General Chat

hadn't thought of Evans to be honest - dont really cater for my size so it isn't a place i would go without reason- maybe I have a reason now.Will try, Thanks

Jess, have you been to Evans, they do shoes in wider fittings and they can be very nice........... Barbara..xx

Wow you lot.. you have done me proud....!!! :)) chuckling away here.. especailly at Olde Crone Holden and Jess and Awd!!... brilliant ladies... keep them coming :)) xxx

Glasses - of the reading variety- why are they so expensive, when 'women of a certain age' ( the age at which one starts to become forgetful AND neeed reading glasses) need about 6 pairs? One by the bed, one in the conseravtory for reading the newspaper one by the telephone one in the kitchen I cant afford more than two pairs, BOGOF anyway, good old specsavers...or was it Tesco.... so have to resort to the 'string round my neck' approach and still balence them on the top of my head AND even then forget where i parked them jess

Well, I got mine done last year in honour of my little grandaughter Poppy. Am now awaiting the birth of next grandchild and wonder if I can take the pain again! lol BC XX

Christine What is even more infuriating about the Old Man Chat Up, is that somewhere early on in the conversation they usually say hopefully 'I bet you're a good cook'. OC

Oh dear!!! Christine....*hides tattoo.......lol

Christine, I know how you feel. I'm turning into my gran!! At least I think my opinions and don't say them out loud. Have you noticed that Grumpy old men complain about the World in general whilst Grumpy old women just complain about men? Louise

I agree with most of the 'thong showing/ low slung jeans' threads. I hate anything pierced other than ears. I can't stand seeing babies and small children with pierced ears either, I think they should decide for themselves whether they'd have them at a later age. When I was young ( I'm still only 41) people used to laugh at people wth speech impediments ( wrongly), don't people with pierced tongues not know that they sound awful? I can't stand tattoos, I'm sorry but I still think of circus freak shows when I see them. I hate to think of all of the old ladies in hospital with wrinkly tattoos on show in the future. Hairdressers who cut hair so that it looks like a five year old chopped it off annoy me too. I guess my country upbringing coloured my views! Louise

People who are older than me by at least twenty years saying 'Ah, well, when you get to our age...' Television presenters who grin widely all the time, even when they are telling you that 10,000 people have just perished in an earthquake. And, come to think of it, anyone on the telly who has a broad regional accent - there is one female presenter I would like to KILL SLOWLY with her strangulated, faux posh Northern accent. OC

Am I allowed to moan about grumpy old women! Ducking now.

You should never had given me this platform : 1. Mobile phone users who stand at checkouts jawing on their phones and trying to pack their bags at the same time.... resulting in long queues. 2. Mobile phone users who chat on their phones discussing their most private business in loud voices. 3. Oh to heck with it MOBILE PHONES 4. People who put their feet up on the seats on public transport.

Oh, Supermarkets...that gormless girl who intones brightly 'wouldyoulikeanyhelpwithyourpackingmadam' makes me want to fetch her one, no, no, no, I dont want any help, do I look totally decrepit? Just get the b****y stuff through the scanner and let me get home. Old, disgusting men who think I will be grateful for their advances because I have passed the 35 mark. Jess - shoes. Try Lotus shoes, nice and wide, pretty styles, although even they have got those ghastly turned up fronts this year like a rocking horse bottom. OC

Ohhhhhh SHOES!! I need shoes for a wedding - not quite of an age that VAN DAL appeal, nor sensible lace up brown brogues, just something pretty and WIDE! Dont people have bones in their feet any more? Jess x

Men who, just because I'm a woman working for a vehicle recovery company, think I know nothing about cars and ask to speak to the owner! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! MCPs - I loathe them! 'Sorry sir, the owner isn't in the office at the moment, may I take your number and get him to ring you when he comes in?' (in my sweetest feminine voice). 'You are, of course, aware that the storage on your vehicle is charged by the day or part thereof, so it is in your interests to get it moved as soon as possible'. It's amazing how their tone changes as they splutter 'Well maybe you can help me then'. I love my job when that happens! rofl Sue xx

Sue you are living dangerously!! This is The Grumpy OLD Women's thread lolol Mau x.......retired but still doesn't call herself an OAP!!

Peter, 'rude and aggressive' translates as 'forthright and assertive' if you're a male manager!! :-)

*prepares to get thoroughly scolded...*

OAP's that hang around in gangs in the middle of the supermarket isle so that you cant get passed then they tut at you if you dare ask them to move. I get scared now after watching 'hells grannies' on Monty Python sue c x p.s. Nothing against our lovely Senior Cits. Love them all honest. ( Cowers in corner waiting to get attacked with a brolly)

*sticks her pierced tongue out at Christine.... runs away*