OT; Anyone in the doghouse?

[The Medway Handyman]

Did we all remember? Is Swmbo happy?

I did - and she is!

[Stuart Noble]

Of all the special occasions this one really must be ignored, mainly because it trampled over an innocent and charming tradition and replaced it with something ugly.

[The Wanderer]

Oh, is something special supposed to happen?

:-)

[Owain]

It's on days like this I'm so glad I had the presence of mind to run leccy and internet out to the shed.

Owain

[Rod]

Just went to Morrisons to do shopping and filled car with petrol. Got £5 "reward" voucher - so came home and gave partner that. :-)

[ARWadsworth]

It is just another chance to pay for overpriced flowers and cards etc. Never mind, it'll soon be Mothers Day.

Adam

[Bruce]

You're an incurable romantic, then. ;-)

[geoff]

In message , The Medway Handyman writes

Of course ...

and it's also chinese new year today

this has cost a fortune in calls to Indonesia today (she has a lot of chinese friends)

[geoff]

Yes - a simple card for a couple of quid suffices keeps her happy though

No roses or other crap

The fact that valentines day is for unmarried secret admirers has, like all other excuses to part us from our hard earned cash, has gone by the wayside

[geoff]

Yes - he doesn't find his testicles in a jar on the bedside cabinet tomorrow

[James Salisbury]

Hi,

Would this help?

[Rod]

We actually first made contact with each other on a 14/02 quite a few years ago. And I didn't even realise what the day was at the time. So we keep it as OUR anniversary rather than everyone's Valentine's Day.

It is largely in order to escape the rapacious claws of hyped commercialism that, by agreement, we don't actually do anything except have a pleasant meal.

BTW - anyone else thought about the abbreviation for the day (I almost used it above but spelled it out in full) - VD. Somewhat apposite.

[Bruce]

But women are so more complex than men. I believe that most women who claim not to subscribe to the Valentine's Day hype would still be very pleased to receive a card, a gift and some of their loved one's time and attention. Sharing special time with a loved one is something to treasure.

Anyway, that's my theory, and I am putting it into practice with a two-day trip to a four star hotel with a visit to the theatre and a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Just not on 14 February so we can avoid the hordes. I think it's the hordes, whipped up by mass hysteria, that are so off-putting.

[Stuart Noble]

Pass the bucket

[Steve Firth]

They so are not.

[Steve Firth]

Apparently rushing to the office first thing, downloading an image from BigStock and printing your own Valentine Card is "cheating".

[geoff]

Cheers

[Bruce]

You're just an old romantic at heart. ;-)

[dennis]

Business so bad you can't a££ord £4.99 for a dozen roses then?

[Stuart Noble]

Just old :-)