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Help-Ma-Boab says that the great merry-making run in is better than Christmas Day itself.


Me - I like the chance to catch up with people I've not seen for a whole year but thanks to work I usually don't want another drink (or big lunch) by about the 15th. In many ways the excess peaks early.


What about you lot?

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Out the traps in the great Xmas run in last Friday. Lots to look forward to till flight home on Xmas eve to meet for the traditional Xmas eve pint with the boys "that never leave"


Xmas day is a bit respite and seeing the family for a couple of hours. Just feels like it's all over by 3pm on Xmas day... The build up for me is better. Then of course it's the big Hogmanay "run in". Tis the season of run ins.


Another weekend of Xmas build up is amongst us....Lasers set tae Malky......CHARGE!

A good day to continue the "run in". LL should be bustling, pubs busy for a lunch time pint and mulled wine, trees getting carted home etc. From now onwards it's pretty much the best time for me. TV adverts getting Christmassy, work not so busy, Carol singers out and about. Wee bit snow next week, shaping up nicely.


EP: all algorithmitical assistance gratefully accepted, Quids, my roof (terrace) is indeed a thing of wonder which took the labours of a miss spent to access!

Worst are the 'Damn-we've-left-it-too-late-now-where-shall-we-have-it?' work dos where you end up in a strange pub with an uncertain amount stuck behind the bar and still trying to decide whether you should all go Indian or Chinese later.


The LL run-in however is proceeding nicely, starting slowly with a medicinal Ginger Wine and fond memories of youthful Whisky-Macs and savouring the smell of hot sausage rolls....

  • 2 weeks later...

My stomach lining finally gave way on Wednesday after 3 weeks of unit busting excess and a particularly weirdy night in a casino on Edgware Road. So I came home early tonight, had some fresh lemon tea, a bath, put some tunes on and read some Hemmingway.


Beat that Help-Ma!

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