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by bizzo 1 view

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This is my last day at work until the New Year, so I'll probably be off in the next hour or so. And it's quite unlikely I'll be accessing TR until the New Year.

So I'd just like to wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Enjoy your holidays and I'll see you in the New Year.

Andy.

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by tig2

And hoping that the next year is filled with joy!

Thank you for a lovely wish.

by rob mekel

I wish I could say that. Still I've got some nice day's coming so:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you All. :)

Rob

by faradhi

And a Festivus for the rest of us.

Oh and HappyMerryChrismaChaunKwazzRamaYear for everyone else.

by jmantra

Speaking of festivus, we're having a cube decorating contest at my work, everyone else in the IT department has put all these elaborate decorartions, me I put a festivus pole with two pictures: One with Frank Constanza with an angry face and below a caption that says "Happy Festivus for the rest of us" And then to the right a pic of Kramer with his "festivus yes, bagels no!" sign and the happy festivus caption

so...
Merry christmas, Happy Hanukah and New Year to all...

and..

a Happy Festivus for the rest of us :-)

by jdclyde

I have two days left.

This friday [i](the 21st)[/i], because it is the office party and we only work half a day anyways [i](would be dumb to waste a vac day for half a day)[/i]

The day after Christmas [i](the 26th)[/i].

I will be in and out over that time though, if for no other reason than to be extra cheery to Mambo. :D

by dmambo

Thanks, for the shout out, jd. I love it when people wish me a Merry Christmas so they can get on my nerves. Too bad you didn't use "Season's Greetings".

I was going to leave this thread alone because I figured there's no need to bring everyone down. But then you go and drag me into it.

Well here's some Christmas cheer for you. My house was 55F this morning because my furnace sh!t the bed. After our $18,000 septic system job in October, we're now looking at maybe $4000-5000 so we don't freeze to death. And I'm guessing that the credit card bill in January will be SLIGHTLY higher than normal.

Christmas sucks. My wife is planning a party at our house this weekend, and just to be cute, she wants to make it "formal" so the ladies can play dress up. So after moping around in a suit all night, guess who'll be washing the dishes at 1:00AM? ME, THAT'S WHO!

I love the Christmas misery for the excuse to whine and b!tch. Now that the Red Sox are the new Yankees, I can't complain that they rot. And don't even get me started on how I've gained 5 lbs since Halloween thanks to the people at work constantly pushing goodies (that I cannot resist) into my pie hole.
[Oooh, that griping feels good!!!]

But at least everyone in my house is healthy. ;)

by maecuff

Washing dishes in a suit at 1:00am? have fun with that. I'll be nice and toasty in my flannel pjs. Probably sleeping by then. With dreams of sugar plums.

Sucks about the furnace though. Looks like santa is bringing you a really boring present this year? You must have been really bad.

by jdclyde

Jd is on the scene to share the joy! B-)

I feel your pain, as I expect my furnace to puke at any time and I need roof work in the spring.... oh well.

Good luck with that!

Oh yeah, it isn't Christmas that sucks, it is PEOPLE that suck. Just ask Mae, and she will set you straight on that! ;\

by tig2

Merry F*cking Christmas!

Seriously, I wish you and yours warmth. I live in Minnesota. I get cold.

May a gracious and loving God bless and keep you and yours.

by gsg

I've been there... Here's what happened...

Tornado came through, so I had to get a new roof, I paid a bunch out of pocket for the better shingles, and to re-design one part of the roof. As they were roofing, my air conditioner's condenser caught fire. Luckily, they put it out, and they called my Dad, and he came over and turned it all off. So, it's 100 degrees out, with 90% humidity in August and I don't have air conditioning for 6 weeks. Insurance didn't cover, so long story is that I'm out of pocket $9000 as the problem also affected the furnace. That's done, and my appliances that are old start failing, so I decide to start a kitchen remodel. I'm almost done, and a 14 year old who didnt' want to go to bed when told to, stole his grandmother's car in retaliation and decided to hit my brick mailbox at 120 miles per hour. The mailbox goes airborne through my roof, busting 2 rafters and a joist, then the car goes through my tree (trunk is 6" diameter), then through the corner of my house. I'm out many vacation days, out of patience, and had to go to court just to see the brat, who also had a loaded gun and confessed in court that he had the intention to kill someone with it, get 6 months probation. Mid 2006 through mid 2007 was a fun (not) year!

by locolobo

I figure the dishes will still be there the next day.

Never do today what you put off until tomorrow!

by the scummy one

Have a happy, happy holiday.
Its the best time of the year...

Happy New Year as well.

And yes, I hope the whole family shows up at your place on Christmas Day unexpected! That way you can renew some long, lost acquaintances.

Cheerful Days are upon you now!

Ok, Ok, this WAS just to taunt you. No REAL wish of well being or happiness is actually implied by this post. No real 'greeting' of any sort is implied either. And as for the whole fam showing up, its only wished for IF you do not get along with them well.....
:^0 :^0 :^0

by ganyssa

Sewer repair, $3,000. Massive pile of frozen dirt and one dead evergreen bush, free.

by maecuff

I have to take my adult son to the doctor tomorrow (he's 20 with no health insurance) for a number of different reasons. I have no idea how much it's going to cost, but it ain't gonna be cheap. (I'll be footing that bill) AND, my 95 year old grandmother is in the process of dying of lung cancer (they quit giving her food and water as of Monday) and the best I can hope for is that she dies BEFORE Christmas and not ON Christmas. Because that would suck for everyone..

Other than that? Well, I got all my shopping done. And I have a tree up and decorated, although, even that isn't to my usual standards.

by tig2

I'm going to kill the significant one but that is a choice thing.

Mae, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

by jdclyde

It is easy to get stuck on the negatives.

Your boy is with you to GO and spend the money at the docs, which is a wonderful thing.

Grandma made it to 95. How cool. I just went to my grandma's 91st last friday, but we don't think there will be a 92nd.

The ex hasn't responded to which daze she expects to take the boys, so I informed her that if I don't know in advance, we will not be home, nor available. B-)

Got my tree up, finally.

Got the boys big gifts taken care of today (thanks tigerdirect!)

Two and a half hours and I get to go spend time with the boys. Life is GREAT!

Merry Christmas, damnit! :x

by dmambo

You took the happy-fest and managed to change it to Misery Day. Or maybe I did that. Whatever.

Mae, chin up. TR crew is always with you. You're one of the special ones.

JD, totally off-topic, but the boy is taking guitar lessons with a new instructor. This kid is maybe 22-24 years old, but he appears to be a great teacher. And he seems to know a zillion songs from memory. It's unreal the stuff he's showing my kid (at least from my ignorant point of view). The boy is picking it up well, but still needs to practice more. The only complaint from my side is that my kid's and his teacher's taste in music is too metal for me. You'd probably love it. When I mentioned that I saw Dickie Betts over the summer, the guy didn't recognize the name. He did know the Allman Bros, though and launched into Whipping Post like he'd been practicing it for hours the night before.

by cmiller5400

Health Insurance is now mandatory in my state. Sucks if you don't have it though... Penalty is over $210 for FY2007 and in FY2008, it is assessed [b]MONTHLY[/b] at a rate of 1/2 of the premium of the cheapest health insurace they say you can afford. Ha! Let those lawmakers try and live on the salaries for the "free" health insurance qualifications.

Good luck with your son, and my thoughts and prayers are with you on your Grandmother.

by dmambo

The loving and gracious God is doing a bang-up job with me and mine (people that is), but he has been tending to ignore the things.

I certainly don't have to tell you that I'm rich beyond measure with the former.

Thanks for the sincere wishes and God bless you!

(In other words, "right back atcha". :^0 )

by tig2

Never forget that the Almighty has a strange sense of humor!

Glad you're at the end of it!

Merry Christmas!

by gsg

for the kid's grandparents. They have custody as his mom is dead and his father in jail (for killing the mom), and the kid has some serious behavioral and psychological issues. He did end up going to a youth inpatient psych center, but I doubt that will do any good. These granparents have nothing yet were obligated to pay my out of pocket stuff that the insurance didn't cover. I heard that they also lost their insurance over this.

by the scummy one

to have the twit punished for the crime can you? It's not his fault that he didnt want to go to bed, had intentions of killing someone, and was speeding down the street uncontrollably!
It must have been that part of his brain just snapped, and that is not at all his fault, or the fault of his upbringing. It is purely due to the planets alignment vs. horoscope sign. Nothing he could have done to prevent it, so therefore it musnt be his fault. And since it was not his fault, it would be in violation of human rights to punish him for the act. And since he was a minor at that, he had absolutely no control over his actions whatsoever.
So how can anyone think that 6 months probation could even be acceptable? They should have released him right then and there! :^0 :^0 :^0

LOL -- just goes to show how hard the courts are trying to NOT punish people these days, what with the overflowing prisons and juvenile detention facilities.
Personally, I think they should give out more home imprisonment sentences, rather than going with straight probation. Especially with 'restless' juveniles such as this.

by dmambo

It had nothing to do with the planets' alignment. It's SOCIETY's fault. You and I are equally to blame for victimizing this poor youth. How can you live with yourself?!?

On second thought, maybe it's the Internet's fault.

by gsg

Partly, it's his parent's fault. Dad is in jail for murdering the kid's mom. They did mention that the kid had a 4.0 gpa in school and had no behavioral issues there, but he's showing the beginning signs of scizophrenia.

by maecuff

an opportunity to slam JD. It's my hobby.

On a more serious note. I feel very bad for this child, he's been through more than any kid should have to go through. I hope he finds some peace in life.

Too bad his wretched life had to interact with yours! Have a Merry Christmas anyway. :)

by the scummy one

Mambo had me worried that I wouldnt be able to sleep at nights because I was partially at fault. :0

But now, I can rest in peace... :)

by boxfiddler

as well as all who read this!

And a Happy, Healthy New Year to All!

"God Bless Us Every One."

by michael jay

Avery heartfelt Merry Christmas to all and thanks to Bizzo for starting this post.

And this thought my daughter sent me via email:
http://www.citizenlink.org/Stoplight/A000005834.cfm

Christmas is not about giving presents it is about the reality of the greatest gift we have been given, without going all religious about it I would like to relate this short story of going to the store:

Just the other day there I was at the Wal-Mart, not shopping for presents but just to get supplies to keep the home running, the main toilet had failed to flush properly
http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/domestic_sound_effects/toilet_flush_2.wav
So a new valve was in order.

On purchasing this new part the cashier who was dressed in a full burka said happy holidays, I said that the correct statement was Merry Christmas.

Did not think too much about it but moved towards the door and then heard her say to her next customer Merry Christmas? Thought that was cool?

Best to all,
Michael?

by boxfiddler

I'm pretty sick and tired of being - oh gee - a taxpayer financing everybody's right to be offended but my own. Good grief the holiday is named Christmas - ummm...

The word Christmas originated as a contraction of "Christ's mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes m?sse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[1] {citation - "Christmas", The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.]

If you want my money you darn well better wish me a Merry Christmas! And get back to playing my [horror of horror] favorite religious Christmas carols.

Jesus is the reason for the season, and if you have a problem with that then don't celebrate the season. Period.

Thanks - needed a rant and now I can have a holly jolly Christmas!

edit to add: ain't nothin' 'bout reality that is politically correct with the exception of the bull we try to foist on it.

by nicknielsen

But probably work every day between now and then.

Merry fargin' Christmas.

Got two concerts to look forward to, though: Messiah tonight and Trans Siberian Orchestra Sunday afternoon. Maybe I'll be in the mood by Monday...

Edit: still can't spel

by nicknielsen

Car repair after dying on the highway - not just a $130 fuel pump, but a $270 fuel tank and 3 hours labor.

Outside water spigot - $400 dollars because the plumber had to crawl under the house to get to the shutoff and got lost or stuck or something.

As has been said before, Merry f*cking Christmas.

Seasoned Greetings and a Hairy New Bear!

by gadgetgirl

I know I'm late but just consider how much data has been lost by various Government departments, and the obvious fall out from that, and you'll realise why I've been AWOL lately....! :p :D

Hope everyone has a safe, warm, wonderful time, hopefully stress free with no more material failures in the home. (Work with me here; if nothing fails before New Year, it'll be the VERY FIRST Christmas that nothing has broken down. Last year it was the fridge freezer. At 5pm Christmas Eve......)

As promised, the bit from the Friday Christmas Yuk I said I'd repost here:

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I hope you all get what you want for Christmas ( yeah, there I go again?? :D ) and have a safe and warm one. I hope 2008 brings you peace, prosperity and further to your lifes? goals.

My pressie arrived yesterday. I am now the proud owner of a new (to me!) laptop which may stop me ripping my hair out by the roots every time I try to get online! (Bargain too: 1/3rd of usual price as it?s ex demo?. Still with a years warranty, also?)

I?ll be online and Skype-able all over the holidays ? including Christmas Day! ? so if you don?t have my Skype details already, pm me, and you?ll get ?em! Would be nice to wish some of you compliments of the season ?in person? as it were! It would be a lovely test of my new superduperhyper DUAL CORE lappie, too?? ;)

If you're with your loved ones, make the most of it. I know a few people I'd like to be sharing this Christmas with who won't be available or who are no longer with us. Make the most of now.

Oh - and have the G & T on me! :x

GG

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