Whatcha get?!
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 18:03 last edited by
The best part is giving, of course (or I wouldn’t have been up to 3 wrapping and setting up), but getting isn’t too bad, either! Anything special under the tree?
I received a Chef IQ wireless probe thermometer set. Not quite as good as thermopen from what I gather, but has a few distinct advantages at the same time.. I’ll test it with smoking some ribeyes next week… Also interesting, apparently I received a polar bear. Karla got each of us one these sponsorship bracelets from Fahlo where you can sponsor an animal. They give you a link to track your animal, as well. She got Luke’s girlfriend a sea turtle, Luke a sloth, and me a polar bear. I thought it was bullshit like the star registry scam at first, but apparently these guys are legit.
I am a little concerned that my polar bear seems to be at the RFK Jr property, though…
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 18:30 last edited by
A Guitar foot rest stool
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 18:36 last edited by
Some whiskey from a local distillery.
A large lasagna pan (deep!)
An olive (or other) oil sprayerwhen Mrs. George is feeling frisky
A bag of pistachios
A surface-reading thermometer - helps with stainless steel cooking.
An amazon giftcard.We set a new rule for this years Christmas: Each adult gives each other adult one gift and nothing too expensive. That way, it's not overwhelming. So, Mrs. George and I each gave one gift to each of the adult children. Grandkids, of course, were excepted. Worked well.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 19:51 last edited by
We’re opening presents later this afternoon
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Some whiskey from a local distillery.
A large lasagna pan (deep!)
An olive (or other) oil sprayerwhen Mrs. George is feeling frisky
A bag of pistachios
A surface-reading thermometer - helps with stainless steel cooking.
An amazon giftcard.We set a new rule for this years Christmas: Each adult gives each other adult one gift and nothing too expensive. That way, it's not overwhelming. So, Mrs. George and I each gave one gift to each of the adult children. Grandkids, of course, were excepted. Worked well.
wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 20:17 last edited by@George-K said in Whatcha get?!:
Some whiskey from a local distillery.
A large lasagna pan (deep!)
An olive (or other) oil sprayerwhen Mrs. George is feeling frisky
A bag of pistachios
A surface-reading thermometer - helps with stainless steel cooking.
An amazon giftcard.We set a new rule for this years Christmas: Each adult gives each other adult one gift and nothing too expensive. That way, it's not overwhelming. So, Mrs. George and I each gave one gift to each of the adult children. Grandkids, of course, were excepted. Worked well.
Lucas got a few funny things in a stocking and an envelope that said “check your Venmo”. It’s hard shopping for someone that’s in that tweener stage. He’s an adult, but not on his own, so not much room for stuff that he doesn’t already have. And while I’ll gladly sit down and have a glass or two, I’m not buying him a bottle till he’s out of school and on his own.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 20:41 last edited by
A black Icebreaker merino wool T-shirt and 2 lbs of dark French roast coffee beans.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2024, 21:57 last edited by
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wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 16:26 last edited by
@Renauda said in Whatcha get?!:
A black Icebreaker merino wool T-shirt and 2 lbs of dark French roast coffee beans.
Oh so excellent ..Icebreaker wool will last forever! The best darn T-shirts ever. I gifted coffee. I received Vitabath.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 16:34 last edited by
We are doing experiences instead of stuff. Today we head for the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff, tomorrow Sedona.
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We are doing experiences instead of stuff. Today we head for the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff, tomorrow Sedona.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 17:07 last edited by
t-shirts, fruit, cookies
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wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 17:30 last edited by
@kluurs said in Whatcha get?!:
@Mik said in Whatcha get?!:
We are doing experiences instead of stuff.
Why do you hate America?
This morning it’s because I’m in an hour long line at the rental car counter.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 18:26 last edited by
I got a sweater, a scarf made from baby alpaca which is the softest thing ever, and a new case for my MacBook (zipper broke on the original).
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I got a sweater, a scarf made from baby alpaca which is the softest thing ever, and a new case for my MacBook (zipper broke on the original).
wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 18:34 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Whatcha get?!:
I got a sweater, a scarf made from baby alpaca which is the softest thing ever, and a new case for my MacBook (zipper broke on the original).
Oh yeah?
Take a look at that fur! And apparently (according to the conservancy app) 1/47,000th of that belongs to me once the bear passes. Now I don’t know which part I will get, but there is a very good chance it will be part of the fur. And if it is, we’ll put your assertion to the test!
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@kluurs said in Whatcha get?!:
@Mik said in Whatcha get?!:
We are doing experiences instead of stuff.
Why do you hate America?
This morning it’s because I’m in an hour long line at the rental car counter.
wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 00:25 last edited by@Mik said in Whatcha get?!:
@kluurs said in Whatcha get?!:
@Mik said in Whatcha get?!:
We are doing experiences instead of stuff.
Why do you hate America?
This morning it’s because I’m in an hour long line at the rental car counter.
It’s Wait For Everything Day. Took me almost two hours to get out of there. At least they upgraded me to a Cadillac crossover. We stopped in Kingman for lunch at a thoroughly incompetent Taco Bell. Took almost half an hour to get our food. Never saw anything like it. We were supposed to stop at the Grand Canyon but after all this falderal it would have been dark. Maybe for sunrise on Saturday.
But now we’re at our hotel in Flagstaff and all is well.
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wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 00:30 last edited by
Half an hour at a Taco Bell?
What did they have to do, kill and butcher the cow for the ground beef?
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wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 02:01 last edited by
Your fault for going to a Taco Bell.
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wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 02:19 last edited by
I think I've only been to Taco Bell once.
I think it was because my daughter insisted. I didn't get any food there. -
wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 02:40 last edited by
So Mik got something after all…Giardia…
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wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 02:45 last edited by
Got VR goggles (from my company) and holy crap that is like jumping into the future. Extremely impressed with the technology.
My wife got me a (relatively cheap) drone as well as telescope. Both are fun to play with and will be fun to share them with the kids. I plan to eventually get a really nice drone (and telescope) once the kids are a tad older.
My wife also got me something she saw on Instagram. Hard to explain but it’s a compact electric screwdriver that holds about a dozen types of screwdriver heads. Really easy to use for quick household needs instead of me getting my normal tools. I’ll see if I can find a link.
