Why do you come to Gransnet?

I'm working on behalf of the nocturnal sleepless party. DH snoring away and me wide awake as per usual.

Azie09 hello!!

(knocks on cupboard door, thinks that perhaps Azie has curled up in there and gone to sleep, well it is 11.30 pm, time all civilised people were in bed unless they are working on behalf of us all she adds hastily not wanting to be controversial.)

Or even VEET!

But I'm now unable to the read the shampoo bottles anymore
Yes - why don't they write SHAMPOO and CONDITIONER in great big letters on their identical bottles for those of us who don't wear our specs in the shower?

I lurked for ages before posting, I guess many others do the same

Why draws me to the site? Well, I miss the chatter of a workplace, can feel lonely at times, so enjoy the 'chatty' threads. It's a useful place for information and advice, it's good to feel there is the potential to help others and I love the books and competitions.

I rarely visit the games threads, have also lurked in the argy bargy but not sure I could keep up. I had hoped the political threads would be educational, well, guess they have but not in the way I hoped. There is simply no need for personal attacks

I feel myself very fortunate to correspond with other posters via email and to meet with a lovely GN member.

Almost exclusively for the political threads. I really do appreciate the sharing of knowledge by other members.

Just occasionally for the advice (counting my blessings on that one) which has always contains stunningly thoughtful and helpful posts.

Books - I'm now reading Generation Cherry thanks to GN.

I'm off to The Argy right now Chewy for a nightcap... I can show you my new outfit, very tasteful it is, head to toe faux leopard skin.I call it my 'pulling ' dress.

Why do I come to Gransnet? Masochism, I guess.

The Argy Bargy is still open and serving gin and guiness chasers swanny, nip in for a swift half!

My imagination couldn't stretch to that Mazza ? But there are people who are happy if they can boost their ego at the expense of others . There are lovely people here which more than makes up for unkindness

My reasons for joining GN? Well. I'd been referred to some articles on Mumsnet by my darling god-daughter and thought, being of an age, I'd investigate Gransnet. I 'lurked' for a while before deciding which threads to post on and, while I enjoyed reading sensible points of view on the news and politics, I decided there was too much 'nastiness for the sake of it' to add any comments I may have. I still lurk there occasionally though, but don't feel strong enough to participate when there are more personal and preferable demands on my time.

I enjoy the chat threads. I've missed the company of work colleagues since I retired 7 years ago so look forward to 'hearing' about the daily lives of other posters.

I like to be able to offer help to others, whether that is suggesting possible alternatives or solutions to their problems, or just offering a (virtual) shoulder to lean on in their times of stress.

I value the opportunity to express anonymously about how I'm feeling about certain personal things, and have felt the invaluable support of others.

I have not joined in with the word games etc but do enjoy crosswords, solitaire, jigsaws etc on other sites. IMO there're too many word games on GN for me to keep up with but I know others value them and therefore I feel they're important.

BTW, I sometimes lurk on the 'Argy-Bargy-Cafe (ABC) but ATM am too tired to contribute. Maybe after the school holidays commitments ... LOL

I like the chat, the recipes, the competitions, and on the forums: the the the and the . I take what I like and leave the rest.

And the friendships, virtual and real. I've made a very good real life friend that lives close by, and met other lovely women in our meet ups.

Mazza245
There's not much you can do but keep reporting the obnoxious posts. But imagine how misarable it must be to be Rigby.

Not to everyone Mazza, there are a group who escape the rudeness, take no notice if you have been on the receiving end , Rigsby does 'sigh' quite often , perhaps a medical problem ?

Keep posting X

I'm comparatively new and nervous but can anyone explain the phenomenon that is Rigby please? He or she seems to post very rude remarks to anyone and everyone and I don't understand why you all put up with it, why it happens, why we should bother, just let he or she stew in their own juice?

I can top that one roses! A few years ago, in the days when I cared enough not to have hairy legs and bits, I kept a tube of Veet at the side of the bath. Next to the shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. I'm as blind as a bat and you can pretty much guess what happened. I didn't lose a lot of hair but, because I hadn't realised what I'd done for a few minutes, the Veet had begun to work and my hair was quite badly damaged, especially around the temples and hairline. I've never felt such panic! OH laughed his head off.

Oh azie I hate it when people feel like that, but I can quite understand how you feel. If you are not used to such robust debate and you want to chat try the kitchen, it really is almost certainly the sort of place you would be happy in. I may be wrong but people are polite and civilised without fail on there.

It makes me laugh,
It makes me cry,
It makes me think,
I don't have many people to talk to apart from DH, bless him, and it gives me an outlet and a different view of life. I have been lucky enough to meet a few Gransnetters and I hope I get to meet a few more. I have learned to stay away from the political threads, and am amazed (though I shouldn't be by now) that even a thread as seemingly benign as this one can engender so much acrimony.

I used to post sometimes but I was put off by the rudeness and harshness of some posters and not just on the political threads. Now I come occasionally and browse, some of the threads are interesting and informative but it can be quite cliquey, the same people talking to each other. I noticed a thread the other day where a new person hesitantly posted and was completely ignored so that she came back and apologised for posting (!) and it was still some time before one, just one, poster noticed and said something kind!! I think a lot of people don't dare to post and that's a shame.

Occasionally the Q&As are interesting and the articles too. Back to the cupboard now :-).

After swimming I have ( several times) shampoo'd my hair with conditioner and wondered why it wasn't lathering.

Does anyone remember the comedian ( Monty something?) who did a brilliant reading of the sauce bottle, making the French words for the ingredients sound seductive and well,....saucy!

Cherrytree59 Years ago I tried to start a GN campaign for really large print on Shampoo, Conditioner and Shower Gel bottles. After all shortsighted people take their glasses off in the shower and are then confronted with matching sets of bottles with unreadable labels. I solved the problem by always buying orangy shampoo, white conditioner, green shower gel - then someone gave me a matched set of Dove and I'm back to square one, using the wrong liguid in the wrong order.

What do I like most about Gransnet? The way Threads wander of topic into interesting diversions

I passed my 11+ and started at the local grammar school in 1959. French and Latin were compulsory in their curriculum at the time and immediately my mother would ask me to read the (HP) sauce bottle Not just read it in a first-year accent but to translate it ... Obviously I couldn't so was castigated as to why she was having to spend so much on my uniform when I couldn't even read a sauce bottle

Jalima last weekend we took my 2 grandsons to the Derbyshire tram museum (brill day out )
we were able to take them on several tram rides
On one tram my four year old DGS asked me what the notice above said.
I told him that Spitting on the Tram was not allowed.
I just received a very bemused look

Can relate to reading anything and everything.
But I'm now unable to the read the shampoo bottles anymore

oops forgot...?cheers. ?