Right, I'm going to be a really grumpy B*****d now

[sparksburnout]

So, whats with the Snow falling, and the Santa hat at the top???
It's only half way through November. I am surprised I havn't seen any daft sod with Xmas decorations up yet, guess it won't be long. The supermarkets have already started, can we keep XMAS until it actually IS Xmas???
There should be a law against premature Xmas decorations or promotions, most people have had a gut-full of it by the time it comes round, IMO it's all a load of American sh!te.
It has lost all of its appeal anyway, in this day and age, hence the desperate attempts to build everyone up to a 2 day climax.......

 

[Leesparkykent]

OMG there are some miserable grumpy gits on here CHRISTMAS IS FOR CHILDREN ITS NEVER THE SAME WHEN YOU DONT BELIEVE (rant over) Think I am on the wrong thread .Somebody start a thread "christmas is a wonderfull time please no Bah Humbugs"

Well said mykey

 

[sparksburnout]

I'm sure this has been covered before, but can someone tell me, what's with this stupid red and white barber pole b****y walking stick thing? Is it supposed to be "Christmassy"??

 

[LeeH]

It's a candy cane. Very American.

 

[HandySparks]

I thought it was Humphrey's milk straw:

 

[Spoon]

OMG this is so true, I couldn't agree more. Christmas has completely lost its meaning, and it is sad. I suppose it is just how things are these days, I dunno. I can remember when I was a lad (yeah I know), wanting a special bit of Meccano (think it was a pair of bridge girders), and waiting since about July. I found out years after my Dad ended up going all the way down to a big toy shop in London to get it! I literally spent all boxing day making things with it. These days, kids just get stuff all the time, and hundreds of pounds spent on a mountain of presents. As for the sitting down at the table thing, this has always been an absolute must-do rule in our house. No balancing your dinner on your leg while watching big brother, or disjointed meals, a proper cooked dinner round the table and no electronic distractions. I have to say, the worst offender during Sunday lunches at our house is the wifes b****y mother (77), what can you say? How long will it be before all the sales start on Xmas day not boxing day?? It's all American influenced.......

Come on mate. You can't generalise this. I have 2 young kids.
Yes things are easier to get. That is a good thing.
We still sit round the table as a family for dinner. No electrical items allowed. TV off, radio on.
I still love xmas even though I'm a grumpy old bugger.

There is a lot of American influences, yes, as long as we don't get their low IQ's, wanting to shoot everything, rubbish food and start interbreeding things will be fine...

 

[solarsavings]

I love christmas. It's the rest of the year I hate..............................and customers. Except the goods ones.

 

[sparksburnout]

Come on mate. You can't generalise this. I have 2 young kids.
Yes things are easier to get. That is a good thing.
We still sit round the table as a family for dinner. No electrical items allowed. TV off, radio on.
I still love xmas even though I'm a grumpy old bugger.

There is a lot of American influences, yes, as long as we don't get their low IQ's, wanting to shoot everything, rubbish food and start interbreeding things will be fine...

Interbreeding? You been to Derbyshire??

 

[Rpa07]

No electrical items allowed. TV off, radio on.

What station Spoon? Do you ever fight over it or is it just background noise?

I remember losing sitting around the table at tea time when 'Neighbours and Home and away' came to our shores in the early '80s. We didn't have videos yet to record and watch later so we hassled our parents to sit and eat our tea watching the gogglebox! never been back since! Kylie was worth it though (at the time)!

 

[Spoon]

What station Spoon? Do you ever fight over it or is it just background noise?

Just Rock FM. It's just background noise most of the time. Unless there is a song we really like then me and the kids dance in our seats while the missus shakes her head.

 

[LeeH]

Our tree went up yesterday. It was a bit early in my book but the boss said next weekend was too late.

Anybody else?

 

[Spoon]

I'm sure ours will go up this weekend.

 

[telectrix]

I'm sure ours will go up this weekend.

only if you get a Electrical Trainee to wire the lights.

 

[telectrix]

Our tree went up yesterday. It was a bit early in my book but the boss said next weekend was too late.

Anybody else?

serves you right for using screw connectors.