To whom it may concern

The perpetrator must be enjoying all the attention

I agree Anya-unfortunately the first explanation is that the person lives in or around the city identified but you are so right, it could be sent from another part of the country to a totally innocent person who was asked to post it.

I cannot work out how phoenix's place of work and address were identified.

Just because something is posted in a particular place does not mean the person lives there. They could be on holiday, just visiting, give it to someone else to post.....who knows how someone like that, with a devious mind, thinks and operates?

Your still feeding it. Even more so now with this Scottish thing. Have you know idea what delight trolls get out of this.

What a nasty person they must be - to actually try to get someone sacked!!

To make it worse Phoenix seems such a lovely person to do this to. I can't understand why someone would want to harm her.

Suspicion seems to be on Scottish Grans so can I add myself to the "it wisnae me" list.
You can see where I am on Elegrans map & the farthest I get time to go these days is about 20miles from home.

I hope all Scottish grannies don't feel the need to come on with a 'not guilty'!

Desist! Probably a lurker anyway.

Best forgotten now?

I am a 'North' grannie too and not guilty either phoenix
I learned the fact that anything posted on here can be seen on line after I posted about the DNA test being available at S-------g.
Next thing I knew was if you Googled the particular product or the shop--hence not giving full name this time--, my full post came up. Taught me a lesson to watch what I post.
Like all 'bullies' phoenix he or she is a coward and saving you money on cat litter.

cant add anything to this phoenix but am so sorry that you have been a target of such vicious behaviour....some people are such A*******s...with a capital A .....I hope theirs closes up and their piles become as big as grapes.... for you

It would be strange if someone not on GN would have seen both the threads necessary to do the deed as they were a good period of time apart. And, as I understand it, it was not Phoenix who received the letter. The perpetrator is a nasty, twisted person with a very sad life.

Isn't Stirling also a city nowadays? This Scottish granny has been south of the border for 40-odd years, though only last month in Dundee - not guilty ladies and gents. phoenix, I hope the cats have made good use of that piece of rubbish.

I saw this thread when it had only a few posts and I thought it would fizzle out so I'm amazed to see how far it has gone on.
I haven't read it all, only the last few posts, and am even more amazed that someone has apparently sent a poison pen letter to phoenix.
It's beyond me why anyone would do such a thing. They must have very twisted, unhappy thought processes.

Inverness as well Charleygirl! Seriously though-is this sort of thing not normally carried out by someone with a personal axe to grind? Surely the chances of some random stranger wanting to attack Phoenix like this must be astronomical?

mcem how could I possibly forget Dundee having worked there for several years? The brain has not slipped, it has fallen down a steep hole. Having been born and brought up in Fife in my youth, Dundee was where my mother and I used to shop frequently.

Charley you omitted the city of Dundee but I forgive you. There aren't many of us around here and I can't think of any obvious animosity towards phoenix stemming from Scottish grans. I prefer the red herring theory.
To echo a post upthread ' it wisnae me!'
I think you're handling this unpleasantness remarkably well phoenix !

Elegran i also come from north of the border but in my case about 100 years ago now and I am based in London. It defies belief that somebody could wish phoenix out of a job.

As there are so many people able to read the Gransnet forum without actually being members, might it not be better to stop commenting on this spiteful act?

I bet whoever it is is enjoying reading this thread.

15 mins of fame and all that?

Sorry forget I asked giving 'IT' oxygen.

How did 'IT' know where to post the letter though.

I'm not sure which thread it was, but wouldn't it have been a while ago? Why on earth would someone copy it before it was deleted then hang on to it for so long?

I'm sure all our amateur sleuthing isn't helping, but it's such an odd thing to have done...

POGS It would have been easy enough to do it, if they copied the thread before it was deleted and just paid attention when phoenix told us the good news of her job.

Not as easy to be nasty enough to try to disrupt someone's life with such a mean trick though. Definitely a sandwich short of a picnic, or a screw loose.

CharleygirlThe grans who post from around Edinburgh wouldn't do something like that. We meet up frequently so we all know one another, and it would be completely out of character. Neither would any of those from other parts of Scotland.

I think the "north of the border" postmark is a red herring - it may have been someone passing through. Either that or it is someone who read the thread without joining, or just joined briefly then left (with a flea in their ear?)

Pheonix

I must admit I am struggling to understand how somebody knows how to do such a thing. I also fail to comprehend why somebody has such an obvious nasty streak they do something so 'targeted' against you? B----y hell that was personal.

I agree with Anna the postmark only proves where it was posted from and whoever sent it might have thought they were being clever using a red herring. Then again they do sound as though they only have one miniscule brain cell and even that one brain cell is tinged with nastiness.

I hope it was not a gransnetter we would all feel miserable thinking we might have engaged with him/her ourselves and he/she obviously has a problem.

Gosh! and bloody hell! How awful!

What disgusting behaviour. The perpetrator must have a miserable little life - and serves them right. Chin up phoenix

There are 4 cities north of the border, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth. I have been a member here for nearly 3 years and I have noticed that there are many who live in and around Edinburgh- surely not?