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Author Topic: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas  (Read 7313 times)

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It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« on: December 22, 2015, 09:05:08 pm »
I just finished helping my father in law put down a new composite floor in his kitchen.  I put my first one in around 1999 and swore I'd never do one again.  This is my third.  So after some sub-flooring repairs and around 12-15 hours total labor we put in one in a room with kitchen cabinets on three of the four walls.  That should be fairly impossible to do well, but my mad skillz to pay the bills helped. 

I've been sitting for the past hour or two.... I better get used to this position because I'm not sure if I'll be able to move for a while.  Getting old sucks, I don't recommend it. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2015, 09:18:27 pm »
My daughter and I did a Doctor Who-athon today to get caught up before the Christmas special.
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2015, 09:25:29 pm »
This season has been fairly terrible.  Dat ending though..... all is forgiven despite the obvious plot holes. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2015, 09:32:25 pm »
I've actually enjoyed this season, but I'm not a particularly discerning sci-fi viewer. I've really enjoyed Peter Capaldi's turn as the Doctor. 
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2015, 09:33:21 pm »
So after some sub-flooring repairs and around 12-15 hours total labor we put in one in a room with kitchen cabinets on three of the four walls.  That should be fairly impossible to do well, but my mad skillz to pay the bills helped. 

That is impressive.   :cheers:


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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2015, 10:43:21 pm »
Finally bought the wife a car so she would stop bitching.  Of course it cut into my Arcade/Zapcon budget so that's not very Chuff.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2015, 11:35:32 pm »
Finally bought the wife a car so she would stop bitching.  Of course it cut into my Arcade/Zapcon budget so that's not very Chuff.
You're still coming, mofo!! Bros before cars.
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 03:57:49 am »
I've actually enjoyed this season, but I'm not a particularly discerning sci-fi viewer. I've really enjoyed Peter Capaldi's turn as the Doctor.

Oh Capaldi isn't the problem.  He's amazing.  It's Moffat.  They need to fire him and get a real show runner in there. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2015, 10:06:53 am »
Finally bought the wife a car so she would stop bitching.  Of course it cut into my Arcade/Zapcon budget so that's not very Chuff.
You're still coming, mofo!! Bros before cars.

Yeah bro, if I have to put it on the credit card I'll be there.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2015, 10:49:27 am »
Worst part about laminate flooring is how it tears up your saw blades... fastest way to take a good 80 tooth blade and make it unable to cut Styrofoam...

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2015, 10:51:04 am »
Worst part about laminate flooring is how it tears up your saw blades... fastest way to take a good 80 tooth blade and make it unable to cut Styrofoam...

Tis why you buy a laminate blade. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2015, 11:33:09 am »
Worst part about laminate flooring is how it tears up your saw blades... fastest way to take a good 80 tooth blade and make it unable to cut Styrofoam...

Tis why you buy a laminate blade.

This ^^  The right tool for the job.  My 30-40 dollar z bar was well worth the money as well. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2015, 01:48:19 pm »
Still burns those carbide teeth down to dull nubs.. that laminate surface is hard stuff.  And at $1 per tooth to get sharpened, might as well throw away your $80-100 laminate blade after you lay 1000 sq ft... 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2015, 11:48:57 am »
Don't forget to post your loot lists here... I love seeing what other guys my age get for Xmas.
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2015, 12:25:50 pm »
Jewelry, money, a bar of soap shaped like a SNES cartridge, Pinball Arcade for PS4, a Garfield racing game for 3DS, and a trip to Key West thus far...




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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2015, 12:39:46 pm »
Pinball Arcade for PS4

How is that?

So far, just the PS4 Last of Us bundle (combination birthday / Christmas gift)

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2015, 05:31:53 pm »
Only communists open presents on Christmas Eve.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2015, 06:48:58 pm »
Well call me comrade then... we've been opening on Christmas eve my whole life.  Mostly because we all want to take a nap after Christmas dinner the next day. 

Super Mario Maker (yay!  Pbj will have a level buddy)
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
a play-n-charge kit
Car mats for the Camaro
A Kreg jig (yay!  Now I get to make cabinets)
And a surprisingly awesome quad copter from mom. 
Oh and money, nothing beats money. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2015, 07:02:52 pm »
Kreg Jig is the best present ever!!!
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2015, 07:25:42 pm »
Yeah I'm excited about it.  I want to make a proper display area for all my consoles.  I looked into the generic cube furniture that's in fashion now, but the dimensions didn't work well with the area I've got. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2015, 08:32:54 pm »
Yeah I'm excited about it.  I want to make a proper display area for all my consoles.  I looked into the generic cube furniture that's in fashion now, but the dimensions didn't work well with the area I've got.
I'm building a bookshelf for a friend. It's going to be a test run for a full-size pantry shelving setup for my house.
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2015, 10:13:57 pm »


Apparently some of these are QMG LQQK R@RE

 :dunno

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #24 on: December 25, 2015, 01:11:46 am »
For real though I got:

Socks
Underwear
4.5" Angle Grinder
6" Digital Caliper
and the one thing I actually requested this year...
Melodies of Hyrule by Taylor Davis <- most awesome CD by an amazing violin player.

For me, this is an awesome haul!

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #25 on: December 25, 2015, 01:53:56 am »
Socks and underwear? Who hurt you, bro?
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #26 on: December 25, 2015, 09:52:38 am »
Looks like the budget was spent mostly on the kids so far I have a pair of jeans (no contact cement stains)

And these two items

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #27 on: December 25, 2015, 10:17:59 am »


Apparently some of these are QMG LQQK R@RE

 :dunno

I asked for a pinball machine but none of the boxes look that big.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #28 on: December 25, 2015, 02:56:48 pm »
Super Mario Maker (yay!  Pbj will have a level buddy)
Got this for my daughter for the WiiU.. Either she is in playing it now or she went back to bed, lol.  Also got her one of those 3D pens but it jammed up after about 30 minutes, so I will have to tear into it and see what is up. 

I got 2 shirts (one Falllout 4 Vault Dweller shirt and a Star Wars one), gloves, a hat, and a Wahl beard shaver.  Everything I asked for (except the shirts from my kids, that was a nice surprise).  That and a truckload of cash from the parents, which is the annual gift in effort to offload as much of the inheritance as they can to avoid death taxes...

Took the week off and am thinking about pulling the shop tools out (all tucked away) and busting out some cherry I have saved for the last 6 years and starting a cabinet for the theater room.  Also shopping for a kick ass sub for the theater (got jealous at the IMAX theater so I need to up my home game).  I will probably be building a new subwoofer enclose for my son since I got him a new sub for his car as well, so maybe that will get me back in the mood to make some sawdust...

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #29 on: December 25, 2015, 04:36:04 pm »
Got my living room back today, a true Christmas miracle.


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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #30 on: December 25, 2015, 06:08:34 pm »
Every time a bell rings... pbj recovers square footage. 

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #31 on: December 25, 2015, 06:16:26 pm »
I got
Socks (boo)
Arizona Cardinals headphones and sports watch
Mini basketball rim I wanted for the gameroom
Arizona State Starbucks tumbler
A new jar for my tokens (the last two have been glass and broke when dropped)
And the crown jewel...
A $40 Amazon gift card

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #32 on: December 25, 2015, 07:12:30 pm »
I got an everdrive 64
black ops 3
$50 ebay gift card
$10 Starbucks gift card (one cup)
a couple of novelty coffee mugs
socks & underwear (I was actually glad to get)

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #33 on: December 25, 2015, 07:37:24 pm »
Santa brought me:

Socks
Shirts
Steam card 25$
Amazon Card 50$
Ogio Golf Bag
3d printer filament.

Wife got me:
Go Pro hero 3 silver Edition
New Rush 2049 Steer Wheel!!!!
Little RC Bullet Bike

I got myself:

Eonon 7" Radio Deck for the truck.
Upgraded parts for the 3d printer.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #34 on: December 25, 2015, 08:00:59 pm »
Moar lewt!!!

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« Reply #35 on: December 25, 2015, 08:01:22 pm »
FFS....
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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #36 on: December 25, 2015, 08:11:56 pm »
Added a Kindle Fire, hoodie, coffee maker, and car freshener to my haul.

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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #37 on: December 26, 2015, 07:46:09 pm »
Yeah me and my daughter got a $20 steam card and with the crazy sales right now I think we got almost 15 games, all local coop with controller support, all family rated and all were extremely high rated.  Still only spent $15 bucks of the card. Crazy..


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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #38 on: December 27, 2015, 12:51:13 pm »
I got... booze. Lots of it in a variety of beers and rums. Some love letters from some female friends who know im having troubles with my wife (which actually pissed me off really bad) some cash, and some candy. The candy actually wasn't mine. Since my wife went and spent xmas with her family on the mainland, leaving me all alone on this island I went to the neighbors house and watched their kids open the gifts. Christmas is definitely more fun with children around. They got licorice all sorts. And each had one piece. I took home the other 598 pieces.

For myself, I bought a Soundcraft UI16 mixing board for my rehearsal space. It's a mixing board that is mixed over wifi. Great little device, saves me the trouble of running back to the mixing board in the corner every 5 seconds.


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Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Chuffmas
« Reply #39 on: December 27, 2015, 02:27:56 pm »
I have NO idea what that gizmo is, but it looks cool!