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[oumahexi]

Where does the sewerage go in cowboy films? Why isn't the street covered in horse shit?

Oh so true, I think the BBC must get their act together, because they consistenly make the same mistakes with their period dramas

 

[Mike375]

I have read most of the thread but might have missed some points

Rich and myself had our accounts deleted. I think Bob probably did that in the heat of the moment and could have even hit the "delete" button instead of the "ban" button.

I understand how Rich feels because there is a forum (guns, not DBs) I am on where I have been there since day 1 and I would be very upset if I was deleted and my profile showed I had started last August.

From memory I started on this forum in 2004 which is well after blokes like Rich. When I started on the site it was well established and it could only be well established because of the early members like Rich.

Chergh, to say I have had fights with Rich would be an understatement of immense proportions but guess what, the fights were on the Access forums of this site. However, while those fights were happening he solved a problem for me with one of his typical short answers and because of his answer I went on to use Reports to rearrange data etc.

I do think Bob should post an apology and in doing so he will acknowledge that he fucked up.

My guess is that if Bob had only deleted my account then I would not have been reinstated. But there was a strong movement to get Rich reinstated and I was reinstated as part of that movement.

In short, deleting an account of an original member needs at least an apology and it is obvious in this case that the apology comes from Bob.

 

[Access Hero]

Hi Tess,

You make me feel good.

I'm buying a house on Monday.

Gratz!

It was a short sale. Don't know if everyone knows what that is, and I barely understand it myself, but a short sale is where the owner sells the property for less than they owe the bank and the bank has to decide if it will accept the payment as payment in full. Now, I also have no idea if the bank then holds the original owner to some sort of deal where they have to pay the balance of the amount due in other terms... maybe someone else can tell me that.

I (unfortunately) had to sell my home in Tampa as a short sale. You got the gist of it right. The mortgage holder has to agree to the terms of the contract and releases the debtor from further obligation. In my case, the lender asked that I pay an additional $10,000 to them on an unsecured promissory note at 0% interest for $125 a month. Since the home was an albatross around my neck, I agreed to those terms. And the home was lovely and I understand that someone very needy (handicapped, I believe) got my home that my kids were raised in and I couldn't be happier about it.

Hope that clears it up.

Have a nice day!

 

[Vassago]

Actually, I quite like everyone here. I'm still waiting for Vass to come work for me. What do you say Josh? Come on down, rent my house and I'll give you a job. I've told you, all you have to do is worship me and I'll treat you right! It's not that difficult to do. My dear husband has been doing it for 25 years and he seems happy.

Are you sure you can afford me? And of course I will worship you.

 

[Vassago]

Tess the site's been hacked more than once, the join dates for shown us oldies are way off base

You only joined last year. What would you know about this site's history?

 

[Vassago]

Damn, I would have bitten your hand off for those tickets whilst I was on my return home to Bonnie Scotland last week....ahh well there's always next time!

Now it's back to work tomorrow

Hay

Wow! See, now there's a long time member we haven't seen in a good while. Good to see you make your presence known Hayley!

 

[Vassago]

Well, that's what the ignore button is for - it's your choice.

Maybe I'll repost my "Things we have learnt about the USA from films and TV" thread.

For example:-

1) There are no parking restrictions in the US cities, there is always a parking space outside the building you wish to visit.

2) Americans never lock their cars.

3) A diner is always a disused railway carriage in the middle of a street.

4) A diner always has red gingham table cloths.

5) Americans never wait for a restaurant bill, they just throw some notes on the table and walk out.

6) Aliens always land near a small settlement where there is no CNN to capture it.

7) Car tyres always screech, even on dirt roads.

Plenty more where those came from.

Col

LOL, those are actually quite funny.

1. I wish that were true, but try finding a parking space downtown in any major city in Florida near where you want to visit. In Jacksonville, you'd be SOL for sure.

2. I always lock my doors. I cannot speak for anyone else.

3. Only in Mississippi.

4. There's a bill trying to enact that into law.

5. The server always brings a bill to the table. If paying cash, which I rarely do, I will leave the cash on the table and walk out.

6. As opposed to the UK archives recently released on UFO activity and covered by CNN?

7. You never see nice new cars on dirt roads in movies, it's always older cars. It's probably not the tires screeching, but some other "useless" part that was neglected, and again, most likely in rural Florida (think Middleburg) or Mississippi.

 

[Vassago]

I think we had this discussion when I first posted it about 7 or 8 years ago. Also, those examples I posted are very common in US films / programmes.

The thing is that Americans can see at a glance that it is bullshit. But for those of us who have no idea what could or could not be true, it is difficult to decide.

America (or Hollywood in particular) decides to show (for example) Clint Eastwood driving along in town and pulling up outside a building, no other cars parked there, he gets out of the car, goes in the building. No locking of the car, no apparent parking restrictions etc etc. It indicates that downtown parking is really easy and so safe there is no need to lock the car.
JR did the same in Dallas.

My question is - why does Hollywood give this (allegedly) false image when many people around the globe could think it is true? Note I'm only talking about the day-to-day things here, not the super special effects and all that nonesense.

Here's another - American soldiers always sing when jogging along.

Col

So you're stating that in all UK television shows or movies, the actors lock the car doors?

It's funny that you would pay that much attention. Do you also get upset when an actor doesn't lock a house door? What about when they leave a condiment or milk out?

 

[oumahexi]

Damn, I would have bitten your hand off for those tickets whilst I was on my return home to Bonnie Scotland last week....ahh well there's always next time!

Now it's back to work tomorrow

Hay

Awe, that's a shame, it would have been great to let someone who'd have liked them have them. Can I content you with a view of the video we took?

 

[MSAccessRookie]

Lets get back to the question in hand.

1) Why did Bobby say I had "mental issues" following a comment I made about John Lennon?

2) Who deleted my original thread with no warning or notice?

Can Bobby please answer the first question and can MSAccessRookie explain the 2nd?

Col

I am not sure why anyone would think that I have information beyond what everyone else has, but I assure you that I do not. I know nothing about who removed the post (or why), so any attempt by me to say anything on the subject would be pure speculation on my part, and therefore I am not inclined to do so.

I was as surprised as anyone when I noticed that the thread has been removed as I was attempting to reply to your question as to my statement about Bob not posting.

I was going to say that there are people here (myself included) who still remain in contact with Bob because we respect the dedication that he has provided these many years. By no means was my comment intended to be a slight towards you or anyone else.

I hope this explains my position, and I prefer not to be involved in this matter any further.

 

[Vassago]

...I prefer not to be involved in this matter any further.

Good luck with that!

 

[ColinEssex]

but I assure you that I do not. I know nothing about who removed the post (or why),

Ok, fair enough.

1) Presumably there must be an audit trail of some kind, can you access this to see who did it?

2) If you are in contact with Bobby, can you ask him to answer the question I asked please? Or this thread will go on and on.

Col

 

[MSAccessRookie]

Ok, fair enough.

1) Presumably there must be an audit trail of some kind, can you access this to see who did it?

2) If you are in contact with Bobby, can you ask him to answer the question I asked please? Or this thread will go on and on.

Col

1) Presumably there must be an audit trail of some kind, can you access this to see who did it?

I have no special powers or abilities on this site. I am here as a technical specialist that is willing to assist people with MS Access Issues, and as such do not have access to any administrative tools.
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2) If you are in contact with Bobby, can you ask him to answer the question I asked please?

Somehow I think that even if Bob is not reading the WaterCooler, someone has to have alerted him by now.
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Regardless, I will take the time and do the best I can to ask about both of your questions. Please understand that I have no control over whether or not anyone provides any answers.

Thanks for understanding.

 

[ColinEssex]

Regardless, I will take the time and do the best I can to ask about both of your questions. Please understand that I have no control over whether or not anyone provides any answers.

Thanks for understanding.

Ok thank you. I can't understand what Bob is afraid of. He makes a derogatory remark about another mamber, then runs like a scared rabbit.

Col

 

[MSAccessRookie]

Ok thank you. I can't understand what Bob is afraid of. He makes a derogatory remark about another mamber, then runs like a scared rabbit.

Col

A message has been left. As I said before, however, I have no control over whether or not anyone provides any answers.

I leave AWF for the night.

 

[ColinEssex]

A message has been left. As I said before, however, I have no control over whether or not anyone provides any answers.

I see Bob's in. Will he have the nerve to post here tonight?

Col

 

[dan-cat]

Would that include the countless thousand of posts on the main boards that were deleted Bri?

Your posts haven't been deleted, just orphaned.

From evidence of this link

it wouldn't be that hard for someone with DB access to the forum to re-hook up your orphaned posts to your current account. This orphaned post has the name 'Rich' attached to it. Just run a query of all posts with no AccountId (thinking about it I bet with your old AccountId) and whatever column with value of Rich and update AccountId with your current AccountId.

Job done.

 

[dan-cat]

I never said he did delete it.

But then again, Bin Laden didn't fly the planes. (I appreciate that comment may be a bit subtle for most US posters here - I'll explain it if needed)

Col

While you'll at it you can explain how you use hyperbole to ridicule other forum members.

 

[ColinEssex]

While you'll at it you can explain how you use hyperbole to ridicule other forum members.

"While you'll at it"???

I'm sorry, you lost me Daniella. Can you try to use correct English grammar and not the fantasy English Americans use?

Actually I'm amazed you know such a complex word - "explain" is not one that Americans, especially BobbyBoy is familiar with.

Col

 

[TessB]

Actually I'm amazed you know such a complex word - "explain" is not one that Americans....

Col

And here I thought you meant hyperbole.