Bah Humbug!
Shops heaving with bad tempered people- I include myself!
Shops full of 'gifts' - not presents - +Dave Gorman is the expert on this topic! Basically, the rubbish that's only on sale at Christmas.
Everyone else in the 'one basket' aisle has a trolley, Grrr!!
Witnessing bad tempered driving- even when you're on the bus.
Kids ill for Christmas - even if it's caused by too much fizzy pop and sweets.
If the Grinch stole Christmas- Why did he put it back!
Scrooge would be quite happy with the labour market as it is- I don't suppose he would have to pay Bob Cratchit if he was on a Zero hours contract.
Christmas Comes But Once A Year -
Which is the only time now I buy the Radio Times! Have you seen the size of it!? And I still I can't find enough of the old films I like to watch. I'm not saying there's 'nothing on', though. I shall have to tune my telly to Fogey TV, where the 'Great Escape' and other old films are on an endless loop!
You know that feeling you get around Boxing Day; 'is that it, then?', not surprising really when we have all been subjected to Christmas propaganda since the end of August. Surely it's counter-productive for the advertisers etc., to start cramming us with it when we've hardly got the sun cream off!
And yet- it's there all the year round really, the shops are full of stuff all the time, at least, for those with the money, so you can almost have Christmas every day if you want. Are things really seasonal, any more? I actually prefer to eat hot cross buns just at Easter!
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Mmm.... have to think about this! It has been a crap for some of us (is it because there's a 13 in it?) The thing is, we all do need a break at the end of the year- and it would be very strange to have nothing to look forward to following, say August Bank Holiday.
Of course, I wish everyone a Happy Christmas, a Festive Winterval or a Happy anythingyoulike - I also appreciate that it is a religious festival, notwithstanding that Dec 25th seems to be an arbitrary date, hijacking previously Pagan celebrations.
So - Happy Christmas, and to repeat an unoriginal, and even 'schmalzy' thought; I hope next year we at least get what we need, if not what we want.
