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Addicted again!

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petallus Fri 22-Jun-12 08:42:45

I was addicted to Gransnet before I went to Spain for a week last month. When I came home the addiction had gone and I only came on for a look a couple of times a day. Then I started doing the odd post and now it's back to logging on every half hour when I'm in the house.

All my family know about Gransnet. For a start I'm always rushing off with the latest good joke. A friend sends me texts saying 'get off Gransnet now' (he's joking).

Is anybody else addicted and does it matter?

j04 Sat 23-Jun-12 17:53:04

I read it in Waitrose. Very nice. Don't know how my hand managed to slip and pick up an OK mag by mistake. hmm

soop Sat 23-Jun-12 17:59:54

Thanks jingle...that's where most of my family have been to read it. grin

Annobel Sat 23-Jun-12 18:06:23

I bought it there!

soop Sat 23-Jun-12 18:07:17

Annobel flowers

GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Sat 23-Jun-12 18:33:10

It's a lovely piece, soop.

Finally made it out of GNHQ (would like to be able to say into the sunlight, but there you go) and bought a copy. It was so exciting to see the article.

And the picture of Nana is charming!

flowers and wine and cupcake from all of us at GNHQ.

jeni Sat 23-Jun-12 18:35:54

You went OUT! And got BACK?

Well done !
You deserve a medal for bravery!grin

Anagram Sat 23-Jun-12 18:38:05

They don't sell it in Asda or Tesco...sad
No upper-class supermarkets round here! grin

Greatnan Sat 23-Jun-12 18:42:19

They don't sell it in France.

numberplease Sat 23-Jun-12 19:34:36

Stupid me, went into town for the first time in a month.............and FORGOT to buy a copy of The Lady! Is it a monthly or weekly magazine? If it`s monthly I should be able to get it next week, hopefully.

nelliedeane Sat 23-Jun-12 19:48:04

Bought mine in tesco but it is a large tesco extraxxx

j04 Sat 23-Jun-12 20:06:21

Is the picture of the gran anyone in particular? Or is it just a 'library' pic? confused

greenmossgiel Sat 23-Jun-12 20:16:49

It's weekly, number! I'll get mine from WH Smith. wink

numberplease Sat 23-Jun-12 20:29:11

That`s why I`m annoyed with myself, I was in Smith`s getting my paper and lottery tickets. Maybe I forgot because I`m not a lady?

bikergran Sat 23-Jun-12 20:46:14

used to post pretty often.but now tend to be a bit of a lurker as been pretty busy with this that and the other.. smile (yes that is me sat in the corner keeping a beady eye on you all), but no doubt as the dark nights set in I shall creep out and have a few more posts..grin

greenmossgiel Sat 23-Jun-12 20:49:26

We know you're still there, biker - life has a way of taking over, sometimes! smile

greenmossgiel Sat 23-Jun-12 20:52:38

number, that'll be the reason -bet you were hovering over the Men's Health magazines again...wink

numberplease Sat 23-Jun-12 22:02:35

wink Who, Moi? wink

soop Sun 24-Jun-12 11:24:20

Thanks for appreciative comments Geraldine. And big grin to you lot for standing around supermarkets reading the article. All those fingered copies of the Lady sitting messily on the shelves! hmm From time to time I'm asked to write something for the Lady. This time, I sent the copy and hoped for the best. Entire article was not printed. The editor has to make final decision based on how much space he can spare. The people in the retro pic are complete strangers to me. I submitted pic of Bags and me slurping wine but it was too late to be included sad. Under the Editor's letter, the pic is of my Nana and my son [when he was angelic!] smile

glammanana Sun 24-Jun-12 11:47:17

Soop great article so proud of you flowers

j04 Sun 24-Jun-12 11:47:35

Oh ok soop (re the picture). So I can say how odd the younger lady looked! Did we ever really look like that?! grin

jeni Sun 24-Jun-12 12:01:34

Hey! I paid for mine!

Annobel Sun 24-Jun-12 12:23:17

Moi aussi!

Anagram Sun 24-Jun-12 15:01:16

Well, I went out and bought my copy today! I did think about furtively reading the article and putting the mag back, but thought No! I've never read The Lady and it's about time I did.

Lovely, warm article, soop - if I wasn't a member of GN already I'd want to be one after reading that. smile flowers

mrshat Sun 24-Jun-12 16:38:27

Lovely article soop, well done. I bought my copy in WHS having browsed the shelves for ages (amazing what is on offer these days) I then had to ask the sales lady if they stocked it (silly question really, in Harpenden) and there it was on another set of shelves! I only frequent Harpenden occasionally so am not au fait with the shop layout! grin

whitewave Sun 24-Jun-12 16:43:07

OH mrs hat I read your name as Mr shat!!!