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Post by Reviewer on Dec 25, 2023 14:29:54 GMT
I’ve managed to kill 90 minutes by spending it doing a 100 piece children’s jigsaw that the grandparents and our 7 year old couldn’t do. Also cooked the Christmas lunch at the same time.
All now completed, I was more proud of finishing the jigsaw.
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Post by Zuluhero on Dec 25, 2023 14:47:53 GMT
Wow a piece almost every minute. Can you smell burning because your hands must be on fire! 😅
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Post by quadfather on Dec 25, 2023 14:51:20 GMT
Merry Christmas, fonter's
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Post by Reviewer on Dec 25, 2023 15:07:57 GMT
Wow a piece almost every minute. Can you smell burning because your hands must be on fire! 😅 It was very difficult! It was a lilo and stitch one where it all looks the same. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 25, 2023 15:16:57 GMT
Merry Christmas!
After the hassle of school in the morning, it turned out pretty good. Kids happy with presents. Christmas dinner turned out ok despite (a) me cooking it, and (b) the oven picking today to start BSODing. Good video chats with the family back in the UK.
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Post by Warrender on Dec 25, 2023 16:17:13 GMT
Happy Holidays all!
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Post by Tuffty on Dec 25, 2023 16:40:06 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope Santa gets you all you want, but above all, wish you have a happy and safe holiday
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Post by hedben on Dec 25, 2023 17:10:42 GMT
This is the first time I’ve stopped long enough to look at a phone since 7am - fantastic day but full-on. Turkey dinner for 5 (one veggie, one coeliac) was a great success ifidosaysomyself. We were so stuffed we didn’t have pudding (brownies and ice cream) until 2 hours later, and now that we’ve cleared the last of the tree presents, everyone’s broken off to do their own thing for a bit.
Merry Christmas one and all, the world may be a bit of a state but this tiny corner of it is alright.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Dec 25, 2023 17:14:01 GMT
Now I'm struggling to set up a 3D printer she wanted so she could print D&D stuff for the myriad games she's playing simultaneously. I had this for the girls birthday and it is an absolute knacker ache starting from zero. They really live up to the printer part. After you’ve set it up, make an account on thingiverse and thangs and you’re pretty much good to go. |
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Post by JonFE on Dec 25, 2023 17:48:06 GMT
Merry Christmas everybody!!! You lot make this a lovely place to be! |
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Post by Rich on Dec 25, 2023 18:17:36 GMT
Merry Christmas all! Introducing The Snowman to my boy. He's loving it and I think there's some dust in the room.
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Post by theguy on Dec 25, 2023 18:26:31 GMT
Happy Holidays folks  Or Merry Christmas, whichever you prefer, but not both |
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Post by malek86 on Dec 25, 2023 19:32:12 GMT
Merry Christmas, you filthy animals
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Post by LegendaryApe on Dec 25, 2023 20:05:24 GMT
You really are a good bunch. Thanks for all the laughs
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Post by barchetta on Dec 25, 2023 20:12:30 GMT
Merry Christmas all! Introducing The Snowman to my boy. He's loving it and I think there's some dust in the room. Nice. I remember doing that for our boys many moons ago - on VHS! Still, they may be 17 and 20 but we've all just enjoyed a post-dinner rewatch of Paddington. Napoleon Dynamite got the vote for the late film. |
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Post by retro74 on Dec 25, 2023 20:44:25 GMT
I got myself an Anbernic RG35XX Plus for Xmas
It’s flipping awesome
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 25, 2023 21:15:00 GMT
I got myself an Anbernic RG35XX Plus for Xmas It’s flipping awesome I had to look that up. I thought it was some sort of sexual torture device or something. Merry Christmas. |
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Post by retro74 on Dec 25, 2023 21:18:26 GMT
I got myself an Anbernic RG35XX Plus for Xmas It’s flipping awesome I had to look that up. I thought it was some sort of sexual torture device or something. Merry Christmas. Yeah it is. My genitals are red raw, it’s been a great day (not really, it’s a retro handheld) |
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Post by mrpon on Dec 26, 2023 0:17:12 GMT
Your penis?
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Post by Danno on Dec 26, 2023 1:48:12 GMT
Sometimes I love this place
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Post by pierrepressure on Dec 26, 2023 8:44:26 GMT
A belated Merry Christmas to everyone.
Still feeling knackered which is incredible considering I barely lifted a finger, my role was keeping the 5 year old entertained which meant basically opening all his presents with him and playing with them.
Result.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Dec 26, 2023 9:38:33 GMT
Entertaining a child can be exhausting. I've been up since 4 with my 4 year old and almost 2 year old keeping them entertained.
I am spent
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Post by Zuluhero on Dec 26, 2023 11:14:38 GMT
Now I'm struggling to set up a 3D printer she wanted so she could print D&D stuff for the myriad games she's playing simultaneously. I had this for the girls birthday and it is an absolute knacker ache starting from zero. They really live up to the printer part. After you’ve set it up, make an account on thingiverse and thangs and you’re pretty much good to go. We've had 2 successful looking prints now, the test one we did together and one she wanted that she did herself. But learning alot about the process. Those sites looks really useful! Thanks for the pointers ☺️ |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 26, 2023 12:23:58 GMT
Boxing day schedule:
Terry's Chocolate Orange while reading a Discworld novel I got from Santa.
Big jigsaw.
Watch Nativity with Xmas cake.
Noodle about on the new guitar on the sofa.
Doctor Who Xmas Special with warm mince pies.
Check.
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Post by hedben on Dec 26, 2023 13:46:54 GMT
Sounds ideal
I’ve walked the dog while kid#3 tried out her new rollerblades
Had a cheese and cracker lunch
Done some magic colouring-in (also with kid#3)
Now chilling on the sofa while the kids all hide in their respective rooms
Might play some board games later
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Dec 26, 2023 16:30:56 GMT
Merry Christmas all. My parents came over yesterday morning to watch kids open presents and then back to my brother's for their dinner. We then went over to BiL for dinner so our kids and their kids get to hang out together.
Ive been constructing lights and other assorted stuff the kids got for their newly decorated rooms.
Absolutely love the fact that my eldest said he wants to keep the generic 21" monitor that he plays Xbox on and that we sell the 43" 120hz vrr qled 4k TV we just bought him to replace both his shitty old TV and monitor combo. Yep that went down well. Kids eh.
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Post by Dougs on Dec 26, 2023 16:31:13 GMT
10am - Dog Walk after watching the eldest do the Boxing Day swim at the local beach. Brrrr
11am - cuppa at a beach side cafe
12 noon - back for leftovers, cheeses and a beer or two.
Snooze after. Now just off to the local for a quick pint. Board games tonight
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Post by Nitrous on Dec 26, 2023 16:41:19 GMT
Absolutely love the fact that my eldest said he wants to keep the generic 21" monitor that he plays Xbox on and that we sell the 43" 120hz vrr qled 4k TV we just bought him to replace both his shitty old TV and monitor combo. Yep that went down well. Kids eh. I did something very similar when I was a kid. Tbf it was when flat screen TVs started to be a thing and the response time was so slow you could see the ghosting clear as day. It was some cheap TV that Santa must have found on the shelf at Asda so that went and I carried on playing on a 16" CRT |
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Post by JuniorFE on Dec 26, 2023 16:47:43 GMT
IIRC the breaking point when we switched from our old TV to our current flatscreen was when I couldn't for the life of me read the UI text on the original Xenoblade (I was already bespectacled by that point, but was essentially fine aside from that)... Probably not the only reason, but hey  Sturdy little thing, that flatscreen! (aaand now I've jinxed it haven't I) |
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Post by nazo on Dec 26, 2023 17:09:00 GMT
One of the cats had a fit early hours of the morning and of course the vets are closed today. She seems ok today but still very worrying. Now I feel bad for moaning about them waking me up early yesterday  |
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