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Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
You may have just hit the nail on the head. Christmas was always low key up here, as you say, and very much for the children.
Then came the New Year which was the time for the adults to party, for days on end!
Foreign influences have done their best to water down our New Year, and have succeeded. Most of the big shops are now open on New Year's day
, unthinkable back in the day. More and more people are having to work on the 1st and 2nd of January which has killed off the whole party atmosphere 
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potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Oh yeah, forgot about the bloody Christmas songs that start playing on the radio mid November! 
Going to be a long few weeks at work as the music is piped all round the site
Going to be a long few weeks at work as the music is piped all round the site
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
We’ll be needing a tree extension next week.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Been up north and we've had snow, been out for drinks. For me it feels like Xmas has come and gone. It's be happy if we just had a Xmas meal and it would all be over!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Utterly despise it!
Wife knows (& daughter realised a few years ago)
I could show the hairy green guy a thing or two
In fact, that’s me with 3 of our Matrons
Even the trousers matched!
Once upon a time, the ladies in the sewing room would help you if they could
New zips/buttons/length alterations/etc
One of them, using a pattern for a pair of scrubs trousers made them for me
I provided the fun-fur (from a remnants shop in Dewsbury)
I took her a large box of chocolates the next day
Wife knows (& daughter realised a few years ago)
I could show the hairy green guy a thing or two
In fact, that’s me with 3 of our Matrons
Even the trousers matched!
Once upon a time, the ladies in the sewing room would help you if they could
New zips/buttons/length alterations/etc
One of them, using a pattern for a pair of scrubs trousers made them for me
I provided the fun-fur (from a remnants shop in Dewsbury)
I took her a large box of chocolates the next day
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Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
You want to try playing in a brass band - it’s wall to wall. Got my first Christmas gig on Friday
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
One of the newbies at work has suggested putting up the Chr***mas decorations up in the office already. I've had to warn of the consequences resulting if any of them appear anywhere near my desk.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Huge one went up in our reception area a week or so ago, I try not to look at it as I walk in
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
Look what's in the shops:
Must be Christmas.
Must be Christmas.
Bah! Humbug!
Happy Shakin' Stevens pension fund day
The only good thing about smashing up my ankle is that I have a great excuse for doing absolutely no Christmas shopping this year as I can't really walk!
I might do something really rebellious this year like refuse to Brussel Sprouts.
Happy Shakin' Stevens pension fund day
The only good thing about smashing up my ankle is that I have a great excuse for doing absolutely no Christmas shopping this year as I can't really walk!
I might do something really rebellious this year like refuse to Brussel Sprouts.
classic33
Leg End Member
You'll refuse to "Brussel Sprout "!Bah! Humbug!
Happy Shakin' Stevens pension fund day
The only good thing about smashing up my ankle is that I have a great excuse for doing absolutely no Christmas shopping this year as I can't really walk!
I might do something really rebellious this year like refuse to Brussel Sprouts.
What manner of christmas day game you play over there?
