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Bah! Humbug! Thread

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The letter i got from NOrwich city council today saying we have been informed by dwp that you have moved therefor we have suspended your housing benifit claim
1) i told them on the 13th sept that i had moved that day phoned and emailed them
2) phoned them today spoke to someone today and told them of this yet again they said if u email us again with infomation it will be sorted they gave me the email addy which i was very careful in writing down and read back to them So used it and it got sent back to me saying no such addy So shall not bother any more as i dont need to claim hb for lh so they can put it where the sun dont shine as im on a 117
 
Satan’s little helper said:
I think we should spare a thought for the overworked leading up to this season? Just been tracking an Amazon parcel & I thought I’d walk up the road & find the delivery van “1 stop away.” (Save some time. It had been an hour in one spot.) I found the van with the hazards on blocking a neighbour’s drive with the driver wiping his face when I shone the torch in. “Oh” he said, “I’ll move it.” No worry’s I’m a customer tracking you. “Oh. I felt unwell & my colleague has just pick up the stuff & gone back to the depot. I’m just getting air before I go home.” I know the places round here are hard to find. I somehow felt the route was the straw that broke the camel’s back? I felt sorry for the guy.
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So the parcels showed up today. Gifts for my wife. Had the option for a refund. But I’m a patient person. Was out today acquiring a few last minutes. Busy but good natured. 3 guys in a shop crammed man my age and an older chap looking at a card stand. No cards for wives? We exchanged some banter. Came out of this one feeling more uplifted. “It’ll all be over by Christmas.”
 
People constantly saying.....go on treat yourself....its xmas....its only once a year

Yes well no cos diabetes dont work like that

Sooner its over the better

Bah humbug
 
MikeyBikey said:
I thought I would be seasonal rather than call ir Grumpy Old Men thread as some might be female and some young.

Anyway what has annoyed you today or recently? My starter is Christmas card envelopes. I should have looked closer as well as checking they are blank inside or have limited Wordling (e.g. With all good wishes for Christmas and the New Year") as I hate twee sayings and carp little poems. The problem was half the cards came with red envelopes and with both my fountain pen and biro I find the addresses difficult to see. I know this is partially me as as a kid I struggled with the tables on the back of red Silverline exercise books (from Woolworths) so with the aid of Dad before I was 8 I had learnt my multiplication tables, and Imperial weights and measures by heart. I probably need a white or yellow biro if such a thing exists! :(
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My mum's suggested that I cook the pigs in blankets tomorrow in her air fryer. Just like Alan Rickman in 'Die Hard', I'm taking her suggestion "under advisement".

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CliffH said:
My mum's suggested that I cook the pigs in blankets tomorrow in her air fryer. Just like Alan Rickman in 'Die Hard', I'm taking her suggestion "under advisement".

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Unfortunately, knowing my mum, the next time she makes a suggestion she'll say, "Let's see you take this under advisement, jerkweed" :(.
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I \am very Bah Humbug tonight! Although the dressing change went smoothly the wounds starting hurting/stinging mid-afternoon. I then got an agonising cramp in the calf I have not got. Although I tried to ride it out I had to give in and take some strong painkillers as I was starting to get very dark thoughts including evil ones towards the vascular moron who cancelled the angioplasty and bypass a coupled of years prior to me losing my leg (it could make a late night X-cert TV movie!). This means I cannot have the glass of wine I was planning to have with my supper that I cannot have as the main ingredient was unavailable when they delivered. Bah humbug!

I was also expecting a Christmas present to give to a nephew by 1:00pm Monday(paid extra for the Next {working} Day 1:00pm delivery) to find out it is not arriving till Friday and is currently sitting in a Northern Royal Mail facility. Using government style (all flavours) arithmetic on my Christmas card deliveries I have concluded that Devon is further away than North Rhine Westphalia, and London further than Brisbane! Bah humbug!
 
I'm feeling a little of the empty nest syndrome this Xmas. On Xmas eve it is just my wife and myself plus two cats. Just four of us tomorrow for Xmas dinner, me, wife, and my two brothers, one widowed, one divorced. We have a fairly large extended family but nowadays they are spread all around the country so getting them all together at Xmas is impossible.

This post has made me wonder if impossible is too strong a word. My sister in law has the biggest house and also has a camper van in her drive. We have lots of camp beds and sleeping bags. If we started planning Xmas 2025 early in the new year, I wonder if we could pull of the greatest family get together ever.
 
More Bah Humbug! Not having the fish I had ordered (unavailable) I thought I would open the Christmas Cheese selection I brought a couple of weeks ago. It is only Christmas Eve and it is already out of date. Reckon it is a piece of toast for me and a cup of tea! Might scrap Christmas the way things are going! Bah humbug!
 
MikeyBikey said:
More Bah Humbug! Not having the fish I had ordered (unavailable) I thought I would open the Christmas Cheese selection I brought a couple of weeks ago. It is only Christmas Eve and it is already out of date. Reckon it is a piece of toast for me and a cup of tea! Might scrap Christmas the way things are going! Bah humbug!
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Does the cheese have a ‘best before' or a 'use by' date? If 'Best before', it’s perfectly safe to eat, just might be a bit riper than it was when you bought it.
 
MikeyBikey said:
More Bah Humbug! Not having the fish I had ordered (unavailable) I thought I would open the Christmas Cheese selection I brought a couple of weeks ago. It is only Christmas Eve and it is already out of date. Reckon it is a piece of toast for me and a cup of tea! Might scrap Christmas the way things are going! Bah humbug!
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Most cheeses are matured for months if not years so a few days is hardly going to make any difference.
 
I have a particular bah humbug for today as its a day ive come to dislike

My wife died of cancer in 2022 and all xmas does is remind me that the greatest the best gift ever was taken away from me

Im sat at her grave typing this wishing she was here for just 5 minutes more so i could tell her how much i love her

Hate today, just want it over
 
paultrose said:
I have a particular bah humbug for today as its a day ive come to dislike

My wife died of cancer in 2022 and all xmas does is remind me that the greatest the best gift ever was taken away from me

Im sat at her grave typing this wishing she was here for just 5 minutes more so i could tell her how much i love her

Hate today, just want it over
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talk to her hunny i do that at my mums grave i miss her so much it hurts I always talk at her grave and to her picture I feel for you
love
gail
 
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