What mood are you in and why?

[PaddockLad 18122]

14 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

2 days off for Hogmanay 

Am aware. New year went on till at least 12th night in my teenage years, we lived 30 steps from the  village pub so every fucker came round for at least a week to first foot, some nefarious characters at least 3/4 times 🤪

[Howmanheyman 34869]

Used to have the 2nd Jan off as a BH when I worked at S&N even though we were in Newcastle.

[Gemmill 47892]

2 hours ago, RobinRobin said:

My last day was Friday. Back on 6 January. 🙂 

 

 

[Kid Dynamite 7381]

Been a funny run up to Christmas this year. I had flu last week so was wiped out for 5 days and still not back to baseline. My dad had to start his CLL chemo last week so he's wiped out atm, and my mother has developed a chest infection because god forbid someone in the house is more ill than her.
 

We are spending Christmas lunch at my folks house and I feel like the Christmas spirit may be in short supply! 

[Gemmill 47892]

Doesn't sound like the best one, KD. Hope it goes OK and your dad responds well to the chemo. 

 

 

 

[RobinRobin 11937]

17 hours ago, Gemmill said:

 

 

[RobinRobin 11937]

10 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Been a funny run up to Christmas this year. I had flu last week so was wiped out for 5 days and still not back to baseline. My dad had to start his CLL chemo last week so he's wiped out atm, and my mother has developed a chest infection because god forbid someone in the house is more ill than her.
 

We are spending Christmas lunch at my folks house and I feel like the Christmas spirit may be in short supply! 

Good luck. Hope all goes okay KD

[Monkeys Fist 44007]

11 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Been a funny run up to Christmas this year. I had flu last week so was wiped out for 5 days and still not back to baseline. My dad had to start his CLL chemo last week so he's wiped out atm, and my mother has developed a chest infection because god forbid someone in the house is more ill than her.
 

We are spending Christmas lunch at my folks house and I feel like the Christmas spirit may be in short supply! 

Hope all goes well with your old man KD. 

 

Your little ‘un will undoubtedly cheer your folks up on Christmas Day, too. 
 

[Kid Dynamite 7381]

4 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Hope all goes well with your old man KD. 

 

Your little ‘un will undoubtedly cheer your folks up on Christmas Day, too. 
 

Thanks all. He will be fine. The chemo will hopefully make him feel better indefinitely and we can get a bit of normality back. The main bit I'm struggling with is the pair of them feel like they've aged 20 years on the last 12 months. 

[The Fish 11142]

I've got no leave left so I'm in every day. On the bright side there's fuck all work on so I'm chilling out 9-5, and when there were two extra mums, and four extra kids tearing around the house I was safely hiding down in the office. 

 

 

[Dr Gloom 22863]

1 hour ago, The Fish said:

I've got no leave left so I'm in every day. On the bright side there's fuck all work on so I'm chilling out 9-5, and when there were two extra mums, and four extra kids tearing around the house I was safely hiding down in the office. 

 

 

Sounds like bliss tbh 

[Dr Gloom 22863]

1 hour ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Thanks all. He will be fine. The chemo will hopefully make him feel better indefinitely and we can get a bit of normality back. The main bit I'm struggling with is the pair of them feel like they've aged 20 years on the last 12 months. 

sorry to hear that man. It’s horrible seeing people you love grow old, frail or die.  Nothing fucks you up the arse like time

[Renton 22818]

2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Thanks all. He will be fine. The chemo will hopefully make him feel better indefinitely and we can get a bit of normality back. The main bit I'm struggling with is the pair of them feel like they've aged 20 years on the last 12 months. 

 

On the positive side at least hopefully you yourself are over the worst of the flu, which is really important just for coping with family, young and old.  

I'm in the Fish boat today. Done literally fuck all. Just monitor e-mails, nudge the mouse occasionally so the green status light comes on, and get paid, all the while having the excuse not to do the family Xmas things. 

Finally getting in the Xmas mood, 8 days off after today. 🥳

[Toonpack 10652]

Knackered tbh, up from 01:30 to 4:30 watching the Packers, then up to Druridge lake 10:30 to take his nibs for his swim, thankfully no “stick” found so tennis ball fetch it was : (was totally worth it FOIA)

 

[Howmanheyman 34869]

Looks like I've got a cold, nothing serious but I'm sure the same thing happened last Christmas around Christmas eve. It knows when to make an appearance.

[Christmas Tree 4975]

10 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Looks like I've got a cold, nothing serious but I'm sure the same thing happened last Christmas around Christmas eve. It knows when to make an appearance.

If it’s the nasty cold that’s going around, you’re fucked. No Xmas / New Year for you. 
 

#Thoughts&Prayers

[Monkeys Fist 44007]

I’ve woken up Thurrock services. 
 

On the road in half an hour, hopefully home by 11-ish. 
 

Merry Christmas lads! 👍

[Howmanheyman 34869]

8 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I’ve woken up Thurrock services. 
 

On the road in half an hour, hopefully home by 11-ish. 
 

Merry Christmas lads! 👍

 

Merry Christmas, enjoy your 11-ish drink. 👍

[Toonpack 10652]

1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said:

Looks like I've got a cold, nothing serious but I'm sure the same thing happened last Christmas around Christmas eve. It knows when to make an appearance.

You’re a man, of course it’s fucking serious, it needs to treat with the utmost sympathy by all around you.

[Howmanheyman 34869]

27 minutes ago, Toonpack said:

You’re a man, of course it’s fucking serious, it needs to treat with the utmost sympathy by all around you.

 

No, I've never been a fanny for stuff like that, TP. (It's bugging me just because of the timing of it's appearance). 

 

"Damn you virus! Damn you to hell!"

[Dr Gloom 22863]

I wonder if HMHM being too poorly to watch the match will bring the same good fortune as when he’s at work. 
 

[Monkeys Fist 44007]

1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

Merry Christmas, enjoy your 11-ish drink. 👍

I’m using this shift as my last opportunity to not listen to a single fucking Christmas song 

 

Eight hour playlist of Laid Back Grooves man…

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/laid-back-grooves/pl.u-76oNNX3IWBeo2J
 

 

[Ayatollah Hermione 14344]

Hope things go OK, KD. I’m sure once you all get together for Xmas, things will turn out alright on the night at least 

[Monkeys Fist 44007]

Proud as fuck, tbh. 
 

My daughter told me when I picked her up from work this afternoon that she’d been asked to stay on permanently. 
The only one out of all the temporary Christmas workers. 
 

It’s not exactly splitting the atom, but she’s barely 17 and as she said, “Dad, it’ll pay for my gigs and drinks for parties “. 
 

She’s honestly a little smasher who makes me so happy- she sorted herself out a college place, has done the same applying to Uni, this is her 3rd job, again, sorted it out entirely off her own bat. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies- victory and wine 

[strawb 4497]

Don’t have kids, but don’t apologise. It’s nice to be proud of your progeny