Where have all the grandads gone?

Agree Ariadne I have been very active on GN trying to encourage everyone to sign the e-petition and save our coastguard stations - that's hardly 'twee' or 'mumsy' I think!

Perhaps PoppaRob you could show us what you are made of and rally the 'non-twee' and 'non-mumsy' troops to get the 100,000 signatures we desperately need as surely saving lives at sea is an urgent matter for us all - male or female. Sadly we are still desperately short of the target so PLEASE PoppaRob your help is needed!!!

There is a second and for some reason more supported petition so please can EVERYONE sign that as well. This could easily affect us all so here's the link!

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?SHMCGS&1

GN is what we make it - there are many threads that I have no interest in but lots that are my thing so I pick and choose what to take part in and what to leave. Come on PoppaRob join our campaign - we need fighters like you !!!

Are "twee"and "mumsy" derogatory words for "female"? Female is what we are, of course. I don't think witty and articulate discussions on, for example, philosophy, global warming and literature deserve these connotations, PoppaRob!

I can only speak for myself as someone at the younger (54) end of the Grand-dad age spectrum, but it all got a bit twee and mumsy very quickly, as has most of Gransnet. I'm a regular reader and sometimes poster on Mumsnet, but I find a quick scan of active topics on here and I've had my fill.

They certainly don't chat like us girl's do,only when I want to watch something on TV does himself find his voice.

It's men. They don't need to chat like women do.

That's the problem with men - just when you need them they seem to vanish

Maybe they have been abducted by aliens jinglej???

It's something to do with them being from Mars.

A pint I should imagine

I miss the Grandads too. Maybe we could have a special smiley for them? A spanner? I wonder what smiley ideas the Grandads would have?

Helloooooo - anyone there...

May be they are doing a bit of DIY before the winter set's in.

No, I'll look one up . Good idea.

Anyone have any recipes?

Maybe we could make a special Halloween punch for them?

Ohh! I have been away for two weeks and I have just seen the new smileys, they are great. -for the shed!

I have just come in as I haven't been here a while, what can we do to cheer it up a bit, and get the Grandads back?

Oh dear - that's a pity

Think we have frightened them off!