Feeling out of step?

Well if your out of step I certainly am ! I’m also out of the loop whatever that means 🤣

I’m with you on gravy SueD Went out for Sunday lunch on holiday and the meal came floating in gravy. Couldn’t eat a bite.
I always imagine Hotter shoes with the Velcro fastenings I used to get for my mum. I know they don’t all have them. I buy some travel clothing from Rohan, and horror of horrors, they have replaced Eco with Hotter shoes…… Apologies to Hotter fans.

I don’t like gravy, be it Bisto or loving hand-made from carefully curated ingredients. The smell of stock makes me 🤢

Just realised another 50% of my wardrobe is from Boden 😱

I think I have always been a little out of step

Have never looked at Hotter shoes.

Really dislike Tesco’s

Turkey is one of my favourite meats.

Is there any insult more potent than being told you look frumpy or your taste in shops is frumpy?

Is it ok if you admit it yourself?

As long as you do exactly what Delia tells you, everything will be fine 😬

Yes! Although I still can't boil eggs!

Sometimes I defect to Mary or the Hairy Bikers, just to liven things up.

I don't like the Bisto gravy granules although the powder is ok in moderation.
You can buy organic frozen stock.
I've given up making my own.

I do like turkey but no-one else does and I couldn't eat a whole one.

I don't mind Tesco (hangs head in shame). They helped when no other supermarkets could and the staff at our local one are friendly.

I'm frumpy. 😁

Tee hee M0nica know the feeling! 😈

Dare I admit, that when I see a thread where everyone agrees, there is nothing I enjoy more than posting an alternative view.

I'm with you Maw on most of your opinions! I do still like HOTTER! Comfort is all. Christmas decs I can leave unless I am hosting! Live and let live, I say! Just enjoy yourself your way.

I think it would be a bit weird if there was a big majority on GN who liked a particular clothing brand or type of food or whatever. There seems to be a fairly wide age range on GN (? 45-90) with people from different countries, different backgrounds, different ideas.

No, of course I’m not bovvered!
(If I was I’d duck down and keep quiet.)
Just pleased that others have felt able to agree and disagree on choices, sometimes a thread can be too much a case of everybody appearing to be on the same bandwagon

I love Christmas and will put the decs up on 1st Dec but understand other people have different views.

Does it bother you MawTheMerrier ?
So what if more people don’t like Joules clothes than you thought, you likely as not don’t like the ones they do.
Make your mantra ‘I don’t care what other people think’ makes life a whole lot easier.

I’m happy to be ‘out of step’. I’m with you on likes maw. I’m sorry about Hotter and Ecco - limits my choices

i am very out of step, probably have been my whole life....i hate christmas, arguing with my son to go to his for christmas day, have not put a tree or decorations up for years, never use bisto as i very seldom have hot food, christmas dinner will be sandwiches and salad sitting in my pjs, i will not be doing a "christmas shop", will give christmas cards to neighbours who give me one and they will sit in a pile on the unit, please understand i am not an unhappy old scrooge, i just don't see the point in all the fuss.....so to all the gn....bah humbug..lol

I agree with most of what you say Maw though I had gone off Joules. I do use lazy garlic but not Bisto. I love the ritual of making gravy by deglazing the pan with wine and then gently reducing it with stock to the right consistency.

I'm been out of step all my life, so nothing new there! You do you, Maw!

Oh Lathyrus please start that thread!

I too agree with everything you do Maw except I am a great believer in Gravy granules. I love being able to make gravy with my boiler tap at the last minute after serving up the dinner and washing up the pans!

After all how are they different from Lazy garlic etc which btw I do not use!

Maw I don’t think you’re at all frumpy and I’m grateful for you introducing me to the wonderful eBay Seasalt outlet!

Christmas decorations only come out on the Sunday before Christmas.

No Christmas decorations here until a week before Christmas. I've never been interested in 'things'. Material things I mean - bigger houses, posher cars etc. I'm not competitive or ambitious in any way.
We get ribbed by family for loving Wetherspoons. Lunch and a large glass of wine for two people about £14. What's not to like?
I do love Bisto gravy granules though. Only since the lovely James Martin said his mum makes great gravy with them on the hob. He showed us how and it's great.

It's being different that makes the world interesting. Imagine if we were all just clones of each other.
I've always felt out of sync with everyone else anyway. We should all do/wear what we want as long as it doesn't hurt others.

I would hate to fit in.
What I do find tricky as a grandparent is listening other doting gp’s. I love my family, but am not as embroiled in their lives as others seem to be. We have our own lives and interests and meet up every few months when we are all free.

Can we have a discussion about what frumpy is?

Or shall I start a different thread about it?