Where are we all

starrygal Lymm is really pretty. I have visited there with my daughter. she lives in Hebden Bridge.

Oooh! we have a Cheshire/South Manchester branch - I'm just outside Altrincham, near the airport. Poynton is looking very nice now the new Waitrose has been completed and there is a real village atmosphere with the pavement cafes and little shops all clustered together. Lymm is such a pretty place which I often visit for lunch and a wander.

Poynton will look even better when the road works finally finish. There is a national 'award' for the most annoying road programme and guess which town won the 'golden cocne' this time! Yes, of course we did. A dubious distinction.

I occasionally flick through this thread and notice that there are very few Hampshire girls around ( I do recall seeing one sometime ago ) so where are you all ? Let us southerners stand up and be counted !!

Yes Annobel I have spent many a happy (not) half hour sat in the queue for the traffic lights at that crossroads in Poynton. I can't understand why they've been there so long.

Carol Annobel Starrygal I am in Wilmslow! So glad there are a few of us. I was beginning to feel quite lonely.

It's funny really, when I'm out and about, I often look at ladies of a "certain age" and wonder if they are gransnetters.
We definitely should have a badge or secret sign!!

Me too! We must all be driving past each other on a regular basis and not realise x

I'm in West Yorkshire, Leeds area. We have a 13 month old grandson and are expecting his sister to come along in the next few weeks

I keep wondering what our age range is. I'm guessing many are younger than me perhaps? I'm 64.

carol, goodness knows why it has taken so long to construct our nice new 'shared space'scheme. I only hope it works once it is finished. A welcome relief will come when/if the Government is true to its commitment to finishing the Airport Eastern Ling Road, though that might take another decade... By the way, if you or nanachrissy see the scruffiest dark blue Yaris on the road, it's probably mine. I don't go to Wilmslow very much since a good friend had the bad taste to move to the South Coast! My DS1, in his youth, about 20 years ago, was head chef at Hoopers in Wilmslow.

Annobel I have a bright red Yaris!! Hoopers is my downfall quite often!

I'll keep a look out. Mine is a black 3 door Merc, usually has a moping basset hound sat in the passenger seat, slobbering down the window. I meet ex-colleagues for lunch and a chat occasionally in Hoopers. Small world!

trishs, I've just acquired a bus pass, which I have yet to use, and a Senior Railcard, which I have used. Reaching 60 is not (quite) as bad as I had feared, although I see no signs of great wisdom and I wish my knees didn't hurt!

I'm 63 and have a travel pass which is great for going into Manchester on the Metrolink - I park outside a local station and step on the tram - what a bonus! In my head I am often 25!

That's the trouble really, isn't it? Inside you feel young (but with more experience, of course) but people treat you as if you're knocking on a bit. As one who invigilates for the SQA exams and prelims I get some satisfaction during exam times when I meet some of the exam candidates in the early morning when they are delivering papers and I am running. You can see them thinking "How does she do that when she's so old?" which is often what I'm thinking myself (with "Why" instead of "How") but they don't know I'm thinking that, and I try very hard not to breath too heavily until they are out of earshot...

Sorry, meant breathe, not breath. Must try harder with proof-reading.

glassortwo and harrigran I'm from the north east too.. and I was wondering if I was alone up here .....

Graniee just found your message to me!! I'm not alone now . Would you believe my grandparents were from Tamworth. Spooky. Nice to meet you.
love and hugs back

Talking of being alone, I think that I well and truly am alone, I don`t think there`s anyone else from around here on Gransnet, here, by the way, being Boston, in Lincolnshire.

number at least you are not in Boston Mass.USA you would be very alone then LOL.

Northamptonshire anyone?

Yup syberia - been here about 15 years and still not sure where I am. Is it the back of beyond or not. Trains go to London, Leicester, Nottingham and bus to Peterborough but anywhere else seems just too hard unless by car. I think I like it but not totally convinced.

been here all my life and not totally convinced grrrranny!!

Hi mamanc nice to meet you not a lot of us up here. Where about are you, I am on the outskirts of Newcastle at the moment.

I'm in Hampshire riclorian, on the coast at Hythe. I often look around the supermarket queues and wonder if there are any other Gransnetters there!