Previously a new member had to post at least 5 times before they could use the pm feature. Someone recently asked if this could be changed so that a new member could send pm's straight away. As far as I know pm's are just that. No-one but you and the person you send a pm to can read it. I wouldn't have any way of knowing if you send a pm to someone else. I think I have got this right.
When I first joined this forum many months back I was glued to the type2 section. Then I found the new posts section and found more going on. I still find the need now and then to ask a specific question about diabetes related subjects, but most of my stuff is general banter. I have even posted about getting a refund from the water company! Not diabetes related I grant you, but there might have someone else who could benifit from this info. I suppose thats what I enjoy about being here. It's like phoning a friend at the end of a good, or bad, day and unwinding with them. Hang around a while longer and you might feel more like joining in. If not, and you just want diabetes advice, this site is still good for that but you will have to learn how to skip over the bits you don't want.
Just to show what I mean.
Today is really warm, I should be outside, I could be walking on the beach with Lorna. Instead I am hoovering and preparing two bedrooms for later this month when some dear friends of mine come to stay at Lorna's for a week. It will be a great week showing them what we get up to here in Cornwall. One of the things we hope to do is go to an organ recital that would entail us crossing the estury on the King Harry ferry. The ferry is one that pulls itself across on chains rather than with a propeller. It's worth the trip just to hear the clanking of those chains!
Not diabetes related, just chat. Lorna has popped across the road with some runner beans we have picked, she likes giving them to neighbours. We now have to print out a wanted poster. The orchestra Lorna belongs to is losing its conductor. He does so much more than conduct, I think they are going to miss him very much. We will take the posters to some local librarys etc and hope for the best.
I hope you are well today Hornplayer, and of course, everyone else too.
Lee.