Christmas Haul

[fsn]

Slim pickings. One Osprey book.

However, I had anticipated this and so bought myself some Pendraken goodies before hand.

[Techno]

We dont spend a lot on each other at Christmas but got some money that will be used to buy some stuff

That sounds  identical to ourselves Steve.
Cheers - Phil.

[sebigboss79]

We buy ourselves most presents outside the Christmas period. And this year the higghlights were:


For the little one
-"Castle" Pledge of Julian Hicks
-A book of mit Charles Dickens stories  Geschichten and
-"Pretty Goat" of Pleasant Goat and Bad Bad Wolf
-My old PC (July)


Foe Mylady:
-Inferno, Dan Brown
-Some Research Buch for her PhD
-3 Tage freedom from all household duties
-EA Merino sweater from CT shirts

and finally for the Master slave

-A Games and Gears Paint Rack
-One Order of Pendraken Minis
-A Mini "Brennus" from Urban Mammoth
-New PC (July)

[paulr]

A couple of t-shirts 
and about 20 Timecaste buildings and other terrain bits and pieces for my AWI project  I was spotted bringing these home from work a few weeks ago so they were "declared" to be my Christmas present

Fortunately I wasn't spotted bringing the AWI figures or paint home 

Hoping those on the forum in the UK are keeping warm and dry,
Paul

[Techno]

Hoping those on the forum in the UK are keeping warm and dry,
Paul

Just about !!

I was in bed around 11 last night listening to the radio.....When there was an ominous sliding, rumbling sound from above my head.
Didn't think it could have been the chimney......(Thought there would have been a far bigger CRASH !!)..

Went down stairs and got dressed....Got outside the back door and went **** !!!.....There was a lake there....Just so much water pouring off the hills.
"Is the drain still working ?"......Yes !!
Oh well...have to divert some of this extra water down the drive....Sorted......Lake starts slowly going as the drain copes with what's left.
Find broken ridge tile on the drive...(So that's what the noise was !)....Deep joy.
Check attic....At least water doesn't seem to be getting in at the moment.

Go back outside....Lake's definitely going....Huzzah !
Check road at bottom of drive........That's a river.....Play touchy-feely in the water to clear debris on top of the drains out there.....The more the drains in the road can cope....The quicker the water outside the back door can get away.

I'm pooped this morning !! ......But it could have been lots and lots worse, like a load of the poor folk that have been flooded out of their homes recently...So I join Paul in his hope !!

Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Glad your okay chap, hope your not paddling too badly!

[fsn]

Phew! Hope everything's OK.

[Sandinista]

Hope all is well Techno

Santa (my wife) brought me the following books produced by the Pike and Shot Society 
Army of Electorate Palatine
Armies of Hesse & Upper Rhine Circle
Spanish Armies in war of LoA
Flags and Uniforms of the French Dragoons, Militia & artillery
Flags and Uniforms of the French Infantry
Standards and Uniform of the French Cavalry
Uniforms and Flags of the Austrian Army
The Army of the Duke of Savoy

[Techno]

Glad your okay chap, hope your not paddling too badly!

It's quite unbelievable really....
If I hadn't got up to look outside when I did, I might not even have known the lake had ever been there !
Completely gone this morning.
The road now has a little water running down the sides.....The 'torrent' that was almost strong enough to take my feet from under me early this morning.....Disappeared.

What Mrs T and I still can't get our heads around is the sheer volume of water that was about.
Yes.... It was very, very windy.....Yes it was peeing it down with rain....But for what we can get over here....It didn't seem that exceptional.

Only other damage seems to be to an extractor casing on the outside of the house that's had all its 'slats' blown away.....At least I've got a couple of spares of those outside..........Somewhere....

Cheers - Phil.

[Fenton]

Was a bit windy over here to

[FierceKitty]

The kitten didn't make it. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Commiserations.

IanS

[Ithoriel]

The kitten didn't make it.  

Sorry to hear that FK. Makes for a rotten Xmas. Hope 2014 is better for you.

[Techno]

The kitten didn't make it. 

Really sorry to hear that FK !
Cheers  Phil.

[old smokie]

really sorry to hear that FK  ,  we had our cat at the vet before Xmas with and abscess he got in a fight after being bitten cost us £200  

my xmas haul

painted 10mm Pendraken WSS French and Austrian armys  
Books  
cash
the usual smellys  

[slugbalancer]

Sorry to hear about the kitten, FK

My haul
11 books, 7 mlitary/wargaming types
Chain of Command from TFL
11 assorted 6mm LUFTWAFFE 1946 aircraft
3 packs of CinC 6mm AFVs

[Fenton]

The kitten didn't make it. 

Sorry mate

[sebigboss79]

The kitten didn't make it. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Sorry FK.

[cameronian]

Well .... I got a Prussian 1866 Koniggratz Medal!
And Rothenberg's Armies of Francis Joseph and Henderson's Worth.
Next year - a Maria Theresa Cross!