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Tis the season to be........a moron
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Over the next few days people will be acting like they have been lobotomized, walking dead with a mission to purchase as much chocolate and booze as is humanly possible and even more annoying drive as if they are in deathrace 2000( it's an old reference ask your grandad)or mad max fury road ( witness me bloodbag)the people who only drive seemingly once a year and forget the rules of the road alternatively drive as if the speed limit is 20mph even on the motorway.
I fucking hate Christmas.
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"I used to love going out just before Christmas. The atmosphere was great and everyone was happy.
I'd hate it now though. "
It’s carnage.
I’ve just popped into the shop on my way home, for some milk and bread.
The shelves are almost stripped, the car parks are rammed. People are angrily forcing 2 trolleys each around. I genuinely don’t understand why it’s done. |
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It's called being old.
The older we get the harder it is to navigate crowds, stay on our feet, stay alert, carry shopping.
It's not Christmas, it's you.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Ho Ho Ho 🤶 🎄 🎁 🦃 👑 |
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"Over the next few days people will be acting like they have been lobotomized, walking dead with a mission to purchase as much chocolate and booze as is humanly possible and even more annoying drive as if they are in deathrace 2000( it's an old reference ask your grandad)or mad max fury road ( witness me bloodbag)the people who only drive seemingly once a year and forget the rules of the road alternatively drive as if the speed limit is 20mph even on the motorway.
I fucking hate Christmas.
Ho ho ho ,now I have a machine gun!"
This morning, out of the single carriageway onto the double.
30 mph to 70mph.
Car in front of me wanders into the overtaking lane and sits there at 30.
While people who can actually drive cry in frustration.
Where does he finally pull into lane 1? Right at the end of the dual carriageway where the speed drops back down to 30.
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNT!!!!!!!!  |
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By *nnCeeWoman 3 weeks ago
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"The shelves are almost stripped, the car parks are rammed. People are angrily forcing 2 trolleys each around. I genuinely don’t understand why it’s done. "
The shops will be CLOSED for a WHOLE DAY!!! We* (*general we) must buy EVERYTHING in the shops incase it is required for those hours we* will be too inebriated to set foot outside the house (unless we* are travelling to the houses of relatives to eat and drink all of the masses that THEY have purchased in the supermarket)
Ridiculous greed and poor planning.
In the case of drivers, DON'T. GET. ME. STARTED. |
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"I used to love going out just before Christmas. The atmosphere was great and everyone was happy.
I'd hate it now though.
It’s carnage.
I’ve just popped into the shop on my way home, for some milk and bread.
The shelves are almost stripped, the car parks are rammed. People are angrily forcing 2 trolleys each around. I genuinely don’t understand why it’s done. "
I know why it's done, I'm just happy that being retired I can go out at quieter times, get heavy shopping delivered and keep out of everyone's way. I'm also very fortunate in that I don't need to wait until the last pay day before Christmas to buy all the food.
Our daughter used to work in retail in a shop that sold a lot of stuff you'd traditionally buy women for Christmas. On Christmas eve the queue of desperate men was round the block at closing time. Most of them had been in the pub and they'd literally buy anything as long as it was gift wrapped. I hope their partners didn't know just how little thought had gone in to their gift.  |
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I had a lovely day yesterday, shopping with my sister.
I like being one of those morons with my shopping trolley, scouring the shelves for chocolate stirrers and Christmas goodies.
It's the people popping into a huge supermarket for a few items, trying to get everything they want in 5 minutes and getting annoyed that I'm browsing that piss me off.
Go to a bloody convenience shop for your 2 toilet rolls, pack of biscuits and tea bags.
Oh, and there was a distinct lack of Christmas music, which I'm going to complain about  |
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"I used to love going out just before Christmas. The atmosphere was great and everyone was happy.
I'd hate it now though.
It’s carnage.
I’ve just popped into the shop on my way home, for some milk and bread.
The shelves are almost stripped, the car parks are rammed. People are angrily forcing 2 trolleys each around. I genuinely don’t understand why it’s done.
I know why it's done, I'm just happy that being retired I can go out at quieter times, get heavy shopping delivered and keep out of everyone's way. I'm also very fortunate in that I don't need to wait until the last pay day before Christmas to buy all the food.
Our daughter used to work in retail in a shop that sold a lot of stuff you'd traditionally buy women for Christmas. On Christmas eve the queue of desperate men was round the block at closing time. Most of them had been in the pub and they'd literally buy anything as long as it was gift wrapped. I hope their partners didn't know just how little thought had gone in to their gift. "
I didn't even get that. In 30 years together I think there was only one year my husband took my children Christmas shopping and bought me a present. I had to buy my own, so the children saw me opening something Christmas day.
He did cook a lovely Christmas dinner though. |
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"I'm only getting paid on Monday. I wonder if the locusts will have left anything in the shops. 😟"
There are a lot of people in your position. There will be stuff on the shelves on Monday, that'll be a big shopping day too. |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 3 weeks ago
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"I'm only getting paid on Monday. I wonder if the locusts will have left anything in the shops. 😟
There are a lot of people in your position. There will be stuff on the shelves on Monday, that'll be a big shopping day too. "
I find myself rather hoping that the mad rush will have taken place on tiber weekend, leaving Monday fairly quiet. |
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By *eliWoman 3 weeks ago
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Sure there are some idiots.
There are also some lovely people. Last year I got some free flowers whilst out shopping. People are more likely to donate to foodbanks and it's joyful to see those collections overflowing. There's also a kind of... camaraderie which I really enjoy. When Sue goes for the same taleggio and we share a brief interaction about how cheese is life. Or Bob notices me staring at wine and recommends a certain châteauneuf-du-pape and I cheerfully say "Thanks Bob".
The season greetings, the festive playlist. Grabbing a seasonal drink on the way to shop and adding a glug of Bailey's. It's all rather lovely.
(Minus the twonks) |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long "
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker. |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker."
There's a stretch of road in this area that's seen several horrible accidents involving motorbikes vs cars mostly. The road is straight with very clear vision in both directions. One was so awful that the police have uploaded the video footage to face book of a driver literally doing a u turn without looking in their rear view mirror causing the motorbike behind them to ride into the side of them.😟 I drove that road daily to work and there is zero excuse |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker.
There's a stretch of road in this area that's seen several horrible accidents involving motorbikes vs cars mostly. The road is straight with very clear vision in both directions. One was so awful that the police have uploaded the video footage to face book of a driver literally doing a u turn without looking in their rear view mirror causing the motorbike behind them to ride into the side of them.😟 I drove that road daily to work and there is zero excuse "
Had that happen to me about 3/4 hour ago. How the fuckin hell I didn't tbone him and get wiped out I dont know, and its not as though my bike is small and hard to see. Its a dirty great big 1100 V4 with extra DRLs and twin headlamps!!! |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker.
There's a stretch of road in this area that's seen several horrible accidents involving motorbikes vs cars mostly. The road is straight with very clear vision in both directions. One was so awful that the police have uploaded the video footage to face book of a driver literally doing a u turn without looking in their rear view mirror causing the motorbike behind them to ride into the side of them.😟 I drove that road daily to work and there is zero excuse
Had that happen to me about 3/4 hour ago. How the fuckin hell I didn't tbone him and get wiped out I dont know, and its not as though my bike is small and hard to see. Its a dirty great big 1100 V4 with extra DRLs and twin headlamps!!! "
This motorcyclist has life changing injuries unfortunately |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker.
There's a stretch of road in this area that's seen several horrible accidents involving motorbikes vs cars mostly. The road is straight with very clear vision in both directions. One was so awful that the police have uploaded the video footage to face book of a driver literally doing a u turn without looking in their rear view mirror causing the motorbike behind them to ride into the side of them.😟 I drove that road daily to work and there is zero excuse
Had that happen to me about 3/4 hour ago. How the fuckin hell I didn't tbone him and get wiped out I dont know, and its not as though my bike is small and hard to see. Its a dirty great big 1100 V4 with extra DRLs and twin headlamps!!!
This motorcyclist has life changing injuries unfortunately "
Ive been lucky (???) so far. Bad smash in 88, lots and lots of broken bones, had to be resuscitated twice. Broken neck twice since then but I'm still riding |
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"I used to love going out just before Christmas. The atmosphere was great and everyone was happy.
I'd hate it now though. "
I agree, according to a local FB group people have already been fighting in town
Drink in, sense out as my old dad used to say.
I was in town earlier and it was just awful. |
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"People have been driving like idiots for a full month round here.
Fortunately we have no need to go out in the car again.
People round here drive like idiots all year long
Well yes this is true.
I was very close to a serious collision last weekend when some idiot jumped the red light.
Well actually there was three of them it was the one at the back who sped through even though our lights were well in the green he missed me by a whisker.
There's a stretch of road in this area that's seen several horrible accidents involving motorbikes vs cars mostly. The road is straight with very clear vision in both directions. One was so awful that the police have uploaded the video footage to face book of a driver literally doing a u turn without looking in their rear view mirror causing the motorbike behind them to ride into the side of them.😟 I drove that road daily to work and there is zero excuse
Had that happen to me about 3/4 hour ago. How the fuckin hell I didn't tbone him and get wiped out I dont know, and its not as though my bike is small and hard to see. Its a dirty great big 1100 V4 with extra DRLs and twin headlamps!!!
This motorcyclist has life changing injuries unfortunately
Ive been lucky (???) so far. Bad smash in 88, lots and lots of broken bones, had to be resuscitated twice. Broken neck twice since then but I'm still riding "
Blimey! You've been through the wars. |
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