What did you get as a gift this christmas?

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#1 Post by **gator** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:41 am

I'm sure that santa bought nice things to those of use who've not been naughtty

What gifts did you get this christmas?

I'll start: I got 'the complete idiots guide to american football' from my friend, to help me on my way to being a monday morning quarterback.

I don't think I was extra nice or anything, but I gave myself the following:
1. My first ever sets of properly formal clothes for daily wear at work and a pair of leather

shoes (got some great deals online)
2. A vacation at ruidoso for 4 days

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:53 am

Well, Christmas is all about giving, but since you asked -

1.) A new Lenovo external CDRW
2.) Verizon LG Black enV2 Cell Phone
3.) X61S - (hey you have to have a new Thinkpad at Xmas

)
4.) Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner

#3 Post by **JaneL** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:17 am

Well, I don't go to my family's until later today, but I gave myself a Kindle before they sold out.

#4 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:32 am

I got a black Izod sweater, a pair of leather gloves, some cologne and my parents told me they'll pay for me to take the A+ certification test.

Received a feather from Bill.

The ol' ball and chain is on his way here and claims to be bearing gifts. Updates to come.

Oh, and I got lots and lots of candy.

UPDATE: Ball and chain came over. Got more candy, some shorts, some movie theatre gift cards and a few CDs.

Marin85 · #5 Post by **Marin85** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:41 am

I didn´t get anything

#6 Post by **jdhurst** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:22 pm

I gave my son-in-law an opportunity to go up the (otherwise unaccesible to the public) upper reaches of the CN Tower. He asked to go, and liked that as much as anything. Client work for me.

I got (amongst other things) train cars. Now you know about my Avatar. .... JDH

OldManClayton · #7 Post by **OldManClayton** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:42 pm

A set of harmonicas

, some guitar strings and picks, an accordion sheet music book... An old GBA game, a mini lawn gnome (funny story behind that...), and a chocolate orange. And a few other things. I also got to set up my sister's new S10, which was almost like a present to be able to do.

But alas, no computer gadgets for me this year. The ultimate gift would've been that x61 tablet I've been waiting a couple years for.

But a happy Christmas, nonetheless.

#8 Post by **carbon_unit** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:59 pm

I got a Cosco 17 foot ladder a drill bit set and some clothes. No tech toys this year. Oh well, I prefer to get my own tech toys.

#9 Post by **jdhurst** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:03 pm

carbon_unit wrote:I got a Cosco 17 foot ladder<snip>

That is something I need sometime (and a place in the garage to put it). ... JDH

sparta.rising · #10 Post by **sparta.rising** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:23 am

jdhurst, my 3yo nephew is just getting over a train obsession. He would even dream about trains. My brother-in-law became an expert on all things train, and now he's finding all of this knowledge for not. He had some cool train sets though. Kid-oriented not real model stuff, but kid stuff is getting cool these days. Brother-in-law says he's sad and is going to miss the trains.

This year my siblings all decided to save money and only get gifts for the kids. But I did get two Calphalon pots, my old ones were flaking Teflon.

DrThinkpad · #11 Post by **DrThinkpad** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:39 am

Got some clothes, an external CD-RW for my thinkpad, a printer, a hockey stick and hockey gloves, badminton polos, and the big part isn't there yet... we were waiting for the Boxing Day as we are going to buy a new TV

OldManClayton · #12 Post by **OldManClayton** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:44 am

I was into trains when I was little. In fact, I still have a shelf full of train-related toys and models from then... Been meaning to clear them out.

andyP · #13 Post by **andyP** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:13 pm

I got a Floating Globe. The only problem is where to put it

it clearly states "not next to computers", because of the electromagnets I guess

#14 Post by **Johan** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:42 pm

andyP wrote:I got a Floating Globe. The only problem is where to put it it clearly states "not next to computers", because of the electromagnets I guess

Andrew:

I guess that the "computers" there referred to is those having (old-fashioned) CRT's [Cathode Ray Tubes] since the semi-permanent magnets inside Floating Globes will distort the image on a CRT, if being placed too close to a CRT. I can't see how Floating Globes would however affect neither laptops nor external LCD's?

Merry Christmas!

Johan

OldManClayton · #15 Post by **OldManClayton** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:07 pm

Having magnets near Hard Disk Drives is a BIG nono.

andyP · #16 Post by **andyP** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:23 pm

@ Johan,

thanks for the infos regarding CRTs. OldManClayton got my train of thought right.

Happy Holidays

ArtShapiro · #17 Post by **ArtShapiro** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:53 pm

I'm not at all into mythological holidays, but my frequent riding partner in the cycling club outdid herself this year on my Winter Solstice gifts.

She gave me two pair of socks, including this one:

http://www.ocrebels.com/socks.jpg that had me grinning all day.

Also a full one-pound chocolate Santa, and a smaller 5 oz. one.

And, to top it off, the same fancy cyclocomputer that I had given her for her birthday a couple months back. I really didn't need a new one, as this one only has one function that mine doesn't have (the road gradient or "tilt"), so I'm a bit awed by that expenditure.

Art

goofyGAguy · #18 Post by **goofyGAguy** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:20 pm

Got a few shirts, jeans, etc, and a really nice Canon SX110IS camera.

Beaver · #19 Post by **Beaver** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:31 am

sparta.rising wrote:Brother-in-law says he's sad and is going to miss the trains.

Solution is:

http://www.openttd.org

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OldManClayton · #20 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:39 am

I think there's a Pocket PC port for that for when you're on the go, too.

SafeHarbor · #21 Post by **SafeHarbor** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:41 pm

... you get a broadcast spreader for Christmas ... and are pleased at the gift. Actually, it's a little one to pull behind a lawn tractor, but it's darn nice to have. Other stuff was some lined sweats, one pair of Levi 505s (with a scoosh more room), and an Armor-All car cleaning kit (hint, hint?).

Stargate199 · #22 Post by **Stargate199** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:48 am

I got a few things.
1) Altec Lansing InMotion IM600 iPod dock
2) Bose Tripoint in-ear headphones (new revision)
3) Seinfeld Scene-It board game (Big Seinfeld fan)
4) Collector's Christmas Ornaments (Looney Tunes)
5) Looney Tunes Golden Collections Vol. 6 DVD

msnyder101 · #23 Post by **msnyder101** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:44 pm

My family just exchanges names and tries to only spend ~$100
I got NHL09 and Call of Duty World At War for PS3.
Sadly my 1.5 year old samsung TV kicked the bucket christmas eve

NS · #24 Post by NS » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:27 am

I got many christmas wishes in my email inbox and i didn't read them until today. oops! :embarassed:

dsvochak · #25 Post by **dsvochak** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:58 pm

I got a Cosco 17 foot ladder

Did you know what it was before you got it unwrapped?

#26 Post by **carbon_unit** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:38 pm

Heh, My wife and daughter had it hid in my daughters room (I don't go in there). Then on Christmas eve they ran me all over the house chasing clues on notes. The last note led me to a closet in my daughters room where it was hidden.
Huh, I wonder where they learned that trick

#27 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:40 am

A 3-day trip to Los Angeles to spend some time with my older daughter. We just got back from Disneyland where she used the money my wife and I gave her and her boyfriend to renew their season passes. The Mouse Kingdom was packed as is usual for this time of year but they will have plenty of chances to go back during the "off-season". I'll be here in LA until Wednesday when I drive back home.

Beaver · #28 Post by **Beaver** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:39 am

I got a Sweex laptop bag for 15.4" laptops - but in fact my T40p with 9c battery is big enough to fill the laptop compartment as well.

killer · #29 Post by **killer** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:20 pm

Balls, for golf.
A cashmere sweater.
A couple of books.
A bottle of Glenlivet malt whisky.

Purcy · #30 Post by **Purcy** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:31 pm

We had a wonderful Christmas this year since my DH is feeling so very well after his heart bypass surgery last month. Money is very lean now since he isn't working, so we gave each other a nice pair of slippers and I knitted him a winter scarf with alpaca yarn. I am happy to say it was our best Christmas yet.

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