What are you getting for Christmas.

[Pat Vegas]

Unfortunately my mum is busy.

[Monty92]

Unfortunately my mum is busy.

Don't worry, I'll be done with her by mid-afternoon

[Pat Vegas]

Don't worry, I'll be done with her by mid-afternoon

forget all that. People ask me what I want and I have no answer.
This is a strange feeling.

[Burney]

Unfortunately my mum is busy.

I need a new iPad. Whether I get one remains to be seen. I find that the older one gets, the happier people seem to ignore your gift requests and just get you what they think you should get. :shrug:

[redgunamo]

Don't worry, I'll be done with her by mid-afternoon

In time for The Queen.

[Burney]

forget all that. People ask me what I want and I have no answer.
This is a strange feeling.

A selection of plectra?

[Pat Vegas]

I need a new iPad. Whether I get one remains to be seen. I find that the older one gets, the happier people seem to ignore your gift requests and just get you what they think you should get. :shrug:

my iPad went on the blink.the sound went off then it wouldn't start up stuck on the apple logo. Finally managed to update it and restore from iCloud back up but I don't trust the thing anymore.

[Monty92]

I need a new iPad. Whether I get one remains to be seen. I find that the older one gets, the happier people seem to ignore your gift requests and just get you what they think you should get. :shrug:

I think asking for specific gifts is kinda rude and presumptuous. Surely integral to the pleasures of gift-giving is applying some level of thought and imagination to the process of finding something you think someone will like? Otherwise you may as well just give them the ****ing money and tell them to get what they want?

[Burney]

my iPad went on the blink.the sound went off then it wouldn't start up stuck on the apple logo. Finally managed to update it and restore from iCloud back up but I don't trust the thing anymore.

I dropped mine in Hamburg airport and now it still functions, but the colours are all weird and day-glo. It's pretty ancient, so it's had a good run, to be fair.

[Pat Vegas]

I dropped mine in Hamburg airport and now it still functions, but the colours are all weird and day-glo. It's pretty ancient, so it's had a good run, to be fair.

:hehe: I saw on youtube you can fix that by hitting it. like burping a baby. I wouldn't recommend it.

[Burney]

I think asking for specific gifts is kinda rude and presumptuous. Surely the purpose of gift-giving is to apply some level of thought and imagination to the process of finding something you think someone will like? Otherwise you may as well just give them the ****ing money and tell them to get what they want?

Not in the case where someone actually asks you what you want it isn't. And I've only mentioned the iPad thing to my wife. I wouldn't ask for something like that from anyone else. People who can give you a clear idea what they want for Christmas are a godsend imo. Nothing worse than desperately schlepping around Central London in late December having to use your imagination.

[Sir C]

Unfortunately my mum is busy.

A selection of Fjallraven expedition equipment :cloud9:

[Burney]

:hehe: I saw on youtube you can fix that by hitting it. like burping a baby. I wouldn't recommend it.

Yeah. I might back it up first and then try that.

[Burney]

A selection of Fjallraven expedition equipment :cloud9:

Fjallraven? Sounds a bit Nazi to me.

[Monty92]

Not in the case where someone actually asks you what you want it isn't. And I've only mentioned the iPad thing to my wife. I wouldn't ask for something like that from anyone else. People who can give you a clear idea what they want for Christmas are a godsend imo. Nothing worse than desperately schlepping around Central London in late December having to use your imagination.

I always try to get the missus something I *think* she'd like. I must confess, she prefers your way :-(

[Pat Vegas]

I think asking for specific gifts is kinda rude and presumptuous. Surely integral to the pleasures of gift-giving is applying some level of thought and imagination to the process of finding something you think someone will like? Otherwise you may as well just give them the ****ing money and tell them to get what they want?

Thing is even though I'm 'grown up' I like something to mess around with at Christmas.
Last year one gift I got was a external hard drive. a very useful present that I use everyday.

But sitting their dragging files around isn't fun.

My wife has decided I need a new bag. I said I really do not wish for a new bag.
I bet I end up with a new bag.

[Sir C]

Fjallraven? Sounds a bit Nazi to me.

Danish. Swedish, maybe. So, yes, Nazi.

Good stuff though. And no fluorescent clolours.

[Burney]

I must confess, she prefers your way :-(

As in so many things.

[Pat Vegas]

A selection of plectra?

I've got hundreds of them.

Since I am joining the gym perhaps she can get me Hulk Hogan starter kit.
Roids, Weightlifting belt, bandana, fake tan,

[Pat Vegas]

Fjallraven? Sounds a bit Nazi to me.

Quoth the Fjallraven.

[Burney]

Quote the Fjallraven.

That tickled me so much I corrected it for you, f. ;-)

[Pat Vegas]

That tickled me so much I corrected it for you, f. ;-)

Thank you. Though I saw it I couldn't be bothered to change it :-)