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That's a shame, NannyTee. Fingers crossed that they sort it out in your favour and that the DVD reaches you in time for Christmas.

Thanks Mapleleaf. I have heard nothing so far. Looks like it will go back to the sender because no way can I pay that amount.

No, and neither should you. It's totally ridiculous. Such a shame, though.

I'm so sad. I've been left high and dry. Can't get a refund for 21 days and still got to find a replacement present for this. It's been a complete headAche from start to finish

Hello everyone,

I am 66 and think I came across Gransnet somehow through Mumsnet. I didn't visit Mumsnet daily but wrote a travel blog which appeared on Mumsnet. I am not a Nana yet and my son has just started a relationship with his first serious GF. I find some of the posts on here very interesting and receive a daily email pointing me towards interesting posts.

Hello Catterygirl, welcome to GN. Glad you have graduated from MN to 'senior school' . Enjoy!

Welcome to GN Catterygirl. I hope you will enjoy posting.

Thank you Shysal and Mapleleaf

Hiya from NE Scotland from a gran to five aged 4 through 13. Per my user-name, I'm a long-haul gran as the children and their parents (my daughter is mum to 3, my son dad of two) live on two different US coasts (Pacific and Gulf of Mexico).

I did a public profile page so I won't go on any longer here save to say I'm quite looking forward to reading and perhaps occasionally commenting/posting. I found Gransnet looking for something else, really pleased to find the site!

Welcome LongHaulGran . What a happy accident to find GN, hope you enjoy all that it has to offer. I see on your profile it says you have no grandchildren. Don't worry that you have done something wrong, it is a common problem with new members which seems to remain unresolved.

Hi. I was here quite some time ago, maybe several years ago. Old persons are not an entirely homogeneous group, including that not all old ladies are interested in grannyhood. Which is a message that we need to circulate.

I am Scottish and now live in the English Midlands.

I see that Ageuk advises people to smile and talk to an old person on the street. That is creepy. Being expected to be jolly and smile back can be an imposition. Old persons are people like anyone else, except that they may be physically frail. They are not all mentally or emotionally frail .

I smile and talk to old people on the street. And younger ones. And children. But not teenagers as they can’t see me.

Thank-you for the welcome, Shysal Re the grands - I have five, and I'm not sure how to correct that bit on my profile page. Four are 'biological' with the fifth adopted and loved every bit as much as his fellow grands. Three by my daughter, two from my son, aged four through 13. They all live in the USA so Christmas is all about Amazon e-vouchers and Skype!

I talk to everyone who stands near me in shop queues bus queues I try to smile at most people I meet don’t look for age differences
Welcome longhaulgran xx

Hello everyone. I only just found out about gransnet this evening and so signed up straightaway. I felt at home here as the first post I saw was about the standard if spoken English getting worse - I knew I was among friends.

I'm 63, currently living in West Yorks but tend to move around a bit. Live travelling, food and wine.

Hi I am originally from Austria but moved with my husband to New Zealand 5 yrs ago.
We have three grown children living in Austria, Bali and in Auckland.
Our oldest who lives in Austria just told us the good news of our first grandchild coming in June. Was so excited that I could not sleep all night and surfed the web.. That's how I came to gransnet. Looking forwardcto finding/hearing about how other long distance granparents make it work

My goodness ildifro, your DC certainly are well spread! And very conveniently too! My furthest, DD1, is only 3 hours drive away, but DS was intending to emigrate to Nova Scotia before things went pear shaped with DiL's health and the Canadian immigration system. I'd rather hoped they'd go somewhere warmer!

Welcome ildifro. Congratulations on your news.

Sorry Amma54, a warm welcome to you too.

Hello everyone
I am new here, Glad to Join this space.

Welcome to the latest newbies. I hope you will enjoy GN.

Welcome to all of you who have recently joined GN. ?

Hello to everyone on here. This is my first post, and I am enjoying reading the lively discussions.
Life feels a bit in turmoil for me just now. I am single (reluctantly) and have recently stopped work. I am thinking of selling my house and downsizing but not really sure where to go - I do have a large family, grown up and scattered now, so could move closer to one of them. I would need to find some part time earnings as I am not well off. Actually I am an astrologer and read Tarot so could make a little money this way. So many ideas I'm not sure where to begin with it all. It all feels so confusing and no-one to share it with