FGPOTD

[Mickey Richaud]

Afraid I'm a little slow with acronyms. Sometimes I can get them from context; others escape me. This was the latter.

 

[Hedgehog]

Basil I'm not big on dancing either, but my wife gave 'Us' dance lessons one year. We had an absolute blast! A couple cocktails before doesn't hurt either.

Best gift I gave: I bought her a membership in the Cooper's Guild at Glenora Winery in NY. We get 2 cases of wine a year (the gift that keeps giving) and she's got a wood barrel with a nice plaque that they make wine in.

I've been told that I'm dead if I buy her appliances for Christmas, B-day, or anniversary.

 

[Andrew Mace]

As a child of about eight or nine, my favorite present came from my parents via my older (by 10 years) half-brother, who passed along all his American Flyer trains and accessories to me.

As an adult, during a particularly tough year for me after my separation, my then-not-yet teenage kids made me a cassette tape (copied on the sly from an album that their stepfather-to-be had) of the Vince Guaraldi music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas"!

 

[Guest]

A couple cocktails before doesn't hurt either.

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My money says he's not too big on the juice.

( I hate calling it sauce. Sauce is thick. Thinking of drinking sauce makes me want to )

 

[Guest]

'K - I'll bite.

They were one and the same. Christmas Eve, '70, I gave Janet a ring, and she said, "Yes!"

You asked her to marry you by calling her on the telephone?? :wink:

Hopefully it wasn't one of those party lines.

Lucky she didn't say it was the wrong number.

 

[Basil]

I've been told that I'm dead if I buy her appliances for Christmas, B-day, or anniversary.

Ya think?!

 

[Banjo]

Maybe not significant, but most memorable gift I ever got was an HO slotcar track when I was about 9 or 10. It was second hand, my dad had got it from some of my cousins that had outgrown it. I remember coming into the living room on Christmas morning, and the track was set up, all the cars lined up along the front stretch like a LeMans start. Alfas, Lolas, Porshes, Ferraris, Corvettes..(Mostly all T-jet, Tough-ones, and AFX) and others I can't recall. there musta been 20 or 30 cars.
Forever etched into my mind. I only have a handfull of those original cars left, but I have collected several more.
Other highlights were when my cousin gave me my first guitar, and when my grandfather gave me his toy steam engine, and fishing pole.also when a dear friend gave me a skinning knife he made himself.
I honestly cant tell what I gave to anyone else that was hugely significant. It's always stuff you never expect that touches people.

 

[vagt6]

My dear parents gave me a "Mosrite" guitar for Xmas when I was about 12 years old. I was completely impressed!

Same guitar that Nokie Edwards of the "Ventures" played. My fave group at the time.

I still have it, none the worse for the wear. Nice guitar, still sounds great.

My most memorable gift ever.

 

[anthony7777]

basil, best, most significant gift i ever received was for my 12th birthday from my grandfather a.k.a. " poppy", it was a telescope, wasnt the biggest, most fancy, or most expensive, but a very good one. the most significant gift i ever gave-- was when my parents had an electrcal fire in thier basement under the kitchen, thier insurance would only pay 25% of what it would cost, i gave my mom an entire rebuild. we must remember that "gifts" are not always material things, i.e. saving someone from drowning etc.

 

[Silverghost]

In 1970, there was this "new" kids show with these strange puppets. For Christmas, my parents got me the blue one with the red nose. I still have it. His name is Grover.

The other Christmas present I still have and treasure is this one:

 

[Steve_S]

My MGB. It's the car that started the whole thing.

 

[drooartz]

My best gift received was a bass guitar and amp when I was about 15. I'd already been playing guitar for 7 years or so, but really wanted a bass. My parents (also musicians) got me one for a going-on-vacation present -- hard to explain, but they did that sometimes. While I don't have that bass anymore, it did start me down the path to where I am today. Playing bass (and guitar) paid for my Tunebug and has connected me to many friends and even, indirectly, to my wife.

I'm not a particularly good gift giver (I'm rarely inspired), but I did once manage to surprise my wife at Christmas with a necklace she really wanted. It was a bit above what we normally budget for gifts but I added a bit of gig money so I could afford it. She's a tough one to surprise, and she really didn't expect it. Seeing the happy surprise on her face when she opened it up was well worth it.

 

[judow]

My most significant gift received was a table top mixer given me by my husband. While this doesn't seem to be a big deal what I need to say is my mantra for gifts is: "If I can't wear it or bank it, I don't want it." Took a lot of guts for him to deviate.

As the most significan gift given, perhaps car badges done with the Road Runner Austin Healey Club logo together with pins which we gave at our annual Christmas party that we host each year. The club ended up buying the ones we had left and this allowed us to make an even bigger veteran contribution that we expected.

Okay, okay I am now going to educate you confused folk:

FGPOTD is Feel Good Post Of The Day! Now how's that for being in the know. :lol:

 

[Greg_C]

From a practical standpoint, when I started working for myself
my Dad bought me 3 power tools, a Sawzall, a Skill wormdrive saw
and a strong Millwakee drill.
Tools I myself couldn't think to afford for quite a while at that
time,and it displayed a confidence from him to me that I fondly
think back on.
He quite beamed when he gave those to me, and I can visulize that clearly.
Thanks Dad!