Deeker's Message of the Week

Your age:

---------- 7 or under 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Over 60

Gender:

------ Male Female

Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?

----- Yes Mostly Somewhat No

If you didn't get what you wanted, what do you suspect were the reasons?
Too expensive
Not available/hard to find
Nobody knew what I wanted
Nobody willing to give such a gift
Others thought I might not like such a gift or would tire of it
I did not reciprocate with a gift in return

How many family members/guests (including yourself) were present for your Christmas gathering?

----- Just myself 2 3 4-5 6-8 9-10 11-15 16-20 More than 20

How far did you travel for your Christmas gathering?

----- Had it at home Less than 1 mile 1 to 3 miles 3 to 5 miles 5 to 10 miles 10 to 25 miles 25 to 50 miles 50 to 100 miles 100 to 250 miles 250 to 500 miles 500 to 1000 miles 1000 to 1500 miles 1500 to 2000 miles 2000 to 2500 miles More than 2500 miles

How much of a white^* Christmas did you get?

----- No snow Patchy/spotty/trace amounts of snow 1 to 3 inches 3 to 6 inches 6 to 12 inches 1 to 2 feet 2 to 3 feet More than 3 feet

^* Not counting the white of your diapers

How often do you get white Christmases where you live?

----- Never Rarely Sometimes Usually Always

If not a white Christmas, did you get a wet^* Christmas this year?

----- Yes Somewhat No

^* Again, not counting your diapers

How much Christmas lighting was put up on your house/family's house this year?

----- None Very little Little Some A lot We went completely 'Griswold'

Did you have to work on Christmas this year?

----- No, my workplace is not open on Christmas No, I got lucky and had the day off while others had to work I was asked to work but I refused I was told to work but I refused Yes (Less than 4 hours) Yes (4 to 6 hours) Yes (6 to 8 hours) Yes (over 8 hours) I'm too young to have a job I am not currently employed or am retired

Was it your choice to work on Christmas? leave blank if not applicable

----- Yes, I volunteered Yes, though with some coertion I reluctantly agreed to work No, it was mandatory that I work No, but I didn't mind that I work

Were you still able to spend time with your family in spite of having to work on Christmas? leave blank if not applicable

----- No, because I was away from home No, because I live away from my family No, but I chose to avoid my family No, but I was not invited to join my family No, I had to miss out on it completely Yes, but my time with the family was limited Yes, my family accommodated me around my work schedule

If you had to work on Christmas, how did things go? leave blank if not applicable

----- It was good It was okay It sucked

If it sucked, what made it suck?
Being away from my family/friends
Being one of the unlucky ones amongst my coworkers for having to work
Knowing that almost everyone else had the day off
Seeing people enjoying the day when I had to work it
Not getting paid extra to work on Christmas
Workplace was very busy/hectic
Being short-staffed
Had to work extra long hours/shift
Had to cover for someone who called in sick or no-showed
Got called in after expecting to get the day off

Overall, how did your Christmas turn out this year?

----- It was great It was good It was okay It sucked

If there were any shortcomings this Christmas, what were they?
Being away from my family/friends
Having to work
Being sick
Being injured
Not getting the gifts I wanted
Not being able to give people gifts
Christmas dinner was poor/inferior
Unpleasant house guests or being a guest of an unpleasant person
Observed or got involved in family fights
I was grounded or on other punishment during Christmas
Had run-in with the law on Christmas
Was a victim of a crime on Christmas
Recent death or severe illness/injury of family member

At what age did you stop believing in Santa Claus?

----- 3 or younger 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Past age 12 Never believed Still believe

What made you stop believing in Santa Claus?
I caught mom/dad in the act
Parents told me
Brother told me
Sister told me
Friend told me
Read something about it
Figured it out on my own
Other