Popular Post chrisf Posted March 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good morning one and all On the way to the East Anglian show at Wood Green Animal Centre yesterday I was chuffed to bits to discover that a street in Godmanchester has been named after my late father. When he died, 12 years ago, he was President of the Godmanchester Community Association and to name a new street Foren Crescent is a wonderful and touching tribute to his work for them, even though it is on a Barratt development! Quite why I thought that there might have been a naming ceremony I’m not sure but the naming has been effected and I do not have to make a potentially embarrassing, cheesy and tearful speech. The usual warm thoughts to all, particularly those in distress for whatever reason. Chris 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning All, We have a nice bright morning in this part of the world. The weekend was fairly quiet, but that also meant that I didn't get an awful lot done! Sorry to hear about your break in Chard. Unfortunately, these sort of break ins seem to be on the increase everywhere. I wish you a trouble free run with the tradesmen and insurance - and a swift coming to terms with the fact that your home has been invaded. Oh well - I guess it is time for a coffee Have a good day everyone... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Morning all 'Chard - condolences on having home and property violated and stolen. I'm sure it'll happen to me some time, so lax am I. Chris F - what a lovely discovery. I have to be at Alison's by 8.30, as she is at her youngest's skool this morning, as part of some sort of testimonial exercise, where parents are asked by officials to comment on the quality of education on offer. I need to be chez elle because DHL are due to deliver new passports this morning. Yesterday was Alison's birthday. She got one card, just as she had received one Christmas card. Both were from me. Her mother is still hale and hearty, and there are three sisters. Families! I hope your week sets off in good order. Edited March 13, 2017 by Oldddudders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 I shoulda remembered that. One of my ancestors brother was captain on a steamer from Portsmouth. His name, Obadiah Orange Lemmon. The SS St Clemens? I bet scurvy wasn't a problem on his ship?!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning everyone. I am meeting with an old work colleague for a bacon sarnie and a cup of coffee today. Lots to do so TTFN. Baz 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 A good point, Don, though the typo makes it look as though the earliest trade was carried out by telephone engineers rather than the fascinating Phoenicians! Spelling was never my strong point. The smell chucker wanted me to put phoneticians! Don 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all from a bright and sunny village and a home where the wifi not only works but doesn't want all my personal contact details to bombard me with marketing. Anyway the boss has set off to Asda and I'm shortly off to Wakefield to help Chris unload the layout from the van. Then it will be back home to unload the shopping from the car. Hopefully a bit of modelling the afternoon then much more this evening at the club. Chard, very sorry to hear about your 'invasion'. I don't think most people realise just how unsettling this violation of very personal space can be. Unfortunately as modern cars can't all be started with a key from a Viva or hot wired, then now people have to actually get the keys from the house. Chrisf, that sounds great about the street. There is obvious need for a blue plaque. Anyway I'm off to sunny Wakey now so TTFN. Jamie 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Gwiwer Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good Yawning all. Welcome to Moanday. Thoughts with 'CHARD following the vist by his Neighbourhood Bar Stewards. I wish you a speedy resolution of the matters arising. The Good Lady has ventured forth on the first day of her new career. I am obliged to remain home awaiting deliveries (various) of microwave, table, desk, groceries and, it is alleged, workpersons to attend to several small matters of maintenance which renters are not permitted to do for themselves. The sun is shining upon the Hill of Strawberries. May it also do so upon your day. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning Awl, A three piece sleep was had, 10:15 to 00:30, 01:00 to 03:30, 04:00 to 05:15. not good.... The drive into work was good, seeing the dawn, and a distinct lack of cockwombles. The leaking road at the Coltishall bridge is still pouring out water, that valve and one slightly lower down on the bridge ramp are now marked by a blue arrow, suggesting work / traffic jams imminent. This week I have no major systems to calibrate just lots of current shunts and resistors. This should provide for a restfull time with no brain strain, before starting to write a computer program to test AC Volts 1mV to 1000V 10Hz to 1 Mz then I'll have the brain ache. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 A good point, Don, though the typo makes it look as though the earliest trade was carried out by telephone engineers rather than the fascinating Phoenicians! In that case maybe it was phone cards. The SS St Clemens? I bet scurvy wasn't a problem on his ship?!! IIRC it was SS Duke of Edinburgh, but I prefer your suggestion. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all, and it's a sunny one here today. A neighbour kindly donated* a large free-standing five-tier shelf unit last night which now resides in the garage. Tidying operations have commenced but it is quite a job. Item X needs to go in cupboard Y and item Z needs to come out of said cupboard first and go on shelf A which temporarily has clutter on it.....including item Z. Where to start?!! Just start, carry on & finish. * code for he didn't want to drive to the tip. Prior to any of that fun I've a day in the office. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post BSW01 Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good morning everyone It's Monday so that means that Sheila has gone out to her Zumba class and I have the place to myself. Over the weekend one of Sheila's friends from her Zumba class gave us some rhubarb that her has grown on her allotment. She grows organically and in the past it has always been very nice. So whilst I have the kitchen to myself I'm going to make a rhubarb cake, I've not tried this recipe before, Sheila found in the inter-web thingy. Both Sheila's mums parents came from large families, around 13 kids in each, her mum had an aunt who was younger than she was! 'CHARD! Sorry to her about the break in. Back later. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Morning all. Sunny here. I think my brain must be suffering from lag due to crossing from the eastern hemisphere to West and back again yesterday. Aditi seems to think that we should go to Chelmsford today. We haven't been to any of the shopping establishments in the centre there for many a year. They now have a John Lewis but only a mini version selling clothes and small household items I believe. I suspect there will not be a diversion out to the excellent John Dutfield model railway emporium today. I think I will suggest perhaps going to Chelmsford on a rainy day instead. Tony Edited March 13, 2017 by Tony_S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all from Estuary-Land. Sorry to hear of your break-in Chard, keep your fingers crossed that the scrotes will be caught. I can understand why geneology has such an attraction, the thrill of the hunt. It is a bit disappointing though when you come up against a brick wall. One I came across was all the records before 1666 were lost in the great fire of London. Family stories passed down through the generations are intriguing but can easily become distorted or no records can be found. An example of the latter is that family members, name of Turner went to America on the Mayflower. They went as indentured servants, a father, son and daughter. Only the daughter is known to have returned to England, as her marriage is recorded but no further records can be found of her brother and father. My dads family didn't go very far for generations, they all lived in Gravesend, they were watermen on the lower Thames and the Estuary, son following father into the same trade until the trade went into decline in the late Victorian era. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I never saw any of these in Essex (or here, for that matter): Almost very clever. Best, Pete. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In Little Tel Aviv, the total lack of any traffic on the roads suggests that the local Orthodox community is Kosher for Passover. Yesterday, everybody was in fancy dress, which means it was Purim. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all. Back from York to a very sick computer. Computer off to hospital, I'll be back on line when it returns. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all, 'Chard - sorry to see you among us with a message of such woe, one can but hope that the constabulary catch them and that the presiding judge believes in punishment rather than 'making allowances' for poor parenting or similar excuses for failing to deploy the cat o' nine tails etc. On a brighter note Rick I hope that herself enjoys her first day and confirms that she has made the right decision and has landed among a good crowd of folk to work with - always a worry when you actually arrive in the new job so all the best to her. On a second brighter note the sun is shining upon us. Quite what we have done to deserve its arrival I'm not sure but it has and it might encourage herself to sally forth into the garden as she did on Saturday while I was at the Basingstoke show - and I can see plenty of shrubs etc which need a trim so i can guess where my day might be spent. Have a good day one and all 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 Five minutes peace at last SWMBO is doing some gardening then off to the shops later to take back what she bought last week I said to her why buy it if are going to take it back the following week the stare I got made me quake at the knees so i retreated to the Modelling Cave still this afternoon will be peaceful as well, me I off to the hospital tomorrow for an Epidural I've been agony for weeks or sonked on painkillers so another day of peace then I will be in her care Wednesday deep joy I'm looking forward to it laying in bed waited on hand and foot Thursday no doubt she will be back in @rsey mode but I did managed 3 weeks of being a "Layabout" when I had the last injection so I'm going to see if I can faint this one a bit longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 It would appear that being a lovely day is a good reason to go to Chelmsford and visit John Lewis this afternoon. Aditi tried bribery reminding me I am entitled to a free cake while there. We were just about to set off to the park when Matthew phoned. He wanted to talk to his Mum so it is almost certainly something academic. He sounded cheerful though. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Whilst out on the alcohack yesterday, managed to take a photo of a "barn find" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 Guess what's for desert after tonight's tea? I just need to make some custard, but I'll do that later! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 ^^ Mmmm, rhubarb. Is curry the main course? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Morning all from Estuary-Land. Sorry to hear of your break-in Chard, keep your fingers crossed that the scrotes will be caught. I can understand why geneology has such an attraction, the thrill of the hunt. It is a bit disappointing though when you come up against a brick wall. One I came across was all the records before 1666 were lost in the great fire of London. Family stories passed down through the generations are intriguing but can easily become distorted or no records can be found. An example of the latter is that family members, name of Turner went to America on the Mayflower. They went as indentured servants, a father, son and daughter. Only the daughter is known to have returned to England, as her marriage is recorded but no further records can be found of her brother and father. My dads family didn't go very far for generations, they all lived in Gravesend, they were watermen on the lower Thames and the Estuary, son following father into the same trade until the trade went into decline in the late Victorian era. I believe there are records in existence for some that travelled to and fro in those early days. Am not sure where you can find them though. Big Chief Elizabeth by Giles Milton is an interesting non fiction tome on the 1st ships and IIRC had plenty of names throughout. Interestingly, a guy I know down here has a fairly wealthy ancestor that was on an early manifest list. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2017 A'noon, which will have to pass for 'morning' today. Sunny out, less so within. Awful to read of 'chard's misfortune, having that particular T shirt, it is a very, very nasty feeling. Another reason living here is so good.....very low crime. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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