What did you get for Christmas?

We're cheap here this year... Forza Horizon, some pants, pair of shoes, $100 JCP gift card for more clothes, and an awesome bracelet from the folks.

The kids got me a gas grill, the wife got me some clothes and a few tools. My mom gave me this

And it's full of cookies, too. She had it for over 50 years.

Three books. on 1940's, 1950's, 1960's US cars. Looked throughr the '40's book so far.

Zomby Woof wrote: The kids got me a gas grill, the wife got me some clothes and a few tools. My mom gave me this And it's full of cookies, too. She had it for over 50 years.

That's pretty cool. You think the cookies will still be good?

Zomby Woof wrote: The kids got me a gas grill, the wife got me some clothes and a few tools. My mom gave me this And it's full of cookies, too. She had it for over 50 years.

Awesome.

Margie

Got the Gearhead shirts "Miata is always the answer" shirt in smurf/"I'm comfortable with my masculinity" blue.

As always, the kids get the really cool stuff. My son got Memoir '44 and Realflight RC Flight sim. Actually kind of excited about Realflight myself because I might be able to learn how to fly without crashing his planes.

Got cloths from the wife and stepdaughter.

Got a death threat from the son in law.

We agreed to keep things low key, except my wife bought me a new laptop. Sons got me a couple of nice t-shirts and polo shirts. The nice thing was that I got nothing from the list I gave them, everything was a surprise.

A Samsung Chromebook. Pretty nifty. Can't wait to really dig into it.

Little things mean a lot.

From my youngest son (the real one is in my profile)

From my oldest son

Racequip neck support for the helmet, Toyota Corolla AE-86 Hot Wheel, Top Gear books, Zombie Survival Guide, vinyl that says "Toyoda" that looks like Yoda, and multiple flashlights (I like flashlights).

I believe a friend's bought me an auto-related t-shirt. I gave her hints with 3 websites to choose: GRM, SCCA, and a site with a personalized racing shirt.

dmyntti wrote: Got cloths from the wife and stepdaughter. Got a death threat from the son in law.

And now I got a restraining order filed on me to go with the death threat. Funny how someone threats me for no good reason and then can file a restraining order against me because I didn't cower from his gun.

Oh the wonderful holidays, always special.

In reply to dmyntti:

Gonna need some more story there. What the heck happened?

As for me, I got a house full of debris related to three small boys' worth of toys and games and whatnot. Also a Keurig, a couple varieties of holiday booze (Magic Hat variety pack and a bottle of wine), some clothes for work, and a few other things. The kids made out like bandits, which is all I really wanted, so Christmas was an immense success at my house.

In reply to Jake:

Soon to be Ex Son in law had the grandkids and did not return them on Christams eve like he was supposed to instead he returned them late on Christmas day. When we where alone I told him that I thought it was a E36 M3tty thing he did and that he was lucky that I cared about his kids. He walked a couple steps and told me it was a good thing I didn't take a step closer. I walked right up to him and said yeah. He put his right hand on his pants pocket and said I warn you I am concealed carrying. I followed him to his van door and told him to go ahead and shoot, he would go to jail and that would be best for the kids. He promptly called the cops and made up some story which I haven't heard yet. He filed a report against me and got a restraining order. He is a real dirt bag.

OT:

File an appeal. Get the court date. Let the judge sort it out. BTDT and won.

I got some work clothes and some moneys. Oh and my dad got me an old school fluke 8020b multimeter his work was getting rid of. I swear my cheap ol' dad always gets me the best stuff for free.

Ranger50 wrote: OT: File an appeal. Get the court date. Let the judge sort it out. BTDT and won.

yeah, his threatening you could come back to bite him in the ass pretty hard

To spend time with my family, especially my grandfather (90 years old).Flannel lined jeans, canvas shirt and an airline ticket to SoCal to visit my uncle or the equivalent $ at the gun shop. It is a good year.

Ranger50 wrote: OT: File an appeal. Get the court date. Let the judge sort it out. BTDT and won.

Good advise. I have yet to meet with an officer but I intend to appeal. The local officers do know him and probably won't be to happy with him filing a false report.

Ok, maybe one of the weirder gifts, but my sister just gets me.

A rusty running TR8 parts car and a retractable air hose real for the garage. Just finished hanging the reel and piping air to it. That flippin thing is heavy. Took all of 10 minutes till one of my kids pulled it out into the driveway and let it go flying back into the garage smacking up against one of my cars. Tell me again, why do we reproduce?

tr8todd wrote: Tell me again, why do we reproduce?

Because making them is fun!

Wife and kids got me another year of GRM, a copy of Top Gear mag, cologne, a framed pic of the wife and I, and a calendar featuring pics of our fat load of a cat.

Parents got me $75 gift card to Sears and an RC car my 3yr old broke in half in the first 20min.

My uncle in Iowa sent a humongous box of Colony boutique snacks.

My mother in law spoiled me rotten with two pairs of jeans, sweatshirt, some excellent gloves, a simply massive scraper for the car that looks like a viking maul, some flannel pants, and a full set of toiletries.

My father in law was the most generous. He passed away in October after a three year fight with a brain tumor. My wife took ownership Christmas day of his beloved '07 Harley Heritage, his final real material possession. An unexpected life insurance check arrived in the mail today, as did one for my brother in law and his family... not big enough to be a life changer, but enough we may finally be able to get into a house. God, that guy knew how to hook people up. Thanks, Pepere... Merry Christmas.

The kids got all the loot...as they should

I got Spartacus: Vengence on DVD, The man in the white suit by Ben Collins, Outlaw Joesy Whales on Blue-Ray...

And a "Can opener". A medieval war hammer (reproduction)

Yeah, it makes really nice holes in sheet metal

Bunch of stuff like socks, gerber knife, pico widgy, titanium money clip, remote control helo (not pictured).

I got a cordless drill kit, Blackhawk Warrior Wear shirt, Cabelas shirt, Blackhawk Knoxx Specops NRS stock set for the Mossberg, year membership to the gym, Surefire light for my SIG 2022, mini Surefire to go on my key ring, COD Black Ops 2, Walking Dead board game, a few books, a couple canisters of tannerite, an active target, a new Zippo, a new sleeping bag, a printer, candy, jerky and some wool socks.

We have a ton of family that live right around us.