It's that time of the year coming up, Santa is calling

[CaaC (John)+]

Well, this is where your bank balances get hit for gifts and whatnot, my wife and I like getting our presents early and hiding them away, but the bloody cost nowadays for decent presents is stupid. We normally concentrate on the young ones first, but this year, our 2 oldest grandsons are quite happy with dosh and aftershave, etc.

Wee Kaiden was a different story, he kept hinting at a PlayStation 5 as an early present and a few odds and bobs at Christmas time so we relented and managed to get one at a snip at £437.00, which knocked me for fucking six.

Are any of you lot spending much this Christmas or are you all just looking forward to the booze and telling Santa to piss off!!!! 

 

[Toinho]

That's a massive present! Fair play to you both.

 

We are getting the girls their first proper bicycles. I need to assemble them though, they're currently hidden away in a box and I will need to navigate how I can put them together without them seeing them... I will do my best not to leave it to the last minute haha. We will probably get other bits and pieces for them. They are the only people I buy for these days! We shall be off to the rich cousins house for xmas, they have a heated (not that it will be needed in December) non chlorine world class bloody pool, among other insane features of the property..... be nice!

[CaaC (John)+]

8 hours ago, Toinho said:

they have a heated (not that it will be needed in December) non chlorine world class bloody pool

I can just imagine having a 'dip' in that, half pissed on Christmas day 

The prezzie for Kaiden did cost a wee bit but it's worth it, you see kids these days around Christmas time running around the streets smashing up cars and whatnot.

I was lucky when I was a kid. I got a Beano & Dandy book, a cowboy hat, and a gun, and that was it.

[MUFC]

For those of you who celebrate Christmas. Do any of you eat out on Christmas day or cook at home? Quite a few in recent years have started going out to eat as they can't be bothered with the cooking.

[Happy Blue]

6 minutes ago, MUFC said:

For those of you who celebrate Christmas. Do any of you eat out on Christmas day or cook at home? Quite a few in recent years have started going out to eat as they can't be bothered with the cooking.

For me Christmas day is at home cooking a big chicken dinner, boxing day for going out and seeing family

 @CaaC (John) spent 3k already having 4 kids  2 teenage sons want Xbox's and phones while the daughters want dolls houses, bikes etc but no better feeling than seeing your children all excited on Christmas day. we take presents to the local children's home too so gets a bit expensive at this time of year 

[CaaC (John)+]

56 minutes ago, Happy Blue said:

For me Christmas day is at home cooking a big chicken dinner, boxing day for going out and seeing family

 @CaaC (John) spent 3k already having 4 kids  2 teenage sons want Xbox's and phones while the daughters want dolls houses, bikes etc but no better feeling than seeing your children all excited on Christmas day. we take presents to the local children's home too so gets a bit expensive at this time of year 

Our kids are not kids anymore but they gave me and the wife 3 grandsons, really it's wee Kaiden that is costing a lot as the other 2 grandsons are old now and chasing the crumpet so cash and some aftershave will do them.

It was a nice touch of you to give presents for your local children's home , something we would do if we won the lottery.

All we need now for Christmas is snow. They (met) keep saying it's on its way, but we haven't seen it yet.

[MUFC]

Do you get much traffic in your area near Christmas?

[CaaC (John)+]

46 minutes ago, MUFC said:

Do you get much traffic in your area near Christmas?

Just the normal here in Leith, Edinburgh will be jam-packed I know that like any other capital with Christmas tourists etc.