Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

Postgrad10 · 11-07-2019 12:30pm

When does the BT Christmas shop open?

freshpopcorn · 11-07-2019 12:40pm

Postgrad10 wrote: »

When does the BT Christmas shop open?

About the third Thursday in August!

leahyl · 15-07-2019 12:43pm

Currently listening to Christmas tunes on the Christmas fm digital station

TRS30 · 15-07-2019 9:07pm

leahyl wrote: »

Currently listening to Christmas tunes on the Christmas fm digital station

Have the app on the phone, so love that literally with one click i can Christmas tunes ðŸ˜„ even better you can go out if the app and it keeps playing so have it on in the background while looking at other things

DvB · 16-07-2019 8:27am

As big a fan I am of Christmas I must admit I rarely get any real urge to isten to crimbo tunes in the middle of the year. It just feels weird to me. Come November when the adverts start though I'll start to get into the mood, though I rarely go full on until December.

I must admit though earlier in the year I did get a buzz listening to a christmas playlist when out having to drive the wifes car around for an hour or so in order to recharge the cars battery... when it came on I initially went to change it but decided to leave it... though it was a complete one off, reckon it'll be the most wonderful time of the year & the launch of Christmas FM going live before the tunes come back on for me.

TRS30 · 16-07-2019 10:46am

I’d be the same in the main. I think it’s more just knowing it’s there and sometimes if I’m feeling a bit down I like to just listen to a couple of songs to take my mind off things.

DvB · 16-07-2019 11:01am

TRS30 wrote: »

I’d be the same in the main. I think it’s more just knowing it’s there and sometimes if I’m feeling a bit down I like to just listen to a couple of songs to take my mind off things.

I use the forum here for my 'cheer up' requirements. Love reading through the classic threads such as CHristmas Eve traditions & the old adverts threads, they can really lift the spirits (mine anyway) when I'm under the weather or feeling stressed out with work or suchlike. Had a really hard time of it a few years ago & came in here regularly & genuinely think some of the threads in here saved me, they made me smile & shone some light at a time I felt I was stuck in a very dark place.

newmem · 16-07-2019 1:51pm

DvB wrote: »

I use the forum here for my 'cheer up' requirements. Love reading through the classic threads such as CHristmas Eve traditions & the old adverts threads, they can really lift the spirits (mine anyway) when I'm under the weather or feeling stressed out with work or suchlike. Had a really hard time of it a few years ago & came in here regularly & genuinely think some of the threads in here saved me, they made me smile & shone some light at a time I felt I was stuck in a very dark place.

Thoroughly agree with you DVB. I have often visited the site when feeling under the weather and Just reading a few posts on this forum always cheers me up and give us something to look forward to. Thanks everyone for making this such a wonderful Thread.:D

Posy · 16-07-2019 7:44pm

I'm glad we could help in some small way, DvB. I hope you're in a better place now.

Loughc · 17-07-2019 12:18am

DvB wrote: »

I use the forum here for my 'cheer up' requirements. Love reading through the classic threads such as CHristmas Eve traditions & the old adverts threads, they can really lift the spirits (mine anyway) when I'm under the weather or feeling stressed out with work or suchlike. Had a really hard time of it a few years ago & came in here regularly & genuinely think some of the threads in here saved me, they made me smile & shone some light at a time I felt I was stuck in a very dark place.

This is exactly what this place should be. Delighted it helped you through a dark time.

Let the glow of the Christmas lights always guide the way.

Hope you’re feeling better and always know we’re always here for chats and fun.

TRS30 · 17-07-2019 7:55am

Loughc wrote: »

This is exactly what this place should be. Delighted it helped you through a dark time.

Let the glow of the Christmas lights always guide the way.

Hope you’re feeling better and always know we’re always here for chats and fun.

Ever since I first came across this forum (was just viewing and not posting) it always came across as like a big extended family. Joining in has just reaffirmed that belief.

DvB · 17-07-2019 9:40am

Posy wrote: »

I'm glad we could help in some small way, DvB. I hope you're in a better place now.

Ah didnt mean to sound dramatic or anything like that, it was just a time of huge work related stress ( a proper sh*tstorm of a project) coupled with dealing with one of my parents having serious health issues at the time. Throw a pair of young twins into the mix & it was a proper cocktail of having no 'down time' so to speak.

I'm prone to bouts of feeling down in the dumps and looking back I was just trying to do too much and wasn't looking after myself at all, it was nothing more serious than that in reality.

The threads in here were a real good way to spend a half hour or so over lunch or suchlike and really gave me something to look forward to at the time which was a fantastic outlet, I'll never forget that, and the people in here who unknown to them at the time where really reminding me of whats important in life.
Theres alot to be said for the type of people that frequent this christmas forum, everyone is friendly, welcoming, thoughtful & generally quite positive in outlook... all fantastic traits, and I'm delighted to be a part of this great little group.

leahyl · 17-07-2019 3:50pm

Totally agree with this place being so welcoming and helping you through a bad patch. I've had a particular family issue that came out of nowhere in the past year and has knocked myself and my parents for six but this forum is so pleasant to come into and brings me back to the days when I really loved Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I still like Christmas but things have changed a bit now that I don't really look forward to it as much as I used to but I still love coming in here and reading all the threads! Ye are such a nice bunch

freshpopcorn · 18-07-2019 1:52am

I just saw on ad on TV and it said 'This Autumn' like it was only a few weeks away and I realised it is!

Posy · 19-07-2019 12:18am

Can't believe it's only a week and a half away! I like autumn a lot. It's a very anticipatory month.

freshpopcorn · 19-07-2019 12:45am

We're into the 150's!

TRS30 · 19-07-2019 7:53am

Posy wrote: »

Can't believe it's only a week and a half away! I like autumn a lot. It's a very anticipatory month.

I always think of summer as June, July & August, autumn always starts for me with kids going back to school, new series starting on Tv etc.

DvB · 19-07-2019 8:15am

Aug, Sept, Oct = autumn

At least that's what we were taught, and it'll do me, autumn here we come!!

freshpopcorn · 19-07-2019 2:10pm

DvB wrote: »

Aug, Sept, Oct = autumn

At least that's what we were taught, and it'll do me, autumn here we come!!

Argos catalogue also uses the same system!
In primary school I was 100% taught that system as well.
My Birthday is in November the start of Winter.

DvB · 19-07-2019 2:55pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Argos catalogue also uses the same system!
In primary school I was 100% taught that system as well.
My Birthday is in November the start of Winter.

Yeah, always loved the fact the old seasons as they were taught were offset from 4 perfect quarters within a calendar year by that one month.

Winter = Nov, Dec, Jan
Spring = Feb, Mar, Apr
Summer = May, June, July
Autumn = Aug, Sept, Oct

otnomart · 19-07-2019 5:04pm

I am off-kilter with you all, then !

for me:

Spring = Mar, Apr, May,
Summer = June, Jul, Aug,
Autumn = Sept, Oct, Nov,
Winter = Dec, Jan, Feb,

Posy · 19-07-2019 5:30pm

I can get August being summer, but by no stretch of the imagination is February the winter!

TRS30 · 19-07-2019 11:58pm

otnomart wrote: »

I am off-kilter with you all, then !

for me:

Spring = Mar, Apr, May,
Summer = June, Jul, Aug,
Autumn = Sept, Oct, Nov,
Winter = Dec, Jan, Feb,

Same, I could never see autumn starting when still on ‘summer’ holidays!

OUTDOORLASS · 22-07-2019 9:32pm

Hi All,
Best wishes to CheerLouth.....saw on another thread that the Big Day is this weekend.
Hope ye have a super day....xxx

freshpopcorn · 23-07-2019 12:19am

Jude13 · 23-07-2019 8:45am

Best of luck to Cheerlouth!!!

I got back from two weeks much needed holiday in Tuscany/Siena/Florence/Rome. Flew back the night before being back in work was not a good shout. Landed in work to see that a client in a not so nice country needed a hug so flew back out for the week but the forum cheers me up no end as per DvB's post.

I have booked a Christmas concert today for the day before I fly home to Ireland. I also just purchased (following seeing Ciara007's post) 'The Irish Countrywomen's Association Book of Christmas' for my OH, kind of as a joke as she says shes from a city but has cows over her back wall. I also grabbed a Jamie Oliver Christmas recipe book.

I say each year that I will hold off the tunes until much closer to Christmas. I usually start a month before I fly home, this year thats the 13/14th December so mid November would be time to turn on the tunes. The thing is by Christmas each year I am sick of the tunes so I promise to myself not to make the same mistake next year, never works but I will try again.

Is there any set things/presents for a babies first Christmas?

Loughc · 23-07-2019 12:42pm

100 days to Halloween is amazing, that makes it seem alot closer, as everyone knows here that Christmas Season really starts November 1st.

Now that work is calming down a bit and the summer holiday is a very distant memory I should be back more in the fold over the next few days/weeks

The good news is the community spirit here is strong than ever, We've surpassed last years posts counts for April to June inclusive and are already ahead of last years July's number of posts with a week still to go!

DvB · 23-07-2019 1:44pm

Loughc wrote: »

The good news is the community spirit here is strong than ever, We've surpassed last years posts counts for April to June inclusive and are already ahead of last years July's number of posts with a week still to go!

Funnily enough was only thinking about that yesterday, was going to drop you a post to see how we're doing in terms of posts this year. The fact we're up on posts over the last three months is a good omen given the whopper that 2018 was (best ever IIRC?)

Love the stats posts!:D

Loughc · 23-07-2019 1:49pm

DvB wrote: »

Funnily enough was only thinking about that yesterday, was going to drop you a post to see how we're doing in terms of posts this year. The fact we're up on posts over the last three months is a good omen given the whopper that 2018 was (best ever IIRC?)

Love the stats posts!:D

I love stats posts myself haha. We are up to yesterday, 223 posts ahead of where we were this time last year, and yes 2018 was our best year by some margin, we are on course to pass out 2010 & 2011 total annual posts soon.

DvB · 23-07-2019 8:07pm

It feels to me like we have more regular posters now too.

Loughc · 23-07-2019 9:51pm

DvB wrote: »

It feels to me like we have more regular posters now too.

Yes completely agree.

TRS30 · 23-07-2019 10:33pm

Loughc wrote: »

I love stats posts myself haha. We are up to yesterday, 223 posts ahead of where we were this time last year, and yes 2018 was our best year by some margin, we are on course to pass out 2010 & 2011 total annual posts soon.

Great to hear the forum is growing; the more the merrier as they say.

Cork Lass · 23-07-2019 11:06pm

Hi everyone. Just saying hi and touching base with you all. Haven’t posted in ages but have been keeping up with this thread daily. I’ve definitely been getting back into the Christmas mood recently and I’m starting to put plans together. Only 5 months to go :eek:

Loughc · 23-07-2019 11:10pm

Cork Lass wrote: »

Hi everyone. Just saying hi and touching base with you all. Haven’t posted in ages but have been keeping up with this thread daily. I’ve definitely been getting back into the Christmas mood recently and I’m starting to put plans together. Only 5 months to go :eek:

Hey Cork Lass welcome back. Glad to see all is well.

Posy · 23-07-2019 11:11pm

Cork Lass! Long time, no see.

It's definitely Christmas now. :pac:

Jude13 · 24-07-2019 7:03am

Loughc wrote: »

I love stats posts myself haha. We are up to yesterday, 223 posts ahead of where we were this time last year, and yes 2018 was our best year by some margin, we are on course to pass out 2010 & 2011 total annual posts soon.

We need two more things to make it a mega year, a big snow, and an elf on the toy show.

Posy · 24-07-2019 8:27am

Yes, the Big Snow of 2018 made that a great year. Can't believe it was only last year, feels like a dream now!

Jude13 · 24-07-2019 8:52am

Was there a big snow last year?? I wasn't home. There better be one this year so I can have a good excuse not to go back to work. I will pray to the snow gods.

Loughc · 24-07-2019 12:40pm

Jude13 wrote: »

Was there a big snow last year?? I wasn't home. There better be one this year so I can have a good excuse not to go back to work. I will pray to the snow gods.

Yes there was a 3 days Snow event at the end of Feb/early March last year. It was Storm Emma, a mixture of high winds and snow, it resulted in a red weather warning, a sudden build up of snow and 3 sweet days off work, Started on a Tuesday night and ended Saturday.

It was also dubbed "The Beast from The East"

Loughc · 24-07-2019 12:44pm

Posy wrote: »

Yes, the Big Snow of 2018 made that a great year. Can't believe it was only last year, feels like a dream now!

Honestly I had it in my head it was 2017, but it was 2018 it really did feel longer....

Did everyone get the 3 days off and what are everyone's memories from it?

Obviously Christmas FM coming back for one day online was a highlight for me!

Posy · 24-07-2019 1:04pm

Yes! Had the Wednesday off, and wasn't back until the Monday.

Sincerely think that morning when I awoke to an unexpected winter wonderland and then I got the call to say don't come to work until further notice was possibly the best day of my life.

Yes, Christmas FM being back was brilliant.
The bread memes were good fun too! :pac:

Loughc · 24-07-2019 1:09pm

Posy wrote: »

Yes! Had the Wednesday off, and wasn't back until the Monday.

Sincerely think that morning when I awoke to an unexpected winter wonderland and then I got the call to say don't come to work until further notice was possibly the best day of my life.

Yes, Christmas FM being back was brilliant.
The bread memes were good fun too! :pac:

Oh my god yes, the bread memes!!

Loughc · 24-07-2019 1:10pm

Posy wrote: »

Yes! Had the Wednesday off, and wasn't back until the Monday.

Sincerely think that morning when I awoke to an unexpected winter wonderland and then I got the call to say don't come to work until further notice was possibly the best day of my life.

We were so sure in Jan 2019 that we'd get another snow event similar that would result in a few days off but it never happened

DvB · 24-07-2019 1:25pm

Similar situation to everyone else I suspect, struggling to get around to the train on the Wednesday & ended up ringing in saying I'd work from home, later that evening got a call saying the office was closed until the Monday at the earliest. Ended up outside with the kids having snowball fights & building a snowman and all the usual. My sister, her hubby & my nephew walked over & we ended up having a few drinks as we had beers in still leftover from christmas & plenty of wine, ended up being great craic.

The walking for km's for milk & clearing the driveways as the thaw started was a pain though. I'll be honest the few days off work were great but I was bored with the whole snow thing after 24 hours or so.

Posy · 24-07-2019 1:28pm

Am I a mad fan of snow?
No.

Am I a mad fan of three paid days off work?
Hell yeah.

DvB · 24-07-2019 1:31pm

Posy wrote: »

Am I a mad fan of snow?
No.

Am I a mad fan of three paid days off work?
Hell yeah.

Word!

TRS30 · 24-07-2019 11:01pm

Loughc wrote: »

Yes there was a 3 days Snow event at the end of Feb/early March last year. It was Storm Emma, a mixture of high winds and snow, it resulted in a red weather warning, a sudden build up of snow and 3 sweet days off work, Started on a Tuesday night and ended Saturday.

It was also dubbed "The Beast from The East"

One of the downsides of being able to work from home. However got a text from boss mid way through the first day to say all non essential staff are to log off due to performance issues so it was snowmen in the garden with the kids. Happy days as didn’t have to leave the house for the whole time. The only issue was car slid out of the driveway (front garden has a bit of a slope- obviously!).

otnomart · 25-07-2019 6:47am

DvB wrote: »

It feels to me like we have more regular posters now too.

And maybe some famous ones, too !

https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1154057626113708032

TRS30 · 25-07-2019 7:50am

otnomart wrote: »

And maybe some famous ones, too !

https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1154057626113708032

I wonder are they having the real v fake debate!

DvB · 25-07-2019 9:25am

TRS30 wrote: »

I wonder are they having the real v fake debate!

Being Americans they wont have the roses v quality street one though

Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

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