The Loot Thread

Tiger Mom bought me all new suspension bushings for the Miata but they didn't get her in time.

I bought her a pretty .357 Taurus revolver.

Heading over to sisters' house to see most of the family in a few minutes, more loot should be in the offing.

Almost forgot, I got a new set of red Crocs too. Now my old set can be retired to Grosh duty. I'm officially the guy who has a "good" pair of Crocs. Deucekid#1 insisted on shoving her new shoe in the picture to show she's waaaaaaay cooler.

I got a sand blast cabinet, beef jerky, some super strong black licorice from Australia, Lindor truffles, and three Real Tree/Mossy Oak thermal shirts.

I got my wife the larger KitchenAid mixer for which she's been pining for the last decade and a half.

Of course, the surprise was ruined because Amazon didn't ship it in an Amazon box like I asked and she found it on the door step about a month ago. She was still pretty giddy about it. And also a bit pissed that I wouldn't let her open it early.

For the RV, she got me some LED lanterns and a couple folding folding tables. And I finally have one of those nifty non-contact instant read thermometers! We also got Nerf guns for the kids so she got one for me as well. I've alternated between running around the house checking the temperature of EVERYTHING and sneaking up on the kids and pumping them full of foam darts.

Oooh! Maybe I could see if their temperature rises after they've been shot with half a dozen Nerf darts!

tr8todd wrote: I got a sand blast cabinet, beef jerky, some super strong black licorice from Australia, Lindor truffles, and three Real Tree/Mossy Oak thermal shirts.

I asked Santa last year for a blast cabinet He gave me the Chimney again Dwight Yoacam song

mazdeuce wrote: Almost forgot, I got a new set of red Crocs too. Now my old set can be retired to Grosh duty. I'm officially the guy who has a "good" pair of Crocs. Deucekid#1 insisted on shoving her new shoe in the picture to show she's waaaaaaay cooler.

Forget the crocs, those cat pj's rock!

mazdeuce wrote:

I see your cute cat PJs, and raise you my epic Grinch PJs ..

Coolest thing I got was this auto-theme pen complete with gated 5spd shifter from my son.

I also got a beastly Milwaukee 18v 1/2" drill to replace my Craftsman one that caught on fire last week.

I asked for, and got, kitchen goodies!

A microplane grater, a new box grater, and a mini food processor for chopping!

I got candy, basketball shorts, and a carhart pocket t shirt. And some cash.

To be fair, it's just me and my mom that exchange, with token gifts from the little one who isn't here today.

More exciting, to me anyway, is that my foundry in a bucket works!

Merry Christmas all!

Got some Omaha Steaks from my wife's great aunt and this: From my FIL. Sweet.

the bad thing for me: Being single and being in a family where everyone is either retired or disabled, therefor on fixed incomes, it falls to me to get all the cool toys for the kids. I spend most of the year finding and buying them just for Christmas.

my 15 year old niece's reaction to these:

Was worth every penny

I got some shop stuff, 12 year old Rye and a pair of Ariat paddock boots.

I surprised my wife and daughters with a 3 day Buck Brannaman riding clinic in Lexington Ky. They were happy and that's what really counts.

A small drill powered nibbler for cutting shapes in sheet metal, stainless and plastic. It came with a fixture to hold the drill off the edge of a work table so it can be used like a band saw or router table.

Pretty nifty.

In reply to Huckleberry:

Link? Sounds like something that I need.

mad_machine wrote: the bad thing for me: Being single and being in a family where everyone is either retired or disabled, therefor on fixed incomes, it falls to me to get all the cool toys for the kids. I spend most of the year finding and buying them just for Christmas. my 15 year old niece's reaction to these: Was worth every penny

I don't know quite what the berkeley thos4 are, but I want them.

Dusterbd13 wrote: In reply to Huckleberry: Link? Sounds like something that I need.

I had to go look it up. No word on if it really works or not - but it's a cool idea. http://therenovator.com/products/versi-cutter/

Makita 18v cordless high torque impact to go along with the other makita power tools, very bright cordless LED work light, Lego caterham 7, locking adjustable wrench, wine glass drying stand, AMG shirt, booze. Christmas 2.0 is next weekend. She enjoyed the hiking shoes and blingy necklace and other stuff I got for her.

I got a bunch of shirts I needed, new wiring harness for the tire trailer, an impact screwdriver, and a folding wall mount tire rack. Nice!

Semi car related? this:

Also got another faucet for the kegerator

mndsm wrote:

mad_machine wrote: the bad thing for me: Being single and being in a family where everyone is either retired or disabled, therefor on fixed incomes, it falls to me to get all the cool toys for the kids. I spend most of the year finding and buying them just for Christmas. my 15 year old niece's reaction to these: Was worth every penny

I don't know quite what the berkeley thos4 are, but I want them.

Saw those yesterday at Brookstone when getting a massage chair for SWMBO. Cat Ear Headphones. The ears have speakers (for sharing what you're listening to) and LED lights. Come in either wired or wireless Bluetooth. Cat Ear headphones .

Already picked up one last week, tri-fold bed cover for the truck. Kids got it for me. Kids and grandkids not due to come over for another hour or so, that's when we'll open gifts.

I am impossible to buy for, because I will always buy it for myself. I did buy myself a few autographed pennywise albums that I didn't buy when I saw them in orlando for my birthday. Swmbo got me a full complement of pilot parallel pens, as well as a dope calligraphy book. And some smelly beard stuff and comb and scissors and stuff, so I look slightly less homeless than usual.

In reply to chandlerGTi:

Huh. this place is literally <2 miles from my house. I never knew!

Got a Rigid 18v cordless drill from my Mom & sibling! SWMBO & I decided the Tahoe was our present to each other, so the critters got us a couple of small things...

I got a t-shirt...

and an Advent bourbon sampler...25 different bourbons with little numbered pop-up windows. I'll have to open one after dinner and see if there are any surprises...

Also got some spicy beef jerky, the latest Bourne movie on BR disc, a solar charger for USB powered stuff, and a kitchen towel made from a flour sack from our local flour mill.

Merry Xmas to me:

also various welding related stuff likes gloves, mig pliers, etc...

My build threads are going to get 100% more weld-tastic. Right after the lengthy "why do my welds look like garbage" thread.

My folks surprised me with a 7' patio heater which is something I have wanted for a long time but never remember to buy.