Harry Grivens had inherited it from his mother. An obsessive excitement about all things Christmas. His mother, Mary, would start her Christmas shopping January...
Political Correctness has pretty much killed humour. There are now whole areas of human behaviour and difference that can no longer be commented upon...
Killed by the slow moving internet connection.
Killed by the small print.
Killed by the waiting.
Killed by the people who never showed up.
Killed by the opportunities...