are you getting shorter??

Sorry, that was nothing to do with getting shorter, but it was the page I was reading when I stopped to open the email and check on that site. It has a tally of who is online - 12 at the moment - and how many are browsing that page - only one, presumably me.

My sisterinlaw has just sent me a link to a competitor website to Gransnet - www.silverhairs.com/

It has a forum but the text is in a fetching shade of lavender on a pale pink background so I don't think I shall strain my eyes trying to read it.

sara I had exactly the same problem when I joined and I'd never noticed the acronyms button either, so don't feel bad

Hi sara the acronyms are all listed along the' buttons' at the top , where it says 'active', 'last hour' etc. Some of us don't bother with them, some of us do but it's good to know what they mean.

Welcome - have you decided whether you like us or not yet?

Sara4 if you scroll to acronyms , it will give a full explanation .

A sparkling 2013 to you also .

Can someone tell me what all the initials actually stand for e.g. GN, DH, etc I can do DIL. Am reasonably new to Gransnet and like reading all the comments on the Forums or what ever the plural is!Happy New Year to all.

Hunt

Not to worry, Nanado. I also wondered if you had mixed me up with HunterF. Problem solved-or as the young would say, ''No probs''

Oh yes, I'm thinking of HunterF so sorry Hunt I think I'm losing it...is dementia catching?
Loved your story about helping out the young guy!

Ooops - sorry Ana! Had missed your comment, there!

Hunt - maybe Nanado's thinking of HunterF? He's a grandad.

Nanado, what makes you think I have had a sex change? Have you always thought of me as a Grandpa? I have definitely shrunk due to osteoporosis. Never mind , I always stand two steps up on the stairs to give these boys a hug. I also ask an obliging tall person for help with the things on top shelves. Once ,having been helped by a very tall young man , I found him in the next aisle grovelling to reach something on the bottom shelf. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked, '' Would you like me to reach that for you ?''. He was very amused and we had a good laugh.

that'll be it!

Nanado, were you thinking of HunterF?

Ana my definition of 'reaching' the top shelves is standing on tip-toe, stretching, and edging things off the front of the shelf with the tips of my fingers . Same applies to kitchen cupboards!

hunt have you had a sex change? And shrunk?

I can reach the top shelves too Ana and I'm 5' 4" (ish). I either lasso things off with my shoulder bag strap, though this is a bit hit and miss and i don't use this method in the wine section any more, or use the bottom shelf as a step or simply stop any passing tall person ( preferably male and fit) and do my 'please can you help little old me' act

I am the Incredibly Shrinking Grandmother-or is it because all the GSs and GNs are 6ft 4ins and over! Where do they get it from? It actually makes a great deal of diference if you are under 5ft as I am.

You can reach the top shelves in supermarkets at 5' 1/2" NannaAnna? Sometimes I can't, and I'm 5'7"!

Yoga most certainly helps to prevent 'shrinkage' (and Pilates too, I'm sure). I gained a mighty 1/2" through regular yoga. (It's a lot to me anyway - I'm a dinky 5')
In spells of time over the years where I have not done regular yoga, I've noticed it. 1/2" can make a lot of difference (reaching items on top shelves of supermarkets, for example!)
And keeping supple is crucial as we get older

There is nothing we can do about it. It's all to do with cartilages and tendons etc. etc. They shrink as we age.

Never mind.

Good stretching exercises and both Pilates and yoga can help you stay a good height. A lot of sitting tends to put pressure on the neck and spine and reduces you bit by bit. I do a lot of stretching and have managed to stay the same height according to my sisters measuring of me a few months ago. It has also helped me become more flexible rather than less in the last few years so I am very happy.
Am very lucky. I am able to do massage on myself. My sister teaches Pilates and BiL teaches stretch so constantly reminded of what I can do if I complain of an ache or pain.

tanglerose - !

Why have I got an inch shorter, now only just 5ft but quite a bit wider.Am looking for a steam roller as long as its going the right way!

I've got a little bit longer on one side, had a hip replacement and the leg is now longer