greg3rd48 

I am waiting on a couple of seatposts from Poland but they disappeared 20 days ago after takeoff. How long do you have to wait before you report something as an undelievered item (the Bay)? They seem to be lost in a Customs vortex.

Lascauxcaveman 

My brother-in-law got me a motorcycle:



OK, he actually got it for himself. But he brought it down with him to the annual Xmas Eve family gathering in Gig Harbor, because he knew I'd want to give it a ride. I got up early Xmas morn and took it all over the roads of Fox Island. It was sure a lot less work going up those hills, but not enough work to keep me warm! I've never come back from a long bike ride chilled to the bone like that.

Lascauxcaveman 

What was your seller's transit time estimate in the original listing? I buy lots of little stuff from China and their estimates of 25-35 days transit time are always accurate.

greg3rd48 

@Lascauxcaveman They were supposed to have arrived on the 19th. I have purchased from abroad in the past with no issues so this is a first.

dweenk

A couple of years ago I bought a set of Whitworth wrenches through thEBay. They arrived about 45 days later. A few days before their arrival, I had filed a claim that they were lost. I was told that Big Red Toolbox would reship. They must have been able to track the shipment at their end, for they did not duplicate the order.

greg3rd48 

@dweenk Thanks for the information. I will wait until Friday and if nothing happens then I will open a claim.

rjhammett

Whenever I see CCM I think Tacks (Tackaberry) and not bikes.

sloar 

I wasn't very good this year, so I had to buy my own damn present. With the help of Satbuilder I was able to pick this Colnago up off of a very distant craigslist. Cant wait to get this home. I planned on this being a keeper, more so now that someone went through so much trouble getting it for me.

xiaoman1 

sloar, Glad you got it and thanks to satbuilder for assisting.Nothing like that at the price with extras ever shows up in my neck of the woods.
regards, Ben

noglider 

Sometimes, teenagers are the most verbally inventive!

I got a nice shirt from my in-laws. Recently, I asked them for clothing shopping advice, so it makes sense.

noglider 

We have the same taste. Those jerseys are outstanding, and I've been wearing ivy caps since college, though this is the first time I'm reading that name for them.

seedsbelize 

Headset wrenches?^^

tyler_fred

I have no doubt that you can pull off the "look" of either far better than I.
A friend called the ivy cap a "go to hell" hat. Oh my, well I've never heard that one before..

noglider 

My wife wanted me to hold tools for the picture. It's just shtick.

DMC707

Well, since I have littered the airwaves with my personal drama in other posts , I am happy to report that my Christmas was a bit harried, but mostly peaceful --- there was virtually no interaction with my ex (although I am trying to "re-negotiate", I left her alone for the holidays per her wishes

So instead

-- What did I get for Christmas ?

Well, I got to spend my first Christmas in my new house - a project I oversaw from drawing initial plans to groundbreaking to now doing the very last minute final fine details --- but it was good enough for the purposes of the holiday season

I spent time with my mom -- my family is mourning the loss of a relative in her age bracket, so I remind myself every day that every day is a gift --- she has always had my back (Buttercup does too, but the bulk of her loyalties reside with whoever is holding the tastiest treats )




On Christmas Day , some good friends surprised me by gracing the house with some Christmas cheer -- this came together pretty quickly and without much advance notice, but they brought some nice pot luck entrees and I was able to bake a turkey breast and provide some fresh veggies from the coffers
(recall what I said about the dog's loyalty to anyone with food - LOL)



For me it cant get much better than that - good friends telling old stories and trying to get comfortable in my sparsely furnished abode, and spending time with my mom, and my brother's family the night before

--- there is a saying I will paraphrase that goes something like

"For Christmas, The older I get , the more I want things that cannot be purchased"


But -- lest anyone thinks I completely neglected myself , I did provide, for my own amusement , an unfired 1967 Canadian Centennial model 94 Winchester in 30/30 caliber with an octagonal 26" long barrel and full length mag tube
-------- I try to live the C&V lifestyle in many facets of my life




Paid a visit to a motorcycle dealership today for other reasons but spied this -
-- If anyone has any influence on Santa Claus for next year --- I will be requesting this Scrambler style standard from Yamaha though! - such a cool machine . Price is -- well, it is what it is -- i'd rather pick one up after someone has put the first 3 or 4 thousand miles on it for a bit of a discount, but I didn't even know they were making such a thing !

The Golden Boy 

My wife scored me a set of shearling lined LL Bean boots. I've been wanting a set of LL Bean boots for a few years, and these are mighty, mighty nice. I don't expect them to be Arctic proof- but should be applicable for most of winter.

DMC707

Those are great ! --- I have a pair from a different maker, but a similar boot --- they have kept me warm sitting in a stadium watching some cold weather football games a number of times ---- that's a true test is how they do when you are sitting still for 3 hours

Isn't Waukesha where the movie "Grumpy Old Men" was placed ?

Chrome Molly

That's Wabasha, in Minnesota along the river. Waukesha is a couple hours east of there. Both are charming in their own way (though I haven't seen Ann Margret in either...)

Sir_Name 

Very cool Lejeune, @JT1973. Maybe start a thread once the parts start trickling in.

Among some giftcards that will be turned into a pair of TB14s and some other things, the haul included:

Sir_Name 

I'd hold out a little longer, but good to be aware of the upper limit. I've had things take a while to arrive from that area.

Nice gear sloar & DMC707.

xiaoman1 

The Lejeune is nice but I'll take the 356 if you please....Got Porsche?
P.S. I got socks too but not a nice as yours...is the tee custom?
Regards, Ben

Sir_Name 

Heh. Yes, the socks will be good to lighten up the stuffy work environment ever so slightly. The tee is from Etsy. I got a text one day from Ms SN asking which is cooler, a 356 or 911. Hmmm...figured that had something to do with presents. I like both for different reasons, but wound up with the 356 shirt because it had a road bike on the roof (which she recognized). The 911 shirt has an MTB mounted off the back according to her - I think I'll have to get one of those, too. The shirt fits well and is very comfortable.

Bonus holiday pic:

droppedandlost 

coffee mug


and an old crappy frame into which I will dump way more money than it will ever be worth

AustinFitz

Here's a few things I got that I was very happy to receive

MKS Esprit pedals for my '84 Centurion project


1/2 drive digital torque adapter


A big tube of marine grease


And a large tin of cleaner wax

HTupolev

On Christmas, people made sure I was ready for New Year's Eve.