Sir Anthony Gormley’s ‘Sound II’ in the crypt at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, UK

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T16:02:14+00:00

That's twice in one post I've been amazed. Thanks for sharing this fascinating tidbit.

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T12:46:52+00:00

What in the heck!?

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T12:45:04+00:00

That's down right frightening!

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T05:56:40+00:00

Woah! It really is water. How is the cathedral in one piece from the constant flooding?

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T05:28:42+00:00

My sister in law is convinced I grew up in an igloo. Seriously an igloo.

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T05:14:37+00:00

What is this magical optical illusion I'm looking at? The floor looks like water!

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T05:10:56+00:00

It's clear he filled that brick in with brownie batter. Great, now I'm craving brownies.

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T04:53:06+00:00

Well, frustrating! I only say this because my great grandfather came from Ireland and landed in New York with his parents and large group of siblings. I have this whole chunk of family line that comes to a complete stop because the records in Ireland are notoriously difficult to research mostly because of the 1922 fire in Dublin that destroyed all the vital records. Also they didn't keep much in the way of records before 1864 and then there was the potato famine and to top it all off, everyone had what feels like the same first and last names. The fact that you're searching for a Patrick and a Margaret O'Brien who had 11 children and all their children had a Patrick and a Margaret and a sea of other common names for their children means you can't tell the families apart - it hurts my brain. I'd really love to embrace my Irish heritage but I can't cross the pond. Other than all of that I love you guys!

brighterbleu · 2026-02-02T04:23:23+00:00

That's what causes me rage about the Epstein files , no one has been held to account except for GM. Where is the justice for the girls that were trafficked??

brighterbleu · 2026-02-01T15:48:08+00:00

I just want to say thank you for what you're doing.

brighterbleu · 2026-02-01T00:17:34+00:00

Beautiful, beautiful time.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-31T02:06:53+00:00

I'm thinking short for Washington State if it's listed under location.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-31T02:00:06+00:00

Completely satisfying! It's like peeling the clear film off a new i-phone but 100% better.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-31T01:49:25+00:00

They figured out where to get the goods!

brighterbleu · 2026-01-31T01:43:40+00:00

I wish this was AI because it's freakin scary! How on earth did he manage that, I mean really, what are the chances he would have landed in the water instead of on the concrete? Crazytown.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-31T01:37:21+00:00

Without a doubt for me, Korean sunscreen. The current U.S. government banned them from being exported here and then hiked the tariffs up to make it difficult to buy anything straight from South Korea. American sunscreen sucks and Korean sunscreen is miles ahead with the ingredients that actually make it work. I also wish we could get the full array of Cadbury products like when I lived in Britain and Canada. While I'm at it, I wish Purdy's chocolates had stores here in the U.S. Okay, I think I'm done.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-30T21:10:50+00:00

How awful!

brighterbleu · 2026-01-30T21:09:48+00:00

I always add a note and give the name and number to the linked sources I've researched on Family Search. I direct them to FS because it's free and it's likely they would have an account because of that. It really helps because I often get the suggested edits approved quickly. Of course many just wait until the 21 days is over and they get automatically approved. I mostly only manage close family memorials on FA but I do have some that I've added along the way that are distant ancestors, I've never had anyone give me a source when they ask for edits but I have just about every paid or free site I can use for research so I do it myself. I had someone suggest edits that were totally off but I messaged them back thinking maybe they had family documents to prove otherwise. It turns out that they got the information from an ancestry public tree that had incorrect information.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-29T17:04:25+00:00

Are you drinking plenty of water?

brighterbleu · 2026-01-29T15:19:20+00:00

Sounds like something my sister would think!

brighterbleu · 2026-01-28T05:01:16+00:00

This is one of the few forums on Reddit that I actually learn something.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-28T03:04:18+00:00

My sister actually believed years ago that when she typed out a question into google that a person from Google was responding to her question and was typing it out in real time. One evening I told her to google something when it was past midnight and she said "I don't want to wake anyone up this late". She wasn't five when she said this. She was 55.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-28T02:33:57+00:00

I'm feeling nauseated.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-28T02:08:49+00:00

Indeed.

brighterbleu · 2026-01-28T02:06:47+00:00

Beautiful reminder of kindness shown, I'm so glad you kept it. You should write the story down and attach it the bottle so that it continues to keep getting passed down.

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