Genealogy Chat

Cynthia,

Have you finished the Turkish Delight already , it's supposed to be kept for christmas.

Mind you if it's the real stuff, then it is dificult to resist the beautiful scent.

We just realised that it is now 3 weeks before we get on the plane to go to see our American grand daughter ..... theplane leaves at 6.05 am on Dec 16 !!!
Need to get out of bed about 03.00 in the morning!!

We'll wave to you as we pass overhead Sylvia.

Don't worry Cynthia, I'll still be in touch from the other side.............

I'm just back from telling someone to go on the help clinic to get assistance from the starry ones and the've gone...........

Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

Was it??

Hi all.

Well Anne, the Help Clinic board has taken on a new look which seems to be much better. I think most people who help on the boards will be happier now and normal service can be resumed.....until the next time...lol


Sue, it seems awfully early to be putting up the decs......I don't do it until about the week before Christmas...mind you, I am always glad when January comes round to be honest and I can take them down. I find the Christmas period quite stressful what with one thing and another. Real killjoy I am!



Sylvia, does that mean you will be out of communication for a while or will you be able to keep in touch via your daughter's computer?? It's good to know that your kitchen is finally completed apart from the painting....what a time you have had with it.


Have had a somewhat sobering day. One of my best friends is not well but we don't really know what the problem is. I went to see her this afternoon and she is so upset at the state she is in. Came home with a heavy heart and a sombre mood.


We keep getting those awful warnings about snow and my heart sinks each time I hear them.......I just don't want any of that white stuff at all.



Robert, keep that shell of yours well insulated won't you?


Frank, it's time for your sporran to go into hibernation now I think.



Just found a little piece of Turkish Delight languising on the table.....can't let that go to waste can I? Mmmmm delish.


Keep in touch everyone....Love. Cx.

Hi all

Have you noticed that GR has managed to correct some of the technical problems?? AND they have removed that Help Clinic, and turned it into a board to tell people how to get better use of the site. Including acknowledging that all the help is provided by volunteer members!

HURRAH!


Sue .. glad to hear that OH is improving.




Snow started falling at about 2 am this morning, it's still snowing at noon, and is supposed to continue until late afternoon / early evening ................... when it will turn to RAIN!

Maximum amount expected is about 10 cm ............... I think we have about 7 cm at the moment.


It is about -1C now, but will reach about +2C by this evening .... hence the rain!


OH cleared the sidewalks at the front of the hoose and down the side (we're a corner house), and the path to the front door ................. and then left at about 8 am to drive out to the university.

It is Fall Graduation time .... 8 ceremonies spread over 3 days (today is the middle day). He is the Student Marshall, responsible for leading the students into the hall, and then making sure they get across the stage to get their degree.

Main streets here are ploughed and sanded, constantly, and seem to be in good form. But side streets are just left alone.

We are supposed to be attending a reception this evening out at the university, part of Fall Graduation .......... I have decided I am not going, OH said he might go even if I didn't. We get invited to it as a thank you to OH for what he does .................... the only "payment" that he and the other volunteers for Grad get!


We can get out and about ............... although I tend not to go out, as I feel uncertain walking on snow and ice.


It is currently warmer in Halifax than here. BUT they do get nor-easters, and are notorious for the snow they can get. It is one reason why we prefer to go by train ........ the airport is always being closed in winter for snow. There has been a blizzard each time we have spent Christmas over there in the past. J says we won't be allowed to go any more if there is another one this year!


Take care everyone



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Hi all


we just realised that it is now less than 3 weeks before we get on the train to go to see the daughter ..... the train leaves at 8:30 pm on Dec 14!


Most of these changes are driving me crazy ..... and you can't get any response from GR either.


I'd love to have the actual time back.


We have another snow warning for tonight and tomorrow (Thursday) morning into early afternoon ..... upto 5-10 cm. THEN the temperature will begin to rise, and it will start to rain!


we're suposed to go out to a reception tomorrow night (Thursday) ............. seriously thinking we won't be going!!



Kitchen is fully functioning ........ sink was installed and dishwasher hooked up on Monday afternoon. We're not going to try painting it until we get back after Christmas!



we're going out for dinner on Friday to celebrate the kitchen!




s
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Hi Everyone

I see we have gone a little quiet for now .

I must say I do not like the new Genes,when I post my new message it goes back to the beginning of the thread again !! what is all that about and the new help clinic is just another Trying to find board.

I don't think it is too popular either,why do they have to mess around with things all the time.

I have been busy putting up my Chrissie Decs ,I have finished the inside but I will need help with the outside lights ,I draw the line on getting on the roof of the house,this is where tthe Grandsons come in.

Must get into the present 's side of things soon only four weeks to go and I have not bought anything yet.

Genes are going to give us births now without buying credits,must say I find Ancestry much better for that and I was informed yesterday that Ancestry are getting the 1911 Census that will be great as well,loading as we speak onto there site.

Well I am off shopping today ,a warm 27c for us so a bike ride will be just the shot.

Suex

#Sue too early for Chrissy decs - its not thanksgiving in US yet

Well I tried the help clinic with one of mine - didn't realise they could only use GR - FMP & SP - I have already used those - I thought they were the sort of people who had all the sites the expensive ones - no wonder no-one came back to me with anything. It gives you such hope

A very helpful member - not part of the Starry brigade - found something for me which was wonderful so sent me a PM - it was so nice

As I said isn't this just another "Trying to find" board under another name but not using the regular sorter outers.

I really don't think they should have dealt with Evelyn the way they did - it was very bad manners and very upsetting not just because she is an elderly lady either.

Anyway less said about that - I hate the new time thing on GR - bring back the actual time - its so annoying - I think we should set up a petition to bring it back to the old way again of time and mins.

I think the old saying - "If it ain't broke don't fix it" should be be applied a lot of the times.

Well getting off my soap box now - I am sure I can find plenty more to say if I had the time and they didn't pull the plug on me.

Back to work - Take care all

Hi Everyone

What a week so far,Oh is on the mend but I am trying to put up Chrissie Decorations by my self and it is proveing very difficult.

They do come in handy at times,physio is very pleased with him so If I can get him right in the next week or two we should be Ok.
I didnt realise all the jobs he does I shall appreciate him more after all this .

I have not gone into the Help Clinic yet so I am afriad I don'y know what has been going on.
Has Sylvia been deleted and if so what for,can some kind sole enlighten me please.

Cynthia I see you have your name back,it took a while .

I have a roast on for tonight off to check it be back later.

Suex

Look, I've got my name back!!!




Just a quick visit before bed. Had a lovely lunch out with some old, old friends (as in knowing them, not that they are particuarly ancient!). The husband has a great sense of humour and went to see Ken Dodd at the weekend. He kept us entertained with all the jokes throughout lunch. Good fun. Lovely people.


Hi Anne, it's great fun on here isn't it? Not sure the help clinic will last long. When you think how many clever members we have on this site, it seems a complete nonsense.


Sylvia knows full well what she can do with her snow.



Poor OH has conjunctivis and is peering at me in a pathetic manner so I had better disappear. Night all. Cx.

Well well - gets more like Harry Potter on here every day.

Things vanishing - moving threads (instead of Staircases) - weird & wonderful items - people in shells - now "she who must not be named" sure i can find some more items as I think about it.

Sue hope your OH is out of pain soon - I know what it feels like - I still have my trapped nerve in my neck which turns into a headache nearly every day.

Sylvia at a risk of sounding rude - but not meaning to - and in the nicest possible way - you can keep your snow in Canada.

Robert - you have to pop out of your shell now & then & we wouldn't want to miss your birthday - so we have to disturb you on the odd occasion.

Frank - I did what I should have done a long time ago - googled the problme - it seems its a very common one - it may be only a quick fix but it worked - and I have to admit - I don't use the DVD RW very much theses days - If I had thought about it before - I could have saved a lot of wased cash - but never mind - we live & learn

Frank I am very greatful for all your help & the other kind souls who are out there trying to save us money by posting info on the net.

My thoughts often turn to Reece and how she is - I think back to my own first Christmas without my mum - it was also mine & John's first Christmas together. Which is how we wanted it - just the two of us & I could have a little weep or misery if I wanted it - It didn't work -
Family offers came out of the woodwork - people I had not seen in years offered to have us for the day & friends - we just couldn't get time on our own. I know it was meant well - but it came at the wrong time.

Evelyn - saw the message on the help line - very uncalled for - it was a good idea

Can someone enlighten me - this "Help Clinic" seems to be causing more agro than its worth - On a purely personal thought a lot of people seem to think this is another version of "trying to find thread" surely this is not what it was set up for. I think GR needs to rearrange a few things and set up a better guideline - It looks like some areas are taking things a bit too much to heart - i always thought family tree research was a gentle art.

won't ask why you were deleted Sylvia

Lady V (she who must not be named) is still trying to do a good turn in the world - keep up the good work & you may get your name back

Will pop in again later durning the day if i can

Take care all

I still have had my name returned to me..................wail.........


Had a busy morning today. One of my older friends and her husband have been left without heat over the weekend. They have had a problem with their gas supply which can't be fixed till Tuesday. They are both in their middle to late 70's, not very well and are obviously feeling the cold. Fortunately, I have a spare electric fire in the garage so I whipped over with it this morning before I was due somewhere else. I just can't understand why they have been left without heat though.



The weather forecasters are telling us that our temperatures are going down this week too.................I have gone into a depression.



It will be interesting to see how this site develops over the next few days, but I do wonder if the Clinic will continue. I was thinking about all the talented researchers we have on here who can't get their teeth into any of the postings on that board. Hey ho. Time will tell.


Hope you have all had a good weekend. Love. Cx

Hi Frank

I know!


so has Ginny



I copied onto my thread a very interesting exchange that Ginny had with a Starry helper


now we've both been deleted



But I kept a copy of my thread :))))


so I could re-post it!



sylvia in chilly Vancouver

Sylvia,

You've been deleted again...................

Hi all

Robert ................ stay safe and warm!

Frank .... thank you for the sympathy re them erasing me. I will not be defeated!

Sue ........... I go to Physio every 3 weeks, but have to pay the whole bill myself. However, we can then claim it on our income tax at the end of the year as Medical Costs.

Anne ..... heard yesterday, second coz has just become a grandmother for the second time (but by a different son), was helping with the new baby, and had left her husband at home to finish off the packing. They move to Hervey Bay on Monday (tomorrow)!



Big shock overnight


woke up to


.................... about 7 cm of snow!



still about 4 cm of it lying around ................... and as the temperature is forecast to continue to fall, I guess that it will lay there for several more days.


"They" are talking about -7C as the high on Tuesday



I may just join Robert in his hibernation!





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an anonymous wave to Frank :))


I can't bear Christmassy things until well into December but they are foisted upon you every which way.


Hope your OH's aches and pains get sorted out soon Sue.


Will I ever get my name back?

Night all. Cx

Hi Robert,

Message received and understood.

Hope you have a lovely christmas and come through the holiday break unscathed.

I'm sure there will be some here who shall remain unnamed, that will attempt to dig you out with christmas carols and roasted chestnuts but you may rest assured that I shall not raise your hackles or quills by interrupting your hibernation.

I would hope that she who is not named will respect your request for solitude unless she is accompanied by a carry out .............


I see the "STARRY PEOPLE" have given Sylvia the b*ms rush by deleting her suggestion that GR are operating outwith their T&C.
I quite agree with your point Sylvia and was surprised that they rubbed you out but at least you still have your name.

.........what on earth has "she who must not be named" done to warrant being removed.

Could this be identity theft by another name ;))

Aarrgghhh,

Just received our first christmas card...........has the world gone absolutely mad as it's only the 20th November !!

At this rate Jesus will have been crucified and resurrected before he was born......................

In shell until January.

Please do not disturb!!!

Hi Everyone

Frank sorry to hear that,we just had a day of 35c all day long then about I hour ago it started raining.
You can see the steam coming up off the driveway.
Very strange weather,as the night goes on it is getting colder and colder.
It is 7.46 pm and it is still a little light outside.

We went up to Perth today just to do some visiting and ddrop in on Dad,he is doing well.

OH is not so good .in a lot of pain with his shoulder and neck,see's the Physio on Monday ,he gets a lot of releaf when he goes there.
The Doctor has put him on a program now for Cronic Disease Management.
He gets 6 free Physio Treatments for free paid for by the goverment every year.
That will save us so much money and his Doctor now Bulk bills him ,that means before when we went to the Doctor we paid $64 for the visit and we got back $32 from the Goverment funded medical system over here.

Now they send the bill direct to the Goverment Dept for Medical and they pay all of it for us.
This getting old is not to bad afer all.

Anne I have heard lots of stories of Snakes in peoples houses,we also have goanas I kind of lizard they are everywhere too ,I don't think you would like it on second thoughts I think I might come back to the Uk.

You kind of learn to live with them,they wont bite you if you leave them alone.

Must be time for a drink.

See you all tomorrow

Hey Cynthia,

What do you mean where have I gone ?

...........It's you that's vanished.

Nice trick!!

Anne, well done with the DVD, I thought you had just given up with it.
What did you do to it...........

Susan, stop moaning about the weather as we are presently 30 degrees cooler than you during the day!.....7c.

Well done with your computer Anne. I sometimes feel guilty because I don't make use of all the facilities and gizmos on here.


I wonder where Frank has got to these days?


My friend has come through his op okay and I am waiting to hear from his son for the latest update.


My name came back briefly and then promptly disappeared again - as Sylvia says, what a mess.


Feeling a bit lightheaded because I have had my hair cut this afternoon - so a bit 'shorn the sheepish' hahaha


I wonder how Reece is getting on these days.......it will not be easy for her and her family over the Christmas break.


How is life in the shell this wet weather Robert? Hope there are no draughts creeping in. Do please wave at us occasionally so that we know you are alright.

I've been spending some time on Ancestry updating all census reports etc. I wish I was better at searching so that I could help in that way. Maybe I just need more practice.

Going for a little mooch around.


Love to all. your invisitble friend. Cx

Sylvia - sounds like the same place - hope auntie Beryl is still around to enjoy it - haven;t heard any different

Hows the kitchen?