GWJ Secret Stan 2020: Time to Yeet This Holiday!

just a quick heads up to whoever my stanta is. There is (obviously) a big ol' palaver going on in the UK right now and with everyone locking the UK out, a lot of incoming mail is getting returned to sender rather than being sent through, though i don't think this currently includes the US or anything mid-delivery.

Deliveries bigger than letter size into and out of the UK from EU countries, even personal stuff, is blocked for "the immediate future" however long that turns out to be (hopefully, only a day or so but who knows).

Might be something to keep an eye on if you've sent stuff out / intending to do so.

A gift has arrived
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Fra.ge.lay ohh Fancy
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We will start with this cold thing that is probably the fragile part.
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I don't know where you went digging to find out that I like spicy stuff, but you hit the nail on the head.
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And for the inevitable butt hurt afterwards
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The TP was also part of an entire take care of yourself covid kit
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Thank you to my Stanta. I love it all and could not stop smiling during the unboxing.
Last but not least racing gear and a new Casio. WOOT!
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Looks good on ya! The Mrs made the masks and embroidered There is one last item that is still racing its way through the clogged up USPS, so will send along when it finally makes its way here.

Merry Xmas!

Wayfarer wrote:

Looks good on ya! The Mrs made the masks and embroidered There is one last item that is still racing its way through the clogged up USPS, so will send along when it finally makes its way here.

Merry Xmas!

I got more coming? Hell yeah! That Easter egg is making me very excite.

pyxistyx wrote:

just a quick heads up to whoever my stanta is. There is (obviously) a big ol' palaver going on in the UK right now and with everyone locking the UK out, a lot of incoming mail is getting returned to sender rather than being sent through, though i don't think this currently includes the US or anything mid-delivery.

Deliveries bigger than letter size into and out of the UK from EU countries, even personal stuff, is blocked for "the immediate future" however long that turns out to be (hopefully, only a day or so but who knows).

Might be something to keep an eye on if you've sent stuff out / intending to do so.

Hmm, the personally assembled part of my UK Stantas gifts was going to go in the mail this week. I think I will hold off a bit just to be safe, would hate to have it get lost or bounce back.

Give it a day or so just in case. i don't think US-UK mail was/is affected. You'll probably get a warning if you tried to send something and it was going to cause problems - that's how other people found out about it, trying to send stuff to or from EU countries.

My super generous Stanta says there'll be a gift the third on the way, but for now after it was suggested I should unwrap away, here are gifts the first and second...

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Have wanted to try Marvel Champs for quite a while and the paints will be a great addition to painting sessions for my son and I, he's bagsied the mini!

Thank you very much Stanta, cheers!

Finally, my victim's stuff is out of "In Transit", and out for delivery. The Post Office has been so screwed the last few weeks.

To those of you involved in this latest outpouring of generosity, thank you. I don't know what else to say, but you're all wonderful.

Bonus_Eruptus wrote:

Finally, my victim's stuff is out of "In Transit", and out for delivery. The Post Office has been so screwed the last few weeks.

THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, BONUS!

Everything made it safely. The huge tray of ginormous cinnamon rolls will be warmed in the morning and devoured. The two dozen cookies were immediately opened and sampled by the kids (I waited until after dinner). We declare them delicious! The Japanese chisels have a place of honor by my old Marples set (chipped and worn after 20 years of use). They're sharp enough to shave with, and will be saved for "the good stuff" where I'm doing something that needs accuracy or artistry. Weirdly, all of my chisels are gifts. To have Japanese steel beside my Sheffield is pretty cool.

Minotaar wrote:

Benign, I'd be curious as to whether you've made them face a purple worm yet.

As of yet Herbert remains on his shelf, threatening a challenging encounter in the future. Though they did just level up...

benign1 wrote:
Minotaar wrote:

Benign, I'd be curious as to whether you've made them face a purple worm yet.

As of yet Herbert remains on his shelf, threatening a challenging encounter in the future. Though they did just level up...

Herbert! Love it!

Gifts arrived the past couple of days. Nicely done! Thanks robear, I'll post some pictures when I can! The NeoGeo 40 in 1 is sweet.

Ps. Max 2.0 says "thanks!" for Pikachu.

...whut? I'm not in SS this year...

Really? Hmm. I read the note without my glasses on. That's weird...?

Correction. Hobear! You see the confusion in names.

...everyone makes note to buy reader glasses for MaxShrek in 2021...

Oh, *that* guy again...

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Or you can do laser surgery if your handy with a laser.

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MaxShrek wrote:

Correction. Hobear! You see the confusion in names.

Happens all the time. Enjoy!

MaxShrek wrote:

Or you can do laser surgery if your handy with a laser.

Robear, once Covid is all over we will have to meet at a gwj gathering some time. Long lost bear brothers.

Hobear wrote:
MaxShrek wrote:

Correction. Hobear! You see the confusion in names.

Happens all the time. Enjoy!

I think what got me was reading the forum name and then somehow swapping letters with your name proper. I dyslexia blame and my bifocals also.

Hobear wrote:
MaxShrek wrote:

Or you can do laser surgery if your handy with a laser.

Robear, once Covid is all over we will have to meet at a gwj gathering some time. Long lost bear brothers.

And PandaSuit!

Hmm. You could have an onlyfans for Three Bare Bears.

And a theme song based on "Three Little Maids Are We", amirite?

I approve of all GWJ-sanctioned mingling, post-COVID.

Hobear wrote:
MaxShrek wrote:

Or you can do laser surgery if your handy with a laser.

Robear, once Covid is all over we will have to meet at a gwj gathering some time. Long lost bear brothers.

Long lost Uncle Hobert, is that you?

Shhh.... We do not speak of this outside the forest...

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I saved my box of Christmas cheer to open this morning:

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You can see we have some Christmas snow, and Mei Mei is outside checking it out. The first thing I noticed when I opened the box is the absolutely perfect packaging, nice job!

After reading a nice note from my Stanta, mortalgroove, I proceeded to dig in.

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The 2020 ornament cracked me up! The buckeye ornament is a nice touch from the buckeye state, and I just love locally produced honey!

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I don't know if I've ever proclaimed my love for natural peanut butter on the forums before, this was either excellent stalking or just a lucky guess. Either way, I cannot wait to try this with the double raspberry jam!
*edit to add that these were also locally produced in the buckeye state.

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My love for Hamilton is well documented. I love this mug so much!! And, it was filled with really delicious chocolates!

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One last pic, Frankie making sure I didn't leave anything behind.

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Thank you SO MUCH mortalgroove!! I love all of it. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

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