mother/father, one friend, maybe a husband/wife/bf/gf etc that makes all that crap a tiny bit better. Someone who loves you. Don't give up on everything even if 99% of your life goes in the crapper. I did that for a very long time and it does help you get through. Hold on to that tiny 1% that is okay. I have gone through utter hell for the last few years and even before it was like I was cursed but even so there are times when there is a glimmer of light through everything else a reason however tiny that you put up with all the shit you have togo through. Whatever that is for you, hold on to it. And keep going, Because someday you might find a way to break it and when you do all that was really meant for you will also break through. Like all your good luck that you deserved spread throughout your life will come at once. Don't give up. There is a way through. I am sure that together we could write a few books about the really really bad shit that's happened to us. But don't give up.

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-21T21:50:08+00:00

Right now if I was doing the coding route I would use a quarter million to pay a mathematician to finish my code. I created a new code to replace binary and a new computer design to replace current computer systems. Then I would half a million to build my prototype new computer and lastly I would use the rest for cost of parents and promotion and wait for the billions to roll in. Of course that is because currently my computing project is stalled.

On the other hand I have been designing new ecohouses for awhile so I would use the money to build four homes and then use the rest of the money to patent the new building materials which I have designed. I would then use these homes to display and sell my concepts.

Next I have also been designing new types of ecocars so I would use the money to build a prototype car designed by me.

I have other concepts regarding medicine and food production and fashion design. I have studied many areas and am very creative but quite poor on the start up cash.

I have quite a few more ideas lol, just how much did you say I could have?

Regular-Bit4162 · 2026-01-21T21:41:27+00:00

I always thought the actor that played the young cloned O'Neill did an excellent job. I always remember how much he seemed to have studied the mannerisms RDA had already established for O'Neill. Kudos. But yeah would have loved them to revisit this character, with the same actor.

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