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Whilst I am not the biggest fan of Christmas, I do like the day itself, despite being at 36,000ft for half the of the big day, I will get to enjoy some Texas BBQ on arrival! Anyone doing anything other than the norm?

 

If Christmas wasn't such a 4 month commercial nightmare, I'd really enjoy it, after hearing 2 months of Slade 'Merry Christmas', it's enough to send even the most tolerant of evangelists to the loony asylum. I took a flight back from the US at the end of October and Heathrow already had its Christmas trees up...I mean WTF!? I am not in the least bit religious either, so it really is just the day to spend with family or friends, something I do a lot anyway....? My house has no decorations up other than cards as I'm not going to be here and I don't have a wife and kids.....and I just can't be arsed to stick up a dead tree in the house and glue tat to it.

 

Things I love about Christmas:

 

*2 weeks off - time to tinker with the car, eat chocolate, bum around, see friends (yes, I do have some) and tinker with the car some more

*Giving presents :D

*Work Christmas Party :D

*Christmas Day itself :D

 

Things I dislike about Christmas:

 

*The tedious 4 month prelude

*Christmas music from the likes of 'Now That's What I Call Xmas'

*Sprouts :hurl:

*Christmas Cake :hurl:

*Christmas Pudding :hurl:

*Minced Pies :hurl:

*Carols

*The weather (if I'm in the UK)

*Christmas shopping (I do it ALL online now anyway, so this is redundant to a point)

*The roads - every man and his dog comes out and many people on the motorway who only drive on it once a year - terrible! :rofl:

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Polish Christmas on the 24th followed by Irish Christmas on the 25th. Hopefully head to the gym again in the morning then stuff my face with a big dinner, always nice :)

 

Office party is always great too - won a Surface Pro 4 this year (which I've changed for a PS4 and more to come), and a MacBook Air the year before last (which funded my car)! :D

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Christmas Eve has become my family's 'Christmas Day' also. My mother's side of the family is Hungarian and my sister, nephew and brother-in-law live in Germany. Continental Europe seem to celebrate it on Christmas Eve.

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I share all your concerns Si, however I draw the line at the 'sprouts'! I just wouldn't be Christmas without them.

 

I'm on leave for Christmas, for two weeks! First time in 18 years that Her Majesty hasn't encroached over the festive period, then back out to do more Carrier trials in Florida.

 

In the meantime, I have brought yet another Nissan to modify. Well it's not truly a Nissan, it shares its DNA with a Renault and Vauxhall. I'm turning an old Primastar into a Campervan; so this 2 weeks will be full of cabinet making and carpet fitting.

 

Happy Chrimbo!!

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I share all your concerns Si, however I draw the line at the 'sprouts'! I just wouldn't be Christmas without them.

 

I'm on leave for Christmas, for two weeks! First time in 18 years that Her Majesty hasn't encroached over the festive period, then back out to do more Carrier trials in Florida.

 

In the meantime, I have brought yet another Nissan to modify. Well it's not truly a Nissan, it shares its DNA with a Renault and Vauxhall. I'm turning an old Primastar into a Campervan; so this 2 weeks will be full of cabinet making and carpet fitting.

 

Happy Chrimbo!!

 

Half the population hate sprouts and people eat them at Christmas 'just because'! LOL I'd sooner not waste my stomach capacity on them. If you want to fart, eat beans! :rofl:

 

Interesting job! My job only takes me into Europe, everything else is under my own account!

 

I'm going to be car hunting whilst I'm in Texas, enjoy doing up the Primastar! They're great vans to drive and were leagues ahead of most other things that came out on its launch. Ford have only recently just caught up! Actually, their new Transit Custom is a really nice van to drive.

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Half the population hate sprouts and people eat them at Christmas 'just because'! LOL I'd sooner not waste my stomach capacity on them. If you want to fart, eat beans! :rofl:

 

Interesting job! My job only takes me into Europe, everything else is under my own account!

 

I'm going to be car hunting whilst I'm in Texas, enjoy doing up the Primastar! They're great vans to drive and were leagues ahead of most other things that came out on its launch. Ford have only recently just caught up! Actually, their new Transit Custom is a really nice van to drive.

 

Nice one mate, but you're still wrong about the sprouts lol. I also have to fly and work from Fort Worth, Texas. I haven't seen one Zed whilst working in the States, maybe I'll see one soon. All the best and safe travels.

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I'm not at all religious, so Xmas for me is all about Family. Its not what it used to be for me, but thankfully I have my daughters over the xmas period this year so I will doing my best to make it special for them.

 

This is actually the busiest period for Motorsport, inbetween race seasons, so I was lucky that my team were willing to cover for me and I get the time off this year between xmas and new year.

 

Im looking forward to cooking up plenty of Pigs in Blankets, and I've got a pair of cylinder heads for the Z to reassemble inbetween turkey sandwiches.

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All at our house for Christmas dinner then on Boxing day June and I will be jetting of to the Winter sun in Lanzarote. Only for 5 days so back for the New Year and more sprouts :drool:

 

 

 

 

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Im not feeling it this year, dont know why lol, the other half thinks im a grumpy bugger, maybe i am, but im not going to be forced to pretend im excited :thumbdown:

 

We are going to step daughters house for xmas dinner, but as her oven is knackered, muggins here has to cook it all and then we take it up to hers. Only a few streets away, but still not what i was hoping would happen :biggrin:

 

On the day i will make an effort for the sake of the kids, then thankfully it will be over :clap:Get back to some normality with no xmas songs, adverts and the same crap films on rotation, roll on the new year :punk:

 

Ahhh bumhug

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Tomorrow evening meet with son & wife at the Coq d'Argent restaurant London

Friday travel to Gatwick stay at the Sofitel Hotel Fri night

Saturday 7am fly to Tenerife for 7 days

Sunday 12 noon booked Xmas lunch at the La Torre Del Miridor Playa El Duque.

Then chill out!

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I applied for leave over Christmas as I was due to work most of it including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, my Wife's Birthday, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but as usual it was declined... so I quit my job [emoji1]

 

Happy Christmas everyone, I'm going to spending my first ever Christmas as an unemployed bum but at least I'll be with my family [emoji898][emoji322][emoji482]?[emoji485]?

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I applied for leave over Christmas as I was due to work most of it including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, my Wife's Birthday, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but as usual it was declined... so I quit my job [emoji1]

 

Happy Christmas everyone, I'm going to spending my first ever Christmas as an unemployed bum but at least I'll be with my family [emoji898][emoji322][emoji482][emoji485]

 

'Between jobs' dude! ;)

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I applied for leave over Christmas as I was due to work most of it including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, my Wife's Birthday, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but as usual it was declined... so I quit my job [emoji1]

 

Happy Christmas everyone, I'm going to spending my first ever Christmas as an unemployed bum but at least I'll be with my family [emoji898][emoji322][emoji482]壟[emoji485]弄

 

After talking to you about work, i figure you have another possibility in mind so im not shocked lol, have fun and really enjoy yourself, you might even get used to it :thumbup:

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This Christmas I shall mostly be eating sprouts and attending Church. NOT.

I have several variants of Tequila and Rum I shall be delving into on the eve of the baby Jesus' big day, thereafter I shall be sampling the delights of chocolate based goodies whilst watching Queenie Liz give her anus horribulous speech. Boxing day will be a period of reflection and replays of The Great Escape with further advanced intervention into the wonderful world of Craft Beer and its associated pleasures. All with a big bag of the finest collie weed I can procure. Tuesday to Thursday will be driving in my Zed at any opportunity, closely followed by yet more Champagne and Lobster frivolity over the New Year celebrations. Then alas, I'll shall return back to reality. A wiser and happier dude all round I should think, eh what.

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Finnish work on friday night although ive let my slaves finnish earlier this week (i do have a heart)...couple of days of welding,light fabrication and telling the wife how much i love her while i get buckets of fresh coffee fired into my workshop. Then next week back to work and get on with trying to finnish a massive massive roof contract before the begining of April while trying inbetween to grab a few days in Iceland and back over to Sweden with the possibilty of buying a summer lodge where no humans walk hopefully:yes:. Christmas i love it !!!

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Finnish work on friday night although ive let my slaves finnish earlier this week (i do have a heart)...couple of days of welding,light fabrication and telling the wife how much i love her while i get buckets of fresh coffee fired into my workshop. Then next week back to work and get on with trying to finnish a massive massive roof contract before the begining of April while trying inbetween to grab a few days in Iceland and back over to Sweden with the possibilty of buying a summer lodge where no humans walk hopefully:yes:. Christmas i love it !!!

 

Sweden is lovely mate, prepare your wallet though as it's very expensive.

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Sweden is lovely mate, prepare your wallet though as it's very expensive.

 

Been a few times now and ive just come back from there Si...just a wonderfull unspoilt place but as you have said a tad expensive,small price to pay though for clean streets and roads,unclutted driving,Locals who seem to be born friendly and carry it on all there lives,plus a few more reasons that ime not going to get into on this thread:wink: Actually the wife and i commented on how "American" it all looks houses,shopping areas ect which is why we and especiallyher seen to gell to

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