I signed up to the facebook thing but rarely look at it. I keep getting facebook messages from my "granddaughter" saying she has posted something on my wall. When I click on it is says "Allowing 21 questions access will let it pull your profile information, photos, your friends' info, and other content that it requires to work. Caryl has new questions to unlock"

Now, I don't know that I want such information out there, even though I don't think I added anything to my profile. Can someone tell me what this 21 questions thing is? I keep forgetting to ask the kid who keeps answering the questions. Or is she asking the questions? Is someone else asking?

I assume it is another of the stupid mindless games played on facebook? Why anyone thinks I care they have a baby dinosaur that needs feeding or that they won so may points in a treasure hunt or whatever is beyond me :roll:

its an application. just ignore / block it.

Tell your grandaughter not to send you messages through applications becuase you don't want to add any. Ask her to simply post a message onto your wall to keep it simple.

tell your grand-daughter to phone as its more personal :roll:

Can't show pictures over the phone.

tell your grand-daughter to phone as its more personal :roll:

Can't show pictures over the phone.

when your an old guy like me, your grand daughters voice is all the pictures you need

(had mine around yesterday so Im still smiling)

Awww, Barrie's just an old softie.

Awww, Barrie's just an old softie.

and proud of it

was my 58th B'day yesterday and had all 3 grand kids around. Both the boys are more cudly than the g'daughter and just like sitting on my knee watching TV

Well happy birthday old man. Sounds like you had a grand day indeed.

Thanks all. She actually lives in Blenheim Barrie (and many happy returns) and she was here at the weekend but I forgot to ask.

She can't talk to me at the moment anyway as I am home sick with Grant's cold he passed on. Have no voice and a very sore throat with blocked sinuses. Not a happy camper at the moment

Also the pilot light keeps going on out on the gas fire so am waiting for the gasman to call back to arrange a visit. The fire is only about 4 years old and we bought a Masport as it is a well known brand. It appears the company was sold, or taken over, and the new company did not take over the parts department as well and you can no longer get parts ofr Masport gas fires :roll:

Gas is very expensive to run but we did not want heat pumps all through the house (and like the flames), plus the lounge is unsuited to have one installed there thanks to large banks of windows and lack of wall space in the right place for maximum efficiency. Have looked at pellet fires but have been told that getting the pellets here can be a problem. Might just go back to a wood fire. We got rid of the other as it was always me chopping wood and bringing it in plus lots of greeblies tended to come in with the wood and spread through the house. :roll:

Grant is an evil man

Not everything should be shared

Is this the same grand daughter who was photographed with the big guy?

Still love that photo

a picture of Barrie the softie to cheer you up Caryl

Its the 'Stay Puff' marshmallow man! Mmmm, toasted marshmallows...s'mores....mmmm

(this cold weather makes me hungry)

I think so Barrie. I can't remember which one had her pic taken with him :-?

Can't show pictures over the phone.

It's called a pxt.

I hate those things with a vengeance, I used to get them several hundred times a week, now I get none. I think people got the message once I told them

Caryl what I do is on the home page I hide everything I get tired of seeing, you just hover at the end of the post and the hide button will appear. And on the page where you accept applications you click block, then your name will never appear for that application with any of your friends. And on your profile page you can also hide irritating little applications as well. My pages are spam free, I only see what I want to see

Ooh thanks for that mcrudd, I will check it out :bounce:

There are several things wrong with a pxt:

- images are poor quality (even on the best phones)

- you have to view them on a tiny screen

- they cost money to send

- most people don't take vacation photos with a phone

- it wouldn't be a practical way to view a whole album

Their only useful application is if you happen to catch something funny in the moment...

It's called a pxt.

I hate those things with a vengeance, I used to get them several hundred times a week, now I get none. I think people got the message once I told them

How are you doing with facebook Caryl, are you seeing a home page you are happy with?

No but I did find some pages (notes I think they were called) that I didn't know I had. Can't remember where they were now either :roll:

Is the wall my home page?

if you click on your name (top left hand corner, or there abouts) you should go to your wall.

Looking at her wall doesn't tell her much tho, she's better to look at the homepage so she can see the updates from family etc.

Caryl, your "wall" or profile page is a page that shows everything you have posted and what people have directed at you personally.

And that stuff comes up on the homepage anyway.

I hide applications or annoying people who post too much crap, like mcrudd is suggesting. If anyone sends you 'gifts' for you farm or whatever, you can block the application so you won't see them ever again.