Thread: The season of goodwill to all men will soon be upon us

Originally Posted by HuangLao

So...
What's this goodwill to all men business?
How's that working?


Occidental imagination, lest surface condition.

We bring a suitcase of clothes for the kids every year. They love it and the wife and I love the fun they have choosing things. I also used to cook food for the whole school at Christmas but am too tired nowadays. Instead I cook for the extended family for new year...and the school teachers. Maybe 100-150 people but loads of helpers.

I hope it's seen as a sign of goodwill....

Originally Posted by Troy

We bring a suitcase of clothes for the kids every year. They love it and the wife and I love the fun they have choosing things. I also used to cook food for the whole school at Christmas but am too tired nowadays. Instead I cook for the extended family for new year...and the school teachers. Maybe 100-150 people but loads of helpers.

I hope it's seen as a sign of goodwill....

Good man and i'm sure they appreciate it, did similar ina Nepal orphanage for 3 years - still contribute for it to happen 11 years later although quality may have dipped now i'm not OC cooking/celebrations but i do get piccies on Email and the smiles are still as a i remember.

EDIT

Extinction rebellion would spit their dummies as i pay for a goat each year too, sorry Bets

^ Good Man! Speaking of Nepal and the poor man's cow, I have been seriously considering rearing some goats on our farm. They are generally less fussy than cows and a good food supplement is not too expensive. The only problem is introducing the Thais to goat meat. They aren't that keen on lamb, unless it's been cremated. It would make a damn good Christmas dinner though....

^ Goat was my Lamb for 3 years in Nepal and i loved it as a Sunday Roast, its a great meat but be careful of Billy meat as it can be gamey if hung a bit. I actually had steaks, stews, BBQs and Roasts and its pretty healthy - just watch the Kids, not the goats the HUMONS they get really attached and its a hard sell telling them they are eating Rhodri , Prescela or Gary.

Originally Posted by Troy

Very true, but unfortunately my dogs will kill them if I am not there, which is why I have to wait until I retire. The dogs will let me know if the danger is man or beast by their bark and also a good idea of where they are if outside the fence at night.

Strangely, guinea fowl are also excellent at controlling ticks, if they are ever a problem. I thought about keeping a few with our chickens a while back, but they didn't look very healthy and I didn't want to risk introducing any disease to our flock.

Our dogs have a very distinctive 'snake bark' - high pitched and very persistent. As soon as I hear it, I know they've found and surrounded a snake. They also use this bark for scorpions and those horrible big centipedes.

Out the decorations up today with Xmas music on in the background. Feeling festive but not sure how long that tinsel will last with the dog.

Splashed out on them tree decorations this year armstrong

Originally Posted by armstrong

Out the decorations up today with Xmas music on in the background. Feeling festive

Were you pissed as arseholes doing that also?

This is mine and what you should be aiming for mate

^ Jack, obviously no cats?

Tree looks great though.

Up at 4am with some random cockrel and it occurs to me that i may consider investing in a tree for next year, oh and xmas socks as we were on the subject of socks on Armstrong's thinking thread.

Wrapped up me daughter's secret santa present for one of her classmates last night...

A green if anyone can guess what it is? Maybe Chitty will know?

Ball?

Excellent... well done!

Green owed, can't do it right now.

Oh look, in the bottom of the hamper, there's a present this year.

My daughter remembered I had problems with people sending spam to my computer.



'arry, what am i doing wrong here?

My wife went to our local Makro and bought home a Christmas tree.

That'll fokin' do.


Plenty of space for a neatly wrapped bag of coal underneath.

Last day of term and school Christmas party today...

Special delivery for NPT's treats this morning!



And of course...

55 nice pics. It still makes me smile and leaves me bemused they're so into the xmas spectacle, Thais are magpies tho and love anything shiny and fun. The murdered xmas songs played on loop in the shops/malls with the absence of the letter R can get wearing .

^^

Cute outfit ...

Not seeing pics Dave, but have you got them helmets?