A Merry Christmas (but not for all)

I can't believe that Christmas has been and gone so quickly. It's Saturday already and it's worrying how fast the holiday is whizzing by.

My partner and I went to Woolworths today to see if there was anything left worth buying on their last day of opening. As far as I'm aware, everything was reduced by 70 to 80%. It was really sad - the shelves practically empty and hordes of people milling in the aisles seeking any remaining bargains. The way many of them were pushing and jostling other people reminded me of vultures squabbling over a carcass. It was worrying that we passed another store closing down too - Field and trek or something like that. I wonder how many other stores will fail in the current economic downturn.

After the heaving mass of people in town it's nice to get home and relax with a nice coffee.

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