Here we go again! New Years Game 2017 anyone?

In reply to RossD:

The bottle opener has been tested and functions as intended, it will go into rotation with a few others. A man can never have to many bottle openers.

In a grandpa coincidence, the popular mechanics came from my grandpa and the Atlas clamp came from my partner's grandpa.

Well, at least it's not just me that is unsure of what those fittings are for. If the original owner or anybody else knows what they are, feel free to enlighten us. 

The Little bike cut out came from EastCoastMojo 2 years ago and the tyre pressure gauge and 900 badge both came from mezzanine last year, so all are very well traveled.

daeman said:

they were convinced he was either an unaccompanied minor or an illegal immigrant. 

Does it have to be one or the other?  Why not both?

I had a package arrive today at work. I will be able to open it up and take pictures at the shop, then can upload them later tonight when I get home!

thatsnowinnebago said:

Is it weird that this is making me honestly curious about vegemite?

Not weird at all. Daeman was kind enough to post the above instructions on how to use Vegemite last year, and PLEASE BELIEVE ME: follow the beginner's guide. It's delicious in small quantities. Every once in a while I smear more on there and regret it and it turns me off of the stuff for a few days.

Indy-Barely Functional-Guy said:

In reply to Robbie :

"... a cheater keyring..." LOL'd my ass off ! Well played.

Now that keychain is worth even more than before.

daeman said:

In reply to RossD:

The bottle opener has been tested and functions as intended, it will go into rotation with a few others. A man can never have to many bottle openers.

In a grandpa coincidence, the popular mechanics came from my grandpa and the Atlas clamp came from my partner's grandpa.

Well, at least it's not just me that is unsure of what those fittings are for. If the original owner or anybody else knows what they are, feel free to enlighten us. 

The Little bike cut out came from EastCoastMojo 2 years ago and the tyre pressure gauge and 900 badge both came from mezzanine last year, so all are very well traveled.

As previous owner of the fittings, they are some type of grease fitting that i could not identify or think of a use for.

I can report that my box had arrived from Maryland. It's very heavy and makes vaguely metallic sounds. I assume there is no live animals in it, as there was no air holes. I shall open it once I find am appropriate instrument. Swmbo seems to have hidden the cutting torch. (I don't have one).

In reply to Mndsm :

Light Saber handy ?

In reply to EvanB:

That was my first thought when I saw them, I thought they were just standard grease zerks till I actually looked at them.

Bit of googling revealed they're ball type grease nipples Like these

In reply to Indy-Barely Functional-Guy :

Sadly, no. I do have a laser. Am unable to report ability to cut cardboard, currently. 

Mndsm said:

In reply to Indy-Barely Functional-Guy :

Sadly, no. I do have a laser. Am unable to report ability to cut cardboard, currently. 

Good lord man, use the handle of a spoon to puncture the tape and go to town!  We are waiting very impatiently to see the super cool stash that you have received...

Didn't get much done over the weekend in getting things together as we were either running around (unsuccessfully) trying to get a new car or under the weather. Hope to make it to the Makerspace to re-do the vinyl after work today.

And to my considerable frustration, it looks like I'm probably not going to get anything back from the postal service from the insurance- filing a claim apparently requires having "proof of value" for the contents of the shipment. And of course I don't have any receipts for the things I bought (from the junkyard) nor for any of the things from around the garage or that I made. Which makes me quite glad I didn't pay extra for more insurance- and makes the free insurance pretty much a scam unless you're incredibly anal hold onto receipts for everything or photo-document everything you send out just in case it gets lost of destroyed.

Mndsm said:

 I assume there is no live animals in it, as there was no air holes. 

Shoot, I knew I forgot something!

In reply to John Welsh :

By the way, I forgot to add- I did not post a picture of the opening implement as I used MY BARE HANDS to pry open the self-sealed box.

Ashyukun (Robert) said:

Didn't get much done over the weekend in getting things together as we were either running around (unsuccessfully) trying to get a new car or under the weather. Hope to make it to the Makerspace to re-do the vinyl after work today.

And to my considerable frustration, it looks like I'm probably not going to get anything back from the postal service from the insurance- filing a claim apparently requires having "proof of value" for the contents of the shipment. And of course I don't have any receipts for the things I bought (from the junkyard) nor for any of the things from around the garage or that I made. Which makes me quite glad I didn't pay extra for more insurance- and makes the free insurance pretty much a scam unless you're incredibly anal hold onto receipts for everything or photo-document everything you send out just in case it gets lost of destroyed.

 

 

If that box happens to be going to Stafford, CT.. Don't worry about it this year :)  You already paid your money & time once, don't invest any additional into the game. 

I'll catch it next year :)

WonkoTheSane said:

Ashyukun (Robert) said:

Didn't get much done over the weekend in getting things together as we were either running around (unsuccessfully) trying to get a new car or under the weather. Hope to make it to the Makerspace to re-do the vinyl after work today.

And to my considerable frustration, it looks like I'm probably not going to get anything back from the postal service from the insurance- filing a claim apparently requires having "proof of value" for the contents of the shipment. And of course I don't have any receipts for the things I bought (from the junkyard) nor for any of the things from around the garage or that I made. Which makes me quite glad I didn't pay extra for more insurance- and makes the free insurance pretty much a scam unless you're incredibly anal hold onto receipts for everything or photo-document everything you send out just in case it gets lost of destroyed.

 

 

If that box happens to be going to Stafford, CT.. Don't worry about it this year :)  You already paid your money & time once, don't invest any additional into the game. 

I'll catch it next year :)

I actually did have you for the exchange... I'm really sorry about the package getting lost/destroyed by the post office. I am going to get an unfortunately smaller package out sometime this week to you- don't want you to miss out on the fun of seeing what weird crap you get from some weirdo halfway across the country!

Ashyukun (Robert) said:

WonkoTheSane said:

Ashyukun (Robert) said:

Didn't get much done over the weekend in getting things together as we were either running around (unsuccessfully) trying to get a new car or under the weather. Hope to make it to the Makerspace to re-do the vinyl after work today.

And to my considerable frustration, it looks like I'm probably not going to get anything back from the postal service from the insurance- filing a claim apparently requires having "proof of value" for the contents of the shipment. And of course I don't have any receipts for the things I bought (from the junkyard) nor for any of the things from around the garage or that I made. Which makes me quite glad I didn't pay extra for more insurance- and makes the free insurance pretty much a scam unless you're incredibly anal hold onto receipts for everything or photo-document everything you send out just in case it gets lost of destroyed.

 

 

If that box happens to be going to Stafford, CT.. Don't worry about it this year :)  You already paid your money & time once, don't invest any additional into the game. 

I'll catch it next year :)

I actually did have you for the exchange... I'm really sorry about the package getting lost/destroyed by the post office. I am going to get an unfortunately smaller package out sometime this week to you- don't want you to miss out on the fun of seeing what weird crap you get from some weirdo halfway across the country!

Not your fault, but seriously, don't worry about it for this year.  Start saving random crap for next year!  This is supposed to be a fun diversion to spend 20 minutes in the shop grabbing random crap to drop on someone. You've already invested 4 times that amount bird-dogging this one.

Well, since vch let the cat out of the bag, i shall thank him in advance. I think I can actually combine a lot of it into something neat. We shall see. 

Onto...the box!it is not insubstantial. In fact, it is very heavy, and depending on what vch "forgot" there is either a dead animal, or no animal in there. This requires though,  and a precise opening tool.  we at first tried a laser. Turns out, it doesn't open boxes for E36 M3. Makes a good cat toy though. yes, my carpet is dirty. Get off my case. 

Barring the use of a laser, and the fact that I'm fairly sureshe would be upset if I ran power tools in her dining room....we had to settle for analog. after carefully examining the instructions we proceeded with the opening of the box. The first thing we find? more instructions! I like this game already. 

The letter reads-

Grm 2017 Christmas secret Santa (a bit late) CONTENTS-

-red flashlight w/blue paint. Been in my toolbox for years. Neber could figure out how to change the battery. Blue paint was me, throwing paint. 

-wagner wheel studs. No clue what they are for. 

-piston- from 460 ford, out of a motor home. Engine went into the tunachuckers 24 hours of lemons Ltd (got new pistons).

- air vent- from a miata?

-red lenses- may be from a miata? Japanese.....

-funnel

-some rainex (I hear it rains a lot where you are) 

-rubber gloves

- oil cap of unknown provenance

-BOLTS. Stainless. I somehow acquired a box of 1000 of these. I am not greedy- share the wealth!

- zippie ties (who can't use these?) 

-assorted tools. Love them.  

-some electric wire nuts I had laying around from wiring my garage this weekend. 

- oil filter of unknown provenance

-(2) Volvo 122 hubcaps (I have dozens...more than any person should.) 

Pause for pics- then the last bit, cause this is awesome. this is all cool stuff. Not entirely sure if the rainex had stuff in it before, but it does not now. I have a singular plan for much of this,  and it's not even regifting. Now For the best part. (Seriously, this is awesome)

MOST IMPORTANT- drink holder thingy. Inside is an EGG. it is fragile. My wife's chicken pooped this out yesterday. Her name is Gertrude. (The chicken, not the wife) this may be the best egg you will ever eat. The chicken eats organic food and hangs out all day with other chickens, eating, pooping, and making eggs. Enjoy!

(I was also curious if I could successfully mail an egg so this will be an interesting experiment. The egg is encased in a Ziploc so if the experiment fails all your other lovely treasures won't be covered in organic chicken butt nuggets. ). Also, I hope you aren't vegan. If you are, feel free to release the egg to the wild.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!

(and sorry this is so tardy)

-mike (Volvoclearinghouse)

great success!

Seriously, that's awesome. Swmbo is an egg enthusiast, and currently at work, making dreams come true for anyone with 5 grand to blow at a theme park. We shall cook it when she returns.

The late box is totally forgiven.  Even florida got winter this year, I can only imagine how bad the rest of the country is. 

Box destined for George, UT should hit the post office tomorrow. My sincere apologies for the late, late shipment and I hope you get a kick out of some of the random crap .... er, stuff that was left unused in my garage and home office. There's a lot of non-automotive stuff there, but almost everything has an automotive use if you get stupid .... grassroots ... creative enough!

I hope you enjoy...

friend, I figured out how the flashlight opens. 

Dude, you got an egg for Christmas in the mail.  That is cool!

How'd the egg taste?

Was it indeed as "organic-ey" and delicious as promised ?

paranoid_android said:

Dude, you got an egg for Christmas in the mail.  That is cool!

Fun fact, if you don’t wash the eggs as plopped out, there is a natural coating that keeps them fresh without refrigeration.

In reply to paranoid_android :

Right? I'm impressed. If I hadn't lost box of the year before, I have now. 

In reply to Indy-Barely Functional-Guy :

Idk.  We had the Monsanto version of its mother for dinner. I shall discover it tomorrow. 

@Patrick, it was not washed to know knowledge, but it is in the fridge,  mostly to keep it safe from the fluffy orange shiny happy person in the other pic.