10000 posts ......... ask Cyggy something !

[cygnusx1]

You're back?

yes , I am but not as much as I would like , I will be on and off intermiterntly until I sort my ISP out ...... I love technology it makes me see just how patient I am not!!

 

[brinny]

Welcome back, even if intermittently

 

[cygnusx1]

Welcome back, even if intermittently

thankyou brinny ..... I have been away since the 6th of February and it is quite difficult to pick up the pace after such a break , have I missed much ? are there loads more people joining?
How are you keeping sister?

 

[koalabear07]

What kind of Metric System does Whales use? I saw a few pages back the units but I din't understand them. Can you explain?

Firkin9 gallonsKilderkin18 gallonsBarrel36 gallonsHogshead54 gallonsButt108 gallonsTun216 gallons

 

[cygnusx1]

What kind of Metric System does Whales use? I saw a few pages back the units but I din't understand them. Can you explain?

ahhhh , now I am with you , I thought you may be referring to those measurements , they are used in the Brewing industry , we have barrels/kegs almost all are metal now but they used to be wooden , if you know anyone with the surname COOPER they come from the men who used to make wooden barrels , those measurements are accurate and the size of a Hogshead a Tun or a butt is shocking , the men who used to deliver them were called Draymen and they would use special techniques for lowering those huge casks into a cellar.

greetings Cygnus

 

[koalabear07]

Thanks for enlightening me. Helps alot.

 

[brinny]

thankyou brinny ..... I have been away since the 6th of February and it is quite difficult to pick up the pace after such a break , have I missed much ? are there loads more people joining?
How are you keeping sister?

Hahaahaaa you've missed a bunch o' stuff. I was in chat a coupla times when the site shut down, and I survived, thus dissolving my belief that chat was surely haunted

More n' more peeps are joining ev'ryday. Sometimes I wonder if this place is bustin' at the seams yet.

Welcome back

 

[cygnusx1]

Hahaahaaa you've missed a bunch o' stuff. I was in chat a coupla times when the site shut down, and I survived, thus dissolving my belief that chat was surely haunted

More n' more peeps are joining ev'ryday. Sometimes I wonder if this place is bustin' at the seams yet.

Welcome back

wow , a few shut downs eh ..... I remember the last one and when I went back online there was only about 50? peeps online it was freeky to see that number .......

remember the times the whole site was nearly lost ...........

 

[brinny]

wow , a few shut downs eh ..... I remember the last one and when I went back online there was only about 50? peeps online it was freeky to see that number .......

remember the times the whole site was nearly lost ...........

Yup....the horror of thinking some stuff in my journal was lost forever but then finding a copy of one of one of my Edgar Allen Poe-isms prompted me to breathe a sigh of relief....

But this last time or two wasn't that bad, thank God.

 

[Just Me Garry]

Wow! I got 139 right now.

 

[brinny]

Wow! I got 139 right now.

Congrats!

 

[cygnusx1]

for an excellent web site that has reference to The shires and particularly The life and work of the Playwright William Shakespear (a man of the Shires) this is very well put together .....


http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/locations/

Stratford upon Avon is inevitably linked with William Shakespeare. The bard was born here, spent most of his adult life in London, then retired here.



To see Stratford, the Avon and follow the Shakespeare trail you are well advised to park your car, then use a mixture of walking and bus to discover the history of Shakespeare. A two hour walk will cover the following

• Shakespeare's birthplace, an early 16th century, half timbered building in Henley Street.
• Down Bridge Street to Clopton Bridge, built in the 15th century
• Shakespeare also went to school here at the Grammar School

• Along the River Avon to the modern (built in 1932) Royal Shakespeare Theatre. There are three theatres in the complex, one of which runs the Shakespeare productions. Tickets, particularly for the classics like Hamlet, can be difficult to obtain.
• Along Southern Lane to the tree lined approach to Holy trinity Church, overlooking the river, where Shakespeare is buried. His tomb is marked by a simple engraved stone in front of the alter

• Near the church is Halls Croft. This is a fine Tudor house with a walled garden, which was the home of Shakespeare's daughter Susanna.
• If you then take the open top tourist bus, you can get to Anne Hathaway's cottage, at Shottery, one mile west of the town. The cottage is a thatched house with 12 rooms, where Shakespeare is thought to have courted his future bride.
• You will find that the bus, which follows a circular route, is a convenient way to see everything. The ticket enables you to get on and off at will. You just catch the next bus when you are ready

http://www.cotswolds-calling.com/stratford/stratford-upon-avon.htm

 

[psalms 91]

happy easter cyg

 

[cygnusx1]

happy easter cyg

thanks Bill and the very best to you too ............... can I open my easter egg now ???

 

[cygnusx1]

wow! thats a lot of posts. do you leave the computer?

this question was asked me in November ............ my secret is out .......... someone Leaked it ........

click here . ​

 

[NewSong]

Cyganus? Are you doing okay???? I mean is everything okay???? You have been a delight here on the forums and so grateful for the light that you are that shines in the darkness that surrounds some of us sometimes.


May God be with you as I am sure He is....

 

[StarSapphire]

Did you wear your posting finger out??

 

[joyshirley]

Hello, Cygnus

I don't have a brain-stretching or scintillatingly exciting question for you right now. Just wanted to say again how cool it is that you're back online. Unless, perhaps, you'd like to tell us about your first Easter after becoming a Christian?

 

[cygnusx1]

Cyganus? Are you doing okay???? I mean is everything okay???? You have been a delight here on the forums and so grateful for the light that you are that shines in the darkness that surrounds some of us sometimes.


May God be with you as I am sure He is....

Hi Newsong , thanks for the heart warming note , I am doing fine thanks , just don't mention a certain ISP and I wont turn into the incredible Hulk

Fun being back , missed ya all loads

 

[cygnusx1]

Did you wear your posting finger out??

yes but I have got a good Roman nose ..........