On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:49:53 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:40:08 +1100, Master Bruce wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:33:46 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7:29:15 PM UTC-6, songbird wrote:
>>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> > It's the eve of Christmas Eve, so Christmas Eve to all. Be safe.
>>>> ditto!
>>>>
>>>Why is Christmas *merry*, and all the other holidays, *happy*? WTF
>>>is up with that? Can we have a *jubilant* Groundhog Day?
>>
>> I hate when Australians start wishing each other Merry Christmas late
>> October. One week in advance, max. Or better yet: not at all!
>>
>> I just spoke to our neighbour and she didn't wish me Merry Christmas
>> and neither did I. We're so cool.
>
>When I worked in Perth, the coffee lady told me that she always started
>getting the xmas spirit when the temperature started to go up!!!
>I remember walking past shops when the temperature was in the high 30s
>Celsius hearing "In the deep midwinter" blasting from their loudspeakers.

Yes

It's a cool Christmas this year, here. Only 27C/80F.