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Facebook
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:42 am
by cscashby
I just thought that I'd tell people who don't know about Facebook; it's just been opened to everyone, and there's a growing OB presence there (check out the group Old Blues). I'm there as
csca2@cantab.net for a start, but am feeling quite old as I'm sure is Eric Gimber...
Anyone who knows me is welcome to come to a housewarming party on Saturday 14th in Royston! - PM me if you're interested.
Christian
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:46 am
by Great Plum
Yoi...
and other such words - how does one join?
Is it like Bebo?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:50 am
by cscashby
Great Plum wrote:Yoi...
Stop that!
Great Plum wrote:and other such words - how does one join?
Yeah, DOH - You need to be invited. Anyone who wants to be, PM me with your email addr...
Great Plum wrote:Is it like Bebo?
Yeah, a friend network thing; It's v good for sharing photos with, as you can link to people by clicking on their face on the photo (hence the name of the site). It's not good as a work site though; I guess just like this forum!
C
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:02 am
by Great Plum
Sorry, must have been my Faygate accent coming out...
Splendid - well you can invite me!
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:24 am
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
yeah Mr P, like you have a Faygate accent
do us a favour!
I don't understand these modern technology whatsnames...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:30 am
by Great Plum
I was refering to christian...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:48 am
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
oh so Christian has a Faygate accent?
Hmm, on the subject of Faygate, what happened to the station? The trains used to stop there but I've been down to Horsham a couple of times in the last few days, and no Faygate. What's happening?
Sorry have i gone off topic???
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:49 am
by cscashby
Ruthie-Baby wrote:oh so Christian has a Faygate accent?
Hmm, on the subject of Faygate, what happened to the station? The trains used to stop there but I've been down to Horsham a couple of times in the last few days, and no Faygate. What's happening?
Sorry have i gone off topic???
I think they still stop there, but it's only ever been two random trains a day at most.
A number of the trains from Victoria don't even go past it IIRC
C
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:51 am
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
well i think more used to stop there in my youth (long time ago now i know)
so are you from Faygate?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:55 am
by cscashby
Ruthie-Baby wrote:well i think more used to stop there in my youth (long time ago now i know)
Yeah, they did once upon a thyme, but before I started using trains...
Ruthie-Baby wrote:so are you from Faygate?
Yup - my family can trace it's ancestry way back in Faygate & Colgate; Carylls farm in Faygate was owned by my direct grandparents, and you can play an interesting game of 'spot the Ashbys' in St. Saviour's churchyard...
Mum and I moved to Horsham in 94, just after the 'Foygoite' annoying ch teasing had started...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:57 am
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
oh wow
how cool
I like Faygate
do you know the story about the Faygate dragon?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:59 am
by cscashby
Ruthie-Baby wrote:do you know the story about the Faygate dragon?
I did, but can't remember it.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:01 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
that is excellent!
my dad and his mate made it up one evening when a folk-tale collector appeared at the pub (Windmill in Littleworth, Partridge Green)
unfortunately I never heard the story itself...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:37 pm
by Great Plum
Ruthie-Baby wrote:oh wow
how cool
I like Faygate
do you know the story about the Faygate dragon?
Is that not the dragon of the forest?
And as for Faygate station - I have only ever once been on a train that stopped there!
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:59 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
hey Mr P can you start a new thread with the story if you know it?
and I must be well old because my trains used to stop there all the time...