tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post401497420459174070..comments2024-03-03T10:08:19.722-08:00Comments on Lead Doesn't Bleed: Present givers: why you no buy what I like?Thaddeus Gregory Blanchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09359423010378429288noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-29495904928325186102022-07-26T18:38:13.944-07:002022-07-26T18:38:13.944-07:00Hello mate nice bblogHello mate nice bblogMold Removal Federal Wayhttps://www.mold-abatement.com/us/mold-remediation-washington/mold-removal-federal-way.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-76290401230594681732012-04-08T03:41:31.103-07:002012-04-08T03:41:31.103-07:00Excellent rant. I fully understand where you are c...Excellent rant. I fully understand where you are coming from with this one. These days I just buy things and give them to my wife before birthdays and Christmases. She then sees to the distribution of these gifts among my relatives, so that they all give me something I want.Ruaridhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003128932063213463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-92006905996416721302012-04-08T02:27:17.018-07:002012-04-08T02:27:17.018-07:00I feel for you as well. I have managed to convert...I feel for you as well. I have managed to convert several significant others into wargamers or at least fig collectors/painters over the years. It solves the problem in the short term but eventually they end up with as much if not more stuff that you...Cloudcaptainhttp://theminiaturespage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-65407383612894206782012-04-08T00:48:39.827-07:002012-04-08T00:48:39.827-07:00I feel your pain.
I have been with my wife for 21...I feel your pain.<br /><br />I have been with my wife for 21 years. In all those years she has NEVER once bought me anything gaming related. Ever.<br /><br />I don't get it.<br /><br />Steve.Stig of the Dumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545185294092527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-52396196446747444262012-04-07T14:02:50.028-07:002012-04-07T14:02:50.028-07:00I'm getting thoroughly chastized by my ex-wife...I'm getting thoroughly chastized by my ex-wife on Facebook for "being spoiled"... The same ex, by the way, who'd have been pissed to the wide if I'd have bought her an encyclopedia or bowling ball for Christmas and then said "I just didn't know what to get you". :)<br /><br />I don't think I'm "entitled" to gifts at all. What bothers me is that I have a hobby that's so notorious that my friends and family constantly joke about it and yet somehow when it comes time to give gifts, many of these same people just can't figure out what I like.<br /><br />Again, if I was nutters for football or golf, people would have no problem seeing the obvious. But being interested in military history....? Where could anyone get anything that might be relevant for that? I mnean, it's not like they sell Osprey books at Barnes and Nobles, right?<br /><br />My stepmother, by the way, is also a military history nut and we are constantly sending each other books. I have a pretty good idea what she's reading at any point and come gift-giving time, I just go on to Amazon and look for something I think she doesn't have yet. There's always a huge selection of options. I'm pretty sure she does the same thing and she hasn't missed yet. <br /><br />And this, mind you, is a woman I maybe see once a year, if that, whom I never met until I was already an adult.<br /><br />My aunt loves Miss America, big cats and local history. Again, it's not hard to figure out what to get her. I have an uncle who's nutters about the history of the 8th Air Force and the history of air technology in general. He's an easy person to buy for. But somehow, most folks can't seem to figure out what I'm interested in. <br /><br />I mean, c'mon! How hard can it be to perceive these things?Thaddeus Gregory Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359423010378429288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-90823085053388316052012-04-07T13:10:32.881-07:002012-04-07T13:10:32.881-07:00A fine rant and often true. Most of my family are ...A fine rant and often true. Most of my family are similar but I am blessed with a wife who will ask for a list of things I want and then buy a selection. This Christmas gone I got the books I wanted and GHQ 1/285th Crusader AFVs. Other years I've got ASL modules. She does really well! :)Andy McMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596439851302812316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784390992211969614.post-32439966189290157972012-04-07T11:21:10.157-07:002012-04-07T11:21:10.157-07:00Well said sir!!Well said sir!!Battlescalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530786317286215390noreply@blogger.com