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Ha I used to do this - As soon as we got the Radio Times and TV times I would go through and circle everything I wanted to see. Then I'd work out what I'd have to record and watch the other side if they clashed. It was an operation that required military precision!

Great to hear your stories fellas. Christmas day - Get up and go through the presents and dad would always put on carols from Kings. Now he's gone it's always hard to listen to that these days but I still do it. Put the TV on (Noel Edmonds era) and it would probably stay on all day. Never knew my paternal grandad and my paternal grandma died when I was 5. I do have a very strong memory of her though for various reasons - probably for another thread but she was a fascinating woman. My mom's mom & dad would then show up around 11 and my moms sisters with my 2 cousins (both lads.) That was great as my older sister was a pain in the arse so us lads just played with our new toys. Huge lunch around 2, Queen at 3 (lame) and then the "Big Christmas" film on BBC 1. I sometimes look up the old Radio Times listings from back then for nostalgia and to see if I can trigger more memories. I'm sure the first time I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark was one Christmas day when I'd received the "Ghostbusters" video game for the Commodore 64. How do you choose between those 2 options?! Those were the days!

The just down the hill also serves Enville. There's 2 Enville and 2 Bathams pubs in Wollaston. Thats a spoiled drinking village! Man, I wish teleportation had been invented. I'd love to pop over for a few hours !

I really miss going for a few pints of Bathams on Christmas Eve back home. Me and my best mate growing up would do a crawl from the Forrester's Arms (Enville Ale) and hit the next 13 pubs in Wollaston all the way to Stourbridge. We'd end up in Stourbridge market pissed out of our brains and buy all the flowers left off the stall as they were closing (for a bout a fiver.) Even went and played bingo with the old ladies one year and won a huge ham. True story. Couldn't do that now though. If I'm back we'd meet at lunchtime for a few Bathams and have to have a lie down around half two.

Emlyn Hughes and Bill Beaumont or GTFO With Coleman as quizmaster, something exciting could happen any moment.

And some say online dating isn't romantic.

The pressure/manipulation to purchase stuff is everywhere. We're pretty hard up so I question every purchase in my mind as a rule at the moment. But every shop has gift boxes/baskets and about 90% of email seems to be aimed at getting you to purchase something. We always say a limit to each other - usually $250. I always go over a bit in the history of our relationship I've generally earned a little more. Now the nipper is here and a 2nd on the way I'd rather throw $1000 in his savings then buy a bunch of pointless tat. We got a used piano for $50 today and that is sort of the 'family' present. Mrs. A is just getting one present unless I succumb to an impulse buy to pad the present pile (which will probably happen at the last minute.) The little lad is getting a trombone of course (a p-bone. It's plastic!)

Just to be fair and balanced

Remember watching this as a kid and being terrified! No idea how it holds up today. I'm guessing the effects are laughable by today's standards but Richard Burton could read the recite the phone book and it would great!

Fan of "The Third Man" ?

Wait, are we back to the trinity stuff again?

They codified into the mainstream the roots of 80's dance (born in gays clubs) which turned into house.* *(waiting for Bicks to tell me I'm completely wrong and should stick to trombone duets)

"We used to leave our doors unlocked around here" Was it because? 1: Things were fundamentally safer and society wasn't criminal and violent 2. The Krays wouldn't hurt their own and somehow you had protection in your neighborhood 3. Nothing to steal from your shit-hole, working class house so why would anyone bother? 4. Actually, society is pretty safe/benign and the scary stories are just told for various different reasons Now reading between the lines and having not been the victim of a serious crime in the last decade my post seems to prejudices #4 - but would love input form my fellow VT'ers.

Hate to say it but French had the right idea in 1973. Perhaps if we'd done that to our ruling classes, smarm-balls like Jacob Reese-Mogg would think twice about advertising their privilege and entitlement and wearing it proudly as they sneer down at those who are less fortunate. There is no-one I can think of who look would better with their head in a basket.

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