What are you getting (or hoping to get) for Christmas

[angellonewolf]

i left a massave hint rather than say some thing this year tool ststion had stanley storage boxes on offer 50 reduceed to 30 left it on the laptop for 3 days on a night time she asked what i wanted for xmas

 

[Ruffian]

Mrs told me,

Go to the shop, buy it and let me transfer the money.

Winner!!
So I got a lovely new alpinestars motorcross kit. Jersey and trousers.

So worked nice this year.

 

[selectedgrub]

That's because when you shopping for it, the assistant asks "Ball type?" and the response is always "No, just for my armpits".

And when you get home she's packed Nads.

 

[MattF]

The only thing I ever actually want for Christmas is a selection. Owt else is a bonus.

Was gutted one year when my mum decided I was too old for selections, (I was only in my 30's), & didn't get me any. That was the first & only year I've never had one.

 

[arther dailey]

I just sorted myself out, see post ~34,000 https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/today-i-acquired.50192/page-1700#post-1977906

Though I did give the wife a list of possibilities for the family, ranging from disposable Tiger gloves to Wera Joker spanners and a collet chuck for my lathe. Funny enough enough since I was a kid most of my presents have been car parts, motorbike parts or tools. I still recall getting a stage 3 head and a piper HR285 Magnum cam for my Escort Mexico when I was 21.

a stage 3 head for christmas, wow , you were spoilt as a nipper ,at 21 we would get something up to a fiver! envy really, I worked ghosters ,weekends and extra nights to get the money up together for my very second hand mexico.

 

[arther dailey]

we have agreed for years to give the money we would spend on each other to a local dog charity......
Plus when we got married all prezzy's (money, went to the same charity).....
anyway,
we have these bundles of joy to share Xmas with.....
they were found at 2 days old dumped in a forest.....we only take in new born pups....all 7 have homes now and will travel towards the end of January.....
Finland, Holland, 2 to Germany and the rest to the UK...
as for tools I'm allowed to buy what I want, when I want....works for me.....hahaha.....

Wish u all the best....thanks for the forum, a great place to be.....

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thats fabulous , thankyou to you and yours for looking out for the dogs .

 

[Rannsachair]

a stage 3 head for christmas, wow , you were spoilt as a nipper ,at 21 we would get something up to a fiver! envy really, I worked ghosters ,weekends and extra nights to get the money up together for my very second hand mexico.

I was, helps when your dad is a mechanic, I worked weekends and all holidays from when i was 16.

 

[arther dailey]

I was, helps when your dad is a mechanic, I worked weekends and all holidays from when i was 16.

mine lasted less than two weeks and I blew the engine, many more extra shifts to get a crate motor from ford and fit it over the week end ...

 

[Rannsachair]

mine lasted less than two weeks and I blew the engine, many more extra shifts to get a crate motor from ford and fit it over the week end ...

My dad and I rebuilt mine, rebored with 1700 powermax pistons, hi capacity oil pump, big wing sump, vernier adjustable timing chain, twin 40 webers and a Janspeed manifold and exhaust, it went well.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

... I worked weekends and all holidays from when i was 16.

A late starter, eh?

 

[Dell]

A few years ago my wife lost her engagement ring and dropped lots of hints that she wanted a new one for Xmas, so I purchased a China chicken ( the kind to store eggs) and put the new ring inside, come the day all I got was a grumpy thanks and she was grumpy all the rest of the day, in the end I said for Christ sake go and look inside the chicken needless to say I was on a promise that night.
Dell

 

[AVI_8]

I got a combined birthday and Christmas present, very happy with my Paton PSI 200 welder and an Optrel lid, just need to learn how to use it now!

 

[Bobupndown]

Happy with these.

 

[Maker]

Got me some books.

 

[indy4x]

Unwrapped these this morning



Case for my Noco





Top set of bolt grips

 

[bourbon]

I got what I DIDN'T want today. Half shaft has failed on my Focus estate. It's booked in for an MOT on the 4th. They are in for a surprise, Just hope they can fit it in to do the extra work.

 

[JMS1972]

Got me some books.
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Silver spoon is brilliant.
Need a recipe for rabbit? Here's a chapter of them!

 

[Greeves246]

Well, I didn’t expect anything and I wasn’t wrong. One phone call to my sister and that was it for this Christmas regards family contact. A lost episode of Morecambe and Wise is about all that is worth watching tonight. Bah Humbug.

 

[Maker]

Silver spoon is brilliant.
Need a recipe for rabbit? Here's a chapter of them!

Need a recipe for flavoured butter? Here's 10 of them!

 

[JMS1972]

Need a recipe for flavoured butter? Here's 10 of them!

If you like that here's the French equivalent.

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