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Ephphatha posted:I think I worked it out? basically folded everything to the middle holes on the wings and ended up with this: Ah! Thanks for that!! Cheers slothrop, enjoying first drink with my little cow 
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I finally received a package I was mailed on the 14th of December, 2020 (not AI:SS related). It came in a nice plastic envelope from the USPS Hazmat department, because apparently one of the shipments in its bin leaked. I hope the package I sent out didn't get near any leaking hazmat and will eventually be delivered. edit to note: not ai:ss related, but USPS on the east coast is a mess right now.
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A Small Car's package went something like this: December 2: Left Copenhagen December 4: Arrived in Chicago. December 17: Made it to the southern US and delivered to recipient. I think the USPS is turbo hosed right now. Give it time.
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freelop posted:Surely my statement should put you at ease! Well, well, well, Mr. freelop. We meet again. (I was your Santa in 2014. drat, time flies.) But before we proceed, I'd like to take a moment and thank our MVP, slothrop. Not only did slothrop arrange AI:SS for fifty goons who can't really follow simple instructions, he also generously donated to charity, and sent top shelf booze to fellow Australians. Anyways, a package finally made it:  Inside, many gifts!  Individually and lovingly wrapped in roarsome paper, I might add:  And an envelope!  Gotcha! Well, let's start. Genuine British dicks!  Hobnobs!  (Miliseconds after opening it, my three-year-old exclaimed "I love Hobnobs!" I assure you he's never heard about them before, but it was apparently love at first sight. Then he proceeded to polish off three of them.) An ornament!  (My kid put it on the tree before I could photograph it.) Marmite!  I'll give it another shot, but last time my tastebuds complained quite a bit... Chocolate!  A model of a very fast  Best I can deduce is that it's the Bluebird K7, and that's a pretty AI read. I had to hold it still, as my kid immediately set a new speed record with it. Finally, a very nice card and some stickers, and (not shown) some tea and a pin.  And the best part: http://i.imgur.com/ytuWVzd.mp4 freelop, thank you so much! I hope you've had a great Christmas, and a good NYE. I'll make sure to do as instructed, and take a genuine tea and biscuits break. Pretend I'm Nik Blackhurst for a bit. bolind fucked around with this message at 13:19 on Jan 1, 2021 |
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bolind posted:Well, well, well, Mr. freelop. We meet again. (I was your Santa in 2014. drat, time flies.) Sounds like you'll have to have your teabreak soon if you want biscuits with it. Thanks also to slothrop. AI:SS is always a highlight of the year
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Motronic posted:Thank you Bulk Vanderhuge. It's another AI Christmas miracle! Oh good, I'm glad it arrived safely. I started to panic when the tracking info said the package address was corrected and then it started going in the exact opposite direction  The valve thing is just some titanium aerospace fastener junk, the bucket photo is   I waited until my wife was away before cooking this up: -I actually laughed out loud when I poured out the can. Why is it so watery? Why does it smell like cloves? -Weiners were too small for my buns, more room for chili! -I was going to put on some fancy dijon but opted for Heinz grade mustard instead for authenticity -Should have put on more cheese It was an experience, I did finish off the chili the next day so it might have grown on me. My wife was horrified but she loved the Esther Price chocolates. The beer was excellent, I'm not a hop forward kind of guy but I really liked the other ones too. Thanks again Honda Whisperer and McTinkerson!
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:Oh good, I'm glad it arrived safely. I started to panic when the tracking info said the package address was corrected and then it started going in the exact opposite direction There may be two people in my house addicted to all dressed chips now.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:Oh good, I'm glad it arrived safely. I started to panic when the tracking info said the package address was corrected and then it started going in the exact opposite direction I may disagree with calling it chili, but it has its own weird merits. Now eat it over spaghetti like the official dish. 
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Ephphatha posted:Hey Santee  The stickers showed up this week, and they all own bones (esp the raccoon one on the top right there, perfectly encapsulates my feelings toward the fleet). Thanks!
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. I was holding off responding as I was hoping the rest of the redbubble stuff would have got here by now but they ended up splitting the order in two... The part 2 referred to in the email is actually gonna be the third box to get there. It was sent from Australia so who knows when you'll actually get it, sorry for the delay. There's a note included in the box I sent that should explain the contents but I can definitely elaborate for the few more esoteric things 
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OMG "Just waiting for a mate" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ALppj8Anc
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Humphreys posted:OMG "Just waiting for a mate" Thanks for filling in the missing context, I was sure that one was funny but I didn't know why.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:Oh good, I'm glad it arrived safely. I started to panic when the tracking info said the package address was corrected and then it started going in the exact opposite direction It's definitely different, I ate some the next day is above average praise for someone who didn't grow up with it. Glad the chocolates were a hit.
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Turbo Fondant posted:
Humphreys gave the context for waiting for a mate, the other one on that sheet is a quote from Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures which was a parody bushcraft/adventure TV show in Australia for a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqsX2aEAHzE The animal next to the "Trash Panda" sticker is a quokka, native to a little island near Perth. The Fort Droopy sticker is a bit of an oddity, that's a group of race fans that set up camp on Mount Panorama each year. They were the only group I saw that were producing their own merch so I had to give them props for the hustle.
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 Can I please get a sound off for anyone still awaiting a gift?I'll start dispersing tracking numbers so we can chase up postal services. There is also one more feelgood gift to come, which is waiting on a slack Paypal transfer. Thanks for the patience from everyone involved.
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My tracking shows the packages left America on 12/22 but no clue if they've made it anywhere within Canada/to my Santee.
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My package left on the 18th, got to the local processing center on the 20th, and got two states over by the 21st. It then took three days to make it out, so it left the regional on the 24th, and was "in transit to next station" until the 4th. It's now (at least) in the correct state, and says "in transit to destination" so maybe by Inaguration Day.
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I'm still awaiting something Heyyyyyy glad you liked it!
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Ferremit yours is finally on the correct continent after a stop off in Japan.
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obscure_reference posted:Still waiting on mine, as well. Hi obscure_reference, I was your Santa. It was supposed to arrive 12/16. Here's the tracking information so you can also watch it not update. https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9534611142970346648731 Sorry man 
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superdylan posted:I'm still awaiting something Hi, I'm your Santa. I shipped your gift out on Dec 15th from Canada. They told me it wouldn't arrive until around now, so hopefully within a few days since I forgot to get tracking so I have no idea. If it doesn't arrive by Jan 15th, let me know.
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CornHolio posted:Hi obscure_reference, I was your Santa. It was supposed to arrive 12/16. Here's the tracking information so you can also watch it not update. No worries, I figured it was probably due to USPS being double-hosed. Even if it is in permanent limbo I still enjoyed participating this time around!
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I'm still waiting as well. From the crap I have been shipping it appears the postal system is extra hosed this year.
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AI:SS Pay It Forward This year I had a significant number of people offer to help pay for extra presents. Sadly we didn't have a lot of takers so I hatched a plan. I asked those who offered to pay for extra gifts to instead donate money. I included these extremely generous donations with my own $5-a-head donation and nominated AI regular T-Square as the recipient. As I understand it, T-Square's 2020 has been shittier than most. Happy (belated) Holidays T-Square. Go buy some weed or take your girlfriend out for a nice dinner or pay off some bills or do whatever makes you happy. Enjoy it and here's hoping to a better 2021 for you and your loved ones.  As far as I know, donors have requested anonymity, if you haven't, please speak up! I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this portion of AI:SSmas come true. Now lets cheer on the postal services to get the last of our gifts delivered! slothrop fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Jan 7, 2021 |
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slothrop posted:
loving hell dude! You really are an awesome person.
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Humphreys posted:loving hell dude! You really are an awesome person. I'd like to stress this wasn't just me, some other wonderful goons got involved in this but have chosen to remain anonymus
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AI takes better care of its people than the US government.
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StormDrain posted:AI takes better care of its people than the US government. Talk about a low bar to trip over. But AI is the best!
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About drat time: Status In-Transit January 7, 2021 at 4:48 am Arrived at Facility CANADA
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After enjoying a lengthy vacation over Christmas and New Year's, my package was dumped on my stoop this afternoon. Effortpost to follow after I'm back here from work tonight, in the meantime wanted to let Cornholio know I did get it today!
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obscure_reference posted:After enjoying a lengthy vacation over Christmas and New Year's, my package was dumped on my stoop this afternoon. Effortpost to follow after I'm back here from work tonight, in the meantime wanted to let Cornholio know I did get it today! haha good about time, I noticed the tracking suddenly updated this morning so I guess they found it after all. Merry AISSmas!
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A package appeared, battered but intact! What could be inside?  Air fresheners, a lovely be-dicked note and a 10mm socket, for starters! But wait, there's more!  A nice set of flashlights and a head lamp, all of which will be very useful. I do still have a VCR that will hopefully not eat this tape. These little grabber things seem well-made and quite clever, but the label on their bag offered no clues as to their purpose.  Thanks again, CornHolio, and to slothrop for organizing this! This was a great way to end 2020, and in my case, start the new year. Thanks to Raluek for pointing out the step I missed on my first attempt! obscure_reference fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Jan 8, 2021 |
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obscure_reference posted:A package appeared, battered but intact! you are putting album links in image tags, thats never going to work. get the actual image url, not the web page of the album
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Fermented Tinal posted:Hi, I'm your Santa. I shipped your gift out on Dec 15th from Canada. They told me it wouldn't arrive until around now, so hopefully within a few days since I forgot to get tracking so I have no idea. Ooooh a box from the North!  Kids tore through it pretty quick and I didn't manage a photo of everything. Hot wheels? F yes, and if that city turbo II doesn't have a tiny motocompo scooter in the back then I will make one. The Canadian snacks are awesome, that coffee crisp is my new favorite. I have zero clue on the airbox, I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and say something old and air-cooled, maybe a Saab? Also I think those nylon fasteners are the same size as the ones I break anytime I touch a modern car, so hopefully they will contribute to a rattle-free future. Thanks for all the goodies! edit - the hot wheels city turbo II does indeed have a motocompo scooter molded into the trunk interior and it has brought me an unreasonable amount of joy superdylan fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Jan 9, 2021 |
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obscure_reference posted:A package appeared, battered but intact! The little grabber things are just that, little grabber things. The Easy Riders VHS was a thing a friend's dad had that I somehow was given and it's just been laying around. Could be junk, could be a modern Ben Hur. Do with it what you will. Hope the flashlights are useful - you'd mentioned you could use a decent set and those seemed decent enough.
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superdylan posted:Ooooh a box from the North! I am so glad it made it! I don't think the airbox would be from a Saab. I found it in a trash pile at the farm that has a lot of stuff from around the 30s and 40s. I'd have to hazard a guess it's something from that era.
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 A Christmas cube has arrived!  As you say, we all need a little racecar in our lives. Earplugs, I can see these being useful in a few days  Stickers (is it bad I knew what the Japanese was before reading your note?) Other car bits, including a genuine JDM bolt, a bulb and a badge from a Laser (RIP to your Laser) Earpugs!  A rad little set of keyring type things, the piston is really heavy duty Earplugs!  NZ street legal  L&P flavored lumps that I've already started devouring and a peanut chocolate slab that's next Earplugs! The sidecutters have been pressed into service already snipping bits of plastic spru. Thanks so much Echotic! All hall the cube.
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toplitzin posted:About drat time: Shipping has been real fun this holiday season. A mystery package arrived from the land of freedom today.  This has been a fun time of internet people getting together. The dick drawn inside was a bit droopy. Inside were many nice things including a set of tumblers from a local record store.  There was a box within a box that was a mystery even to the sender.  It is a copy of Midnight Radio which is a graphic novel by Ehud Lavski and Yael Nathan. My wife claimed the colouring book right away.  The chips are already gone. The voodoo tasted just like all dressed chips which are not normally found outside of Canada. Kettle chips with that flavour are a great combo, might have to suggest that to Mrs Vickies. I happen to have a tear drop trailer that we use the rear hatch as a sticker wall so more art work for that is always nice. The bees are a nice touch. Mine are snuggled away for the winter. I might actually be able to use the i7 engineering sample. I had been thinking about upgrading my only desktop and I think it has a similar vintage i5 so the CPU might be a drop in replacement. Thanks Toplitzin
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