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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 1386 Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:03 pm Post subject: What did Santa Claus bring you this year? |
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Apart from the usual after shaves and deoderants, I hope the family isn't giving me a subtle hint.
My presents have included :
1. A metric tap and die set - an Aldi one.
2. A Kamasa set of screwdivers, posi, hex and straight.
What did Santa Claus bring you? _________________ Starting Handle Expert
1964 Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre
1962 Land Rover Series 2a 88"
2002 BMW M3 E46 Cabriolet
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D4B

Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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a 1/87th Tomica model of my Honda pick up......
it's tiny (but then so is the real one)  |
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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A load of vouchers for my local parts factors, a small gas soldering iron, cash for parts, all very usable. A subscription to "Car Kulture Deluxe" magazine, and a watch from my sons newly launched watch co. which I am almost too scared to wear as I usually have cheap stuff.
Also the usual books I might read (if hospitalized or very bored, Jeremy Clarkson features heavily ) and jumpers, gloves, etc  |
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Churchill Johnson
Joined: 11 Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Location: Rayleigh Essex
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Well not my present but a friend of mine has got a xmas wish, his wife got him an E type Jaguar no idea what model as i have not seen it yet but they have no children both have good job's he had at one time a jag as a company car now has a bmw and his wife has a what i would term a jaguar coupe nice!!!. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4236 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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BigJohn wrote: | and a watch from my sons newly launched watch co. which I am almost too scared to wear as I usually have cheap stuff. |
Just wear it , my wife's a jeweler, and has customers who are farmers to whom who she has sold £10k ++++ Rolex, they wear it day, cover them in sh¥^t then bring them in for an occasional clean and polish, after which they look brand new (that's the watch , not the farmer !!!)
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Dung would keep the leather supple, whereas sparks from an angle grinder............
I once had my wrist saved when an exploding grinding wheel hit my watch face. I tend to wear heavy divers watches, it didn't survive to tell the time. |
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baconsdozen

Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.
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I had a grinding wheel explode on me too. One part went clean through the ceiling,another bit hit me in the leg,loads of stitches and plastic surgery. The hole it left was big enough that I could see the bone. Five seconds before I'd been bent over the thing,if it had gone then I wouldn't be typing this.
Some things are just meant to be I guess. _________________ Thirty years selling imperial hand tools for old machinery(Now happily retired). |
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marcusdwyer
Joined: 21 Nov 2013 Posts: 13 Location: Manchester
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I got a 30 minutes free drive card for karting !!!  |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:28 am Post subject: |
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One of these advanced lekky tablet thingys. It's fitted with something called Skype and I can transmit my voice and ugly, ageing mug to friends while they are trying to eat their breakfast.
What I really wanted was a bag of sand to sprinkle on the decking so I can get to my workshop without falling and breaking my ribs again.
Santa brought me a lot of booze I don't dare drink, and food I don't dare eat.
Nothing in my stocking in the car line, the nearst thing being a drinking vessel with vintage motorcycles emblazoned thereon.
Happy new year everyone.
 _________________ Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL |
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Santa brought me a cold but he forgot to deliver the hankies to go with it - to whom should I complain? |
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PAUL BEAUMONT
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Some sort of wooden puzzle which I did not need and anyway already have 3 (called Jowett Body frames!!) and not 1 but 2 belts - of the trouser holding up, not fan variety. Bah humbug
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