Thread: Christmas overdose....

Originally Posted by Milton Man

Ha! James, that's great! I live in an area of the world where people do skate on lakes, have wool coats and tuques, and have roasted chestnut trolleys in the city...but at least there's a common bond - beer! I've yet to go to a Christmas celebration where that hasn't been the libation of choice!

A world apart brought together again by the love of good drink! :

Mark

Ah yes. Whether it be snow or sun, frozen lakes or swimming pools, roasted chestnuts or frozen cherries, the theme of Christmas is common to us all. We call it the Trinity over here - get drunk, fight with family, pass out after lunch.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

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Note to self: Fed-X Jimbo a snowball for Christmas

Yes, at this time of year, spare a thought for your poor brothers and sisters in the southern hemisphere sweating their way through Christmas lunch. All snowball donations warmly accepted (literally).

James.

Well Christmas here has always been a big deal. I worked retail for too many years though and doing that makes you not like Christmas after awhile. So I quit retail & now I can enjoy it again.

I don't have a problem putting up lights on a warm day outside in November but any earlier than that no. And please don't turn them on til after Thanksgiving. Our neighbors already have the outside of their house decorated complete with Christmas wreaths. They started decorating last week. They always have their tree up too early & take it down right after Christmas. I guess that's their thing but it's not for me.

I've always loved Christmas not for the commercialization but for what it actually means. I'm not real religious but I grew up with a priest for a dad. For me it's a time to spend with family and friends. I hate that it's gotten so commercial. I agree......wait for one holiday to be over before you do the next one.

I do like to decorate A LOT for Christmas. Anyone watch Star Trek? Anyone see the Star Trek movie Generations? Capt. Picard was in a place called the Nexus where anything was possible. For him it was having a family at Christmas. I just loved how much the house was decorated for Christmas & so each year we try to decorate a lot to make the house very Christmasy.

We too love a fireplace and always turn on our gas logs. Hey Glen does your wife have the candles burning yet? I just got done buying another one for Christmas.