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

I see today is the date of the Autumn equinox, the sun is directly over the equator before making it's way south meaning we will officially be into shorter days from tomorrow on-wards.

Time to get the heating on and wrap up!

(whisper: or maybe put up the tree? )

Jude13 wrote: »

I think DvB ruined it for everyone else getting in with "Its beginning to look a lot like the Christmas chat thread"

The sing it loud one is good. I was thinking of "Happy Jesus day" or something but as I said above DvB ruined it for everyone.

And your point is caller?

The take away point is that the forum is uber active and the stats are going to make Loughc swoon.

TRS30 wrote: »

I read that 78% of people love stats!

Unfortunately 94.6% of stats are made up on the spot.

The podcasts for the Sean Moncrieff Show on Newstalk has a section about people talking about what they think Christmas will be like this year for them during the pandemic. Warning it's not overly cheery......

I do know Christmas can be lonely and sad for some people but some people simply don't like it and will use any excuse to justify it.

Christmas is what we all make it, and it means different things to different people. My mother hates it, so much so that my kids call her Granny Grinchmas.
I love it, even if I had no money, I’d still feel the spirit of it. It’s all about family for me too, and of course the little ones, it’s a magic and a special time and feeling for me that no pandemic or bah humbug can dampen.

tuisginideach wrote: »

The Cadbury's Sleigh - I googled it and it says available from Cadbury Gifts Direct but are items like that usually available in Irish supermarkets too? I love buying presents but I find the food shopping, cooking and cleaning parts (and some of the socialising parts) stressful enough, but reading posts here and on the previous forum is actually making me get excited - I think my positivity beacon is being lit!

You knows it makes sense!

tuisginideach wrote: »

The Cadbury's Sleigh - I googled it and it says available from Cadbury Gifts Direct but are items like that usually available in Irish supermarkets too? I love buying presents but I find the food shopping, cooking and cleaning parts (and some of the socialising parts) stressful enough, but reading posts here and on the previous forum is actually making me get excited - I think my positivity beacon is being lit!

In my experience most of the stuff on the Cadbury website generally appears in the larger supermarkets here. The main exception is the those big selection boxes they do.
Last year Cadbury had a chocolate house and that appeared in supermarkets here.

The 80s! That seems to have just crept upon us.

All Hallowe'en lights and decorations are now Half price in Home Store & More

https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/page/content?fid=halloween-2020-landing

They don't seem to have reduced their range of products this year, although I haven't been into one of their shops yet to see if they have the usual big display.

Afternoon, all !
Interesting article on Reuters about the city of Yiwu, which produces 80% of Christmas consumer goods exported globally
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-china-christmas/coronavirus-dampens-seasonal-cheer-in-chinas-christmas-production-hub-idUSL1N2FC0RS

That pic of the santas behind the lady working made me laugh, my in-laws have a dancing santa thats got the exact same face as these, so it must have come from the same mould & factory most likely. Even thinking of it makes me laugh as it used to scare the twins if someone stood on the sensor and made it dance & sing... as they ot older they warmed to it however to the extent they'd never give it a chance & would have it singing & dancing constantly. It always started with 'Its the most wonderful time of the year' so was a big favourite of mine.

I can't believe this time next week. It will be October!

Loughc wrote: »

Thread updated with the new snazzy non-COVID related name

Thanks to all who suggested names but I for one am happy that its not Covid related. Hopefully this pandemic will end and we will be able to look back in years to come on this thread and not be greeted with something that would be painful to many.:( The new thread name is great:D

I'm not going to lie, I loved logging on and seeing the updated thread name. I think it's a great choice.

Also, It's finally feeling like Autumn. I'm wearing a jumper for the first time in months.

Loughc wrote: »

It's been very cold last few nights, I need to break out the hoodies... I think it's hoody weather but we are dangerously close to turning the heating back on...

I don't think we've use it since April!

We have started to light the stove again the last few nights. It's been very relaxing I have to say.

I don't think we've used the heating since around then as well, but I say in a few weeks it will be needed.