Secret Santa 2019 - thanks, everyone.

[Phil Pascoe]

Before the 2018 thread gets cluttered.

 

[Jamesc]

Count me in

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Could I request a minor addition to this, could we ask participants to make sure that their interests in their profile are up to date - James.

I did try to do that last year, but some people seem reluctant to do it, I don't know why.
What I was thinking to do this year is to ask everyone to email me 1/ their name and address, 2/ their user name, 3/their main interests and 4/whether they are left or right handed. If I can keep these seperate to any other correspondence it will mean I can forward them more easily. If you PM me your email I'll reply to it so we both have email addresses. I have to start from scratch as something wiped out my records. Also if you would prefer not to receive gifts from a particular member the draw can easily be wangled. I had the request once last year, although the eventuality didn't arise.

 

[MikeG.]

Secret Santa in August! Surely there has to be a law against that? :lol:

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I said Id post in September, but got a reply so I thought rather than run last years into this I'd get my retaliation in first and start another. No one needs hurry.

 

[SVB]

Yippe - highlight of Xmas for me.

Yep - count me in again.

Simon

 

[sunnybob]

Secret Santa in August! Surely there has to be a law against that? :lol:

Yup, its same law that bans cadburys cream eggs in january. :shock: 8)

 

[Phil Pascoe]

There isn't a law that says you have to eat easter eggs in January ........... there isn't one that compels you to read and comment on threads that don't interest you, either.

 

[Droogs]

count me in

 

[woodbloke66]

Out I'm afeard as I'm out the country for most of Nov - Rob

 

[Escudo]

Thanks Phil for organising this great annual event again.

Please put me on the list.

Cheers, Tony.

 

[whiskywill]

Secret Santa in August! Surely there has to be a law against that? :lol:

Never too early. My local Co-op is already selling mince pies. Yum!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Before we get any further I'll try to simplify things a little from last year. Could I have one email with
1/ your user name.
2/ your address.
3/ a short idea of your main interests (to save people's having to trawl past posts) and
4/ whether you are right or left handed.

and nothing else. I can then pass the email in its entirety to the Secret Santa without having to rewrite or edit it.

Any other comments, ideas, moans etc. are welcome, but can we please keep them to seperate emails.
Someone last year requested that they weren't drawn to give to another member - it didn't apply, as it happened - but if perchance anyone wishes not to give or receive from a particular person it isn't a big deal as long as I know before the names are drawn.
I aim to get applications in by and draw on 31/10, which gives about six working weeks before last postage - aim for about 10/12. The draw will not depend on an even number, as it will be a round robin - anyone coming late will have to receive from me, and send theirs to whomever I would have sent mine.

If we could stick to emails, please, rather tham PMs - I find them easier to organise.
As I have gremlins deleting whole random categories of emails in Gmail please use my Sky email address -
phil.pascoe at sky.com ....... no gaps.
I apologise to those who sent me this information already, but a gremlin has stolen it - could you send it again? Thanks. If you wish total anonymity feel free to email and not post on the thread that you've entered.

 

[thetyreman]

I'm in!

 

[AJB Temple]

I would like to do this but I am not sure what the rules are. Do we buy something or do we have to make something? I suspect most of us have got every tool we are ever likely to need, so I am wondering how we decide what gift to give.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Go on you know you want to!
There are no rules, other than 1/ please give something you would be pleased to receive.
Beginners tend to buy rather than make, as they usually (often wrongly) lack confidence, but the thing with buying is to try to give something the recipient no matter how experienced probably wouldn't have justified or bought - as to cost, there is no minimum, just apply rule 1/ .
Have a look through past S/Ss for ideas - there's plenty of food for thought. I have also asked this year that people included when sending me addresses etc. a brief list of their main interests which may give pointers to suitable gifts.
Whether you wish to identify yourself after the event is entirely up to you, but the whole thing is anonymous and drawn blind. (Some such as P. Maddex and RXH are usually identifable, anyway. ) Lucky people get drawn them.

 

[AJB Temple]

Thanks Phil. Add me in, I will risk it! Adrian

 

[Jamesc]

Email Sent

Looking forward to working out what to make

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Up to six, keep 'em coming.
and a few more when they send me the required info. For those of you who already have my Gmail address could you please use the Sky address.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I have details so far of
James Sc
Droogs
AJB
Garno
Marcross
SVB
Escudo
Rxh
Sheffield Tony
--Tom--
Fitzroy
Andy T
thetyreman
Homers Double
Pete Maddex
DiscoStu