What has happened to GN just lately?

I didn't want to cause offence all over again Faye hence the initials. I didn't actually mean to cause offence in the first place as when my son referred to me, affectionately I thought, as a TOB and I was quite tickled.

Kali I had to scroll all the way back to see what TOB stood for. I did wonder.

Bring it on nina not a problem
phoenix you are always highly entertaining

nina you only have to look at my ramblings about coffee machines, underwear malfunctions and cat vomit to see that I could almost take "inconsequential posts" as a specialist subject!

Room for all, surely!

I think I'll be a reader not a poster in future. As am worried I may be one of those guilty of "inconsequential posts"

Well, whenim said I did at 12.15!

You said I was a tad tactless to refer to Absent as a TOB.

I'm not sure what you're taking back, Kali but am happy to move on and get things on an even keel. Cheers!

Am I being dense (again)? What phoenix?

I got something right! (jumping up and down emoticon)

anno I take it all back. absent i apologise now and see that you too are indeed a 'very sensitive plant'. I had been very wrong in my assessment. Mea culpa. Now let's all be friends and move on.

Well all the things you miss when you go to work on a Saturday

Thanks petallus I did wonder.

Thanks when

Movedalot it's never too late. Welcome from me!

stansgran I agree with your comments about taking umbrage at others' comments and the fact that there is a 'cabin fever' feeling about!.

I did get concerned that I had inadvertently upset someone enough to make them sign off GN. But I cannot dislike someone I do not know..only disagree with or dislike what they say.

I didn#t 'anounce' myself when I joined! I suppose its a bit late now

Sorry stansgran

I think that's it stands gran .

That's what it is, Stansgran cabin fever. All that excitement over the Christmas holidays for a couple of weeks, then back to auld claes and parritch and the same boring routine.

It is only a forum and to be upset by a completely unknown person who scorns your opinion just because they post a lot is astonishing. If you have met them at one of the meetups and then they rubbish you then I think there is reason to be upset because that is not very civilised.I lurk frequently but when I post I tend to think enough and get on with life. Then I dont see any comments until my next lurk and I cant say I care if anyone agrees with me or not. For instance i don't know who David williams is or what he did and i assumed Jeni called someone JO Rose because they knew each other off air as it were. On the whole gransnet is quite funny and informative and people seem to respond courteously. Perhaps there is a bit of cabin fever about

There have been threads where newbies can introduce themselves, but they slip down the list if no-one joins for a bit, and not everyone reads them anyway. People could have said a bit about themselves on one thread, then post on another where they are not known.

Thank you grannyeggs

In my opinion Kali made some very valid points.

I say this because there have been attempts to convince her that she is mistaken.

When newbies first post it is quite difficult to keep stock when they announce their arrival in the middle of a thread. It might be useful to have a dedicated thread where they can announce they are here.
I can never remember who I have greeted and who has slipped through the net, apologies to all those who have not been warmly greeted.