Reply to: Christmas Presents

[sadkingbilly]

You're forgetting that you and willendure won't be there.

I'm sure your presence will remedy the shortfall adequately.

[NotAllThere]

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

You're forgetting that you and willendure won't be there.

[willendure]

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

And then they all pass around the latest gastro-flu bug. Not for me either!

[sadkingbilly]

Presents Not done them in years, much cheaper and safer to just not give presents A nice cruise around winter does instead

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

[tazdevil]

Presents Not done them in years, much cheaper and safer to just not give presents A nice cruise around winter does instead

[pjt]

ha ha

Mrs B and I are making our new year's trip to the mountains our Christmas present

Humbly speaking we have everything we need, and we don't need to buy more crap just for the sake of it

Milan.

Similar plans different location. Christmas in the sunny Caneries certainly beats the UK. Don't really need anything so no point buying stuff neither of us wants. The kids on the other hand want presents and the holiday

[woody1]

I was trying to decide which was the worst TV ad this year, and then along comes the Waitrose one with Keira tulipely.

Unbelievable that marketing departments sign all this crap off.

[willendure]

God, I hate Christmas so much. It's the most depressing time of year with everyone expected to be cheerful while destroying the planet purchasing a load of unnecessary crap.

It's only early November but the shops are already selling plastic trees.

I always really hated it when I was working - 2 weeks of pointless forced time off in the middle of winter.

The best Christmas I ever had was when in Egypt, and before someone says so, yes, I probably was in de-Nile.

Could not agree more. My favourite bit is when everyone chops down a tree and then chucks it in the bin a week later.

[Protagoras]

Damn. I think you've given me an idea of how to get rid of some of the crap in here: I'll give two RA17s and a Murphy B40 to him next door.

Sorted. .

Now where's the Xmas wrapping paper?

I'll find the forklift later.

"Him next door' can use them as electric heaters, although I will admit that the AM audio quality on RA17s is superb.
To me, these old valve receivers have an audio quality that's subjectively better than DAB.

PS - Does "him next door" have a boat? B40 could be used as a mooring weight, although I'd not wish looking at that even on fish!

[DoctorStrangelove]

Humbly speaking we have everything we need, and we don't need to buy more crap just for the sake of it

Milan.

Damn. I think you've given me an idea of how to get rid of some of the crap in here: I'll give two RA17s and a Murphy B40 to him next door.

Sorted. .

Now where's the Xmas wrapping paper?

I'll find the forklift later.

[milanbenes]

ha ha

Mrs B and I are making our new year's trip to the mountains our Christmas present

Humbly speaking we have everything we need, and we don't need to buy more crap just for the sake of it

Milan.

[Martin@AS Financial]

I had the misfortune to go to Westfield Shopping Centre today (they have a dedicated blood donation centre there). Christmas songs being played, decorations up. I couldn't wait to get out.

Ouch - it's not the easiest place to find an exit either when you've had enough and need some air.

[sadkingbilly]

[milanbenes]

we stayed in central Paris about 10 years ago and were shocked by what we saw and will never do it again

Milan.

[NotAllThere]

The best Christmas I ever had was when in Egypt, and before someone says so, yes, I probably was in de-Nile.

Don't go to Paris for Christmas. That would be in-Seine.