Can we all pretend the humans went away for a week?! Lol, sounds good to me!!! WOW on that store being closed for holiday already! Seems a bit much (understatement). The buses perplex me too... I don't know about anyone else, but I've always had to work at least till Xmas eve (this year will be working on Xmas), so.... what? Like people suddenly don't need transportation?

Agree with your earlier post that even if you don't celebrate, how absolutely pervasive it gets. I celebrate in a minimal way, and the pervasiveness still completely gets on my nerves. No tv, no radio, avoid stores like the plague (grocery, ok, but otherwise...) and bring my Ipod, and still... It's all I can do not to stick a big note on my coat saying, "Spare me the "obligatory" holiday greetings and small talk". (Or else! )

I'm so sorry about your bad mixed holidays experience, Nuckingfutz. Good grief. I can tell you that I was kindly invited to a Seder one year and it was one of the most memorable meals of my life. :-) Making people feel uncomfortable and not included is not cool. Ignorance and prejudice are ugly things.

I really wish all we forumites could hang out together especially at such times. Truly. and