Tell us what you get for midwinter-related holiday loot!

[Cat of Ulthar]

We celebrated Christmas today here as the Cartographer's son is going to his mother's for Christmas. The son and his girlfriend got me a beautiful pendulum, the Cartographer got me four Munchkin expansion sets (Munchkin 5 and 6, and Munchkin Cthulhu 2 and 3), Jungle Book the 40-years collection edition DVD, the QI Book of Quotations, and an awesome set of speakers for my pc. I am especially delighted with those, I had two cheap little things that I once bought for ten euros; this is a full surround with five speakers and a subwoofer. Excellent sound. This is doubly good as I have a USB record player, which I can now connect to my PC and finally play my records again!

So what did you get?

[Random Encounter]

Still waiting for actual Christmas day to open gifts from family.
What I have got so far:
Dark Knight Special 2 Disk edition on DVD - From NameLips (Thank you again :cheerful:)

Fable 2 for the X-Box from my best friends and their kids. I'm still debating whether or not to start this next or play through Fallout 3 one more time as an evil character first.

A good feeling that my gifts have been received warmly so far. I like it when people enjoy the gifts I give them. :angelsmile:

[Cat of Ulthar]

Dark Knight Special 2 Disk edition on DVD - From NameLips (Thank you again :cheerful:)

Doh! We got that as well, a shared gift for the Cartographer and me from his son and daughter. :)

[Ancalagon]

I had an early christmas with my gf since she couldn't come with me to NB for the holidays.

I gave her a bottle of Gewürztraminer ice wine and a heart pendant that looked a bit like a padlock, with little tiny diamonds on it.

She gave me chocolate, books, a shirt, socks, 2 giant rolls of pallet wrap (one red, one black), handcuffs, latex-washing soap and restraints.

... what?

[Cat of Ulthar]

I had an early christmas with my gf since she couldn't come with me to NB for the holidays.

I gave her a bottle of Gewürztraminer ice wine and a heart pendant that looked a bit like a padlock, with little tiny diamonds on it.

She gave me chocolate, books, a shirt, socks, 2 giant rolls of pallet wrap (one red, one black), handcuffs, latex-washing soap and restraints.

... what?

... what is pallet-wrap? Do I want to know?

[Ancalagon]

easiest way to explain it is "extra strong cling film"

[Harry]

... what is pallet-wrap? Do I want to know?

It's used often in businesses such as mine. It's a clear plastic wrap, much like Saran Wrap, except that it comes in rather large rolls, almost a foot in diameter and about two feet in width. Extra strength, as Ancalagon says. You use it to wrap boxes and totes stacked on pallets. A few encirclements with the wrap, and you can draw it tight and stick it back on itself, and it binds the boxes firmly so that they can ride in safety in the trailer of a semi without fear of them falling, if they are well and firmly wrapped.

Gosh only knows what a layman such as Ancalagon uses it for. :befuddled:

http://packagingplace.com.au/images/Pallet-wrap2.jpg

[Lady Fury]

Pallet wrap is awesome! I loved working with that stuff when I use to work at a furniture store. We'd wrap everything with that stuff. I wish I still had a few rolls for home use.


As for the loot I've received so far: Scene it 2 from my secret santa here:), a brand new digital camera which I wasn't expecting (from my parents), $150 from my parents which is all spent now thanks to my stupid car problems this morning:(, there are 5 gifts from my parents and sister that I haven't opened yet because I want to those open those on Christmas, homemade goodies from my boss and one of my coworkers, gift card for Safeways and Shopko, a really pretty glass ornament that my daughter made for me and a gift basket from one of guys in our gaming group. I have to say so far I've gotten spoiled.:) Oh I almost forgot about the wonderful chocolate bars Lmik sent me. :D

[Dire Wolf]

Let's see... so far I've gotten 2 bottles of wine from my bosses at work, a build your own Stonehenge from a secret santa, some Pathfinder dice, and the Pathfinder Darkmoon Vale sourcebook from another Secret Santa. From my D&D group gift exchange I got a Todd McFarlane dragon to add to my collection. So far that's a pretty good haul!

[shiningbrow]

Gosh only knows what a layman such as Ancalagon uses it for. :befuddled:

http://packagingplace.com.au/images/Pallet-wrap2.jpg

There's endless possibilities, Harry. Here is one innocuous example, although I'm sure other posters might be able to come up with some less family friendly suggestions. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surjq-ohfno

[Cat of Ulthar]

There's endless possibilities, Harry. Here is one innocuous example, although I'm sure other posters might be able to come up with some less family friendly suggestions. ;)

I wouldn't mind trying the less family friendly suggestions to be honest... hmmmm...

[Dawnstar]

So far i have gotten a big bunch because we had my husband's side of the family's Christmas. So here are some of the things that I have gotten already:

- Angel (the whole series)
- Gilmore Girls (Season 6 and 7)
- Two really nice shirts
- Some mixing or serving bowls
- a scrap organizer
- a cookbook (rachel rays 30 minute meals)
- a absolutely BEAUTIFUL bracelet

I know there is much more but I am drawing a blank right now.

[Cat of Ulthar]

I had an early christmas with my gf since she couldn't come with me to NB for the holidays.

I gave her a bottle of Gewürztraminer ice wine and a heart pendant that looked a bit like a padlock, with little tiny diamonds on it.

She gave me chocolate, books, a shirt, socks, 2 giant rolls of pallet wrap (one red, one black), handcuffs, latex-washing soap and restraints.

... what?

Now the Cartographer went and got us two rolls of clingfilm for christmas...:D I hold you responsible for whatever happens!

[fett527]

Already purchased the xbox360 and PS3 with some games and blu-rays. Mmmmmmm 65" of 1080p FINALLY!!!

[Alpha Ralpha]

28 Days Later on DVD - zombie goodness
a calendar with stupid sayings - funny
gift card for Best Buy
and a soft fleece throw for when the cats curl up and sleep in my lap which is often

[Alpha Ralpha]

Already purchased the xbox360 and PS3 with some games and blu-rays. Mmmmmmm 65" of 1080p FINALLY!!!

can I come over your house and play :D

[Trainz]

Because our economical situation is fuckin' dire, my wife and I decided we would forgo gifts this year. But still, we couldn't help spoiling our kids as usual. My daughter (among other things...) got a $100 bottle of perfume that she loves, and I bought my son his first electric guitar (among other things), a Squire (Fender) Stratocaster.

Still, my sweet little angel of a daughter made the effort to buy me a nice pair of slippers. I love her so much...

:D

[Ancalagon]

Well I got the presents form the rest of my family: a shirt, a sweater, a tie, socks, DVDs (wall-e, babylon 5 first season, LA confidential, charlee's war) and a watch from 1878.

Pretty good I think :)

Ancalagon

[Dr_Avalanche]

A nice travel guide to Japan, some money for the travel fund and a couple of coffee cups.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Well I got the presents form the rest of my family: a shirt, a sweater, a tie, socks, DVDs (wall-e, babylon 5 first season, LA confidential, charlee's war) and a watch from 1878.

Pretty good I think :)

Ancalagon

A tie, hey? :naughty:

[Freedom Canadian]

What is it with you and socks, Anc ? :)

I`m getting my gifts in a few hours. Can`t wait...

So far, I got a bottle of Elixir de Cuba (7 year old rum) and two gift cards.

[Megamieuwsel]

Honestly;
Aside from nookie, nothing I get for christmas.( And nookie is still regular buisness in the Megamieuwsel house...)
I wasn't raised with the MegaConsumingSickfest and never bothered with it in any degree of seriousness. (Although I can humour the occasional "Secret Santa"- gig.)
"Sinterklaas"(St Nicholas, 5th of December) is for giving gifts and then just for kids.
Adults craving for gifts seems somehow kinda wrong to me.

Aside from the fact, i don't give a fucking damn about any religeous holiday, save the solstices.

[The Winslow]

That:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoLmAyTNRtY

And a Pratchett book.

[Black Angel]

We had both our families around yesterday, mine for lunch and PiS's for dinner. All in all it was a good day, despite my grandpa and great aunt not being really well - at least they could attend and I think they had fun as best they could.

We mainly received vouchers and cash, which will now go towards (and probably quite easily) our purchase of Guitar Hero World Tour (with instruments) and Rock Band (without instruments, hopefully that drum patch is available soon...) for the PS3 we bought each other for Christmas. Any left over, we also need an extra controller & guitar. My brothers gave us Little Big Planet, since we didn't have any games yet, and we had fun last night having a go & working out how to use our little sack guys. :)

It was a good day, but soooo tiring. We've still got another load of dishes to today, which I'm not looking forward to, but I suppose that's the way it goes!

[Harry]

Now that the day is done....

I got a check from my Dad and a box of chocolates. My mother got me the same thing she got me last year - nothing. My sister, the same. Talked to both on the phone to say "Merry Christmas" and talk to my niece. She liked my present to her, a couple of books about the Civil War, her latest fascination along with horses. My sister said she forgot to send anything. My mother - well, she hasn't even bothered to open my present to her yet. If she ever does, it's a Kate Rusby cd. My father, I gave him a book about 50s pop and the new Glen Campbell LP. He loved his presents.

So......... Happy happy and all that. I'm getting pretty sick of getting Scrooged every year. Last year I thought maybe I'd just abstain from X-mas this year, but that felt so wrong. Might actually do so next season. [Best present in years was my Secret Santa from here last year. Thanks again, Billy!]

[shiningbrow]

I got some books, some nice smoked duck, and a day filled with friends and good food. Not too bad.

It sounds like you have a decent relationship with your father, Harry. But your mom and sister sound sort of oblivious. Sorry.

[Lady Fury]

It was a very good Christmas for me and the kids this year. I got more then I expected. My loot: A new digital camera, money, bath soaps and other nice smelling toiletries, a digital LCD key chain that holds up to 60 photos, new kitchen utensils, a really nice floor steamer, a coin jar that keeps track of how much money is going in (I have a feeling the balance will never be above $5 because the kids like to take my change.), The Dragon book which has a lot of cool art work and history behind the dragon lore, and a homemade ornament my 7yr old made me.

My kids got so much loot that I can't even begin to list it all so I'll just post some pictures. My entire living room was a sea of wrapping paper and boxes. The kids were so happy. All 4 of them had a really wonderful Christmas. We spent the day playing with all the new toys and games. :D

This first picture is our 7yr old daughter. She got several Webkins and nearly every Hanna Montana thing out there. Oh and she got 2 watches since I lost the one I bought for her and ended up buying another to replace it before Christmas day. We found the original watch. It was stuck inside a box that I gave my 5yr old daughter. She didn't see it so I got it out before she noticed. I'm just happy that I know what happened to it.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08058.jpg

This is my 2yr old son enjoying his battery operated ATV. 2hrs later they managed to break it. :geno: But I can return it since it is under warranty and I'll get him something better later.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08027.jpg

My 5yr old and 3yr old daughter opening up gifts at a rate of 1 per minute I think.:heh:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08047.jpg

My 3yr old daughter trying out her new jump rope..

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08089.jpg

The stockings the night before:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08015.jpg

And the tree with all the gifts before the kids got to them.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/LadyofPainLoP/12-25-08002.jpg

Now comes the fun part of cleaning up. Oh did I mention the kids managed to break the tree as well. The plastic base broke in two and the tree came tumbling down half way through the opening of all the gifts. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I wish I would have video taped the entire event. It was like a 3 ring circus this morning. :p But it was worth it. Next year I'm pushing for a real tree.

[King Vyper]

My GF and I had a strict budget on what we would spend on each other.

I got her a Clinque Happy Gift Set, 3 Books, 2 Movies, 1 Video Game, Scarf & Gloves. Plus assorted stocking stuffers.

She got me a 30Hr WWII Documentry Box Set:D, The Dark Knight DVD, Robe, Slippers, Colonge, & Mixing Bowls.

All in All it was great christmas.

[Space Cadet B^3]

The kids and my girl had a great Christmas. I'm still undecided about me. I know they didn't have any money so the wide-slot toaster was a cool one, but the old-spice gift set frrom her boyfriend has me feeling a bit off.

My Secret Santa here at work got me McDonald's gift cards.

Why am I so selfish? I don't get why I can't just be happy with the things I got. My secret santa here reallly rocks though.

[Cat of Ulthar]

My Secret Santa here at work got me McDonald's gift cards.
That is just so wrong.:grey: Why join in if you can't be asked to make an effort?

Oh and lady Fury is you cat as delighted with all the boxes and wrapping paper as our cats are?

[Lady Fury]

Oh and lady Fury is you cat as delighted with all the boxes and wrapping paper as our cats are?

Oh yes! He's still having fun with the stray ribbons around the house. Christmas was awesome for him. We could see movement under the wrapping paper while the kids were opening gifts. We just couldn't see the cat who was tunneling under everything looking for goodies. :lol:

[Ancalagon]

What is it with you and socks, Anc ? :)

I`m getting my gifts in a few hours. Can`t wait...

So far, I got a bottle of Elixir de Cuba (7 year old rum) and two gift cards.

two people independently gave me socks, not that amazing ;)

what did you get in the end?

[Brynja]

Honestly;
Aside from nookie, nothing I get for christmas.( And nookie is still regular buisness in the Megamieuwsel house...)
I wasn't raised with the MegaConsumingSickfest and never bothered with it in any degree of seriousness. (Although I can humour the occasional "Secret Santa"- gig.)
"Sinterklaas"(St Nicholas, 5th of December) is for giving gifts and then just for kids.
Adults craving for gifts seems somehow kinda wrong to me.

Aside from the fact, i don't give a fucking damn about any religeous holiday, save the solstices.

Dude....


don't thread crap.


Here take this....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Lolabane/nocrap.jpg

[Black Angel]

Oh yes! He's still having fun with the stray ribbons around the house. Christmas was awesome for him. We could see movement under the wrapping paper while the kids were opening gifts. We just couldn't see the cat who was tunneling under everything looking for goodies. :lol:

You folks with cats, just be really careful with the ribbon. Friends of ours' cat ate a bunch of it one year, and they ended up having to get her operated on & she nearly died. Apparently that stuff cuts their insides up & it won't go through their digestive system. Luckily a few years later she is doing fine, but still... be careful!

[The Winslow]

Dude....


don't thread crap.


Here take this....

I think he ate too many of those:
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2696/humbugnk0.gif

[Cat of Ulthar]

You folks with cats, just be really careful with the ribbon. Friends of ours' cat ate a bunch of it one year, and they ended up having to get her operated on & she nearly died. Apparently that stuff cuts their insides up & it won't go through their digestive system. Luckily a few years later she is doing fine, but still... be careful!

Wise words. My cat tries to eat ribbons and I always prevent him. He once got some and was choking, I managed to pull about 20 cm. out of his throat. Be really careful with that.

[Lady Fury]

You folks with cats, just be really careful with the ribbon. Friends of ours' cat ate a bunch of it one year, and they ended up having to get her operated on & she nearly died. Apparently that stuff cuts their insides up & it won't go through their digestive system. Luckily a few years later she is doing fine, but still... be careful!

Wise words. My cat tries to eat ribbons and I always prevent him. He once got some and was choking, I managed to pull about 20 cm. out of his throat. Be really careful with that.

Yeah I know all about the dangers of ribbons and such but only because a dog of ours years ago ate some and nearly ended up dead because of it.:( We try to get things out of Sputnik's mouth as soon as we see him chewing on something. He has a thing for plastic. :grey:

[Freedom Canadian]

two people independently gave me socks, not that amazing ;)

I don't think I've received socks for christmas once in my whole life. I wouldn't occur to me to give someone socks. Are they special badass socks ? :)


what did you get in the end?

A box of good chocolate, three bottles of good booze (Cointreau, Grand Marnier and Grey Goose vodka :D), 4 shirts, a gift certificate for Home Depot, a book about smoothies, a limited edition Toblerone, a nice bird roasting oven pan, a cocktail shaker and the Dead Space - Downfall DVD.

I also bought some DVDs and Gears of War 2 at the Amazon boxing day sale.

[Megamieuwsel]

Here take this....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Lolabane/nocrap.jpg
Thanks for the advice.
Looks like a much more comfortable appliance than the stick, you have implanted.

[Freedom Canadian]

Thanks for the advice.
Looks like a much more comfortable appliance than the stick, you have implanted.

You could also try this (http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Commas-Difference/dp/B0013L4DEY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230390915&sr=8-1). ;)



- Christmas Defender Spikey

[The Winslow]

What he wrote makes sense in Germanic grammar, which doesn't use commas the same way it's used in English (as a result of French influence). For example: "I don't know, if we're still on-topic."

[Varaj]

What he wrote makes sense in Germanic grammar, which doesn't use commas the same way it's used in English (as a result of French influence). For example: "I don't know, if we're still on-topic."

I'm no master of languages but I'm pretty sure what he wrote was in English.

[The Winslow]

Yes, but he's not a native speaker so his native grammar slips through.

[Cat of Ulthar]

What he wrote makes sense in Germanic grammar, which doesn't use commas the same way it's used in English (as a result of French influence). For example: "I don't know, if we're still on-topic."

No, in Germanic grammar you would not be allowed to drop the relative pronoun, so it would have to be the stick, that you have implanted.

[Freedom Canadian]

What he wrote makes sense in Germanic grammar, which doesn't use commas the same way it's used in English (as a result of French influence). For example: "I don't know, if we're still on-topic."

You're the Schtroumpf à Lunettes, right ?

No, in Germanic grammar you would not be allowed to drop the relative pronoun, so it would have to be the stick, that you have implanted.

I stand corrected ! ;)


- Christmas Smurf Spikey

[Lady Fury]

We went to my mother in law's last night to open gifts from her. I got the best Christmas gifts ever! My daughters made us bird houses. They built them and painted them and managed to keep it a secret until we opened up the boxes with them in it. My heart melted and they were so proud of their hard work. They worked on them every time they went over to spend the night. I'll take pics and post those soon. Then my mother in law shocked me with a gift that wasn't bubble bath. For the last 16yrs I could count on soap from her as a gift. This year she bought me something that I only mentioned to her once. She got me a game for the Wii that I had wanted and I played it all night. Even Bullitt got in on the fun. (It was a Karaoke game. My voice is a bit raw today.:o)

[Brynja]

Thanks for the advice.
Looks like a much more comfortable appliance than the stick, you have implanted.

I am go glad you see the irony of queefing about christmas in a christmas thread and then telling me to remove the stick.

I am glad I was wrong about you, I just knew you would get the joke.

[Megamieuwsel]

I just knew you would get the joke.
Well...
DUH!
I've been around this community for some time now(Since the original NutkinLand opened up up to "outsiders"..).
Wouldn't have lasted that long if I lacked the abillity to "get it", would I?

Have a virtual beer on me.

[Cat of Ulthar]

A beer on you? Like this?

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/harley_cat.jpg

[Megamieuwsel]

Not a brand I'd recommend, but...
Whatever rocks your boat.

http://weblog.beerslut.nl/uploads/300108-kat.jpg

[Merganser]

I got the following gifts:

White Rajah, a biography of Sir James Brooke - I definitely recommend reading a bit about this guy, he's a very interesting example of a Victorian adventurer - went from England to Borneo in 1841 and wound up becoming king of Sarawak. He even established a dynasty there, the White Rajahs ruled until 1949. I got this from my CM secret santa, Keeper of Secrets. I'm presently reading this one.

The Man Who Would Be King - not the Kipling story or the movie, this is about Josiah Harlan, the first American in Afghanistan.

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus - I don't know much about this one - my uncle gave it to me because he received it as a gift but already had a copy.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1 - 1660 - first volume of Pepys' diary, got this used - I wasn't expecting this one, and am quite pleased.

Champlain's Dream - a biography of Samuel de Champlain. One of my friends got this as well, but then - we live on Lake Champlain.

The Ruin of the Roman Empire - title says it all, really.

The White Tiger - winner of the 2008 Booker Prize. I read this on the 26th, and it's a great book. I loved it.

Fallout 3 - Also from Keeper of Secrets, but I haven't installed it yet. Quite happy about it though, woo!

A business card holder
A new messenger bag type of bag - however, it's too small and I'll have to return it.

And of course, the Schiele print I received from Ink Bleeder here.

I haven't done Christmas with my brother yet, though.

[Cat of Ulthar]

The Cartographer yesterday gave me a late Christmas present: The Burning Crusade game guide and a pair of Eeyore slippers! Weeeeee!!! :yay:

[Lmik]

I got Morrowind from Morbidity which I find utterly entralling if a little confusing - Adam loves the laser gun which is fine because I love his new slot car set.


Edit and to quote Merganser's post (or not to quote as the list of books he is currently reading is far to large) - no wonder he is so bloody good at Trivia fi that's his reading list for the week between christmas and new year.

[The Winslow]

Did you get the PC version or the XBox version of Morrowind?

GotY (both expansions) or not?

If you've got GotY PC I've got a boatload of stuff I can recommend you to check out, starting with the Morrowind Code Patch (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=925813) and the extra-awesome Morrowind Graphic Extender (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=931718).

[Merganser]

Edit and to quote Merganser's post (or not to quote as the list of books he is currently reading is far to large) - no wonder he is so bloody good at Trivia fi that's his reading list for the week between christmas and new year.

Oh come on man, I'm only reading White Rajah right now. After that, I'll probably read Q & A (the book that the movie Slumdog Millionaire is based on - it's a great movie, and I already had the book, so hey - don't even have to deal with a lame-ass retitled movie cover) and then some more Flashman. So you're safe for a bit...

[Lmik]

Did you get the PC version or the XBox version of Morrowind?

GotY (both expansions) or not?

If you've got GotY PC I've got a boatload of stuff I can recommend you to check out, starting with the Morrowind Code Patch (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=925813) and the extra-awesome Morrowind Graphic Extender (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=931718).

I got the PC version which doesn't seem to be the GOTY edition - there seems to be no mention of Bloodmoon or Tribunal at this point (the manual was on PDF and who reads them?) still I think I'll be there for a long time (before I realise that I completely stuffed up my character creation and need to start again).


Oh come on man, I'm only reading White Rajah right now. After that, I'll probably read Q & A (the book that the movie Slumdog Millionaire is based on - it's a great movie, and I already had the book, so hey - don't even have to deal with a lame-ass retitled movie cover) and then some more Flashman. So you're safe for a bit...
And Merganser I do really appreciate you only playing 50% of the time in December to leave myself, DarthFlatulent, and Badwednesday all a chance for a monthly title.

[Xavier Lang]

I got the PC version which doesn't seem to be the GOTY edition - there seems to be no mention of Bloodmoon or Tribunal at this point (the manual was on PDF and who reads them?) still I think I'll be there for a long time (before I realise that I completely stuffed up my character creation and need to start again).


I feel I should warn you, when I was playing Morrowind, it absorbed all of my time for months and I didn't manage to do everything, though I sure tried.
You can take over every guild, religion, etc... in the game if you do enough quests. You can be come a noble and all that.

I ended up using an empty room in one of the major cities as a storeroom because I had a bunch of stuff I wanted to keep as trophies, but there was no way to carry it all.
There is a ton of neat stuff out there, but it will get confusing as heck if you don't keep track of what you are doing and focus on an area or guild for a bit.

[Lady Fury]

I got an unexpected gift yesterday. A family friend that we hadn't seen in a few years is in town and has been spending time at our house.:) It's nice to get these kinds of surprises.

[Name Lips]

(before I realise that I completely stuffed up my character creation and need to start again).


All characters are viable, though some are more difficult. This is aided by the fact that any character can learn, practice, and master any and all skills, given enough time.

[Ancalagon]

Air canada has misplaced my suitcase. I may have lost a good part of my gifts. :grey:

[Pigs in Space]

Air canada has misplaced my suitcase. I may have lost a good part of my gifts. :grey:

Don't worry, they'll find it. It's happened to me twice, and both times they got my bag to me.

They should courier it to you, btw.

[Ancalagon]

Don't worry, they'll find it. It's happened to me twice, and both times they got my bag to me.

They should courier it to you, btw.

They called yesterday to say they had it. Then it turned out they only had it on a list, they don't actually have it. :grey:

[Limper]

A happy son and wife... other than that I got no loot.

[Merganser]

My brother came over last night and we exchanged gifts. He gave me:

4 books:
Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
Life Along the Silk Road, by Susan Whitfield
Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual, by Walter Burkert
The Orientalizing Revolution, also by Walter Burkert

and 2 DVDs:
Iron Man
Hellboy II

Woo, I love Burkert.

[Pigs in Space]

They called yesterday to say they had it. Then it turned out they only had it on a list, they don't actually have it. :grey:

But... But... your luggage has a tracking number and everything!

I think they are liable for it, right? So at least you should end up with the money.

[Janos]

I got a pretty eclectic mix of stuff. My loot:

Socks and underwear
Civ Revolutions for the PS3
A promise note for an Xbox 360 once they go on sale after Christmas
REI gift certificate
IPhone car adapter
Spa gift certificate for a massage


Plus I got myself a Flip Video camera from the Ebay $1 deals that arrived Christmas Eve.

Pretty boring Christmas for me, but I spoiled the fiancee quite a bit. Her loot:

Nikon D60 Digital SLR
Planet Earth Blu-Ray
Little Big Planet
Complete Invader Zim collection
Gameboy DS travel kit
Iron Man Blu-Ray

[Brynja]

But... But... your luggage has a tracking number and everything!

I think they are liable for it, right? So at least you should end up with the money.

Oh this is Air Canada we are talking about. Affectionately (!) referred to by my ex and his mother as Air Banana.


Not much in the way of customer service.



And to repeat just as AC does...

Oh c'est Air Canada que nous parlons. Affectueusement désigné par mon ex et sa mère sous le nom de la banane d'air. Pas beaucoup de la manière du service à la clientèle.

[Pigs in Space]

Hehe, youse using funny speak.

heheh.

Geez Anc. The gibberish on the website should have been a warning.

[Freedom Canadian]

Oh this is Air Canada we are talking about. Affectionately (!) referred to by my ex and his mother as Air Banana.


Not much in the way of customer service.


And they are more expensive. :)

[Cat of Ulthar]

And they are more expensive. :)

More expensive than what? Walking?

[Freedom Canadian]

More expensive than what? Walking?

Than other north american airlines.

[Brynja]

More expensive than what? Walking?


They are routinely several hundred dollars more expensive than other north american carriers.

[Freedom Canadian]

That is because there is a law forcing them to cover all those small canadian airports in remote places and which also prevents them from charging the people in these areas a higher price than seats on well-traveled flights like Montreal - Toronto.

And they have to follow federal government rules regarding bilingualism, which can be expensive.

So they pretty much have to raise prices on all flights to compensate.

So very few people use them.

So they have financial difficulties.

So they have to be bailed out by the government every few years or they'll go bankrupt.

[The Winslow]

Solution: all flights are gratis, and the company becomes entirely supported by taxes. :D

[Pigs in Space]

That is because there is a law forcing them to cover all those small canadian airports in remote places and which also prevents them from charging the people in these areas a higher price than seats on well-traveled flights like Montreal - Toronto.

And they have to follow federal government rules regarding bilingualism, which can be expensive.

So they pretty much have to raise prices on all flights to compensate.

So very few people use them.

So they have financial difficulties.

So they have to be bailed out by the government every few years or they'll go bankrupt.

So the government cripples them, and then gives them money to fix it?

That's no way to run a business. Why doesn't the govt just buy the airline?

[Freedom Canadian]

So the government cripples them, and then gives them money to fix it?

That's no way to run a business. Why doesn't the govt just buy the airline?

It used to be owned by the government, but it was privatized in the 1980s for ideological reasons.

[Brynja]

Thank You Progressive Conservatives!

[Ancalagon]

Well, the suitcase was found!

that's a good thing too, that 1878 14k gold pocketwach owned by my great-grandfather would have been hard to replace... I can't believe I didn't put that one in my pocket!

[Black Angel]

Well, the suitcase was found!

that's a good thing too, that 1878 14k gold pocketwach owned by my great-grandfather would have been hard to replace... I can't believe I didn't put that one in my pocket!

Yikes, that would have been hard to lose. I guess you've learned your lesson from that incident! Thank goodness you got it back. :)

[Ancalagon]

Yikes, that would have been hard to lose. I guess you've learned your lesson from that incident! Thank goodness you got it back. :)

I felt pretty stupid having left it in there. I did think of bring back my cash with me (I loaned my sister some money for a mortgage, and she paid part of it back), but frankly, in a way, the watch is more valuable.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Saturday we celebrated Sinterklaas with my family, and my father had made a three-dimensional model of my cat which in it had the gift, but which really was an awesome gift in itself! I got a chocolate letter, a plush duckie and Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, very handy.

The Cartographer got magnetic poetry, which led to him, my sister, my brother and his wife and me playing the wonderful game of distributing the magnetic poety between us and putting a word down in turn, which made the following poem:

A mean strange man beneath dreamy poetry
Escaped whale fiction
When there was wisdom and desire
Over heroes in character epic books
Which explode on vivid love of crack magic science

Judge against chairs
But excite human spirit & drama
llustrating difficult questioning people
Full out after they haunt the shop monster
Between romance day fear and ancient voice tome chapter
Cover in this happy soul show
Why her old curly dog who inspired more mystery by time
So hard above sea world
My laugh like empty spine with too short, almost under evil Mark

From our novel description about a sad library smell
First teach another language at loudest volume, discover life, fight every new villain to open up favourite device,
Sooner than answer truth of plot like some write,
you have these, give each woman a paragraph or never begin easy stock
That come only here to amuse an author for his can

It is long, fill the heart, explore,
If I could travel how she did speak
Whisper sentence as he at good beautiful ear
Let you wander, say, through Word
We skim him
Then enter an offer. Take me though, as I always would grow
Sit, Al
Create, make, imagine, entertain
No difference.
Know
Ask werepage are
Middle AM will do,
Tell, live, search story, find,
But do use bed.

End.

Here is me with the model and the original:

[Name Lips]

Nice!

Who's the hot chick holding you? :D