[lace-chat] Re: Katrina devastaion

2005-09-25 Thread Martha Krieg
Perhaps the fact that Rita has also caused flooding in New Orleans will wake up even those who feel that a "100-year-event" is guaranteed to come only every 100 years... I love you, Jane, but your comment that because the river hasn't flooded your area in 250 years and you're in a "100-year" z

[lace-chat] Re: Katrina devastaion

2005-09-25 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 25, 2005, at 4:18, romdom (Dominique) wrote: i read in a paper that's the old french quarter didn't get flooded because it had been built higher than the flood level . the ancients did have good ideas sometimes.. And more options? If you study the history of the development o

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Katrina devastaion

2005-09-25 Thread RicTorr8
Hi All -- Some people might be interested in this article on rebuilding New Orleans -- at least, I thought it was interestingBut then again, I'm easily amused! (Even if it's really not funny) http://www.realestatejournal.com/regionalnews/20050922-corkery.html?rejcontent=mail Regards,

[lace-chat] Re: Katrina devastaion

2005-09-25 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 24, 2005, at 22:58, susan wrote: every 2 or 3 months it will cost the government about 800 million dollars to rebuild Not "the government", which is a very unclear concept quite often.. You, and me, and he and she will be paying. Same as we're paying for scores of other "bright ideas"

[lace-chat] ebay plans for craft projector

2005-09-25 Thread susan
here is a craft project to make that enlarges or projects an object onto paper to draw or copy. this would be a great find if i could use it to copy my bobbin lace patterns. i just recently had to print mine on white paper because the printer wouldn't take contact paper. i'm sure there is c

[lace-chat] Humour

2005-09-25 Thread David Collyer
Subject: Duh!! Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing, and concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an accident" "Oh No", the President exclaims. "That's terrible". His staff sit there, stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the Pr

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Tonder book/abebooks

2005-09-25 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/25/2005 8:36:14 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I've ordered through Abebooks several times. The only problem I've had is > that once or twice after I've placed my order, I got an email back saying, > Sorry, the book is no longer available. Hi All

Re: [lace-chat] RE:tea and coffee preferences

2005-09-25 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hello Spiders All, I am a coffee person through and through! I will drink tea at Lace Days, and that's the extent of my tea drinking, and that is mainly because I never drink the 'Instant' type of coffee.I love the strong coffees, but whilst on holiday found - in Tesco's!!! - a canned Capucc

Re: [lace-chat] Katrina devastaion

2005-09-25 Thread romdom
le 23/09/05 17:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > I wonder also whether people will want to > return to live somewhere where they have experienced such devastation - I > think I would be one who would get to the highest ground, and furthest from > the Gulf states, just in case

Re: [lace-chat] coffee and tea preference

2005-09-25 Thread romdom
Jenny is right, the water makes a difference. absolutely right . i use mineral water for both coffee and tea and it does make a difference . i love coffee and drink too much of it but definitely not instant . i must say instant coffee to me is not coffee; it's " nescafé" , drinkable but defini

[lace-chat] Tonder book/Abebooks

2005-09-25 Thread Jean Nathan
I've used Abebooks a lot to track down books, but I've never used their services to obtain a book I was interested in. I've always contacted the bookseller direct, either by phone or by email, and dealt with them. Some accept credit/debit cards, other want a cheque. In 20 plus purchases, I've n