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13 hours ago, oldhippy said:

I'm not one that celebrates Christmas in fact I hate it. For the many that love this time of year I wish you all a Happy Christmas & New Year. Lets hope for piece on Earth. 

I'm with you oldhippy, not a fan of xmas (which started as the winter solstice, before it was hijacked by the religious lot). But at least the days are getting longer. More daylight to enjoy the wind and rain 😀

Seasons greetings to all. 

5 hours ago, Waggy said:

Merry Christmas, new toy to play with, what do you all get?

 

Mine hasn't arrived yet Waggy. Santa is running late.

You did send me one ? 🤣

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 Christ teaches us humanity, I have always enjoyed celebrating Christmas along with my Christian friends, have many jeweish friends too.

 How Saadi defines humanity is in full agreement with teachings of Christ.  

A literal translation of Saadi's poetry

Human beings are members of a whole in creation of one essence and soul.

You who feel no pain at suffering of others , it is not fitting you be called human

Christmas is covered by blood this year.

 

 

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Not a big fan of it either, loved it when my kids where little. Are we all humbugs ? Just another name for grumpy old men that sit in room by themselves surrounded by tools they barely use 😅. Thank you all and appreciate all the help , advice and knowledge that was gained from everybody this year. Every single one of you are absolute gems, dont let anyone tell you any different, Merry Xmas ❤️

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Merry Christmas to all!

Glad to see some got watchmaking related gifts.  I got a watch storage box.  Much nicer than just tossing them all in a drawer.  I also got an Amazon gift card, which I will apply to maybe a Geiger counter, to check for radium, and a copy of Henry Fried's The Watch Repairer's Manual.

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