Gransnet How did you hear about it?

I came via the Oldie.
The first thread I looked at consisted of people complaining that Oldie readers had been allowed their own sub-forum, and just who did these people think they were.
Plus ca change!

Hello Elle.
I heard about Gransnet on radio 4 probably on Womans Hour. I like to read the discussions.

Jane I remember that stushie. I think at the root of it was that it appeared unexpectedly with no warning that we would be sharing our toys with someone else - not just new members (they appear all the time) but a whole group transplanted in.

elegran that was what seemed so unfair! That Oldie readers were being lumped together like children from a school that had been closed down, going to another school and then muscling in and taking over the playground!
The reality, for me anyway, was that although I had been a subscriber to the Oldie since the first issue, I had never been on the Oldie website or communicated in any way with any other Oldie Readers.
GN felt like a very hostile place and I didn't bother coming back for months.
Glad I did though

Welcome newbies

Glad you did too, jane.

I remember all that fuss, janeainsworth! Glad you decided to stay.

Thank you, harri anno and ana

Yes Jane glad you stayed.

That was exactly how it felt, true enough - as though one morning the playground was suddenly full of kids from another school. I think there was some confusion about when they would all arrive, and the announcement at school assembly did not happen until after the "invasion". A pity.

It did subside though, and those of you who stayed on or joined since are all one with the rest.

Thank you Elegran
Have a good day everyone.
I'm back up to Newcastle today after 3 days of looking after DGD while DD was away on a school trip. DGD was an absolute delight and I feel I'm a very lucky GN.