Set of hair clippers. Most strange, considering I'm bald. Must be for the back, ears, eyebrows, nose and all the other places your hair migrates to as you get older...
Only astro present is Terry Lovejoy's comet, thanks!
FLIRone infrared device which when combined with an iphone forms an infrared camera. Apart from helping me keep an eye out for termites it's a fun toy. The image shows temperature differences in our ceiling - I'll have to get up there and check the insulation.
A secret santa "Aldi Nat Geo 76/350 Dobson"
Also a silver shaving kit, which oddly enough is the same shape as the scope (base, dish and stand)but the razor bit is plastic.
Cashews.
Apart from the usual shirts, underwear, shaving cream, shower gel, soaps, socks, shorts, CD's, DVD's, chocolates etc., things I always look froward to of course; my good wife gave me Sydney Observatory's "Name a Star" pack which was totally unexpected and a most appropriate present.
Baa humbug. Christmas sucks. Nothing to do with the spirit anymore the kids are all grown up. Now it's more about how much the shopping establishments can con you out of.
Baa humbug. Christmas sucks. Nothing to do with the spirit anymore the kids are all grown up. Now it's more about how much the shopping establishments can con you out of.
No need for presents between married couples with kids. I got my wife a gift card, she gave me a couple shirts AFTER Christmas bought at the Boxing Day sales. So, I literally got nothing for Christmas
Don't care either - being complete atheists, it means nothing except the smiles on the kids faces. New Year is more interesting (and no, not from a booze point - NYE is celebrated in Russia in place of Christmas)
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Kids were with their Dad so I spent the day sleeping off the allnighter I pulled xmas eve imaging Terry's comet.
No pressies, boo hoo.
Best pressie is the one you buy yourself. Still didn't get myself anything this year either.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
No need for presents between married couples with kids. I got my wife a gift card, she gave me a couple shirts AFTER Christmas bought at the Boxing Day sales. So, I literally got nothing for Christmas
Don't care either - being complete atheists, it means nothing except the smiles on the kids faces. New Year is more interesting (and no, not from a booze point - NYE is celebrated in Russia in place of Christmas)
I became very ba humbug after divorce and now I have a Turkish wife who fits in to our standards very well (buying tree was her idea) Turks also do present swap on NYE. Best Christmas I had in years was with her family in Turkey a few years back. Such different people to most. Maybe it's the openness of Europeans. They/we had a ball until the early hours with NO alochol. That was the hardest part
I must be a big kid at heart, I love Christmas ..... the best time of the year, spending such relaxing days with my children and granddaughter, eating Finnish delicacies my Aussie wife cooks for me, Möet&Chandon with dinner, lots of Chocolate................ Mmmmmmmmmm ....chocolate !!!!!
Only wish it snowed here like all my childhood Christmases spent in Finland!
Must be for the back, ears, eyebrows, nose and all the other places your hair migrates to as you get older... 
