This Christmas season is being defined by plumbing problems. First of all it was the shower not turning off properly. I diagnosed the problem as being a faulty flow control valve, but you have to get such things my mail order - local supply shops do not do spare parts. I ordered one through the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bah Humbug!'
Time Stops
December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life, Work
I know I have said it before, but something so true cannot be repeated too often… the Christmas holidays are brilliant. Even those of us who do not really enjoy the Christmas element can really go for the holiday part because it is the best holiday of the year. Every other time you take time [...]
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It’s Hip To Be Square
December 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Just finished wrapping Jayne’s presents. I wanted gold wrapping paper because that is what everything else is wrapped in, but there has been a run on gold paper in Crawley town centre, certainly amongst the cheaper paper, and I ended up with some ‘luxury’ paper as it was all I could find. It’s brilliant!
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Party in Session
December 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life, Work
We are well into the Christmas party season now. Last week Jayne was out at various functions for four nights in a row. One was my company’s annual do. Being the sort of miserable bastard who doesn’t really like Christmas much I normally avoid company parties, but after hearing tales of how lavish they are [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·WTF
Christmas morn
December 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Life
Only a few hours before the kids start pestering us to get up…
Can’t wait to see what Charlie thinks of his present, and can’t wait to see whether he lets us have a go. I expect we will spend most of the festive period in Crawley hospital.
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Christmas songs
December 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Music
I may not like Christmas much, apart from the much-needed week off, but I do have a soft spot for some Christmas songs.
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Live 8·Nostalgia
Elf & Safety
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Technology
This week I have been mostly elfing myself…
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Fairytale ending
December 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Music
One of the few things I like about Christmas is hearing Fairytale of New York all the time, so I’m glad the scumbags and maggots of the BBC have decided against censoring it.
I can see where they were coming from, but they were taking no account of context and besides, the song is a national [...]
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Christmas Television
December 14th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Life
I see that the Christmas Radio Times is on sale. I’m amazed it is still going in spite of its monopoly on printing TV listings getting removed years ago, and the EPG on digital televisions being a lot easier to use.
I don’t think I will be buying it. However much it costs it [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Dr. Who·TV
Its that time again
December 5th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Life
Jayne keeps asking me what I want for Christmas, and I know that “a decent lie-in, no flashing lights all over the house, and no fuss” is not an acceptable answer. It is a real problem time of year, everyone thinks that I secretly enjoy it but like to put on a bah-humbug act. [...]
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