HC you miserable bunch

[DaveE]

Happy Christmas everyone

Hope you all have a good one

And if Christmas is a tough time of year, hope you're doing ok

Here's to a happy and healthy 2024 for you all

[Explosive Newt]

I got a crystal decanter to go with what a very old man I am.

[Zonda_]

Merry Christmas. Hope everyone gets lots of things they asked for!

[McSwede]

Happy Crimbo all.

[mik]

Happy Christmas motherfunkers!

So what did you all get then?

I got a gaming pedal set upgrade - Thrustmaster TLCM to replace my entry level Thrustmaster pedal set. Same ones that ScottA has - in addition to being generally more robustly made these use a proper load-cell for the brake rather than just sensing pedal position, so feel more realistic, and provide better control - particularly during trail braking.

Had time to get them fitted and set up, but no bloody time to play properly yet. Boxing Day!

Picture of a library:

[Ascender]

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hope you're all doing ok and enjoying the day as much as you can, in your own way.

We did presents with the kids last night as Mrs Mike has recently qualified as a nurse and has been working yesterday and today. So I''m on cooking duties with the turkey planned for about 9. I'm hoping the whisky sours will keep me on my A game when it comes to timing...

[Rich B]

Interesting Xmas day so far...!

My boy had a crash on the playground a week or so ago and hurt his shoulder, we went to the hospital after and they said it might be worth getting an X-ray done when we can but it looked ok. He's been fine since and because of the strikes etc we planned to go the day after Boxing Day...no rush...

...Except this morning whilst we're staying at my sisters house he leant forward to get something and managed to dislocate his shoulder! We went to hospital at about 10:30 this morning and we're still there!

They ended up having to fully sedate him to fix it (the original plan was to give him some ketamine and pop it back in, but because I have a family history of a rare anaesthetic allergy (and we scared the shit out of one of the doctors by telling her to go and do some proper research) they had 2 anaesthesiologists and a fully prepped operating theatre ready just in case.

Every other member of staff has been first class, but not quite the Xmas day we were expecting! Hopefully we can go and get our turkey lunch soon...!

[Ascender]

Holy shit @Rich B! Hope he's sorted soon and you're on your way back home to finally relax. What a rubbish place to spend the day.

[Beany]

Fucking hell, that proper knocks the edge of the stomach bug I've been nursing the last few days, and I think I'm mostly over now.....

[Rich B]

We're back at my sisters heating up the turkey - it's all good, he'll enjoy telling his cousins all about it!

I have to say though, I did not like the bit when he was in surgery. Being in hospital is ok when you're all together, but as soon as he was somewhere else that we weren't allowed.... not good.

[KiwiDave]

Merry Christmas gentlemen.

ILMOYC.

[DeskJockey]

Yikes. Glad he's okay!

Having recently bought (and just collected) a new bike I didn't ask for anything, but got a Lewis Hamilton t-shirt from the kids (just says LH44, so not too obviously merch), a jumper and a book.

More importantly my FiL was discharged from hospital earlier today, so he got to be here with the grandkids.

[IanF]

Glad he’s okay Rich

My other half went for a lie down, woke up and messaged her two kids to go the playroom whilst I’m two floors away; just went to find where they are, and they’re playing board games down there.. landing day and Xmas, so will wait until tomorrow to find out why me and my daughter weren’t told. Seriously pissed off currently

[Simon]

Hope Sam is well on the mend @Rich B - hospitals can be shit at the best of times but glad they fixed him up ok.

@IanF I've read your post 3 times and I confess I can't understand it. Maybe it's late, or maybe it's the wine I've drunk?

Us oldies decided a few years ago to do token presents and just concentrate on the kids, so it's basically choccies and wine for us all. Got my boy a Lego train set though, and my folks got him some extra track sets to go with it. My daughter is 5 months old so hers were mostly sensorial toys.

Had a bit of a falling out with my Dad and Uncle about my current work and plans for next year so feeling a bit bruised by it all really. Not the best day one way or another to be honest. I've not fallen out with my uncle before and we barely see him once or twice a year.

[V8Granite]

Was a great day all in, warm fire, happy kids, nailed all the presents to the wife, food was great barbthe turkey which refused to soak up the juices when resting, so I must have done something wrong on that but we had gammon and chicken also.

Eldest was over tired in the end and was a bit grumpy but it’s no surprise when they were on it from 6 till 9.

Very happy and appreciate how lucky I am.

Rich, I completely understand that feeling. “Ok so you may be a trained surgeon with thousands of hours of training but I’m his dad so know a thing or two about looking after him”

It’s a horrible feeling but easily distracted by pretending it’s all ok to your other half and helping her

Dave!

[mik]

Sounds like a pretty dire way to spend the majority of your day Rich

As he’s still young he should be fine. When older a dislocated shoulder often causes some weakness and makes it far more likely to reoccur. Which is nice

Anyway - forgot to mention another good present - kids got me a copy of this. I’d made a request months back, and kinda forgotten - looking forward to getting geekily immersed

[Jimmy Choo]

We're back at my sisters heating up the turkey - it's all good, he'll enjoy telling his cousins all about it!

I have to say though, I did not like the bit when he was in surgery. Being in hospital is ok when you're all together, but as soon as he was somewhere else that we weren't allowed.... not good.

Glad it all worked out in the end. I spent my 30th in Bristol children's hospital when the oldest was 3 months old with an inguinal hernia and my middle on had open heart surgery when he was 3 so I can relate to the powerless bit. For us it was an enormous event but for the doctors it's just a tuesday.

Anyway, Merry Christmas you bunch of reprobates. I'm off to gather children shortly (probably my own) and start "our christmas".

[Jimmy Choo]

More importantly my FiL was discharged from hospital earlier today, so he got to be here with the grandkids.

Hurrah! You're living in a crap christmas movie AICMFP.

[John]

I've been visited by Father Covid

I've had a really bad cough over Christmas that was almost making me throw up at some points, not nice at all. We've been away for Christmas so when we got home I did the test and there in all its glory was the positive result. My wife also decided to do the test and also came back positive.

At least I don't have to visit the inlaws now

[Carlos]

Glad your boy is ok Rich. It's an awful experience as a dad. I still feel sick when thinking about watching my son being anaesthetised even though I was warned it is scary.