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Bajaha posted:This thread better be really active tonight, package is showing out for delivery for me too. Got home from work around 8am and hit the sack around 9. At some point in time during my snooze a package appeared. It contained this missive from Santa:  I actually thought it was a Subaru hg at first but nope, Toyota!  I have no idea what I'm going to do with the pump grade stickers but I am certain I can find a use that may or may not be in violation of one or more parts of the highway transportation act. Also that Pocky disappeared right after I took the picture and all I managed to find were the empty packets that once held chocolate-dipped breadsticks. Also, Santa, I'll have you know that taking corners at above 30km/h in my poor choice of Nissan will almost always result in oversteer and squealing wheels so the sign is actually somewhat relevant. Dear Tinal's Santee, I have a box of stuff for you, meant to ship it out Friday, then Today, and then Tomorrow, so maybe by Wednesday I'll have it out because I'm terrible.
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According to USPS tracking, my santee's package was delivered on Illinois today at 3:10 local time.
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Dec 18, 2017 23:05
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Motronic! You are the loving man! It's going to take months and months to find room for all these stickers in the garage. Also holy poo poo the screwdrivers! Thanks so much man! I'm gonna need to perform a satanic ritual of rust to appease the Landrover spirit that attached itself to these pushrods.
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Slung Blade posted:According to USPS tracking, my santee's package was delivered on Illinois today at 3:10 local time. It was And i appreciate the strange international beaver. Potato phone pics ahoy. I arrived to this canuckistani approved package. Listing all items and therefore causing spoilers.  An appropriate opening method was acquired.  Upon opening i could see the canadian post had accurately measured and list said items.  After removing the international beaver i was rewarded with more goods.  A Letter! From a mayor no less.  My son promptly stole some hot wheels  Thank you mayor of the frozen north. I have a serious fetish for german tools and will love the knipex till they outlast me. Also the letter didnt say anything about the U joint? Looks old and the shape makes me think older.
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Dec 19, 2017 01:35
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SlimManFat posted:Also holy poo poo the screwdrivers! Everyone deserves a good set of screwdrivers. They make life worth living when the shits going down and you just need to get a loving fastener to move properly. Glad you like them.
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I got a box!  It had a letter!  And homemade cupcakes (which did indeed make it here safe and super delicious)!  And beer!  Also a lego truck, side cutters, a plastic welding kit,  Fuckin A, thanks Siochain! Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Dec 19, 2017 |
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Dec 19, 2017 02:37
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Oh also, a Cali goon has a box out for delivery, there's another one coming though (ETA listed as Thursday).
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A package from Australia appears! Let's make sure it's not a threat! Inside is a card! It reads: Given this is my first time sending across the seas I figured I needed to send you some 'Straya. I tried to make it somewhat AI realted as well  Not sure if the thongs will fit given you've got feet that'll make CSB envious but they're great as camp footwear when its warm. You've also got a bit of reading material for those long days on the hunt. I also included a few shooting targets so you can re-enact the Emu war, you'll probably have more success than the Australian Army did. G'day eyeforge The contents:   Vicki Butler-Henderson's 100 Sexiest Cars Great Australian Ute Stories Three mystery hotwheels models AUS sandals/thongs that are only slightly small but I will wear anyway! A bitchin screwdriver with bit sets that you rotate and slide a lever to engage the bit you want, with four different sets of bits! This is absolutely going in the toolkit in my truck! Two lights. The round light has USB input for charging and output for I assume charging your phone? The yellow and black light did not survive the trip unfortunately, I will try to take it apart and see if it can be salvaged, it only lights up if you hold the button in and shake it. A stack of Emu targets! Thank you so much Ephphthata! I missed participating in AISS last year and I am so glad I did this year! The round light will be very useful for me in my hunting blind and wherever else and the Emu targets are a hilarious addition that I will be sure to send you pictures of my own personal Emu war! Thank you so much! edit: There was a roughly 2 inch hole ripped into the side of the box when I got it, hopefully nothing fell out! iForge fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Dec 19, 2017 |
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iForge posted:
Uhh... Being from the land of Aus, it's less "fell out" and more "escaped" What manner of deadly fauna did you pack?
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Got my package today. Not sure who sent it but thank you regardless.  Got a nice assortment of AI. Some stickers, a broken car part, an oddball tool, mini version of a vehivle I own, and a bunch of automotive relays. If that is not AISS I am not sure what is.  This piston has seen better days. Not sure what it is from but it looks like it got pretty hot before being removed.  For some reason I now want to visit Grand Rapids. But I thought that was in Michigan.  And the tool. I missed out on these years back. I like that they include a nut to show what this is supposed to be used on. Thanks again anonymous Santa. The relays should come in handy I have a few projects that could use them.
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So after a hellish week I finally have a chance to open my box and  is there a lot packed into this poor flat-rate box.Slightly delayed box:  Let's see what's inside:   Right on top is a bag full of smaller baggies filled with white powders labeled "Unknown #1-4." and some pH test strips. Ooh! And Days of Thunder for the GameBoy... gonna have to get that out of cold storage--I may need it when the fuzz comes knocking.  Ah poo poo. I knew the fuzz was gonna come down on me, but I didn't expect it so soon!  So yeah, aforementioned catdrugs, some sweet gloves that just became my winter driving gloves, a RasPi (3, I think? It looks like the case was 3d printed around it), a micrometer...  ...battery charger, a disney USB microphone, another micrometer, Micro Machines(!!)...  ... light meter, LED lights, AvE sticker, ceiling fan controller (?), heatsink, uniform patches and challenge coin (pretty sure I know who Santa is, if the printed case hadn't already given it away)...  Crap. The fuzz has come to haul me away. So yeah. Thank you so much, Santa! You've really outdone yourself! p.s.: What are the "catdrugs," anyway? I took AP Bio, not AP Chem and my random sample identification skills are lacking.
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Magnus Praeda posted:So after a hellish week I finally have a chance to open my box and That's a loving haul! Good for you!
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Glad it made it and didn't tear through Towards the end, there, I was finding random (but not broken) stuff to throw in there. Gotta give it some heft, y'know. The baggies are just things like powdered milk/eggs, salt, and I think baking soda? I had just finished Bio 156 when I packed it. Also I remembered to write a note about 10 seconds after I put the package in the drop chute at the post office at 3 AM. If you give the rpi (2+ or 2B or whatever the better of the 2nd gen was) power and HDMI and a keyboard or USB controller, I think it may still be configured as my old Retropie setup with a bunch of emulators configured and listed. You'll see that there's also a "permanent" 10mm wrench there, conviently made from an old worn out socket wrench and only the finest of Harbor Freight deepwell 10mm sockets (I don't blame you if you toss any of the stuff, all in the name of heft). One of the little boards is a 12-5v converter, and the other is a fan speed / temperature controller. There's some dykem if you want to get high from the fumes, and the starrett tool that's next to the punch is actually a tungsten scriber. Flip the middle bit around - I packed it sharp-end-in to avoid the USPS from confiscating my package after it would inevitably impale the carrier. That little micro USB to 2.5mm jack - that was for an old phone charger. Don't plug it into a "dumb" USB charger and a 2.5mm jack unless you want to blow the rear end end out of some cellphone headphone amps. Also the army gloves say "men's and woman's." Because there's only one woman in the army, you see.
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clam ache posted:It was And i appreciate the strange international beaver. Potato phone pics ahoy. Hey you are most welcome, I hope they serve you well and that you didn't already have some in that size  Anyway, yes, the harmonic balancer, that fiasco can be found here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3264505&pagenumber=33#post477751467 https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3264505&pagenumber=33#post477867766 The U-joint is actually out of my grandparent's 1990 ford f-150, I have not yet done up the write up on that particular bit of maintenance but I will soon. The truck can be seen here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3264505&pagenumber=32&perpage=40#post473158421 if you are interested.
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I wanted to see these pictures so I've rebiggined them, except for the first two because they had a visible address in it:clam ache posted:It was And i appreciate the strange international beaver. Potato phone pics ahoy.
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iForge posted:edit: There was a roughly 2 inch hole ripped into the side of the box when I got it, hopefully nothing fell out! Doesn't look like anything escaped, the only casualty was the clamp light thing. Glad everything else got there in one piece. The little round light is a surprisingly useful impulse ebay purchase, I doubt it'd be much use as a battery pack but as a light I thought it was brilliant. That 100 sexiest cars book came up in the related items when I was looking at australiana books and was WTF enough that I chucked it in the cart anyway. Also figured a clip loaded screwdriver would be amusing  . I can send you the SVG files for the emu and kangaroo targets if you wanted, I wasn't really sure what made a good shooting target so hopefully they work out.
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iForge posted:A stack of Emu targets! Ephphatha posted:I wasn't really sure what made a good shooting target so hopefully they work out. 
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Shrugs Not Drugs posted:I got a box! Glad it all made it. I feel sub-par compared to some boxes, but I think home-baking helps alleviate that :P I hope you enjoy the beers - the lemonade one is amazingly good, the ice tea is solid, and the fruit one is 50/50 for people. The filet knife is labelled with a company that no longer exists - collector item :P edit: also that bondic plastic welding thing is loving legit and I've used it for so many things, I love mine
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Cop Porn Popper posted:
So now that you have your gear... The two lego sets can combine into 1 super cool looking six-wheeled truck. Or just be an awesome bike and truck. The gold car is a special edition - one day it may be worth more than a bitcoin. The VW is because VW. The boat is because this one sounds like it may be more mobile than your actual boat. The movie Winning is the Driven of 1969 and has a great book by the same name as well as the book turned documentary if reading isn't your thing. Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman.
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Slung Blade posted:Hey you are most welcome, I hope they serve you well and that you didn't already have some in that size Those are my first knipex pliers. I have other cherman tools. I have stalked err followed your threads for a while and assumed it came from the f150. And leperflesh I made them tiny because my phone makes them huge and didn't wanna hear complaints of broken tables.
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 A parcel was delivered to my box from Mother England and I am about to open it! Follow up posts and pictures will follow 
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 Hey wife, wanna see what a stranger from the internet got me for Christmas? A what?Behold    So let's just get out of the way that this goon is already a hero because international shipping is a pro move that not many will commit to. If this dead gay forum is here next year I will up my game for international excitement.   That is an impressive haul  This rules. There is:Local chocolates and lollies including Cadbury's Dairy Milk, a Galaxy bar, something called Kendal mint cake that I can't wait to try. Sticky toffee chocolates which holy poo poo already sound amazing. Some tea that he probably was hoping would be taxed  A Haynes manual explaining the British, a wind up toy car, an awesome glass ornament of a Mini Cooper and some seriously cool tiny wooden pallets that will work awesome and scale next to some my RC car stuff!    I am a goon that follows rules. My rap sheet will prove it   HUGE thanks to Freelop! This was beyond anything I imagined. It was a ton of fun and really cool gifts! Merry Christmas you goony goons! 
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Package sent! Next year I am going to try really hard to get everything done sooner... oh well, I hope it's appreciated!
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Dec 20, 2017 01:37
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Tracking indicates that my Santee has received their package!
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I got a big box from Amazon today! Holy cow that's a lot of cookies! I'll enjoy 'em, my wife will enjoy 'em, and probably my whole office will enjoy em. The note indicates that's part 2! If that's part 2, I can't wait to see what part 1 is. The note did not indicate who my santa is, so thank you anonymous goon!
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IOwnCalculus posted:Same here. Santa, my apologies. I am currently between two cities 400 miles from each other, and life is complicated. You made life a lot better, though, when this arrived!  Candy to give me the betus! A rubber duck! And presents!  A cool as hell Chevelle, a flashlight that I can hold in my teeth (important), a rad book about one of the most awesome engineering battles in history, and a Yugo! You got me a Yugo!!!!!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my shitheap loving heart!
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I received package 1 of two from a friendly Canadian poster, full of Canda's finest snacks!! I'm glad I took pictures, because the kids ate everything, even the Cheezies. Little assholes. I'll post when the second box arrives, but I swear my stuff is going out International soon.  It really sucks being the only employee at an ISP during the holidays and the only nearby post office is open only from 9-11 and 1-4.
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Super late package on its way with a ETA of the 23rd! God drat it. I just got home from the post office and found the letter that SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PACKAGE on my kitchen floor. Sorry! the spyder fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Dec 20, 2017 |
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:
I'm sorry I've been finishing finals and just submitted my last one this evening and didn't know I had a package until yesterday, but you continue to surprise and amaze! Thank you again for yet another memorable AISS-Mass! I'm super far behind on everything in life and AI, I had a chance to finally get everything together for my Santee and in advance, I'm terribly sorry, but it's getting in the mail tomorrow and I'm going to do what I can for you to receive it by Saturday. Edit: taking pix of Boaz MacAwesomes giftness, will add pix tomorrow. Thank you again!
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Mr. Wiggles posted:You got me a Yugo!!!!!!!!! I mostly just was hoping it didn't get jacked off of your doorstep or something. Then again, maybe the Yugo was natural repellent. Glad you like it. The flashlight is one I saw on an EEVblog video a while back, bought for myself, and have loved since. Having a phone flashlight is better than nothing, but a tiny and crazy bright one is still better.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:
Yay glad it all made it! Cartmel is a local place that does pretty legendary sticky toffee puddings though they likely wouldn't have survived the trip. I've been to most of the places on that packet of mint cake - The Lake District is a really nice part of England. Tea brews best in boiling tap water rather than salty harbor water.
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IT'S BEEN 244 YEARS MAN, LET IT GO! 
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Somewhat Heroic posted:something called Kendal mint cake that I can't wait to try. The stuff is pretty much pure sugar.
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keykey posted:I'm sorry I've been finishing finals and just submitted my last one this evening and didn't know I had a package until yesterday, but you continue to surprise and amaze! Thank you again for yet another memorable AISS-Mass! He's alive! Glad you got the package, man.
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InitialDave posted:The stuff is pretty much pure sugar. that sounds pretty American to me! 
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I am a terrible human still neck-deep in remodeling hell, but I can confirm that I have in fact received my AISS payload, and it is, ah, quite the haul. Teaser:  Give me a few days to wrap up essentials like ... a kitchen... and toilets ... and showers.. and I will share the bounty with the rest of y'all, because it's pretty goddamned amazing.
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Tremek posted:I am a terrible human still neck-deep in remodeling hell, but I can confirm that I have in fact received my AISS payload, and it is, ah, quite the haul. Ask Kastein, none of those are essential. Open and photograph the drat loot! And if anyone deserves an awesome present this year, it's you, with all you did for Dave.
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sharkytm posted:Ask Kastein, none of those are essential. Open and photograph the drat loot! 
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helno posted:Got my package today. It's meeeeeee your Santa, I'm glad the package made it safely. Piston is from my old 998 motor from my Mini, I can't remember if it's the sole overbored cylinder or not. I have a lot of relays so let me know if you want some more. I received a mystery box yesterday, let's take a look:  BAGS  BEEEEEEES!?  Had some help opening everything  Cocks, cocks everywhere  Had some more assistance with the bees  Nice little multi tool  This is going to be handy working in my sub zero garage  The Cheetos are pretty spicy (and I found out they were invented by a janitor at the factory)  AH THE BEES THEY'RE EVERYWHERE No idea what the piston is out of, it will fit in nicely with my garage art collection. Thanks a bunch mystery Santa!
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