Christmas Plans

Bucknaked · 11-12-2005, 08:53 PM

Christmas is only 2 weeks away and most people will be taking their annual leave from work. I was wondering what people had planned for their break.

I am off to Adelaide with my family to visit my grandmother. She's about to hit 85, and travel is not so easy for her. So we are heading out Christmas night to drive a few hours, find a hotel then make the rest of the trip to Adelaide on Boxing day. We are spending 5 nights in Glenelg to be home new years eve. After that I have 1 more week off in which to do a few things around home.

That's gonna be my christmas. How about yours. travelling anywhere with the family?

Gilesie · 11-12-2005, 08:55 PM

I am working all the normal days and then on call all the rest
Sometimes life sucks!

Bucknaked · 11-12-2005, 09:00 PM

I know a few people who are on call over the christmas period. I hope it's a quiet one for you.

rodderz · 11-12-2005, 09:01 PM

I'm being invaded by a bunch of queenslanders (who's no doubt bringing some xxxx to infect my kitchen) and spending 2 weeks most likely working on a lovely beer gut!

b2tf · 11-12-2005, 09:04 PM

Hopefully opening up my new workplace on Boxing Day, so I dare say Christmas Day is going to be a very busy one for me.

fiery · 11-12-2005, 09:04 PM

Xmas will consist of unpacking boxes and trying to make a house feel and look like a home!!!!!!!!!!!
xmas day is going to be just me and my 2 kids (a nice quiet day)

Paxton · 11-12-2005, 09:44 PM

My Wife's mother lives in the Central Coast, and usually we go up there, and this week won't be any different. Boxing day we usually drive up, but this year, we are leaving the day after (the 27th), because the Wife's Father and his wife (parents separated) have baggsed Boxing Day, so I have no choice. Fortunately, My family lives locally, so the long walk to the Christmas table, and the stumble home is easier than driving to Forresters Beach.

Austin, good luck. I wish you all the best in your new Business Endeavor.

Feathers · 11-12-2005, 09:53 PM

I get either three or four days off for Christmas (depends on how much of a b!tch my boss feels like being).

It will just be my parents, and grandparents over for lunch, and then sometime in the afternoon my uncle and his wife will come over to stay for dinner, and they may or may not bring my brat 2nd cousins.

I have a really small family, and I'm usually the youngest one there, so our christmas day is really boring now.

TheSneakiness · 12-12-2005, 11:18 AM

My plan is to do nothing. Just the usual family get together.

Is it just me, or is Christmas actually a hassle this year???

It just doesn't feel like Christmas at all...

fiery · 12-12-2005, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AUII_SE_Ute

Is it just me, or is Christmas actually a hassle this year???
It just doesn't feel like Christmas at all...

No I dont think it is just you!!! Even in the shops there isn't the usual christmas type feelings.
I did find an awesome Santa display at Morayfield shopping centre though, so had the santa photos done there this year.

Am so looking forward to the start of the new year

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4.9 EF Futura · 12-12-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Christmas is only 2 weeks away and most people will be taking their annual leave from work.

Half your luck, lol. I get the public holidays off but the week between Xmas and NYE i have to come into the office. Its a good time to catch up, its the only week of the year when NO work comes through the door. It sucks though, no coffee shops are open, nowhere to get lunch or caffeine... means I have to make my own.

For the xmas weekend i'm disappearing. Lol, not to get too D & M on the forums but my family kinda went its seperate ways a few years back and christmas is a fairly ugly time. So I'm filling the car up with fuel and hitting the highway, get outta town for a couple of days. Should be nice.

Racecraft · 12-12-2005, 12:00 PM

I work thru Xmas to avoid those once a year relatives that expect a gift ....

And its a funny Xmas lead-up this year for me too, I am usually shopped and stocked up by now but this year its crept up on me :(

WizBang · 12-12-2005, 12:27 PM

I got 5 weeks off work but I got heaps of yard work to do around the house and redo the bath room ,it suxs owning a 30 year old house .But one the day plan to hide from the relatives and take the horses for a ride for the day if theres no bush fires in the hills

deesun · 12-12-2005, 12:43 PM

Xmas eve drive 7hrs to outlaws place 35km west of nowhere (Goulburn) where it will either be stinking hot or freezing cold,yes even on Xmas day it can be 4 deg. Kids don't want to stay long so another 7hr drive back home on Monday. :eclipsee_

conordec · 12-12-2005, 04:06 PM

working straight through, then taking a week end of january... perhaps visiting vietnam, my xmas is usually at easter if that makes sense... take 2.5 weeks off and enjoy.

love the hospitality industry at times.... NOT.

bathurst77 · 12-12-2005, 04:25 PM

Can all the people who are posting that they are going away, please put their address and make model of DVD, PC, stereo etc, and where they stash the jewellery (in the freezer?)

Thank you.

Regards
Mr Ima Bergular

Mr Cube · 12-12-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bathurst77

Can all the people who are posting that they are going away, please put their address and make model of DVD, PC, stereo etc, and where they stash the jewellery (in the freezer?)

Thank you.

Regards
Mr Ima Bergular

Thats the Christmas Spirit.. ;)

**Papa Smurf** · 12-12-2005, 07:02 PM

I will have my Mother over for the day, she lives in a retirement home. I was invited by my Son to his place for Chrissie day but my Ex wife is going again this year and she made things tough for me last year and I dont want that again, ruined a good day.

I have the Public's off but will work the rest.

I did buy myself a gift this year, an electric chainsaw.

12-12-2005, 08:10 PM

i will probbaly be workin o dont think the refinery closes and some one has to make the fuel to feed our cars

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Tote · 13-12-2005, 03:09 AM

Hitching a rented caravan up to the Landrover and heading off in the general direction of the Great Ocean Road with the missus and girls, It's the first time any of us have had a caravan holiday so it should be fun !
Regards,
Tote

pb02 · 13-12-2005, 08:50 AM

I'm off to Peru, South America!!

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Quasi · 13-12-2005, 01:31 PM

I took 14 days as of January 3rd, but that soon turned into 17 days with a mandatory 3 days between Christmas and new year, whilst the department is closed down. With public holidays and weekends I ended up with a month off.

I'll relax, and do the family thing over the first week (Christmas), then take a few days to organise some stuff before fulfilling my duties with Summernats, then a couple of weeks of working on the radio station, the car, and some TV/movies, before heading back to the madness of IT Support (for a few days before the Australia Day long weekend).

Best wishes to everyone for an enjoyable and safe festive period.

Quasi · 13-12-2005, 03:07 PM

Oh yeah, forgot to mention....working my way through a case of bourbon and coke

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b2tf · 14-12-2005, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by paxtonandrew

Austin, good luck. I wish you all the best in your new Business Endeavor.

Thanks Andrew, without giving too much away Ill say we tested the track tonight while it was wet and it was loads of fun. Ill post up some pics in the next few days but needless to say I think we are on to a winner. I really hope so anyway.

Mack 6 · 14-12-2005, 11:17 AM

I'm leaving soberland and heading to my holiday house on the corner of rum and coke in boozetown.
All visitors are welcome as long as there are scantily clad women (I have a paddle pool) and you bring extra booze in case I run out.
I promise I'll make the girlie drive to the bottl'o so I don't get busted.

max^power · 14-12-2005, 11:59 AM

dont have plans yet. ill see whats going on with the family. once works over ill have more time to think about it.

perthxr6t · 14-12-2005, 12:13 PM

Working christmas,new year on an island in Indonesia in the god damm jungle 2 degrees above the equator and you reckon it isn't hot here. But there is cold beer and bottles of Jim Beam so all is not lost.

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Merry X-Mas to all Ford Forum Gals'N'Guys

Pursuit_chick · 14-12-2005, 09:40 PM

got sat, sun, mon and tuesday off, then back to work for three days then three days off. im not seeing my family at chrissy cause they live in queensland and i live in SA. It will be my first chrissy away from my family but i'll be with the bf and his family

FordFan86 · 14-12-2005, 09:42 PM

I work Christmas eve, would be working Christmas day if Caltex had their way but my boss is closing down. I will be ****ed + family + lots and lots of various meats and other food.

5LMonty · 14-12-2005, 09:55 PM

Working all through xmas and new years. Not too bummed though, work with cool ppl and Santa stopped coming to me a few years ago so not too sad haha..

Hey back2thefuture, your new business endevour sounds interesting!! "tested the track tonight while it was wet and it was loads of fun" hmmm got me thinkin go-karts... Exciting none the less - good luck!