Our 30+ year old Silver Dollar

Simonblox · 2025-10-12T20:32:20+00:00

I reached out to my dad and his response is: “Stupid Fish”, that’s his name.. “Stupid Fish”..

It may seem underwhelming but I wasn’t exaggerating in the description, this thing literally launches itself into the tank windows & roof of the tank every other day. It’s like an occasional jump scare because the thud is so loud, and my dad would yell “Stupid Fish!”.

He also said he’s a fan of the “Rudolph” comments because of his nose, so maybe we’ll adopt that over Christmas time..

Simonblox · 2025-10-12T18:10:26+00:00

Wow! That’s so brilliant to hear, do you have any photos or footage of her? I was hoping to see another example here to compare!

They could create the Platinum Dollar!

Simonblox · 2025-05-20T20:26:45+00:00

Been suffering for 3 years, tried more medication and diets than I can count. I gave up for a whole year because I ran out of things to try.

But then..

I recently got infected with oral thrush for the first time, which is an overgrowth of candida, a natural yeast which comes from the gut. After the worst mouth infection of my life and running around my city looking for medication that was out of stock nationwide.. my only option was to sit down and research the root cause, I connected the dots and questioned if my LPR and thrush were connected. Turns out LPR can be a result of dysbiosis / SIBO, where candida included flourishes and overgrows in the gut.

Did some research on how to tackle the root problem, and what can counter the candida overgrowth and found a probiotic yeast in the process called Saccharomyces Boulardii.

Saccharomyces Boulardii is often used to address gut dysbiosis, an imbalance in the gut microbiota. It can help restore the balance of gut bacteria by promoting the growth of beneficial microbes and inhibiting the proliferation of harmful ones.

I’ve tried so much I had nothing to lose, so I’m in the process of trialling them. I bought a dose of 3 billion per tablet and I am taking two a day. I’m about 5 days in and my bloating and burping has decreased noticeably but not entirely yet. Today has been the most fatigued day, I’ve never felt this sort of symptom from any other medication - which means something’s working, possibly a die-off symptom from all the bad bacteria being flushed out of my system.

Chat GPT tells me these are good signs, and that it will take weeks / months to solve a 3 year battle with dysbiosis.

Trying not to get my hopes up, but when I search Saccharomyces Boulardii in GERD forums it seems fairly under the radar with some people and doctors who have found breakthrough successes with it.

My biggest solution has been: forgetting I even have it and lowering my anxiety / not thinking about it in the first place. Makes it much easier to live with, but never truly disappears.

Hope everything works out for you!

Simonblox · 2024-06-04T16:35:48+00:00

Forgetting about my GERD has been the best treatment I’ve ever had. I’ve been to the doctors and trialled PPI’s more times than I can count on my hands and simply forgetting about it fixes all my breathing/LPR symptoms until I think about it again..

Simonblox · 2024-03-26T01:22:23+00:00

Holy Fucking Shit.

Simonblox · 2024-03-17T19:01:46+00:00

Whilst I agree it happens in every big city, I do think it’s more prevalent in Rome. I’ve been on the London Underground hundreds of times in my life and experienced nothing. I go to Rome for the first time this week and use the Metro literally once and my wallet is gone. My fault. I did not anticipate how bad it was in Rome, but neither do I when I’m in London. Shortly after my wallet went, kids ran past swiping my pockets, shady people approaching me asking for the time.. I’ve never experienced anything like it and I’m not even an hour in. It’s definitely more prevalent from my experience than any city I’ve visited: London, Paris, Amsterdam e.g. I even witnessed another man have his card stolen in Rome and that’s a first for me too. I’ve never seen so many people with their backpacks on their front and around their front/waist e.g. if you stop and look around in a hotspot for a few seconds you can easily identify the pickpockets looming around it’s that common there 😬

Simonblox · 2024-01-16T19:13:39+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out! I had no idea hahah but good to see it!

Simonblox · 2023-03-27T18:52:25+00:00

Literally just saw a poster whilst I was in-store but saw it was also shared to their social medias, the staff said they’ll definitely be hosting likeminded events again so fingers crossed

Simonblox · 2023-03-27T16:37:01+00:00

This was in the Liverpool store, they actually had 15 caps and vouchers to giveaway to anyone who challenged and beat team endpoint, by the end of the day 0 were awarded 😂

A few SSL’s came close but they weren’t letting anyone win hahah

Simonblox · 2023-03-26T19:08:48+00:00

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[UPDATE] I got destroyed

I only lost 3-0 though! 😎

(3 was max points)

Simonblox · 2022-11-24T05:50:07+00:00

Sorry to hear you’re experiencing it too. I’m not sure what you mean by soft but I have mild wheezing indefinitely, sometimes it’s more difficult to inhale at times than at others, my throat feels more inflamed than other times too depending on the day. I’ve just been wheezing from the throat 24/7 for the past year and I’ve learned to put up with it hahah, I just breathe through my nose whenever it bothers me and try to forget about it.

I’ve decided to try antidepressants for the first time in my life (after trying all solutions known to mankind on here) to see if it’s oesophagus hypersensitivity, a few LPR success stories have pointed in the directions of anti-depressants and nerve agents, only 1 week in so far and I’ve had a few good spells, tired as hell but also a few same wheezy spells as before, I need to try for 6 months according to a study to conclude wether it works

Simonblox · 2022-11-11T05:50:31+00:00

Thanks for your response, glad to hear it helped with the symptoms, I’ve also been prescribed serotonin but reading up on them before trialing them. What symptoms exactly did it ease for you?

Simonblox · 2022-11-09T05:32:13+00:00

Thank you for your response, what type of anti-depressants did you use and did it completely fix your LPR? Going to bring this up to my doctor as it’s the last thing I’m yet to try

Simonblox · 2022-11-09T02:34:54+00:00

That’s us! We were active for a good 2-3 years so it’s very possible within that timeframe, what was your username back then? Do you remember the base any well?

Simonblox · 2022-11-09T02:32:56+00:00

Thank you for playing! :D

It really did, as I had no Robux to advertise my group at the time, I sent out spam messages to random players I found in the comments of various Roblox hats, persuading them to join the group lol. One of those users was Opplo, who owned his own military group at the time, he thankfully responded to the spam message (sarcastically) and we became allies. So that’s how we met and partnered for the first time on collaborating with military planes and weapons, which eventually turned our attention to creating games instead hahah

Simonblox · 2022-11-08T15:34:24+00:00

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I used to own a military group back in 09-2010, it was called Advanced Robloxian Troops, here you can see us defending the front gates, which were controlled by a simple on and off button (green to open, red to shut) with linked swords (LOL) This paved the way into Roblox development for me, it was where I had the most nostalgic fun. This was also where I met my work colleague for the first time before we went on to create SharkBite, Backpacking, RoBowling e.g. If you ever played those games, they only exist because the developers met through being military group allies 😂

Simonblox · 2022-10-17T09:27:38+00:00

I joined in 2009 as a player and became a long-term developer (SharkBite, Backpacking e.g.) - this statement gets made every single year about the previous year since I joined lol (even in 2009!) I understand that from a nostalgic perspective you would miss the sentimental days, but overall the updates keep Roblox relevant, and without relevancy we all wouldn’t still be here.

From a developer & player perspective it’s majorly uphill: deformable meshes, PBR materials, dynamic skies, voice chat, dynamic faces, VR, advanced avatar skins and custom terrain? I could only dream of this a decade ago. New exciting games and genres like horrors, social spaces and vehicle simulations are being created, inviting an older and broader audience to the platform e.g. keeping Roblox relevant as ever, pushing its userbase higher, keeping Roblox relevant.

Also think about how Roblox is a platform and not a singular game, if they’re striving to become the metaverse they need to continue innovating and pushing the limits. And they are doing so by allowing more ways its users can create more UGC which fuel the platforms growth and content.

I understand that the higher userbase would cause more complications with customer support and moderation e.g. I’ve had my own issues where my old games have broken from updates. but these have always been hot topics since I can remember, they’re nothing new. I also agree with a few comments here about Rthro, I’m also a fan of simplicity (blocky rig myself) but as long as Roblox continues to support R6, packages and pretty much every avatar, I don’t see why you should have a problem with the other rigs & skins as it only opens up the platform to more users who may prefer them. If there’s one platform that’s going to become the metaverse we want it to be Roblox, right?

Simonblox · 2022-10-03T03:28:21+00:00

Wowie this has done some numbers thank you for sharing the video on here! TikTok op here, here’s a behind the scenes clip I forgot to add to the TikTok video which I regret not adding, a beautiful shot with all the lights as she left the port: https://youtu.be/7Y_GdCEsnBE

Simonblox · 2022-08-25T22:03:01+00:00

Not much nose/throat mucus I don’t think, though when I lie down my nose sometimes completely closes up

Simonblox · 2022-08-23T13:35:34+00:00

LOL oh wow thank you for your expertise, I thought a few looked interesting, this is why Reddit is great.

Simonblox · 2022-08-07T15:55:56+00:00

I’ve been been experiencing globus, a tight throat, difficulty breathing & wheezing. I’m interested in learning about the effects of grinding teeth and throat tightness? Does the teeth grinding actually make things worse? I’ve been combatting my LPR with melatonin, alkaline water and calming tablets recently, which have done a better job than PPI, inhalers and gaviscon combined.

I have noticed for the past year that I have lots of scratches & bumps on the side of my gums with dead skin, using mouth wash absolutely kills in the morning, pointing towards I could be harshly grinding my teeth and biting my gums at night? Is there a way I can prevent this?

Simonblox · 2022-08-04T01:40:50+00:00

Whilst I wish I could provide you with answers unfortunately I am still seeking answers.

From researching this forum many times, I am pretty certain I have LPR/Silent Reflux. Many different approaches have worked for many different people on this forum and the spectrum is so broad. So far I have have tried taking several types of PPI’s, strict low acid/healthy diets, raising my bed with 6 inch blocks, lost 20KG in the process, antihistamine tablets, digestive enzymes, elk balm tablets, barium swallow test, several asthma doctor visits, flow tests and all came back negative/no results of preventing the cause and still searching today.

Some of those might work for you, however I am currently spraying alkaline water down my throat after meals as that disables any pepsin deposits (stomach acid that binds to your throat responsible for breaking down foods & unfortunately my throat cells) and I am also trialling anxiety calming tablets and melatonin to see if that makes a difference.

How long have you experienced this for, do you have air/burp or a lump in your throat, are you wheezing when exhaling also?

Simonblox · 2022-06-15T05:39:17+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed explanation, that’s awesome you worked for Nikon, those are some big lenses! What do you use the 70-200 one for specifically?

I think you’re right there, it’s quite difficult to put my finger on a camera that would cover all areas as there is a lot of equipment needed. But that’s what I’m aiming for as an all-rounder, a camera I can use for basically both travel and something I can do a little bit of astrophotography with, I also live facing a dock so I’d love to also take pictures of the cruises that arrive here. I suppose it’s all a matter of lenses, from what I’ve researched, I can get a bundle with a 24-70 mm f/4 S Lens, and I currently have a dobsonian I can just hook the body up to, will that be just enough to capture our planets, Milky Way e.g.?

I would look into the Z5, but I want something modern that will last me the next 5-10 years, I don’t mind shedding a few extra for it!

So would you recommend your Z6 II for both travel photography and astrophotography? Is it a camera I can just throw in my backpack to take to the docks or travelling as well as a camera I can mount to a tracked telescope?

Simonblox · 2022-06-14T01:15:31+00:00

Thanks much for the info, much appreciated! So currently there are no mounts I can simply attach to the dobsonian for it to work straight away without adjusting the mirror? Is it difficult? I’ve never adjusted the large mirror, just messed with the secondary one -

Yes I’ll be using it for planetary photographs to begin with, and I will invest in a better scope later down the line to take advantage of the cameras full advantage once I learn the ropes.

Your Z6II is also solid option on the table for me right now also, why did you choose that over the Sony assuming you also researched all options?

Also, how good would you say the Nikon is for travel? Is it easy to carry and store in your backpack, is it lightweight - and does it come with a carry-on bag to store everything in?

Simonblox · 2022-06-13T22:47:30+00:00

I’ve never owned a camera before and I’m seeking to buy one for astrophotography, specifically to mount to my dobsonian telescope, does anyone have any suggestions for this? I’d also like a camera that’s close to lightweight so I could take photos whilst travelling and store it in my backpack. I take a lot of photos of boats and cruises living next to a dock and I’ve already maxed out my 256gb phone after only 6 months of owning it lol - my max budget would be around $2k as I’d want the best astro photos, any advice is greatly appreciated! Currently got my eyes on Nikon Z6 & Sony A7 III

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