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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 05 December 2006, 15:06:00
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I just cannot get into the christmas sprit, its fairly warm outside, but its just windy and very wet. So its the the normal weather.
Maybe if outside was covered in snow might get into it, but all these pictures on cards & TV of snow covered doors and snow in the corner of windows just has no relevance. Same with the adverts on tv of argos or whoever delivering in thick snow... bull its just bloody raining!
I Walk into the shops with all the decorations, and i just thing, god what crap!! - Same with the adverts on TV, when ever the ASDA or anyother xmas advert is on, with some bloody xmas music i immediately press MUTE on the remote.
Bah humbug! >:(
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Well, we haven't had a tree for years and years. Also, I don't think that I have ever spent xmas with a girlfriend? :o
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hell yeah Tunnie i am with you on that - an outdated festival of 10 days or so that lasts 6 weeks and plays havoc with my business >:(
And i was saying to my wife we that the christmas adverts seem to get earlier and earlier each year....
hristmas starts late December for me ;D around the 26th when the sales are on ::)
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Well, we haven't had a tree for years and years. Also, I don't think that I have ever spent xmas with a girlfriend? :o
my wife wants a black tree this year ::) and no shes not some wierd sect or anything, but i also think she`d kill me if i spent xmas with a girlfriend :-/ can only try....
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Same with the adverts on tv of argos or whoever delivering in thick snow... bull its just bloody raining!
We deliver for argos and if its thick snow the vans don't leave the depot.
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Well, we haven't had a tree for years and years. Also, I don't think that I have ever spent xmas with a girlfriend? :o
my wife wants a black tree this year ::) and no shes not some wierd sect or anything, but i also think she`d kill me if i spent xmas with a girlfriend :-/ can only try....
;D ;D ;D ;D
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You might as well get used to it Tunnie, the way things are going snow is going to be a thing of the past that only old timers like me will remember. I bet the lads up north will get some snow but not like it used to be. I love Christmas but im not religious, just like the family around, a good christmas meal, a few beers topped off with a good few single malts :y
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Must be different with having children about then.........dam useful beng able to say 'father christmas only brings presents to good boys....'
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I just cannot get into the christmas sprit, its fairly warm outside, but its just windy and very wet. So its the the normal weather.
Maybe if outside was covered in snow might get into it, but all these pictures on cards & TV of snow covered doors and snow in the corner of windows just has no relevance. Same with the adverts on tv of argos or whoever delivering in thick snow... bull its just bloody raining!
I Walk into the shops with all the decorations, and i just thing, god what crap!! - Same with the adverts on TV, when ever the ASDA or anyother xmas advert is on, with some bloody xmas music i immediately press MUTE on the remote.
Bah humbug! >:(
It's not the same now you've stopped believing ::)
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Christmas is, and always has been, for the benefit of small children. Its our job to slog our guts out so that they can enjoy it. The poor little sods get a reality check early enough these days. let them enjoy it while they can. :)
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It ain't just you tunnie, commercialism is killing "the spirit".
Might start getting in to it on the 22nd when I finish work.
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I just cannot get into the christmas sprit, its fairly warm outside, but its just windy and very wet. So its the the normal weather.
Maybe if outside was covered in snow might get into it, but all these pictures on cards & TV of snow covered doors and snow in the corner of windows just has no relevance. Same with the adverts on tv of argos or whoever delivering in thick snow... bull its just bloody raining!
I Walk into the shops with all the decorations, and i just thing, god what crap!! - Same with the adverts on TV, when ever the ASDA or anyother xmas advert is on, with some bloody xmas music i immediately press MUTE on the remote.
Bah humbug! >:(
Warm???? hahahahahahahaha it is 7 degrees here, warm for me is at least 25 mate.
i think i'm in the same picture as you with regards to christmass intead of being a religious celebration is a materialistic event where you need to spend a fortune buing crap for people and i don't understand why everyone has to eat roast turkey in christmass? Last christmass i cooked beef wellington. i like christmass but i hate peoples perception of it.
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when the adverts and store decorations came up in october, that killed it for me.
Christmas is only supposed to be 12 days anyway! My mum always wants to put the tree up but can never be bothered, luckly our loft is small and i am the only person who can reach the tree :)
I was in Chicago in 2004 in the first week in december, it was a lot less commercial out there. The stores where not full of crap like they are here, Sears had a few tastefull small decorations up and that was it.
Driving around my uncles estate, it was suprised at the tastefull lights, of course there were 1 or 2 which had gone overboard, but because it was like -5 with a -20 windchill there it acually felt christmassy!
Also watching TV in the first week in december i saw no xmas adverts!
The americans generally get a lot of things wrong... Iraq for one, but xmas was done right over there IMO.
No offence btw theo ;)
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25 degrees is blood boiling for us!! ;D
After a week in Chicago of -5 with -20 windchill, comming back to the UK me and a m8 where walking around in T-Shirts when everyone else was wrapped up it was like 4 degrees, boiling compared to where we had been! ;D
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EDITED:
My mistake.... say what you like about Christmas apparently.
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I think the sad thing is the whole idea of xmas has gone out the window, presents are expected and no longer a surprise.
A few houses down my street had there bloody external xmas lights fitted and turned on by mid november along with there xmas trees so much for x amount of days before xmas what a joke.
Still each to there own
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Well the meaning of christmass is to celebrate the birth of jesus mainly and remind ourselves that we should always keep our hope for something better. The meaning of christmass is not for woolworths to make a massive revenew because of the brainwashing that the people have sustained from early october every year. I don't find the thread offensive at all as it doesn't criticise christmass but it critisises mainly the mistaken and materialistic people perception about it.
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I havent checked the long range weather forcast for a couple weeks, but last time i did it was forcasting snow for Christmas.....so you may get the snow Tunnie :y
At the moment ....i'll be working Crimbo day......so hope its not too snowy :)
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25 degrees is blood boiling for us!! ;D
After a week in Chicago of -5 with -20 windchill, comming back to the UK me and a m8 where walking around in T-Shirts when everyone else was wrapped up it was like 4 degrees, boiling compared to where we had been! ;D
25 degrees blimey :o (as tunnie said blood boiling for us ;D)
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I heard the first christmas advert in late september :o I think that christmas has just been developed into a trojan horse by commerce to extend the "festive period" for as long as possible to maximise profits, and this has led to the loss of the true meaning of christmas :( by the time christmas week comes I've had enough, good job the spirit returns when I finish work on christmas eve.
What I say is KEEP CHRISTMAS IN DECEMBER!!!
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As much as i'm saddened to see Fin leave in this way, ( coz i'm sure you'll agree he's contributed a great deal towards this forum and has made me laugh so many times ) everyone is entitled to their own opinion and this is ( if i'm not mistaken ) a general chat section. I too am not religious in any way and Christmas costs me an absolute fortune each year as i have five kids and one wife. I spend all year working ( very rarely having holidays ) looking forward to this time of year so i can spend time with my family and generally chill out. Times have changed and we have to move with them.
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I havent checked the long range weather forcast for a couple weeks, but last time i did it was forcasting snow for Christmas.....so you may get the snow Tunnie :y
At the moment ....i'll be working Crimbo day......so hope its not too snowy :)
Try here TD:
www.acmelongrangeweatherforecaster.com
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As much as i'm saddened to see Fin leave in this way, ( coz i'm sure you'll agree he's contributed a great deal towards this forum and has made me laugh so many times ) everyone is entitled to their own opinion and this is ( if i'm not mistaken ) a general chat section. I too am not religious in any way and Christmas costs me an absolute fortune each year as i have five kids and one wife. I spend all year working ( very rarely having holidays ) looking forward to this time of year so i can spend time with my family and generally chill out. Times have changed and we have to move with them.
Could be worse, you could have five wives and one kid :D
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As much as i'm saddened to see Fin leave in this way, ( coz i'm sure you'll agree he's contributed a great deal towards this forum and has made me laugh so many times ) everyone is entitled to their own opinion and this is ( if i'm not mistaken ) a general chat section. I too am not religious in any way and Christmas costs me an absolute fortune each year as i have five kids and one wife. I spend all year working ( very rarely having holidays ) looking forward to this time of year so i can spend time with my family and generally chill out. Times have changed and we have to move with them.
Could be worse, you could have five wives and one kid :D
;D
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I havent checked the long range weather forcast for a couple weeks, but last time i did it was forcasting snow for Christmas.....so you may get the snow Tunnie :y
At the moment ....i'll be working Crimbo day......so hope its not too snowy :)
Try here TD:
www.acmelongrangeweatherforecaster.com
That link doesnt work ;D
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I havent checked the long range weather forcast for a couple weeks, but last time i did it was forcasting snow for Christmas.....so you may get the snow Tunnie :y
At the moment ....i'll be working Crimbo day......so hope its not too snowy :)
Try here TD:
www.acmelongrangeweatherforecaster.com
That link doesnt work ;D
It's bad isn't it >:( ;) ;D
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Tunnie you should go to Europe for Christmas. We spent last Christmas in Austria. 2ft of fresh snow in the centre of town, everyone wrapped up and tastefully decorated wooden lodges - post card perfect. We had a sleigh ride round the village in full ski gear as it was -15 at night, drinking warm gluwine and everyone being friendly. No vandalism, no crime just everyday folks having a nice time. The year before in Switzerland the hotel staff bought the guests presents - kids and adults. How nice :)
Everyone is entitled to their opinion - life's what you make it.
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Tunnie you should go to Europe for Christmas. We spent last Christmas in Austria. 2ft of fresh snow in the centre of town, everyone wrapped up and tastefully decorated wooden lodges - post card perfect. We had a sleigh ride round the village in full ski gear as it was -15 at night, drinking warm gluwine and everyone being friendly. No vandalism, no crime just everyday folks having a nice time. The year before in Switzerland the hotel staff bought the guests presents - kids and adults. How nice :)
Everyone is entitled to their opinion - life's what you make it.
Sounds ideal :y
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Tunnie you should go to Europe for Christmas. We spent last Christmas in Austria. 2ft of fresh snow in the centre of town, everyone wrapped up and tastefully decorated wooden lodges - post card perfect. We had a sleigh ride round the village in full ski gear as it was -15 at night, drinking warm gluwine and everyone being friendly. No vandalism, no crime just everyday folks having a nice time. The year before in Switzerland the hotel staff bought the guests presents - kids and adults. How nice :)
Everyone is entitled to their opinion - life's what you make it.
Sounds ideal :y
Can't go this Christmas though as I have a new baby - so I'm going in Feb instead which has it's advantages. More chance of snow, its warmer - ok yeah and the wife cant go cos shes looking after the baby so I get to go solo. ::)
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Tunnie you should go to Europe for Christmas. We spent last Christmas in Austria. 2ft of fresh snow in the centre of town, everyone wrapped up and tastefully decorated wooden lodges - post card perfect. We had a sleigh ride round the village in full ski gear as it was -15 at night, drinking warm gluwine and everyone being friendly. No vandalism, no crime just everyday folks having a nice time. The year before in Switzerland the hotel staff bought the guests presents - kids and adults. How nice :)
Everyone is entitled to their opinion - life's what you make it.
I usually sniff warm gluewine myself :D
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As for Crimble Spirit.... >:(
No Sorry, I don't buy into any religon at all, it's not about MASS, any more, it's about Greed.
People trying to sell you stuff you cannot afford, or don't want, and wouldn't want to give to anyone else.
Shitty TV Adverts, every 15 mins about some other Special Christmas commercial product from Tailand.
Snow on the Adverts.... Pointless.
Father Crimble everywhere.....crap idea
Toys with Batteries not included...!!!
XBOX games that cost 35 quid a peice and Consoles that are £300 a peice.
The whole point of Cristmas has been lost.... I just like going to my families house or my Inlaws place, getting merry, tucking into some proper food, have a laugh with the Family, and chilling out for a few days- now they expect pressies, like you said, and it's not a nice surprise....
Cursed damn commercial organisations running and ruining Christmas.
Matt
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The original St. Nick also wore green. It was Coca-Cola that changed the image to red, to promote their product. That is all the proof you need that Christmas is no longer a religious holiday, but a commercial goldmine.
Like you though, I really enjoy spending time with family and friends over christmas, and I think the gifts are a great way to treat your closest ones with something they will appreciate, and not usually buy themselves. The commercial side does have some positive aspects, but people shouldn't just 'expect' presents.