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Mrs Dogbert got me a lovely Seiko divers watch, you know, for doing the dishes
Senna on bluray
A single malt but the name escapes me
A nice pair of Etnies trainers
Im a lucky boy indeed
X box along with MW3 very happy wasn't expecting that, just means if I ain't riding or on the net I'll be on the x box now
some cycling overshoes, southern comfort and spending money so far. still a few presents to open as well 🙂
Smelly stuff, bucket loads of red wine, new brakes and a load of cycling clobber. Book gift cards and a lovely Duffer shirt. Some bike tools and a rice cooker!. I may manage a decent rice that isn't boil in the bag now!
Bruichladdich 😉 which i am now drinking..hic.
Pants, aftershave, North Face slippers, Land rover experience and a Bonsai tree.
A random array of stuff.
Some Paul Smith clobber, cheese, a night away, pointy boots.
#spoilt
Nothing to speak of, lean Xmas this year so just did he kids - not wanting for anything other than pricey bling so rather save it for the impending arrival in feb
Shiny new Cotic Soul frame in orange, I was allowed to build it up last week so first ride this morning - chuffing brill!!
A fire stataion, a fire engine, a DS and a dinosaur.
Sorry that's what my son got, still playing with them now. I got a coffee maker and DAB radio. 😀
a DS
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A couple of bottles of wine. (Do they know something I don't?)
Shower gel... (Dot they know something I don't?)
Bag of nuts including cashews which I react to. (Are they trying to tell me something?)
A diary, which was cool.
tickets to see the boss next year springsteen hyde park dvd 10 year malt choc and money very happy here
Mrs Boblo bought me a Rancilio Rocky grinder for some serious middle class coffee antics. Should get the STW Wolie Smiths in a tizz even at Xmas 🙂
Also spoilt this year
Complete collections of
Sopranos
24
The wire
New Bike shoes and overshoes
Can't stop playing with my boy's rc truck though 😀
My lovely, hippy mum bought safe water for some people in Haiti as my present. Cheers mum. Whilst I really dig the karmic aspects of that non-consumer present and all that, it doesn't get me any closer to building up my dream all-mountain skill-compensator, does it?
In other news, my outlaws bought me a selection of real ales, including a rather delicious honey-enhanced Humdinger, so it's swings and roundabouts...
A corker really...a Boardman Team Carbon, which was a last minute want/need, so fair play to the missus for sorting it for me. Also some new MW81 Winter boots, a great big Mr Grumpy mug and enough chocolate to make even me wince.....
A dremel and some nice red wine, amongst other things.
a combination of items that should not be mixed!
A Crock Pot from my son, and far more money than I expected from the parents - they're worried I can't afford heating at home!
Two t-shirts, a pack if smelly's and some chocks.
And a Hasbean subscription for the year.
I've had a pretty good haul this year, some money, pants, sweeties and a bottle of Jura superstition from my mum, trolley jack and axle stands from my dad and a bottle of jim beam black from my housemate. My girlfriend bought me a posh cheese grater and some gud hair straighteners, think she was fed up of me pinching hers all the time!
New little tent, just wondering whether or not to camp tonight.
A slow cooker
Some new tools for my not yet built garage
A battery booster pack for jump starting car after recent events
Bodum travel mud cafetiere
And a wee china mug with paintings of land rovers of different eras on
Nowt, he got mugged down the road 🙂
Mrs Claus outfit and gimp mask. No joke. I'm happy! 😉
2 dead dogs, one dead aunt and failed CPR on a random bloke who collapsed in front of me. Though this all happened Wednesday. Today has been relatively quite by comparison.
Quiet roads and mild weather.
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And the standard useless crap that makes you think "Why tf would anyone think I'd want this?".
Not that I'm not grateful or anything.
A brand new Lapierre Spicy 316. Shocked! Most awesome present ever and far from useless as it's going to thrash some DH runs, some Enduro and DH races and will be off to the Alps next summer! 😀
A bicycle travel journal - beautiful leather cover with altitude charts and envelopes for souvenirs. Best incentive to ride ever.
Lots of lovely smart warm clothes (very necessary as I've been freezing for the past 6 weeks!), an amazing Edge 500 (thanks PSA Halfords thread!), and a fresh pair of 5 fingers! Very happy, slightly tipsy!
Austerity xmas this year so a single malt, vg wales guide book, chocs, calendars.
Quite happy with that.
a posh bottle of bourbon... and a rab pull on waterproof..
but the best present of all.. i got some LEGO!
lego motorbikes (that can also be built into a car..) and a ramp to launch them over.. ive been zooming them around the kitchen and over the ramp like a big kid! 😀 😀
A lovely bottle of Jura Prophecy (£50!) Dvd's of fawlty towers and terry pratchett adaptations, a nice set of Fahrenheit smellies, more smellies, chocolate and enough cash to fund a new dropper seat post. Happy dwarf 🙂
My wife got me a 3g 64GB Ipad 2 with a nice leather cover.
i'm taking it back tomorrow as it well OTT as a gift.
First Christmas together with just my gf, who's currently unemployed. So I got a giant mug and a book of vouchers. Which is along the lines of what GW was going to ask for, but filthier 🙂
Go Pro Hero HD - unasked for random present from a friend.
SRAM mid-cage apex mech, to go with the 11-32 cassette for the "mountains kit" on the road bike.
Evans Cycles jersey...
Hi Viz winter gloves
David Millar book
Book on Italian bike manufacturers.
Tim De Waele framed pic of Cancellara in a swimming pool. On his bike.
3 bottles of single malt.
Some clothing
Trip to my daughter for the day.
It's a great Christmas.
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New softshell, some coffee, couple of vouchers. Lean Christmas this year, but I got posh new walking boots in October, and getting some money for the alps at the end of August, so I'm a happy bunny.
A book of vouchers. It was a GW suggestion. 😀
My wife got me a 3g 64GB Ipad 2 with a nice leather cover. i'm taking it back tomorrow as it well OTT as a gift.
How ungrateful
Not really.
It's too much to spend on something I wont use and my wife is fine with my choice.
My daughter bought me 'The Belgian Hammer' can't wait to get stuck into that.
The missus got me some serious grown ups Sherry and some nice Spanish nibbles.
Just waiting to commander the comfy reading chair.
Mrs Ming gave me a large sum of money towards my new back wheel (think of it as an MOD procurement disaster with spiralling costs and delays)
Will be very bling when finished.
Jumpers, T-shirts, booze and socks. 😉
My wife did do good though and got me some very nice Endura tights and some quality coloured pencils.
(And I did buy myself a cross bike just before christmas. 😉 )
I just bloody love my Dad at times... Seriously. Unless he can buy it in one of two shops, at 4pm on Christmas Eve, all I ever get is a "sorry I couldn't find anything I thought you would like". This year I made it easy for him, I let him know with probably 10 days to go what I'd like, I researched for him where to get it from, and how much it was etc. All he had to do was get it...
I got a text message at about 5pm on Friday saying "just been to try and couldn't find what you wanted in xyz shop in local town, they didn't have one, sorry"... FFS! His laziness knows no bounds... It really grates on me cos he's been the same for as long as I've known, he was like it when I was a kid too, only until I was 14 at least my Mum was still around to give him a kick up the arse!
And by the way, I wasn't after much at all, in fact I'd have been quite happy not to do any present giving and receiving at all, but it is insisted upon by others. Only my Dad sees fit to choose to be a lazy git, like it is an excuse! I bloody hate shopping too, but I asked what he wanted, and went out and found it and got one. I did all the leg work for him on the gift I'd asked for, all he had to do was buy the damned thing from the right place!
EDIT: Sat enjoying the 2 presents I bought myself for Christmas though, my new MacBook Pro is ace (13" with a Core i7 processor!) and some errrr "Jewellery" I quite liked the look of... Probably say no more on that matter!
Santa brought me (early) a BeOne carbon hardtail frame - think he might have got it at CRC...
Was allowed to build it up last week and took it for a good thrashing round Haldon yesterday - very pleased indeed.
Also got the Tintin Complete Companion, bottle of Absolut, bottle of nice Port, book about underground Britain and some dosh. Oh and a furry flying helmet style hat from my daughters. 🙂