List for Santa

[nOexp33]

Anyone .....
it could be for your model railway or anything

[brian1951]

Words fail me

[IanS]

Mine is to stay OFF Ebay and not buy what I don't need, will regret buying and will probably not use/play with or change as planned!

[Walkingthedog]

Pass

[Steve M]

I don’t believe I am breaking any confidences here but you do know he’s not real don’t you?

[nOexp33]

Not real !!!

or

counterfeit
ersatz
imitation
mock
phony
pirate
pretend
sham
wrong
bogus
false
not genuine
not kosher
not legit
pretended
quasi
simulated
spurious

oh well i`ll just wish everyone on the MRF

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[Hound Dog]

All I want from Santa is a little 20 tooth gear wheel - LOL

[glencairn]

I don’t believe I am breaking any confidences here but you do know he’s not real don’t you?

Not real? Not real?

WE BELIEVE.

Yesterday I overheard our granddaughter talking to Dawn.
"Mama what is the best Christmas present you ever got?"
"It was just before Christmas and Papa came into my life," Dawn replied.


Now that might sound sweet, but Dawn did not mention she had just been made redundant and out of a job. She was going home when she saw me on Inverness High Street. I was about to find a hotel for the night; heading home the following day.

I took note of the Station Hotel I must book a room later, as we began talking and walked. As we turned on to Castle Road it began to snow heavily. Dawn wanted to get home, change her clothes and 'take me out' and see Inverness.

On arriving home, Dawn's parents were there. Dawn introduced me to them, then disappeared upstairs to change her clothes.

Here we now have a scenario of 'Meeting Dawn's Parents' and I hardly know Dawn. Meanwhile snow is falling.

Dawn reappeared, 'a drink on a stick' if I say so. She opened the door for us to leave. A blizzard was blowing. We got no further. Her parents got to know me better (or was it worse?) Their settee was comfortable that night.

As they say, "The rest is history.'

Glencairn

[Stese]

Whats on my gift list year?

Railway wise, I've made hints at Ikea vouchers to expand the shelving around the layout and Hattons vouchers for various supplies...

outside of railways, I'm wishing that everyone behaves in the spirit of the season and go with peace and goodwill to all others.

[IanS]

I don’t believe I am breaking any confidences here but you do know he’s not real don’t you?

I'm fairly certain some of you will have seen this FaceBook post, but for those that haven't....

https://www.facebook.com/arloandco/phot ... 46/?type=3

and for those not on Facebook:
Son: "Dad, I think I'm old enough to know now. Is there a Santa Claus?"
Not being the world's fastest thinker, I stalled for time.
Dad: "OK, I agree that you're old enough. But before I tell you, I have a question for you. You see, the truth is a dangerous gift. Once you know something, you can't un-know it. Once you know the truth about Santa Claus, you will never again understand and relate to him as you do now. So my question is: Are you sure you want to know?"
Brief pause. Son: "Yes. I want to know."
Dad: "OK, I'll tell you: Yes, there IS a Santa Claus."
Son: "Really?"
Dad: "Yes, really, but he's not an old man with a beard in a red suit. That's just what we tell kids.
You see, kids are too young to understand the true nature of Santa Claus, so we explain it to them in a way that they can understand.
The truth about Santa Claus is that he's not a person at all; he's an idea....
Think of all those presents Santa gave you over the years. I actually bought those myself....
I watched you open them. And did it bother me that you didn't thank me? Of course not!
In fact it gave me great pleasure. You see, Santa Claus is the idea of giving for the sake of giving, without thought of thanks or acknowledgement.
When I saw that woman collapse on the subway last week and called for help, I knew that she'd never know that it was me who summoned the ambulance. I was being Santa Claus when I did that."
Son: "Oh."
Dad: "So now that you know, you're part of it. You have to be Santa Claus too now. That means you can never tell a young kid the secret, and you have to help us select Santa presents for them, and most important, you have to look for opportunities to help people. Got it?"