Genealogy Chat

That's good to hear Robert - and it's nice to see you again. That was a very chaste kiss you know........;-D



Thank you for the good wishes - we didn't go out for a celebratory meal but went to our usual Friday lunch at church.


We're fed up with all the sport too Sally :-( It's goning to get worse with all the Olympic stuff..... :-( :-( I much prefer murder and detective films than sport :-D


Have been busy all day so browsing around before bedtime.

Love to all.......Cx

Thanks Ladies,

Yes things have improved considerably - I am not doing the ironing anymore!!!

Only one or two minor problems remaining but nothing serious.

Hi Everyone

Thankyou all for your input re the Water thingy..

We have a lot of chlorine in our water ,I will try the jug in the fridge thing but i can't see it taking it all out anyway for the time being we are drinking very nice rainwater ...until summer hits us of course and the rain stops.

I suppose it will be bottled water from then on ...so a lot more plastic around the place ,that is going to help the environment isn't it.

Robert so nice to see you back,you sound chirpy so all is well I hope with your dear Wife.


Cynthia I love your wedding photo...43 years coming up for us this year Nov 15Th.

We got the MIL a new TV yesterday HD,it took a while to convince her she needed one but as soon as she noticed the Cricket on in the UK and her TV could not get the new channels she agreed.

She was so surprised how easy it was to set up now I have to list all the channels and number them .
I will teach her a bit at a time ...she will get it in no time .

OH cooking his own bacon and Eggs better go and check him.

Drop in later tonight

Have a good day everyone :-D

Suex <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone


Robert ......... lovely to see you. Hope your wife is recovering nicely. <3 <3


It'll be our 45th in August .......... some times I wonder how either of us is still alive :-D



It has been "steady rain" here today, and muggy, even though the temperature has only been around 15 or 16C


Tomorrow is Canada Day


July 1st is Canada's 145th Birthday ................... festivities, parades, fireworks, etc etc.

The Baptist Church across the street has put out strings or red and white banners.


We stay home, quietly ............ neither of us is very good in big crowds.



But here is a bit of a teaser for you, just for Canada Day ................


Did you know the following foods were invented or discovered in Canada???


1. Ginger Ale ......... This was originally invented in Ireland, but a Canadian made changes to the recipe in 1907, to produce Canada Dry Ginger

2. Instant Mashed Potatoes ............ invented in 1962, as a means of feeding the military and starving people

3. McIntosh Apples ......... 20 trees discovered on his property by John McIntosh in 1811

4. Pablum ............. this baby food was developed in 1931. It is a combination of fortified dried wheat, corn, bonemeal, and oatmeal.

5. Poutine ............. a French-Canadian favourite. French fries (chips) with gravy and cheese curds on top.

6. Processed cheese ............ Kraft cheese slices were developed in 1916. J L Kraft was a Canadian who emigrated to the US, then invented a way to preserve cheese.

7. Yukon Gold Potatoes ............. a cross between 2 kinda of potaotes made in Guelph Ontario

8. Canola oil ............. developed in the early 1970s as a means of using rapeseed oil for human consumption.



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hello all

i am getting very miffed with the tv allthis sport is not on they keep takeing my favourite progs off got settled to eatch the lottery and casualty but no taken off for tennis i whish they realised that not every one likes it

why dot use the other channels there is plenty of them ...........rant over :-)

congrats cynthia mine will be 48 years later on

i have seen to hastings i had an aunt that lived near by over 30 years ago now

our water is horrible we use bottled water for squash etc it has clhorine in it

we had a lot of sun black clouds but no rain today

sally w <3

ah Robert - good to see you - thought you would pop in when there was a breath of scandal.

I can't comment about Cynthia - but i can vouch for me.


Rest assured Robert I only have the 1 husband now - Previous one did a vanishing act in 1988 (I left him in 1986) for reasons i am not going in to here - but it was a good decision - we did have some good times - was divorced in 1990 - so its all legal.

Hope Mrs Robert is better now & enjoying life.

Very strange weather here today - blue sky - showers - very grey threatening sky - loads of gusty wind - blue sky sunshine - grey clouds - now windy with grey clouds & sunshine

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

What is happening here?

Cynthia snogging - Tabitha married twice.
It is all too much for someone of my age!!

Congratulations Cynthia - heres to many more happy years ahead of you both <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Did you go out for a meal or anything?

Both my weddings were in June 20 years apart
18 June 1978 & 24 June 1998

Take care all

Posting them on www.bmdshare.com

Hope they find a good home.

Hello everyone :-D


I had a quick google about our drinking water supplies and there is a whole lot of information to be found at

http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/index.htm


I think that will help you from the British point of view Sue.




Can't remember ever going to Hastings it sounds like a lovely place - glad you had a good time Anne.


Sounds as though Sylvia has been keeping her OH busy with all that carpet cleaning. I have a domestic carpet cleaner which, although it's quite good, doesn't have the power of the industrial ones you can hire. It's still cringe-worthy when you see how dirty the water is when you come to empty the tank :-(


Did you decide what to do with your spare certs Arthur?




Yesterday, my OH and I celebrated 44 years of marriage....my avatar is a picture taken at our reception....... <3 <3


Must go and get organised as I am taking my friend out to see the flower festival at our church and, as there are also two weddings booked for today, it's likely to be chaos..... :-D



Love to all......Cx

All Metro Vancouver's water comes from 3 wilderness reservoirs which capture water from snow melt and rain.

The only protection of the reservoirs is by careful control of access by humans, who have to register and pack out all their waste.

There is no control of wild animals.

Chlorine is introduced to all tap water in Metro Vancouver, regardless of whether it comes from the Capilano or Coquitlam reservoirs, or from the Seymour Filtration Plant. The purpose of adding chlorine to the tap water is to disinfect it.


The Seymour Filtration Plant uses a filtration process called coagulation and flocculation to remove sediment from the incoming source water. Water then goes through a massive UV (ultra violet) treatment ‘gallery’. Finally, chlorine is added before sending the finished water into the distribution network.

Our water in Vancouver is very faintly blue because of the filtering

One of the reservoirs (Capilano) is commonly closed and not used to provide water to the system in the winter and much of the spring, because there are frequent land slips, and it is impossible to keep the water clean.




The advice that we get if we do not like the taste of chlorine is to keep a jug of water in the fridge, and use that for drinking, as the chlorine dissipates very quickly.



You might be interested in this statement from the Vancouver water people ...............

"Chlorine is safe at the levels used for water treatment. Chlorine is the most widely used disinfectant in North America because of its ability to form residuals and its effectiveness against a wide range of disease causing microorganisms. The benefits of chlorination far outweigh the known risk of bacteria in the water. However, water consumers with specific concerns about chlorine should contact their doctors."



sylvia

South East Water use Chlorine

http://www.southernwater.co.uk/Environment/allAboutWater/waterTreatment/

Sue hope this helps - its our local water company - looks like Chlorination in our area.

must dash - oh in a hurry up & get of that computer mode

Take care all

Hi Everyone

You all keep missing my question.



(( I am still fighting our water board over chlorinating our wonderful chemical free water.

Sent off another letter today to them hoping we can change there minds and go back to the UV way of keeping the water germ free.
At least the rain has come in handy we are collecting it for drinking water.

Can you all tell me wherever you come from ( what countries ) what your countries use ie; for clearing your water supplies I would be interested to know .
I have researched in Canada and they use UV in some states also some US states.)))



I would really like your input on this if you do not mind me asking you,it is really important.

Sylvia I am glad you put up that site re Wrong certs as I have a few now to send off,sounds like you are in for a nice Christmas holiday this year,my sister has been to Canada and she loved it ,went to the falls and various other places.

sally nice to see you popping in .

We have not heard from Robert for a while I do hope his wife is recovering OK.

Well I am off to the boards for a while ,it is amazing how rusty I have gotten at searching,will pick up soon I am sure.

suex <3 :-D

Hi Sue


and everyone.


Arthur ........... www.bmdshare.com is a site that was set up for exchanging certificates.


Not sure how effective it is.




I see that you have had some horrendous storms in England!



I spent a lot of time on the phone this morning (Thursday) ............ booking the trains for our trip back east at Christmas-time. That's 3 trains each way, total of 6 days travel.

We had coupons that gave us 50% off 2 of the 3 sections ............. and our travel agent could not therefore do the booking for us.


I got it all done, and so we are set.


We do have to spend a night in Montreal on the way over, as there have been some cut-backs in train service. There were 6 trains a week from Montreal to the Maritimes, now there are only 3. It means that we arrive over there 1 day later than originally planned.



But I managed to get a really good price on a room in one of the best hotels in Montreal ....................... and it is 2 floors above the train station (which is underground). So we won't even have to put our noses out the doors if the weather is bitterly cold

The last time we had to stay over in Montreal, it was -30 to -32C ....... in the daytime! I didn't ask what the night time low was!

The hotel is the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, and I've got a room for 2, queen bed, room rate $135 (or ca £70) ....... which is about half the normal rate. That's what you get for reserving early!



very pleased with myself


Meanwhile, OH was cleaning the carpets with the Hoover steam cleaner we bought a few weeks ago.

He did 2 rooms yesterday, and they look really good. Mind you, the carpet wasn't really dirty in either of them. Just needed brightening up.

Then he moved on to do our bedroom ....... and suddenly announced that the machine was not working properly

It seems that a hose was not hooked up properly, and so it was not sucking water into the dirty water tank ......................... yet, the other carpets had not been very wet, and both had dried in 4 or 5 hours.

He thinks he has now solved the problem ........... and will tackle a really dirty carpet tomorrow (Friday). Dirty because of feet marks where someone sits every evening (and it is not me )



Take care everyone

Just returned from a trip to Hastings.

Its been very humid here loads of sun - it was lovely just walking along the seafront. Loads of people just sitting around outside the pubs and the little eating establishments. Hardly anything open on the prom which was a shame as there were loads of people around.

We went for a trip on the East lift up to the country park - you could see where the Jubilee beacon had been we just enjoyed ourselves wandering around to the firehills - its amazing up there in the autumn - all the foilage changes colour and as the sun sets it looks likes the hills are on fire. If its been warm you have to watch out for adders though if you wander too far into the bushes.

Didn't realise you could walk across from Hastings seafront - only ever been up there by car. My great aunt use to live in Hastings we went down there every year if we could. They use to have a pub on the hill called first in last out & auntie May had a house that over looked the cricket ground. It was lovely watching the matches in the summer.

We also stopped off in Eastbourne - the flowers on the seafront look lovely this time of year. It just made a nice change to be out and about instead of stuck in an offic all day.

Well off to get a drink and check my emails etc.

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

arthur found this but i have not used it

http://ukbdm.cor/ex.com/

hope it works

<3 sally w

helo hello hello :-D

arthur i have a look through my watched threads as i did hav a site on their for unwanted certs but i must have deleared it ithink it was called unwanted certs

try putting that into advance search you might be lucky it had loads of certs on it

<3 to all

sally w :-D :-D

Arthur, there are a couple of websites which take details of unwanted certificates......I know one is called bmdshare but I can't remember what the other one is called... :-S


To avoid getting the wrong certs, I tend not to give the registration numbers but simply the year and names - you get a refund if it's wrong.

You can also try looking in Search Trees to see if anyone on here has them in their trees.



I had an aternoon out by myself yesterday! I was told that I needed to make sure that I have some 'me' time so, because I didn't have the grandchildren, I took myself off to Dunelm Mill for a couple of hours. Didn't spend much, but it was nice to wander round on my own for a bit :-D

Have just been down to church to see what's going on! We have a flower festival this weekend and it's beginning to look amazing! Complete chaos at the moment but, come tomorrow it will look fantastic. The theme is the Olympics........and some people are just so clever in what they can think of. I can't arrange daffodils in a milk bottle. :-(


Smells as though tea is nearly ready, so will go before I smell burning. Love to all. Cx.... <3

Arthur - you could put them on Genealogy chat and offer them out to anyone - just keep it nudged up for a bit - the Who do you think you are website aslso has a place for unwanted certs.

Having a nice few days relaxing for a change. waiting for a call from our bank manager - said it would be 30 mins that was over 3 hours ago - dont know if thats good or bad thing. At least we still have the roof over our heads (at the moment)

Going to try & do a bit of family tree work this afternoon, while waiting for the call. I just hate waiting around for people.

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3