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I must win the prize for receiving the weirdest Christmas gift - my DH bought me a Prowler!

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SecondhandRose · 26/12/2005 13:42

This must win the Mumsnet prize for weirdest gift.

A little while ago I spoke to DH about a couple who have a security camera in their garden to record the wildlife at night. I thought this was a really nice idea as I know there are badgers round here but have only seen one once.

So.... Christmas morning from DH I unwrapped something called a Prowler. Like a short telescope that sees in the dark! He must think I'm a right weirdo. I have already told him I don't think I'll use it!

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MrsBubsDeVere · 26/12/2005 14:02

Bless him, at least he thought about it lol.

kama · 26/12/2005 14:13

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WigWamBam · 26/12/2005 14:17

I think it's a lovely thoughtful gift - it may mean the neighbours will think you're spying on them but if you want to watch the wildlife then it's brilliant.

PruniStuffing · 26/12/2005 14:45

Hang on, there have been so many threads about dps who never pick up on hints, don't have a clue what to get for a gift...and you've got one who listened to you being interested in something, thought up a present related to it all by himself and didn't get you to go out and buy it...

Gold star, that man!

Sorry you don't like it though.

PruniStuffing · 26/12/2005 14:46

My last post is about the most patronising thing I've ever written...
Am slapping myself as I type.

MrsNosey · 26/12/2005 15:02

Sorry but I want one....I have been dying to find out what my neighbour is up to at 1am in her nighty, in her garden. I did ask her and she said 'feeding the birds', not sure that I believe her but wow just think of what all us nosey Mnetters could do with a 'prowler' a Deffo on my next pressie list, thanks for the idea!

natmeistergeneral · 26/12/2005 16:18

don't birds normally sleep at night? methinks the neighbour is fibbing!

MrsNoseysNeighbour · 26/12/2005 18:51

Have you never heard of nightjars, nighthawks and owls?

Such ignorance.

natmeistergeneral · 26/12/2005 19:06

not ignorance just a vague(obviously bad)attempt at humour-sorry!

MrsNoseysNeighbour · 26/12/2005 19:39

Which I was joining in and playing along with ...

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SecondhandRose · 26/12/2005 21:59

Well it's just I didn't want to spend all evening with the telescope prowler thing glued to my eye, the idea was that I watched a screen for a couple of minutes each morning to check when the camera had triggered and to see what had wandered across the garden. Sorry for being ungrateful but a Monsoon voucher would have been more fun.

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Skribble · 27/12/2005 22:06

Give it to the kids to play with I am sure they would be impressed with a night-vision telescope.

Or get in to the spirit of things and kit yourself out in all black including a balaclava and crawl about the garden.

For even more fun get a good torch and make a red filter for it with a Roses chocolate wrapper. You will see even more now if you use the two together.

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SecondhandRose · 27/12/2005 22:36

Thanks Scribble - can't wait!

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Skribble · 27/12/2005 22:47

I,m sure if you try hard you will have fun with it, just think 007 .

Bunglie · 28/12/2005 13:12

I think you should play 'Secret Squirel' with it at bedtimes......it could add a whole new dimension to you relationship.....

I can't believe I just typed the above - sorry but it is due to the bad influence of WigWamBam

WigWamBam · 28/12/2005 13:26

I beg your pardon?

Me a bad influence on you?

NotQuiteCockney · 28/12/2005 13:28

DH gave me a bowling alley.

I'm not kidding.

He did get a bit sheepish and blame DS1 for it, finally.

NotQuiteCockney · 28/12/2005 13:29

Oh, and skribble, it's probably an active night scope, not a passive one - it'll have an appropriate "light" built-in, iyswim. The passive night scopes are really really expensive.

puffoeufnog · 28/12/2005 14:42

this is funny - secondhandrose I am thinking of you sat on a lonely vigil at the back door with your prowler jammed to your eye.

rofl

Bunglie · 29/12/2005 12:15

WigWamBam, Please stop using your New telescope to spy on me, I saw you again last night

Love Gerby XX

Bunglie · 29/12/2005 12:18

SecondHandRose, even if you were a bit disapointed with your gift, thank you for bringing a smile to my face and those of other Mnetters. You see your gift was appreciated by us and so your dh did not fail completely!!

WigWamBam · 29/12/2005 13:50

Bunglie, I don't know who's spying on Gerby but I didn't get a telescope for Christmas, so it's not me. Unless he's seen me waving the half-loofah that my MIL gave around and mistaken it for someone else?

(You left his batteries under the bed, btw ...)

Skribble · 29/12/2005 23:51

I didn't realise cheap ones had light included, I only get to play with the expensive ones .

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SecondhandRose · 30/12/2005 22:23

Have spoken to DH and admitted I don't think I'll use my Prowler, he says it's OK as he can use it at work (don't ask, I have no idea). But there is now sign of the 199.99 he paid for it, will need to work on that.

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WigWamBam · 31/12/2005 13:09

So he bought you a present that he wanted then? Isn't that typical!

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