Are you all ready for Christmas?

Dan · Nov 30, 2018

Hey guys,

Merry Christmas (maybe too early? - I've seen hundreds of trees up so maybe not lol) from me and Lou, and on behalf of the staff, who I can't thank enough for being awesome and covering on all the forums for the past year or so. I've had a lot going on, and it's still going on. So thanks for that.

Are you guys all done for xmas? You getting all the calls from customers wanting things finished for xmas? You got all your xmas prezzies? (or shop xmas eve like me?

Here's to a brilliant Xmas and a wonderful new year.

Deuce · Nov 30, 2018

I have my Adnams beer advent calendar ready to go from tomorrow morning. 25 days of beer for breakfast - this can only end well

littlespark · Nov 30, 2018

My wife thinks Christmas preparation starts in September.

She has spent tonight wrapping 24 individual little boxes, each tagged with a numbered ticket for each of our 3 kids. That's their advent calendars.

Previous years we have had an oven blow up on us.... on Xmas eve!

We had family staying in a caravan on our driveway... and the neighbours complained as it was sticking 6 inches onto the pavement. (and it was blocking their view)

Years ago we had the police turn up at my parents house on the 25th, my uncle's sheep had escaped their field.

My dad always got a Billy Connelly video for Christmas back in the 80's.
Me, my brother and him watching it at 10am in the morning (me at age 12)… My mum would come in.... "put that sh*te off, yer granny wull be here in a minute!"

We had last Christmas in New Zealand, so this year we have my parents, AND her parents for dinner. This is going to be war.

Rocky1964 · Dec 1, 2018

It's becoming to look a lot like Christmas....
I have a conservatory to complete and then I'm hanging up my meter and selling off my van. Retirement here I come. Whoopie!!!!!

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MFS Electrical · Dec 1, 2018

Rocky1964 said:
It's becoming to look a lot like Christmas....
I have a conservatory to complete and then I'm hanging up my meter and selling off my van. Retirement here I come. Whoopie!!!!!

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Happy retirement when it comes

Leesparkykent · Dec 1, 2018

Andy78 said:
No idea. The outdoor sockets I fit cost near £20.
The cheapest you can get are a tenner, but who turns up and works for another tenner ?

The local firm doing them for £40 are a proper company with sign written vans, offices, apprentices etc. How they can afford to turn up for that astounds me.

Loss leader to get their foot in the door....once they’re in hit the customer with the big sale for board upgrades for no RCD protection etc, I would imagine.

Pete999 · Dec 1, 2018

Dan said:
Hey guys,

Merry Christmas (maybe too early? - I've seen hundreds of trees up so maybe not lol) from me and Lou, and on behalf of the staff, who I can't thank enough for being awesome and covering on all the forums for the past year or so. I've had a lot going on, and it's still going on. So thanks for that.

Are you guys all done for xmas? You getting all the calls from customers wanting things finished for xmas? You got all your xmas prezzies? (or shop xmas eve like me?

Here's to a brilliant Xmas and a wonderful new year.

And to you and yours Dan
Pet999

Pete999 · Dec 1, 2018

Best ask Her in Doors

old plodder · Dec 1, 2018

We have 3 lads and they are all grown up. They will all be going to their other half's parents for Christmas so we will be on our Jack Jones (no problem with that). SWMBO has her birthday on the 28th Dec so I said "sod it" and we are of to Gran Canaria for Christmas.
So I hope you all have a great Christmas and a brill New (and the rest of it ) Year.

Electrical2go · Dec 1, 2018

Merry Christmas all,

If anyone needs any Christmas lighting we've stil got lots of stock but it's selling fast!

Don't forget you get an extra 5% off as a forum member

Christmas lights and goodies

All the best,
Ivan and the E2go Team

GMES · Dec 1, 2018

Way to early for me, I do enjoy Xmas but it doesn't start for until Friday when I lock the office up and then we're off until the new year so a nice break.
I'll be amazed if we don't get a couple of breakdowns but most of my customers close down for the full break.
I leave all the presents to her indoors and will do my bits online.
I don't drink anymore but it's nice to be able to jump in the car and Bugger off for a drive while everyone else is slaughtered.

Merry Xmas Dan and Lou.

Steely Dan · Dec 1, 2018

Hey all, hope you are going for an artificial tree (and they do look quite realistic) and don't buy/chop a real tree. Please.

Spoon · Dec 1, 2018

Steely Dan said:
Hey all, hope you are going for an artificial tree (and they do look quite realistic) and don't buy/chop a real tree. Please.

Welcome to the forum mate.
Don't they plant trees especially for xmas?
If no one bought a proper tree then they would just stop planting them.

Our tree is artificial..

Spoon · Dec 1, 2018

Well, tree up and decoration up. Xmas music playing. Daughter happy as can be.. She even videoed us decorating it so she can put it on her Youtube.. My job to edit it....

Moley · Dec 1, 2018

Xmas is a bit of a culture shock for me. I spend most of the year working away, staying in Premier Inns or Best Westerns. I come home on a Friday evening and I'm usually gone Sunday evening or early Monday morning. Xmas means 2 weeks at home with the wife, 2 kids, 2 cats and a dog. I loose (partial) control of the TV remote, I can't watch TV naked and scratch my balls whenever I want. I usually end up cooking meals AND doing the dishes. I have to put up with the wife snoring all night. I'll be glad when it's all over