Originally Posted by
Gofer Blue
Most people aren’t celebrating Christmas at all, they are celebrating a Consumer Fest, an annual event which takes place every December, although it can start much earlier. It ends abruptly on December 25th.
Several years ago (10 years maybe?) my wife persuaded me to stop off at that Bridgend Designer outlet place (aka McAurthur Glen) as we were driving back from visiting relatives in Gwent. It was mid December. The place was a nightmare – heaving traffic, car parks rammed, people running around like headless chickens with arms full of “stuff”. We drove around the block and straight out back out onto the M4. Needless to say, I have never been back there since.
It will be interesting to see how the place will be organised this December with social distancing measures etc. - COVID 3rd wave here we come?