Naughty or Nice, Lump of Coal or Unobtainium?
12-25-18, 08:54 AM
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Naughty or Nice, Lump of Coal or Unobtainium?
Hello to All,
Were you naughty or nice this past year...either way, will you please show us what Santa left you under the tree for Christmas?
I will have to wait until I get back to see what gifts I may have for the moment I think we might all like to live a little vicariously, so please feel free to share.
Merry Christmas to All, Ben
Were you naughty or nice this past year...either way, will you please show us what Santa left you under the tree for Christmas?
I will have to wait until I get back to see what gifts I may have for the moment I think we might all like to live a little vicariously, so please feel free to share.
Merry Christmas to All, Ben
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12-25-18, 10:33 AM
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Doesn't take much to make me very happy...
-Replacement Mini Maglite and Solitaire (LED of course)
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-Family time (not pictured)
-Replacement Mini Maglite and Solitaire (LED of course)
-Spare inner tubes
-Replacement NATO strap for the trusty Timex
-Family time (not pictured)
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12-25-18, 06:08 PM
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12-25-18, 06:31 PM
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Not unobtanium, but close to it. I bought the ring with two emerald green turquoise stones, two days before my birthday. Then on my birthday, I found this watch band, with four stones from the Morenci mine. I didn't realize it was monogrammed "JW", at first, and asked to see it. The pawn shop owner offered me a killer deal on it, so that became my birthday present, since I bought it on my bday. So the green stones became my Christmas present to myself. 🤔😁😎
Oh yeah, I told that pawn shop guy, that I need to change my name to Joe Walsh, and I'm set. He's a stern-looking Native American, but that made him smile. 😁😎
Oh yeah, I told that pawn shop guy, that I need to change my name to Joe Walsh, and I'm set. He's a stern-looking Native American, but that made him smile. 😁😎
12-25-18, 07:09 PM
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Not unobtanium, but close to it. I bought the ring with two emerald green turquoise stones, two days before my birthday. Then on my birthday, I found this watch band, with four stones from the Morenci mine. I didn't realize it was monogrammed "JW", at first, and asked to see it. The pawn shop owner offered me a killer deal on it, so that became my birthday present, since I bought it on my bday. So the green stones became my Christmas present to myself. 🤔😁😎
Oh yeah, I told that pawn shop guy, that I need to change my name to Joe Walsh, and I'm set. He's a stern-looking Native American, but that made him smile. 😁😎
Oh yeah, I told that pawn shop guy, that I need to change my name to Joe Walsh, and I'm set. He's a stern-looking Native American, but that made him smile. 😁😎
Ben
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12-25-18, 07:12 PM
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12-25-18, 07:21 PM
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Nice dress shirts and pants. Right on.
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12-25-18, 09:53 PM
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12-25-18, 10:12 PM
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This was not a present, but I recently got it and took my first ride on it yesterday! It was lovely.
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12-25-18, 10:55 PM
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We used to be able to find chocolates with crisped rice inside shaped like coal (Palmer's) although it was a bit too sweet, same chocolate they used in Easter bunnies and Santas.
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12-25-18, 11:03 PM
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Its not C&V but it will go on my vintage bike. I got a Cycliq Fly12. My wife wants people to see me and if they run over me she wants to know who did it. I have had a Fly 6 for a good while and like it. I also got a few non bike related things from the kids.
12-25-18, 11:07 PM
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12-26-18, 07:33 AM
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My sisters gave me a Starbucks gift card with a ridiculously high balance. C&V because a few of the club rides I frequent have any of several of the area 'Bucks as mid-point stops and vintage or borderline-vintage steel is what I ride. I've been known to swill coffee at staggering volumes, regardless of the balance that card won't last long...
12-26-18, 09:54 AM
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I’ve been naughty so I had to buy it myself. DeRosa pics soon..
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12-26-18, 10:02 AM
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No work was my present. Time with the family, including first born home from first semester in college. No bike goodies for me again. Kind of weird; everyone knows how much I love to ride and tinker on bikes but nobody gets me cycling related presents. Maybe they're sending me subtle hints to take up a safer hobby. My MIL used to give me golf themed presents all the time even though I only play once or twice per year.
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12-27-18, 04:51 AM
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I'm a big fan of good tea so I was pretty happy with the Long Feng Xia oolong (a high mountain tea) I received. My parents went to Taiwan this year and happened to visit the plantation with some friends there, one of which is into the tea business.
Bicycle stuff will be for the new year.
Bicycle stuff will be for the new year.
12-27-18, 05:48 AM
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Not exactly a Christmas present but I got this Paramount frame less than a week before Christmas. It still needs some fine tuning but I am awfully happy with it.
Also, I turned 50 this year and I promised my daughters that I would get matching tattoos with them. I got number 1 done a few days ago. One of my daughters designed this one and I really liked it. That made it a lot easier to agree to do it.
Also, I turned 50 this year and I promised my daughters that I would get matching tattoos with them. I got number 1 done a few days ago. One of my daughters designed this one and I really liked it. That made it a lot easier to agree to do it.
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12-27-18, 05:52 AM
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Bought myself a vintage sugino mighty 900 for low gears on my bob.
12-27-18, 06:26 AM
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My wife was very good this year so she got an Acorn saddle bag for Xmas when she lusted after (cough, whined about not getting) my VO Croissant. She loves it.
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New jeans, a bottle of Polo Blue smell good, some restaurant gift cards, couple of ball caps, and $500 cash
not a bad haul
nothing cycling related
not a bad haul
nothing cycling related
12-28-18, 12:43 PM
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Best, Ben
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12-28-18, 01:42 PM
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An addition to my collection of 1/43 scale Gilles Villeneuve F1 Ferraris:
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