3RD ANNUAL SECRET SANTA GROUP BUILD FOR AIRCRAFT

Been kinda quiet here lately? Hmmm does anyone need more gift ideas?

SSGB boxes must be flying all around by now passing each other in the mail. No socks or ties please Aaron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve

Oh man, now comes the hard part.

Box marked with "FSM SSGB" has arrived, and now the voices from my closet have started... it's gonna be a long six weeks!

Kev

Hmmm... got a Christmas Card in the mail yesterday from my secret santa but no parcel (mailed seperately).  Man that is torture.  Now I know who my Santa is and now I get to start guessing what kind of kit he would pick out without even knowing the dimensions of the parcel.  Torture... torture...  

Of course, he could be one of those evil SS guys that wrap the kit in a bigger box just to fool you too so I guess I just have to endure for another 6 weeks.

razordws wrote:

Hmmm... got a Christmas Card in the mail yesterday from my secret santa but no parcel (mailed seperately).  Man that is torture.  Now I know who my Santa is and now I get to start guessing what kind of kit he would pick out without even knowing the dimensions of the parcel.  Torture... torture...   Of course, he could be one of those evil SS guys that wrap the kit in a bigger box just to fool you too so I guess I just have to endure for another 6 weeks.

sfcmac wrote:

razordws wrote: Hmmm... got a Christmas Card in the mail yesterday from my secret santa but no parcel (mailed seperately).  Man that is torture.  Now I know who my Santa is and now I get to start guessing what kind of kit he would pick out without even knowing the dimensions of the parcel.  Torture... torture...   Of course, he could be one of those evil SS guys that wrap the kit in a bigger box just to fool you too so I guess I just have to endure for another 6 weeks.

You just had to throw that option in there too didn't you!!!! LOL

Actually, I could use a few new ties

Got a phone call at work this afternoon from my wife stating that SS made a delivery to the house. 

Upon arriving home there was a package from **********sitting on the piano bench.  I ignored it figuring that if I did that the little gremlins inside would not start taunting me. 

I'm not going to let this package get the best of me.........I am going to be tough and not wilt under the pressure.   I fooled the package - its still in the shipping package.   HaHaHaHa.

I win round one.    Round two coming up.

Me 1  - Package 0

John

You're a stronger man than me John, my package from XXXXXXX arrived today and WHAM!!! out the shipping container it came.  I'll have to share a pic of the wrapping later.  The pic on the front of the two (?) packages inside are hilarious and definitely made me think twice before ripping any further into the wrapping.

You know it is my Birthday on Saturday.  Maybe my secret Birthday Fairy got confused and I was supposed to open it on my Birthday...

 A CAN OF SIMONIZ !

Cha cha cha Chia!!!

The labeling on my packages says it all!!!

I better store them somewhere safe till Christmas. 

Those are too funny!

I guess I should update here... Earlier in the week I got my gift from my SS. I think I may have to hide it from the cat more than from myself. Bright colors and paper covered boxes are like crack for a cat...hmmm maybe I should give it to her .

I also mailed my package to [insert name and location here] just yesterday. I'm such a procrastinator. You know what they say about procrastination: I'll tell you later.

Acmodeler01 you are not the only one I just put mine in the mail today.

Thad

KINGTHAD wrote:

Acmodeler01 you are not the only one I just put mine in the mail today. Thad

You are the one who has NO Excuse for that Thad

PaPa-John wrote:

Me 1  - Package 0

Hmmmmm....................I think that this score is going to change in the packages favor soon

DrewH wrote:

PaPa-John wrote: Me 1  - Package 0 Hmmmmm....................I think that this score is going to change in the packages favor soon

Oh you are probably so right......  The package was so quiet this morning, I think it is trying to lull me into a sense of false security.   Proabably rigged, just waiting for me to try.  Maybe I should break down and open the shipping package to see what pretty coloured paper it is wrapped in.  Could be the shipping package is masking the sounds from in side (soundproof packing)

Still Me - 1 Package 0.5.  HaHa I'm at work.  Can't hear a darn thing from here.

Oh the agony, suspense.  But everyone is feeling the same way too.

John

Drew I got lost when I went in the back. A big stack of kit fell on me and they did not find me for two weeks.

Thad

Has anyone seen the commercials for the gift bags with the alarms? I just saw that the other day, and they're awesome!

I just wish I would have known about them before I sent out my package! I coulda rigged up something I'm sure!

Hey!!!  Nice surprise on the door step when I came home..thanks SS!!  It's off to the closet with you so as not to tempt me!  Tried to explain to the loving wife how this works.."So a complete stranger sends you a kit?" she says..."And I send one to my recipient" I say..."Hmmm" she replies...secretly wishing she belonged to a group like ours.

Sending mine out tomorrow..felt weird buying Christmas wrapping so early...

Mark

mark983 wrote:

Hey!!!  Nice surprise on the door step when I came home..thanks SS!!  It's off to the closet with you so as not to tempt me!  Tried to explain to the loving wife how this works.."So a complete stranger sends you a kit?" she says..."And I send one to my recipient" I say..."Hmmm" she replies...secretly wishing she belonged to a group like ours. Sending mine out tomorrow..felt weird buying Christmas wrapping so early... Mark

When I was sending out my package the lady at the USPS office was impressed that I was sending out a gift.  She asked if it was for Christmas, and seeing the box it undoubtedly was, and was shocked that someone could send it so early.  Still waiting for my box of temptations to arrive.  Hopefully it doesn't arrive tomorrow as the weather does not look too great for a box to sit outside for any amount of time.

KINGTHAD wrote:

Drew I got lost when I went in the back. A big stack of kit fell on me and they did not find me for two weeks. Thad

We should all have that problem!!!

The early start was a good idea I think.  Parcel has been here for several days and I still don't hear any voices.  Either that or they are worried about setting off the bombs that are inside.

Still haven't broken down.

Me - 2   Package - 0.5.

I win, so far

Jon, you have been pretty quiet.  Did our illustrious SSGB3 planner get - hi-jacked - by a strange package.

John