What have we had this year then?

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DaveB
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What have we had this year then?

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Hi Chaps :hello:

Are we all decked out in crimbo jumpers yet? :lol:

We decided to go for a 'joint' present this year (though it didn't work out that way 8) ) and the present of choice was a TomTom (thanks to Ian for his advice ;) ). First problem came when I took it out of the box and wound it up for the first time. It lasted about a min before the battery gave in :lol: No problem though.. being a clever chap, I got a charger for it. Tried to plug the charger in and it's the wrong one (the connector is too big)! First email of the year sent to Amazon! 8) I have it plugged into a USB port on the pc so it's charging up off that ;)

Anyone had anything 'off the wall'?

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Re: What have we had this year then?

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The Haynes Manual for the Millenium Falcon! I didn't even know it existed! What a clever little missus! Very impressed.
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I just had to Google what a Tom Tom was...well I didn't think from your description it was a drum :lol:
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:lol: :lol:

I dunno.. I'll bet there are USB drums out there somewhere though perhaps not tom toms :lol:

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New camera here

the lens zoom is great! 28-840mm

This was taken with the lens at 56mm , which is pretty close to what the eye sees without the peripheral.

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at 840mm

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cropped out about 30% of same.. ? :dunno:

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back down on earth now..

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taken at about 650mm

and all hand held.

I was working on a post to give a better review.

Over all. ... I like - I keep. :)
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FlyTexas
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Re: What have we had this year then?

Post by FlyTexas »

Worked Christmas Eve and am working today. I'll have to wait until my next day off to see what Santa brought me. ;)

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Re: What have we had this year then?

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A whole week with my lad, picked him up this afternoon :thumbsup:

The look on his face when he discovered the xbox, two controllers and games was priceless :excited: :lol:

I got a rather nice VW camper mug ;)

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Re: What have we had this year then?

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:lol: :lol:

I'm sure it'll be worth the wait Brian ;)

A useful lens size there Joe :thumbsup:

Nice one Derek.. a day killing things! :lol:

Had a smashing christmas day watching the last 3 Harry Potter films.. well, almost.. I still have the last one to go 8)
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Re: What have we had this year then?

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All sorts of bits and bobs... but the best book... The Cult of Lego

Fantastic :thumbsup:

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Re: What have we had this year then?

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Good to hear you sorted your Tom Tom, Dave.
I call my GPS .. cuss cuss. :worried:





DelP wrote: I got a rather nice VW camper mug ;)

Derek :Dance:
Is the mug actually shaped like a VW Camper Bus? If so I want one!
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