It must be nearly Xmas:

[Bealman]

To me, puttin' Christmas decorations up is like mowing lawns. Totally pointless exercise, grass grows again, decorations have to be taken down. Plus last year, here in the Aussie summer, I got stung to all  and back putting lights over the bushes out the front.

Bah humbug. 

[Geoff]

Just want to see my Grand son's face on Christmas morning, nothing else matters.

[Tdm]

Actually Xmas and New Year is a special (albeit expensive) time for our family as we have lot's of family birthdays to celebrate in December, and my son was born on Xmas day, and on January 5th it is our Wedding Anniversary (41 years this next time).

Must have been something in the air around April time a number of years back, as that is when many of our family were conceived, or was it something they put in the water those days?. 

[Bealman]

Yeah, it is major family thing, and I guess we shouldn't forget that. But if yer family hate one another, you have to prop the smiles up with matchsticks 

Geez, that is bah humbug and lets get back on topic..., your earliest signs of Christmas? 

[MikeDunn]

Just want to see my Grand son's face on Christmas morning, nothing else matters.

Can't you just use a torch ? 

Personally more interested in making sure we have rock salt and the snow shovel is ready for the bad winter we will probably get.

Mmmmm, must check the box at the end of the road ...  2 years back, some sods in a Land Rover Discovery drove up & up-ended it into the back, & drove off !!!  Stuff the people it's meant for 

[Bealman]

Come on you folk... you're keepin' somebody up in Australia....

Get back on topic.... earliest signs of Christmas? 

[Agrippa]

In our household its packing and getting ready to fly south to get away from it all!

So you're spending Christmas in Essex.....

[Agrippa]

Get back on topic.... earliest signs of Christmas? 

Moanin' old gits on this thread......

[Bealman]

  nite nite 

[steve836]

In our household its packing and getting ready to fly south to get away from it all!

So you're spending Christmas in Essex.....

Don,t need to fly for that! 3 years ago we moved from one side of the village to the other. We used to live in Essex now we are in Suffolk.

[steve836]

Actually Xmas and New Year is a special (albeit expensive) time for our family as we have lot's of family birthdays to celebrate in December, and my son was born on Xmas day, and on January 5th it is our Wedding Anniversary (41 years this next time).

Must have been something in the air around April time a number of years back, as that is when many of our family were conceived, or was it something they put in the water those days?. 

Strange! Most of our family Birthdays are in Nov. and Dec. Perhaps its the spring which gets us fellas all "romantic"

[Bealman]

In our household its packing and getting ready to fly south to get away from it all!

So you're spending Christmas in Essex.....

Don,t need to fly for that! 3 years ago we moved from one side of the village to the other. We used to live in Essex now we are in Suffolk.

Come on you guys... I'm supposed to be going to bed here! I keep reading these posts which are cracking me up!

[steve836]

If you go to bed now, George, Your offspring will be borne at the wrong time of year!

[Agrippa]

Just want to see my Grand son's face on Christmas morning, nothing else matters.

Can't you just use a torch ? 

RAFLMAO

[Geoff]

Just want to see my Grand son's face on Christmas morning, nothing else matters.

Can't you just use a torch ? 

RAFLMAO