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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 09-Mar-20 09:09:07

Are you a longtime lurker? Love reading our threads but have never actually posted yourself? Then this is the week for you!

Simply say hello here, or post on one of our special lurkers’ week threads (which will all be listed here over the course of the week) and you could win one of our special prizes just for joining the fun.

What are the prizes, you ask? WELL <drumroll> we have an assortment of glorious goodies, from a limited-edition collection from Look Fabulous Forever, to a £50 voucher from the gorgeous jewellery retailer Merci Maman, from brilliant board games from John Adams to champagne glasses from Prezzybox and a year's supply of ebooks from Boldwood Books - and more! (Did we mention the money-can’t-buy, limited-edition Gransnet tea towels?!)

Posting is quick and easy - but if you have any questions, head over to our handy ‘getting started’ guide. This week we will also be running tips on how to get the most out of the site - and if you can't yet tell your DIL from your SIL, here's a handy guide to Gransnet acronyms.

Regular posters, fear not...as if we would leave you out of the fun. Seasoned gransnetters who extend the hand of friendship to newbies will also have their names put in the hat, just for being lovely people.

So welcome all. Don't be shy! Do post!

Say hello. Tell us what you like about Gransnet and join our warm and wonderful community. Happy posting!

GNHQ

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And if you enjoy the site but haven't yet joined (it's totally free), you can do so here.

Sarag250187 Tue 10-Mar-20 22:55:49

Hello! Love to read everyone’s comments but hardly ever add anything myself!

robyn297 Tue 10-Mar-20 23:51:21

Hi :-D

Longtime lurker, love this forum.

grannyactivist Wed 11-Mar-20 01:06:36

Well this focus on 'Lurkers' seems to be having the desired outcome with lots of people posting for the first time. smile Now I suggest you new posters all trawl through a few of the other threads and see where you can make a comment.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 09:21:57

Good morning all - and welcome to day 3. First thread of the day... What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? Just click to post your response!

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 09:30:40

And it seemed appropriate to ask about the worst piece of advice you've been given too. Lots of learnings (the hard way)...

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 12:03:12

And our featured prize for Tuesday. The thread drawn out of the hat was school dinners. We drew at random form all the posts from yesterday (as per, don't stop posting though!) - and the winner is grannyactivist (we love the evocative photo - so many memories! Can almost smell the dinners)

grannyactivist Wed 11-Mar-20 13:06:11

Yay - thank you very nicely. smile

Marydoll Wed 11-Mar-20 13:12:25

grannyactivist , congratulations! A worthy winner not just for this, but for all your contributions to GM. ?

grannyactivist Wed 11-Mar-20 13:16:16

Marydoll- thank you . blushsmile

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 14:11:32

Congrats to all our winners so far! flowers

Another tip of the day for you now...did you know you can subscribe to our daily newsletter, and receive an email every morning with our top threads? Find out how to get started here.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 15:01:29

Another new thread - calling crafty gransnetters - we'd love to see what you have been up to. Our own track record is...poor!

seacliff Wed 11-Mar-20 15:48:56

Hello from yet another long time Lurker in sunny Suffolk this afternoon. It is actually feeling a bit Spring like, wonderful.

I too post occasionally but read and enjoy almost every day. It is so lovely to see all these new names, hopefully many will now be regular posters. What a great idea this was, was it you lemongrove? Well done. flowers

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 16:25:13

And today's spot prize winners

BettyBoop49
Chewbacca
Rowsie

Wee gift coming your way next week - email coming soon!

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 11-Mar-20 17:21:41

And another thread for today - what's the worst job you've ever had?

s861421 Wed 11-Mar-20 20:19:49

I am a bit of a lurker, I tend to enter the competitions and read some of the threads, but dont contribute - I dont ahve anyhting new to add

emmauk77 Wed 11-Mar-20 22:32:44

I am a long time lurker! Too shy to post! So hello everyone!! xx

Maggiemaybe Thu 12-Mar-20 08:48:01

Hello and welcome, emmauk77 and s861421* and all other lurkers and new members. I hope you stay with us!

Maggiemaybe Thu 12-Mar-20 08:49:53

Sorry, that should be s861421. I was concentrating on getting the numbers right and got the asterisks wrong. grin

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 12-Mar-20 09:43:25

Morning! grin

Today we're asking you if you've ever met a famous person. Add your experiences to the thread here.

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 12-Mar-20 16:19:20

And it's time to announce our featured prize for Wednesday. The thread drawn out of the hat was what's the worst piece of advice you've ever been given? We drew at random from all the posts from yesterday (as per, don't stop posting though!) - and the winner is redsue flowers Congratulations!

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 12-Mar-20 16:35:22

And a quick spot prize...

Well done Cookiemonster66 you've won a limited-edition Gransnet tea towel!

emmaandbunni Thu 12-Mar-20 19:26:05

I'm a Lurker but I read a lot of the info on here but I never knew there was a forum lol, but will definitely have a little look at that now.

gillgran Fri 13-Mar-20 10:22:26

I am, or have been , mainly a Lurker, with an occasional post. I really enjoyed the Good Morning thread, until recently when we received the distressful news from Norfolk.
After a few days, I really didn't know what or who to believe.
This knocked my confidence in reading the comments, most of which come from genuine, lovely people, I'm sure, BUT it has put a cloud over the whole site for me. So this is the first time I have felt able to look at this again.

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 11:26:15

Hi gillgran,

We're sorry to hear this tainted your views of the site, but Gransnet is, above all, a place of support and community. flowers

If you ever have any concerns about a post, please do report it (using the report button at the top of the post you're wanting to report), or email us at [email protected] and we'll take a look for you.

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 13:51:45

Another tip of the day for you here...

Did you know Gransnet has a round-up of all the best discounts you can take advantage of when you're 60+?

Find out more here. smile