*starts humming "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end . . ."
Maybe what we could do is advertise a time in advance, after the Christmas rush.
Maybe even some sort of New Year's Levee chat? (Here in Canada, a levee is a
New Year's social event. Maybe we could even nudge the Barrow Wight into making an appearance! Or Mister Underhill. Maybe we could even get Sharkey to put in a word or two! That would be in keeping with Canadian traditions.
Anyhow, twas fun even though brief. The days are getting longer now though, so . . .