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Are we elderly or middleaged.

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dorsetpennt Wed 28-Dec-11 11:11:16

At 67 years old with 2 grandchildren I consider myself middleaged. I still work 2 afternoons a week and lead a healthy busy life. I have a lot more energy then people younger then me. My son and his wife say I'm elderly and treat me as if I'm a doddering old fool. I've learned a lot of new skills since I turned 60, travel solo on buses and trains. Yet if I go out with them,they almost instruct me onto how to put one foot in front of another. I almost feel as as if I don't count for much .My daughter however, doesn't treat me like this at all thank goodness and finds their actions really annoying.

Butternut Fri 03-Feb-12 20:55:56

[lgrin] - love it glass

Annobel Fri 03-Feb-12 20:55:16

jeni, keep your eye on the ball. We're not here to fraternise with hoodies! Those ciggies won't do you any good... Oi!

Yes - sonny, I mean you. Well, you are wearing hoodies aren't you?

Help! Carol! This is more your line of country - know what I mean?

Butternut Fri 03-Feb-12 20:54:16

Right carol - I'll bring my favourite winged beast snowflake - they'll love the pets - big softies.

I'll get them to cause some aggro for the Snowflake emoticon which I have just resurrected .......

glassortwo Fri 03-Feb-12 20:54:11

Everybody's talkin' 'bout
Bagism, shagism, dragism, madism, ragism, tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ohhh sorry that was a different march.

jeni Fri 03-Feb-12 20:51:11

Hay u lot
We are the grannies
We are the grannies
For everEtc

Move over lads let us sit down!
That cigarette smoke smells odd? Can I try some?

Carol Fri 03-Feb-12 20:50:09

C'mon Butternut let's go and have a chat with them. Bring the daft cat and I'll bring my soft dog!

Butternut Fri 03-Feb-12 20:47:09

Just send daft cat to say 'hi'

Butternut Fri 03-Feb-12 20:45:36

Wot - those youf trying to look hard - they're pussy-cats. If we all go over mob handed they'll scarper.

Jacey Fri 03-Feb-12 20:44:35

Well ...if I'd have known that ...I would have 'lost' him months ago ... especially as the only thing he'd eat was roast chicken!!

Carol Fri 03-Feb-12 20:42:26

Is anyone ready for a lap round this bit of the park with our placards? I've spotted a group of people over there by the fountain that might be interested in what we're protesting about. They're all wearing hoodies and holding cans, so they're obviously out relaxing and not in a rush to go anywhere. Off we go.....

bagitha Fri 03-Feb-12 20:40:33

Baggy'll just say: Daft cat. It'll scrounge its way home. Never fear.

Butternut Fri 03-Feb-12 20:39:55

Blow those vuvuzelas glass - the horses are trained for crowd control and fiesty women - they won't bolt!

Here's my glass - hang on - just adjusting my ipad!
That's more like it - bubbly to chase the pain away......yum

jeni Fri 03-Feb-12 20:37:10

Baggy! Don't aim the corks at that copulating couple!
I'm surprised they can do it in these temperatures!

Jacey Fri 03-Feb-12 20:36:29

You and your vuvuzela glassortwo ...Ezra's disappeared. Now what's bagitha going to say?

jeni Fri 03-Feb-12 20:34:22

Hello all!
Oh oh oh. The widow! Lovely. My favourite!
Only had it once mind you, someone else was buying
Mmm! Lovely!
Yes please baggy, a top up would be nice.
Now whom am I aiming these rockets at?

glassortwo Fri 03-Feb-12 20:31:14

Trust me to show up once the glasses were out grin I have brought my vuvuzela.

Carol Fri 03-Feb-12 20:25:19

Nothing like a glass of the Widow to get you feeling ready for a march round the park! Cheers to all you women who have braved the weather to make our presence felt! wine

bagitha Fri 03-Feb-12 20:21:56

Quick! get a glass under this!

bagitha Fri 03-Feb-12 20:21:34

Baggy's here. Never fear. Hand over the champers bottles. Where am I firing the corks?

jeni Fri 03-Feb-12 20:18:28

Right
Every body " cheese"
Got it
Off to Hyde park.
At least we don't need to chill the bubbly !
Where's baggy? She says she's the champion tootle opener!o

Carol Fri 03-Feb-12 20:10:02

Let's do a photo call before we leave Downing Street - we want to get as much publicity as possible whilst we're here!

jeni Fri 03-Feb-12 20:06:52

No! It was that dratted cat how are we all?
Have we enough champers?

Carol Fri 03-Feb-12 20:06:28

Can we get someone to come out and take delivery of our petitions? I wonder what they'll do with them when they shut the front door?

Annobel Fri 03-Feb-12 20:03:03

Brrrrrrr! Was that a snowflake I saw landing on your nose, jeni?

bagitha Fri 03-Feb-12 20:00:11

The olives in with mashed sweet potato DID work. It was really nice! No, really! They were garlic-stuffed green olives, but I think black herby ones would be good too. Try it!