The Official Holiday Stress Thread

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Go 'head Let it fly ..... We understand.



Me ... . Ugh I need to listen to a full day of doomsday economics and I should live my life this way and thats it! Grr can't a simple Holiday of giving thanks just be that? It is bound to be sheer pandamonium come 3:00. Especialy when CERTAIN family members are sooo dang opinionated that the world stops and flips on edge when the word hath don forth from yonder wiseman. And ofcourse whats a day without a good ol dissagreement between both sides of the fam ... ..... WITH ALCOHOL IN THE MIX. EEk ... I gotta hit the can ... . pepto ... I need Pepto!

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[ToolManTimTaylor]

Ahh Keepin' it in eh ... . Unhealthy!!!!!

 

[BFC]

I solved that problem. We moved 2000 miles away from both our familys Now I spend hollidays with friends keeps arguments on the freindly side... ... ... ... ... ... hang in there, it's almost over!



Glenn

 

[willyslover]

a few well placed pills in the potato's would do wonders LOL

 

[Dane]

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[Andy Perreault]

And then there's big Aunt Bunny who always manages to fall down the stairs... "Oh, lord, oh, lord!" (flumpity-flumpity) "Oh, lord, oh, lord!" (flumpity-flumpity)

(that's from an Eddie Murphy stand up routine where he was talking about annoying family members)

Andy

 

[benhall]

idea

Well, if you don't have any alcohol in your system, go and grab your favorite CD or for the older members a cassette :-laf , and go for a nice long relaxing drive in the Cummins. Then turn down the tunes and let the motor sing to you. I'm going to venture to say that this would wipe most of the holiday blues away in a hurry. Works for me every time.



Ben

 

[Steve M]

I'm taking pills for anxiety. When we go visit my folks I can say whatever I want about whoever I want. I can say what I paid for my truck and 5th wheel. I can talk about family and friends without worrying about what I'm saying. My wife can vent about what a hoe my ex is without being looked down on.

When we visit her folks, I have to try to remember what year she told her folks our 5th wheel is, how much she told them we paid for her Durango and my truck, and to not mention the things we've bought. There are alot of little inconsistancies that I have to keep track of. And most of all, while she badmouths my ex, I don't dare say anything negative about her ex. She's never told her folks the truth about him. Why? Beats me. I've told her many times she should go back to him. So I feel very uncomfortable when we go visit her family.

I'll be glad when the holidays are over again.

 

[TPCDrafting]

I guess I'm lucky. My wife and I of almost 7 years are on our first marriage. Both sets of parents (hers and mine) are still married and the two couples became good friends when my gal and I were just dating. They even take motorhome vacations together (they each have a motorhome and travel in tandem) We all get together for the holidays, my folks do Thanksgiving and the inlaws do Christmas. We all get along quite well and enjoy each others company. All the kids in the family work a lot including myself and don't get to see each other much unless its for business, so it's good to sit back, tip back a few beers and bs for a while w/o work or business being part of the discussion.

I'm sorry to hear some of you don't enjoy the holidays for one reason or another. I hope you get some happiness elsewhere.

Best wishes, Tim - TPC Drafting Inc.

 

[willyslover]

after being in the retail world since 1964 in one form or another I retired in Feb... . this will be the first Holiday season I have had the pleasure to enjoy for a longgggggggg time

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Today was one of those days...



I should have known that something was going to go wrong during lunch. I sat down to the best plate of BBQ I ever had - man, that stuff was good. It's rare for more than one good thing to happen in a day. Since the BBQ was phenomenal, the rest of the day had to go downhill.



I got to the airport with plenty of time to spare - bid farewell to my coworker who gladly dropped me off and in I went to the ticket counter. I was greeted with the traditional line of people - but their faces all had formed deep scowls... much more than the usual 'airport scowl'. I didn't think much of it - as I knew everyone was anxious to get to their destinations and kick back.



I stood in line for 1/2 an hour only to be told that all remaining flights out of the airport were either cancelled or full. I thought to myself - "Wait a minute - it's sunny outside... sure, it's cold... but is definitely perfectly good VFR weather. " The kind lady behind the counter offered up information that there were weather problems out East. Wonderful.



So - I had to call another co-worker and ask for a ride from the airport since I wasn't going to be doing any flying today. He drove me to his house and let me take his car all the way back to my house. Before I stuffed it into my garage, I topped off the tank and ran it through the carwash.



In the morning I get to try this routine all over again. This time, I really hope that the weather situation has improved and I can fly.



Holiday stress? Yeah, just a little. More disappointment than stress, however.



So much for the family Christmas Eve party tomorrow night.



Matt

 

[PLaFrombois]

Matt



You could've given me a call, and had Christmas dinner with my family. We decided tonight would be the only time to get together, since Dan has to go to the inlaws on Friday, and we head up to GB on Saturday.



Happy Holiday



Paul

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Hey Paul,



Thanks for the invite. A good feast would have done me some good after my adventure today.



Give my best to your family. Happy Holidays!



Matt

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Ahh MTY it's good to see that this thread is a good place to dump 2 years later! Hope it all goes good and we'll catch up out here!

 

[98rammer]

Stress? Oh, we all know the New England You-Want-To-Beat-The-<censored>-Out-Of-The-Ignorant-Driver-Who-Cut-You-Off-In-Her-Giant-SUV-She-Can't-Really-Handle-Because-The-Lady-Needs-To-Get-A-Mocha, Frappa, Latai, Chai, Eggplant, Caviar, Crystal, Tea, Coffee-Before-You!! #@$%! #@$%!



Oh,and the ignorant people who talk and/or leave their carts in the middle of the isle at the grocery store with the mad mob of 2000 people there...



(it's funny how after the blood pressure rises, it still tends to boil).



I'm Done.

T. P.

 

[98rammer]

oh, and don't get me started on the overly bleached blonde highly insecure too much makeup and perfume girl who parks in a handicapped spot like it was only made for her... .





happy hollidays Oo.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Timely thread.

Our family get together started at 2pm and went smoothly until about 8. Xmas gatherings have gotten more tense the last few years because my wife and I began limiting our xmas present buying to just the kids. We figure sharing the farm and horses to enjoy at any time is enough.



The kids had a great time as usual, all the guys enjoyed the usual jokes, drinks, etc. The problem stemmed from my sister in law and her daughter who "need" presents. They also "need" to control everyone else. They started on my stepson (who wisely lives about seven hours away) about his busy itinerary for the next couple of days with his wife's family. Guess we should be glad it went okay for six hours anyway.

 

[Bob Wagner]

Did MTY make it?

 

[TMitch]

It's not over yet up here. It started over a week ago with the community Xmas party at the volunteer fire hall. My wife volunteered me for set-up and clean-up. That pretty well wrote off the entire weekend before Xmas. All week the evening schedule was full with delightful activities like story-reading at the neighbours. Now, some might think this wouldn't be too bad, I thought I might read a few embellished Xmas tales to the little ones but it turns out that we had to get a babysitter and leave the kids at home and listen to gut-wrenching tales of every miserable Christmas throughout history. And then don't forget the cleaning. Everything in the house had to be washed. I mean everything: every piece of clothing, every window (inside and out), every dish in every cupboard... And then the freezer juggling. I unpacked and repacked 3 different freezers at least 3 times in order to "organize" the supplies for the troops. This would be fine if we were expectinga few hundred for Christmas dinner but we were only expecting the mother-in-law and father-in-law for Christmas dinner. I could go on and on but I did manage a a few hours of joy by suggesting that the family go for a drive to look at the Christmas lights (in the truck of course!).

I can't wait to get back to work.

Happy New Year (I haven't asked for that schedule yet)

 

[HoleshotHolset]

MTY made it alright...



I barely had time to stop and scratch my butt during this supposed 'vacation'... it was more like work - than work!

• DSL installation/troubleshooting at the 'rents house took up the greater part of the week... thanks Verizon! :-{}
  
• Spent megabucks on the '94 to get it ready for the trip to cheese/beer land... it's running SWEEEEEET, though.
  
• Had to literally swear at a Best Buy employee to get my point across
  
• Had to be 'firm yet polite' with U-Haul over the phone - word to the wise... don't try to rent a trailer from them anywhere near a holiday.
  
• On the way back, I was greeted in Illinois with double the normal toll AND I had a single axle trailer.
  

I didn't have enough time - plain and simple. When I did go out to have fun... I managed to succeed for the most part.



Repeat after me in your best "Big Gay Al" accent: "I'm super, thanks for asking... !!"



MTY