Batch 147 created

[DMac]

Yep.

And there are still results pending from this batch.

Like your SNP and some others, and my markers 26-37.

So Batch 147 is still active.

Saw the lights were on and decided to stop by and say 'Hi'.

[Stevo]

Saw the lights were on and decided to stop by and say 'Hi'.

Glad to see you here!

[Stevo]

Waiting for markers 26-37. Today is the target results date.

Could they still arrive tonight?

As I recall, my first 25 came fairly late in the evening EST.

Hmmm . . .

[JGregory]

Waiting for markers 26-37. Today is the target results date.

Could they still arrive tonight?

As I recall, my first 25 came fairly late in the evening EST.

Hmmm . . .

Hope they do, Stevo. You have waited a long time.

[Stevo]

Hope they do, Stevo. You have waited a long time.

Thanks, J.

They were there when I woke up this morning!

Thus far, FTDNA is batting a thousand for me, and I appreciate it.

All of my 24/25 matches faded.

I have a 34/37 with a man named Webb (not my surname), and that is the closest.

Those 24/25 matches with folks named Price (also not my surname) all fizzled. The last and closest of them (with a Dr. Price) stands at a genetic distance of 4. I don't know what happened with the others. They are even further removed.

My score in Whit Athey's Y-Haplogroup Predictor went from 66 for R1b to 73 (anything over 50 is considered a good fit).

Now I am waiting for my Deep SNP-R1b in Batch 155 and for someone with my surname or one of its variants to test and match me or come close.

Thanks, FTDNA. I am very pleased.

[DMac]

Thanks, J.

They were there when I woke up this morning!

Thus far, FTDNA is batting a thousand for me, and I appreciate it.

Glad to hear. As problematic as DNA testing can be, FTDNA deserves kudos.

All of my 24/25 matches faded.

I have a 34/37 with a man named Webb (not my surname), and that is the closest.

Those 24/25 matches with folks named Price (also not my surname) all fizzled. The last and closest of them (with a Dr. Price) stands at a genetic distance of 4. I don't know what happened with the others. They are even further removed.

You're slightly better off that I am...my matches faded out at 25 markers and except for a distant cousin, I paid to have tested, my nearest matches are 33/37.

The good news is that when you and I see that match to someone of our surname, we'll be pretty sure we've found a relative.

[Stevo]

Glad to hear. As problematic as DNA testing can be, FTDNA deserves kudos.

I agree. I am well pleased with FTDNA.

Now I'm hoping my Deep SNP-R1b (due July 17) will be on time, as well.

You're slightly better off that I am...my matches faded out at 25 markers and except for a distant cousin, I paid to have tested, my nearest matches are 33/37.

The good news is that when you and I see that match to someone of our surname, we'll be pretty sure we've found a relative.

I had a feeling those near-hits at 25 markers would fizzle out, and they did.

You are right, though. When we do finally get a surname match, it will be the real deal.

We just have to recruit some more folks for testing.

[Stevo]

I like this forum and this thread

I would like to say that I like this forum - although it moves too damn slowly sometimes - and especially this thread, which has been a lot of fun for me and really relieved the tedium of waiting for test results.

This is mostly a friendly place, something that is rare among internet fora.

I wish we could post polls here and I also wish we could use avatars, though.

[Stevo]

???

Okay, where are all you old Batch 147 enthusiasts?

Oh, fickle humanity!

How quickly thou forgetest the womb that bore thee and the breasts that didst nurse thee!

[lgmayka]

I'm still waiting for batches 143 (mtDNA re-runs) and 146 (37-to-66 upgrade). Frankly, I suspect that at this point all other work is secondary to getting the much-ballyhooed 37-to-66 upgrade out the door. For example, Ysearch still needs to permit the entering of all 66 markers.

[M.O'Connor]

5 more days till my SNP target Date! (June 9)

My 38-66 is secondary to my SNP. Hopefully both will arrive on time.


C'mon 147..

[melissa]

OK, this is the week! I know it! The 12 marker results we've been waiting for, will finally arrive! Yes! I think. Maybe... It could happen...

and I'm debating getting my dad's mtDNA done. I really haven't seen much value in it, but curiosity has outvoted me.

[Stevo]

5 more days till my SNP target Date! (June 9)

My 38-66 is secondary to my SNP. Hopefully both will arrive on time.


C'mon 147..

Hooray!

It's great to see the old battle cry: C'mon 147!

I hope your results are on time.

I'm really curious about them, especially since I have ordered my own Deep SNP-R1b (Batch 155).

[Stevo]

OK, this is the week! I know it! The 12 marker results we've been waiting for, will finally arrive! Yes! I think. Maybe... It could happen...

and I'm debating getting my dad's mtDNA done. I really haven't seen much value in it, but curiosity has outvoted me.

I'm so fixated on my paternal line that I don't spend much time thinking about mtDNA.

Tracing one's maternal line straight back seems a daunting task because of the game of musical surnames involved. It kind of scares me: too much work.

I'm afraid mtDNA testing is on the back burner for me.

My next objective (after I get my SNP results) will probably be to upgrade to 67 y-markers.

[melissa]

My next objective (after I get my SNP results) will probably be to upgrade to 67 y-markers.

Arrrh, ye be lucky ifn they be caught up by the time ye jumps in, matey. This waiting is fer the fishes.