A suggestion to the DnMyT owners

If I have offended anyone by using the word  ‘owners’, I apologise but you all know what I mean. Mrsoldmovie and I have been watching a programme on the old BBC of E called ‘Bombay Railway’ and it has inspired us to visit India next year to celebrate our 65th birthdays. She said to me, ‘apart from using ‘trip advisor’ where can we get the lowdown on tours to the sub continent, that may reflect ‘Bombay Railway’?

And do you know what?  I thought of you lot. Any suggestions of tour companies that you can recommend or ways that we can do it would go down a treat.

And my suggestion to the ‘owners’ is this: There is a lot of collective wisdom on this site, can we have a separate ‘bit’ where we can ask questions and get answers without it falling of the bottom of the page, if you get my drift. We all have different skill sets and thereby can help each other. Take my query as an example, who is to say that there is not an expert travel agent amongst us who knows exactly what I’m looking for? The possibilities are endless, why not share our skills together? Oh, and by the way, is there any way you can indicate how many contributors are ‘on line’ at any one time rather than just re-clicking ‘DnMyT’ in the vain hope that you may get a response?

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Author: oldmovieguy

Another Boomer who wishes he had the stamina of youth to go with the cash of age. Fond of pricking the hot air balloons of pomposity and cutting little dictaors down to size.

62 thoughts on “A suggestion to the DnMyT owners”

  1. Good idea, OMG. Can’t help with India but I might be able to if you’re talking anything in Glawstershire, Swansea or the Gower!

  2. My Dad was a taff from the valleys so I have that covered but thanks for the thought. But I think you get my drift….If anyone wants to go to Glawstershire, Swansea or the Gower, you can be the resident expert.

  3. I haven’t been to India, OMG but yes, I think your idea is good. I don’t know how this can be achieved but I expect Bearsy may have some ideas.

  5. Oh, just spotted your final sentence. I don’t think this is possible, but Bearsy will confirm this. There is no facility on WordPress to see who is on line.

  6. Half welsh jan…my Da was full welsh from the valleys, my Mum was half Irish, so I guess that makes me a celt, or as one bloke said to another about me as I walked passed them the other day…’He’s a right celt that bloke’….at least that what I thought he said.

  7. I get confused with time zones…has the ‘owner’ of the site had his breakfast yet…look if I’m using the wrong terminology here…’owner’…then tell me…but I think we may be on to something here with this ‘shared collective wisdom’ thingy…this is what the old internet is all about.

  8. OMG, I don’t know if you have ever given it any thought, but the ‘typical Indian’ accent sounds very similar, to the untrained ear, to that of a Welsh speaker. The reason for this is that it was the Taffs who built the railroads in India and it was their accent that predominated among those learning to speak English;…. look you! I cannot help you with India, (well actually I could probably get you an introduction to William Dalrymple) but if you come to southern Africa, let me know.

  9. OMG

    Buy a 2nd hand Landrover and proceed overland to Bombay where you sell the Landrover and catch the train home?

  10. Soutie
    That is a grand offer my friend but to you and jazz….the whole purpose of my blog was not just about giving me info on India but ‘collective wisdom’ on about anything in the world we may care to mention.

  11. Soutie, Sipu, we johnny foreigners all look and sound the same. 😉
    Seriously, though OMG, I take your point, but, I am not sure that this is the platform for it. People like to be able to maintain an air of anonymity, so they can debate, experimentally, without fear of regret or reprisal. To advertise their wares, so to speak, might expose them.

  12. Nice One OMG,

    Never been there myself, but friends tell me its best to decide how long you want to go for, and then add 50% for the necessary toilet time.

  13. Evening OMG

    The top banner includes posts which remain in position permanently, you know, up there where the ‘FAQs’ are (oops, I forgot most probably haven’t noticed them 😉 )

    Just finished watching an incredible ODI (India v S.A. played in Jaipur) we lost by one run!

  15. “add 50% for the necessary toilet time”.

    Has given me the biggest larf of the day…but putting India aside for a moment…can you see where I’m coming from?

  16. OMG; good idea, then you don’t have to trawl through the end of old posts and the like…By the way, I keep seeing your acronym and thinking that people are just calling you God…Probably just me (again;)

  18. Actually OMG / Bearsy / Soutie.

    What could be done is put a ‘practical’ blog under one tag in tag cloud: IE ‘ Assistance.’

    This way you can always find the blog with info quickly,links to other info blogs can be found within it. Starting with an A, will ensure it’s top place.
    This can be thought of as the ‘enquire within’. Reminiscent of Mrs Beeton. 🙂

  21. Sorry OMG, I should have refuted your self flagellation on being a ‘thicko’ !
    So I do so now :-))

  23. Good thought OMG, but searching for my expertise in anything at all useful would be a hopeless task. Collating my knowledge would bring the average collective wisdom here down a considerable fraction.

  27. Ferret, Ara! Leave the girl alone. Anyone would think we were back in the murkier waters of MyT..:)

  28. No Offence Claire,

    It has never happened here and I wanted to know why it did thats all.

    I suppose a scan of the trash can will reveal what happened if I only knew how to access it.

  36. No. Tocino, we don’t.
    But our registered e-mail addresses are visible to each other (if we have commented on each other’s posts) – see ‘comments’ in the Dashboard.

  38. Eh bais didons, Bearsy, qu’est-ce qui vous arrive…? Ara; you’re making me feel like an extra from Allo Allo now…Tocino; email, pourquoi faire…? 😉

  39. Ferret; mais si, mon grand…utilise ton imagination. Bearsy: you’re kidding…?! What with bank details and ability/willingness to surrender first born child…?!

  41. Bearsy; quand j’avais sept ans…mais c’est pas grave, mon grand ; ) BTW, this email business; is it just wordpress emails that are visible, or hotmail ones as well? I don’t mind, by the way 😉

  43. No Claire, it’s not e-mails that are visible, just the address that you used when you registered with WordPress. A hotmail one in your case. Ah, si jeune, si belle! 😉

  47. Tocino; oh honey… do you know, your avatar reminds me a weeney bit of Rumplestilzkin…mais t’es pas gentil, mon grand… 😉

  49. Bearsy; mais non, c’est presque parfait, mon grand…Ferret; bonne nuit
    Tocino; that’ll be, Ing-lish, er, Blackburn style, then..;)

  50. Ferret

    “…add 50% for the necessary toilet time…..”

    Had to laugh at that. Many moons ago I was working out of Cairo flying oil workers to the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea and Western Desert. We used to carry toilet rolls in our Flight bags. I made the (massive) mistake of eating a steak tartare one day, I feel ill to think about it even now…! Norvirus!!! that’s for wimps. One of the engineers got caught short on the ramp one day…fortunately he had a long telex from the company in his pocket.

  51. Ara; don’t be. I’m sure there are far more interesting things going on on here than my Allo Allo routine…

  52. claire2 :

    Tocino; oh honey… do you know, your avatar reminds me a weeney bit of Rumplestilzkin…mais t’es pas gentil, mon grand… ;)

    I resemble that remark. No piss taking por favor.

    🙂

  53. Tocino; pardonne-moi. I am treating you with the same disrespect as I would…er, lemme see… 😉

  55. OMG – Back on topic for a moment.
    Soutie has already given you the answer, but I will add an extra sub-page to the FAQ menu, specially for you, in time for (your) tomorrow morning.

    On-line flagging is not available from WordPress.

  56. Foreskins. I’m told that they are all turned into chewing gum and sold to France.

    🙂

    claire2 :

    Tocino; pardonne-moi. I am treating you with the same disrespect as I would…er, lemme see… ;)

    What are you talking about?

  57. Tocino; I will have to pull my claws in. Sorry, I meant everyone else back on MyT. But there is no Rumplestilzkin there…

  59. Tocino; mais bien sûr, mon grand. But I’m getting used to apologising loads on here today. Anyway, no hard…feelings, I hope ; )

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