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Hello Laines - How are you?

How is your daughter doing,?

AND - have you sold that house yet ???

Dea Xxx

Hello Margee - good to see you. Silly thread? Silly thread? That's a very polite way of putting it. Personally, I would use the word Bonkers! :-D


Gins is right though (did I say that?). This thread does seem to have helped some members through difficult times as well as trying to be helpful.


How are your cooking skills? You could give our Sylvs a hand when her bad back is playing up!





Hi Lainie......where'd you go?



Tis my turn to go now.........night night all........Sleep tight.

good morning everyone

breakfast is ready


Fresh fruit salad with vanilla or lemon yoghourt
broiled grapefruit with brown sugar


Porridge with chopped up dates, bananas, and maple syrup (other fruit selections over there >>>> )


Selection of cold cereals


French (eggy) toast, maple syrup, Golden syrup
Caribbean Banana Fritters


Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free),
hot cinnamon rolls,
croissants,


bacon & cheese quiche,
mushroom quiche,


stirfry (chicken, or vegetarian),
Chicken Karage (Japanese deep fried chicken pieces)
Chicken breast, bacon, tomato and lettuce on focaccia roll
Ham, cheese and tomato on toasted bread
Sweet & sour pork with rice


Potato, dill and cheddar soup
Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup with Caramelized Vidalia Onions (vegetarian)


almond crumble peach muffins,
cranberry & orange muffins,
morning glory muffins,


Cheese scones,
raisin scones


jams, jellies, Nutella (hazelnut spread)


Tea, coffee, juices


(some bacon, turkey sausage or sausage patties, eggs, tomatoes, olive oil, in the hidey place to cook up for the very hungry ones!)



enjoy!




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Mornin Sylv.

Hi Margee,

Welcome to the thread. To paraphrase an oft seen adage, "You don't have to be mad to post here but it helps".

Whether or not this thread has achieved it aim in reducing the number of duplicated posts is of course unprovable. Personally I think to a certain extent it has. Being an avid reader and contributor to the message boards I certainly see fewer such duplicated help requests than I did before the creation of this thread. The fact that its core message contained in the threads title is rarely off the first page of the "Find ancestors" board can only have helped to reinforce what is in effect a GR rule. The fact that its opening page has up to now been opened and viewed by over 10,700 individual GR members has probably ensured that some of them at least along with countless others have been persuaded not to post duplicate requests.

Obviously it will never completely eliminate duplications but even if it eliminates some then it is serving the purpose its original poster intended.

As others have said the thread has served other purposes as well. It has brought together members from around the globe who perhaps may not have encountered one another on the boards. In some cases those encounters have led to close personal friendships. It has provided a place for its followers to exchange all kinds of information about a variety of subjects. It has offered comfort to those experiencing personal tragedies. Although some of the posts may indeed be considered silly or downright daft for that matter, humour has its place here as well. If its inclusion brings a smile to the face of someone who is down then long may the silliness continue.

Hope to see you making more posts on this thread, the more posters the merrier.

Good morning everyone.

Excellently worded Jonesey - you do have 'a way with words' !! <3

Full English breakfast for me today - thank you Sylvia.

See you all later,

Dea Xxx

I see our Jonesey has had his head in the dictionary again...and is of course, right, again ;-)


My neighbour seems to have taken a liking to going to his car first thing in a morning, clad only in his PJs and carpet crackers......two mornings running now!

........................odd :-S

Ooops.........nearly missed breakfast


Porridge with chopped up dates.....thanks Sylvs :-D

My word, Jonesey was up with the lark this morning and I see he has his erudite head on again.... :-D


Thank you for breakfast Sylvs....I now have sticky fingers 'cos of the marmalade..... :-S



Good to see you have a Neighbourhood Watch system in your area Gins..... ;-)



On the odd occasion, I have seen the woman from across the road run out to her car in her pj's. A quiet road is one thing, but ours is a main road! :-S


I nipped to the local shops on Saturday morning and came back to find that a car had gone into the reverse of another just near our house. OH was in a state as he had heard the bang and thought I had been hit as I turned into the drive!


It was only a minor incident and no one was hurt, but it gave OH a fright......I fink he loves me ...................awwwwwwww <3



I do miss not going to the hospital and keep thinking of all the people I used to chat to. The Voluntary Services manager phoned me yesterday to thank me for the last 9 years service I have given - I think she feels bad about the car parking situation. Some staff have objected to volunteers parking on the main car park it seems :-S


Nowt so queer as folk as the saying goes..........that's why I'm on this thread.........daft as a brush like the rest of you! <3

Of course he loves you Cynths :-D <3

Such a shame about the hospital work and SO senseless ! Surely without you volunteers to help the patients the staff will have extra work to do so they are very silly to complain ! OR, more likely, the patients will just receive a lot less help and attention :-(

Dea x

Cyns

Why do you not go to the hospital on a Tuesday, I cant remember reading why?


And, if volunteers are doing just that, then surely they can have a parking space..........gowds sake

Car parking is a very emotive subject which often leads to feuds between neighbours, family members and work colleagues. In your case Cyn it would appear that it has resulted in those who you were keen to help suffering as well as yourself.

Without knowing the full circumstances it is difficult to comment but what I do know is that volunteers such as members of the WVS and others are vital to the efficient day to day running of lots of hospitals. Their non-medical assistance such as staffing on-site shops, refreshment facilities or simply providing comfort to patients and visitors frees up medical staff to carry out the duties they are trained for. Perhaps at your particular local hospital the value of that has not yet been fully appreciated.

Youre needed Mr Jones ;-)


http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1295256

Gins........it's a parking problem which I can't fit in with because of my home circumstances. I need to be able to have easy access to my car in case OH comes a cropper etc. The hospital wants us to park in a multistorey in town and get a shuttle bus up to said hospital. It's just not feasible in my circumstances.


Jonesey.....although I realise that not all staff members value the volunteers, I haven't really come across any negativity myself. It was the VS manager who mentioned that some staff weren't keen on volunteers being allowed to park on the main car park. I usually tried to park in an out of the way spot so that patients could park nearer the doors but.............. :-S



Gorgeous day here today........ :-D :-D

Hi Everone,
Hello Margee :-)
I have only started posting on here myself but have been popping in and out for a while. As others on here have already stated this site has helped some of us through rough times even though we werent posting myself included. Some silliness helps lighten the days long may the thread continue!
I am now going to get my glad rags on as No 1 son and girlfriend are taking myself and OH and her Mum out for a belated Mothers Day meal. Pop in later

Sorry to hear that Cyns...........I dare say you'll be missed :-(


Have a good night out Linds...............yum yum, I'd love a meal out

Have a lovely time Linds !!! <3

Dea Xxx

Well said Jonesey

Hope you have a good night Linds....... :-D



Okay Margee........where are you hiding? Come out, come out wherever you are ;-)



OH is exhausted with trying to fathom out the remote control for Sky. 13- year old grandson picked it up and tapped away no problem! OH has given up and gone to sleep :-D

Think I preferred Virgin to Sky, but unable to have it here as there is no cable.
My dad has Sky but not able to record...mum records everything with VCRs and refuses to have Sky and cannot get on with these other systems that will record freeview ect

ja...x

Hi all
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cloudy with sunny periods ........ I've got the patio door a little open, and the wind is quite chilly!



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