Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up

Afternoon all, just popping in for a quick lunchtime (so not like me!).
Buoyed up by last night's sesh I had a wonderful chat this morning with a group of women that use a local facility near me.
They got it straight away.
Pointed them to the consultation guidance etc.

This is the best pub ever-
Chin chin!

Only the last couple of threads. It's been here much longer than me. Cheers

Quentin, didn't you open the pub?

Cheers

Omg. I want to cry now I've read the "why do you use mumsnet?" Thread. I have been having a really rough year and it's made me emotional that lurkers might be touched by what I write here (I'm trying hard to ignore the bit of me saying "obviously they don't mean you!" )
It's so lovely

Wow looks like I missed a party. Off to read the lurkers thread. I'm off alcohol arm but a mint tea would be good

ooh how nice to have a pub full on a Monday morning!

got to do some stuff on the computer for my mum today (elderly, doing the caring thing, can be a bit lonely) so I will hop on here for some chat.

Thinking to join WI but because I flit between home and mum's I will have to find out how it works. I tend to be quite last minute meeting friends because there's a high level of "you never know" in my life and I don't like to cancel on people. Anyone in the WI here?

Good morning sophocles - Never too early for a rioja here you go!
I found it all very emotional too- been used to keeping this bottled up so it was amazing to see all the support here.
Felt like something really special was happening.
It's really cheered me up, will be facing the week in a better mood.

Onwards and upwards, everyone!

Hey bluetitsaretits, I missed you getting a round in last night! A glass of rioja please, barkeep

I choked myself up with that analogy. I found that thread with the unexpected massive support for FWR pretty emotional. I think I'd got used to us being told off like irritating children and banned left right & centre, then that...I may have snivelled a bit.

Yes, power dynamics are so important. That's why the concept of 'equality' doesn't always work for me know. I prefer 'equity' because the playing field is not level.

I didn't know that floral -that would totally change the vibe of the song!

I love that R.E.S.P.E.C.T. was originally written for a man. Totally transforms the song to have it sung by a woman. Like it sets the world aright somehow for a woman to demand respect because we so often don't get it, whereas from a man it would have been really quite an unpleasant song. It's that difference between the song of the oppressed and the oppressor.

Oooh Carol King! Someone who began a successful music career back when it was ok to look like a normal person! ❤

A pleasure Fermats.
I loved her singing - and the wonderful Carol King as well so the two of them plus the Obamas.

Thank you sceptical. Proper made my evening that has. (And Obama wiping away a tear - ah, memories of a happier, saner, more liberal world...)

Just popping in to say I love you all and thanks for everything, cheers

I reckon Aretha would have sung this - loudly.

I'd love to know what Aretha would have said about all this -there was someone who knew about true oppression.

Evening all, I'll have a glass of port. Seems suitably autumnal; although today was lovely and warm, the nights are drawing in. And a spot of Aretha on the jukebox - R.E.S.P.E.C.T will do nicely.

Thanks sceptical , great video

The video is great. 'Mumsnet lurkers': good name for a band?

Yeah, never really got that song.
Did anyone see CJ on the last leg? They played 'natural woman ' in memory of Aretha Franklin.

Proper pissed meself!

definitely needed these days.
For anyone who hasn't come across this, I use it to cheer myself up - even start my day with it, just to remind myself of what awesome women and groups are out there.
www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=eZY0uVxrM7c

And if anyone missed the Julie Bindel interview this is so worth listening to. She was one of the first feminists to identify this issue - and maybe if she'd been listened to back in the day, we wouldn't be in this mess.

So end (or start) the week with this inspirational lot.

I was thinking about the transpel according to Shania actually. The line that's always boggled me a bit is 'Men's shirts, short skirts'. I still don't really know what she's getting at there. But it occured to me that I bet the Bunce does as his star turn at Karaoke...

floral to you -sorry life is tough for you. Your posts are always so informative -lots of love on here for you.