[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Disney World always has Santa Claus at the various parks. Give their HR dept a call.

Oh yes, I would love to be a Disney Santa. Unfortunately they only hire two real-bearded Santas: Epcot and Downtown Disney, the rest are regular character cast members. Both of the real-bearded Santas have done the gig for YEARS. Certainly, they will have my resume, though! It's a long held dream of mine.

[Shimpy]

Great job working 1 month and taking 11 off.

[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

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WHY is Christmas just like another day at the office.?



.....I do ALL the work and...

.......................... the FAT GUY in the SUIT gets all the credit.

Again, where's the "like" button! (BTW, I may be a fat guy in a suit, but I'm a FLY fat guy in a suit!)

[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by tippyclubb

Santa I love this thread! Hope you can find places to continue bringing joy to small and big kids.



You can stop by our house, but my husband said I cannot sit on your lap with the wish list, which includes a golf cart! I've been good all year so no lumps of coal for me.



Good luck to you!

Thanks so much! It really is a source of great joy for me, easily as much as I spread to others. And tell your hubby not to worry, no laps involved, you visit Santa from his knee! As for the 'good' part, I'll have to check my list. Thanks again.

[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Frankly, Santa, TV is surrounded by small towns without much $$ for Santa. Tampa and Orlando are about the same distance...i'm glad you have the rv for an alternative. TV is forever looking for congenial folks to work the gate stations and sales offices.

That was my suspicion, as well. Other than the senior developments most of the area seems pretty depressed. Probably lots of opportunity for charitable visits locally, and then some stints in Orlando to pay the bills. I'll keep the gate stations and sales offices in mind, thanks.

[Buffalo Jim]

Dear Santa : I would bet that there are many Grand-parents who live here who host their young Grand-children during the Christmas Season and would love to be able to arrange for a special surprise visit from you .
I used to organize a gathering of friends with young children the weekend before Christmas when I lived in Buffalo . I would hire a pro like yourself to make a surprise visit and it was a huge hit each year .
By the way there is a town not all that far away from here by the name of Christmas , Florida .

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

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There are four stages to life....

1.....You believe in Santa.
2.....You DON'T believe in Santa.
3.....You are Santa.
4.....You LOOK Like Santa.

And you pay Santa's bill in January.

[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by Cisco Kid

And you pay Santa's bill in January.

The way some Americans carry debt there are probably some folks at TV still paying "Santa's bill" from 1978!

[SantaClaus]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Jim

Dear Santa : I would bet that there are many Grand-parents who live here who host their young Grand-children during the Christmas Season and would love to be able to arrange for a special surprise visit from you .

I used to organize a gathering of friends with young children the weekend before Christmas when I lived in Buffalo . I would hire a pro like yourself to make a surprise visit and it was a huge hit each year .

By the way there is a town not all that far away from here by the name of Christmas , Florida .

Yep, that's exactly the kind of thing I did as I was building my customer base; and still do a few. It would be fun to get back to doing them more. It would be nice if between in-home visits to grandchildren and a smattering of adult Christmas parties I could cover my expenses and spend the rest of my season doing charitable events.

Thanks again, everybody.
Merrily Yours,
Santa Shannon Settles,
ThatsSanta.com

[SantaClaus]

Christmas, Fl? Yikes, I'm not much for airboat rides and gator farms... maybe I can ring a bell in the square for Salvation Army!

[slipcovers]

Santa, I remember in your first post that you have a lot of Christmas "stuff" that you don't want to give up. I also have a village display, including ski lift, skating rink, sledding hill and several houses that light up. Do you think they could be displayed at a rec center for everyone to enjoy. I know there is a model train displayed at a rec center, so how about a Christmas attraction, any ideas out there?