[Misc] Are you ready for Christmas yet?

[Bozza]

How I love (and by 'love' I mean 'hate') that question and, as I can't recall being asked it - an unexpected silver lining to the cloud we're all living under - I thought I'd ask you fine people.

I'm at that stage where I'm beginning to contemplate thinking about starting my Christmas shopping and, as this is a male-dominated community, I can't imagine anyone is ready yet.

But, just in case - are YOU ready?

 

[scooter1]

In a word, no

 

[Weststander]

Normally last minute, this time we’ve been organised and bought most presents in late Nov/early Dec. A trip to Brighton tomorrow to finish off.

Most people we know did everything from putting their lights and tree up, to buying presents, a month earlier than normal. Motivated by having more time on their hands (WFH, the last lockdown ... so bored) and all the bad press about shortages of everything due to world freight being adversely affected by CV19. Plenty of media warnings in the autumn not to leave buying late.

 

[Bozza]

Plenty of media warnings in the autumn not to leave buying late.

And you tell me that NOW?

 

[Seasidesage]

For the first time in living memory yes. I am baffled as to how other than Amazon...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

In so far as I am intending to utterly ignore Christmas this year, yes, yes I am.

 

[Weststander]

For the first time in living memory yes. I am baffled as to how other than Amazon...

Why do you get it done it done earlier this time around?

 

[maffew]

Duplicate

 

[Seasidesage]

Why do you get it done it done earlier this time around?

Lockdown has kept me away from the match and the pub...

 

[dazzer6666]

Yep. Presents all bought and wrapped, dinner planned and all food ordered.

Thank God for Amazon, getting made redundant in September and lockdown meaning there wasn’t much else to do [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[maffew]

Hell no. Not finished work yet, in the midst of moving house, homeless in 9 days for 11 days, trying to forecast hotel restrictions etc,half my house is in storage, the other half on gumtree. Most shopping still to to do. Its fecking chaos. No, not ready. Nor do I expect to be!!

 

[London Irish]

Yes for once. Homeworking during lockdown surely gives you more time to plan, and I’m perennially bad at that

 

[Questions]

In so far as I am intending to utterly ignore Christmas this year, yes, yes I am.

You have children Hansy..... You can’t.

It’s 29 years ago today my dad died’

 

[Eeyore]

What is this Christmas folk speak of ?

 

[Gazwag]

What is this Christmas folk speak of ?

Two best things about Christmas - Christmas Dinner and going to festive footie - in tier 4 its just a Sunday roast for 2 and God awful crowd drone tv footie.

So yes pretty much ****ing ready

 

[dadams2k11]

Been ready present wise since September and will be doing last min food shopping tomorrow night.

Nice chilled Xmas this year thank god.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

All done. Largely thanks to Mrs T, Amazon and my credit card. All the nosh sourced from local outlet, Macknade, with delivery incoming. Two guests to dinner, my son and my old pal and neighbour, Bob the (retired) social worker, with whom I watch all footballs (and I mean all the finest footballs known to humanity, accompanied by the finest wines*). If that is against Boris' guidelines, **** him. The utter ****.

*

 

[Justice]

My other half does all that I just pay for it

 

[OzMike]

Nearly, just need a little more shopping and to get the empty spare gas cylinder for the barbie refilled.

 

[albionalbino]

I've got loads of booze and tree. Job done.