It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

She's walking with aid of a stroller already 😮

Ours is fake so hopefully be the same!

I was supposed to say "each child is different though" 😂

I cannot survive without music and have a big cd collection so I have a supply of those big batteries to keep my ghetto blaster (as they used to call them) working if the power goes out ;-) also, bought a power bank recently and have that charged up just in case for the phone but if your mobile data was gone it'd be feck all good anyway. I swear I'm prepared in case they ever cut those cables in the sea! You have my sympathy. Our electricity was always going so I said I may prepare! We got a gas camp cooker thingy too in case.

Messaging from sunny Tramore and not feeling a christmassy right now ;-) I'm roasting! I said I needed to see it at least one more time this summer before the nights close in.

Edit: I should add I only bought those batteries for the ghetto blaster last year because they were on about rolling blackouts and I was determined that I would be playing my Christmas CDs no matter what! Got lots of battery powered Christmas stuff too. Safer!

We haven't managed to get down to Tramore at all this year. Spent two months every year there in my childhood during the summer. 🤗

Had a great few days in London, Done Twicekenham stadium tour and World Rugby Musuem, went too see a few Ted Lasso sites in Richmond and tried a 'real pork pie' from Borogh Market. Wembley Stadium is such an amazing place and The Weeknd was amazing. Back for round 3 next Sunday for AEW All in at Wembley Stadium again. I know a good few Boardies are making the trip over too

Reckon ill go for a OFAH xmas jumper this year, also will try watch all the xmas specials again this season

Hope youre enjoying the deise @Smell the glove

Took a spin over to the Range in Maynooth today and picked up a couple of the first decorations of the year. They didn't have tons of stuff out yet but they did have plenty of cushions, duvet sets and fleeces out.

They have the usual area cleared where all the trees and bigger items go and had about 12 undecorated trees out so in the next week or two the place will be fully lit up.

Exact same here in Kildare over the last year. The phone signal goes when the power goes. Have had to go into the office a few times when I was meant to be wfh and was grateful I didn't have an electric car that needed charging to get there. We are also regularly without water here over the past year. This year it goes probably once a month for at least 24 hrs . Absolute joke. So I have lots of supplies of batteries, power bank and bottles of water!

Speaking of places in Tramore, I had a big bag of chips from Massimos. I am convinced everything is better value in Waterford.

It was a toss up between Tramore and The Range for me today. Good to know they have some stuff out :) I'm loving the pics from BT. That's also on my list to have a good day out in Dublin city centre and call in there. I was looking at their site and I'd like those Canterbury lights for my tree but I'm thinking they'll appear in Lidl or Aldi for cheaper in a few weeks. I am liking some of BTs stuff this year though.

I'd love to visit London again. I appreciate their love of pies in England :) never had a pork pie. I'll bet it was nice. I will make it my business to visit when the Bowie exhibition comes back there in 2025. I bizarrely started following Aston Villa during the lockdowns to keep myself amused so I'd like to see them and I believe Birmingham has a great Christmas Market so always fancied getting to a winter match to take in the market. Anyone ever been to that market?

Edit: liking the assorted baubles behind the crackers in freshpopcorn's post

I was in on Saturday, was wondering if any other Christmas boardsies were in close proximity to me 🙂

I got two of the little fluffy owl decorations that were €6 each & doggie crackers for my dog that I thought came in the box when I saw them on the website, but came individually & were also €6 each.

Back in the office after our camping trip away over the weekend and its great to see so much life in the forum again with multiple threads active. A real sign that the most wonderful time of the year is nearly here.

Not sure I'll be around as much for the build up this year, with work being the way that it is (& will be for the foreseeable) its not looking like I'll have much time to spend perusing the internet, but will try to check in when I can. We have a lot going on at home too at the moment so time is in short supply, but I suspect I'll be drawn to here when I do get a chance.

On a side note, couldn't believe how dark it was when I got up at 5.45am today, nice clear morning but was practically night time... give it another week or 2 and I suspect I;ll be driving in to work in the dark.

Our Brown Thomas purchases. I think it looks better in reality.

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Wow they're done really well! When I heard they'd have a vintage collection I found it hard to imagine how they'd put their spin on it