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MillieF Jul 27th 2014 9:21 pm

Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I have just opened a e-mail with a 'Joyful' in fact 'quite bloody awesome' headiing "Ready, Set, Snow"! Come shopping in July.....if anything is guaranteed to send me off the deep end it's this rubbish. In case you're interested (not you Oink!) they are selling Xmas wrap and cards in Costco:zzz:

:santa: Bad, bad Santa!

Wake me up next spring please!

Shirtback Jul 27th 2014 9:35 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
The man in my life was getting all gleeful & excited yesterday having received an email concerning "Early Bird" ski passes... I said a rude word, & pouted.

S

beckiwoo Jul 27th 2014 9:37 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I can't wait to spend my first Christmas in Canada but I agree it's a little early at the moment :)

Atlantic Xpat Jul 27th 2014 11:09 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
The Mrs went and bought a snow suit for our eldest in Costco on Saturday....

Jingsamichty Jul 28th 2014 12:16 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Wannabe immigrants to Canada are advised to "embrace the winter". What could be more embracefulizing than talking about it in late July? Winter is only 12 short weeks away... :rofl:

Dashie Jul 28th 2014 1:43 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I saw kids' snow suits there in June. They'd actually sold out of one size.

geedee Jul 28th 2014 3:25 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I miss the snow.... but not the shovelling!

Siouxie Jul 28th 2014 6:07 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Will you lot please stop swearing.. that 4 letter word is not acceptable in July!

:p

cxx Jul 28th 2014 6:28 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Counting down to Winter - this heat is horrific. Roll on lots of lovely snow.

Oink Jul 28th 2014 6:35 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by cxx (Post 11350446)
Counting down to Winter - this heat is horrific. Roll on lots of lovely snow.

I know its 24c but it feels like its 26c. :thumbdown:

orly Jul 28th 2014 6:55 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by cxx (Post 11350446)
Counting down to Winter - this heat is horrific. Roll on lots of lovely snow.

This. Although this year I get to experience an Illinois winter. Hopefully it's just as vicious as a Canadian one.

cxx Jul 28th 2014 7:01 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11350457)
I know its 24c but it feels like its 26c. :thumbdown:

cooler today - feels like 35C, with 90% humidity

scrubbedexpat091 Jul 28th 2014 9:10 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Some of the stores around here are starting to get in winter clothing now, and all the summer stuff is on clearance, some pretty good deals on BBQ's and patio sets now, and Wal-Mart has officially closed its garden center for the year, and Home Depot has most of their stuff on clearance, I am sure it will be closing in the next 3 weeks.

Summer is almost over folks. Down to the final full month almost (August)

Gozit Jul 28th 2014 11:58 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 11350160)
Winter is only 12 short weeks away... :rofl:


Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11350616)

Summer is almost over folks. Down to the final full month almost (August)

In Oink's absence, I will issue you both with many frowny faces.

:frown:
:frown:
:frown:
:frown:
:frown:
:frown:

Gozit Jul 28th 2014 11:58 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
:frown:

MillieF Jul 29th 2014 7:04 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11350742)
:frown:

I'm coming to join you Gozit....get a funny frowny face from me too (can't find it!) so :confused:

ann m Jul 29th 2014 4:41 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
:mad:

Me too.

(However, I am too hot today!) :p

Gozit Jul 30th 2014 2:35 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by ann m (Post 11352162)
:mad:

:rofl::rofl: That smilie cracks me up :mad::mad:

For those wondering, Oink's famous frownie face can be found by typing :_frown_: (without the _'s)

Siouxie/Schnooks - can we have a sticky on how to do Oink's frowny face? ;)

BristolUK Jul 30th 2014 2:44 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11352621)
For those wondering, Oink's famous frownie face can be found by typing :_frown_: (without the _'s)

Siouxie/Schnooks - can we have a sticky on how to do Oink's frowny face? ;)

Why not just use the forum smiley called Mad which produces the same result
:mad:

There's also a different frown there. :frown:


(take the 'more' option)

Gozit Jul 30th 2014 2:46 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11352633)
Why not just use the forum smiley called Mad
:mad:

There's also a different frown there. :frown:


(take the 'more' option)

^^Yes there's that too, and the second face is in fact Oink's... The mad one just cracks me up is all :lol:

More like "Evil eye"

But I (and others) tend to get lost in the more function hence why I posted the direct BBcode for it ;)

BristolUK Jul 30th 2014 2:51 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11352636)
But I (and others) tend to get lost in the more function hence why I posted the direct BBcode for it ;)

What, a techie expert like you?
:ohmy:

:)

Gozit Jul 30th 2014 2:52 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11352642)
What, a techie expert like you?
:ohmy:

:)

:lol:
Us techie experts aren't known to be very patient ... ;)

BristolUK Jul 30th 2014 4:08 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11352644)
:lol:
Us techie experts aren't known to be very patient ... ;)

A tetchy techie :lol:

Siouxie Jul 30th 2014 6:24 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11352621)
:rofl::rofl: That smilie cracks me up :mad::mad:

For those wondering, Oink's famous frownie face can be found by typing :_frown_: (without the _'s)

Siouxie/Schnooks - can we have a sticky on how to do Oink's frowny face? ;)

:frown:

Nope.

:p

Gozit Jul 30th 2014 6:27 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 11352885)
:frown:

Nope.

:p

:frown:

Kimbie Jul 31st 2014 1:07 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I know how you feel, granted still in the UK, but the company I work for is a TV shopping channel and we launched all of our christmas products back in June.

Came in one night at about 10pm for monthly maintenance to find a bloody christmas tree in the lobby

bah humbug

Kimbie

MillieF Jul 31st 2014 1:28 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11352895)
:frown:

Siouxie's 'that type' of a girl Gozit! Careful :eek:

Siouxie Jul 31st 2014 2:13 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11354450)
Siouxie's 'that type' of a girl Gozit! Careful :eek:

:eek:

I never knew I was that type of anything, lol.

:p

Gozit Jul 31st 2014 3:04 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11354450)
Siouxie's 'that type' of a girl Gozit! Careful :eek:

:scarper:

BristolUK Aug 1st 2014 1:26 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Well, now that it is August

Merry Christmas everybody


MillieF Aug 1st 2014 4:12 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
That's dreadful Bristol! Off to the naughty corner with you!:frown:

BristolUK Aug 1st 2014 5:41 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11355231)
That's dreadful Bristol! Off to the naughty corner with you!:frown:


But that's one of the "great" christmas records. :rofl::rofl:

MillieF Aug 2nd 2014 3:11 am

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
Yes, it does make one feel festive.....so come back and post it on 1st December, and you'll find me much more responsive:zzz:

jennellapea Aug 2nd 2014 8:05 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 
I can't wait for Christmas, going back to England to spend it with my family. Only 144 days to go! (142 till we fly).

:rofl::santa::xmaspressie:

Though I do think it's a little early for Costco to be putting out their Christmas stuff.

MillieF Aug 2nd 2014 11:41 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by jennellapea (Post 11356699)
I can't wait for Christmas, going back to England to spend it with my family. Only 144 days to go! (142 till we fly).
.

But who's counting;). Yours sounds like a very good reason to get festive:thumbup: I'd be excited too....

Just don't start singing "Let it snow, let it snow let it snow" anywhere near me! My son does as he's racing out the door to wind me up....and it does:blink:

jennellapea Aug 5th 2014 5:32 pm

Re: Christmas...it's not August yet!
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11356891)
But who's counting;). Yours sounds like a very good reason to get festive:thumbup: I'd be excited too....

Just don't start singing "Let it snow, let it snow let it snow" anywhere near me! My son does as he's racing out the door to wind me up....and it does:blink:

Haha, I promise I won't.


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