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Are you a Grumpy older person?

TheCatWoman

I remember that tv program years ago called Grumpy Old Men, they did a Grumpy Old Women one too, it was so funny.

I'm definately grumpy and I'm getting grumpier the older I get, things make less sense, they keep bringing out "new and improved" things when the old ones were perfectly good. 

Why can't you just plug things in and have them work anymore? Everythings such a faff and no I don't want a relationship with my fridge, toaster, other household appliance, I just want it to work and do as it's told, I don't need my fridge trying to comunicate with my mobile phone to make a shopping list to send to tesco for me! I want my toast well done on both sides and a knob to twiddle so as everyne can have toast the way they like it.

I'm grumpy about socks too, I mean why are the ankles so tight, even ones that are meant to be for diabetic people, has the nations ankles got narrower in the last 50 years?

Are you grumpy and what about?

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  • Very good thread and one that could keep going. I've lived so long I deserve to be Ms Grumpy as  kind of reward Grimacing! I find grumpiness useful as it drives me to do things. I email manufacturers with gripes - and often receive thanks even if they can do little. I email MP's with concerns as it gets these off my chest so I can fill my brain with nice things. I enjoy shouting at TV just as I shouted for my team at football matches (it's easy to offload emotions without stepping outside my door). I enjoy moaning of the cost of living, then I can buy things I want (but don't need) at the supermarket or online without guilt.

    I want appliances not to have 'programmes' but buttons and dials marked with symbols that make sense. I don't want a manual the size of a brick sent with everything I buy, like 'how to wash and care for' my new RSPB feeder. I don't want to 'see' into my fridge until I open it (I don't like horror films). I enjoy complaining of the fast pace of everything then enjoy tying AI in knots with ridiculous questions to make myself laugh. I enjoy asking assistants to reach me things from the top shelf, because it makes me happy when people are willing to do things for me that they wouldn't do for younger people.

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  • Very good thread and one that could keep going. I've lived so long I deserve to be Ms Grumpy as  kind of reward Grimacing! I find grumpiness useful as it drives me to do things. I email manufacturers with gripes - and often receive thanks even if they can do little. I email MP's with concerns as it gets these off my chest so I can fill my brain with nice things. I enjoy shouting at TV just as I shouted for my team at football matches (it's easy to offload emotions without stepping outside my door). I enjoy moaning of the cost of living, then I can buy things I want (but don't need) at the supermarket or online without guilt.

    I want appliances not to have 'programmes' but buttons and dials marked with symbols that make sense. I don't want a manual the size of a brick sent with everything I buy, like 'how to wash and care for' my new RSPB feeder. I don't want to 'see' into my fridge until I open it (I don't like horror films). I enjoy complaining of the fast pace of everything then enjoy tying AI in knots with ridiculous questions to make myself laugh. I enjoy asking assistants to reach me things from the top shelf, because it makes me happy when people are willing to do things for me that they wouldn't do for younger people.

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