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[Jane]

I buy mostly online. I HATE shopping in stores at any time of year, near Christmas, the most. Since my husband doesn't believe in it, we don't exchange presents, but I do get presents for children, grandchildren, and friends. My daughter or I used to get my husband peanut brittle but he's watching his weight for the past few years. I do get him a nice calendar though.

[Liza]

Jane wrote: "I buy mostly online. I HATE shopping in stores at any time of year, near Christmas, the most. Since my husband's Muslim we don't exchange presents, but I do get presents for children, grandchildren..."
I'm with you, Jane... all online shopping,esp for Christmas! Can't bear the crowds.

[Gretchen]

I see Goodreads changed things again. I like the color changes but I'm not loving the font. I'm already blind as a bat and this font makes me feel like I need to update my prescription yet again. It looks blurry. I'm already getting a headache after only a few minutes. What first world problems I have today.

[Allison]

Terri wrote: "Thanks. :-D Now he can stop complaining about trying to feed the babies on a pension."

I just fell a little bit in love with your granddad, he sounds so sweet!

I've been collecting Christmas presents for my 3 year old nephew for about 6 months now so I have quite the hoard. Bought for sister (and myself, hee hee) online. What to get my parents.... ugh, I dunno.

I don't have any eye problems, Gretchen and its driving me crazy. It does look blurry and I feel a headache coming on and I just logged onto GR mere minutes ago :/ Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy do they change things that don't need "fixin"?!

[Gretchen]

I did zoom in a little and that seems to help some. However, I already have a 24-inch monitor so zooming in is slightly overpowering on other sites.

[Andy]

A t f have no crosses for me :( havent got a scooby what yer all saying...... its like some sorta script code

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Why is Good Reads changing things? This font sucks!

[Jane]

Margaret wrote: "Why is Good Reads changing things? This font sucks!"

Techies! They always have to keep changing things.

[Gretchen]

I have zoomed in on the site and that seems to clear up the font a little bit. If you can stand to read the comments on Goodreads' official announcement about the changes, it is made pretty clearly there will be no font changes despite 90% of the complaints being about the font.

[Andy]

that normally means they've paid a shedload for it & approved it so there's not turning about now........

[Jane]

Gretchen wrote: "I have zoomed in on the site and that seems to clear up the font a little bit. If you can stand to read the comments on Goodreads' official announcement about the changes, it is made pretty clearly..."

I did read them and I changed my font size to 175% ever since I got this compute.r

[Jane]

Andy wrote: "that normally means they've paid a shedload for it & approved it so there's not turning about now........"

you're probably right. someone sure cheated them.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Jane wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Why is Good Reads changing things? This font sucks!"

Techies! They always have to keep changing things."

Because they can! Meh!

[happy]

Normally when we get a snow storm it is 3 or 4 inches and it is really no bother. However once every three or four years we get really dumped on -yesterday was one of those storms - I've got 12 to 14 inches on my front lawn and were supposed to get and 5 or 6 inches tomorrow :(

It's almost enough to make me reconsider spending $400 or $500 for a snow blower that I would use said every three or four yrs:D

I think a White Christmas is assured now

[Gretchen]

Jealous. I want a White Christmas. I'm sick of all the freezing rain/sleet we keep getting.

[Simona]

Me too. And I'm a "precious lotus flower" as much as Andy is an Egyptian princess.... :)

[Laureen]

Jane wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Why is Good Reads changing things? This font sucks!"

Techies! They always have to keep changing things."

Maybe they are looking for something to do during quiet times?

[Laureen]

happy wrote: "Normally when we get a snow storm it is 3 or 4 inches and it is really no bother. However once every three or four years we get really dumped on -yesterday was one of those storms - I've got 12 to ..."

A White Xmas, what is that? Lol. Living in Queensland Australia, one just hopes for an overcast day just to have a little comfort in the heat. Xmas Lunch is lots of fresh Salads and cold seafood like prawns and mud crab, cold beer or white wine or lemonade and a dip in the swimming pool. To roast food would be like a slow death from heat exhaustion.

I haven't even had the pleasure of seeing snow. Golf ball size hail is about it.

[happy]

I've also seen hail that size - I'll take the snow!

My back yard this morning

[Mark]

happy wrote: "I've also seen hail that size - I'll take the snow!

My back yard this morning



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Yes i agree thats snow. Very winterish Happy.

[Laureen]

Liza wrote: "Jane wrote: "I buy mostly online. I HATE shopping in stores at any time of year, near Christmas, the most. Since my husband's Muslim we don't exchange presents, but I do get presents for children, ..."

Most of my grand children are over 10yrs old so I give them money in a card. The kids love it because they save up birthday & Xmas money to buy the sort of things they love, like skate boards or specific video games. Those under 10 get presents. Yes, I hate crowds too and shop on line mostly.

[Laureen]

happy wrote: "I've also seen hail that size - I'll take the snow!

My back yard this morning

Oh that is so pretty. Picture card perfect. Most Xmas cards have snow and it seems so silly to us Aussies.



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[Ace]

happy wrote: "I've also seen hail that size - I'll take the snow!

My back yard this morning
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Thats gorgeous

[happy]

I was lucky and didn't lose any trees or branches. Mrs Happy and I went looking at Christmas lights last night and I couldn't believe the number of branches and in some cases whole trees down.

BTW the lights were really something framed by the snow on the roofs and some cases under the snow!

[Liza]

happy wrote: "I was lucky and didn't lose any trees or branches. Mrs Happy and I went looking at Christmas lights last night and I couldn't believe the number of branches and in some cases whole trees down.

BTW..."

very pretty, where is that, Happy?

[happy]

Utah

[Gretchen]

I thought we were going to get some snow last night. Nope. We got ice. Lots of pounding, nasty ice.

[Liza]

happy wrote: "Utah"
Ah ok, nice!

[happy]

Gretchen wrote: "I thought we were going to get some snow last night. Nope. We got ice. Lots of pounding, nasty ice."

I hate ice storms, I'd much rather have 2 feet of nice powdery snow!
Luckily we don't get ice storms very often.

[Gretchen]

happy wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "I thought we were going to get some snow last night. Nope. We got ice. Lots of pounding, nasty ice."

I hate ice storms, I'd much rather have 2 feet of nice powdery snow!
Luckily w..."

It's snowing now. It looks nice until you actually get outside and realize the snow is covering a solid sheet of ice. I have a feeling we will be staying indoors tomorrow if this keeps up.

[happy]

That's flat out dangerous! Be very careful!

I remember as a kid (1968) when were living in Oklahoma, we had an ice storm that laid down about 2 inches of ice, then the snow storm put a foot of snow on top of that. They actually closed Ft. Sill. It's the only time I ever saw the base closed.

My siblings and I were rough housing inside and my sister broke her hand by jumping up and touching the ceiling where the enterence hall came into the living room. When my parents took her to the hospital the ER staff just assumed she had fallen on the ice. They got a good laugh when she told them no, she had hit the ceiling. Appearently she was the only person in the ER that hadn't fallen on the ice :)

[Catherine]

It's 68 deg F. today and sunny with a light wind. AAARRRRGGGHHH. That's not supposed to be! Usually we're about 30 degrees colder and have already had a light snow. We don't usually get a lot of snow but this warm weather is wreaking havoc on my gardens, my dog, and my psyche. I expect snow and gosh darn there better be snow!! ;)

[Simona]

This year, in northern Italy, winter is very warm and dry. We haven't been under 0C yet, and it doesn't rain nor snow. :(
I love snow at Christmas. Happy, you live in a really magic place.

[Mark]

Apparently we are having the warmest December, on record not that has helped those poor people in the northwest england and scotland.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Meanwhile, in my part of Australia we are having a heatwave. Today and the next 3 days are 35, 36, 39, and 35 degrees celsius respectively.

For the Americans this is temperatures ranging from the high 90s to the low 100s Fahrenheit.

[Gretchen]

Is anyone going to Star Wars this weekend? Mr. Gretchen is disappointed that he can't go Thursday night. He's going Friday night, alone. This lady does not do crowded movie theaters.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Not me. My next cinema visit is on 2nd January. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The Sherlock special set in Victorian London, and on limited release at the cinema. :D

[Mark]

Gretchen wrote: "Is anyone going to Star Wars this weekend? Mr. Gretchen is disappointed that he can't go Thursday night. He's going Friday night, alone. This lady does not do crowded movie theaters."

Friday 1pm.

[happy]

Mrs Happy and I will go sometime after Christmas. I don't care for crowded theaters either

[Allison]

Margaret wrote: "Meanwhile, in my part of Australia we are having a heatwave. Today and the next 3 days are 35, 36, 39, and 35 degrees celsius respectively.

For the Americans this is temperatures ranging from the ..."

Ewwww.

[Allison]

Margaret wrote: "My next cinema visit is on 2nd January. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The Sherlock special set in Victorian London, and on limited release at the cinema. :D"

Mine too :)

Ugh, all this Star Wars. Haven't seen any of it and don't care to.

[Laureen]

Allie wrote: "Margaret wrote: "My next cinema visit is on 2nd January. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The Sherlock special set in Victorian London, and on limited release at the cinema. :D"

Mine too :)

Ugh, a..."

Me neither Allie, but I love the sound track.

[Bobby]

Hate ice storms. When I lived in Maine we had a storm that brought down over 200 maple trees that I used to make maple syrup from. Sad day indeed. That was the end of using the sugar shack to make that wonderful syrup!!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Allie wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Meanwhile, in my part of Australia we are having a heatwave. Today and the next 3 days are 35, 36, 39, and 35 degrees celsius respectively.

For the Americans this is temperatures ..."

Yeah. Ewww pretty much covers it. :p

[happy]

Margaret wrote: "Meanwhile, in my part of Australia we are having a heatwave. Today and the next 3 days are 35, 36, 39, and 35 degrees celsius respectively.

For the Americans this is temperatures ranging from the ..."

UHG!!!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

happy wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Meanwhile, in my part of Australia we are having a heatwave. Today and the next 3 days are 35, 36, 39, and 35 degrees celsius respectively.

For the Americans this is temperatures ..."

I am thanking every deity I can think of for the wonderous invention of air conditioning!

[May]

We are way too warm in New England. Hard to feel much Christmas spirit without crispy temperatures and a bit of snow. I shouldn't fuss ...last year was wicked awful.

[happy]

I shouldn't complain about the snow either - the snow that falls in the winter is what we drink and water the lawns with in the summer :)

[Liza]

Mark wrote: "Apparently we are having the warmest December, on record not that has helped those poor people in the northwest england and scotland."
We are having the warmest December I can remember, in my 20 years in this part of France. Still walking in a T-shirt and even had Sunday lunch outside! Crazy really... I think we need a bit of crisp cold actually. It's not normal.

[Catherine]

I love cold weather and snow and am really missing it! The weather patterns in the mid-Atlantic part of the US are so strange right now. Everything is just so odd...

I wish i could go see the new Star Wars movie in the theater but i've had to stop going to the movies entirely. The extra loud sound track and bright, flickering lights always trigger a massive migraine. I just wait for a little bit and then watch the movies I want at a friends house. They have a media room with a large screen (super large) adn we can control the volume and set low level lights at floor level. Doing this means i can eventually see the movies adn not get a migraine.