PRIORITY BOX EXCHANGE -- 2ND ANNUAL SANTA EDITION

[wkohler]

Maybe they took me literally when I said "I'd like to ship this ground."

[south26]

Got mine today from the state of big cheese.

Andy

[lv600]

I gave my office address, as I'm there more than home. I expected the box on Friday, but nothing.

I was out of the office on Monday, and we apparently closed the office during lunch, and missed the mail lady.

Our office was closed today, and I tried to track her down, but I couldn't find her in the neighborhood.

Try again on Thursday. *sigh*

[pmorg98]

I gave my office address, as I'm there more than home. I expected the box on Friday, but nothing.

I was out of the office on Monday, and we apparently closed the office during lunch, and missed the mail lady.

Our office was closed today, and I tried to track her down, but I couldn't find her in the neighborhood.

Try again on Thursday. *sigh*

Sorry man, at least this will give you a reason to go to work tomorrow. It will be worth the wait though, I think. Merry Christmas.

[Duke]

Thanks RICH! Opened my box before driving down to Houston. Got an awesome gopher driver head cover, how to rebuild any engine book, batman movie soundtrack, western movie trypack, plastic superhero, and many other items......pics once I get back.

[RoyW]

Opening my box from Pavel (in TX) today and was please to received some neat and interesting items. Contents included:

- small analog voltmeter
- small flashlight
- safety glasses
- e28 tool kit foam
- e34/e36 tire/wheel tool
- e34 coin tray
- e39 CD changer
- TexFest sticker
- BMW Tuning Magazine
- BMW 1990's Accessories Brochure
- BMW Brochure from 2009 Detroit Auto Show
- Mardi Gras bag

Now all I need (to add to the fleet) is an e34 and an e39! Meanwhile I'll add a few of these items to the glove box of an e28 for future emergency support. Looking forward to reading the BMW Tuning Mag tomorrow, once I brush up on my German Thanks Pavel for the stash.

-RoyW

[m4ximusprim3]

Couldn't wait, opened it first thing xmas morning!



The list:
50 things you aren't supposed to know book
///M hat
BMW belly ring? earring? Fishhook? haven't quite figured this one out. May have to get a prince albert.
Hubcap
moosehead carabiner flashlight/knife/bottle opener
moosehead mini screwdriver kit
moosehead beer coozy
moosehead LED worklight
Designated Driver lanyard
USB laptop mouse
car charger (actually much needed, thanks!)
Kidney grille sticker
weird football shaped magnets
rewritable DVD's (blank)
Moosehead t-shirt
Odometergears.com t-shirt.

Thanks moosehead!

This package made me wish I had more BMW related things to send my recipient- I'm so new in the scene, I don't have a bunch of branded stuff

[TSMacNeil]

So I open my box from Andrew Baker in PA. (Spinedocab)
Awesome booty...(the box, and maybe Andrew too...?)

Very cool BMW tote bag
Nice Clarion head unit
BMW hood Roundel
(2) orange relays
Husky breaker bar (well loved)
A complete BMW Emergency kit (awesome)
BMW Anticipation CD
"Jake Trout and the Flounders" CD..(love the name)
"Chicago" and Earth, Wind and Fire" CD (WIN)
Assorted mini's Rum, Vodka, and Tequila (good call)
A Porsche brochure...

Very nice booty indeed.
Thanks Andrew-

[CharleyDog]

All this experiment does is show how much USPS sucks at delivering packages when they say they will.

I've received nothing as well.

Chris, don't ask me how I know, but I have a sneaky suspicion that your package has been delayed....

[south26]

Got some cool stuff from Mike in Wisconsin.


Roundel Mag (car porn)
flat tire fix
nice work gloves
light switch
tester

and other good stuff'


Thanks



Andy

[Pavel]

Now all I need (to add to the fleet) is an e34 and an e39! Meanwhile I'll add a few of these items to the glove box of an e28 for future emergency support. Looking forward to reading the BMW Tuning Mag tomorrow, once I brush up on my German Thanks Pavel for the stash.

-RoyW

Any assistance in securing an E34 could be provided

Merry Christmas, Roy... and everybody else too! I am eagerly waiting for my box.

Thanks for putting this together, Dave!

[Mab1957]

My youngest is 20 now so Christmas morning is all about...ME

I finally was able to open my PBE package from Duke. Eggnog in hand I cautiously approached and moved the box out from under the tree. It is quite heavy and creates a deep audible tone indicating their may be parts or shards in movement. Carefully and in anticipation, I unsealed the box as designed then, with it lying on the floor right side up, allowed the closure to open. I squealed in glee as the contents poured out; sugary treats in vibrant shiny wrappers, multi-colored golf balls, exotic literature, fabrics and delectables from the far east issued forth to my delight.

This PBE box clearly received considerable thought and time as the contents were obviously gathered from around the globe. The eclectic nature of its treasures indicate the enlightenment of its creator - engineer, athlete, collector, connossieur and gourmet.

I am humbled and appreciative, Duke, and will put it all to good use and enjoyment.

Let's take a closer look:
Yum

Hmmm, let's take an even closer look, these are some pretty rare edible treats, silkworm chrysalis and dried squid! We'll put getrecipes.com to work on these ingredients.

-The eye of the tiger silk scarf. I can see the link there.
-XXL Warrior sleep shirt
- Megateeth Fossil Hunters SWAG from Georgia We'll need a back story there, Duke, but for the record I have some megalodon teeth from my Scouting days and we periodically search out teeth and fossils along the banks of the Potomac, Rappahannock and Chesapeake.

-Oct 2013 Sports & Exotic Car magazine from Hemmings. I'll now fix another nog and peruse the offerings.
I dig the "Camp Red Cloud Golf Club" logo ball. I'll look through for the ProV1 and distance balls.

Thanks, Duke, it is a fun PBE box filled with the promise of learning, golf and camaraderie.

Going to be preparing a beef tenderloin for the evening meal outside today. Maybe I'll take my box and those balls out there with my Lob wedge and get in some practice while the rotisserie does the work. May God Bless you and all the MyE28'rs today, a day for celebration of good living for all mankind.

[Duke]

May God Bless you and all the MyE28'rs today, a day for celebration of good living for all mankind.

Same to you. I used to boat sit for Bill when he was down diving for the teeth. My wife then was paid be him to clean the teeth.

[1st 5er]

[pmorg98]

Opened my box box from Max this morning. I felt like Jason Bourne or some other secret agent: it contained a mini laptop computer (my tech savvy kids tell me it's a "netbook"), a German made gas mask and a bottle of blue chalkline chalk. I powered up the computer and it works great! Max had left me a post it note with the passwords to get into it. I am convinced it contains some files that give me the mission that I need to complete that will require the use of a gas mask and blue chalkline chalk. A very cool box! I am typing this post on the very computer that I received from Max this morning, how cool is that! I have an ipad that I usually use but there are times when I have to borrow one of my kids laptops to order parts from websites that aren't too ipad friendly. Thanks Max and Merry Christmas to all![/img]

[mooseheadm5]

BMW belly ring? earring? Fishhook? haven't quite figured this one out. May have to get a prince albert.

It's a keyring. It may not be hypo allergenic, but what you do with it is your business


And now, my box from Indiana:


Lots of fun stuff!
2 XBOX games
GNR CD
Video golf game
Iphone case
M30 filter
Head mounted light
Toy Mini
Small metric drill bit set
Super bright LED light
Pens, post its, zip ties, BMW roundel football, inflatable squeaky mallet (the cats just love being bonked on the head with it), stickers, UUC coupon, and a butterfly bottle opener.

One of my personal favorites is the stick on emblem with some of the best Engrish I've ever seen.

[mooseheadm5]

it contained a mini laptop computer (my tech savvy kids tell me it's a "netbook")

I have a little netbook that I added a Solid State Drive to (that's a hard drive that doesn't spin.) It uses way less battery, boots super fast, and makes the little guy run so much better. It's a perfect computer to grab for a trip. Lucky guy!

[LandCruzer94]

BMW belly ring? earring? Fishhook? haven't quite figured this one out. May have to get a prince albert.

It's a keyring. It may not be hypo allergenic, but what you do with it is your business


And now, my box from Indiana:


Lots of fun stuff!
2 XBOX games
GNR CD
Video golf game
Iphone case
M30 filter
Head mounted light
Toy Mini
Small metric drill bit set
Super bright LED light
Pens, post its, zip ties, BMW roundel football, inflatable squeaky mallet (the cats just love being bonked on the head with it), stickers, UUC coupon, and a butterfly bottle opener.

One of my personal favorites is the stick on emblem with some of the best Engrish I've ever seen.

Glad you like it! That emblem makes me lol everytime I read it.

The Golden Tee Golf is pretty fun, especially when you play for shots, lol

[cvillebimmer]

Ferrari + Rolex = Pure 80s Awesome!

Feeling like I'm going to have to step up my game next year...







Additional awesomeness includes:
- Laser pointer
- Multipurpose Tool
- Vintage BMW emblem
- Cool mags
- Set of metric rivers
- SirMixaLot CD which will be sent to Rodney to listen to exclusively in his 750.
- Days of Thunder cassette
- NIB One Direction journal
- HotHands
- Super glue

THANK YOU PAUL!

[OcCoupe]

Mine arrived today in the form of a text message from Oldskool.


He says his sister in law likes to flash him when she drinks his sour mash. Thanks Oldskool! You know how to make Christmas special!!!

[spinedocab]

Whoops...there was one left in there. Hiding in the mound of wrapping paper>>>



What a pile of random booty:


A dentist office tube of toothpaste
A dentist office refrig magnet with calendar (2014)
A grey T-shirt with a Speedo logo/painting on it.
A very cool Summit Racing cap
A (genuine) Jimmie Johnson"official fan" ID card hanging on a toyo tires lanyard

A talking monkey keyring with a GMC truck key on it.
Two Stihl mini screwdrivers
A baggie with some mexican candies in side and a decent looking mexican cigar

A champagne cork
A big scallop shell complete with organic material AND sand (surprisingly doesn't smell bad)

Two intact sand dollars and one that didn't survive the journey
A large caliber shell casing recovered from a lot of years in the outdoors/sand.

An all-plastic badminton birdie
A "rocket-man" pen
A CRUSHED beer can
A babies binky/pacifier (hope I get no use out of this)
A Bimbo (bakeries?) DC United fabric key fob
A golf ball and a pitch-mark repair tool
A (hopefully unused) CVS pharmacy disposable syringe
A "wooden nickel" chip redeemable for a Dairy Queen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

A 1/2 inch setscrew collet (very timely, I need one of these)
A beer coozy from some random wedding
A golden lapel pin from a Baptist church in Sioux Falls
A really nice little skeleton handle pocket knife
5 magazines of various ilk
3 large size bottle rockets/fireworks (which we WILL shoot tonight)

A tazer looking device. Not sure exactly, but after I fix the broken battery wires and try it on the neighbor...

A DVD looking disc from RollsRoyce all about the Ghost
A home-burned CD which just says "bob" on it. (scared)

A BIG BLACK LUMP OF COAL. ACTUAL COAL. Could prolly heat the house for 6 hours on that thing. Big.

A narrow ring of copper pipe with "sipes" cut in it all the way around. Looks like a crown of thorns.

A BMW center logo for a mtech I steering wheel
A screwdriver/bottle opener thingy
A little purple bottle of bubbles
A square block of wood, very dense, maybe teak or similar
A unknown blue plug with o-ring for some sort of vessel
A "NO" button (says no in a variety of ways) WITH battery. I def need this for my kids various requests.

A new, unused handle/throttle/kill switch for a weedwhacker or similar machine

An unknown black plastic "spike" sort of thing with a nipple on the side. I suspect a small sprinkler device or spray nozzle of some variety, but I really don't know.

And the crown jewel...a new, unopened, unused Heinz mayonnaise packet. Perhaps from ChickFilA (one of my favorites.

[OcCoupe]

Haha, that Ghost DVD was part of my product training package! I hope you gain a lot of knowledge from it. I believe i am featured in the video.

[TheE28Ranch]

This morning, after the gift frenzy, I took a little quiet time to myself to open David's gift package. I was all smiles.

The image of the contents:

The content list:
-zip ties
-red test diagnostic port cap (!)
-golfers money clip/ball marker/divot fixer
-speaker covers
-OBC
-speaker fade switch
-a CD full of seemingly endless content relating to upkeep and general info/photos of our cars (priceless!)
-exterior door handle
-Borat movie
-air gun pellets
-jock strap, new - thankfully (thanks for looking out for my well-being )
-car computer mouse
-interior door latch surrounds (5ea)
-2002 Hot Wheels BMW - green
-Maplewood Porsche license plate frame (gonna go on my GT )
-Swiss Army style pocket knife
-pocket knife with serrated blade
-4 Corners sticker
-note pad
-pen
-BMW wheel keychain
-Led Zeppelin "In Through the Out Door" CD
-Fists of Vengeance martial arts movie collection (over 23 hours! I WILL learn Karate yet!)
-Java Juice coffee extract (2 packs)
-BMW Glove box flashlight
-locking wheel lug keys (2ea)
-gold skull-and-crossbones valve stem caps (so going on my M5 )
-BMW magazine which includes an Alpina B9 vs. M535i article
-LED interior light bulbs
-antennae power supply adaptor
-fuel pressure regulator
-BMW caps that I don't recognize (2ea)
-beer bottle caps (used) that read " '88"on the outside and "Bravely Done" on the inside.
-BMW M5 t-shirt, size M
-bottle of Carolus 11% alcohol content liquor (should be enough to start me on the way where I need to be)

Nicely done, David! Thank you! I can tell you put some thought into this package, and I very much appreciate the goods and the fun you have shared with / spearheaded for all of us.

Some real cool and awesome gifts all you guys have been sharing around here. I hope the recipient of the package I sent is as happy as myself and others. And for the guys still waiting on their package - hang in there!

Merry Christmas to all!

[tig]

Well, I didn't get my priority box but the extended family (18 of us here) do a present exchange and while they may not understand my sickness, they are at least supportive.



I'm willing to bet the seatbelt covers will be in SOMEONE'S priority box next year, but the valve stem covers are going on Vlad.

Merry Christmas everyone!! Melekelikimaka.

[m4ximusprim3]

Opened my box box from Max this morning. I felt like Jason Bourne or some other secret agent: it contained a mini laptop computer (my tech savvy kids tell me it's a "netbook"), a German made gas mask and a bottle of blue chalkline chalk. I powered up the computer and it works great! Max had left me a post it note with the passwords to get into it. I am convinced it contains some files that give me the mission that I need to complete that will require the use of a gas mask and blue chalkline chalk. A very cool box! I am typing this post on the very computer that I received from Max this morning, how cool is that! I have an ipad that I usually use but there are times when I have to borrow one of my kids laptops to order parts from websites that aren't too ipad friendly. Thanks Max and Merry Christmas to all![/img]

you're welcome, glad you like it! I used that computer in the shop a lot to have the forum or a how-to site up to have the pics handy while I was working- it's a great little machine! It actually has both windows xp and ubuntu on it- you can probably just use windows if you like, but if you're the adventurous sort, it's a good linux learning machine.

The gas mask is awesome! I found it on craigslist while looking for a white elephant gift and ended up buying four of them because I wanted a couple and I figured it would be a good box item. Supposedly it meets all the requirements to actually work in a poison gas attack, but I hope we never get to test them

The chalkline chalk was just in there because it felt like a shame to use paper to pad the other stuff when the post office lets you make it as heavy as you want Hopefully you can find a good use for it, I know I use it a lot on the farm for marking out projects on the ground.

Merry christmas to you and yours!