Heard the first Christmas song of the year today, (Jonah Lewie's "Stop the Cavalry"), in a cafe in Surrey. So grumpy anti-Christmas mode has officially been activated.
I'm also beginning to shout at the adverts on the radio in my garage-
Grab our Black Friday deal now, Hurry down to our Black Friday event, Best Black Friday prices ever
-Black Friday is American.
It's the equivalent of our Boxing Day sales.
It's the day after Thanks Giving.
We do not celebrate Thanks Giving.
It is not a thing here.
Greedy retailers have been trying to make it a thing here in Britain for the last couple of years since they managed to persuade the gullible hordes that shopping is a leisure activity.
I'm sick of hearing about bloody Black Friday.
And while I'm at it, Christmas does not start in November.
I'm now switching off the radio until after the January sales & have bought an external speaker for my phone so I can listen to my own playlist instead. Luckily I was able to buy one half price in the Black Friday sale