The PL Board Saves Christmas Thread

My mate sent this to his mum last year and asked if he needed more lights. His mum and him had half a dozen text exchanges before she realised it wasn't his front room!

 

Tree up yesterday, all the decos done.

Spent the afternoon putting stuff away and trying to coordinate all the extensions and multi plugs so all the outdoor and Indoor tree lights work and I can switch the outside tree lights off without turning off the house Wi-Fi.

Which I now have!

Then hand ball moved half a ton of wood out of the way in the back garden so I could move the MoHo from the front to back drive.

Then the festoon lights could go out the front and be seen.

Been ****ing at it in other words.

Having a well deserved Cruzcampo with the fire box lit!!

 

Not sure how this years going to go, in terms of decorations. Unfortunately my father-in-law passed away a couple of weeks ago and as a result the misses is not feeling very festive. However, this could change after the funeral on Thursday, so next weekend could be like Chiefs this weekend.

 

She wanted to go and buy the tree today, didn’t happen.

Too soon.

 

Anyone got a elf on the shelf for their kids?

If so, what you had it doing during the night?

 

For those of you not wanting to cook for yourself this Scottish Chippy has another option:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-46500570

Dunkeld chippy offers deep-fried Christmas dinner

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Thought they only did Mar's Bars but looks like they have a weekly special.

 

yum yum....the chocolate one, not the ****ty sprouts.

 

How much roughly do you normally spend on Christmas?

I'm talking presents, booze, food the whole lot

Think this is going to be my cheapest Xmas ever so was trying to think about how much I normally spend

 

All decorations are up most things have been bought ready so it's just wrapping that needs doing and the big shop.

 

Cos the shops are closed for a whole day.

 

I'm not going out shopping over Christmas. Anyway I hate that most shops make people come into work over the Christmas period because we can't manage for a few days.

 

Ha, i want to go in, especially boxing day, and news days.

 

You're part of the problem, some poor ****er is in work on Boxing day because you want a paper.

 

Single time and double lieu. So i get paid for both, and get 4 days holiday. What's not to like

 

It's the people who don't want to work but are forced into it that I feel sorry for. Do a big shop and chill for a few days.

 

Where’s the problem? People generally need the money over fake materialistic Christmas.

 

If they want to work that's fine but a lot of companies now make in compulsory to work over Christmas and that's driven by people going to the shops on the holidays. As a nation we should get away from this need to shop 24/7 imo.

 

I’m gussing you’re in your 60’s Luv giving your old world attitudes.

 

40ish

Not everything new is a good thing.

 

True but did you not see commercialism on your life’s journey?