Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Lesley Cox on July 19, 2010, 10:50:13 PM
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Mark, are you still here? Could you please have a quick look at the July 2010 in the Southern Hemisphere thread and give an opninion on a couiple of Galanthus posted today. Ta.
I've dropped a message to Mark and Martin, Lesley..... I can't bear to see the suffering!
Thanks Maggi. Yes, suffering as I didn't sleep much last night. Yesterday I had a phone call from my employer - the Chair of the Trust which employs me - that I would receive a letter today and he didn't wan't me to read it and be shocked, without prior warning. Told me also that my job was changing and I wasn't to take anything said as "personal against me." He sounded intensely uncomfortable during the whole phone call, so I await the letter in today's post with anticipation but no pleasure. I note that in a shakeup of our employment law and a nasty makeover announced by the PM at the weekend, it is still to be illegal to dismiss staff on the grounds of age.
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Thanks Maggi. Yes, suffering as I didn't sleep much last night. Yesterday I had a phone call from my employer - the Chair of the Trust which employs me - that I would receive a letter today and he didn't wan't me to read it and be shocked, without prior warning. Told me also that my job was changing and I wasn't to take anything said as "personal against me." He sounded intensely uncomfortable during the whole phone call, so I await the letter in today's post with anticipation but no pleasure. I note that in a shake of of employment law and a nasty makeover announced by the PM at the weekend, it is still to be illegal to dismiss staff on the grounds of age.
Sounds ominous Lesley. Do hope that things turn out better than expected for you though.
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Can't say I like the sound of this letter, Lesley.... hope it's not too awful.
M
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Keeping our fingers crossed for you Lesley ! :-\ :-\
Ditto. Makes missing a bulb sale quite a trivial matter ...
um abraço
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Thanks for your support but..... see "moan, moan, moan..." thread >:(
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LucG will draw your attention I'm sure.
See you on Sunday.
Watching some TV coverage of the cycling Eneco Tour today, admiring the neat hedges and green gardens in Belgium I spotted a chap at the side of the road holding a big sign that had ' LUC 'written on it in large colourful letters.... I thought is might be one of "our" two Lucs..... getting in some practice to meet Chloe!
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That was one of our many supporters Maggi... we were taking part in the race "under cover".. the price of fame... ;D ;) :-X
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
wow David do you like the stone roses as well,charlatans are one of my favourite bands as well as the inspiral carpets and the smiths.
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
wow David do you like the stone roses as well,charlatans are one of my favourite bands as well as the inspiral carpets and the smiths.
Can't cope with the Smiths....... :P Overwhelming urge to slap Morrissey....
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Can't cope with the Smiths....... :P Overwhelming urge to slap Morrissey....
You'll have to join the queue.
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
wow David do you like the stone roses as well,charlatans are one of my favourite bands as well as the inspiral carpets and the smiths.
Can't cope with the Smiths....... :P Overwhelming urge to slap Morrissey....
Maggie my partner won't let play any of my smiths cd's in the house so they are only played in the greenhouse now and the plants have never complained, yet.
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
wow David do you like the stone roses as well,charlatans are one of my favourite bands as well as the inspiral carpets and the smiths.
I do indeed like the Stone Roses Dave but could never get into the Smiths. they make me feel suicidal (much like the weather really ;D )
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The BD makes a plea for clemency on the part of the Smiths' guitarist, who it seems he rates quite highly.....
Davey, many plants have a very high survival instinct, this is why there is no complaint... it doesn't mean they're not suffering! ;D ;D
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Some good acts on there, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine(who I'm very partial to),Madness, Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pixie Lott, The fabulous The Charlatans etc. if I was going I might just have had to miss the Bulb Sale ;D
wow David do you like the stone roses as well,charlatans are one of my favourite bands as well as the inspiral carpets and the smiths.
I do indeed like the Stone Roses Dave but could never get into the Smiths. they make me feel suicidal (much like the weather really ;D )
David that's what everybody(when i say everybody i mean my family) says to me about the smiths when they hear there songs,i can remember as a kid my parents asking me if everything was ok because i played them all the time,and they must of heard the lyrics,lol bless them.
Yes Maggie Jonny Marr is a legend with the guitar,BD has very good taste.
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The BD makes a plea for clemency on the part of the Smiths' guitarist, who it seems he rates quite highly.....
Davey, many plants have a very high survival instinct, this is why there is no complaint... it doesn't mean they're not suffering! ;D ;D
just got stop laughing for a second to finish my typing,how funny was that,my nephews think i am mad because i have just broke out into loud laughter.
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9 hours of induction today. I can no longer refer to my new job by its name. Rules say we are not allowed to mention the store on the internet on chat forums. My days are numbered already :o
I'm about to go to bed. I'll tell more about the job tomorrow
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That seems odd as surely any quality firm is happy to have some free advertising? Only if they were rubbish should they fear such mentions. ???
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I imagine this rule has been implemented to avoid the situation that some firms have found themselves in, Lesley, where employees moan about their employers on their Facebook pagers and suchlike! :P
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Oh, right. I just can't get myself sorted with Facebook, even for grandchildren's sake.
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Oh, right. I just can't get myself sorted with Facebook, even for grandchildren's sake.
It's a doddle setting up a facebook page, Lesley, and the potential to embarrass the hell out of younger relatives by being on facebook is phenomenal ;D
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Anyone else on facebook, just out of interest? My facebook friends include Wim and Janis. This link should take people to my page's public profile:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Baxendale/100000429227946?ref=search (I think). You can also sign up for facebook via this link.
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Yes, Martin, I'm on Facebook to facilitate contact with friends in the USA. It's a very easy way to share family photographs etc. Also, a very easy way to keep in contact with family when abroad. I am amazed at people who have 2 - 300 friends on Facebook as I imagine it would simply clog up one's page with loads and loads of trivia.
Paddy
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Like Paddy, I'm on Facebook to enjoy photos and contact with family and the hundreds of friends and friends of friends and friends who would like to be your friends is the main thing that puts me off using it!!!!!!!!!! :-X
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I cannot see the appeal of Facebook... it is so easy to email people and if one has lots of photos to share then those with a flickr account or something similar seem able to share well enough with that....... :-\ ::) ???
Even BBC Radio programmes have Facebook pages now.... what on earth is the point of that? Every programme has a web page, one can contact by email, post, text, you name it... what earthly benefit could there be to add Facebook? I consider it to be a feeble attempt to court the "Yoof" audience at the expense of making cogently produced programming which would appeal by dint of innate quality.........
Grumpy old bag? You betcha!!
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David Dimbleby announcing that you send Tweet on Twitter after Question Time with a serious expression is worse :o
I think the whole Mass Media, in-your-face, got to know every detail of your life has become so addictive - a communication drug for which a cure has not yet been found :-X
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I cannot see the appeal of Facebook... it is so easy to email people and if one has lots of photos to share then those with a flickr account or something similar seem able to share well enough with that....... :-\ ::) ???
Even BBC Radio programmes have Facebook pages now.... what on earth is the point of that? Every programme has a web page, one can contact by email, post, text, you name it... what earthly benefit could there be to add Facebook? I consider it to be a feeble attempt to court the "Yoof" audience at the expense of making cogently produced programming which would appeal by dint of innate quality.........
Grumpy old bag? You betcha!!
Me too :P
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There's certainly a great deal of inanity on Facebook. But older users like me tend to use it very differently to the youngsters.
I was very dubious until Ivi joined because all her Slovak friends were using it to keep in touch and share photos from the many places they've wound up around the World, as part of the recent Slovak diaspora. But it is, as Paddy says, very useful for that sort of thing, especially if you have a lot of friends scattered around the World. Previously Ivi used emails and sent photos by email, but now finds Facebook much more convenient.
As someone who works from home, I also find it's good for keeping in touch with friends who also work from home, for the occasional chat, exchanging links to music we each think the others will enjoy on Youtube, arranging to meet up, finding out what events and gigs are on, etc. Very easy to get cut off and isolated when working from home, but Facebook does help people like me to have some contact with others during the day that we wouldn't otherwise be able to have. I guess it's like any other "tool" - everything depends on how you use it.
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I did set up a page about 6 months ago and found people I'd never heard of wanting to be my "friend." I got very grumpy about that.
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I did set up a page about 6 months ago and found people I'd never heard of wanting to be my "friend." I got very grumpy about that.
Just ignore them. I guess all means of communication have their downsides - like cold-calling from people trying to sell you stuff on landlines, not to mention the cost of landlines and mobiles. One big plus for Facebook is it's free. It suits some people, and not others. You can also change your privacy settings so only people you know can find you and see your stuff.
I'm loath to condemn any form of communication, however banal it may seem. At least the kids are communicating on some level, even if it is mostly inane stuff. From my expereince, pretty much ALL communication between younger people is banal and inane. They dont need Facebook for that. Just give them a phone. ;D Hopefully as they get older and gain some interests and some knowledge of the world around them then, like old farts like me, their communications (even on Facebook) will start to get less banal and inane. We can only hope!
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Martin, of course you are absolutely right that any communication is good and keeping in contact with people is hugely important (particularly when working from home) I felt somewhat guilty about my remarks as, in fact, both our young use Facebook enormously, as do their friends, like an online diary of their lives and a way of keeping up with what's going on in their busy time scales. They can choose how private or open this is to the public but they do have friends who have been hounded from time to time.
This Forum has been an amazing source for communicating interests and finding information and support from Members all over the world....no way would I be without it so i suppose it is similar. However, I like to think that the communication we have is a tad more uplifting and stimulating - there I go again :-X
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However, I like to think that the communication we have is a tad more uplifting and stimulating
Couldn't have said that better !!
Yes, there is a place for all these things as has been ably illustrated for communications between firends/families .... but why would a radio programme need a face book page? ::) :P :-X :-\ :-\ ??? I think it is the JOB of the programme to do the communicating! !
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I opened the thread to look up about the bulb sale and found it was just like facebook pages I have seen.
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I opened the thread to look up about the bulb sale and found it was just like facebook pages I have seen.
Apologies... though was it really THAT bad?!! I will split those posts less directly concerned with the Bulb sale off!