The Glade 4.0

My birthday is in a week and a half and I need good ideas of what I want for my birthday.

With it being so close after the holidays, Oonagh is out of ideas as all of her gift shopping powers have been sapped by Christmas, and honestly I don't even know what I want, so I can't give her ideas.

I don't currently want (need) anymore video games as I barely have the time to catch up with which games I have. I have plenty of board games as, again, I have more than I seem to have the ability to find the time to play. No more movies or DVDs, either.

I was thinking that a gift card to Lowes would be nice, as I would like to be able to upgrade my tools and such. I don't have a real good collection of tools and I would like to start getting some good ones.

As I stated in Oonagh's car thread, it's been an expensive past year and I'd like to keep the price down, so something like an iPad would be a little much, well that and the fact since I would likely not share it with her, we'd have to buy another one.

I really am just flat out of ideas of what it is that I want for a birthday present. So throw your $0.02 out there. Maybe something will strike my fancy. Who knows.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

get a new guitar ! =)

Why a material gift at all, then? Find a special way to spend the day, go out for something nice to eat, and save money otherwise spent on a gift for a rainy day.

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+1

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I always have a hard time recommending things to other people to buy for me.

I third Vlad's suggestion.

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

A new driver for the club set.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

At this point in my life, I'm asking for the toys I wanted but never got as a kid. For instance, at Christmas I asked for a RC Helicopter.

Next I'll ask for a flight simulator so I can learn to fly the damn thing without crashing it.

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In time, this too shall pass.

#firstworldproblems

Power tools are always an awesome thing to get

There're plenty of after xmas sales on stuff that you may want in that respect.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Power tools are nice. I just picked myself up a new compound miter box saw that I really like, as well as one of DeWalt's 12V tool sets- torque wrench and drill/driver set. Got both a little over half off on Black Friday.

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

Yeah, I'm starting to think that power tools and the like would be preferable as gifts at this point in my life.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Then I suggest an air compressor and a pneumatic tool set.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

There's also a really, really nice "portable" air gun I've seen several places lately (if you're into tools, Garret Wade is a wonderful, wonderful website). Uses 12 or 20 oz compressed air cylinders with a belt clip/regulator good for 500-1000 shots with a nail/staple gun.

I also second getting a good compressor, they're useful in all sorts of ways.

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

On the subject of air compressors; I've been considering getting one recently.

The current impetus is I'd like to get a spraygun for my model painting. However, I don't want to deal with the ongoing expense of compressed air cylinders, and I've also observed that the kits that come with small tank compressors don't appear to be very satisfying in their consistency -- the pressure drops too fast.

So, I've got it in my head to buy a bigger compressor, with the intent to make it one that's suitable for multipurpose tool stuff down the road.

Any recommendations on brands, tank sizes, etc?

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There is a difference between a 'big' compressor and a good quality compressor with an appropriately sized tank for your job. A small compressor is fine for detail work, nailers, etc... The size of the tank will determine the available air supply.

A chain saw... you could never have too many chain saws

Steak and blow job day.

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Power tools so u can build stuffs

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I have no idea of a good tank size for that application; I'd be most concerned with CFM at the pressure your attachment requires.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

I'd get a nice corded drill. The cordless ones are a PITA.

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That's not a Bday present that is a daily thing minus the steak.

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

No steak? WTF do you hate him?

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No for him it is more appropriately titled "Macaroni and BJ day"

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

Oh trust me, you do NOT want Oonagh in the kitchen. She can burn a pot of water.

Her "expertise" lies elsewhere.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Hey, I can bake!!

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky