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GadaboutGran Wed 15-May-13 10:47:53

... getting ready & thinking through my 3 min slot in 2 hours time telling Local Authority Chief Exec & 'partners' (I hate that word) that the Volunteers they could be using may look like old grannies but are so much more than the official 3 day course training them for this particular volunteer role (as Restorative justice facilitators).

What are you avoiding by going on Gransnet?

Aka Thu 16-May-13 10:15:14

Getting heavy again with all this 'us and them'. It's not even a heavy thread title FGS. Go and argue on the Religion or Politics threads please, that's what they're there for. We're all just sitting on the naughty step stoking flower's cat [ink]

Aka Thu 16-May-13 10:16:07

That's his name 'ink'

Stansgran Thu 16-May-13 10:28:14

When I was little I thought all old people were lovely.

JessM Thu 16-May-13 11:02:14

grin stansgran - and now you know about Robert Mugabe the scales have fallen from your eyes. grin

Faye Thu 16-May-13 11:10:43

When I was little, I thought the queen lived in Queensland. hmm

Stansgran Thu 16-May-13 11:11:05

Yes he's a real peach. But balance him out with a Tutu Jess.

Aka Thu 16-May-13 11:14:31

Are you implying that we on GN are 'old' Stansgran? As opposed to mature?

Tegan Thu 16-May-13 12:51:50

Now I understand how gransnet works. It's ok to be rude to someone as long as you're clever enough to do it 'within the rules'. But it's not ok to complain to that person that you feel they've upset someone.Therefore, what we should do is contact HQ, although nothing will be done because no rules have been broken. I get it now. Catch 22. confused

j08 Thu 16-May-13 13:00:50

[spinning brain emoticon]

j08 Thu 16-May-13 13:01:44

Oh we've got one of those! confused

soop Thu 16-May-13 13:02:28

Attention all Rory fans...#needadiversion
Three new photos in my album. Numbers 7,8 & 9

soop Thu 16-May-13 13:03:31

I'm off for a spin on the exercise bike. Join me, jings?

Movedalot Thu 16-May-13 13:17:40

Just done that soop at the gym. I do feel better for it, honest, yes I do, really I do grin

soop Thu 16-May-13 13:26:12

Moved...as I start to pedal I ask myself, why? When I finish I know the answer...because it makes me feel good. When I go into hospital for more surgery, I hope to be fit enough to be discharged in next to no time. That's the plan...wink

Gagagran Thu 16-May-13 13:41:22

What a very handsome boy is Rory - a veritable Black Prince! You have done a wonderful job with him soop. Hope all goes well with your health issues and also with a buyer for your house coming along soon. flowers

Marelli Thu 16-May-13 13:46:49

I think I'll lift the large bag of stuff for the charity shop and the knitted squares for my ongoing blanket-project from the handlebars of my exercise bike (hidden behind the door in the front room), and hop on it....but first I must finish off my cup of tea. I've just eaten rather a lot of goats' cheese as it was going out of date. Perhaps I'll get indigestion if I go on the bike just now, though hmm.......

soop Thu 16-May-13 13:49:09

Thanks, Gagagran...Rory is a darling [when he's not whinging]. All very quiet on the house front. We've only had one viewing. The garden is looking grand. Would lift our spirits to have someone show interest. Never mind, what will be will be...smile

kittylester Thu 16-May-13 13:56:07

I'm off to take that on-line dementia test because I'm am totally confused. Then, please, may I sit on the naughty step out of harm's way.

My real worry is that there seems to be a lot of sub-text that I know nothing about and, if I know nothing, heaven help anyone new who wanders into what they think is a light hearted thread. OK, I'm naive [or dim] and I don't read all the threads, but is there a suggestion that there is a conspiracy going on? confusedconfused

Sel Thu 16-May-13 14:12:23

It's quite bemusing kitty Multiple conversations. T'was ever thus I suppose. Shift up on the step smile

Flowerofthewest Thu 16-May-13 16:55:00

Thank you all for stroking my Missy! Can I join you on the naughty step.

Aka Thu 16-May-13 16:55:43

come and join us lots of room on this step

soop Thu 16-May-13 16:57:35

Aka Yeah! grin

Stansgran Thu 16-May-13 17:04:46

Love it

soop Thu 16-May-13 17:09:34

You gotta laff, Stansgran

dustyangel Thu 16-May-13 17:24:24

Have you lot got proper bikes? #notherdiversion
I've been using a sittingdown one, i.e.the pedals with a real chair, at physio and it is so easy I dont think it's doing me much good.