Is it fading away?

As I am on GN most days, that is not surprising.

Teetime
I'm wracking my brains to think of new threads and they may be silly but I feel the need for light relief from all this.

I will start a new thread on something that many people may find frivolous but I am finding very worrying today.

jingle If I wrongly perceived the agony aunt comment as being mildly spiteful, I apologise. I do have a tendency to be over-sensitive.

It is interesting how workplaces vary so. DD1 worked in one very pleasant place, where everyone got on with their own thing, liaised with the others, helped out others if necessary, and so on. Then Her immediate boss left and was replaced by someone worked by setting one against another, carping about everyone's work, and resenting anyone who had been there a long time. The whole atmosphere changed and most left within six months.

DiL, too, had an excellent immediate boss who arranged with HR for her to leave early on a Friday to be home before sundown and to come in early and leave late other days, to make up the time. As a result, the firm got more, not less, work from DiL, who willingly did more than she was expected to in the supportive atmosphere, and took stuff home too. Boss left and was replaced by someone (less capable!) who wanted to "make her mark" by changing everything, criticising everyone, and having everyone present strictly to the same hours. When DiL politely pointed out her agreed times, she was told "You should change your religion to suit your career!" HR stepped in at this point, with some home truths about managing a team and legalities, but that conscientious employee had already looked for and found other work. Several other people left soon after.

Lully or how to clean my kitchen floor?

I bought a steam cleaner (after reading a Gransnet thread ) and it has cleaned the kitchen floor very well indeed this morning (with a bit of help from me of course).

Sorry, the thread I started is a bit

Bit baffled by this thread. As far as I am aware it's not compulsory to read everything on Gransnet? Or maybe I haven't read the rules. Agree, been a bit heavy on the politics recently, and also agree lighter threads have been kidnapped and dragged kicking and screaming into the arena of politics against their will on occasion; but there's always been something a little lighter to read/post/start a new thread on. Room for everyone and everything I hope.

GNfullyloaded?

GNFullyloaded?

Whoops

No soop. It was all my fault. I totally mis-interpreted your post.

And I am sure your kitchen is lovely for those that like it. And there are many. x

Bigger orf the lot of yer. Me and soop are having a love-in.

Bugger not bigger! Bloody polite iPad won't let me swear!

Exactly, breeze. There seem to be 103 active threads at the moment. 21 are in News and Politics, and are easy to avoid. A few, like this one, have veered that way to, but are still easy to avoid once you click on them and see the subject matter.

I'm not interested in Eastenders, air fryers or tennis, but don't feel that I have to join in with discussions about them.

Whoops, sorry to interrupt, jingl and soop

Thank you, jingle. The kitchen isn't such a bad place. I'm so thankful that I can now stop feeling sick inside. x

103 Active threads Maggie?

Why can't I see all of them?

I like the everyday threads. And I know politics is not everyone's cup of tea, I hardly ever read them before, but you can't put blinkers on and ignore the division of the 2 main parties, resignation of prime minister, rise of right wing etc etc can you? Perhaps we could choose active politics or active fluffy subjects so we are not offended by one or the other.

I have just taken a batch of rockbuns out of the oven and eaten three of them. I have two more on a plate in front of me.

I am supposed to be checking my bank statements and finding out whether my savings have plummetted yet. I CBA. I don't really want to know.

I can only see 50 Active threads

Click on "Last Day" up at the top there, Jamila ^

One's vanished now - it's down to 102!

"Active" only gives you the most recent 50, for some reason.

Success! Thank you Maggiemaybe
(never too old to learn)

But I reckon if someone's posted on it today, it's active in my book!

OMG, JBF, looks like I have to eat humble pie (first portion today).

to everyone

But rather than humble pie, those rock buns sound good (is that the same as a rock cake ?) They are about the only cake I can cook.

Now to watch Murray, if my nerves will stand it.