THE YARD..... The GC Grumble Societies thread.... ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK...!!!

Had to help with the Xmas shopping yesterday at M&S at The Meadows in Camberley, supposedly their biggest store in the UK, blimey was it packed.

We went with my Brother & Sister-In-Law and they are not early birds, by the time they have got up and faffed around its mid-day and everyone else is heading there. If it were just us we would have got there first thing, in and out before the crowds arrive.

Nearly 5 hours of torture hanging about whilst every single item in the gift section was picked up examined and commented on, some of them twice - I'm sure we started going over the same things after a while.

We mainly went to get a new TV for Father-In-Law who saw a bargain advertised in the paper, they had sold out - 40 units just before we got there So we then went to Currys - also sold out but found one in Comets. When we took it back to Father-In-Laws he's put up his Xmas Tree in the space allocated for new TV, he doesn't want to use it till after Xmas - how I laughed :(

 

:gnthb: Aaron that is fantastic... I rode a motorcycle for many years as my only transport, daughter had to do the pillion passenger ..!! Not good on Birthday party days & can tell you..!!!! :hehe: I know exactly what you mean about getting cold & wet...!! All that water off the tank for starters....!!!!!
Also been like a Michelin Man on some very early long cold frosty rides & you start to peel the layers off at about 10.am before you even start to feel warm...!!!! :wink: Your partner certainly knows what is best, now you can enjoy those wet rides a bit now.. Nice one you two..!!!! :gnthb:

:dh: Oh dear John... Not the best of days for you then, but well done you for getting through it.. Must have been some very wry smiles about when you turned up with the new tv at Dad's at that news then.....!!
I wonder if he will change his mind between now & Christmas..?? :wink:

 

The TV wall brackets are a great.. The grand kids have the TV in the family room on a wall bracket, so much more space.. Need to think what it will look like when Chrimbo tree is not up I suppose.. :gnthb: Best of luck then John.. :D

 

Sounds like my garden at the moment :hehe: after having been suffering with 'man flu' and other ailments for the last month .

 

Thanks Alice,

The 'man flu' has almost gone - just a little bit of a cough left. Phlebitis has cleared up, suspected DVT is now unsuspected (hope so). I haven't let it stop me doing things but nothing too strenuous - although I never do anything too strenuous nowadays :hehe:.

It had better clear up soon as I'm off up the Amazon in a few weeks :gnthb:.

 

I blame Gordon Brown.

 

:wink: Think it could be Zig... :D

 

Hi Ziggy 0) its probably the same driver that keeps just driving into the cars length space in front of me from the outside lane:dh::hehe: