Re: Christmas 'Week' 23rd - 30th December 2025
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 10:33 pm
Well I seem to have sailed through Christmas largely unscathed. My Dad was recovering from some lurgy he'd picked up the week before, my brother had back problems (though not as bad as some it would seem) and I just bumbled my way through the whole thing semi-pissed most of the time (so business as usual basically).
The highlight was going to a posh Scottish hotel just over the border for our Christmas dinner. It cost us £100 a head and the food was wonderful, what there was of it. When the main arrived it consisted of a single lonely pig in a blanket, a couple of tiny roast potatoes, two slices of turkey, and a slice of stuffing (once I'd got rid of the sprouts). We sat staring incredulously at this child’s portion wondering where the rest of it was. After asking for some extra veg to bulk it up a bit a lass brought us...another two tiny roast potatoes between the three of us. How we laughed through gritted teeth.
They then sent us through to the conservatory for coffee and mince pies but there were no staff there so we had to help ourselves. Consequently I spilled an entire pot of coffee all over the place because somebody hadn't put the lid on properly and I had to go behind the bar to find the mince pies in a scratty old Tupperware box. They were so tiny a mouse would barely have considered them a snack so I took ten.
All the while putting up with some awful Scottish Kardashian wannabees, all sequins, gold platform heels, and alarmingly swollen lips.
Won't be going there again.
The highlight was going to a posh Scottish hotel just over the border for our Christmas dinner. It cost us £100 a head and the food was wonderful, what there was of it. When the main arrived it consisted of a single lonely pig in a blanket, a couple of tiny roast potatoes, two slices of turkey, and a slice of stuffing (once I'd got rid of the sprouts). We sat staring incredulously at this child’s portion wondering where the rest of it was. After asking for some extra veg to bulk it up a bit a lass brought us...another two tiny roast potatoes between the three of us. How we laughed through gritted teeth.
They then sent us through to the conservatory for coffee and mince pies but there were no staff there so we had to help ourselves. Consequently I spilled an entire pot of coffee all over the place because somebody hadn't put the lid on properly and I had to go behind the bar to find the mince pies in a scratty old Tupperware box. They were so tiny a mouse would barely have considered them a snack so I took ten.
All the while putting up with some awful Scottish Kardashian wannabees, all sequins, gold platform heels, and alarmingly swollen lips.
Won't be going there again.
