Genealogy Chat

Sue what an awful thing to happen - I am on the same wave length as Arthur - Did the neighbours help out? good on her - having a go at her age - hope the dog got an extra large treat.

Is it a trend in the area? Sounds like your teenages dont know what to do with themselves either - at least ours dont seem to go around setting fire to peoples property.

The ones in our neighbour hood just seem to throw things at empty building, breaking windows and behave stupidly inside. They haven't set anything on Fire thankfully, they tend to just stand on street corners looking menacing - However I have been told the ones on our corner are just fed up with nowhere to go and no trouble.

Touch wood they have been fine - I do feel sorry for some of the lads as there is nothing near us and if they dont have the money its a very long walk into town & even longer back up 3 steep hills home. We are campaigning for a youth club for the teens. We don't have anywhere now for them to just kick a ball around - as the area is being developed for more flats. They use to use the old disused hospital carpark behind us - they spent hours playing football or playing music & just huddling about - no trouble - now its a building site.

We had a big meeting a few weeks ago to discuss our worries about more teens arriving in the area - or it turning into a drug haven - the PCO's are also very worried as the new building site backs straight on to our gardens - so we wanted to make sure there was going to be a high fence.

According to the building firm a 5ft Wooden slatted fence is adequate - should have heared the neighbours & PCO's - we have over 6ft high fencing now with barbed wire on the top - Ah well thats to keep undesirables out of the building site - exactly - we said we want to keep even more undesirables out of our gardens.

The end resut is - no barbed wire - they also wouldn't let us electrify it either.

However we are going to have 7ft high reinforced wire fencing - with bushes (hopefully with thorns on them)- then a 5ft wooden fence between us & the flats, playground,meeting area & car park. We asked for a night watch person but they wont pay for it. That is we should get this & hopefully i have been co opted on to the committee now.

The building is getting higher & looming over our house and seems to be getting nearer by the day. I think we will lose the winter sun from our lounge - but according to the builders we are not going to lose any light - well we think they are wrong - but its too late now.

Oh - well moan over - must go back to work

Sue hope MIL is getting over the shock now and not too worried about being in her house alone - thnak goodness she is still very sprightly

Take care all <3 <3 <3

Hi Arthur.

No she does not live remote... she is in a street like any other.

The neighbours did not hear a thing,but they did tell of a person who they think maybe responsible.
She also had a dead headless cat thrown over her back fence.... again the same person may have done that too ,there houses are back to back with each other.
I am told he is a schizophrenic,hope that is how you psell it .

I think it may be because she is on her own but she does get lots of visitors and the word is out that we think it was him so it may put him off trying it again.

The world has gone mad .

suex

Sue

Words fail me. What an appalling thing to do and to a 92 year old.

Is this the first time anything like this has happened in the area?

Is her house remote? i would like to think that neighbours would have come to the rescue if she hadn't had the hose handy.

It beggars belief

hI everyone

What a weekend we have just had.

Saturday night at about 12.30 some bright spark thought it would be funny to set the MILaws back patio on fire .

They soaked a towel in petrol and put it on her outside table (plastic) under her patio ,then set it on fire .
She was asleep in bed at the time ,if it was not for her dog barking to wake her up she would have died and the house would have burnt down.

She rang us and we got out of bed and raced over but she had already put out the fire with the garden hose...not bad for a 92 yr old is it .

We called the police who were there in 10 minutes finally got to bed at 3.30.
She is very shaken up but won't let this drive her into a nursing home.

I don't see what people get out of this kind of thing ,just wait and see what the Police come up with now I suppose.

Hope everyone is well...cold wet and windy here in OZ...we are enjoying the Tour De France very much,just a few to many late nights though, I suppose the Olympics will do the same ....big time difference for us .

Having a look around the boards for a while before I have to get dinner going.

Love to you all <3 <3 <3

Suex

HI everyone

Anne our cricket team did not perform at all well ,most Aussies hate to lose but this time we did not deserve to win.

I don't know why we continue with Johnson he is just plain embarrassing to watch.

I was so pleased to hear about your friend being reunited with his family,I love those stories they make me cry......good work.

The weather here is terrible ..so cold I expect snow but it never will only in the eastern states does it snow.

Cynthia that is wonderful news re your OH and yourself ...I must also get on a fitness plan ...over winter I tend to put on a bit around the middle .

Thankyou all for your kind word ,we are all getting back to normal ,I think Vanessa the mother will now have some kind of life to live after being a full time nurse to her Dau for 22 years ,she has been wonderful now it is her time .

Going shopping today so will be back later.....my bike needs a good workout :-D


Suex <3 <3 <3

Cynthia - wonderful news on both fronts - expect your OH is well pleased

Thank you for the offer of look ups for me - I didn't forget your kind offer - but its all been sorted now.

My friend has been reunited with his family in Liverpool now - and its all worked out really well. He gets to meet his family later in the year - at the moment its email & phone calls. He is now calling me Davina as i found his Long Lost family for him.

It was a bit of a struggle at times & took nearly 2 years - but all ended well - apart from he never got to meet his mum as she has passed away. His family have loads of photos of her and lots of stories. Its also a very large family group so comes as a little bit of a shock all at once - to go from only child for over 50 years to being a member of a large group.

Just wish i could do that for me as would love to have more info on my father and photos - but don't think that will ever happen now - too much water has flown under the bridge. :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Well back to work now - have another long lost family to find - for another friend - this one stretches across Europe so will be a very big challenge in my lunch breaks.

take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hello everyone :-D


So sorry to hear about that young woman's death Sue; it must be very hard for those who have been caring for her for so long. She must have been much loved.


Rain? Rain? Have never seen so much in my life that I can remember. I keep saying to OH that I want to look at a couple of local reservoirs to see how they are doing. Trouble is, if we are fortunate to get 3 weeks of sunshine, there will be another hosepipe ban !!


My OH saw the registrar at the hospital in Liverpool and we came away very pleased. He is doing well on the new meds - long may it last. He was given a couple of simple tests - dexterity, memory etc. and passed with flying colours :-D


I've also lost 7lbs which has pleased my health trainer no end. I'm really impressed with this service offered by our surgery as there is no undue pressure, it's one-to-one and very friendly and relaxed.


No grandchildren to look after this week so I have a couple of free afternoons. It's my friend's birthday tomorrow so I am hoping to take her out for lunch.

Now I'm off to search through some Liverpool sites for a friend.

Take care all. Love. Cx <3

Hi all



we're having a heat wave ........................



5 straight days of sun and warm temperatures, and forecast to last at least until Friday :-D


Daughter and her family arrive very late on Friday evening (their plane lands at 11:30 pm) for just under 2 weeks visit. Do hope we get some of this nice weather while they are here.



Sue ........... I'm very sorry to hear that news. You will all miss her.



I found out yesterday that the husband of one of my cousins in Australia died on Friday morning ............... he was about 90 and had been ill for some weeks.

They had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 14 :-0


They were married the same year as the Queen and Prince Philip ........ and got a free trip to England 15 years ago, when a certain number of couples from England and the Commonwealth who had been married in 1947 were invited to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace to help celebrate. My cousins were chosen by the Australian Government to go.




Wimbledon ................... Canadians were highly delighted .................. the winner of the Boys Junior title and the winner of the Girls Junior and Girls Doubles titles were both from Canada. Almost a clean sweep of the Junior titles!!!




take care everyone



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Oh Sue - how sad - What a bonus having her with you for an extra 7 years .

I know she will be greatly missed - but you at least have all those wonderful memories to look back on.

Looks like we are going to have rain again for the ODI on Tuesday - Lets not discuss the Cricket as we are on opposite side this time

Thats all it ever seems to do at the moment - sunshine & showers - very heavy ones - we had rain on & off all weekend & we still have a drought here in the south and they are asking us to conserve water in our local paper every night.

We were driving home on Saturday evening - odd spits & spots of showers - until we got within 5 miles of home & the heavens opened & it threw it down - as usual nowhere to park the car - so had to do a naughty & park on the pavement outside our house close up tot he gate for the night. We had the shopping to unload and got soaked on a very short walk. 10 mins later it all stopped and was very humid again - typical.

Well back to my sarnie and potter around the boards.

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

hello all i am fat and full up after a roast beef lunch at a pup with my daughter and son in law

susan it is wet and windy here but the sun pokes his nose out now and again

global warming is not mentioned any more

cynthia i hpe your oh is sorted with a comfertable bed

evelyn please pop in you are missed

<3to all

sally w :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hi Everyone

Sorry I have been missing a bit but it has been a sad time for the family this week.

My step mother ..a wonderfull lady has three daughters ,the youngest one

had a daughter who developed cerebral palsy at the age of two ,we did

not expect her to live past 15 but she did and went on to live until she

passed away last week aged 22.

WE had the funerall on Thursday ,she was so well cared for ,I think that is why she lived so long .

Josie I was glad to read you are Ok with all the earthquakes ,it must be very scary for you all.

The cricket well what can I say ,the Aussies are shocking but we shall fight on...bring on the games :-D

Been tinkering with the boards on and off, it is cold wet and windy here ..not nice.

have a good day everyone <3 <3 <3

suex :-D

So pleased you are okay Josie but it must be very stressful living with the threat of earthquakes. :-(


Let's hope there aren't any more for a very long time... :-D



I don't really know anything about The Shard but it does look rather a monstrosity. some people have some very strange ideas about design don't they?




We have been trying to sort out beds and chairs for my OH. It now looks as though we will be getting him an adjustable bed and swapping the bedrooms round.

After that, we need to look at electric recliner chairs. He loves the recliner he has at the moment but finds it hard to pull the lever at times.


Not much fun growing old is it??? :-(


Today, my son and daughter-in-law celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary. It doesn't seem possible that the years have flown by so fast.


It's done nothing bur rain here today - fed up with it now...........at least we don't have to water the plants though :-D


Take care all...........much love.......Cx <3

Cloud - sunshine - warm & humid - cloud - loads of rain - sunshine - humid - slight drizzle - sunshine - bucketing down (just got drenched look like an old english sheepdog caught out in the rain) brilliant sunshine and warm again - I give up

All this between 9am & 2:30 the British Summer for you & its wimbledon too

I agree Arthur - fantastic views - could have designed a better building - i have watched it being built every time I go up to London - not sure what the designers had in mind - what ever it was - not my idea - the laser light display was quite good though.

I woudl love to go up on the viewing deck

Take care all ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Spectacular view through 360

Think the building is a monstrosity and does nothing for London's skyline :-|

Well i know Wednesday was Independence Day but

Where is everybody

Hello anyone out there

Only me talking to myself again -
:-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Check this out for an amazing view of London

http://www.the-shard.com/views/360.html

Hi Josie - Glad you are still with us - sorry to see NZ hit by more earthquakes.

Take care
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hi Everyone, just to let you know I am still alive

A little shaken but not stirred :-D

The 7 earthquake was 260 km deep and we sustained no damage in Wellington. A couple of small carved wooden Giraffes fell of one of my shelves and a few pictures are askew but that's all .

Am off to bed now,did not want anyone to worry when you hear the news.
Catch you all later. Josie :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

If you are looking for a challenge :-) look at nmy thread "Henry Field Horsey" on the Finding Ancestors board.

Lots of info - including some new to me, but the mystery of 'Addie' is still with me.

Why did 'Addie' - I believe to be Adelaide Pollard - say married 41 years on the 1911 Census. She is not on the 1871 Census where husband Henry field horsey is shown as a widower, nor on the 1881 Census where he is again shown as a widower.

Really would like to find his marriage to her and also her death - suggested to be between 1911 and 1919.

Thanks in advance

Arthur

A happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends and family.

Hi all


Great to hear Robert.

Please give my best wishes to your wife, as another survivor!



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