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Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Nope. Consumerism will return in spades next year. I'm afraid many folks can't help it.
It’s beginning to look not a lot like Christmas....
- Thread starter Fab Foodie
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Just spent 3 long grueling minutes putting the decorations up. 
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Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Had to go out and buy myself a mince pie today.
Most Christmases I get to eat loads for free at various brass band carolling jobs.
Most Christmases I get to eat loads for free at various brass band carolling jobs.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Are you sure you're not thinking of the Salvation Army?????
classic33
Leg End Member
Bought mine a few years ago.
Industrial liquidation auction. Auctioneer couldn't understand why.
No.
Them as well maybe but I remember the days when people would fall out of the pub straight into church.
BTW.....I wasn't one of them
In this part of France it's fairly low key, nothing like the UK. Christmas eve is the night for celebrations, Christmas day less so.
More is made of the New Year.
I avoid all religions and feel a bit miffed we all have to pay for the upkeep of the church buildings. Mind you it's a nice church and I wouldn't want it to fall down.
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
I got this for my "tree". Pretty much sums things up.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Yes being a devout atheist and humanist when we bought Byegad Towers we were warned we could be called upon to contribute to repairs to the local godbothering hut.
As it's a new estate the solicitors took out, for us, a single payment insurance policy to cover that. Of all the expense of buying selling and moving that single, low payment really pissed me off.
Nobody offers to pay for the supply of babies and virgins and to cover wear and tear of our filleting knives used at each sacrifice we atheists hold.
- Location
- London
have never heard of such a thing.
And I thought very few new churches were being built anyway.
Or was the new estate built on church land and they did some deal before flogging it/selling it on a long lease?
I've got mine ordered .🍷🍷🍷Just taken full advantage of the Sainsbugs 25% wine discount. Saved £45
Merry Christmas
Good.
My facebook feed however appears to be rapidly filling up with images of people's trees
While I totally agree with @Fab Foodie's sentiments regarding getting back to basics, if the exit from lockdown Mk1 is anything to go by despite being show a better alternative most will just flock back to their previous shallow, selfish, consumptive ways
My facebook feed however appears to be rapidly filling up with images of people's trees
While I totally agree with @Fab Foodie's sentiments regarding getting back to basics, if the exit from lockdown Mk1 is anything to go by despite being show a better alternative most will just flock back to their previous shallow, selfish, consumptive ways
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byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
It was privately owned land, previous owner is 'lord of the manor' so was liable for church repairs. A fraction of which fell to each house. Even though we're freehold!
