What I Wanted vs What I Got for Christmas

[Richard K.]

What I Wanted

5x12 Chamonix Camera and Holders
Cooke XVa Lens
Schneider 550mm XXL Lens
Rickenbacker Guitar

What I Got

5"x12" SHAM -WOW with Pant Loop Holder
15 piece set of Cook-Ware Plastic Canisters
Dee Snider Twisted Sister T-Shirt XL
Rickenbacker Guitar...Pick

Oh well, I guess I wasn't a very good boy last year :D Happy Holidays To All! :)

[rugenius]

I didn't get new underwear,... I'm jealous.

[Walter Calahan]

Haven't opened the presents from my wife yet, so I still have hope. HA!

Wish for the stars, and be joyous for the simple daily gifts.

[Greg Blank]

Very true Walt, I hope for all good pictures this coming year and maybe a little more time to accomplish projects. A gift perhaps I can only give to myself. Pretty much have all the gear I want or need. & A happier world to work would be nice also.



Haven't opened the presents from my wife yet, so I still have hope. HA!

Wish for the stars, and be joyous for the simple daily gifts.

[Michael Graves]

What I wanted:

World Peace
The end to Hunger
A perfect day for shooting

What I got...

It's very nice tie.

[Diane Maher]

So far:

Wanted: snow

Got: rain

I haven't opened gifts yet. I'm eating a peaceful breakfast, i.e. no cats are trying to help me eat my cereal. :D :D :D

[bobwysiwyg]

What I (we) wanted:

Christmas with our grandkids
Berlebach tripod

What I (we) got:

No Christmas with our grandkids :( , but we will be seeing them next week. :)
Berlebach tripod for my recently acquired [from a member, thanks Scott] Shen-Hao :)

[Nathan Potter]

What I wanted: TIME

Guess it's to rare to give.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[erie patsellis]

What I wanted:

4.0 GPA

What I got
3.889 GPA
(stupid professor, odd gradings. One B in an otherwise perfect record, time to retake the class)



So far:

Wanted: snow

Got: rain

I haven't opened gifts yet. I'm eating a peaceful breakfast, i.e. no cats are trying to help me eat my cereal. :D :D :D

Pretty wet up here as well, though we might get snow tonight, unfortunately, all the wetness will freeze as well. Guess I can't have it all.

[Brian Ellis]

What I Wanted: To go back to the years when my kids were little and thought Santa Claus left all those presents under the tree.

What I got: Telephone calls with my kids, both many thousands of miles away, and a very comfortable, peaceful morning with my beautiful wife. Age does have some advantages, just not very many.

[Jerry Bodine]

What I wanted:

I thought I'd made it clear that after 75 years I was a guy who had EVERYTHING.

What I got:

Penicillin !!

[Diane Maher]

So far:

Wanted: snow

Got: rain

I haven't opened gifts yet. I'm eating a peaceful breakfast, i.e. no cats are trying to help me eat my cereal. :D :D :D

Update:

We got some snow here. Just enough to cover the grass. :D Good enough for me!

[Mike1234]

Gotta walk away from the PC for awhile to let the hooch wear off. :D

[Michael Cienfuegos]

Gotta walk away from the PC for awhile to let the hooch wear off. :D

I had to work last night, have to to work tonight, too:( We will open presents on Sunday when I can be awake and enjoy everything. no hooch for me when i have to work :( :((

[Michael Cienfuegos]

Gotta walk away from the PC for awhile to let the hooch wear off. :D

I had to work last night, have to to work tonight, too:( We will open presents on Sunday when I can be awake and enjoy everything.

[Mike1234]

Be thankful you have family to enjoy the holidays with. Stop complaining!! :D

[johnschlicher]

What I wanted: 8 x 20 camera, maybe a 16 1/2 dagor

What I got: two shirts, pair of jeans, pair of house slippers,

Kay did buy me 12" wolly v with variable diffusion---she just doesn't know it yet

[Jim Ewins]

Be neither gift giver nor recipient be. No obligations, no disappointment. Especially at someones traditional time of year!

[Michael Graves]

What I (we) wanted:

Christmas with our grandkids
Berlebach tripod

What I (we) got:

No Christmas with our grandkids :( , but we will be seeing them next week. :)
Berlebach tripod for my recently acquired [from a member, thanks Scott] Shen-Hao :)

My daughter got a Berlebach...thanks to one of the members here. She loves it, by the way.

[William McEwen]

What I wanted: 12x20 camera with a compass on the front standard and this thing which tells time...

[W K Longcor]

What I wanted : A beautiful and totally wonderful wife, a faithful and loving dog, two great sons, two sweet daughters-in-law, four super grandchildren, and all of us together Christmas eve. AND, I GOT IT ALL! Thanks SANTA!:D

[Roger Thoms]

I wanted was an US manufactured torque wrench that went up to 250 ft/lbs. What I got was a Speed Graphic 4x5 a month early and a Lumber Rack for my truck which I pick up today. Guess I have to buy my own torque wrench. :) Oh and I shouldn't forget the 6 pairs of wool socks which make that Speed Graphic more enjoyable to use this time of year.

Roger

[Michael Graves]

My coolest gift was an Australian Zombieland hat. I love it.

[Allen in Montreal]

You sir,
are a very spoiled man!
I am sure the work put in, was worth every second!! :) :)




What I wanted : A beautiful and totally wonderful wife, a faithful and loving dog, two great sons, two sweet daughters-in-law, four super grandchildren, and all of us together Christmas eve. AND, I GOT IT ALL! Thanks SANTA!:D

[rguinter]

What I wanted:

4.0 GPA

What I got
3.889 GPA
(stupid professor, odd gradings. One B in an otherwise perfect record, time to retake the class)

Don't worry about it and don't bother retaking the class. Mine was a 3.92 class of 1986. And absolutely no-one since then has ever asked..............

[John Kasaian]

What I wanted: To see my bride and kids gleefully rip into a pile of presents I've bought and paid for.

What I got: To see my bride and kids gleefully rip into a pile of presents I put on the VISA card :eek:

[rphenning]

to hang out with my family, I got it.

I also got a bunch of film, which was really really cool.