May I be the first to wish you all a

[Van Nick]

very Merry Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!

<Bah-Humbug>You may in four month's time, and no sooner</Bah-Humbug>

 

[Crackle]

F*** **F



I feel quite a few will echo my 'comments' there...

Well said Yenners.

 

[yenrod]

This is the thing Crack'..keep krizzy in december !

 

[vernon]

How about this? Let's hear it for Milnrow!

 

[just jim]

Makes sense to me - get all your shopping done by September, sit back and have a good chortle at all those mugs who left their shopping till early November.

 

[beanzontoast]

That's how it happened. I was living myself and was too lazy to take the tree down. After a few weeks people were commenting on it and I decided, stuff it, I'm going to keep it up 'till next Christmas.

After the following Christmas it was down sharpish, I was sick looking at it! ;0)

I refuse to wish anyone Merry Christmas in August. Not getting a summer for the third year running is bad enough!

We only sort of take our tree down... our artificial (but rather nice) tree goes into the loft erected with branches carefully folded in each year while it passes through the hatch, then gets unfolded again up in the loft and a big plastic bag goes over it to keep the dust off. Then it's a simple matter of lowering it back through the hatch next Christmas and lettling the branches drop back into position. Just the lights and decorations to put back on - no faffing about straightening branches, twisting them into shape etc.

As for not getting a summer... I get the feeling this is what summer is going to be like from now on!

 

[vernon]

........and have a good chortle at all those mugs who left their shopping till early November.

Early November? Far too early! Can't beat the post-purchase euphoria of a stress filled 24th December.

 

[PaulB]

Early November? Far too early! Can't beat the post-purchase euphoria of a stress filled 24th December.

24th December sounds pretty organised to me. I like to leave it until as late as possible when the shops discount massively on stuff they ain't gonna be able to sell come Boxing Day. Only trouble is, one year I'll be struck down with flu or something on Chrimbo Eve and everyone will be disappointed with the tat I can find in our cupboards that look vaguely "new" they're going to get.

 

[bennytheegg]

Yeah, but what's the point of taking it down? You've only got to put it up again next Christmas. Save yourself a job abd do what you did I say.

Makes sense to me - get all your shopping done by September, sit back and have a good chortle at all those mugs who left their shopping till early November.

To save money: book a holiday over the festive period. When you come back, the January sales are on. Sorted.

 

[beanzontoast]

Hmm. Wallace and Gromit could do a lot with this.

Gromit lad! We've forgotten the crackers!












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