Asking for anything special this Xmas.....

   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #21  
It doesn't do me any good to ask for things from santa, so when I "think" I really "need" something, I go buy it. Of course then I have to hear the wife say, "what'd you need that for?" I've gotten a little better about my excuses so she doesn't stay as mad as she used to. :laughing:
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #22  
When it comes to additional storage or shop area, my wife doesnt complain as she knows that I need a place to play, er work where I am not in her hair. The other things she is not so tolerant of without at least passing a "How much did that cost?" by me and the old smirk, eye roll thing. I have slowed way down on my buying since I retired and no longer have any income. Luckily I got almost everything I needed prior to quitting work so other than the shop addition, Santa has to think hard on what to bring me. Tractor stuff is pretty much all there.
Lately I broke out the old shotgun shell reloader and started reloading some shells getting ready for next years hunting season. I havent used it in over 15 years and next year I plan to harvest some of those fat doves around here. Surprisingly the old 15 year old powder was still good. I had aobut 1/2 pound in opened container and about 150 primers but all was dry stored, so I loaded a few rounds and tried them. It worked perfectly. So maybe some none tractor stuffl like lead shot, primer, powder, wad and new hulls would be good to have.
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #23  
When it comes to additional storage or shop area, my wife doesn't complain as she knows that I need a place to play, er work where I am not in her hair. The other things she is not so tolerant of without at least passing a "How much did that cost?" by me and the old smirk, eye roll thing. I have slowed way down on my buying since I retired and no longer have any income. Luckily I got almost everything I needed prior to quitting work so other than the shop addition, Santa has to think hard on what to bring me. Tractor stuff is pretty much all there.
Lately I broke out the old shotgun shell reloader and started reloading some shells getting ready for next years hunting season. I havent used it in over 15 years and next year I plan to harvest some of those fat doves around here. Surprisingly the old 15 year old powder was still good. I had aobut 1/2 pound in opened container and about 150 primers but all was dry stored, so I loaded a few rounds and tried them. It worked perfectly. So maybe some none tractor stuff like lead shot, primer, powder, wad and new hulls would be good to have.

Pretty much the same here; bought stuff while we had regular paychecks and paid it all off, new truck and car. I have several thousand .9mm, .38/.357, .44 and .45 slugs plus a few .243 and .308 with powder, primers and cases. Don't really need any more tractors etc. though there always seems to be an implement I could use, but don't really need.

I am getting a brand new great grandson today; beats tractors, trucks and about anything else.:thumbsup:
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #24  
I don't need to ask for ANYTHING....because I have a favorite saying:

"Forty years ago I felt bad because I didn't have any grown-up toys, and today I feel bad because I have so many I don't have the time to take care of them all, or the room to store them...." :laughing:

Same here. If I was gonna ask for more stuff, I'd first have to ask for more storage space to keep it :eek:

(Got plenty of acres, but I don't like to let my stuff sit out in the weather)
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #25  
A 4' Box Blade and a 4' Leveler/Grader?? Please?? :drool:
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #26  
STORAGE! It seems every spring I find things that were not as weather proof as I thought.
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #27  
Am I thinking that Chevy Chase movie was the one where he finally plugged in all his Xmas lights, and his electric meter began spinning around in quadruple overdrive...I loved that part.

Yep ... that is the one. With Dennis Quaid as the BIL. Funny stuff.

MoKelly
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas.....
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#28  
Congratulations TripleR, any plans to start the young man off with tractor / truck brand appropriate toys? :thumbsup:
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas..... #29  
I convinced Santa's Helper to give me a week rental of Excuvator so that I can play on digging up stumps, trees! :D
 
   / Asking for anything special this Xmas.....
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#30  
Storage seems to always be an issue. Milled white pine and spruce off the property, a fire on a neighbours property scorched them enough that the ants got to them. Milled enough for a 30 X 44 shop, 3 bays. Thinking it may not get everything out of the weather but it's better than what I have now.
 

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