Santa's Been And Gone !!!!!

knucklehead6 · 24-12-2017 08:56PM

Mech1 wrote: »

Hello? anyone listening?

It’ll be Santa’s first visit here.

Looking forward to seeing the nippers face of complete confusion wondering why he’s getting stuff.

Capt'n Midnight · 24-12-2017 08:57PM

Currently in Turkey https://www.noradsanta.org/

Oldtree · 24-12-2017 08:59PM

Well according to the google santa tracker he is currently heading into Finland, but still has to go up and down europe and africa a few times before finally arriving here

best get to bed quick jic

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.santatracker&hl=en

PandaPoo · 24-12-2017 09:08PM

Loving this thread! Can't believe there's so many non wrappers, weirdos!!!!

Santa will be arriving here at around 11pm, there's great excitement this year. The 7 year old asked for a surprise from Santa and the 2 year old just knows she's getting presents in the morning. I'm more excited than them!!

SEPT 23 1989 · 24-12-2017 09:33PM

I have a believer in the house he is wired

He has been running in and out of the garden sprinkling reindeer food all day

I would love to step back into the comfort of the innocent magic he is feeling tonight just for a few minutes

wyrn · 24-12-2017 09:34PM

I was only thinking about this thread this morning. I think this is my favourite thread to subscribe to. It certainly was an eye opener to find that Santa doesn't wrap presents in all the houses.

Merry Christmas everyone

hairyslug · 24-12-2017 09:40PM

Mrs Slug is upstairs filling the stockings, we wrapped everything earlier, we did 1 year where we didn't wrap anything and it just didn't feel right.

She is however wrapping my gift in a black bag.

I've got my sister in law a collage photoframe and filled each frame with a suggestivee photo of me (wife has been daring me to do it for years)

bee06 · 24-12-2017 09:47PM

In my house you asked Santa for a present so what would be the point in wrapping a present when the receiver knew what it was. All surprise presents were received from the parents and wrapped.

Duckworth_Luas · 24-12-2017 09:54PM

My mother never wrapped the presents. In fact she always forgot to remove the price stickers. My older sister noticed this, and that the price tag had the name of the local toy shop on it.

"Why would Santy get our presents there? His elfs make them?"

Our father told us that the elfs were on strike, it was the 1980s, so Santy had to use other methods.

dedaw · 24-12-2017 09:56PM

Just found this thread.
Eldest just gone, she's nearly 6 and wired. Reindeer food out on the lawn, homemade brown bread, a choc from the roses and a drink laid out. And the usual carrot.

Heading back out to the lawn later with a length of timber to create tracks!!

No wrapping here or in either of our home places!!

Mech1 · 24-12-2017 10:31PM

Youngest just gone to bed, next 2 getting worried that they havent been sent up yet!

Oh and my other one, the eldest, will be helping with the setup this year.

Peatys · 24-12-2017 10:33PM

The one time the staire decides to squeak and groan when I'm trying to get their presents down from the attic right outside their door!

iamwhoiam · 24-12-2017 10:36PM

https://www.facebook.com/rtenews/videos/1921447454550914/

RobbingBandit · 24-12-2017 10:39PM

This is Halloween on Christmas so many zombies about tonight, I've got my rocket launcher at the ready can't wait to rob santa when he flies by later on.

Oldtree · 24-12-2017 11:00PM

He's just passed through lagos, time for those that need to be in bed to get in there...

Mech1 · 24-12-2017 11:08PM

Some previous years

https://flic.kr/s/aHskzh8ZuD

iguana · 25-12-2017 12:32AM

5 year old is very, very nearly asleep. I was starting to give up hope but his breathing is finally changing!

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-12-2017 12:36AM

According to met Eireann he'll be hitting the north coast about midnight, moving down the west coast and then down around to Dublin.

Maybe MT Cranium can give us a more scientific update

PandaPoo · 25-12-2017 12:49AM

He's just been here, I'm too excited to sleep now. Kids are going to be up at 8.30 which isn't too bad.

Merry Christmas boardsies

Pinch Flat · 25-12-2017 01:04AM

OK so I’m going full wrap this year. Except the bike - that’ll take me ages. But the rest is being wrapped - bike helmet, fifa 18 (partly for dad as well

) and a chewbacca onesie. Last year with santa in my place. Going to miss it

ceadaoin. · 25-12-2017 01:21AM

I like seeing this thread pop up every year.

Only 4pm here so a good while yet until santa arrives. 6 year old isn't too excited yet but I'm sure that will have changed by bedtime.

Hooks Golf Handicap · 25-12-2017 01:31AM

Jaysus, that OP.
5 years ago.
The recession hit us all hard

Mech1 · 25-12-2017 12:30PM

Sorry, we got setup then a bit tipsy and got slightly more interested in other things. Photos taken but gotta be censored first.

Later.

Mech1 · 24-12-2018 07:25PM

Is anyone awake still?

Joeseph Balls · 24-12-2018 07:30PM

Mech1 wrote: »

Is anyone awake still?

Celebrating polish Christmas at the in-laws and then making the drive home to celebrate our day tomo. Will get home around 11, crack open a can wait for santy to arrive

Hector Savage · 24-12-2018 07:35PM

https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/tracker.html

This is GREAT !!
The boys are loving this!!

DS86DS · 24-12-2018 07:37PM

For God sake, why would you not wrap the presents? Part of the magic of the morning of Christmas Day is the surprise involved.

iamwhoiam · 24-12-2018 07:38PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/tracker.html

This is GREAT !!
The boys are loving this!!

Have they seen https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1519805701381760&id=257558294273180

Mech1 · 24-12-2018 07:49PM

http://s962.photobucket.com/user/mech1111/library/santa

CelticRambler · 24-12-2018 07:57PM

DS86DS wrote: »

For God sake, why would you not wrap the presents? Part of the magic of the morning of Christmas Day is the surprise involved.

In my day, presents from the family got wrapped and put under the tree as and when they were ready. Nothing like seeing that pile getting bigger and bigger as Advent wore on. The magic of Christmas morning was knowing that you could leap out of bed and go downstairs and there'd be a different pile of presents waiting. :cool:

Santa's Been And Gone !!!!!

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