Gramaisc
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No rush with mine - get them in the January sales.
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Mundane facts about your day: Part Deux.
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proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Cheapskate...
littleme
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Don't worry, the 'shop' is open till 7pm on Christmas eve..... I should know, I'm closing it. For all your everyday essentials.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
How come you drew the short straw?
Thehooperman
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Gadget
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Shhhhh! The Christmas thing isn't allowed to really be even thought of at our house yet. Unless a cooker materialises (our school support liaison is trying to get us one) in time the Christmas lunch will be what will fit or can be done in the airfryer, slow cooker and microwave. It'll be unusual lol. I have one present, the rest may have to be chocolate till another time. Nope, nope panic setting in, deep breaths. I might allow thinking about it next week.
staffordjas
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My dad always used to leave his presents and food shopping until late christmas eve afternoon. He used to stand outside the butchers which was next to Woolworths years ago, and as soon as all the meat pies and other stuff was reduced he'd be in there .
(My parents didn't have much money in those days though, so only way he could get a good shop in, was in the last minute sales. They bought some knocked down paint to do up a second hand dolls house for me one xmas eve ..... painted it late once me and my brother had gone to bed, but being such cheapo stuff it hadn't dried by the time we got up at 3am announcing "He's been
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)I like to get my presents done and dusted nice and early . Presents already all wrapped , although I've only got hubby and sons and hubbys work colleague who is being given hers today 'just incase ' . Already got hers to us under the tree , as it was delivered straight to our house the other day.
BobClay
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When I was a kid I remember my Dad buying a bottle of Malt Whiskey in the Labour Club on Christmas Eve, on the way home going up the Lammascote Road he dropped it and it shattered in the gutter.
He was still crying on New Years Day !!!
When I was at sea and paying off a ship I always bought a bottle of Glenfiddich for him (very cheap on a ship.) He'd have a few sips, then start reminiscing about the bottle of malt that passed on all those years before.
He was still crying on New Years Day !!!
When I was at sea and paying off a ship I always bought a bottle of Glenfiddich for him (very cheap on a ship.) He'd have a few sips, then start reminiscing about the bottle of malt that passed on all those years before.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
We never had 2 ha'pennies rub together in our house. I'm sure my Dad bought everything we ate on the cheap. But at Christmas both my parents pushed that boat out just a bit. The only fruit you ever saw in our house was apples, normally Golden Delicious, Christmas we had Tangerines/Satsumas, Bananas, Grapes. Can anyone remember the oval boxes of Dates and Figs? Being a New Years Eve baby, I always seemed to get a joint present, always felt a bit robbed at that.My dad always used to leave his presents and food shopping until late christmas eve afternoon. He used to stand outside the butchers which was next to Woolworths years ago, and as soon as all the meat pies and other stuff was reduced he'd be in there .
(My parents didn't have much money in those days though, so only way he could get a good shop in, was in the last minute sales. They bought some knocked down paint to do up a second hand dolls house for me one xmas eve ..... painted it late once me and my brother had gone to bed, but being such cheapo stuff it hadn't dried by the time we got up at 3am announcing "He's been
I like to get my presents done and dusted nice and early . Presents already all wrapped , although I've only got hubby and sons and hubbys work colleague who is being given hers today 'just incase ' . Already got hers to us under the tree , as it was delivered straight to our house the other day.
My Mum would have a dickie fit if she knew what I spent on just the two of us for food each week. I know times have changed, and wages have got better, But I know what it's like to go to bed hungry, always said there's no way my kids would do that.
The only time you saw alcohol in our house was Christmas, then it was a bottle of Sherry, half of which Mum had put in the trifle. And a few cans of Mackesons for Dad.When I was a kid I remember my Dad buying a bottle of Malt Whiskey in the Labour Club on Christmas Eve, on the way home going up the Lammascote Road he dropped it and it shattered in the gutter.
He was still crying on New Years Day !!!
When I was at sea and paying off a ship I always bought a bottle of Glenfiddich for him (very cheap on a ship.) He'd have a few sips, then start reminiscing about the bottle of malt that passed on all those years before.
Gramaisc
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Glam
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That's them. My Mother loved them, Haven't eaten the things in over 40 years.
Gramaisc
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I suspect they are still about - there's a date on that box, not just dates inside it...
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
staffordjas
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The one and only time I had dates , was when someone brought in one of those oval boxes for a primary school picnic. We had never had squash or pop in our house so when the teacher came around the picnic table pouring half an inch of squash into everyones cup , I said "this isn't much is it " and knocked it back in one gulp. Then she came around with the water jug.... Got told off for being stupid , and didn't believe that I'd never seen squash before.
Only time we ever had pop as kids was when we went for a very rare visit to The Crown at Hyde Lea. Kids only allowed in beer garden and great memories of a big lawn , lots of wooden benches & tables , and finding the little blue salt pack inside the crisp packet. Still never had pop or squash at home until we got married and hubby drank it.
Just realised I've never actually never been back to the Crown at Hyde Lea again since I was about 5 yrs old. Thought I'd taken hubby on a tour of all the pubs in Stafford , but completely forgot about that one! Might have a run out there sometime for a change .
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
We did. but it was only ever for Dad and my youngest sister. Us older two had the choice of Tea or water, and by water I mean council pop out of the tap, or we drank out of the stream. Bottled water wasn't heard of and certainly wasn't for the likes of us yokels. Pop was a really rare thing too, another treat at Christmas. It wasn't just our house tho, I grew up in a village where all the kids were grateful for everything they had.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
That's the spirit. Then when everybody is complaining of being bored on Boxing Day afternoon, they can all play a game of match the Tupperware and put it all away for you.