Alex D. Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Santa got a flat The junk I would drag home at around 16, My mother would find a use for it in her Christmas display. She would always try to do something different every year. One year she had a real sleigh with Santa crashing on the roof with packages thrown everywhere. My brother made her change it in fear that children would see it and think Santa wasn’t going to make it to their house. Merry Christmas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I love it! I have a willys jeep that I had my wife talked into me putting in the front yard with lights around it and a Santa. She agreed as long as Santa was included. The cheapest one she could find was $100 which I thought was too much. Maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) A big part is bringing home the tree, Edited December 8, 2021 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Alex D. said: Santa got a flat The junk I would drag home at around 16, My mother would find a use for it in her Christmas display. She would always try to do something different every year. One year she had a real sleigh with Santa crashing on the roof with packages thrown everywhere. My brother made her change it in fear that children would see it and think Santa wasn’t going to make it to their house. Merry Christmas A good artist and friend painted his mothers picture window one year. He had Santa, the reindeer,sled and packages all crashed on the ground and the top of the outhouse. He had Santa saying “ I said the Smith house !” His mother wasn’t very happy when the local TV station put it on the news. dave s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, SC38dls said: A good artist and friend painted his mothers picture window one year. He had Santa, the reindeer,sled and packages all crashed on the ground and the top of the outhouse. He had Santa saying “ I said the Smith house !” His mother wasn’t very happy when the local TV station put it on the news. dave s Santa has to go too...🎅 I think that goes back to a lot of us Southerners are only a few generations removed from actually using outhouses, and we want to put it behind us! I truly believe that if there had been plastic porta-johns in the 1960s, my dad would never have installed indoor plumbing! 'Course now, if someone had one there'd probably be a wreath on the door or a string of lights on it this time of year...😏 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 A bit outside the usual realm of this forum, but I believe my lifelong love of everything automotive started on Christmas day 1985. I was a year and two months old, and I believe that's when I got my first 1/64 diecast cars, a Chevette no less. The obsession has been going strong and shows no sign of ever abating. It has literally shaped every day of my life, even when I was in the hospital struggling to survive, which I obviously did, I could see the major road from my bed and spent quite a bit of time just watching the cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, rocketraider said: 'Course now, if someone had one there'd probably be a wreath on the door or a string of lights on it this time of year...😏 Great idea, but nobody could see it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Look closely for the car.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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f.f.jones Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, rocketraider said: Southerners are only a few generations removed from actually using outhouses, and we want to put it behind us! NO PUN INTENDED ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerryB Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 No car, just cookies that I helped make today. They are called Michigan Rocks so at least a little auto tie-in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Speaking of Christmas, Has everyone except me received thier AACA Christmas Cards? Ordered only 24, but got NOTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, TerryB said: No car, just cookies that I helped make today. They are called Michigan Rocks so at least a little auto tie-in. 😋 Paul, I didn't order any this year because with the pestilence I didn't send the ones I bought last year. 2020 was a terrible year- even holidays didn't seem like holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I have a light up car in my display this year 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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