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Successfully changed name to SandyB. Thanks again Pam.

Thanks Pam, will try that & see if it works.
Just got back from shopping in the market-great place for all my fruit & veg.
Hoping to get the dvd of 'The Damned United' soon. It's a film all about Brian Cloughs short reign as manager of Leeds United. We've seen a few excerts from it & it looks good, even if you aren't particularly into football. Wondered if anyone has seen it yet?

Sandy

Hi Sandy, think you go to 'account' and type the name in that you want to appear on your posts, Sandy may already been taken, but you could put Sandy 2, or Sandie, or Sandee...things like that, try it and see...but i could be totally wrong!

No harm in trying though.

Pam.

Apologies everyone to not replying straight away to any replies to my posts. I've been away for a few days, & realise now I should have mentioned this in my message.
I'm new to the Community pages, and have received some good advice from other members (thanks again Cynthia) regarding the protocol/best way to manage your messages i.e If you can't stay near your PC for any reason, post a message to that effect so other members know what's happening.
It's just a shame that Genes can't send at least one message to anyone new to the Community pages giving the advice that Cynthia gave me.
I'd have thought the tech guys could have devised a way for just one automated message to be sent when a someone posts on the Community pages for the first time, advising them on protocol etc..
Thanks Elizabeth for the reply about Miracle on 34th street.

PS Does anyone know if I can change the name thats shown on my posts? As we're registered in my hubbies name it looks like the messages are being posted by him & not me!

Robert Newton
Celia Johnson
John Mills
Staley Hooloway
etc


With a cast like that, how could it fail ?

Hi Roy, I bought the DVD just the other night of Sunset Boulevard and so it may turn up today hopfully...but haven't seen the film in years, it's one of the classics and they don't show it very often on the telly do they. It was you mentioning it Roy that made me seek it out on E Bay. William Holden was a handsome chap in his youth, shame the drink got to him in latter years...i believe he died through drink and when they found him he was all alone and had been dead several days, very sad.

Yes David, do you mean This Happy Breed...if it's the one I'm thinking of it is a good film.

Pam.

This Happy Breed is always a joy to watch

Hi all,
have just purchased Sunset Boulevard on E Bay...wonderful film. I remember first seeing it as a kid and Gloria Swanson scared me a bit!!
Pam.

My best fav. film has to be 'Its a Wonderful Life',
"every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings" pass me the tissues
Andrea

Gentle nudge please

Thank you
xx

Welcome to the thread Sandy and hope you visit again...we've been going since last Christmas and from time to time it does go a bit quiet on here...but we keep going!

I'm working tonight and also Sunday night, so won't be back for a bit...have a lovely bank holiday all of you.

Pam.


Edit: Good choice of films.

Been a member of 'genes' for ages & didn't even know this Topic Board existed!
My favourite films- probably mentioned somewhere on the previous 82 pages!
Pretty Woman- Julia Roberts brilliant, & love Richard Gere-what a sugar daddy!
Shirley Valentine- What woman doesn't sympathise/empathise with her.
The Quiet Man-my favourite John Wayne film. Him & Maureen O'Hara really rub sparks off each other. Remember the bit when the Vicar has almost caught the fish at long last, & then has to leave it to see the fight.
The Shawshank Redemption-Brilliant actors, very clever story.
The Birdcage-Robin Williams & Gene Hackman-really funny, Robin William is a gay night club owner trying to act straight when his sons' future in-laws call. His partner,Nathan Lane, dresses up as Mum to greet strait laced Gene Hackman. Hilarious.
Favourite films to watch at Christmas -
1)Scrooge-the original with Alastair Sim.
2)Harvey
3)It's a wonderful life
Can't remember the name of the one with Richard Attenborough in -playing Santa but only the little girl believes in him-is it Miracle on 34th street??

Sandy
PS Hubby likes ANY film with big John Wayne in.

Hello all,


Elizabeth that film sounds a good one, I've not seen it though. Anthony Qualyle was an exellent actor and very underated i think. Remember him in The Guns of Navarone? he played a good part in that. When my son was younger the bit in that film where the Germans fire out from the cliff with the huge guns used to really frighten him, when we've spoke about it now he''s older he reckoned it wasn't the sound of the guns that frightened him it was, 'the look' of them...strange isn't it what can scare youngsters.

I will look out for that film though, a film doesn't have to be 'in your face' to have a powerful effect always does it.

Regards to all.

Pam.

Dear Pam and all

Hello

Hope you are all well and doing okay.

I bought a black and white video of "Serious Charge", made in the 1950's.

Anthony Qualye plays a vicar who is falsely accused of molesting an older teenage boy, who is a troublemaker.

It shows how people send poisonouse pen letters
and cause problems.

The film is resolved by when the village realise
the vicar is totally innocent.

It also deals with teenage pregnancy and youth problems.

The film is not explicit in any way but is still a powerful film.

Cliff Richard plays a delinquent!

Very best wishes
xx

Watched The Italian Job earlier...not a patch on the original!!

Evening all


Hi Nicky went up to Cromer and Sherringham today would you believe!!

We had a lovely day actually, had a stroll along the beach at Cromer and a cuppa and then headed up to Sherringham, got home about 6.30....so should sleep well with all that sea air. Think the weather's going to be good for next week in this are, so your girl will have a lovely time.

Pam.

So still the eternal scholar hey Ed!! , at least your getting time off in the summer rather than winter though, and I`m sure your OH is delighted to be getting all those jobs done that have been niggling her for ages, and with it being school holidays its always good to have time off with the kids......make the most of it, once they get older you only see them for about 5 minutes at a time, and have to catch them as they run in or out of the front door... with a "can`t stop i`m meeting so and so, running late already...."

Afraid I was fast asleep when you were up watching your film last night Ed.....and OH was watching our west Ham game again on sky...Good result for the gooners though...

Nicky

Hi Nicky et al,

No I've not started the new job yet; I have to wait for my security clearance to go through - it can take anything between one and two months - hopefully they'll try and get it done quickly so I can start working again.

So in the meantime I've been decorating and doing those jobs around the house and garden that have been put off until I knew I could spend the money!

Still studying in preparation for the new role - the plan being that by walking into the job with a couple of exams under my belt it will show them the type of person I am.

Watching a film at the moment called Tactical Assault with Rutger Hauer. It's about an air force pilot who is fighting for his life at the hands of a former Gulf War colleauge who is out for revenege.

Ed

Hi Pam and all.....

Yes i`m still around, OH has had the week off this week. { I get all the school holidays off anyway} and we`ve been out and about and catching up with jobs in the home etc....... have watched a bit of telly, but certainly no films which is why I havn`t added to the thread,

Youngest daughter is up in your neck of the woods next week Pam, at an outdoor centre called Hillside at Sheringham, shes going by coach, being picked up on in London so won`t be up your way myself, .....pity i could have popped in for a cuppa and a chat......

Weather wise we`ve had yet another grey/dull dreary day here ...again...August { and most of July} has been a real wash out, such a pity as it all started so well back in April. ....

I may try and get up to Winchester Records Office next week ,as I am child free all week, and OH is back at work, I`m hoping to find 5x gr grandfathers baptism in Cheriton Hants in 1727, I have his wife and 2 children { info from a settlement order} and hoping his parents married there and even born there themselves, that would be great to get back another whole generation...the surname is Keemish and that wasn`t a very common name, so fingers crossed.

Ed , hows things progressing ? Have you started the new job yet?

Patricia...bitten by Mossies????...where do you live? here on the south coast its more like umbrella weather than mossie spray weather........ Hav`nt had to water all my pots for at least 4or 5 weeks.....that says it all really....

hope your all well..

Nicky

Nudge.