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Messages - Kleftiwallah

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Essex / Re: Anyone living in or near Chelmsford Essex?
« on: Friday 13 December 13 16:11 GMT (UK)  »

Yes Debbi I got a couple of nice clear photo's of my Grand Parents gravestone.  :) Quite plain, but the only gravestone of my family that I know of!  Cheers, and I hope you have a "Cool Yule"   Tony.

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The Lighter Side / Re: What where the worst things you had to endure as a child?
« on: Saturday 26 October 13 21:42 BST (UK)  »

63 and I'm still trying to come to terms with my childhood. . .

Cheers,   Tony.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Why are people from __ called ___?
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 19:27 BST (UK)  »

You've got it Radstock jeff.  The vicar had to go away and left his donkey in the villagers keep.  It died and started to stink so into the ground it went upside down to show they hadn't sold it.  I go over there on the old motorcycle and ask in the "fox and socks" very few of the villagers now the story nowdays.

How about "Thoose a Radge Gadee"  Cumbrian.  Cheers,   Tony.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Why are people from __ called ___?
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 17:11 BST (UK)  »
While serving at R.A.F. Colerne, a local historian told me their local name for persons living in the village  was "Hoof Polishers" and the reason is quite humerous. :D

Cheers,   Tony.

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The Lighter Side / Re: old sayings
« on: Friday 06 September 13 13:21 BST (UK)  »
My old engineering instructor used to say, when asked how tight to tighten a bolt  -

 "Tighten it until it sheares then back off one flat" !

Cheers,   Tony. ;D


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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Where to store it all!
« on: Friday 23 August 13 16:33 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for the informative answer Robbo.  Not Grand suite 8 Jim.

Cheers,   Tony.


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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Where to store it all!
« on: Thursday 22 August 13 16:30 BST (UK)  »
Being a believer in 'modern technology' it came as some suprise that a 'half niece'? is storing her records on lining paper in biro so she can see the whole picture and scribble updates and corrections as she discovers them.  I would prefer to store it on some form of disk, but the question is, I have G.S.P Family tree, I find this O.K. but no-one else seems to be using it and when I make an enquiry about this program I'm stumped.

Whet is the easiest/most common computer system for genealogical data storage?

Cheers,  ???  Tony.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« on: Saturday 23 March 13 15:55 GMT (UK)  »

If it was whitby there is a good chance it was a fishing boat.  These were (I believe) crewed by just two men and 'a lad'. So it may well have been a coaster.

I think my dad ran away to sea but nothinbg to go on, and you think you are having difficulties ;D

Cheers,   Tony.

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Technical Help / Re: Has my computer died?
« on: Saturday 23 March 13 14:24 GMT (UK)  »

If you have the start-up floppy disk, try firing it up with that disc in place.  Just a thought.

Cheers,   Tony.

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