In reply to HoserRacing :
Glad you liked it!! Mark Stielow on the pro touring book was an engineer at GM I worked adjacent to for a while, thought the book was amazing from someone who also had a successful traditional career.
The gauge cluster was from a buddy's formula ford when he upgraded to digital dash, the piston was from the seized engine that came in my Datsun.
The handles with chains, door handles, and Toyota badge are all from the same 70s/80s Toyota truck! The chains and handle are actually what hold the tailgate to the bed, the handle rotates and the chain takes up some slack.
The coozie is from a buddy who ran Ford race engineering support for that driver.
This showed up two weeks ago just before I left for vacation and just got the time now since getting back to post.
A nicely decorated box.
Including some nice decorative touches added by the post office.
Opening it finds some reading material and a few 3d printed things and hotwheels.
Opening up the 3d printed canisters revealed a nice surprise.
Going down a layer shows more hotwheels, some weatherpack crimpers, abrasives both spinny and not.
More abrasives, more 3d printed stuff.
A pocket Rangefinder.
Zip ties, misc tools, and a leatherman that my wife already claimed.
Quite a few zip ties including a few on Christmas trees that are always useful.
This looks like something I have seen before.
Gloves.
Batteries.
More 3d printing.
Levels, Sharpies, a snap on tool that likely cost more than the postage required to sent the box, blank oil change stickers so I can try to remind myself when the last time I changed the oil on my cars is.
a pulley of some sort.
Level
Spring compressor including instructions.
Crank bearings, Second gen RX-7 haynes manual (sold my RX-7 a while back), calipers,more pics of the oil change stickers.
These bearings should clean right up with a little scotch bright (included in box) action I am sure.
Err maybe not.
Great box A++ would receive again.
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:In reply to Mr_Asa :
The new guy raided my garage for some legacy pieces since he just moved into an apartment in the area and hasn't curated a collection of fine automotive detritus as of yet. We both agreed that the Dewey's cookies were going to represent the flavor of NC this year, mainly because we didn't feel like running down East to get good BBQ sauce.
Oh man. NC BBQ is one of my absolute favorites. I have many many fine memories of Smithfield's
The cookies are good too, but Smithfield's is the way to my heart.
moxnix said:This showed up two weeks ago just before I left for vacation and just got the time now since getting back to post.
A nicely decorated box.
Including some nice decorative touches added by the post office.
Opening it finds some reading material and a few 3d printed things and hotwheels.
Opening up the 3d printed canisters revealed a nice surprise.
Going down a layer shows more hotwheels, some weatherpack crimpers, abrasives both spinny and not.
More abrasives, more 3d printed stuff.
A pocket Rangefinder.
Zip ties, misc tools, and a leatherman that my wife already claimed.
Quite a few zip ties including a few on Christmas trees that are always useful.
This looks like something I have seen before.
Gloves.
Batteries.
More 3d printing.
Levels, Sharpies, a snap on tool that likely cost more than the postage required to sent the box, blank oil change stickers so I can try to remind myself when the last time I changed the oil on my cars is.
a pulley of some sort.
Level
Spring compressor including instructions.
Crank bearings, Second gen RX-7 haynes manual (sold my RX-7 a while back), calipers,more pics of the oil change stickers.
These bearings should clean right up with a little scotch bright (included in box) action I am sure.
Err maybe not.
Great box A++ would receive again.
I didn't send it, but it looks like my kids artwork from last year. If that WAS a legacy box from last year than those bearings came out of my rx8 with a 3.9 gm v6.
That little red 3d printed thing is part of a small 3d printed rotary engine. I didn't see the other parts in the pics.
Edit! I do see the other rotary parts. The Grey trichoidal bit, and the rotor, and this red button all go together. There is an indentation in the red thing that you can use your thumb to spin the "engine".
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! A box arrived!!!!
A real piece of GRM Game history, this one!
I tell ya. That diamond plate came with a nice pull-tab, but for a second there I thought I was going to be opening this with the danger wheel 
Let's see what's inside, shall we?
Ok, we have some stickers from Summit, and a GIGANTIC Monzora shirt (Mrs. Hungary will comment on said giganticness later when she put it in the wash)
Underneath?
Zip ties in all colors and sizes! Some are even metal! \m/
A piston looking suspiciously like the Chevrolet 5.7-liter variety 
ooooh! With authentic battle damage!
oooh, genuine Monzora ring gear~! I'm seriously thinking of making a clock out of this bad-boy \m/
While the Hungarlings were sufficiently distracted by the loot, I found some scribbles of the poetic variety!
Angry Corvair, I dubbeth thee "Little Welder Boy" (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum) 
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Ok, spread out here's what we got"
and here is what was immediately taken by the Hungarlings
The eldest took the Buick, while the youngest snagged that panel wagon (they're his favorite)
The magnetic dish though, I slapped right on the side of the fridge (and so far, Mrs. Hungary has not noticed)
Thanks a TON, Angry! That was one helluva way to spend a sick day
I got your box packed up and it'll post as soon as the office opens on Monday. Cheers!
I'm a E36 M3ty human. My box will head out this week to Oregon. I'm sorry, but life and mother nature sucks.
The matchbox cars will hopefully make up for my suck.
In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
I hope those plastic zip ties don't suck. I've never used them, but the price was right.
Those plus the load straps, 10mm socket variety pack, and magnetic dish seemed like they might have some roadside repair value.
I'm glad the Hungarlings each found a car they like. That Nova wagon was my favorite too. I almost didn't send it. 🤘🏻😎
Wreck Racing cleared me out of all shirts XL and smaller.
Did you have to pay duty or VAT or any other fees to get the box?
P3PPY said:In reply to glueguy (Forum Supporter) :
And if my wife was as impulsive as I am, you would have ended up with my SIL's rust bucket 2009 Escape!
Well, that would be a new level of this game.......
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
I hope those plastic zip ties don't suck. I've never used them, but the price was right.
Those plus the load straps, 10mm socket variety pack, and magnetic dish seemed like they might have some roadside repair value.
I'm glad the Hungarlings each found a car they like. That Nova wagon was my favorite too. I almost didn't send it. 🤘🏻😎
Wreck Racing cleared me out of all shirts XL and smaller.
Did you have to pay duty or VAT or any other fees to get the box?
The ratchet straps look SOLID, and that 10mm kit had me ROLLIN (you wanna talk about "all inclusive"!!) I'm seriously thinking about making a "Break glass in case of emergency" box for the sockets.
The Zip ties? Do not worry, sir. If one doesn't hold what I'm trying to keep in place, then the 25 others I zip over it will
I had to pay something silly to cover the shipping cost of the box (yeah, they ding ya for that out here) but it was WELL darn worth it. Thank you again!!!!
(speaking of awful human beings: I forgot to grab your box on the way out the door today when I ran into town. Will get it in the mail manana)
glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:P3PPY said:In reply to glueguy (Forum Supporter) :
And if my wife was as impulsive as I am, you would have ended up with my SIL's rust bucket 2009 Escape!
Well, that would be a new level of this game.......
I mean.....I did get the title to a Toureg in mine so technically I did sort of receive a car?
Also I'll go on record as saying that it would be cool as long as no one expects pickup right away lol
Antihero said:glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:P3PPY said:In reply to glueguy (Forum Supporter) :
And if my wife was as impulsive as I am, you would have ended up with my SIL's rust bucket 2009 Escape!
Well, that would be a new level of this game.......
I mean.....I did get the title to a Toureg in mine so technically I did sort of receive a car?
Also I'll go on record as saying that it would be cool as long as no one expects pickup right away lol
As a person who has gifted multiple running sub-$250 cars over the years, I think it would be a pretty stinking cool "gift exchange."
Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) said:
We see what you did there.
In reply to preach :
Ohboyohboyohboyohboy... come on, mailman!
In reply to DarkMonohue :
hahahaha. Couldn't help it
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Got your box in the mail, sir!
Given how late in the game it was, I paid for the "express shipping"!
(But it's the Hungarian post, so maaaaaybeeeeeeeeeeee...... expect it next January?)
In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
Is that the interior of the house from a few years ago that looked a bit... erm.... rustic?
It looks great!
Damn... somehow I completely missed it this year :(
wvumtnbkr said:In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
Is that the interior of the house from a few years ago that looked a bit... erm.... rustic?
It looks great!
Unfortunately, no. We haven't had much time or money to commit to that house lately, but we are making an effort to get over there more to get some work done.
Our plan now is to get it to about 90% and offer to sell it to buy the place in the photos you saw (so whoever buys it will choose tiles, paint, counters, cabinets, and appliances). Failing that, we'll finish the darn thing and move in
P3PPY said:Antihero said:glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:P3PPY said:In reply to glueguy (Forum Supporter) :
And if my wife was as impulsive as I am, you would have ended up with my SIL's rust bucket 2009 Escape!
Well, that would be a new level of this game.......
I mean.....I did get the title to a Toureg in mine so technically I did sort of receive a car?
Also I'll go on record as saying that it would be cool as long as no one expects pickup right away lol
As a person who has gifted multiple running sub-$250 cars over the years, I think it would be a pretty stinking cool "gift exchange."
Hell yes!
In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
Woohoo! My shirts have gone international!
In reply to moxnix :
Heck yeah! Glad you enjoyed the box and the beer. There was a fair bit of regifting in that box from EvanB and wvumtnbkr.
Woohoo, another box arrived! Hungary Bill stepped outside the normal GRM NYG rules, and I'm glad he did. Check this out. Some exterior artwork:
A local postcard:
with handwritten recipe for Hungarian Gulyas:
plus all of the non-perishable ingredients to make it!
Plus some sweets stashed in an oven mitt, a handmade lady which I think is decoration for a candlestick and a couple "loosies" I assume are from the Hungarlings:
and a DIY dessert:
and even something to wash it all down:
and what I think are handmade soaps:
And because it's GRM, a kick-ass bottle opener and a broken VW key and a couple carabiners and an Audi valet key and some cool refrigerator magnets and a bike tire patch kit:
And also because it's GRM, something I can't identify (but I'm gonna guess it's bee pollen based on color and texture):
Not gonna lie, I'm fully stoked to receive this box. Every year when I see the unpacking of a Hungary Bill box, I drool a little over the spices and seasonings he includes. 😎
Thank you, Bill!
OH YEAH, that was FAST!!!!
So you nailed just about everything in that box. Here goes:
So the Piros Arany (red gold) is a main staple here in Hungary. It's paprika paste. You're going to use close to half a tube in your gulyas, but people here add it to everything (even bread!). I would recommend adding it to most soups as a non-spicy flavour. The jar of Eros Pista (the s's are pronounced "sh", but translates to "Angry Steve") is the spicy alternative to the red gold. This stuff is a life changer. Add like 1/8th tsp to a bowl of soup (or to your gulyas) and start there. Add more to your taste/tolerance. I usually don't stop until my body temperature rises and my nose starts running. Some people put it on bread and dip it, but I much prefer the flavour it gives a good soup base.
The whole peppers were added in from my paprika dealer when I told her I was making a gift for an American (she was pretty stoked). She also added in a jar of pickled cabbage, but it leaked so I didn't put it in (it was delicious though, so thank you!). The honey came from my honey dealer. He runs a stand at the same farmer's market as the paprika dealer. Don't let the packaging fool ya, it was the only plastic bottle he had, so we used it. The honey itself is Akacia honey and the Hungarians will all swear it's the best honey you can buy. The bee pollen came from the same guy and as I understand, the Hungarians will mix it with liquor somehow and use it for medicine? (honestly, I think they just want an excuse to tie one on on their day home from work). Not sure, but it came from the same bee keeper.
The marhahusslevesk kocka (the c is pronounced "ts" but it translates to "beef soup cubes") are just bullion, but they're needed for the recipe and I wanted you to make your first batch of Gulyas as close to the original as possible for your first run. I figured you could duplicate it from there with local ingredients. We used to go to a local vineyard though for big gulyas parties and we found out it's a pretty big compliment here to ask for the recipe from the host. So you wont find any secret or missing ingredients from the one I wrote on that postcard
The balaton chocolates were from the Hungarlings, and I figured if you were going to be doin' all sorts of cookin', then you needed an oven mit to put them in.
For the candle decoration, Papa was historically famous for its blue dye. The old "factory" (in quotes because we're dealing with pre-steam engine "factories" here) is now a museum but they still do a bit of blue dying. That came from there. The dye itself comes from some sort of yellow flower that grows like crazy around here.
For the hazi Kremes (house cream), if you can find some flaked pastry crust and roll it out as thin as paper and sandwich that cream in-between, then you got yourself a Hungarian cream cake.
OH! and that reminds me. The Soproni is everyone's daily driver here, but that Unicum is also something as Hungarian as Paprika. They drink it when they're sick, they drink it when they're out and taking shots, they just drink it. There are two types and this is the "mans type" ("zwack" is the stereotypical "man's flavour"). We have funny stories of American men trying to buy the woman's type (Unicum "next") only to have the cashier swap out the bottles to be gender stereotypical Honestly, it's the worst thing you're ever going to put in your mouth voluntarily and I cant wait for you to try it.
The soaps are local made and came from Mrs. Hungary. I cant remember now what flavours they were and right now I'm too afraid to ask (sorry Mrs. Hungary!)
The bottle opener was a regift from years previous, and has been a main staple in my toolbox ever since.
Ok, now for the rest of that paprika:
Boil up some chicken. We use about 4 to 6 thighs, remove all the meat from the bone, and shred.
we also cook up about 1lb of twist noodles.
Optional: Chop up one onion and cook it down in a small amount of oil until almost clear.
There should be 3-packs of garlic powder soup in the box, You'll need them all for this recipe. Add 750ml of water to that powder, 1 single serving size (8-12oz, it doesn't matter much) of sour cream, and about 1/8 cup of that paprika powder (maybe start "just under" and add to taste) and cook it until it's thick (it does not need to boil). Add in the shredded chicken and the onions and mix it all together. Salt to taste.
Pour all that over your noodles and you got Chicken Paprika!
I got that recipe from a restaurant next to the hospital in "Telki" where the eldest Hungarling was born. Apparently this is a "less common" version of chicken paprika, as there is another where it's more of a chicken cooked in a paprika soup base, but this is the one I prefer. When I was stateside, I'd use "cream of....." soup to sub in for those garlic packs. Generally I defaulted to "cream of chicken" but it's pretty open for adjustment to your tastes.
egeszsegedre!
I'm a firm believer that there pretty much can never be enough paprika, garlic or black pepper in anything cooked in our household.
Although some of the more spicy garlic varieties can push that, not from a taste side, but a gastrointestinal angle
What is Unicum Zwack? A medical cross?
In reply to Hungary Bill :
I've got all the ingredients for the gulyas, gonna start cooking shortly and have that for dinner tonight. The chicken paprika sounds delicious, I'll probably do that one early next week. For the hazi Kreme, I'll wait til AK2 is home from school, as she's the only other sweet tooth in the family.
In reply to 914Driver :
Google tells me it is "spiced bitters", and it is consumed as an aperitif, a digestif, an herbal medicine, and as Bill said, when dudes are out taking shots. I assume it is akin to Jagermeister. I will report on this at a later time.
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