Christmas : what I wanted vs, what I got

TheHatter · 2012-12-30T18:31:26+00:00

I can't air these views at home but with the anonymity of the web I can unleash my inner brat. Wanted: Torque wrench. Got : Coffee machine Wanted: Cycle lock. Got: a chocolate lollipop. Wanted: Cycling cap. Got : a snood. anyone else wanna go?

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December 30, 2012 at 6:31 pm #17544

TheHatter

I can’t air these views at home but with the anonymity of the web I can unleash my inner brat.

Wanted: Torque wrench. Got : Coffee machine
Wanted: Cycle lock. Got: a chocolate lollipop.
Wanted: Cycling cap. Got : a snood.

anyone else wanna go?
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January 8, 2013 at 1:28 pm #710019
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SideBurn

stumps wrote:
In the end did
stumps wrote:

In the end did some overtime at work and when i get paid it i will go and buy what i wanted. :(

I hope you didn’t need to get your truncheon out…. It is (was) Christmas….

January 8, 2013 at 1:20 pm #710017
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SideBurn

bike_food wrote:Wanted: new
bike_food wrote:
Wanted: new Green day album.
Got: new Green day album and a flat car battery because glove box light was left on for 3 days, now car stereo wants code which I don’t have and can’t listen to CD in car.

Despite being left in the shed for several days my bike started first time; but I cannot for the life of me work out what bit is the stereo, let alone input a code 👿 The birds and tyres make my sound track B-)

January 7, 2013 at 2:01 pm #710015
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Anonymous

Wanted: new Green day
Wanted: new Green day album.
Got: new Green day album and a flat car battery because glove box light was left on for 3 days, now car stereo wants code which I don’t have and can’t listen to CD in car.

January 7, 2013 at 10:22 am #710013
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Stumps

Asked for
21 days to glory –
Asked for
21 days to glory – got In pursuit of glory (now got 2 copies)

scarf got wallet (now got 3)

cash to buy my own things got socks, chocolates and port.

In the end did some overtime at work and when i get paid it i will go and buy what i wanted. 🙁

January 6, 2013 at 3:09 pm #710011
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andyp

NorthWave Celcius GTX boots,
NorthWave Celcius GTX boots, Sidas Drywarmers and a bottle of Talisker. It doesn’t get any more WIN.

January 6, 2013 at 2:55 pm #710009
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londonplayer

when you get older, you have
when you get older, you have to buy your own christmas presents because otherwise you’ll never get them 😉 That’s what I’ve found at least.

December 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm #710007
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stepho

Never really asked for
Never really asked for anything as i had just bought myself a new ribble utralite racing bike (which i am very happy with)
Wife got me 4 sessions at the new glasgow velodrome (a complete surprise and very thoughtfull)
She also got me a 2 day holiday to berlin on the lash with my brother (she seems to want me out the house alot 😕 )

December 31, 2012 at 2:37 pm #710005
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aende

Wanted: nothing, really!
Got:
Wanted: nothing, really!

Got: Bottle of Single Malt Whisky, Tyler Hamilton’s Secret Race, Country and Western CD, Neil Young Bio and a New Fridge/Freezer

A full on ‘win’ as far as I was concerned!

Just happy watching junior open presents.

**Bought myself a new Bass amp head!

December 31, 2012 at 2:09 pm #710003
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AWP

Asked for, and received, a
Asked for, and received, a couple of Brynje base layers one black one white. Looking forward to the sub 5 degs tomorrow 😀

December 31, 2012 at 12:52 pm #710001
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Comrade

My birthday was in November
My birthday was in November and none of my bike pressies arrived that I thought I would get…so Christmas was great this year; I wanted and got: new wheels/ tyres, casette, chainring, chain, bike tools and a bottle of old No 7…yahoo…

December 31, 2012 at 12:25 pm #709999
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Yorkshie Whippet

Didn’t ask for anything this
Didn’t ask for anything this year, but bought myself

Planet X carbon wheels
Dura Ace 7900 shifters, mechs and Fightdeck computer
Ritchey WCS bars and 260 stem
Sidi shoes, Cateye helmet and 2 new tops
Assortment odd and ends.

Best Christmass for quite a while with parcels arriving since November.:-D

December 31, 2012 at 10:50 am #709997
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livestrongnick

Well i asked for Cash so that
Well i asked for Cash so that i can up-grade my components? 😕

I got the cash (£120)plus bottle of Jack Daniels Honey and Sir Bradley Wiggin’s Book ‘My Time’

So pretty chuffed 😀

Although being a chef i was looking forward to 3 days off and ended up cooking crimbo lunch cause my sister in-law got that Winter vomin bug… X(

December 31, 2012 at 9:51 am #709995
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therevokid

Proper winter boots …
Proper winter boots … bought them myself as they cost
too much 🙂
New over shoes – the enduras finally died – got them 🙂
Thermal l/s base layer – got that too ….

All the other chocolate, sweets, cake, tolkien book and
the whole crimbo period with my wife and kids was a brucey
bonus 😀

December 31, 2012 at 12:44 am #709993
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charliemac74

I asked for nothing and got
I asked for nothing and got exactly what I requested.

🙁

December 30, 2012 at 11:02 pm #709991
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Tony Farrelly

I got a lot of chocolate… and
I got a lot of chocolate… and I always want that… and a lot of prosecco, but that was more cos it was my birthday just before Christmas – I got Made in England too (for my birthday) which I’m really enjoying.

That lot pretty much took care of my want list apart from one of those Velo Re Tubelts made from recycled inner tubes (as featured in the road.cc shop). After some very unsubtle hinting I got one – love it, though it’s too big (dunno how big my family think i am but it goes half way round me again) so will have to swap for a smaller one.

Apart from that wanted a spare part for my Topeak workstand and got it thanks to the nice guys at Extra.

And after a very mucky Boxing Day ride I thought of something else I want – a Bike Parka so gonna treat myself – well, the bike – to one in the new year… and maybe a new front mech too.
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