As we can’t see each other ...

Ooh, I wonder what you had planned to do with all those grans’ ages Marydoll ?. Thanks for trying anyway

Kitty ?

Marydoll, I just knew you'd get rumbled at some point!"

Hey Rufus, Belle Vue used to be such a treat.

Bellanonna, I'm not even doing that. Some posters were suspicious of my motives, so as I previously said, I'm just stepping back.

Again, Marydoll is only collecting ages. Nothing else

I'm 61.

Have popped in here a few times and could have sworn I d posted but can’t find it so here goes I wasn’t being coy
74...75 in spring But still feel 40
was 5’7 but now 5’4.5 I don’t like that at all I liked being taller, only consolation is most of my friends have gone down too so I m still the tallest ? weigh about 10.5
Worked until 69 and now probably work more than when I was at work ???
I m really enjoying this thread and interested to see others info, one or two surprises, in the nicest possible way
Cheers everyone ??

91 and also has good Mancunian genes! Which area of M/C are you from
Grannyactivist Ardwick!! as I've already said.
Or don't we talk to people from the other side of the tracks!
Where are you from? Altrincham, probably!? Amongst all the footballers?
Love to hear from you again!
OoRoo

So many people are putting weights in kilos and causing me mental angst trying to see if anyone is heavier than me. So far not so I'm not saying in metric or imperial. All I will say is that I'm overshort for my weight.

Which area of M/C are you from?
Granny; Ardwick! Born in Ancoats Hospital, or was that "Infirmary? " Then lived in Baden St, (I think that's what it was called). Can't be more Mancunian than that1 Not quite within the sounds and smells of Belle Vue Zoo but near enough for Uncle Percy to take us there after hours, to see the rats finishing off the tigers' supper! Awesome!
Bseen back a few times courtesy of Dr.Google, but of course it looks totally different now after being flattened by German landmines and then rebuilt. We were moved out to a new house in Wythenshawe, as part of slum clearance about 1932 , maybe a bit earlier, then Dad got a job in Slough just before the war. Quite a bold move for a Mancunian to move "darn Sarth"
Then we went even betterer moving to OZ!
OoRoo

Same as the number of books in The Bible or in Bingo parlance Clickety Click 66

Bijou could be older than Rufus. Sorry Rufus
Bellanonna; no need to be sorry at all! In fact, I'm rather glad someone else had ascended to the throne and I will swear my undying allegiance.
It's like a GN. version of Royalty, for example, when Kate and Meghan produce again all the family will get bumped down a notch.! Same with GN.
I was the eldest of 3 Siblings and copped the blame for all dropped crockery, broken windows etc. even though it wasn't always me! "You should know better at your age!" still rings in my ears! So being top "dog" isn't always what it's cracked up to be.!
So Good Luck Bijou! Rule fair but firm with a rod of iron!
By your Liege;
Cheers

Oh, so sorry this has turned into a negative endeavor for Marydoll. I actually just searched for this thread to see if someone in particular had posted her age. Was just curious to see if it was close to mine since we are both vegetarians. I loved reading the ages and tiny bios. I think it's nice to have even a small picture of a person as a whole rather than to just see them as remainer/leaver, estranged or not, etc. Do some of you feel the same?

I'm afraid Bellanonna is correct in saying that Bijou is older than Rufus. I seem to remember that she posted in early summer that she was 96 years sold - and was feeling rather sad for the youngsters of 70 or so who were feeling their age due to infirmity.

Rufus my mother is heading towards 91 and also has good Mancunian genes! Which area of M/C are you from?

I'm 50 but ever so young at heart!

Nothing will stop me from climbing trees with children if they want me to join in. I'll stop when my joints can't take it any longer! Stay young for as long as your body permits.

Age is just a number. It's how you feel inside that matters. xx

Unbelievable, Marydoll! I shall go on being 79 for the time being and I’m not st all suspicious of your motives. What on earth could happen? People needn’t post their age if they’re suspicions don’t allow it, and if they had read your posts carefully they would have stopped adding their weight, height, shoe size, etc. Thanks for giving it a go anyway. I think, however, Bijou could be older than Rufus. Sorry Rufus.

Oh Marydoll that’s such a shame. 99.9% of us were looking forward to it!

It’s sad really but I can understand your decision to revoke.

Thank you anyway for all the time and trouble you’ll have already dedicated to it - especially at this busy time of year.

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I have decided to abandon collating the ages, which I initially decided to do on a foolish whim.
There is nothing untoward about it, but I never expected some posters to be suspicious of my motives, despite many willingly posting their ages.

I just like working with numbers, perhaps I'm just a a little naïve, thinking that it would continue be taken in a light hearted manner, as the OP intended.

What I will say is that Rufus seems to be the elder statesmen of GN.

Urmstongran -No, not rude at all.

It does sound a bit like a stealth survey, though I'm sure it's not.

I am 76. We have just measured our heights and I am 5"2 minus half an inch lost through the years. I weigh 8 stone 6 pounds. DH has discovered that he is 2 inches shorter than he used to be.

I just want to second what Urmston has said.

You are a gem for doing this. ?

I am 66.

I am married to a man ten years younger than me who is super fit (he's taken a kayak out for the day today) whereas I have ongoing health problems. However, I've always been determined to not 'give in' and because of this I do far too much really.

....one who sees her mother......

How did I miss this thread till now?
When it started I was 73 but meanwhile I have had another birthday. DH is a year younger but seems 10 years older.

To be honest I don’t want to be 21 again, too many decisions and difficulties ahead. At least life is less complicated for me now, though I dread getting old. I am not old now, just a bit stiff and achey sometimes. Also I find I need breathing space between events nowadays.
Another one whose her mother when I look in the mirror. She made it to 92.