when did life get so complex

And internal transport, when did that get so complicated? Timetables used to be reviewed annually, now I seem to get updates emailed to me once a month. It wouldn’t be so bad if you could trust them - we seem to have more buses replacing trains at the moment than turning up at our bus stops.

Granny. I know what you mean. M+S have a plethora of knickers but life is too short to stand in front of them and choose. Hi leg, low rise, bikini, proper knickers, thongs, Brazilian, VPL, packs of 5, 2 for 1, 3 for 2. Support knickers, shorts, full briefs, shape wear, midi knickers .
Then the colours. I want white knickers. Just white. Not a pack of multi colours. Not a pack of nude and white or black and white.
Is it just me but sometimes the endless choice is to much

I doubt I’ll be able to fit any pants in that bag. I might just wear four pairs on the flight.

maggie I’ve a flight booked with THAT airline booked for February. I saw small suitcases at a good price the other day and almost bought one... then thought better of it, possibly a wise decision I’ve no idea what size doesn’t fit all!
And as for buying underwear, that too seens a very complicated business, all I want are pants that don’t look too grannyfied, wash well and don’t cut me in two!

I was once so annoyed with the so-called choice on the muesli shelves that I counted them, 37 varieties of muesli. Crazy, just crazy.

Oh dear, BlueBelle, Ryanair... We’re travelling with them soon and I bought (another) bag just the (new) right size for the under the seat bag you can take onboard without paying extra or queuing at the check-in desk when you’ve already checked in. Seemed like a good idea at the time. And now I’m looking sideways at this incy wincy little bag and wondering just how I can fit in enough stuff for a four day stay. I must be a bit high maintenance because I usually struggle with a jam-packed wheelie as well as the second bag.

and the #! tumble dryer Witzend
(could have saved £200 there!)

I like #! must remember to use that

Passwords used to drive me mad - now I use the same one for everything. I know you're not supposed to, but how the #! are you supposed to remember so many?
I once ordered just one sample tile - had to open an account even for that and set up a blasted password.

Appliances e.g. washing machines and microwaves with 23 different functions, of which you only ever use about 3.

I'm only one step up from the gas-lighters M0nica hahaha.

I'm afraid I still live in Victorian times in lots of ways.

*EllanVannin. The corkscrew bulbs are very old hat, You should replace all those with LED bulbs, these come in pearl glass outers just like the really old ones and you can choose from warm white or fluorescent white.

They use only 20% of the electricity of the tungsten bulbs, and less that the corkscrew ones so the effect on your electricity bill is substantial. The bulbs are more expensive, but last longer and we just did one room a month, so didn't notice the cost too much

Was that a “hard ginger Brexit” jalima?


as I said above, a poor excuse for a "hard ginger Brexit", I should have let it remain on the plate

but picking up a biscuit in a meeting without the chance to review the calories and ethical background..........you are brave
It was a very little biscuit, in fact a poor excuse for a ginger nut petunia

So funny mind you back in the day as a 70s kid no one balked at biscuits because we were out all day on our choppers and everyone was skinny.

Sod's Law toscalily.
Hooray I won my bid on 7 pearl bulbs which will do for starters. I was fed up groping around with only the 25w lamp. Now I've got to re-wire a lamp with up to date flex instead of the old lethal stuff------easy enough to do rather than doing away with perfectly good vintage lamps,one standard.

Don't get me started on light bulbs. Think every single light in my house seems to require a different sort of bulb, big ones, small ones, candle, golf ball (shape), vintage, LED, bayonet big, bayonet small, screw big, screw small, halogen, non halogen, long life, short life. And why is it that although I have a box full of assorted bulbs I never have the one that has just blown?

Light bulbs ! Proper ones !
The " long-lasting " thing hasn't lasted as long as a couple of old bulbs in my hall.
I want 60w pearl bulbs for my lamps not those corkscrew cold looking things, so found some on the internet and I'm busy bidding on some now.
Whose idea was it to use these horrible neverlasting things ?

Cheered me up too Petunia who knew buying biscuits could be such a minefield.
I hate the thought of soggy biscuit and crumbs in my coffee so no dunking for me.

Thank needed a laugh after the gym (endless Brexit discussions) and this thread has made me laugh out loud ????????

ha ha ha Maw. i saw what you did there.

a very hard ginger biscuit^ ??
Was that a “hard ginger Brexit” jalima?

Yes, life is complicated! But then I remember in the 70s and 80s, I wouldn’t buy produce from Chile ( Pinochet), South Africa (apartheid) , Greece (Colonels), or Israel ( treatment of Palestinians.) I don’t buy from shops where the garments are made in India, unless Fairtraid or it has an “against child labour” sticker.
As for dunking-always!

Great post Petunia yes what a blooming complex world we live in Don’t get me going on booking a Ryanair seat for a very short journey online it s a maze of opportunities Just wanted a ordinary little seat for an hours journey I have a whole page I have to opt out of insurances, a whole page to opt out of hotel rooms then hire cars now if you just miss ticking one box you are totally mashed and have to go back to Go without collecting £200 now I have the added problem of one journey being with a child and a return on my own oh my goodness I need a university degree so £40 for a case in the hold ( nah not doing that) or £6 for a 10lber in the cabin, fine tick that box, ok now do you want priority booking , no just a plain seat, ah, but if you’re paying for a £6 suitcase in the cabin you have to have priority, but although that means you can stand in the beginning of the queue for getting on, you can’t have your seat next to the person you’re travelling with unless you pay some more as the seats are all allocated anyway so it really doesn’t matter if you’re in the front or back of the q My blood pressure is now ready to burst like an erupting volcano
Pass the biscuits please and yes I m a dunker or as it was called when I was growing up a dipper

jalima. good for you.
but picking up a biscuit in a meeting without the chance to review the calories and ethical background..........you are brave. ha ha

I rarely eat biscuits but picked one up at a meeting the other day and discovered it was a very hard ginger biscuit, so I said 'ooh, this one needs dunking' so everyone said 'dunk it!' apart from one who said 'ugh'.
Yes, I dunked it. In public.

ah. dunking. i cant get to anxious about that one. im not really a dunking person. i prefer a crunchy texture if im honest. but yes, another layer of worry. where will it end i ask myself