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19-12-2019 02:17PM

Christmas would nearly put you off Christmas.

Squidgy Black · 19-12-2019 02:20PM

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Christmas would nearly put you off Christmas.

I feel genuinely sorry for anyone working retail. Went up to the Jervis there on lunch and JD sports was just full of junkies screeching and getting thick with the youngfellas working because they didn't have runners in their size.

Dave_The_Sheep · 19-12-2019 02:47PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I feel genuinely sorry for anyone working retail. Went up to the Jervis there on lunch and JD sports was just full of junkies screeching and getting thick with the youngfellas working because they didn't have runners in their size.

Used to work in that store. Getting flashbacks here.

Podge_irl · 19-12-2019 03:05PM

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Watch The Expanse. I binged season 4 in a few days. Best sci-fi out there.

It's absolutely fantastic. Holds up incredibly well to re-watching as well - did a full run through before this season and enjoyed it immensely.

Clegg · 20-12-2019 02:07PM

I second/third the recommendations for The Expense. Best sci fi on TV right now.

20-12-2019 02:10PM

Clegg wrote: »

I second/third the recommendations for The Expense. Best sci fi on TV right now.

I've only watched season 1 so will watch the rest over Christmas. Between that and The Witcher I'm fairly set.

20-12-2019 02:12PM

Watched an episode of The Witcher this morning. Delighted to say its not terrible. It's actually good.

20-12-2019 02:15PM

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Watched an episode of The Witcher this morning. Delighted to say its not terrible. It's actually good.

Building the new PC and am going to play through both Witcher 3 expansions to put the rig under a nice bit of pressure.

20-12-2019 02:22PM

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Building the new PC and am going to play through both Witcher 3 expansions to put the rig under a nice bit of pressure.

Have you not played the expansions yet? They're both very good. I rarely finish games these days but managed to do every story mission in that game.

20-12-2019 03:18PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Have you not played the expansions yet? They're both very good. I rarely finish games these days but managed to do every story mission in that game.

Nah I've completed the main story and a lot of the side quests. I've both expacs but havn't touched either.

Clegg · 20-12-2019 03:33PM

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Nah I've completed the main story and a lot of the side quests. I've both expacs but havn't touched either.

They're both brilliant. Hearts of Stone is 10-15 hours of tight plot. The best bit of storytelling the Witcher has ever done.

Blood and Wine is essentially the main game in a new, exotic locale. It's the perfect denouement to the trilogy.

sydthebeat · 20-12-2019 04:08PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Watched an episode of The Witcher this morning. Delighted to say its not terrible. It's actually good.

That's on the list of my Christmas binge this year

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-12-2019 04:13PM

Clegg wrote: »

They're both brilliant. Hearts of Stone is 10-15 hours of tight plot. The best bit of storytelling the Witcher has ever done.

Blood and Wine is essentially the main game in a new, exotic locale. It's the perfect denouement to the trilogy.

Can't agree more with Clegg here. It's superb.

20-12-2019 04:29PM

Clegg wrote: »

They're both brilliant. Hearts of Stone is 10-15 hours of tight plot. The best bit of storytelling the Witcher has ever done.

Blood and Wine is essentially the main game in a new, exotic locale. It's the perfect denouement to the trilogy.

Better content than the main game imo, and the main game is pretty amazing itself.

I don't think I could ever commit to playing through them again though, you're easily looking at 120+ hours of content.

thomond2006 · 20-12-2019 06:20PM

Off until Friday 3rd.

Bliss.

mfceiling · 20-12-2019 06:27PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Off until Friday 3rd.

Bliss.

Same...off to the 3rd.

Of February.

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-12-2019 06:35PM

... you lucky bastard.

Zzippy · 20-12-2019 06:45PM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

... you lucky bastard.

He just had major surgery. According to the stats he's lucky to be alive...

shootermacg · 20-12-2019 08:28PM

Surprised people don't work the Monday, it's not like there's anyone there to check up on you. I work from home when I want (which is mostly) and I've currently carried in 72 days holidays from last year.

Squidgy Black · 20-12-2019 08:30PM

I'm in Monday and Tuesday. Management are all off, all the PMs are off and we've no tasks assigned to us.

In Monday and watch Netflix in a meeting room, stroll in around 10 on Tuesday and be sent home at lunchtime. Saves me from taking an extra two days leave.

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-12-2019 08:32PM

Zzippy wrote: »

He just had major surgery. According to the stats he's lucky to be alive...

... The lucky bastard.

But yes I had forgotten that!

Synode · 20-12-2019 09:03PM

Podge_irl wrote: »

It's absolutely fantastic. Holds up incredibly well to re-watching as well - did a full run through before this season and enjoyed it immensely.

Doing a rerun myself. Very enjoyable. The first time I watched Seasons 1 to 3 I ended up going on to the books (well, audiobooks) straight after which are all excellent.

shootermacg · 20-12-2019 10:32PM

witcher season 1 is out, it's not too bad so far, only 2 episodes in.

Clegg · 20-12-2019 11:42PM

I've been rewatching the previous Star Wars movies in the lead up to Rise of Skywalker. The prequels are worse than I remember. They did an incredible job of making the Jedi out to be the most incompetent organisation around. From failing to see the growing Sith threat from right under their noses, to spectacularly mismanaging Anakin's problems. Telling him to ignore Padme and his love for her was the very thing that drive him to Palpatine.

And people say The Last Jedi ruined their mystique.

mfceiling · 20-12-2019 11:58PM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

... The lucky bastard.

But yes I had forgotten that!

Major (minor) surgery, heating broke down in the house and we had to get a new boiler fitted. Washing machine broke down. Got up this morning and the valves in the hot press starting leaking in the middle of the night and the water had pìssed through the living room ceiling and left a swimming pool on the living room floor. Herself and the eldest 2 are in bed with the flu...and did I mention my granny passed away on Wednesday night and is being buried tomorrow.

Happy Christmas everyone...

sydthebeat · 21-12-2019 02:02AM

shootermacg wrote: »

witcher season 1 is out, it's not too bad so far, only 2 episodes in.

Just watched episode one, knowing nothing about the Storyline.

I hope it gets better, episode one was slow enough and filled with a load of fantasy tropes already.

Zzippy · 21-12-2019 12:22PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Major (minor) surgery, heating broke down in the house and we had to get a new boiler fitted. Washing machine broke down. Got up this morning and the valves in the hot press starting leaking in the middle of the night and the water had pìssed through the living room ceiling and left a swimming pool on the living room floor. Herself and the eldest 2 are in bed with the flu...and did I mention my granny passed away on Wednesday night and is being buried tomorrow.

Happy Christmas everyone...

Sorry for your troubles MF. On the other hand, now is probably a good time to buy a lotto ticket

kuang1 · 21-12-2019 01:33PM

That's rough mf.

Law of averages seriously in your favour shortly though. Gotta be.

Hang in there.

molloyjh · 21-12-2019 11:58PM

Jaysus mf, that's fairly sh!t. All the best to you and yours. The worm will turn, hopefully soon!

troyzer · 22-12-2019 09:29AM

I genuinely think the prequels are better than that absolute ****e.

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