Evacuee

@Evacuee (1147)

Age 91

Joined myLot 17 years ago

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

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Evacuee's Responses

do you ever park in a handicap spot when you are not handicap?

sudalunts @sudalunts (5523) • United States 9 Oct 08

Sometimes, I am tempted especially when there are no available spots to stop, but I do not. I am guilty of parking in a Mother to be spot, and was not pregnant. Have yo ever parked in one of the special parking zones and it did...

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Evacuee I have a blue badge which is a handicap badge here in the UK. It does particularly annoy me when I see a well person park in a handicap bay. We also have a problem with people showing there relatives badge even when the handicapped person is not with...

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Do you have the genealogy bug?

roseygoodman @roseygoodman (53) • United States 19 Sep 08

About 25 years ago, I decided to start seaching my ancestors. Computers weren't really popular yet. Several years later, right after the internet started, I did a search on one of my great grandfathers using the Family History...

family history

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Evacuee I have researched my ancestors and over the years I have managed to get back to 1840 and my G/Grandfather but his father was a Mariner and now I am stumped and cannot for the life of me find where he (the mariner) was born or died. Most of my forebears were...

9 Oct 08

Anyone??

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 26 Sep 08

Anyone? Wanna dance tonight?? What shall we dance to? I fancy late 70's and early 80's music..... or even lets go back to the 60's. What do you fancy dancing to tonight? Let's create our own disco infuro

dance with me

disco

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Evacuee Thanks for the BR Anne......sorry I'm late!!

5 Oct 08

Anyone??

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 26 Sep 08

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Evacuee Well Anne.... My dancing days go back to the 50's with the quick step waltz and fox trot which although I say it myself I was a dab hand at! Then came the 60s 70s and the jive with many other variations too. I loved to jive and still do with my wife if the...

27 Sep 08

which antivirus is the best for pc?

yakkaligiri @yakkaligiri (504) • India 3 Apr 08

which antivirus is best for pc

antivirus

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Evacuee Sorry but I wouldn't use Norton. Takes up to much of your computers resources. And why paid an annual fee when you can get as good for free? Try Grisoft AVG or Avira, I use Avast and have done for years with no bother what so ever.

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Best picture

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 23 Feb 08

We all have a photo of ourselves that we feel touches upon "us at our best" or "us as we want to be seen by other people." and this is usually the photo that we use for avatars and to send to friends online when they request a...

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Evacuee Well you are right there Sharone! My avatar is of me at 21 years old. I'm now coming up to 75 so I will not post a piccie of me in my present state even if I could post a picture on here as I don't know how!! Anyway that photo was taken in 1954 in Holland...

23 Feb 08

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I reached my 200th response!

Sungolian @Sungolian (377) • United States 5 Feb 08

I finally reached 200+ discussion responses after 3 months here on myLot. lol. Kind of slow I know. I was just wondering how long did it take you to get to 200?

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response

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Evacuee Well I have been on here for over a year now and I'm only in my 200's. I don't post much only when I feel like it. I cannot remember how long it took me to get to 200 but then I never worried about it. Its just good to have a chat with people about different...

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New and Renewal Passports, How Easy or Hard it is to Get In your Place?

joyce959 @joyce959 (1559) • Philippines 5 Feb 08

I am still feeling mad on how the system works here. Last friday early morning, my 2 sons has no school classes, so we went to renew their passports. We queu in the line which started on the 2nd floor and we were at the 5th floor....

getting passport

passport renewal

passport system sucks

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Evacuee Here in the UK its not that easy if you want your first passport as you have to have someone who has known you for two years and is a professional person such as a solicitor, lawyer or doctor to sign you application. Now how many people know a professional...

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How do you tell someone to stay away from you on My lot?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 29 Jul 07

We've all met people on My Lot that we would rather not deal with. Not only are these people annoying and argumentative, they are often down-right mean. Lately, I've noticed way too many of these people for personal comfort. And,...

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Evacuee I had a unpleasant encounter when I first came on here with a particular Mylot-er. I think it was really my fault as I am a bouncy jokey type by nature and I replied to a discussion in that way ....and came unstuck..!! It was taken as a rebuff and the...

30 Jul 07

What's with the accent?

oasis_9 @oasis_9 (831) • Philippines 3 Jun 07

I'm referring to all the different accent in general! For example what so nice about the English accent that non matter what they say they could make it sound so intelligent or important...Like i've watched the movie Four Wedding...

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Evacuee Being British I am very happy that you think we sound intelligent and important....you have boosted my ego...!! However I am also a Cockney and our accent is not at all like the Queens English that Hugh Grant will use, perhaps because he was a public...

3 Jun 07

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What method do you use to identify the different types of birds you see?

kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13387) • United States 2 Jun 07

Do you do anything in particular to try and identify the various types of birds you see? Do you use a book on birds or get advice from a bird expert? My parents bought this very nice cd called "Guide To Birds of North America." It...

bird identification

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Evacuee My wife and I sit in our conservatory watching the birds most days. We have a nesting pair of blackbirds in a large shrub nearby and we watch the two of them flying in and out feeding their young. I don't know how many they have at the moment as I do not like...

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What is wrong when one of your walls in your home is wet and green?

kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13387) • United States 16 May 07

I just noticed when I came home from work this evening that my bedroom wall right behind my bed is wet and has a greenish color. On the other side of the wall or walls is my bathroom and the sinks are facing in the direction of my...

house issues

plumbing problems

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Evacuee As one who has done quite a bit of self build as a pastime and as everyone has already said it is probably a leak in a pipe in your bathroom. But what does the wall look like in there? Is it the same? If you have external waste pipes running along the wall to...

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Road Rage !!!!

Calais @Calais (10893) • Australia 13 May 07

Have you sufferred from road rage ? Have you been the predator or the prey ? As they say, I just to vent this out...LOL. This happened to me this morning, I dont know if youd call it road rage or just sheer...

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Evacuee As a long term trucker I have seen road rage on quite a large scale but I have been involved too. Once when my truck broke down in a narrow road I jumped out and was checking things under the bonnet when the lady (why does it always have to be a woman?) behind...

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When and why should a person retire?

rocky777 @rocky777 (353) • India 10 Apr 07

I read somewhere that 80% of people who retire die within 2 years or something to that effect. So retirement from your job is obviously harmful to your life. Does that mean you should not retire? Or that if you do retire, you...

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Evacuee Well I think you maybe right in the fact that lots of people die soon after retiring but I find it hard to believe 80%. I retired early 15 years ago and many of my friends are retired people and I have quite a lot. Perhaps once you get to retirement age you...

13 May 07

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Is there any age limit for education? What is the best AGE ??

aliasad @aliasad (1567) • Pakistan 13 May 07

The need and importance of education is beyond any discussion :) Well, in countries where the literacy level is very low, it is equally important to educate the elders like the youngster! Do you think that education must be...

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Evacuee Yes I do think that education should be compulsary but only to the age of 16 perhaps then a young person should be able to decide his/her own education. But I cannot really express an opinion on present day education having left school in 1947, but since...

13 May 07

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surfing internet

sleepylocket @sleepylocket (380) • Pakistan 13 May 07

how many hours do u surf net daily, weakly, and monthly and what is ur common work which u do daily on the internet

daily weakly

monthly

surfing internet

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Evacuee Hi 'sleepylocket' Ask my wife that question and she would say...24 hours daily..!! Joking apart, I'm on the net about 6 hours or so but most of the time I'm on forum sites where one meets other people from all over the world. I also look for items that...

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A Mother's Day Message...

Penny Medlock @badpenny (741) • Lancaster, Texas 13 May 07

I am the mother of a 32 year old son. I didn't get any gifts today, nor a card, or even an acknowledgment that today is Mother's Day. My only child is in the penitentiary because he wanted to be a Master Criminal. He is angry with...

mothers day

reflections

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Evacuee Well 'badpenny' I feel for you in your position with your son and I do hope that things dwell well for you so sit down enjoy that cup of coffee with a wish from me that you have many more happier mothers days. I am thankful that I got up and out of bed this...

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