General Chat

Hi Lynda If you are having a dig at the A-Z of rhyme, may I respectfully point out you don't have to read it Dee xx

Hi Lynda Am rather oversensitive, just the way I am I'm afraid. Dee xx

Merry Christmas Lemon and a peaceful New Year. Jean x.

You too Jean XXXX

Sorry to ignore all this shouting but I've been out:) I obviously thank people for cards when I speak to them but I don't really understand why people post threads to thank people for cards - are people going to start threads thanking people for thanking them for the card :)) I have wondered how people feel who aren't sending to or receiving from loads of people on the boards feel - a bit left out I would think. Like Gwynne I have always thought capital letters means shouting on the net but I had never thought of it from Anne's point of view before. I just suspected people thought their threads were more important than other peoples lol Suzy - have you hot a good e card site cos I want to send a few and don't wana pay for them ;)) Nelly - I was going to change my name but then everyone else did and I haven't got a scooby who most people are and I don't wanna be like everyone else lol Mandy - I always write and thank for presents too lol Lynda - I'm gonna start posting when I go to the loo cos I haven't got anything more interesting to say ;)))

Jan David couldn't have been to the supermarket he doesn't do shopping anymore do you David???? *waves hello to everyone*

Now David, A third question, why don't you shop anymore?? Are you too posh to shop, or do you buy everything on line? If people send an e-mail 'Happy Christmas' instead of snail mailing cards, are they being sensible or just cheap, lol Sue ( still sending cards by post, at this late date)

Sue whispering..... David doesn't shop anymore cos he had a paddy in the shop and his partner refuses to go with him anymore.

I wonder why people feel the need to post threads criticising other people's threads - what's interesting in their lives to some people is as boring as hell to others, and I'm sure nobody's life is interesting all the time. I'm sure most people couldn't care less if someone else they hardly know has had a good day at work or a minor disagreement with their neighbours, etc, but if they want to post about it, why not - others do. If someone has an adventure in their loo, why not post about it? If someone is having problems or is ill and needs cheering up or bit of TLC, why not post about it if it makes them feel better? As to thanking people for cards, it's not something I'd usually do on this Board, but I do thank my GR contacts privately when they send me Christmas greetings, as I don't see most of them or speak to them on the phone - or necessarily have their email addresses. My MiL always used to write and thank EVERYONE (capitalised for EMPHASIS because there's no italics facility on here) who sent her a Christmas card. It must have taken her ages, as she always got so many. To me, that's excessive, but it was just her way. As far as capitalisation is concerned, it's not possible to use bold or italics, so there's no other way of emphasising a word. After years of working in publishing, I find the use of asterisks to highlight words quite alien, but it seems popular on GR for some reason. No doubt it's yet another 'modern' invention I've not caught up with (and couldn't be bothered with). LOL CB >*|*<

Well then young David, This morning when I couldnt post in Caps your ears would have been ringing. lol Everytime I tried to post the birthdays for June I got the server not found - gave me sooooooooo much grief lol but I slapped the puter and it said YES

Hi David I haven't been around much so haven't seen the thankyou threads, however i do see your point that the thankyou's are a touch public and could make some people not receiving them feel left out and lead to comments that the boards are clicky again. As i don't expect to be around much over the next few days may i take this chance to wish you a fantastic Christmas and a very happy new year :-) ...........oh and please don't feel the need to say thanks ;-)) Yvette

Em. NO!! it shouldent matter lol:-)))

How to reply to this without sounding petulant? I sent 3, they weren't acknowledged that's ok cos I don't expect my family to ring and say thanks so why should people on here, that's just daft. Haven't received any, not expecting any, not feeling sorry for myself at all just stating the facts. Julie xxx