OH NO! 2022 Secret Santa targets on the way! - See post

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I think Jackie might be on to something with draft pic... And I'm horrifically ashamed if I got out-sported by her.

[bout to crash]

Oh yeah, I got a package today also.

https://youtu.be/J5x1pQUdoFM

Rambling as usual and trying desperately to get in the spirit after a shit week but super pumped to try this stuff!

Edit: oops, just realized i forgot to flip the video but oh well. Not a lot of reading involved.

[Lonk]

Oh yeah, I got a package today also.

https://youtu.be/J5x1pQUdoFM

Rambling as usual and trying desperately to get in the spirit after a shit week but super pumped to try this stuff!

Edit: oops, just realized i forgot to flip the video but oh well. Not a lot of reading involved.

Nice stuff, the moment I saw that box at the end I knew where it was going 

[gmillerdrake]

Fun vids RJ and Jackie…….I thought for a second that was going to be a ‘Sith’ Jar Jar figure……if they even make those. And, I recognized that box and was curious as to if Jackie was going to get startled….and then she did 

[jingle.boy]

Fun vids RJ and Jackie…….I thought for a second that was going to be a ‘Sith’ Jar Jar figure……if they even make those.

Ok good... I wasn't the only one.  That would've been the cat's meow.

[King Postwhore]

Just watched all the videos. Love the laughs and smiles. It's what it's all about.

[hefdaddy42]

Nice videos, RJ and Jackie!

[splent]

Still haven’t gotten my S.S. present. Hopefully it’ll come after Christmas! But did enjoy watching the other vids. Have a great holiday everyone!

[Dr. DTVT]

If I forgot anyone, just ask:

I have tracking info for Kin, jingle, and Ministrio.  Tracking says Cool Chris was delivered.

I don’t have tracking for Ben and Splent, but both SS’s have kept me in the loop.

As for RJ’s SS, I’m glad to see people giving verbose directions again!

[Cool Chris]

I have received mine. Will open and film as time, and space in my house, allows.

[Ben_Jamin]

My brother informed me I have a package. Now he just needs to bring it over to me and I can record. 

[Ben_Jamin]

Ho Ho Ho...here is my video...

https://youtu.be/5YM2zxXlW2Y

[jingle.boy]

Jesus H Christ FedEx blows.  Some lady pulls into my driveway today, hands me an envelope and says "FedEx".  Uh... ok.  She drives off and I realize it's probably my SS gift.  Ok, strange ... just a flat 8.5x11 envelope.  I open it up, and it's a label stapled to a commercial invoice.  That's it.  Nothing else... no instructions, no details, nothing.  I think the damn bitch just left the package in her trunk.  I check the tracking info, and it says "package delivered".  Uh, no it wasn't you dumb bitch, you just gave me the commercial invoice!!!  So I call the general customer support number, finally get to a live agent who has to open an investigation to get the local delivery centre to track the package down.  Oh, and because Boxing Day is a holiday up here, today is the lieu day so nothing is fucking open.

The main distribution centre is 30 minutes up the highway from me, so I'm gonna go out and get some errands/shopping done tomorrow morning, and I'll stop off there to see what the hell is going on.

Protip... anyone who gets me, DO NOT send via FedEx. They almost always fuck it up (as I recall having problems last year too).

Ben... your vid is Private.

[gmillerdrake]

That really sucks Chad 

[lonestar]

They just delivered the invoice? Holy fucknards.

[Ben_Jamin]

Ben... your vid is Private.

I always do that...It's fix'd now.

[hefdaddy42]

Holy shit, Chad.

Nice video, Ben!  That's a cool stocking!  A stocking is actually a great idea!

[Ben_Jamin]

Holy shit, Chad.

Nice video, Ben!  That's a cool stocking!  A stocking is actually a great idea!

Yup, It's the simple things. I am also loving the types of chocolate they put in the box. Those eggs were white chocolate and I love white chocolate.

[King Postwhore]

Oh man, that's a great idea. It's old school.

[Cool Chris]

The kids and I cannot wait to dive in to the gifts we opened today. Looks like so much fun. Many of our card/board games are 3+ players, and the 5 year old isn't ready for them, and the wife doesn't enjoy games more complex than Spite and Malice*, so the 11 year old and I have been scrounging for games to play, just the two of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpvAEYsUlw


*Spite and Malice is essentially Skip-Bo, if that is more familiar.

[King Postwhore]

Your daughter is adorable.

[gmillerdrake]

Love the stocking Ben_Jamin……very cool 

Adorable daughters Cool Chris……having three boys I am often in awe and admire men who are raising girls……I can’t imagine it. Both your daughters seem to be very sweet. Good haul of games to be played 

[Cool Chris]

Adorable daughters Cool Chris……having three boys I am often in awe and admire men who are raising girls……I can’t imagine it.

The dynamics of the house have changed noticeably over the past year with the older one. Definitely a lot more bonding time with mom, discussing all the girl drama at school and the changes to her body associated with puberty, being more aware of how she presents herself, getting in to make-up, going to the mall, and such. I am trying not to feel shut out by her, but appreciate that there are things going on in her life right now that mom is just going to be better at helping her with. One of the few things she and I bond over right now is the Switch and board games, and we haven't bought any new ones in a while.

[Nick]

Jesus H Christ FedEx blows.  Some lady pulls into my driveway today, hands me an envelope and says "FedEx".  Uh... ok.  She drives off and I realize it's probably my SS gift.  Ok, strange ... just a flat 8.5x11 envelope.  I open it up, and it's a label stapled to a commercial invoice.  That's it.  Nothing else... no instructions, no details, nothing.  I think the damn bitch just left the package in her trunk.  I check the tracking info, and it says "package delivered".  Uh, no it wasn't you dumb bitch, you just gave me the commercial invoice!!!  So I call the general customer support number, finally get to a live agent who has to open an investigation to get the local delivery centre to track the package down.  Oh, and because Boxing Day is a holiday up here, today is the lieu day so nothing is fucking open.

The main distribution centre is 30 minutes up the highway from me, so I'm gonna go out and get some errands/shopping done tomorrow morning, and I'll stop off there to see what the hell is going on.

Protip... anyone who gets me, DO NOT send via FedEx. They almost always fuck it up (as I recall having problems last year too).

Ben... your vid is Private.

You may be the link I need to expand my organization.

Welcome to my international coalition of people who wish for a black hole to swallow up FedEx.

[jingle.boy]

Jesus H Christ FedEx blows.  Some lady pulls into my driveway today, hands me an envelope and says "FedEx".  Uh... ok.  She drives off and I realize it's probably my SS gift.  Ok, strange ... just a flat 8.5x11 envelope.  I open it up, and it's a label stapled to a commercial invoice.  That's it.  Nothing else... no instructions, no details, nothing.  I think the damn bitch just left the package in her trunk.  I check the tracking info, and it says "package delivered".  Uh, no it wasn't you dumb bitch, you just gave me the commercial invoice!!!  So I call the general customer support number, finally get to a live agent who has to open an investigation to get the local delivery centre to track the package down.  Oh, and because Boxing Day is a holiday up here, today is the lieu day so nothing is fucking open.

The main distribution centre is 30 minutes up the highway from me, so I'm gonna go out and get some errands/shopping done tomorrow morning, and I'll stop off there to see what the hell is going on.

Protip... anyone who gets me, DO NOT send via FedEx. They almost always fuck it up (as I recall having problems last year too).

Ben... your vid is Private.

You may be the link I need to expand my organization.

Welcome to my international coalition of people who wish for a black hole to swallow up FedEx.

Which is strange, because the last time I used them, they were extremely helpful at the store to ship the package, and it arrived on-fucking-time with no problems.

[jingle.boy]

The kids and I cannot wait to dive in to the gifts we opened today. Looks like so much fun. Many of our card/board games are 3+ players, and the 5 year old isn't ready for them, and the wife doesn't enjoy games more complex than Spite and Malice*, so the 11 year old and I have been scrounging for games to play, just the two of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpvAEYsUlw


*Spite and Malice is essentially Skip-Bo, if that is more familiar.

Awesome vid.  Brings back good Christmas memories and DTF gift openings when the jingle.kids were those ages.  Good times.

[hefdaddy42]

The kids and I cannot wait to dive in to the gifts we opened today. Looks like so much fun. Many of our card/board games are 3+ players, and the 5 year old isn't ready for them, and the wife doesn't enjoy games more complex than Spite and Malice*, so the 11 year old and I have been scrounging for games to play, just the two of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpvAEYsUlw


*Spite and Malice is essentially Skip-Bo, if that is more familiar.

Nice video, Chris!

[bout to crash]

Aww, your kids and dog are adorable, great vid!
I, too, want to see how the feminists play.

Love the nineties trivia games! I'd prob crush that shit.

And I'm also in the "Destroy FedEx" camp, so let's organize.

[Cool Chris]

I, too, want to see how the feminists play.

Yeah... I realized after that came out that it wasn't what I wanted to say.  Alas I have no editing skills or I would have amended that somehow. I am not comfortable in front of the camera. Next year I'll just have the girls open everything.

[jingle.boy]

And I'm also in the "Destroy FedEx" camp, so let's organize.

As a follow up ... I went to the FedEx delivery office up the highway, but they only handle air/commercial shipments - they don't have access to the ground/residential delivery systems.  But, the very nice girl that was staffing the counter did end up calling some other office to get the lowdown on the reason the driver didn't deliver the package and only the envelope with the commercial invoice in it (which she said was something she'd never seen/heard of before).  Apparently, it was out for delivery yesterday.

"Apparently", because it never showed up.  And now FedEx.com is me an error when I enter the tracking info "Unfortunately we are unable to retrieve your tracking results at this time. Please try again".  Don't know if that's an issue on their end as I tried entering some other tracking numbers and got the same result, or if it's specifically because of them "delivering" and now having to re-deliver my particular package.

Time to get back on the phone with them.

le sigh

[King Postwhore]

Got my present.  I will film the opening tomorrow.

[jingle.boy]

Got my present.  I will film the opening tomorrow.

Same.  Provided i'm not too hungover.

[King Postwhore]

Man up amateur. 

[lonestar]

Awww man, you should've filmed them while loaded. Boo.

[jingle.boy]

Awww man, you should've filmed them while loaded. Boo.

That can be arranged!