Christmas Arguements

[village idiot]

Ffs! Does it matter? It makes them happy or p!ssed off, by your actions. Your choice.

Calm down Leo, your going to give yourself an heart attack. I've promised I'll keep of top of things from next year, haven't I?

 

[Best]

Life is short. Make sure you do the little things that keeps family & friends happy. Not necessarily a lot of cost, if any money spent at all, just something to say you appreciate them.
My father was a bloke who really never wanted anything for himself. Although something's he would have liked, such as practical useful things like tools or decent clothes. I bought him rarely & very little. My chances of showing any appreciation for him ended when he took ill & died.
Leaving things to "next year" might be too late. Do it now.

 

[PlumbersMate]

Can't believe I missed all this, I'm astounded. You buy your nippers n missus nothing for Xmas? Oh but you're there for the day with them that should be enough? Don't count on it mate, could come the day they're happier when you're not there

 

[dancinplumba]

Just realised this has been going on since last crimbo

 

[Ray Stafford]

Life is short... <snip>

...Leaving things to "next year" might be too late. Do it now.

Post of the year. Shakespeare couldn't have put it better than this.

 

[Leo21]

Just realised this has been going on since last crimbo

I know, it's a long time to be arguing.

 

[Ray Stafford]

I know, it's a long time to be arguing.

You've obviously never started a row with a Pompey lass!

I once said something foolish when she was ironing a shirt, and was 10 years ironing my own shirts before she relented. One year? Chickenpoo!

 

[dancinplumba]

He hasn't bought her anything for two Christmases, why does she put up with it, its sad

 

[Leo21]

You've obviously never started a row with a Pompey lass!

I once said something foolish when she was ironing a shirt, and was 10 years ironing my own shirts before she relented. One year? Chickenpoo!

Didnt all the Pompey lasses perish in a volcano eruption?

 

[dancinplumba]

Didnt all the Pompey lasses perish in a volcano eruption?

Nah Frankie was chasing em about a few years ago

 

[Rickster123]

Nah Frankie was chasing em about a few years ago

Nay nay and thrice nay!

 

[Best]

Post of the year. Shakespeare couldn't have put it better than this.

Thanks Ray. I typed it quickly & from the heart. It brings tears to my eyes even reading it again. I mean every word of it. Nothing makes you understand life more than a death in your family.

 

[Best]

Nah Frankie was chasing em about a few years ago

Think he liked chasing the lads! :smile:

 

[Ray Stafford]

Didnt all the Pompey lasses perish in a volcano eruption?

Nah, that was their softer cousins the Pompeii lasses.

True Pompey lasses would just stare at the volcano, and it would simmer down, grumbling quietly to itself, and - if lucky - make it to the pub unscathed.. And iron it's own shirts for the next decade.

I'm actually serious - I took the rise out of Mrs S's ironing at one point early in our marriage. She never lost her temper, but just explained that I would be ironing my own shirts for the next 10 years.

I got kinda used to it, and forgot the timeline. Eventually, I came home to find all my shirts laundered, ironed and hung in the wardrobe. On questioning her, she merely said "the ten years was up yesterday".

Five foot nothing of sheer, bloody minded, determination. No-one in their right mind argues with Mrs S. Least of all me.

 

[Dotty]

Open forum chaps...

 

[Ray Stafford]

Open forum chaps...

Sorry Crops. Late at night and all that.

Perhaps a candidate to be moved to the Arms?

 

[village idiot]

He hasn't bought her anything for two Christmases, why does she put up with it, its sad

I hope you do not know my wife! Thought she was bad, you're making things worse???? I have finally seen the light, put my hands up and promised to change. But oh NO. You have to twist the knife? Ain't I in snuff pain already?????

On another note Ray, passed round this morning to collect Ideal Logic+ 30 Combi I reserved with Croydon branch. No one will let me in? Had to go and get an Independent 30+ from MDS. Chap there tells me they come with 7yrs warranty as standard? I hope he is right as I already promised landlord boiler has 7 yrs warranty.
Need a 24kw logic + Combi to fit on the 3rd of Jan. Can't see how Ray is going to supply that now? Local branch probably won't open till 7th January

 

[Ray Stafford]

On another note Ray, passed round this morning to collect Ideal Logic+ 30 Combi I reserved with Croydon branch. No one will let me in? Had to go and get an Independent 30+ from MDS. Chap there tells me they come with 7yrs warranty as standard? I hope he is right as I already promised landlord boiler has 7 yrs warranty.
Need a 24kw logic + Combi to fit on the 3rd of Jan. Can't see how Ray is going to supply that now? Local branch probably won't open till 7th January

Dunno whats happening there VI! Our Croydon branch is open as advertised - between 09:00 and 12:00 today, tomorrow and 31st.

It was absolutely heaving today - I spoke to them after they had shut (and done more £turnover in 3 hrs than in an average full 10 hour day) and the guys there told me that they were queued several deep most of the morning.

Independent Plus model is 7 year warranty.

 

[SimonG]

Well what a cacky thread.

VI, open forum prevents me voicing my opinion.

Christmas, yes its a lot of pullava for one day, over commercialised and over pressurised. Why do you need to wait for one particular day to treat the people you love and care about.

However, and i'm talking about my own opinion here, its not the receiving of gifts in my book, its the joy I get from seeing somebodys happiness around receiving a gift.

To me, if you aint giving, then its you thats missing out.

Hopefully this thread is just a load of cack, that you created last Christmas as some sort of joke. If not, and again in my own opinion, it doesnt do yourself any favours.

 

[Dotty]

Moved off open forum. This thread isn't doing anyone any favours.

Having said that, Christmas is over commercialised. VI celebrates it his way. Adam his, Leo his, Gary his and me mine. More often than not it's a strange form of repressed guilt peculiar to this time of year that we all succumb to that stirs up repressed emotions.

Everyone take a breather before responding to this thread. Life's too short.

As long as everyone is happy in their own skin then what does it matter?

 

[brum]

OCH AYE Jock McKay but for the grace of god...brum

 

[Leo21]

Moved off open forum. This thread isn't doing anyone any favours.

Having said that, Christmas is over commercialised. VI celebrates it his way. Adam his, Leo his, Gary his and me mine. More often than not it's a strange form of repressed guilt peculiar to this time of year that we all succumb to that stirs up repressed emotions.

Everyone take a breather before responding to this thread. Life's too short.

As long as everyone is happy in their own skin then what does it matter?

Ok dad, point taken.

 

[dancinplumba]

Merry happy day before NYE

 

[dancinplumba]

Ok dad, point taken.

What's up wi you ? You usually don't do as you're told

 

[Rickster123]

I feel partly responsible for opening up a year old thread...