:) So, was Santa good to ya boys 'n girls??? or, did he sadly pass you by... :o
Santa brought me: A new three in one riding jacket for the new season ahead, a bottle of scotch, C.D, 2010 motorcycle calendar, new watch, three gift cards, underwear, anti smelly stuff, a mega jar of salted peanuts, 2010 Broons calendar, ceramic travel mug and a few other bits 'n pieces...Sooooooooo, no complaints from me, eh!!!... 8)
What about YOU... ???
8).......TIGER....... 8)
I will have to reply later to what I got as we had ten plus inches new snow, blowing and drifting, power has now been out for almost 24 hours (at my kids house now) so just haven't gotten together and opened anything up yet. Have been snowed in since Weds, missed all X-mas church service and before I could get to my kids house today had to blow out a snow drift over 4 feet high, thank you neighbor for owning a nice new ten HP snowblower. And he was glad to help me as a few weeks ago he couldn't get it started (but I figured it out). The midwest Christmas blizzard of 2009 and darn, it's snowing again! So last night by flashlight I read about half of last year X-mas present, "A twist of the wrist two", interesting book but geared more to racing then street riding, I'll play student and submit a book report perhaps this spring after I try out a few of his ideas.
I got "Snowy Cabin" , ""love and ""home made cookies and a "Silent Night" ;my nephew GSX-R 750 obsessed was visiting and skiing. And..... a frozen kitchen drain pipe!!
I am a happy guy.
Santa pretty much passed me by this year. Not entirely, though - got braces on the lower teeth a couple weeks ago & am ordering my telescope kit next week. However, it was a most enjoyable Christmas - spent time with family & friends & that's always a good thing.
Mother Nature left Don V a real nice White Christmas! The US Senate just gave the nation a lump of coal . . ..
H2O
44 years old and never seen a white Christmas :-[
Although it came close with temperaures dipping below freezing for a few days before the day.
Christmas day was bright and suuny didn't get much from santa personally as we bought a nintnedo Wii as a familly present.
Sitting here now with a sore arm from playing to much Wii tenis.
I got a seat!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370256755616&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_6500wt_939
And had a nice Steak Dinner with friends.... Happy New Years Everybody!!
(H2O, I couldnt agree more, they left a floater in the punch bowl)
The remains of a 1982 550 - ex wreckers, a gift from a motorcycle friend.
Somewhat depleted but has a good motor, frame, tank, an original seat in good condition (it's for sale).
Means I can do up the motor, paint the tank and front guard at my leisure.
I got a stocking cap, some really nice thinsulate gauntlet gloves, a couple sweaters and a gadger bag for all the things that I lose in my backpack.
Heading to the 'rents house tomorrow for the rest of the Christmas celebration.
Only regret is that my son skipped out on another Christmas again this year...his third in a row. I still have the same card for him that I bought three years ago. :-(
David
Sorry to hear that, David, best wishes for a new and great year!
It has snowed another one or two inches this afternoon and Ii will have to clear a drift out of the driveway again before I can get out Sunday BUT got my kids X-mas present, a new pair of Tourmaster MC boots and when I got home this evening the electricity is on again, Merry 2009 Christmas blizzard!
Quote from: h2olawyer on December 26, 2009, 04:31:47 PM
The US Senate just gave the nation a lump of coal . . ..
I agree, they didn't go far enough to provide universal health care...
I got a Garmin/Nuvi 550. It's pretty cool.
No (printable) comment.
H2O
I got:
slippers
4 shirts
a 2010 calendar
a bag of pistachios
mmmmmmmm pistachios!!!! I love those... you scored!
Well I got a new laptop, 2 Ipod Nanos with Hannah Montana protective covers, an Olympus digital point and shoot that even works under water to 33 feet, some chocolates and some cash. And the worst of it I have to share all this with both my daughters(8 &10 yr olds). Or did they get all the presents I just got a lump of coal? Anyways, we always make use of them as a normal family without any bickering (yeah right!!)
Just found out that I'm getting a "late" gift. Here are my choices, which do you all think is the better of the two?
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/92204.aspx?feature=product_1
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/46014.aspx?feature=product_4
or these:
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/85370.aspx?feature=product_19
I had actually asked santa wife for them and the catalog got misplaced. Found it sitting on my laptop this morning. :-)
David
Night Vision!!
Tell me that avitar repair manual is available, lol!
Quote from: Lucky on December 30, 2009, 11:21:50 AM
Night Vision!!
Tell me that avitar repair manual is available, lol!
Agreed - great avitar! Just surprised it isn't for Apollo 13. ;D
H
2O
nice looking pants. they look like well made, tough pants. Id be looking for all the pockets, but Im currently a smoker, etc, and need more pockets!
Quote from: Lucky on December 30, 2009, 11:21:50 AM
Night Vision!!
Tell me that avitar repair manual is available, lol!
You need to meet my uncle (my moms twin brother). He was an engineer on the LEM for the Apollo 11...well, all of the LEM's. His name is supposedly on a plaque on the LEM on the moon.
Funny story about it too. I was taking care of a patient in teh hospital a few months ago and he was talking about when he worked for Grumman. I asked him what he did and he said he worked on the LEM project. I told him that my uncle dod too and he hasked his name. Turned out that they were best friends and lost contact after he moved from Long Island NY to TN. Small world.
David
Quote from: funkamongus on December 30, 2009, 01:34:16 PM
nice looking pants. they look like well made, tough pants. Id be looking for all the pockets, but Im currently a smoker, etc, and need more pockets!
I think I'm going with the standard Fire Hose with the utility pockets. I'm going to get the 10.9 oz rather than the 8. The "Chaps" logger pans are nice too but don't have the extra pockets and the heavier 13 oz ones look nice too but lack the extra pockets. Theres a story in the catalog about a guy that was wearing the heavy duty fire hose pants and wrecked his bike. Said they stood up pretty well to the road rash.
David
Quote from: Lucky on December 30, 2009, 11:21:50 AM
Night Vision!!
Tell me that avitar repair manual is available, lol!
oh yeah, it's for real... not only does it cover the 1969 Apollo 11, it also covers the Saturn V, CM-107, SM 107 and of course the Lunar Module 5 (LM-5) as you see on the cover... they're like $20
Quote from: YellowJacket! on December 30, 2009, 10:41:50 AM
Just found out that I'm getting a "late" gift. Here are my choices, which do you all think is the better of the two?
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/92204.aspx?feature=product_1
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/46014.aspx?feature=product_4
or these:
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-workwear/mens/mens-pants/85370.aspx?feature=product_19
I had actually asked santa wife for them and the catalog got misplaced. Found it sitting on my laptop this morning. :-)
David
I have seen and thought about those..... let us know what you think when you get whichever ones
David, would you share with me what what brand and color of paint you used on YellowJacket? BDC
Quote from: Re-Vision on December 30, 2009, 08:39:27 PM
David, would you share with me what what brand and color of paint you used on YellowJacket? BDC
My neighbor did the paint job for me. He works in a local Chevy body/paintshop and painted it for me while he was doing a repair job on a car of the same color. I'll ask him which color codes and brand paint he used. In the mean time, any ROV'r know which paint is used in chevy paint shops?
Thanks,
David
thread hijack i guess:
It seems we Visionaries come from good bloodlines, i've told the story about my Uncle Marshal, (we call him Uncle Einstein) currently retired in Vista California. he designed, built & did data recovery on the computers for the Gemini & Saturn reentry vehicles. he tells a story about one reentry where one of the astronauts had a freak out & started throwing random switched during reentry. the commander went behind him & calmly straightened everything out. they landed safely of course, but most of the data on those early computers was unusable after that. sorry i don't have details..
Santa brought me a Kindle. What a great gift for a motorcyclist that likes to read! I loaded books by Peter Egan and Kevin Cameron, then loaded collections (for about $3 apiece) by Mark Twain, HG Wells, Oscar Wilde, PG Woodhouse and Cervantes, then I loaded "Are you there, Vodka? It's me Chelsea." by Chelsea Handler, which is hilarious. I also downloaded a book about Marco Polo which is very interesting.
Now I've got a whole library that I can carry on the bike. I shouldn't run out of something to read for a long, long time. Very cool.
Santa was good to me this year ;D
So yea, I'm a traitor... it's just nice having a bike that runs again...
(http://www.public.asu.edu/~dmhurt/IMG_0209.jpg)
I got a pool table and the GF got a Wii. My pool table is sadly in peices while I have a pro redoing the rails for me.
WOW Arthur!!! Wanna adopt???
Hi All, Merry Christmas!!
I had a different type of Christmas -both Dorothy and I were able to share our Christmas with my Father (the first one on his own). It was very Special, although getting out to Cranbrook B.C. in the Holiday season was a pain. I hope all of you were able to share your time with your family's.
Cheers Ken S. ;)
So , Art, are you coming to the spring ride??