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    Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Are you feeling it?

    I am....

    There is less grumpyness.. more goodwill....shopping is still gonna be hell, but it'll work out.

    something has changed this year.. maybe the lovely summer.. but whatever it is.. Gt Britain is looking forward to Christmas more than I sense it has for a looooong time

    Do you feel it?

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Are you feeling it?

    I am....

    There is less grumpyness ....

    Do you feel it?
    Harumph!!

    Well, I have been feeling a bit off-colour. I'll have to get with the program and change gear.


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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    All my Christmas shopping so far has been via the Internet. I have a couple of click and collect items from my local outdoor shop, but I will try to avoid any major shopping centre until well after Christmas Day, apart perhaps from Sainsburys or M&S, so I can't really say I have noticed.... Except that the external house decorations in my neighbourhood seem a little more extensive this year!
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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Boiler gone, No heating or hot water, kitchen ceiling in bits, working 9 days straight then 21 days straight after Xmas, aye really not feeling it lol

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    All I know is that I can afford it less this year than any other year despite having a higher salary.

    Make of that what you will.
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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    bah humbug.

    Not feeling it at all. Neither are most of the people I know. Very few decorations anywhere. Very little xmas cheer (hell not even any xmas songs yet)......all shopping online (how xmasy is amazon?)......

    Just going through the motions......
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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    I always get myself into the christmas spirit by buying myself a present

    Christmas shopping is always the bit i hate, so getting that out the way as early as possible helps me feel in a better mood close to christmas.
    I'm really smug now as i've just finished the christmas shopping, Gone round the local town which wasn't too busy, and then finished it off online.

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post

    Just going through the motions......
    Pretty much sums it up. Even though I'm strongly anti-religion (not atheist, anti-religion), one thing I miss from my Irish childhood was a lot of the religious palaver / carol singing etc of the event. Plus up till the late 80s snow and ice was normal so it felt the part. In our consumer frenzied, global warmed, reality TV watching overpopulated planet, something has gone very wrong.

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    i work in retail so yeah - love Christmas so much.....

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Are you feeling it?

    I am....

    There is less grumpyness.. more goodwill....shopping is still gonna be hell, but it'll work out.

    something has changed this year.. maybe the lovely summer.. but whatever it is.. Gt Britain is looking forward to Christmas more than I sense it has for a looooong time

    Do you feel it?
    Nope, not been feeling it, same with the last 4 or 5 years..
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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    all the shops in town are closing/closed, council may be closing all the parks, public toilets, closing the beach from September until may. theres potholes all over the place which keep reappearing a few weeks after they've been repaired.. etc.

    the 'decorations' that were put up a few weeks ago, well half of them are broken, and the rest have fallen down.

    loads more southport news, which I won't bore you about.

    its all very merry and jolly around here

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Well, I'm very much up for it. As soon as the weather starts to turn, I can't wait 'til Christmas.

    Makes the whole freezing weather thing feel worthwhile.

    Next step is Christmas shopping on Oxford Street... there's no place quite like it IMO.

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    It's just another day that will highlight everything that's missing from my life with the added bonus bombardment of a load of capitalist nonsense, pressure to spend money I don't have on things that people don't need and the expectation that I shall be happy and joyful throughout when I have absolutely no reason to be.

    So no, not so much...

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Feeling just a few twinges, despite myself. Generally, when the sun shines (as it is doing so wonderfully today) everyone is that little bit happier, which helps at this time of year. I'm looking forward to the kids coming home, a bit of time off, an excuse to do what I want rather than what I need to and a nice walk or two with the wife. And I quite like the challenge of finding the right present and the pleasure of it being gladly received.

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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Are you feeling it?

    I am....

    There is less grumpyness.. more goodwill....shopping is still gonna be hell, but it'll work out.

    something has changed this year.. maybe the lovely summer.. but whatever it is.. Gt Britain is looking forward to Christmas more than I sense it has for a looooong time

    Do you feel it?
    NO



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    Re: Britain is READY for Christmas this year..... isn't it? It wants it....

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