Do you ever feel intimidated?

Hello, sel, and welcome . Nice to see your head above the parapet .

crimson, agreed.

The feuding was incredibly polite!

Whooooo! I just joined Gransnet today...at first blush it seemed such a calm, tranquil place - then I read this. I gather this isn't the norm - feuding Grandmas?

I hope everything settles down, not sure I'm up to sticking my head above the parapet yet.

Well said, crimson

I've been on several forums where, after a while people start referring to 'the good old days' when everyone was nicer and more interesting and the sun always shone. It's what happens with forums, I guess. All they are is the sum total of what we put into them. And it's up to us what we get out of them, also.

The answer is simple , Charlotta - you start an interesting thread and we will all pile in. No use waiting for other people to entertain you!

It is only on a computer. In the virtual world! It is NOT real life.

Of anything if this is the day for being truthfull I am getting bored with GN. It was interesting when we started but no many days go by and I don't even look anymore!

Thank you Geraldine. As *Greatnan says, very timely.

Thank you, Geraldine - very timely.

Welcome back carbon we have missed you and your insightful posts.

correction sand sane

Since we need 'real, sand, human beings on the forums, carbon, I do hope you are going to stick around and have those good discussions with Bags like you used to.

Well, after a long absence I thought I'd just pop in and see what was going on. I found this thread - and I'm absolutely none the wiser (about the thread or about what is going on). What a load of rubbish - I've worked backwards over half a dozen pages and cannot understand what any of you are on about - its difficult to believe its real, sane, human beings writing this stuff. I can only conclude gransnet now have a robot computer writing the posts.
Gransnet please fix your robot, I think its malfunctioning !

Brave lady! Hic!

Anyone who can babysit twins and still see straight has my undying respect! My daughter babysat triplets last week. Must be mad - she has twins of her own!

Party pooper... I've changed my mind petallus and go e for a brandy but rumour has it that elegrans supple it all!

Thanks, when, but too tired after an evening babysitting....twins can be so exhausting (as of course you know!)

Appreciate the invite when but just staggering off to bed having fallen asleep whilst watching Montalbano

You too Ana! Come and join us for a lovely sit down and a drink.

I've been out for a lovely meal with my son and my dearest DiL. I can home so happy. I thought it was all agreed that we'd aired our views and that was that. I shouldn't have logged on. What's happened? Sorry I've got to put the chucks to bed and that's very spooky down in the dark. Would join you in the quiet corner (thanks for the invite) but ..... sure you understand.

Overreaction is right! The scales have certainly fallen from my eyes after reading the posts from 17.24 onwards.

Nanad - just walk away. Join the quiet corner.

No arguments allowed in the quiet corner, NanaD , just restful chat and restorative beverages and cakes. You will feel better for a sit-down in there. *when has made some hot toddy and eclairs, and I heard mention of scones too.

Petallus Come on over to the Quiet Cornet, too and share a glass of virtual wine. Everyone is welcome