Army Thread Monday 13th December

[expat3]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

I like the garlic idea:H! I won't even get started about the weather:upset:! ANOTHER "cold front" on the way from the North by mid-week! The fecking ice only just melted! After work I went into the shopping centre-God I hate those places at Christmas time! Had to get my little one an electronic piano (age appropriate-6 yrs old and up) and was feeling pretty good about getting something done (what with my HATE of shopping and all). NEED I say it was a madhouse in there? Well, I also had a rolled up poster for my daughter's room under one arm and my heavy work bag with all my books. I get out of the place and notice I don't have the poster. This is all within 5 minutes. So I rush back in and tell the girl at the till I left the poster. She's like "Oh, I remember you but there's no poster here" SOME FECKER KNICKED IT! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Like as if I am not broke enough as it is-I'm losing presents!!! I even went to security to see if someone had turned it in-but no. I was almost in tears. Home now. I guarded the box with the piano with my life and just collapsed when I got in the door. Then cried. I need to calm down.

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

expat3;1022041 wrote: I like the garlic idea:H! I won't even get started about the weather:upset:! ANOTHER "cold front" on the way from the North by mid-week! The fecking ice only just melted! After work I went into the shopping centre-God I hate those places at Christmas time! Had to get my little one an electronic piano (age appropriate-6 yrs old and up) and was feeling pretty good about getting something done (what with my HATE of shopping and all). NEED I say it was a madhouse in there? Well, I also had a rolled up poster for my daughter's room under one arm and my heavy work bag with all my books. I get out of the place and notice I don't have the poster. This is all within 5 minutes. So I rush back in and tell the girl at the till I left the poster. She's like "Oh, I remember you but there's no poster here" SOME FECKER KNICKED IT! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Like as if I am not broke enough as it is-I'm losing presents!!! I even went to security to see if someone had turned it in-but no. I was almost in tears. Home now. I guarded the box with the piano with my life and just collapsed when I got in the door. Then cried. I need to calm down.

:l:l:l

Nice hot cup of tea?

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

JackieClaire;1021962 wrote: 2 giant roasted garlic bulbs.
Bit of tinsel, tissue paper, silver ribbon and 2 posh boxes I found at the bottom of the decorations bag.
Amazing what you can find when yer skint.

I love the idea - roast garlic is one of my favourites.

But won't it go off before x-mas?

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

:l Expat

A cuppa tea sounds splendid. And, I am right behind you in the 'hate shopping' department.
Breathe, honey. You made it out alive - that's worth something :l

Hello there, Tips!

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

Hellllooooooooooo, you naughty little elf

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

LOL.. wow Tipster... that one makes me kinda dizzy!

Ohhhhh... Mr. Wonderful took my parcel with him to post.. that means I won't have to set foot outside EVER today! :woot: Gotta lurve that man!

[expat3]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

You lucky girl GG! I do have to go out again-can't leave the child at school can I, haha! You had me laughing my arse off about" at least making it out of the shopping centre alive":H You can't imagine how true that really is for me!!! And always Tips-:l. The only bad thing-I have to go back shopping again TOMORROW! That's what I get for waiting till the last weeks! And this will probably be the last year my little one believes in Santy-so I want it to be a special one. Back later-expat xxx

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

Yeah, me too, Expat. Spent all day Saturday wrestling my way through the frenzied crowds... but it was too little, too late. Will need to repeat this unpleasant exercise for the last bits and pieces :upset:

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

KTAB;1021966 wrote: You roasted two bulbs of garlic and wrapped em up. Well that sure is different to socks or aftershave :-)
No I bought them at this dead posh deli in town and they're huge.

tiptronic_ct;1022049 wrote: I love the idea - roast garlic is one of my favourites.

But won't it go off before x-mas?

Nope, cos the lady in the shop told me. She could be lying but I'm not gonna be in their houses Christmas morning.


Yoooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo Sunny Elf

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

Hoody doody toooooooooooo yooooooooooooo toooooooo Zenners.

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

:hallo: JC and Zenny!
What's cookin'? Or crackin'? Or sumtn?

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

Not yet Zenners. Not to worry as the post is still off whack and just coming when it feels like it.
Some companies are stopping postal deliveries to Scotland as there's more bad weather on it's way. Giz a min and I'll see if I can find the news link.

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

There you go

BBC News - Tesco and Sainsbury's halt online orders in Scotland

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Monday 13th December

You guys still gettin' clobbered, JC?

Bloody miserable, here too :upset: