I had my first migraine over 40 years ago and have been a regular headache suffer for most of my adult life. I’ve mentioned it to my doctor more times than I care to remember, and last August I mentioned it again. He told me to stop taking pain killers, I said “really, are you completely insane, they’re the only thing that make most days manageable!”. Anyway, I did what I was told, and although September was tough, I can’t actually believe the results.

I keep a bullet journal, and have some personal data of reasonable quality. During August 2022 I had a headache on 28 days out of 31 and 2 migraines (both in the same week). During July 2023 I had 1 headache and no migraines.

In a routine NHS email a few months later, I spotted this article:

https://patient.info/news-and-features/can-taking-painkillers-actually-give-you-headaches

I attribute a lot of my headache free life to this advice, and I’ve saved a boatload of cash from not buying my weekly collection of pain killers.

As other people have commented, it’s a complex medical area, but if you’ve tried everything else and pop pills regularly, it might be worth a shot…

Apple is my platform of choice these days. Full disclosure, I’m pretty well embedded in the Apple eco system and it’s been my consumer tech of choice for over 20 years.

I live in the UK and have recently cut the cord with Sky (for my non UK friends, Sky is essentially the equivalent of a cable service in the states), and I had a number of movies purchased through their store. Although I can still see those movies on an iPad, it’s not easy to watch them on a TV, so I’ve essentially lost those purchases.

In light of that experience, Apple feels the most future proof for me with Amazon Prime a close second.

I also recently “binned” most of my DVD/Blu Ray collection, but before doing so, I looked up what platforms they were available to stream/buy from. Out of just over 200 discs, Apple won with 122 available with Prime on 114.

Never heard that before, but I like it 👍

I learnt to drive in another era (early 90s) and I have to agree that lane usage and signalling on roundabouts appears to be completely random.

In the example given, I was taught you should be in the left hand lane and signal left for the first exit. For all other exits, you should be in the right hand lane and signal right UNTIL you’ve passed the exit before you want to turn. You should then signal left and change lanes to take the exit.

Just checked the Highway Code and section 186 does suggest this is still the “right” way to do this, but I think it’s easier said than done (e.g. 4 exits and 3 approach lanes. I would go for the middle lane for the second exit (straight on) and I probably wouldn’t signal).

https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/changes-and-answers/-highway-code-for-roundabouts