Valentines day

Frank the tank

Do you bother with it?

I "doff my cap" to it by getting Mrs Tank a cheap card, that's as far as it goes in my house.

It's just another legalised scam.

finchy

Frank the tank wrote:

Do you bother with it?

I "doff my cap" to it by getting Mrs Tank a cheap card, that's as far as it goes in my house.

It's just another legalised scam.

We do a chocolate exchange. Never cards though, they are a 100% scam.

DIESELDOG

to flash!

Queasy yet Aggieboy?

love n hugs

DD

crumbschief

Ohh,she got it bad Aggie,this could be a massacre.

Stone Glider

@FtT : Where do you get 'cheap' cards? All the ones I see cost a ***** fortune. However Mrs SG expects and is not to be disappointed. Oddly the card seems more important than the pressie :? No meal out, rotten night Monday, the places will be packed out and loads of temporary staff handling the overload. So a good steak with the trimmings plus a decent bottle of something red. What's not to like?

Aggieboy

crumbschief wrote:

Ohh,she got it bad Aggie,this could be a massacre.

Phone sex doesn't count. POIDH!!!!

DIESELDOG

Aggieboy wrote:

crumbschief wrote:

Ohh,she got it bad Aggie,this could be a massacre.

Phone sex doesn't count. POIDH!!!!

u want some? Well, do ya...

well worth it

love n hugs

DD

Crapaud

Stone Glider wrote:

@FtT : Where do you get 'cheap' cards? ...

It means more if you make it yourself: One large panel of a cereal box folded in half and a selection of cheap felt tips - Bingo! (Pritt Stick and glitter optional)

Tom Butcher

Got a shock then - saw this thread and checked the date on the pc - then realised it's past midnight and I don't have to nip down to the petrol station at half past midnight to see what romantic gifts they've got for the morning.

brin

Can't see what all the fuss is about, why celebrate the killing of '7 gangsters'? bit macabre IMO

northernneil

fortunately the wife agrees its nothing but corporate cr@p so it goes by as a normal day

rajMAN

I have booked a table for me and the missus on Valentines night. I hope it goes better than last year when she got really upset and didn't pot a ball all night.

rick_chasey

Good excuse for a nice meal out. Not that I need one...

DIESELDOG

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

verylonglegs

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

It's all me me me me... :roll:

Aggieboy

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

If you're with the right person it's not just for "one day of the year" though. It's nicer to do nice things when it's not expected of either you for commercial reasons.

ratsbeyfus

I'll be giving my loved one a good servicing. I may even treat her to a new chain. Can anyone recommend a good lube? I may even serenade her:

Big Bottom (Bracket)
Big Bottom (Bracket)
Talk about Crud catchers
My girl's got 'em!

etc, etc.

Bunneh

I will be getting naked, painting myself pink and putting lots of little love hearts on every part of my body. I don't have a gf, I just like to paint myself pink.

DIESELDOG

Bunneh wrote:

I will be getting naked, painting myself pink and putting lots of little love hearts on every part of my body. I don't have a gf, I just like to paint myself pink.

inviting people? Can I join the queue?

love n oooh stuff

DD

Frank the tank

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

You're with the wrong bloke me duck, I buy Mrs Tank flowers every week not out of a sense of duty but because Iove her. She looks after me and keeps the house nice. I also tell her she has the life o Riley.

DIESELDOG

Frank the tank wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

You're with the wrong bloke me duck, I buy Mrs Tank flowers every week not out of a sense of duty but because Iove her. She looks after me and keeps the house nice. I also tell her she has the life o Riley.

no. i'm with the right guy now. he knows....

love n hugs

DD

xx

Flasheart

DIESELDOG wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

You're with the wrong bloke me duck, I buy Mrs Tank flowers every week not out of a sense of duty but because Iove her. She looks after me and keeps the house nice. I also tell her she has the life o Riley.

no. i'm with the right guy now. he knows....

love n hugs

DD


xx

And I've been told the following:

I don't do chocolate
Flowers are a waste

So that just leaves me to give her me to her I guess

DIESELDOG

Flasheart wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

You're with the wrong bloke me duck, I buy Mrs Tank flowers every week not out of a sense of duty but because Iove her. She looks after me and keeps the house nice. I also tell her she has the life o Riley.

no. i'm with the right guy now. he knows....

love n hugs

DD


xx

And I've been told the following:

I don't do chocolate
Flowers are a waste

So that just leaves me to give her me to her I guess

steady on there boy! Folks will talk you know what a tight knit this place is...

DD

Stone Glider

Hang on DD! I'm doing my best.:

Card? tick

Flowers? tick (including roses! Mrs SG is very good with roses)

Pressie? ordered

Meal out? next Friday

Trust this will be enough to satisfy the 'required standard'?

Warwickshire Whizzer

DIESELDOG wrote:

jeez you lot are so unromantic it's unreal! we want flowers, meals out, handbags, perfume, cuddles.

Am I really asking too much? Just one day of the year when you cut the chain that keeps me in the kitchen?



DD

Too bloody right. I splashed out on Mrs Whizzer this year, a new belt and a new bag.





The hoover is now as good as new.

nevman

ratsbeyfus wrote:

I'll be giving my loved one a good servicing. I may even treat her to a new chain. Can anyone recommend a good lube? I may even serenade her:

Big Bottom (Bracket)
Big Bottom (Bracket)
Talk about Crud catchers
My girl's got 'em!

Large top (tube)
Large top (tube)
Talk about BB30s
My girls got `em

etc, etc.

Nuggs

I refuse to get sucked along in the tide of being forced to do something just because of the date.

If I want to buy Mrs Nuggs flowers or take her out, I'll do it because I want to. Not because card shops, florists and restaurants tell me I have to do it (and put their prices up for the privilege).

However, I came downstairs this morning and thanks Mrs Nuggs for making breakfast. She then asked if there was anything I wanted to say to her. That's usually my cue for complimenting her on a new haircut. However, even I could see that in the 30 minutes in between getting out of bed, showering and going downstairs, she would not have had an opportunity to visit the hairdresser. When I was reminded about Valentine's Day (or VD, as I like to refer to it), there was a slight hint of 'not very impressed' in her voice. Ho hum.

deptfordmarmoset

I just spotted this on the BBC's weather page...as it's completely dry, I think they're having a laugh.

Flasheart

Nuggs wrote:

I refuse to get sucked along in the tide of being forced to do something just because of the date.

If I want to buy Mrs Nuggs flowers or take her out, I'll do it because I want to. Not because card shops, florists and restaurants tell me I have to do it (and put their prices up for the privilege).

However, I came downstairs this morning and thanks Mrs Nuggs for making breakfast. She then asked if there was anything I wanted to say to her. That's usually my cue for complimenting her on a new haircut. However, even I could see that in the 30 minutes in between getting out of bed, showering and going downstairs, she would not have had an opportunity to visit the hairdresser. When I was reminded about Valentine's Day (or VD, as I like to refer to it), there was a slight hint of 'not very impressed' in her voice. Ho hum.

So would you cave in to the commercialism of the 'Hallmark Holiday' and make your Mrs happy or stick to your guns & endure the indignation that you will undoubtably suffer as a result of your principals?

I know which I'd do but that's just me. Not judging your descision mate but I know what I'd do.

TuckerUK

Printed a card from online (free), picked some flowers from the garden (free), bottle of wine and a nice candlelit meal (no more expensive than any other day). No money wasted, and after all it is the thought (and effort expended) that counts.

I think things change when you settle down with someone. When you're just seeing someone, of course it's nice to spend a months wage on a perfect day or night. But when your finances and future are shared, there are far better things to be blowing the cash on.

DIESELDOG

Stone Glider wrote:

Hang on DD! I'm doing my best.:

Card? tick

Flowers? tick (including roses! Mrs SG is very good with roses)

Pressie? ordered

Meal out? next Friday

Trust this will be enough to satisfy the 'required standard'?

My Valentines Day? It's got to wait until the weekend, and if I don't post on Monday you all know that I have had a total location fail...

Love n hugs.

DD