Christmas Plans

[CASPERWAIT$]

Hardly a news flash, pal.

Quite true.

 

[IAG]

One hour til It's a Wonderful Life. Woot.

 

[fiveteamer]

Gonna get drunk by myself on Christmas Eve, sober up on Christmas Day, play the ponies on Boxing Day and then attempt to erase those three days from my memory.

 

[IAG]

Gonna get drunk by myself on Christmas Eve, sober up on Christmas Day, play the ponies on Boxing Day and then attempt to erase those three days from my memory.

Remind me what Boxing day is?

 

[Potato]

Potato is going skiing in Tahoe

 

[Tron]

Potato is going skiing in Tahoe

Flights to Tahoe are very expensive from the Miami area. What's up with that, Potato? And you have to make like 2 stops.

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

Remind me what Boxing day is?

Day after Xmas where elite Canadians give boxes to homeless people or something like that.

Right Matty?

 

[Matty]

Casper gets it.

 

[plommer]

Day after Xmas where elite Canadians give boxes to homeless people or something like that.

Right Matty?

Elite Canadians?


tron poots in their general direction.

 

[Matty]

Elite Canadians have electricity in their igloos. That is the cutoff.

 

[Mudcat]

Same shit as always for me. Get-together at my sister's place. So I have to drive and pick up my brother then head over to the festivities and then drive him home after.

The get together is nice. We are all pretty low-key - except the little guy who is now the star attraction. That's all good. The meal is always fantastic.

All sandwiched between a bunch of useless driving around. 4+ hours. If conditions are perfect. Could be quite a bit more. Often is.

Not that I mind or am resentful or anything.

 

[plommer]

Same shit as always for me. Get-together at my sister's place. So I have to drive and pick up my brother then head over to the festivities and then drive him home after.

The get together is nice. We are all pretty low-key - except the little guy who is now the star attraction. That's all good. The meal is always fantastic.

All sandwiched between a bunch of useless driving around. 4+ hours. If conditions are perfect. Could be quite a bit more. Often is.

Not that I mind or am resentful or anything.

Doesn't sound like it.

 

[Saulty]

Will be going North. Maybe meet MrMonkey in Philly for cheese steaks and beer.

 

[MrX]

I'm sure I knew this at one point, but why do you have to drive your brother around?

 

[Mudcat]

He doesn't drive. He is a 52 year-old man with no license and no vehicle. So someone has to get him. We want him there. Like we really do. Resentment aside, we like him and everything.

My parents could theoretically take turns but they are getting older and I just figure I am the more appropriate candidate. Certainly my sister and brother-in-law do more than their share towards the Christmas celebration without having to head off into the wilds like that. So I basically settled into permanent duty awhile back.


The rest of the discussion would go like this:

Can't he take trains and/or buses to cut down the burden on Mudcat?
Why yes. Yes, I suppose he could.

Does he pay for gas?
Never.

Why does a 52 year old man not have the ability to get himself around? What's up with that?
I know.

 

[MrX]

The rest of the discussion would go like this:

Can't he take trains and/or buses to cut down the burden on Mudcat?
Why yes. Yes, I suppose he could.

Does he pay for gas?
Never.

Why does a 52 year old man not have the ability to get himself around? What's up with that?
I know.

Well that was efficient.

Glad we had this talk.

 

[Matty]

I would ask more questions about Mudcat's bro but it feels as though it's only gonna get more depressing.

 

[Mudcat]

Basically, like me, he is an addict/alcoholic - but just never gets it together. He never stops jumping from job to job and dingy apartment to dingy apartment. Always broke. He doesn't take care of himself and has terrible teeth. He smokes and shakes.

He is a great guy. Gentle, smart guy.

But just one of those humans.