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IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
69,474
27,748
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Redneck light saber, i.e. pole saw! It's a chain saw on a stick and the most prominent warning label indicates that the plastic bag may cause suffocation.

You may now call me Obi-Wayne Kenobi.
I tried it out today on a dying mesquite tree. The hummingbirds use the tree as perch when waiting to ambush other hummingbirds at the feeders. While I was cutting, a hummingbird landed on a branch I had already cut off and sat there scolding me. Even the wildlife are spoiled rotten at our house.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,644
7,876
126
I tried it out today on a dying mesquite tree. The hummingbirds use the tree as perch when waiting to ambush other hummingbirds at the feeders. While I was cutting, a hummingbird landed on a branch I had already cut off and sat there scolding me. Even the wildlife are spoiled rotten at our house.
You monster. Why would you cut down the hummingbird's tree?!
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
63,338
11,707
136
I tried it out today on a dying mesquite tree. The hummingbirds use the tree as perch when waiting to ambush other hummingbirds at the feeders. While I was cutting, a hummingbird landed on a branch I had already cut off and sat there scolding me. Even the wildlife are spoiled rotten at our house.


it's hilarious when the tiniest birds give you hell...little tiny squeaks...but you can still tell they're pissed.
 

Sonikku

Lifer
Jun 23, 2005
15,751
4,558
136
My best haul in years. My mother says it was in part to make up for some difficult past Christmases.

 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
48,516
5,340
136
Bubble waffle maker. Been stuck working tho, haven't had a chance to try it yet

 

Geekbabe

Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Oct 16, 1999
32,188
2,430
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www.theshoppinqueen.com
I took a new front facing position at work so most of my gifts were super comfortable coat sweaters, a beautiful hand knit scarf , a coach wallet, candy, baked goods, some makeup items & a lot of gifts for my cats

Treated myself to odd things, soft gloves, slippers & a small order from my favorite indie soap artist
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
67,881
12,354
126
www.anyf.ca
Cash and gift cards. I also gave out cash and gift cards.

Ended up more or less even in the end.

Not sure what my gift to myself will be though, thinking of building a small Etherium mining rig to test the waters, if it looks good I'll go all out. I was going to do a 4k monitor but think I'll wait till I finish my garage project. I want to then build myself a big computer desk. Then I can look at a 4k monitor at the same time. Going to redo my whole setup.
 

momeNt

Diamond Member
Jan 26, 2011
9,297
352
126
USA Holiday spending was 680 Billion.

From 2010 census there are 243 million people aged 16 and older.

That is about $2,800 holiday spending per person.

How is this number so high?
 

WilliamM2

Platinum Member
Jun 14, 2012
2,511
548
136
USA Holiday spending was 680 Billion.

From 2010 census there are 243 million people aged 16 and older.

That is about $2,800 holiday spending per person.

How is this number so high?

Spoiled children and uncontrolled credit card use. I read in the news that most households will spend at least 6 months paying off Christmas.
 
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momeNt

Diamond Member
Jan 26, 2011
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352
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Spoiled children and uncontrolled credit card use. I read in the news that most households will spend at least 6 months paying off Christmas.

Consumerism is trickle up at its finest.

Lower class works thanksgiving, day after thanksgiving, christmas eve, christmas day so that...

Middle class can spend hard earned money buying garbage so that...

Upper class can see their portfolios grow from all the spending.

I gift all the young ones in my family college savings plan contributions. Imagine people putting away $2,800 per year for something worthwhile!
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
69,474
27,748
136
I suspect a lot of that money would get spent even if there was no consumer holiday. Buy a big screen TV and call it a Christmas present even though one was going to buy it anyway.
 

Carson Dyle

Diamond Member
Jul 2, 2012
8,174
524
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USA Holiday spending was 680 Billion.

From 2010 census there are 243 million people aged 16 and older.

That is about $2,800 holiday spending per person.

How is this number so high?

My guess is that also being counted is money spent on food, booze, travel, hotels, entertainment, restaurants, company holiday parties, decorations, etc.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
82,854
17,365
136
USA Holiday spending was 680 Billion.

From 2010 census there are 243 million people aged 16 and older.

That is about $2,800 holiday spending per person.

How is this number so high?

A handful of one-percenters getting their kids Audi's and a million poor saps finding 3 year old Barbies under their trees.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,644
7,876
126
A handful of one-percenters getting their kids Audi's and a million poor saps finding 3 year old Barbies under their trees.
A couple of alcoholics I knew a bunch of years ago couldn't afford to get their two kids gifts, cause they were worthless fuckin' alcoholics, and couldn't plan for the future by not buying 2 cases of Michelob(a "premium" beer)/day, and getting Keystone(or whatever cheap shit alcohol water gets you fucked up) for a couple months so they could afford gifts for their kids. Their boss took them shopping at the dollar store to get their kids presents. That was nice of her, but it was the saddest jul I've ever seen.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
63,338
11,707
136
I've always wondered who the hell gets a $60,000+ car with a bow on it for Christmas.

Poor people. The really important people wouldn't be caught in a $60,000 car...2hat would their friends think/say?
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
82,854
17,365
136
I've always wondered who the hell gets a $60,000+ car with a bow on it for Christmas.

The same people who just got their taxes slashed, because life has been so unfair to them and they cant afford more than two luxury cars a year thanks to those bastard Democrats!
 
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