Now that we're into the Christmas month, yeah, it's not that far off, I find I'm not as cranky as I usually am. No one is outlawing 'Merry Christmas' this year. It's Politically Correct to mention the holiday again. After the Election Battle, everyone seems to be getting along for a change. Even though no one seems to have any money this year, they're still planning on celebrating anyway with food & presents. Drink seems to be waaay down on the list of requirements. I'm finding more talk of cookies & pie crust than Rum & Vodka. And a lot more of us seem to be happier.
My latest socks were called "Perfection" & a dozen more ordered . . . . Oh brother. Not a job I really want. Maybe I should work for Baileys or Carolan's - booze in my tea might make it better.Yesterday, I went & got my new-to-me snow tires put on the van. I want to be able to get out of my drive if it snows this year. Several years ago, we had all that snow & I was stuck in the drive for over a week. Stuck??? you ask?? Yes, stuck. I live on an alley, off a narrow side street which is off a secondary street in Surrey where they don't plow. Well, sometimes they plow the secondary street because it's a bus route but they don't do it right away. The Safeway parking lot gets plowed as it's snowing. The streets leading to it, don't. I wanted to make sure I can get out & about if I want/need to. Most of the time I don't bother but I want to get out if I want to. My new-to-me tires were looking good but rather bumpy when I left. Then I had to go out to meet the girls to knit last night & had a hellova time with a hard to steer van. I figured the right tire was unbalanced. Today, on the way back to the Tire Store, that tire started to thump. Yup, I knew what that meant. They sold me a tire with a separated steel belt. So, today, I got a nicer set of snow tires - they drive as smooth as summer tires. So, bring on the Snow.
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Ah, Excessmas. Bleh. I'm trying to take what I like about the season (pretty lights, good food, lots of family time) and ignore the rest. I don't buy any presents. We'll take the immediate family all out to the aquarium one day instead. We tried that last year and everybody had a fabulous time! And you're right, I recently heard some of the old fashioned carols that the public has been avoiding for years. It was kind of nice. Trying not to offend anyone just ends up offending everyone!
Oh, too bad about your tires. Gotta be safe! We also have to get new ones for the Westie installed tomorrow. Apparently we wore the old ones out driving coast to coast and back again. Who'd a thunk it?
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