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wini
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Found my Nana

Post by wini » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:21 am

Glad you have found her

Isn't that what keeps us going, just when you think all is lost up something pops.
That is why I never throw out certificates that I don't think are mine cos sometimes a connection eventually shows itself.

wini
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emanday
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Re: Found my Nana

Post by emanday » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:45 am

wini wrote: Isn't that what keeps us going, just when you think all is lost up something pops.
That is why I never throw out certificates that I don't think are mine cos sometimes a connection eventually shows itself.
wini
How I agree! I save every image I've viewed, just in case! The ones that aren't immediately obvious as "MY LOT" are filed for later scrutiny.
[b]Mary[/b]
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DavidWW
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Post by DavidWW » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:08 pm

emanday wrote:
DavidWW wrote:Emanday
What was the tool that led to the breaking down of this brick wall ?
David
I don't think I did anything different from before, David, but this time she showed up and I recognised her right away from the middle name (a very unusual one)!....much snipped..............
Sounds like an excellent example of the value on occasion of re-visiting apparent brickwalls and re-trying the search, as, so often, - it has also happened to me on occasion !, - a revisited search miraculously produces a result, - a database error corrected, or new data added, or impenetrable finger trouble on the original search?, - wha kens?, - but just give the technique a go.

NB Essential to leave the search on the side for several months at least before revisiting the situation :!: :wink:

David