sidcow Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 Time to open the thread, Christmas is here. Why? Is it because The German Market is open? Is it because the John Lewis Christmas advert has started? Is it because Sky are showing Christmas movies on their standard movie channels? Is it because I've seen some houses with lights on? No, it's because Mrs Sidcow has turned up with a bag of satsumas with the shopping. If you're going to slag off Christmas please don't bother replying and make your way directly to on topic you utterly miserable git. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 We’ve had a couple of early morning raids on the shops for a couple of weekends and its paid off. We’ve reduced the prezzie buying, going for a bit more quality and a lot less quality. All good so far, and the booze cupboard is looking healthy too. AND we have a turkey in the freezer. Ready. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 Mrs mjmooney buys satsumas every week. Or rather I do, on her behalf. Never touch 'em mesself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 Got me and the fam a matching set of pajamas and slippers each including the dog. (pajamas for the dog, no slippers.) Also got my wife a framed photo print of the cable car in San Francisco which runs outside her grand-parents old place (Hyde Street.) After the last couple of pandemic years I realize it's so important to make memories and stopping in December to spend time with the family is the best thing. Sod the miserable gits - I will be decking the house full on Clark Griswold style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I can’t eat many satsumas, I have a weird condition. I never ever get headaches, but if I eat satsumas, and have coffee, and have sex, then I get an absolutely blinding painful instant migraine. True story dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I can’t eat many satsumas, I have a weird condition. I never ever get headaches, but if I eat satsumas, and have coffee, and have sex, then I get an absolutely blinding painful instant migraine. True story dat. What if you change the order up? Sex, coffee then satsuma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 minute ago, TheAuthority said: What if you change the order up? Sex, coffee then satsuma? Well I think that could be fine in the short term, other than the cumulative effect of satsumas over Christmas. Put it like this, its **** painful enough for me to just not bother eating satsumas more than about 2 or 3 per year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 I love satsumas, typically eat one a day. I don’t tend to eat them at Christmas though. Fruit in general takes a backseat around that time. I’ve done about 90% of my Christmas shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Got a German one this year Father Christmas sneaks in to your living room at 6pm on the 24th whilst you and your parents eat a meal in the dining room **** idiots 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 6, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 It's my sons birthday on 11th November so Christmas doesn't even get a look in till after that. Fortunately he's discovered clubbing so the only presents he wants is beer tokens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genie Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 We’re going away the week before Christmas so have to be a bit more prepared this year. We’ve ticked off most of the presents for the children already, and we have a turkey crown in the freezer. Decorations will go up weekend after the 1st as per usual. We’ve also got an ASDA delivery slot booked for late on the 23rd when i’ll get the beer I bought for Christmas but already drank replaced… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2021 43 minutes ago, sidcow said: It's my sons birthday on 11th November so Christmas doesn't even get a look in till after that. Fortunately he's discovered clubbing so the only presents he wants is beer tokens. My eldest sons birthday is the 3rd of December and my youngest is the 12th of December. Might as well turn me upside down and shake me for any spare money 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Follyfoot said: My eldest sons birthday is the 3rd of December and my youngest is the 12th of December. Might as well turn me upside down and shake me for any spare money Whose birthday is in March? Yours or their mom? Edited November 7, 2021 by Mandy Lifeboats Speeling mishsteak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 My birthday is 11th January as a kid I got a lot of this is for Christmas and your birthday, pretty crap my sister is in June she had two lots of stuff I always spend more on birthdays (my lads is Dec 15th) then I do on Christmas presents. Christmas is for the shops, birthdays are special dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 7, 2021 Is it December? If it isn't can you keep your dirty foul thoughts to yourselves 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Christmas started for me when I found the cadburys gingerbread dairy milk and McVitie’s mince pie flavoured digestives back in October . 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2021 14 hours ago, chrisp65 said: We’ve reduced the prezzie buying, going for a bit more quality and a lot less quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Good spot! What I meant was, where once we’d have bought 3 or 4 kids toys, they now get a thirty quid cheese knife. I hadn’t even realised there was such a thing as a thirty quid cheese knife! Apparently, that’s mid range. Wasn’t allowed to hold the cheese knife in John Lewis, security apparently. How much damage I could do with a cheese knife, I’m not sure. I wonder if Waitrose USA makes people hand in their cheese knives at entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 7, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2021 I'm in the office tomorrow. I think I'm going to have to have some fried potatoes from the German Market for lunch. Its about all I will buy from it these days. My lad walked through it last night on the way to Broad Street and kept on walking when he saw the price of the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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