BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa :: Support Group

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Anne Lister
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM

We could broaden the remit of this support group to include Santas who have been let down by the postal elves ....or had a bad time, like mine ....can't think of a catchy name for it, though ...

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: GUEST,Foolestroupes Sad SS!
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 11:09 AM

I posted your pressie AGES ago, I don't know where it has got to. I hope it hasn't sunk to the bottom of the sea! Or been delivered to the wrong continant! Perhaps I should send you some Easter chocolate to make up for it!

I was told by the helpful postal elves that it would arrive within a week, or two at most but that was the 7th of Janruary.

I hope they havn't stolen it!

Your slightly miffed Santa!

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: ranger1
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 10:48 AM

Laphroaig and shortbread, even if the shortbread is from the gloating Meg.

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Anne Lister
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 09:20 AM

Hot sweet tea? good strong coffee? whisky? gin? mulled wine? lemonade? And here's my teddy to cuddle ....

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 08:18 AM

Boo Hoo ... sob sob.... SOB... SOB..... S.O.B.....

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Anne Lister
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 07:19 AM

I'm excited about being thought of by a rescue elf .....and pull up a chair, Sian and Joy. I'll make some lemonade for Joy, and have a quick slurp of the Penderyn.

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Joybell
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 05:06 AM

I haven't forgotten!! I'm still waiting and hoping.

No fires though -- it's over 100 in the shade and getting hotter.
Anyway please may I join the support group?
Sorrowfull Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: sian, west wales
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 04:25 AM

Actually, I guess I've been waiting (and remaining 'good') for so long, I've kinda forgotten about the Secret Santa thing.

No sign of anything here, only a small exchange with my Santa at the beginning of the process ... but I shan't get bent out of shape about it.

But I shall bring a (virtual) bottle of Penderyn whisky to the fireside. Any excuse for a day curled up in front of a good fire.

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: GUEST,A little elf
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 05:44 PM

Secret Santa Supprt may have abandoned you Tabster but I just have a feeling that a little elf may have interveined to keep you going 'till St Patricks....watch the leterbox about Tuesday / Wednesday its coming by Pixie Post!!!!!!!
From sombody who is really grateful to Tabster for her kindness in times past...........

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 05:01 PM

The way this thread title reads, it looks like even the Secret Santa Support Group abandoned Tabster.

Now that's rough!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Megan L
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 04:32 AM

You know folks all kidding aside If you are a missing Santa check in even if it is with LtS. Circumstanaces can change and sometimes change PDQ some might be embarressed by admitting they can no longer aford to take part. If thats the case mention it quietly to Liz and an emergency Santa can be found.

Sometimes for a santee it might be something to brighten a difficult time in their lives I know our Santa (Bad Bissim that she was) saw us through a very difficult time this year and every blessing we have is hers for that.

Dauvitt and his Meg

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Megan L
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 03:50 AM

SCUNNER

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: bfdk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 07:37 PM

You know what, Anne.. That Megan's only trying to hide the fact that she was FOOLED, well and truly FOOLED by one of her best mates - aided and abetted by other mates. I wish I'd been a fly on the wall when she found out.. :o))

I'll have a drink with you, cheers!

Best wishes,

Bente

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Anne Lister
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 06:08 PM

Well, I'm very relieved that my SS hasn't abandoned me after all, although I'm also very concerned at the string of unfortunate events that has happened, and hope that my SS has made or will make a full recovery from all of the mishaps and bugs and twisted legs and recalcitrant reindeer and elves. It will feel a little odd for this Welsh person to think of celebrating with pressies on St Pat's Day ...on the other hand, St Pat was Welsh, wasn't he?

I did start this thread with others in mind as well, however, and so I think it's valid to leave it up for as long as it's necessary. Although if it does attract undesirables who only wish to point out how lucky they are it might not be the kind of support group I originally envisaged.

Now I'm off to add another bottle of wine to the mulling pot ...

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: bfdk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 04:04 PM

Hmmm... time to order that Gotcha badge, methinks!! Mwahahaha!!

Bente / MISS

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 04:01 PM

Shoes! What shoes?



I'll have a large glass of Highland Park please :)



G

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Megan L
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 03:57 PM

I have been accused of Gloating!!! what a calumny!!! As if I would boast that I got a present every day of December and several on christmas day from my santa and thats not including all the card toppers and fridge magnets that came starting at the Invershindig in October . Naw I never gloat.

*heads out the door quick followed by howls of protest and a few shoes

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 03:48 PM

My pirate santa appears to have come to an unfortunate end me thinks.It all started so well.
OK original part one pressie apparently sent to wrong address (my fault) but no-one at old address has seen it and promised part 2 to right address has evaporated too....maybe pirate ship has sunk with all hands. Oh dear!

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 01:35 PM

Sometimes it really IS the post office's fault -- in one country or another.

Several years ago Curmudgeon and I dutifully airmailed packages to our Santees, both in the UK. Same day, same time -- BOTH airmail.

'Mudge's arrived in a timely fashion -- less than a week, as I recall.

My poor Santee had to wait for over a month.

My local post office never gave me a reason, nor, of course, refunded the airmail rate over the surface rate (which is considerable). No sure whether the cause of the delay was US or English. Frustrating nonetheless.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: GUEST,Tabster's Secret Santa
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 11:33 AM

Your Secret Santa has been beaten by bugs, reindeer, and now elves. A gang of insurgent elves has tried to kneecap good ol' Santa and while Rudolph and Blitzen trampled them into mush they managed to damage Santa's left knee. Now s/he has to go to the doctor.

BUT! Your pressies are riding around in Santa's snow machine and will be sent off so that (hopefully) you'll be able to use them on St. Paddy's Day.

(Santa's Siggy Other has been ill, Santa has been ill, there has been A LOT of snow and Santa fell down and it seems that his or her left knee was damaged in the fall. Santa doesn't NEED another Christmas Season like this one!)

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Mr Happy
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 10:22 AM

Like this http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HOLYYYsFqcI ??

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Megan L
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 10:16 AM

By the way ladies the shortbread was teady bear shaped incase ye felt like bitin someones head of :) I wont boast that mine was one of the first to arrive

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 10:08 AM

You haven't been abandoned, have patience.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Megan L
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 10:03 AM

Meg peeps in the door hands round a plate of shortbread, sticks her tongue out and dissappears back out the door.

Subject: RE: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 10:00 AM

Unrelated to the Secret Santa Situation but useful regarding the state of post offices, I mailed an antique to Australia yesterday. I packed the wooden box inside a custom-made cardboard box then surrounded it with packing material in an outer box. Good thing, because the clerk thumped it into the bin.

"Why don't you go ahead and stamp that 'fragile,'" I asked her.

"It's all in your packing," she answered, giving it a couple of swift pokes with the little stamp pad.

Geez. You wonder if packages make it out of the office where they were posted.

SRS

Subject: BS: Abandoned by Secret Santa Support Group
From: Anne Lister
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 09:55 AM

For the small but dignified (and distinguished) group of us who played our part to the full in acting as Santa but have not received a present from our own SSs ....Let's hope the thread doesn't last long because there will be a sudden and welcome un-blocking of the lines of communication or the mail systems and we will all receive the pressies we'd hoped for six weeks ago.
Here's the comfy sofa, here's the log fire, here's some mulled wine and freshly made mince pies .. we're ready!
(Because of the log fire we don't recommend any belated Santas to come down the chimney unless wearing protective clothing, btw)

Anne