Dennis Muncrief writes: "You will run into a lot of people who will email you telling you what a wonderful job you did and then ream your butt over a typo. These people just sit back and like little birds in a nest wait for a worm to drop in their mouth. They have never been in a cemetery in their life except to bury Grandma. You will sweat your rear off in the summer or freeze it off in the winter, have leg aches, back aches, head aches from the bright sun or chills from the cold wind and rain but you will 'always' be the only one out there. Get used to it and the constant kibitzing from those who refuse to move out of their easy chairs. This work is just like church. There are a few who have to do everything and 90% sit back and complain. You will hear them say that they live in another state and "don't get back there much anymore". I guess that stops them from registering a cemetery where they 'do' live?" I gather you had a bad day Dennis. Believe me I know exactly what you mean. Some members of the Caddo county gen. soc. and I are now canvassing all of the Caddo county cemeteries (79). I have personally been working on the Anadarko cemetery for quite a while and have been working when it is triple digit weather and working when I had to wear gloves and a heavy coat to keep from freezing. The dumbest thing I did was working out there in the rain while it was lightening! I haven't tried that one again. :) And yes I get the pitty little complaints of one misspelled name etc. They simply don't realize how much work goes into doing this type of research. People can't understand why it takes so long to do a cemetery. Well Anadarko has around 300 blocks with space for 200+ burials in each block. That is a lot of burials! Plus a lot of them don't have tombstones so I am researching cemetery records, funeral home records, newspapers on microfilm for obits or death notices going back over 100 years and asking next of kin for info. That takes a long time, but I want to identify everyone that I can. We have a lot of paupers and they aren't even listed on the cemetery records, but thanks to the old funeral home records I have identified most of them. I have found MANY MANY MANY that are not listed on the cemetery records and the cemetery employees are not even interested. That is what makes me angry. But that is okay, I will never quit as I love it and I hope you will not let these silly complaints keep you from doing something that you obviously enjoy. ~~Sandy Miller~~