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Welcome to the *Gransnet Café. This is a non-judgemental space for you to pop in for a cuppa with some virtual friends, seek out advice for a particular problem, or share an update on your life - important or trivial. Feel free to have your say and chat about your day, but please leave any arguments at the door. If you're struggling to find someone to talk to in real life, or are simply looking for a bit of a chat, this is the place for you.

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Non spiky Politics 2

 61 08/10/26 15:21 Graphite

Book Club Blues.

 18 08/10/26 07:53 Shel1951

Non spiky Politics

 128 06/10/26 13:41 fancythat

Welcome to new members

 947 06/10/26 08:24 fancythat

Mild Chicken Curry Indian Style

 23 03/10/26 18:11 David49

Feeling let down

 39 02/10/26 11:40 MarieElla

Help deciding baby girl name

 156 01/10/26 01:56 Elrel

Friend gave me a ticket to an event she could not go to. Do I pay her?

 43 24/09/26 20:00 StTrinians

The disadvantages of Looking Young? Or not?

 7 22/09/26 09:41 Samsara1

Formal letters using my first name

 57 21/09/26 18:19 JamesandJon33

Just Checkin In

 43 21/09/26 16:47 Shel1951

Confused - Unhappy to be a grandmother

 95 21/09/26 16:19 Shel1951

Birthday cards

 43 19/09/26 16:32 Labradora

Becoming 70yrs old

 11 11/09/26 21:20 Scribbles

Just a rant about GP surgery - sorry

 21 17/08/26 16:51 Gin

I fixed it!

 3 15/08/26 15:18 MT62

Your own body reminding you of lost loved ones

 56 12/08/26 19:03 hollysteers

Friends using messages instead of picking up the phone

 86 12/08/26 17:24 Gmax3

Aircon - are we getting like America

 3 31/07/26 21:18 SueDonim

Trying to arrange events when only one member of friendship circle still works

 16 25/07/26 15:14 MG55

Ma & Dora of the Ringleston Arms

 2 14/07/26 07:57 ilyacolton

Google decided a photo of vanish soap bar was a nude photo

 4 14/07/26 07:54 ilyacolton

Auction sales

 28 13/06/26 22:07 M0nica

Relatively new here so an introduction.

 30 06/06/26 08:29 Gracey

Remembering 1983

 6 06/06/26 07:28 LucyAnna5

This weather is getting me down. Is it May or March?

 71 24/05/26 23:21 Granatlast007

Pepto Bismol Advert

 14 04/05/26 09:19 Cossy

Remaining friends after a holiday

 10 02/05/26 13:21 jeanie99

Funeral dress code in 2026

 59 02/05/26 12:54 nanna8

Flying Scotsman - a birthday treat

 22 26/03/26 13:13 Aely

Friendship

 16 23/03/26 19:13 Cossy

What's the first thing you do? (Particularly the "nicely" endowed)

 57 12/03/26 11:50 TheSunRisesInTheEast

Timeless boy names, middle name Bentley

 9 03/03/26 09:12 Sago

How much should I give best friend's grandson who is going to be travelling for six months?

 113 28/02/26 21:09 Doodledog

How do you play Wordle?

 2 27/02/26 13:35 Pittcity

Newbie on parade

 37 17/02/26 18:50 BoggledMind

The cost of a haircut has doubled

 96 17/02/26 17:05 BoggledMind

Ironing & ironing boards

 86 17/02/26 16:55 BoggledMind

Washing/drying dishes (by-hand)

 76 06/02/26 17:08 Lemonred

My daughter got scammed a couple of weeks ago

 17 08/01/26 20:03 LOUISA1523

Do I live in the most boring town in Britain?

 181 08/01/26 05:19 nacihi100

Justine Roberts

 4 07/01/26 21:19 Tallis

Old-fashioned wringer washing machines

 25 01/01/26 20:06 Crossstitchfan

Oldest household appliance in your home?

 68 01/01/26 17:02 Tuinoma

Soon to be Grandpa

 8 31/12/25 18:29 J52

New exercise class - I'm a bit miffed.

 61 22/12/25 19:18 Aely

Things you wish would return/come back?

 181 17/12/25 20:09 Grannypanties

Remember when diapers were CLOTH?

 89 17/12/25 19:59 Grannypanties

Old-fashioned pulley clotheslines

 45 16/12/25 08:57 hollysteers

Babysitting (the old .25¢ and .50¢ an hour days)!

 7 13/12/25 22:19 Grannypanties