2016 GRM New Years game!

minivan_racer wrote: Mine won't go out til thursday so sorry to the person in MN that won't get it til after Christmas. It is the "new year's game" after all.

Pretty sure I know who you got, based on who lives there and participates here.

My box went out Tuesday. Do to the enormously long lines at the post office, my wife sent it out UPS. It's headed a long way west and is showing a delivery of Thursday the 29th.

Merry Christmas to everyone and thanks for playing.

Big thanks to Mr. Bill for taking the time to set this up. It's a fun game.

I got a heavy USPS priority flat rate box from PA today. We have a rule so I won't open it until Sunday. Thanks in advance!

Damn, im almost having more fun figuring out who got who, and I didn't even play. I probably should have.

I got a lovely box from our very own fearless leader Hungary Bill!!

Pics will be up tomorrow! (unless I can get on the computer tonight)

Stuff has been gathered, should be going postal tomorrow.

bombs, errr no parcel away. it left yesterday.

Mine is going out today. I hope I understood the spirit of the event (there is a lot of random stuff in there) and that the recipient has a good sense of humor.

Mine's going to a small town in the Midwest. It got picked up a couple days ago, and has a delivery date of tomorrow. Right now, the package is in Nashua, NH.

I really hope it makes it.

I got mine boxed up last night and went to the Post Office to send it out with the self-service kiosk- and the thing was full and I couldn't drop it off. However, I got the postage for it and it's now sitting on our office receptionist's desk for the mailman to pick up, so it will be going out today. Hopefully it will still get there Saturday as it the machine said when I got the postage, but it does have to go halfway across the country so it may not get there until Monday.

If mine doesn't show up today I won't see it until mid-next week since we're going away for the holiday and will have our mail held. I'm looking forward to seeing what weirdness I get this year.

Mine is all packed up and will go out today. All my garage stuff at home is still packed up from the move so someone in WI is getting a box of random stuff from my desk.

Edit: Mine will be delivered Tuesday, Dec 27.

Sooo what do we have here?

Goodies!!!

Tags from the NASA Explorer

A Toyota Badge, Emergency tool, and a big of circuit breakers!

A very nice reversible ratcheting 10mm box wrench

A coil, A Rainier Beer, and a little bottle of maple whisky

Airplane switch panel bits

Two papers from the Hawks superbowl win! Go Hawks!

And one very cool SR71 picture. That will have to get hung up in the house

THANKS BILL!!!!

My package is supposed to arrive on the 24th :)

My pile of random crap went out Tuesday. I may have found the only post office with no line. The two people working the counter looked rather bored.

In reply to java230:

Cool stuff (but that's not an SR-71 ) The tags from Explorer are really neato.

Looks like victim...I mean giftee...will have theirs before Christmas.

In reply to ultraclyde:

damn you, see what happens when I dont looks close enough. B2 yes?

Service: UPS Ground
Service Delivery Date: End of Day Thursday, Dec 29, 2016
Box of random on it's way! UPS again because I'm too lazy to stand in line at USPS.

java230 wrote: In reply to ultraclyde: damn you, see what happens when I dont looks close enough. B2 yes?

I'd say yes.

I just returned from Harbor Freight(awesome sale on this week BTW), to find a box from up north sitting on the patio.

I'm guessing Woody drew my name, but I could be wrong. Many many thanks to you sir, or if it was another Connecticutan, well, thank you as well.

On to the unboxing!

Ooo big bag, I'm curious now...

And I was not disappointed, an excuse to buy another Miata was sitting right on top.

A full on screwey driver set WITH TORX set!
an 85 CRX, 70 3.0 BMW racer, and a 59 Wagon with surfboard!
What appears to be the Autoweek Miata reveal issue, featuring my favorite Miata on the cover...

The flash didn't do the State Capital plate justice, it looks brand new, as does the ancient PA plate. Good starts for the garage wall.
Customary stickers
A bag, that says fusible link, with 3 10gauge ground wires
A sign I approve of, that is a regift from last year, so now I definitely have regifts for next year.

And last but not least, a mirror from an old 911, I'm not sure on the year. I actually thought Rover or TR3 before googling.

Thanks again secret santa!

Just curious, parts of this may make it to Florida on the challenge car, this thread counts as receipt for free parts, correct?

In reply to java230:

I'm glad you liked it . That was my "Pacific Northwest" box that I was sure an out of stater would love. I laughed my butt off when I saw I was paired up with someone close enough to hand deliver the box to.

Aside from the accel ignition coil, obligatory 10mm wrench, and the maple syrup (part re-gift from last year that I thought I'd share) everything is PNW themed

If it's any consolation: The 10mm wrench was found in a PnP in Lakewood, and the whiskey mixed with the maple syrup was craft distilled in Washington

Cheers!

My box of junk shoul arrive by Tuesday the 27th. Sorry to recipient, the box already had a hole in the side since i wasnt smart enough to use any additional packaging. I hope something is left in there!

I am sitting here trying to remember if I still have my 'trespassers will be shot' sign or if I sent it to someone. I think I must still have it.

Just picked up my box, looking forward to stuffing it full!

RevRico wrote: I just returned from Harbor Freight(awesome sale on this week BTW), to find a box from up north sitting on the patio. I'm guessing Woody drew my name, but I could be wrong. Many many thanks to you sir, or if it was another Connecticutan, well, thank you as well. On to the unboxing! Ooo big bag, I'm curious now... And I was not disappointed, an excuse to buy another Miata was sitting right on top. A full on screwey driver set WITH TORX set! an 85 CRX, 70 3.0 BMW racer, and a 59 Wagon with surfboard! What appears to be the Autoweek Miata reveal issue, featuring my favorite Miata on the cover... The flash didn't do the State Capital plate justice, it looks brand new, as does the ancient PA plate. Good starts for the garage wall. Customary stickers A bag, that says fusible link, with 3 10gauge ground wires A sign I approve of, that is a regift from last year, so now I definitely have regifts for next year. And last but not least, a mirror from an old 911, I'm not sure on the year. I actually thought Rover or TR3 before googling. Thanks again secret santa! Just curious, parts of this may make it to Florida on the challenge car, this thread counts as receipt for free parts, correct?

I would be honored if my old mirror makes it to Florida on a Challenge car.

That issue of Autoweek is also the one where they announce that Satch Carlson is...um..."on sabbatical".

And that station wagon has a canoe on it!

I returned today to find a box on my stoop! You crazy over-acheivers getting things shipped out so early! My box will make it out today, hopefully!

Anyway, without further ado:

This was on my stoop:

So, I opened it up to find a note and a pair of gloves right under some packing material:

I can totally appreciate re-gifting! In fact, it would be pretty neat to see things get passed around from year to year! Pulling stuff out, we've got:

Three giant RackingJunk.com stickers and some other assorted stickers and decals.

A few sockets on a holder, some pens, wire brush set, jigsaw blades, a bottle opener/keychain, a flashlight/keychain, a couple cool Hot Wheels, and -- you must know me -- a nice stack of bandages!

Rounding out the loot, there are the aforementioned gloves -- super grippy, btw. Where have these been all my life? -- a poncho, a map of NC, a sprocket, some nuts washers, and some keyrings that were stored in some sort of ancient holding device the likes of which I don't know that I've ever seen. In the center, a piston that has definitely seen better days!

Thanks Secret Santa!

Woody wrote: And that station wagon has a canoe on it!

A canoe in our GRM game? How could I be so complacent!?!