Hello Ann, I was having difficulty my end too.
You were still shown as "in the chatroom" when I
finally logged out. I find that Sunday is not the best of
days to be on the net - I always have trouble and
everything is sooooo slow. It's a pity we have such a time
difference - it makes it difficult to find a mutually
convenient time. Let's hope we have better luck next week.

Well, it's 12.15 on Sunday and I've finally
managed to log back on. Sorry about losing you Betty.
Hopefully next Sunday will be better. It was nice to be
able to talk to you and to Kate.<br><br>Ann

Hello Kate, This is Betty from Western Australia.
I had a chat with Ann last night (morning your
time) and we've arranged to chat again 11 am UK time on
Sunday. Maybe you could join us? Regards, Betty

Hi Betty,<br><br>It was great to chat with you
today even if it was only for a few minutes. I'm
looking forward to Sunday when we can have a right good
old chin wag. Maybe if we are lucky the other members
will be able to join in. It's a pity about the time
thing though. It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't working
but maybe we can make it a regular weekend natter.
<br><br>Speak to you Sunday 11.00am UK time. Which I understand
will be 6pm Perth Western Australia time.<br><br>Ann

Hi ann, It's Betty again. I've been playing
around with this and it seems you live in the UK. The
time difference is about 8 hours (unless you're in
double summer time). I don't work so if you can give me
some idea of when you will be in the Chatroom on
Sunday, I'll log in then. If you are in the UK, it will
have to be some time on Sunday morning your time. I'll
get this right yet!! Regards, Betty.

If the register you mention is the official WRAC Register, I am already on it. 
I actually found an old friend from about 45 years ago from using it.  Regards,
Betty

Hi Ann, I maybe should have mentioned that I live
in Perth, Western Australia. Where are you? There is
bound to be a time difference, unless you are in WA
too. Looking forward to hearing from you again. Betty

Hello Betty,<br><br>Thanks for your email. I
didn't look in today until 2.45 so I've only just seen
it. Tomorrow (Friday) I'll make a point of logging in
at 11.00am.<br><br>Chat is very easy to use. You
just click on the word Chat underneath the Our Pages
on the left hand side of the screen. You just wait a
bit and then it will tell you that you are in the
room and the names of anybody else in the chat room.
You then just send messages to each other. It's a bit
like sending an email but it's practically
instant.<br><br>By the way I don't think you're old enough to be my
mother. I'm 54. I don't normally admit that, but it's
easy to work out. I joined the WRAC in 1964.<br><br>I
look forward to speaking to you.<br><br>Ann

Hi Ann, I do log in most days but have never
joined a chat so I'm not sure how it works. I normally
log in during the morning - say 10-12 am.<br>I'm
willing to give it a go if you don't mind chatting to
someone probably old enough to be your mother!! We do at
least have our days in the WRAC in common.<br><br>Kind
regards, Betty

hi all well it's kate here i,m usualy on the net between 6 & 8 pm so i'll keep
looking in to see if anyone else is there looking forward to hearing from you
all

I'd just posted my last message when I had a
thought. I've noticed that I have a look in almost every
day and so does Betty. If you let me know your usual
time Betty I can log in at the same time and maybe we
can start off the chatting session.<br><br>Ann

Hi Kate,<br><br>I'm willing to log into chat at
anytime apart from after 11.00pm and before 6.00am UK
time on any day of the week. That's so I can get some
sleep before I go to work. So if someone wants to set
it up just let me know.<br><br>I don't know about
the nice weather and the tan Kate. It does nothing
but rain here in Sheffield lately. It has been quite
warm though.<br><br>Looking forward to speaking to you
all.<br><br>Ann

hello everyone well we've been up and running a
few weeks now so how about trying to find a time for
a chat any suggestions for day and time most
appreciated. also do you all know there is a wrac register on
the go if anyone is interested let me know and i
shall pass on the address. <br>well i hope you are all
enjoying this nice summer weather we are getting at last,
so back to the tan hope to get some response
soon<br>kate

hi destiny its kate here dont know if i told you
but there is a wrac register running if you are
interested in joining e-mail me at kate.1@... and i
will pass on the revelant address i dont want to put
addresses on the net for obvious reasons. must close sorry
it's a short note oh about chat i'm not sure how to
get it up and running feel free to try it and lets
know how you get on thanks kate

Hi Ann, well good to hear from you,did i tell you
that i was waiting conformation about a wrac register
well i now have the address if you would like it you
can e-mail me at kate.1@... and i shall pass it
on that way as i'd rather not put someones address
on the net, then feel free to pass it on to any
other reputable members. its good to know you are
scottish i live in invergordon 25 miles north of inverness
but we are quite often in irvine in ayrshire as a lot
of my husbands relations are from that part of the
world, in fact we were only in glasgow last week for a
few days, well best go kids to feed and things i
should be doing. keep in touch <br><br>kate

Hi ann!<br><br>One day I will come in here and
someone will be here to chat! So you were in the Army in
64??<br>I was also in MOD but in Chelsea.... Duke of Yorks
HQ.<br><br>Still have a sister in UK.... Hampshire.... get
homesick sometimes but can't complain about
Australia!<br><br>Now married to an aussie with two lovely girls aged
12 and 10!<br><br>Hope to chat
soon!<br><br>Regards<br>Destiny

I joined the Army in 77 a year after you.. Then
went to Blackwood then onto MOD.. I worked in Duke of
Yorks HQ Chelsea and lived in Mill Hill.<br><br>Made
friends with lots of posties and Royal Engineers and the
Scots Guards!<br><br>Left Army in 82 to
emmigrate!<br><br>Now married to an aussie with two girls... but miss
those army days now and then :)<br><br>Would love to
chat at sometime... hope to catch up! What trade were
you??<br><br>Regards Destiny

Hi Kate,<br><br>Great to hear from you. I'm
afraid I don't know your friend. I actually joined up in
1964. Spent some time in CVD Marchington before going
to the MOD for 2 years. Last posting was to
Singapore. <br><br>I'm now living in Sheffield but am
originally from Ayrshire in south west Scotland.<br><br>I've
been trying to figure out a way to get others to use
this club, because I'm sure that there must be a lot
of exWRAC who would like to get in contact with old
friends. It's a lot more difficult for women as we change
our surname when we get married.<br><br>I look
forward to hearing from you and others again.<br><br>Ann

hi destiny its kate here thanks for looking into
the sight, don't worry about the time difference i
have friends in N.S.W and we manage to keep in touch.
apparently we've been experiencing some difficulty with the
message board but i have been on to yahoo feedback and
hopefuly they can help me sort it out, i'm quite new to
all this computer stuff so you will all have to bear
with me. well i was in guildford in 76 then aldershot
and then salisbury in 77 and 78 left army after
getting married but continued to travel about and meeting
people is there anyone specific you are trying to trace.
well better go speak soon hopefully kate

hi ann well theres not much chatting going on i
thought by now we would all have got to know each other a
bit better. at the moment i'm waiting on info about
another wrac club not sure if they are on the net yet but
they have about 80 members so when i get more details
i'll post it on to everyone.ann i don't know where in
the uk you are but i'm trying to trace a mary
ludbrook who was in old sarum with me in 76/78 she was
from redhill surrey and got married to phil johnson
from 249 sigs he was reme attached i think phil was
from grimsby area. i've not seen them since 79<br>so
if yourself or anyone else out there ( and there
must be more than us) knows anything i'd be very
grateful. by the way i'm in the highlands of scotland hear
from you soon <br>kate

I did reply to your message but it seems to have vanished into
Cyberspace.<br><br>I won't rattle on but wait until you let me know if you are
receiving.<br><br>Ann

I'm a bit disappointed. I thought that we might
have got some kind of conversation going. Especially
as it's such a small club. Maybe by getting a
conversation going it can develop into a much larger
club.<br><br>I did send a reply to destiny but it seems to have
vanished into cyberspace. Am I doing something
wrong?<br><br>I have received mails from Woody (hello again,
Woody) but that seems to be it.<br><br>Come on, let's
get going.<br><br>Ann

Hi<br>I live in Australia so time difference will be a pain!  I was in the army
77-82 mostly in MOD...<br>Hope lots of people join this club!  I am always
searching for WRAC info!

my wife was in the wrac from approx 1962 until 1965 when we were
married<br>woody

Hello Woody,<br><br>No, I've only been to Tenby once and that was quite
recently.<br><br>When was your wife in the WRAC?<br><br>Ann

hi ann were you ever with the wrac in manorbier nr tenby south wales? i was for
almost 3 years, my wife was in the wrac there as well<br>woody1v

What a good idea this club is. I hope it takes
off. I joined the WRAC for 4 years in 1964. Spent time
in MOD Whitehall and Singapore as well as various
camps around the UK. My name then was Ann Farrell known
as Scottie and I look forward to getting in touch
with others.

I think this is a great idea and I hope it gets up and running in the not too
distant future.  Thanks for your ingenuity.  Regards, Betty McDowell from Perth,
Western Australia.

I am looking for an old friend, SYLVIA RAMONA
COLE, who served in the WRAC with me in HQ MALAYA
COMMAND from 1953 to 1955. She was bridesmaid at my
wedding to Don McDowell of the RMP. Anyone knowing
Sylvia's whereabouts, please contact me on
yarrum@...

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