saturday dangling tinsel in the proton beam, as a hookah smoking caterpillar has given me the call

sungod

'ning

ride, cafes, mince pie, persuaded mrs s to be a lazybones, crimbo-oriented lazing, unwrapping, feasting and bubbly

tlw1

The kids have woken us up, they have been awake all night playing online games, poker and been in the hot tub, they are 14 & 17 ffs, why aren’t they regretting the shots they drank like me?

Run with the hounds soon, probably a ride and lots of family snizzle. Have a good one everyone

tlw1

Fingers crossed oxo

Ben6899

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

And fingers crossed, @oxoman !

pinno

Ben6899 said:

Merry Christmas everyone!
Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

Odd, 'cos none of us are sane.

Ben6899

pinno said:

Ben6899 said:

Merry Christmas everyone!
Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

Odd, 'cos none of us are sane.

I think that’s the secret…

hopkinb

Happy Christmas one and all.

This is the correct format for champagne I am led to believe. How early is too early?

johngti

Have a very merry Christmas everyone! You’re a great bunch of lads and hope you all got treated well by Santa 🎅

pinno

Merry Christmas and all that.
It's a bit chilly with a chilly wind and if I went outside naked, i'd have a chilly willy in no time.

Roast beast with Yorkshire pudding later. I will be chief cook and bottle washer.

@tlw1 : You have passed on the gene's. The next generation has evolved a tiny increment. That tiny increment is going to put them in the super league. Their children will suffer no ill effects of alcohol. In fact, it won't even touch them. They will be running up and down K2 for giggles on IPA, doing the TdF on cider and swimming the channel for a quick crate of Stella and a blast across the cobbles to Roubaix if they fancy it.

orraloon

G'day hb, get stuck in.

Oxo, daughter had a similar post booster train of symptoms, test, negative so looks like just the body's immune system doin' it's thang.

A #2 100% pure Colombian, a little smoked salmon nibbling, good fuel 🤔, and out for a pootle soon. Grey and damp, but not actually mizzling. Yet.

Season's greetings y'all.

Stevo_666

oxoman said:

Results are in and its negative, thankfully. Just need to get the rest of the family done.
Looking like its just the mother of all colds on top of the booster. Many thanks for the comments, and yes we must all be insane. Merry Christmas again.

Good news Oxo . We found out last night that one of the in laws tested positive yesterday so they probably won't be visiting us on the 27th. Merry bloody Christmas

Not been up too long, getting through a big mug of tea and a couple of crumpets (toasted variety, sadly) and will be taking the hounds out for their Christmas walk before we get into the Turkey cooking. Was going to be duck for a change but the supplier went bust last week, hey ho. Wine, fizzy wine and tramp fuel are chilling and the Lagavulin is there for later

Ben6899

Stevo_666 said:

oxoman said:

Results are in and its negative, thankfully. Just need to get the rest of the family done.
Looking like its just the mother of all colds on top of the booster. Many thanks for the comments, and yes we must all be insane. Merry Christmas again.

Good news Oxo . We found out last night that one of the in laws tested positive yesterday so they probably won't be visiting us on the 27th. Merry bloody Christmas

Not been up too long, got a big mug of tea and will be taking the hounds out for their Christmas walk before we get into Turkey cooking. Was going to be duck for a change but the supplier went bust last week, hey ho. Wine, fizzy wine and tramp fuel are chilling and the Lagavilin is there for later

Absolute necessity to have a decanter of hard stuff ready to go!

Stevo_666

Ben6899 said:

pinno said:

Ben6899 said:

Merry Christmas everyone!
Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

Odd, 'cos none of us are sane.

I think that’s the secret…

Safety in numbers Ben I think a lot of us use our little online social club to keep the spirits up.

pinno

hopkinb said:

Happy Christmas one and all.

This is the correct format for champagne I am led to believe. How early is too early?

SG has set that yardstick.

pinno

Christmas quiz over in Cake stop @hopkinb
None of it cryptic though.

...and I know who male an appearance for it @Garry H

pinno

I really need to get my arris in gear...

Stevo_666

Ben6899 said:

Stevo_666 said:

oxoman said:

Results are in and its negative, thankfully. Just need to get the rest of the family done.
Looking like its just the mother of all colds on top of the booster. Many thanks for the comments, and yes we must all be insane. Merry Christmas again.

Good news Oxo . We found out last night that one of the in laws tested positive yesterday so they probably won't be visiting us on the 27th. Merry bloody Christmas

Not been up too long, got a big mug of tea and will be taking the hounds out for their Christmas walk before we get into Turkey cooking. Was going to be duck for a change but the supplier went bust last week, hey ho. Wine, fizzy wine and tramp fuel are chilling and the Lagavilin is there for later

Absolute necessity to have a decanter of hard stuff ready to go!

I'll probably stick it in my mahoosive wine glass so it looks like I'm finishing off my pud wine later on and avoid Mrs. 666 calling me an alcoholic

sungod

hopkinb said:

Happy Christmas one and all.

This is the correct format for champagne I am led to believe. How early is too early?

no such thing as too early, it's the perfect tipple at any time

after a gopping ride with only one cafe stop, i have now made ginger fizz as a restorative and precaution against a chill, a warm glow develops from the very first sip

Ben6899

Stevo_666 said:

Ben6899 said:

Stevo_666 said:

oxoman said:

Results are in and its negative, thankfully. Just need to get the rest of the family done.
Looking like its just the mother of all colds on top of the booster. Many thanks for the comments, and yes we must all be insane. Merry Christmas again.

Good news Oxo . We found out last night that one of the in laws tested positive yesterday so they probably won't be visiting us on the 27th. Merry bloody Christmas

Not been up too long, got a big mug of tea and will be taking the hounds out for their Christmas walk before we get into Turkey cooking. Was going to be duck for a change but the supplier went bust last week, hey ho. Wine, fizzy wine and tramp fuel are chilling and the Lagavilin is there for later

Absolute necessity to have a decanter of hard stuff ready to go!

I'll probably stick it in my mahoosive wine glass so it looks like I'm finishing off my pud wine later on and avoid Mrs. 666 calling me an alcoholic

Tactic!

We have champagne and I’ve got a bottle of Wild Turkey, and I picked up a selection including these…

Ben6899

Ben6899

sungod said:

hopkinb said:

Happy Christmas one and all.

This is the correct format for champagne I am led to believe. How early is too early?

no such thing as too early, it's the perfect tipple at any time

after a gopping ride with only one cafe stop, i have now made ginger fizz as a restorative and precaution against a chill, a warm glow develops from the very first sip

I like the sound of this.

Wheelspinner

Ben6899 said:

sungod said:

hopkinb said:

Happy Christmas one and all.

This is the correct format for champagne I am led to believe. How early is too early?

no such thing as too early, it's the perfect tipple at any time

after a gopping ride with only one cafe stop, i have now made ginger fizz as a restorative and precaution against a chill, a warm glow develops from the very first sip

I like the sound of this.

Used to do a cocktail which was a large balloon glass with some cracked/crushed ice, shot and a bit of Drambuie, equal dashes orange and lemon juice, then fill with champagne.

Quite refreshing.

Wheelspinner

Merry Christmas to All! Very quiet day here, just the Other Half and Mum for brunch. Near perfect summer day too which was nice, 22 deg, no wind, few clouds.

Ben6899

Too many cocktail ideas!

seanoconn

Merry Xmas BB

Sausage roll o’clock

MattFalle

Ben6899 said:

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

And fingers crossed, @oxoman !

pleasure. anytime.

MattFalle

pinno said:

Ben6899 said:

Merry Christmas everyone!
Thanks for the chat this year - you’ve helped keep me sane and afloat.

Odd, 'cos none of us are sane.

oi - speak for yourself. we're all well sensible and normal down here.

MattFalle

Anyhow, Feliz Navidad.

Well, random broken arm dealt with, pressies opened, and the joy of the below playing.

What more can anyone want want on a Christmas day?

veronese68

Merry Christmas folks, hope you're all having a good day. We've had a change of plans and younger sister and husband are coming here for lunch, hopefully be able to go to the old dear's tomorrow for the traditional Christmas. I'm slacking somewhat and haven't started the booze yet, sampled some new coffee though.
Glad you're clear Oxo, hope you feel better soon. Did one of the MFs break his arm? That's dull.

MattFalle

No MFs breaking arms - we're bulletproof. Some Doris in the street. I just happened to be passing lookibg ridiculously handsome and got heckled across to help. Quite inconvenient really as I was on my way home to listen to TDCV and drink bubbly.

thistle_

'Noon

Bah humbug #hangry

Windy windy windy out but not raining (yet). Nice and refreshing.