What Did Santa Bring In His Sack? - Page 2

atalas · #21 26-12-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Striker

Another lowepro bag....you seeing this Mike....lol

All I got was a Losmandy G11 with gemini.....next year I will ask for me.

Wow ! hey lucky are you ? hey much was It ?

RB (Andrew) · #22 26-12-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Striker

next year I will ask for me.

Paramount "ME" I hope you mean........

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #23 26-12-2005, 09:46 PM

I got a bag of my favourite chocolate (Turkish Delight) and a DVD of one of my favourite movies (Lean on Me).

And my eldest daughter and grandson stayed over night! It was excellent having all my kids here!

gaa_ian (Ian) · #24 26-12-2005, 11:14 PM

Best of all is a little book "Spirit of the Night Sky"
Written by Laksar Burra
He is is the bloke who does the night sky tours at the "Sounds of Silence" resturant at Uluru in the NT.
I am sure I will get lots of good material for my own "Tours", from reading about the stories he tells.
Got a few gadgets & stuff too.

AstroBug · #25 26-12-2005, 11:28 PM

I was secretly hinting for a 10" Premium Dob, but got a $50 Bintel voucher instead. Well at least its on the right track. Not long to go.

jackenau · #26 27-12-2005, 01:47 PM

I got a canon EOS350 from ebay for $150.00

that he gave to Santa to give to me. Now if Santa learns how to use a computer, he may not believe me that such bargains are to be found on ebay.

must be a cheap imitation.

Ken M

acropolite (Phil) · #27 27-12-2005, 02:11 PM

Ken Wrote

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I got a canon EOS350 from ebay for $150.00

Sounds like the classic "Striker" manoeuvre to me....

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #28 27-12-2005, 04:07 PM

A tin of biscuits, a book and a Nagler (in the mail)

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #29 27-12-2005, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackenau

I got a canon EOS350 from ebay for $150.00

that he gave to Santa to give to me. Now if Santa learns how to use a computer, he may not believe me that such bargains are to be found on ebay.

must be a cheap imitation.

Ken M

WHAT!!!!! DOH!!!!!!! I have been looking for cheap ones on there, just my luck I dont look for a week and look what happens, your next door neighbour gets one

Good grab Ken you should love it.

Striker (Tony) · #30 27-12-2005, 06:21 PM

Andrew....you missed the wink wink regarding the $150 Canon 350D...i'm sure it was atleast 7 times that amount...lol

Another dishonest husband.....where are you all getting this from...hehe

Great Work Ken $150...lol

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #31 27-12-2005, 09:48 PM

Oh UMM yeah great price that $150 cool! ;P

johnno · #32 28-12-2005, 12:53 AM

Hi All,
Well,I feel extremly lucky to have such a generous family,
My Wife,Kathy bought me a pair of 20x80 Binoculars,
Eldest daughter,and son in law bought an Ice cream maker,and some great books,on the world wars,
Youngest daughter,bought me the new Queen dvd,return of the Champions,and a container/pourer for my home made bourbon,which looks like a petrol bowser,
Not Forgetting the Grandkids,some pens,bookmarks,etc,so I have done really well.
The most important bit.
Heaps of love,and affection.
All the best for 2006.
Regards.
John

hogly52 (Graeme) · #33 28-12-2005, 08:29 AM

I wish I'd been able to get away with a story about my cheap Canon EOS 10D from Ebay

, but the home-based auditor found my "Items Won" listings.

Doh!!

Cheers,

Graeme
(Now with a EOS 10D, wondering what is needed to connect it to the dob?)
"Oh no, I won't get into astrophotography for a while yet".

Things we wish we hadn't said!

Kieken · #34 28-12-2005, 08:32 AM

A book from Simon Singh
A teddybear from my girlfriend
A astrocalendar
A little paper worth 200€ and it has to be spent on astrogoodies

A book about my zodiac
A Sudokuthingie

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #35 28-12-2005, 01:18 PM

Ah the old Sudokuthingie. Can do almost anything with one of those.

Kieken · #36 28-12-2005, 01:21 PM

Well, as it was given by my girlfriend the only option that I have is solve all the puzzles and hand it in. Poor me

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gaa_ian (Ian) · #37 31-12-2005, 12:22 AM

Good on you graeme
A Canon 10D very nice !
I now have a Canon IS S2, 5mp 12x Zoom (Was my wifes, now mine !)
Not really an Astrophotography camera, but great for everything else.
With a few dark frame subtractions I might be able to get the odd astrophoto !

Itchy · #38 31-12-2005, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

I got a massage cushion with those sh1tsu rotating ball thingys in it,

hOughy,

If it's the Homedics one, I got one too! Aren't they great!!

I also picked up a Navman Pocket PC

(although I have had it for a little while).

Cheers

33South (Chris) · #39 01-01-2006, 05:08 PM

My son sent me a book about Antarctica, came across a bit about the memorial at Observation Hill to Sir Robert Falcon Scott and his party.
On it is carved a line by Alfred Lord Tennyson which I thought would make a great dobbers motto.

“to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.”

beren · #40 01-01-2006, 05:44 PM

That would be interesting , the stories of exploration of Antarctica provide incrediable stories of feats {Amundsen} Tragedy {Scott} gallantry and survival {Shackleton/Mawson}
'Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman'-Scott

Got a Lymax SCT cooler and a DVD titled Space narrated by Sam Neil