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Title: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 16, 2022, 09:59:23 pm
Discretion dictates I don't say her age, but it's a decade birthday, it ends in zero.

It's in March and we are going to Tassie and Melbourne for a couple of weeks. Since she organised most of that, I better think of something.

 
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: lilshawn on January 17, 2022, 11:13:13 am
i'm 40...something.

experiences are better than things. go bungee jumping or mountain climbing (even indoor wall) or something.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: pbj on January 17, 2022, 06:54:23 pm
Kindle Paperwhite and a blowjob

Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 17, 2022, 10:23:16 pm
Kindle Paperwhite and a blowjob

Just to be clear- this is a present for HER, not me  ;D
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: Thenasty on January 18, 2022, 05:07:19 pm
give her .50 cents so she can have 1 credit off Dragon's Lair :) (wished someone did that for my birthday back then)
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: javeryh on January 19, 2022, 09:14:53 am
i'm 40...something.

experiences are better than things. go bungee jumping or mountain climbing (even indoor wall) or something.

I agree with this. There's almost nothing material I could get my wife that she doesn't already have but she would love a vacation to anywhere (especially since we haven't traveled since Covid started - we even cancelled a 2 week vacation to Hawaii).

That said, for her next birthday I'm probably going to get her copies of all the Wes Anderson movies on disc since she loves them so much.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: pbj on January 19, 2022, 09:34:42 am
I’ve gotten my wife two shows on disc “just in case they stop streaming them” and while they were well received at the time, they all still reside in the shrink wrap.  Going to be a rare piece of media that’s not available for streaming these days.

Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: swofra on January 21, 2022, 04:40:36 am
I’ve gotten my wife two shows on disc “just in case they stop streaming them” and while they were well received at the time, they all still reside in the shrink wrap. 

Glad I'm not the only one that's happened to.  I did this before streaming was a thing.  Think she watched one out of 7 seasons and the rest have just been sitting there for the last 10 years.

If COVID isn't preventing people from getting together, when my wife had a similar birthday, I arranged an evening at her favorite restaurant and then had her friends all show up, some of whom live out of town and she hadn't seen for several years.  Went over pretty well. 
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 25, 2022, 05:49:48 am

I have gotten her a few 'experience' presents in the past. We went ballooning on one birthday, and I got her a flight in a glider for another. I know she would LOVE to try parachuting, but she'd want to me to go too. F that...
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: pbj on January 25, 2022, 05:51:33 am
The guy building his own airplane says sky diving is a bridge too far…

Might be good to get some practice in before that maiden voyage, son.

Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: lilshawn on January 25, 2022, 10:15:25 pm
The guy building his own airplane says sky diving is a bridge too far…

Might be good to get some practice in before that maiden voyage, son.

I ALWAYS WEAR A PARACHUTE WHEN FLYING! /s




for real though I hope the FAA pulls Trevor Jacobs licence and fines his ass into the ground. FYI, for those who know of this ---smurf-poo---, you might be happy to know his vid currently has 76k thumbs downs and only 14k thumbs up.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on February 03, 2022, 05:48:24 am
The guy building his own airplane says sky diving is a bridge too far…

Might be good to get some practice in before that maiden voyage, son.

I ALWAYS WEAR A PARACHUTE WHEN FLYING! /s




for real though I hope the FAA pulls Trevor Jacobs licence and fines his ass into the ground. FYI, for those who know of this ---smurf-poo---, you might be happy to know his vid currently has 76k thumbs downs and only 14k thumbs up.

I think he has been much maligned. Being sucked out of a plane is a serious problem

https://youtu.be/PRwV9rn2794
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: pbj on February 03, 2022, 08:35:52 am
High quality consumables, man.  Surely there’s things she likes that won’t contribute to eternal clutter that she doesn’t buy that often.

Or a gift card for Botox and a Brazilian wax.  That will guarantee an interesting day.

 :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on February 03, 2022, 08:29:56 pm
High quality consumables, man.  Surely there’s things she likes that won’t contribute to eternal clutter that she doesn’t buy that often.

Or a gift card for Botox and a Brazilian wax.  That will guarantee an interesting day.

 :cheers: :cheers:

 :laugh2:

I've decided to get her a gift card for a weekend stay near a beach with a horse ride on the beach. She hasn't ridden in years and I know she'd like to. I've never ridden, but how hard could it be 😄
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: lilshawn on February 04, 2022, 02:42:05 pm
I've decided to get her a gift card for a weekend stay near a beach with a horse ride on the beach. She hasn't ridden in years and I know she'd like to. I've never ridden, but how hard could it be 😄

thats.... ---smurfing--- awesome! You makin me look bad.

delete this thread cause if my wife finds out....
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: DaOld Man on February 05, 2022, 09:05:12 am
The guy building his own airplane says sky diving is a bridge too far…

Might be good to get some practice in before that maiden voyage, son.

I ALWAYS WEAR A PARACHUTE WHEN FLYING! /s




for real though I hope the FAA pulls Trevor Jacobs licence and fines his ass into the ground. FYI, for those who know of this ---smurf-poo---, you might be happy to know his vid currently has 76k thumbs downs and only 14k thumbs up.

I think he has been much maligned. Being sucked out of a plane is a serious problem

https://youtu.be/PRwV9rn2794

Ok, Im not a pilot, but a few things kinda stick out in this film. First, once that door cracked open wouldnt the pressure inside/outside equalize? (no longer sucking).
Second, why and how did the engine restart? Third: why did he unfasten his seat belt? Was the belt defective?
But I do agree, getting sucked out of a plane would be very bad.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: bobbyb13 on February 05, 2022, 01:57:47 pm
Agreed.

Totally staged.

They should fine the crap out of him and pull his license.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: JDFan on February 05, 2022, 02:28:03 pm
Ok, Im not a pilot, but a few things kinda stick out in this film. First, once that door cracked open wouldnt the pressure inside/outside equalize? (no longer sucking).
Second, why and how did the engine restart? Third: why did he unfasten his seat belt? Was the belt defective?
But I do agree, getting sucked out of a plane would be very bad.

Also how did he hold onto his selfie stick to film ! ( If he was actually sucked out he wouldn't have kept something in his hand and filmed the aftermath.)
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: danny_galaga on February 05, 2022, 03:28:24 pm
Ok, Im not a pilot, but a few things kinda stick out in this film. First, once that door cracked open wouldnt the pressure inside/outside equalize? (no longer sucking).
Second, why and how did the engine restart? Third: why did he unfasten his seat belt? Was the belt defective?
But I do agree, getting sucked out of a plane would be very bad.

Also how did he hold onto his selfie stick to film ! ( If he was actually sucked out he wouldn't have kept something in his hand and filmed the aftermath.)

Hehe. It's a tongue in cheek 'analysis' video. What actually happened is the guy deliberately crashed his plane, but pretended it was an engine failure. Hence he happened to have a parachute on, and a gazillion cameras all over including the selfie stick which he had the presence of mind to bring with him.

He's been copping flak from the aviation world for it and rightly so. Getting sucked out of a light plane is not a thing. Most of them (including his and mine) are so leaky there is really no difference in air pressure outside or in. In fact mine can be flown with the doors off. And if course you should always be wearing a seatbelt!
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: eds1275 on February 15, 2022, 07:40:53 pm

That said, for her next birthday I'm probably going to get her copies of all the Wes Anderson movies on disc since she loves them so much.

I recommend a compromise and get all the Wes Craven films...

In all seriousness, you'll be near the water so add that to your plans if you don't live by the sea already. I live in a seaside town (Canada) and even I don't get out doing water stuff enough. Go kayaking, go on a whale-watching or similar excursion, go eat out at a floating restaurant.
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: pbj on February 15, 2022, 08:30:02 pm
So, for Valentine’s, I spent real money on the new Pokémon switch game, and while it was well received, after three hours she still wasn’t out of the tutorials.  Who the ---fudgesicle--- designs games anymore?  All we want to do is make cute monsters beat the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of each other.

Stick to flowers.

 :banghead:
Title: Re: Missus major birthday coming up. Any ideas?
Post by: bobbyb13 on February 16, 2022, 02:27:22 am
...
All we want to do is make cute monsters beat the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of each other.


 :laugh2: