General Chat

Morning everyone :-) Mary the weather varies here at the moment. Sometimes it's rainy, sometimes dry we even have sunny days still or a mix of everything lol. As for the cold even then it can't make it's mind up it can be chilly but some days it's really mild, dare I say it even warm lol. Lara did I forget to tell you I've had my ammonia jab so it doesn't affect me now hehe ;-pppppppp Trifley and Pam sending you both special ((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))) Laurie and Lew I hope you are treating those servants right. If you don't they may just report you to their union lolol :-ppppppp Hope everyone is well ~~~~~~~~~~~~to all Catxx

Hi all I clicked on Shared Trees and it took me to My Contacts..is it supposed to do that as I dont use it to much so not sure if it is oop the pole or not. Had a nice Martoonei so feeling very nicely.. Queen I think I will make sure I bring the Martoonies to Mudgee so that we can partake together..( In our Motel room,, dont tell anyone or they will want one to)) Tony Managed to work out that stupid site I was groaning about but havent found anything yet. Stupid woman... wish she could be a sensible woman and just stay home instead of going off to NZ.Come to think of it she just might have... Well I just might have a early night tonight so if I dont reappear its because I have gone to bed..but then I just might get a second wind and reappear so ...............you never know... Love mary xxxxx

Hi Wafflers, Yes Tony mines the same, lucky for me I don't have your problem as I only share a tree with two others and they have a little drawing of a tree beside their name, don't you have that? sorry i missed the quiz, I got them all right you know, Oh my goodness where's all that smoke coming from, something's on fire.lol. Now who said that my Bazza babie was spoilt, hold on just got to tuck him up in his little bed with it's queen sized duvet, there there pet you're not spoilt, would you like mummy to hand feed you? Pam, that was a beautiful poem about hugs so here's a big one for you, ((((((((((((huge hug for our Fluffy)))))))))))))) Trifley my sweet one, how's it going? see you on here tomorrow perhaps? Jillxx

Thanks Laurie - Vonny. Going to have to fiddle around with my settings...as when i 'click' on 'My Family tree' a 'Pop up blocker' wont allow me access....( a Pop window was blocked ). but in tools my Pop up blocker is not on....so might be a setting in my Norton. Ta. Tony Oz.....:>)))

Guess that is a snap Vonny teeheee L xo

Tony, if you click on My family Tree then to the top right is a drop down of all your shared trees :) Vonny

TONY . . . like u was told before . . . go into your family tree and up in the right hand corner there is a scrolly thingy that has all the trees you have access to listed there . . . Granted you have good reason to 'pack a tanty' they shoona taken the list off us . . was so much easier to sort thru who you had given access to on the old way!! Ah!! remember the good old days when things was easy . . . . ;-))))))) Laurie

Blimey...:>((( Thats making it hard. Used to be able to 'click' on Shared Trees..and up popped a nice little list of all the peeps that you shared your tree with. Now haffta sift through bloody hundreds of contacts to find who i share with, and i dont want to delete my contacts, as i need them for back up references to remember what we talked about, in case one of these peeps contacts me via GR messages regarding reseach i did for them yonks ago. I have made over 400 contacts since 2004 and somewhere among these 400 are my shared trees.....Not happy Jan. abuse...abuse...:>)))) Tony Oz....GR should be sent to the naughty corner..me thinks

yes (to the shared tree bit) had written a lovely thing to add today but it disappeared. so... hi all. i do not speed. xmas was particularly grim the year of my last contribution. 2/4 of us who are capable of driving, have a licence. one cannot use the rta until all outstanding contributions are made. one is still waiting for the final outcome (they took the piccy card off him immediately). They didn't inherit irresponsible behaviour off me, its something they inherited of me mum(oops said it instead of thinking it) hi merle, john and jeff (have we met before? have you beckinghams in your tree). today has been preetty nice and relaxed, a 'bit ' of study to do, but... love you all later yvette x

Mines the same as yours Tony!! Guess I'll have to go through my contacts to find the shared trees but my contacts aren't as long as yours must be!! Following Linda Shaw's advice to Donna on My family Tree, I did notice a shared tree thing there, top right, but I didn't look at it. Thanks so much Laurie, John has some rellies who worked on the railways so I have bookmarked the page. catch you later tonight. Vonny

Strange.........On the left hand side of the Page ( where you have Messages....My account details......Sign out......stuff Under that is......My Family tree....and Shared Trees. Is it just me...... or when you 'Click' on Shared Trees it used to show all the Shared peeps you share your tree with. But if i 'click' on it now....it shows me my/Your 'Contact's' in 'Messages'.......... which there are Hundreds of peeps i have contacted over the years on this site. Where are the Peeps gone that share a common tree with me, and the ones who opened there Tree to me and Visa -Versa. Anyone else have this. Tony Oz.....:>(((

Oh Goodness me a real live (well almost) genealogy posting . . . shock horror . . . I'm going to ruin our reputation! Anyone who think they may have rellies who could have been employed by the NSW Government Railways in 1902 - this site give a list of all employees as at 31/12/1902 . . listed in different brances you just have to go thru each branch and scroll thru the names . . . Interesting too . . . tells you how much the earned ! just replace the * with a .(dot) http://home*iprimus*com*au/bexleyboy/1902/index*html ...................................... Lots more info to be found from The home page for the NSW Railway Resource Centre at http://home*iprimus*com*au/bexleyboy/arhs/unofficial*htm) ...................................... good luck - I found some of mine luv Laurie

Afternoon Wattlers How is everyone? Well I hope. I heard on the radio this morning that Melbourne experienced a small tremor of about 2.? Went to town this morning and bought a pink ribbon band for pink ribbon day today it was only $3.00 and I thew in $5.00 gee it felt good, not much but every little bit helps, if everyone threw in an extra dollar or 2 it would go a long way. Son just called in and needs a lift to town so I will be back after. Cheers Sue

Hope your going to decline the invitation to the Policeman's ball Tony . . . I have been invited to pay to go to that ball twice, but long winded letters explaining my inability to attend resulted in the invitation being withdrawn. LOL L ;-)))))))

OOOHHHH Flakey . . . shame shame you little stirrer !! I will have you know that the Queen herself likes what we pricless princess's have done with the cousins . . . Ah gotta got . . . Bazza is hanging off the rail washing the glass panels we have on the balcony - that boy just hates dirty glass - can't stop him - he sees grot he has to clean!! luv Laurie (Princess of the Nile)

Arvo Wattlers....:>)) Thats O'k......you dont have to stand when i enter the thread........please be seated.... 'Hull Earl of Essex/Sussex'....;>)))) Nuther nice day in Melbum, with the sun shinning on a cloudless day. Got a nice letter from our roads constabulary to-day asking me if i would like to give them $134 for travelling at 54 k in a 50 k Zone......I just cant beleive i was going that fast. Thats reeeeeeely fast.............. and even the boy 'RUNNING' along side my car or 'THE OLD LADY PUSHING HER ZIMMER FRAME' didnt see a camera either, hope they dont book them too.....Sorry, just needed to get that orf me chest....:>((( Hi Jeff. Welcome mate. Lara. Sent you an Email abooot your WALSH. Its a bit hard to explain via Email mate, without knowing all the facts. A lot of Geno work i do myself can be based on pure instinct, and gut feelings, as well as research, and the knowledge one picks up over the last 30 years. If your searching the surname WALSH best to look at variables also, mate WALSHE,WELCH,WELSH (E ) specially if there Irish. Must be time for a Ham & Cheese toasted sanga. Have a great day everyone. Tony Oz..:>)))) The Duke of Hurl...lol

Thanks Gwenda, we already have carers for 2 half days but its the nights that are a problem now. My uncle doesnt sleep in case she wakes and tries to go to the toilet on her own, twice in the past 10days she has fallen in the bathroon because of the parkinsons and he has woken up and found her there. He is getting frail himself and shouldn't be lifting her. I said to my cousin that she should treat her Mum the way she would want her kids to treat her in the same situation but its really hard when you have no siblings to back you up. Think I'll ring my Mum now and make sure she is behaving herself....lol Flakey

Flakey . . . watch out for my pm to you L xo

Hi Flakey, FIL has alzheimers - well they refer to it as dementia but he has been classified as a grade 1 sufferer (I think thats the term), MIL has 2 women who take him out for outings twice a week. One takes him on Tuesday for a couple of hours and the other one has a few others besides on Friday. Now MIL is looking into care - not sure if long term or just respite. She can get him into one place for 5 days and asked if she could visit. Was told 'no'. Her sister told her it was so she could have a rest and while MIL really does need help obviously is like your uncle and not ready to have a total break even for a short time. FIL doesn't recognise his son (not my OH) when he visits, can't go into the bathroom because people are looking at him from the mirror, sees his reflection in the windows and thinks people are watching him and has started swearing - think the worst he has said is 'bl***y' but this is a couple who never swear so for MIL it is very upsetting. It's very hard to know what to advise but your cousin really needs to try to get her father to understand that he needs some assistance. As you say he'll only make himself ill and be of no use to either of them. Many a carer of an alzheimer patient has died before the sufferer. Hope there is a solution for your cousin. Gwenda xx

Good morning Wattlers, sun is out not a cloud in the sky, and I,ve almost finished the H******k for the day.......yea need to find a good book. Spent a long time this morning with a cousin ,who is an only child, her mum(81) has Parkinsons and elhziemers(sp) and my uncle isnt copeing very well but wont let her go into a nursing home. I can understand his view but he will be ill himself if he doesnt get some sleep and allow someone to help him. We can get some respite for 2 weeks and I think once she is settled she will be ok as she doesnt know where she is 95% of the time. Its hard for my cousin, doesnt know if she should go over her Dads head and just make the arrangements or not....anyone had any experience with this?? ~~~to Ducky if she looks in, and also HM Queenie who I hope is ok today cause I think the prinsethes are overworking the cousins and they should be recalled. Have a restful day everyone Flakey