[lace-chat] Telephone sticks in holes
Weronika wrote: As were the - I don't even know the English for it... Those things where one person sat at a board of many holes, plugging in many telephone sticks into the holes?. > The person doing it is a telephonist or switchboard operator. I last saw that type of switchboard in the early/mid 1960s. Called a "doll's-eye board", because the internal numbers wanting to be connected to an outside phone line dropped down and went up rather like the eyes in a doll. A small box with switches was in common use for private switchboards inside companies by the end of the 60s. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Telephone sticks in holes
Hi Jean and Spiders, That takes me back!In the mid-1960s I was working in the same company as my father, and one of the hats I wore was Relief Telephonist, and we had one of the boards where the plugs were put into the holes. One of the funniest moments was when I rang through to the Chief Buyer (now even more unromantically called the Chief Procurer!) which was my Dad, to tell him a rep. was waiting to see him. This chap spend the waiting time trying to chat me up, wanting to take me out to lunch, and Dad listened to several minutes of this whilst 'lurking' in his doorway to the office. When he did make himself known, the rep. was somewhat embarrassed, and told the Buyer - who he didn't realise was my Dad - what a lovely girl I was. To which Dad replied "Yes, I know she is - she's lived with me for some time!" The poor rep was covered in confusion, and I don't know whether Dad told him the truth in the end, or whether the poor man got the order he wanted either. Carol - in Suffolk UK Subject: [lace-chat] Telephone sticks in holes > > The person doing it is a telephonist or switchboard operator. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Telephone sticks in holes
In about 1977 or so, I worked for Southwestern Bell (the phone company) in Kansas using one of these cordboards. That was back when you had to call the operator to make a long distance or collect phone call. If you ever watched and remember Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, the character played by Lily Tomlin, Miss Tomlin of the phone company, used a very similar setup. We had those little headsets with only 1 ear and a microphone. It was a fun job, but BOY did we get some weird calls I had never heard it called a doll's-eye board before, though. Maybe the difference in location?? Jean Nathan wrote: Weronika wrote: The person doing it is a telephonist or switchboard operator. I last saw that type of switchboard in the early/mid 1960s. Called a "doll's-eye board", because the internal numbers wanting to be connected to an outside phone line dropped down and went up rather like the eyes in a doll. A small box with switches was in common use for private switchboards inside companies by the end of the 60s. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK -- Ruth Omnia vincit Amor; et nos cedamus Amori. ~ Virgil To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Telephone sticks in holes
In a message dated 8/14/2005 8:11:33 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When he did make himself known, the rep. was somewhat embarrassed, and told the Buyer - who he didn't realise was my Dad - what a lovely girl I was. To which Dad replied "Yes, I know she is - she's lived with me for some time!" The poor rep was covered in confusion, and I don't know whether Dad told him the truth in the end, or whether the poor man got the order he wanted either. :<)) This reminds of a scene in a movie I saw on TV called "Meet the Deedles." It had a funny premise -- two surfer dudes (nonidentical twins) go to a summer camp, and get mistaken for Forest Service recruits. The Sargeant is a lovely lady so they decide to play along with the mistake. The Sargeant is the daughter of the Head Forest Ranger. At some point, one of them goes on a hike up the mountain with the Sargeant. They end up sitting on a moutain peak, overlooking the scene below, and the surfer dude comments about how protective the Sargeant's father is toward her. She says, "Well, he's protective of me, but he's not psycho about it!" Just then they hear chopper blades (whock-whock-whock) and a helicopter rises straight up from below where they are sitting and stops right in front of them. Then they hear the dad's voice on the helicopter's loudspeaker: "GET AWAY FROM THE GIRL! GET AWAY FROM THE GIRL!" Ricki Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Question for UK members
Can anyone tell me the name of the husband of Jilly cooper, the novellist? I know he is Leo something but that's not a lot of help :-) He has written a book about his life in publishing but I can find out no more until I know his surname. TIA, Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] UK question - ignore it
I have just found out that he and his wife do share the same surname. I thought she wrote under her maiden name. But wouldn't you know it; I give up trying to find out on my own, ask a question of the list and promptly find the answer elsewhere. does this qualify as a senior moment? :-) Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thank You
Dear Secret Pal, More wonderful gifts this month!! The pin is beautiful - your husband did a great job and the colours are perfect for my 'fall wardrobe'. And now that the weather has turned a little cooler (after a very hot summer) the tea will come in very handy. I always love nice soaps and the one you sent sounds like an interesting combination. From both of those gifts it sounds like you are somewhat environmentally minded like my husband and me. I can always use thread - I am a bit obsessed with threads. As Beds is one of my preferred laces the edging pattern will definitely be put to use. Your card was really wonderful. My daughter got a paper quilling kit about 6 months ago and your card has inspired her and her brothers to get back at it again. Thank you so much and I can hardly wait for next months surprises! Cindy - on a clear but cool day in the Northwoods of the US To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] Treadle sewing machines
here is a catalog that sells treadle sewing machines and only 2 parts for it. a belt and sewing machine bobbins. http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1098&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=sewing --- Angel Skubic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah I have my grandmother's treadle Singer too. Lovely old machine > with > a lovely old cabinet. One owner machine and still works like a charm. > I > love that she took such loving care of it. It does not need repair > and > NOBODY touches it but me and my mother. I am very happy that they > still > make the pullys for the treadle too. Going to get a couple of > replacement pullys as soon as possible > > Cearbhael > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:30 AM > To: lace-chat@arachne.com > Subject: [lace-chat] Treadle sewing machines > > > Hi All -- > > I have had a couple of treadle sewing machines -- a Singer I got from > my > > grandmother's estate, and a White that I bought at a yardsale. > > Anyway, I got a repairman once to come repair one of them, who > claimed > he was > an expert on treadle machines. He offered to "clean up" the elaborate > gold > painted decorations on the head of the machine. I had an instant > flash > of worry, > and I said I didn't want it to be damaged, but he reassured me he > had > done > it before, and so I said okay. He took out some steel wool and some > oil > and > started scrubbing away at it. He didn't use a lot of "elbow grease," > but > -- > needless to say, he scratched it! It was too fragile for steel wool, > and > it will > never be the same. I was so upset that I had trusted him, against my > better > judgment, much to my regret -- suffice it to say, I learned my > lesson. > Hope maybe > this word of warning might be of some advantage to someone else. > > Regards, > Ricki > Utah > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: decorating bobbins (for people who can't paint)
thanks for the help tamara. someone else answered and told me the opposite because the bobbins are so light. i think they can be used without them, but they will be too light. if the thread strand weighs more than the bobbin, they might pull all over the pillow, so if i want them to work correctly i should use weights. i'm a little disapointed that i won't make myself any more room on the pillow. maybe at least they won't roll. she also said the same as you to not buy the plastic beads. i'll put spangles on them any way, but i'll use glass beads. if you are interested in beads here is a company i've had a catalog from twice, and they have some really nice stuff. http://www.firemountaingems.com/ --- Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 12, 2005, at 22:12, susan wrote: > > > is it necessary to spangle midlands? that is probably a stupid > > question. i can get some cheap bead necklaces at the dollar store > and > > take them apart and make some nice spangles, but i really don't > like > > them. i do realize the importance of having a little more space on > > > your pillow > > I've not seen any other answers to this (these? One's implied, rather > > than stated) question, so I'll have a shot. > > Suz, it's not necessary to spangle Midlands, but they've been > *designed > for spangling*. That is THE reason they're so thin; they *count* on > the > spangle to give them weight (as well as stop them from rolling like > mad). > > If you plan on spangling them with beads from the Dollar Store, you > might as well save yourself the effort and the cost (the wire's not > all > that cheap, either)... Leave them as they are, and fight it out with > them once they're on your pillow. The cheap necklaces these days are > all made with *plastic* beads, which weigh next to nothing (15yrs > ago, > you could buy, cheaply, glass-bead necklaces in the second-hand > stores, > but not no more). > > Once you have the spangle on, you do *not* have any more room on your > > pillow than you do with Continentals - in fact, you're likely to have > > *less room* But you'll have a prettier pillow :) > > -- > Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Question for UK members
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me the name of the husband of Jilly cooper, the novellist? it's actually Leo Cooper, her maiden name was Sallitts would you believe jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: .......And flying things
> > > As were the - I don't even know the > > English for it... Those things where one person sat at a board of > many > > holes, plugging in many telephone sticks into the holes?. > > I don't know what that is. > i think that is a switchboard. the operators use it to connect the lines. now i think it is automated. i'm not sure what it could be if it were not that. i was never trained a shooting by anyone other than my father who had me shoot a tin cans, and i did this when i was in my 20s. most of the sights were off on the old guns we shot, but i hit dead on on most of them. i had military training for a day in training for the navy, and in the final for bootcamp we had to shoot a real 9mm and a fake 12 gauge. i did really good, even though i missed the class because i had to stand a watch. the navy does not train much on hand to hand combat, so training mostly went to fire fighting. that would make sense because most of the 4 years you will spend in the navy will be in cramped up spaces on ships. fire fighting in those kind of living coniditions is a must. from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Liers Lace - hoops
have you ever tried green apple schnapps? peach is good too. the smell of the green apple alone is worth the price of the bottle. --- Diane Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To add on to Alice Howell's advice of embroidery hoops for Coggeshall > and > Liers: > > I have some large hoops with a thumb screw probably from before 1950. > I > think the good quality hoops were built to be adjustable for > different > thicknesses of fabrics. I have a small oval one from my family, the > rest > were from antique stores. See, another reason to go shopping. > > A little add on, I just bought a bottle of Poison Wild Berry Schnapps > by > White Rock Distilleries in Lewiston, maine. I bought the liquor > because of > the blackberry flavor but when I got home, I found that tied around > the nect > was a chain with a metal medallion with a spider embossed on it. > See, > another reason to go shopping again and have a party. > (The taste isn't great but the violet color and medallion are worth a > > purchase.) > > A happy and relaxing summer Sunday to all of you. > > Diane Zierold > Lubec, maine > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: medical charts
Given my memory... I think I've seen something similiar before... Or I've seen some but not all... Or I've seen all, but remember only a few... Take your pick, and enjoy what's left :) From: R.P. Ever wonder what is written on your chart when you go to see your doctor? Actual Writings on Hospital Charts - 1. The patient refused autopsy. 2. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 4. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days. 5. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 6. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 7. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared. 8. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed. 9.The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. 10. Discharge status: Alive, but without my permission. 11. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert, but forgetful. 12. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. 13. She is numb from her toes down. 14. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home. 15. The skin was moist and dry. 16. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches. 17. Patient was alert and unresponsive. 18. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid. 19. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce. 20. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. 21. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. 22. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized. 23. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. 24. Skin: somewhat pale, but present. 25. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor. 26. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall. 27. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities. 28. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room. 29. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed. 30. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. 31. She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December. 32. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Smith, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree. 33. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stock broker instead. 34. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] decorating bobbins (for people who can't paint)
I Pyrograph many of the bobbins that I turn or whittle. Never thought of doing it under magnification, but that would help to make a neater design. I even wood burn designs that I plan to paint, it makes the design pop out (like a gimp ) I think the light brown burn lines or dots look really nice on light wood. And as someone wrote, if you fill the burn with paint, it is below level of rest of surface and less likely to wear off. I usually finish with Tung oil finish ( the main ingrdient in spar varnish) But most people spray with polyurethane. Hobby wood burning kits are not expensive. I got mine at Michaels - a USA nationwide company that sells all types of craft things. The kits come with several tips. I mostly use the sharp tip of the pointy one. Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter
>Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian. As far as I know Bernina is Swiss and not Italian. Elizabeth -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
