tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8501891976137904752..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: What’s on your Christmas list? – Chris LongmuirKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69606035103346857202012-12-24T02:54:31.247+00:002012-12-24T02:54:31.247+00:00I would love free babysitting. That way I could wr...I would love free babysitting. That way I could write as much as I wanted and still have my awesome kids well cared for. Alas, I am the babysitter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50162154319726334402012-12-21T00:45:56.059+00:002012-12-21T00:45:56.059+00:00I'd love a robotic vacuum and have ogled the R...I'd love a robotic vacuum and have ogled the Roomba in the stores. But I think a topple down the steps into my kitchen would do the poor thing in. I'm in line for a robotic duster. One of them would be fab!<br /><br />In the meantime, I'll be happy with books (physical or ebooks) and the time to read.<br /><br /> Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430429165603634058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19374686642402377042012-12-20T14:15:40.609+00:002012-12-20T14:15:40.609+00:00Thanks, Chris. I may have to increase my translat...Thanks, Chris. I may have to increase my translation load in the New Year, but it sounds as if it's worth it. And I'm with you 100% on the robotic duster idea - dusting being just about my least favourite household task, even beating ironing to this ranking. Some writers <i>claim</i> they get lots of good ideas when ironing; I don't believe them!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88939630495856771702012-12-20T10:20:21.685+00:002012-12-20T10:20:21.685+00:00Lee, my first one a Roomba died a death after abou...Lee, my first one a Roomba died a death after about 2 years. It was one of the cheaper models but it did a good job during its lifespan. The one I have now is a Karcher. It can schedule for a 3 hour, 6 hour, 9 hour, or a never ending clean. I stick to 3 hours that's enough cleaning for anyone. The Karcher was 5 times more expensive than the Roomba I had, but it has its own docking station and empties itself (bliss. The bag inside the docking station only needs replaced 3 times a year because once the muck goes in it's impacted to less than the size of a postage stamp. I've lost count of how old it is but think it must be 5 years old by now, almost time to start school! If it dies, I'll definitely get another one, just haven't found the robotic duster yet!Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87314376681125927512012-12-19T19:12:30.046+00:002012-12-19T19:12:30.046+00:00Happy Christmas Chris - and I'm envious of you...Happy Christmas Chris - and I'm envious of your 'Fire'. I'm looking forward to Christmas morning to teel what will be in my stocking!<br /><br />Janice xxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831786754054878605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-13137294644417524912012-12-19T19:09:32.951+00:002012-12-19T19:09:32.951+00:00Chris, I'm really keen to hear about your expe...Chris, I'm really keen to hear about your experiences with the vacuum cleaner, since hoovering makes me feel all too robotic! Email me if you'd prefer not to comment here.<br /><br />Happy Christmas!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6191772964185167072012-12-19T18:24:54.042+00:002012-12-19T18:24:54.042+00:00Oh, I'd settle for a week off - no deadlines, ...Oh, I'd settle for a week off - no deadlines, no Email no Internet ... and a stack of books of course. I already have the stack ready and waiting to read, just don't have the time!! Have a great Christmas Chris!Linn B Halton and Lucy Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17819488236541746062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6952020214945017512012-12-19T16:48:39.114+00:002012-12-19T16:48:39.114+00:00I'd settle for just the stocking, well, a pair...I'd settle for just the stocking, well, a pair of them, that is, all thin, silky, smooth and not the support sort I have to wear now. Long, leggy stockings, to grace long leggy legs in high heels - as as I used wear. Oh well, those were the days. Suppose it's bedsocks, cocoa and a good book or two again this year. <br />Have a happy Christmas!Kit Dominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325789826816127798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9868529674302900282012-12-19T15:04:23.519+00:002012-12-19T15:04:23.519+00:00Hi Chris - you're making me think of all those...Hi Chris - you're making me think of all those techie things I really don't need. But then Xmas isn't for what you *need* is it? ;)<br />the only other thing on my list is a dressing gown - that's because our ensuite shower has packed up and I'm going to have to go walkies down the landing in the morning for a while :(<br />Ali BAliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81863461943105162342012-12-19T15:01:44.353+00:002012-12-19T15:01:44.353+00:00Thanks everybody, and Lee, I'm on my second ro...Thanks everybody, and Lee, I'm on my second robotic vacuum cleaner, wouldn't do without it. Now, where can I get a robotic duster?Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33802024043353069832012-12-19T13:59:37.539+00:002012-12-19T13:59:37.539+00:00Awww, Happy Christmas to you, Chris! Happy reading...Awww, Happy Christmas to you, Chris! Happy reading, too! :) xxSheryl Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-2838826523025965092012-12-19T12:12:10.464+00:002012-12-19T12:12:10.464+00:00I'd love to ask for a new twenty-year-old body...I'd love to ask for a new twenty-year-old body. Forty? Man, at this point I'd even settle for fifty.<br /><br />Failing that, it's also books. I still haven't decided whether a Kindle is worth it. Tablets are more my thing - their flexibility. (Though come to think of it, there's a robotic vacuum cleaner I've been keeping my eye on...)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78479850863016397142012-12-19T12:10:44.403+00:002012-12-19T12:10:44.403+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27668161527735540492012-12-19T11:36:08.991+00:002012-12-19T11:36:08.991+00:00You are so right - it wouldn't be Christmas wi...You are so right - it wouldn't be Christmas without a book present. It used to be a Pratchett, but these days they appear in October and I can't wait that long to read them! When my partner died, the first Christmas after I treated myself to a present on his behalf of a deluxe edition of Lord of the Rings to replace my falling-apart one. <br />I shall certainly add yours to my Christmas reading list - I've been waiting for a breather in the work schedule to read Salt Splashed Cradle!<br />Happy Christmas and happy reading!madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com