Bridgford Ram

I've just watched an old episode of the Mr Men. That bought back some memories.

7 hours ago, Tony Le Mesmer said:

The proposed peak district road tunnel from Sheffield to Manchester and also HS2 just so some impatient people can shave half an hour off journey times.

All at a cost of multi billions.

Meanwhile councils are skint, services are cut and hospitals are in deep trouble.

Priorities.

People first, other playthings for politicians after.

I agree with HS2 (I am not aware of the tunnel).  For me I would rather spend the current time it takes to get to London but be able to use wifi for free and make a telephone call without constantly getting cut off.  

On 10/30/2016 at 07:57, Bridgford Ram said:

I've been wanting to post in here for nearly a week but not quite built up the courage until now.  I have had a slight history with depression initially diagnosed in 2009 as Stress, Depression and Anxiety - although I am not sure what ratios I was suffering with each of them or how long I had actually been ill.  Back then it was related my mum being diagnosed with a terminal illness and being made redundant and the confidence issues related to that.  I had tablets from the doctor and with a couple of small setbacks have been pretty good for most of the time since.

 

Then on Monday there was a change at work, our MD and his number 2 have been made redundant our team are moving to be part of another.  This has created a massive worry for me.  It is filling all my thoughts, I am losing my appetite, struggling to sleep, not enjoying things that I previously love and not wanting to be alone as that is thinking time.  My question is, when does being worried about something become something more serious?

It has brought home how my job - which is probably 75-80% of the family income - underpins everything we as a family have and I just keep replaying thoughts of everything we could lose.

Amazingly it has been a month since I posted this and to some degree I am still suffering, my ability to sleep (which has never been great) has got worse and I very rarely get any decent sleep after 4am - although falling asleep is no problem.  Whilst my appetite has improved I am still losing weight (about a stone in 6 weeks).  Although I am exercising and eating more sensibly I am at a weight I have never been able to achieve before.

I do have good days, I got into a decent position with the job changes I mentioned above, then someone crashed into my car and I spiralled again into 'worst case scenario' thinking.  Then when I thought I was getting better with that I reacted badly to something lovely that my son did last weekend.

It just feels that my ability to cope with things is not there at the moment.  I also find myself checking work emails and sales on the websites I manage far more often than I should.

Do you guys thing I should go to the doctors based on the above, or do you think the improvement I am seeing in the last month means that I can do this without?

4 hours ago, Paul71 said:

And that she is keeping up with currant affairs.

I agree, that is the icing on the cake.

2 hours ago, jono said:

My wife ... She has been listening to me talking about the Renaissance of Darren Bent with a look that varies between glaze eyed disinterest (with a tolerant smile) and outright boredom. She has been icing a Christmas cake today and told me with great enthusiasm an hour ago that Darren Southcake was the New England manager 

Its good that things like the new England manager are still raisin her interest.

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Artbook Edition a brand new game or a relaunch of an old one?

Cheers in advance

6 hours ago, McRamFan said:

Sophos antivirus is very good and free.

Thanks for the tip, I use AVAST on his machine which does tell me there is no virus.  We took it to John Lewis today and they said it sounds like Adware.

The fact that my lads computer seems to have a virus of some nature.  Why do people create these things to make people's lives difficult.

I realise you guys might be the wrong audience for this gripe as you all like a pun...

It really annoys me when programmes like Homes Under the Hammer (I don't watch this crap but am aware of it) home in on a small detail about an individual and then every sentence from then till the end of the show is a play on words about that detail.  For example if someone once ate a piece of fruit they will talk about a property being the apple of their eye or a potential banana skin etc.

1 hour ago, Tony Le Mesmer said:

I'll not hold it against you Bridgford.

I'll head straight for the eggzit if you do.

7 hours ago, Tony Le Mesmer said:

People who say "Breggsit" for Brexit.

 

I think I do this.

12 hours ago, Mostyn6 said:

Posters who don't have avatars!

Yeah that gets right on my nerves as well.

10 minutes ago, EastHertsRam said:

I disagree with your good man on this example Angie. By stopping, I'm acknowledging I've seen someone waiting to cross, a courtesy if you like, an acknowledgement of that courtesy shouldn't be too much to ask should it ?

That said, I once held a door open for the person following me into a department store, it happened to be a lady who told me she was quite capable of opening a door for herself. 

The older I get,  the more I prefer the company of my dogs to some people. 

I agree, people do lots of things for lots of reasons but saying thank you or just a nod or a wave costs nothing.  I consider myself a conscientious driver and often let people out in front of me when safe to do so and I will never get tired of a thank you wave or flash of the hazards.  It's not why I do it but it is still nice.

This might have been mentioned but the fact there is a right and wrong way to plug in a USB.  Why?

Has anyone played Watchdogs 2 yet?

And anyone recommend any PS4 open world type games?

1 hour ago, StringerBell said:

You can play crash bandicoot in uncharted 4.

And Uncharted 4 is amazing.

18 hours ago, Tony Le Mesmer said:

Considering asking for a PS4 from Santa but wondered what you lot think about the system and indeed the games?

I'm a pretty basic gamer and am not interested in online multiplayer things and all the extras. I just want to play the games by myself as a single player. Are most games nowadays geared towards playing online with total strangers throughout the world or can you still play them solo campaigns?

I had a PS3 a few years ago and to be honest I got fed up of games morphing into films. Shoot a few baddies - cut scene for 5 minutes, blow up some depot - cut scene for 5 minutes, find a helicopter to pilot and when you step inside - cut scene for 5 minutes.

It spoiled my enjoyment and continuity of most games if I'm honest. I spend 40 on a game to play it, not to watch it.

Has this got worse on PS4?

Love any advice and game advice too. I'm a survival horror fan, loved the old resi evils and silent hills but they don't seem to make games like this anymore where you find items, follow maps and solve puzzles. It's all about incessant blasting of zombies from what I gather.

Anyone any ideas thanks?

I sound like a similar gamer to you and never play online.  I have a PS4 and have got a lot of enjoyment out of games like Fallout4 and Unchartered 4 amongst others.  There are games with short pieces of action followed by long cut scenes (Until Dawn) springs to mind but I did still enjoy that.

I'd get one...

3 hours ago, King Kevin said:

Mobility scooters ,half the people don't need em and they drive around on the pavements and don't give a toss who they run over .One old boy on Friday nearly took my grandson out, needless to say if he had touched him he would be looking for another plane to live on . 

Once in Huddersfield ASDA a lazy fatty tried to get into one of the shop provided mobility scooters and drive off.  They hadn't realised it was plugged in and it went bang!  I think they lost some of their significant weight in that few seconds.

1 minute ago, Paul71 said:

Ha yeah, like people used to have when mobiles first became popular. And on that subject anyone who ever wore their mobile in a holster.

I wonder how many people have read stuff on this thread and thought, 'wait a minute I do that.'

I haven't because I am nigh on perfect, and would loudly tell anyone around before breaking into a loud laugh.

1 hour ago, Ewe Ram said:

Loud laughing, especially when done in an ott way that's so false. I was out having lunch the other day and there were 3 couples nearby guffawing constantly but what they were talking about wasn't even funny 

Linked to this I really dislike the really loud 'look at me' type conversations that people seem to have.  I really have no interest in your lives or what you have to say.

15 minutes ago, Paul71 said:

I dont mind if that famous person has made a significant impact on a charity, take Lenny Henry and Comic relief for example.

 

I agree with Ewetube regarding celebrities asking me to give my money to charity when they are living super rich lifestyles and travelling around the world first class, I do believe that Lenny Henry is an honourable exception to that rule because it appears that he has largely forsaken progressing his own career to concentrate on charity work (I do accept he is probably not living on the breadline in a Chaddesden Terraced house).

The likes of Simon Pegg (random example) telling me to give money to charity does get right on my wick though.

19 minutes ago, David said:

I've destroyed my Fifa Journey save, put a couple of crap performances in games and training to get dropped so I could skip games quicker.

Started me in the FA Cup Semi Final, put in a 10 performance, not in the team for the next game v Palace so simulate it, lose 1-0, dragged into the office and released.

Oldest game save still puts me right on the FA Cup game, no training or anything to recover myself. 

Even tried it on beginner and scored 11 goals but still dropped then released.

Was only 4 games from the end of the season ?

That just doesn't work then.  Is it because they are trying to squeeze the journey into one season?

2 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

The FIFA points are separate to the coins you earn for winning games etc. FIFA points are essentially there to get people to part with cash, you buy them for real money as a shortcut to grinding out the game to earn coins to buy players/card packs.

I think you can buy two of the same player but you can't play them in the same squad.

So I guess they give you plenty to start with but when they are gone you have to pay for new ones?

I've been wanting to post in here for nearly a week but not quite built up the courage until now.  I have had a slight history with depression initially diagnosed in 2009 as Stress, Depression and Anxiety - although I am not sure what ratios I was suffering with each of them or how long I had actually been ill.  Back then it was related my mum being diagnosed with a terminal illness and being made redundant and the confidence issues related to that.  I had tablets from the doctor and with a couple of small setbacks have been pretty good for most of the time since.

Then on Monday there was a change at work, our MD and his number 2 have been made redundant our team are moving to be part of another.  This has created a massive worry for me.  It is filling all my thoughts, I am losing my appetite, struggling to sleep, not enjoying things that I previously love and not wanting to be alone as that is thinking time.  My question is, when does being worried about something become something more serious?

It has brought home how my job - which is probably 75-80% of the family income - underpins everything we as a family have and I just keep replaying thoughts of everything we could lose.

12 hours ago, RicME85 said:

 

Cheers for this, I have started buying up a few English Derby players to boost my chemistry - Grant, Shackell & Thorne so far. Am I right in thinking that players ratings will go up and down based on real life performance (or is that only in the newest version of the game?).

I managed to buy a vintage kit pack that included an old Derby shirt with the other type of currency you mentioned and applying that gave me another achievement. 

A couple of things I am still not sure on - although I am picking stuff up - I can't seem to transfer list some of my squad and can't work out why.  Also I can't understand the idea of concept players.  I have added one to my squad but you are not allowed to play a game with them in the team.

Also, how am I earning that other type of currency?  I seem to have a lot, is it hard to come by when you have spent your initial reserves?

Lastly can you buy two of the same player?