Holiday Annoyances 2012

[Brulosopher]

1. Family and friends try 1 of 7 homemade beers, usually the most Pale, then ask for it repeatedly without tasting anything else... there goes my delicious Rye Pale

2. Certain people who last year were open-minded eaters have chosen to be "pescetarian." Ugh. Let us change our dinner plans just for you.

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[Brulosopher]

1. Family and friends try 1 of 7 homemade beers, usually the most Pale, then ask for it repeatedly without tasting anything else... there goes my delicious Rye Pale

2. Certain people who last year were open-minded eaters have chosen to be "pescetarian." Ugh. Let us change our dinner plans just for you.

3. Despite there being 7 full kegs of homebrew and tons of SN Celebration, Lagunitas Brown Shugga, and other tasty beers, someone sneaks out to buy a case (or 2) of Bud Light in order to "keep things light." I have a Mild and a Dry Stout on tap, both "lighter" is all respects but color than Bud Light.

How about you?

Cheers!!

 

[unionrdr]

Not having much of anything for the holidays,not even tree. Almost no presents,most of which from dollar store. No cigs,no alcohol. Holidays suck.

 

[Brulosopher]

Not having much of anything for the holidays,not even tree. Almost no presents,most of which from dollar store. No cigs,no alcohol. Holidays suck.

****... I'm sorry, pal

 

[Nightshade]

Not having much of anything for the holidays,not even tree. Almost no presents,most of which from dollar store. No cigs,no alcohol. Holidays suck.

I am with you this year, been a rough one for me too.


Not much a holiday guy but not real happy at missing 4days off a check for various closings during the holidays, I need the money more than the rest.

 

[passedpawn]

OMG kill me

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,blood suckers wait till the holidays to come outta the woodwork. Can't even get my baby a present costin more than 3 bucks. I like my holiday pick me ups. But several bad years & I'm at the end of my rope. Can't even drown my sorrows.

 

[Brulosopher]

Yeah,blood suckers wait till the holidays to come outta the woodwork. Can't even get my baby a present costin more than 3 bucks. I like my holiday pick me ups. But several bad years & I'm at the end of my rope. Can't even drown my sorrows.

You're depressing me

 

[JonM]

The music. Ughhhhhh ... I hate hearing the same damn 30 or so Christmas songs over and over and over and over and over again for a month. And the asinine spoofs. And the million versions of that damn Carol of the Bells song, all of ahich suck. Ugh.

On the bright side, my parents and the in-laws have good stuff (Wynton Marsalis Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, etc) and my local college station plays 9 hours of awesome Christmas stuff, which is on rigt now. But if I hear Springsteen do Santa Claus is Coming to Town one more time, I'm going to Grinch the heck out.

 

[RagingBull]

The music. Ughhhhhh ... I hate hearing the same damn 30 or so Christmas songs over and over and over and over and over again for a month. And the asinine spoofs. And the million versions of that damn Carol of the Bells song, all of ahich suck. Ugh.

On the bright side, my parents and the in-laws have good stuff (Wynton Marsalis Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, etc) and my local college station plays 9 hours of awesome Christmas stuff, which is on rigt now. But if I hear Springsteen do Santa Claus is Coming to Town one more time, I'm going to Grinch the heck out.

That's why I've got pandora on the iPad, just plug it into the amp and I got the music i like.

 

[Bamsdealer]

Lots of time off, but no time spent brewing. Instead, I sit at the inlaws with absolutely nothing to talk about and no one to drink with. Painful few days. My family can get on my nerves too, but at least booze lightens the mood.

 

[Brulosopher]

Lots of time off, but no time spent brewing. Instead, I sit at the inlaws with absolutely nothing to talk about and no one to drink with. Painful few days. My family can get on my nerves too, but at least booze lightens the mood.

Haha. I have the opposite experience- my wife gets mad at me for giving her family too much beer

 

[Bamsdealer]

I tried that but 3 people couldn't finish an excellent pumpkin growler I brought for thanksgiving weekend. I finished the last pint before a 4 hour drive back home that Sunday.

Call me a grinch, but I just want to drink and see some family. I do the thing at my inlaws and everything feels so forced. Xmas music, thousands in tacky lights and such from target and tons of presents, dinner, etc but no one seems to have a good time. Almost like Xmas is a job.

Dreading the big "gift exchange" tomorrow. Every year I say gift cards to places like cabelas or amazon and I get sweaters or DVDs and a big ticket item or two I don't want or something like a piece of furniture that's a pain in the ass to haul 200 miles. Arrrrgggghhhhh!

 

[passedpawn]

Dreading the big "gift exchange" tomorrow. Every year I say gift cards to places like cabelas or amazon and I get sweaters or DVDs and a big ticket item or two I don't want or something like a piece of furniture that's a pain in the ass to haul 200 miles. Arrrrgggghhhhh!

One day those people will be gone and maybe then will you will know the real gift that you had overlooked.

 

[Bamsdealer]

And I've been up alone at the inlaws since 10pm watching bad santa and always sunny in Philadelphia while my cousin texts me that the party is still ripping over there. Before everyone went to bed some Christmas lifetime movie and funniest home videos were on tv. Can't wait to get back and hopefully build a keezer in a few days.

 

[Bamsdealer]

One day those people will be gone and maybe then will you will know the real gift that you had overlooked.

Didn't have to go there. Just venting.

 

[acidrain]

I ate so much, I have no room for beer.

 

[Lushife]

Um... My family gets annoying but I love Christmas too much for anyone to put me in a bad mood.

 

[Dan]

OP,

+1 to what Passedpawn said.

And I'll add, each day we are bestowed by countless blessings we don't acknowledge. I'm not judging but do recommend you reflect on just what you have. It is naive not to.

 

[ruralbrew]

Family issues this year, so no big celebrations just a quiet Christmas at home.

I too get tired of the commercial trappings of the holidays, usually by Thanksgiving. But when you step back and think about what we all have compared to much of the rest of the world and what the true meaning of Christmas is we are all very blessed.


I have kind of a miserable job but it pays the bills. My wife has MD but was just approved to get on Disability, so that was a pretty amazing Christmas present for her. My kids are excelling either in college or work and I am due to become a Grandfather in March. So all in all things could be better but they could also be a lot worse.