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Welcome, MaryJ68 and Bedders24. Hope you will enjoy being a part of GN. ?

Hi there,

I am youngish (53) nanny to two beautiful girls of almost 2 and 6. I have recently taken early retirement and look after my granddaughters one day a week and help out with babysitting when I can.

I heard Gransnet mentioned in the radio and the forums look really interesting, I am an avid reader so looking forward to reading the book thread.

Hi to all you ladies... And gentlemen.
I'm a youngish!!!gran to 6 and mum to 6....I work full time and try to offer help with grandchildren etc when I can.. One of my daughters parents alone, one does not have her children with her and one daughter recently had her first baby and is happily planning a wedding and house purchase in 2018...My husband is self employed and does more babysitting than I ;)

Thank you Shysal. I shall just absorb the political discussions and meditate!

Welcome Carolyn . Sorry to hear about your depression and circumstances. I think you will find Gransnet interesting and supportive.

Welcome also to giulia , sorry you had no response until now, despite knocking twice (that is something I often manage to do)! I wish you luck for your move back to the UK when it happens. You are braver than I, wanting to join the political discussions! They can become 'lively' to say the least.

Hello everyone. I found gransnet casually while looking at Tricia Cusden's press writeups (Look Fabulous Forever). I was very intrigued by some of the "threads" (this is a new word to me as I have been living out of UK for the past 45 years and am a bit out of touch). I was also flummoxed by all the acronyms until I found the explanations. I was enjoying one post about expressions our parents used but somehow lost it and can't find. I am also interested in reading people of my age's opinions about current British political problems. My husband and I want to move back to England (Worthing area) in 3 years time, hopefully to a retirement flat. I have a daughter married in the UK. She would like us closer to her. However, until Brexit is sorted, moving back could be very difficult. Have been teaching English as a foreign Language for the past 40 years so will have to find some new activity in England. Thinking of becoming a makeup artist for people of my generation (in their seventies +) . Could this be a good idea?

Hello everyone. I found gransnet casually while looking at Tricia Cusden's press writeups (Look Fabulous Forever). I was very intrigued by some of the "threads" (this is a new word to me as I have been living out of UK for the past 45 years and am a bit out of touch). I was also flummoxed by all the acronyms until I found the explanations. I was enjoying one post about expressions our parents used but somehow lost it and can't find. I am also interested in reading people of my age's opinions about current British political problems. My husband and I want to move back to England (Worthing area) in 3 years time, hopefully to a retirement flat. I have a daughter married in the UK. She would like us closer to her. However, until Brexit is sorted, moving back could be very difficult. Have been teaching English as a foreign Language for the past 40 years so will have to find some new activity in England. Thinking of becoming a makeup artist for people of my generation (in their seventies +) . Could this be a good idea?

Thank you, mapleleaf. My husband's care home's about an hour away. He's got a form of dementia and moved to a new home a week ago. He's not settled in yet and is quite confused as to where he is. We're in the middle of a divorce as well, and have been for about a year. I think it would have been easier not to bother, and it doesn't always feel like the right thing to do, but I'd been thinking about it for years and it's now or never.

Welcome carolyn12.
Hope it's not too long before they sort out your pension. Sorry to hear you've been ill with depression and do hope you are on the mend now. It's a horrible thing to suffer from. Is your husbands care home nearby?

Hi. I'm 64 and retired a couple of months ago after having too long off sick with depression. I'm so happy not to have to get up in the mornings, but so far I'm struggling to make ends meet as my occupational pension hasn't been sorted out yet. I'm finding things to do, and like many "retired" people before me, I don't know how I fitted work in! I live on my own as my husband's in a care home, so that's a struggle too. Never mind, eh. Mustn't grumble.

are, not were.

Yes, welcome. This is a good place to be ...we laugh, cry, rant, advise, sympathise and generally put the world to rights - usually before 11 a.m. and often in our pjs ha ha!

You are welcome, MesMosTop. Have you explored many of the other topics/threads?. I especially like the gransnet cafe, but many others are good, too. It's nice to have a good browse through, isn't it? I think you'll find everyone friendly. Some topics can get a bit heated, but on the whole we were a pretty calm bunch!

Thankyou Mapleleaf, really do like this site.

Welcome MesMosTop.
Glad you got your bag back, Nellie and that the bank was quick to respond to your cloned credit card. Here's some .

Thank you Shysal! I do think I shall rather enjoy this site!

Welcome to Gransnet MesMopTop . I am pleased that you are enjoying reading the posts. I look forward to seeing your future contributions. You user name will be easy to spot!

Hello, stumbled upon grams net whilst looking for other things. 59 yo, working and have enjoyed reading through the posts. Fantastic to have somewhere accessible to all, wherever and whoever we may be. Not phased about the name, a rose is a rose ..... Anyway, pleased to have found you all ?

My husband`s card was cloned, someone used it at Kuala Lumpar airport to buy plane tickets! Luckily he didn`t lose money on it.

Phew!

Do you know how or where the credit card was cloned? I keep mine in a protective sleeve, would that have prevented it?

Whew! So relieved for you, Nellie. Now take a deep breath and... relax!

So card cloning a separate issue then?

So glad for you that you have it back safe and sound and don't have all the hassle of replacing other cards.

Flipping miracle. The woman who hosted yesterdays U3A play reading meet has just rung the doorbell and handed me my bag. She had not noticed it until she went out .
I was certain I had it when I left.

Nelliemoser so sorry you have had this wretched experience. Good that the bank is assisting you. Sounds like someone has taken it and made use of your cards while they can - some people are simply despicable.

I hope you can feel more settled in your mind today - it is horrible when this sort of thing happens to us.