Hi again Lorraine, You have hit on my biggest complaint, people in general have absolutley no ********** idea how hard and painful arthritis can be. My family and friends are only just begining to understand through me. Even though we all know you should not have to apologise for having this dreadful disease people of all ages are unsympathetic. Next time at tesco tell them you require assistance to pack, or do as I try to do now, shop on-line. Stick with it, you do have people on here that understand and will help if they can.

One wound up, John.

funny funny funny

I was swimming and trying my hardist to go fast too get fit .
i belong to a health club and a brand new member a black man was asking me all sorts really chatting me up cheekey begger .
I did say i was married ha ha .

Anyway one question did i work No
retaired young NO

Was asking why i had a float so i told him it was good for my Athritis .
Ohh how did you catch that ha ha ha ha .
Anyway i quite liked the idea of being chatted up by a black man who is single he is cheeky as well .

( he says ohh my friends from the gym are here and chats away to everyone ) He knew noone on Tueday and everyone by Friday ha ha

But i laughed my head off when he said how did you catch that .

christine

I hate shopping just lately. My wrists have taken to chucking my money all over the floor when I open my purse in nearly every shop I go in. I then struggle to pick it up and am sure people think I'm either drunk or a bit mad when I say "oops my wrists aren't working today".

Julie

We have to do on line shopping as Mark is away so often....

I cannot even get my cards out of my purse, so embarrassing!

Amanda

this is one of my biggest struggles i struggled with for years, those little 5 pences are the worst plus awful especially on a bad day to feel no one really understood and wondering if people were thinking i was just a bit strange at the supermarket queue.....

Im really sorry to hear others have problems too but feeling a strong solidarity knowing we're all in this together xx

These are my coping mechanisms-

Take shopping buddies with me

Stick to the assistants who are more understanding

i reported an assistant once who took upon herself to moan about her previous customer (a sweet elderly lady who was a little bit slow with her money)
When she'd had the nerve to moan to me I said "sorry love but you've got another one here" and informed her I had rheumatoid arthritis - her unsympathetic mood didnt improve and i reported her to the manager as i went out the door, funnily enough didnt see her again....

Take my own bags or ALWAYS ask for bags to be opened if i use plastic ones

Find out when the quieter times are and go then

Dont care what people think

and laugh at / with or to myself sometimes

and finally there's always home delivery.... xxxxx

We still get our milk delivered by the milkman!
I do an on-line shop once a month for all the non-perishable foods so just have to shop for fresh food each week, it's made it so much easier.
As for the small change, our change jar where all the copper coins go has now progressed to holding all the 5p and 20p coins that I can't cope with when shopping!

Doreen xx

Yes shopping on line is the best! LOL

I took Patrick with me today (for moral support!LOL) and all was fine but that was only for a few things - I always use our own bags too and get the childrne to bring it in from the car............

Still had the problem with my card, I am considering changing purses so the card it more easily accessible!

Love,

Amanda

Hooray for the internet! The part I like is waiting for the goods to be delivered, it's like Christmas or birthday. When we had the snow I ordered 5 items online, each from different suppliers. I know I had to pay for postage, but it was worth it.

Lyn