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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby tcco94 » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:05 pm

I got-
$650

and then yesterday went and bought my new Taylormade Burner Irons with all the money. $700 golf clubs rang up on the cash register as $765...stupid taxes. ;D
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby expat » Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:00 pm

I got-
$650

and then yesterday went and bought my new Taylormade Burner Irons with all the money. $700 golf clubs rang up on the cash register as $765...stupid taxes. ;D


$65 tax, here in Germany it would have been....................$133 :o Yup, 19% sales tax here :o :-[ :-[ :'(

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby Souichiro » Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:13 pm

Got the AC/DC Back tracks collection :D



Including the Amp?


I got

- Top Gear DVD's 2x
- A random assortment of clothing articles
- A random assortment of toiletries
- A jeremy Clarkson book
- A Top Gear Calendar
- A XBox 360 usb controller ( am finally able to play Pro Evo 09 properly)
- A book about the differences between Holland - Japan with some great photography
- A Guitar tech book....with loads of info
- A WW2 in Colour book/DVD set
- A 6 pack of Marmite Crisps ( Yummy!!!!!!!)
- Some other things

But the best gift was a framed photograph of my grandfather and some of his fellow Crewan in front of "their"B-25 bomber @ Dunsfold in 1943......this one is getting a prime location in my room  :)


So I am really happy with all of my presents :)
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby flyboy 28 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:09 pm

I got a lump of coal...
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby tcco94 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:49 pm

I got-
$650

and then yesterday went and bought my new Taylormade Burner Irons with all the money. $700 golf clubs rang up on the cash register as $765...stupid taxes. ;D


$65 tax, here in Germany it would have been....................$133 :o Yup, 19% sales tax here :o :-[ :-[ :'(

Matt

19% sales tax!  :o :o
I am so sorry ;D :'(
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby skoker » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:15 am

I got-
$650

and then yesterday went and bought my new Taylormade Burner Irons with all the money. $700 golf clubs rang up on the cash register as $765...stupid taxes. ;D


$65 tax, here in Germany it would have been....................$133 :o Yup, 19% sales tax here :o :-[ :-[ :'(

Matt

Isn't petrol over there like $6.50 us too?  I have an exchange student from Germany in my lunch table and that's what he said it was. :o
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby C » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:46 am

What did I get...

A cardigan (life's trying to tell me something)
A few books
A DVD or two.

and lots of pressies for our little one! :)
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Re: What are you asking or got for Christmas!

Postby expat » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:26 am

I got-
$650

and then yesterday went and bought my new Taylormade Burner Irons with all the money. $700 golf clubs rang up on the cash register as $765...stupid taxes. ;D


$65 tax, here in Germany it would have been....................$133 :o Yup, 19% sales tax here :o :-[ :-[ :'(

Matt

Isn't petrol over there like $6.50 us too?
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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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