Is there a “moans and groans” thread

Valentine’s Day should be dropped like a red hot brick   . Waste of time and money.
When I was a florist the price of flowers always went up in February, especially roses. I never could work out why   .

Can't stand Valentine's or Halloween both of which are American imports of no use whatsoever except to the shops selling tat.

Slight disagreement JJB on Halloween, it was invented by us the Irish as a Celtic pagan ritual called Samhain (pronounced Sow In), that celebrated the end of the harvest,  that’s sow as in a female pig not sow as in plant a seed. The Americans imported it and tarted it up to the crazy festival they make of it with all their house dressing and trick or treating.

No disagreement with you there at all Can, I'm all in favour of the old traditions of Samhain, All Souls Eve, Wassailing, etc.  I even live near Stonehennge where Druids  (and others) gather to celebrate the Solstices. It's the hype and commercialism around these celebrations that we seem to have adopted from over the pond that grate.  Did any of us oldies dress up at Halloween or blanket bomb friends at school with Valentine cards when we were kids?  Even our old Bonfire night has developed into an excuse for OTT fireworks for an extended period. It's not going to change, so we're stuck with it and I'll suck it up, but I'll not be trick or treating any time soon, although I do make a very convincing witch 
PS thanks for the pronunciation of Samhain, I always wondered, although how you get Sowin from Samhain, I don't know    languages were never my strong point.