Christmas indeed! I finish work at 12 on xmas eve, then its a rush to the airport, fly to Southampton, then up to Swindon to spend it with the family until the 28th. Suppose I should look at buying some pressies at some point.
Debated taking the rod across for an afternoon on the Upper Thames or the Bristol Avon with some lures, but dont think thats happening now.
All the above assumes of course that snow or fog don't conspire to cancel my flights...Long range weather forecast for down here says cold snap to stay, snow possible on the weekend! Apparently there is a decent chance of a 'White Christmas' in a lot of places in UK as well.