RE: Ding dong merilly on high....

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

I'm miffed because when I asked Edward what he wanted for Christmas
(carefully guiding him towards the Scalextric isle at Toys R Us) he said
that he wanted a toy kitchen...

:-(

....his mother has had too much influence on him over the years it seems.

Oh yeah ... Contrary to popular opinion I actually have few
"toys" that
got discarded after a couple of months. In fact the only ones that I can
think of are:

1) USB CF/SM reader - Connecting the camera direct to the laptop under
WinXP is just as fast and requires less "boxes" humped about.

2) Graphics tablet - Actually bought for Edward to try to get him into
using the computer! Have never connected it up.

3) MS Force Feedback steering wheel - Bought for me as a Christmas
present two years ago, I don't use the PC to play games!

Phil

> Come on guys, how much do we spend on toys all year long
> (under normal circumstances, current unemployment is a
> deterrent). And how many of our toys end up discarded and
> unused after very short periods of time. Anyone like to put a
> price (at time of purchase) on all the items in their
> junk/bits/spares box/cupboard/garage/warehouse? I am
> reasonably confident that in the past five years I have spent
> more on technology for myself than I am likely to spend on my
> two kids throughout their entire childhood.
>
> Graham (Santa) Howe