What's your best present this year?

Santa (me) bought me a lighter fuel powered Zippo hand warmer, if you all know what that is. It's no big thing, but I had one when I was a grade school kid delivering newspapers after school in the winter way back in the day, so it's got sentimentalish value.


Also, most people here use these one-use disposable hand warmers and they are just unnecessarily wasteful, I think, so I like the re-usable one that will keep going for many years, I hope.





It's not even that cold here.

 

Got me a dehydrator to make jerk-Bud

 

What did people use before dehydrators were invented? :jj:

 

My oldest son snuck off with my father's 348 model 71 winchester rifle which had sat in


the back of my mothers closet for years after his death. Had some rust on it


and in general looked pretty bad. He did a very professional restoration on it and last night I opened a package containing a gun sheath. When I opened


it up there it was, gleaming like brand new.


I was totally shocked and it brought tears to my eyes. That weapon was


purchased back in 1953 by my father. He even included a box of shells for it


which he told me that the company only manufactures once a year.


The rifle fires a 250 grain bullet and the damn thing will knock a grizzly


on its ass.


I know one thing, when I am gone, Brian gets that rifle.


I do not hunt any more but that is one of the most poignant gifts


I have ever received.


BBT

 

THE SUN AND FRESH AIR

 

I got a nice chess board. Japanese samurai carved playing pieces, with lovely little draws underneath to keep them in.


Its going straight into the games room in the next house. :bravo:

 

My chrome Smith and Wesson .45 caliber 1911Sc and my Smith and Wesson M&P-15-22 (AR-15 Model) Semi-Automatic Rifle.


I luvs my guns! Luvs my guns!

 

I'm not sure what I'd call the best of what i got... a really hickish version of the farside gallery called 'hilarious hunting jokes'.. and none of it is hilarious. Cook-book, digital prssure cooker, heating pad, chocolate berry seeds from bredder's choice on sannie's shop, and a Sebian Film which is described as 'rape of the soul'. Ever since Skuzzi mentioned it here I'd been begging for it.


I also was gifted early by my wife with a few books that I've been lusting after for a while. AAS Pilot's textbook, the Lucifer Effect, and Where the Is. Those are probably my favorites.

 

That's a hell of a gift. You're very lucky to have been able to keep it in the family.

 

Thats seriously not for christmas!

 

I'm a mixed bag.


I guess you can say I'm a black Yosimitie Sam!:roffl:

 

maybe not, but I can appreciate the political analogy the writers were trying to make.

 

Watching my kid enjoy her first xmas was pretty cool for me....my lady got me a pair of NEW Timberland boots, a signed Marc Andre Fleury goalie stick, under amour socks (im a sock nut) a few gift cards and some other lil things

 

Yes, very lucky indeed. I know my dad was smiling down on all of us


last night.


When the weather clears a bit we are going to go out in the mountains


and bust a few caps. I swung it up to my shoulder last night.


That rifle has a beautiful balance and a great sight.


Ear plug time


Take care,


BBT

 

Lowes Gift Card


Nothing says perfect gift like letting you pick your own from your favorite store.

 

I got a new little 6gal compressor with porter cable 16g nailer and a custom authentic steelers jersey a new 8 gallon mash tun and a bayou burner. I got the boys 4x4x8" "lego's" they are in heaven building forts and shit anyone with kids 5-10 will love them. They're recommended for toddlers but I can't see a 3 year building a 2 wall fort with windows.


http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Adventure-Beginner-Jumbo-Block/dp/B0042RUT5S/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&qid=1324954879&sr=8-32


I love that my kids are getting old enough to play with stuff I can enjoy as well. Not to say I'm not into laying on the floor with trucks and shit but red brick sized legos are friggin neat...Steelcity

 

We don't do presents anymore, so my best present was a lovely meal with my brother and his wife. I did, however, get a present for myself- a pack of Kiwi Seeds Congo Haze.