[Grovenet] Hallothanksmas

[Ed Davie]

Ron, turn off the TV! WE have.
Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron D'Eau Claire
  To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
  Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:40 PM
  Subject: [Grovenet] Hallothanksmas


  Last night it began. Christmas advertising on 
the "toob" complete with
  sleigh bells, tree ornaments and "Santa's 
Helpers" in little red costumes
  hyping the latest and greatest *you must buy 
this if you love your family*
  stuff to go under the tree.

  I remember groaning when the ads started before 
Thanksgiving. When I was a
  kid the Christmas wind-up started sometime 
during the first two weeks of
  December.

  One weekend day in December we'd all bundle in 
to the family car for the
  two-hour, 70 mile trip into pre-freeway Los 
Angeles where us kids could look
  at the fantastic O-gage trains running at 
Bullock's or Macy's while Mom and
  Dad alternately slipped away to do little secret 
errands. And, of course, we
  had to go see Santa sitting in his big gold 
chair. Traipsing about on a
  chilly afternoon we'd all have hot chocolates 
together and, after all the
  errands were run, we'd have a special dinner 
somewhere on the way back home.


  Over time the Friday Thanksgiving became the 
launch of the buying spree for
  Christmas as most people had that day off of 
work. After all, who wants to
  be around family if there's shopping available? 
Don't the special people in
  our lives, including our children, need presents 
more than companionship,
  gadgets more than memories?

  Now the "Christmas Holidays" start in October.

  Bah! Humbug!

  Ron D'Eau Claire




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