[lace-chat] Aid arriving in Asia

2005-01-01 Thread Jean Nathan
I heard on our radio news this morning that a US ship has arrived at Aceh, and helicopters have been taking aid in. But they've hit problems, one of which is that there aren't enough people there who can help unload the cargo. What did they expect? Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to

[lace-chat] Shopping to avoid the rushes.

2005-01-01 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: Our Goodwill store quite often sports brand-new, 4-times-reduced clothes with WalMart tags still on them. Like you say, it's always clothes in odd sizes (and also in odd colours). But... The smallest sizes don't fit people here, the largest sizes (what my friends in Poland call

Re: [lace-chat] Re: the Disaster

2005-01-01 Thread Thelacebee
In a message dated 30/12/2004 00:28:12 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Lynn. David, this is *precisely so*. The scope of the disaster is beyond comprehension; within the space of a few hours, Mama Nature managed to polish off as many people as the US Army in Iraq during

Re: [lace-chat] Re: the Disaster

2005-01-01 Thread Linda Walton
Liz in London wrote:- (snip) Then what really turned my stomach was last night they were showing adverts on tv for holidays to the Maldives and Indonesia. Now we are just watching the History Channel as there are no holiday adverts on that and watching programs on Wars for 'light relief'.

[lace-chat] Re: the Disaster

2005-01-01 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Then what really turned my stomach was last night they were showing adverts on tv for holidays to the Maldives and Indonesia. Did you watch the documentary about the Boscastle floods in April, and the episode of A Seaside Parish the other

[lace-chat] Easter !!!

2005-01-01 Thread Leeann Withers
Happy New Year spiders Just had to let you know that on Friday had to go to the supermarket, took my 6yr old and 4 yr old with me...always costs more when they come ! Got all our bits and pieces plus wrapping paper and cards for next year. As also stated ..specials on mince pies etc BUT

[lace-chat] Re: Easter !!!

2005-01-01 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Jan 1, 2005, at 19:09, Leeann Withers wrote: Easter eggs on the 31st Dec...I dont think so.I had to explain to both that Easter Bunny comes in March not a week after Santa has been ! It's bad enough that some children may grow up thinking that hen-bunnies are for real. But... Santa

Re: [lace-chat] Re: the Disaster

2005-01-01 Thread Joy Beeson
At 11:07 AM 1/1/05 -, Linda Walton wrote: Somewhere - Thailand, I believe - recently appealed for tourists not to desert them, as so many of their population depend on tourists for their living. Without the tourists, their economy collapses, and things are even worse for the locals, and