And the (insert expletive) Tories wanted to close the ticket offices!It is creepy, and I used to come back at nighttime and go over that bridge. My first Hearing Dog for the Deaf never liked crossing that bridge. One dark night, she refused to let me enter the footbridge. So, I went back to the Station, told the Station Master who locked up his ticket office, and came with me over the bridge, but half way across, there was a shadow at the end of the footbridge. The person turned round and ran away along the railings at the backs of the houses. We could see him and we waited until we couldn't see him any more. The Station Master said I am seeing you to your front door. And he did.
My dog probably saved my life that night @Lamont D
Good that you left JW @lindisfelI found Jesus Christ in my mid 30s @Krystyna23040 and I have been free ever since.
The problem for me was I was once a second generation JW elder and had the guts to leave a man made idolatrous system.
Many have lost their families and commited suicide.
I also love books @Annb. I did try using a Kindle but much prefer a real book so stopped using it.Not much more to do here, other than watch TV or read - or chat on this forum. It's not a competition though; we have just always been around books. As a child I remember putting together a "lending library" in the garden using a wooden clothes horse and planks of wood to hold all my books and inviting other kids on the street to come to browse and borrow them. Come to think of it I never did get all of the books back. Maybe they didn't understand the concept of a lending library. Maybe that's what happened to my Enid Blyton books and my copy of Rebecca.
My grandfather had loads of books which he allowed us to look through (before we could read) and both my brother and myself loved just handling them (hands washed first) and looking at the illustrations in those that had them. Another link in the genetic connection to books and words.
It meant we were always easy to buy presents for (as long as they weren't cartoon versions).
When I was young I loved historical romances and Georgette Heyer was my favourite author. I am not sure when my favourite type of book changed to detective books.When in my early teens I remember opening a cupboard in our house to find it stock full of my mother’s books all by authors like Daphne du Maurior,
Georgette Heyerdahl and some by Jeffery Farnol once I had rea d them all I found my self somewhat addicted to historical romances and the like I think maybe I was one of the only teenage lads in my area that had even heard of such authors let alone had read nearly everything they had published.
Yes your dog did save your life that night @gennepher and good that the Station Master saw you to your front door.It is creepy, and I used to come back at nighttime and go over that bridge. My first Hearing Dog for the Deaf never liked crossing that bridge. One dark night, she refused to let me enter the footbridge. So, I went back to the Station, told the Station Master who locked up his ticket office, and came with me over the bridge, but half way across, there was a shadow at the end of the footbridge. The person turned round and ran away along the railings at the backs of the houses. We could see him and we waited until we couldn't see him any more. The Station Master said I am seeing you to your front door. And he did.
My dog probably saved my life that night @Lamont D
I was given a Kindle about 3 years ago. It is still sitting in a drawer in this desk - unused. One of my research projects for my Masters was to find out if people could read more easily from a printed text than from a screen. That was years ago now and screens have improved although I still miss typos on screen. Back then, it was possible to prove that people read less efficiently from screens. My eyesight is not as good as it used to be and I find text on screen, in many cases, is very difficult to read, even using my glasses.I also love books @Annb. I did try using a Kindle but much prefer a real book so stopped using it.
I have a lightweight kindle reader, with a backlight, which I don't need sunglasses when in the sun.I also love books @Annb. I did try using a Kindle but much prefer a real book so stopped using it.
He is even older than I am and the last I heard he was practicing going up and down the stairs at home.I think he did. Apart from reading about 4 books on and off over the last few months, I might go to Waterstones and pick up the said book. Love going to old book shops but also like Waterstones for the café and the books obviously. If ever we move house, I am going to have a library - the silence would be amazing!
Yes @Krystyna23040Yes your dog did save your life that night @gennepher and good that the Station Master saw you to your front door.
I find Kindle better to read from @AnnbI was given a Kindle about 3 years ago. It is still sitting in a drawer in this desk - unused. One of my research projects for my Masters was to find out if people could read more easily from a printed text than from a screen. That was years ago now and screens have improved although I still miss typos on screen. Back then, it was possible to prove that people read less efficiently from screens. My eyesight is not as good as it used to be and I find text on screen, in many cases, is very difficult to read, even using my glasses.
Yes @Krystyna23040
You should always watch your dog's body language and listen to them...
That's interesting. I find that I very often miss typos on screen but I spot them straight away if I run the document off.I was given a Kindle about 3 years ago. It is still sitting in a drawer in this desk - unused. One of my research projects for my Masters was to find out if people could read more easily from a printed text than from a screen. That was years ago now and screens have improved although I still miss typos on screen. Back then, it was possible to prove that people read less efficiently from screens. My eyesight is not as good as it used to be and I find text on screen, in many cases, is very difficult to read, even using my glasses.
Yes, books can be really heavy, especially hardback books.I have a lightweight kindle reader, with a backlight, which I don't need sunglasses when in the sun.
Because of my arthritis and small fingers, I struggle with the weight and page turning.
And when cash was tight, kindle books are cheaper and they have improved so much in the last few years.
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