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Brian Moore
@brianmoore666.bsky.social

During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes. Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?

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DeirdreTMenchaca
@dtm3.bsky.social

Hahahaha. And people should remember what a dark and unknown time that was for all! And it wasn’t something that was just going to disappear or we could cure it by drinking bleach.

janis-m
@janis-m.bsky.social

There's a simple answer we resorted to after years of hosting them all, me emulating Delia Smith , working full time, 2 young children, but also expected to be gracious to very lazy relatives - tell them that next year you are going away on Boxing Day & fly to Amsterdam , return Jan 2nd, have fun!

Rhid83
@rhid83.bsky.social

Haha I could not agree more Bri I'm keeping it just us this year too much drama. Lovely to see you here (I used to follow you in the other place before it went to hell)

khyizang
@khyizang.bsky.social

Those were the days, weren’t they? Really takes me back. Sadly, best you can do these days is say you’re going to the kitchen, sneak out the back door and go to a bar or the movies. I know. Not the same but we must adapt with the times. Price of progress. Good luck

Richard Walker
@phlebas.bsky.social

Currently looking like I'll be alone on the 25th. Tradtional get together at my sister's is off as mother wants to visit her great-grandchildren instead. We've agreed my wife will go to her mother's alone (MIL is very frail and tires easily). Sorted!

Dissentra
@dissentra.bsky.social

Good for you I don't do duty family visits and don't welcome anyone I don't want into my home. Blood relatives or not. He'll, don't even come to see me if you don't like dogs cos I probably won't like you!

Dissentra
@dissentra.bsky.social

I love the run up to it more than the main event & I love Xmas eve & Xmas day in the house. I hate the commercialisation of it from about Sep in the UK, in all the shops. It's quiet here, a religious holiday, Easter is the biggie. Our typical Xmas morning. Then home to gorge on goodies all day!

Lom
@lomquiche.bsky.social

A word to the wise (from lived experience)... don't flame your Christmas pudding with slivovitz. Took about 5 minutes for the flames to die out. Mind you, my mate & I were too boozed up to think of a quicker way to put them out.

Used to be (((SKZCartoons)))
@skzcartoons.bsky.social

I am _fairly_ sure that you're American so I just want to highlight that when you said "pants", most people in this thread will read "underwear, probably tighty whities or equivalent" and tbh that just makes me love your comment and your grandma's walker all the more.

Used to be (((SKZCartoons)))
@skzcartoons.bsky.social

Trousers is a great guess! But "pants" in British English are underpants. Boxershorts, or perhaps very bad lingerie. What Walter White was wearing in every damned pic they use to promote the show "breaking bad". Follow me for more useless English dialect tips.

Vitamin ME
@niacinn.bsky.social

The day of, clean your bathrooms with mixed cleaning agents. Wear a respirator and goggles. Enjoy the remainder of your day as the only living thing in the house

Lom
@lomquiche.bsky.social

I think Willie Rushton advised in Super Pig that if it's night time & exaggerated yawning & getting into your pyjamas hasn't worked, you need to sniff the scatter cushions & exclaim "Bloody cat!".

MizT
@melzat.bsky.social

My family has resolved this issue - bring up an historic family dispute at the beginning of Dec, and you're guaranteed a cheap & peaceful Christmas. Go & rattle those skeletons!

Dissentra
@dissentra.bsky.social

Pretty shit for those living abroad at the time who dearly wanted to be with our kids. But joke away! Laughter got me thru 24 hr curfew for over 70s in Cyprus. Thank gawd for the Internet & laughter. I'm currently laughing at my cancer when I can. Next 3 day chemo is from xmas eve till boxing day!

Blueski-by-sea
@tweet-by-sea.bsky.social

🤣 Very lucky with my family - all 25 of us share a house for 5 days over Christmas. Have done this for the last 20 years (ex COVID yrs) with no police call outs. Obviously I've just jinxed it now and the place will go down in flames because of a misplaced tea towel.

Graham Tanner
@mrgtan121.bsky.social

I cut someone's gas off on Xmas eve once (emergency gas engineer). The lady was in tears, for the first time in 20 years her family couldn't come down for Christmas. I was doing the paperwork in the van when a very happy husband passed to me a very expensive bottle of single malt, merry Christmas!