How addicted are you? .....

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wini
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HOW ADDICTED ARE YOU

Post by wini » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:09 am

Luckily I pay the Bills in our house so no questions asked about SP

I have the same problem with having less than five credits, you just know you are going to need more.
I made the mistake of paying for sixty credits once and I went through them as quickly as I do the thirty.

Housework is on the backburner as is "Ironing"

wini
Munro, McPhee, Gunn, Reid, McCreadie, Jackson, Cree, McFarland,Gillies,Gebbie,McCallum,Dawson
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Pandabean
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Post by Pandabean » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:10 am

Phew, at least I am not the only one who has a real bad addiction. I am too scared to look at SP to see how many certs I have viewed (not including the OPRs).

Its not good when you get more certs and the certs that you already have are still unorganised. The pile just gets bigger and bigger. :(

Also being a student and having 24hr access to computers is a bad thing. So far I remember half the numbers on my card, nearly there for remembering the rest.

I wish someone would ban me from using uni computers but I would probably find ways around it. Could ask the girlfriend but she gives in too easily and always forgets when I tell her to stop me.

scml
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Post by scml » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:01 pm

Geez, and I thought I was the only one having to stash the Visa deeper into my bag, in the hope of not finding it next time.
Perhaps SP could do a reward system for the "highly addicted" and if we spend over a certain amount, and end up with the dreaded 4 credits, they could be nice and award us an extra one, just to be able to view that last dam certificate :evil:
Sandy MacLean
Researching McLean, MacLean, Ross, Gordon, MacKenzie, MacDonald, in the Ullapool, Leckmelm, Lochbroom area.
Marshall, Gemmell, Gimmel, in Paisley, Renfrew area.
Young, Caldwell, in Glasgow area.

emanday
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Post by emanday » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:20 pm

scml wrote:Perhaps SP could do a reward system for the "highly addicted" and if we spend over a certain amount, and end up with the dreaded 4 credits, they could be nice and award us an extra one, just to be able to view that last dam certificate :evil:
Now that would be a nice gesture :D

Anyone fancy starting a petition...
(Don't look at me - I'm a scaredy-cat. They might "black-ball" me :shock: )
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)

nancy
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Post by nancy » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:23 pm

:D I feel like the cat that got the cream! meoww! :D
No more having to sneak CC to PC for SP,well not for a wee while anyway. :lol:
Just paid 6pound cash and got 60 credits for SP,through Renfrewshire Libraries :) After that its 4pound90p for 30 until September :wink:
Card can now rest a while and have a well earned break :D
Cheers Nancy :)

emanday
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Post by emanday » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:05 pm

S'not fair to ex-pats that! [-X Here's the info from their site...
Special offer for family historians On the Scotlands People website you can search for Scottish birth, death and marriage certificates, census records and wills and testaments. It holds 50 million records! Images of the original documents can be viewed and printed out. A charge is made for searching and viewing the images, but until the end of September 2006 Renfrewshire Libraries are offering a discount on this charge. Details available from any community library, or call the Local Studies Library on 0141 889 2360
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)