mike no spam@no spam.com wrote in message
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"anne" wrote in message
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Jane Ransom wrote in message
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In article , anne
writes
I feel a little bit offended to say the
least that you think I'm a fella!

How can you be sure Mike Crowe *is* a fella????

--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason,
put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com



Erm... Mike, Michael? This is a bloke's name isn't it?



Yes Anne, Mike is a bloke's name and I am proud to say I am Mike Crowe and
am very definitely male and well respected to boot by many in the ex armed
services association world. Get in touch with the Ministry of Defence on a
Royal Navy or Royal Air Force related matter on 'those who have served'
and
you will more than likely be referred to me. And should you hapen to be in
Paris and make an enquiry at the British Embassy, they they too will refer
you to me.

Not much liked by those who feel that they 'Rule urg' such as barraclough
who is only able to shower insults on anyone who does not fit the 'nice
and
friendy' mould as you have found out.

You are in possibly the 3rd most friendly newsgroup which I visit,
uk.people.ex-forces and uk.people.silversurfers being the fore runners in
the 'come and visit us, and welcome' stakes.

As no doubt you will have discovered, there is a terrific amount of
knowledge in this newsgroup and not many questions go unanswered.

As the snipers will now come back and tell you I am not a gardener, but my
wife Joan is and we have had great fun as a result of the cammaraderie and
interchange on this newsgroup. For example sacha offered some seeds
earlier
in the year from a 'garden near her'. I sent our snail mail address and
received a packet. A packet of unknowns, (named some sacha but I think
Joan
is still mystyfied with some, but emailing Iris and comparing notes!)

Another plus was the information we were able to receive from the
newsgroup
about Great Dixter and Christopher Lloyd House and gardens, which as a
result, Joan was able to go there and meet Christopher. He took her in the
potting shed!!!!!! (To sign a book of his and wish her a Happy Birthday)

So anne 99% friendly and helpful. Just beware of the Rockweilers and
'owners' of the newsgroup. Try your killfile on those you don't like and
are
anti you!!

To the 'owners'.
Don't bother to fire back at me, it will of course prove the point I have
made I know, but I won't be here to read it :-)) I am just about to leave
for a cruise in the Adriatic :-))

Postcards from Joan and Mike will be sent to the newsgroup, but as always
with postcards from holidays abroad, we will return before they arrive :-(



Well Mike, that pretty much clears it up for me, thanks. It's just a case of
working out who the old sticks in the mud are and I'm learning quite a lot
at the moment. I always knew I wasn't the only one getting p****d off with
some of the attitudes in here.