[lace-chat] Re: Motorways

2008-06-10 Thread Lisa Thompson
The difference between England and Texas in a nutshell: in London, they double deck the buses; in Austin, Texas (where Dora lives), they double deck the whole road. Pictures here if you're curious: http://www.aaroads.com/texas/i-035sc_tx.html Lisa Thompson in Plano, Texas From: Brenda

Re: [lace-chat] Stain help

2006-04-13 Thread Lisa Thompson
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Re: [lace-chat] Things to know (long)

2006-04-12 Thread Lisa Thompson
a lot cheaper! You should use plain, basic toothpaste for this, not the stuff with crystals or other additives. Lisa Thompson in Plano, Texas USA David in Ballarat wrote: 30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste What a picture this paints. I seriously

Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Lisa Thompson
This is the site I used when learning how to solve the puzzles: http://www.sudokuoftheday.com/pages/techniques-overview.php It covers a lot of different techniques that you can use before you have to rely on guessing. Lisa Thompson Plano, Texas USA Janice Blair wrote: After filling

Re: [lace-chat] Travelocity - a cautionary tale (US)

2005-02-09 Thread Lisa Thompson
manually. Lisa Thompson in Dallas, Texas USA Tamara wrote: Checking out the very same route and date/stop-number requirements *as a member*, I got the same round-trip price on fewer flights than the night before and two nights before (those two nights' readings were identical). ... Tsk, tsk

Re: [lace-chat] measuring a child's coat

2004-12-21 Thread Lisa Thompson
got cold again. Then I'd get to start the finger stuffing procedure all over again. The little gloves were so cute, but the mittens were just so much easier for me to deal with. Lisa Thompson in Dallas, Texas Weronika wrote: Can anyone explain why children always have to wear mittens

[lace-chat] makers of lace

2004-07-14 Thread Lisa Thompson
I assumed something similar. I don't think any slight was intended to lace-makers. Just that with an editor, the fabric of the writer's story would be like lace, inconsistent and full of holes. Lisa Thompson in Dallas Helene Gannac wrote: I thought she meant that writers are nothing

Re: [lace-chat] Weronika's Matlab

2004-06-02 Thread Lisa Thompson
Maybe for some of them (we still have a pot brewing in all the break rooms around here), but not for me. I try to limit my caffeine intake to chocolate, which I can't live without. Not sure if I qualify as newer generation since I just passed my 40th birthday. Lisa in Dallas Margery wrote:

[lace-chat] Re: Nancy Drew books

2004-05-05 Thread Lisa Thompson
I collect girls series books. All of the series below were put out by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. They were plotted mainly by the father Edward and later by the daughter Harriet and given to ghost writers to flesh out for a small flat fee. This resulted in all kinds of inconsistencies between

[lace-chat] It could only happen in the UK

2004-05-04 Thread Lisa Thompson
Actually I only remember about 2 people being in line and it was just business as usual. When I got to the front of the line, I didn't know to expect anything other than a $10 bill for my $10 withdrawal, so I guess we did have ordinary queueing, but no special rules. Lisa in Dallas Date: Mon,

[lace-chat] Re: Summer Reading

2003-08-01 Thread Lisa Thompson
This is Sharan Newman's Catherine LeVendeur series. She also wrote a trilogy about Guinevere's life for anyone interested in that kind of thing. Lisa in Dallas, Texas Tamara wrote: There's also a writer -- Sharyn something-or-other -- who started an excellent mystery series about France of

[lace-chat] Re::Fat, multiplication and eating habits

2003-07-02 Thread Lisa Thompson
Tamara wrote: I never knew (so it's not a matter of forgetting, for once g) what that level is, but it's very, very low. The women in Auschwitz and other labor camps (walking skeletons) didn't menstruate, so couldn't get pregnant. But it was not the lack of *meat*; it was the lack of *any