Re: [lace-chat] Light pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Ruth Budge
Just to change the thread slightly talking about people suing - we have a case here in New South Wales only yesterday, where a man sued a mental hospital, because they let him go, instead of committing him, thereby forcing him to kill his brother's fiance 6 hours after he was released!! He

Re: [lace-chat] Light pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Ruth Budge
Oh, and I forgot to tell you - he was acquitted of the murder charge on the grounds of mental illness!! Ruth (Sydney, Australia) --- Ruth Budge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to change the thread slightly talking about people suing - we have a case here in New South Wales only yesterday,

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread A+Y Farrell
My son has a tree nut allergy, and they crop up in the darndest things. Thankfully, here in the US, all ingredients are labeled, so I spend forever in the stores, reading the ingredients on food for either tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc) or mushrooms (which tend to be hidden in the

[lace-chat] Humour

2003-08-22 Thread David Collyer
The Eulogy She married and had 13 children. Her husband died. She married again and had 7 more children. Again, her husband died. But, she remarried and this time had 5 more children. Alas, she finally died. Standing before her coffin, the preacher prayed for her. He thanked The Lord for this very

[lace-chat] book on ebay

2003-08-22 Thread Barron
this looks like an interesting book on Irish Lace, does anyone have any knowledge of it? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3546098226category=112 4 jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread BAChojnacki
In a message dated 8/22/03 4:48:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread A+Y Farrell
My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered gloves. My husband is also allergic to surgical gloves, especially

[lace-chat] Re: Light pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Joy Beeson
At 10:55 PM 8/21/03 -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: I dislike the *colour* of those street lights we have now... Bathed in that orangey glow, everyone looks either sick, or menacing, or both -- even your nearest neighbours. Heavens! You pedestrianate? Pervert! Orange lights beat the

[lace-chat] Re: Light pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Friday, Aug 22, 2003, at 19:22 US/Eastern, Joy Beeson wrote: At 10:55 PM 8/21/03 -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: I dislike the *colour* of those street lights we have now... Bathed in that orangey glow, everyone looks either sick, or menacing, or both -- even your nearest neighbours. Heavens!

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread Ruth Budge
My daughter is a veterinary surgeon. After she'd spent five years studying at university and several years in practice, we discovered that, amongst other things she is allergic to: soap, the disinfectant used to clean contaminated surfaces in the practice, the powder in surgical gloves, the

[lace-chat] Lace that lights up - was Light Pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Actually I want to send this to lace too because I'd love to see somebody make lace from this stuff G. DH has customized his computer a bit and some of the pieces are from www.beingseen.com They make sheets (paper size) and threads that light up. The whole thing lights up and it does

Re: [lace-chat] Lace that lights up - was Light Pollution

2003-08-22 Thread Carole Lassak
This sounds fascinating!! But I couldn't get the link to work :( Our lace group is always up for a challenge. This could be the next one. Often we take one pattern and see how each person interprets it, or give every one the same combination of threads and see what each one does with it. Thread

[lace-chat] Re: Lace that lights up

2003-08-22 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Friday, Aug 22, 2003, at 21:04 US/Eastern, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: They make sheets (paper size) and threads that light up. The whole thing lights up and it does need a power supply but he got thread about 1/8-1/4cm in diameter and laced it through some holes in his computer. You could

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread Toni Hawryluk
Question : how many allergy cases does it take before consumers start thinking : - food 'additives' - plastic food containers leaching ?what? into the food - GE/GM *crap* poisoning foods that we were *used* to . . . Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

[lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-22 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone Barbara wrote: here in Central Western NSW we need all the night lights possible to avoid car accidents with kangaroos. I can sympathize, as we have a lot of deer, and potential for car accidents with them dashing in front of cars on the highway - I think 'roos travel more

Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-22 Thread Motherchaos
I could really use one of those whistlesif they work on elk, I am sure that they will work on moose. As close as I have come a time or two to hitting one of them, I am grateful for my headlights and the rare street lamp. Mikki In Fairbanks Alaska where we are headed back to the winter

Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-22 Thread Ruth Budge
I think I can answer both those questions, even though I live in the biggest city in Australia! In most cases, its the vehicle comes off worse in an encounter with a kangaroo -roos are often very heavy animals, and they're bouncing fast and hard when they hit a car. Many a suburban-city dweller,

[lace-chat] moose whistles???

2003-08-22 Thread Bev Walker
Mikki wrote: that they will work on moose. As close as I have come a time or two to hitting one of them, I am grateful for my headlights and the rare street lamp. I dunno if the deer whistle would work especially if the moose was running headlong full steam ahead (akin to a steam