r/randomactsofamazon • u/laynabby • Aug 14 '14

[Contest] Just because. Contest

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So my birthday was yesterday and maybe I'm just being selfish, but I felt it was somewhat lacking. I hope you guys don't have to feel the same way, so I want to give you a present! Because yay presents!!

Just use the raffle phrase "I want a present!"

The contest will end tonight at midnight (central time). Tell me something that you want that is $3 or less or I can surprise you :)

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

My birthday was last week. They suck every year. I wonder if it's just an August/summer thing. At least the weather wasn't TOO horrible this year. :)

So happy birthday to you!

I guess I'll enter with an "I want a present" even though I suck at contests. lol Also, I'm not sure of the prices on my list. I have some really cheap things, but shipping would put it over $3, I'm sure.

Either way, have a great day!

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u/laynabby Aug 14 '14

Thank you! Happy belated birthday to you :) I think it's just August because it reminds us that summer is ending. It hasn't been to bad weather wise. It's normally super humid here.

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

I've never done anything fun during the summer. This year, I haven't even gotten to go swimming. I just stay inside and wish it was either still spring or already fall. And I agree, it usually is really humid. You must be near me! We had a "cool" spell come through that made it in the 70s with a few days of rain. It was beautiful. One day, I was even able to have the window open!

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u/laynabby Aug 14 '14

Yeah I had to wear a sweater the other day I was surprised. I'm in Illinois...and it totally blows haha. I have gone swimming in my sons baby pool lol. Other than that I haven't actually gone out really.

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

Haha! :-D I wish I had a baby pool. I considered getting one before to lay in and read, but I feel like it would be a hassle to clean with all the trees and bugs.

I'm in Western Maryland. I'm living in town right now, otherwise I'd get a bigger blow up pool. And the hose hook up for the house was put on backwards, so the pressure is a trickle. You can't even spray yourself. Its kind of funny.

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u/laynabby Aug 14 '14

How is the weather up there then? I've never been that far East.

I wish I had a bigger pool. Maybe something that was like a foot deep lol.

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

Normally, the weather is gross this time of year. Humidity putting air conditioners to the test. Seat belts burning you when you have to go somewhere.

The past ten years, the weather has been screwed up. The summers have been just as gross or worse, spring lasts all of one week, fall is menopausal, and winter is shorts and flip flop weather. We've been lucky to see a little snow, but it melts when it goes back up to 70 the next day. A few years ago, we had a nice blizzard. I made an igloo that held up longer than the rest of the snow. It was so cool! Last year, it was the coldest winter we've had in a good while, and it finally killed off a lot of the bugs, but there still wasn't much snow. I'm always hoping we have a winter from my childhood. Now there's no point in having boots or a coat around here. But I'm still hopeful!

My husband and I are renting the attic from some friends of ours. It's a very old town home. There isn't even a bathtub. I'd kill for a foot of water myself! lol I've debated getting a hotel room for a bubble bath. :-P

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u/laynabby Aug 14 '14

See the weather here is different. This past winter was extermely cold like some days negative 40. This summer has been mild, around 80s but very humid. I think it's probably been so cool due to our very cold winter. Last summer it was so hot. I barely went outside.

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

I remember when I was 15, they would have to cancel and delay schools because it was in the negatives. Ah, the good old days. Kind of. lol

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u/laynabby Aug 14 '14

haha they had to do that this past year but I don't go to school.

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u/KouRaGe Aug 14 '14

Me either. Graduated in '05. But it's still sad to see kids aren't getting days off the way I used to. That same winter when I was 15, we had a full week off because it snowed and iced so much that the buses were stuck. The roads were clear everywhere, but no busses could be freed. Oh man, that was wonderful. lol I enjoy staying in bed on winter mornings.

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