Re. Otherdays, Jane, Joe O'Connor who lives next to the business park where otherdays is/was sited told me an interesting story. One evening a few months back he was returning from a few drinks with his friends when they noticed that all the office lights were on. They thought this was curious as it was 11pm. Then, suddenly, the sky was filled with a bright light and an enormous glowing dish-shaped object with lighted portholes gradually descended and settled onto the parking lot in front of the building. There was a whirring sound, a kind of trapdoor opened in the side of the object and a number of weird little beings hopped out. They has large heads with pointy ears and antennae and stalked eyes but no legs. They seemed to hover on little plinths and moved about soundlessly. Then the door to the office block opened and a number of similar beings came out carrying phosphorescent trays about 7 feet long and 3 feet across. They were carrying them horizontally, rather like stretchers, and on each tray there was a human being who appeared to be in a kind of trance. The little people were also carrying lots of computers and assorted wiring. They were greeted by the team that had just landed, everything was loaded into the strange craft, and then with a whirring sound it took off and disappeared over the horizon. So it seems that there is a simple explanation for the lack of response from otherdays.com. Pádraig (the Paddy that was) -----Original Message----- From: IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Jane Lyons Sent: 26 March 2005 00:34 To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Questions....& comments: Re: [GALWAY] Otherdays and these may be logical questions - but then, I'm told my sense of logic defies all others!! First of all - Cathy, you say here that you were told that Otherdays (and I am a paid up unable to access subscriber - living in Ireland, a few miles down the road from them) - by this person who said that he worked for EMS - and that Otherdays - staff - or someone is working day and night to resolve the problem? He said that they have filmed the Tithes already. He personally did much of the Griffiths filming. A few questions that struck me : The tithe Applotment books have already been filmed - why do they need to be filmed again - why is it not a case of purchasing copies from the NA? Same with the Griffiths. Then, two million to begin a company............well, honestly, I can't see any of our banks give out that kind of funding - not to genealogy. First of all, to get money from a bank - you have to prove that the proposed business has potential - the potential to give returns on the borrowing.............banks do not lend willy nilly. Getting an investment loan in Ireland has to be like breaking into Fort Knox. It doesn't happen, unless you absolutely have the back up. Regardless of how we may be regarded as a 'take you all for a ride' country where genealogy is concerned..............I know for a fact that the lights in Irish Bank Managers eyes do NOT light up when you mention genealogy. If it cost two million Euro to set up Otherdays - the web site and the purchase of rights to Griffiths would have cost a lot - then, this two million came from venture capital. Logically - you do not have a company that cost 2 million to set up that does not have a secretary - who answers the phone. How many emails have I seen from people sayig that they have tried to telephone and got no reply. Even maybe more logically................in whatever categogory common sense or business fall under - any company that is about to be bought up - or - that wants to keep itself runnng - regardless of computer problems and email problems - should be trying to keep itsel on it's feet - even if all it can do is answer emails. This company isn't - as such, it's market value decreases. Dis-satisfied customers................... Did you try to telpeohone them last Monday, and what was the result. Please and thanks. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <CathOneill@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Otherdays > Liz > I tried that number and have just got off the phone . > I have actually spoken to someone who knows about the problem! > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== New!! Irish-American Mailing List, http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-AMERICAN.html To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx