Return From Holiday Gifts

"The holiday was a real eye opener...the crowds,the unbearable heat and noise,the chaos...and that was just at Heathrow."

"How did I find the weather on holiday? Well, I just walked outside and there it was!"

It had been a while, but he had finally come home.

"And so another trip comes to an end...with family brought closer together by a shared experience."

'How was your holiday?' - 'Fantastic! Great weather! Great food! No illness!' - 'So, back to work tomorrow, then?' - 'Yeah, I guess so.' - 'Lousy, germ free holiday.'

Well, you and I know it's our home, but our 'smart home' doesn't know it's our home

Limerick Airport

Excess Baggage: Sooner or later all those vacation bills come due.

'Welcome back, Mary. How were the vacations?'

"Home is where the WiFi is."

"The holidays are finished George, get over it!"

"Here we use the email term 'out of the office', not 'away lazing on a Spanish beach, without a care in the world.'"

Gates A-C: Johnson, Davis, Potts, surprise me!

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

John was bck from extended leave, but he hadn't quite got in the swing of things yet.

Rip van Winkle goes back to the office/

'Still on a holiday high, Miss Frimley?'

"I've managed to arrange cover while you're on holiday. Janet has cancelled her honeymoon and John will probably be able to have his operation next year. You just go off and enjoy yourself."

Excess Baggage: For many of us 'Roughing it' means staying at a hotel without room service.

'It's good to be back, Ms. Norton.. did anything important happen while I was away?'

'The train due to arrive at platform 2 will now arrive at platform 19.'

Folkstone. - Arrival of the Boulogne boat. Wind S.W.

"Did you forget to tell anyone to water the garden while we were away?"

"Hi, I'm the new you."

Now Arriving

'Life size enlargements done here.' - 'Do my pictures of the pyramids please.'

"It's great to be back. I was going a little stir-crazy working all across the country from home."

'I've repacked this so you have room for souvenirs.'

Traveling abroad from Cuba...

"You simply must tell me about that African Vacation you took!"

Excess Baggage: Perhaps you should have washed those clothes before returning home from your overseas vacation.

'I just needed to get away for a while and recharge my batteries.'

"It's his first day back at work."

'I see you decided against hiring a replacement while I was on vacation.'

Very funny, but I believe the term is 'jet lag,' not 'jet hag.'