Economy still stuffed

[Old Hack]

What has he eaten on the real Christmas day in past years? A roast goose inside a roast swan?

I knew him from school. He hasnt done it, just a ploy for dosh, which has worked.

He is quoted as saying Xmas day was the only day he didn't eat an Xmas meal.

Tool then, tool now, although I do hope hes made a few quid from it.

[OwlHoot]

What is it with this town and Xmas though; it's the home of the lad Park who claims to eat Xmas dinner every day...

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This lad

What has he eaten on the real Christmas day in past years? A roast goose inside a roast swan?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Nothing to do with the economy - it's that Christmas has become too dangerous Stanley Christmas tree pulled down after lights were switched over fears vandals could be electrocuted | Mail Online

[Old Hack]

Check out Longford Road, Melksham Christmas lights and imagine living next door to that. He's turned it into charitable work now (presumably so he can reclaim his electricity forst), but it's an eyesore.

What is it with this town and Xmas though; it's the home of the lad Park who claims to eat Xmas dinner every day...

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This lad

[Mich the Tester]

You mean, as in Oxford Street, or as in...

Paul Toole's Christmas lights in pictures - Telegraph

What a Toole. Imagine living nextdoor to that.

[DimPrawn]

Christmas lights cause Global Warming.

Scientists warn Christmas lights harm the planet | The Courier-Mail

[Scoobos]

It's done pretty well in Guildford / surrey , having been in Maidenhead for a stint it's a breath of fresh air.

Maidenhead was awful for it though.

[BrilloPad]

You mean, as in Oxford Street, or as in...

Paul Toole's Christmas lights in pictures - Telegraph

Good point! I meant like Paul O'Toole's stuff. Best was a house with a train, a reindeer and santa climbing up a ladder! Usually at least one house has about 40 moving lights.

I am not even sure you can drive up Oxford Street at the moment? Even buses/taxis are banned?

[RasputinDude]

I've seen a similar decrease in the number of 'corporate' lights - by which I mean lights that are put on by an organisation.

However, last night I was out doing a Santa's sleigh with the Round Table and all of the houses that I went to were very generous with their donations.

I would argue that individuals are still contributing, but they are now very much more savvy about who they give money to. Organisations however, are trying to shed costs left, right and centre and the Christamas lights are an easy target.

[Platypus]

You mean, as in Oxford Street, or as in...

Paul Toole's Christmas lights in pictures - Telegraph

[Ketchup]

For the last 8 years I have been driving the kids round to see the Christmas lights every December. 2004-2008 it was easy - short drive - see loads. Every year since then it has tailed off. Last night was the most miserable I have ever seen. Almost no Christmas lights. Even the ones that collected for charity are not doing it this year - presumably they did not collect enough last year.

I have a similar way of judging the economy. When i go and visit my parents, i drive past a little farmshop, i always take not of the price of a kilo of potatoes

[BrilloPad]

For the last 8 years I have been driving the kids round to see the Christmas lights every December. 2004-2008 it was easy - short drive - see loads. Every year since then it has tailed off. Last night was the most miserable I have ever seen. Almost no Christmas lights. Even the ones that collected for charity are not doing it this year - presumably they did not collect enough last year.