Christmas . . It's On

DesVegas

Just back from the lights turning on downtown, they had fireworks and fake snow but most important of all Greg Lake thwacking out of the p.a. Christmas is now on.

Hoo Bloody Rah

Of course, ymmv

Kilgore

Time for a mince pie.

Guitar_Slinger

https://isitchristmas.com/.

thermionic

It’s November FFS.

I was out on a bike ride this morning and stopped off for a coffee in a National Trust type place. There were carol singers there. They’re going to be sick of singing them after a month.

Fretwired

thermionic said:

It’s November FFS.

I was out on a bike ride this morning and stopped off for a coffee in a National Trust type place. There were carol singers there. They’re going to be sick of singing them after a month.

Spot on .. wis awarded. Anyone putting up Christmas decorations in November should go to jail for 10 years.

DesVegas

I'm still nowhere near putting up the decorations as the man said it is November, but now the lights in town are on and I've heard Mr Lake I now recognise Christmas season is a coming. Home Alone dudes!!!!

VimFuego

it may be too early for lights etc, but it is never too early for some bah humbug.

Legionreturns

thermionic

It’s not Christmas until Elf has been on tv.

WezV

thermionic said:

It’s not Christmas until Elf has been on tv.

You can stream on amazon right now

57Deluxe

I haven't seen the JL ad yet (on telly), so is not Christmas as far as I am concerned

Guitar_Slinger

Guitar_Slinger said:

https://isitchristmas.com/.

How about now?

chillidoggy

Sadly, I’m struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. The wife has been wrapping presents all afternoon, while I’ve been fighting with Lotus build-quality stuff in the garage. Fucking sure the blokes that put it together must have been well-pissed on Norfolk cider the night before.

Hopefully, I’ll have a burst of festive enthusiasm nearer the time. Seriously, you’d have thought a bloke with five fucking Christmas trees in the house might have been a bit more positive, but there you go.

Oh, fuck it, I’m having a beer. The people across the road have got their usual naff wire-framework reindeer and Santa in the front garden, so I might pop out there post-beer , and stick some carrots up the reindeers’ arses.

breakstuff

chillidoggy said:

Sadly, I’m struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. The wife has been wrapping presents all afternoon, while I’ve been fighting with Lotus build-quality stuff in the garage. Fucking sure the blokes that put it together must have been well-pissed on Norfolk cider the night before.

Hopefully, I’ll have a burst of festive enthusiasm nearer the time. Seriously, you’d have thought a bloke with five fucking Christmas trees in the house might have been a bit more positive, but there you go.

Oh, fuck it, I’m having a beer. The people across the road have got their usual naff wire-framework reindeer and Santa in the front garden, so I might pop out there post-beer , and stick some carrots up the reindeers’ arses.

Like you @chillidoggy I can't be in the same room as my wife when she's wrapping presents.The noise of the selotape coming off the roll does something to my brain that makes me want to shrivel up into a ball.

Hate that sound with a passion.

thermionic

One more sleep until us blokes start the Christmas shopping!

Sporky

thermionic said:

One more sleep until us blokes start the Christmas shopping!

You're starting early!

axisus

Before I was married I was always doing xmas shopping on xmas eve

Nitefly

Is it time to take the sprouts off yet?

breakstuff

Nitefly said:

Is it time to take the sprouts off yet?

My Nan's just put hers on to boil.

Emp_Fab

You've got to laugh at the instructions on packets of sprouts... "Boil for 4-6 minutes" (or something similar - I don't have a pack to hand).

Yes - if you like eating hot raw sprouts.

munckee

Emp_Fab said:

You've got to laugh at the instructions on packets of sprouts... "Boil for 4-6 minutes" (or something similar - I don't have a pack to hand).

Yes - if you like eating hot raw sprouts.

par boil and then stir fry with chopped pancetta, chestnuts and butter.  Only thing that makes them taste less like vomit.