I went to Aldi and Sainsburys at 8am this morning as we apparently didn't have enough food and drink in to see us through Thursday, despite the fridge/freezer, kitchen cupboards and the garage freezer being full to the gunnels. Trouble is it would seem every fucker else thinks the same as Doris. The supermarkets were chocker! Call me a miserable old cnut but I honestly don't see the need to buy so much crap just for one day.........I know that half of what I've bought will end up "going off" and will end up in the bin (because that happens normally every week).........yet when I point it out to Doris I'm a misery guts and should get into the spirit of it all. Oh and at 1pm I have to go to the local farm shop to collect the Turkey and Duck we ordered weeks ago. FFS shoot me now!
I came close to assaulting old people in Marks and Sparks just now. And young people. And foreigners.
Panic buying , just get up earlier! What's wrong with King Cnut anyway? Back to normal Boxing day. Relax. Merry Christmas.
Totally agree. Roads are jammed, shops are packed, because everyone gets one day off and its Sky Fairy day- that no one actually believes in. So people eat like mad, stuffing themselves with all kinds of crap in between weight loss injections. All most people really want to do is take down all the plastic tat decorations and BS flashing lights that have been driving them mad, since they put them up in November. Roll on Easter!
I agree. However my partner, daughter and son like it but there is a restriction on presents it's down to one secret Santa gift each. We go out for Xmas day meal so the crazy shopping for a month's supplies doesn't occur for us as we're fully aware that shops are open beyond the big day.
Easter? roll on Ascension Day a much more fulfilling puritanical experience, none of that chocolate bunnies, eggs, what-not and nonsense .
Oh no! I've never heard of that one, and I'm hoping it doesn't catch on with special Ascension cakes, pies and other weird food that is sooooo delicious that no one eats it all year long... Unless its some wonderful festival held on Ascension island?
I feel your pain as some low life woman in a Merc pushed her way into my road path because of parked cars on her side, she wouldn't back up but a lady in a rather expensive Audi behind me told her it's not really the thing to do is it............so we back up and let that bad mannered person through.
5 Gold Star Good Samaritan points to you Pete you've made me think of a vaguely similar incident around 10 years ago, but the person who was driving the wrongly blocked car got out and walked towards the offending car with a length of thick conduit and they backed off fairly quickly - this person was taking the piss massively though, and when he smirked it was just like "lighting the blue touchpaper".
If it was purely a Christian festival - candles, Christmas carols, quiet reflection etc - I wouldn't mind. I may not participate but it wouldn't offend me or spoil my peace and quiet. But it's become a vulgar exhibition of kitsch and excess. Eating and drinking yourself half to death, flushing away money you don't have on shit you don't need, and that's before we start on giant inflatable Santas and hideous cartoon jumpers made in third word sweat shops. I don't know what gets into people's heads. It's a kind of collective lemming-like madness. It's the same with summer bank-holiday getaways. Everyone seems to think they have to flock to the west country just because everyone else is, and they spend two days out of the three sitting in tailbacks on the M3. I'd rather spend the weekend sitting in my garden.
Plus a little group think thrown in perhaps? How many fairly broke people have £1000 phones which they use to call, text and post on FB? Though some probably do take pics of their pets... How many people now suddenly refuse "bad" injections for their kids despite them enjoying immunity from diseases their entire lives? How many discovered they need barista coffee/ handfuls of vitamins/ oat milk to get through the day instead of tea/ bacon rolls or weetabix / gold top? Media & Marketing is big deal! PS Why do almost all motorbikes "need" £3000 exhausts and all cars are fine as they are?
Keeping up with the Joneses and 'fitting in' is such a part of it. Unfortunately the pressure of societal norms drives so many. Thinking independently (as many motorcyclists do) is increasing rare I believe.
