There are four Xmas lights!

regmcfly wrote:

davyK wrote:

Old guys get to the point where they only watch what they know. My Da was like that too eventually which was sad as he was a man with seemingly infinite interests when he was younger. It's shit when they monopolise the TV like that. I'm lucky enough to have the space for an old fogey room nowadays though there aren't many of them left now.

My Dad is 70 and watched The Power of the Dog because he didn't want to watch the same Xmas shit yesterday again. That said, he was back on his Boxing Day football today.

Thumbs up for DadMcFly!! 

On my way back to London now. Whilst it was lovely spending a week with mum in the countryside, I'm v.much looking forward to getting home, putting my most comfortable of comfy pants on, sitting in my well worn sofa spot and watching YouTube on the TV. I'm actually also relieved at not having any more cooked breakfasts done for me, christ I think I'm sweating grease by this point.

LivDiv wrote:

Getting back to my own gaff is one of my favourite Xmas moments.
Just being alone, with my own routine. Tech that actually works. Heating and TV volume at a reasonable level.

Bliss

I'm so jealous

Just got to kick someone out of my seat when changing at Crewe (I booked a specific seat). Love doing that, train is rammed as well.

Raiziel wrote:

I won’t get any downtime from family stuff until at least 2nd January. Already feeling a little exhausted by it all.

It's knackering isn't it?
I explain it as I have a social battery that is drained by social interaction and needs to be recharged by being left the fuck alone.

I'm escaping by offering to be the driver for everyone. Means I get out of the house and drive peacefully around the island listening to audible

My inlaws don't arrive until Wednesday night.  They are pretty easy company but it's a 5 day stay and I'm just not one for all that close quarters stuff....

davyK wrote:

My inlaws don't arrive until Wednesday night.  They are pretty easy company but it's a 5 day stay and I'm just not one for all that close quarters stuff....

Tell them you have suddenly found mould in the bedroom and it's not safe for them to sleep there.
Probably best to stay in a local hotel...

There's only one train cunt on this train and he's typing this message, Xmas miracle!

FranticPea wrote:

Let that be a warning Matty.

I've had worse.

DrewMerson wrote:

Is he laughing and pointing at the heavily pregnant woman he ejected from his seat?

No but I did play that scenario out in my head!

I’m heading back now. So far 100 percent masked on the train but I feel like people who get a pre eight o clock bank holiday train are probably a little bit more - conscientious.

It was a nice Christmas but never feels like Christmas here. It’s wall to wall loud tv that matches the same pattern as what would be at my parents house on a normal day I think.

I’ll be glad to see my partner again

Christmas break self gift - construction done.

Now to wait for a day I can varnish this thing and not have the cold ruin it.

I've been saying for 2 years now, only a matter of time until tenP identifies as a mech. All I get is the usual patronising "you big daftie" and so on. Just y'all watch.