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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    PasturesNew wrote: »

    e.g. my g-grandmother had two boys first - no idea if they had kids/married and looking at genesreunited (free, so no details), the date I've got of a birth (1905) doesn't match the results, results show 1901. So you look, stare and think "pfft".

    Then there's my grandmother's brother, died 1969. Did he marry? Have kids? No idea. He died young (under 50). And there's loads of loose ends it'd be interesting to tie up..... that'd take years.

    PM me names and dates, I'll look them up for you.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,274 Forumite
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    fc123 wrote: »
    Next time the wine is on you as with the amount of family help we are having to give and the house renovations I will turn up at the next one in rags and penniless.:)

    Of course! My pleasure!
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • GDB2222
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    I commend to the NP the wikipedia entry on Havergal Brian:

    "Brian acquired a legendary status at the time of his rediscovery in the 1950s and 1960s for the many symphonies he had managed to write. By the end of his life he had completed 32, an unusually large number for any composer since Haydn or Mozart. More remarkably, he completed 14 of these symphonies in his 80s, and seven more in his early 90s.

    He is also notable for his creative persistence in the face of almost total neglect during the greater part of his long life. Even now, none of his works can be said to be performed with any frequency, but few composers who have fallen into neglect after an early period of success have continued to produce so many ambitious works so long after any chance of performance would seem to have gone for good."

    An inspiration for all of us. :)
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • GDB2222
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Thanks Nikks... Drtifosi has been really ill. It is a long recovery (much longer than it should have been if things went to plan) but he appears - after several weeks of very trying circumstances - to have turned the corner and finally be on the road to recovery.

    We are very excited as we are going to try and go out on Saturday. It will be the first time he has left the house in the about 6 weeks since he got home from hospital, other than to go to the doctors surgery or briefly to have his hair cut as it had got really long. So big challenge time.

    Oh Viva! I am so sorry that I missed any hints about this. My best wishes to you both, and I'm delighted that he's getting better.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • GDB2222
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    zagubov wrote: »
    Yes, have a good downtime this weekend everybody. Hope viva's OH recovers as quickly as possible.

    I've got to get work done on the big car. The tube that connects the petrol cap and the petrol tank's not working (can't put in more than about 10 litres at a timed). Can't even think of the name for the part.:mad:

    I'm struggling to see how a pipe can stop working in such a way that it lets in 10 litres but no more? I can see that it can get blocked, but evidently it isn't. These tanks have some sort of anti-syphon device - could that be the issue?

    I was vaguely wondering whether the fuel gauge is buggahed and the tank is simply fuller than you think it is?
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  • GDB2222
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I see the King of Spain is off to see the train site... my relative's spanked his bare 4rse on many occasions.

    Oh, is she a dominatrix? Excellent way to earn your living. Well, maybe not excellent, but it beats being a sub.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Oh, is she a dominatrix? Excellent way to earn your living. Well, maybe not excellent, but it beats being a sub.

    I think she was a nanny.
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Never wondered if your grandparents had brothers/sisters, who they were and what happened to them?

    One g/father's brother went to war (ww1) and died in France. Family donated a special water fountain in the entrance to the church. That'd be interesting to go and see if ever I were passing!

    My four grandparents had a total of 22 siblings. That's too many for me to get my head round. I'm glad to know that there's a cousin that follows this sort of stuff up, but I haven't space in my brain to get involved with it myself.
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    GDB2222 wrote: »
    Oh, is she a dominatrix? Excellent way to earn your living. Well, maybe not excellent, but it beats being a sub.


    Love puns.:j
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I think, for the masses, it's a coming together of: parental loss, at a time in your life when you have the spare time and suddenly find 1001 unanswered questions .... and you also need the spare cash.

    So you're not "of the right age" yet, nor have the time.

    I'm of the right age and would have the time, but not the money.

    That makes sense. I do have a feeling that I want somebody to know about it, but I haven't time for it to be me. I remember at my grandmother's funeral last year being pleased to find that a cousin of mine (in her 60s) looked set to take over from the cousin of my dad's (in his late 80s) who's dealt with all that info up until now. "Oh good," I thought, "It will still get done without my having to do it."
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
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