Brexit Arms - Out with the old and in with the new

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It’s time again for another Brexit Arms thread to see us into Christmas and beyond.

Well what a week it’s been!!

Boris has now completed his first week and he’s been busy. New conservatives have been sworn in, the Queens Speech yesterday shows promise (aware that the proof of the (Xmas) pudding is in the eating) and Boris’ Deal is going to be voted on today with the results being around 3pm I believe.

Meanwhile, on the other side all four wheels have definitely fallen off the red bus and were very nearly joined by a garden gate and a car door. Oh dear!!

Anyway, I have added a few more Christmas decs to the pub and popped the fairy back on the tree (it took a nasty tumble)

We are now good to go.
Cheers all 🍷🍷

Ps. If anyone wants to volunteer for outside catering that would be👍🏻

Ive just popped to the village for bread, milk and fanta (Dont ask)

Stupidly went to the library and borrowed some books

My arms are 2 inches longer than when i work up and im sweating

The biggest queue was in the veg shop, i only wanted two red peppers and everyone was buying all their veg...and Brussels on sticks

Im a bit meh about the bells...dont see the point

Festive elongated arms shrink back after New Year's Day, Rufus, so don't worry.

I'll read that analysis when I've had a sufficient number of builders brews, Howabout. You see, I'm not long back from Waitrose (it's packed to the rafters) and they couldn't find the turkey I pre-ordered four weeks ago. Everything else in the order was there, just not the turkey. They offered to find me a reasonable alternative but I said, "Hahaha, no thanks, you've done me the most enormous favour" and legged it back to the meat and fish section to choose a joint of beef instead. They did give me a complimentary bottle of fizz by way of apology and I couldn't bring myself to say I can't abide that stuff either, so it can go in the fridge for 31 December 2020.

Dusty, I still believe in Father Christmas. As long as he keeps bringing me presents, I'll carry on believing. That's the deal, and he hasn't let me down yet.

Hmm.
I’ll avoid the shops and carry on raising my blood pressure reading about which groups should be denied a vote.

Don't, Autumn, however long or short the list, you and I will be on it.

We are so defiant!

Loving Matt today Lily.

Leave on Time ought to be the mantra for all political influencers (along with never chap my door when I'm cooking the dinner and desperately trying not to set off the smoke alarm).

Saw this and wondered if Boris has reserved a few private moments for bus modelling over the holidays.

www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/shrigley-untitled-t12364?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=collection&utm_content=christmas_shrigley

Boris should never be allowed near the design of a bus or bridge. 😱

Afternoon all - well I disappeared into a vortex yesterday PM whilst 'popping' round to catch up with my neighbour. 6 hours later I emerged extremely drunk, having had no dinner, and then threw up in the kitchen sink!

I am glad (although not happy) that I'm not the only person that has experienced intolerant language. I hope we can improve ourselves in 2020.

I am with everyone else who likes Christmas Eve - due to the hangover I'm going to have to go into a cleaning frenzy tomorrow morning, then make an enormous batch of cauliflower cheese, and then I'm going to sit with some beers and enjoy the 'night before'. I'm not really a fan of Christmas but the husband loves it so I do try to make an effort.

I cannot believe that people are describing this thread as a hotbed of racism - FFS.

I am sat here doing coursework. “Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care” . It’s only Level 3 but this unit is wordy and due in tomorrow. I’m keen to get it in today so I can relax and enjoy Xmas Eve.

The course is going to be so useful for my new job as a...Learning facilitator in a special school.

Actually some stuff is relatable....not least all the stuff about the Equality Act.

So my aim is to submit the unit this afternoon and then open the wine.

I cannot believe that people are describing this thread as a hotbed of racism

They meant to type "hotbed of optimism", Twattage, but, you know, bloody autocorrect...

Have been to hand in the forms to register with the doc. Didn't take ds, but they need to see he is real and to check his photo ID. Considering they were my doc when he was born in 95, they should know he exists!

Have now cleared enough boxes to find space for the little tree. I can't believe it was £25 for a non drop. We were paying upwards of €75 for one in Belgium.

Have to make a shopping list and brave Tesco today, then just the normal market and queue at the butcher for the turkey and ham tomorrow. Haven't done that for years, and is a bit of tradition. Did Waitrose for cocktail sausages last week, so will need to defrost them and do the pigs in blankets stuff tomorrow, plus cook the ham, make stuffing and prep veg.

Have to go to church for midnight mass where my Mum goes as we are then bringing her back to us for Christmas and then she'll stay for about 3 days. Dh is happy, as it's normally about 3 weeks (used to be from picking up ds from uni to dropping him back to RHUL, and then driving down to the Devon/Cornwall borders to drop Mum off).

Bother and his crew arrive on Boxing Day for a couple of hours, as I have a lurgy and they don't need it, so they can make do with ham, baked potatoes and the red cabbage that I made earlier and is stashed in the freezer. I am exhausted and need not to go all out this year. As we are all grown ups, that should be OK. Ds even cooked last night as I felt horrid (and can't taste anything ).

Will be buying a bottle of Camel Valley fizz to celebrate Brexit day. We sat with leaver friends in my kitchen in Belgium and drank the same thing the day after the referendum, as we were all delighted with the result.

As long as he keeps bringing me presents, I'll carry on believing.

‘Don’t believe, don’t receive’ is the rule in my house

My favourite quote, well one of them at least

Though i love this one as well

It's Christmas Eve! It's, it's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we, we, we smile a little easier, we, w-w-we, we, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be

I’d like to be that person all the time....but maybe its ok just to be them for a short while

Sorry you're afflicted with a lurgy, Scary. Really hope you are feeling better very soon. Do what you have to do and then retire to bed if you can. It will be a great feeling when you've bought everything you need and don't have to venture forth outside again.

I've got some baking to do tomorrow and more cleaning but other than that, we're as ready as we can be. If I've forgotten to buy anything, well, we'll just improvise. No one would really notice anyway, and if I think there's any danger that they might, I'll just top up their glass...

Both great quotes, Rufus. My littlest niece is of the age where she is starting to ask the question. I've told her, "As long as there are children in the world, there will always be a Father Christmas". She was quite happy with that.

Thanks singing

I’m really sorry scary I completely missed that you dont feel well...i hope you feel better soon

Lovely rufus.

I had an m and s dash yesterday, we arrived shortly before the store opened, a pensive anxious crowd already gathered.
As soon as the door opened there seemed to be pushing 🙄, what for I don't know?

Anyway, people were polite, knocking dd accidently with jostling baskets, staff going up and down till queues with biscuits. Good atmosphere. Who would want to go early on a weekday or week night and miss the Christmas shop experience 😁🎄🎄⛄.

We were going to do duck again, but I fancied the m and s three bird roast thing with duck and pigeon. However due to the awful website I couldn't access one so we got ready rolled duck thing instead with stuffing.
I decided to go easy and get someone ready made stuff this year. Still have young dc massively into it ❤️❤️💕 but also an older dc who is struck down with lurgy.

🙏 No one else gets it, but after last night's mammoth wrap... Xmas can still happen even if myself or dh is removed from the festivities.
I'm making small dents in tidying and cleaning. Room has endured the Xmas bomb all over it, lashing of tinsel, fairy lights and battery tea lights.

Re the Bells 😂😂😂😂😂😂 whilst I think it would be good, it's also strange isn't it, for what's supposed to be just a trade relationship?

Also whilst I adore big Ben etc, it's not quite as '' fun '' to ring the bells out as it would have been in times gone by 😂.

I'm not massively fussed either way, it's just if they do ring them I'll need some notice to get my brexit riot cover all ready..

Thanks - I was ill with the same thing in the summer prior to the move, and ended up on antibiotics, a sticky up your nose and squirt jobby for clearing the sinuses, and an inhaler. I was warned I was on the cusp of pneumonia, so am trying to slow down here. I need pneumonia like a hole in the head, as I have a non existent immune system due to an auto immune disease, and it takes me weeks to shake anything off.

This has been a tough year in terms of moving back, dh retiring, and finding out all the myriad ways the damage done to the house by tenants...no working TV arial for a start. Thank goodness for ds and his unused PS3...we have Netflix and the ability to watch DVDs, so the series of NCIS in my stocking will keep Mum quiet for a while, as will The Crown as I don't think she's seen it.

I don't think it should just be Big Ben, but a peal across all the UK. Perhaps in 2020 at the end of the transition period, and beacons as well?

I'm on another blog, and someone on there has contacts in the Commission. It's all looking a tad shaky at present - Spain and Poland flirting with the idea of exit referenda if the EU doesn't keep their fingers out of their judiciary systems, the V4 are grumbling, Spain might have the 5th election in 5 years. Belgium still has no federal govt, just a caretaker one that can enact no legislation; the migrant crisis still ongoing in Greece, rumours of a German state bail out of Deutsche Bank (which they can only fund via London!!), Turkey playing silly buggers all over the shop, which impacts on Greece and thus the EU (and NATO). France still has the strikes and the Gilets Jaunes. Better off out I reckon.

Moving house is apparently the third most stressful life event after bereavement and divorce, Scary, and you've done an uber-move by relocating altogether. No wonder your health has taken a knock. 🍋 and 🍯 for you.

Having said that, this is our fourth "forever" home. Every time we do up the kitchen, I get itchy feet and decide it's time to move again. And yes, we've recently done up the kitchen. DH is very very nervous...

Angela is kind of hoist on the Deutsche Bank petard, isn't she?

Medicinal brandies on me for those afflicted with ailments over the festive season!

scary that's interesting. One of the reasons I voted Leave was because of the instability of most of the other EU members. To get out before it all imploded.

Finished my knitting, and as a bonus I heard earlier that I've got some more work lined up for early 2020. Boris can be assured I'll be submitting some healthy tax returns post-Brexit

Hope you feel better soon, Scary.

See, i think although it may have imploded WITH us

It will definitely implode WITHOUT us

Duck top marks for powering through with the course work. DD1 has finally discovered that not all learning is enjoyable - fingers crossed she has done enough to get over the necessary evils before moving on to more fun stuff next term.

Feel better soon Scary. I was out of commission last Christmas and properly resurrected the art of effective delegation. Desperately resisting the urge to undo all my efforts by taking back the reins this year.

Love the quotes Rufus.

Little known fact courtesy of google and a visit to Santa's reindeer in town. It is female reindeer who have antlers in winter. The males shed there's in Autumn. Not sure where that leaves Rudolf and co (just checked, better not to know ).

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/why-do-female-reindeer-grow-antlers/