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You know it's Christmas when ....
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Enjoy Chris
Enjoy Chris
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Careful . . . . Clarkson got into trouble with some of that
.Have a good one, Chris (and family).
Bob.
There's a bit of a story to these. I collected them over a number of years and they all have a particular spirit in them - it's not a random filling spree. They're mostly Dartington and were gifts from my Old Mum each Christmas. Then one New Year's eve before going out, I was just having a sherry when the glass shelf in the display cabinet gave way and most of the decanters (all full) just spilled out onto the kitchen floor. Needless to say they didn't bounce.
But the idea of the thread was for others to post their Christmas rituals really.
But the idea of the thread was for others to post their Christmas rituals really.
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Blown80
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It's ok Chris, Shayne made me laugh.
Our ritual usually involves far too much food, wine, and some particularly devilish Bellinis which shouldn't be as nice and intoxicating as they sound. Damn bubbles.
Have a great Christmas mate.
Our ritual usually involves far too much food, wine, and some particularly devilish Bellinis which shouldn't be as nice and intoxicating as they sound. Damn bubbles.
Have a great Christmas mate.
I suppose the only thing that is a ritual with me is putting lights around the tree and taking half a day tracing all the bad connections in the lights. I got so fed up with chasing these last year that I shelled out on some LED lights for the tree (outdoor) so this year's lights on tree episode took all of 20 minutes. [emoji4]
Well that's a new one for an overland build Shayne. Good first photo and probably lighter than a drawer system.
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You know it Christmas when......
Its 4.30am and im telling my daughter to go back to bed for at least another hour
Its 4.30am and im telling my daughter to go back to bed for at least another hour
OK, tree time, the ritual is dressing it on Christmas Eve. Set it up the night before..... Fine, ready for dressing.
A bit of a lean to the right, but I'll centre that up when it's got some load on it.
Do we need lights? No was the answer, we have plenty from last year.
4 sets with 140 lights each, that should do it, plugged in and only one set worked. Out with the soldering iron. Every one the same, the lead from the plug not supported in the electronics box, wire as thin as my hair, every one broken.
OK, soldering done, dressed the tree with lights ready for the girls to do their bit with baubels and whatever.
My daughter's comments, not enough lights daddy.
Umph....... 5pm Christmas Eve, living on a side of a hill in the middle of nowhere. Aura said let's try the corner shop. They sell local eggs and home made stuff, no chance thinks me. Off we went in the truck, it's a long way to walk, and lo and behold, they had tree lights!
5 sets I bought, I'll show her not enough lights. 9 sets in total, 140 lights each, 1,260 lights
Its like Blackpool illuminations in our place, as well as all the other lights in the room!
We're still using garden furniture indoors, but we did get a new Christmassy table cloth down
All set, Santa has to navigate a piano down the chimney at about 2:00 in the morning somehow.
A bit of a lean to the right, but I'll centre that up when it's got some load on it.
Do we need lights? No was the answer, we have plenty from last year.
4 sets with 140 lights each, that should do it, plugged in and only one set worked. Out with the soldering iron. Every one the same, the lead from the plug not supported in the electronics box, wire as thin as my hair, every one broken.
OK, soldering done, dressed the tree with lights ready for the girls to do their bit with baubels and whatever.
My daughter's comments, not enough lights daddy.
Umph....... 5pm Christmas Eve, living on a side of a hill in the middle of nowhere. Aura said let's try the corner shop. They sell local eggs and home made stuff, no chance thinks me. Off we went in the truck, it's a long way to walk, and lo and behold, they had tree lights!
5 sets I bought, I'll show her not enough lights. 9 sets in total, 140 lights each, 1,260 lights
Its like Blackpool illuminations in our place, as well as all the other lights in the room!
We're still using garden furniture indoors, but we did get a new Christmassy table cloth down
All set, Santa has to navigate a piano down the chimney at about 2:00 in the morning somehow.
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lol, thats a shed load of lights! glad I'm not paying the bill 
lol, thats a shed load of lights! glad I'm not paying the bill
All LEDs Steve, not a lot of pull TBH.
Anyway, the genny's sitting in the shed ready to kick-in, should anything happen to the supply
good luck with the challenges ahead
All a bit of fun.
Ana loves it and after all that's what Christmas is all about these days.
Ana loves it and after all that's what Christmas is all about these days.
