theonlyski 3 #26 December 25, 2012 Quote hehe. no more silly men for me for awhile (Verifies this is in bonfire and not women's thread) Good news! I'm not silly! How YOU doin?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #27 December 25, 2012 It doesn't feel like Christmas. Wife has gone to church, and I'm off to go snorkeling with one of the kids (38C today!) We had bought a family present earlier in the year, during a sale. We decided that as everyone in the family is over 12 we wouldn't waste money on cheap crap thwt ends up costing a large total.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mahonie10 0 #28 December 25, 2012 You could be working Christmas like me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #29 December 25, 2012 Quote Just a little bit, but I know I am getting my first altimeter tomorrow :) My son's getting his ProTrack audible in the morning. Christmas Blues? Naw, just the incessant dissatisfaction that I can never find a really "oh WoW!" gift for my wife. We both have everything we need and most of everything we want. I'm tired of the world saying you don't love someone unless you get them the perfect gift once a year. Shouldn't how we treat them every day be the most important? It is to me. I love Christmas and its message of peace, and the gathering of friends and families, but I think the gift thing is overdone. I don't need nuttin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 December 25, 2012 Quote Quote Just a little bit, but I know I am getting my first altimeter tomorrow :) My son's getting his ProTrack audible in the morning. Christmas Blues? Naw, just the incessant dissatisfaction that I can never find a really "oh WoW!" gift for my wife. We both have everything we need and most of everything we want. I'm tired of the world saying you don't love someone unless you get them the perfect gift once a year. Shouldn't how we treat them every day be the most important? It is to me. I love Christmas and its message of peace, and the gathering of friends and families, but I think the gift thing is overdone. I don't need nuttin'. Next Christmas you can wrap me up and and give me to Val. I PROMISE she'll go WOWYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #31 December 25, 2012 QuoteQuoteLOL, yep I was sanding doors earlier. I was deburring/dimpling some skins a wing on the airplane I'm building. That sounds pretty cool.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #32 December 25, 2012 Quote The awkward moment when the OP never thought it would go this far.... No this is great, so tell us about your ideal woman? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #33 December 25, 2012 QuoteIt doesn't feel like Christmas. Wife has gone to church, and I'm off to go snorkeling with one of the kids (38C today!) We had bought a family present earlier in the year, during a sale. We decided that as everyone in the family is over 12 we wouldn't waste money on cheap crap thwt ends up costing a large total. Sounds interesting what did you get?When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #34 December 25, 2012 Quote You could be working Christmas like me! Actually I worked Christmas for years, in A&E (ER), I loved it as the only people that came in were the ones that really needed to, even the drunks didn't want to spend Christmas in a hospital. Then I volunteered in a homeless shelter for alcoholics in central London for a few years. It kind of detracted from the commercialism of Christmas and was also enjoyable doing something for other people who thought the world didn't give a shit about them. Today its Christmas and for the first Christmas ever on my lap as I'm typing this lies my sleeping 2 month old baby daughter, wearing a little knitted red dress with a white snowflake on the front, I'm in my home which my beautiful wife and I purchased this year and today I couldn't be happier. So Merry Christmas to you all wherever you are reading this. (I can't fit into the jeans from three years ago (Christel) I will be able to in a month or so! )When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #35 December 25, 2012 Quote Quote Quote LOL, yep I was sanding doors earlier. I was deburring/dimpling some skins a wing on the airplane I'm building. That sounds pretty cool. Building the plane is pretty cool. Deburring and dimpling all of the parts, not so much. Today I'm hopefully going to get some much needed work on my truck done."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #36 December 27, 2012 Quote Next Christmas you can wrap me up and and give me to Val. I PROMISE she'll go WOW Yeah, as long as you're holding some timtams in your hands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshoppergirl 0 #37 January 1, 2013 QuoteNext Christmas you can wrap me up and and give me to Val. I PROMISE she'll go WOWLaughLaughLaughLaughLaugh Heh! Where was my gift wrapped squeak? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazarus_762 0 #38 January 1, 2013 slightly sad? No, I'll confess, I fucking HATE Christmas... Airtwardo:"There is a bit of difference between a rigger with a nipper and a guy with 138 jumps and a swiss army knife...usually!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshoppergirl 0 #39 January 1, 2013 Word! So glad it's over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #40 January 2, 2013 QuoteWord! So glad it's over. I dont hate it, i just dont bother with it. Haven't "done" Xmas for about 15 yearsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #41 January 2, 2013 Quote Quote Next Christmas you can wrap me up and and give me to Val. I PROMISE she'll go WOW Yeah, as long as you're holding some timtams in your hands. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #42 January 2, 2013 Quote Quote Word! So glad it's over. I dont hate it, i just dont bother with it. Haven't "done" Xmas for about 15 years It was a fun Christmas we had when you and Karen were visiting. But it's about family and friends and maybe even Peace on Earth, not about presents (even though there were plenty of those). I have to say that too many Christmas gifts, esp. the ones you have to get for acquaintances, bosses, etc. are just overpriced junk that will go out in the trash. Then some I know spend the next 6 months trying to pay off their credit cards. Asinine, if you ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #43 January 2, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Word! So glad it's over. I dont hate it, i just dont bother with it. Haven't "done" Xmas for about 15 years It was a fun Christmas we had when you and Karen were visiting. But it's about family and friends and maybe even Peace on Earth, not about presents (even though there were plenty of those). I have to say that too many Christmas gifts, esp. the ones you have to get for acquaintances, bosses, etc. are just overpriced junk that will go out in the trash. Then some I know spend the next 6 months trying to pay off their credit cards. Asinine, if you ask me. it was fun with your family John.Family and friends should be important all the time. That why Kas and I dont really do Xmas, but being with you guys at that time with all the snow was and still is special to us You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #44 January 3, 2013 I used to *love* Christmas as a kid... We didn't get much in the way of presents, but it was the one time per year we got to see uncles and aunts and cousins and grandparents... We'd play board-games and card-games and exchange jokes - it was great fun. Now that people have stopped "hiding" all the family tensions "for the kids" the whole thing is a lot more of a chore Would be really great if the cycle could start again when (if) we all start to have kids... Some of my best childhood memories are of Christmas spent with family. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
