The Military Workshop
1st Lieutenant
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Well it is that time of the year again when Catch 22 springs to mind.
On Christmas Day the better half has a habit of cooking far more food than the family members can possibly eat. Naturally the shopping and cooking beforehand is a high stress period for us humble husbands with repeated visits to the shops because we need just one more ingredient. This year because the instructions were not in writing for the third such trip I managed to forget the bread rolls and prawns. This was probably a good thing as there would probably have been no space in our stomaches anyway.
So you eat your big Christmas lunch and possibly indulge again later in the evening. No problem at all.
However once you continue eating the considerable leftovers after Christmas Day then strangely my enthusiasm is met with disapproving looks and frequent mention of that nasty four letter word beginning with d and ending with t. I mean it is not my fault that there is still plenty of ham, potato salad and even a mince pie and fruit cake still left in the fridge 4 days after Christmas. You would think there would be some credit given for the fact I am more than happy to eat leftovers for four days !
It is like being entrapped by an undercover police officer and led into committing a crime and then being arrested.
Not far from dinner time and not sure if an "injunction" will be imposed on the fridge.
However if it is might need some legal representation to get the injunction lifted. There used to be a good lawyer on this forum but based on a recent picture it looks like he is half the man he used to be. I need a lawyer who can throw his weight around and looks like he also over indulges at Christmas.
Failing that I might need a lawyer who can sue the local gym if I injure myself over indulging in exercise. Now the qualifications for that is probably the exact opposite needed to lift the fridge injunction.
Happy New Year to all !
On Christmas Day the better half has a habit of cooking far more food than the family members can possibly eat. Naturally the shopping and cooking beforehand is a high stress period for us humble husbands with repeated visits to the shops because we need just one more ingredient. This year because the instructions were not in writing for the third such trip I managed to forget the bread rolls and prawns. This was probably a good thing as there would probably have been no space in our stomaches anyway.
So you eat your big Christmas lunch and possibly indulge again later in the evening. No problem at all.
However once you continue eating the considerable leftovers after Christmas Day then strangely my enthusiasm is met with disapproving looks and frequent mention of that nasty four letter word beginning with d and ending with t. I mean it is not my fault that there is still plenty of ham, potato salad and even a mince pie and fruit cake still left in the fridge 4 days after Christmas. You would think there would be some credit given for the fact I am more than happy to eat leftovers for four days !
It is like being entrapped by an undercover police officer and led into committing a crime and then being arrested.
Not far from dinner time and not sure if an "injunction" will be imposed on the fridge.
However if it is might need some legal representation to get the injunction lifted. There used to be a good lawyer on this forum but based on a recent picture it looks like he is half the man he used to be. I need a lawyer who can throw his weight around and looks like he also over indulges at Christmas.
Failing that I might need a lawyer who can sue the local gym if I injure myself over indulging in exercise. Now the qualifications for that is probably the exact opposite needed to lift the fridge injunction.
Happy New Year to all !
