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Knitted [metal] armor mirjam 05-18-2008
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Posted by YarnWright on May 22, 2008, 4:19 pm
Bernadette spun a FINE 'yarn':

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Bernadette. . .

Don't apologize, it's a GOOD discussion!!!
I too feel that misunderstandings can and should be straightedned out and
believe you and
Mirjam have come to some good stuff!
Noreen


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Posted by Bernadette on May 23, 2008, 11:09 am
On Thu, 22 May 2008 22:19:32 +0200, YarnWright wrote:

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Bless you Noreen and thanks. I always feel a bit guilty if I take up a lot
of other people's time on these groups - you've made me feel more
comfortable about it. :-)
PS, it's good to see you back here posting again.
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Posted by YarnWright on May 23, 2008, 3:58 pm
Bernadette spun a FINE 'yarn':

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Bernadette. . .
I'd rather read about two people crossing borders and learning about one another
than
leaving misunderstandings hang there ANYTIME!!
Always be comfortable here, you're among friends!
Hugs,
Noreen

PS, have you ever read some of Gemini's l-o-n-g posts? Sure, they're off topic,
but
they're SO newsy and fun... and lately RARE, so when she does post, it's a TREAT!



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Posted by Bernadette on May 23, 2008, 4:27 pm
On Fri, 23 May 2008 21:58:15 +0200, YarnWright wrote:

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Thank you, and hugs back to you. (((Noreen)))
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Yes, I used to enjoy them too. It is quite a while since she posted but I
assumed she just needed some space after losing her cousin, Linda. I hope
she will come back here again.
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Bernadette

Posted by Not Likely on May 25, 2008, 11:59 am
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I haven't been here for a while and being as I just had a bad bout with my
health and am sitting here at the computer this morning, I thought I'd peek
in to see what's going on... and lo and behold I came across this posting in
which I was mentioned. See, it shows that you should watch you say because
you never know who's listening (or reading in this case). LOL Thank you
both for your nice comments on my past posts. :o)

I actually left the newsgroup (only checking in once in a while) due to a
lot of bickering that was taking place, and going through the loss of my
cousin Linda and the fact that my son had been out of work for so very long
and debts were piling up, I was already stressed enough without adding to it
by reading nasty stuff on the newsgroup. In any case, I *do* peek in once
in a while, but I doubt that I'll be back fulltime... ever. I'm trying to
stay as stress-free as I can, my health needs it.

My son managed to get a job back at the end of February... unfortunately
it's only up to July 25th then it's over. So hopefully he has another job
lined up before this job is finished. It isn't the best paying job in the
world, but he is enjoying it for the most part.

Ontario Works (social assistance, which my son had to go on after his
unemployment benefits ran out and he was still out of work) back-tracked on
helping him to complete his three level cabinetmaking program (with five
courses in each level) like they said they would do. In fact it was the
Ontario Works caseworker who sent him to another branch of the government to
see if they could assist him in starting his business... they told Matthew
as well as his caseworker that YES they can help him starting his own
business, but only if he can complete all his courses within a three year
window of receiving his last unemployment cheque (May 2010). The Ontario
Works caseworker then told Matthew that they would have no problem paying
for his courses since it's for the future of his career of having his own
business... and they would even pay for gas for him to get to the courses,
work boots, etc... just not for the wood or tools (supplies), he would be on
his own for those things. They paid for three courses for him... then she
wanted him to go into a "Focus Workshop" at Ontario Works for 6 weeks and he
would be going to a different caseworker at that point.

He did the workshop with his new caseworker, then an interview was set up
for the job he's at now... and no mention was made about getting him back
into the cabinetmaking courses until I got Matthew to get after them about
it. He was told by his new caseworker that it couldn't be done. I got him
to request a meeting with the new caseworker and the old caseworker so that
they old one could fill the new one in on how she had set it up and got it
approved by their superior. They had the meeting where the old caseworker
said "I never said we'd pay for ALL the courses. I thought you only had two
or three left to do." That is an outright lie, because I was at the meeting
with her when she told him that they would have no problem paying for the
courses because it was for his career... and she was told that he had a
couple of courses left in the FIRST level, and had two more levels after
that. In fact she even suggested to Matthew that he double (or triple if
possible) up on the courses so he *could* complete them all within the three
year window so the other branch of the government could help him get his
business started. Once again... government back-tracking! Without their
help, there is no way that we can afford the courses... expecially not two
or three of them at once... so he'll never get them all completed by May
2010 so the other branch of the government can help him get his business
started. :o/

Anyway, on to other things.... We no longer have our swimming pool. At
the end of last summer it developed a small slit in the bottom, so we
decided to let it drain out and we'd patch it this year before re-filling
it. It drained and remained empty throughout the winter, except for the
snow that went in it. Then a couple of months ago when we had spring thaw
and all the snow melted, then we had lots of rain on top of it... the dirt
around the pool (remember the people who lived here before us had sunk 3'
into the ground... why is anybody's guess) gave way and caved the pool walls
in on over half of it... frame and all. There's no way we can afford a new
pool (it can't be fixed either), and we certainly can't afford to get enough
dirt in to fill the hole where the pool sits... so Matthew went into the
pool and made a few bigger holes in the bottom to let any rain water drain
out so it doesn't attract mosquitoes. So now it sits, a great nasty looking
hole in the ground with part of the frame still intact and the rest totally
caved in. Matthew didn't use the pool often, but I used to go in there
everyday... sometimes two or three times a day... to cool off and to do my
water exercises, which is so good for the fibromyalgia.. and I actually lost
11 lbs last summer doing that too. Can't do that anymore. *shrug* Oh
well, more important things to worry about than whether we have a pool or
not.

Decided to make some banana bread two weeks ago. Got all the stuff measured
out and the bananas mashed and ready to go, then went to get the bag of
flour out of the cupboard. Didn't read the side of the bag so when I opened
it I wondered what the tiny brown fleck were in it.... thinking the worst...
bugs. EWWW!!! Then I looked at the side of the bag... it was whole wheat.
Okay. I had never made banana bread with whole wheat flour before, but
since I didn't have all-purpose flour and had no extra money to go buy
some... and everything else was already measured out and ready to go... I
made it with the whole wheat flour. It tasted just as nice! That's one
large bag of whole wheat flour, so I'll be making banana bread every other
week (every week is a bit too often for us) until it's gone. ;o)

My cousin Linda's son talks to Matthew online at least once a week, and
since his Mom passed away he's all alone in Toronto and not liking it at
all, even though it's where he was born and raised. He's been telling
Matthew that he might like to move up our way to be near us. Considering
that he's used to a HUGE city like Toronto, he may have a hard time living
in our small town... it's very quiet here with not a lot to do. However,
there are a couple of nearby cities about 30 to 45 miles away, so if he
doesn't like small town living but wants to be near us he could live in one
of the cities. In any case, there's a lot of checking on things before he
makes a final decision... like apartments, rent, JOBS, etc. So we'll see
what happens.

Well, I should go. I'm still not feeling the best and I need to rest.
Maybe I'll find my way outside to sit in the sunshine, since we're *finally*
having some nice weather. Had two weeks of REALLY warm weather about a
month ago, and while I enjoyed it along with everyone else... it was far too
early for it to be that warm. Makes me concerned what the weather will be
like in August... we may need to get out our long-johns and sweaters. LOL

On that happy (not) note... take care of yourselves. I won't be back for a
while, but be careful what you say about me... I'll read it when I come
back! ROTFL

*hugs*
Gemini



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