It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

Sheep Shagger

Among the COVID doom and gloom news, two very important announcements....

Reeling in the years for the 2000's starts screening from 11 April on RTE One.

Easter doughnuts from Offbeat Doughnuts have been unveiled...goes on sale from Wednesday week.

Posy

I normally don't think it's a good idea to make RITY so soon after the decade (lack of perspective/objectivity/nostalgia) but even 2019 is probably going to feel like 40 years ago right now.

jellybear

Awh lads, what a Monday!!

I broke a finger and tore the tendon this morning...in a splint for 8 weeks. I'm consoling myself with a Smarties Chocolate Orange Easter egg.

Hope everyone else had a better day!!:D

I may just have to hunt down these Easter doughnuts. I love doughnuts!!

Really looking forward to the new Reeling in the Years. I get so emotional watching it!

Posy

Oh no, jellybear, you poor thing!!

I'm glad you have consolation chocolate!

Caranica

Ouch jellybear. Hope you've got good drugs and you heal well!

freshpopcorn

When I heard about Reeling in the Years my first thought was there's ten episodes and by the end of them we'll be into the 100's in the countdown.

DvB

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I heard about Reeling in the Years my first thought was there's ten episodes and by the end of them we'll be into the 100's in the countdown.

And I thought I was bad, love it FP!!

Posy

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I heard about Reeling in the Years my first thought was there's ten episodes and by the end of them we'll be into the 100's in the countdown.

Ah, FP- you're a weirdo, but you're our weirdo.

Autosport

Hope you get better soon Jelly and enjoy those eggs

TRS30

Sorry to heard about your injuries Jelly, hope they heal quickly. I'm sure the chocolate will help

Cork Lass

Wishing you a speedy recovery Jelly - in the meantime, enjoy the eggs and donuts

jellybear

Awh thanks guys!! I'm shocked how much you rely on your little finger...everything is so much harder to do when you can't use it!!:D

Just back from our walk and it's so much chillier out there!!

Hope everyone has a lovely Tuesday:)

CheerLouth

Hello lovely Christmas people! Back to work for me (a few days a week) so back to posting

There is no way I'm going to be able to catch up on the last year of posts so hoping everyone is doing ok and keeping well in the never-ending lockdown!

In other news, it's March 23rd and I have no Christmas shopping done

DvB

CheerLouth wrote: »

Hello lovely Christmas people! Back to work for me (a few days a week) so back to posting

There is no way I'm going to be able to catch up on the last year of posts so hoping everyone is doing ok and keeping well in the never-ending lockdown!

In other news, it's March 23rd and I have no Christmas shopping done

Welcome back CL... hope all is good!! You haven't missed much really, its been pretty quiet in fact

TRS30

CheerLouth wrote: »

Hello lovely Christmas people! Back to work for me (a few days a week) so back to posting

There is no way I'm going to be able to catch up on the last year of posts so hoping everyone is doing ok and keeping well in the never-ending lockdown!

In other news, it's March 23rd and I have no Christmas shopping done

Good to see you back CL

Same old, same old around these parts. The favorite Christmas (movie/add/song) threads have been the highlight the last few weeks.

DenMan

Get well soon jellybear. Take care of yourself.

freshpopcorn

The clocks have gone forward but it’s windy and raining outside and it feels more like late October.

DvB

Looking forward to seeing the longer evenings now, though looking at the forecast for the week ahead the weather is a bit scitsophrenic, decent enough start, wet and windy middle, improving for the Easter weekend and a possibility of snow on Easter Monday.... mad stuff altogether. Still we're in to the 30s on the weeks and 'summertime' on the clocks so we're well motoring now.

Littlehorny

I heard someone in work say that the time is going to stay like this now, we won't be putting the clocks back in October.
Is this true? It will leave the mornings in December very dark.

pottokblue

Accidently watched a french christmas flick on netflicks lastnight 'le 10 jours en or' about the relationship/roadtrip between a salesman and an abandoned boy.

Had a yumyum beligan hotchocolate with marshmallows and cinnamon for breakfast this morning hard to believe easter only a week away and chirstmas 40ish weeks away...

appledrop

Littlehorny wrote: »

I heard someone in work say that the time is going to stay like this now, we won't be putting the clocks back in October.
Is this true? It will leave the mornings in December very dark.

No it's not true. The EU were going to introduce it this year but it has all stalled now and not going ahead, partly due to Brexit as NI and Republic would be on different time zone.

Posy

Yeah, the EU voted in 2019 to abolish daylight savings, and this should have been the last change but it looks like Brexit has stalled that.

It's just the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it? :rolleyes:


Plus, I think EU countries each had to decide if they would 'stick' on summer or winter time, and that created another set of issues!

Caranica

I always thought the clocks should go forward on a Friday night to give you the weekend to adjust and go back on a Sunday night to make Monday a little easier.

PaulT21

Caranica wrote: »

I always thought the clocks should go forward on a Friday night to give you the weekend to adjust and go back on a Sunday night to make Monday a little easier.

Now that's great thinking:D

Posy

Caranica wrote: »

I always thought the clocks should go forward on a Friday night to give you the weekend to adjust and go back on a Sunday night to make Monday a little easier.

I literally just said that to someone last night.

TRS30

Little lad doesn’t believe it’s nearly bedtime as he said it’s too bright out!!

SCOOP 64

TRS30 wrote: »

Little lad doesn’t believe it’s nearly bedtime as he said it’s too bright out!!

Ah, let him stay up and watch home alone2 (film4)

jellybear

TRS30 wrote: »

Little lad doesn’t believe it’s nearly bedtime as he said it’s too bright out!!

We're currently going through that kind of bedtime with little man, although he's only 19 months so not voicing his opposition just yet ...he's just dropped his soother AGAIN, I hate that sound!!...wish me luck :P

Loughc

Caranica wrote: »

I always thought the clocks should go forward on a Friday night to give you the weekend to adjust and go back on a Sunday night to make Monday a little easier.

Caranica 4 prez

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

Caranica 4 prez

Running against Posy so we can have some presidential debates.

Would be great for the stats