Father Christmas has come to town. by happypat

Father Christmas has come to town.

Clevelys today to try & buy grapefruit in light syrup.
Unbelievably bad to get hold of, Morrisons had only in juice which is undoubtably better for you but no one eats it, too sour. Booths usually have some but none there either, in the end I bought a tin of red grapefruit with syrup to put me on.

Sad news today as one of our grandsons best friends was killed early this morning on the new Morecambe bypass. A good friend with whom he recently met in Barcelona & more recently Japan. I feel so for his family & Jack must be devastated. Been all through school together & a name I have heard many times but never met.
Life is so precious.

Three good things:
1. After Eights at Tesco, buy one get one free!
2. A walk along the prom at Clevelys in the sun.
3. I remembered to bleed the radiators before the heating came on.
I have to say I usually cannot find grapefruit in juice which is what I prefer!

Always a terrible shock when a young person dies suddenly.
November 26th, 2016  
@quietpurplehaze Come up,here Hazel, loadsif tins!
Such a waste of life Hazel, knocked down by a car I believe.
November 26th, 2016  
Good griffiths Santa out and about already.. grapefruit going to waste over here.. so sad re Jack's friend .. you are so right .. life is very precious..
November 26th, 2016  
Spell check grief.. not griffiths..
November 26th, 2016  
How sas Pat -- such a shock and heartache for all that knew him ! so Santa Claus came to town --looks a dry cold and sunny day .- It wis the switching on of the lights and a Victorian market in Wellington today So cold so I only popped there and back home as it was so cold and also crowded !!
November 26th, 2016  
@happypat

So terrible and how powerless must his friends and family feel.
November 26th, 2016  
Always seems too early for santa to be appearing. Terrible news about Jack's friend.
November 26th, 2016  
Bep
Terrible news about your grandson's friend.
November 26th, 2016  
So what do people buy in Tesco's? Looks Like Santa Claus is targeting those coming out! I love that grapefruit in syrup but John can't eat grapefruit with heart medicine that he has to have so don't buy it! Sad for Jack!
November 26th, 2016  
@maggiemae He was a very happy Santa but we were only in for ten minutes & he'd moved on when we came out. No grapefruit for heart tablet patients of blood pressure ones too I believe!
November 26th, 2016  
A nice street scene.
Lidl do grapefruit in light syrup and so do Tesco.
November 26th, 2016  
Just catching up with you! So sad for Jack and all about his friend. David had a similar experience and it is not an easy thing to come to terms with.
Great farewell to paperwork bonfire yesterday!
November 26th, 2016  
@quietpurplehaze @julzmaioro @beryl @dide @gijsje @maggiemae @susiemc Thanks re Jacks friend Jamie, knocked down by a lorry I have heard, it would be heading either to or away from the ferry at Heysham I imaging. There is a path along that new road so just wondering whether it skidde on ice, it was early this morning & we had lots of frost.
November 26th, 2016  
@susiemc do you find your guests leave grapefruit in juice Sue? We have no Lidl near us & Aldi don't do it. Morrisons are cheapest at 58p per tin. I can usually get it from Booths but theirs is £1.15 a tin so try cheaper when I can.
November 26th, 2016  
@susiemc ps Tesco had none in Clevelys!
November 26th, 2016  
@sarah19 Jack is very sad, they were a brilliant group of young people from school, the first time many of them will have come anywhere near a person the love dying.
November 26th, 2016  
@happypat

Ray takes statins so no grapefruit for him which is why eat it out of tins now.
November 26th, 2016  
So sorry to hear about Jack's friend. So devastating for all concerned. David can't have grapefruit either because of medication.
November 26th, 2016  
So sorry about the Jack's friend.... what a tragedy!!
November 27th, 2016  
I do love to see Santas around this time of year, even though we know they're not the 'real' one yet!
So sorry to hear about Jack's friend and know that the parents must be breaking their hearts. It's not something they will ever get over, but hopefully will learn to live with the pain. Jack is young to have to cope with such a loss, especially someone so close to him and young.
November 27th, 2016  
A lovely street scene
November 27th, 2016  
they arrive early nowadays Pat :)
November 27th, 2016  
Lee
I try to resist buying after eights, just cannot stop eating them.
November 27th, 2016  
so sad to hear about Jacks friend and how devastating for the family.
I love grapefrut but usually have it fresh. As for after 8s I ont buy them because I would eat the lot.
November 28th, 2016  
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