OT Coolest thing under your tree

The best thing to get for Xmas is Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men,
Health, Happiness, yadda, yadda, yadda, all that sappy and, dare I
say it, maudlin sentiment.

But really, sappy **** aside, what's the coolest thing under your tree ?

I got one of these things

http://tinyurl.com/yt3zd

COOL !! It's a reproduction of the first electric burr coffee mill
circa 1938.

The little two blade grinder is forever banished to the tying bench.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
y.com...
http://tinyurl.com/yt3zd

COOL !! It's a reproduction of the first electric burr coffee mill
circa 1938.

The little two blade grinder is forever banished to the tying bench.

--
Ken Fortenberry


At $179.00, I guess only the ELITE could have afforded to grind their coffee
electrically, back in 1936.

Op --a *good* reproduction would reflect the era price!--

"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message news:xqDGb.24107 At
$179.00, I guess only

the ELITE could have afforded to grind their coffee
electrically, back in 1936.

BSEG should have followed "1936."

Op

Seems expensive for a dubbing mixer.

Lou T

Lat705 wrote:

Seems expensive for a dubbing mixer.

:-) , yeah, I suppose it is. But the new one's for coffee, it's
the old one that gets to live on the tying bench. And besides,
the point of a gift is to get someone something they wouldn't
get for themselves.

Scroll down this page

http://www.estwing.com/newproducts.htm

I also got the 12" moulding puller, it's cool too, but it's
not near as nice a "gift", even if is quite a bit more practical.
I've refurbished 12 of the 32 antique double-hung windows in this
old house. This "gift" is a not so subtle hint to get to work on
the other 20. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

garmin gps 176c with data card map for pamlico sound, outer banks, and
nc offshore area; olympus stylus 300 digital camera; emmylou harris cd;
and a watercolor of a new hampshire mountain landscape, painted by e.e.
cummings -

an extraordinarily greedy, excessive, and selfish christmas of
acquisitions for me, me, me - but i'm getting old and i needed all of
them... honest to zeus!!

rachel got the flu, or something equally bad. apparently santa does
keep a list of who's naughty or nice! g

jeff



Ken Fortenberry wrote:

The best thing to get for Xmas is Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men,
Health, Happiness, yadda, yadda, yadda, all that sappy and, dare I
say it, maudlin sentiment.

But really, sappy **** aside, what's the coolest thing under your tree ?

I got one of these things

http://tinyurl.com/yt3zd

COOL !! It's a reproduction of the first electric burr coffee mill
circa 1938.

The little two blade grinder is forever banished to the tying bench.

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 11:22:28 -0500, Jeff Miller
wrote:

an extraordinarily greedy, excessive, and selfish christmas of
acquisitions for me, me, me - but i'm getting old and i needed all of
them... honest to zeus!!

Nice (obroff) "haul". g I got some accessories for the Nikon D100 I
bought myself as an early present, a Jimi Hendrix box set, and a Che
Guevara t-shirt.
--
Charlie...

garmin gps 176c with data card map for pamlico sound, outer banks, and

Don't tell Warren about the GPS. He was going to take use to this secret
fishing spot that he said we would never be able to find again based on the
route he would use. Without thinking, I mentioned my GPS. Mistake! He never
took us to the spot.

Lou T

Got a Dyna King Barracuda and a rod blank to build "The Rod". A friend has
previously given me a Very nice Bellinger reel seat. Most of all got a period
of "No Problems" for family and close friends.

Lou T

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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But really, sappy **** aside, what's the coolest thing under your tree ?


This Christmas also falls five days before my 25th wedding aniversary. My
bride outdid herself

A five weight Winston Quadrate Boo and A Hardy 1902 Wide Perfect Reel.

What really makes it special to me is that she did it with no input or hints
from me.

I think I'll keep her around for another 25+ years.