I've been going through some rough times with my grandparents being in and out of hospitals and to help stay sane, I would check the status of my Reddit exchanges. Out of all the silver linings one could draw from sitting all day as your grandmother is having a pacemaker installed into her. seeing that my gift had shipped was something to really look forward to. Never before has a box physically cut me but a certain piece of metal evidently cut its way through the packaging for all to see. Seriously, look at the pictures. Poor FedEx guy.

Inside was, ignoring the blade sticking out, a woodland camo'd personal disaster preparation kit, which is as on the dot as you can get when I had asked for "practical things." It includes Lightsticks, matches, a mirror, elastic bandaging, adhesive tape, adhesive bandaging, a commando wire saw, stitch scissors, a compass, a flashlight, an emergency blanket and a lanyard'ed whistle. What a kit. I might personally throw in a multitool and string to stitch with and then it's, as far as I can plan, as good as I can get short of morphine. While that alone would have been a great gift, my secret santa accidently assaulted me with yet another. Tearing it out of my box, I now own an intimidating hatchet that demanded a few mirror selfies.

This exchange was such a nice respite from the grandparent health drama that's been consuming my life. While I don't know her handle, a certain Jenny was the Redditor that came through for me. I really appreciate it Jenny. I'm not partial to blasting my descriptions with "awesome" and "wow" because frankly, the pictures speak for themselves but I hope that it's self-evident Jen, because it was an incredible gift. I can also see on the receipt that between the two gifts, shipping, and taxes, you spent 52 dollars on a 20 dollar exchange. Also, this company adds a finance charge of 1.5% per month to all past due accounts, so please pay your bills. I'm very satisfied with this exchange and I'm looking forward to delving into new ones. And should a terrible fate consume the world and render me unable to enjoy luxuries like Reddit, at least I have a plan B that would serve as an undying memory of what we enjoyed here.

Updated with Jen's handle