Cool new toy/tool for Christmas.

[Stand_watie]

I haven't gotten it yet, it's still in the mail , but I got a promise that it's on the way. This baby is going to help me out at work a lot! No more taking my glove off and sticking my finger in the water to see if it's hot enough (turn up the steam, repeat, turn up the steam, repeat, turn up the steam, repeat, now try to wipe my slightly scalded fingers off on some tiny portion of my clothes that aren't already covered with caustic dust)




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I also got a great CD by "Blue October". A Texas band, that apparently wants to be British, and have appropriate angst, and a big old box of books with the new Stephen King in there, a Home Depot gift card (whoo-hoo! what guy doesn't dig that) and a new microwave oven.

[wingnutx]

I got this cunning hat:

[Sindawe]

Gift to self this year, a Denon AVR-1707



Replaces the 14 year old AVR-1010 that started buzzing bigtime in late Sept.  Now when I fight in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944 all I hear is the raindrops on my steel helmet and the sound of distant gunfire.  No more annoying 60 Hz ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Also got season 8 of South Park from my sister.  Watched "Good Times With Weapons" & "The Passion Of The Jew" last night.

[SpookyPistolero]

First firearm I've ever received from my stepdad, a new Savage Mark II .22 rifle. It's a light, handy, handsome little devil with a surprisingly large magazine. (I'll be hunting for a flush fitting one PDQ.

Mostly got to see some intermediate family and didn't have to study for any exams.

[El Tejon]

I got  . . . nothing.

[Sindawe]

I got  . . . nothing.

Well, then you should have gotten yourself something El Tejon.

[meinbruder]

I guess I got one of each this year.  We had a section of fence blow over in a windstorm, rotten old posts, so it was off to Home Depot.  Wow, look at this 18v drill/circular saw kit with jigsaw, recip saw/ sander, flashlight, mini shopvac, charger and two batteries.  Too cool.  They arent going to build a house but for a duffer like me they are a light year ahead of hand tools. 

The toy is a 40 round drum mag for a 1911, it looks like more fun than utilitarian.  I can hear it now.
Excuse me sir, is that a tennis racket tucked under your coat?   
}:)>

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

I got  . . . nothing.

I'll give you something.  Whatcha want?

[crt360]

I got  . . . nothing.

Sorry to hear it.  How about a slightly out-of-date Tex. Civ. Proc. Annotated?  (I'm doing my annual office cleansing.  )

I got ammo, a neat pocket knife, and some socks.

[charby]

Wife bought me 2 15L roll top bags, 1 10L roll top bag, otter case that is cell phone/gps sized, water proof map bag, water proof cellphone bag, paddling gloves and a barefoot bear (one with a flyrod and trout).

Parents and In laws both gave me cash which is going towards a new rifle, hopefully this week, I'm torn between a Marlin 336C and a Remington 700 SPS (which is on sale at Cabelas).

I got my wife a base layer set, barefoot bears (Christmas Morning) and diamond earings tw .5 carats vss DE color.  

She made out better than me, but I told her this year was the year of the diamonds and next year is the year of the guns. I have given my wife a ton of diamonds in the past year but I have scored some unreal deals on diamonds and all are bought and paid for.

-C

[280plus]

Among other things I got this book, "Kill It and Grill It" by some guy named Ted Nugent.   

The wifey got me a whole buncha other "How to Clean and Cook Game" books to go with it. I told her she's just setting herself up for the day when squirrel is for dinner. 

[mtnbkr]

Because my parents just moved to Alabama (First Xmas without them near) and because they weren't able to shuttle my Grandparents' gifts as in the past, I got a lot of money from my family.  I traded that cash for a Bogen 488CR4 ballhead for my Bogen 3001 tripod, a Canon Pixma IP4300 printer to replace my aging HP Deskjet 932C, and a "corner" computer desk.  I got the printer for just a few dollars more than new ink for the old printer.  

No duct tape this year though (traditional "joke" gift from the inlaws), but I did get some duct tape band-aids from my brother.  Yeah, they're real bandages, just using duct tape.

My wife gave me clothes, some Alton Brown DVDs, and a nice scrapbook with pics of my daughter.  She did a customized version for my parents, her parents, and all the grandparents (our daughter's great grandparents).  Needless to say, they were very well received.

Chris

[El Tejon]

Sin, well, I kind of already did get myself something.  

Santa Badger brought me a Taurus 4410, which I took over to my bro's.  We shot it Christmas Day.  Very fun weapon.