Coming soon - CHRISTMAS!

Sorry for mentioning it early (only apologising to those who think the Yuletide build-up shouldn’t start until we’re in December) but it is wonderful to be facing The Onset of Advent without the usual full-on nutty busy-ness that comes from working in the retail industry. I can’t remember the last time I was approaching the last month of the year without apprehension about keeping shelves stocked, not running out of petrol, or avoiding confrontations with insane over-shopping pensioners and angry mums determined to get the last Cadburys calendar on the last day of November. I shudder now, remembering some of the crap I had to put up with when people were trying to get their groceries for The Big Day. Most supermarkets are only closed for about 30 hours these days and yet most customers attack the store like it’s the apocalypse and the only way their family survive is if they get their hands on a year’s supply of mince pies and enough Pringles to sink an aircraft carrier.
This year should be tame in comparison; relaxed and much, much calmer.
I am, to say the least, rather pleased.
(I’m also quite chuffed about how many ways I found to mention Christmas in this posting without actually using the word ‘Christmas’)

RC 22-11-21