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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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BB and I don't do Christmas presents. By common consent, neither do our respective families. What's the point when we already have everything we want or need? I think this year will be the last we send any cards out, as well. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:26 am |
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davrosG5
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:37 am
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Location: Peebo
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Hmm, Saw the first home christmas tree in someones window when I was in the car last night.
This triggered a tiraide of expletives.
Hvaen't got any Christmas presents yet for several reasons:
1 - I'm a man, therefore all Christmas shopping is to be done as close to Christmas as possible and certainly no earlier than mid December.
2 - I have my brothers and fathers birthdays to deal with first.
3 - Then the parents wedding anniversary.
Addmitedly, most of that is just sending a card but my brain refuses to accept that I have to do Christmas shopping until that lot is out of the way first.
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When they put teeth in your mouth, they spoiled a perfectly good bum.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:54 am |
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm
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Location: Belfast
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I really don't want to do this Christmas.
Mark
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:03 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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I have 5 Christmas trees to assemble in work today. 4 of them are artificial snow covered ones, and they're horrible. Make a mess everywhere, make my skin itch and I suspect when they're assembled they'll be blocking a fire exit until they're moved into their final position. 
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:05 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I believe all Xmas adverts and shop displays etc should be allowed only from 1st Dec to 5th Jan only.
I remember posting something similar in my own thread.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:18 pm |
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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Corrected.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:31 pm |
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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What with Christmas and the hospital I'm finding my flexi is being sapped (8-() I'd much rather just have a week off when I want to catch up on sleep, and not have all the inconvenience associated with it.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:43 pm |
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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Location: London
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Cancel it. It's up to you how you spend your Christmas. Spend the day in bed and eat baked beans on toast  _________________Still the official cheeky one 
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:46 pm |
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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There's still the stupid disruption to normal life by means of places closing, public services being suspended, etc. etc.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:48 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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Lazing about over Xmas FTW! And I agree with just doing whatever makes you happy - remember, it'll feel like no time at all until you're back in work  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:29 pm |
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oceanicitl
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I'm looking forward to doing nothing, eating too much and spending some time with family and friends.
Sod the presents, sod the cards, so all the materialistic rubbish. I will not be sucked back in to *let's spend an absolute fortune for one bleedin day when there's lots of better things I could spend the money on*
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:35 pm |
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm
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Location: Here Abouts
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We usually spend Xmas acting as the baton in some freaky Xmas relay race, so this year we're leaving the country on the 17th December, going to a Muslim country and not coming home until the 6th January next year!!  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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