christmas is coming, poor families, christmas and credit

inspector_monkfish

lemonjelly wrote: »

IIRC you wore the braces & a smile, nothing more.

The braces & pigtails are summat to hold on to;):D

yeehaw !!!!

PasturesNew

bo_drinker wrote: »

There was always an Xmas pudding in the cupboard and no one liked it(they didn't do sell by dates then)

My gran used to make us a Xmas pudding every year and it'd arrive in a big box, through the post, with the pyjamas and mum/dad's presents.

They were brilliant ones, we don't eat them these days. There's no afters on Xmas Day - everybody's stuffed with turkey, yorkshires, roasties, brussels, other assorted veg.

PasturesNew

Pobby wrote: »

Yes it was great. Turkish Delight, choc coins. As a child I had loads of aunts and uncles who in turn would throw a house party so each week end, right into February there would be a do on. Then, wow, some one got a record player. I often think back to those happy days when I hear " Rocking around the Christmas Tree ".

Yes - chocolate coins. We did have chocolate danglies on the Xmas tree until I was about 6 and allegedly sneaked down and ate the lot, so we never had them again.

There weren't any parties in our family. Closest was going to nan's house on Boxing Day, where there'd be us and two uncles' families, then a third uncles' family (who lived about 10 doors down) would turn up at teatime. Too many of us stuffed into one 12'x11' room with bulky old furniture - chairs round the table (if you were at the table and not on the floor/armchair/arm of armchair) were all touching and you all sqeezed on. I think it was normal to have 16 of us for lunch and 22 for tea.

Pobby wrote: »

Sadly few are still with us now. My wife works every Christmas Day and Boxing day so it is a quiet affair. New Year back to our home town. That`s pretty good with family, friends and merriment.

Even the teenagers stay with us for our New Year party. They say that they have more fun with us old `uns then with there own age. Party normally is over between 2 and 3 in the morning.

We had the Boxing Day thing, with family at nan's but that was it. No parties, nothing on New Year's Eve.

I suspect I'll be here (MSE) at midnight this Xmas Eve, in my bed.

kabayiri

izzybusy23 wrote: »

I know this hasn't got anything to do with christmas and poverty etc; but this morning I called in at the local shop to work to get our team a pint of milk when this little girl shouted out 'mum can I have one of these'. It was a pepperami. Ok, not the greatest thing a 3 year old should be eating, but to then hear her mother holler over 'I ain't got enough money for one of those' whilst handing over a tenner to the shopkeeper for her 20 pack of fags just riled me. So her nicotine habit outweighed her daughter having a pepperami. They live on the local estate as the shop keeper knew them. Made my blood boil. I know kids shouldn't get everything they ask for, but her mum to then buy 20 fags instead just disgusted me. So there you have it, mum would rather have her fags and that is why this country has child poverty. :mad:

Mother was right though.

Those pepperami are a sod to light up.

StevieJ

lemonjelly wrote: »

In case you were wondering, this is Inspector Monkfish, prior to his honeytrapping incident:

Is that a Villa tie

PasturesNew

Snooze wrote: »

I like controversial people who speak their mind without give a f*** what anyone thinks of them/their opinions (and you fall into that bracket too PN ). I'm a big fan of the 'tell it like it is' club.

R

If only I dared. I am only outspoken with my views here about 10% of the time ... I stay quiet on the real controversial stuff

I'm a proper wuss.

Snooze

PasturesNew wrote: »

If only I dared. I am only outspoken with my views here about 10% of the time ... I stay quiet on the real controversial stuff

I'm a proper wuss.

I think you should do the other 90% and be more whitehorseish .

R

Mr.Brown_4

PasturesNew wrote: »

We had the Boxing Day thing, with family at nan's but that was it. No parties, nothing on New Year's Eve.

I need new glasses. Scanned that and thought it said "no panties".

Did you need to know that? No I guess not. Makes a change from house prices though.

kabayiri

Peter Kaye had it right when he envisaged a conversation he would have with his kids in a future time ...

"You kids don't know you're born. Television? We only had one telly per room when I was growing up. AND we had to gather round a 50in plasma in the lounge just to make out the detail.

Yeah, you had to choose between Wii and Xbox in those days.

You don't know you're born alright."

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

I suspect I'll be here (MSE) at midnight this Xmas Eve, in my bed.

Same here, after cooking all the mince pies to take to my parents on Christmas day...oh and New Years Eve too (but without the mince pie bit)