RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all from a bright, sunny and cold village. Lots to catch up on. Pete the geneaology sounds fascinating. I'm fortunate that my father did most of it 20 years ago and someone else did it on my mothers side but there are some interesting bits such as one of my dad's cousins that my grandmother said goodbye to at Liverpool docks some time before WW1. He had apparently been apparently been banished to the former colony for some misdemeanour. My dad couldn;t fill eveything in but did find out that he married bigamously in the US at some point. Anyway regards to all and Jock I hope that things get better for you. Off to a committee meeting then hopefully some modelling before we start the tidy up before the wedneday evening party. Jamie 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 Good morning all. They're promising sunny periods for today. Famous relatives? A group of people on my Dad's side, apparently. Called Huguenots. I wonder if my dissenting trait is a backlash. So be good, today, folks. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all from Estuary-Land, going down to Asda's for lunch as I'm feeling to lazy to cook anything today. On the subject of ancestors I have an ancestor who was employed as a spy during the French revolution, no Scarlet Pimpernel I'm afraid, he was employed to spy on the poet Wordsworth who had expressed sympathy for the revolutionary's. This was on my mothers side of the family, on my dads side I have a pirate hanged at Wapping in the 1670's. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all. After a very busy day of housework, candlemaking and cooking yesterday I have today to recuperate before I do it all again tomorrow. And then on Thursday... Making candles with Blondie was great fun, and she's now got a load of presents for friends and relatives - these are smelly candles poured into pretty coffee cups and saucers we bought in France. Plus a couple of moulded efforts. Tomorrow is going to be photography, so in a way easier. Julie has volunteered for shopping today as I'm bunged up and coughing again, which is marvellous. New Year lunch is going to be a Bash Street Feed - bangers and mash with onion gravy and Yorkshire puds. And baked beans. Pretty easy to cook. So have a suitable day, and enjoy. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 I've got a famous ancestor too. Adam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 ....would you Adam & Eve it? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Old cars are OK, probably got a charm of their own. Alright for nice days. A few years ago we were offered an M reg Fiesta 1300 with Fuel Injection, only 17000 miles and one genuine lady owner, only driven to the shops and back, never been into 5th gear (seriously) The lady only gave up driving due to age. It had a few scrapes, but was fully serviced etc. I was thinking 'almost a new car'. It drove well, but showed what new cars were like then. Noisey, un-refined etc. Today we're cosseted with all the mod cons etc. Don't get me wrong, it was fun to drive etc. But cars like that get 'old' quickly as you rack up a few miles. To keep them tip top, they need lots of TLC. The best 'old car'I had was a Mark 1 escort 1973, 1300 with 13" wheels and disc brakes on the front. Always reliable, only met its maker when the front suspension became un-repairable. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning All, Tad frosty in these parts while walking the dog this morning. Nothing like the temperatures some ERs live with but cold enough for us softy southerners. Have a good one all. Cheers Dave 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I've got a famous ancestor too. Adam. I know the one. . . had an operation on his chest and never worked again. . . . Got thrown of his smallholding because of his wife scrumping . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning All, Tad frosty in these parts while walking the dog this morning. Nothing like the temperatures some ERs live with but cold enough for us softy southerners. Dave Were you looking for a lost ball in that lot, Dave? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all, Bright and sunny gradually disposing of the quite hard overnight frost where it can get at it - that does not include our back garden, which is a pity as that is where we will be going later to both the woodshed and garage to restock logs & kindling. Add in a trip to Tesco for the 'paper and that's jst about your lot. Have a good day one and all. PS Nigel Davenport played Bothwell in the later Mary Queen of Scots film so there you go Pete - film stars sort of in the family too. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 Some time back our neighbours were burgled so they had an alarm fitted. They went away on holiday and left me in charge of one of the alarm fobs. This was probably a good thing as their cleaner called this morning to get the alarm switched off: she had gone in and set it off. Apparently we should have been told she was coming/she should have called in before opening the front door, but whatever the arrangement, our neighbours forgot to tell the relevant parties! A small crowd had gathered outside, so I went up to the house and bellowed: 'Oh shut up, otherwise I'll come up there and rip you off the wall!' At the same time I sneakily thumbed the alarm cancel button on the fob and the noise ceased. Since none of them knew I had a fob, I've appeared to have enhanced my reputation! Henceforth I'm expecting many requests for child minding and baby sitting duties Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 I know the one. . . had an operation on his chest and never worked again. . . . Got thrown of his smallholding because of his wife scrumping . . . Typical lad from Horden then. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 BoD... be aware that there is nowt wrong with people from Horden.. it the rest of them from Blackhall, Easington Colliery and Shotton you need to watch for! Baz Horden Yacker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 BoD... be aware that there is nowt wrong with people from Horden.. it the rest of them from Blackhall, Easington Colliery and Shotton you need to watch for! Baz Horden Yacker OI ! ! ! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK! ! ! ! . . It's them sidewinders from Seaham you've got to watch! ! ! ! ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning All, Tad frosty in these parts while walking the dog this morning. Nothing like the temperatures some ERs live with but cold enough for us softy southerners. 220_444_frost.jpeg Have a good one all. Cheers Dave I love the super detailing you've put into your static grass work, Dave. Thought you may have overdone the forced perspective a bit! Didn't know they did r-t-r Z gauge in SWT livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 In a nutshell, that is what appeals to me about "old" cars... I'd much rather have the noise and unrefinement instead of today's "electronic everything". My wife's car is a case in point. Still unable to sell it, it will probably be scrapped. The latest error message on the dashboard a few days ago was "Loose Connection"... that was all it said. Being quite used to the Fiat's electrical gremlins, I chose to ignore it. Imagine my surprise when I pulled off of the drive and found myself unable to turn the steering wheel in either direction. It had locked solid. All I could do was select reverse, and put it back where it had come from. Turning the ignition off and then on again "cured" the problem. Bizarre. I could fix my first car at the side of the road. Today? Fat chance. Pete, is it still MOT'd? If so you may get the best price if you sell it at auction. When my son's Polo died I rang the ad's in the local paper where people guarantee a price for any car and ended up with £150. He said it would have been more for a bigger car, it seems that weight is the yardstick. Anyway, they took it away and did all the legal stuff for scrapping. HTH Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 ....one or two guys that I know couldn't afford the car of their desires as youngsters (sound familiar) and went on to buy the same model once they had the cash....20-30 years later. Funnily enough, they quickly realised that they didn't want the responsibility of looking after it weekly/spending their precious time messing with it, once they were older. Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all Cold etc but not to Minnesota levels, natch. Trisonic's tale of rape followed by marriage is a trifle unusual, I suspect. Most rape victims would be more inclined to offer their assailant a small surgical operation with a pair of rusty scissors! Cleaner Alison failed to show. On finally booting up PC, an email explained she has a tummy bug, so we're not really too disappointed to have avoided contact. Off to do some logging now. Hope you are all warm and coping. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Regarding ancestors - and we all have them - what I think truly interesting is that you would be able to recognise your forebears; faces live on. My pa's side of the family happen to be in this scene (link below) twice over, long term Amsterdam residents that they are. On taking my new wife to meet the family, and then visiting the Rijksmuseum, to say she was surprised is the least of it. (A recent joy of the Rembrandt exhibition currently at the National Gallery is that the preparatory sketch of the guy whose face I wear is on show, normally privately held unseen.) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Rembrandt_-_De_Staalmeesters_-_The_Syndics_of_the_Clothmaker%27s_Guild.jpg 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Morning all, Still a bit 'crook' this morning but not as bad. Pete75C, it's easy to forget that cars like the Cortina in your pic were the fleet workhorses of their day - that model, the Mk3 is well known to me as whilst working for Yamaha motorcycles in the early seventies, I covered in excess of 80,000 miles per annum for a couple of years as I travelled around everywhere North of a line from Barrow in the West to Humberside in the East and as far North as Orkney and Shetland, developing a dealer network! The cars were 2.0litre Estates to carry brochures etc. and in those days, their useful life was 40,000 miles, and so I had two new ones each year - the neighbours must have thought me wealthy. Although I agree that the electronics (always an Achilles heel with Fiat in my experience!) are possibly becoming too complex, the advance in basic engineering, rust proofing, and materials technology has meant that cars are considerably safer and capable of lasting longer nowadays! John(Killybegs), agree entirely about the Mini programme - youngest daughter's FiL has been renovating an Innocenti version for over 10 years to date, and it seems to need constant attention. I suspect the programme editors could have been the same bunch as those that did M Portillos Railway Journeys series! Sherry, I sympathise on the Turkey carving front, in our house it always results in a very attentive Archie the Westie parked under your feet looking towards the chopping board with the most appealing eyes! Luckily he can't quite leap high enough but we have to ensure the board is well back from the edge. Quite amusing to see a large Westie emulating a Meerkat, standing on hind legs as he sniffs the air. Have a good rest of the day all, and I'll try to look in later, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 Regarding ancestors - and we all have them - what I think truly interesting is that you would be able to recognise your forebears; faces live on. My pa's side of the family happen to be in this scene (link below) twice over, long term Amsterdam residents that they are. On taking my new wife to meet the family, and then visiting the Rijksmuseum, to say she was surprised is the least of it. (A recent joy of the Rembrandt exhibition currently at the National Gallery is that the preparatory sketch of the guy whose face I wear is on show, normally privately held unseen.) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Rembrandt_-_De_Staalmeesters_-_The_Syndics_of_the_Clothmaker%27s_Guild.jpg It can sometimes be very strange. Going back a very long way we had a distantly related family member who was the Pope and a good few years back my dad came across a profile picture of that Pope - only for us to notice that in profile his face almost exactly matched my dad! Could of course be sheer coincidence but there is a fairly recognisable family feature which was present on both of them and was particularly noticeable in many of the generation before my dad (but I have not got that nose, fortunately). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 Regarding ancestors - and we all have them - what I think truly interesting is that you would be able to recognise your forebears; faces live on. My pa's side of the family happen to be in this scene (link below) twice over, long term Amsterdam residents that they are. On taking my new wife to meet the family, and then visiting the Rijksmuseum, to say she was surprised is the least of it. (A recent joy of the Rembrandt exhibition currently at the National Gallery is that the preparatory sketch of the guy whose face I wear is on show, normally privately held unseen.) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Rembrandt_-_De_Staalmeesters_-_The_Syndics_of_the_Clothmaker%27s_Guild.jpg Yep - looks just like you do in your avatar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted December 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2014 It must be my warped mind, but every time Olddudders mentions Cleaner Alison, I want to know whether she has a dirty sister? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Alison has three sisters and one of them is a policewoman. No information regarding their cleanliness standards! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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