General Chat

Afternoon everyone.. Beeeooottiful day today.. Went to my water jerks today and it felt so good to be doing it again. I will have to go during the week and do some on my own.. Been a busy day as I had to go and do some shopping and other jobs down the Mall. Finally finished and now resting and doing some FH,, A lovely lady is going to do a lookup in Dudly for me at the end of this month and may break down my 6ft thick brick wall... My there are some nice peeps on here. Merle Just loved you song/poem and gave me a good laugh.. Hi to the peeps in the UK popping in, you are most welcome.. Joodle Good to have you home again,, When do you leave for Bendigo... Laurie Glad you are home safe and sound. Bet it feels good.. Trifle Are you being good.. How many martoonies have you had today.... ~~~~`to every one~~~~ must go and do some work back later Love Mary xxxx

Well Triffles,seeing I'm the only sane one here AND the only one who hasn't grovelled to a DISGUSTING degree, I don't think I need to hand in my resume do you??????? Went to my first knee exercise class this morning. I'm sure you could hear the groans from where ever you are.Finally get to see a dr on monday to ask for xrays or something to actually find out what is really wrong. Had to change drs to do that. The other leg is fine though so thats something. Began taking the decorations down ,particularly outside ones when the storm forecasts started being broadcast and would you believe it, we didnt get a thing. Anyone heard from vivienne by the way? Might send her a message later just in case

Hi Peeps. Lotto tickets have been sent. NOTE: There is a bonus ticket ' LOTTO'.. 8 liner for Monday 8th and Wed 10th ( on same ticket ) courtsey of Lew. Mary. I was reading your Dudley thread...... Jenny ( Mommy long legs ) is a lovely person, and was one of the first people i spoke to when i first joined GC ( Genes Connected ) Good luck with your search. Tony Oz..:>))

Good grief! If the bull dust was any thicker on this thread I'd have to go buy some gum boots too! Crew....if I were you I'd be more concerned about why Tony was an EX doctor. They don't get struck off for nothing you know!!!!! And Merle.....you have shown great class by not groveling. Well done girl! Just want to add my sentiments for Ducky if she happens to wonder through. Big, happy hugz for you my favourite fluffy person, you. And remember the old latin adage 'Nil Barstardum Carborundom' Or in stryne.....'Don't let the barstards grind you down' I'm off to feed the animals Love Trifley X

Evening Wattlers Tony thanks for email. I have sent pics to I hope everyone. I tried to be smart and make a Wattler folder up, but somehow I have added a couple of names twice, sorry about that and I have removed one so in the future you will only get one of (says with fingers crossed behind back), also if I have missed anyone please let me know so I can add you to the folder. Well it seems like we was missing the heat as when we was on East Coast, they had warm weather here in the North and South, now we are back home they had heat in East Coast, but we are expecting rain for the next 2 days, it did try today but we still had our barbie under our carport come sitting area. Cheers Sue

OH Queen You speak so eloquently...did I spell that rite...Didnt know you could speak another language...lol I agree with you though.. Ducky. Come on out and play,, We have had our weetbix and are waiting for a game of cricket...if you dont come out and play I will give you a big hug.. now which is worse...eh... Tony I agree with you about Jenny. she is great and so kind..I have found this mob so hard to find mainly due to the fact that they live on the border of the 2 countys and they keep changeing the boundaries..I am keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the lotto numbers... Merle Wandered what the noise was.. You should have warned me you were going to give a holla...do we call you hoppy or can you still use both legs.. Well daughter arrives tomorrow fo a quick visit on their way to Port Stevens for a wee holiday.. Will be nice to see her. Might toddle off to bed as it has been a busy day.. See ya in the morrow Love Mary xxxxxx

Please can someone tell me what year can you get marriages up to on IGI and also what year for births please love Lara

Persinly Lew, I think you should lock up all your pills till you come back. After all - they managed before. I must be the only one who hasnt taken pills - I hate them at the best of times. Which reminds me, did I take my evening pill? lol btw Tony, Lara wants some info - I'm sure you are the only one with the answer! Jood

Hi Lara. A round off figure would be about mid to late 1940s. Also depends on what County or Village if you mean the U.K........and if its been entered into the I.G.I A marriage or birth like, say..... Mary SMITH....Mary JONES or Mary BROWN *common forenames and surnames........region British Isles...... Country England..........will give you a marriage listed on the I.G.I up to 1946. Best i can help mate, unless someone else can help a bit more. Tony Oz..:>))) * eating a Chocky Ice cream *

hi all , thanks for the lotto, the lotto list and the piccies from sue. i wanna go to tassie! been working hard in reasonable sized efforts. have even used the gym stuff in my break. my butt aches and i've got indigestion from Miles steamed dim sims. have been fishing 2 x today and i've still got sand in all the spaces. went shopping and haven't put it away. my question is family history related. i write to a person who it seems is connected to both sides of my dads family. she is quite chuffed because a a similar story on her side. this comes from a fair way back, but we share quite a few relos without being close. romany side. this week my darling cousin, who i've met once, confirmed my nans address. my dad lived there when he was a kid, my -parents lived there when i was born, my nan lived there until her death mid 70's. suprise - the person I write to, also lived there until 15 years ago. do you think its coincidence or would it futher confirm a relationship? am waiting to hear from her and get some piccies. i had sent her one of myself as a baby in the lounge room, not realising it was the newbies house! think it may have been a council house , but not sure. so i have been doing f/h, just getting impatient waiting for replies. love Yvette x

He'y Jood. You Psychic or sumptin.!! We just got back from daughters house, and picked up Sarah...cos she was holidaying at her sisters. I just sat down and turned the puter on......checked me Email......logged on to GR....saw Lara's post....and answered it........and by the time i finished typing ( one finger mind you ) ..you came in underneath me...with ****btw Tony, Lara wants some info.........*** How did ya know i wuz here? We stopped at Hungry Jack's for a burger on the way home, and couldnt believe what i saw/heard. I ordered at the counter, and a young girl served me ( about 16 years old )....the total came to $12.35.......so i gave her $15 bucks. Her till stuffed up, or went on the blink or something. She looked up at me and said, I'm sorry the Till has broken, and it cant tell me what change to give you........Then she said to me.........do i know how much change she has to give me...lol I couldnt believe what i was hearing. I looked at Barb and said, you gotta be joking. Anyway...if i didnt want to stand there for another hr, i thought i better tell her how much change she has to give me......still cant believe I'm typing this.....lol Should have told her, you have to give me $14.95 change. Tony Oz. ps. I did say to Sarah....i hope you pay attention at School.

thiking about my q it seems a bit coincidental now. however, i'm really tired all of a sudden so off to bed. nite all love yvette x

Yvette. Thats quite an interesting story mate, for this person to be living in the same house as your Dad and Nan, and now possible a connection. Although, you say...she seems to be connected. I would look a bit further into this, as it seems uncanny for her to be living in the same house as your own family. Bit spooky, if ya ask me.......but then again, not impossible i surpose? Id'e be pumping for more info on how she is related to your side. Tony Oz....:>))

Thanks Tony and Jood too I was trying to find another woman who my FIL commited bigamy with trying to find another half brother of Tigers, who probably still doesn't know that the five kids here ever existed as he married her the son was born then apparently he took off ,so we don't know what happened to this bloke at all. I have a copy of the marriage cert and the son's birth cert too but just wondered if they would be on IGI etc and we could contact the descendants of him or him if he is still with us he was born in 1937 and could well be alive , love Lara

Night all Thanks Tassie for the pickles - brought back memories for me seeing Wineglass Bay. Sad to see the damage the fires did. And thanks Lew Lew and Tony for the Lotto. Here's hoping! Oh Queenie - I didn't know you spoke in many tongues - how very royal of you! Tony, I'm not surprised about the change at Hungries - it's a sad reflection on our education system. See ya all tomorra X Anna

Good evening Wafflers . . . Another lovely day in Queensland . . . we had a few showers early in the day - but the rest has been dry and not too hot. TLR has been busy outside doing odd jobs, and I have been busy inside slowly getting my house back. I have had colour charts out trying to decide what colours to use in the repaint job - still none the wiser. Thanks for the pics Tassie . . . Lovely! I have a snake story too . . . this morning while walking down the back paddock looking for my little Tawny Frogmouth family, I wasn't looking where I was treading - looking up in the trees . . . and yes, I looked down just in time to see the darn thing before I stepped on a rotten brown. Luckily it was more frightened than I was and it retreated into the scrub at a great rate of knots. I have been looking down everywhere I walked since! The old heart was in the mouth! For goodness sake Lew . . . let the poor man win something will you . . give 'Humble, Voodoo Tony' the pills to look after, so he can tell Barcode he is a winner too !!!! Just make sure he knows the difference between the lovely coloured ones and the VB ones he usually clings to. LOL I know what you mean with the change Tony . . . so often when I give say a $20 note and 35cents if the total is $15.35 I get the blank stare. Very interesting coincidence there Yvette . . . like Tony said I would be doing a double check on the house. Jood, we plan to leave here on Thursday next week - Ray doesn't have to be at the office until 15th, but we have a few places to call into on the way south. (you guessed it - more cemeteries) We are going up to stay at Glen's house for the weekend so TLR can help him with his fence, I hope to spend some time with Ducky as I have no intention of doing any fencing. Time I was off to bed so will see you when I see you Thanks for the Lotto Lew & Tony Nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie

Morning all, family has gone home after a three week stay and the house is so quiet I cannot sleep lol Thanks for the lotto Tony – fingers crossed The pickles are lovely Tassie – it is such a beautiful island. Fanny I love fishing - did you catch many yesterday? Your story sounds interesting – worth cautiously checking out. Glad the job is working out. Fluffy (((()))))s Take care all – I think I will strip the beds and start the washing. May as well get ahead if awake Lew – when do you go? JA

Good morning, good morning JA - you sure got the jump on all of us this morning but I had to rescue us from page 3 Caught up on the news from where I left off last night. Tony - I'd believe that - I am constantly dumbfounded by this generation with counting. No wonder our stocktakes are always so out - how basic is counting and they can't get that right so what hope of anything else. You should see how they count their money at the end of the day - we get $10 & $20 notes in amongst the $50s because that will make an even number. Mental arithmetic doesn't exist at all - I can have an answer in a couple of seconds while they are still thinking about it - education standards have definitely dropped since we were at school. Off my soap box Tassie - thanks for the piccles - the sand surfing looked a lot of fun. Have a great day peeps - glorious looking here at mo but going to get HOT - yuck. Off to work in an hour or so, catchya later Gwenda

Morning all. Tony how did YOU guess I was psychic (tee hee) .. *taps side of nose* .. I jest know these things! Fanny - dying to hear further developments!! Laurie, say hello to Fluffy from me. I'm amazed that kids can't do simple mental arithmetic, and that they can't count money up correctly (Gwenda) - it does say little for the education system. Like you Laurie, I have often proffered the coins with the notes to make things easier for them, and they look at me confused!!!! .. Whilst these new fangled tills show the amount of change to give, (and is correct) - it makes peeps brain lazy. .. I mentally work out the change myself sometimes,(if they are not using those sorts of tills) just to make sure I'm getting the right change. Doesn't do any harm to exercise the old brain occasionally. About 45 days to Mudgee now. But first Lew does her t to the Ank Arkick, and I do mine (to Bendigo) Hey - come to think of it - we haven't heard from Jude DIY for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages - where's are you Jude? Jood

I've bought the two girls (6 & 7) a kite. .. Does anyone remember the kites we used to hassle our Dad's to make, and even tried to make ourselves. .. The thinnest of dowling, brown paper, flour and water and yards of string, oh yes, little bits of rag tied in knots all the way down the string. .. What fun we had. I'm looking forward to kite flying again in Bendigo - watching it dance from side to side. .. Must be the kid in me lol .. Still life in this ole girl yet! (Actually it brings back to mind my girlfriend and I flying kites somewhere in the Flinders Ranges when we were camping - and our kids were all grown up too!!!) Jood