On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

>On Dec 8, 6:52*am, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:05:25 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On Dec 7, 4:49 pm, gloria p > wrote:
>>
>> >> It's so hard to buy gifts for the younger generation because there's so
>> >> little they want or need. When they want it, they go out and buy it
>> >> immediately or go online and expect next-day delivery.
>>
>> >That was the problem I had buying presents for the older generation,
>> >specifically my dad. If he needed or wanted something, he would just
>> >go out and buy it. Things he didn't need or see an immediate use for,
>> >he didn't want.
>>
>> Used to be easy finding a gift for each other. *We now fall into that
>> category. *Neither of us needs anything and we have every wanted
>> appliance, tool, toy, decoration, and whatever.
>>
>> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. *I hope it never
>> ends.
>
>My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas. She walks
>to work almost every day, and on the first not too cold day, she can
>wear her pink leather jacket with these new accessories:
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VQ1W0M
>Amazon had it on Lightning Deal for $15.99.
>
>--Bryan

Your wife must be very immature... or you are... that set is for a
child. And obviously the pink jacket is yours, Bwrrryan. HoHoHo

On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 08:26:32 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

> On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:43:46 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas.
<snip>
> >
> >
> >
> > Does she really have a *pink leather* jacket? My niece would love to
> >
> > have one of those.
> >
> Yes. These are from her Facebook pics. They were taken in Fall of 2010.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254276243/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254284103/
> >
Thanks, Bryan! I'm going to send your pictures to dear niece so she
can drool over that jacket!

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 11:00:38 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 08:26:32 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:43:46 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>
> > > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> > >
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > > My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas.
>
> <snip>
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Does she really have a *pink leather* jacket? My niece would love to
>
> > >
>
> > > have one of those.
>
> > >
>
> > Yes. These are from her Facebook pics. They were taken in Fall of 2010.
>
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254276243/
>
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254284103/
>
> > >
>
> Thanks, Bryan! I'm going to send your pictures to dear niece so she
>
> can drool over that jacket!
>
You could send the link to the Hello Kitty set too

--Bryan

"Dave Smith" wrote in message news
On 04/12/2012 3:20 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> Thinking of impractical, never-used, and expensive wishlists: When
> good friends of mine got married, in the pre-Internet era, I had
> barely heard of registries. He wanted solid copper pots, while she was
> content with these heavy orange pots and pans that I later realized
> were LeCreuset.

It used to be that you registered your china, silverware and crystal
patterns so that people could buy pieces to augment your collection.
These days it has just got plain silly. Couples now come up with a wish
list of everything they could possible use, right down to make, model
and colour.

One thing I have noted from weddings I have attended over the past few
years is that the cheapest items on the list seem to be to bought by the
other guests. There have not been many family weddings lately, so these
were weddings of friends of our son.


> I gave them an envelope full of cash according to the way of my
> people.

I don't like giving cash and I don't like getting cash. I like gifts to
be something special, something that has some thought behind it,
something individual. Cash just gets lumped in with something else.

We have our 40th anniversary coming up this year and we still remember
who gave us those special gifts and think of them often. Some people
gave us cash, which we used to buy a nice area rug, a rug that we got
rid of about 25 years ago.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I also like gifts that are meaningful and that make me think about the
person who gave them to me. When I first saw gift registries, I thought the
idea behind them was mercenary and self-centered. As time went on, I saw
real value in them. Items are checked off as they are purchased, so there
is no problem with someone receiving duplicate or unwanted gifts. These
lists help the giver find a gift that is truly wanted, and most people
select a variety of prices. If only very expensive items are on the list,
then I go back to my original thought of "mercenary and self-centered."

MaryL

On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:20:22 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:05:25 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Dec 7, 4:49 pm, gloria p > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> It's so hard to buy gifts for the younger generation because there's so
>> >> little they want or need. When they want it, they go out and buy it
>> >> immediately or go online and expect next-day delivery.
>> >
>> >That was the problem I had buying presents for the older generation,
>> >specifically my dad. If he needed or wanted something, he would just
>> >go out and buy it. Things he didn't need or see an immediate use for,
>> >he didn't want.
>>
>> Used to be easy finding a gift for each other. We now fall into that
>> category. Neither of us needs anything and we have every wanted
>> appliance, tool, toy, decoration, and whatever.
>>
>> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. I hope it never
>> ends.
>
>And that's the very best gift you can give each other - love and cherish
>every single day "until death do us part."

That's not a gift, that's a promise people make to each other from
day one. You still need to buy a gift or you're a cheapskate...
saying one has everything they need is a **** poor excuse for not
buying a nice gift. I find it very easy to buy gifts, everyone I know
has hobbies... and even if one doesn't know exactly what hobbiest's
item to buy there are gift certificates for the hobby stores. Everyone
who knows me well enough to buy me a gift knows I appreciate all kinds
of trees/shrubs so I typically get a plant I've mentioned I'd like to
have or a gift certificate for my favorite plant nursery. If someone
golfs every golfer can't ever have too many golf shirts or balls. If
someone knits a gift certificate for their favorite yarn store is much
appreciated. I think people who say don't buy me anything because
they already have everything they need have a very low opinion of
themselves so don't feel they are worth a gift. When people I know
are going on a trip to a far off place and ask if they can bring me
anything I would typically say nothing expensive, because items in
gift shops are rarely from that country unless visiting China. I
appreciate them snail mailing me a few picture postcards much more
than poorly made chachkas bought in say Denmark but made in Hong
Kong... and any foods/beverages they can schlep back I can buy in
NYC... if you can't buy it in NYC it doesn't exist.

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 10:42:53 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Dec 8, 6:52�am, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >> On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:05:25 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>
> >>
>
> >> > wrote:
>
> >> >On Dec 7, 4:49 pm, gloria p > wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> >> It's so hard to buy gifts for the younger generation because there's so
>
> >> >> little they want or need. When they want it, they go out and buy it
>
> >> >> immediately or go online and expect next-day delivery.
>
> >>
>
> >> >That was the problem I had buying presents for the older generation,
>
> >> >specifically my dad. If he needed or wanted something, he would just
>
> >> >go out and buy it. Things he didn't need or see an immediate use for,
>
> >> >he didn't want.
>
> >>
>
> >> Used to be easy finding a gift for each other. �We now fall into that
>
> >> category. �Neither of us needs anything and we have every wanted
>
> >> appliance, tool, toy, decoration, and whatever.
>
> >>
>
> >> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. �I hope it never
>
> >> ends.
>
> >
>
> >My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas. She walks
>
> >to work almost every day, and on the first not too cold day, she can
>
> >wear her pink leather jacket with these new accessories:
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VQ1W0M
>
> >Amazon had it on Lightning Deal for $15.99.
>
> >
>
> >--Bryan
>
>
>
> Your wife must be very immature... or you are... that set is for a
>
> child.

Hello Kitty is for everyone!

> And obviously the pink jacket is yours, Bwrrryan.

Too small for me. Besides, I'd prefer a blue pasten to the pink.

> HoHoHo

So you think you're Santa?
You know, there is a NG called alt.sex.hello-kitty.

--Bryan

On 08/12/2012 12:11 PM, MaryL wrote:


> I also like gifts that are meaningful and that make me think about the
> person who gave them to me. When I first saw gift registries, I thought
> the idea behind them was mercenary and self-centered. As time went on,
> I saw real value in them. Items are checked off as they are purchased,
> so there is no problem with someone receiving duplicate or unwanted
> gifts. These lists help the giver find a gift that is truly wanted, and
> most people select a variety of prices. If only very expensive items
> are on the list, then I go back to my original thought of "mercenary and
> self-centered."

I don't know if my brain just hasn't kept up with inflation, but there
seems to be a much higher expectation of wedding gifts these days. When
we got married almost 40 years ago most of the presents were in the $20
range. We had selected a flatware pattern that was $18.50 per setting,
which was relatively expensive for flatware at the time and such that
people tended to give one setting rather than two. I ran into that when
buying a wedding gift for a nephew and he and his wife to be had
selected a very expensive pattern, so they got one setting not two.

On 08/12/2012 9:20 AM, Gary wrote:

>> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. I hope it never
>> ends.
>
> And that's the very best gift you can give each other - love and cherish
> every single day "until death do us part."
>


I had some very good advice at my retirement seminar. They sugegsted
getting out of the house every day and spending time away from one's
spouse. The line is....

I married you for better or for worse, but not for lunch.

"Dave Smith" wrote in message ...

On 08/12/2012 12:11 PM, MaryL wrote:


> I also like gifts that are meaningful and that make me think about the
> person who gave them to me. When I first saw gift registries, I thought
> the idea behind them was mercenary and self-centered. As time went on,
> I saw real value in them. Items are checked off as they are purchased,
> so there is no problem with someone receiving duplicate or unwanted
> gifts. These lists help the giver find a gift that is truly wanted, and
> most people select a variety of prices. If only very expensive items
> are on the list, then I go back to my original thought of "mercenary and
> self-centered."

I don't know if my brain just hasn't kept up with inflation, but there
seems to be a much higher expectation of wedding gifts these days. When
we got married almost 40 years ago most of the presents were in the $20
range. We had selected a flatware pattern that was $18.50 per setting,
which was relatively expensive for flatware at the time and such that
people tended to give one setting rather than two. I ran into that when
buying a wedding gift for a nephew and he and his wife to be had
selected a very expensive pattern, so they got one setting not two.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exactly. I had planned to buy a place setting of china for some young
friends, but I discovered that the pattern they selected was so expensive
that I would only have been able to buy a single cup or saucer. I ended up
picking out something else from their registry. I don't know them well, so
I wasn't willing to pay close to $100.00 for a single place setting.
Fortunately, they did have other options on their list.

MaryL

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 12:43:07 PM UTC-6, Bryan wrote:
> On Saturday, December 8, 2012 10:42:53 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> >
>
> > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > >On Dec 8, 6:52�am, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >> On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:05:25 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>
> >
>
> > >>
>
> >
>
> > >> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >> >On Dec 7, 4:49 pm, gloria p > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >>
>
> >
>
> > >> >> It's so hard to buy gifts for the younger generation because there's so
>
> >
>
> > >> >> little they want or need. When they want it, they go out and buy it
>
> >
>
> > >> >> immediately or go online and expect next-day delivery.
>
> >
>
> > >>
>
> >
>
> > >> >That was the problem I had buying presents for the older generation,
>
> >
>
> > >> >specifically my dad. If he needed or wanted something, he would just
>
> >
>
> > >> >go out and buy it. Things he didn't need or see an immediate use for,
>
> >
>
> > >> >he didn't want.
>
> >
>
> > >>
>
> >
>
> > >> Used to be easy finding a gift for each other. �We now fall into that
>
> >
>
> > >> category. �Neither of us needs anything and we have every wanted
>
> >
>
> > >> appliance, tool, toy, decoration, and whatever.
>
> >
>
> > >>
>
> >
>
> > >> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. �I hope it never
>
> >
>
> > >> ends.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > >My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas. She walks
>
> >
>
> > >to work almost every day, and on the first not too cold day, she can
>
> >
>
> > >wear her pink leather jacket with these new accessories:
>
> >
>
> > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VQ1W0M
>
> >
>
> > >Amazon had it on Lightning Deal for $15.99.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > >--Bryan
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Your wife must be very immature... or you are... that set is for a
> > child.
>
>
>
> Hello Kitty is for everyone!
>
>
>
> > And obviously the pink jacket is yours, Bwrrryan.
>
>
>
> Too small for me. Besides, I'd prefer a blue pasten to the pink.
>
Pastel.
>
>
> --Bryan

--Bryan

On 12/8/2012 6:52 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Used to be easy finding a gift for each other. We now fall into that
> category. Neither of us needs anything and we have every wanted
> appliance, tool, toy, decoration, and whatever.
>
> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. I hope it never
> ends.

Same with us. We found each other relatively late in life so we try to
make the time count. We don't have everything we want... but we have
everything we need and we spend ALL of our time together... 24/7. Our
office is in our home so we can work together, cook and clean together.
We do our shopping together. Some people say they couldn't do
that... that they need some "separate" time. Maybe that is true for a
lot of people... but not us. We never run out of things to do or things
to talk about.

My only regret is that there aren't more than 24 hours in a day.

George L

On 12/8/2012 9:02 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/7/2012 6:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 07/12/2012 3:58 PM, George Leppla wrote:
>>> On 12/7/2012 2:38 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hell. They don't have to go to all that effort. My brother and his
>>>> wife
>>>> eloped to Jamaica to get married. They didn't have any guests at all.
>>>
>>> Becca and I did the same thing. Everybody had their own ideas on
>>> how/when/where we should get married. We couldn't please everyone and
>>> we did NOT want a big wedding, so we booked a wedding package at an
>>> all-inclusive resort in Jamaica and we only told close family members
>>> shortly before we left. The resort handled all the details (license,
>>> minister, cake, flowers, etc).
>>>
>>> It was beautiful.
>>>
>>
>>
>> That's the way to do it. If you are going to elope, take off,.. just the
>> two of you. Don't expect everyone else to take at leas a week of
>> vacation time and spend thousands of dollars to attend. Just make
>> arrangements for the two of you to take off and include the ceremony in
>> your honeymoon.
>>
>>
> A very good friend of mine did just that. They didn't make a secret
> they were getting married so it wasn't an elopement, per se. But they
> did fly off to the Bahamas to get married. Just the two of them. She
> said it was much easier than trying to please everyone on both sides of
> the family. No bridal shower, no wedding registry.
>
> I *did* give her one of those recipe holder notebooks with the plastic
> sleeves for recipe cards. I filled it with handwritten cards for
> (mostly) silly things like "Barbequed Raccoon". She was a Southern
> belle, born and raised in TN. He was from Boston. They got a kick out
> of that wedding present

After we got back, we sent a simple announcement to all our friends and
family telling them that we were married and sent some pictures. I am
sure some were disappointed, but no one said anything negative.

Secretly, some of our friends got together and made up a quilt from old
group cruise t-shits and other memorabilia then from many years of
group cruising and land parties we attended. Each person made a square
and one person put it all together. They gave it to us on a cruise
later that year. It was one of the most touching gifts we have been given.

They also put together a "wedding album" full of pictures of us going
back to 1997. It was way cool!

George L

On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:01:20 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> I married you for better or for worse, but not for lunch.

Thank you! I was hoping we wouldn't kill each other after both of us
were retired, but it's been pretty good so far.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:04:16 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

> After we got back, we sent a simple announcement to all our friends and
> family telling them that we were married and sent some pictures. I am
> sure some were disappointed, but no one said anything negative.
>
> Secretly, some of our friends got together and made up a quilt from old
> group cruise t-shits and other memorabilia then from many years of
> group cruising and land parties we attended. Each person made a square
> and one person put it all together. They gave it to us on a cruise
> later that year. It was one of the most touching gifts we have been given.
>
> They also put together a "wedding album" full of pictures of us going
> back to 1997. It was way cool!

How thoughtful!

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 12/8/2012 6:30 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:04:16 -0600, George Leppla
> > wrote:
>
>> After we got back, we sent a simple announcement to all our friends and
>> family telling them that we were married and sent some pictures. I am
>> sure some were disappointed, but no one said anything negative.
>>
>> Secretly, some of our friends got together and made up a quilt from old
>> group cruise t-shits and other memorabilia then from many years of
>> group cruising and land parties we attended. Each person made a square
>> and one person put it all together. They gave it to us on a cruise
>> later that year. It was one of the most touching gifts we have been given.
>>
>> They also put together a "wedding album" full of pictures of us going
>> back to 1997. It was way cool!
>
> How thoughtful!
>
And what wedding registry could have accomplished that? None. *That*
is a well thought out and forever cherished gift.

Jill

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:55:33 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> This is the first year we're calling an end to the madness. No gifts.

Now, don't-chew CAVE.

I exchange with no one and vice versa. I give charitable donations in the names of a few ppl, and that's it. I may send ten cards. One small tree goes up. I don't even own gift wrap. Man, I enjoy the season now and spend more time on the religious aspect.

On 08/12/2012 6:28 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:01:20 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I married you for better or for worse, but not for lunch.
>
> Thank you! I was hoping we wouldn't kill each other after both of us
> were retired, but it's been pretty good so far.
>
There is always that risk. We all need our space. Most days I go to
the bakery coffee shop around the corner. They often ask after my wife
and why I don't bring her. I tell them quite honestly that I go over
there to get away from her.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 08/12/2012 6:28 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:01:20 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I married you for better or for worse, but not for lunch.
>>
>> Thank you! I was hoping we wouldn't kill each other after both of us
>> were retired, but it's been pretty good so far.
>>
> There is always that risk. We all need our space. Most days I go to the
> bakery coffee shop around the corner. They often ask after my wife and why
> I don't bring her. I tell them quite honestly that I go over there to get
> away from her.



It does take some getting used to. Thankfully, mine takes the dog and goes
fishing often.

Cheri

On Dec 8, 6:22*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 08/12/2012 9:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>
>
> > My dad was the same way. *If he wanted something he bought it... usually
> > right before his birthday.
>
> I usually buy my own presents. I had to this year because I am the one
> with the license to do it. My wife agreed with suggestion for *red neck
> Christmas. I got a little carried away and got a Glock 34.

I know you have to get the permission of your spouse or shackup before
you can get a gun up there. Curious: do the PTB call her up to verify
she knows you're getting a gun, or does she fill out part of the form?

On Dec 8, 8:01*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 08/12/2012 10:24 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 12/8/2012 10:20 AM, notbob wrote:
> >> On 2012-12-08, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> >>>> Canadians are allowed guns!!?? *Who knew.
>
> >>> Smart people.
>
> >> I hope we don't hafta start viewing you folks as a potential threat!
> >>
>
> >> nb
>
> > We tried (but failed) to take over at least part of Canada when we were
> > fighting the British in 1775. *I say we should try to avoid such an
> > attempt again.
>
> You also tried to take us over in the War of 1812. After the US Civil
> War the US government support attempts *by the Fenians to take over some
> of Canada to establish an Irish homeland.

Canadian history is so dull that the War of 1812 is promoted out of
proportion. Needless to say, American kids learn little about it.

The last time we had to fear the North was when Confederates swooped
down and attacked St. Albans.

On Dec 8, 8:26*am, Bryan > wrote:
> On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:43:46 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas. *She walks
>
> > > to work almost every day, and on the first not too cold day, she can
>
> > > wear her pink leather jacket with these new accessories:
>
> > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VQ1W0M
>
> > > Amazon had it on Lightning Deal for $15.99.
>
> > Does she really have a *pink leather* jacket? *My niece would love to
>
> > have one of those.
>
> Yes. *These are from her Facebook pics. *They were taken in Fall of 2010.http://www.flickr.com/photos/3617818...08/8254284103/
>

She looks Canadian.

Are you sure she's one of us? She could be an infiltrator.

On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:01:20 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 08/12/2012 9:20 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>>> Only thing I want more of is enjoying time together. I hope it never
>>> ends.
>>
>> And that's the very best gift you can give each other - love and cherish
>> every single day "until death do us part."
>>
>
>
>I had some very good advice at my retirement seminar. They sugegsted
>getting out of the house every day and spending time away from one's
>spouse. The line is....
>
>I married you for better or for worse, but not for lunch.


There is a lot of good advice in that. No matter how much you love a
person, how well you get along, you do need some time apart and some
life with other people once in a while.

Then there are time you can be together and enjoy the other's company
even if you are not doing anything but quietly reading.

In good weather, I often spend a couple of hours working on a
woodworking project in the garage with the door open. My wife will sit
outside but in sight of me reading a book. An hour can go by with not
a word spoken, but somehow we both like having the other one there.

Thinking back, out of about 10 weddings I have attended in the last
40yrs only one couple is still married-and that was the couple that
everyone hoped would get divorced because he was so disliked. I attended
one big production society wedding-that wedding was utter perfection and
cost a fortune-they were divorced two years later. At another wedding
every member of the bridal party including the bride was unwed and
pregnant.

I never follow the crowd thus I ignore registries. For my best friend I
bought a kitchen cart with a cutting board top. For another casual
friend a camping cooler. Someone else, a small fire extinguisher.
Cousins I bought empty picture frames that could be stained to desired
color and included a small dollar amount towards purchasing an art
poster.

On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:20:09 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> do the PTB call her up

Pistols, Tobacco and Bombs?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Dec 8, 10:33*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:20:09 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>
> > wrote:
> > do the PTB call her up
>
> Pistols, Tobacco and Bombs?
>


I have no idea who's in charge up north, so I just put the Powers That
Be

Western Canada does a good business in guided hunts. So when they
passed the law that required getting your woman's permission before
you could possess firearms in Canada (plus a lot of other folderol),
the government sent some bureaucrats to the Sportsmen's shows to
explain it and help fill out the paperwork. That's how I found out
about the regulation.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> When people I know
> are going on a trip to a far off place and ask if they can bring me
> anything I would typically say nothing expensive, because items in
> gift shops are rarely from that country unless visiting China. I
> appreciate them snail mailing me a few picture postcards much more
> than poorly made chachkas bought in say Denmark but made in Hong
> Kong...

LOL! I know what you mean. The souvenir shops here all have loads of pretty
seashells for sale. Hey, it's a good ocean vacation souvenir, right? Many
of them even have "Virginia Beach" painted on them so you'll remember where
they came from. Well, you'll remember where you bought them but most of the
nice looking ones came from somewhere else. They don't even live around
here.

On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 22:51:20 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On Dec 8, 10:33*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:20:09 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > do the PTB call her up
> >
> > Pistols, Tobacco and Bombs?
> >
>
>
> I have no idea who's in charge up north, so I just put the Powers That
> Be
>
> Western Canada does a good business in guided hunts. So when they
> passed the law that required getting your woman's permission before
> you could possess firearms in Canada (plus a lot of other folderol),
> the government sent some bureaucrats to the Sportsmen's shows to
> explain it and help fill out the paperwork. That's how I found out
> about the regulation.

I like that idea. It can stop a lot of family conflict.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 12/9/2012 12:33 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:20:09 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> > wrote:
>
>> do the PTB call her up
>
> Pistols, Tobacco and Bombs?

The knock on the door said, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, I thought it
was a party.

Becca

On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:04:41 -0600, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 12/9/2012 12:33 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:20:09 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> do the PTB call her up
> >
> > Pistols, Tobacco and Bombs?
>
> The knock on the door said, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, I thought it
> was a party.
>
Laugh! I like the way you think!


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 10:24:57 PM UTC-6, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Dec 8, 8:26*am, Bryan > wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:43:46 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>
> > > On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:17:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> >
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > > > My wife is going to be strolling in style after Christmas. *She walks
>
> >
>
> > > > to work almost every day, and on the first not too cold day, she can
>
> >
>
> > > > wear her pink leather jacket with these new accessories:
>
> >
>
> > > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VQ1W0M
>
> >
>
> > > > Amazon had it on Lightning Deal for $15.99.
>
> >
>
> > > Does she really have a *pink leather* jacket? *My niece would love to
>
> >
>
> > > have one of those.
>
> >
>
> > Yes. *These are from her Facebook pics. *They were taken in Fall of 2010.http://www.flickr.com/photos/3617818...08/8254284103/
>
> >
>
>
>
> She looks Canadian.
>
>
>
> Are you sure she's one of us? She could be an infiltrator.

How could someone look Canadian? I'll answer my own question. By wearing one of these:
http://www.rightsleeve.com/images/large/RS_2463_lrg.jpg

--Bryan

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 12/7/2012 1:26 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > On Dec 7, 9:31 am, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >> In article
> >> >,
> >>
> >> spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> >>> Thinking of impractical, never-used, and expensive wishlists: When
> >>> good friends of mine got married, in the pre-Internet era, I had
> >>> barely heard of registries. He wanted solid copper pots, while she was
> >>> content with these heavy orange pots and pans that I later realized
> >>> were LeCreuset.
> >>
> >>> I gave them an envelope full of cash according to the way of my
> >>> people.
> >>
> >>> When they split up, some eight years later, she kept the LeCreuset,
> >>> while he hung on to the solid copper. By now, he has had to have them
> >>> retinned twice.
> >>
> >>> The only time he cooks is when he entertains, so the pots see little
> >>> use these days.
> >>
> >> What's your question?
> >
> > What's your experience along those lines?
> >
> Giving gifts of jam?
>
> Jill

For hostess gifts, I do. Not for wedding gifts, though.
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of December 15, 2012

On 12/8/2012 11:26 AM, Bryan wrote:

> On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:43:46 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:

>> Does she really have a *pink leather* jacket? My niece would love
>> to have one of those.
>>
> Yes. These are from her Facebook pics. They were taken in Fall of
> 2010. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254276243/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/8254284103/

Now THAT'S style! I want one like that, too! Pink is my favorite color.