What a lot of miserable old buggers some of you are!

Well I hope Anya feels better forgetting that off her chest, but to be fair she does raise valid criticism and I for one can't dispute most of what she says. I can't take offence except like most of you don't see myself as old. So let's all be more tolerant, express your true thoughts but don't run down others for doing the same. And maybe a bit less moaning over things that don't really matter. Just saying.

Yes but we are all part of life's rich tapestry with our quirks and pettiness and wisdom and ........but I am not old!.Grumpy sometimes (usually justifiably so!) but I have this mixture of exasperation and affection for everyone on GN. On my wedding day, someone said to me that I was now a respectable married woman,I replied that 2 out of 3 wasn't bad. So I am now 2 out of 3 on the grumpy old woman scale. I hope

.....and to make a point, in RL a conversation could start off on say the price of butter, meander on to OHs bad habits and end up on the imminent gas boiler check. See what I mean?

I read the title to the thread and thought I wonder who said that, whilst having a quiet giggle.

I then saw it was my old mucker Anya and yet again thought, this is going to be a fun thread. ?

Maryeliza is trying to cheer you up, on another thread.

Beautifully articulated Anya!

One womans idea of clutter is another womans idea of treasure.

Oh well I definitely come into Anya s gripe as I am trying to clear out clutter in my life, not because I think I m going to be kicking up the daisies anytime soon but because it will take me at least a decade to become a minimalistic
Don’t think I m a miserable old git though

My late mum swore blind that she never swore

She didn't think "bugger" was a swear word. I think its one of the worst (I never say it), but that just my opinion.

I can't be old and miserable can I? I still swing from the chandeliers!

My dad used to call me a 'bugger up the back' when I was little because I was clumsy so maybe I should hold my hands up to that

I think Gransnet is what you get when you mix a group of articulate ladies and gents who have lived varied lives. Each brings their own views when they join a thread. Some dip in and out whilst others read every post...it's a personality thing. I don't think anyone is deliberately mean. We may not always agree with each other and sometimes it's fun to have a bit of a debate. But when the chips are down and the OP is from someone who needs total, unconditional support then that is what is given.

"Or someone is asking for advice and off some of us go just talking about ourselves and ignoring the OP’s request."
I admit I'm often guilty of that one.
But Gransnet is the only forum I belong to where it seems to be OK to have a good moan.

Ah so everything’s normal then ? ?

Can't be talking about me I'm too boring and uninteresting to encite any of those criticisms. Anyone got any cake

Oh dear, was it me?

I only said I wouldn't thank anyone for some extended CDs of Elvis or the Beatles these days .....
But I did come up with a suggestion!

#RebeccaofSunnybrookFarm
#HouseDoctor

Take your pick

I'm actually having a major problem with the clutter in my life [I really am getting close to being one of those people that appear in tv programmes about such stuff, because I literally can't throw things away and never have been able to]. So the Swedish death clean [or whatever it's called] is really helpful for me .

Have to admit sometimes not reading a whole thread - usually when two posters are having a go at each other - I usually skip past their posts onto the rest of the thread.

Oh Annie just had a thought..... why don't you start a political thread and let rip.... while everyone is still being nice to you.

(I know Annie won't take offence at that... just before I am told off by someone)

BB, you have forgotten I am a miserable old bugger on discussions of a certain political party ?

some of you , not some of US Anya?
Are you distancing yourself from “us” ( miserable old buggers) then?

Anniebach I am sure Anya does not mean those that like yourself have genuine reasons to be sad and miserable. It is those that carp and whitter she dislikes

Not just me feeling jaundiced this morning, then! ?

"Miserable bugger" I will give you Anya but less of the old, eh?

Guilty of some sins ?

I was just thinking that Anya must be feeling better ffinochio, one of us must be right. I cannot see much difference on Gnet at the moment, there have always been some miserable old sods, some black-caters, helpful people etc, so why is today any different? (I look upon the Swedish death clean as a way of getting rid of crap, nothing too morbid!)

You ok, hon? ?