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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Tip creep in UK |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 12:21 pm
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| Not quite the same thing, but what rattles my cage is the 'since the pandemic' increase in minimum spend needed for delivery +delivery charge,re the Chinese takeaway I use .It's not a large charge but (a) it wasn't done pre pandemic (b) it's about 10 minutes walk and <5 minutes via car, I'd guess(sa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: high functioning vs classic autism |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2024, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Yet another Youtube using autistic person that I struggle very much to identify with. Without exception the failure to identify with them makes me doubt my diagnosis. They're invariably more extrovert appearing,self assured, and self confident than I am. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Poor level of suppourt in college |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2024, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 48
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| ^ Bad memories. No 2e,gifted but disabled etc, back then. The dilemma of wanting to please my parents while being acutely aware I lacked the independent living skills, not the cognitive ability, to cope with college/university. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Poor level of suppourt in college |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2024, 10:48 pm
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Replies: 48
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| An interesting, but triggering thread. Things were a lot worse in the mid 1970s. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shuffling feet |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2024, 6:27 am
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Replies: 7
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| I have been described as walking like I'm drunk. Something that worsens as my anxiety increases. I was never intensely afraid of falling until I had my two falls in October 2021. Given the time it took to find out I'd actually fractured my femur, and the pain was not 'psychological', the prognosis w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shuffling feet |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2024, 7:06 pm
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blitzkrieg wrote: A shuffling gait can be a sign of medical conditions such as Parkinson's Disease.
But it can also be normal for some people.
I did have a half aunt who had Parkinson's. I'm not aware of anyone who had it in my direct maternal or paternal ancestors. I've always tended to shuffle my feet. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shuffling feet |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2024, 4:22 pm
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| Am I unusual as an autistic person in that I shuffle my feet when walking , and don't toe walk.? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 5:40 am
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| Illiteracy back then is definitely a major issue when looking into a person's ancestry.As is the style of handwriting on documents. I'm trying to work out why I have longest shared autosomal blocks of DNA as follows - matches that have ancestors with these surnames. Goatley 19 cMs > Gatley 16cMs >Ga... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 7:57 am
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| Are you sure there isn't more than one "Mary Goatley"? It is surprising to me how many people with identical first and last names exist in the U.S. If you are talking about "Mary Goatley" from the 16 th century then there could be some complications due to: their bureaucracy was... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2024, 7:17 pm
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| ^ Thank you. I will check those sites out. An example of the problems that can occur with family trees at Ancestry. Mary Goatley = 5 different birth dates, 4 different marriage dates, 6 different spellings of her father's name, 4 different birthdates for her father, 4 different mother's name,3 diffe... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2024, 2:05 pm
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I've looked at a few books. They've been generally rather than specifically helpful.
Via Relative finder
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2024, 9:43 am
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| I think we all have hobbies/interests that have other people thinking WTF is he/she etc interested in that?! Genealogy has been a long running interest. At one point I was very into making tapes based on musical type/year/theme etc. Nowadays it's quizzes and tests of all kinds(playbuzz to high range... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2024, 2:56 am
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| Thanks for the replies. As with all hobbies/interests some will be into it,others won't. There are libraries that hold genealogical records. I went into a library in Charlotte when I visited my father back in 1995.It was huge compared to my then local library in Essex. My local library now is even s... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024, 6:05 pm
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| I currently have > £8k savings. The family member most interested in family history was my father. He died last year. A professional genealogist would find the necessary documentation . One of the worst things about virtual genealogical research are the dodgy family trees, often with no sources, tha... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Would I be wrong to do this? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024, 5:23 pm
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| Hire a professional genealogist. I haven't used one for well over a decade. I've been very much into DNA cousin matching. However due to a bad experience adding smart matches recommended by My heritage- I've only added one ancestor in the last 4-5 years to my tree. Here's where I go into 'would it b... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is UK still obsessed with class? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2024, 3:15 am
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| Are there still private clubs in the UK? My late father was a member of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travellers_Club . I'm not sure whether he gave up being a member when he decided to stay in the USA, after his posting as Consul general to Atlanta ended. Cool! your father sounds like he was in th... |
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