On Nov 28, 10:08 am, "Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...
>
> > Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
Wow - pretty sad - the first useful thing in Amazon's most popular
"tools" was an LED headlamp, at #8 on the list. Oh, well. There's a
great article on Tom Lie-Nielsen in the recent issue of FWW's "Tools &
Shops" that reassures me that not all tool manufacturers are going the
direction of Black & Decker.
And my wife and family are pretty good about sticking to my Lee Valley
wishlist - hello edge-trimming block plane?
Andy
RayV wrote:
> Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/ref=pd_ts_hi_nav/104-3546168-4726360
LOL, you've got to make a list.. or even better tell her you'll order
it and have it shipped in her name to wrap up, that way you know she
won't screw it up. I've had a couple Christmas incidents where I told
her the exact brand, model number, etc, and she ended up getting
something different because she thought something else was cooler (even
though she knows nothing about tools).
"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/ref=pd_ts_hi_nav/104-3546168-4726360
>
Last year SWMBO bought me a Ridgid TS3650... can't wait for this year. :)
"Mike Mac" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Personally I make heavy use of the LeeValley WISHLISH function.
> Everyone one wins!
I assume you've made it public so family members and friends can see what
you want?
Personally I make heavy use of the LeeValley WISHLISH function.
Everyone one wins!
;)
Mike
"Don Fearn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think it was "RayV" <[email protected]> who stated:
>
>>Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
>>
>>http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/ref=pd_ts_hi_nav/104-3546168-4726360
>
> The Petzl E47P Tikka Plus Headlamp is a really good item, as is the
> Dremel; I have both.
>
> To avoid problems such as that, I send my kids and SWMBO my "Gimme
> list" so that if they have a mind to gift me with tools, they'll get
> the right ones. I've gotten a Sawzall, a Hitachi router, a Dremel
> (like the one pictured), and some Porter-Cable tools over the years.
>
> I'm a happy camper . . . .
>
> -Don
> --
> "What do *you* care what other people think?" --Arline Feynman
On 28 Nov 2006 13:38:05 -0800, "bf" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>RayV wrote:
>> Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/ref=pd_ts_hi_nav/104-3546168-4726360
>
>LOL, you've got to make a list.. or even better tell her you'll order
>it and have it shipped in her name to wrap up, that way you know she
>won't screw it up. I've had a couple Christmas incidents where I told
>her the exact brand, model number, etc, and she ended up getting
>something different because she thought something else was cooler (even
>though she knows nothing about tools).
Yep. That's happened once or twice. This year, I gave my wife and my
parents each a specific item that doesn't cost much and tell them that
that is all I want. If they want to give me something else, it has to
be wood or scrap metal. Or nothing- I'm okay with that, too. I'm
just tired of trying to pretend that I wanted something that is just
going to take up room until I think it's safe to get rid of it.
I think it was "RayV" <[email protected]> who stated:
>Luckily SWMBO doesn't buy me tools or might end up with one of these:
>
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/ref=pd_ts_hi_nav/104-3546168-4726360
The Petzl E47P Tikka Plus Headlamp is a really good item, as is the
Dremel; I have both.
To avoid problems such as that, I send my kids and SWMBO my "Gimme
list" so that if they have a mind to gift me with tools, they'll get
the right ones. I've gotten a Sawzall, a Hitachi router, a Dremel
(like the one pictured), and some Porter-Cable tools over the years.
I'm a happy camper . . . .
-Don
--
"What do *you* care what other people think?" --Arline Feynman
"Prometheus" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> Yep. That's happened once or twice. This year, I gave my wife and my
> parents each a specific item that doesn't cost much and tell them that
> that is all I want. If they want to give me something else, it has to
> be wood or scrap metal. Or nothing- I'm okay with that, too. I'm
> just tired of trying to pretend that I wanted something that is just
> going to take up room until I think it's safe to get rid of it.
I know what you mean. My wife actually buys stuff I don't like so I can
take it back and get something I want. So I am getting more gift cards,
those little hunks of plastic you can buy things with.
The best gift I get each year is To Lee, From Lee. With all the crap I have
to put up with during the holiday season, I figure I owe myself something
nice. Besides, it is an object lesson to anybody present on what is a good
gift for me.