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My story.. Someone somewhere must remember him or taxi rank or clubs xxxx

Find my dadHere is my story :-(I was born Mandy Ann Millsom 01/04/1969.Birth mothers name Linda olive Millsom 11/11/50She is now known as Linda Maidment and lives in Stevenage xxxxxxxxShe has a total memory block and cannot remember ANYTHING at all so no point contacting her.In 1969 my father, Christopher would have been 23/24yrs old. He was never told Linda was pregnant.In 1969 he worked at the wimpy in ealing as a chef.This went in the Ealing gazette:Do you remember a Christopher or Christos who worked in West Ealing?A mum of four, who was adopted at birth, is desperate to find her real father who worked in Ealing in 1969.Bev Gauntlett, 43, from Surrey,is asking for help from anyone who might have been in West Ealing or Shepherd’s Bush in the 1960’s and knew a Christoper or Christos who worked at the Wimpy close to the Lido junction.She says: ” In my adoption file it describes him as Greek Cypriot, 5″ 6 dark straight hair, dark brown eyes, olive complexion, good looking. His name is Christopher or Christos. In 1969 he was 24yrs old and worked as a chef at the wimpy bar, Ealing ( Lido junction). Apparently he was a very nice man, liked a joke and always smiling. He had an older brother and they both did some casual driving too. Christopher or Christos apparently had a room in the Shepherd’s Bush area. He met my mother and they had a relationship for about 6 months.”Bev says she discovered she had been adopted by accident and her birth mother Linda Olive Millsom had never told her father that she was pregnant.” My dad has 4 beautiful granddaughters that he also doesn’t know about.. It’s so sad. If anyone can remember hanging out in those days or even knew any of his friends or even the first letter of his surname would be fantastic..I so desperately want to find my dad, my father, my roots.”If you think can help please contact Bev via euGreeka or directly by email.Additional info:The owners of the wimpy back in 1969 have a son called "Ali" his number is xxxxxxx and was going to find out who his parents sold the wimpy to next as they may remember him.Another lady contacted me and said " Ok I lost all contact with Chris a couple years ago the only thing I can suggest that you call the salon he used to own, its now called Class".More infoHi In 1969 he was 24yrs old.he had a room in the shepherds bush area.dont know his older brothers name but they both did some casual driving. My father is of Greek orodox. He played card games in a Greek club.his brother was a taxi driver. I think my birth mother stayed at the YMCA for women Another lady told me this:She knows of him from years ago and think he lives and eats in wetstone north london xAnother old Greek man told me that a friend of his used to manage a taxi firm way back then and said that a Greek guy christos drove for them for about a month an that also a lady called Linda used to answer the phones.think he lives and eats in wetstone north london now x

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New training thread!! (Pictures)

Gosh, haven't we done well! Pictures galore!!Just remember we didn't have a clue a few months ago?But thanks to our professors..we've made progrerss.Now we've learnt how to post pictures from cyberspace..whether or not we are using IE (Internet Explorer) or some other Browser like MF (Mozilla Firebox) We have learnt how to use the img scr= (plus the two vv thingies)...which is like a carrier for transferring pictures from one place to another.I've described in my amateurish way to some people what BROWSERS are.Imagine you are moving into a new house..I tell them..the kitchen is just a shell..and you need to install a ready-made kit like MFI..or JOHN Lewis, or Smallbone..which will each have different facilities like dual taps, washer/dryer combined, one kit may have a mangle!! and another might have a  spin dryer. In the same way Internet Explorer is a popular USA kit...but an alternative is Mozilla Firebox (born out of Netscape and AOL??). I believe that there is one called Opera too. They all seem to have different features..and interestingly Peter has just had installed MF so it seems..and on another thread he compliments it's (MF's)  speed. There are other goodies too.Perhaps this subject can be discussed on Peter'e new Topic/thread.So..in seaching Cyberspace....we find pictures we like or need...do a right click etc etc and look for the jpg at the end of the picture address(THE URL)...and copy and taste onto the reply screen..and add the img src= etc.The most valuable addition to these feats though..has been the possibility of using one "own" picture..the ones you have perhaps downloaded from your camera onto MY PICTURES..or that you have transferred from cyberspace to your MY PICTURES. Several of us are now using the Internet Hosting facility IMGHOSTINGwhich enables one to "UPLOAD" any picture onto your own PRIVATE GALLERY(album)..before despatching the pictures either to this Forum ..or to e-bay etc etc.  IMGHOSTING is free up to point..after which you pay £7? for 6 months.There are other hosting services too..including fotopic etc.I've found that its necessary to reduce the size of some of the photos in MY PICTURES.  I locate the picture and bring it up on screen..and by right-clicking I find what size it is. Many from my Canon Ixus 500 camera..are shown to be 1800 x900 for example. With the Photo shop I have..I go to VIEW, click RESIZE, and them reduced to size by pressing  on an arrow. When the size reaches say 750 x ?..I save it..and then use it to post to IMG HOSTING..who only accept these modest sizes. But the Waitrose picture came out ok ..didn't it..or was it still too large!Graham wanted help with his APPLE MAC computer  ..so maybe someone can give him advice about what he has to do to post Pictures...and become a PP(Picture Poster)!Anyone else need help with Picture postings..or any questions?

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