Christmas 2021

[AngryOfTuebrook]

6 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

I’m very fortunate in that my wife genuinely doesn’t expect a lot. She’s very low-maintenance, isn’t into expensive shoes, handbags, etc. Which is just as well as I haven’t got a pot to piss in these days.

Same here. The flip side is that it's hard to actually think of something that she wants; books, chocolates and... then what?

[Champ]

On 07/12/2021 at 23:50, Rico1304 said:

We’re doing a Christmas thing with a local kids charity. We get allocated a family and donate money and then buy them gifts and food hampers.  The charity then distribute it.
 

We were set a target of £80 for our teams family and we’ve got a lot more than that. I’m also trying to get a laptop and a couple of phones from IT. 
 

The lad in the family is a goal keeper so we are getting him some decent gloves. Had to keep very quiet on a call today when people were asking ‘ does anyone know how big a 12 yr olds hands are?’ 

What a great idea to have some idea of who you’re buying for, rather the bins you get in shops collecting people’s unwanted tat

[Bjornebye]

[tokyojoe]

My local started playing all the Christmas crap music in the background at the end of November. I'm sitting in there with my phone headphones listening to Spotify with Airplane, Dylan, Dead, CSNY etc on.

 

Some think I'm a real miserable twat I suppose.

 

But I'm a happy miserable twat.

 

 

[Bjornebye]

47 minutes ago, tokyojoe said:

My local started playing all the Christmas crap music in the background at the end of November. I'm sitting in there with my phone headphones listening to Spotify with Airplane, Dylan, Dead, CSNY etc on.

 

Some think I'm a real miserable twat I suppose.

 

But I'm a happy miserable twat.

 

 

Keep listening to the shit you want to listen too Dave. 

[Preston Red]

Christmas Day will involve getting up for pressies, bacon butties and the usual tidying up of presents because my wife is arseache like that. Everything must be packed away once present opening is done.

 

However, this year for her will be a vast improvement on last year as she gets to see her dad at the nursing home. She didn't get to see him last year due to the lockdown that only affected plebs.

 

Christmas was always the above mentioned routine and off to her dad's to meet up with her family and have a social drink and three year old tubs of Celebrations. Wasn't one for extravagance her dad. It became more special one he'd been diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2017, but last year he had to go into full time care as his mobility went downhill.

 

While I always enjoy Christmas, this year, for me it'll be about my Mrs and making sure she gets to enjoy the time she gets with her dad on Crimbo day.

[Preston Red]

[Carvalho Diablo]

Christmas tree, before and after.

 

[Red_or_Dead]

1 hour ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Christmas tree, before and after.

 

I'm just happy you shut that door.

 

 

[Total Longo]

23 minutes ago, Red_or_Dead said:

I'm just happy you shut that door.

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

[Juniper]

Supposed to be cooking on Christmas Day for about 7/8 people

 

Really don’t want to get all the food in should we get hit with another lockdown, as that happened last year and we wasted money we don’t really have. 

See how it plays out over the coming week I guess. 

 

[Dave D]

6 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Christmas tree, before and after.

 

At the high risk of embarrassing myself, whats the tall black thing. Ive spent far too long trying to work it out. 

[Bjornebye]

5 minutes ago, Dave D said:

At the high risk of embarrassing myself, whats the tall black thing. Ive spent far too long trying to work it out. 

Looks like an ipod docking speaker of some sort. That or his attempt at fish & chips 

[Elite]

7 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Christmas tree, before and after.

 

Could be a fan.

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

1 hour ago, Dave D said:

At the high risk of embarrassing myself, whats the tall black thing. Ive spent far too long trying to work it out. 

It's a Bluetooth amp and speaker, built in DAB radio (which I never use). Nice and handy for the corner of the kitchen.

[Carvalho Diablo]

[Bjornebye]

 

 

[tokyojoe]

2 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

 

 

WTF? And what the hell is your new avatar?

[Elite]

2 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

 

 

Certainly bigger than the bread bin.

[Total Longo]

12 hours ago, tokyojoe said:

WTF? And what the hell is your new avatar?

It's Keith Lard.

[Gnasher]

Lovely little Christmas song this; for whoever..

 

 

[Bjornebye]

42 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Lovely little Christmas song this; for whoever..

 

 

Aah it's her from Everything But The Girl. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

21 hours ago, Dave D said:

At the high risk of embarrassing myself, whats the tall black thing. Ive spent far too long trying to work it out. 

@Mook's butt plug.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

This is genuinely lovely.