All I want for Christmas is..
#77
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Funny I was just last night watching how they made yule logs and mince pies at Mr Kipling's factory, somewhere near Sheffield. They literally made them by the million. Just take one look at the ingredients on all these processed foods. I think I'll stick to homemade.
From what I'm getting from my English relatives, they are going more and more to heat it up ready made food.
Pre made roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.
From what I'm getting from my English relatives, they are going more and more to heat it up ready made food.
Pre made roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.
#78
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Funny I was just last night watching how they made yule logs and mince pies at Mr Kipling's factory, somewhere near Sheffield. They literally made them by the million. Just take one look at the ingredients on all these processed foods. I think I'll stick to homemade.
From what I'm getting from my English relatives, they are going more and more to heat it up ready made food.
Pre made roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.
From what I'm getting from my English relatives, they are going more and more to heat it up ready made food.
Pre made roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.
#79
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When I was last in the UK, my sister in law had several bottles of milk in her cupboard, the milk apparently doesn't need refrigerating and won't go sour. Tasted awful.
#80
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You can buy it in the US but it's more difficult to find. We have some for our GTFO pack.
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I would gladly do your list of chores if I didn't have one of my own that stretched to inside the orbit of Venus.
Working this close to Christmas sucks goat balls. Everyone has shut down mentally and nothing productive gets done. I'm not even sure if we'll get out early tomorrow, since it's only Christmas Eve Eve, so I may have to abuse my salary privileges if it gets to it.
5pm at the shops is bad enough at a normal time of the year but at least you're not going to be there on Christmas Eve. I've done the emergency last-minute food run on the way home from work on the 24th in years past and it is utter Bedlam.
Working this close to Christmas sucks goat balls. Everyone has shut down mentally and nothing productive gets done. I'm not even sure if we'll get out early tomorrow, since it's only Christmas Eve Eve, so I may have to abuse my salary privileges if it gets to it.
5pm at the shops is bad enough at a normal time of the year but at least you're not going to be there on Christmas Eve. I've done the emergency last-minute food run on the way home from work on the 24th in years past and it is utter Bedlam.
It was bedlam! It was raining and parking was horrendous. It took me much longer than I thought and then just to finish my day there was a train backed up blocking the crossing so it took me an extra 40 minutes to get home.
But...work is over until Wednesday and now I can enjoy my sausage rolls and start wrapping and cleaning and baking!
MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!!!!
#83
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I should have been able to leave early today but I let my young guy analyst leave so he could meet his girlfriend at the airport. Young love!
It was bedlam! It was raining and parking was horrendous. It took me much longer than I thought and then just to finish my day there was a train backed up blocking the crossing so it took me an extra 40 minutes to get home.
But...work is over until Wednesday and now I can enjoy my sausage rolls and start wrapping and cleaning and baking!
MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!!!!
It was bedlam! It was raining and parking was horrendous. It took me much longer than I thought and then just to finish my day there was a train backed up blocking the crossing so it took me an extra 40 minutes to get home.
But...work is over until Wednesday and now I can enjoy my sausage rolls and start wrapping and cleaning and baking!
MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! On to the good stuff. You have to make this a very Merry Christmas for your Elf in the Crib, SM.
Sis in Florida is desperate for rain. Push them clouds out over the Gulf and to Florida for her.
#84
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Our rain is the fine misty kind. It has been constant all day. I'll try to send it your sister's way
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Now, what have you learned ...
#86
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I takes what I can takes.
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I have had to be really careful all year not being able to take more than 2 or 3 days off consecutively because neither of my 2 analysts were experienced or certified to run the Lab by themselves. Now it is all changing. Starting January 13th they will both have a years Lab experience, both are certified and both of them now have 4 hours of microbiology added on their transcripts. Finally I can make the most of my exempt position and take more time off.
I am so ready for this to happen.
#88
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Ended up with a grill as a complete surprise. Happy days!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!
#89
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We're waiting until after dinner to open the prezzies.
Last edited by Pulaski; Dec 25th 2016 at 12:26 pm.