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
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