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GabriellaG54 Thu 12-Sept-19 20:26:13

Today in Guildford, I was reminded if a thread a while back re persons who are fat/overweight.
I was beyond shocked to see 4 simply huge men and similar women, at different times, none of whom were together and all of whom were truly enormous.
I would find it unbelievable if all 5 were to fall back on the 'I'm diabetic' excuse.
The idea that people can let themselves get into that state and keep eating (as 2 of them were) is very sad indeed and then they moan that they can't fit into bus or airline seats and can't work because of A, B, C or D.
Are there no answers to obesity because there were also some seriously overweight men whose man boobs and bellies hung pendulously over their trousers.

On another note.
I had an appointment at Virgin Money in Guildford.
On arrival I was immediately greeted by a beautifully turned out advisor who offered me tea, coffee, biscuits...?? and showed me to the several sumptuous velvet armchairs and settees piled high with velvet cushions.
The 60" tv was showing the BBC afternoon news and weather and my drink was placed on a coaster on a glass table.
A man with a hi-viz vest was lounging on a swivel chair opposite, dunking biscuits in his tea and reading a newspaper.
At one end of the room was a fully kitted out kitchen with a white modern dining table and chairs and a 'rest room' with M&F loos situated on an adjacent corridor.
The ceiling lights were enormous with plush red, gold and black drum shades inset with circular mirrors which reflected the floor areas.

I completed my business seated on a red velvet banquette with a top spec Mac pc suspended from the ceiling which could be pulled down and angled to suit the advisor.
When I left, she invited me to drop in any time I'm in town to take refreshment and read, watch tv chill out.
This begs the question where does the money to support this, come from?
I don't even bank with them, mind you, the furniture was utterly luxurious. ?

pinkquartz Fri 13-Sept-19 23:09:06

annepl

before you ask me if i would say speak this way to any of my friends I can assure I would never be friends with anyone like her. No heart or soul.

By repeatedly putting out her horrible remarks she is asking for these replies. The question I wonder is why does she do it?

GabriellaG54 Fri 13-Sept-19 23:21:05

I wasn't citing you Gonegirl
My reply was to others who do know I bought the boots...not shoes wink and carried on the silly jibes.
It's the same old crew and ggey k iw who they are.
Your comment in italics about 'being so very unpleasant as you' was not something I wrote...*not*my post.
Let it wash over you. We don't really know anyone on here unless we've met them in real life.
I certainly take it all with a pinch of salt becayse it doesn't affect my lufe in any way.
There is only one person I feel is fair, ordinary and I could trust if the need ever arose but we've never met and not likely too anyway.
This is just like a pressure cooker. A place to let off steam and get answers from people you don't know.
Have a great weekend. I believe it's going to be a sizzler. ☀️☀️☀️

GabriellaG54 Fri 13-Sept-19 23:22:34

ggey they
k iw know

GabriellaG54 Fri 13-Sept-19 23:27:09

Oh dear, no excuse, careless typing?
becayse, lufe, too
because, life, to

gillybob Fri 13-Sept-19 23:30:18

Haven’t read this entire thread at all but get the feeling that it has been a bit of a witch hunt by the “holier than thou” contingents.

Yes I hope it’s a lovely weekend too . I need a bit of sunshine in my life . sunshine x

GabriellaG54 Fri 13-Sept-19 23:37:28

pink warts
I'm not GG or Gabrielle.
What taunts did I make to the people I saw?
I didn't speak to any of them.
Your post is totally laughable ???

GabriellaG54 Fri 13-Sept-19 23:39:46

I won't be investing any more time on here so I'm out.

JulieMM Fri 13-Sept-19 23:46:39

Oh my goodness! Having read through this thread I cannot believe the vitriolic comments and accusations made towards Gabriella. She made observations about anonymous people she’d seen in the street. If she’d noticed how many disabled people or ethnic people, would that have been offensive or racist? Of course not. She was making an observation and thereby inviting discussion. Why on earth does she have to be insulted and pilloried by so many people who have been so much more offensive, personal and cruel? YOU are the bullies by being so nasty to her. Shame on you all.

gillybob Fri 13-Sept-19 23:47:48

Exactly JulieMM

maddyone Fri 13-Sept-19 23:54:44

I agree Julie, it’s bullying.

Maggiemaybe Fri 13-Sept-19 23:55:27

You value a kind heart, pinkquartz? Do you really think your posts are kind?

GabriellaG54 Sat 14-Sept-19 00:04:05

Sincere apologies to those ladies who have PM'd me.

I've just checked my Google account before going to sleep and have new notifications from GN plus senders' names but no text in message boxes.
Thanks to all and I'll reply ASAP when the bug is fixed.
GN are still sorting it (hopefully) but Samsung, who rang me today, did not find a fault on my phone ... so it's over to the tech boys at GNHQ ?
I'll also remember to get the circus thread moved.
Goodnight, sleep well and enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.
BTW.
I watched Seahorse the other evening.
All I can say is ???
No comment ??

Amagran Sat 14-Sept-19 00:23:57

Agreed, JulieMM. Unacceptable bullying.

GagaJo Sat 14-Sept-19 01:29:35

JulieMM,

If she’d noticed how many disabled people or ethnic people, would that have been offensive or racist? Of course not.

Actually, if she'd pointed out how many X ethnicity people there were and was rude about them, YES that would have been racist. Your saying 'of course not' doesn't alter the offensiveness.

Common sense gone made when someone who is rude about others turns the tables and makes out their innocence.

If you keep doing the same thing, and getting the same response, maybe you should look at the thing you keep doing and change it.

Callistemon Sat 14-Sept-19 02:28:02

Why would you assume that someone who is overweight doesn't exercise? I've just seen an extremely overweight (obese) young man doing tribal dances; he was agile and nimble, just brilliant, probably more so than some of the slimmer dancers. He must dance twice a day most days entertaining tourists.

He was extremely charming too when I met him afterwards.

Callistemon Sat 14-Sept-19 02:30:50

Ps I'm not bullying Gabriella (I'm sure she knows that) but just wondering why people assume that overweight people must be inactive and lazy.

Callistemon Sat 14-Sept-19 02:38:05

Gonegirl your Lewis Carroll quote grin

Callistemon Sat 14-Sept-19 02:50:15

Genuine question for Gabriella - if you're still on here.

You have mentioned overweight and obese people on several threads and I wonder why you have such a concern about this.
Is it because you are genuinely worried about a possible health crisis due to obesity, if so why?
Do you or some of your family struggle with their weight or have a problem so this is a personal concern? If not, why does this seem to worry you so much?

It would impact on others occasionally such as being seated next to an obese person on a plane but I can't think of many other instances where this would affect others.

BradfordLass72 Sat 14-Sept-19 08:04:43

Callistemon If you live in the USA and are over a certain girth, you are compelled to buy 2 airline seats, even if it is clear a slender person could easily sit next to you in comfort.

In New Zealand, very many Maori and Pasifika people are extremely large, as were their forebears.
There is little or no prejudice against bigger people in these cultures.

We also have prestigious national competitions each year to find the best culture group from each of the Islands and within Maori tribal areas.

These teams practice almost every single day and nearing competition date go into 'boot camp' mode; the level of exercise being phenomenal.

Elegran Sat 14-Sept-19 08:28:05

As the person who first mentioned Ferragamo shoes, can I just point out that Gabriella is only in the limelight because she reacted to the name by rising up in a fury at (supposedly) being pinpointed in a general description. She had not been identified - if she has in the past posted about her shoe-buying, I doubt anyone would have remembered without her indignation.

lemongrove Sat 14-Sept-19 08:40:25

All I can say is the sooner this thread is deleted the better.
It’s entirely possible to answer the points in the OP without
Swearing, bitchyness and all round general witch hunt sorts of posts, including personal and derogatory comments.

annep1 Sat 14-Sept-19 08:45:08

Gonegirl I thought you were very rude about the shoes, childishly so. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting and if so apologies but GabriellaG54 doesnt seem to mind so why should I bother.
I'm off here.
Think I'll give GN a rest!

Gonegirl Sat 14-Sept-19 09:06:05

I can only say again, I did not realise it was the OP who had a pair of those shoes. I thought it was any old random poster that had posted on GN that they had a pair.

My post where I said I was sorry came out as being sarcastic. I didn't mean it that way. Gabriellas post did make me feel sorry about this whole thread.I am going to ask for my to be deleted.

I have been miserable all night about this. I think I might be better having a break from GN too.

Callistemon Sat 14-Sept-19 09:22:46

Oh dear.

Gonegirl Sat 14-Sept-19 09:24:38

(I do like Gabriella's pink warts quote. It is quite clever. All due respect to the poster whose name the original is)