I've had a revelation this morning. The missus is a massive fan of Christmas whereas I am most definitely not, but this morning I think I've realised why. It's MODERN christmas I don't like. Each kid requiring 40 different presents. The Coca-Cola truck. The Americanisation of the whole thing. I want Carols. I want one lovely present each, not 10 packages filled with plastic crap from China. I want Bing Crosby and David Bowie. I want sprout flatulence and After Eights. I want Asti Spumante, not prosecco. Is it really too much to ask???
You want the 1970's mate. They're gone and not coming back. There is a feeling now that kids should just have four presents; One they want One they need One to wear And one to read. It's more than I ever had
Funnily enough that's the Christmasses I'm talking about. The 80s wasn't a lot of fun. I went to boarding school and the Christmas term used to finish on the 28th of December. No joke. I used to come home for Christmas on the 28th. Mum, Dad and my brother were all at home enjoying the turkey, sprouts and prezzies while 9 year old me was still at school. I'm not bitter about it like. Nah........definitely not.
Ah, so that's where you developed your fondness for Bristol cream.... Me... I can't be done with it... As you say, it's lost its meaning, people even go into debt to secure their kids the latest 'must haves' so they don't feel left out. People get stressed, then end up arguing.... Mrs Nickw and I have an agreement. We buy each other one small gift. The way we see it is that we pretty much get what we want when we want it, so why stress about buying gifts that we probably don't want or need.
That's pretty generous....I don't get Mr Lozzy owt anymore....he always looks a little sad as he rummages amongst the pine needles under the tree......but as I tell him every year... What more can he want.........when he has Me
I tried that last year, Lozzy. She just looked me up and down and sighed. I think she was questioning her choice so I didn't press the matter.
I don't want to add to your misery @BoroRich But I've just seen an article about a new trend of....Xmas Eve boxes Seems some parents are buying their little cupcakes a present box to open Xmas eve...to help the them cope with the stress of anticipation If I were you I'd do the same as me & buy the 2016 Viz Annual.....stock up on beer & lock yourself in the man cave till the 26th ....
Asti - now your are talking ! My earliest memories of alcohol are Asti at Christmas, in the posh glasses that only came out once a year !
My mate had an ID card that he got from Viz - paid £5 and you filled in the all the details yourself, put a passport photo on it - it said IDENTIFICATION on it with whatever date of birth and name you had filled in yourself - must be 18 coz you have official identification !! Brilliant
Posh indeed! Cheap sherry behind Youth Club for me although I did move onto Babycham in the village pub no ID in them days...
What a quality read...... Empty Jam jars make excellent spaghetti jars for bits of spaghetti that get snapped off. Empty single serving jam jars work for even shorter bits There you go Lozzy, top tip from last months edition
I work for a big corporate, and the official line for the last years has been - Happy Holidays. I have been trying to come up with a suitably bland response, but even more so just to rub it in - something that has a bit of N Korea about it, and is utterly cheerless ! Perhaps: Good Holiday; Good Festival Time; Happy Festival Period. Welcome any suggestions .....
