[lace-chat] Great Aunt
To Jean in Poole - Congratulations on the safe arrival of your 2 great-nieces. Give them a welcome from Down-Under!! Now don't go spoiling them Too much - a little is OK though!!! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] the President's condolences
I know this is a day late, but unless I'm terribly mistaken, the speech begins with the President's condolences. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8496353/ Debbie in Florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] RE: [lace] Re: London Bombings & Personal Emergency List
On Jul 9, 2005, at 21:22, susan wrote: i sent my letter through spell check before i mailed to avoid the insults of the spelling error obsessions of other lacers Wasn't me, honest Injun :) I do not send flames "behind the screen" (and ignore those sent to me) and still there are a few, so if anyone could explain the errors after that i would love to know. Since you ask... Most are typos, not spelling errors - words which run into one another or have the same letter typed in twice instead of once - happens to all of us, though I'm surprised the spell-checker didn't catch those (I don't use the spell-checker, so all typos are my own fault only ) But you also have to realise that a spell-checker is not totally reliable; it's only a dumb machine. A word may seem to it like it's spelled correctly but, because of the context, it's still not right. The most common examples are: their/there your/you're here/hear In each pair, both spellings are correct, and both spellings will be accepted by the spell-checker, because it doesn't know how you're using it. But, people who read it within a certain context, will react. Personally, I saw only two spelling mistakes (and one of those might have ben a typo, also) - the rest were typos, and you're not asking about those. [...] I'll bet we are all hoping to here more here/hear. Something that a spell-checker would never catch. [...] unless you were at al quada's gate. al Qaeda. The spell-checker might catch/question that, since it's not a common word, but a spell-checker can be overriden very easily. Me, I know how to spell it, but am startled every time I *hear* it -- comes from not listening to radio and TV :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: [lace] Re: London Bombings & Personal Emergency List
i sent my letter through spell check before i mailed to avoid the insults of the spelling error obsessions of other lacers and still there are a few, so if anyone could explain the errors after that i would love to know. --- susan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i hate to see people slammed or flamed because someone jumped to > conclusions. it seems everything anyone says is wrong sometimes even > if they meant well. i have been there, and i don't want to argue > with > anyone. > > i am not getting involved with any side of any story, but i think it > would have been nice to not have 100 people writing nasty letters to > myself or someone else because of one letter that someone > misunderstood. > > i didn't read Dora's letter, but if she is going through what i > already > had to a while ago, i hope the moderator will do her job and put a > stop > to it. iI'msure i am the last person any of you would have liked to > have a response from! i am also sure eevery timemy name is on this > list someone cringes, but i don't really care. > > this website is a nice way to learn lace as a hobby, and it is also > nice to talk to others who can help each other out when they are > confused or totally lost. it's a shame people aren't as careful as > they wish ootherswere about what they write. i see a lot of careless > aaccusationsabout other countries and other people's governments, but > i > see no one flaming or slamming them. > > i wish other people on this website would acknowledge the letters as > you know they were meant to be for each letter that someone sends > that > says something different. if everyone on this website would do that, > then these things would die down quicker. Making someone feel like > they > have been alienated by an entire list of people who are usually quick > to reply to anything could be turned around if the lurkers would send > a > nice letter like what was just sent by clay blackwell. > > I'll remind you again i don't really care what you think, but I'll > bet > we are all hoping to here more about what was in Dora's bag then what > someone took so offensively in her letter. we can all have one > then,, > and i think we are all going to need them. > > in America we have our emergency car bags that include a blanket, > candles, flares, jumper cables, food, bottled water, flashlights, > pocket knives, rope, a tarp, chains, and a battery powered radio that > will pick up weather channels. what could someone carry around with > them to help them in an emergency like this? > > i also agree with Dora because i don't drive. i walk, ride a bike or > find a ride with someone. i usually carry a purse with food, a > drink, > a pocket knife, a miniature flashlight, a cell phone if you have one, > but a blanket is hard to fit in a purse. it would better for everyone > if you would just print suggestions on what to bring instead of > sending > nasty letters. > > we are all going to end up with gigantic walls built between each > country or state to attempt to stop this crappy terrorism, and then > 100 > years later we will all celebrate it being torn down just like the > china wall. there is no cure for terrorism and pointless to argue > with > people unless you were at al quada's gate. save the hate for them. > > > > --- Clay Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dora wrote, > > > > > > I'm thinking, my knapsack is jsut about large > > > > enough for bicycle tools and rain gear LOL! > > > > To which Tamara responded, > > > And I hope you never have bombs rain on you, so you can keep on > > > laughing out loud for many years to come. > > > > But what Tamara did NOT include in her response was a very > important > > sentence in Dora's note... > > > > >Honestly, I read this expecting to see people carrying a personal > > emergency > > kit in case of terrorism! < (which was followed by the description > of > > her > > knapsack) > > > > So I believe that we can safely assume that Dora was laughing at > her > > own > > mistaken understanding of the personal emergency kit, and NOT at > the > > horrible experiences everyone even remotely connected to the latest > > acts of > > terrorism have endured. It is good to laugh at your own mistakes. > I > > don't > > know Dora, but I expect she has been stung by the words which > suggest > > that > > she is a simpleton who laughs at tragedy. In times of immense > > stress, many > > people need to laugh to maintain their emotional equilibrium. Dora > > was > > laughing at HERSELF folks. Let's not be so hard on her!! > > > > Clay Blackwell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > > line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection aroun
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Adam
From: R.P. God said, "Adam, I want you to do something for me." Adam said, "Gladly, Lord, what do You want me to do?" God said, "Go down into that valley." Adam said, "What's a valley?" God explained it to him. Then God said, "Cross the river." Adam said, "What's a river?" God explained that to him, and then said, "Go over to the hill." Adam said, "What is a hill?" So, God explained to Adam what a hill was. He told Adam, "On the other side of the hill you will find a cave." Adam said, "What's a cave?" After God explained, He said, "In the cave you will find a Woman." Adam said, "What's a woman?" So God explained that to him, too. Then, God said, "I want you to reproduce." Adam said, "How do I do that?" God first said (under his breath), "Geez." And then, just like everything else, God explained that to Adam, as well. So, Adam goes down into the valley, across the river, and over the hill, into the cave, and finds the woman. Then, in about five minutes, he is back. God, his patience wearing thin, said angrily, "What is it now?" And Adam said, "What's a headache?" -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) The lecture
I can no longer remember what I've heard/seen before (sometimes, a joke will seem familiar simply because it'd sat in my inbox for a long time, waiting its turn ), so I forward everything that amuses me. From: A.N. The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a policeman. "What are you doing out here at 2 A.M.?" asked the officer. "I'm going to a lecture." The man said. "And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?" the cop asked. "My wife," said the man. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] ugly attempt at homemade bobbin winder
well, i got pretty far at making my bobbin winder, but i bought all the wrong wood, and the clamp i have for my bobbin winder weighs a ton, so when i go to put it on my wheel to spin it will probably stop it dead in its tracks. my clamp is a quick clamp. it is a large u-shape piece of round metal with treads for nuts at each end of the u-shape. then there is a large piece of flat metal that slides over the two tops and nuts screw on behind it to keep it on and to tighten it to whatever the width you may need. i think i bought much too large of one and i may bring one of my bobbins with me to measure for a smaller one. the others where a lot lighter. if anyone has any idea what kind of bobbin holder i can rig up to attatch to my little wheel, i would appreciate it. as far as the workmanship? oh! i need to buy a lathe. i had a drill, a rotary, and i borrowed my brothers jig saw to cut the pieces. i used the rotary to dig out the wheel ruts to keep the rope or string in place. it was not very neat. it looks like a homemade bobbin winder. i will try to sand it down and varnish it to make it look better when i know for sure it works. the wheels spin fine, it is very very ugly, or at least it is at this stage. now all i am waiting for is the bobbin holder. i am tempted to just put 2 inch flat thin piece of wood on the little wheel, and then just tie the bobbins on with a wide strap or ribbon. i don't know if this will work or not, but i may do that instead of using of using that gigantic clamp. i think the bobbin has to be supported for more that the width of the clamp metal and would just wiggle out when it spins anyways. oh, well! i hope i can finish it tonight. from susan from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] article listing missing londoners
here is an article showing photos of missing riders and phone numbers to contact friends and family members for information on their where abouts. i hope they are alright and not burried under the rubble. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/09/nafter09.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/09/ixportal.html from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
To my Australian Secret Pal A huge thank you to my new Secret Pal. What lovely gifts you have sent me - I am very lucky indeed! The threads are all very lovely - I particularly like the one with the variegated green shades. The pin badge will go on my pin cushion and the magnetic book mark has come at a perfect time. I am about to go on holiday - holidays are the only time when I find the time to sit and read a book! The tissue holder with my name on is superb - and is just a perfect size for my handbag. It was very kind of you to think of the children. I am saving the necklace to give to Bethany when we go on holiday and I think the big lollipop will last Matthew for ever! Sadly I think the Postman was a bit heavy handed with the parcel and the two bobbins have been broken during their journey to the UK. I am going to fix them with some superglue though as the woods are lovely and I am sure that they will still be useable. Thank you one again. Your Secret Pal Sunny Nottingham England No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.11/44 - Release Date: 08/07/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
