Genealogy Chat

I have just completed the survey ...... I used the link that GR sent to me, and went to the zoomerang site


I had been told by someone that zoomerang is a very reputable survey company in the UK ........... and that the Facebook page just directed you to the zoomerang site anyway.


Please do do the survey .

................... it took me about 20 minutes, largely because the last two "questions" actually ask for suggestions and comments on the site. I had to do some hard thinking!





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Hi Everyone

Well I won't be part of the survey either as I too do not go to Facebook.

I have been asked to join by others but they are under investigation are they not .
It is a silly site anyway and quite dangerous re' personal info going astray.

Frank get yourselves an electric blanket then nobody can take your space and you stay warm all night without any covers.
Glad to hear all the babies are doing well,you lucky things I have to wait for Great Grandchildren now.

A little under the weather yesterday ,I am surrounded with people with colds but I seen OK today,I am lucky with not picking up colds.

Anne don't let them get you down,I have the same with some of my friends,I am an up person most of the time and it is only others that try to bring me down.

Off for my bike ride .
Catch you later.
Suex

Sounds a bit as though GR are passing the buck Sylvia. Sounds like your OH is going to be busy gardening for a while. Good job you are going to have a break from your visitors for a while.

Frank........I feel so much better knowing that you are still around and as cheeky as ever! Reading glasses? She wasn't wearing glasses....and no, she didn't need to go to the optician either! Glad the two little girls are doing well and that grandad is just about coping.

Hope you feel better tomorrow Ann...maybe the weather is getting to your colleagues.

Out in Yorkshire for most of the day tomorrow but it seems as though it is going to rain...!!


Off for a browse. Cx.

I emailed GR on Saturday re a survey that is apparently being conducted through GR's page on Facebook. I got an answer this morning. First, my pm to them, and then their answer



Subject : Feedback
I understand from other members that there is an online survey ....... on FACEBOOK. I refuse point blank to join Facebook, it is having serious privacy concerns here in Canada, and is under investigation by the Federal Privacy Commissioner. Please can you tell me why you are conducting an online survey through such a site. And also, how may I participate in that survey. I have been disenfranchised by you ...... and so have many other members. I am not the only GR member who is not a member of Facebook. Is this a deliberate way to again only get information from a select group of GR members? I did suggest in an earlier email to you that you should contact GR members through the email addresses that you have. This would ensure that only active members would contribute to the survey as they are the ones who will have maintained their home email addresses with you. On an open site such as Facebook, you are likely to get a weird collection of responses. I look forward to receiving a reply from you ..... and hopefully, a chance to participate in the survey.



Dear Sylvia

Thank you for your email.

Please find below a link to the survey that you refer to.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AXVZ2AAJ7

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,

Nia
Genes Support Team



So it sounds as if there will not be a survey done through THIS site.

and we have to go to that exterior site if we wish to have a say in the future of GR ... or to make comments.


I did look at that link .... and it says it will take about 20 minutes to answer about 20 questions.





sylvia
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How very sad ................. yet how nice that he went easily and with grace and dignity.

RIP
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Hi Everyone

What very sad news,My thoughts and love are wih you Reece
and all your family.
It is heart felt knowing he did not linger and suffer and all his family was around him when he passed.

I was going so say I had a good day today but now I just feel sad.

Frank it is nice to have your witty way back to cheer us all up ,we really have missed you.

Now if we can just get that Robert to pop in .

I am off to bed ,see you all tomorrow

Suex

I have just had a message from Reece to say that her beloved husband left this life with grace and dignity at 11pm on Saturday. The family were able to be with him which must have been a comfort for them all.

Cx

Afternoon all

Looks like they have made a rod for their own backs with the little one crying and them jumping - they will soon learn.

Nice to hear the babies are all doing well - shame about the cats - I take it they didn't like the baby being around then.

Very strange day here at work - everyone seems really fed up and dragging me down with them - can't wait to go home .

See you all tomorrow

Hi all


hmmmmmmmmmmmm ............... nice to see Frank again, lovely to hear the "kiddies" are doing well.

MJ is still breast-feeding, putting on the poundage, now weighs around 17lbs ....... and has been allowed to develop into one who rules the roost.

He cries,

they jump


grandma and granddad are keeping their lips zipped!!




Had a lovely afternoon earlier ....... we went to look at 2 places that J worked on when she worked for as an architect for a year in Vancouver 2006/7.

One of the buildings was in the Athletes Village for the Winter Olympics last February ..... now being reno'd for sale. Looked at one of the show suites. Pretty nice, lovely view ................ but over-priced in my mind.

Then down to the gritty part of town to look at an old hotel that she planned a renovation on. It was opened last year as what we call Single Room Occupancy ............. ie, housing for people on social assistance who wouldn't be able to get into accomodation elsewhere because of drug/alcohol/mental problems. It was originally built ca 1900 as a very spiffy hotel ......... it looks very spiffy again! Would have loved to go inside it to see what it was now like. The plan for its occupants now includes practical and medical help to get and keep clean.

When J first saw it, the top floor had been inhabited by pigeons for many years .......... it cost something like $500,000 (ca £200,000) to clean the guano!

Then out to campus, and OH bought some more native plants to go into his "native garden", ie one half the front garden!

They leave for the friends on the Island tomorrow, so it will be back to normal for us ..... until Saturday when we pick them up from the ferry.



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Two strange occurrences..........

1. Two foxes sitting in the middle of the street screeching at each other, what a racket.
We often see a solitary fox wandering up the street early in the morning but never two???

2. Earlier on today I watched a young feral cat climb 25 feet up a tree and get stuck hanging from an outer branch.
Another young feral cat from the same litter (I think) climbed up the adjacent fence and onto the same tree.
It then climbed up the tree trunk level with the other cat and "encouraged" it to follow back inside to the trunk, then down out of danger............craziest thing I've ever seen.

One clever cat and one thick cat ;)

P.S I think they were both females.........

Well Cynthia,

I'd say that you require a bigger clock so that you don't need to peer and what were you doing to knock your little clock over anyway.................
By the way, that was nice of the librarian to say you hadn't changed in eight years but she may still have been wearing her reading glasses.

I woke up freezing this morning with my OH complaining I was on her side of the bed BUT she had most of the quilt......women !

My daughter has stopped breast feeding but young Nieve is doing well and just so peacefull and well natured, just like her grandad ;))
They have decided to rehome their two cats which may or may not have caused problems but they are going to the home of someone whose cat had just died so ready made replacements.......house trained, neutered and snipped..ouch!

We then had a Skype call from Sophia in USA who is four months old now and becoming quite boisterous.
Just great to see them both doing so well.

I was getting organised for tiling our own bathroom which also means moving the bath and basin a little but as we have great gran coming next week to see young Nieve I'll just leave the hard work for another week.

OH wants to see Toy Story 3 but it certainly is getting rave reviews and Woody beats Tom Cruise hands down!

Hope Sherlock Holmes in the present day is good as I am taping it.

P.S 100 degrees in Washington with crazy humidity..........yeugh!

I have to say that Tom Cruise is not on my hit list for movies stars particularly........he's okay....but....if you know what I mean.


I thought the Predator film with Arnie in it, was a horrible and daft film to be honest. Not into sci-fi one little bit. Now detective films? Oh yes. In fact, just waiting for the new Sherlock Holmes film to come ontv at 9pm. Hope I'm not too disappointed with it as I adored Jeremy Brett in the series.


The fire warning sounds a bit hazardous Sylvia......you need some of Sue's rain methinks. I get concerned about the careless or even ruthless folk who disobey the warnings and cause distress to so many folk.



This morning I woke up and peered at my little clock......only 4.45 I thought, but it was quite light and I was awake. Next thing is, OH's alarm clock sets off....it was 7 o'clock! My little clock was lying on it's side!!! Ho hum. What would Frank have said to that??


Have done today's messaging and had some pleasant replies and some mystified replies. The latter from folk who are really struggling.


Love to all. Cx

Understand where you're coming from on Tom Cruise Susan - especially the religion part. However, he has made some terrific movies. Minority Report for example. A most unusual film and you must admit he's quite easy on the eye!

Afternoon all

Very grey & humid here - we do need the rain but after I take the washing in please.

Good to be back on the Internet - Outlaws were fine and the rest of the family have all gone camping now school is out - one lot in a caravan and the ones with the money have goneto stay in a tent - not really their style but their friends wanted to go. They usually go for the 5* properties. It will be a whole new experience for them.

I think the Tom Cruise film sounds quite good & will look out for it on Sky - can't afford the cinema theses days for the 2 of us it cost more than my weekly bus ticket.

Must get on the tree trail again I have loads of things to look up and brick walls to knock down (if I can)

Jeanie why not go for the basic member & you can still get PM's from us and type on the thread. Send me your email by PM. OH's niece has just got another Whippet puppy - she has Pippa (15 mths) white with grey markings and I beleive the new one I beleive is a fawn colour called Willow - we hope to pop down for a visit soon just for a few hours.

Well off to get the clothes in and sort out things.

Thank you all for your kind words - just heard from her hubby that the funeral is on Friday.

Take care all

Hi Everyone

Well I spoke to soon, the rain is back it all started again today a bout lunch time so we got our load of wood yesterday just in time.

Josie I can't say I am a big fan of Tom Cruise,I don't like his religion or his manner,I don't think I could sit through one of his movies.
I have heard good reviews about this one though.

We have had a rest day today thought we deserved one,I am waiting for Who do you think you are to come on ,it is one of my favorite shows.
They have taken Time Team off again,we can't have the shows until the brits have seen it first so waiting! Waiting! .

We seem to have lost the boys ,Frank must be busy with his new Grandchild and Robert just won't come out of that cave,he must be very cosy in there.

Reece my thoughts and love are with you.

Going to get a wine and sit and watch my show.
Catch you all later.
Suex

Good morning All.

It's a little grey and drizzly here but still warm.

Will look forward to hearing from you with e-mail address Josie. Can see I'll be sending our more than my usual quota of e-Christmas cards this year! Christmas just gone was one to NZ and one to Cyprus. Do not have their home addresses so it's a handy way of letting them know I'm still thinking of them.

I'm not supposed to sit for long periods of time - have to keep my feet up so I've not been to a cinema in ages. Wait for son to go to Blockbusters to get them when they are available - can then recline and watch them at home. I'll make a note of that one. From what I've seen on TV it hasn't done well at the box office in America but in view of your recommendation I'll certainly put my order in. Agree with you - too much unnecessary swearing and violence in a lot of films these days.

Hope you have an enjoyable day.

Jeanie
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Hi everyone,
no chances of starting a fire around here, everything is absolutely sodden from all the rain..... and there is more predicted for tomorrow

I am sorry to hear we are going to lose you Jeanie, will PM you with my email.

You wouldn't like to pop over the ditch and weed my garden for me would you Susan?

I took myself to the movies yesterday afternoon rather than sit at home in the cold by myself, as the OH had decided to go and see a sci fi film with his brother, and our son. ' Predators' is not my cuppa tea.
I went and saw an action comedy called Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz,
I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was such a pleasure not to hear the F word used continuously as is the norm in most of these movies. No blood and gore, violence was limited to mainly shooting.
It was full of great action car chase sequences, great scenery and some great lines from the actors. Would definatly recommend it.

I treated myself to sitting in the Gold lounge that has lazy-boy chairs.
I waited half an hour after the movie for their movie to Finnish then we went and had dinner at Burger king.
Got home in time to watch the movie on TV.

Catch you all later Josie

Hi all


a picnic in the woods sounds a great idea


We now have a total fire ban in BC ....................... no open fires anywhere outside, no camp fires. It is still possible to go camping and cook, as long as you use a camp stove with propane, white gas or charcoal briquettes. The fire hazard is Very High, and getting close to Extreme ........ even in city parks in Vancouver



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Hello folks. It's been a busy day what with one think and another. Nothing terribly exciting but just keeping on keeping on!

Just watched a dvd of Whisky Galore....what an old film that is but still amusing.


Wood collecting with friends sounds like a great excuse for a picnic Sue. Haven't been on a decent picnic for absolutely ages. Something to think about maybe....


Just going for a browse around....it's only 9pm and I feel like it's nearly midnight!!


What's happened to our Frank? Must be doing a lot of babysitting......but then, it seems he can turn his hand to anything these days....bless.

See you all tomorrow. Love, Cx.

I don't think so at the moment Susan - but it is a woman's perogative to change her mind I suppose.

Well, I've been putting out a few feelers about the chap I thought was a bigamist. Appears someone else thinks so too. Hope to be in direct contact fairly soon but she's about to go on holiday. If I'm not a member when I get details I will not be able to post on boards but I can always send a message through to anyone on here that I've had previous contact with and let you know what happens:-)))

Sunday is my long soak to ease the bones day if I'm not going to the greyhound meet.

Jeanie
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