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| If you want something expensive for christmas, ie, a really nice winch..., when do you start dropping hints? |
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| August |
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13% |
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| September |
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17% |
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| October |
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8% |
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| Cutting it fine |
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| Normally too late |
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13% |
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| December 26th |
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4% |
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its GED
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 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:17 pm Post subject: random question.
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Cheers people 
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Barnyzuki
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:26 pm Post subject:
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I buy it 
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its GED
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject:
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| Barnyzuki wrote: | | I buy it |
only coz she lets you.
there is a serious side to this that will become obvious as time passes.
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lambert
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:22 am Post subject:
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September but only cos my birthday is in October and I can go with the joint birthday and Christmas prezzi trick.
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Oh, really? That is a pity. |
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gadgetboy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:46 am Post subject:
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I find that hints are next to useless. A full and detailed description of the present together with a list of suppliers and a full case study of how the present will make her life better is the only way of getting the desired shiny thing at the right time. A timeline of favours you have done her over the previous calendar year strengthens your case considerably.
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Move along. Nothing to see here. |
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nivapilot
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:13 am Post subject:
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Early as poss....best of luck Ged.. 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:22 am Post subject:
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Usually August as I would ask for it to be combined with my birthday present which is in September.
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Bert the Defender 110 XS - because it's Cool (work it out yourself!)
Lolita the Lightweight
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Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - yes that's right, I have a Zook! |
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cynic-al
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:26 am Post subject:
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i've learn't to rearrange my budget so that i buy myself the technical stuff as people don't understand what i'm asking for. I use things like birthdays for topping up my supplies of mundane stuff, like socks or coffee machines
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RichardD
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:45 am Post subject:
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what is this 'christmas' of which you speak?
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ed
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:18 am Post subject:
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| RichardD wrote: | | what is this 'christmas' of which you speak? |
Its that time when some sharp buisness man from Israel came up with a way to sell over priced tat to guliable gentiles.
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So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode |
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Hooli
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:57 am Post subject:
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| ed wrote: | | RichardD wrote: | | what is this 'christmas' of which you speak? |
Its that time when some sharp buisness man from Israel came up with a way to sell over priced tat to guliable gentiles. |
Or 'its a bunch of ****'
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its GED
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:07 am Post subject:
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| nivapilot wrote: | | Early as poss....best of luck Ged.. |
It's not for me mate. I'm trying to organise something special.
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TheClunk
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:26 am Post subject:
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| gadgetboy wrote: | | I find that hints are next to useless. A full and detailed description of the present together with a list of suppliers |
That does not work.
I once left a list of parts I needed to upgrade for my computer.
I left the list on my desk, I left a copy in the girlfriends laptop bag, I posted it on facebook. Exact model numbers and shops that sold them. With clickable links on the facebook one. I did this from September giving plenty of time to organise it.
Come Christmas day I opened up a parcel to find:
A VW van model and a grey jumper.
I gave up telling people what I want for Xmas.
Xmas 2010 for example, I got from my Mother for xmas, a DVD player and a Bill Bailey DVD.
I do like Bill Bailey, so that was fine. The issue here was that I hadn't had a TV for the previous 6 months. (And I still don't.) When she eventually found out her error some 3 or 4 months after, she said her reasoning was that I once asked what they did with their old dvd player when they bought a new one. This was 18 months previous to the 2010 xmas.
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jeepmadmike
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I just buy my own big gift - then ignore the nagging about spending money on myself!
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Now i have gone and bought a D4!
one day i might buy a 86" series one like my dad had when i was a boy. |
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Toseland
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject:
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i will just point out that i would start dropping hints on december 26th.. OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR... jsut to be sure i would get the full 364 days of hint time..
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1. The beatings will continue until morale improves
2. Pain is just Weakness leaving the body..
The feeling you get when you first smash your shaft out, is one you will never forget.. especially if you do it in front of 10 guys. |
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Dawn Anderson
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Get a different wife. And no, Grant doesn't drop hints. If he wants something for the Landy we discuss it like adults and we work out how to manage to get it. He doesn't spend money on much, so it isn't an issue. Or a problem. Or a reason to start a fight or cast up all the money he has previously spent. It's his hobby and I got over it a long time ago.
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Toseland
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject:
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| Dawn Anderson wrote: | | Get a different wife. And no, Grant doesn't drop hints. If he wants something for the Landy we discuss it like adults and we work out how to manage to get it. He doesn't spend money on much, so it isn't an issue. Or a problem. Or a reason to start a fight or cast up all the money he has previously spent. It's his hobby and I got over it a long time ago. |
owning a landrover, i dont suggest he has much money to spend on anything else, after fixing all the bits that go wrong
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I live by 2 sayings:
1. The beatings will continue until morale improves
2. Pain is just Weakness leaving the body..
The feeling you get when you first smash your shaft out, is one you will never forget.. especially if you do it in front of 10 guys. |
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Hooli
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:22 am Post subject:
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| Toseland wrote: | | Dawn Anderson wrote: | | Get a different wife. And no, Grant doesn't drop hints. If he wants something for the Landy we discuss it like adults and we work out how to manage to get it. He doesn't spend money on much, so it isn't an issue. Or a problem. Or a reason to start a fight or cast up all the money he has previously spent. It's his hobby and I got over it a long time ago. |
owning a landrover, i dont suggest he has much money to spend on anything else, after fixing all the bits that go wrong |
Dawn never said he DRIVES it, not driving a LR is the best way of making them cheap to run
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Jay reKx
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject:
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| Hooli wrote: | | Toseland wrote: | | Dawn Anderson wrote: | | Get a different wife. And no, Grant doesn't drop hints. If he wants something for the Landy we discuss it like adults and we work out how to manage to get it. He doesn't spend money on much, so it isn't an issue. Or a problem. Or a reason to start a fight or cast up all the money he has previously spent. It's his hobby and I got over it a long time ago. |
owning a landrover, i dont suggest he has much money to spend on anything else, after fixing all the bits that go wrong |
Dawn never said he DRIVES it, not driving a LR is the best way of making them cheap to run |
in my experience, that doesnt stop them breaking.
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jojo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:14 pm Post subject:
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It's easy:
Each of you just buy what you want for yourself, exchange the gifts (it doesn't matter if it is on different days (birthdays etc)) and then arrange a swap.
J
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Hooli
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject:
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| Jay reKx wrote: | | Hooli wrote: | | Toseland wrote: | | Dawn Anderson wrote: | | Get a different wife. And no, Grant doesn't drop hints. If he wants something for the Landy we discuss it like adults and we work out how to manage to get it. He doesn't spend money on much, so it isn't an issue. Or a problem. Or a reason to start a fight or cast up all the money he has previously spent. It's his hobby and I got over it a long time ago. |
owning a landrover, i dont suggest he has much money to spend on anything else, after fixing all the bits that go wrong |
Dawn never said he DRIVES it, not driving a LR is the best way of making them cheap to run |
in my experience, that doesnt stop them breaking. |
Your right, my Ltwt broke more waiting to be driven than when being used.
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