General Chat

I got it!!! *waves to Lew Lew*

Morning Kids! Back in the office and have access to the net. Telstra finally decided to send out a technican (which I have been telling them to do since Sunday!!!!!!!!!), so should have internet at home by tomorrow, hooray. I need to keep online, otherwise it takes me half a day to catch up on this thread. House is slowly coming together. The handyman is there today putting together all the flatpacked furniture and some other guy just turned up to seal the fishpond. Cable Guy and Antenna Guy were there until 6.30 last night and now we're wired for sound (and every other contraption known to man). Received the Winning Lotto numbers thanks Jood (& Tony). Will be in Sydney on Saturday night, so will be in a position to party! Found 2 boxes of my Family Tree research and can't wait to unpack it. Will try and chat again soon. *waves and blows kisses to all* Lew Lew xxx

Rebs ppppppp :) have a good day

You know what they say Vonny, be kind to small creatures, children and idiots. So................................... I'm kind to the small creature-Meercat, and in return she's kind to the idiot- me!!! :-pp Lol Jood. If I wanted to be fit for Y'wonga I left it waaaaaay to late to start. Nothing short of surgery is going to shift this lot. Truth is I aggravated an old netball knee injury the other week which stopped me playing a few years back. Only way to fix it is to get off my ample backside and work to strengthen the muscles, hence the weight work. The leg extensions on the bench should do the trick. And once you get started, it's easy to get enthusiatic...............and over do it, as my shoulders are telling me today. lol!!

Morning all, Feeling a bit miz today myself. I seem to have a cold down one half of my face! Weird. Eye, nose, throat but only on one side. :( And, it's my first free day home in ages, was looking forward to some gardening. OK WHO sent the cold weather?????? It's freezing this morning. grump grump. How come all the furry animals come to visit Rebs??? *just mildly wondering * :) Hi meercat. Good news about son's car Laurie. I know what you mean about worry and prayers! My 'boys' all want to do the opposite. They all four want to get bikes!!! because of the petrol prices. catch you all later, Vonny

Hello all Thanks Lols for your wishes that Shazz & I have a good lunch. Sorry you can't be with us - but hope your Drs appointment goes well. Shazz & I and her mate Pat are having fish'nchips at Windsor - miles from the ocean, but the fish tastes like it has just been caught. This place has won numerous awards for their fish'n chips - my mouth is watering at the thought of it. Trifley, so sorry to hear about your Sciatica - will you get some treatment of some kind - acupuncture, osteo, chiropractic???? Rebs - are you getting your smile repaired before Yarrawonga, or are these bills for your daughters smile?? uhmmmm were you also trying to get fit before Yarra??? I would have had to start two years ago !! Have a great day everyone Jood

Morning Folk!! On here early today, pay in the bank so get the bills paid and out of the way. Be glad when the girls orthodantic work is over, takes huge chunks out of the bank account. :-(( Laurie babe, is it your son who's bought a house in Brighton? We lived up the Eventide end for 13 years, 2 min away from the water, then moved away for a year before another 18 months in Seaview St. Now of course we are just on the other side of the bridge. Know how you feel about the damn Nissans. Son no 2 has a Skyline sitting in the backyard. (ours of course, not his) It's never been on the road since he had it. Now he's driving a Silvia. -spelling??? Way too powerful for a 19 year old to be driving. My old man used to listen to Gene Pitney. Unfortunately he thought he could sing like him as well. Guess what.....................he couldn't!!! Poor Trifley..........a friend suffers from the same thing, althought his is lower back. He says lying on the floor with legs up on a chair a right angles often helps. As does a wheat bag nuked in the microwave on the effected area. Hope you feel better soon. Off for some brekky, catch up later. love Rebs x

Good evening one and all - yes most sad the death of Gene - 'The man who shot Libe .. . . . . ' I too Tony have always been a big fan and play his music often 'Only 24 hrs fro. . . ' We were so lucky to grow up with such great music weren't we. 'In the eyes of the world . . . ' I only went to one concert of his here in Sydney in the 70's, and it was wonderful. 'Just one smile to make my life worth living . . . ' Rest in Peace Gene Pitney and thank you! We have been sitting out on the balcony all night, feels like a summers night. Had the BBQ in action and candles fluttering away, Ray needed a wind down after the big drive north and back not to mention the meetings in the middle. Well tomorrow is the big day for youngest son, takes the keys to his new home . . . Yipppeeee he moves out of my home soon ! ! ! ! Just making it out the door before he turne 28. He rang tonight with even better news he is selling his car ! ! ! He drives one of those high powered turbo charged Nissans that so many young folk have died driving too fast and I have always silently prayed for him to grow out of it - well finally a morgage and high petrol costs have forced the issue and its going (thank you Lord) - thats on top of another prayer answered when the motorbike went a few months ago. Poor trifely, not nice is it - I can usually get some relief with stretching exercises - rolling up in a ball with knees under my chin works well for me most times - in fact I do the stretches every morning before I get out of bed - its such a deep hurty pain I will do anything to avoid it. Well its off to bed with me catch you all later - have a great lunch Shaz & Joodles . . . cheers luv Laurie

Hi Wafflers Have developed a bugger of a case of sciatica. Pain down back of left leg. It happens every now & then and usually goes away in a few days but it makes sitting at the puta a pain. But the way it (puta) has been playing up today I could do with a while away from it anyway. Devily....glad to hear you have been able to access your hard drive. It would be heart breaking to loose all that work. Mark wants to know how old your puta is? (nosey little bugger) Hi Meercat.......which side of the planet do you hale from? A friendly wave to you. Heading off to bed shortly with a hot wheat bag on my back. Not that I need too much heat........the temp & humidity have been awful today. Hugs and a ~~~wave to everyone. love Trifley Queen of the Nile (As she limps off draging one leg)

Nothing Jood.......honest!!! Hiya Meer. You never saw me though, it was all a hallucination. Night Hon. OH is safely asleep, time for my beddy byes. lol!!

Wot you two up to Rebs and Meercat????????? Sounds undercover stuff lol Nite Nite Jood

*looks left, then right, makes sure the coast is clear and silently enters thread* Pssst! Meercat.......over here.

Evening All Yes Tony it was sad to hear about Gene Pitney, althought he was more in my Dads generation but I have heard of him. David Just got back with the hard drive. Yippee!!! I have most of my stuff, a couple of files would not copy, but I have the main of them. The bloke copied all that was on the drive, that would copy, some wouldnt as they had a prob with them, then F disk the drive and put everything back on, David bought it home, put it in our puta and it starts up ok, so Im going to back up my files now, so I have it on disc. Catch you tomorrow. Cheers Sue

I meant to post this the other day, as i thought it might be of help to someone. Dont know if any of the Wattlers have it? http://www.genwed(.)com/UK/england-marriages-4.htm And this one if you are searching in W.A W.A... AUSTRALIAN POSTAL Directories 1893-1949 http://www.slwa.wa(.)gov.au/pods/ Tony Oz..:>))

Rebs just a thought BC lives in London why dont you pm her, she was going to the archives as well today;; Blast;; dam double dam; Babs

Rebs. All the marriage certs i have from 1840 to 1864 ( my G, Grandparents ) only show Fathers name and Surname......of both couple........ I might be wrong...but dont think they mention mum's name mate on marriage cert. before then ( unless she was a Witness) I may be wrong ( and stand corrected ) but i have 12 marriage certs 1840 to 1864 and no mention of Mum's name. Tony Oz..:>))

Thanks Rudes. All I want is the mothers maiden name so I can look for Georgies birth rec's. Don't suppose anyone is going to London???? Just for once, why can't something be easy. !!!!!! ;((((((

Rebs. The earliest one i have is 1845. ( Essex ) It shows When married. Name and Surname. Age. Condition. eg: Batchelor/Spinster Rank or profession. Residence at time of marriage. ( County ) Father name and Surname. Rank or profession of Father. Tony Oz. ps. I have one for Banns...in 1835 Update: I also have one for 1840...( same data as above 1845 )

Thanks Babs. 1 year too early then. I doubt if parish records gave the names of parents. I'm staying clear of the boards apart from this thread for the moment so I guess it will have to wait. :-((

Rebs;; Certs didnt start till 1837 so you would need Parish records;; Your best bet would be to ask on tips board if anyone has disc of them for the area you want, give as much info as you can, and Im sure you will get help; Babs