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[Jayqwelin]

I'd really like for a copy of Europa Universalis 4, with all the DLCs. If not that, an alarm clock and an extension cord would be nice.

[Prisca]

Ah Christmas! I cant wait!! I really would love the finance to be able to buy my family all the gifts i want to lol. But aside from that, there are a few 'essentials' my life is missing that i wouldn't mind receiving as a Christmas gift- hair straightener, clothes, hair blow-dryer, shoes, i-tunes gift card... I won't be disappointed if i don't receive any of those though I just want to have a sweet day with the family.

[Shannon]

A PS4. In the worst way. I still have a huuuge catalog of games to finish on my 360 but goddamnit did Sony make a beautiful system. Apparently I have to finish my online classes first, and then it's all mine.

[sprockets]

Nothing, anything that I could want I've already bought. Oh the joys of being a single fulltime employed male.

I mean... I guess I could use a new desk / chair / webcam but none of those are absolutely necessary.

[masxed]

All I want for Christmas is to be healthy! Last years Christmas was a wreck..

[Kat]

For some reason I thought I already posted in this thread but I can't find my comment.. 

 

All I want is to be the in the UK by Christmas lol.

[Frizzle]

I've got to the stage where I easily make enough money to buy anything within reason I want, saps the fun out of christmas.

I dunno I guess, a job that I geuinely love? More free time? For the next doors kid not to wake me up at 8am?

Maybe flight tickets to america? That's more reasonable

[Jozie]

I have a lot on my Christmas list! But there was only one that I truly wanted and my man is getting for me! I just wish we could share the gift!

 

1. Spending Christmas with my family in Ohio. He can't go because he has his daughter and she can't handle such a long drive. (7-10 hours depending on traffic)

2. 2 hoodies from The Pretty Wreckless

3. Pokemon Ruby

4. Google Play gift cards

5. Neocash Gift Cards

6. Juicy Couture bag

7. HTC One M8

8. Kuerig Coffee maker

9. Ohio State anything

10. Steelers anything!

 

Those are my top 10!

[Unmata]

A rolling pin from Anthropology

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Ceramic measuring spoons

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A Scroll Saw 

New Gaming Mouse

 

[Padme]

My two front teeth.

 

or college tuition.

[Peaches]

I want a telescope.

 

I will be shopping online to avoid queues at all costs.

[redlion]

World peace, enlightenment, and maybe some chipotle.

Those would all be really nice.

Socks, you can never have too many socks I always say.

To be fair, I genuinely quite like some good quality socks.

Dumbledore reference wasn't lost on me.

[Alexiel]

Hmm. It's so much easier for me to figure out the right gift for someone than it is anything for myself.

I would like...

 

1. The Fourth Doctor's scarf, sonic screw driver replica, and a box or two of Jelly Babies if they still make them
2. Silent Bob's or Thrillkiller Robin's jacket
3. A cyan Kamen Rider Decade helmet
4. Gift card to my local comic book shop: All Star Comics
5. Infinite Crisis Omnibus (hardcover, 1400 pages
6. Membership to the Scifi Book Club
7. Legalize It - or at least a half ounce
8. Another painting/drawing from my beloved waifu (and the one promised from last Christmas lol)

 

All of which I intend to buy anyways so... guess just the painting/drawing and a nice meal out with my mom & dad... and the missus, of course.

A picture of the four of us together would be nice also. Shame I don't really have anything "nice" to wear though...

[Waser Lave]

Dumbledore reference wasn't lost on me.

Or perhaps we both just appreciate a good pair of socks? Like Jon Snow. Many people say Jon Snow knows nothing but one thing Jon Snow does know is socks, and ties.

[Nymh]

What I want, like Lee and Patrick's wishes, aren't really things people can give me. More time to myself. Exercise. Meeting online friends IRL. Better health. More knowledge.

I guess I could go for some personal care products. I need to take better care of myself.

[T2dR]

A 3DS since I lost my old one. And some clothes. So not too much.

[WeirwoodTreeHugger]

I don't want anything so I don't have to give anyone anything in return.

[cara]

I don't want anything so I don't have to give anyone anything in return.

 

That's genius, I should start doing that.

[Hawk]

• Torque wrench
• Jack
• Jack stands
• Socket adapters (1/2 to 3/8 drive in particular)

[Emily]

 

• Torque wrench
• Jack
• Jack stands
• Socket adapters (1/2 to 3/8 drive in particular)

 

 

Such a dude. 

[Hawk]

Such a dude. 

I had to borrow them from a coworker to change pads and rotors on all 4 corners, and both front stabalizer bar linkages on my car.

 

Shit, I forgot another one:

 

• Breaker Bar

[Emily]

 

I had to borrow them from a coworker to change pads and rotors on all 4 corners, and both front stabalizer bar linkages on my car.

 

Shit, I forgot another one:

 

• Breaker Bar

 

 

Did you just speak English?  

 

I hope you get all that you want. 

[Hawk]

Did you just speak English?

 

I hope you get all that you want. 

Yes.  I did.

 

Up next weekend is chasing down some odd ticking from the engine compartment when the throttle is applied!  I think it may be a leak in the exhaust manifold, but not sure.

[Rocket]

A certain someone to show up on my doorstep christmas morning (unlikely)

 

other than that, nothing. maybe some good quality TP since I'm poor right now.

[Hawk]

Did you just speak English?

 

I hope you get all that you want. 

@Emily

 

I already own the required sockets.  My car is simple in that it's all disk brakes. (Rear are drum-in-hat, but that's fancy shit that only pertains to the parking brake.  Ignore it.)  The breaker bar is required to loosen lug nuts. (Torque wrench required to tighten them after repairs). Pads go inside the caliper, and the rotor is what spins with the wheel.  Here is an image of the caliper/pad/rotor assembly.  Brake pads contact the rotor when you push down on the brake pedal, and the friction generates heat and slows the vehicle.  This wears both the pads and rotors.  Replacing the pads and rotors is a fairly standard brake job (Some will resurface the rotors, which requires setting it up in a lathe aligning to the mounting face [I'd think, I'm not an automotive tech] and associated bore and minimum machining the rotor faces so the area the pad contacts is smooth).

 

The stabalizer bar linkages can also be called sway bar linkages.  It is part of the suspension that keeps the body closer to level when cornering hard or level when going over bumps.  My front right one was bad, and caused an audible clunk in the passenger compartment going over small bumps.  It was a bitch to get at with my equipment.  I just realized I need 22, 23, and 24mm wrenches, as well as imperial wrenches about the same size.