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What is your favourite Gransnet conversation?

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 05-Feb-20 09:56:11

We'd love to put together a page of Gransnet Classics - the threads that still make you smile when you think back on them, were just simply ridiculous, moved you in some way or that simply sum up what it is to be on Gransnet. They can be old or recent, long or short, but it would be great to find out which ones you loved best.

A link would be great but if you don't have it a description of the conversation should be fine and we'll see if we can find it. grin

grannyactivist Thu 06-Feb-20 14:51:44

Marmight I posted about that recently - it was brilliant.

In a completely different vein, the thread that identified Greatnan had gone missing and the outpouring of concern that followed demonstrated the truly caring heart of Gransnet.
www.gransnet.com/forums/other_subjects/1202005-IMPORTANT-Please-read-Missing-Gransnet-member-in-France

DanniRae Thu 06-Feb-20 15:25:48

Please can someone tell me if Greatnan was found safely? It was before my time on here.

annep1 Thu 06-Feb-20 17:39:13

I also enjoyed the favourite hymns and learned some new ones.
I made a YouTube playlist called GransNet hymns.

Fennel Thu 06-Feb-20 18:34:44

DannieRaie
No, she was found eventually. But had lost her footing in a mountain walk and fell to her death. sad.
I joined Gransnet to find out what had happened to her.
I had 'known' Greatnan on other francophile forums previously.

phoenix Thu 06-Feb-20 19:43:43

Thank you to those that mentioned liking some of my posts, you've made me blush

Surprised no one mentioned the time I almost fell into the wheelie bin............

Callistemon Thu 06-Feb-20 19:52:45

grin

Hope you're feeling better, phoenix

phoenix Thu 06-Feb-20 19:57:55

Getting there, thanks for asking Callistemon but have been told it could be a while until I'm back to normal (whatever that is grin)

Callistemon Thu 06-Feb-20 20:13:17

Oh good!

But not completely normal I hope grin
Whatever normal means

DanniRae Thu 06-Feb-20 21:05:29

Thank you Fennel for letting me know what happened to Greatnan but so sad it was not a happy ending sad

Jessity Thu 06-Feb-20 21:40:40

Glad to see you back here phoenix (scurries off to search for the wheelie bin saga) ?

Jessity Thu 06-Feb-20 21:57:33

Found it!

Phoenix in the wheelie bin 2013 has to be one of the top favourites.

phoenix Fri 07-Feb-20 18:47:58

Jessity well done for finding it, I couldnt!

GNHQ why is the search faculty so bloody awful?

phoenix Fri 07-Feb-20 18:48:50

Facility, not faculty!

Jessity Fri 07-Feb-20 19:55:04

Here you are phoenix

www.gransnet.com/forums/ask_a_gran/1199864-Apart-from-Arnica-whats-good-for-bruises

Maybe we could have a new thread with everyone's favourite phoenix posts? Just suggesting...

DanniRae Fri 07-Feb-20 20:22:50

Thank you lemongrove for mentioning that you enjoyed the thread about 3 things you have never done because I posted that! Actually I did it twice - with a bit of a gap in between. Maybe I will post it again sometime?
Thanks again ....... it made my day when I saw it x

annep1 Fri 07-Feb-20 21:30:48

Thanks Jessity for the link. Absolutely hilarious description of the incident. I had tears of laughter.
Phoenix you really do have a talent for writing.

Callistemon Fri 07-Feb-20 22:16:10

Hilarious thread

I am going to raid the medicine cabinet for Anusol!! My face needs all the help it can get

grin

GrannyLaine Fri 07-Feb-20 22:46:07

Callistemon just remember face first then botty grin

Callistemon Fri 07-Feb-20 22:47:24

grin thanks for the tip GrannyLaine

annep1 Fri 07-Feb-20 23:03:47

Callistemon grin

Callistemon Fri 07-Feb-20 23:09:16

It probably says 'do not put near eyes' which is the area which needs tightening the most.

Lilypops Sat 08-Feb-20 08:38:49

I am a little confused nothing unusual about that !! But can someone enlighten me as to Phoenix and the wheelie bin saga mentioned earlier , I looked it up and it was posted by Anne58. Is that Phoenix or has someone else fallen head first in to the wheelie bin. I do hope a passerby got her out or is she still in there legs sticking up in the air. !

lemongrove Sat 08-Feb-20 09:11:19

DanniRae smile it was a great thread.??

annep1 Sat 08-Feb-20 09:12:59

That's Phoenix. You need to read the whole post Lilypops*.

annep1 Sat 08-Feb-20 09:13:35

Thread not post!