PH Secret Santa 2023 - Times are still hard
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May have got excited and opened my presents early but I'm only posting now it's turned Christmas so it's the thought that counts, big thanks Santa!!
I got some cool wooden Xmas decorations, a couple of small nürburgring stickers that I'll find somewhere for, a small led torch that will definitely come in handy and a wireless compressor, that's definitely gonna be super useful, be nice to not have to faff about traipsing a wire from the 12v out of the car to pump tyres up.
I got some cool wooden Xmas decorations, a couple of small nürburgring stickers that I'll find somewhere for, a small led torch that will definitely come in handy and a wireless compressor, that's definitely gonna be super useful, be nice to not have to faff about traipsing a wire from the 12v out of the car to pump tyres up.
Good morning and Merry Christmas.
Thank you Santa for all of my gifts in ‘creative’ gift wrapping
(who doesn’t love Tesco bag wrapping paper)
First up we have a book of Camborne, interesting as I haven’t been there in almost 20 years.
After all of these years on PH, first time I’ve had a PH sticker and keychain
Some much needed stroops and dunkers
And finally my love for LEGO and PORSCHE has been answered
Thanks very much Santa!
Thank you Santa for all of my gifts in ‘creative’ gift wrapping
(who doesn’t love Tesco bag wrapping paper)First up we have a book of Camborne, interesting as I haven’t been there in almost 20 years.
After all of these years on PH, first time I’ve had a PH sticker and keychain
Some much needed stroops and dunkers
And finally my love for LEGO and PORSCHE has been answered
Thanks very much Santa!
Great haul for me this year! Thanks Santa, you've been very generous! =)
A jigsaw - I can see this being tackled this afternoon/eve post Christmas dinner in the evening lull.
Movie trivia game - always good to get a game of some sort.
Couple of miniatures to help wash down the Christmas pud!
Virtual meeting sign - this will come in quite handy because on the days I WFH my wife has barged in on teams meetings more times than I can shake a stick at.
Rocktopuss - jfc... Hilarious, intriguing and disturbing in equal measures. It's quite a nice tactile thing that drapes well. Very impressed by the print quality and I like the filament colour/finish (it's better IRL than in photos). For those that can't tell it's a 3d printed mashup of Dwayne Johnson's head on an octopus body. My wife loves DJ so looks like she'll be stealing it to put on her desk at work!
Book on the Merlin Engine - I suspect Santa found my LinkedIn page and discovered where I work
looking forward to getting my teeth into this book. I find it fascinating how engines were designed and built reliably in the days before CAD and analysis, along the stories that go with that, and the legacy. Apart from the way it sounds and the basic details, I don't know anything much about the Merlin so it'll be a fascinating read I'm sure!
A jigsaw - I can see this being tackled this afternoon/eve post Christmas dinner in the evening lull.
Movie trivia game - always good to get a game of some sort.
Couple of miniatures to help wash down the Christmas pud!
Virtual meeting sign - this will come in quite handy because on the days I WFH my wife has barged in on teams meetings more times than I can shake a stick at.
Rocktopuss - jfc... Hilarious, intriguing and disturbing in equal measures. It's quite a nice tactile thing that drapes well. Very impressed by the print quality and I like the filament colour/finish (it's better IRL than in photos). For those that can't tell it's a 3d printed mashup of Dwayne Johnson's head on an octopus body. My wife loves DJ so looks like she'll be stealing it to put on her desk at work!
Book on the Merlin Engine - I suspect Santa found my LinkedIn page and discovered where I work
looking forward to getting my teeth into this book. I find it fascinating how engines were designed and built reliably in the days before CAD and analysis, along the stories that go with that, and the legacy. Apart from the way it sounds and the basic details, I don't know anything much about the Merlin so it'll be a fascinating read I'm sure!Ambleton said:
I very much like your cat!
I wouldn't have put myself down as a "cat person", but the older I get the more I find an affinity with them. Yours is a VERY attractive specimen.
I have four of the furry bI wouldn't have put myself down as a "cat person", but the older I get the more I find an affinity with them. Yours is a VERY attractive specimen.
ds, they very much are a joy. You can feel like total st and you come home and they still love you.
This one recently fell out of one of my others
M1K3 said:
You can feel like total st and you come home and they still love you.
Pets are pretty good like that! We currently have a house rabbit + Guinea pig. There's not much going on upstairs in the pig, but the rabbit is pretty sociable and knows if/when you're feeling down and/or need some interaction. Tbh he's probably more like a house cat. It does annoy me a bit when you see rabbits kept on their own in a tiny hutch down the end of the garden.t and you come home and they still love you.
A box of miniature crash helmets
A Triumph beanie hat, very useful for avoiding sunburn when not on the bike and as you can see Gus was so happy to be modelling it for everyone his entrails became his extrails!
Matching socks
Stroopwafels!
I only included the crash helmet as I didn't want the Clangers to feel left out
Thanks Santa
Thank you to my Santa, the box itself was sufficient to shrug off being run over by an errant Citroen and protected all of the precious things inside. A proper ex-pat survival kit was found within, Mrs RJ bagsied the Tunnocks Caramel bars and the Fish as soon as they emerged 
I seem to have mislaid some of my cleaning supplies in the move so the Autoglym will come in useful thanks.
All the best for Xmas!!
I seem to have mislaid some of my cleaning supplies in the move so the Autoglym will come in useful thanks. All the best for Xmas!!
Thanks Santa, the first gift to be opened was this nice little selection of hot sauces:
Can't have enough hot sauces!
Second pressie to be opened was a hot chocolate mix together with a foxy mug
Next up was a book about the 1943 utility furniture scheme:
Final package to be opened (in front of my mrs.) was this one
Slightly NSFW so I'll hide it
Will have a more detailed read later.
Cheers Santa!
Merry Christmas everybody!
Can't have enough hot sauces!
Second pressie to be opened was a hot chocolate mix together with a foxy mug
Next up was a book about the 1943 utility furniture scheme:
Final package to be opened (in front of my mrs.
) was this one Slightly NSFW so I'll hide it
Will have a more detailed read later.
Cheers Santa!
Merry Christmas everybody!
Edited by vixen1700 on Monday 25th December 10:56
Thank you Santa!!
Some excellent stalking has taken place.
Some erotic wrapping paper -(which will go into my personal collection for later use
)
Hot sauce! fking hot noodles! A mini 55AMG (should probably buy one in the new year).
Some Pocki Choccy! And finger lights - intrigued by these - will try later when I walk the dogs and report back.
Thank you once again Santa - my only present to unwrap was a good one!
Merry Christmas to the class of PHSS23.
Some excellent stalking has taken place.
Some erotic wrapping paper -(which will go into my personal collection for later use
)Hot sauce! f
king hot noodles! A mini 55AMG (should probably buy one in the new year). Some Pocki Choccy! And finger lights - intrigued by these - will try later when I walk the dogs and report back.
Thank you once again Santa - my only present to unwrap was a good one!
Merry Christmas to the class of PHSS23.
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