Ladies and Gentlemen....

....and those who aren't sure or can't make up their minds.  Anybody else fed up with the way these minority groups are setting the agenda for the rest of us? Transport for London have decreed that public announcements should no longer start "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen" (for example) but should now be "Good morning, everybody".  Nothing wrong with that wording, but the reasoning behind it rankles.  I like to think I am still a gentleman, and my wife was definitely a lady and I object to us and those like us being sidelined by strange folk who for whatever reason don't want to conform.