Opting out of Christmas
Discussion
prand said:
Ok, perhaps only about 1/4 way through the 80 bottles i had delivered last month (we've had a couple of big dos with friends so not just my wife and I drinking it) but I'm still worried I won't have enough come Christmas!
Looking on Amazon at what Bourbon/Brandy/Rum I'd like to treat myself now. I got some good deals on some Woodford Reserve Diplomatico and armanac last year.
Me? I get through the pain of Christmas by being completely plastered from 1 Dec to 1 Jan!
Lol 80 bottles that would take me and the wife about 10 years to get through if your having 5 bottles a week think of your liver give it a Christmas present and stay dry in December Looking on Amazon at what Bourbon/Brandy/Rum I'd like to treat myself now. I got some good deals on some Woodford Reserve Diplomatico and armanac last year.
Me? I get through the pain of Christmas by being completely plastered from 1 Dec to 1 Jan!
LordJammy said:
I love Christmas, it’s great to get everyone together and eat and drink and just have everyone around. When I seize power there’ll be a ban on anything to do with Christmas until December and then everyone can go wild. Christmas adverts started in September this year, by the time it actually gets here it’s not as exciting as you feel it should be. Also there’ll be a mandatory week off work for everyone.
You've got my vote!!!!Toaster said:
Lol 80 bottles that would take me and the wife about 10 years to get through if your having 5 bottles a week think of your liver give it a Christmas present and stay dry in December
Yep, 5 bottles a week between us is about right. We may have a problem. I usually try and take it easy in the new year, but January only usually lasts 3 days
Some will be presents anyway, and some will be drunk by guests or when we take it to parties though. And then there is the beer, spirits, and gifts from nice people who know I'll never be a grumpy b
d if they give me presents in liquid (or cheese, or food) form. Shakermaker said:
I love Christmas but I'm already "down" about it this year, which I shouldn't be as I now have a daughter to spoil on the day, even though it'll be just before her 1st birthday and she won't have a clue what's going on.
Dunno why.
Similar thing happened to me when kids were very young. I think its normal. Just put a paper hat on her head and make a photo for her to see when she is 18.Dunno why.
One of the best Christmas photos I've got is my daughter aged 4, she knew it was a 'dressing up day', so dressed as a witch and fell asleep into her turkey.
NoVetec said:
I hope prand out of those 80 bottles there's at least one bottle of Amarone. 
Proper winter wine IMO.
Yes for sure, there's some already in the house, including its little brother Ripasso and some old Barolo which usually gets an outing when the house has emptied, the fire is going and the cheese and snacks get rolled out.Proper winter wine IMO.
Mostly this lot was french though; Mostly lighter red from a great good value small wine supplier Calmel & Joseph who focusses on the Languedoc/Roussilon region (Carignan, St Chinian, Terasses du Larzac, Minervois, Corbieres, Picpoul Du Pinet etc) and, and some white; Pouilly Fume and Macon Fuisse from higher up the Rhone.
Just reminded me, I need some Tawny Port, and some more English Sparkling...
Perhaps we need to start a christmas wine/drink/food thread...I've been saving sourdough crusts to turn into breadcrumbs (to make my epic chesnut & smoked bacon stuffing) and have started to look out for some decent sides of salmon and gammon which I'll be smoking in Mid Dec to last us through. Happy to share tips and recipes!
As you may have guessed, I really enjoy Christmas! it has its downsides but it's quite a special time for me.
Edited by prand on Thursday 18th October 12:40
I do like Christmas but think its far too much hyped and people buy way to much food as well. Its not like all of a sudden, we have the stomach of an elephant for one day.
'Have some more turkey, have another 6 roast potatoes'
'I don't fancy spending the rest of the day in a food coma, so no thank you'
Its taken me a while to figure it out, but taking just a little bit of a few different starters, a small main course, leaves room for a small dabble of 3 or 4 different desserts, washed down with Irish Coffee. I don't feel too full afterwards, so plenty of room for a few drinks (rather than eat everything is sight and lie on the sofa for 3 hours in the recovery position)
'Have some more turkey, have another 6 roast potatoes'
'I don't fancy spending the rest of the day in a food coma, so no thank you'
Its taken me a while to figure it out, but taking just a little bit of a few different starters, a small main course, leaves room for a small dabble of 3 or 4 different desserts, washed down with Irish Coffee. I don't feel too full afterwards, so plenty of room for a few drinks (rather than eat everything is sight and lie on the sofa for 3 hours in the recovery position)
soupdragon1 said:
rather than eat everything is sight and lie on the sofa for 3 hours in the recovery position
Isn't that half the fun? Feel sorry for yourself after your mammoth meal, wash it down with wine, whisky & whatever else is laying around. Then once you start to recover from your food baby, the turkey sandwiches come out. Copious amounts of alcohol later it's an actual coma until after midday on boxing day.'The diet starts tomorrow' as the 4th helping of turkey sandwiches make their rounds on boxing day.
Me & mrs Roadkill only buy for the kids these days. Christmas is for kids, as an adult I find it very stressful buying for people, hate shopping etc and thankfully she's on the same page. She'll do the kids present buying in September time. Then we'll have a night out nice hotel nice meal etc.
I work away from home and regularly spend time on a oil rig at Christmas time and they make such a big deal of Christmas on them. Decorate the place, gift giving games raffles, special xmas meal, I really wish they wouldn't. I'd prefer not to have the reminder I'm away from home
at this time of year and treat it like a normal day.
I work away from home and regularly spend time on a oil rig at Christmas time and they make such a big deal of Christmas on them. Decorate the place, gift giving games raffles, special xmas meal, I really wish they wouldn't. I'd prefer not to have the reminder I'm away from home
at this time of year and treat it like a normal day.
Edited by Edible Roadkill on Thursday 18th October 16:48
RC1807 said:
prand said:
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We ordered about £700 of wine "for Xmas" last month, I'm concerned we're going to need to re-order in November as we have had a couple of heavy weekends and we're half way through it already!
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fWe ordered about £700 of wine "for Xmas" last month, I'm concerned we're going to need to re-order in November as we have had a couple of heavy weekends and we're half way through it already!
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king hell! I thought I was a lush! 
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Whatsmyname said:
I request every single year for all things xmas / birthday / anniversary / fathers day that I dont want anything yet people buy me st - all the time I struggle to understand why people feel the need, like my Mrs kicked off after buying me an Apple Watch 3 I told her to send it back and she went loopy. I said if you wanted me to be happy you should have got me what I asked for i.e nothing.
So I ask for nothing and still the house gets filled to the brim with st, I get it sent back or its landfill if its cheap, this will probably be the 15th year Ive wanted nothing and told people so, I dont think there will ever be a time when people will listen. I want less in my life not more.
t - all the time I struggle to understand why people feel the need, like my Mrs kicked off after buying me an Apple Watch 3 I told her to send it back and she went loopy. I said if you wanted me to be happy you should have got me what I asked for i.e nothing. So I ask for nothing and still the house gets filled to the brim with s
t, I get it sent back or its landfill if its cheap, this will probably be the 15th year Ive wanted nothing and told people so, I dont think there will ever be a time when people will listen. I want less in my life not more.
What a w
ker.t, and either tells them to send it back, or just throws it straight in the bin?He certainly doesn't sound like a bundle of joy!
No means No!
king present. It's that simple.The same as if I say, don't pour beer on my head, I don't want that either.
In this day and age of respecting everyones ridiculous opinion about everything, why should he not be allowed to say NO to presents.
It makes me feel bad when people buy me s
t, as I've specifically said I don't want anything and one of the main reasons is that I don't want to waste my life buying tat for someone that they may or may not want.It's too much hassle.
Xmas - I like it from a partying point of view. Seeing kids happy etc. The rest of it isn't for me. Can't be arsed with decorations and all that crap.
Normally to be fair I just go snowboarding
I find Christmas miserable. It all goes back to a random phone call I answered when I was about 12. Nowadays rather than have the hassle of sourcing and preparing a traditional Christmas dinner, I’d find a pot noodle preferable. In fact if the people who make pot noddles could do a Christmas dinner flavoured one that would be perfect!
JuniorD said:
I find Christmas miserable. It all goes back to a random phone call I answered when I was about 12. Nowadays rather than have the hassle of sourcing and preparing a traditional Christmas dinner, I’d find a pot noodle preferable. In fact if the people who make pot noddles could do a Christmas dinner flavoured one that would be perfect!
Oh dear, that phonecall sounds ominous. My sympathies if it was totally life-changing.To be fair Christmas has taken on a very different tone in my household since my wife's father died on Boxing Day a few years ago, but it also helps to make it a special time to remember those not with us and think how lucky we are.
soupdragon1 said:
I do like Christmas but think its far too much hyped and people buy way to much food as well. Its not like all of a sudden, we have the stomach of an elephant for one day.
'Have some more turkey, have another 6 roast potatoes'
'I don't fancy spending the rest of the day in a food coma, so no thank you'
Its taken me a while to figure it out, but taking just a little bit of a few different starters, a small main course, leaves room for a small dabble of 3 or 4 different desserts, washed down with Irish Coffee. I don't feel too full afterwards, so plenty of room for a few drinks (rather than eat everything is sight and lie on the sofa for 3 hours in the recovery position)
Unless it goes to waste, there's no such thing!'Have some more turkey, have another 6 roast potatoes'
'I don't fancy spending the rest of the day in a food coma, so no thank you'
Its taken me a while to figure it out, but taking just a little bit of a few different starters, a small main course, leaves room for a small dabble of 3 or 4 different desserts, washed down with Irish Coffee. I don't feel too full afterwards, so plenty of room for a few drinks (rather than eat everything is sight and lie on the sofa for 3 hours in the recovery position)
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