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I am doing nowt, a couple of beers but mostly exercising, stopped smoking, gonna get back to the weights and boxing. I suppose Christmas means different things to different people?

Do my usual Christmas period 'gain a stone, lose a stone' by gorging and drinking and so on. This year it'll be more difficult because of work- can't gain weight for the life of me! (I understand many of you will hate me for this, but the way I see it once I find it hard to lose weight I'll probably be quite dead quite soon).

First christmas after the 'rents divorced as well, so shall be the first attempt at the juggling act that becomes (I expect to fail miserably)

Hybernating as much as I can and waking up when its all over. The day the decorations come down is one of my favourite days of the year

Road trip to Berlin, catch the 05.30 train to Calais, lazy drive to Hanover for an overnight stop, then onto Berlin for 6 days , Going to drop into Arnhem and Nihmeghen( a bit like the 85th/101st airborne did) on the way back. 

Christmas is for losers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysfQjKKi70

Bah, humbug.

I'll be on the beach, drinking.

Family, mates, presents, food, fuck loads of sport on telly, time off work. Oh and plenty of booze.

Absolutely terrible time of year, no wonder the likes of Sippo and Chalkies can't stand it.

Retards.

Year one, avoid both and set out your stall.

Scotland for Xmas, Ireland for New Year. Booze, food and generally not doing very much. Love it!

Eat loads.
Drink loads.
Enjoy some time with the family and not stressing about work or the impending house move.

I like!

My parents split in '95. Alternating Christmas betwixt Mum and Dad wasn't all that bad as a young kid because I essentially got two Christmases.

As an adult, I now have to juggle Christmases between Mum, Dad and the in-laws.

I'm working all of the main days,which is both annoying and a bit of a relief.

Parent down Xmas along with In Laws, twins birthday and Wedding Anniversay on 28th and then up to Swindon for my birthday on the 1st.

Off work from 23rd to 2nd - I like it as its the only time of the year when you can take time off of work and when you return you don't suffer death by email.

15 days off from work from Tuesday 18th at 5pm = lie ins, food, booze, sports! Happy days!

Tuesday is the 17th, this I know as I'm off work for Christmas as of Thursday the 19th :toocool:

The Christmas period itself is bloody decent, no work, plenty of oppotunities to booze, etc but the actual day itself is fucking tedious if certain family members/inlaws are twats

Even earlier for me then, got my dates wrong! Tuesday 17th at 5pm!  :D

Back down to Wiltshire for about a week. Lots of food, family, presents, a rare trip to the CG, loads of TV, and the annual village footy match on Boxing Day. Lovely.

Out for Xmas dinner this year at the Eagle in Little Coxwell....will be doing my utmost to do a few festive things including visiting Lacock Abbey and the such.
Not to mention spending time with family.......New Years Eve will be spent at South Marston Country Club.

Mark Lawrensen used to run the Eagle at Little Coxwell, I hope they've fumigated it.

Many many moons ago, I used to go out there when the landlady used to hand make the best Cornish pasties this side of the River Tamar.

Probably wrong as i think they are both towns?
Shrivy v Highworth?

christmas eve with my family for a polish wigilia, then to the wifes parents for xmas day.

Cooking for parents and in laws on the day, doing my best Keith Floyd. Seeing friends, loads of good food and booze, long spell off work, playing Xbox with my son......I love xmas  :pint:

Often go to Lacock over Christmas, nice place for a wonder around and a pint of real ale beside a log fire. Imber church is open to the public from the 27th Dec until the 5th of Jan if you've never been its well worth a visit.

As i believe Ive whinged about before, Im having a hernia op on the 23rd so fuck all.  Hopefully make it up for a new years eve do in Manchester.  Fancy dress, theme is good and evil.  Probably going as Boris Johnson.

Mesh insert?

Yep.

Ah, an elite club on here  ;)

Local Anaestetic.  Not looking forward to being awake for it!  And the post op bruising.  The term black balled is one that has been mentioned!

Inguenal? Local?  :eek:  Post op for me was quite bad, but don't let that worry you!  :)

Take away the pain, leave the swelling please doc.

He'll be wearing joggers for a few weeks  :)

Its not often I agree with DMR, but bugger me is he right this time.  What's not to like?  If you live alone and won't see anybody I can understand it, but if you see family and friends, have a bit of time of, and eat and drink more than you usually would, and can't find any joy in that, then you're a pretty miserable fucker.

Sometimes you can't drink though as you have to go out visiting family etc. That's the bit I don't like. I wish we could get family to come to us but it's not practical.

Not all of us get time off from work.

My next day off will be Christmas Day and I'll be back in Boxing Day

Get the missus to drive?

It can be a fucking shitter for self employed people that don't receive a salary. Being without work, and an income, because of other people's fantasy beliefs is not good.

Fortunately for me this year I have enough money and will be spending time on the beach where I should get to forget all about it.

I'm not self employed, I will have my family around me, I don't have to work. Guess i'm just miserable.

Buy some Workmans ham !  :I'm a complete mofleakin Deak

...through your own choice...

I'm going to make you some tomato mince pies to cheer you up :)

First Christmas in 10 years off, finally approved Annual Leave!!.....Will be eating and drinking copious amounts...

The day the decs come down will cheer me up

Going in Boxing Day is certainly not my choice...

I can imagine the scene of you answering the door to Carol singers  :toughguy:

Christmas Morning at ours, with me cooking and spending most the morning untying those little plastic wires from the kids toys. 10 minute walk to my Mums for the late afternoon evening.

Boxing Day- 11am 10 mile Time Trial with the local cycling club. Pub dinner( with one eye on my phone checking the score) with inlaws then to theirs for the rest of the Day.

Had some 2 days ago told them to do one and shut the door

 :D. I used to enjoy watching married with children in the early 90's. Can you change your username to Al Bundy?  :)

My hero! Ed O'Neill was great as Al Bundy

Legend.

He is superb in Modern Family as well, that show cracks me up

I have 2 weeks off from the 21st so will be getting fatter from then on.
Having numerous gatherings at my house this year with various folk. Looking forward to it.

Christmas Eve is always a cracking night out. Better than NYE.

Accordingly I hope to spend my Xmas morning slinging one up some monstrosity then trying to get her to fuck off before my mother comes round to pick me up.

Indeed, every year we vow to put money aside to cover the 2 week site shutdown my husband has without pay.  Every year, something crops up which prevents us from doing that.  We won't get properly back on top of our money until mid February.

Well here's a tip for you.

Don't spend Xmas Eve in Ireland - no pubs open

You get a lot of tired and emotional ladies during the festive period....the bulk of the Christmas stuff falls firmly at their door. Evidenced by fellas on here...when asked what they do, answer doss about, eat loads drink loads...the burden falls on the women...which is why, given half the chance they're out on the razzle.

Brings a new meaning to "ho ho ho, merry christmas!"

It's nice to know you spend your christmas as awful a human being as the rest of the year. Nothing if not consistent!

Nile?....oops.

No doubt she'll be saying the same thing

That's the joys of nights, you won't be working Christmas eve though! (Unless there's more overtime...)

My first Xmas back in the UK for 11 years, so looking forward to it.

Only thing missing is a Boxing Day game at the CG.

I'm cooking the Xmas dinner as per usual. Be nice to get the family round once more

Don't worry, most of us that have been here for the last 11 years haven't seen a Boxing Day game at the CG either :(

My mrs is working Christmas day so me and a mate are having a 'white Christmas.'

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

I'm going round Iffy's Onion Bhaji's for Christmas dinner. Should mean I can squeeze a pint or two down the pub before and/or after too :)

Working - all of it! :-(

jiz?

Getting fed up of them now.

I'll be in the night before Xmas Eve, so will technically be working midnight to 7am of Xmas Eve
...but then technical I won't be at work Boxing Day. I'll just be in as soon as the clock hits 00:00 and it's no longer Boxing Day/Bank holiday...

Last year I did 0630-1830 23rd, 24th, 25th...1830-0630 26th & 27th...then back on 0630-1830 on New Years Day....

I'm chuffed to bits at getting Annual Leave this year!!...Although I am back on 0630-1830 again on NYD!

I think he means white lines.

Is that an EDL thing with Crispy?

Note: I keep getting EDL & EDF mixed up!

About time some of the roads were re-marked, it's getting ridiculous. Good on you chaps for spending your christmas doing a piece of public service.

I think DRS is enjoying christmas

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/Santa_zps7dabe0ba.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jamiethon/media/Santa_zps7dabe0ba.jpg.html)

Jesus, Deano I'm going to print and put that up in the school :nod:

Thanks for posing that. Just had to explain the the Mrs why I was looking at scantily clad blokes on the internet.

(http://i.imgur.com/ZMLVZjE.gif)

 :please:

Good lad

Here you go CS, skip to 4'36.  ;)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtE6ybbYPIQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFtE6ybbYPIQ#

That must be the shittest Swindon tattoo of all time.

You havn't seen the one under the stocking then :eek: :eek:

You've never seen Gazzza's then.

Or Jimmy Mac.

I haven't seen Swindon Town Dave around for years, what happened?

Boxing day at Brentford after all  :) Christmas day and Boxing day family do in Ruislip. Carry on the instruction/brainwashing to niece and nephews regarding allegiance for Town instead of Watford / QPR, although weirdly without my influence their choice has always been for following the team of their fathers birth as oppose to local temptations. So a quick drive down dinner time walk along the Thames for a bit. quick pint or two and watch the Town win - job is a jolly Christmas good one !

Still rocking around the mail center... absolute legend!

Merry Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSBvvXnbx4#t=28

Festive jubblies, nom nom nom.

And coupled with suggestive hand-action campanology

I love Christmas, But mainly enjoy it indoors with family and friends, as soon as you go outdoors it's full of traffic jams and people going mad trying to get a bargain in the shops :headhurts: that said can't wait for tomorrow and Brentford on Boxing Day  :pint: merry Christmas you bunch of cunts :)

Finished work then have we ??

:nod:

Some more al bundy for CS  :)

1'04 could be me  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9OEM6DWdZGQ

Thank fuck that's over for another year. Never seen Al Bundy before 4D but he's got the right idea, although my kids definitely think I'm more Homer. 

Married with Children. Classic. He's a bit bigger in Modern Family now:)

Been down the shops to dump a load of cans off to the can bank as the box was full. Got another house full later today so needed to make space.
spilling beer dregs over my new top wasn't planned though >:(

Very unproffesional arriba - spilling beer.

The blame lies solely with the buggers who didn't empty their cans. Buggers

If you start a can or bottle you finish it, its quite simple.