What did you give?

[ROCKPRO]

<font color="red"> What is the one item that you gave that you feel was the most meaningful gift? </font> [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[Shotgun]

Re: What did you give?

Other than the clap? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Prolly the wah I modded (thanks to John / jgcable) that I gave my wife's cousin. He's a good kid, and did not choose his parents well, so this was prolly the first Christmas that he's spent with reasonably 'normal' families in a long time.

Keith

[Brad]

Re: What did you give?

I gave my Dad a Martin HD-35..... He's always wanted a Martin since he was a little boy and I was fortunate enough to be able to pick one up earlier this year and kinda give a little back to the Old Man. He was all smiles.... and so was I. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[442w30]

Re: What did you give?

I gave my wife a Roomba.
Real deep sentamental gift, huh?

[Emthrax]

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what is a roomba? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[Hollywood]

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I believe it's one of those robot vacuum cleaners, that cleans while you play guitar, drums, etc...! [img]/images/graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[ROCKPRO]

Re: What did you give?

Does the Roomba Robot Vacuum work well? Most importantly, is it quiet?

[442w30]

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So far, so good.
It doesn't like one or two throw rugs (one with tassles), but handles most throw rugs great, it worked around three rugs in my house and snagged on two others.
Truthfully, I think it is best on tile and hardwood, but it runs for like an hour per charge, and picks up pretty well.
I dunno if the novelty will last, but so far it looks promising.
It is kind of loud, not as high pitched as a dust buster and nowhere near as loud as a regular vacuum. You can carry on a conversation with it going.
It also has a remote. It was missing a spot, so when it had worked for a while and kept going around this spot, I drove it with the remote to the spot and pressed the 'spot button' and it drove in a widening circle around that spot until it got out to about a five foot diameter circle or hit something.

So far I'd say it is not a piece of crap, but I dunno if I'd wait another generation or try it now. I am happy with it, but it's not worth it if you end up baby sitting it, cause it takes about 3X as long to vacuum as a person since it is almost random in where it goes.

If I were single, I'd let it go in an apartment before I jump in the shower and eat breakfast, look around for missed spots and give them a quick run over, and go to work.

[xenophobe]

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A really cool and sentimental silver chain to someone close to me. I feel naked without it, but it's comforting to know that she adores it as much as I adore it on her. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]


Those roombas supposedly work pretty damn well, from what I've heard.

[Hollywood]

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Maybe the tassles can serve as dental floss for it. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Have any cats or dogs? How do they get along with it? It's only a matter of time before we see one go Tyson on the poor little roomba, on Americas Funniest Videos, or Stupid Pet Tricks. That's if it hasn't happened yet. [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/eyes.gif[/img] Personally, I want to see one in action on Cops! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] That would be hi-larious.

[442w30]

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Xeno, that's cool, the sentamental gifts are the best.

I've got a dog, but he's retarded. I love the guy but geez, you could do anything short of amputating his body parts and he wouldn't care. I'm not sure he'd move if the thing ran into him [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Yeah, I'd watch out if you had a playful dog or jealous cat.

[xenophobe]

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Yeah, it's the nicest gift I think I could have given without doing the amputating thing... I'm not a retarded dog. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[IommiChild]

Re: What did you give?

i built my girlfriend a jewlery box. It was a pain in the ass. And I wrote her a song. Also a pain in the ass, seeing as she doesnt really like black metal, and I had to come up with sappy acoustic shite...oh well, she was happy!

[LesPaulCustom]

Re: What did you give?

We gave our friends son a used Jackson Kelly Pro. Yes it was used, but he was estatic when he opened it. Hes only 10 I think, and has wanted to learn to play since I took over School of Rock for him to watch. So, with that he got some strings and picks from us, and his mom and dad are getting him a cheap amp and lessons out in town....

Mrs LPC

[RR_1525]

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That kicks a$$ Mrs LPC! what a great way to pass on the things we love.

D.