Happy mid-winter festivities

[HoTWire]

Happy Christmas, Hannukah (for a couple of weeks back), solstice, Saturnalia, Yule, Kwanzaa, or whatever else it is you celebrate at this time of year.

Hope you and yours have a good one.



*Edited title finally, after a fight with my phone!

[jimi]

Cheers, likewise to you and yours

[redratbike]

yep have a good one guys

why do we go this mad for one day a year!

[rodharris83]

Merry Christmas all!!

[igor]

Christmas Day is already half over for us in New Zealand.
The rear half of a small pig has been in the oven since around 0800. I need to put some potatoes in with it momentarily.
Dessert choices today will include the traditional brandy-loaded heavy fruit cake, trifle (two options, with or without brandy), pavlova with lashings of whipped cream, and ambrosia which is being made now.
May God bless you all.
For those who do not celebrate Christmas may the deity of your choice have blessings upon you also.

[ironmighty07]

All the best of the season, thanks to @hotwire for keeping things going and here's to the new year.

[pseudonymous]

Merry Christmas, everyone.

[mk2cossie]

Merry Christmas to all 🌲🌲

And thank you HoTWire for keeping at pro boards to keeping this site working all this time (even if some are still having gremlins with it)

[The Cat Herder]

Merry Christmas, one and all

[igor]

An Aussie Christmas: 🐨
'Twas the night before Christmas; there wasn't a sound.
Not a possum was stirring; no one was around.
We'd left on the table some tucker and beer,
Hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here;
We children were snuggled up safe in our beds,
While dreams of pavlova danced 'round in our heads;
And Mum in her nightie, and Dad in his shorts,
Had just settled down to watch TV sports.
When outside the house a mad ruckus arose;
Loud squeaking and banging woke us from our doze.
We ran to the screen door, peeked cautiously out,
Snuck onto the deck, then let out a shout.
Guess what had woken us up from our snooze,
But a rusty old Ute pulled by eight mighty 'roos.
The cheerful man driving was giggling with glee,
And we both knew at once who this plump bloke must be.
Now, I'm telling the truth it's all dinki-di,
Those eight kangaroos fairly soared through the sky.
Santa leaned out the window to pull at the reins,
And encouraged the 'roos, by calling their names.
'Now, Kylie! Now, Kirsty! Now, Shazza and Shane!
On Kipper! On, Skipper! On, Bazza and Wayne!
Park up on that water tank. Grab a quick drink,
I'll scoot down the gum tree. Be back in a wink!'
So up to the tank those eight kangaroos flew,
With the Ute full of toys, and Santa Claus too.
He slid down the gum tree and jumped to the ground,
Then in through the window he sprang with a bound.
He had bright sunburned cheeks and a milky white beard.
A jolly old joker was how he appeared.
He wore red stubby shorts and old thongs on his feet,
And a hat of deep crimson as shade from the heat.
His eyes – bright as opals – Oh! How they twinkled!
And, like a goanna, his skin was quite wrinkled!
His shirt was stretched over a round bulging belly
Which shook when he moved, like a plate full of jelly.
A fat stack of prezzies he flung from his back,
And he looked like a swaggie unfastening his pack.
He spoke not a word, but bent down on one knee,
To position our goodies beneath the yule tree.
Surfboard and footy-ball shapes for us two.
And for Dad, tongs to use on the new barbeque.
A mysterious package he left for our Mum,
Then he turned and he winked and he held up his thumb;
He strolled out on deck and his 'roos came on cue;
Flung his sack in the back and prepared to shoot through.
He bellowed out loud as they swooped past the gates-
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, and good on ya, MATES!'

[generallee]

Big thanks to HoTWire and the rest of the mods who keep this place running smoothly.
This place is my escape into cars and all things automotive, I have enjoyed many an idle hour keeping up with projects, ideas, dreams and realities of people I don't know, stuff I didn't know I liked and stuff I had never thought of, or didn't know existed.
Merry Christmas. Chin chin RR.

[HARDCORE]

Seasons Greetings all


Here is *my Lincoln Continental in *my house for Xmas:

[akku]

Out Rovering in the surprisingly mild (but wet and windy) weather

[pseudonymous]

Dec 27, 2023 15:37:00 GMT akku said:

Out Rovering in the surprisingly mild (but wet and windy) weather

That's lovely, I've wanted a 3500S since I was a boy. I'd love to know if my grandads old V8 is still around. I saw it on eBay probably 20 years ago but it's either sat in a garage or tin cans now. 

[igor]

Happy New Year everybody. Just been out to watch the fireworks at Pounawea.