In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going

Wotcha got then?

Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?

An inflatable alligator, a Ford Transit t-shirt, and a paperback copy of Doctor Zhivago, in Russian.

Not a triumphant year for the wishlist.

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Not really one for the Christmas haul but I was genuinely touched that my
younger daughter commissioned [1] a custom wooden coaster with the Chimay
track layout.
I guess she enjoyed that experience.

[1] a posh term for ordered on Etsy.

On Saturday, 25 December 2021 at 10:22:38 UTC, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?

Chocolates.

Picture of Grandson

Underpants.

Contribution to the Disaster Emergency Committee Afghanistan Crisis Appeal
https://www.dec.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAn5uOBhADEiwA_pZwcNpeeSr9Mu0_qwUytVtyeDbNmGJjyLdfrFQgttS-kFKvuiTChTdywRoC3VoQAvD_BwE

Contribution to Choose Love. https://choose.love/

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:i4sdsgp8ugpe5bvg0l2si8rh705fgs0a77@
4ax.com:

> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Nowt.

Gift giving has been abandoned. Siblings some years ago with a charity
donation instead. The son has had financial assistance on an as needs basis
this year.

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

So far, a mild hangover.

--
FJR1300A, GL1000, KLR650A6F, EX250J9A, DR200SE, Vespa Ciao

On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:22:39 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
>Wotcha got then?

A custom chaletbeauroc mug with our logo on it. Cute.

A pair of Merrell "Ice-Grip" waterproof mocassin shoes. Great for the
101 times per day I need to move between our apartments.

A pie maker. Great for, err, making pies;-)
--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

On 25/12/2021 10:22, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Forceps. Fliess (hooks) from the jaws of trout extracting for the use of.

--
Moto Morini 2C/375, Moto Morini 2C/350
Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
1937 Sunbeam Model 14 250 Sports
"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"

A apir of slippers and a high voltage fly killerOn Sat, 25 Dec 2021
10:22:39 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
>Wotcha got then?
>
>Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
>Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

A pair of slippers and a high voltage fly killer (though finding high
voltage flies to test it on is proving difficult).

--

Pete
Garage vacancy now filled, N+1 incremented accordingly
F800R

On 12/25/2021 2:22 AM, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
Rain. (An excellent gift from the guy upstairs, really.)
A cat. (Only for a week, but still.)
A couple of cards in the post.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 25/12/2021 10:22, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

A blue plaque

A book of Sherlock Holmes locked room puzzles

A shipping forecast quiz book

Half shares in a bottle of Baileys and a three-pack of motto-type pictures

Don't ask me about the books, I haven't looked into them yet.

Champ wrote:

> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?

Useful stuff such as some books, a new "Jeopardy!" desk calendar...

A resurrection of a photo-to-poster I had taken ~45 years ago, of the U.S.
Air Force Thunderbirds in close diamond formation, at an airshow in
Pennsylvania.

A framed several-year-old unbeknownst photo of my arm and hand grasping
the hand of my late wife as I passed by her chair. Taken by my daughter.

--
-bts

Champ wrote:

> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Waiting for the torque wrench so I can get cracking on the fork seals.

--
Geoff

On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:22:38 AM UTC, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?

A Lego Technic recovery truck
An Airfix 1/24 Bf109E
Slippers
A blowpipe, fires for the lighting of
A "Dark Side of the Moon" door mat for the man cave
Clothes
Sweets
A bottle of gin

I would appear to be a spoiled brat. Long may it continue.

--
WUN

On Saturday, 25 December 2021 at 22:07:01 UTC, WUN wrote:
> On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:22:38 AM UTC, Champ wrote:
> > In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
> >
> > Wotcha got then?
> A Lego Technic recovery truck
> An Airfix 1/24 Bf109E
> Slippers
> A blowpipe, fires for the lighting of

Rather disappointed that wasn't 'A blowpipe, heads for the hunting of'.

This place has really gone to the dogs.

On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 11:52:06 PM UTC, stephen...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, 25 December 2021 at 22:07:01 UTC, WUN wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:22:38 AM UTC, Champ wrote:
> > > In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
> > >
> > > Wotcha got then?
> > A Lego Technic recovery truck
> > An Airfix 1/24 Bf109E
> > Slippers
> > A blowpipe, fires for the lighting of
> Rather disappointed that wasn't 'A blowpipe, heads for the hunting of'.

I dare say it can be adapted.

> This place has really gone to the dogs.

As always.

--
WUN

On 25/12/2021 18:22 Champ penned these words:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?

We send the children/grand children money otherwise don't bother. Unless a
headache from polishing off a bottle of wine counts.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> Wrote in message:r
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition goingWotcha got then?

From Horse, a tru-tension Moto grime guard

https://www.tru-tension.co.uk/product/moto-grime-guard/

From T, the new Miriam Margoles and Bob Mortimer books which I'm
delighted with, but will have to be added to the pile of
as-yet-unread books from Christmas 2020, 2019, 2018...

And I got to spend Christmas Day with T's sister, which is always
a delight.

--
gyp
--

On 25/12/2021 10:22, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
> Wotcha got then?
>
> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Underpants, socks and a new coat.
But Jean had to drag me into the shop and made me pay for them myself.

More fun was buying for the kids, walking around a toy store with a 4
foot soft unicorn was interestng.

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 26/12/2021 15:12, YTC#1 wrote:
> On 25/12/2021 10:22, Champ wrote:
>> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>>
>> Wotcha got then?
>>
>> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
>> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul
>
> Underpants, socks and a new coat.
> But Jean had to drag me into the shop and made me pay for them myself.
>
> More fun was buying for the kids, walking around a toy store with a 4
> foot soft unicorn was interestng.
>
>
<poor form etc>

Oh, and what ever is on my secret santa list, but can't remember what I
wrote and can't be arsed looking so stil a surprise when we open them on
the 29th.

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

YTC#1 wrote:

> walking around a toy store with a 4 foot soft unicorn

"Your Honour"

--
Simon

On 25/12/2021 17:01, Mike Fleming wrote:
> On 25/12/2021 10:22, Champ wrote:
>> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>>
>> Wotcha got then?
>>
>> Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
>> Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul
>
> A blue plaque
>
> A book of Sherlock Holmes locked room puzzles
>
> A shipping forecast quiz book
>
> Half shares in a bottle of Baileys and a three-pack of motto-type pictures
>
> Don't ask me about the books, I haven't looked into them yet.

(poor form)

Seekrit Santa brought me a coffee whisk and a Queen and Corgi condiment
set when I visited my sister today.

On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:22:38 AM UTC, Champ wrote:

> Wotcha got then?
>
Late to the party, unusually good year;

A set of T-bar Sockets
A set of T-bar Allen / Torx keys
A day at an off-road biking experience of my choice
An hour try of stand-up paddle boarding
A rather large number of beers
Some new wellington boots
3 pack of pants....

Plus of course the annual in kitchen friction between SWMBO and her sister, a lot of excitement from two great nieces (aged 2 & 6) and an over extended stomach through a complete absence of self control.

Boxerboy

On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:22:39 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going
>
>Wotcha got then?
>
>Not opened mine yet, but I confidently expect my present to myself,
>Motorcourse, to be the best of the haul

Umm. A Giles compilation cartoon book and half a bottle of whisky.

--

-Pip

On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 10:22:38 AM UTC, Champ wrote:
> In TOGs absence, I'll try to keep the tradition going

West Ham socks, a bag of mini eggs, and a visit from a valued old mate. Great to see you, pal! Thanks for stopping by.